Peiping, May 23.
Messrs, A. Hayman (British) and Rodolf Bosshard! (Swiss), the two missionaries captured by bandits last October, who had been threatened with death on May 9 unless a ransom of £70800 was paid for them, were Still alive six days later, according to a report from Changsha. A Chinese messenger located them at Sang-chih, in northwest Hunan, on May 1), and has returned with the news.
Mr. Hayman was in good health, but Mr. Bosshardt, whom the mes: senger was not allowed to see, was Stated to be recovering from an ill-mess, the nature of which was not revealed—Reuter.
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