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INTERNEE ESCAPE SEQUEL

That they were allowed to escape from Matauchung Internment Camp by an Indian constable early

on

TOO MUCH OF A TEMPTATION

THREE HONG KONG DOLLARS LYING IN THE OPEN TILL OF A CASH REGISTER ON DISPLAY IN in THE SHOW-WINDOW OF THE NA- COM- CASH REGISTER

STREET, PÁNY, 10, ICE HOUSE PROVED TOO STRONG A TEMPTA- FOR A MIDDLE AGED TION CHINESE DURING THE NIGHT.

December 16 and were arrested Tam Kung Road, later by another In-TIONAL dian constable, who recognised them as interned soldiers, was the story re- lated before Mr. E. Himsworth this morning when two Chinese internees gave evidence against Ghullam Hus- sain, 20, (PCB-60).

Hussain was charged with alding with and abetting their escape and accepting bribes of $15 and $9 from them.

guilty,

Hussain, who pleaded not was, after evidence, sentenced to nine months' hard labour.

Mr. Thompson, A.S.P. (Kowloon), said Hussain had served with

the

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About 1.30 o'clock this morning, he threw a stone through the plate- glass window, helped himself to the small change and sped off down the street.

The

however, night watchman, was near at hand and after a chase, caught him.

Police Force for seven years and his apart from the culprit himself was the record was fairly good.

The only loser in the transaction- insurance company, which will have to pay for a new plate-glass window.

is no money P.S.-There

window to-day. to

Four Indian constables, who were Camp, on observation duty at the told the Magistrate that at 2.30 a.m. they saw two Chinese allowed leave the Camp through the gate. (PCB-352) said he went to the the Hussain who gate and asked Chinese were and was told they were

main

Y.M.C.A. men.

Hussain said he neither made any and Yeung arrangement with Ko nor had he received any money from them. He let them leave the Camp because each produced a pass, with photos attached.

Inspector Rogers told the Magis- trate that no person was allowed to leave the Camp between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. even with a pass.

in the

Mrs. J. Callender, of Knutsford Ho- tel, has reported that her handbag, containing jewellery, valued at $109, was either stolen or lost yesterday while she was travelling on the Star

Ferry.

Mr. J. Lawrence of Kowloon Docks, has reported the theft of a clock from was parked his car No. 5807, which near the Club de Recreio yesterday afternoon.

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Tokyo, To-day. Agitation for the resignation of the Government has been start- ed by Japanese political parties. 250 At a private conference members of the Lower House yesterday passed a resolution that the Cabinet should consider the question of resigning before the resumption of the Diet session on January 21.

Members of five political par- ties attended the meeting which was played up in most papers this morning.

news-

that

the

con-

The "Kokumin Shimbun" blunt- ly declares that sentiment among political

is parties Cabinet has forfeited the fidence of the nation because of This senti- its many blunders, ment, it adds, will Intensify,

The "Yomiuri Shimbun" says: "A storm is bound to break out the in the Diet. Opposition to Government may reach fever pltch at which the Government may find itself fatally stricken." to The movement, according the "Asahi Shimbun," is not en- sahemers gineered by political

but has automatically grown out of actual visits paid by Diet members to their constituencies, when they saw actual conditions. -Reuter.

Tokyo, To-day.

are

Japan and Soviet Russia reported to have agreed to ex- tend the

temporary present fisheries pact for one year.

According to the "Yomiuri Shimbun," the Foreign Minister informed the Cabinet that "as a result of an exchange of views, the

in Japanese Ambassador Moscow and the Soviet Foreign Commissar have been approach- ing each other's viewpoints, but as a measure for the immediate present they have reached a basic

of understanding for extension the present temporary fisheries pact for one year."

The Foreign Minister is also stat- èd to have reported to the Cabinet the that the negotiations with United States concerning steps to be taken after expiration of the Japan-America trade pact were progressing in an amicable atmos- phere.

The attitude of the United States towards Japan, he is said to have added, was gradually Im- proving.

Mr. Joseph Grew, the United States Ambassador, is reported to have notified Japan that the United States does not desire # state of no treaty.-Reuter,

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