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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 566, 22 July 1909, Page 4

The sohooner Concord, which recently re-, turned to Honolulu after' , 'a- cruise among the jslands, .brought back, a brass swivel gun, which was part of the equipment of "Bully" Hayes, the famous pirate of the South Seas (states the "Sydney Daily Telegraph"). The gun, which must weigh at least 501b., is of solid brass. It is blown opori at tho breech, evidently by a: charge wliioh was too heavy for the metal. It was used on tlic schooner with whiclrHaycs performed so many feats of almost incredible character, and. which have 1 been 'written of by many authors! In addition. Captain Ebcii Low secured several old swords, which were also part of Hayes's equipment. -.'-In'.-.speak-ing" of ■ tho trip, Captain Low, said:—"Wo landed first at Palmyra Isl.nd, whero; we found everything. in fine condition. From there we went to Fanning, where wo expected to pick up guatio and cocoanuts, but they were not ready for us. On this account wo'took , a cruise to Christmas Island, where tho wreck of tho-Aeon is in bad shape, us. described by the captain of the British cruiser. Tlie shore is strewn with at least a million feet of lumber, but tho bulwarks of the Aeon alone coiild be seen., It was so rough that w,o .could not get near the. Aeon in onr gasoline 'schooner. }Vc stayed there a couplo of days, tho.only isigns of life being a nannie goat and a black cat, .which had evidently been left , from the wrecked steamer, Tbo ciimn whero tho passtngore lived b »tUI thoro. 0 .