ITALIAN PRIESTS ACCUSED
OF ESPIONAGE
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CHUNGKING, TO-DAY. A SENSATION HAS BEEN CAUSED IN CHINESE CIRCLES HERE BY PUBLICATION BY ALL THE CHINESE NEWS- PAPERS OF A LENGTHY DESPATCH CARRIED BY THE OFFICIAL CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY FROM LAOHOKU, ON THE SIANG RIVER IN NORTH-WEST HUPEH. The despatch concerns the alleg- Chinese priests, and
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promising to leave within one week, handing over the property and af-
ed arrest of two Italian priests on Thirdly, public announcement by fairs of the church to Chinese. /
Italian priests of a charge of carrying on espionage the activities on behalf of the Japanese."crime."
The Laohoku populace, the
MOB THREATS
agency adds, is holding mass meet- The Italians thereupon,
ings and
their
Sazomus
6. Pedder St.
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Tel. 22203.
The populace is said to have held STOP PRESS
another demonstration the follow-
ing day, and the authorities have: the been ordered to protect the Italians
demonstrations demand-agency alleges, addressed the same for fear of possible mob violence. ing the severest punishment of the day a letter to a public deputation, '--Reuter. priests, compelling the military au- thorities to take special precautions! to protect the Italians from mob violence.
RAID ON CHURCH- According to the Chinese agency, suspicion was first aroused against
cated the Italians.
BRITAIN READY TO LISTEN TO REASON
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the priests when the police arrest-"Not many generations ago we ed two Chinese on November 26. were at war with the United The Chinese, it is alleged, impli-States. To-day such a conflict has passed beyond the bounds of Following a raid on the Italian possibility. Church on Nov. 28, which, it is al-|
"In my lifetime we were with- leged, resulted in discovery of in an ace of war with France. complete wireless transmitting sta-To-day such a catastrophe seems tion as well as arms, the priests as remote as war with America. are said to have confessed.
The Laohoku populace, the agency reports, demonstrated last Saturday demanding
reducing the field of possible war thus far, is there any reason why we should not carry it further until we at- tain such a general sense of security that all of us can lay aside our weapons and de- vote ourselves to the benefit of the human race?
"As great as are the obstacles The fact is that our relations and as discouraging as is the out- with France are as close as to look in certain respects, I believe pass beyond more legal obliga-it possible to attain this goal tions since they are founded on provided we keep our purpose Firstly, deportation of the priests identity of interest. (Loud firm, our courage undaunted
cheers).
and our faith untarnished."
within three days,
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Secondly, handing over of church property and affairs to
"If we have succeeded in
Reuter.
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