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CHINESE REMAIN ASHORE CREW OF THE SILKSWORTH ARRESTED BY THE POLICE (United Press Association) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) NEWCASTLE, Oct. 18. (Received Oct, 18. at 10.35 p.m.) 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 at Shanghai, Nanking or any other Chinese city. A message was received from Canberra saying that 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 the nationals of another country to perform duties which would assist their country’s enemies. This, he said, was a political not a legal question. A fund has been raised in Newcastle to help the Chinese in their fight.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23326, 19 October 1937, Page 10
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