MISSIONARIES, Details of How They Fell Into Hands of Bandits Further details are now to hand regarding the capture of the three Finnish lady missionaries near Kian, Kiangsi province, on February 3, who unfortunately have not as yet been rescued or released.
They wore travelling by boat, some eight Ni or three miles below 'Kian, when they were captured. It now appears that the citizens' of 'Yungfeng had prepared their boats to leave when they heard that Kian had been taken by bandits, and the three ladies, the Misses' A. A. Hedengren, 'E. E. Ingman and [Cajander, left with the first party.
After getting some distance ows they heard shots, and the boat put back some way before anchoring for the night, In the morning the boat proceeded, but soon again they heard rifle fire. The captain said that the was going ashore, as, if he di Jnot do 80, he would certainly. be killed later on, When he went Jashore, a party of bandits promptly. stepped out from an ambush "and: waved flags, shouting to the boat stop. As it came close to the shore Jagain, bandits jumped aboard and seized and tied up the cook, who was released a few minutes later wheft Miss Ingman intervened on his half, The gang promptly tied hee up instead, 7
The three ladies were searched when they got ashore and all their property taken, including the spectfacies which they wore. Some of the [Chinese members of the party who had been tied up were released, but the" more prosperous-looking wera retained to be held to ransom.
'As one of them passed close to the ladies on being released, one of them whispered to him to' inform the Baldwin School at Nanchang as to what had happened, and he Idid so, What treatment the ladies are now receiving is hard to cone Jiecture, as a further item of the formant's story was that when the ladies were being led temple a short distance away, the Jeook pleaded with the bandits tq release Miss Cajander as she wad rot strong and Miss Hedengren she had been ill, The reply wag "Only just a few days more now.
This is the second time that the Misses Hendengren and Ingmar have suffered from bandits within a short period, as a few weeks before they were saved from bandits while fat Yunghsin, where Chinese friendd built a false wall in their home in order to shelter the ladies, and they, emerged from their ordeal safely,
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