The Archive · 1940

Release Asked

Singapore, Sept, 24.

Ar. Kaoru Toyoda, Japanese Consul-General here, yesterday visited Mr. HI. Weisberg. acting Governor of the Straits Settlements, requesting the immediate release of Japanese subjects still held in custody by the Singapore police.

The Japanese official also fled a strong protest against the detention of the Japanese, and especially. the search carried out by the Singapore authorities of the offices of the Japanese Consulate-General—Domel, The death has occurred, at the age of 69, of Mr. George Tsu Chien. former Minister of Justice and Prest-dent of the Supreme Court, Born at Nanchang, Kiangsi. in 1072, Mr, Heu attended the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 as adviser to the delegation of the Southern Chinese Government.

He participated in the Fukien independence movement in 1933-34 and was appointed Minister of Justice of the "People's Government" in Foochow, and since the collapse of the movement had been living in ret

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