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SPOKESMAN'S ATTACK ON S'HAI SETTLEMENT

SHANGHAI, July 31,

THE JAPANESE army spokesman to-day criticised the attitude of the International Settlement authorities, whom he accused of tolerating anti-Japanese intrigues in the Settlement. The spokesman declared that the Chungking Govern ment was endeavouring, through its emissaries, to recruit soldiers among the Chinese unemployed, and that Chinese agitators had reached Shanghai from Hongkong in order to carry on anti-japanese agitation.

There was evidence, said the spokesman, that in both cases the International Settlement was the centre of the activity-Trena-Ocean.

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

August 1, 1939.

Detectives Called By The Crown

22 WITNESSES EDWARDS?

OVER 30 pupils of the Chung Shing Institute of Commerce and 11 dozen Europeans were present this morning at the continua- tion of the trial of Sub- Inspector Joseph Herbert Edwards at the Supreme

Safeguards For Britons Sought Court.

MALEVOLENCE OF THE JAPANESE

LONDON, July 31.-Mr. J. W. Banfield

Edwards is charged with de- manding money with menuces from Lau Hel-yuk, No. 1 Cur penter of the Kowloon Docks,

The prosecution, conducted by the Crown Counsel, Mr. J. Whyatt, in- tends to call upon 22 witnesses,

At the commencement of this morning's hearing. Mr. Whynt re- quested the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, to allow Lau Hei-yuk to absent himself from Court, as he hind to pay his staff at the Kowloon Dock-

Bus Conductor's Evidence

The first witness this morning was Wong To, a Kowloon Motor Bus con- Juctor.

(Lab.) asked in the House of Commons to-day yard. Permission was granted. whether the Prime Minister will give instructions that special care be taken to safeguard the well- beings of British subjects in China who are objects of Japanese suspicion and malevolence. Mr. R. A. Butler replied that locul British authorities would take such measures as were possible, but that no special instructions appeared to be called for. Mr. Banfield: "Is he aware) Opposition as to whether the British that British subjects in parts of Government intended to follow the example of the United States and to North China are seriously per- denaimee the Anglo-Japanese treaty turbed by the situation and it commerce, contented himself with aybug that fie respective situations cannot they have something more definite than this very n which the two entries found

hemselves wer! not the STUTTO. vague statement?

Trans-Ocean.

Mr. Butter: "I think the statement I have made was very defnite. I am aware of the Member's anxiety.

Anti-British Agitation

Mr. Arthur Henderson asked whether any direct representations

Mr. Butler replied in the affe- native.

Anti-British Movement

PEIPING, Aug. 1. The anti- rish movements show no sign of

decline.

British missionaries in Tsangehow, had been made to the Japanese south of Tientsin have been given Government with regard to the orders to leave by the local anti- anti-British feeling augmented by British committee, who have re- the Japanese authorities,

moved all British subjects.

and One direct result of the British movement contributed to the In reply to a further question, Mr. cause the

of

death of Minnic Butler declared that the interests of Shipley, a Canadian missionary from British trade in China would be kept London, Ontario, who died from fully in mind in the course of the typhus in a hospital in Anglo-Juponese negotiations.-Rea-Hosan

The pickets had driven away all the

ter.

He said that at 7 nm. on April 23, when he was on duty on route No. 11 from Laichikok to Kowloon City, a Chinese, Lau lei-yuk, bourded the bus in Gascoigne Road and tendered a fen cent old silver currency coin.

Witness told him it was a bad coin, whereupon Lau tendered another one which was also bad.

At that, Lau produced a $10 note which witness refused to change.

He told Lau to get off the bus. Lau refused and suggested that he ride on the bus until they reached Bungltum,

where he would change the note.

Witness said that they could not waste time, whereupon Lau suggest ed that they go to the lunghoi Police Station.

Saw An Inspector When they arrived at the charge room, they saw a Chinese pelice con stable, an interpreter und, later, a European inspector.

IN TRIAL

INSPECTOR CAREY who pave evidence this morning. the only time I heard him making this request. I am certain of thui.

Only Asked Once

He had to walt 20 minutes until-Un returned to the charge room.

Jaffer Ahmed, Indian Interpreter at the Hunghorn Police Station, said I that ni 10.30 a.m. Lau was taken out of the dock in the Charge Room. At 10.40 a.m., the test witnese.arrived and asked to see Un. Witness went to the quarters but could not and Un. He then wilted in the Charge Room for Un's return.

Dotective's Evidence Detective-Inspector A. E. Curey, In charge of criminal Investigation in Howloon, who was next called said that Sub-Inspectors often referred to him for instructions. Usually they accepted his, advice.

"On April 28," Inspector Carey continued, "I received a telephone call from Edwards at about 8.18 a.m. "He told me he had a man la the Station, who had passed two counter- feit ten-cent pleces and who, after tendering them, had offered in $10 note which the conductor refused to change.

"On arrival at lunghom, the man Himself had brought the conductor to the Station, The man was searched and several subsidiary found on his person.

coins were

y

"I told Edwards that on the face If he says he asked you twice be-of it, there appeared to be a charge fore that at 8 am, and half an hour and asked him who the man Was. Inter, tint is absolutely incorrect?-Edwards could not give me He only asked me once.

particulars about the man, and I then Sergeant George Syme Fender, who instructed him to take statements, was attached to the Hunghom Police locks the man up and submit a report. "About 9.39 n.m. I recelved In- Station in April, gave evidence that he went on duty at 0 am. on Satur- other telephone call from Edwards, day, April 22 for 24 hours. Between saying that the man was a kai-fong in, and midnight, he noticed in Hunghom and No. 1 carpenter of Agure passing the Charge Room. He Kowloon Docks, I then advised him took it be Edwards.

to refuse a charge.

"Under Suspicion"

"On April 27 Edwards brought a

The following morning, he say the Edwards bus conductor and Lau. was altilag at hls desk in the Charge Regin, making out his morning re-report to me, which I submitted to port. He was arrayed in a dressing the Deputy Commissioner of Poilee. gown, which was his usual attire in the morning.

case.

"Edwards called at my office again on May 4 and I told him I had instructions from the D.C.P. to take Told To Cef Statement

a cautioned statement from him in interpreter's Mr. Whyatt: Did you hear Ed-connection with his wards say anything?

"Edwards said, 'In that case it ap Witness: After I had been in the charge room & few minutes be told pears I am under suspicion. I don't me about the case. He gave me wish to make a statement. I should instructions to get a staterent from like to consult my sollellor.' I told the bus conductor.

him I would have to communicate his Witness was questioned by the

Did you do so?-1 did. I then attitudo to the D.C." European inspector and was told to continued my work on anstlier case Touch Of Diarrhoea wait. He left the charge room and in the Churge Room.

Mr. Sheldon: From your first con- sat down in the garden.

Did you notice what defendant did versation with Edwards that morning. wiiness was again called into the after that: He went to his quartets did you gather the Impression that police station, questioned further and after telephoning Inspector Carey he was not very well?-Not exactly. permitted

He also phoned Mr.On that particular morning I got a police searching Lau and Anding! several coins. Lau seemed surprised, of the Kowloon Motor Bus Com-touch of diarrhoea and I thought he

Sergeant Robert Grainger

At 10 p.m.,

to leave. He saw the about the case. Chengtah,

nurses, and no one was left to nurse when the coins were found,

Railway Blockade LONDON, July 31.-Replying to Miss Shipley.Reuter,

question In the House of Commons,

"Pan-Asiatic Anti-British Rally

Mr. It. A. Butler sold that further

TOKYO, Aug. 1-Organised by representations were recently made; to the Japanese Government by Sie the Tohokal, minority political party, Robert Craigie concerning the Japan was held at the Hulya Public Hall "Pan-Astatic Anti-British Raily" ese authorities' refusal to allow an inspection survey of the Shanghai- last night. Nunking railway company, which was:

the interests of the required in British bond-holders-Renter.

Anti-British manifestoes and re- solutions were adopted at the meci- ing

and

pany.

Chin Chun-wing, a money changer's He then returned to his quarters."

foki, then gave evidence that one of Was the coin produced in Court

was in the same boat. And after that, what did he do --

And you also had the impression that one of his objects In ringing you Into Dock

up was to endeavour to get you to And where was the old man, Lau? take up the case? Yes.

That, I take it, huppens sometimes What did you do after that?-1when some subordinate officers, faced counterfeit. Chan said. that many He was then put in the dock. people would be deceived into thinki-went to my quarters, read a news-with a case of complexity, endeavour- ing the coin was good,

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on

paper and went on the

verandah

do

about 10 am, to have a hair cut and ed to get you to take it up? They interpreter In Box

This particular case was of the Wan Wai-yin, Interpreter at Hung-shave. I noticed Un entering the

charge room.

simplest?-A simple case. Police Station, then gave

Was that the first time you ind

In fact, you told Edwards so, and Recrudescence of anti-British

evidence that he had worked with

was a few that there was no need for you to War With Drugs

agitation is reported throughout the the other interpreter Un in 24 hour en him? Yes. This

minutes after 10 u.m. saw him ar- LONDON, July 31.—His Majesty's country, following the reported dead-shifts. Witness went

on duty

companying the old toan, Laul, to the handle it? I might have said so.

Did it surprise you that Edwards Government had under immediate lock in the Tokyo parleys.

April 22 at 10 am. consideration possible representations Four hundred members of the

At 7.20 a.m. en April 23, a bus end of the station.

Did you say anything to hin?-1should have wanted you to take over to the Japanese Government on the|Japan Lawyers' Association met in conductor, a driver and Lau lei-yuk asked him where he was taking the such a simple ease! He didn't say drug situation in the occupled areas Tokyn yesterday afternoon and sent entered the charge room. In China, declared Mr. R. A. Butler anti-British munifesties andˇresolu-

The conductor made a reperi-and old man and he replied "The detec-so in so many words, but that was the

tives' room About ten minutes impression gathered.

It was rather surprising?—Yes. In the House of Commons to-day, lons.io Government leaders and the witness detailed the facts of the che later, I saw Edwards coming from the

You know Edwards well?-Fairly when replying to a question.—Rou- | British Embassy,

to Edwards, who then made out his end of the building

towards the Muss meetings were also reported

morning report. He was arrayed Charge Room. I then went to my

the icle- Edwards

And you had been in Not Mr. Chamberlain nt Hakodate in Hokkaido, Sendal,

dressing gown,

bowls team as he?—Yes. LONDON, July 31.-Mr. Chan-fahlmaki, Toyohash! and other eltics phoned to Mr. Lui of the Kowloon quarters and left the station on leave.

Quite Usual

And always he only took beer?- berlain replying to questions by the in Japan proper.-Demet.

Metor Bus Company and to Inspector

Mr. Shekon: Is It quite usun! for Yes. Carey,

Ed-delilned person to be taken from the charge room to the Chinese de- teetive's office?

ter.

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M. Whyatt: How often did wards speak to Inspector Carey?

ennnot remember.

Witness: Yes.

well.

"See Man About A Dog"

game

Mr. Whyntt: About your impres- slon that he was not feeling well, let's have all that was sald?I had

It is more comfortable in the detective's office for an old mun? to terminate the conversation and I Yes,

Continuing his evidence, witness said that his relief (Un) arrived at 10.15 a.m. and was told the facts of the case. Witness also told Un that Lau wished to see his friend Wong! Wing. Witness heard this request a man to his office?-No. from Lou shortly after 10 m.

told him I had to see a man about

There is nothing unusual in taking a dog. He replied 'So do I. From

these words I gathered the impres

It is more edinfortable for an old sion as to his state of health, man to be moved there?-Yes. But

Is it usunt for subordinate officers

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