The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-05-29

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Canton. China, May 2a-Ordinary
acts Of piracy, which occur frequently
IN the rivers and canals In this Sec
uon, we're completely eciipscd when
the Norwegian steamship Childar
waa p%iundcred on the high scas.
IL was bold enough 10 recall TO
tho western world the days 81 Cap
tain kidd zoo years ago, and Il was
"a rare case even for these waters.
the number Of foreign warships
constantly cruising up ana down the
China coast and the fact that many
OF the merchant ships carry rifles
and ammunition generally deter the
Chinese from such acts Of holdness,
fdr they are given short fhrlft when
caught In the early days Of the
british settlement at Hong Kong
Heurcs Of pirate iunks were captured
and sunk there are records of forty
n fifty being sent to tho bottom
in q day.
The Childnr was captured In a very
simple way. About fifty pirates went
aboard the ship at Hong Kong as
ordinary stecrage or deck passen-
gers. bound tor places up the coast
Their being altogether 300 Chinese
making the journey, no notice was
taken of them.
They we're evidently a little nervous
over the enterprise, and scon reused
the suHpicions 81 the bona fide Chi
neEe Passengers by their reEflessness
and earnest convention In little
groups Seeing that they were being
watched they put their plans INTO eN-
ecutiun sooner, evidently, b they
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cess
About forty miles GU OF Hong
Kong they whipped out their reVuly-
ers and rushed the officers. There
were SIX " itr officers, and none Of
them were armed or within the reach
nf weapons. Tho second officer. who
WAS on the bridge, tried "a give the
alarm 10 the others below and Was
promptly laid ssuselcss with the butt
Of % pistol otherwise no bodily
injury was done.
ON their arms, No that they should
know one another. the pirates wore
White hands similar TO those worn hy
the Chinese re~volutiouists two years
There were characters ON the
bands. the translation OF which is Haid
Co be Money comes easy"
-Four az the officers were tightly
bound and placed ia the auxiliary
wheelhouse at the stern of the ship,
while the second aud third engineers
were left free TO work the engines
under tho direction Of the pirates.
Pirate n~nvlEat0rs assumed control OF
the bridge and gave the proper sig
nails Ia the engine room. A very
careful course through dangerous
aN-.H. mo-. $780, t..sfN ~. .Nas. s.trf
into a little bay known as Bias bay.
There two junks, which had evidently
been awaiting the arrival Of the Chill
dar. received the collected money
the Chinese passengers were taken,
from the ship. the officers and the
passengers. Even the uniforms OF
Inc officers aud the good clothes OF
IN Chinese passengers were taken,
and almost all the brass fittings OF
the ship, In all. the ship lost over
$4,000 ia cargo. V~aiuabieS n dam
ages.
The pirates were no doubt much
disappointed. for on two previous
voyages the Childar had carried about
$4,000 worth Of treasures OF one sor,
aud another. valuablos That were ne
gotiabie ashore without serious lam
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"a be angored by their failure 90
make the big haul they expected. for.
after footing the ship ana passengers
they went through the cabins and en-
Elne rooms destroying wilfully doors
fittings and furniture.
But the exploit vas not without Us
humorous side. An English speaking
huccaneor, for Instance. sympathizins
with the thirsty engineer whom he
was controlling. revolver IN hand
asked the engineer II he would like =
whiskey and soda; and. leaving a fei-
loV pirate In charge Of the engine
room, went To the pantry and brought
back a whiskey bottle and n oi
beer, explaining that he could not
md sOdawatcr.
Among The pirates were some whn
understood the navigation OF steam
ships and others who knew how a.
run the engines. one. indeed, told
the engineers In English that he knew
more about a marine engine thar
they aid.
When the ship reached Rias ba,
ana the collections made by the pr.
ntcs we're being put aboard the lunks
the English speaking ensineer amons
the robbers ordered the Norwcgiani
10 draw the fires ana remove certain
necessary valves, thereby making j
impossible 10 restart the ship for nov
eral hours. II was some hours afte'