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Show CHINESE LOOT A FOREIGN SHOP Hongkong. April 14. The Norwegian Norwe-gian vessel Childar, which cleared three days ago In ballast for Swatow, supposedly with fifty Chinese passengers pas-sengers on board, has been looted by pirates. There were nearly 250 Chinese on board, and lat evening sixty of them, armed with. .revolvers, overpowered the liuropean'-.crew and chased the other passengers below decks, placing the hatclie.3, over them. They then bound the master, the mate, thaccc-rid mateand the chief engineer handstand- fonf. Tho cnci ond mate resisted and the pirates hit ; him on the .head, causing a severo wound. V 5- Taking charge of the engine room, the pirates steered the ship for Bias bay, meanwhile ransacking the vessel ves-sel and doing grqal damage. They look the ship's qhronoraoter and minor mi-nor fittings and ?5000 in cash. After some time three.junks drew alongside along-side and" the Ioot.'was transferred. At midnight the ship's officers succeeded suc-ceeded In releasing themselves and brought the vessel back to Hongkong. oo |