1941-05-23 — Page 41

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 23, 1941

Medical Evidence Called In Trial Of Officer

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THE DEFENCE CALLED Dr. J. W. Ander. 'PLANES A

son to give evidence at the Supreme Court this morning, when the trial of Walter Harold Powlesland Chattey, Captain, 1st Bn. the Middlesex Regiment, was resumed before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor.

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IT 15 AUTHORITATIVELY LEARNED IN WASHINGTON

Mr 1. FL. Willums, Crown only a few minutes or may last THAT WAR DEPARTMENT Counsel, 15

OFFICIALS ARE They

DISCUSSING prosecuting, and ac- several hours.

Me no! cused as defended by the Hon Mr likely to be longer than a

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TO SPEND BÊ. types Mr. R M M King

where a blank period may Last TWEEN FOUR AND FIVE BIL. LION DOLLARS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF 'PLANES AND TANKS OVER AND ABOVE THE PRESENT SEVEN- THOUSAND MILLION DOLLAR ARMAMENT PROGRAMME,

The discussions are still at ats akt stated.

The peel jury as

composed of Mev E. Cork' floreman), Lee Tai-man, H. S. Hilk, E I d Silva, La Yuk-tong, © Eager and T. B W ott.

produce the same acts a. of short periods.

Colonel's Evidence

Lavut Col. Stewart, command-

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Major R. J 1. Penfold, UKSHA. first witness called

the Muddlesex | Parly stages, It is the morong, sand that on Febru

Regiment. said he had known Whatever the mea thes to alert any 12. he was imparing a Kame

plated by the Wa Department at the Hong Kong

aevu; ed since 1928 when he join- Polo Club.

ed Acritsed

He was out-will, of course have to be approv- the battalion was playing A rather SETH ITS Eendent occurred towards tamiing in the early stages of his fed by Congress. the rad o the lat chukka, when Career

If the plan is put into effect it He always worked hard and showed

will mean that instruct the 14.

great ability. tullion

between gemned ...d his brother

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hoked putput of 36,000 planes the coun- amet

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prodticing 100,000 Both were going very fast, and after the welfare of tax men

international bath peme, came down Accu- Was of friendly disperation,

# al's brother win throwin clear, trustworthy and anglion ward buy accused tell under s pony and one with whom at Va. always and was trapped there Winess, pleasant to deal

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thought a cused mur ( have struck us head pretty good blow on the ground

He was attached to a Regiment m Cane and there was mentint- ed in despatches. Witness recall- ed an episode in the Gulf of Aden, When accused dived into a shark- infested

sea II

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attempt

Acebed got up but appeared to be dazef and was staggering He was helped toward the pavilion,

It was a rather serious accident, į save an air pilot. and witness was surprised that His was especially chosen for the there were no apparent serious post of adjutant of the Middlesex Regiment which he joined here though he had already served five years abroad.

consequences,

Asked by Mr. Willams if he knew that accused resumed his duties the following day, witness| said he did not, as they were in1 Different regiments. differe

In reply to Mr. Williams, wit-

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There is good reason to that surplus equipment is

believe French

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ness said accused told him that being supplied he had taken opium on the first | Iraqi rebels. occasion, and he understood it Beyond this fact and affirma-

was done

out of curiosity,

He

did not mention any other occa- sions on which he took opíum.

There had been no falling off of his

work during the last six months either in his clerical work or on the field,

Continuing. witnesss said that accused, as the adjutant, had to attend first parade at 6.30 am. and consequently had to get up some time. before, perhaps at 6

tion that the French authorities in Syria have placed their aero- drumes at the Germans' disposal, the Lord Privy Seal, Mr. C. R. Attlee, told the Commons yester- day that the British Government lack exact detai's as to the full extent of Vichy Government 05- sistance to the Germans in Syria.

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ISOLATION TO

Counsel Interrupts Dr. J. W. Anderson, next wit- ness, sud he examined accused at about 3.45 p.m. on April

22 and found certain injuries.

Mr. Williams, interrupting, said he would admit that he had put certain questions to Dr. Gusano | about certain abrasións found on accused, but when accused, gave evidence himself, no question on this point had been put to him: a.m. or 5.30 .. by his Counsel. He would cer- lainly have put questions to cused, had he known Dr. Ander-

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Railway His general duties occupied him

communications His Lordship agreed that no until 1 p.m. after which he might tween Turkey and Bulgaria questions of the nature defending; have to work later to clear up his to be established soon, according Counsel was asking Dr. Ander-work and prepare for the succeed- to a message from Sofia. - Interna- son were put to accused,

ing day.

tional News Service. Continuing his evidence. Dr. In reply to further questions, Anderson said that in his opinion, witness told Mr. Williams that, on the injuries were two to three| April, 21, accused had more work days old. He would certainly say they were not less than 24 hours old.

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General Duties

than usual. The Regiment had just returned from a 96 hours' military exercise, and there was inuch work following this.

Mr. d'Almada: You have heard Major Penfold give evidence of a He agreed that though there serious polo accident. Could that was more work, the length of the have brought about concussion? day was not more than usual, as Dr. Anderson: Yes. The cir- accused finished that day at 4.30 cumstances related by Major Pen-¦ p.m.

fold are to my mind quite in This was the last witness for keeping with concussion ns #the defence and Mr. Williams result of the blow on the head. made an application to be per- He said accused staggereri off mitted to call a witness, a rick- the field with assistance. Accus- sha coolie, to rebut evidence on ed himself has suid he was the point that accused had taken dazed for about ten minutes afte. a ricksha from the Peninsula that. Is that in keeping with Hotel to a house where he had concussion?--Yes.

opium.

He was not aware that the de- fence would bring this point in.

Manifestation

Mr. d'Almada obiected and Is it possible that the effec's said the Police had Pufficient time of concussion are not manifest for to produce what witnesses they some considerable time after the require.

impact? Yes. the Immediate His Lordship refused the ap- effects are quite separute from plication, but sald he was pre- what may occur sometime after bared to allow medical evidence

by the Crown if it wished recovery.

What is the range of time with- rebut any point in the medical in which you would place such a evidence for the defence. manifestation? Would it be a year

or more?-It may be two years.

No person would be taken

insurance if

for

a case Involving concussion had occurred during

the previous year.

For a period of months then,

there might be no manifestation

of concussion?—Yes.

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A Tangler despatch to the Lon-

Is it possible for a man suffer- don News Chronicle" states that ing from concussion sometime during the last few days German after the accident to have a com- plete blank period during which troops have been continually pour-

ing into Spanish Morocco, presum

he might carry out purposeful ably in preparation for an attack acts quite unconscious that he was

on Gibraltar,-International News doing so? There are cases de Service. scribed and recognised by physic- lans where such phenomenal acts do occur, acts usually of a violent nature and many of.. sexual offences,'

For making fast her boat to an Admiralty buoy, a sampan 'woman.

$7 These blank periods, how long was this morning fined do they last? They may last seven days.'

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