1941-05-15 — Page 29

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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 15, 1941.

'FIFTH COLUMN' MISTAKE

Led To Death

ser-

Of Sergeant Evidence that a geant was mistaken for a Fifth Columnist during Army night exercises and received a bayonet wound was given at a Winch- combe. Gloucestershire, inquest:

The inquest was on Set. Willum | Nolan, 33, a native of Dublin, and death by mis, the verdict was adventure, with negligence, not amounting to criminal negligence, on the part of Pte. Arthur Rath whose bayonet caused the wound,

OH! WHAT A RHYME FOR

THE DUCE

****GENERAL'S SUMMONED FOR TWO WILLS CANTEEN TALK

Claim By Widow An action relating to two wills of Major-Gen. Hubert A. A. Livingstore,

Woman's Alleged “Don't Fight"

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Soldier customers of a at Newhaven

This parody of the nursery rhyme "Hush-aged 74. Heathside Road. canteen a-bye, Baby” was broadcast for Musso-

: lini's. benefit by Athens Radio recent- ly

"Hush-a-bye, Duce,

on the tree top,

.

When the wind blows the Empire will rock,

When the bough bends the Empire will fall,

will Down ander that: there was negligence on the part

Duce, Empire, of Colr.-Sgt. William Power for

all." permitting one of his men to carry a fixed bayonet.

They aaded

Pte. Thomas James Gately' de- scribed how he, with Nolan and Ptc. Fitzgerald, were held up on a colour-sergeant of a road by another unit.

When Fitzgerald covered the colour-sergeant with his rifle he and Nolan escaped and heard a blank shot fired. He heard' some- one call: "Stop those men. They are Fifth Columnists."

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Lee.-Sgt. MacDonald said three men cane towards him. One of them lifted his rifle as though to strike, and he covered Colr.-Sgt. Power stating that he would shoot the Arst man who moved.

"The three men were wearing to no hals and they acted in a far more menacing.

these usual in said.

"Before the

manner than is operations," he

exercise began I had it from one

or two officers for that it was an ideal night Fifth Columnists and that we should keep a sharp lookout,"

Pls. Arthur Ra'h a'd Nolan sprang at them, but tell, exclaim- ing that he was hurt, Rath said he did not thrust the bayonet at Nolan, who must have impaled himself on it as he sprang for- ward. He thought it was his duty to have his bayonet fixed. was a cook and was unaccustomed to ordinary duties.

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