A Portuguese purser and four Chi-se members of the crew have been taken captive and, are now being held dor ransom by pirates somewhere in Sonmenwan Bay, a few miles south of Nimrod Sound. off the Cheliang coast. In addition the Chinese engineer of the Portuguese steamer Data was killed during the attack on the vessel. This was the second case of a foreign-owned vessel. being pirated to. be reported yesterday, tu other one being of the American-owned tender Dollar, which was hela up in the Yangtze and robbed of a thousand bags of rice.
The Data is a small coastal steamer owñed iby the Compagnie d'Extreme Orient and flies the Portuguese flag. Under the command of Captain V. A. Repin, she sailed from Wenchow with a general cargo and arrived oÑ Niuchow Shan. in the mouth of San-men wan Bay, at about 6 p.m. on May 27. She was not proceeding at a very high rate of speed and with the good wind prevailing, two large junks, one of which flew the French, flag. speedily overhauled her.
Between them. the junks contained about a hundred armed men, it subsequently transpired. As soon as they drew near enough, bombs, apparently Of the hand-grenade variety wer flung at the Portuguese steamer, asia result of which one mast was broken and the Chinese 2nd engineer killed. "The pirates boarded the ship and took command.
The captain was ordered to proceed io Sanmenwan. bnt after steaming ior about three hours, the pirates abandoned the ship, taking. with them a Mr. Favacho (initials unknown), Bois Roussel Wins The Derby Bois Roussel, a twenty to one chance, won the Derby at Epsom yesterday by four lengths from Scottish Union, with Mr. H. E. Morriss' Pasch third, two lengths behind Scottish Union. It was anyone's race up to the last furlong. The odds were:
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The Data immediately set sail for Shanghai with all possible speed. not being in radio communication, and arrived at the Mackenzie's Wharf. Pootung, at about 6 o'clock yesterday evening. The matter was immediately reported to the Portuguese authorities and the River Police.
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