Peking, Oct. 15.
Bandits: captured _Kwangshan, South-Honan, on the night of October 5 ang carried off the Rev. Bert N. Nelson, an American telanging to the Board of Foreign Missions of the Norwegian Lutheran Church. Jof America, The bandits sent a lotter to the United States Consul-General ab Hankow demanding a large ransom. The Consul-General, who, received the letter on October 12, notified the: Chinese authorities at Hankow and; Chengchow of the affair, The United States Legation is making representations to the Nax tional Government urging that immediate steps be taken to secure the release of the capri The bandits concerned belong to the "Ist Red Army.!
Oct, 10.
The ransom demanded for the release of the Rev, Bert N. Nelson, the American missionary who was carried off by bandits from Kwang-South Honan, on October 5, is Hankow, Oct, 17.
A letter has been received from the Rev. B, N, Nelson, the Amoi can missionary who was taken soner when Commenists "enpturgl Kwangshan, South Honan on Oct" ber 5.
It appears from this that when the Communists first entered. Kwangshan, Mr. Nelson, thinking it ight be a temporary visit only, hid himself.
The next morning, however, he vow that the Reds evidently templated a long stay. He there fore returned to the Mission House and on arrival there found it the headquarters of the Ist Communist Army.
Contrary to expectations he was not ill-treated but given food and liberty of action. He was given to understand, however, that he must. regard himself as a prisoner and was instructed to communicate with: his consul demanding that a ranson be paid for his release. Mr. Nelson. complied with this order.
There is no doubt that a well or= ganized Communist Army is: in oc= ion of the city, but no atrocities are amientioned. The letter states that rome of the poorer townspeople are being paid one dollar a day each and are being set to work to pull down the city wall.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.