RED SUCCESSES IN CHINA.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 13 October 1926, Page 9

RED SUCCESSES IN CHINA.

Fate of Missionaries.

FALL OF WUCHANG EXPLAINED. By Cable —Press Association —Copyright. . Australian and N.Z. Cabla association. PEKIN, October 11. News of the captured missionary, Mr Davies, was received at Yeiicieeng from two Evangelists, who succeeded in communicating with the bandits, who demand 50,000 dollars and 100 revolvers for his release. Mr Davies was made prisoner with 20 others, mostly wealthy Chinese. A Chinese pastor captured with Mi Davies was- released on payment ol 10,000 dollars. Ho was flogged almost to death to extract a promise of payment. Tin, Wuchang siege was apparently raised by treachery from > within, a portion of the defenders secretly admitting tho Reds, who made prisoners of tho defending Commander and otliei Generals. The Reds are flooding tho Hankwv market with Canton paper money, causing merchants to become panicky. Contrary to expectations the anniversary demonstrations at Hankow, Shanghai and elsewhere passed off quietly, due to military suppression.

FIVE THOUSAND RANSOM. PLIGHT OF CAPTURED MISSIONARY. By Cable —Press Association —Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received October 12, 9.30 p.m.) LONDON, October 12. The Shanghai correspondent of the “Daily Express” states that a message scribbled on a scrap of paper, has been received from Mr Freeman Davies (missionary captured by bandits), who states that tlie bandits demand a ransom of £5000" with 100 revolvers. They threaten immediate death if tho ransom is not forthcoming. Mr Davies is said to be in a pitiable plight. He is confined to a. room with twenty Chinese captives in a bandit stronghold thirty miles from Yengcheng. He sleeps on tho floor. lie has only coarse native food to eat, and suffers from extreme cold.