The Archive · 1937

Foreigners' Position

The Japanese authorities claim that the application of Hose dawa'g ten regulations concerning subversive actions against Japanese forees apply. to everyone, foreign oF Gtherwhse, and anywhere, north fouth of the creeke—dn" princi This war revested by a Japanese Spokeaman yesterday afternoon dur~ ing questioning related to the morn Inge' bombing Incident from the Chekiang' Road Bridge, He adfnitied, however, that the Japanese Guthorities would "proceed "very Eautiously" where the application of have regulations. to foreigners with ox tea-torrilorial rights were the police ame under these regula ake If the prisoner now held by long, the spolcesman said he did, but {hat he. was now being questioned by the SMP. He was not able to fay whether any request had been, or would fo, made for him to be turned over to tie Japanese authoris ties. In. principle, the regulations applied to him.

Act 1a. committed, against Japanese soldier anywhere else Gian in Hongkew) in Shanghai, will the game regulations apply?—¥es, in Alleged Confession 1 At true the prisoner has confessed tug tools part in yesterday's (Monday's) affair and that he 1s one of a gang with headquarters in Japanese terrltory, about 00 Il from Shanghal?—The facts you state have not been brought fo our Imowedge by the SMP, who ate examining. the prisoner, Would the regulations apply, to forelmnere es well_as to Chinese, in principle, throughout Shanghai?—As Explained yesterday, these regula-Doris will be applied to all persons, but for the administration, the execu ton of these laws, due regard will taken in connection with the Drrineiptes of international law and the stipulations of existing treaties.

inthe case of a foreigner being involved in a similar incident, the said in reply to another gestion, the case "will be treated we following pupils attending the Western District Public School were successful {n obtaining Henry Les'er Scholarships awarded on the results of an examination held in November leat: J.T. B. Quayle, 5. S. Jacob,

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