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TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 1928.

HABEAS CORPUS APPEAL

PRISONERS NOT RELEASED.

NANKING INCIDENT.

THE AMERICAN SETTLEMENT PROVOKES COMMENT,

Shanghai, Apl. 2.

COURT MARTIAL,

CONTINUATION OF ROYAL OAK CASE.

The court martial was resumed

BRIGHTER YAUMATI.

NEATER STALLS FOR HAWKERS.

Gibraltar, Apr: 2.

The sheltered stalls erected by. The habeas corpus application concerning Un Kin and Un Fat In an editorial on the American

the Kwong: Wah Hospital on the came to a close yesterday after settlement with Nanding, the to-day of Commander Daniel.

beon noon when his Lordship Mr. North China Daily News says it

The first witness recounted the vacant plot of ground opposite the Justice Wood decided that the does not suppose the Ameriena alleged dance incidents, and said Yaumati market have now Krounds advanced by the fugitives community in China will be par- that at the conclusion of a dance, completed and are open to hawkers Counsel fafled. His Lordship was ticularly pleased with what has while he was with a lady, Rear at a nominal rental

The site, which has become not able to make an order for their been agreed.

Admiral Collard approached. ob viously most annoyed, and said, known as the public square, was, rolenso..

Resuming after the tiffin inter "Sympathy must be felt for Mr. "Look here, Commander, what on as intimated some time ago, taken val, His Lordship speaking of the McMurray in having to enter into earth has happened to the band "over by the Kwong Wah Hos difference in wording between the negotiations with his hands tied. He said the Marine band must be pital and during the end of last Treaty of Tentsin and the amend- Washington had intimated plainly replaced by a jazz band, and if your building operations wore od Ordinance said that the reason that the prospects of the Presiden- Comdr. Daniel was afraid to turn commenced to convert the waste for the former using the term tial election must not be clouded the Marines off the quartar, deck, land into a more healthy and clear rendezvous for hawkers who take "aubject" of China and the latter by any unsolved question fa he would do it himself. "National" of China, was due to foreign affairs, least of all in Subsequently, Admiral Collard up their stand outside the Market the different form of Government China. In the clrumstances, Mr. addressed the bandmastor, "It is cach day. pow in China.

MacMurray has done better than like a dirge. I shall have you sent Regarding the arrest of the might have been expected in get home to-morrow." fugitives, his Lordship Baldting the expression of United Thanked By Admiral.・・ the learned Magistrate was not States regrot for the barrage Commander Daniel said that feet square and extending the en- concerned with, that As to the round Socony Hill, which, how-when he told Admiral Collard he tire length of the plot, with two position of his Lordship's court, ever diplomatically wrapped up, had beard him refer to Bandmas lanes; they were not concerned whether remains beyond concealment, and ter Barnacle as a—he (Daniel) The smalls are all roofed, while the fugitives were detained pre-of Its readiness to proceed to declared, "Nothing will budge me at each end of the rows is a viously; The Latter were a treaty revision.

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Iberty to take whatever action

On that piece of 'ground now stand four long rows of email compartments measuring about six

from that statement Sir." He covered entrance, adding a vory.

they thought fit against the person. "Incorporated in the documents, satisfied himself that the band-neat appearance to the entire responsible for their detention. separate from the Note which master's grievance was that he erection, which contains 60 stalls.

had been called a-bandmaster. His Lordship said that the only contains the Nationalists, regret He declared he would nover stay duty of the Court was to enquire for the outrage itself, is promise on the ship, or in the Navy, after Believed to be 300 years old, a ̈ whether there was anything to of reparations, ete But the plain such an incident.

tres In Camberwell, under which, justify the fugitives' present de fact cannot be burked that

After a settlement of the band Queen Elizabeth is said to have tention....

neither barrage nor treaty re- Incident, Admiral Collard said to rested, is now being treated for In his Lordship's view the time vision should be mentioned in any him, Thank you very much for preservation. taken by the Magistrate and the connection with the episode which getting me out of a damned nasty order for the requisition was left the ugliest stain on China's hole.” reasonable time and there was no prestige. In the upshot the ex- Comdr. Daniel further stated, ho did not doubt Admiral Collard reason for believing otherwise,

Continuing, his Lordship said to claim they have scored a diplo- the Royal Oak for making 4 he returned to the ship after the tromists at Nanking are enabled that be reprimanded an officer of had not returned his salute as ho stepped on the, quarterdeck when there was abundant evidence to

disembarkation incident. His im show that the fugitives were na-matic triumph and gained face mark about Admiral Collard, Mr. tionals of China. One reason was for China where it was feared she | Kimball asked who the officer was pression of the Admiral's behaviour

must lose it."Reutor.

and Comdr. Daniel asked, Was it

on this occasion was that it was “a necessary to answer?

deliberate insult."

No Regret for Bombardment. ShangHal, Apl. 2.

The president of the Court re- plied in the negative.

Replying to Mr. Kimball (his" advocate), Comdr, Daniel declared (Continued on Next Column.)

that the fugitives belonged to a Chinese village and they could

Letter Read Out. also be regarded as such by their; surnames Un. Another reason

With regard to his reading the was that the fugitives made no at- It is understood that the United

letter criticising Admiral Collard's tempt to disprove that they wore, States and the Nationalist Govern-

conduct, Comdr. Daniel said he in fact, nationals of China,

ments now consider the Nanking

read the phrase "wardroom in- Speaking of the Governor'e incident closed, but the notes will order, his Lordship said that he not be issued textually until Government's control necessitated flamed with indignation," and found nothing in that order that Wednesday, pending which it is protective barrage around the other extracts from his letter to was inconsistent or contradictory difficult to exactly assess Mr.

Consulate as the only measure Captain Dowar, to various Lieut.- tt all with the requisition.

MacMurray's reply on Chineas adoptable for the protection of Commanders of the Royal Oak whom he summoned to his cabin. His Lordship closed his deci- alon by remarking that the weight hopes for an carly revision of American subjects.

the regarding Or

Reports that the U, S. Consulate He asked them if he had over! of evidence was not for that treaties

at Nanking is shortly reopening stated the case, and all replied in

the negative. Court to advise and that he had bombardment of Nanking.

Current reports that the United are denied.-Router.

Comdr. Dantel denied he read not been asked to do so... It was

The Nanking Ministry of For enough for him to say that the States Government have expressed grounds advanced by Counsel on regret for the bombardment of eign Affairs has decided to publish this report to the officers and sald behalf of the fugitives went Socony Hill are, however, author all documents exchanged between he subsequently told the officers against them and that he was not itatively denied. What was ex-Sir Miles Lampson and Mr. if anyone had evidenco to give,

it-Reuter, able to make an order for their pressed, it is said, was that Huang Fu regarding the Nan-ho ought to have the guts to gives release.

cirumstances beyond the U. s.lking incident.

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