Newchwang, Sept. 8
Weary, ragged and worn by the anxiety they had undergone driving thole long captivity and almost their 3 hair and untrimmed Dearday the band three "officers arrived morning in an armoured-train from Pansha 'The first intimation of their release, which w lashed to he four corners of the earth, came stage from Captai 'Obata yesterday in which he formed the Japanese authorities at Yingkow that ho had arrived. at Panshan with the three Briti at' 6.30 pam. toe and, although. their tion was secured through the combined efforts of both the Japanese and Manchoukuo authorities, he himself had full charge of the final arrangements, ed were rushed in a patrol-boat belonging to the Manchoukuo coastal police to Yingkow, where, at the ad quarters of the Imperial Japa ese Gendarmerie, they were formally handed over to' Mr. D. H. Clarke, the British Vice-Consul_ at Mukdei who played such a prominent securing the release of firs. Mu wiley and Mr. Chan Corkran last By a. curious coincidence the three officers were roleos anniversary of the capt Pawwley and Mr. Corkran, who were Kidnapped by bandits at the Newchwang racecourse.
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