PIRATES CAPTURED.
CHINESE STEAMER TRAGEDY. By Telegraph-Presa Association-Copyright Hong-Kong,'May 14. Twenty-ssven of the pirates who boarded the steamer Tat Oil afc HoDg-ICong, killed and wounded four others, have been captured. [Disguised as passengers, about "a hundred pirates boarded the British West liiver S.N. Company's steamer Tai On, 700 tons, at Hong-Kong, early last month. Thev killed the steersman alul a pas.vsngor,"wounded four Mines', tied up Captain Holmw, tho chief officer (Mr. Cornwall), and tho engineer (Mr. Macartney). Thoy were eventually persuaded by a lady misionary not to bill tho English officei'9. After stealing d'aOO in. cash and many valuables, the pirates disabled the engines and left the steamer.]
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1751, 16 May 1913, Page 5
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108PIRATES CAPTURED. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1751, 16 May 1913, Page 5
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