BRITAIN & JAPAN

Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 August 1939, Page 7

BRITAIN & JAPAN

SURRENDER OF ALLEGED TERRORISTS ANNOUNCED BY FOREIGN OFFICE. WIDENING OF THE HOSTILE CAMPAIGN. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright LONDON. August 11. The Foreign Office yesterday announced that Britain will hand over to 1 lie Japanese ant horilies the four accused Chinese in Tientsin, over whom 1 lie present AngloJapanese dispute originated. The British Embassy in Tokio has issued a statement denying that the Government is deliberately delaying the despatch of fresh instructions from London in the Tientsin talks. It states that the issues are complex, requiring numerous consultations.

An Independent Service message from Peking states that the latest Japanese anti-British move is heralded by the arival of Mr. ’Watanabe, a prominent member of the Tokio Social Mass Party, who is conferring with the Japanese and has again declared the intention of organising an international anti-British movement throughout. China and in Japan and Manchukuo. MORE EVIDENCE SUBMITTED CONFIDENTIALLY BY JAPANESE. EXAMINATION IN LONDON. (Received This Day. 10.10 a.m.) LONDON. August 11. It is officially stated that the Japanese submitted additional confidential evidence to Sir Robert Craigie concerning the charges against four Chinese held at the Tientsin Concession and that this has been carefully examined by legal authorities in London, leading to the conclusion that a prima facie case has been made out against the two men held on charges of murder and against the two charged with membership of an illegal organisation. Sir Robert Craigie already has advised the Japanese Government of the opinion of London legal authorities, in view of which the men will be handed over for trial. It is stated that the British decision has no connection with the suspension of the talks and that it neither forms part of a bargain. DELIBERATE DELAYS ALLEGED BY JAPANESE ARMY. REFERENCE TO "TRICKY BRITAIN." (Received This Day. 9.55 a.m.) LONDON, August 11. A statement by Japanese Army Headquarters at Tientsin accuses the British of deliberately hampering the progress of the Tokio talks until the Russian Pact has been concluded. The statement hints at further anti-British measures unless "tricky Britain” replies yes or no to the Japanese demands. ACTION IN ENGLAND MISS FRY APPLIES FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS. (Received This Day, 10 a.m.) Miss Sara Margery Fry, a Governor of the British Broadcasting Corporation and a member of the noted “cocoa” family, has instructed counsel to apply for habeas corpus in respect to the four surrendered Chinese at Tientsin.