PRISONER IN JAPAN
QUESTIONS IN COMMONS. AID OF AMBASSADOR, • (Halted Press Association —By Electrio \ siegrapb Copyright-: LONDON, April 11. Mr J. C. Wilmot (Labour) in the House of Commons, asking a series of questions, pointed out that Air Maxwell Biekerton who was imprisoned on March 13 at Tokio and has been committed for trial on charges of Communism, was not allowed to see the British eonsul trill March 23. He was still in gaol, though he had not. been charged. Sir John Simon, Foreign Secretary, replied that according to the Japanese authorities Mr Biekerton was suspected of an offence in connection with illegal Comlmunist activities. The British consul and ambassador, as soon as they knew of ithe airrest, had requested that Mr tßiickertoii should either be .released or publicly tried without delay. He understood that the Japanese police inquiry was now concluded' and the ease was going to the examining judge. Adequate funds were available for the defence and the ambassador was doing everything possible iin Mr Bickerton’s interests'.
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Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 13 April 1934, Page 5
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