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OSCAR. SLATER RELEASED.

CASE MAY GO TO COURT OF APPEAL.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1927.

THE CENTENARY OF NAVARINO.

LAST MONTH'S HISTORIC CELEBRATIONS.

Sir John Gilmour, questioned The Navarino centenary celo- by Colonel Day in The House of brations, both in Greece and Commons recently as to whether London, were attended by descen- in releasing Oscar Slater he prodants of those who fought in the posed to set up an inquiry into the evidence produced at the trini, said that had the conviction in this ease taken place after October 31, 1926, he would have had power to subrait questions, to the Court the of Criminal Appeal under provisions of Section 10 of the Criminal Appeals (Scotland) Act,

1926.

pre-

battle or in the Greek War of Independenee. After, Lord Burn- ham had opened a commemoration exhibition at the Greek Legation the Greek. Minister proceeded to the library, where he decorated the flag of Admiral Codrington flown in H.M.S., Asia with the

If he could obtain from Parlia-Greek War Cross of the First ment the legislation necessary to Class, by order of the President extend the Act so aa to enable him of the 'Greek Republic. Lieuten- to refer this case, under the pro- ant-General Sir Alfred, Codring visions mentioned, he was

ton (who had lent the flag), was pared to take that course,

unable to be present as he was at Navarino representing Great Bri- tain, and his son, Colonel Codring, ton (great-grandson of the Ad- miral) thanked the President and

be

A single clause bill would all that would be necessary, but at this stage of the session he could not hope to get it, unless Li House would pass the measure by general consent and without dis-the Minister for the kind thought. cussion.

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald-n the unfortunate state in when the case bas been left, would it he possible for very special efforis to be made for the passing of this Bin?

The medal would remain where it had been placed on the flag and it would be a great pride, and honour to his father to look after Codrington again it. Colonel spoke for his father at a dinner which Lord Beauchamp The Secretary for Scotland-over Sa Tar, as the Government are presided as chairman concerned, we would welcome the Anglo-Hellenie League. He said that Sir Alfred Codrington had rourse suggested.

of the

Mr. Naylor asked whether sailed into Navarino Bay in one of was intended that compensation his Majesty's ships just as his should be given. for wrongful im-grandfather had sailed into the prisonment.

No answer was returned:

Story of Prison Life.

bay 100 years ago, and thus had fulfilled the ambition of his life.. The tables at this dinner were de

and corated with streamers

"I am so happy said Oscar Slater, in the course of an inter-flowers of the colours of the two viewed with the Daily Record, countries; and each guest" was presented with a reprint from "Even yet I can nardly realise that

The Tinics of November 12, 1827, 1 m a free man. Just think

containing dispatches from Ad of it-over 18 years have I been

miral Codrington describing the confined in Peterhead!

battle of Navarino.

"But now I am happy." he enn- tinued, "and I look to the future with the thought that I will enjoy the remainder of my days.

"No doubt people will be wonder- ing if I am to be allowed to stay In this country. Certainly am, and, in the near future, will see if there is no way of establishing my innocence for a crime about which I know nothing.

From Codrington to Clean. Some of the relles which were being exhibited at the Greek Legal tion until November 11 are full of interest. There are the uniform with the scars of service worn by-Admirál Codrington during the battle; round shot fired into the Asia: the telescope and sword of Commander Bathurst; the sword of the Captain of the Turkish "As you can guess, everything I see is new le me, or at least lagship taken by Captain John strange. For aver 18 year I have Ommaney, of 'H.M.S. Albion, and a seen little or nothing of people card-table made from the wood of the Turkish flagship. Byron dressed other than in convict clothes or the uniform of award-relies include his sword and pis- er. In fact, these, clothes I wear Lol, locks from his hair, and his seem strange and unbecoming, dispatch box, a quaint affair like so used have I become to the cona large jewel box; many portraits,

of him. including the rare one vict dress,

with a helmet, were also shown. The portraits of Greek heroes are attractive: a set, of the famon Spartan family, Mavromichalis,

"My first meal outside of prison was just a few minutes ago, and included in that men was fish I remarked to the walter I have not seen or tasted fish, nor smelt most of who fell during the the ranking of it for over 15 years.struggle 1821-1829, in a "notable When 1 was fiest incarcerated. I was given fish at the time of rer-" tuin Jewish festivals, but radu- ally it disappeared from my food. How delicious it thated!

men.

gallant-looking line of There are many portraits and bal the pictures and a curious set of old transfer plates covering in- ridents in the War of Indepen- dence. A smaller exhibition, ar- the Museum of the "Often, during the long years, Iranged in have dreamed of my day of re- Public Record Office,, consists of Jeuse; and, it the yision of il a few specimens of the mass of vision rising in front of me documents relating to Navarino preserved in the Office. Perhaps the most generally interesting is perdit panorama of the Bay,

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the quiet of my cell pictured myself overcome with excitement. And yet, when the day came, I think-outwardly at least-1 drawn the day after the battle not show any signs of the happi-by Second Lieutenant Thomas

ness which came to me.

Working to the Last.

Framore, of the Royal Marines, who was on board H.M.S. Asin. As this drawing is eight or nine- "But, inwardly, I was trembling, feet long, it cannot be fully un- and that night, in my cell in the rolled, but is so folded as to dis- to the quiet and darkness, my nerves play the south entrance gave away, and I tossed on my bed harbour with the Turkish all through the long night hours. Both the panorama and the chart And so it was on each succeed of the bay printed in 1830 from ing night. Sleep would not come surveys in 1823 posses a further

fort.

to me. The sweat broke out on attraction for readers of Thucy my brow, and my whole blydides, since Navarinovas the trembled. God, but how "happy classical Pylos, and the Spha

teria of Cleon's exploit comes into I was!

"I was not lold when I would be the modern story. set free. I knew it must be soon. Was th: But how soon? That question that hammered through iny brain. Every minute seemed an hour, every hour a day. And the warders kept me at my work. I was still to them.. Osear Slater, the "lifer."

"At the time, I thought it was eruel. But now I think that, if such were possible. the duties assigned to nie made the time of waiting pass on wines less leaden. Even up to eleven o'clock to-day, I was working in the quarries, and

I was breaking stones."

Slater's plans for the future are at present indefinite. In truth, he does not yet know what he is going to do. "For the next few days," he said, "I will endeavour to hide myself and sleep.

"Naturally, I cannot go in detail at present into the harrowing ex perience of my life in prisor That, would take too long. I can only say this, from some perience, God help the man who ever finds himself in such a predicament as I was."

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