A young assistant in the station Chenyuan who had been with Mr. Bosshardt when captured and who chose to accompany the captives was allowed to stay with Miss Emblen. One of the coolies who had been engaged to carry Miss Emblen was still with her and some money which he had was not taken from tim, It is hard to understand why no message has come from the Communists about ransom for Mr.
Hayman and Mr. Bosshardt. At the time of capture they had letter written setting the ransom at $700, 000. But they moved on and have not appointed a place for delivery of ransom and captives.
Men who went out to search have got no definite news of the captives some sort of story about two for eigners bound hand and foot having been seen. How they could walk Wille bound and and foot T do not There are surely some queer fe tures about these Communist activities. How that band, which the outhorities insist was over 10,000 men, could march from Liping to Hwongping, more than a week's Journe; surrounded by troops of three provines, in such secrecy that their arrival in Hwangping was entirely unexpected quite beats me, Of course, the troops are terrified of them, and
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