Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-12-02 | Page 1 | Send Gunboats to Attack Scene

SEND GUNBOATS TS TO ATTACK SCENE Dec Dee 2 By 2 By The Associated Press iress I re s. s The British steamship Slang Tan whoso whose home port Is Shanghai was attacked by bandits near ng Iehl on the Yangtze river iver say my advices received hero here h re from rom Hanko Some of the crew were killed Captain Lalor of the Slang Tan TanIs Tans Is s being held for fol ransom the tho ho advices advice stated Captain Lalor Laior was as in command of ot tho the steamship Wan Van Liu which played so prominent a a. part In the theVan Wan Van affair of ot September S 1926 when seven British sailors were vere slain by Chinese troops nd the he town of was shelled by y two British gunboats LONDON Dee Dec 2 Wy Dy Dy Tho The As As- Asi Associated i Press Two Press Two British gun gun- gunboats boats oats are proceeding to tho he scene of oC f the attack on the British steam- steam un I en el r Slang SianG Tan reported from