Shanghai, Mar. 10.
Attacked, kidnapped, then "'wined and dined by Chinese' guerillas was an experience which Mr. Masaoki Morita, Japanese businessman, will, Rot soon forget, according to the! "Tairiku Shimpo" yesterday.
Mr. Morita, manager of the Wei ga Sea and Land Transport Company, accompanied by his translator, went to the Hwangtt area on the Shang. hal-Nanking Raitway on March 5, and on his return ride in rickshaw Fiwangtu station he was confronted by Chinese guerillas armed with Mausers. Bound with straw ropes.
was led by the guerillas for nearly three hours on footpaths between paddy fields and at last was brought to a heavily-guarded house, the paper al Following several hours of qiiestioning and threatening the ringleader, Hsu -Lien-sheng, apologized for the error when he was finally con-vineed that Mr. Morita had come to Hwangtu on private business and not asa member of the army. \After wine and dinner, he remained \overnight in the guerilla headquarters and the next moming was presented with ten pieces of sponge cake and given a hearty send-off, He was escorted by four of Hsu's men to Hwangtu Station "and on "March arrived back in Shanghai none the corse for his strange adventure.
Col, Burkhardt Calls On Lt.-Gen. Fujita Fujite, Commander.
Chie} of ight area, atthe latter's headquarters in Kiampleft) Col. Burkhard, British Straw Vote
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