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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1938.

YOUNG SEAMAN ON MURDER TRIAL Little Girls will love these

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As far as you know had any of Associations with them had nny Dickinson either ashore or afloat?- Not as far as I know.

THREE IN CUSTODY Do you know

what fate

has

might be left unlocked because no- the slip in the course of inquiries for) Board of Enquiry to enquire into the f-- body would bother about them. It the purpose of clearing up the matter. clrcumstances utlending the death of

not necessary to lock them. was whilst the ship was at sea.

Seamen's overcoats were normally

ALLOWS STATEMENT

Dicitinson. The Board of Enquiry was set up in King's Regulations Admiralty Instructions, Article

Who sat with, you on that Board? Comdr. Haines, Paymaster Surgeon-Comdr. Crawford

and Licut.-Comdr. Fuller.

FRONTIER TO

STOP INCURSIONS Mr. Bulters enquired if any caution. kept in some parts of the ship had been administered, and on be-

FRANCE MANS allocated for the purpose. Some ofing told there was none, noted down these places were not locked while Mr.

Hugh-Jones's objection but

(Continued from Page 1) others were. In practice, overcoats nilowed the statement to be read. lying about were allowed to remain | The statement was

as follows: What was the first thing that hap-on Whitsun morning, France has been beinlien any of these diva deserters? for some days. It depended on the "Sitting in the recreation space flat,pened when a witness was called? thrown into a ferment by reports Three of them have since been replace, but sometimes they were col- Signalman with a scar on his face ile was asked his name and caution-that another nine machines of un- covered and are now in the military feeted and put in a seran bag. Rat-Trumper) came down. I asked himed in the terms of paragraph of known nationality flew over South detention barracka In Hongkong.

Ings could redeem their overcoats the time and he mid 'Just gone 1,20, came for this bag by payment of a piece I went over to starboardside, walked the Article,

Fince on Monday morning.

come The acroplanes

from the After leaving Cairns, you

If the place were the re- | ult. A Chinese came aft abreast; straight back to Hongkong, arriving of soup.

direction of Puymorens, and flew hore on May 107-Yes.

creation space flat, overconts lying screen, Walked for'urd and sat on

Was everyone treated in exactly the Spanish frontier.

over Perdigne, a French town near bellarda to further questions about were allowed to remain there.

abreast recreation spree In answer

starbourd. ers rald that "booms" is the deck

First thing I knew, the same way?--Yes.

In accordance with orders given wilneks

cautioned And after being Lealing Seaman White came round above the upper deck from the aft

by the French Prime Minister, M. bridges, It

naked? Yes. question Junne for'ard to the

corner, looked for'ard and then went any

guns back again. Saw P.O. Smout after winess was a ked if he understood Daladier, French anti-aircraft became active. Anti-aircraft the caulion,

men. UKC

of

going

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CALLED TO SCENE

Continuing, Comdr. Gurmons- formert narrow gangways abreast the funnels, and corresponded more or Willams said: On May 2 1 was call- less to the boat deck on merchant-ed about 1.40 am. by the midshipman that.

The "booms" is chiefly for the of the watch. He gave me certain Spent the first part of the watch a result of which I in the creation space itat. Walking officers

to the information an allowed went for'ard to the portside to a both sides of the upper deck and in was bridge, and nobody

the gangways.

The spot abreast the port seaboat. I saw the recreation speace. to sleep in

"Heard a bang, thought it could sleep on the the body of Dickinson lying on a however,

gun

deck which led off cushion on the deck, being attended hatch being closed, sitting on "booms"

and abaft the uppermost to by the Surgeon-Commander and bollards at the time. Sometime be- funnel.

Captain tween 1.20 and 1.50 i Apart from omcers and one Surgeon Lieutenant.

Seaman Dickinson sleeping portside or two steeping abaft the uppermost was also there. funnel the "booms" was descried ni night. Lighting on the "booms" was

mat usually on, and

simple it Wis a ter to switch the lights on or off.

Referring to ammunition, witness said that nobody, whether officer or men, was allowed to have ammuni- tion in his private possession, the reason being the safety of the ship. Any departure from these regulations] would be regarded as a very serious matter and the offender, whether offer or rating, would be severely punishra

RIFLES NOT LOCKED

Mr. Whyatt: Did you happen to took upwards? Yes. I noticed the booms" was in darkness whereas the spot where the body was found was brilliantly 1.

at Inter-

by the reel on a cushion. Could see him on the cushion as was altting in recreation space fist."

NOTHING LEFT OUT Witness said the Mufement was a What sort of rught was 112-lt wusummary of what Dwyer told him,

but nothing of importance was calm but very dark night and the

out. was sight. Rain fell vale and the temperature was about. 13 degrees.

What did you do?--I sent for the Runnery officer and the First Lleul- enant and gave them certain instruc totis Finterrogated various mem- hers of the waten until shortly after

At 4 aan Dwyer?.. Yes from him.

7 an

There were more than 250 rifles on board the Dorsetshire, and they were; slowed in fals-a sort of room-out- side the officers' cabins and messrs. fucks were filted so that rifles could statement.

Yazti

took I

ALL TREATED ALIKE

WON

Every

Did any of the witnesses who came before the Board refuse to answer any questions?—No.

And that includes, Dwyer, of course?--Yes.

the

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at Nahuja fired warning shots and ot Ur a red warning signal was fired.

It was impossible to recognise any dirtinguishing marks on the acro- planes, which flew at on altitude of about 20,000 feat.

Newspapers Agreed In Stern Necessity

He was treated just like any other

After flying over French territory witnesses? Yes

for some considerable time, the And how would you describe hts mysterious planes flew back in the evidence given before you?-Volun- direction of the Spanish Frontier, trally.

where they disappeared. Mr. Hugh-Jones objected to this In accordance with M. Daladier's question, saying it was only a matter instructions, French acroplanes are Fof opinion. After stating it was ad- now in readiness close to the Pyrenees missible and after His Worship and frontier to follow and shoot on any noted down the objection, Mr, Whyatt foreign planes that cross Info French usked

some question in the follow-territory. ing way: Dwyer gave certain answers It is believed that during his efto your question. So far as you can inspection of the frontier--the Prime see how would you describe his Minister flew to the Pyrenees this "Afte I had taken the statement,' answerHis answers were vahun-morning-M. Daludier will order the went on witness, i told Dwyer thetarily.

laying out of a flying ground from crisian I was going to place him m

Hugh-Jones then remarked his which French pursuit planes may MT. in custody, 1 told him that I was objection wie nu so much against the pursue invaders-Trans-Ocean. as accusing him of anything. bư: [evidenes an this point but against the that tad heard that some of the way in whlets the question was put. ship's company suspected him O Did he at any time. during your having had something to do with the questioning show any reluctance to interrogate, death of Lending Seaman Dickmanswer any of your questions?--Yes.

Paris, June 7. stairment and was therefore placing him inte showed reluctance to answer one

i

French newspapers of all ahodes of custody for his own protection

and that related to the political opinion question

demand that the character and behaviour of Dickinson. French Government adop! the Throughout his evidence was Dwyer sharpest mensures in ending the re- as a witness treated differently from peated violations of French territory

an the same runner as the other by "mystery" bombers.

Le Temps belleves that neither thei witnesses Exactly the same manner.

Spulo Insurgents nor Loyalists in WANTED TO REMAIN

could have my interest in purposely At the end luston of his evidence, crusing serious complications with France, and hints that the mysterious road out paragraph 7 of Article 488 lights are being made by foreign nir. which to the effect that any person men of another nationality. who may be runcerned in the result The newspaper declares that any live enquiry should be present stake in direction or locality by thoughout the whole the witnesses the pilots owing to mixi la out of the are being examined

If he objects or question, beenuse all eye-witnesses refuses to be present, the proceedings declare that the aeroplanes flew in will be carried on in is absence. reguler formation and remained for

win in Court.

renekierable time over French

Mr Whyatt was about to rend the

Mr when

Hugh-Junes

inudinis

be secured and locked to them. This, objeeted, suying it

M. Whyall replied that the practice was usually adopted whensible the ship was in harbour, the reason Court mtast Enke il subject bring to prevent theft

by persets to objection because I was a state- Be rifies ment taken by the Comminante: f outside.

When

seu,

Mr. Whynt: Did he say anything

to that 1 naked film whether

under stond and he said yes Later that morning was

he

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Dwyer and he would remain in

Cross-examubed by Mr. Hugh-

Jones,

said

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the rifles were

the reason the

nat tacked

The nine aeroplanes were all grey

marks.

when the ship was al son was because colour, and had no identification they were used for drill. After that not be locked up again. they might

On the murning following the shoot- ut, he did not inquite or instruct

Grave Accusations

The newspaper assumes that the

anybody to and out whether the rifles airmen had perfectly defnlle nima in for any of them were finlocked. Heview at the places where they dropped

tid, however, instruct the gunnery bombs,

officer. Lieut. Fuller, to have the "If there were any certainly about Carrels of the rilles examined.

Ammunition was not served out juntil the men were on the rine range. He did not know if there was a check on the amount issued.

Hugh-Jones:

put it to you the service -"

the perpetrators, it would be the duty of the Government of Franco to give an example of the ulmost firmness towards the Power respon- sible for the aelvity of airmen in its

says Le Temps. within limits a man cas take as much

just as the non-Intervention as he wants from the Petty Officer policy has the best prospects of My experience in the past is yes, arriving at a satisfactory conclusion And in the same way there is no regarding the withdrawal of foreign heck on the expenditure of ammuni- volunteers, one Anda suddenly that tion? -- should say that depends on Incidents occur one after another in He organisation at the partleular rifle) a manner opt to checlonate Chiess Lange.

goud efforts, But surely there is sin check on the "In certain European circles expenditure by any one Individual determination prevails to exploit the man-I would not say yes to that. Spanish crisis in order to systema-

There no cheek to make sure that feally maintain tension."-Trans he had expended all the ammunition | Orean. handed to him?--I know of no cheekj that would ensure that.

Witness concluded by saying that there had been firing on Thursday Island and Dunk Island but he could not say the number of men who shot.

The ease is proceeding.

BOMBERS START NEW DAY OF TERROR

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Rows ni

Bombers

Active

the

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Another five were killed, and two wounded at Valle de Uxo, on Mediterranean coast, when a bomb dropped in the centre of the town.— -Reuter.

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Raid On Valencia

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Valencia, June 7. houses on San Ma Road and Fu Shou Seven persons were killed and 22 Street collapsed like packs of cards houses were destroyed in Valencia by in the explosions and many buildings Insurgent bombers to-day. An earlier in other parts of the city were raid, carried out at midnight, resulted destroyed by fire enused by incendiin no casualties. ary bombs.

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A message from Madrid states that According to a survey, more than nine people were tlled and 50 1,000 non-combatants in Chengchow wounded in an Insurgent have been either killed or mätmedlAlicante.-United Press. And thousands of houses levelled us

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Three Japanese machines took part In the Loyang bombing, They dumped a number of missiles in the Western outskirts, wounding several farmers and demolishing scores houses. Central News,

Fire In Tungshan

Canton, June 7, 10.30 a.m.

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MOLLISON ARRESTED

"Wild Flying" Cause Of French Action

Le Touquet, June 7. The French authorities

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y started by an Incendiary bomb.arrested James A. Mollison, the Reuter.

Refugees Pour Into Macao

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famous British flier, who was recently divorced by Amy, Johnson.

Mollison was arrested on charges of "wild flying", in connection with แ 90-minute stunting exhibition above Le Touquet,

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