Mr. K. G. Wahamaki, the nish Charge d'Affaires and Consul-General at Shanghai, stated that, acting under the orders of his home government, he had written to Dr. C, T, Wang, Minister for Foreign Aft ing for a full report on the matter, on March 5. He has requested details of the actual measures taken by the National Government and what has been done cither in the way of rescue or in learning of the fate of these three ladies.
Furthermore, M. Wahamaki con-wed, he had been instructed to notify' the National Government that the Finnish Government finds it necessary to reserve its rights, according to international law and custom, to claim damages for the victims of this outrage. Mr. Wahamaki has also pointed out the desirability of the Nanking Government taking steps for the effective prevention of similar deplorable occurrences in future, so that Finnish citizens will be able to enjoy better protection and added safety of travel and resfidence in China, One of the unofficial reports regarding the fate of the Indies says that they ace being held in a tempi on a hill 10 miles below Kih Kihshui is a city on the Kan River! some 50 li below Kian. It was rumoured that one of the Indies had been killed, and that the bandits were demanding $30,000 ransom for the others. It is also said that soldiers are spreading all over district, £0 possibly the authorities have begun a search for the ladies.
An earlier report states that the whole district is Red and that]
ands are all over the place, adding that the authorities Kihshui are quite indifferent over the matter of the ladies. It is rumoured that the mayor of Kihshui had been given orders to look for the ladies, and had sent out 'a squad of men, who actually got into touch with the brigands, pretending that they wore of the same persuasion as the latter.
Foreign garments were seen Lying about, and, on being asked about} these, the brigands are alleged to have said that they had captured! some foreign women, killed them, striped them and thrown them into the siver. The soldiers, it then captured five of the brigs and executed them, then taking! some of the garments back to the mayor of Kihshvi. Corroboration from the officials was impossible, this report goes on to state, and it is alleged that the officials knew all about the affair but would not say anything, apparently being indifferent about the matter. The public belief at Kihshui is that the ladies have been murdered, and there '4 certain amount of talk as to what the Powers will do.
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