The Archive · 1930

Reach Stranded Missionaries

Peking, July 22.

Telegrams anncancing their safe carnival at Yenpingfu, about 100 miles up the Min River from Foo chow, have been received from Mx, John' J. Muccio and Mr, A. Ji 'Martin, the United States and British' Consuls. at Pooehoww, respectively, who left on Friday to rescue a number of British and American missionaries n: arooned within the area controlled by General Lu Using-pang, the rebel leader menacing Foothow.

The telegrams state that the Consuls are being treated with every courtesy. Promised a safe conduct through the fighting lines by both parties, the Consuls made the journey in a launch flying the flags of their respective countries,

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

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