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Show rates and the governor of Macao sent an expedition to effect their rescue. Tho pirates resisted and were reinforced rein-forced by Chinese from tho interior. The latter were armed with modern weapons and smokeless powder. In all. 2,000 persons were engoged in the fighting.' Many of the Chinese Chi-nese were killed while the Portugese lost a corporal killed aud a large number num-ber wounded. - Subsequently the Portugese gunboats gun-boats and. a force. of. artJUery. was sent, to bombard the Island. PIRATES SHELLED BY PORTUGUESE Hong Kong, July 13, A Portugese guuboat. operating with troops, today to-day bombarded the plrute settlement on the Island of Colowau, destroying the bouses and killing many natives. Portugese re-lnfoomenttf wqre sent to the scene from Macao. The Island of Colowan Is near Ma-ao Ma-ao an tilts ownership g a matter of 'dispute between he Chinese aud the Portugese. A party of Chinese student stu-dent hud bt;gn captured by the pl- |