CAPTIVE OF BANDITS
ENGLISH WOMAN’S LETTER. RANSOM DEMAND EXPLAINED. (United press Association —By Electric Telegraph Copyright.) SHANGHAI, Oct. 12. Writhm on October 8 to her father, Mrs. Muriel Pawley, who, with Mr. Charles Corkran, was captured bv Manchurian bandits a month ago, says that the bandits absolutely refuse to reduce their demand for ransom from 1,000,000* dollars. ~ , “It is pretty well hell here, she continues. “We received the parcels. Everything O.K. Bless you all for the iice powder. The lice are pretty bad, but have not reached my chin yet. “Next time messengers come they must bring 30,000 dollars and 200 ounces of opium, else good-bye to our ears. The bandit chief is fed up with us. Trusting you implicitly. Please help us. Keeping our tails up.’
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Hawera Star, Volume LII, 13 October 1932, Page 5
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