Four Young Russians Held Two Further Grave Incidents For Ransom Recently Front Our Ow Comzsroxoext Prone Oon Ann Consenontest Harbin, Aug. 8.
Though the police, more than once, have given warning to the vinhabifants of the town that they should not jg0 out in boats any distance from the ity, party of four young Rus~ sian men snd a young girl fon 2 not Sunday afternoon, making Harbin, Aug. UL.
Derailments and train wrecks on the eastern line of the Chinese Eastern Hallway shave become matters of daily occurence, sometimes with Joss of life and " sometimes with members of the train brigade being taken captive for ransom, the Soviet their way up a creek which is just Citizens being in all eases the great opposite the Yacht Club, There were three or four yachts that went out for picnic trips on this afternoon but the mast of them did not go far up the creek, and returned "home before ft became dark. The yacht with the abovementioned party were Becsimed and were immediately pounced upon by a number of Bandits who reside in one of the villages on the opposite side of the elver, from which places many ban-raids have been made.
As me party had no fire arms with them they had to surrender to the bandits who came out to their yacht In boats, but before doing so these wen fred a number of shots at the Yacht, one of them slightly wounding the Russian gurl. On board the yacht the four Russians were bound by the bandits and carried off to a house in the village where they were questioned as to who they were and how much ransom could be obtained for them.
The girl was also questioned and. placed in a Chinese hut with " woman, but on finding that there was Uttle chance of getting any money from her, the bandits released her the four captives were being held for ransom.
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