THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 25, 1940,
SAYS HE WAS STRIPPED, PUT ON TENNIS COURT
Allegations that a tennis player was] door was opened she tried to get in; stripped and, with only a towel round but was pushed aside.
him, was forced on to a tennis court Othick was taken down the side-
which nurses could see from infirm-walk to No. 5 court with nothing on ary windows were made in a claim except a towel. By this time he had for damages.
become exhausted by struggling.
It was also stated that a woman. friend of the man intervened to help him and was struck in the eye. The infirmary matron was sald to have sent the nurses away from the win- dow when she saw what was hap- pening.
The case was opened at Liverpool Assizes before Mr. Justice Singleton.. Leonard Othick, bankc clerk, of Trinity-road, Wallasey, Cheshire, and Miss Isabel Christian, of Warwick-:
drive, Wallasey, claimed damages from four officials of the Sandrock Lawn Tennis Club, Manor road, Wal- Lasey.
"We cannot have the methods of Hitler's youth in this country;” de- clardd Mr. Justin Lynskey, K.O., opening the case for Mr. Othick and Miss Christian.
...
Mr. Lynskey said that there had been a dispute over a committee de- cision that the club premises should be empty by 10,30 p.m.
PUT, UNDER SHOWER
In May last, Othick, and another member named Robert Y. Knagg, Jnr., had finished dressing
after a game when Simpson and the other defendants entered the dressing- room, locking the door behind them.
After some words, Simpson said: "I am not going to Have you coming here and spalling the club," and later said: "You will have to take the rough with the smooth. Take off your clother, I am going to knock hell out of you."
Othick was told to take off his clothes, and when he refused he was undressed.
When he was naked, Othick was put under the shower, and as he was drying himself, Simpson said, "We are going to take you down to
No. 5 court.”
TOWEL LOST
Miss Christian, who was a friend of Othick, tried to get help.
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Miss Christian continued to try to get Othick free, and Simpson, annoyed at her interference, gave her a heavy blow in the eye, said Mr. Lynskey.
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That exasperated Othick, and in a further struggle the towel was fost.
The hearing was adjourned,
CHINESE CEMETERY IN N.T.
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FREE TRANSPORTATION OF FUNERAL PROCESSIONS ACROSS THE HARBOUR AND SPECIAL CONCESSIONS IN RAILWAY FARES FOR RELATIVES FRIENDS ACCOMPANYING THE CORTEGES WILL 'MOST PRO- BABLY BE THE OUTCOME OF IN CONNECTION PROPOSALS, WITH THE PROPOSED NEW CEMETERY BETWEEN FANLING AND TAIPO, WHICH ARE UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE URBAN COUNCIL THE "CHINA MAIL" LEARNS RELIABLY.
It is understood that the site for the new cemetery has been selected and that the authorities are now faced with only one problem-the laying down of a side track from the main railway line.
organisations
Recently, several protested against the cemetery being placed at such a distance from the city, arguing that funeral bills would be considerably increased.
The authorities, it is learned, have replied with proposals to meet this objection and have stressed that chief mourners and immediate relatives of deceased persons may be granted free transport to and from the new cemetery.
During the Ching Ming Festival, special reduced fares will be issued to those. visiting graves in the new cemetery.
It is also learned that Government is to construct two "Farewell Pavi- tions"--one on the Island and the other on the Kowloon Railway near Hunghom.
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