Make Further Demands for Mr, Samset's Release Hankow, Sept. 25.
A. receip* for money' and "goods sent to Red bandits to effect the release of the Rev. K. L. Samset, the Norwegian missionary who is being held captive southeast of Macheng, Hupeh, has been received by the Rev. Aurust Carlson of the Norwegian Lutheran Mission. 'The receipt was signed by the bandit leader, but was accompanied additional demands for money and for 24 powerful field-classes, A letter from Mr. Samset, written Chinese, but signed in' foreign style, also' accompanied the now demands. The bandit forces were said to have been augmented by the return of troops from the Hunan-Kwangel border last week, Mr, Samset reported in frequent otters that he is well treated by his captors, who carry him about ina sedan chair because of his 58 years, "United Press, Pate of atinghsten Lanchow, Sept, 25, Considerable anxiety is felt regarding the fate of the lly of Minghsien, about 150 kilometres south of Lanchow, which has been besieged by bandiis for' the past five weeks. As the food supply in the city has been exhausted, a lore number of people are dying starvation dally. The Kansu pro vineial authorities are rushing. troops to the rescue, Another victory was scored Government troops on "September 17, when they routed over 600 Reds under Hsu Hal-tung, near Kuyuan, in "northern Kans. The bandits fled in a southeasterly" direction, after sustaining heavy oasualtles=!
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