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WEDNESDAY, August 23, 1930.
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These pictures, exclusive to the "Telegraph" give a vivid, Idea of the conditions now existing on the Hongkong border. Top left photograph shows coolles under British military direction strengthen- Ing a sandbag ́emplacemení at Lowa. Top right depicts British Tommies carrying ammunition into a converted railway truck, and below, border guardians clean their rifles while others enjoy a game of mali fonze in their temporary quarters. These three pictures were taken by V. D. Chang. The remaining photographs reveal the plight of dozens of refugees who streamed across the frontler during the Japanese operationn. They speak for themselves. These pictures were taken by the Yuen Chun Studio.
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Habeas Corpus Writ
QUESTIONS ARGUED IN LONDON
London, Aug. 22.
Sir Wolter Monckton and Mr. Geoffrey Bing appeared for the applicants when the summons for the
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writ of habeas corpus respecting the make the application on behalf of the tour Chinese in Tientsin came before men, sald counsel, and he profoundly Justice Cassels this morning. At the doubted whether the men themselves outset it was announced that the would desire it to be made. proceedings will be heard in open Court,
Counsel said that the writ of The
affidavit of Lord Listowel, as habeas corpus would not lie, against President of the China Campalga the Foreign Secretary, who has no Committee, contended that the inten-more control over these men than I tion to hand over the four men.ty the have. All he can do is to transmit o Japanese Government was wholly the British Ambassador in Chin the unlawful and unjustified. The Bri-effect of such advice as he has re- tish authorities
were
not entitled celved in London.” under the Treaty of Tientsin to hand
over the men to the Japanese Gov- Counsel further said that such a erument, though the men might be writ did not, and never had, run in handed over to the Chinese author-relation to a foreigner in a foreign
country.
Tiesir
Sir Walter Monckton maintained as there was no properly con- stituted Chinese Republic in-
Tientsin,
that
it
Handing Over Delayed
Mr. O'Connor maintained that the would not be right to hand over detention of the prisoners wart In the men to a usurper's Court. There purported pursuance of the Treaty would doubtless be A properly con- and was therefore an Act of State. situled Chinese Court in Shanghal It is not open to the Court to examine und a request was
vas made therefrom whether the in the last few days for the men to plied
Treaty is being com- with or not. handed over
over to them. Counsel
Counsel sald Unt within the last contended there was 48 hours the Foreign Office has re- nothing to show that the authorities ceived intimation tha the Chinese
the
rights District Court was qu. prepared to
treaty
in Tientsin inherited of the Chinese there, or that there receive the prisoners. Nobody de- was authority for the proposition that tired such a step should be taken the British Government had juris before the dealsion of the Court is dletion in the matter, though it had given in the present application. no territorial rights.-Reuter.
Hearing was adjourned till to- morrow.---Reuter.
Application "Fantastic"
London, Aug. 22. Mr. Terence O'Connor, appearing for Lord Halifax, argued that the Tientsin Court still existed and operated.
"The application for the production of the men here is little short of fantasy," he said. "I cannot any what percentage of the Home Fleet might be necessary to secure. such production."
No authority hus been shown to
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