CHINESE TRAIN WRECKED.
OUTRAGE BY BANDITS.
CARRIAGES CATCH FIRE.
MANY BURNED TO DEATH
ONE HUNDRED LIVES LOST.
By Telegraph—Pres3 Association—Copyright
(Received December 31, 12.35 a.m.) SHANGHAI, Dec. 30. By removing part of tho railway track near Peipiao station, on tho PekingMukden railway, bandits derailed a train. The locomotive boiler exploded, and the train caught firo. Many of the thirdclass passengers were burned to death, and two stokers and two officials were killed, whilo scores of passengers were seriously injured. Whilo the flames were raging the bandits sacked the train and carried off 90 merchants for ransom. Thoy released some persons who were poor. The outrage is considered to be the worst ever perpetrated on Chinese railways. Tho deaths total 100. The mails were also stolen.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20760, 31 December 1930, Page 11
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