Show CHINESE SHIP RANSACKED BY BYr r PIRATE BAND European Passengers T Terrorized Terrorized Ter Ter- er- er d and and Robbed When Thugs Disguised as Travelers Take Vessel BANDITS NAVIGATE BOAT FOR 24 HOU HOURS S' S Loot Valued at Transferred to Junk at Mouth of f Small Creek Creek Chief Officer Wounded IIO Ma May 14 By A A. P P. European pas passengers engers enger's were among amon- those terr terrorized and robbed when 4 the Chinese steamer was seized n near nar ar Saturday b by pirates who nho disguised as pas passengers n- n gers overpowered the crew sailed salted the ship for nearly twenty four hours at night without lights and finally left her yest yesterday at the themo mo mouth th of ot a a. t small creek transferring transferring transfer transfer- ring to a Junk loot valued at I The which was bound from for Shanghai I reI returned re- re I turned to yesterday afternoon aft aft- J The chief officer wounded wound d I in the forearm f by a pirate was taken to a hospital Most of ot the j passengers had lost all their money I and personal effects The vessels vessel's cargo a valuable one was not I I disturbed T The he steamer steam r. r f which registered 1 2000 tons left with more i than passengers passengers- The pIrate passengers numbered about fort forty When a point near was reached ed the buccaneers having spread out Into small parties as prearranged prearranged pre pre- arranged worked suddenly and ad systematically S Soon on they had the the I ship at theW mercy They rushed the armory obtainIng obtain obtain- ing ajl al the equi equipment ment there The Tho crew was taken by surprise Tha ca captain aln and the officers and n th the European passengers were locked up up together In the captains captain's cabin where they were compelled to re remain remain remain re- re main until the pirates left the ship A large number of ot Chinese passengers passengers pas pas- sen ers panic pani stricken were herded into the hold after they had been searched and their valuables stolen The pirates had no difficulty In handling the ship Steaming all night In complete darkness they reached the small creek that was their rendezvous ous about miles from yesterday morning A Junk slipped alongside the the loot loot was lowered into it and the pirates van van- shed |