The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-07-06
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where Piracy TIourishes.
The man who labored under the Inn
preston that piracy was thing Of the
past must have read with no little sur
prise the story told few days ago by |
one OF Reuters correspondents In Chi |
ma OF a very fragrant case Of piracy |
near the mouth OF the Canton river |
The Cclestlals OF the nolghborhood Of |
Macao. an island at the mouth OF this |
river, have for untold generations been |
most notorious sea thieves. The case |
OF the Spark. which was ralded some |
years ago. brought a British gunboat |
along and compelled the governor Of |
Canton to pay more strict attention |
90 the subjects under his control: but |
attacks ON junks are stlll of very COM
mon occurrence, the pirates retreat
ing after each adventure TO the hills
behind Macao. and subsequently re.
cclylng pardon ON terms agreed upon
with the governor But by the very
latest mail We learn OF an encounter
between o cutter from II. NJ s. Tweed
and q pirate launch on the West river
Piracy Is one OF the chief occupations
OF the Oman Musoat coast Of the Per.
sian gulf Not many months ago seven
boats We're attacked by Waltrah plr-
ates ana robbed OF many thousands oi
rupees worth OF pearls Shortly before
n number OF Bahroin boats were SINH.
larry looted. In one Instance twenty.
five OF them seized a bungalow In open
daylight. within sight OF the soldlory.
and put on 10 sea In search OF plum
der. The Turkish soldiers went In
pursuit. but the pirates showed them
clean pair Of heels, and got away In
time TO seize and plumber boat be-
longing to a merchant OF El-Katlf At
the beginning OF this year there were
several raids on coasters from Kur-
rachee-a port that does large trade
inward and outward with the Persian
gulf. but the rather pressing atten-
lions OF British gunboats have spoiled
this branch OF the trade. The RIM
pirates OF the Morocco coast have sub
sided into private life for space after
their outbreak OF year or two back
But. no doubt. they will rise again. A
parliamentary return issued in 1851
shows that between 40 and 30 years
ago the Rlnian pirates gave Europe
trouble OF the same kind as at present
Two years ago the British steamer
Pegu was looted while going from Pc
nang to Olehleh by number OF Achi-
nese from sumatra), who had come
on board under the gulse ofpassengers,
and the captain and II OF the native
crew were killed Having gained pos
session OF the ship. the pirate plum
dered the strong room. secured about
$4,000 coin, and left in the Pegus
boats, landing on their own coast
near sImpang OHM. The Aehinese
have kept fairly quiet during recent
years, but they have a long chronicle
of MIRACLES TO their dlscredlt, more es'
pecially those associated with the
Spanish brig Bilbaino. the British
steamer Queen, the British bark Gaze
sar, the Danish bark Carl. and th'
American ships White Cloud and Ii
bra. Twenty years ago they wer'
one OF the greatest scourges OF th'
eastern seas. sweeping the waters Will
their small swift sailing proas, cap
turing merchantmen OF all nations,ant
customarily butcherlng every soul OF
board London Leader
India Ink TO Flavor Drinks.
India ink was not first discovered
Ms IT'S name would seem TO indicate. II
india. The earliest records we have d
Il show II was FIRST made In China
and the bulk OF the present daily sup
nIv is brought from that country. LikI
many things OF practical utility e
mankind. India ink was not an lnven
tlon. but discovery. That is TO say
The Individual who produced II frs
dId so entirely by accident, wlthol
the remotest Intention OF dolng any
thing sensible or useful. About thre'
tbousand years before the Christian
era A Chinese alchemIst Tien-Isehel
NV name. while experimenting upol
somc nostrum for the external preser
v,tIon OF life, or upon some formula
for converting dirt into gold-it mat
,ors - accidentally coHcocteu
bl.,g substance IN the form OF
1,oni, 1alnt or varnish. This concoc
don was the hrst India Ink. The blacl
n,rment which forms the base Of IN
ink was the SCOT obtained by burninI
leo and pine charcoal. This SCOT wa
nowdered apely and mixed with som
iJnd OF size or glue. Fish glue o
,.,neIass was used, as we'll as bone o