CHINESE CRISIS

Hokitika Guardian, 7 August 1930, Page 5

CHINESE CRISIS

RANSOMS IMPOSSIBLE.

WOULD MAKE DANGER WORSE. '[United Press Association—By Electric “ j Telegraph.—Copyright.] i ; i. ■ LONDON, August 5. l lt is impossible for the Church Missionary Society to pay the ransoms wliicd) the Chinese bandits demand, ■said the Rev. W. .Cash the Secretary, wheif referring to the action of bandits in cutting off the fingers of Miss Nettlcton. “If we began to pay up,” he said, “probably one hundred miss'lonaries would be captured within a Week.”

A Foreign Office official says: “We already have made numerous appeals to the'local authorities for troops to rescue-Miss Nettleton and Miss Harrison. Further urgent representation 'for swift action t.o secure their lminedintc release are being taken.”

i CHINESE ALARM.

AT COMMUNIST PROGRESS.

SHANGHAI, August 6

, r lti view of the alarming state creat. ed byGom'tnunists at Hupeh,' and the .consequent threat for; the safety.of foreigners at Hankow, the, Admiral commanding Yangtzse has requested the. ..despatch of a detachment of Queen Howards to,Hankow to-night. , .p Despatches from Hankow' say Chinese troops are arriving for the purpose ,oif maintaining order. The city authorities are adopting stern measures to discourage an uprising, by beheading six commuists in the streets. Reds.are reported to be slowly advancing upon Kiukiang.