[Same Gang in Kiangsi Who Murdered Finnish Ladies: Two British and One American the Victims Following upon the murder of the three Finnish lady missionaries Kiangsi province, brigands are reported to have captured three more members of the China Inland Mission at the town of Yuanchow, in the west of the province, near the Hunan border. Three' other aries who were in the city the time it was taken by the bandits escaped.
The names of the captured are: Mr. and Mrs, R. W. Porteo (British) and Miss N. E. Gemmell (American), Those who narrowly escaped their clutches are: Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Glazier (the former an American and the latter from Canada), sand Miss G, Rugg. (British).
Only the most meagre details are available in Shanghai, According to a message received from Chanj the city of Yuanchow was blockaded by the me army of brigands who were responsible for the capture and subsequent murder of Miss E. Ingman, one of the three Finnish ladies whose capture was reported carly in February. Since two other Finnish ladies were taken at. the same. time as Miss Ingman it is presumed that they also were! victims of the same gang.
Another message from Sinyu, 9 small town quite near to Yuanchow. gave further details, however. It mentioned that the brigands had entered the city and that Mr. and Mrs, Porteous, who are veteran members of the C.I-M., having been out here since 1904 and 1894 respectively, and Miss Gemmell, who is young and only arrived in the field in 1919, had been carried of No details were given of thei whereabouts, or the direction in which the brigands were, moving.
Stationed in the same city and members of the same mission Mz. jand Mrs. Glazier and Miss Rugg waged to evade the bandits, and when the wire was despatched from Sinyu were believed to be free. Further news is being anxiously awaited, Yuanchow in reported to have been completely looted by the bandits, who have moved away from the vicinity, The looting occurred on March 27.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Glazier and Miss G. Rugg, the naries usually. stationed with the others in Yuanchow, ese ai ed through not being "in the city at the time of the blockade. We are informed that they were in an outstation conducting a Bible mission at the time, and thus evaded the brigands.
Telegrams confirming the capture of Mr. and Mrs, Porteous and Miss Gemmell have been received from Changsha and Hankow. There is very little doubt but that the bri-gonds who have carried them off are the same lot who were responsible for the murder of the three Finnish ladies, the Misses Cajander, Hedengren, and Ingman.
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