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TO IMMEDIATE F C O TELNO 1129 OF 23 SEPTEMBER 1978.
INFO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.
FOR MCLAREN, HKGD, FROM GOVERNOR.
YOUR TELNO 718: SGT WALNE.
1 REGISTRY
Action Teken
1. TODAY'S SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST CARRIED THE FOLLOWING
BRIEF ITEMS -
**SOLDIER'S WEAPON EARNS CANING.
A SAPPER WAS ORDERED TO BE GIVEN SIX STROKES OF THE
CAME BY MR G O'CONNOR AT SOUTH KOWLOON COURT ON THURSDAY WHEN HE
WAS FOUND GUILTY OF POSSESSING AN OFFENSIVE WEAPON A KNUCKLE-
DUSTER.
PETER WALNE (31) OF THE ROYAL ENGINEERS PLEADED NOT GUILTY
BUT WAS CONVICTED,
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THE COURT WAS TOLD THAT ON AUGUST 12, POLICE RAIDED A FLAT
IN ASHLEY ROAD AND FOUND WALNE WITH THE KNUCKLE-DUSTER
COVERING FOR THE KNUCKLES THAT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY WHEN USED
IN FIGHTING.**
2. THERE HAS SO FAR BEEN NO OTHER REFERENCE IN THE CHINESE
PRESS, THE ENGLISH-LANGUAGE PRESS, OR TELEVISION, BEYOND THAT MENTIONED IN PARA 4 OF MY TELNO 1123, BUT FURTHER PRESS QUESTIONS
HAVE BEEN ASKED BY THE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST AND INDICATE
CONTINUING INTEREST.
3. YOUR PARA 2: IF UNAVOIDABLE, BUT SUCH A MOVE WILL BE
UNPOPULAR HERE. FURTHER, IF, AS IS LIKELY, IT IS LINKED WITH THE
CANING OF AN EXPATRIATE, IT WILL BE OPEN TO EMOTIVE INTERPRETATION ON RACIAL LINES. THEREFORE I WOULD PREFER YOU NOT TO SAY THIS
UNLESS YOU ARE OBLIGED TO DO SO IN ANSWER TO QUESTIONS.
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