NEARING A CRISIS
Fate of British Officers in Bandits’ Hands MILLION-DOLLAR RANSOM Shanghai, June 11. The fate of British officers of the steamer Nanehang, who have now been held in captivity in the vicinity of Newchang for nearly two months, is reported to be nearing a crisis. Hitherto the negotiations have been left in the hands of the Manchukuo authorities, whose latest offer to pay a ransohi of 30,000 dollars was scornfully refused by the bandit chief, despite the fact that the authorities hold his relatives as hostages. The chief demands the million dollars originally required. . , The matter now passes into . the hands of the Kwangtung military authorities, who, after consultation with the British authorities, have decided to envelop the pirates by land and sea, afterward dispatching troops and aeroplanes to bring the matter to a speedy conclusion.
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Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 220, 13 June 1933, Page 9
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138NEARING A CRISIS Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 220, 13 June 1933, Page 9
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