Amoy, June 4, Li Lung-chung, pilot of the Customs cruiser, Fu Shan, was shot dead yesterday in a. battle with pirates.
gunboats, Ful Shan and Cht Ming, attached to the Amoy Maritime Customs, on the look-out for smuggling activities, attacked shree pirate boats off the south-eastern coast Fukien. Hard pressed by the eruigers, the pirate boats finally escaped' to the open set Upon receipt of the news, the Customs "authorities immediately despatched two other gunboats, the Chun Hsin and Ying Men, to assist in the pursuit of the smugglers—Kuo Min.
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