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& BRITISH DECISION
Summons Accepted On Lord
Halifax's Behalf
OSTENSIBLE CAUSE
LONDON, August 15" (BWS)-Upon the recent announce- ment of the British Government's decision to execute the war- rant of the local Chinësé Court in the case of the four. Chinese who have been in custody in the British Concession, at Tientsin since last April on suspicion of complicity in murder, certain individuals in England took steps to have an application for a writ of habeas corpus made in the British Court in China. Meantime a similar application and Lord Listowel, President of has been made on behalf of the the China Campaign Committee. four men in England and Cri Thursday Mr. Justice Cassels gave
Refusal of the British Concession | leave for the issue of a summons authorities at Tientsin to hand for a writ of habeas corpus, re-over the four Chinese suspects was turnable on Tuesday and directed the original ostensible cause of the to the Foreign Secretary and blockade of the Concession by the others.
Japanese military authorities instituted in North China. The refusal was maintained in view of the fallure of the Japanese to produce evidence against the men
At the Foreign Office, service of the summons has been accepted on behalf of Lord Hallfax.
LEGAL PROCEDURE› Procedure under this ancient British legal safeguatu of me liberty of the subject is that on the return of the summons the merits ! the application are argued, and it is then decided whether or not a writ should be Issued.
Subsequently, the Japanese communicated evidence which, in the view of the British Government, which took legal. advice, constituted a prima facle case against two of the suspects for complicity in the murder and the other two for membership" of an illegal' ør- ganization.
PRIMA FACIE CASE
Princess Margaret Rose, youngest daughten ... of Their Majesties the King and Queen, will to-day celebrate her ninth birthday. The above picture was taken when Her Royal Highness competed
the Bath Club, Dover Street."when she won the children's chal- lenge shield for giris under nine, with 351 points out of 40,
The writ, If secured, directs the person having custody of the
FRENCH SUPPORT prisoner or prisoners to bring
FOR BRITAIN them before a British court or
A prima. facle case once having to release them...
PARIS, Aug. 20 (Renter)-A con- been established, the British Gov-ference of interested powers to The application was made onentment directed that the normal settle economic questions, in the the instructions of Miss Margery procedure of the British Conces-Far East is suggested by "Les Fry, former Principal of Somer-slon in police matters should be Temps," which supports British ville College, Oxford, and well-adhered to, and accordingly the action in Tientsin and says that known for her work in connection warrant of the Chinese District Japan always refused a conference with the Society of Friends' reifef Court should be executed.
method, but that nevertheless, it organizations, Professor Norman) The present habeas corpus pro-is the only way to clarify the Bentwich, former Attorney-General ceedings date from the announce-situation if there is a definite wish of the Government of Palestine, ment of that decision.
to avoid the menace of a conflict.
NEW METHOD ÖF DEALING WITH
* IRA. MENACE
LONDON, Aug. 20 (Reuter) — А пет method to deal with the IRA menace under the Freven- tion of Violence Act was adopted by the Home Secretary.
Yesterday he issued Registration Orders for twenty cases. These orders are issued for the first time and impose very similar conditions to those under the Allens Act in that persons receiving the orders have to report their address and any change of address to the Police.
CHINA WAR NEWS:
RAIN AND FLOODS HAMPER
OPERATIONS: SERIOUS PLIGHT OF REFUGEES
LOYANG, Aug. 20 (Central) —-Rain and flood are hampering mafor operations in Honan. As a precau-- tion against Chinese guerilla raids, 200 Japanese troops are daily patrolling the highways in east Honan in army lorries while Chinese puppets are enlisted to search pedestrians entering and leaving various towns. In spite of the Japanese highways" near Chenliu" and precaution, Chinese guerillas Kihsien.
Further Damage
It is understood that eight of have dynamited recently the the orders apply to women. One steel bridges at Lowangtsaf Further damage has been done
additional
expulsion. 'order Was
of such orders 85.
issued yesterday, making the total and Changtsai on the Lung-to the highways by flood, render- hai Railway and damaged the ing Japanese military transport ex- tremely difficult. Seven hundred Japanese engineers and Chinese workers have been sent from Hai- chow, the eastern terminus of the | Lunghai Railway, to do repairs, but' the Chinese guerillas are planning to hamper their work by attacks,
As a result of the breaches in the dykes along the Tsin River and the Kwangtsi River, vast areas in Wu- chili, Tainyang' and other districts in North Honan are flooded. Sin- slang, junction of the Pelping- Hankow Railway and the Taokou- Chinghua Railway, is also threa- tened.
Nazi Press Persistence: "Something" Anticipated Before September 2
BERLIN, August 19 (Reuter)-The Berlin press screams daily that the present situation is intolerable and that the solution of the Danzig problem cannot be long delayed.
-
some-
Most well-informed quarters anticipate thing" before the Party Congress at Nuremberg on September 2. It will be difficult to keep the propa- ganda" campaign. "at Its present pitch for another three weeks.
The ordinary "German in the street, remembering vivid- ly what happened just a year aga, has been reading between the lines of his newspaper and is waiting for something to happen.
At the best, Herr Hitler will get Danzig without striking a blow-a success which сап make little of no materiał difference to the average
CONSPIRACY TO
citizen of the Reich-and at the worst, Europe will be em- broiled in war.
Refugees are in serious plight and their number is continuously increasing.
·
Night Attacks YUNGYUN,. KWANGTUNG, Aug.
MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 1939.
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BERLIN DOUBTS Talks with high German
Tsincheng Besteged LOYANG, Aug 20 (Central) Haiphong officials give the impression that there is still a good deal of doubt The Chinese are beslaging Tsin- in Berlin whether Britain will real cheng in southeast. Shansi. A ly fight for Poland.
number of important points in the Considerable attention has been vicinity, including Shintaao and directed to the article in "Berlin-sinmisoho along the Tsincheng-
Lanchechen highway, have been. Rome-Tokyo" (in Page Fifteen of this issue) because it is believed to recaptured by them, come from the pen of Herr : von Ribbentrop himself
Attack Repulsed HBUCHANG. HONAN, Aug, 20 (Central)-Using tanks and ar- BRITAIN'S RESPONSIBILITY The writer alleges that the some 800 Japanese foot and mount- moured cars as the spearhead. ́ ́A DEFRAID
Polish Government no longer aped soldiers launched an attack on pears to be master of the situation the Chinese positions near Hwal- Bentence of three months' hard in Poland. The British Govern- labour was passed by Mr. QAA ment, he says, has thus placed the rang and Kinslen in eastern Homan, Macfadyen at Kowloon Court yes responsibility of a decision on
a few days ago, bas terday on Leung Fuk, 46, who was peace or war in the hands of blind-and were finally, repulsed following They encountered it resistance convicted for conspiracy to deed chauvinists: fraud an amah, Hung Ping, of
$180.
SALZBURG TALKS' To the question, "What was de- Leung asked for a sum of $180 cided at Salzburg?" only a general (9150 "ahoe money" and $30 pre-answer can be given, namely, that pald rent) on the promise that all the moves by the encirclement he would obtain for complainant Powers which induce Poland to a tenancy in a house in Shanghai commit further moral, political Street. He was ordered by the and other provocations against Magistratu to yoy to the com- Germany which will no longer be plainant amends of $50, this mum tolerated and will be warded off by having been paid to defendant on the Altes deposit
one ma
hand-to-hand combats.
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