THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 13, 1940
R.N.R. OFFICER CHARGED
London, To-day.
An R.N.R. officer who is alleged to have taken a copy of a secret letter from General Headquarters of the B.E.F. and sent it to his brother in England has been committed for trial at Exeter under the Official Secrets Act.
The officer, Sub-Lieutenant Mon- tague Patrick Kingston. Fyrth, of Bridport, Dorset, was arrested at Southampton on his arrival from France.
He was charged with having in his ! possession information to which he had access owing to his position in the Service and communicating it to his brother.
SECRET LETTER
Further charges against him were of having in his possession at Nantes, information which he used in a man- ner prejudicial to the State and of communicating to his brother infor- mation which might be useful to the
enemy.
His brother, Hubert Fyrth, a student lecturer, of City Mansions, Exmouth-market, E.C., was charged with receiving information and com- municating it to the Daily Worker. He was also accused of attempting to send information to Ronald Kidd at Exeter.
Mr. Maurice Crump, for the Direc- tor of Public Proseculions, said that on December 14 a secret letter was received at B.E.F, headquarters from the French Mission and as a result a secret letter was sent from head- quarters to all appropriate units.
UNCENSORED
Patrick Fyrth was officer--of-the watch on December 30 and had the letter and other documents under his guard. The letter he sent to his brother bore that date. It went through uncensored, as it was sent by an officer, and contained à verbatim copy of the secret order.
He wrote that he was sending the information because his brother was a reputable member of a political party and chairman of the Socialist Party of Exeter University, and could take such action as he thought fit.
Mr. Crump said that a letter ad- dressed to a Mr. Ronald Kidd con- taining a copy of the secret order was found at Hubert Fyrth's lodgings. It had been sent by Hubert Fyrth and returned by the Post Office as it was insufficiently addressed.
Mr. Dudley Collard, defending, op- posed the hearing of evidence in camera, saying, "I ask the Bench to look at the document and see whe- ther it is such a secret or whether it is a trivial matter which it would
be ludicrous to call secret."
He said the defendants had a com-
plete answer to the charge.
Both defendants were committed for trial at the Old Bailey. was refused.
Bail
I'm nearly 40..
AT THE
what's going to happen to me?
The firm's cutting down staff. I don't like the look of it
Neither do I...
(THINKE)
THEYKE SURE TO· PICK ON ME, MY WORK'S NOT BEEN TOO. GOOD LATELY,
THEY'LL PUT ONE
DOCTOR'S My dear Mr. Jones-
a man shouldn't even begin to feel old until he's 60. I feel done-in
You've got your all the time,
best years in front doctor. I even of you. No, from wake tired...
what you fell me, sign of old
I'm pretty sure your age, I suppose
trouble' is
Night Starvation.
OF THESE YOUNG FELLOWS WITH MORE DRIVE
IN MY
PLACE
AT HOME-
But Betty, what would we do? We've nothing behind us. If only were five years younger! Oh, this ghastly tiredness always...
You see, even at night you go on using up energy in heartbeets,] breathing and other automatica actions. In your case, this has also led to an excess of acid waste products in the blood. All this causes you to wake fired, feel run-down. So of course you can't do your best work. Now recent tésts have proved that it's Horlicks people need for this condition. Start tonight
SIX WEEKS LATER JONES FELT ON TOP OF THE WORLD AGAIN.
O
But darling, anyone'd think you were an old mak. It's absurd -- this tiredness of yours is something to do with your health, not your age! You ought to
see a
doctor
UNDER 40
40-50
50-60
OVER. 60
MRS. JONES SAW TO IT THAT HER HUSBAND HAD
SIX MONTHS LATER
Guess what, Betty! They're sending me to Singapore for a very special job. Old Smith said I was the only man who could handle it.
HORLICKS: EVERY NIGHT
Oh, darling!
((THINKS)
NOW WERE
· SAFE ****** THANK „GOODNESS FOR-
MORLICKS
CHOLERA INOCULATION
Throughout the week crowds have been flocking to different Govern- ment dispensaries and hospitals to secure inoculation against cholera.
"The response," state the Medical authorities, "has been very satisfac- tory."
It is again stressed that those who can should obtain inoculation from their own doctors, in order to leave the public dispensaries to those who have not the means.
FREE-FOR-ALL OVER WAITRESS
Tables, stools, bowls and' crockery were used in a free-for-all at 2 am, yesterday in a teashop in Canton Road.
Three Shanghai men were injured and were treated at the Kowloon Hospital.
-The- •fight" - "was between • wharf. coolles and Shanghai men over a waitress,
Do you feel worn out, depressed and nervy?
Take
Do you even
HORLICKS
fired? Guard Against
NIGHT STARVATION you will: slaap soundly -- waka
have extra energy all day