THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1933.
DRUMMER FOUND GUILTY OF SELF-MAIMING Whiteaways
JAT REGIMENT LEAVES
GIVEN ROUSING
SEND-OFF
CONTRACT BRIDGE
TOURNEY
THIRD ROUND MATCHED
The Jat Rogiment were given Competitors in the Open Con- u rousing send-off when they loʻttract Bridge tournament are re- aboard the na. Toima for Jhelum, minded that they are required to Indla, at noon to-day.
COURT-MARTIAL
HEARING
AUSTIN BARRACKS
INCIDENT
play the third round to-morrow ACCUSED CLAIMS|
,
|(Friday) at 5.80 p.m. The tables His Excellency the G.O.C., are as follows: Major General Ó.C. Borrett and Mrs. Borrett, Lieut. F.R.L. Menrs, Į Tablo No. 1.-J. F. Shen & P. A.D.C., Col. F.P. Nosworthy, to- Abosser v. Major Feld & Mr. F. W. gether with many of the athy Edge.. officers, were present on the wharf
as the ship drew out amid strales Chaun v. W. L. McKenzie & L. E. Table No. 2.—Mra. Litton & Dr. from the Lincolnshire Military Stone. Band and chooers.
Hundreds of
ACCIDENT
A Drummer of the lat. Bn. South Wales. Borderers faced an unusual charge before a racks this morning, when he Court Martial at Murray Bar-
was accused of having liberately. injured himself with
Tabla No. 3.-M. David & L. A. men from the Tobias V.
Mira. Ho K & his rifle. H.KS. Brigade and the Mule Zimmern. Corps collected on the wharves to send up a cheer and as the vessel! Table No. 4.-H. O. Odoll & M. proceeded down towards Lyemun N. Rakunen v. P. N. da Silva & H. the ship's company of II.M.S, Cum-A. Barros. berland wished the rogiment "Godspeed" with cheers.
do-
The accused WAS Drummer Edwin. Ernest Gordon, and the charge against him was that at Mount Austin Barracks, on Novem- bor 23rd, he discharged his rille wilfully, thereby injuring himself Table No. 5-Major Lochner by wounding the fore-finger of his Capt. Barry v. P. V. Botelho & Aright hand. It was stated that the A. D'Azevedo.
finger was almost blown Table No. 6.-R. E. Lindsell & M;
Cault of the act and had later to be amputated.
SOONG'S ASSURANCE. E. Politi v, J. W. Franka & E. W.
Hamilton.
Table No. 7-Mrs. Carter & VICKERS BOND CLAIMS TO BE Capt, H. Marshall v. R. Ohl &
J. Edgar.
CONSIDERED
J.
Table No. 8.-L. Well & S. Ko- mor v. A. V. Baker & E. Zimmern. London, Dec. 20. Table No. 9.-M. K. Lo & M. W Sir John Simon, in the House Lo v. Mr. & Mrs. Horman. of Commons to-day, stated that Table No. 10.-C. Grover & 1). representations had been made to Dunham v. Mrs. Johnson & Mra, the Chinese authorities on overy Lambert. suitable
occasion, regarding the Table No. 11.-Mra. Keary & Vickers Bond Issue, and China's Mrs. Withington v. Mrs. Warren & responsibility in this direction.
Mrs. Coote.
During his recent visit to Lon- don, Sir John added, Mr. T. V.!
Soong, then Finance Minister, had would be considered at the ear- given assurances that such claims, licat possible moment---Reuter.
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R.A. pesided over the Court, which Major A. C. Hancocks, M.C., was comprised also of Capt. C. F.1 Ropes, R.A. Blackden, S.W.B., and Lt. A. J.
Lt. J. W. Hope, S.W.B. was the defending over and Lt. A. G. Marin, S.W.B. prosecuted. Accuses picaded not gauty,
Medical evidence was given that
ing that ne had accidentally fred accused came to the hospital stat-
or his rifle. The finger was so badly injured that it had to be amputated.
ROOM-MATE'S EVIDENCE.
Sergt. F. Horns said he heard the shot and accused tater told him that he was fixing his bayonet and was unaware that the weapon con- tained a round.
Accused's room-mate, Drummer Kippin, and L/Cpl Johnson both gave evidence that they saw two rifles, one of them belonging to!
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accused, lying on the table ready IN THE SUPREME COURT
for inspection and with the magazines out and the bolts open, shortly before the shut was tired.
ACCUSED'S STORY.
The only evidence for the, de fence was given by accused who said that he noticed his ritte lean-i ng against the wall and he picked it
up to fix the bayonet.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON THE INSTRUCTIONS
He did not notice that it was cocked | OF THE UNDERSIGNED A CASH CLOSING SALE COMMENCING and assumed that it was unloaded. ON THE 23RD DECEMBER OF THE STOCK-IN-TRADE OF THE He placed it under his arm with PARIS SILK STORE, THE PIONEER COMMERCIAL COMPANY Lhe action part against his armpit.
to fix the bayonet, and while doing] AND THE COLOMBO JEWELLERY STORE, WILL BE HELD AT eo tae ritle went off.
THE PARIS SILK STORE, CHINA BUILDING. ANY GOODS He had no reason to make him- REMAINING UNSOLD TOGETHER WITH THE TENANTS' self untit for. service and was quite happy in the army.
FIXTURES AND FITTINGS WILL BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION Cross-examined he was unablo AT MESSRS. LAMMEKTS AUCTION ROOMS, DUDDELL STREET
to explain how the weapon came AT NOON ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30th,
to be londed, but did not accuse anyone of leading it,
Et. Hope said accused's explana- tion was a very doubtful one as It would be dilleult accidentally to fire the ritie in the position described. In any case accused should be found guilty of negligence in picking up a cocked rifle and attempting to fix the bayonet.
QUITE PROBABLE.
Lt. Martin, addressing the Court, maintained that accused's version of the incident was a quite pro- bable one and in view of his state-| ment that he was happy in the Service and had no wish to be unft, it should be accepted,
The Court found accused guilty and sentence will be promulgatau in due course.
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