More than two months ago a mao of our acquaintance, Tso Hsi An, who lives out from one of the Yang-
Hunan is described 'a5 chow outstations, across the border threatening in spite of the in Honan, was forcibly taken from fact that the main force of the Red his home with six members of his armies has been pushed back to family to beheld for ransom. Me Tszehsin, relates the "Hankot was allowed to escape after a few Herald. days to raise money to redeem the others, But after more than two Punitive Expedition months they, his sons, daughters, large expedition has been aad daughter-in-law, are still started for crushing the Bolshevi ik captivity, This. kidnapping at armies which are terrorizing not holding for ransom is common, small section of Hunan province. ife interfered with, and almost In addition to the heavy reinforce-as open as if it was a ley ments despatched from Hankox, business. So far as we have ever troops of the 7th Army under the] heard there are no authorities command of General Chao- bestirring themselves on behalf of fang are now moving from Heng-'Tso Hei Ap, or on behalf of others chow toward the troublous center:! who ire in' like case.
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