Hankow, July 21.
Mr. Peter Prevot, who yesterday pleaded guilty to infringement of Article 89 of the China Order-in-Council of 1925 and was ordered to furnish security of $5,000 in two sureties, again appeared before the British Consular Court today.
Through his counsel, Mr. C. E. Sherwin, Mr. Prevot said he was unable to secure the necessary surelies totalling $5,000.
The Acting Consul-General, Mr. C. E. Whitamore, who is also judge of the court, thereupon ordered that Mr. Prevot be deported from China.
This order is subject to confirma-Yon by the judge of H.B.M. Supreme Court in Shanghai.
Mr. Prevot was last month detained by the Chinese authorities for alleged espionage activities, and was subsequently handed over to the British authorities. movement is in full swing.
If necessary, members of the proposed association will ask both the Shanghai Municipal Council and the French Municipal Council to give whatever assistance they can in connection with the movement, the reports said.
In pleading guilty to infringement of Article 89 of the China Order-in-
Council of 1925 yesterday, Mr. Pre-vot's counsel said that the defendant wished to say that while his methods of gathering information might well cause the Chinese to become suspicious, he did not intend to use such information to the detriment of China,
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