OUT OF CAPTIVITY
BANDITS RELEASE FOREIGNERS.
Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.
PEKING, June 12. (Received June 13, at 9.15 a.m.)
A Tsaochwang telegram states that the bandits have released eight of the foreign captives, these being the last of those kidnapped. They include two Britishers —Fred Elias, a Shanghai broker, and I’eginald Rowlatt, of Birmingham, the Tientsin manager of Reiss and Co.—A. and N.Z. Cable.
[On the sth of May 1,000 bandits derailed and attacked an express train from Pukow to Tientsin at Lincheng, in Shantung province. They carried off to their stronghold 300 prisoners, including a number of foreigners. Mr Joseph Rothman, a British subject, was killed.]
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Evening Star, Issue 18300, 13 June 1923, Page 9
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106OUT OF CAPTIVITY Evening Star, Issue 18300, 13 June 1923, Page 9
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