The Archive · 1940

Respect for Foreign Rights

Japan had announced that she tended to respect. the. independence Bnd sovereign rights of Chines ahd the new. government, whist haa. tit wiependence and sovereign rights {urn had announced that It intended pistols, dis a watehmamn, tore Porized lieved thei of & portable sate c $30,000, which they were carrying from the inks of Commnuinication's branch 3

HiT Rue Cardinal Mereie branch of the bank at 99

Joitre, shortly: iter AIL this took only and before" pedestrian aware of what ha Johnson hire-car. Hence was seen speedinis 3 direction, while "police of help tilled the air aitly description of the thugs, they found no eltes, The bank employees had hardly left "the. Route Cardinal Mercier branch of the bank, when the four individuals surrounded them, took the watchman's pistol away. from him, and ordered the coolies to Tet the small safe tinder threat of belns shot. ay resistance which they mis we offered, the three men obeyed and saw the sters carry the safe ta a ims Johnson Gar which sped mas subsequently discover 2 Connaitsht Road, and ik waco with the Frereh "police in solving the ne andi apprehend the robbers. ming the John chauffeur way ordered. to ick is 2 passenger at at Singapore Road address, He wax ordered. proceed: Garden. Bi when he revived at Kiagchow Road, his forced him to stop three other men who were Wal for the ea Meta the point of the was Heat into Hleyway, he was divested of hix uniform and kept under ard for the better wrt of 43 minutes, Meanwhile, one of the gangsters donned. the chaufleur's uniform and the quartet drove off, Shortly after the hold-up had been completed, the chauffeur was inform:

by his captors that he would fla ay on Connaught Road, Amidst to respect the "lawfully acquired the rejoicings of his captors who, Fights of the Powers in China." Iater- ihe precise moment, were being. in= ational relations. the spokesman formed by another' member of {he went on, were only established: when there was recognition but there ootid be de facto dealings with the new government.

Asked what he meant by "lawfully acquired rights," the spokesman stated hat these were rights acquired under treaties. Further questioned as. 10 whether or not the new government would respect these treaties, ang, that the hold-up lid stiecceded, the "driver departed and found. his car, "The matter was immediately reported to Gordon Road police station where word hac already Seen Jeceived of the hold-up. which tind curved about 30 minutes carlier.

While the police have thus far been unable to put their hands on the that treaties might be come icctrie Constru tion ruction Ca, on March 2, ith old clothes. your clothes fit you when you are small they don't fit hen you have change them' stated, "When yo clothes and you you any more ud it is time spokesnia have illftting, 1 people you was responsible, as the same modus onerandlt was used. At the time, it vill be recalled, the gangsters izot way anth $2,500 as they were unable to steal $25,000 which were locked. up ina safe inthe same. ofice into which they had forced: their way. yourself, you may show the exposed parts not covered by your clothes, "If your parents are wealthy they can buy you some mon Japan and Treaties Two Bandits Arrested One Shot by Police "Does it mean that when the Japa ese signed the Nine Power was still infaney?® a corr pondent asked, To this the spokesman replied that it would be inner curate to say "infancy" but at th philosophy a swith Japan international tavt," replied the spokes added that from a_teyalistic it_was only correct to and to keep to it happened. Not all circum stances, however, could be discussed istic viewpoint. He was then asked if treaties entered into by previous Nanking Government Shanghai, Mar. 15, policemen attached to the St fon been committed 9 o'clock ost took plac and: Medhurst Roads, who ure one of the robbers was shal by the police and arrested. When a police }rty under Tnsp. J. EP. Blenkinsop rived on the" geene, he man was already in custody, with bullet Wounds inv the right arm and lett foot He was taken 0 the Police Hospital An how later, a patrol from. the Bubbling Well Station witnessed one of three robbers nal recovered the coal which he general consent under national fow as to which obliga: us a new state will succeed to oF from i Chinese pedestrian, No shote were fred. jot stuccoed

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