Messrs, Butierfield & Swire's coastal vessel, s, Wuhu was boarded by pirates early yesterday morning in the Yangtze Delta and, after a fierce fight in pitch darkness between guards, officers and the attackers, the ship was abandoned by the pirates, one of whom was killed an one wounded, Top picture shows the dead pirate lying on a mortuary vehicle which took him away from the ship, In the lower picture British bluejackets are seen guarding the ship, One Russian guard sergeant was slightly injured,
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