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THE LINCHENG BANDIT OUTRAGE
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MR. ROWLATT'S REPORT OF BANDITS' TERMS..
CAPTIVES "VALUE CLEARLY PERCEIVED.
Mr. J. H. Powell, who returned my Max 8th to the bandits camp after the ex- piration of his 21 hour pårole, stated thig Mr.
Smith was suffering considerable mental anguish, and that all the younger men had endeavoured in every way to assist him and relieve him of n macb worry as possible. He also stated that the landi chieftains had repeatedly pro mised to releas. Mr. Smith, and he hoped that their promises would be fulfilled shortly after bie return to Puntzak.
A letter written to the British Corsal at Taochang by Mr. R. W. Rowlats
Mr. Carl Crow telegraphed to 1- eveals that the the bandits web el fu and Tsinanta in order to obtain mote and unre renlizing the value of the sleeping "jowders in urgently required the foreign captives for their demands,Mr. Smith was one of the first of the
by Mr. Smith. appeared to by steadily increasing.
captives to be released last week-E4}
Mr. Rowlat says: Yostenhay afternoon | we wut down to the village where the chiefs stay
requested that one responsible representativ, be sent up berg t hald va voaference, Four of them came up this horning (Wednesılayı anıl after outsiderable discussion we got the to state their 142 Far
These are as follow:
1.To have all the soldiers righbourhood withdrawn to their
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TREATMENT OF DISEASE BY POISON GASES.
SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENTS.
periments conducted by the U.S.A. Army It was announced on May 1st that ex Medical Corps have shown the exten ordinary efficacy of prison gases for the distreatment of certain diseases ranging from roadmple polds to presis. The experiments followed on the decidental discovery dur ing the war that workers in the Edgewood 2. Ortlers have been given to Arsenal, renr Baltimore, were imoqna bandits not to lost, at the floverunt from influenza in rooms in which chiorin has to see that all of them get means of gas was made. subsistency regularly (presumably pending thrie enrole in the army.
qualites
Guinea pig ingenlate with the germs of tuberculosis when exposed to mistard a-There are altogether 1000 bandits, gas failed to contram the Hisenser while in the district geriginally the figures others which were not on treated invari- were 3,000, then doo, then 30, and ably succumbed. Dr. A. 8. Lovenhart, new 10,000) and they wish to be formed of the University of Wisconsin. who is into mixed brighdes to be controlled by ceperating with the Medical Corps, has The Central Government, and not by any a record of forty-two persons committed to preincial authority. The Central - asylums for pavesi, who were treated with erent ha to s that they are at Lewisit gona. Twenty one have love dis. ädoquätely anard.
charged cured and are now in profitchle
4. The Central Government has to geployment, and seven others give urani the six months pay in advance, and is recovery. A Professor of the Univers sity of Arkansas, during an epidemie of addition to make up their arears of pay influenza subjected three hundred students not excreding six months' pay:
ro a mild concentration of chlorine much day and reduced the epidemis ig 16 por
-Asoon as the demands are aged
to by the Government an agreement is to pnt.
I drawn up between the Central Case As the result of experiments it is armarng and the hamlit chiefs, ta ho-heved to be practicable to introduce small signed by a representative of the Dipl. quantities of chlorine into scbenhoorns, matig Corps, who is to art as guarantor, factories, and other crowded places as P
protection against epidemies.--Tiari,
It was agreed that we would appoint a representative to go with their representi tive to proving these denbaurs foreign authorities at the station (Tsao chung). We were in guarantee the safe, retum of both representatives,
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After the conference the captives held a meeting at which it was sheiled that Mr. J. B. Powelt should take the demand to the station with the representative of the chiefs, at that Alr. R. H. How kati should art
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Mr. Rowlalt eniéques; "Personally I Colony-located in 63. Queen's Road} am afraid our deliberations will not do Central-Apvr. anything to further matters. The whole estion is probably understood by the Government official and the Diplomatie Foly, but at any rate it will do no harm. The more we understand the situation the loss 1 noe any solution. We shall be grateful if you can give us any encourage- Tent."
THE KIND OF, EIFE WE LIVE.”
The following striking passage occurs in a letter from one of the captives: --
"One small incident before I dess We perived supplies last night, and thej ompty wouden ense Rowlatt wanted. Be for inking it to his camp, a bandit stop. jed him, and informed him time he would als like the case. RowInte stopped to explain why he wanted it, the handy, pulled out his revolver, corked it, and poisted to Rowlatt's head. Ho had to be taken- nýny by force by three of bis bandit pal! That's. the kind of life we live"
MR. SMITH'S HARD CASE.
URGENT PLEA. THAT HE, AT LEAST. MAY BE
BELEANED.
The following letter from Mr. William Sunith of Manchester was brought in to Tachyang recently by Dr. Hertens, Mr. Musso's physician. It is addressed to Mr. Carl Crow head of the American Rescue Mission,
DER STE-You are meleed very good und working so hard for us all that I am loth to trouble you. Dr., Mortens bas giten nur kome veronal tablets to help mo to get to sicef. Neurasthetia with in- mala is my vrouble and i sume from England for a sen voynge to remedy this and unfortunately stopped off in Shanghai thinking it was safe to make a vide
trip to Peking. My supply of veronal wilt lest only four nights more. I take it as prescribed, not sufficient to prodțice mlerp but just enough to rest my brain. If 1 don't get a further supply either of verinal or sulphonal fablets I shall surely, collapse. Dr. Mertens asked me to write you for a supply. Do please get some and send them to ne by letter. If I could be transferred to Taochuang from this hellish plner, to rest under quiet conditions and under the observation of the consular officials until this political problem was solved-under parole) be| lieve should get to sleep and avoid a complete breakdown. I am the oldest foreign captive, (3 years. and the foreigners are agreeable that I should be at away. I have written to to H. M. Consul-General, Mr. B. G. Tours, on the subject. Da kindly send me veronal or sulphonal tablets, five grains each tablet. Dr. Mertens will sanction it ng I am careful and take underdoses. sorry to make a confession of my condi- tion but am absolutely compel'ed. Of coure as Boon so I can get out and get my letter of credit I eball have money,
Gratefully ura,
WILLIAM SMITH,
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