NOTED AIRMAN

Hokitika Guardian, 27 April 1932, Page 8

NOTED AIRMAN

CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.

(United Press Association.—By Electric

Telegraph.—Copyright.)

LONDON. April 23

.). A. Alollison, the noted airman, who recently made a record flight from England to the Cape, appeared on remand at Maryichone charged with assaulting Henry George Ward, a porter, of Inverness Mews. Queen's Load. Hay-water, W. Ward alleged that when he asked Mollison. who was with two women companions, t . leave the mews, .Mollison struck him in the eye, breaking his glasses, and kicked him on the head. I)r S. W. Holmes, of St. Mary’s Hospital. Paddington, said it was improbable that Ward would lose ticsight of his e.ve. Mollison said he had called on man in Kensington Gardens Square, and left with two women, one of who.' was going to drive him hack to Gres venor House! When they got to Inverness Mews, they found that, the ear was not. there so before leaving his companions he wrote an address .".ml telephone number for biisinesoiii poses.

Mr Hay Halkett, the Magistrate: Have you any business?■— Not apnrl from breaking records, or trying to. Mollison said he told Ward that In would go when he had finished writing the note, but Ward became ve-y aggressive. "I took normal action that any man would take when his women friends are insulted,” Ah llison said. Replying to .Mr Halkett. Alollison that that one of His companions was a woman of title and prominence. He wrote their names and handed them to Air Halkett. Air Halkett said that .Mollison had no right to lay his hands on Ward, but Would lie discharged: under the Probation of Offenders Act.