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Show Lintsing, Shantung, Hovember 16, 1930. Dear Rowland, Later and concluding bulletin;- The search for someone who would lend or dared to sell two guns went on. A few days later the brigadier general in charge of units here and in Tehehow came here on an inspection tour, kt a dinner the chairman of the chamber of commerce mentioned the matter of the prisoners to him, and he interrupted the speaker with the remark, "Oh, those fellows! I paan to take them out and shoot then tomorrow." the chairman continued to say that he hoped that things could be fixed up more amicably, and Dr, Hsu added that as far as he was concerned he would like to see a chance given them to reform, The general said, "BanditsI Who ever heard of bandits reforming?" They were not shot however, and the search for guns went on. Four or five days ago the chairman of the chamber of commerce finally found some guns, where I have never heard, paid them over to the colonel, and the men were set free. They were evidently only mildly tortured while in confinement. The friends of Mr. Wang were glad to know that he had not had the usual administration of a decoction of peppers up his nose. He had been beaten, and branded with hot irons, and made to kneel while a pole was put across his calves and people sat on both ends , and such minor abusive treatment, but in general had not suffered as badly as people usually do in the hands of the authorities, whether awaiting trial on suspicion, or after sentence. It is said that the friends of both are trying to arraage for Dr, Hsu B,n^ Mr. Wang to mee^ and make up. Yours sincerely, | » |