NEW OUTRAGE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22434, 2 June 1936, Page 9

NEW OUTRAGE

BRITISH AIRMEN ARREST BY ITALIANS brutality alleged paraded under guard FOREIGN office acting By Telegraph—Preps Association—Copyright (Received Juno 1, 6.85 p.m.) ( ~ LONDON, Juno 1 Tho Foreign Office is investigating reports of brutal treat merit in Libya of Captain Walter lingers, a leading Imperial Airways pilot, and the crew of tfireo of the 38-scater aeroplane, II an no. which was flying to Cairo without pasisengtirs, for service in tho Near East, says the Daily Herald. The machine landed ,at Mesylam, Libya and was immediately placed under an armed guard and its documents -were seized. The pilot end crew of tho aeroplane were given quarters in an inadequate tpnt in the blazing sun, with armed native ciards outside. It. is alleged that tho four men wero afterward paraded as objects of derision, at the point of the? bayoret, before Italian native troops. When the Hanno's papers were found to be in perfect order, tho Italians complained that tho machine had been seen flying over a prohibited military area, which actually is tho route which Italy chooses for British aeroplanes to follow. Captain Rogers was later allowed to go to Cairo, without any explanation beiilg made. ' Tho incident is the more astonishing us the Italian Government, Army and Air Force are normally very friendly to British aviators.

< RED CROSS OFFICERS PERMISSION TO DEPART DETENTION EIY ITALIANS (Received June 1, 6.45 p.m.) British Wireless RUGBY, Mny 31 Press messages from Jibouti report that the two members of tho British Red Cross unit in Abyssinia who were stated to have bee a detained by the Ttalian military authorities at Diredawa were allowed to resume their journey. The Jibouti correspondent of the Times stated* on May 26 that Colonel Llewellyn and Majosr Bentinck, British Red Cross officers, had been detained by the Italians at Diredawa en route to Jibouti. The reason for their detention was not known.