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PRIESTS AND SISTERS RESCUED BY WARSHIP (Sydney Sun Cables.) (Received Dec. 29, noon.) HONGKONG, Dec. 28. When it became known that three priests and seven sisters were held captive in the vicinity of Bias Bay, the British warship Seraph proceeded to the scene, and a landing party under a white flag requested their release, which, after lengthy negotiations, was effected. The priests and sisters say they suffered great indignities and were several times threatened with execution.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16534, 29 December 1927, Page 7
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79HELD BY BANDITS Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16534, 29 December 1927, Page 7
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