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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

June 28, 1939,

Impersonation Of Police

Not Proved Soldiers Guilty Of Larceny

LATE NEWS

Sensational

Rumours

"Ching Correspondent

Settlement Reached?

TOKYO, June 27. The Japanese Government is plan- current inning to issue an offelal communique that the to-day announcing that the Tientsin situation will be settled by diplomatie negotiations.

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This announcement will constitute

to Britain's request. reply

Negotiators from the British Con-

military

representatives, will proceed

SENSATIONAL but whomeial re- ports, which cannot be confirmed in omelul cireles, were FOUR British soldiers froni Hongkong this afternoon the Middlesex Regiment appear Japanese were evacuiting Centon. ed at the Kowloon Magistracy According to a report from

Shameen this morning on charges of im

Evening Newa," personating police officers and

troops hava entirely the larceny-of—$56.40.—After-from-strategie-points-in-the- evidence had been heard, Ward The Shakee Bund, which has

guarded by

Japanese Army heavily and Remer were found guilty of

unlia since the occupation Navy nad larceny, and the other two defen-fast October, is stated to be entirely dants were discharged on this deserted except for Chinese. count.

The correspondent claims that. the Japanese have demolished many of their defence works in the city.

unboals, he adds, have

river pro-

All Japanesored from the

After registering convictions against Ward and Remer, for which they were ordered to pay to complainants the sum of $15 and $24.40 respec- opposite Shamees, and have tively, Mr. flimsworth announcedceeded to an unknown destination that he had decided to reopen the down-river. case ogainst Remer on July 8,

The

report is all the more anysler- Defendants were Private Stephen fous in view of the fact that the Vincent Ward, 27, and Private Arthur Chinese admit that no extensive mill- David Smith, both of "A" Company, tary operations ure in progress near Private Aldred Jenkins, 21, and Canton, and Chinese sources believe Private Louis Remer, both of H. Q. that, the report is trupted by the the with- Company. Ward was additionally drawal hins been charged with assaulting Tau! Sat, 42, International situation. a P. W. D. coolle.

and

Complainants were Kwok Chan, 24. Wor

Wons Shing, 42, Tsui Sat and TSROK

Kam, 36. Sub-Inspector T. K. Whelan prose- cued, while Captain H, Marsh of the Middlesex

Regiment appeared in Court defendants.

At a previous hearing, evidence was given that the four defendants were

alleged to

to have entered a shop

H.M.S. Moth arrived In Hongkong yesterday from Canton, and It is understood that the position then was quiet,

Flat Rejection By Britain, U.S.

authorities to the Japanese Consul- General, Mr. Yoshiaki Miura, on

sulate at Tientsin together with

to Tokyo where the negotiations will be carried out under the supervision the British Ambassador. of the Japanese Foreign Minister and

The negotiations will probably be- gin next week.

The "Asahi Shimbun" remarks thint the Japanese Government is nt present showing a sincere desire for peaceful outcome of the dispute and therefore the

Foreign Japanese Minister has consented to negotiate.- United Press.

Dublin Has A Lady Mayoress Election Makes History

DUBLIN, Jund 27-The first Lady Mayoress of an Irish city in Shum Chun Street, told the complies to the Japanese communication Corporation,

SHANGHAI, June 20.—Wrliten re- was elected to-day by the Dublin plainants they were Police, and after of June 27 regarding the commence- a starch. to have taken away $55.40, inent of Japanese naval operations Kwok Chan stated that he had $24.40 near Wenchow and Foochow, were of Tom Clarke who was executed in She is Mrs. Kathleen Clarke, widow taken from him, while Tsui Sat sald sent by the British and American 1010. $15 was taken from him by Ward.

Det.-Sergeant H. J. Baldwin said le saw Ward and Smith at the MongTuesday night. kokk charge room on June 17, and The British authorities flatly I

result of information given to him,jected the Japanese request for with he communicated with the Shamshui- | drawnt of shipping from the treaty po Barracks, and the other two ports and warned the Japanese that defendants were sent to the Polles they must assume responsibility for Station. He later accompanied the any damage to British Interests which four men back to the barracks, where may arise from the naval operations. they were searched in his presence. Word had 21 cents in his possession, Smith had $1.41, Jenkins had $1, and Remer $3.95,

No Impersonation

The case for the prosecution having concluded, Mr, Himsworth said there was no evidence of Impersonating the Pollec, but complainants may have thought defendants were Police. All defendants were found to have no cose to answer on the first count, while Jenkins had also no case to answer on the charge of larceny.

A statement was made by Ward int which he said they passed a shop in Shum Chun Street walle returning to barracks on June 17, and seeing a crowd gathered around table inside the shop, had stopped

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to see what was going on. out of curiosity. They were chased out, and in trying to escape, fell into a nullah,

A similar story was told by Smith, while Remer sald he had nothing else

lo say.

Captain Marsh said he would like to point out that on the charge of larceny, defendants had drawn vari ous sums of money from the pay table on June 10. Ward had drawn $1, while Smith and Remer td drawn $5 each. Regarding, the charge of assault ogainst Ward, Captain Marsh said he had visited the shop, and had noticed that the exit was rather narrow. "I suggest that Ward in at tempting to get out, did the same m everybody else, He forced his way out," said Captain Marsh.

Inspector Whelan sakd he had also visited the shop, and he suggested that Captain Marsh would agree with him that It was impossible to ree what

was going on in the shop from the street, Captain Marsh dishgreed with this.

Continuing. Inspector Whelan sald defendants could not possibly set what was going on Inside before en-

there was no justification for thele

It is revealed that the American reply says that the circles concerned have been advised to take shelter from the pinces likely to be involved In the fresh military operations in Fukien and Chekiang.

re-

She is a member of the De Valera Party and was elected by the casting vote of Mr. Alfred Byrno, who

inquished the mayoralty after serving for nine years.—Reuter Special.

City Gun Duel Sequel July 4

July 4 was the date fixed for the Having taken these necessary steps, hearing of charges arising out of the American authorities warn that the gun duel which occurred at Des the Japanese will be held responsible Voeux Road Central, near Lee Yuen for any damage which may be done Street East, on June 5 Detective to American nationals and interests. Wan Man who was shot during the

It is understood that Japanese duel, died in hospital a week later authorities consider the American Before Mr. R. Edwards at the reply_as "friendly."

Central Magistracy this morning Lou The Japanese authorities are Man-chu, 31, a Swatow Chinese, was determined, however, to proceed charged that, in company of Lau Au- with their military operations

tong, now dead, he assaulted Chang Irrespective of the British attitude, Tak-chi, folk of the Sino-German Informed quarters point oul. Dispensury, with Intent to rob, He Domet.

was also charged with being in possession of a revolver and five rounds of ammunition..

FOREIGNERS EVACUATING

Bre

SHANGHAI, June 28.-An unde- termined number of Britons evacuating Foachow, vin Sharps Peak Island, where they will board | H.M.S. Daring. Daring has already cvacuated all Britons from Sharps Peak, where the Japanese landed yesterday.

Lau was remanded to July 4.

Cholera Toll Mounting

The

cholera toll in Hongkong

The Japanese naval, authorities at continues to mount and yesterday 15 Sharps Peak notified H.M.S. Daring new cases were added to this year's that all foreignars desiring to list which now totals 211.

Nine were from Kowloon, four from Victoria, and two from fiarbor junks.

evacuate Foochow should proceed to Shores held a mass before dark to-night.

Cases

DI

tuber-

The British community held aj Thirty-six new mass meeting last night and dis- culosis during the past 24 hours has cussed the evacuation, in which the brought the 1939 total up to 3,015.

During the same period there were British Consul urged the evacuation

five coscs of all women and children,

of dysentery, two of The number of evacuees, however, enteric fever and ono of measles: has not been reported.

An An officer from H.M.S. Daring! escorted the evacuees from Foochow to Sharps Peak late this afternoon.

The British Ambassador has urged the Britlah Consul at Foochow not to unless he believes. evacuate Britons

This is the duc_to_the

£988 MILLIONS FOR ARMS

LONDON, June 27.-British

tering, and if gambling was going on them to be endemicult to expenditure on ammaments from

entry.

Not Wanted In Army

Ward and Remer were then found

British policy-a

-et belief that it will

I be very return to Japanese occupied

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cas 1985 to 1938 inclusive amounted have been evacuated. to £988,588,932, 'declared Sir American consular authorities so

once

foreigners have

Smith was discharged. guilty on the charge of larceny, while far have not received information John Simon, Chancellor of the

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whether an American warship will be Exchequer to-day. Captain Marsh sald Ward's record despatched to Foochow although it Of this amount £193,000,000, was not very good, while Remer had is believed that such action is certain, which is 19.5 per cent. of the SEE an exemplary record in the Army, They are not aware whether any Captain Marsh also stated that it Americans are evacuating Foochow. total, were covered by loans. Ward was convicted, his services although it is assumed that women Trans-Ocean, would not be required in the Army. and children are leaving.-United

Both defendants were then bound | Press. over In the sum of $50 to come up for judgment within 12 months, while Word was ordered to pay $15 compensation to Tsul Sat or in de fault hren weeks' imprisonment. Romer was ordered to pay $24.40 compensation or one month.

After sentence had been passed, one of the defendants said he had not taken the money, and he would not pay it.

Chinese Ratings

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Humiliations To Cease

New Attempts To Raise Thetis

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Cammell Lairda have especially Otted a 3,300-ton-steamer for salvage work.

LONDON, June 28,--Mr. Chamber-raise the sunken submarine Theils Iain is expected to inform the House of Commons to-day that negotiation are opening in Tokyo within a day or two for a settlement of the The (sin crisis by treating it as a local incident,

The managing director of the com- The Japanese announcement, that pany announced to-day that if it were Britons in Tientsin will no longer possible to raise the submarine to the be humiliated has been received with surface, it would do towed into shal- very great satisfaction in London, as low water at Red Whard Bay off otherwise indifferent to China, and reports were inelting public ophalon Angiesen Island-Trans-Ocean. tending to force the Government's hand no larger issues upon which it wants to go easy.

The "Telegraph" understands that four Chinese ratings aboard H.MS Moth, which arrived from Canton yesterday, were arrested at the Kow loon Naval Yards shortly after they

It is now evident that Japan does controlled currency in occupied terri- stepped ashore.

not wish to expand the Tienisin crisis Britain has already lodicated fier It is alleged that $800 in Chinese into a wider North China Issue, which willingness to comply with the first silver coins was found In their would inevitably lead to an Anglo-request possession.

Japanese clash.

There is little. likelihood, however, The men will probably be charged What little face the Japanese might of Britain seceding to the currency with smuggling.

lone in playing down the Tientsin question, which is expected to keep incident they apparently hope. D

cropping up more strongly each Ume. regal by focussing world attention Nevertheless, the fact that Jepan on their operations at Foochow and has agreed to talk about Tientsin as Wenchowy.

Walking In · Cochrane Street- yesterday, Miss Ribeiro, of 7 Hankaw - Itand, had a pair of ear-rings valued

who escaped.

During the negotiations at Tokyo,

a local incident is viewed here as a

great step towards easing the Far

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