The str. Haiching of the Douglas, Steamship Company again brought, in a barge number of missionaries! from Amoy and Poochow. Many of them travelled more than 200 miles in order to sail on that steamer, The group included many American Indies most: of whom were from in-Land districts.
Both at Foochow and Amos, a number of agitators endeavoured to Board the vessel with the avowed object of, creating trouble. Consequently, the gangways of the ship had to be guarded. Information had eon received to the effect that effort would'bo made by the Guilds to call out the crows of the Douglas Boats, because they were carrying away the missionaries and fording them protection. The anti-Christian feeling has been directed against them, However, the ship cleared away! without any trouble. Some Kuomintang. soldiers embarked on the Haiching, but they did not pay for {heir passage, the claim for free transportation being based only on] an identification pass.
Missionaries from Kuangsi and) Hunan Who left those provinces have also -artived in Hongkong. The missionaries felt that on account of the agitations in their districts would be inadvisable to remain at their posts, Anti-Christinn attitude seemed torbo on the increase, However, those missionaries first learned of the troubles in Hankow when they saw Hongkong newspapers in Kueilin, Kuangsi. Anti-Bri paganda was rife in that but they were not subjected to any places, the inhabitants were most friendly.
The Seang Bee Piracy Another daring but successful: piracy occurred on board the British' steamer Seang Bee (5,849 rona) from Singapore to Hongkong. Five passengers were kidnapped, and the pirates have made a good hau? at a value of not lasa than $100,000. The notorious Bias Bay" figured pro eminently in this latest piracy.
The outrage was effected in the, usual way by the boarding of pirates'
passengers on the str. Seang Bee in Singapore.
Way out that the piracy happened. The ship's officers were having breakfast in the dining saloon when the pirates made a sudden entrance Jand covered them with revolvers. The officers had no alternative but to surrender. They were told that as Jong as no resistance was made, they would be safe. If any ship coming within sight attempted to interfere, the pirates threatened to set fire on the ship atid to sink her.
The ofoers were ordered to march to their respective cabins. Arriving there they were ordered to take out ell their arms and ammunitions and to hands them over to the pirates. Then the officers were obliged to march back to the saloon under heavy guard. The three wireless operators were all locked up in a The pirates then tackled the mail bags, but. finding nothing valuable in them they did not take anything. However, they extracted two Winchester rifles and several revolvers from the mail room.
'For four days the ship was in the hands of the pirates. The captain and other officers took their turn on the bridge with a guand of pirates. They ordered the captain to steer to Bias Bay, the notorious pirates' den. An attempt was made to stonm out of the course in order to fool these marine plunderers, but this failed as the pirates knew of the deviation.
Bins Bay eventually came into view. The pirates wanted to lower five bouts, but only two actually pulled off. "The gang took away the hull which was estimated to be $100,000. Five first class passen-gory wore taken for ransom. 'The captain was algo taken in one of the oats, but was released and returned with the rear of the boats' crew.
Abt 760 passengers made up the oral list, and most of them returning with their savings for the Chinese New Year. The pirates took from one passenger as much as $10,000. They indicated that, no violones would be used provided U.ere was no resistance, and no violence was employed because no resistance was offered.
The passengers taken were Gok Avk-min, Koh Yew-tong, Yap Iongto, Lick Siu-po, and Ng Hal-kim, RUNNING THE GAUNTLET;
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