Keeper Tortured by Stabbing to Disclose Savings As the result of a bandit outrage in the lonely light station on Elgar Tsland, a point about 98 miles from Shanghai on the way to Hongkonz, the head Caineve lightkeeper ties seriously wounded in St, Luke's Hospital, where he was taken yes terday, and all his possessions, in-eluding the money savings of years, are in the hands of the robs bers.
News of the happening was first supplied to revenue cutters, whose duty it is to victual and otherwise attend to light stations when the str. Awa Mary saw a distress signal flying from the lighthouse er the island, Wireless communication was immediately established by: the steamer with Shanghai and revenue cutters despatched tothe spot. 'There it was found that a band of looters had entered the lighthouse where five keepers were stationeil When the number one keeper' fused to comply with their demands for his money they set to work to intimidate hi by a series of stabs on different parts of his body Through refusing to tell them where his money was hidden the keeper was soon severely wounded in 11 Places after which, according to his tory in the hospital, the thieves were able to find what they after and 0 was left ina swoonins condition, The other four light tenders were able to scramble for safety ax soon as the robbers pst in aa appearance and were foun. locked in the steel compartment the station, All tie head keqper's savings, every available article of clothing or removable property including meteorological instruments were taken off by the thieves, wh: however, did snot tamper with lights which remained humin'; throughout the time intervening fore the arrival of the rescuers. Th wounded keeper was then remov to Shanghai by the revenue cutier party where he is being treated for is severe woweds at St. Luke's.
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