NEARING A CRISIS
FATE OF BRITISH OFFICERS. HELD BY CHINESE BANDITS. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) Shanghai, June 11. The fate of the British officers of the steamer Nanchang, who have now been held in captivity in the vicinity of Newchang for nearly two months, is reported to be nearing a crisis. Hitherto the negotiations have been left in the hands of the Manchukuo authorities, whose latest offer to pay a ransom of 30,000 dollars was scornfully rejected by the bandit chief. Despite the fact that the authorities hold his relatives as hostages, the bandit chief is demanding 1,000,000 dollars, as he originally required. The matter now passes to the Kwangtung military authorities, who, after a consultation with the British authorities, have decided to envelop the pirates by land and sea, afterwards despatching troops and aeroplanes to bring the matter to a speedy conclusion.
Four British officers were captured by pirates, but one, F. L. Pears, of Newcastle, was released with a demand for ransom. The captives are A. D. Blue, of Glasgow; C. Johnson, of North Wales; and W. E. Hargrave, of Ripon (Yorkshire).
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Southland Times, Issue 22040, 13 June 1933, Page 5
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184NEARING A CRISIS Southland Times, Issue 22040, 13 June 1933, Page 5
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