MISSIONARIES CAPTURED
BY CHINESE BANDITS (United Prflnn Association—T)y Electrio Telegraph—Copyright) (Received 31st March. 9.15 a.m.) SHANGHAI, 30th March. The same bandit gang which captured and murdered three Finnish women missionaries recently is lcported to haw captured three others at Yuanchow. Wcsl Kinagsi. Loc.il offices of the China Inland Mis-inn are in receipt of a message stating that brigands descended on the town ami carried off Mr and Mrs Portcous (British) and Miss Negemmcll (American). Two other women and a man managed lo escape. The fate of the captives is unknown. hut grave fears are entertained in view of the band's previous history.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 31 March 1930, Page 5
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102MISSIONARIES CAPTURED Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 31 March 1930, Page 5
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