The soldier stated that the Japanese have redoubled their precautions. increased the number of guards along Seven Spanish Priests Held by Guerillas Hankow, Mar. 29.
A dispatch received here today from Anking by the Augustinian Procuration re~ ports that seven Spanish Jesuits have been captives of Chinese guerillas since January 17. The scene of the outrage is reported to be the vicinity of Taihu, on the border of Anhwei and Hupeh provinces.
The guerillas first took the six missionaries prisoner, and when their Bishop went out in an attempt to effect their re-Yease, they did not permit him to return, As far as is known, there have been no demands for ransom, the reason for the "arrest" of the priests being that they had used Japanese military notes, which are in circulation in' the district—
Reuter. the railway, and dug pits which the Japanese soldiers entered each evening, spending the nights on guard. There are pits placed between th bbleek-houses. he stated, which now command both sides of the tracks.
The Chinese General commanding this area told me that the Japanese were making great and unsuccessful forts to protect the northern railways.
The Tungpu line, he declared, at present has a line of block-houses on both sides of the track. each with enough provisions for one month. The track Is patrolled every few hours by units numbering up to 100 men—Reuter.
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