CAPTIVE MISSIONARIES.
RESCUED FROM CHINESE PIRATES. SUFFER GREAT INDIGNITIES. BY CABLE —PRESS ASSOCIATION-COPYRIGHT Received 1.1.40 a.m. to-day. HONGKONG, Dec. 28. When it became known that three ■priests and seven sisters were held captive in the vicinity of Biers Bay, the British warship Seraph proceeded to the scene and a lauding party under the white flag requested their release, which, after lengthy negotiations, - was effected.
The priests and sisters say .that they suffered great indignities and were several times threatened with execution.—“ Sydney Sun” cable.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 29 December 1927, Page 5
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84CAPTIVE MISSIONARIES. Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 29 December 1927, Page 5
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