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CAPTAIN OF BRITISH STEAMER CHINESE BANDITS' DEMANDS. GANG BEING ROUNDED UP. (British Official Wireless.! Rugby, Dec. 4. The Chinese pirates who captured Captain Lalor, master of the steamer Siang Tan, while the vessel was at anchor during the night when en route to Ic-hang, have demanded 60,000 dollars as ransom and have threatened to kill the captive if any offensive steps against them are taken. The British authorities, however, hope shortly to effect release and have already established communication with Lalor. General Yan Sen, who controls this section of the Y'angtse, has, at the request of the British, sent parties to round up the pirate gang. The British gunboats Bee and Mantis have proceeded to Ichang, where th® Aphis and the Gnat are already stationed.
Two Chinese were killed and several persons wounded when Captain Lalor was captured. PIRATES AGREE TO PRODUCE CAPTAIN. (Received 6, 10.5 a.m.) London, Dec. 5. The Admiralty announces that the Chinese pirates have agreed to produce Captain Lalor. Captain Lalor is well.—A.P.A. and “Sun” cable). ALARMING CRIME POSITION. MURDERS & ROBBERIES. Shanghai, Dec. 4. Police figures reveal an alarming crime position, which is becoming worse. The international settlement ifs liecoming unsafe and its reputation as a haven of refuge in disordered Chinn is rendered farcical. The November returns show eight murders, including an English woman who was hacked with axes in daylight in her home. Four police, eiriht civilians and eight robbers were killed in street pistol battle between police and robbers. There were 137 armed robberies in 30 days, 14 arrests for murder and 39 for robbery. An almost daily sight is a police; man’s funeral, attended by units of the British and Japanese military and naval forces, headed by a band from the Shanghai defence force. Many of those arrested have been revealed to be deserting Nationalist soldiers, equipped with the latest weapons and plenty of ammunition. —(A. and N.Z.)
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 6 December 1927, Page 6
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319HELD FOR RANSOM Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 6 December 1927, Page 6
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