has transmitted to the Talian Legation © report from Chinese sources to the effect thas red" volunteers at Haifung captured Father Bianchi, Italian Catholic missionary, on August 17—Reuter" Pacific Se: chow, Miss C, Carleton and Miss MIN. Armfield of Mienehu, and Major Iles of Anhsien, The first message to bring the news to Shanghai was a wireless to HIM, Consulate-Gen-mut half an hour later, at 4.30 pan. on Thursday Mr. E. J. Ottesecretary of the Church Mis-
Society in Shanghai, received a telegram from the Rev. T. Caldwell. secretary of the West: China branch of the Mission, the contents of which were:—
Mowll, Donnithorne,—Settlé. eton, Armfield, Ties August 6 taken by brigands from holiday resort safe kindly treated."
The name of the resort is not known locally, but Mr. Ottewell told our representative yesterday, it was purchased only last year by the members of the mission some miles north of Chengtu and bungalows were being built there. The place is a quiet one and, as had used it as a summer re-their presence no doubt attracted certain amount of atten-have not yet to hand, but Mfr. Ottewell has wired for information. A wi has been sent to the C.M.S. Home and the Consular authorit have taken up the matter vigour.
No from Szechuan Peking, Aug. 26.
A despatch to the Legation from the Consul at Chengtu dated August
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