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FATAL SEQUEL TO BRAWL

FUSILIER'S DEATH

INQUIRY

as the scaman had previously told him his chum had gone there,

Now Trouble Started

Dixon, he After that, continued went into the lavatory and there Anw two soldiers knocking a civilian about. Ile told them to play the game, as it was not sparting for two men to knock one about. The civilian Eppealed to him for assistance, and (The death of ↑ Fusiller Oliver he took him outside, put him into Roberts an Christmas Day follow-ricksha and returned to the war. Ing a ght at the China Fleet One of the soldiers who had been Club the previous night way the fighting then came and stood behandl eubject of a Coroner's quiry him, He thought perhaps that the oldier might strike him from behind. conducted by Mr. W. Schofield, at stoot up and naked him If he the Central Magistracy yesterday wanted anything. The soldier replied pfternoon, when R verdict of no, no he told him to shove off. The Thomfoide by misadventure" was soldier went over to his pal-the other soldier whom he ind acen returned,

fighting and they stood by the coun- The Jury were Messrs. C. ter. They beckoned to him to come wanted Austin, foreman, 1. H. Osborne over and asked him the und D. L. Newbigging. Captain trouble. He replied no. They then put their arms around his shoulders. D.-J. Grey represented the Royal Marines, and Lt the Hon. G, Rand he thought that this meant they wanted to be friendly, but instead Cle-Hill, represented the 2nd they both of them tried to strike him Battalion of the Royal Welsh at the same thre Fusiliers.

Opening the inquiry, Mr. Schofield raid it was being held to consider the a soldier, in which circumstances. Oliver Roberts, of the 2nd Battalion

"I stepped back and they did not succeed" kold the witness." "I put my hand up and it was between a hit and a shove, and it came in con- tart with one of the soldiers on the face, He went against the counter of the Iyal Welsh Fusiliers, received and fell on his back. I then came an injury in the China Fleet Chib onto blows wits the other soklier and Decetuber 24 by having a fall backs throw him over my hip. Two civiltans ward le fiuctures his skull as a thin came and asked me to sit down result of which he died. They (the which I did. The soldier Jury had to determine the cause of throw over my hip got up and asked death and whether any should in 1 thuththe fight hate it and what blame, if any, should be outside as attached to such a person.

Medical Testimony

Dr. R. S.-Beghie, radical officer, charge of the Victoria martanry, wald that on December 25 at 10,30 am, he examined the body of the deceased Externally he found bruising of the left check, and a superficial abrasion

The inside of the cheek phowed

that

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uniform. Up to the time of the March rident i was on my third pint of beer and lemonade a strong top'. [July,

was struck by the second sulcier | October

December (196) Continuing witness said that the Spot

soldiers who had

the left angle of the then he took me an.". bruising. On the back of the head

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Chyb, where they drank till about 10 October p.m. Then they left their, table and went up to the bar. He left Roberts March and sat down. at a table

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WATER RETURNS

RESERVOIRS FULLER DESPITE DECREASED RAIN

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The monthly returns from the Public Works Department of the Late of the Colony's reservoirs show that both the meinand and the island

e found a cut, sorrounded bling two slice were with the Ain March nur braising over-ai avea of pre-ber ximately 24 inches in diameter. In- guman earlier on. He could not any May ternally

found

cable./ with which had he had struck the July

of audier. When the Naval Authorities Bepimber haemorrhage between the the brain and membrances covering it, de enquiries about the mutter he December both over the vertex and the base came forward. He interfered. and There was superficial bruising of the rescued the American seamon brain sutviance, and a large fracture the tivillun because both of them were at the base of the skull, abone 10% drunk. inchey m

in length. The stomach con. tained a brown fluid which smelt of alcohol. He sent the stomach con- Fusilier John Thomas said that on May

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62 tents, and other specimens the December 24 he left barbeks about July

02 Government Analyst, who reported the 6.30p.m. alone. He went to the September ........ presence of alcohol. Denth was due Soldiers' Club and there met Oilver Wednesday's sales: 2,845,000 bushels.

the skull and cranial Roberts. Ils had a fow drinks of to fracture of

Winnipeg Whent haemorrhage resulting from flow beer there and they then lett about May at the back of the head, possibly 8 pm, and went to the China Fleet July, received owing to a fall. The bruins on the left side of the face might have been canged by a blow. He thought the deceased had definitely hren under the influence of alcohol, The next thing which happened was July ...

Total rule-116 lots. and would probably have been very

on his feet. Ilo did not | Roberta. A few words passed be unsteady consider any treatment could have tween thons, and the salier then struck ar the Rulerts who fell down and hit his avertel donth. The bruise check could have been caused by a head on the floor, Ile (witness

A man Kelped to carry Roberts blow of considerable force. under the influenes of liquor would vomiting and bleeding from the head be more likely in fall heavily and leas out to the passageway. They

then likely to make any movement to save got a taxi and took Roberts to the himself than a man not under the Medicul Inspection room where he influence of liquor.

KTE Roberts and reported the harracks at 10.10 p.m. Captain A. P. Trimble, of the Royal

Witness further stated that he had Army Medical Corps, Bald that four bottles of beer at the Roberts was brought to the Military Fleet Club. Roberts haet aliout eight Hospital at 4.30 am, on December 26,

bottles of beer at both Clubs, and was dend. He judged he had been dead about one and a half hours as the trunk at the time of the incident, but he himself was sober. He had pupils were partially-dilated and did had two bottles of beer at the Soldiers not react to light, and rigor mortis Club. He did not know of any other

The returns show that an December was actting in.

squabbles that night. He had ex- changed blows with the sailor, who 1, 1015, the Colony's reservoirs held

1.775.11 million was quite sober, He did not remem-1768.03 million gallons in December, gallons against ber anything of an American seaman 1934. 1.M.S.

In the China Fleet Club,

In the city and hill district, 205.08 Corporal H. Dunant, of the Royal

mition gallons, including

44.42

2 million Weish Fusiliers, who

gallons supplied from the mainland, д estimated population of 427,200, equalling a rate of 22.3 gallons per head per day. This compares with a consumption of 292.86 milion gallons consumed by Ho did

an estimated population of 300,750 nt rate of 242 gallons per head per day, the previous year. Last month an additional amount of 18.01 million, allons was supplied to island villages. The mainland waterworks shown content of 625.30 million gallons against 578.12 for December 31, 1934.

month

189.30 million gallons were consumed by an estimated population of 340,100 at a rate of 17.5 gallons per head per day. This compares with

a consumption 195.48 million gallons consumed by an estimated population of 335,800 at a rate of 18.8 gallons per hrad per day in December 1034.

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supplies of water are well over the corresponding figures for the end

1934, although the rainfall for whole of last your was 71.320 Inches. being 20.315 inches less than for

1034.

Stoker's Evidence Stoker Thomas Dixon, Tarantula, said that on December 24 ho was on duty, in the ship till 3.50 n.m. He then left the ship with another atoker and they went to the Chinn Fleet Club at the time of the were consumed by China Fleet Club. They went into the incident, said he noticed a fight restaurant and had tea and then went started about 10.16 p.m. near the bar up to the bedrooms, where he had a between s Bailor and Fusilier Thomas, bath and shave and got changed. It te stopped them, and then noticed was then about 6.40 p.m. and he went Roberts lying on the floor. down into the rotaurant and had not know how Roberts got there. supper. There were about fifteen of Roberts was taken out into the lobby the ship's company having dinner to- and then he took him to the medical gether. He had no alcohol to drink inspection room at Wellington during his aupper or before it. After racks, where he handed him over to supper he went up to his hedroom the

the orderly there. After Roberts had again and read a book until 5 p.m. | bear

been treated he took him back to the He then had a wash and went dawn barracks and handed him over

of the Re- to the bar where he had n pint of Lance Corporal Morgan, beer. Two marinos came along and rimental Police, with instructions for bed. Roberta sat at bis table, and a little later Roberts to be put another joined them. They eat talk. was unconscious when he carried him ing and shortly after someone drew into the lobby at the Club, and had a his attention to the next table at cut on the back of his head. which were civilians and soldiers and also a seaman from the American yacht, Iolanda.

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Did Not Think It Serious Corporal G. F. Clark, of the Royal Army Medical Corps, who attended

The scaman, continued the witness, was pretty drunk, and took a $10 to Roberts at the medical inspection

room, anid he dressed the wound a

Last

07

An additional amount of 7.29 gallons was supplied to million Laichikok waterboat dock.

A 16-hour supply was given to

note out of hla pocket and shouted

the back of his head. Ho did not the whole Colony during last month. out for drinks. He put the note on the table and someone stole it. When hink Roberts was seriously enough In December 1934, a constant supply

was available. the boy came round. to collect the hurt to be sent to bopital, and asked

his

money for the drinks, the

Barry in

pals to see him to ben. aman the morning he received telephone was told he had not paid for them. call from the barracks' saying the Totman, and it struck him as being A civilian then went over to the

a consistent and reasonable story. seaman, and us ho was passing their man was and that an ambulance The evidence on the other side, how- table, asked him (Dixon) whether he must be sent. He sent the ambulance, ever, seemed to vary a good deal. and a little later the driver 'called which he inferred might probably could sit at their table with the eca- man. He agreed, and then got talk worse, than he thought. He went to witness at the time of the event. him to say that the man was much have been due to the condition of the ing with the scaman who complained to him about being robbed, and asked the barracks and found Roberts to bo. Docensed himself contributed to his him if he would help him to

dead. Roberts was not bleeding front ret outside. He took the seaman outside his nose or cars when first brought serious accident by his own condition. and put him into a Ficksha nnn. He had thought the man which was quite obviously that of

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a man who had taken a great deal! more of drink than was good for

him.

directed the ricksha coolie to take him knocked about, and to His draking.

unconscious owing to being bartly to the Polite Canteen in the dockyaru, i

Lance-Corporal W. R. D. Morian, The question they (the jury), had to of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers said he cone dermawuhen herke was informed by a military Policeni, striking the soldier was of a char- whom he had sent with another about acter which amounted to manslaughter 3.20 a.m. to see that there were tip or whether it amounted to, something absentees from the barracks, that less than manslaughter. If it was there was a nian in one of the rooms something less, it might be classed very white and rather cold and stiff. as excusable homicide or Justifiable To went to the room, and saw Roberts, homicide. In this case according to and, seeing there was something very the evidence of the Barine the de- rong telephoned for the ambulance. ceased and his friend appeared to When the ambulance arrived at 4.10 Have been in an aggressivo mood, and! m the medical corporal said it was if they were of the opinion that the Loo late.

action of the stoker was not divicious one, then he thought they should re- turn a verdict of homicide by mise

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Marine R. J. Totman, of. I.M.S. adventure. Tamar, corroborated Stöker Dixon's The Jury, without rotiring returned story in almost every detail,

their verdict, after which Mr. Scho Mr. Schofield in the course of his field expressed the sympathy of the summing-up, said that the story told Court and the Jury with the relatives | by Dixon was corroborated by Marine of the deceased. 2

London, Jan. V. Road accident-figuren for the week ending January-4 were: 125 killed, 3,163 injured, as compared with 159 killed, anil 3,760 injured in corren ponding week list year.--British Wireless.

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London, Jan. 9. At the Old Bailey to-day the case a German

denied the defence motion for thebgainst Hermann, Gortz, transfer of the Scottsborn negroes' novelist who is charged with esplenage) Pase to the Federal Court-United around British R.A.F. Aerodromes, Preas.

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Tho" Scottaborò negro.

among the most famous dasmult cases j This was on the application of Don't Turn Away From in American history. Nine negroes counsel for the defence, who pointed

Your Food!". are charged with criminally assault out the difficulty which the accused,

ing Mra. Victorin Price and Ruby hnd had in obtaining money. from When appetite has left you, and the Bates, white girl “hobics" on a freight | Germany, for his defence, and the sight of a well-spread table gives rise Irnin neur Scottsboro on March 26, necessity for comparing the trona- 1931.

Iations of the documents figuring into unpleasant sensations within,, it is According to the story of the the case with the Giernan originale, a sure sign that your digestive or

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