CHINA.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 May 1918, Page 5

CHINA.

AUSTRIANS AND GERMANS. TO BE DEPORTED TO AUSTRALIA. Received May 17, 2.20 p.m. New York, May 18. The Chicago Daily News' Pekin correspondent says that definite arrangements have been made betwen China and the Allies whereby the Austrians and Germans resident in China shall be deported to Australia. Japan has undertaken tintransport of the Austro-Germans to Australia, commencing in June.—Press Association.

SEDITIOUS UTTERANCES. CLERGYMAN SENT TO PB.ISON. OKIES OiF PROTEST, By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, Last Night The hearing of the charges (telegraphed in full last Friday) of having made seditious utterances at Greymouth on March 2S and 29 last, against the Eev. J. 11. U, Ohappell, lecturer, of Christchurch, was taken to-day by Mr. Bailey, KM. Evidence as to accused uttering the words was given by Senior-Sergeant Simpson and Detective-Sergeant Ward. Mr. Twyneham, for the defence, submitted that the informations should be dismissed. If the words had been used in the way tho witnesses had reported them, probably they could be held to b; seditious, but if it had been clearly ev tablished that they had been divorced from the context and were mere extracts from an address which took 90 minutes to deliver, the words had not been used in the way set out in the information, and lie submitted they gave an entirely erroneous description df tho speech. B(is Worship, in convicting accused, said he considered that he was a dan-, gerous man, especially at this time i« the country's history. He would be sen' fenced to 11 months' imprisonment on each charge, the sentences to be concurrent.

There were low cries of "Shame," and the court was declared adjourned. As the public were filing out a woman raised her voice in passionate protest against the sentence.