RETURN OF DUELLING

Otago Witness, Issue 3617, 10 July 1923, Page 24

RETURN OF DUELLING

ENCOUNTER IN PARIS. PARIS, July 3. The first publicly notified duel since the beginning of the war was fought on the outskirts of the city between two French barristers—M. Campincbi and M. Barquisseau. The men fought with rapiers. In the third bout the seconds ended the encounter, because M. Barquisseau was twice wounded. The reason for tlie duel is not published. RUSSIAN OFFICERS’ DUEL. LONDON, July 5. The Daily Express says : —“As a sequel to the first duel since the revolution, Tertoff, an officer in the Red Army, and Nina Mochevilli, a well-known stage beauty, were charged with murdering Dyokonofl',

an officer belonging to the Military Acac demy. The prosecution demanded death sentences. “The trial is (he result of a pistol duel, which w T as fought in the park at Moscow at dawn, the victor being promised the haiid of Mochevilli. The officers, who were old friends in the same regiment, kissed each other on the cheeks according to the Russian custom, and then fired. Dyokonofl was mortally wounded. “The girl, who witnessed the duel, rushed forward and held the dying officer in her arms.. “The court sentenced Tertoff to 18 months’ imprisonment, and released the girl. ‘The prosecutor’s demand for the extreme penalty was due to the fear that the army will revert to the Czarist custom of duelling.’’