Dr. Nielsen's Request for Medicine Dairen, July 29.
Dr._ Niel Nielsen, the aged Danish-'American medical missi 18 been held captive by bandits since April 11, is reported to be suffering from dysentery, according to letters dated July 2 and July 7 received from him by Mrs, Nielsen to-day.
The doctor, who is close to sixty years of age, asked for medicine in letters, and this has been sent by the messenger who brought the communications from the bandits? earn.
Friends of Dr, Nielsen are grow= jing increasingly anxious as the months pass by. They are afraid that the doctor may not be able to withstand the hardships of life with the bandits, who have hitherto not shown any inclination t0 open parleys for the release of their captive.
The Manchoukuo and" Japm authorities, who are continuing their efforts to effect his release, find it difficult to establish proper contact with the doctor's "captors Jowing to their frequent. change of headquarters, Natives of Hsuiyen, where for many years Dr. and Mrs. Nielsen have administered unto the inhablfants, are at present serving messengers, These natives have been able to establish only occasional contact with the outlaws and. hitherto brought back only meagre Information about" Dr." Nielsen
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