Show WAR WITH PIRATES STEAMSHIP COMPANIES CONSID ERING suspension OF TRAFFIC ON THE WEST RIVER chinese outlaws become so numer ous and bold that people are Ca clamoring moring for intervention to put down the lawlessness the west river Is swarming with pirates and traffic to wu chow in province issert Is seriously imperiled the steamship corn com pane sare are greatly alarmed and are considering the suspension of service they are continuing tor for the I 1 present with arm armed d crews great indignation has been aroused by tho the attack by pirates on the british ish steamship shldon a few days daya ago when chief officer nicholson cholson Nt was murdered the people are becoming clamorous for intervention of some kind to put down the in 1906 owing to piratical outrages ra guards were placed on all tho the steamers and other precautions were taken but later on because of overconfidence that the british flag was immune from attack these precautions were relaxed the rifles have become rusty and their passengers are without ammunition one steamer carries a cannon but no shells canton Is said to be practically in the hands of brigands brigande bri gands grave troubles are feared general lung Is almost alcoa powerless to maintain order and contemplates flight some anxiety Is felt by the foreigners |