Nov. 19.
The Franciscan Bishop of Wachang has received a letter from Father Kreutzen, stating that he is safe and well but giving no clue to his whereabou!
Another Father has been despatched to, Huangshihkang to endeavour to arrange for the release of Father Kreutzen but his captors are firmly holding out for the payment of a ransom. They have been demanding $10,000 and declared at first that if this sum was not forthcoming within four days he would be tortured and killed Reuter.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.