Evening star., 1932-09-12
200 Die in BattIe-Party
Kidnapped, GOO Robbed.
Consul Routs Brigands.
OSWALD G. WLLARD'S
SON ESCAPES INJURY
George c. Hanson, Playing Golf,
Clubs Off Raiders
Troops Slay Chinese.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HARDIN, Manchuria, September II.
-Twenty-four persons were killed, up
ward of 10 injured, an undetermined
number kidnapped and 500 robbed in a
series of three combination bandit raids
and train wrecks near here within "a
hours.
In addition to these casualties more
than 200 were killed and several
wounded in a battle between japanese
troops and Chinese bandits so miles
farther south near Tahsing.
The Japanese clashed with 700
bandits, who were raiding along the
Chinese Eastern Railway, on which the
three wrecks occurred.
Twelve passengers we're killed. Al in
jured, and 600 robbed in the first wreck
when the bandits derailed the regular
Changchun- -Harbin train at Shwang-
cheng. The train left Harbin late Sat-
urday night.
Six Slain in Second Wreck.
Six passengers were killed, IA injured
Of a passenger train bound for Harbin
IN the neighborhood of Chengkaotze. on
the Eastern Chinese Eastern Railway.
Six japanese we're killed, several
wounded, and several others missing
following the derailment and wreck by
bandits of a japanese hospital train
near Shwangcheng, a short distance
away from the spot where the first
two
Carrying SO Japanese passengers and
number of sick japanese soldiers, who
were being taken to hospital.
Among those aboard the first train
was Henry Hilgarde Willard, son of
Oswald Garrison Willard, publisher of
the Nation, New York. He was not
injured
Willard saved his mouey-aAd his pass
rt-by-eurIcea11hg them under his
shirt. But all his baggage was stolen
and his clothes we're torn to shreds.
Nevertheless he went on toward Man
chui by way Of Changchun.
50 Desperadoes Attack.
The hold-up of the train on which
he was a passenger occurred during the
night 40 miles from Harbin, when SO
desperadoes. having ripped up the rails,
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gap in the track.
They began looting Immediately,
ignoring the cries of the dying. The
injured lay in the wreckage until day.
light. Those who survived owe their
lives to the fact that they were in
steel cars, which registered the terrific
impact of the derailment.
The Soviet consul at Dairen and the
Soviet trade representative there were
among those who were robbed.
In another bandit raid on golf
course here George c. Hanson United
States consul general. and a party OF
British and Americans fought their
way out to safety with their golf clubs
and two Of the British members Of the
party were wounded seriously
Five japanese Kidnapped.
All of the baggage aboard the train
was looted, as we'll as the pockets Of
600 of the passengers. Five japanese
were reported among those kidnapped
Doctors, nurses and flrst-aid supplies
were sent to the scene of the wreck.
Chinese authorities said the locomotive
and the first six passenger cars rolled
down a steep embankment when the
train struck the place where the rails
mad been removed. The accident cut
off communication with Harbin from
the west. east and north.
The British consul general sent a
vigorous protest to the japanese ad-
visers of the native police here over
the attack on the golfing party. which
included American Consul General
Hanson.
Bandits Flee in Auto.
Five bandits, the victims said.
swooped down upon them with loaded
revolvers. but they were fought off with
the golf clubs of the British and
Americans. The two British citizens
who were wounded were a Mr.. Melish,
manager of Shanghai and Hongkong
banking house, and his assistant, a Mr..
Nansel.
1t was first reported that Consul
General Hanson was wounded when de-
Tending Melish, but this was later found
to be incorrect. The bandits escaped in
an automobile.