Aug. &—At 1.00 pam, we set out on a tong walk." A message ig due to arrive, so we are. apparently going to' meet it. "After E.NVE. for approximately 20 in the boiling stu we arrive at creek. There are no sampans, and cup ropes ave taken off. We strip and swim across. Tt ig very freshing. In fact Hargrave "is cursed "for dawdling s0 long. In the Fast few days we, fav, been the same district, and to-day come pleted the triangle. In the evening Wwe are told that there is no mes: sage for us, and the gang are in mood. 'They' say that. they. don't want the paltry sum that has been offered, and that the authorle tics are too much afraid to send man" as they Would. shoot him. (They. are expecting "an me diary to arrive.) vity now for 19 weeks, 'The bandits dg, o-—We have been in capt seem in a better mood to-day. At boii Spam. we set out again in the boiling sun." After walking for' down "the for atest our we arrive ata village and ai
Somebody suggested that we should shaved, and. we readily agres, A form is brought along and two professional "barbers arrive.
ea hair cut and shave, ceeupies about two hou district appear to be looking on, for there must be at least 00 spectators, During this tims the bandits have received a fresh supply of ammunition. They seem to have dieulty in obtaining it. AL'S p.m. wwe walk on and arrive at creek, the same we have so often crossed before," We are ferried across, walk on Us, and arrive at. a Village where we stay the night We'must have covered about 36\1ie Aug, 10.—There are some shots fired this morning. © At 2 Day as we assemble out in the village' we notice that they have a Manchoukuo soldier roped up and blindfolded. We set out, the soldier with After walking for 20 Il we arch at 'a Village—a" very clean. and modern one. We get a couple of eggs each today. "The gang. ope Still talking of the money, and we hear figures which to us' ave the lost reasonable yet, and are: very bucked about it, Aug. 11—At 8 pam. we leave the pillage and, waik another about way." This village is in, ruins. We could see that it has ben very large and prosperous place, with ite four to towers one at each comer." All the buildings are in ruins except the one which is, Habit. The bandits say the place was blown up last year" by Manchoukuo troops, and bring along empty shell cases to prove it, stay here until it is dark, "There fla heavy rainstorm, but as the bandits have heard that there are soldiers in the. vicinity we expect walk whether it rains or not, (We are now on the East side of the big river. [omitted to say that we crossed it on our walk on the ninth.) At 10 pam. we set on walk south for about "10 i, an sleep the night at this place, Aug. 12.—We leave the vil about 4 am. and notice that the inchoukuo soldier is still with ut before leaving we are visited walla SW.
nother gang of bandits, We for 10 li and arrive at river again, We cross thi and walk west for a few more and put up again for the night.
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