Their release came as the culmination of negotiations begun three weeks ago by the Japanese gendarmerie.
Me. Clifford Johnson, the eldest of the group, said that, they bad been "tatriy "well treated by the never having! oh any slon been tortured. fu any" Way. 'Their captors concealed them in t leaoliang field during' the. day" amd they whiled away their time by play-Ing cards. Every night, however, the Dandita took advantage of the darkness to change their headquarters.
'AIL three men said they" planned to. retarn to. England as. soon as possible. Mr. Johnson. has three months "more to serve to complete his five-year contract, Mr. Hargrave two years and Mr. Blue two months, if. 1. F. Grant, the local agent of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, told Reuter that the would save for Shanghai in a day sis guests Mr. D. He here since March 2) to. ease on behalf of the Bi thorities, is leaving to-night Mukden.' Later, he will journey to Mukden to. thank the " Japanese efforts there' Mr. Denning, the acting Britis Consul at Dairen, who has been ing him here and who was resent at the ceremony this morning when the captives were formal-handed over.
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