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JOHN CLARKE'S
CASEBOOK
Man In
A Mask
YOUNG, he must have
YOUNG,trikingly hunt.
some.
which
Now, at 68, these days Is reckoned neither old nor young, but the elastic prime of a man's life, Oliver is still good- looking.
You could talstake him for old, an actor-manager of the declamatory school. He is tall, broad-shouldered, has
slight
stoop, and wears his white hate Jong. "Leonine" would be the novelist's word
for his ne
head; I thought of him as the anan in the mask.
and
For those locks of his, his bearing, with its suggestion facude La of swagger, formed conceal & Ute that seemed for the last few years to have been crumbling like an old, neglect- ed building.
•
FIVE years ago, Oliver was
life leading the rort of hundreds of thousatuls of others sometimes lead, that
humdrum while you lead it, but infinitely to be desired when you can lead it no longer. Many men plucked by war from Jobs they
consitiere! hnd
chab almost beyond endurance were amazed to find how good those had they Jobs seemer, onec, RuL
WOS So it them.
with
this
Oliver, though it, was not war that brought upon hlin
realisation.
Five years ago, Oliver living with his wife in coast town.
J
was
HOUR years ago his wife died. Oliver's recovery truth the blow was slow. He had hardly himself and Hot on terms withther blow fell. At the office. where, he Was worked, he was told he redundant.
CHINA MAIL
Established -1845
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1952.
Following difficulties with the Soviet Guard at the Spandau Prison for war criminals, the British Commanding Officer of the City of Berlin, Major-General C. E. C. Coleman, made à formal protest to the Soviet authorities and ordered troops out to crect barbed wire. The Soviet Guard of the prison have continued to obstructi passage by night along a path bordering the prison grounds and prevented Germans from entering or leaving their homes in the immediate neighbourhood of the gaol. British troops are seen erecting the barbed wire fences near the prison, - London Express.
Taxi Driver Appeals Against Kowloon Magistrate's Ruling
An appeal against sentence was brought by Gu Chu-kwong, of 14, Yim Po Fong Street, driver of a public vehicle, before the Senior Puiane Judge, Mr the Appeal Court this
Justice E.H. morning.
the
at
Williams, in
my
submission, quite an ordinary sentence.
Mr
son
поле
7 Elephants Among Ship's Passengers
SHEAFFERS
Skrip
4 Lakhs Loss By
Marsman, Ltd
Ltd
OFFER BY SYNDICATE TO BUY COMPANY'S SHARES
A loss of $420,525.25 in their operations during the twelve months ending April 30 last was reported by the Chairman (Mr T. B. Wilson) at the 11th annual general meeting of Marsman Hongkong China Ltd, held in their offices in the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Building this morn- ing.
Following the annual meeting an extraordinary meeting was called for the purpose of considering a special resolution that the Company go into voluntary liquidation.
The Chairman, proposing that the meeting be adjourned sine die, said that the Company had at the last moment succeeded in procuring an offer to buy all the shares of the Company at a figure which the Directors thought would be to the advantage of shareholders.·
Living Language
Why we say Whist.
When we tell a noisy child to "whist". we mean that he must keep quiet. Similarly the game of cards was called "whist" because. Allence was necessary If it was to be played attentively and correct. ly.
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By Surface
The Philippine shares ordinary meeting called for, the Macad 0a.m.; 4 p.m., :19 Les
FRIDAY, DECENDER S
The meeting agreed to the counts to the emount of $10,- | mediate payment-at a figure adjournment sine dle to enable 000.00. Our other Subsidiar", which we are satisfied will be the Directors to inform all South China Building Materials, the equal, if not in excess, of shareholders of the terms of the Lad,, had earned a net profit of the final net liquidated relurn offer now under consideration, $30,514.00 during their fiscal to you,
After the minutes of the 10th year.
If this meeting is adjourned.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4/20) anmaal geperat mealing held last The Gold Mines in the Philip-as I am about to propose, full
By Air year had been approved, the pines
will be mailed are being hampered by a details
to all Philippines, N. Borneo, 4.30 pm, Chairman addressed the meeting.
CIA which is registered Shareholders. inimum wage law
USA... Japan, Canada,
5 9.m. He said;
with pro- seriously interfering
now propose that this extra- | c.P.A.L You will have reen from the duction. report that our operations over which your Company owns are consideration of the Directors Hanank Shing, the twelve months ending April being watched carefully and Special Resolution, be adjourn-
By Air have resulted in 30, 1052
loss will be disposed of to the bested sine: die to enable the diree-
Formosa, Japan, 2 a.m., “via C.AT. This has been a peralble advantage,
tors to Inform all shareholders
Indo-China, France. French North great
your
Have As you
terms now under con- & West Africa, 11 4.in. Air France, been informed of the
Indo-China, France, French North, hoped
sideration. that In the Report of the Directors
& West Africa, 4.30 p.m., Air Vist Directors who had during the year a more favour-
very careful consideration has If any shareholder will now nam able trend in
world conditions bec
to the Dic
been given the future of
Philippines, Guam, Hawaii, USA. Accond my proposal, I shall be
5 pan. P.A...
Okinawa. U.S.A. (Beatle would have occurred with the
Farmaz resultant improvement in local your Company. The Directors happy to endeavour to answer business. As we are all 100 well were of opinion that your any questions the shareholders & Western States) Canada, ..m...
terests
would be best by may wish to seek before putting Horneo,Australia. New. Zeks,
HKAN.W.AL Eware, such improvement did voluntary
how, the proposal for an adjournment land, d pm. QEA now. liquidation rather than
to to await any im-
a vote
is the
Certain
of 5 disappointment to
not materialise.
The
served
Mr G. R. Huber seconded,
game hunter and representative mitted gives you a rather de-hicht in world rounanimously.
report we have sub- talled account of the working. There is little else can add which will clarity the situation,
faithfully completed.
The cost
year's remedy for free
only
and safe
circumstances
anx
Japan. 6 p... B.O.A.C. Malaya, Indonesia, Ceylon. Middle
the motion was carried East, a p.m., B.Q.A.C.
Present at both meetings were prisci have however prisen which have Me T. B. Wilson (Chairman). catised your
Directors to modify Mr
R. Hill (Director), Mr Pearce (Managing
the view expressed in the print. H. R
TRIAL OF MAU MAU LEADERS
(Continued from Page 1)
Director), Mr T. L. Loo (Acting cd Report and this will be ex Secretary), Me E. S. C. Brooks plained
to you at the Extra- ordinary and Sta Meeting
Mr Lyttelton said. which is to for Hastings and Company), Air stations throughout the Colony,
C. G. Smith (representing the held Immediately bo
"Every person detained in following Auditors), and the following this General Meeting.
shareholders.
1. police custody is provided with accommoda. I now move the adoption of Huber, S. E. Lavrov and A. W. tion and not called upon to do
dequate sleeping.
materials for our own!
Affries were
having to
cancelled, by necessitating
localiur purchase locally at
On the proposal of Mr A. W. de Brockert, seconded by Mr H. J. Pearce, Messrs T. W.
*** | re-elected Directors.
de Brockert.
Messrs
Tsun Wan Fire Destroys Huts
18
more than cleaning the cell and manacled bedding. None while detalnod, & maning mid evening meal are provided and blankets are issued at night.
"Persons in prison arc in About ten huts were destroy-custody under the usual condi- ed by a fire which broke out tions as laid down in police at Teum Wan shortly before 0 o'clock this morning......There were no casualties.
ordinances.
Persons
Seven baby elephants and a bear from the wilds of Cam- bodia were among passengers disembarking from
the French Fouth
luxury liner La Marseillaise at He worked as a
Kowloon Wharf this morning an unexciting It was
when she arrived from Saigon. clerk.
that job, and some may hold
convicted by Appellant was
Trapped by extra-
Mr Noel Rose- Oliver's was at that time an
Mr. D. E. Greenleid. Kowloon
felt, famous American wild- -But it unexetting existence.
In answer to the Court, as well as all the Magistrate, for driving a public contained,
of the Catalina Wild Life Ex- vehicle without due care and Bernacchi said that the small irritations, compensating
attention near Playfield Road at tence imposed was a fine
pedition of Catalina Island, the pleasures, and Oliver was con-
Nathan Road 2 p.m. on $100, which he said he was not elephants are to be trained for tent.
August 30 lost, and fined $100, complaining about.. The Magisthe Shriners Circus next April
Liso ordered trate
suspended
appellant's in the United States.
The several contracts which s The Magistrate
licenes for originally 12 months
Wo had undertaken "I have orders for more than appellant's licence to be suspend- ed for 12 months (subsequently but on review reduced to six 20 elephants-10 are waiting in
to six months on re-months und also recommended, India and another six in Bang
COSTA RISE reduced
of materials view) and further recommend according to his own notes, that kok-but this lot is to express
taxi licence be issued appellant was a taxi driver by shipment for the Shriners, Mr labour ed that no
ta risc continued profession who had to him again.
large Rosefelt remarked. A
throughout most of the periods frmily
dependent Mr Brook A. Bernacchi, In-
upon him,
The
age from nine during which our contracts ran. the Report elephants
and Statement of For all that you may be instructed by Mr M. A, da Silva, İshould never have a taxi licenc©months to three years. They Suppliers in the UK, the Con- Gep
Accounts as submitted and after for uppellant. Mr W. A.THOUT SUBSTANCE
and were kept in open cages on the tinent
in Japan wero your prime at 60, it is not very appeared
this has been seconded I will be Coursel, Crown easy to get a new job when you represented
harassed with shortage of raw glad to answer to the best of Referring to the Magistrate's fore boat deck on the liner. Crown. In
"They will be trained within materials and in many instances Dash that age. For one thing.
Chan was present for the Pollen. notes that appellant had a very
three months' time for the falled to ship. Sales which womy ability any question share- sensitive superan- you upset
Mr Bernacchi Enid that the bad record. Mr Bernacchi
acchi sald
circus,"
cancelled holders may wish to ask. the famous hunter had made had to be
Mr G. R. Hüber seconded, nuation schernes.
no indication appeal
sentence that there was against Was
added.
and in some instances orders for and the motion was carried Oliver tried to find work. He and with all due respect to the that that record was shown to
drift
looked sub-him. The Magstrate learned Magistrate
nover
unanimously. failed, and he began to
edice mission is that frem beginning at
at that
hat record at all, let alone
Stole Camera downwards; the whole
detained under of his life, built-up-over-those to end-in-serpent-to-all-the inquire whether that record was
admitted, On
Counsel sald. Reading he features of this sentence
emergency-regulations-zre kept 63 years, began to crumble.
From
increased prices and consequent Room
under conditions similar to those, The area affected by began to drink-surgical acted upon entirely wrong prin- from the notes, Mr Bernacchi said that the Magistrate said,
Joss on our contracts. Also dus Wilson and E. R. HR were spirit. He began to get into ciples.""
Pafter reading extracts from "This driver has a very bad ree 31, unemployed, was sentenced suncelence and loss because of Auditors on the proposal of Mr of
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blaze meansured about 70 feet for debtors, except that rations
are issued tree. Reuter. trouble.
re- Chan Chat, allas Chan Chiu, ing the current year we have Messrs Lowe, Bingham and by 70 feet and was located pear other sorts of minor
suffered serious delays and in-Maithows were also re-elected the 9 mile-stone in the vicinity The other day Oliver came to the alatement of facts. Mr cord and does not
seem to have his lesson. Bernacchi said that with respeel. learned
the Tsun Clearly to eight months' imprisonment convenler he London,
Police rains exceptional
Pearce, seconded by Mr Huber. | Station. the learned Magistrate appeared on the statement or facts I do for stealing a watch and for the three crimes in the course about 15, minutes.
on his own case to consider taxi not consider him suitable to be breach of a. deportation order perienced during the Spring and
Two Are engines were sent months.
SPECIAL RESOLUTION drivers in generel as being in- in
licence and when he appeared before Mr Summer mont in possession of
from the Tsun Wan and Mong- clined to flaunt traf regula make
W. S. Winter at Central this
The Chairman next address-kok Fire Brigade stations and During the year bids were to R. a recommendation tions In general, and Counselin Police Commissioner
made for a number of importanted the meeting on the fallow the fire was extinguished within the
to morning. asked the Court not to pay any have his licence suspended." Mr
careful in- ing Sub-Insp. H. M. Day, pro- contracts. After
Special Resolution: "That attention to the opinion of the Bernacchi and that the words secuting, revealed that Chan vestigation of the sites and tak-
half an hour. A small number the .Company bc Magistrate when
stone were entirely without substance. was at one time working in the ing into consideration the supply wound up voluntarily and that of persons were rendered home- as "stubborn te- | #6 an expression
position, we were unable to get Mr Archibald Ritchie Thic Magistrate hud imposed Fire Brigade Building in an un- Ucenze."
part of his sentence and Counsel oficial capacity, and that while our prices below the middle Charles Gow Smith of Messrs. bracket of tenders. No guiness Lowe, Bingham and Matthews NO AGREEMENT
sald that not only should he there, he helped Revenue
and though be appointed to act jointly and As regards the expression "The not have done so, there was P. A. Harris move some furn- therefore resulted,
no authority any-ture from one room to another,
this was very disappointing it severally as liquidators for the (appellant) agreed (to the facts absolutely presented by the Prosecution) in where to entitle him to make in the course of which, he saw was clear that to meet such keen purposes of such winding-up." a camera in one of the rooms.
The Chairman competition we could only do so
said: It was intended at the general" Counsel sald that there such recommendation.
Insp. Day said that on Decem. at a loss.
calling of this was no record anywhere in the
Our mining property at Needle Extraordinary Meeting to pre- recommendation was notes before his Lordship us to Counsel submitted that such
nelther ber 1, the accused went to Insp.
Hill was energetically developedzent to you a special resolution Harris's room the facts
and stole the nor was
by our Labour Compradoras for placing your Company Into anything being agreed, let alone, justified by
unlocked for the jurisdiction
camera from
within the scope of the manual voluntary liquidation. ny agreement to allegations of there
wardrobe. former offences.
Jabour available. Magistrate to make it.
-Good results Your Directors had given very Chan was arrested on Decem- were achieved and the question careful consideration to this Bernacchi said that Mr
had just Informed ber 2 by two detectives at the of Installing mechanical plant problem. They had made many ho conceded that
Tal Shing, Pawnshop on Des was carefully considered. It was endeavours to find a suitable Voeux Road Central where he found that the cost of transport solution to your Company's dim- and Installation would be high, culties, having at all times the tried to pawn the camera.
Later at the Police Station, and in view al the declining Anancial Interest of the Share- tic admitted stealing the price of Wolfram Ore the pro-holders heart. It was even-
deferred. to pawn for $100,
HE
and
committed
of
and
TE arrived at Victorin
tried to pass through the barrier by offering a platform ticket he had bought, at the sea-side town where he lived, as a rail ticket for his journey.
sizing The ticket collector, him up, seeing only the hand- was content to some facade, make a note of Oliver's address, anet let him go. Oliver went hotel nearby, and from the cloakroom there, stole an over
Presently, he returned to coat. the station, and making no at tempt to hide what he was do- ing picked up a parcel he saw lying with others in a pile, anti zunde off with it.
to
A porter stopped him, and the police were called. Next morning, at Bow Street. Oliver pleaded guilty before Sir Lau- rence Dunne to alt three
crimes.
"He
has
Mr
any
Counsel salt that in the state- ment of fucis the learned Mogis-Blair-Kerr trate next dealt with the facts him that
of a
ex-
and Mr
iwice been before our when near Playfield Road as he was concerned he did not camera, and said that he tried | Jest for full mechanisation-was tually decided to ask you to rip~ |
courts this year," a police oft- ver told the Chief Magistrate. "He was sent to prison för a
conditionally, in the same court for travelling on the railway without a ticket,”
liap-
HE officer outlined for Sir Taurence what had pened to Oliver since the deall of his wife. "He seems to be
from
Yery
0
woman
Radio Hongkong
KT.
Ministers'
of
such
wzdeapped. The terms
7.10 The out of reas of Wolfram Ore available for
thereby
all the shares of
Won
the
SIDE GLANCES
INTELLIGENCE TEST SOLUTION
Let W's age in the third relevant year be in years, azad t00 $140 Amount by wljich tita ngo ta plied that year, be En Smn-30-2015. L... since m, and
Then
n are both integers, each la equal to 23.
So in the finst year Wapenteke
is 25, and therefore randives 2420..
- London Exorzis Service.
By Galbraith
as related to him by the Police point and he asked his Lordship officer.
The facts whether he desired him to con- in charge. were that
ecomplainant was line with his submission, driving a private motor car along
His Loriship said that as for Nathan Road at 20 miles per
wish to hear Counsel on the
prove our resolution to go to PEAK MINE voluntary ilquidation. CASTLE appellant's car suddenly cut in questien of recommendation, and
Negotiations were entered into However, at the last moment, front of complainant's car, for he hoped that the Magistrate,
with the owners of the adjoining during the present week In fact, to deal with hail when he came the purpose of answering
property to permit the passage we have succeeded in procuring month in January in the ting. causing complainant's car to
passenger, another case, would not take the
wheeled vehicles over their lots of
that
late an offer to saying opportunity where he lives, for shoplifting.
neither Counsel drew his Lord-
Programme Summary: Baz, in order to gain access to the the Company. at a figure which In March he was discharged turn fight,
hip's attention to various win; 830, Song of the
1 Swing with George Gersh- "VERY, BAD, RECORD"
wheeled Prairie, Without
would owe, your directors, think would from Reading further
thegulations and so on, because it by" James Molton
(Tentririously
bobe to your advantage. statement of facts, Mr Bernacchi was absolutely unnecessary. In 643, Sidney Torch and his
Your Directors
have Tenson to said that the Magistrate went fact, Regulation 2 had nothing in Sigrun and World demanded were in our opinion bellove that more than 1% OL
News (London lelay); on to say that.defendant.had a to do with the case in question. Commonwealth Prima
and in view of the shares in the Company are falling
sale at
at the offered bad
diving control of any to the Interested made it obligatory that if the
is deal
consummated the syndi- Department, cate must purchase any and all his var
voice.
upon the free shares offered by shareholders "He certainly seemed on this
ported by Moyn flea at the lane movement of cargo in and out within a specified... reasonable occasion to be determined to
merchant who bearze Park (Piano): 6.30, Take it of this port, has been severely time. The
price offered Het drrested for something," the
red to you the various is 60 cents per share. Chief Magistrato observed: the relatively moderate speeds had been living in the Colony enter with Jay Nigholz, Dick handicapped by
Bentley and Jimmy Edwarda · 9, 8, 1951, was Sporte Review by Brig Your restrictions and embargoes which THE ALTERNATIVE - He remanded Oliver in cus-Involved (appellant was said to inco February
have been driving at 16 mph) this morning fined $750 fortudio); 13, At the Opera have been put into effect. Efforts If you decide to liquidate tody, so that the magistrates in
was ordered "Carmen" And 3 engra (Dizen) The word made to each new fields your Company each share Illegal, entry and there was in fact never town might be con-
Principals, Chorus and Orcheales of the seaside to
the Colony by Mr the Operd-Com que Pare, conducts but results gave little encourage holder will receive a problem- sulted regarding their cond! danger of any accident occur to Jenve
ring, and that the loured R.W.S. Winter at Central,
ed by: Albert: Wolff: 10.15, Music of mean Oile· Bubeldiary, | àfter 'a' period
Patient Aguro --- eventually ---- tional discharge of him,
have seemed to
of months. The accused, Koji Shumta, 30, the Twentieth Century 1040, Get Magistrate
ting Bentimentat with Tommy Dors Colony last year wey and his Orchesten; 10.3, Westhar Menor Marian Metal de Trad the proposed negotiations aro brought to bear a personal feel- came to the
mado a small | cocrnimmated each shareholder Printed dad published by WILLIAM ALICE, GRINHADE" LONGU ing that taxi drivers flaunted on the Pak Hot without Report: 11, Radion Newss fowl (lle ing Co., Ltd..
from Que corded London Telay): 1116, Good Lows for the year, which has both will have the opportunity of and on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited at 11 traffic, régulations and in corse obtaining permission
10 God Save The Que amply provided for in our age, mening his shores for call-im-Wyndham Buest, City of Victeris, in the Colony, of Hongkongat quence to have imposed; on his Immigration Department here.me Clone Down
deteriorating rapidly." policeman zald. with sounded like real
concern
record being suspended He had already ruled that there Economic Conference, A Twisk by the for three months without due was no power whatever for a Holland Prime Minister of it was decided to defer any capital sigu
Sgure, New Zealand: (London Relay); 7.19, care and attention. and having ecmendation.
matter has however been kept syndicate. Orchestre De La Sociein Des cond. by Emest Ansermet: 730 / tinder review
10 previous the
Counsel sald
what traffic offence.victions for other
in
Oliver left for the cells. He held his head high; there was still a little swagger left in his walk. The facade was. pro served; ho still wore the mask.
that appellant
{Magistrate 40 make such a ro- Petite Sulte. De Concert Debussy). I expenditure in this respect. The the Com wo hovo
Hearing is continuing.
pleaded guilty to the charge of ORDERED TO driving without due care LEAVE COLONY
and
attention, but on the statement
A. 'Japanese of facts and having regard to
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