Nanking, May, 16.
The American Legation was to-day informed that Mrs. Howard Smith and her child have arrived in Chungking under bandit escort allowed by the Szechuen authorities.
At Chungking she was turned over to an American naval guard for transport from the province down to Wuchang where her father resides.
Gen. Lu Hsi-ang, chairman of the Szechuen Provincial Government, instructed his subordinates to ex: aust every means to gain the release of the victim whose whereabouts are still undetermined United Press.
Washington Interested Washington, May 15.
The Department of State to-day expressed keen interest in the fate Mr. Smith. Tt was formally announced that the United States Minister, Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, had asked the Chinese Government immediately to. obtain Mr. Smit release—United Press.
Ransom Demands Presented Nanking, May 21.
The American Legation was informed to-day that the bandit chieftain Ho Lung has demanded a ransom of {$100,000 and a large quantity of medicine for the release of Mr. Howard E. Smith, American missionary, who was kidnapped about a fortnight ago at Penghsien, in Szechwan.
Friends of Mr.'Smith say that his wite is holding up bravely under the strain despite the fact that her brother and brother-in-law were killed by bandits in the interior of China during the past two years.
Tt was learned at the Foreign Office this evening that all negotiations for the release of the missic ary, who is from Washington, Pennsyivanis, have been placed in the Jhands of Gen. Liu Siang, chairman of the Szechwan provincial authori-
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