The enquiry will be conducted by Mr. O. St. O'Malley, H. M. Charge d'Affaires at St. Jean de Luz; Mr. Jerram, Acting British Agent at Burgos; and Sir Wasey Sterry. formerly Chief Justice of the Sudan, ard more recently Judge of H.B.M Supreme Court for Egypt.
Judicial and other enquiries into these matters have already been instituted by the Nationalist authorities, with whom H. M. Government hope to keep in close touch through-cut the proceedings.
A further announcement will be made on completion of the British enquiry.
Mr. Jerram has been instructed tu press for the immediate production of the charges, and evidence, and also for immediate access to the Herbert Leonard Lightfoot wa: sivan a suspended sentence of six months' imprisonment by Judge M. J. Helmick in"the United States Court for China yesterday morning on a charge of petty larceny, after Mr. J. B. Davies had asked the court to change the original wording of the charge of grand larceny to the minor charge.
According to the evidence produced by Mr, Leighton Shields. District Attorney. the accused entered the premises of Alexander Clark Ca. (China) Ltd., and tried to steal a watch valued at 0, on December 31, 1938. He was arrested on the spot and was detained at the Ward Road Gaol until yesterday.
The accused pleaded guilty, stating that he had had considerable expenses during the past few months in view of illness in the family and hospital bills connected therewith and that he attempted to obtain the watch in order to buy himself an overcoat.
Mr. Davies pointed out to the court, that the accused had an excellent record. having been in the United States Navy for nine years until 1927 and thereafter an employee of various concerns in Shanghai, all of whom found him highly satisfactory. He therefore asked for leniency on behalf of his client, Judgment was then given. evidence.—Reutei
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