Two separate instances of behaviour fon the part of the Japanese, tending undermine the health of It ER. Spear, the British Military Aiaché, who! has been eld by the Japanese at Kalgan since May 26, were disclosed here today.
'The first is the revelation that the foodstuffs sent up. by the British Embassy in Peiping on July have that yet been given to Lt.-Col, Spear; 80 that, owing to the fact that nds tie ordinary food offered him by the Japanese' uneatable, he has subsisted throughout his captivity on fan exclusive diet of dry bread und cage 'The second ts the revelation that a Telegram which LI-Gol Spenr res Guested the Japanese fo ion 10, the War Omee in London, asking whether he' could accept the' eondiiony tid down by the Japanese that he should be escorted by'an armed and uniform: sentry If be wanted to. ake any Outdoor exerts, "was never sent 0 Taw never Been able to fave lis fom withthe result' Ghat. It-Col, peat
Since is detention, he Japanese explanation for the oncalspatch of this lagen is thai auit"bolng' examined Seertin whether the, infertaon tal 1s harmless ie i found behest, i will Immediately' be report from the British oftlats we were, recenty permitted to wee Spear lis "been received reveals that, while LU-Col, [Spear is not actually Il, he somewhat exhausted aid nervous leon dition, largely as a result of having taken tio exercise. The roam which he is Imprisoned is com: paraltvely comfortable, but not very lean} and, apart. from' an interpreter Who calls' on him "for some five minutes a day, he receives no viske {ors and remains vietully tu solitary confinement The Japanese state that the Spear's eave has been ce that it is now in the Tegal department of the /Atiny'
They state that they. cannot give any date yet for the trial, explaining the delay as due to the necessity of [checking the evidence in Lt.-Col, Spear's lary and the fact that the films they found on his person have not yet been developed—Reuter.
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