Eritish Ambassador to Japan, called on Mr. Hachiro Arita, Foreign Minister, and informed him that the British authorities would hand over to the Chinese authorities those criminals against whom terroristic evid. ence was obtained. They found i impossible to hand over-the four men because there was not enough evidence against them, and it was contrary to the British ideas of jus-fice to hand over persons liable to capital punishment when the evidence was insufficient, Sir Robert said Mr. Arita replied that the evid ence was sufficient and the Japanese wanted their custody immediately. He pointed out that if the British authorities refused to give them up it would adversely affect Anglo-Japanese relations in Tientsin, and could not be considered friendly action. On the same day the British Consul-General at Tientsin served the same notice on Mr. Tashiro, stating that he was acting under instructions from London.
On June 10 the British Ambassador informed Mr. Arita that as the criminals had retracted their confessions the British aüthorities could not hand them over unless new evidence was obtained. Mr. Arita asked what the British authorities regarded, as more reliable, the Japanese examination or the criminals' remarks. He reiterated a demand foy immediate custody of the men, The Japanese authorities regarded the case as an indication that the British authorities were harbouring criminals in their concession. The Japanese decided that isolation measures against the concession must be enforced in self-defence. On June 13 they issued a statement announcing that the steps would be taken at 5 o'clock June 14—Domei 39 Injured in Prague Bomb Outrage Prague, June 18.
Thirty-nine persons were injured early this morning, seven of them seriously, when a powerful time bomb exploded in the interior of a Jewish cafe in the centre of the city.
The outrage, like others perpetrate ed during past weeks, is attributed to Czech fascists. The police have so far been unable to trace uny of the culprits.—Reuter.
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