CAPTIVE OF BANDITS
BRITISH SUBJECT IN MEXICO
British Official Wireless.
RUGBY, 27th March,
Sir Austen Chamberlain stated in tho House of Commons that a ransom of 24,000 dollars haci been demanded for tho release of Mr. Reid, a British subject, and of an. American citizen who, were captured by Mexican bandits. The British Minister at Mexico City had addressed a representation to the Mexican Government. He reported that the pursuit of the bandits by the Federal troops had temporarily been suspended, and the St. Nicholas Milling Company, by whom Mr. Reid and the American were employed, wero treating for the amount of the ransom.
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Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 73, 30 March 1929, Page 7
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104CAPTIVE OF BANDITS Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 73, 30 March 1929, Page 7
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