Eight German Prisoners of Red Spear Bandits Is Peking, Feb, 11.
Messages from Tsinanfu state that the four German priests. and four German muns who were captured recently by Red' Spear bandits at Pol, on the Shantung coast, to the south of Kiuochow Bay, are still in the hands of their captors in the Mission compound at Poli.
Soldiers are now besieging the compound but the bandits, by exposing their captives to view, prevent them from firing on the dauilding, Tt is stated that the bandits are demanding a ransom of the release of the captives.
1 Three Released Shanghai, Feb, 12.
'Messages reaching Shanghai from 'Hankow report that Dr. Murakami, Japanese physician residing in 'Shinyangchow, and his wife, who have been imprisoned in' the Shinyang-Hsien yamen for some time past and held for a ransom of $80,000, have been released. Their release was effected only after giving the Chinese authorities all the money they had, The messages add that a report has been sent to Hankow from Mr. Murakami stating that the German anissionary, Father Hawley was also Hberated at the same time—Toho,
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