IN THE FAR EAST

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20890, 23 August 1939, Page 8

IN THE FAR EAST

THE FOUR CHINESE HABEAS CORPUS PROCEEDINGS v United Press. Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received August 23. 3.15 p.m.) LONDON, Aug. 22 The hearing regarding a summons for a writ of habeas corpus in the case of the four Chinese who are accused of murder was adjourned until to-morrow, after statements by Sir Terence O'Connor for the Foreign Secretary and Sir Walter Monckton for the applicants. BRITONS AND AMERICANS JAPAN DISCLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOREIGN CONCESSION PROBLEMS (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received August 23, 3.15 p.m.) PEKING, August 22 The Army spokesman declared that Japan will not assume responsibility for the lives of Britons and Americans and Chinese in the occupied areas. TOKIO, August 22 The Nanking Puppet Government Ins worked out a plan for a fundamental solution of the problems of the International Settlement and foreign concessions in Shanghai, whose puppet mayor, under threat of other measures, demanded that the Municipal Council apologise and punish the police and compensate the victims of Saturday's incident, when Sergeant Kinlock, after being shot without provocation in the back by puppet police and trespassers had returned the lire, killing two of them. DELAY IN RESUMPTION TIIE ANGLO-JAPANESE TALKS AMBASSADOR LEAVES TOKIO (Independent cable) TOKIO, August 21 The British Ambassador, Sir Robert Craigie, and Lady Craigie have left Tokio for the summer Embassy quarters on Lake Chuzenji. This indicates that a resumption of the talks between Britain and Japan is not expected for some time. The Japanese Foreign Office spokesman says there was nothing in either the British or the Japanese statements which said the negotiations were ended. WOMEN AND CHILDREN BRITISH TAKE PRECAUTION'S PREPARING FOR EVACUATION (Ur»**»*i Assn. — El**' Tot. Copyright) (Received August 23. 3.15 p.m.) HuNGKONd. August 22 Instructions have been broadcast fur the registration of British children and women under 28 years of fur evacuation in case of emergency.