Shuntien Attacked Off Yellow River Mouth and Looted: Mr. G. D. Nicholl Taken Prisoner IX foreign passengers, including Mr."Graeme D. Nicholl, manager of the Shanghai branch of the Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, and two British submarine officers who were on their way to rejoin their vessels at Weihaiwei were kidnapped Butterfield and Swire s. Shuntien by Chinese pirates who attacked the on Monday morning.
According to information from Chefoo, the Shuntien was attacked off the mouth of the Yellow River on her way from Tangku to Chefoo. The steamer was looted and one foreign passenger was wounded, The Shuntien afterwards continued on her journey and was expected to reach Chefoo next morning. Twenty Chinese passengers were also kidnapped and taken ashore in the junks.
On receipt of the information prom, pt action was taken by the British Navy. H. M. S, Witch, destroyer, was ordered from Weihaiwel_ with medical assistance to attend to the i injured passenger on board the Shuntien who is presumed to be British, 'H. M. Veteran, another destroyer, is proceeding to the area where the mer was pirated. Two other ships have also been ordered to the scene, The two naval officers are Lieut, the position where the piracy occurred is 3810 North by 11810 P. L, Field, of H. M. S. Oswald and Lieut. J. D. Luce, of H. M. 8. Osiris, East, which Is off the mouth of the Yellow River and about 130 miles submarines attached to the 4th Submarine Flotilla on the China Station. from Weihaiwei.
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Mr. Graeme D. Nicholl, branch manager of the Manufacturers Lite at" Weihaiwei where most of, the British China Fleet is at present as-Insurance Company, who is well~ Svinune for the summer months. Known in Shanghai, left for the north IT-ay were proceeding to Join the flee' only recently on a business trip. He: when they were kidnapped. was formerly an ofoer in the Shi "The Shuntien, continuing a name hal Seoltish and Is now attached to. already borne by an older ves, is SYV.C. Headquarters.
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