Mr. G. A. Smith, the Briton who was arrested last Saturday after an altercation with a Chinese policeman, is still being detained by the Japanese, The latter, however, have informed the British Consulate-General that they would release Mr. Smith provided they received a guarantee that he would be deported as an undesirable character.
"Mr. E. C. Jamieson, the British Consul-General, has sent to London an additional full report on the Smith case. The British authorities are still unaware of the precise circumstance Ieatitg to the Briton's detention, while private reports are so conflicting that it is impossible to form an accurate opinion of the incident.
Mr. Smith has been provided with clothes and the necessary toilet accessories, but it is understood that, thus far, nobody has been allowed to see him, not even his wife It is known, however, that a foreign doctor is attending to a wound in Mr. Smith's forehead, but he doctor refuses to disclose the nature of the wound and the circumstance in which it was received, byt it does not appear to be grave.
The detention of Mr, Smith is viewed seriously by the British community as a case of flagrant violation of the rights of a Britsh individual, It is held that, whatever Mr. Smith's offence, if any, it/is his fundamental right that he be Immediately handed over to the British authorities, without any strings/and stipulations, who will then deal with him justly and fairly according to law and the evidence profuced—Reuter.
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