SIEGE OF CHINESE TOWN
EIGHT AMERICAN PRISONERS EFFORTS FOR RELEASE (United Pres* Association —By Electric Telegraph Copyright.) PEKING, Aug. 26. Silence has settled on the fate of aii"ht Americans m Yuanchow, which, has been besieged, for two months toy bandits. The defenders of the are reported to number 2000, and they have a rear’s supply of nee. The American authorities are redoubling their efforts to obtain safe conduct for foreigners. The siege was precipitated bv the bandit chief s abortive plot to murder a visiting Government general.
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Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 28 August 1933, Page 4
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