SEIZURE BY KHURDS
(IIV ELECTRIC TKl.KtiKAl'H.—-OOl'YIUOllT). Temkran, .lunc 20. A further outrage by the Khurds is reported. Tlioy abducted a British girl, and deposited her at the Turkish Consulate at Sajbolok. The British Consul immediately took steps to secure the release of the captive, but owing to his visiting the Turkish Consulate where she was confined, the Khurds made an attack on it. The British Consul succeeded in effecting his escape, and troops were summoned to quel! the disturbance. London, June 110. Sir James Ferguson, in reply to a question, informed the House of Commons that the Shah of Persia had despatched troops to enforce the release of the British girl who was seized by Khurds.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 2959, 2 July 1891, Page 3
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116SEIZURE BY KHURDS Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 2959, 2 July 1891, Page 3
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