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Escape To London
WO men and a boy came
Toto London from Salisbury Plain. They were all soldiers, and the first two came on duty, the last, who arrived 16 hours or so ahead of the others, came on leave-French leave.
The boy, a 10-year-old named Raymond, comes from Lanca- allire, and
I used to living streets nud among bustling bricks and mortar, shops, houses, cinemas, The sweeping vast.
the Plain crimped, ness of cabined and confined him as oppressively as a detention cell, 83 he made his escape from It Also, the was, in London, girl he wanted to see.
to
He quit his camp during the afternoon, which must have needed some nerve. He would have dodge the regimental police guarding entrances and exits; and his wide-mouthed, Innocent-looking young face must have been known to the custodians. For the boy at the time was a "jankars wallah" confined to barrack, for small army sin, and the re gimental police were lords of all his spare Ume.
噜
KONE
RAYMOND Feached London, how he spent his time
here we do not know. I prefer to think he met his girl and was rewarded, since the damage of breaking out had been done, with a few hours of datllance satisfactory to them both movic, a supper, a stroll, sweet conversation. The
alternative
if the girl should have chanced to be out, or otherwise engaged, is too gloomy to bear thinking about.
The evening ended at last, Raymond found himself and with nothing to do and all the hours of the night before him to do it. All his money was gone
which suggests he did
mcot the all-and he had not the price of a bed or the know-how to get one free,
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FADID MICE
CHINA MAIL
Judgment Reserved In Claim Against UC Health Inspector
case,
"My friend has said this is a border-line If there is any case on the wrong side of the border this is it," declared Mr H, Caine before Mr Justice Reece in the Summary Court this morning when he addressed the Court on the question of damages at the continued hearing of the action brought by a Chinese shop foki against Edward Maxwell-Holroyd, acting Senior Health Inspector of the Urban Council, for damages for alleged false imprisonment.
Judgment was reserved.
what had occurred to the best of their recollection,
The plaintiff, Chau Lung cheung, employed in the Ching Tal Wine and Meat Dealers, 49 Mr Blair-Kerr said the Crown High Street, ground floor, alleged conceded that it might in all the that Maxwell-Holroyd caught circumstances have been a more hold of him on February 25 and desirable procedure to have took him to Western Police caused a summons to be issued, Station without
it telling him but having decided to lay a com-
plaint where he was being taken to.
before a police officer, Plaintiff was detained in the Crown Counsel asked the Court to find that there was nothing Station for a few hours.
Mr H. Caine is
in the case other than a plain re- appearing for in the
plaintiff, and Mr W. Aquest by Maxwell - Holroyd, to the Blair-Kerr,
Counsel, through his interpreter,
plaintiff that, the latter accom- represented the defendant.
In his address to the Court on pany him to the police station. behalf of the defendant, Mr Blair-Kerr sold that Maxwell- Holroyd was a pubile officer
Crown
NOT ANGRY,
"There has been no sugges- employed by the Urban Council tion throughout the case by any and he had powers
of arrest of the witnesses that Maxwell- under the Public Health (Food) | Holroyd was angry-angry to Ordinance, but not under the such an extent that he might Summary Offences Ordinance.
On the other hand, there was the unique provision in the law of the. Colony under the Police Ferce Ordinance, Scotton 45, which empowered any police officer to apprehend any person who may be reasonably suspected of being guilty of any offence. On a complaint being made to a police officer, he had the power of arrest.
NO POWERS
of
have forgotten himself and taken which he was not au- action thorised to take by law. The plaintiff himself had admitted that a quarter-of-an-hour bad elapsed between the second and final visits of the defendant to the shop. For these reasons I ask your Lordship to find there was no unlawful arrest and the action should be dismissed."
mo-
Mr Caine, for the plaind, referred to Crown Counsel's "Here we have the position remarks that there was no sug- of Iuspector Holroyd, with all gestion of any loss of temper on his wide experience, having no the part of the defendant, He powers of arrest under the Sum-submitted that it was clear from mary Offences Ordinance while the start that defendant had
hig Crown Counsel exceeded
authority and remarked, the Police cruix the there was no suggestion Ite hod plaintiff's
acted case, he went on, was
the on the spur of the allegation that he
ment, It was
was a cool calculated forced into Maxwell-Holroyd's and deliberate act that he in- ear the
tended he emerged moment
to arrest the
plaintiff, from 49 High Street,
that he did so, and that he had no power to do-se, Counsel de- entilled to damages for wrong mooned about
ful Imprisonment.
had been It square
submitted by Crown and fiddled with care, the way he had described that that unless the Court was satis- Counsel door-handles of parked Plain-clothes
cars, the Court would be disposed to nes, there was manhandling of policemen saw hun find there He was arrested at 1.18 am, for
was an arrest, the plaintiff by the defendant loltering with Intent
was not suffelent that a Lo dical
a person false Imprisonment was not from
the cars, and spent the merely submitted to a request.proved. That contention, Mr rest of the night in a cell at Bow Sirtel.
TJE could of course, have given HE
himself up as an absentee from his unit. He did not do Mr Blair-Kerr sald
was
this, though what he did do had his submission that only it his clared. Plaintiff was therefore much the same effect, Ke Lordship
ņ
West
End
While he slept a phone call was put through to his unit on the Plan, and presently the other two soldiers set off to London.
They were in the court in the morning when Raymond picad- ed guilty to the charge-a deep- captain from Raymond's bronzed company, and a wiry corporal of the regimental police.
The civil police told their story to Mr R. H. Blundell, the magistrate; then the captain told Mr Blundell that the boy's Army. character was good.
believed that thu plaintiff was manhandled in
gone
Established 1845
THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1952.
There is
no better drink than
WATSONS
Army Cadets Celebrate MALIK THREATENS
The Scene during the traditional throwing of the
TO MAKE USE OF THE VETO AGAIN
New York, June 25.
Russia today threatened to use its 50th United Nation's veto to kill on American resolution that would disregard Russia's appeal for worldwide ratification of the 1925 Geneva ban on germ war- fare.
The Soviet delegate, Mr Jacob Malik, in a 90- minute tirade, assalled the United States for re- fusing to ratify the germ war ban.
He. said: "Contemporary pretenders to world domination don't want to bind their hands by any international agreements which might later throw up obstacles in the path of their policy of aggression."
race.
Mr Malik again challenged; but substantive-in other words. President Truman and his Secre- subject to big power veto, tary of State, Mr Dean Acheson, Mr Mall continued to 1130 to speak out against the use of his power as Council chair- bacterial weapons. He extended man to block a second Ameri- the challenge to various candi- can counter-move—{ proposal dates in
the U.S. presidential for n Red Cross inquiry into charges that the UN troops are He made only a slight refer- guilty of
germ warfare, ence to specifle Russian charges It appeared certain Mir Mallk that American UN troops en-i would stymie the American goged in germ warfare In move unul after July 1, when he will be compelled to turn over the gavel to the British delegate, Sir Gladwyn Jebb.
Pakistan, meanwhile, called on the big powers to stop the "terrible arms race" and warn- ed h
them that the small nations would demand realistic guarantees that they would not become the victims of germ warfare. The
Korea and China.
Ha objected to an American resolution to send his own pro- posal to the Disarmament Com- mission. He insisted this Ameri- was not procedural
can move
hats into the air which completes the graduation Son Steals
ceremony at Field Houde, West Point, New York where the Cinss of '52 were formally sworn into the US Army; as commissioned officers, London Express.
Lon
Reform School
Inmates Prefer Bach's Music
and ove preferred. "The
women,
Father's Property
Given 'Good· Lesson' By Magistrate
.
chief Pakistaní delegate. Professor Ahmed Bokhari, told
Living Language
Why "Ashes.",
we say the
The "Ashes" are the fictitious. prize for which English and Australian cricketers do battle. The word "aslics" was coined by a sporting writer who wrote that English cricket was dead and ready to be cremated and "the ashes taken to Australia. The idea caught on and has re- mained popular ever since.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 24 By Air
Indo-China, France, French North the Security Council during the & West: Aidoa. 4.30 p.in., Air Vint- debate on the Soviet, proposal nemp that all nations ratify the Gmeva protocal against gas and germ warfare that the small nations would not be satisded if the US and USSR signed the protocol..
WANT GUARANTEES, He said, "The small people of the world are not in a position to start or stop world wars ....
they wan
want are much greater guarantees."
Au
Philippines, N, Boraco, 4.30 p.m.. C... S. & W. Pakistan. Middle Fast, Africa, Great Britain, Europe, 4.30 p.m., 3.0.A.C.
By Surface Macno, 1 Dimi; .5 p.m., a Les Hong/Tak 6king.
Bala, Burma, D, India, 2 p.m.. ss Santhia.
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He charged, that the Geneva Radio Hongkong
con-
A father was the com- plainant against his own 20-year-old son in a case of
Mr protocol was merely a simple larceny, before Poon Yan-hoj ́ ́ at Central Promise between conscience and
power politics. this morning.
Professor Lau Yun-tal was charged with it was obscure why the United Orchestra: 1-15, Letter from Americs Bokhari also said Swingtime: 0.30, The Perry Como Show (VOA) BAD, New Concert
storo,
"It"
M.K.T.
10. Programme Summary; 6.02, 11%
just as 7.30,
Francaise
Time Signal, World News and News Talk (London Relay); BiR, "QUO
before coming to us a very stole
the pens and but remarked that reservations Mackenzie
Two
days
·A
United Press,
SIDE GLANCES
Scottish Variety Orchestra conducted by Kemio Stephen with lan Gourday (BBCTS); IAS, Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians: 11, Radio Now Roel (London Relay); 11.10, Good
night Music-Morten Gould and his Orchestra; 11.20, Weather Report:
down.
God Gave The Queen; 11.30, n
By Galbraith
London, June 25. Britain's young criminals prefer music by stealing six pairs of Parker 61 States had failed to ratify the bristair Cooke lille barded Best 9): Bach, according to one of the men who knows allet Shaefer pen and pencil obscure why Mr Malik brought Studies 150, Weather Reporte
pens and pencils, one pair gold-protocol, but it them best.
and one Model No. 33, Shacifer up the matter now. largest "approved schools" (reform schools) at Aycliffe, father, Lau Seung, proprietor of proposal could easily have been from here with Joy Nichols, words
John Gittins, headmaster of one of the country's of $725, the property of his completely humaritarian,
fountain pen, to the total value
Soviot motives, were Vedis" (locordings from the Sound- the Track of the Film): 820, Take it County Durham, has recorded his observations of the the Kam Kuk Store, Des Voeux minde years ago, he commented. BallerS); 0; Spert Review by Bl
Edwards 6,000 boys who have passed under his care in a book, Road, Central,
Ho sald most "Approved School Boys," published by the British Homedent assisted his father in the with "general talk about germ of the Vienas State Opere with the Philips (Studio); 916, A1 the Operș=== Insp. MacDonald aid defen-ed the Soviet motivo connected most people consider-
"Der Fraischutz Art 2 (Weber)- Crown Counsel went on to re- Caine said, was not supported by.
|with Principals, Members and Chorus Office. view the evidence and said it was the authorities. He quoted an
warfare He said Pakistan ad-Vienna Philharmonic Orch, cond. by not disputed by plaintiff that he extract from Halsbury, Volume
Although most of the boys no uncommon thing to find a boy
About 6. p.m. on Sunday fast, hered to the Geneva convention, Ollo Ackermann; 10, Sople Place had led Maxwell-Holroyd on a 33.
live in a cultural vacuum; he has been ten times the
and Things—h Talk by Compton wild goose chase that morning
(BBCTS)—11 "People": average Both Mr Blair-Kerr and Mr says: "An encouraging sign is
sted in the change and regulating retallations and re 10.13, Time for sure. The He admitted he had lied and had
the reaction of, the boys to seems to be about attempted to persuade
A report was mundo prizais made another Caine 'made' submissions to the
three times a to the Police the same day,
the Instrument the to do so. Plaintiff must Court on
weaken person
when these week," question of cultural activities
and
But Gittins
discards any father met the son competently
afterwards, the He added that, the protocol have known he had done wrong, damages. Mr Blair-Kerr asked are sincerely
pieschted;
notion of a direct connection in Hollywood Road and was ware of each other rather than Further, he did not allege any the Court, If it found there was
by chance really called upon nations to be We have thing more than a plain request false Imprisonment, to award
seen an audience between movie-going and crime.
While the boys generally lack taking him back to of 300, boys sit in rapt atten-
the shop, made to him in the shop. There nominal damages, saying if any was no manhandling, no threat, thing it was a border-line case.
nt. concerts consisting ony concern for moral and social with the intention of handing outlaw gas and germ warfare. and he walked out of the shop on
largely
obligations, in their private lives him over to the Police, when of violin and plan they are generally extremely defendant tried to escape. his own admission on his
Mr Colne replied that if there own
sonatas — and they have un- free will.
was any case on the wrong side animously selected the
Each pleasant, helpful and relaxed, struggle ensued whereupon a When asked under cross of the border this was it. "Not Chaconnie?' as
very kind to children and ex-detective arrived at the scene the place da
de cellent in examination whether he had only here have you a wrongful
their attitude to and defendant was takes to the résistance. voluntarily, the plaintiff arrest, but you have it as80-
Police Station, Aycliffe School wanted ciated with
of the Western World in 1942 as a "classifying school" was opened
PENS RECOVERED WHAT'S this about a girl?" replied "He (Holroyd)
Aargault Mr Blundell asked, for me to go; I had to
go," in bot
Enquiries made by this de to a play full of action Since then about 5,000 boys aged tective led to the recovery of mation-the plaintiff should have
and fighting...they voted 'Man between eight and 17 years have three sets of fountain pens and the police had mentioned the dicating thereby, said Crown battery and a refusal of infor-
Counsel, that he felt he was been told matter.
immediately he was and Superman' (Show) the passed through it. The peak pencils from a room in a hotel know nothing about his duty bound to comply with the arrested, the reason for t his arrest best play they had seen.
age is
14. man whom he knew and where he was being
whero private life," the captain sald request of
taket.
defendant had stayed. "In painting, we liave sten
Tho boys are: "He will go
to be a person in authority, rather sharply,
Defendant was, in such a baste
kept at the Three, fountain pens had also подпо Striking work wrider school for four to six weeks for been recovered from Hongkong military
PARROT-WISE back to camp with
to take the plalatiff to the police skilled direction"..
absorvation. The staff attempt The only other person in the station that the man was not
to select a suitable approved
mpt pawnbrokers. .com
who alleged there was
even allowed to get dressed. case
Two sets of Parker pens and school for each boy where he pencils were pawned in Macao, manhandling was one Chung
Counsel submitted the Court Hing and,
can specialise in some sort of the tickets for which were pro- Mr
.nward general Blair-Kerr could
training.
duced in Court... The Prosecutor remarked, he repented parrot exemplary damages.
Although a fair number come tald that another set of pen and wise the essential facts which
from homes described
as pencils were sold in Macao, l'apparently normal" Gittins supported the plaintiff's claim.
The total value of the property states that their intelligence is recovered, was $425, and defen- below average, as a United Press.
group.dant
had spent the balance of the money, said the Prosecutor,
Asked by his Worship whether his son had caudă him trouble before, Lau Seung, defendant's father replied "Yes, many times, I did not make any report to the Police. He stole money, and pens. Ho is a very bad boy, It is a very painful duty for.a father to arrest his own sal". Addressing defendant, Mr Fo anid: You must be a very bad your boy before
`own father would report to the Palice. I
· policeman and come up before the Commanding Oficer morrow morning."
That was that Raymond was The Army took
marched out.
over,
ATER saw the three soldiers
outside the court. The cor-
It was Inconceivable that
well
mau in Maxwell-Holroyd's post-Indo-China side, westwards, in the general powers of owing he had no
poral marched
nt Raymond's tien,
or
:
Ho
DEPRESSING
the
Gittins' book altempts to give the hunt factor in the mounting Juventio.' délin- quency statistics. Most of his conclusions aro' depressing. often Days that youngster who thinks it clever to be on the shady side of the law woefully ignorant- about. everything outside the narrow world of brek alloys and re- ceivers of stolen goods..
When George Bernard Shaw service caps The officer had asked defendant's inter The Annual General Meeting died Gittina reports, nona of walked a little behind. He had
prefer inne car where he was of the Indo-China Navigation the boys had ever heard of him.
PX (Continued from Pare 1) ....... changed into mufti, and it was being taken and he had further Co., Ltd., was held lit Messrs although they liked his play. his uniform Raymond carried.
Few could name the top three fully informed all along, the
arrest,
would be so
direction of Salisbury Pinin by foolish as to lay hands upon the |Navigation Co.
way of Covent Garden Tube plaintiff in a' public street Mr Raymond carried a brown boots, galters-ankle, and himself had admitted that he
uniform, Blair-Kerr submitted. Pal Meeting
It looked as though it was the said the Interpreter replied "The Jardinie's boardroom this mon football teams in the country pe
fum of someone else now to en- joy In London a few hours of freedom from the Plain..
The Chairman's
Korea
Debate
doubt whether mill going to elve you a good
Inspector is going to charge you ing. *** with obstructing him in carrying
statement on
and hardly any knew the names, Mr Shinwell criticised the out hla Do not b
duty.
be afraid. the affairs of the. Company was of more than a couple of players United States for taking the As 48007 as your employer published on May 31. At this in the England Test team. wild. It might well be that the stands ball you con go back." morning's meeting the Directors
· FILM. FANS CAN
Chinese might retallate, he Crown Counsel submitted that Report and Statement of Ae-A Considerable proportion"
even the younger "WINGS PARADE" by that statement, the plaintin counts were actopled, Me ap- of the
entrations
can bring this was know he was being
a succesful end”. ho declared. THIS EVENING
lon police station. He asked Fent to the Board of Mr ones, had had sexual experience.
|JD. Alexander 'and Mr H. R. M. | },
M. |}, "What is surprising in that Mr Shinwell concluded: "We the Court to find that the Cicland was confirmed, Capt it does not, as a tuple, arouse are pol... going", do, telema Awinge paradey will be ovidence of the plaintiff and R. W. Bateman, DSC, was re- much interest moral instructuation where alone of this held at the Hongkong Defence Chung Hing relating to the elected a Director, and the re-tion is very difcit, when the kind
can be undertaken in Force Headquarters, Happy alleged manhandling outside the munerations : af **the* Auditura, boy as frequently tappens — is Koren without
a fiament of their Messtrs"; Lölve,” “Bingham & plainly puzzled, to know. 'what the British GlovVERTIN Valley, at G'o'clock this evening, shop was when four
Matthewn, was at 318,000 all the use often, Bressed by ion might require
is tabout. The gullt Mr Shinwall Hongkong Auxillary Air Force will: Sreceive their wings from
com Court the Incident had occurred Present at the mooting wi
education,
*15 Micbolo, after the s'atements or Air Commodore 5.E. Faber, four months ago and there were the Hon. 3.* IL. Karwick OMG strangely, and, one"
The four men who have discrepancies in the evidence of (Chairman), the Hon. Siečian normally absent.” ***
Tueday
In the absence of qualified for their wings the defendant and hir, witnesses, Kam Lo, CBE, Mr 3, D.-Alexan- Gitling says, the boys aro "in-
the Op might "inslet on a hard Marsh and A‚.WP. Jennings,” concocted a story, but had fold torv), und about 10 shareholders,|| "On a week's home leave it is declaration, stouter,
members of the.] imaginatio• reminded the for the ensuing y
Blair-Kerr
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lesson,
Defendant was sentenced to six months' hard labour.
out
"I hope by the time you come you will chance his Worship added..
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