KIDNAPPING IN MANCHURIA
HOPES OF RESCUE WITHIN WEEK.
“SET THIEF TO CATCH THIEF.”
By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright.
Rec. 12.5 a.m. Shanghai, Oct. 2. Mrs. Pawley and Mr. Charles Corkran, who were captured by bandits in Manchuria last month, may be rescued alive within a week, states a Mukden message. The Japanese authorities, believing in the proverb Set a thief to catch a thief, are utilising former Chinese bandits to negotiate with the captors. .The Japanese now believe it may be possible to secure the Britons’ release without any ransom, or at least with only a small one. Failing this the Japanese have formulated elaborate plans to rescue the Britons without endangering their lives.
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Taranaki Daily News, 3 October 1932, Page 7
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