BANDIT MENACE
DANGEROUS CONDITIONS AT HARBIN. British Official Wireless RUGBY, December 5. Questioned regarding conditions at Harbin, Captain Eden (Under-Secre-tary for Foreign Affairs), said a state of great insecurity existed there. Owing to the activities of bandits, it was unsafe for foreign residents to go outside the city, and attempts at kidnapping had been made, even in Harbin itself. The British Consul-General had advised the evacuation of women and children, and several bad left. He was also assisting British firms to obtain armed guards for the protection of life and property. The Consular body at Harbin, had represented the local authorities the urgent necessity for strengthening and improving the police force, and in response to a request by the British Ambassador at Tokio, the Japanese Government had promised to use its influence with the Manchurian authorities.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19360, 8 December 1932, Page 10
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136BANDIT MENACE Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19360, 8 December 1932, Page 10
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