medical missionary who a few day ago escaped. from a, bandit gang, near Hsiuyen, Fengtien, in an terview granted to a' Japanese owned newspaper in Daiven, is re-Ported to have said that his' abduct tion was purely political, being de-feigned to" embarrass the author ties.
'Consequently, he was compara tively well treated, although he suf fered hardships owing to the fact that the bandits frequently changed their hiding-places. In all weather, good or bad, he had to hike from place to' place, wading through streams at times. and the mountains. his captivity cot sisted almost solely of corn "mush.
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