At the Japanese press conference yesterday 2 naval spokesman agreed that recent Japanese regulations in connection with Jewish emigrants in Shanghai did not prevent their land-Ing in Hongkew. "Those refugees in Hongkew, he said, if they registered with the Japanese authorities, would be allowed to remain and conduct their business.
"The Japanese regulations, he continued, applied only to residents and businessmen and no other interpretation could be placed upon them. There had been no decision to stop the landing of the emigres in the Japanese Defence Sector.
The question, however, might be taken into consideration by the Japanese authorities in Shanghai, the spokesman said, as the Japanese Consul-General had. been informed Of the SMC. decision and the alti tude of the FMC. which, he be-
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Habeas Corpus Writ Applied For Shanghai, Aug, 1.
The "North-China" Daily. News" learned yesterday that upon instruc-tons received by Messrs, Elis Hayes during the night from August 11 to 12 from Messrs, Elwell and Binford Hole. London, who were acting under instructions from Miss Margery Fry, Justice of the Pea Director of the British Broade: Corporation and Mr. Norman Bentwich, Professor of International Law and ' former Attorney-General Palestine, Messrs. J. R. Jones and H. A. Reeks of the local firm of solicitors, on Saturday morning applied ex: parte Supported by an affidavit for a rule nisi-and a writ of habeas corpus in HM. Supreme Court for China, Assistant Judge P. Grant Jones hear ing the argument.
'In their application, Messrs. J. R. Jones and "H. A. Rocks, requested hat the writ of habeas' corpus be directed to the officers of the British Municipal Police. Tientsin, who have custody of the four Chinese alleged {o have been concerned in the murder of Cheng Shi-kang, Superintendent of Customs, killed during a. cinema performance at Tientsin on April 1939, The arguments were heard on Saturday morning and throughout the fatlernoon. Assistant Judge" Grant Jones reserving his decision.
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