TROUBLE IN SHANTUNG.
. » THREAT BT BANDITS. (Br CaVe— Vint A«soci»*iGE— Coajrirtt.) (Australian and N.Z. Csfelo A*sociation.> (Received December 7th, 9.55 p.m.) SHANGHAI, December 6. Advices from Shantung give definite details of the bandits' operations at Tsingtao. The bandits captured the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, and are holding him for £IOO,OOO ransom. They issued an ultimatum that unless Tsingtao was handed over to them by December 10th they would kidnap all responsible Chinese officers and burn and pillage the city. The Japanese authorities, who are to evacuate the city on that date, declared that it was impossible to change their plans. The Chinese authorities attempted to conciliate the bandits without success. The shopkeepers have closed their shops, and many civilians have fied to Tsinan-fu, the capital of tho Shantung province. Tho Japanese delegation announced that only in the event of Japanese citizens being endangered after the evacuation, would Japanese troops be landed for their protection.
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Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17632, 8 December 1922, Page 12
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