ATTACK ON STEAMER
BRITISH WIN HARD FIGHT
THIRD MATE DIES
Cnited Press Association—By Electric Tele.
graph—Copyright. (Received 9th December, 10 a.m.)
HONG KONG, Sth Dee,
The- 2000-ton steamer Haiehing was attached by pirates between Swatow and Hong Kong in the early morning. The British officers resisted. It is believed that they shot dead several Chinese pirates, capturing others. The third mate, K. A. Woodward, died of wounds received in tho fightin" The mate, K. P. P erry> was also wounded. J.IIO pirates set lire to tho ship, but the crow's efforts confined it to midships iwo destroyers from Hong Kong havo set out to tako off the captured pirates
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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 139, 9 December 1929, Page 11
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109ATTACK ON STEAMER Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 139, 9 December 1929, Page 11
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