THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 18, 1937.
R. A. GUNNERS RUN WILD Extraordinary Incidents On Stonecutters Island
Large Party Called MAKING C3 MEN America Out For Round-Up
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NEW ARMY PLAN To Stop
PHYSICAL TRAINING
Atlantic
Air Race
AS.
The Military authorities disclosed for the first time this morning a sensational series of incidents
DEPOT which took place on Stonecutters Island
on the The success of the recent Army night of March 28-29 when two Gunners, one a well-cruits who failed to reach the neces- LAKEHURST (N.J.), TO-DAY.
experiment in "conditioning" re- known Army swimmer, broke into a Quarter Mas-sary physical standard for enlist- COLONEL JOHNSON, ter Sergeant's Store, stole 60 rounds of blank am-ment has led to the creation of aSISTANT SECRETARY OF munition and later injured an Indian Police Officer permanent depot for this purpose. THE DEPARTMENT OF COM- of the Naval Dockyard, while one of the two ac-pot
The new recruit development de- MERCE, ANNOUNCES THAT is .. temporarily quartered at THE DEPARTMENT WILL RE- cused threatened another Gunner with a bayonet. Badajos Barracks, Aldershot. It FUSE LICENSES FOR THE will leave there in Angust or PROJECTED BY NEW YORK- THE ALLEGATION IS THAT THE MEN VIRTUALLY RAN September for permanent quarters PARIS AIR RACE. AMOK ON THE ISLAND AFTER DRINKING METHYLATED building is being converted for its to encourage commercial trans- at Canterbury, where a hospital | The Department, he says, wishes SPIRITS, WOUNDED THE INDIAN WITH A CHARGE OF "BUCKSHOT" CONSISTING OF DRAWING-PINS AND THE
Atlantic aviation“that has LIKE, AND DEFIED AUTHORITY, DECLINING TO SURREN-Regt., the Commandant, said that is too hazardous.
Maj. N. P. Procter, Middlesex thrills," but the trans-Atlantic race DER WHEN CALLED UPON.
the depot should be ready to receive Immense interest had been stirr- recruits early next month:
ed up in Europe by the race, which approximately 300 men for train-moration of Colonel Lindbergh's "We expect a total strength of was to have been held in commem- ing," he added. "The depot will famous solo hop to Paris ten years confine itself to special physical ago. training courses and diet.
The entrant whose machine put "The recruits will be under the up the best performance under the the daily supervision of the depot's time of 33 hours 30 minutes taken and a close watch by Colonel Lindbergh was to have
IT APPEARS THAT THEY TOOK REFUGE IN THE UNDER- GROWTH ON THE HILLS AND THAT A LARGE PARTY HAD TO BE ORGANISED TO ROUND THEM UP AND PLACE THEM UNDER ARREST.
ness.
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There were to have been second prizes of £10,000 and £5,000. The project was organised by the Aero Club de France-Reuter.
The two accused should have bar, resembling a bayonet. been arraigned before a District the accused were belabouring Court Martial on April 15, but Gun-policeman, a second Indian watch-medical officer ner Edward Robert Horder Ban-man appeared on the scene when the will be kept on individual develop-received the first prize of £15,000. bury was taken ill and was sent to two Gunners made off into the dark-ment, special treatment being ap- the Bowen Road Military Hospital, where he was detained until May 1. They were stopped a third time of physical defect.”
plied for flat feet and other forms In the meantime, the second of by Lance-Bombadier C. Gibson, who, the two accused, Gunner Edward when he ordered them to return to Halliley, was brought before a Dis- Barracks, was threatened with a trict Court Martial assembled at bayonet. They disappeared into
Adml. Sir Dudley Pound, Comman- The fate of this year's Stonecutters Island on April
16 the darkness and continued to dam-Trophy international trial race on the Fleet, gave a luncheon on board the Tourist der-in-Chief of the Mediterranean when he pleaded not guilty to the age property, breaking 70 panes of Ards Circuit, near Belfast, is still un- Queen Elizabeth in honour of M. Bal- charges preferred against him.
glass and a sash bar.
settled. Down County Council Finley, the Deputy Prefect of The
the War Court Martial
ance and Law Committee decided in Department, found him
ROUNDED - UP
Belfast to leave the matter to
M. Escartefigue, Mayor guilty on all charges and sentenced
the of Toulon, and other French personali- In the meantime the disturbance dation. It was stated that there was
County Council, making no recommen- ties. bim to imprisonment without hard had been reported to the Military a sharp cleavage of opinion labour for one year, to be dis- Policë, who, together with
among rein-members of the committee and that 36,000-ton steamer Nieuw Amsterdam.
Queen Wilhelmina charged from
launched the the Army with forcements, managed to round up] ignominy, and to be placed under the two men, who were later placed
the chances of the race being banned of the Holland-America line, at Rot- stoppage of pay to the amount of in the guard room.
terdam. $20.
The findings were duly confirmed by the G.O.C., who, however, com- muted the sentence of imprisonment to one of detention for one year and remitted the discharge with ignominy.
IN MUFTI
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COURT-MARTIAL TO-DAY Gunner Banbury was charged with the following offences this morning:
1. Housebreaking and larceny at Stonecutters during the night of March 28-29 in the company "of Gunner Edward Halliley, of 24th Actually on the night of March Heavy Battery, 8th Heavy Brigade, 28, the two accused, dressed in ci- R. A. They broke into and enter. vilian clothes, were first seen to en-led the Quartermaster Sergeant's ter a barrack room, where they stores and stole 60 rounds of blank were detected by one of the occu-Jammunition valued at 3/6 3/4d. · pants who alleged that beer was 2. An act to the prejudice of thrown over his bed by one of the od order and military discipline] two men.
did point a rifle and bayonet at; On leaving the barrack room, one Gunner R. Arnold. of the two ́accused,”- it was too 3. Committed a civil offence by dark to distinguish between them, assaulting a police officer in the was seen to smash the glass panes execution of his duty. In company of the guard room and when later with Gunner. Halliley accused confronted by Gunner R. Arnold,saulted No. 114 Indian police held the latter up with a rifle and cer, Fazil Khaliz of the Royal Na- at the point of the bayonet.
val Yard, by striking him with their
Bi
offi
As Arnold was obviously unarm-fists. ed, the two men continued on their 4. Offering violence to his sup- way until they arrived near theerior officer when spoken to by Naval establishments where they Lance-Bombardier C. Gibson, of the fell upon an Indian Police Officer, same battery, he presented a bayonet Fazil Khaliz.
at the said Lance-Bombardier..
5. Wilfully injured public pro- perty. With Gunner Halliley he did wilfully break 70 panes of glass and one sash bar, total value $40.87.
INDIAN ATTACKED The Indian Police Officer attempt ed to question the men, who then, it is alleged, turned on him, one 6. Disorder to the prejudice of striking at him with a hockey stick, good order and military discipline. which hit him in the right shoulder, Did create disorder on Stonecutter's while the other whipped out an iron Island.
were even.
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