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STABBING OF PRISON

WARDER.

CORONER'S INQUIRY AT ·

SINGAPORE,

TERRIBLE STRUGGLE

IN GAOL.

H.K. VOLUNTEER CORPS.

COMMANDANT'S ORDERS.

"THE WIND."

FURTHER TRIALS FOR LILJAN GISH.

(ORDERS BY LZ-COL L. O. BIRD, 0.5,0..] UNUSUAL AND INTERESTING

0.8R, COMMANDANT.]

No 24/20.

Singapore, June 7-The story of

1.-Eirkpatrick Cup. the fatal stabbing of Warder R. G. Special instructions regarding the Dickson, while he was on duty in Inter-Unit Competition for this Cup the Singapore Prison was told at the were issued at a conference on June Coroner's inquiry this morning, 4, 1929. Any officers who could not Three prisoners from the gaol attend but are interested should were present. The first was a Chiapply to the Adjutant for schemes nesc who is alleged to have stabbed and information. Warder Dickson and is serving Unit schemes to be submitted by sentence for attempted murder of 3 p. on Wednesday, June 19, a policeman. The second is a Tamil, and a final conference will be held who has been charged with abetat Corps Headquarters at 6 p.m. on ment of the murder of Warder Dick | Friday, June 21, 1929. · son, and who completed a sentence for culpable homicide a week after the attack on the warder. The

third prisoner was called as a wit. ness by the police.

Considerable" Force Used. Dr. G. H. Swapp said Warder! Dickson had four wounds. The right lung and liver were penetrat ed. The wounds could have been enused by the pair of tailor's. scissors produced in court. The wounds were six inches, deep,

Mr. Bourne: It was a determined sittack?

Witness: Very determined. Con- siderable force must have been used.

The Chinese prisoner who was valled as a witness by the police said that he was binding a book in a workshop. Two European waiders were in charge. One was Warder Dickson and the other Warder Far- well.

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Witness while at work looked up and saw Dickson fall and realised that he had been stabbed, for a

prisoner was brandishing a scissor blade. That prisoner was the Chi-

Witness sa nese in the dock. Dickson's assailant plunge his' wea- pon in three times, somewhere near the stomach."

Dickson called out, and Farwell fred, ran towards him and clutched at the scissor blade with which Dickson had been stabbed. His hand was cut, but eventually he got it away from the assailant.

While they grappled. Dickson, from where he iny on the ground. motioned to Farwell to get out of the way, and then fired. The pris oner feil to the ground, and Farwell went down with him.. Both strug- gled on the ground. Farwell call ed to the Tamil prisoner in the dock for help. This man did no- thing. He said "mazi tolong, taaa" and then called out "kasi, kasi

Single Blade Used.

Witness nilded that the shot by Dickson was fired after the prisoner and Farwell fell to the ground, not before. While the two were strug gling Dickson fred. Then the struggle censed. At Farwell's call. some native warders arrived on the scene at this stage, and the prisoner was taken away.

2.---Arms.

All rifles will be returned to Corps Headquarters immediately for an- nual inspection. »

3.-Corps Band.

There will be Band Practice in mufti on Tuesday, June 18, at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m.

4.-Mounted Infantry Company. Paraile at Causeway Stables at 5.30 pm on Thursday, June 20, 1929,

5. Machine Gun Company. Recruits Parade will be held on Tuesday, June 18, at 3.30 p.m. Dress: Mufti, belt and sidearms.

3.c.o's CLASS. Instructor's Class will be held on Friday June 21, at 5.30 p.m. Dress:

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6. Scottish Company.

PIPE BAND.

Weekly practices are being held each Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Corps Headquarters. From now onwards the Drummers will parade with the pipers.,

7-Portuguese Company.

3.C.0.'S CLASS.

PICTURE.

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"The Wind," which can be seen to-day and to-morrow Queen's, is an ambitious picture. Victor Seustrom who directed, has tried to make the terrible ever- present wind at the scene of his story the central character, and has succeeded. As the story unfolds the wind literally and metaphorie ally gathers forve and personality, gradualy swamping every othe character, except the heroine, and coming as near to Materialisa- tion" in the tragic climax as permissable to true art. We had the same idea worked out in "Rain" but this is a much better film, good as that was. When Lilian Gish kills her betrayer she is not so with her much occupied with him as she 19 other intangible ard indestructable enemy-the wind. When she buries the dead man, the wind uncovers him. It is not the spirit of the mad she dreads for no Shost can be so relentless and so powerful as the wind which tor- ments and mocks her to the verge of madness. That is art of a high order. The situation, between the innocent heroine and the villiän with whom she has to fight for her honour has been played so "often that there is little fresh to say but this implacable impersonal foe is another matter, and far more is teresting to watch.

Lilian Gish must have sometimes. The next N.C.O.'s Class will be regretted the possession of delicate. held at Corps Headquarters on Fri-ly pathetic features, for because of day, June 9, at 5.30. It is most them her screen career has led her essential that a full muster be pre-along via dolorema of snowstorin, sedt. A short meeting of N.CO.'s flood, fire, brutal men folk and now will be held immediately after win. She does not seem to age parade."

day despite her trials and in The Wind" looks still the The Peak Range has been allot-same fragile girl as she did years bed to the Company on Sunday, ago when she nearly lost her life in June 30, 1029. Firing will commence making "Way Down East." at a.m. sharp.

PEAK BANGE

8. Strength

The following recruits have been taken, on the strength and posted

as under:-

No. 1482 Pte. T. Barretto, No. 9 Platoon, as from June 7, 1920. No. 1483 Pte. F. M. da Silva, No. 10 Platoon, a from June 7,

9.-Transfers,

1020,

» No. 1399 Pte. F. S. Holerait, from Motor Cycle Section to Mounted Infantry Company, as from June 1, 1929.

The story of "The Wind" may be told in a few lines. Hetty, the laughter of a ruined Southern gentleman is compelled to seek a home with her cousin and his wife in their desert ranch. The wife is bitterly jealous of Hetty and forces her to marry i neighbouring rancher Lige (Lars Hansen) whom she does not love. From the

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moment she arrives at the ranch the constant windstorms fret har nerves, and when she is left alone in Lige's ramshackle little cabin while he is about his business she nearly goes out of her, mind. No 80 Pte. T. L. Knight, from travelling cat:leman named Wist Armoured Car Section to Reserve Roddy (Montague Love) visits her Company, as from February G. 1920. when her husband is away and The following N.C.O, and men are tragedy occur. The half crazed transferred to the Reserve Com-girl shoots him and buries his body pany. Scottish Section, as from June the sand. Then the husband returns, and Hetty realises that her relief and joy at his coming mean that she loves him.

Only a single blade of the scissors was used by Dickson's assailant. Dickson was popular with the pris- oners. He had, about a month previously seen the Chinese pris-1, 1020: oner in the dock hiding some knives: away. Dickson took them away, and also some tobacco which he found on the prisoner, and for this reported him.

The prisoner was punished on Dickson's report.

No. “384 L/Cpl. A. Duncan, from

No. 5 Platoon."

No. 595 Pte. W. Crichton, from,

No. Platoon,

No. 802 Piper J. H. S. Duncan,

from No. 6 Platoon.

No. 484 Pte. H. G. Howard, from

No. 7 Platoon.

No. 908 Pie. G. S .B. Thomson,

from No. 7 Pi,toon. " No. 1047 Pte. D. 'Thompson, from

No. 7 Platoon.

30. Exemption.

Europam Warder's Account. Warder J. E. Farwell said he beard a shout from the other side of the workshop. When he fooked round, he saw Warder Dickson spring forward from near a cup. board." As he jumped forward, wit- ness saw a knife in the prisoner's hand being drawn out of Dickson's back Dickson's action in springing June 1, 1929, forward had had the effect as it were, of the knife being drawn out"

of his body by the prisoner, who was to the rear of him.

Witness drew his revolver, and

ran towards them. Then both went down, the prisoner underneath, on

No. 082 Pre. W. C. Clark, Motor Cycle Section, granted six months' exemption from Volunteer duty from

11.Reversion,

12-Long Service Medal.

his back, and Dickson on top of H.E. the Governor has awarded him, also on his back. The pris-the Colonial Auxiliary Foreves Long oner's left arm was round Dickson's Service Medal to No. 189 Sergt. W. throat, and he was awinging his H. C. Robson of the Armoured Car right arm round, stabbing at him. Section H.K.V.D.C., on May 31,

The only place witness could fire 1929. at was the prisoner's buttock, Wit- ness fired, but the bullet choked in the barrel.

Witness seized the prisoner's wea pon arm.

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"But I could not get the knife nway,” be said. · " The prisoner was very strong, and I fell on him, still holding on to the knife.

"All the prisoners_round were Chinese, except the Tamil in the dock. I called to him Tolong.' Ee said 'No,' and called out Lagi, -lagi."

A Dangerous Criminal.

"The Wind" is a tragic story in a romantic and unusual setting. is a film which you should not

miss.

CINEMA NEWS.

"THE BATTLE OF VERDUN

Keen interest has been aroused by the announcement that the famous French

film, "The Battle of Verdun" is being shown short- ly the Queen's. This is some- thing more than Bwar pic-

No 111 Corp. C. A. Cunha, No. ture, it is a national effort "to 11 Platoon, ferrets to rank of Pri- put on record a national achieve May 17, 1929. vate at his own request, as frominent. The picture contains nothing but actual photographs taken on the field of battle, there are no studio sets and no attempt has been made to introduce a plot of any kind. Facts and figures only, are given. It was taken at great per- sonal risk by a French cameraman who followed the first lines through- out the historic engagement. "One 13.-Struck off the Strength. of the most interesting features of is the scone showing Having left the Colony:-No. 830 the film Pte. HR. Remingon, Reserve Com- General Hindenberg, General La- pany, as from May 21, 1999.

dendorf, General Pessin, R. A. WOLFE MURRAY, Major, Adjutant, H.K.V.D.O. Hong Kong, June 14, 1999.

ΝΟΤΙΟΣ. The Machine Gun Company Rifle Club will hold their next meeting on Sunday, June 23, at 9.30 a.m. on the Peak Range to shoot for theed. "The Battle of Verdun "is a Company Commander's Cup ---- profoundly moving drams and a great chapter in the history of the Great War.

"I succeded in getting the knife away" witness added, and said whistle, until after the struggle to Dickson, It is all right, Dick; censed,

The

Crown Prince of Germany, and many other famous war figures actually directing operations.The famous" 75" guns are also seen in action together with the havoc they. wrought. Graphic details of the evacuation of Verdun and many other interesting scenes are includ

#PREP AND PEP" COMING TO QUEN'S.

"Prep and Pep" a comedy of College life will be screened on Sunday and Monday at the Queen's, It features David Rollins and Nancy Drexel. It was filmed on the grounds of Culver Military Academy in Indiana.

I have him. The prisoner-now-Mr. Cullen What would have turned his attention to me.Awe happened, do you think, if_the struggled, I saw Dickson rise to bullet had not stopped in the barrel his knees. He produced his re-of your revolver i

..I said volver, close to my car.

Witnces: Well, Sir, I certainly Don's fire, Dick. A moment or think Mr. Dickson would have got two later, he fired, and the struggle only that first wound in his back, ceased. Dickson rose to his feet, and nothing more, for if his assailant and staggered to a nearby desk. was hit in the buttock, where I He sat there, and took off his hat. aimed, he was bound to have col- Cyril Rende comes to the He sat a few moments and then got lapsed.

academy where his father legalnut and was wat hi ha bhimmee, mais miingez ukusulaz sa o torque athlete, but assistance arriving.'

knew to be a dangerous criminal. he proves a failure and the laughing He had previously attacked another stock of the school. prisoner.

Later urged by love Cyril wins fonour for himself and school.

Witness added that he did not have the opportunity to blow his (Continued at foot of next column).

The inquiry was adjourned.

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