A volley of machine gun bullets ana a strong search light brought, into play by Japanese naval officers aboard a small destroyer on patrol duty along the lower Yangtze delta saved the s. Hansi a Shanghai steamer flying the German flag, from being pirated on Friday night near Shingsenkong on the north bank of the Yangtze in Kiangsu.
"The pirates, who travelled in junks and whose number was said to be more than 50, did not escape empty handed however, for two big junks fully loaded with about $10,000 worth of salt meat destined for Shanghai were commandeered and sailed with the pirate junks to an unknown destination.
The Hansi returned to Shanghai late yesterday afternoon with pigs and chickens for Shanghai and Chinese officers and passengers of the Boat told a thrilling story when interviewed by a representative of the "North-China Daily News."
They said that at about 9 pin. their boat was anchored at Chang-hwa kong, just opposite Shingsenkong waiting for merchants there to load their cargo. As the bolt from the blue came many rifle shots, fired from junks approaching the steamer.
There was no panic throughout the whole affair, as it was realized that the shots were fired by pirates only when the Japanese opened fire as a reply to requ shouted by sengers who alighted from the at Changh
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