Jardine Tug, Hanwo, Staves Off Attack While Returning to Port; Laodah's Bravery 'OOSUNG pirates, following their unsuccessful attacks on the Italian-owned steamer Lipari and the German vessel Hansa on Sunday, struck at a British vessel on Monday evening. it was reported yesterday when the Jardine Matheson tug Hanwo arrived in port with her deck, superstructure and funnel chipped by machine-gun bullets. Once again the pirates' attack was staved off, the Hanwo's escape being due to the bravery of the Chinese laodah of the vessel, who ignored the pirates' order to heave to and put on all speed to outdistance his attackers.
This was the third attack on|course while the wireless operator, foreign shipping in two days, one|lying prone on the floor of hi: Chinese passenger having been kill- cabin, sent out continual message ed and two wounded in the attempts after message. to board d the Li d the Hansa the Lipari ant Machine-Guns on Sunday. Luckily no one was injured in the attack on the Hanwo, Meanwhile the pirates opened fire although the "North-China Daily} with machine-guns but failed to halt News" was informed yesterday by a the Hanwo which had sent out its Jardine Matheson shipping official first call for assistance at about 4 that one Chinese passenger had been p.m. One of the calls was picked paid a sum of $2 upon the production up by H.M.S. Tern which rushed to of his hat which, he claimed, had the spot immediately. At 4.50 p.m. been pierced by two bullets, luckily the sight of the British warship without injury to himself. steaming at full speed towards the Owned by the Indo-China Steam besieged Hanwo at a point 40 miles Navigation Ca., the Hanwo was|off Woosung was too much for the returning to Shanghai from ports pirates and they made their escape situated below the Kiangyin boom before the gunboat came within and at the time of the attack she firing distance. was towing two lighters, the "North-The darkness made a search for China Daily News" was informed. the pirates futile, although the Proceeding in front of the Hanwo British warship steamed around for was a Japanese tug, towing four some time in the hope of meeting lighters. the pirate junks. The Hanwo then proceeded on her way to Shanghai "Full-Speed Ahead" where the story of the attack was The laodah of the Hahwo reported reported on arrival. that as he was steaming against the flood tide he noticed four junks Stronger Precautions close in upon the Japanese craft, Following reports of the attack the latter quickly cutting the towing on the Japanese tug, naval gunboats ropes and leaving the four lighters from the Japanese China Seas Fleet behind. - Apparently thinking that proceeded to the spot and it was there was a richer booty to be stolen reported yesterday that one of the aboard the British-owned Hanwo the rinks had been captured by these pirate junks left the Japanese vessel craft off Woosung. This information, alone and made towards the latter however, was not confirmed. vessel.
All the attacks have been made Salling iowaide tke, HAB anwo the "North-China by the same band of pirates the Daily News" was pirates ordered the vessel to heave-to, but the Chinese laodah was not informed, and strong measures will to be intimidated and ordering full be taken by the British authorities speed ahead he gave instructions to to afford every protection to British his wireless operator to send out an alarm. Protected by steel plates authorities, is expected, will and other shipping. The Japanese
which, however, did not c strengthen their fleet of gunboats in head, the laodah held on to his over his the vicinity of Woosung and efforts will be made to sweep the pirates from their lai [Ex-Queen of Spain Visits Rome to Attend Royal Wedding
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