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THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY,

NOVEMBER

.1)

1937.

DOCTOR WITH SABRE IN CHINESE

HOTEL SCENE

COFFIN

BOATS

STORY OF "I

OF "I WILL

KILL YOU" THREAT

Carried From Court By

Four Policemen

Dorchester, Oct. 3.

AFTER a midnight struggle on a lonely country

road, a middle-aged doctor, with a sword, a knife, and a gun in his car, visited an hotel and slashod with a sabre at a 23-years-old waiter,

This was stated at Blandford (Dorset) to-day, when Dr. Charles Carrick Brewis, of Mappowder, near Dorchester, was found guilty of assaulting Edgar Ken- neth Geale, and remanded in custody for a fortnight.

The chairman' said Brewis] would be under observation while)

in prison.

To this Brewis replied: "But I have .got to go to the British Medical As- .sociation to-night."

SWORD IN COURT

During the hearing Brewis asked

If the magistrate would like to scc the sabre,

Taking it out of a brown paper

parcel, he unsheathed it.

"It is a Japanese sword. It has been hanging on my wall four years,

he sald.

Geale's solicitor, Mr. Chieveley Wil- Hams, sald that on August 15 Brewis dined at a Blandford hotel.

Later, at 11.30, Geale saw Brewis at the wheel of his car, using bad language.

put

BODIES STILL

FOUND ON BATTLEFIELDS

London, Det 1.

A very interesting account of the work and policy of the Imperial War

Graves Commission has just been} LYR published. It is written by Sir

This funereal procession on the river at Shanghai shows co fin-laden boats bearing awny hodles of bombing and shell ing victims in the ancient city: Small, coffins on boat at left in dicate some of the victims we re children. Bedien of uncounted other victims were merely tossed Into the river or burned, while disease ravaged the area.

Civil Servant Major Denies "Subversive" Work Among Soldiers

A

MAN WAGES A PRIVATE

WAR'

Mr. Lawton: Have a look at this

AJOR WILFRED FOULSTON VERNON, a civil servant with a position in the Air Ministry, was Fabian Ware, who has been vice-questioned at Surrey Quarter Sessions, Kingston-on-letter. The opening sentence of the Chairman of the Commission since Thames, recently, about his alleged association with

its_foundalion.

allegations were emphatically denied.

He gives a detailed account of the subversive Communist activities in the Army. work

of the Commission, doring twenty years, 1917 to 1937,

revealed that bodies found on the battlefields are still being buried. Since 1021 no general search has

It is

The

letter from a friend is "Dear Wilfred, -If you have turned into a very good voting Hed, I take it, then, you will be satisfied that the book left behind at Green Hill has fulfilled the purpose." Do you still say you

Four men were bound over for awards the car near Major Vernon's are not a Communist?--Yes.

been undertaken, but 38,000 more year for stealing books, documents bungalow. his bodies have been found and are still and articles worth

£17 15s. from

MET VERNON IN BOOTSHOP

Mr. McClure referred to a state

ROYAL WEDDING "CURIOSITY'

There is a document I want to put

After five miles Brewis took out a from 10 to 15 per cent, of the bodies on imitation fireum when arrested in court later, Ford said he joined Ject would have In his possession

pocket knife.

Ic told Geale he had been "carving human bodles 25 years

and was now carving up dogs with Dog Dead: Son Goes On

this knife." Brewis demanded that Genle should

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rive, Brewis was apparently unfit to

Geale bleycle In the back of the car and coming to light at the rate of twenty Mojor Vernon. They were found not drove Brewis towards his home.

to thirty a week. These are found guilty of breaking and entering als

to you. You can identify it, and KNIFE THREAT

by farmers, metal-searchers, and home at Old Park Farm, Farnham, ment which Ford made to the police, tell me if you have seen it before. others. It is still possible, to identify Surrey, and of being in possession of

In this statement, which was read Is this a document which a loyal sub-

In

"The discovered.

the Royal Army Medical Corps one moment? It is headed The men were:-

January 1934 at Colchester. He had Royal Wedding. The Greeks had a D'Arcy James Mann, twenty-five, previously been a member of the Re- word for it. Gold-digging ex-royal labourer, of Glenoch-road, Belsize publican Army in Ireland, and, hay

ing resigned, he thought he would 'Park, N.W.

Join the British Army to propagate of letters to Major Vernon. Major John Charles Preen, twenty-six, Communism.

Vernon said that the addresses on .labourer, of Westbourne-grove, W.;

When in Ireland he had informa- them were addresses of people he Reginald Alexander

Mr. Lawton: elghteen, inbourer, of Carlingford- shop in Aldershot. It was there that' road, Hampstead, N.W.; and

he met Vernon.

munistic songs of yours?--Yes.

Major Vernon said that he had Thomas Jonathan Ford, twenty-

They met later at Vernon's hut, met Ford before inadvertently. He six, agent, of Sinclair-rood, W. and Vernon spoke of the various acogreed that he met him in Aldershot Mr. G. B. McClure, prosecuting, tivities which could be carried out in jin a bootmaker's shop. said that the four men were arrested the forces. Vernon suggested that in a car after they had been seen he should get the names of soldiers | carrying a bundle and a suit case to-who might be useful for the cause.

"The Arst time I met Vernon ho

stop the car. They exchanged seats, Swansen Jack the seven-year-old and after 50 yards Brewls drove into black retriever, who has saved the the bank,

Turning to free the car, Geale wasives of twenty-nine people and two bending down when he heard Brewis dogs from downing and other perils, has died through rat poison which he say he was "going to kill him."

He found Brewis grasping a picked up. He won innumerable cups. starting handle, which lie swung at medals and other mementoes of his heroism. But his Son Swanser, Bob, Geale's head,

is now old enough to carry on the family traditions, says

the owner of Treboeth, Mr. William Thomas, Swansea.

"Genle closed with Brewis to save himself, overpowered him, and being frightened, left him there," said Mr. Williamas.

Next day Brewis arrived at the hotel, saying to Geale, "You are the Inst little who nearly killed me night. Now I am going to kill you?"" He produced a pocket-knife and then a sabre.

em-

Ile slashed at Geals, who side- stepped, and the sabre was bedded in a pliar of the porch. Brewis struck the post again before the head waiter told him to stop.

"CARRY ME"

Denying the accusation and pro- ducing a bloodstained shirt, Brewis declared: "I am going to charge Gente with attempted murder."

I

After several exchanges with the magistrates, during which he de- clared: "You must hear my case, will keep you here to seven o'clock," Brewis was remanded.

Saylor "You must carry me," he was taken from court by four policemen.

The chairman had told him: "It is only a mercy of God you are not on a most serious charge."

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Dawson, tion about calling at a bootmakers' met in Russia. And these are Com-

Young Wife Dies With

Husband In Crash

"Safe Pilot" Killed After Friend's Accident Dream

A TWENTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD pilot and his two pas-

He did not know that Ford at some time was a prominent Com- manist worker in this country. Ford did not talk Communiam with him gave me ten shillings to assist me.--Mr. Lawion: Why did you instruct knowing the Army pay was very counsel to hold a watching brief for lile," added the statement. "Sub-you? Did you not feel something sequently he gave me more, on one like this would be brought out? occasion £2."

Like what?

Mr. Lawion: That you were dis- loyal.

Vernon gave him Communistic literature to distribute amour the soldiers, and he dropped it about the camp.

The statement went on:" It worried me, as I liked my comrades, and I de- elded to desert. Vernon gave me ten shillings. I ceased my activities as a Communist worker, went to Ireland and returned to England in May 1935, and gave myself up."

Major Vernon did not reply.

Dr. Lawion also asked weather Ford's statement was true, and Major Vernon replied that" some sentences were irno, but not many. Police Constable Tanner, who arrested the four men, agreed that they "seemed happy and pleased with themselves."

Mr. Lawton: They thought they had done something very great.

In evidence Ford said that the facts, no set out in his statement,were true. His purpose in going to Farnham was "to secure seditious and Bol- shevist literature" which was in Mr. Vernon's house and take it to the Secret Service department in White- hall.

He was sentenced to three months In the “Glasshouse" (the military de- tention establishment at Aldershot), and was finally discharged from the Army.

Major Vernon gave evidence and sengers, a young married couple, were killed when fold of identifying articles which had been taken from his bungalow, le the airplane in which they were flying to Donington Park said he was a major in the Royal

Naval Air Force and held a fairly re- Ford said that he had joined the for the International Gand Prix crashed at Tonge rail-sponsible position at the Air Ministry. Fascist Party ten days before this Mr. F. H. Lawion (defending): Incident, but did not collect his You were acquainted with the con- friends from the headquarters of the way station, near Ashby, Leicestershire, recently.

ton, the home of Mr. J. G. Shields dillon of the Civil Service that its Fascist Party In London. He was members should not participate in not acting on anybody's instructions, artive political work?--I know the regulations.

WAGING WAR

The victims were:-

Mr. Derrick Clive Howell, of in whose field the 'plane fell, Countess Cross House, Colne Engoine, ; One of the first people on the Essex, the pilot.

scene was the pilot of a 'plane from Mr. John Wally, aged twenty-four, London, who had landed at Doning- and his wife, Jessie, of the Fairway, ton a few minutes previously. Upminster, Essex,

You get paid by his Majesty's Government, don't you? Are you So completely did the 'plane burn

loyal to the Government?—Yes. out that only a small pile of wreck- Vlilagers who rushed to the rescuejage remoined.

Would you say there are some pro- were unable to reach the machine, Among the relies was found a ple who might think you were dis- which burst into flames as it struck plate bearing the inscription: J. Pch, there are some suspicious people,

loyal to his Majesty's Government? the ground, and burned so fercely Wakefield, Esq., Sedgwick House, that the bodies of the victims when Kendal, Westmorland, and the let Mr. Lawion said: "Let us see some afterwards.found were unrecognis={ters GAAEER. able.

used

Wallo

for

of the things on which they might

He called for a suit-case, which wan opened and contained a number

They were taken to Melbourné It is understood that Mr. Wake-found their suspicions." rallway station, which is nowadays feld, who sold the machine, a short

only mineral trattle.

time ago, is now in Italy. the bodies

The plane had been kept latterly were being removed, after the flames had died at Southend. down, the roar of the racing cars, sweeping round the wide circult of Donington Park could be plainly heard,

The machine, n'blus B.A. Eagle three-seater cabin monoplane, was scen circling round for some time. apparently in dificulties..

"

It appeared as if the pilot was searching for a landing place.

"It was about five hundred feet up" said Mr. Tom Burlon, a farm hand, when suddenly los dipped.

"Then It felt liko a stone. "When it hit the ground, I burst into smoke and flames."

"As "10011" an the crash was seen Police Constable Clarke, of Breedon, was ruhod to the scene in a ear

(000000000000000000' from the Manor House, Isley Wal-

ON REDS'

Asked what right he had to organise a raid on anybody's house, Ford sold:

"It may not be Justifled by tho things law, but in some which cannot be Justified by the law can be justifled by a good molive. I am waging, mora or less, private war on Bolshevism." Preen said that he thought it was he could do to expose Major Vernon. his duty ne a loyal citizen to see what The imitation firearm found in the

of books and documents.

You are quite certain that you do car belonged to his small boy.

Mann said that he associated him- not indulge in active political work? self with the evidence of his code Mr. Howell was a member of the I am a member of the Labour fendants. Dawson raid he did what Southend Flying Club, and was Party. regarded as one of the cleverest Merely a member who pays his sub-any other patriole Englishman would and safest as well as one of the scriptions?-And attends the meet-have done, most enthusiastle of pilots.

He was training for a B licence, and intended to become an instruc- tor.

inge.

L

And helps to spread Socialist propaganda? Como, Dr. Vernon, it is not dificult question. What is the answer?—I think I

Mr. Wally was a director of a pottery firm. In the Stoke-on-Trent | have some influence. * district, and was managing

brick and clay works Upminster.

for his Arm

"

After binding the men over the chalaman sala: "You won't go and make these ralda Ágain?"" They replied in chorum, "No."

Mr. Mr. B. A. C. Duncan, for Vernon, said, "In view of the serious and extremely damaging statements The chairman (Mr. J. H. W. Pil- which have been made in connec- cher): "I think I have some in- tion with Mr. Vernon, in the course fluence with whom?--With people of this case I wish to deny emphati- whom won: Including soldiers in any way in any action of a subver- cally that he has been engaged in

siva character. His wife was also learning to fly. His Majesty's Army?-No.

Mr. Lawton then produced a letter "He is a man of the highest Tve nighila

with

His fellow-which he stated was from the Union character and served member of the Bouthend Flying of Democratic Control, One stalo Mojesty's Forces, and during io last Club dreamt that Howell would ment he read was: "As to the LST. twelve years he has beeen employ- crash, and mentioned it to the club

I hope we can one dayed by n Government department and Instructor.

| guilloting them.”

bears the highest record."

He learned to By at Southend this

summer, and held an. A licence.

A

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