ESCAPED WITH THEIR EARS
Pirates’ Captives “Jolly Lucky”
“We are glad we’ve still got our ears.” said the three British officers who were held captive by Chinese bandits for five months, and who have just been released, telling their experlencs to a “Sunday Chronicle” correspondent at Newebwa’ng. The three men—Mr. A. D. Blue, second engineer, of Glasgow, Mr. Clifford Johnson, junior officer, of Colwyn Bay: and Mr. W. E. Hargreave. junior officer, of Ripon—were kidnapped by Chinese pirates and later captured by bandits.
Although they arrived back from their captivity dirty, unshaven, and with their clothes in rags, they have now recovered, and with a hot bath, a shave, and good food, look their normal selves again. . ~ , Mr. Blue said: "Me are jolly lucky to get back safe and sound,.and mighty lucky our ears have not been cropped “Cutting off ears—which are sent to relatives and friends of the victims—is a favourite way Chinese kidnappers have of persuading the relatives not to haggle too much about the ransom.
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Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 35, 4 November 1933, Page 18
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168ESCAPED WITH THEIR EARS Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 35, 4 November 1933, Page 18
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