A quarter of an hour after the departure of the San Namhoi from Kongmoon for Kamehnk, the pirates appeared with rifles, fung at the bridge. The chief engineer, Mr. W. F. Houghton, succeeded tu closing the grilles inthe face of a fusilads from the pirates, and then closed the armour-plated door—the second line of defence—preventing access to the bridge. Captain Sparkes and Mr, Houghton then opened fire at the attackers through loop-holes and the exchange of shots lasted some 20 minutes, when the pirates, finding their attempt to capture the vessel unsuccessful, suddenly jump. ed overboard and swam towards a sampan. The two defenders on the bridge then directed their fire at the sampan, which rowed to the shore, where the pirates were taken into custody by waiting Chinese Mer chant Volunteers, After the departure of the pirates Mr. Conway was found lying dead on the top deck, apparently shot on emerging from his cabin. The Indian guards were found in their quarters, One was dead and the other three seriously wounded, One of the latter died subsequently.
believed that, after, the pirates reached the sampan, six of them were hit.
The local Cantonese authorities have arrested a further eleven sus. pects in the village of Minhoi and Some more in the neighbourhood. Reuter.
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