PRIESTS AND SISTERS SEIZED.
OUTRAGE BY CHINESE PIRATES. (BY CABLE—PBBSB ASSOCIATION—COPIEIQHT.) (AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. AND SUN CABLB.) HONG-KONG, December 28. When it became known that three priests and seven sisters were held captive in the vioinity of Bias Bay, thft British warship H.M.S. Seraph proceeded to the scene and a landing party under a white flag requested their release, which, after lengthy negotiations, was effected. The priests and sisters say that they suffered great indignities and were several times threatened with execution.
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19196, 30 December 1927, Page 7
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