LAWLESS CHINA
MURDERED BRITISH SUBJECTS. [BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS.] RUGBY, May 6. Replying to a question in -the House of Commons, Mr. Henderson said that during the last two years, fifteen British subjects were captured in China, all of whom escaped or were released. Eight others have been murdered, and one, namely, Father Tierney, died in captivity. The National Government realised their responsibility for ensur-. ing the adequate protection of British subjects, and discharged it as far as they could. Most of the outrages occurred in remote places, where the Government, though they had jurisdic- » tion, did not exercise effective control. A CABLE CUT. TOKIO, May 6. Japan strongly protests to the Nanking Government at the cutting of the cable between Formosa and Foochow, and demands its immediate restoration. The Government holds proofs that the cutting was ordered by the Chinese authorities. v
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Greymouth Evening Star, 7 May 1931, Page 7
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