Adventures of Shantung Man:
Gay Days with Captors From OUR OWN ConnespoNDint hangchow, Chibli, Mar. 14, Last week the funeral of Sung Jui-fu, a prominent merchant in the city took place, and a large number of leading citizens were present at the final rites. The de jeeased was chairman of the local Red Cross Society and in many ways showed a public spirit all too China to-day. He was the victim of daring coup by bandits ast year. They shadowed him while on @ journey from Tientsin by rail, and bundled him out at Tangkuantun into the hands of a complices waiting with a cart and driven to an unknown village in the east, where his captors demand-fed a heavy ransom, being under the impression that he was a man of considerable wealth. By a fortunate chance he was recognized the following day by a member of the gang who, when suffering from a gun-shot wound, had received kind treatment at Mr. Sung's hands in the Tsangchow Red Cross Hospital. The grateful bandit interceded in his behalf with the chief, and, though not released for some weeks, the prisoner had no complaint to make of his treatment, Mx, Sung's adventures during this period as the "guest" of powerful and wealthy ex-military bandit leaders engaged in systematic raids in Chihli and Shantung, make a strange story. they feared detection, were Mr. Sung to be released at once, they took him with them on a pleasure trip to Tsingtao and Shanghai where their privileged captive enjoyed a spell of gay life with lavish feasting and entertainment at theatres and cinemas in the Model Settlement, Wearying of this high life and anxious about his business, Mr. Sung at last prevailed upon his captors to send him home, but he was obliged to show his appreciation of their special marks of favour by making a ential present to the bandit chief. The sunt of Perey than the his friend identified him as benefactor.
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