NIGHT OF TERROR
DEMAND ON TSINGTAO.
GUNBOATS THREATEN TOWN.
FOR ARREARS IN PAY. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. Received Oct. 17, 12.30 p.m. PEKIN, Aug. 16. Advices from; •Tsingjao state that the city experienced a night of terror when two gunboats threatened to shell the city, after their demand for pay, which was several months in arrears, had only been partly met. It was feared the sailors, under the cover of the ship’s fire, wou'd try to effect a landing and loot the city. The 'consulates and public buildings were heavily guarded. The military authorities sent an ultimatum to the gunboats to surrender. Negotiations are proceeding.—Renter.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 17 October 1925, Page 11
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104NIGHT OF TERROR Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 17 October 1925, Page 11
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