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Mr. Kim — "he, also, was from Kangkei, a well put to- gether husky young man of nineteen years. He was in terrible pain, groaning constantly. The operation seemed to help him quite a little, and he begged to be operated on again. His buttocks were frightfully in- fected, and much dead tissue had to be removed. While coming out of the anaesthetic, he constantly shouted, 'Long Live Korea,' 'Long Live Korea.' At times he seemed to be better, but peritonitis developed, and on Sunday, May 25th, he died. His brother, who had been summoned, arrived a few hours before he passed away. On seeing his brother, he called out, 'I shall get well now that you have come ; let's have a talk.' Constantly during the afternoon he would bite at the tips of his fingers. I did not know for what reason, and, of course, pulled his hand away from his mouth. Just before he died, he again made a great effort and managed to get his little finger into his mouth but had not the strength to bite. He looked at me so anxiously, but I could not think what he wanted, so offered him a sip of water which he refused. He whispered, ' I don't mind dying, but I had hoped to see my country free first.' Then an elder, who was standing near, prayed and asked him if he knew Jesus, to which he said, ' Yes,' then closing his eyes he passed away. I afterwards found that he was trying to bite off the tip of his little finger, so that he could write the oath of Independence in his own blood as many a patriot had done."