Kaifeng, Oct. 15.
The soldiers have. opened the roads from Yencheng to Chowkiakow and: the marooned ladies, Mrs, Davies and Miss Poppin, at the latter place are now in touch with friends and are expected soon leave the town. Troops from Kaifeng are now clearing 'a way to Fokow and Taikiang.
Mr. Ryding is still in captivity.
definite whereabouts are unknown. The bandits are asking half million dollars and a hundred pistols for his release—Reuter, ***There was an ambiguity in the report of the liberation of the Rev.
Davies in Saturday's paper. The fact which was to be conveyed is that Yencheng is about 75 miles West of Chowkiaokow, where Mr. Davies was captured by the bandits,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.