Escaped and Gone With Captive into Kirin Peking, Aug. 27.
will be recalled that it was recently reported that the bandits holding Dr. Howard, of Peking Union Medical College, were surrounded at a stronghold about 40. miles from Fuchowhsien and it was thought that their escape was impossible.
Official telegrams from Haxbin, however, now report that on August 24 the Uandits succeeded in making their escape by boat, taking their foreign captive with' them, have gone in the direction of Hvachuan in the province of Kirin.
The Heilungehiang troops are. brigand: pursuit, but are one day behind the General Peng and Colonel Chang, are going to Huachuan to attempt to round up the outlaws and effect the release of Dr. Howard.
Mr. Roger Green, who left Peking, shortly after Dr. Howard's capture, is remaining for the present at Fuchowhsien, Aug. 29, Captain S. V. Constant, Assistant, United 'States' Military' Attache, left last evening for Kirin to assist in securing the release of Dr. Howard from the bandits.
Kirin Governor Reported as Acting Energetically Aug. 31.
Mr. Sokobin, U. S. Consul-General at Harbin, telegraphed yesterday from Tsitsihar stating that present indications show that the date of Dr. Howard's probable release is "quite indefinite" although the Governor of Kirin is now acting very one!
The telegram adds: "The situa-
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