The whereabouts of the Rey. Tsiang ZZu, pastor of the Fitch Memorial Church located at 17, Darroch Road, who has been miss: ing along with certain members of his family and house servants since 'January 29 last, are still unascertained although' every effort has been made by Mr. G. A, Fitch and the pastor's other friends. In this connection, considerable correspondence has passed between the friends, of the misting pastor and the Japenese authorities in Shanghai on the subject, the allegation being that the party Rave been arrested and taken to custody by Japanese marines who entered the Church premises on January 20 in search of snipers. ithe Church jointly' wrote a letter to On Febroary 28, four trustes of Vice-Admiral Nomura, ere Naval" Commander-in-El Bitnghai, om the subject in, which they stated how the Japanese naval men insisted on entering the Church jon the ground th bs were Hidden ghere but, having been given recess, they could not find any." The: letter proceeds: "Your officer then Chiang over the head and face with it snd sovsanten: ae Gent you open ichly?" You have Bomba Baden bare"
Pastor Chiang "No, we the Japanese civil talk' too much" whereupon a marine struck her twice at the butt of 1 collops is rifle and Jon the floor. The servant who op fed the gate was also beaten over the head, shoulder and arms for not opening earlier. "The Japanese left {four or five marines to guard us in rear room, while the rest took star Chiang and two men servants. prodding alony with bayonets and. the keys to unlock doors and search the Church. After half an hour so, they returned to the rear room, picked out seven of the group as. follows: the Rev. Chiang Shih-hsu, 6 Church; Mrs, Chiang, Yuctsa, secretary of the Pastor; two men servants and marched them out of the premises, I don't know where. With my son previously taken away, the number arrested from the Church" premises totals abt, Up to thie date 1 have not nor heard from them nor any of them, and no news whatever of their safety has come through."
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