The Archive · 1931

CAPTIVE FATHER SET FREE Priest Held for Four Months

Mission Pillaged

Apostolic Delegation this Kalupa, Shensi, has been released, Pama oat eas The message states that Fathe Mazzoli was captured on October 12: hence the news of his misfortune took more than a month to. Yeach Peking, as it was not. till November 17' that the Apostal Delegation learned of his capture.

Father Mazzoli was taken prisoner after the bandits responsible had entirely pillaged the Catholic mission at Kulupa, other Tilia and a Chinese priest named Tchang were carried Of at the same time, but no mention of is made' in Bishop Baleoni's telegram, so presumably they are still' in captivity—Reuter.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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