CAPTAIN'S DESPERATE FIGHT
PIRATES' ATTACK ON THE STEAMER
v TAI ON
A GALLANT WATCHMAN
TORPEDO BOATS ON THE TRAIL
By Telegraph—Press Aeeociation-Copjyight Hong-Kong, April 2!). Two torpedo boats havo proceeded to tho seeno of the attack on the steamer Tai On, near Macao, by Chinese pirates. When the attack was made tho captain of the Tai On shot several pirates dead. A Portuguese watchman displayed great gallantry, shooting at the pirates till tho vessel caught fire. Ho was rescued afterwards. The Tai Oil's hold is crowded with corpses.
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2137, 1 May 1914, Page 7
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88CAPTAIN'S DESPERATE FIGHT Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2137, 1 May 1914, Page 7
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