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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1936

MAN SENTENCED MOTOR-RACING | SHOTS AT LR.A.

TO DEATH Pleaded Guilty To

Murder.

STRANGLED WOMAN ·

George Arthur Bryant, aged $8, labourer, of Langdon-road, Cheri-} ton, near Folkestone, was sentenc ed to death by. Mr. Justice Hil-

stocking.

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Indianapolis.

The sporting pages may

tion in the laboratories, do

refer

they

MEETING

Police Fire And Seize Speakers' Lorry

TROOPS AND PLANE TO STOP RALLY

Dublin.

ban.

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HARDING

Police surrounded the meeting, IRRRY MARSHA

bery at Maidstone Assizes last to racing drivers as "daredevils" Stern measures are being mouth for the murder of Mr. Elle and speed demons"-to me they taken by the Irish Free State Margaret Whiting at Dover. The are men of science. Yes, as truly Government to maintain order was strangled with as Louis Pasteur risked his reputa following the banning of the Irish Republican Army recent- In reply to the judge, Bryant risk theirs on the spinning wheels ly. persisted in pleading guilty, say of speed, writes Captain Eddie Shots were fired at a meeting (ing. I have had five weeks to Rickenbacker, President of the in-held in College Green, Dublin, think it over and that is my plea."(dianapolis Motor Speedway.

to protest against the Mr. Justice Hilbery ordered a It is to their courage and to en-and when the crowd became plea of not guilty to be recorded, gineering genius that we bot Bryant refused legal aid and many of the improvements noted

threatening they fired over their heads. took no apparent interest in the to-day on the modern automobile- proceedings.

steel bodies, four wheel brakes, lorry which the speakers occu- The police then closed on the According to the prosecution, on fuel economy. The engineers as- the day Mra Whiting met bersemble their ideas, construct their pied, and drove it to Dublin death Bryant gave her two child-cara fit gadgets and experimental

Castle, the police headquarters. ren a shilling to go to a cinema, designs by the score into the The only time Bryant showed speedy racing machines. And then in "MAN OF IRON", any emotion was when one of the they call on the Feillas, and the children, Violet Ellen Whiting, aged Cummings, the Miltons, Lockharts 13, was giving evidence. When the and Murphys to go out and prove jury had returned their verdict whether they will work or wont. of guilty Bryant said, "That is the correct verdict. **

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Three persons were arrested. Others were released after be ing questioned by the police. These included Miss Mary Mac- Swiney, sister of Terence Mac- Swiney, the Lord Mayor of Cork who died while on hunger- MORROW:in “MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN.” strike in Brixton Prison in 1920.

were detained. Among them

publican leader.

The 500-mile race conducted at Indianapolis for the past quarter made in Dublin, and 11 men Later a number of raids were

of a century has provided the supreme test. It is estimated the 500 miles driven at top speed is was Mr. George Gilmore. a Re equivalent to the wear and of 50,000 miles on the ordinary automobiles. And when you real- ise that 50,000 miles of wear is pushed on cars and tyres within the space of four and a half hours, you can realise the tremendous pressure exerted also upon the driver.

have

sons

to Im- than

Armed Camp

∙An area of 10 miles around the cemetery at Bodenstown, atriot Wolfe Tone is buried and Co. Kildare, where the Irish

Practically the whole of the mo-

where the LRA. had intended del village of Milton Abbas and

to hold a demonstration, was parts of the villages of Winter- bourne. Houghton, Winterbourne low gasoline consumption

Improved ignition systems and cut off by cordons of police and military. No unauthorised per- Stickland, Winterbourne Whit resulted from

were allowed inside the fuel restrictions. church and Hilton, are included in This year each car is limited

area, in which there were en- an area of 1,850 acres in Dorset-37% gallons of gasoline.

camped 500 policemen and 800 shire which has come into the agine, 500 miles at better

soldiers in full fighting kit with | market

armoured cars. 100 miles an hour-and about 13 in touch with the main camp by An aeroplane, Milton Abbas, where is the fam-miles to the gallon! That's little ons Milton Abbey,

radio telephone, kept watch recently less than the average automobile acquired by the Rev. John Mail-consumes

Jover the district. at the present time. lard as a Spiritual Healing Cen-Fuel economy for the average tre, was built in 1786 by Joseph motorist is bound to result

from Damer, first Earl of Dorchester, to this. [receive inhabitants of the old village under the shadow of the abbey. This was pulled down on entry of oil-burning cars. Special

sion

Oil-Burning Cars Encouragement is given to the

One night 40 men were ar rested at Roscrea. Co. Tipper- ary. They were alleged to have "commandeered" a lorry in Limerick and tried to reach Bodenstown.

The tension in the Free Stafe

the erection of the present man allowance is made for Diesel en-is now very acute. Many men gines And the entry of a semi-who were the Government's stock car is always welcomed. friends at the last election have

Planned As Unit "

It is believed to be one of the Straight-eight meters, shock ab- become bitter enemies because first examples of a village planned sorbers, stream-lizing all these of the banning of the LBA street is lined with chestnut trees, have had initial tests on the boune-i ae a single unit. The broad main ing bricks of the Indianapolis and all the cottages are of similar Speedway. Tyres have been de

design, carefully spaced. The vil-veloped to the point where the GIRL PREDICTS

lage is offered as a single block. are virtually blow-out-proof as the Water meadows, downlands, result of exhaustive experimenta- farms, small holdings residences]tion on the speedway. Yes, and and village shops are comprised in during the actual progress of the the 1,850 acres. The rent roll race.

HER DEATH

Two Months Before Suicide

ENTRY IN DIARY

Brighton-A verdict of suicide

amounts to nearly 3,000 a year.) In my time as a racing driver The sale is in the hands of Hamp-at Indianapolis, tyres were torn ton and Sons, Arlington-street. to shreds--sometimes a car chang- The property formed part of the ed as many as ten during a race. Milton Abbey estate of almost Last year I do not believe there 8,400 acres which Sir Eric Hambre were more than nine changed dur- sold as a whole in 1932 to Mr. E. ing the entire race by the 33 cars while of unsound mind was

of these turned at the inquest at Brighton C Fairweather. Subsequently the competing, and estate was broken up at auction. tyres were still perfectly safe to last month on Nina May Pittson,

use.

some

re-

jaged 20, of Fairlight-avenue. Tel- scombe, who was found dead, at the foot of Black Rock cliffs early

MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE AFTER one mozzing-

CHARGE

Struggle For Loaded Rifle

CARNIVAL Charity Collector Without Permit

The coroner, Mr. Charles Webb, said: "It is evident that "this girl had been much troubled by a dis- appointment in a love affair, and there is no doubt that she threw herself from the clift”

Miss Pittam, a domestic servant

William Young, aged 34, a Wearing a fancy hat and a co-employed at Brighton College, bricklayer, of South Norwood, was loured paper costume, Emily Burnished her work, there ar the found not guilty at the Old Bailey gett, aged 48, widow, a charwo Sunday. Then she changed into last month of the manslaughter of man, of Sibthorp-road. Mitcham, shorts and a jacket and rode off Kathleen Mand Purvey, aged 8. was charged at Mitcham

on her bicycle. A few hours later He was discharged.

month with collecting without ashe was found dead. It was stated that the child's thority for the Wilson Hospital on

Seemed Distracted Day. She mother left her husband and went Mitcham Carnival

A college matron told the coro-

last

Miss Pittam said she had given

to live with Young, taking with pleaded that she intended to hand. her three of her children. On the money to the hospital funds. ner that at the beginning of May May 3 the husband came to the The chairman of the Bench was hotise and began to abase Mrs. Mr. Wilson, who gave the hospital up her young man, and her former Purvey, when Young came down to Mitcham. Discharging the wo-bright and cheery disposition įstairs with a loaded. ride. man under the Probation of Offen-changed. She seemed distracted.

Police Inspector Neaves said he Mrs. Purvey and her husbandders Act, he said that the Bench grabbed at it, and in the scuffle it were convined she had had no evil found a diary in her pocket. In

It were following entries: went off, killing the child

intention.

"April 19-Al.and I parted. He was the best pal I have ever known. On June 22 I hope to be dead.

"June 21-I may be a coward

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for doing this, but I cannot stand

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