CHINESE CREW OF SILKSWORTH
ARRESTED AT NEWCASTLE NEWCASTLE, 18th October. The police arrested the crew of the Silksworth on a charge of being absent without the master’s leave. The agents for the vessel stated today that the Chinese actually had sanctuary on a British ship which would not be afforded them in Shanghai, Nanking or any other Chinese city. A message was received from Canberra saying the Chinese could land under a bond of £IOO each pending a settlement of the trouble, failing which the Chinese would be shipped back to China. The Chinese Consul-General, Dr. Pao, declared that nobody could compel nationals of another country to perform duties which would assist their country’s enemies. This, he said, was a political and not a legal question. A fund has been raised in Newcastle ! to help the Chinese in their fight.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM19371019.2.65
Bibliographic details
Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 19 October 1937, Page 5
Word Count
140CHINESE CREW OF SILKSWORTH Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 19 October 1937, Page 5
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Nelson Evening Mail. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in