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CONVICT STABS
"WOMAN SINGER
Attack With Knife After Concert
It was revealed at Perth recently that after a concert in Perth Prison Miss Ellen Heggle, of Scott- street, Perth, a vocalist in a con- cert party which had entertalued the prisoners, was stabbed in, the back.
The prisoners were leaving the chapel, in which the concert had been held, when, it la stated, a well-built man left the queue, which was in charge of warders and attacked Miss Heggle. She fell screaming to the floor
She was hurried to Perth Royal Infirmary, where an operation was performed.
Her assailant was severely hand- led by his fellow-prisoners and rendered unconscious. Warders took charge of him for his safety,
Later he was under a special quard. It is understood that he was an inmate of the criminal lunatic section of the prison.
The knife used appeared to have been made from a plece of barrel hoop. It had a blunt edge and must have been driven into Miss
force. The blade was about five inches long and penetrated to the
"JUDGES' WIGS
THAT VANISHED
Found In A Tube Station
COURT EMPLOYEE ADMITS THEFT
The
disappearance of three Judges' wigs from the Law Courts led to proceedings at Bow-street❘ recently. A judges messenger was remanded in custody for a week.
The man, Joseph Pearce, 47, of Sidensroad, Tottenham, pleaded guilty to having stolen the wigs between July 30 and Oct. 4 from the Royal Courts of Justice.
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One W5 A full-bottomed wig and valued at £25, belonging to Lord Justice Greer; the others were the wigs belonging to Lord Justice Scott and Lord Justice Slesser, and were valued at £5 16 and £6 16s respectively.
GEN. FREYBERG LEAVES ARMY
War Strain Causes Retirement At 47
Major Gen Bernard Cyril Frey- berg. V.C., DS.O., the only officer to have risen from a temporary war-time commission to the Generals List, has retired from the Army.
He was, when promoted three years ago at the age 44. the youngest Major-General in the Army.
Gen. Freyberg is distinguished for many gallant exploits. He was wounded nine times in the war, and was mentioned six times in despatches.
The vacancy in the Major- General's list caused by Gen. Freyberg's retirement is alled by another young omcer. Col. (temp. Brigadier) Hon. H. R. L. G. Alexan- er, Commander of the .Nowshera Brigade, Indian Northern Com- mand, since 1934, Brigadier Alex- ander, a Quardsman, is in his 48th year.
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The governor of the prison. Mr. A O. Mayo, was on waYO.
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An Investigation is being made to find out how the inmate came into possession of the weapon. A bar has been placed on further entertainments.
SHADES OF THE BUCCANEERS!TM
London, Nov. 29.
an editorial to-day the
Det.-Insp. Chapman said that for the past seven and a half
FOUGHT IN MEXICO years Pearce had been employed Indisposition. due to the ex- as a messenger at the courts; for traordinary strain he underwent the past four years as a judges' during the war. is understood to tlon, while the judges' rooms were his promotion, he has been un- being" cleaned. their respective able to pursue an active military properties were placed in the cor- fc ridor.
When war broke out in 1914 Gen. Freyberg was fighting with Gen. Villa, the Mexican revolu-
At different times Pearce took the wigs from the judges' boxes and sold them to a Mr. Northam. of Henrietta-street, W.C. On June 4 he also sold a
wig to MI. Northamn belonging to Mr. Justice Talbot-who had now retired........... saying that it had been given to him.
GOOD ARMY RECORD When Mr. Northam saw a state- ment that three wigs had been stolen he sent a message to Pearce, whom he knew to have had an exceptionally good Army record, suggesting that
he should take them back.
"Times" says that the attitude or the Japanese, military leaders in Shanghal towards the foreign rights of the International Settle- Pearce collected the wigs, but. ment has been, for some time past, being somewhat nervous about his the cause of anxiety to the Powers position, continued the officer. he concerned. The reported utter-
took them to Aldwych Under- ances of General Matsu! bad a ground Station, where, they were peremptory and faintly buccaneer-found by ing ring, and the treatment of foreign residents and their pro perty had been somewhat unsatis- factory in districts under Japanese control, such as Yangtzepoo and Hungjao..
a railway employee. Pearce admitted to the police. having taken them.
Insp. Chapman added that since he had disposed of them the wigs had been cleaned and renovated. Mr. Dummett, the magistrate: So the judges had the advantage of having had their wigs cleaned for nothing?—Yes, sir.
The officer stated that the Lords Justices desired that Pearce, a man of previous good character, should be dealt with as leniently as possible.
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It would be academic, as well as useless, to object to the Japanese taking over control of the various services such as communications so long as they kept it within reason. able hounds, but there must be no interference with the rights of foreign governments or individuals, Any attempt by the Japanese to exceed their constitutional scope
Replying to Mr. Dummett, the and to meddle in matters and in inspector said he understood that stitutions which were an organie Mr. Northam gave £3 15s for the part of the Settlement would not full-bottomed wig and another be tolerated either of Britain or short wig, and that he had also any other interested Power. In paid sums of £1, 17s 8d and 158 their own interests, the Japanese for other wigs since the beginning | would be well advised to handle to June. delicately the international Issues in Shoghal.
NOT LIKELY TO DEFAULT Japan is not likely to default over the Customs, but another less re- assuring aspect of the matter is
Insp. Chapman mentioned that Pearce's wages were £2 14 8d per week and uniform. He was also in a position to earn other. money. He was married and had a 15-year-old son.
Asked if he had anything to say,
the question of the future admin-Pearce replied: "I am guilty, I was istration of the service. English in trouble about a debt. I made a men have run the Chinese Customs fool of myself, and took the wigs since the Talping rebellion and a notable, succession of Inspector-
to try to zecover myself." Generals have built up a tradition Mr. Dummett remarked that he of integrity and effclericy which is would like further inquiries made. the main foundation of China's
credit, internal as well as external.
No British Government" could
SIR F. GARDINER
tacitly acquiesce in the breaking of £542,000 FORTUNE OF that tradition by illegal means, and the representations"made dur- ing the week-end to Tokyo by Bri- tain, America and France give a fortaste of what Japan, unless she is careful, may find to be more serious trouble than the experts.-- Reuter.
IDENTITY OF VIEWS
Earl Ferrers's £68,000
Personal estate in Britain valued
Old
at £542,551 was left by Sir Frede- rick Cromble: Gardiner, of Ballikinrain, Baltron, Dundonald- road, Glasgow, and West George- street, Glasgow. He was founder, with his brother, of the firm of James Gardiner and Co., ship- London, Nov. 29. owners, and gave, with his brother The French Premier, M. Camille the late W, G. Gardiner, £80,000 Chautemps, informed newspaper (to Glasgow University in 1919 for correspondents, whom he received Professorships in Chemistry. Bir in the French Embassy this after Frederick died at the age of 82. noon, that the Anglo-French con- versations were being conducted in the most cordial spirit, and had no far proved highly gratifying.
were
The 11th Earl Ferrers, of Staun- ton Harold, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, formerly practising as an architect, left £68,850 (n.p.21,045). Bub-
Be said that the problems which ject to several bequests, the pro-
discissed
were the ones perty including the Shirly estate relating to various parts of the in Derbyshire, the Staunton Harcid world and of interest to the entire and Chartley estates, and the world. There Was complete identity of views, he declared. Transocean Newt Service.
Advowsons of Shirley Vicarage and Brailsford Rectory passes to his son; the 12th Earl Ferrers.
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He won his V.C. at Reaumont Hamel two years later, when at the head of the Hood Battalion of the Royal Naval Division, and received the rank of Brigadier when 26 years of age.
His D.S.O. he won at Gallipoli when he swam to shore to create the Turkish trenches and so en a diversion by lighting 'flares near
noticed at other points. able British troops to
land un-
attempted to Awin
In 1925 and again in 1926 he on the first occasion he
the Channel. csme within 400 yards of the English shore. In 1928 he was compelled arising from war wounds.
give up because of trouble
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