Of the Chinese handed over by the Japanese authorities to. the! Shanghai Municipal Police for in-Yestigation of the causes of their' detention, 52 who were admittedly refugees from the zone of hostilities were released frum custody yester-say, It was understood that charges would be preferred against the remaining 65, but yesterday morning the International' Committee of Inauiry was Informed that the Japanese consular authorities did not propose to Dung charges against the captives inthe Special District Court.
The Committee of Inquiry, composed of Mr. N. Aall, Consul-General for Norway (Chairman); Mr. Grant ones, Assistant Judge of LIH. Supreme Court for China; Cay G. Ros, of the Italian Legation Staff; and Me. R. T. Bryan, Jr" Municipal Advocate, met at 11 "a.m, yesterday and as. no formal charges were pre-Serred against the persons detained, fan order was issued by the Council 0 the Commissioner "of Police to release them, One prisoner, former Jy employed at the Palace, Hotel, faving died from a longatanding disease since being handed over to the police, G4 captives were given their freedom yesterday afternoon.
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