CHINESE OUTRAGES.
MURDERED MISSIONARIES. A COURAGEOUS CONSUL. (Ofllcial Wireless.) RUGBY, November 4. The Foreign Secretary, Mr Arthur Henderson, in the House of Commons to-day gave a detailed account of the events connected with the murder by Chinese bandits of Mrs Nettleton and Miss Harrison, two British missionaries. The Minister described the courageous attempts of the British Consul, Mr A. J. Martin, to effect the release of the two women, and the personal risks he ran. The British Minister, he said, formally demanded punitive measures against the culprits, and the Chinese Nationalist Government replied that the bandits would be severely handled. Apparently the Chinese authorities were still attempting to bring the guilty men to' justice. On the suggestion of Mr Baldwin, Leader of the Conservatives, Mr Henderson agreed to convey to Mr Martin the appreciation of the House of his gallant conduct
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Waikato Times, Volume 108, Issue 18169, 6 November 1930, Page 7
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141CHINESE OUTRAGES. Waikato Times, Volume 108, Issue 18169, 6 November 1930, Page 7
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