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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 10, 1941.

R.S.M.'S STORY OF Bid For

ROBBERY BY A MAJOR

ALLEGATIONS THAT AN Army major had assaulted him, seized hold of him by the throat as he lay on the floor and extracted £2 from his wallet were made by a former regimental quarter-master- sergeant at a general court-martial held at Leeds.

The witness stated this after confessing he had shared in the proceeds of an alleged fraud with the major.

The case was that in which Major John Vernon Gibson. 47. Wellington's Regiment, Duke of commanding officer of a techn cal training group, appeared to ans- wer to forty-six charges, includ- ing conspiracy, embezzlement for- forged docu- gery and ultering

ments, the amount involved being about £400

"Twisting All Round"

In

calling

for Regimental

Quartermaster-Sergeant

H. B.

TASK OF

CAPTAIN

LYTTLETON

Asked in the Commons

Wright to give evidence. Captain M. H. Rogers, prosecut ng, said: "He has already been dealt with for information about the

for his crimes."

Connection

Peace In Peru

States,

The United Argentina and Brazil have asked Pèru and Ecuador to establish a No-Man's Land on both sides of the line known as the status quo line in the territory disputed by

the two nations.

Mr. Sumner Welles, U.S. Under-Secretary of State, at his Wash ngton press conference in yesterday, announced that after the envoys of the three nutions had made the foregoing recom- mendation to Peru and Ecuador, the three Governments had also informed the Governments of all and other American republics asked them 10 give support towards ending the conflict.

Under the proposal the Gov- and Ecuador ernments of Peru would withdraw their military forces 16 kilometres from each side of the "line of status quo.' establishing a neutral zone 30 kilometres

between in denth

now and the armistice.

Both were also requested to Capt. prevent their 'planes passing over

the neutral zone.

of with these appointment

Oliver Lyttleton to the with Middle East, the Prime ary.

Minister said:

Mr. Welles made it clear that this measure was purely tempor-

Reuter.

"Feverish" Activity

Wright described alleged frauds committed in connection travelling expenses of members of the tramming group, and also relating to अ deduct on of 15,

"The principal tusk of the [SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") monthly from the men's pay for

East, barracks damages and amenities.

Minister of State, Middle

Wright said

the profit would be firstly to facilitate the

operations by from these frauds went regularly conduct of

that

that members of the staff were

their

Day

and

the

into Major Gibson's pocket, and Commanders-in-Chief by reliev. that in August last he told Gibsoning them as far as possible of a respon- complaining about the monthly number of extraneous

sibilities with which they hitherto have been burdened and second- promptly matters ly to settle within the policy of government but which involve several home departments or local authorities.

deduction from saying they did not benefit.

Major Gibson said Wright be- came angry but promised to hand him a third share of the proft derived from fraud for the staff. He only handed over a quarter of the August profits.

Appointment of

the Minister

will not interfere with existing re- lationships between the Commanı- "I pointed out to him." sald ders-in-Chief and Service Minis- Wright, "that he was not sharters or between the British Am- Ing according to his promise and bassador in Cairo and other repre- that now he was even twlatingsentatives of Government in all the way round. The major Middle East and the Ministers in Britain to whom they are respon- was very annoyed with me."

sible." "Chased Round Desk"

Wright said

that

on another occasion, out of about £100 prot £33 10s. 6d.

he himself retained for himself and the staff.

the

The Ecuadorian Pigh Command military activity ross the bord- has reported "feverish" Peruvian er from Ecuador, adding, how- ever, no further incidents along the frontier have occurred."—-In- ternational News Service.

ONLY ONE

ARM BUT HE DODGED THE NAZIS

A British officer who arm and was Churchill said, would make re- taken prisoner at Dun-

The Minister

on

lost

an

Mr." of State,

neces-

issues of kirk has escaped from his

ferance. home whenover Багу

important policy but it was hoped that the

presence of a War Cabinet Min-Nazi captors.

with wide

istor the handed When he

over balance of £6710s. to the major, Gibson fa'd he wanted all the money.

me,

"Major Gibson then assaulted " continued Wright, "He rose from his desk and cut off my retreat for the door. He chased me round the desk two or three times.

"I caught my knee a.chair and fell

discretionary powers would smooth, hasten and concert action in the Middle East between various authorities In the area.

an-

This was revealed by the nouncement that Lieutenant J. M. Langley, M.C., has been awarded the O.B.E. Lieutenant Langley is the son of Mr. F. O. Langley, Police at Old Street magistrate

Replying to further questions, Mr. Churchill said the Minister of Court, State had authority in matters not concerned with

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the conduct of He won bls M.C. during the the fought by operations but that authority was rearguard action derived from his position as mem- Coldstream. Guards. on the banks against ber of the War Cabinet and would of the Yser Canal during the Dun- to the floor. no doubt be exercised in harmony kirk evacuation. The major then get on top of with fundamental principle. me and took me by the throat. There was a struggle. I had the wind up."

Asked what wou'd be, the rela- tions of the Minister of State with the Dominions representatives on

Captain Rogers: How did you the spot, Mr. Churchill replied: get away?

"Relations will be of close contact

Wright I think he realised he and of continual courtesy and had done something very drastic. goodwill."-British Wireless. He took my wallet out of my pocket. There was only £2 in 't.

He took it and threw away the wallet."

SENTENCE IN ABSENTIA

M.P.'S APOLOGY TO

THE ASTORS

Mr.Leach (Soc., Bradford Central); in Pärliament made a personal apology to the Astor family for a statement he made about the Astor gardens ધર્મ

While ha was operating a cot- Bron gun from a Belgian tage, a shell burst and wounded him. Only the immediat am- putation of his foft arm could save his life, and this was done.

.

Lieutenant Lang'ey. was unable to wade through the water to the waiting raips off Dunkirk and had to be left at a casualty station With with other wounded men.. them he was captured by the Ger-

mans,

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The Colonial Under-Secretary

for the making this statement in the Commons; added these had been Lframed in the light of general principles governing similar arrangements with his majesty's Governments in Australia and New Zealand, though not exactly in the same form, Ic

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on the ball to-day!'