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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1940,
Final Speeches At Boon Trial
London, Sept. 19.
The final speeches for the prosecution and defence of 49-year-old Major Cecil Boon, Royal Army Service Corps, were made at his court martial today-the 21st day of his trial.
For the prosecution, Colonel Halse asked if, having heard all the evidence and making allowances perhaps for the brutality of the Japanese, the court would have done what Boon did. "If the answer to that question is that you would have done it, obviously accused is not guilty," he said.
"If, on the other hand you come | five of the eleven charges after to the conclusion that you would they had received a direction from not have done it, that might lead the Judge Advocats on the matter you to the conclusion that accused of inw in the words "to render is guilty of these charges.
involuntarily aid to the enemy The charges are against Major while a prisoner of war under Boon, the priconer
of war during threats of Immediate death or per- sunal violence 80 KTAYO 48 to paralyse the will to operate at the time the crime was committed."
"We would ask the Judge Ad- vocate to reconsider that ruling as being erroneous law." Mr. Slade went on: "When you are engaged in an act which is a prima facie crime if
a period which ended over a year age, and the Major Boon who used to rail at the men under his command, push them out of bis ofllce and show that he was strong oncugh to push down. 1 tail REME officer in order to get out of his office to salute a Japanese. It is not the Major Boon who is before you now, obviously not at present physically very strong."
Defence Argument Mr. G. O. Slade, defending, said that earlier the court had zuled there was a prima facie case on
BRIDGE NOTES
The
In point of
U.S. BASES IN. PACIFIC
Washington, Sept. 20. The five members of the flonse Military Committee told reporters after a six- work inspection trip that the United States must strengthen the Pacifte military and politi cal positions.
They said they were con- vinced of the necessity for building a strong ring of de- fences within striking
dis tance of Russia. They furiatect that their attitude was not one of belligerency toward the Soviet Union but was in- tended to insure against any eventuality-Associated Press.
No Change
In Burma
No Your will
to do it or not is overborne by compulsion in the form of a threat or personal injury, you to what would have a defenco otherwise be a criminal
offence." Judge-Advocate, Wing: Commander Oliver Barnett, said he gave a most clear direction that in his view the word "voluntarily" was the clement in the charge which the prosecution had to prove.
Prison Years
London, Sept. 18. change in the British policy for Burma is anticipated in well-informed London circles, writes Reuters political correapan- dent.
Nothing is known in authorita- tive quarters here of any Cabinet moves which would confirm the statement made last week by Mr. U. Saw, former Premier and lender of the Myochit party, that the British Government may soon an- nounce that it will give the same treatment to
to Burnis
as it has given
to India. Any such chango in the British policy would be discussed by the British Cabinet and I was inform- ed today by ** authoritative source that po such discussions have taken place.
A little earlier this week we light opening recommended bids, but light overcalls are an Mr. Slade said three or four entirely different story. A light years in a prison camp was not opening bid in fairly safe part-without its effectiveness. Men ly because you can bid just anu brooded over their wrongs or im- of your suit and partly because agined wrongs. Major Boon had It's very hard for the enemy said he could not persuade the to double you for penalties and Prisoners that the ordera make that double stick. The Japanese orders and not his. case is quite different when you result was that he was looked upon are making an overcall, as to-as the person, responsible for giv- British Government's hope-Reu
day's hand demonstrates:
West, Denier
Neither side vulnerable
H 8 7 DA 95
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S K Q 8
H Q J G 2
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H AK 103
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The British policy for Burma is A gradual political unchanged. The
development with dominion status as the eventual outcome is the
ing all these unpleasant orders. Major Boon had been stigmatised as a spy but had they ever heard of a spy saying, "Now you ali
tur,
know what I am doing, you all FAROES DECLARED
know what I have got to do and
you all know I am carrying out ASTATE
Copenhagen, Sept. 19.
searches." Everyone knew and he kept saying "The orders I give
Mr. Thoresen Petersca, apeaker are not mine but the Japanese."
of the House of Parliament of Mr. Slade
aald: "It is not a
Faroe Islands proclaimed Faroe question whether this man er that Islands a state at & special sitting- would have done something dif of the Parliament at Thorshavn. ferent. Major Boon in his then state and then condition had rea- the results of
The proclamation was based on last week-end's sonable cause to believe that had plebiscito, in which the people of he disobeyed these orders he would the Faroes by a narrow majority have met with some severe injury
ister
at the hands of the Japanese." Yoted in favour of separating from
Denmark and becoming a The Judge Advocate said that if
The Danish Foreign republic. they were to consider the ques- told the press here today that he Southlon of compulsion or duress they was unable to enter into the de- 20 would have to be satisfied that the tails until the problem has been duress operated throughout the considered by the Danish Govern». Pass
ment and he had received further
DJ G 2 CA Q 9 7 3 The bidding:
West North East Рана Pass 1H Dbl.
Раяв Pasa East had a minimum open-whole of the time,
If the prosecution, he said, by information from the Faroes ing bid, and West had less than their evidence or by the evidener Reuter, average strength. Left to their taken as a whole, and negatived own devices, they would have beyond doubt that such threats played at some part-score con-existed, then it was open to them tract. But West was delighted to, any upon this evidence at any The U.S. Navy reported that a at the opportunity to double rate, that the prosecution had heavy earthquake was recorded at two clubs instead, of being proved affirmatively that the ac- 9655 GMT Thursday, possibly cen- satisfied with a part score. Hocused neted voluntarily-Reuter. tred in Chilc.-Associated Press. was right, of course, for fairly routine play set the contract tricks. There's three
n big difference between collecting 500 points and just making a small partial!
Now let's look at South's bid to see what was wrong with he hud it. South maintained
just stumbled into bad luck; he had as good as an opening bid, and if that wasn't worth an overcall what was? The an- easy: miny swer was quite bands which are worth an open- ing bid aro. not worth an over- call. Opening bids are governed largely by high-card strength; ovorcalle, by playing strength. In view of Nerth's original pass, could South hope for game with his hand? Surely not, so he was risking a severe penal-. ty when all he could gain was Inaking a partial himself in- stend of letting the enemy make one. It's bad bridge just as
it's bad business, to take a big
risk when all you stand to gain ̧ is a trifle.
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