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be know of Arthur's before all the facts be-history. "tie's a man of hitherto
Precilent _character," he said.
IT may be some months; what
I feel that
hind Arthur's crime become: "He's "married, and has one clear, and those facts may child of school site, and his pay emerge many thousands of averages £6 a week. miles from the East End of London, where Arthur lives and works,
Arthis pleaded guilty, at the Thanics Court, to receiving £3
W
If you were to take a certain course, sir, his employers would re-engage kin, in view of the fact that he has been with them so long."
worth of dull mechanical THANK you," said the maps
kick-starter, gear-change lover, two foot-rests, and five gratulers-Fensorenbly suspeted
of being stolen.
They were
rande for
export, part of orders on their way abroad. One day
soincont
In trashare
trnic. and be turned Arthur "Now what do you want to say?" he asked.
Arthur could find is words, and just stood, helpless in his down at his feet. misery, lasking
"Well, you've heen of such prising spen packing-case good chacter, for so long," said sweating over it godown perhaps, er shivering the magistrate, "that I don' in some log-built northerntore- thunk it is necessary for me to house, will check the ense's enn-
point mul to you how wrong this at least make it lents. And these things missing was. I must
You will stand Legant as much to London, expensive. however.
pay a the of £7," Then will start the search for the thieves. Arthur will have paid long since for his part in | LUTHAN
the business.
ARTHUR red ly-complex
THANK
0
*
you,
sir," Arthur No doubt he was grateful not to be sent to prison:
but his eager "thank you" almost surgested he would regard it us an inestimable privilege to hand over to the gnoler rather, more than one week's pay,
one, homely-leuking inan of 49. He is a forry-driver. He Ins worked for 18 years with one Hirm, giving them every satisfac- tan. Flix
week. joy as
They showed 1 from the other The
morning. Arthur, court, and he went off thought- driving his torry unit of a goods fully. Presently, cap in hand, he' yard, was stopped
have tu at the gate, would
10 his A quck search was made of the employers and ask if he might
10 larry's cub and toulbox, and the, have his job back, the
of that 18 years to "h-the week Job export gouds came
the kick faithful service bod earned him. Rear-change lever, starter and the rest.
"Where did you get them?"
a policeman asked Arthur.
Bought some of 'em om
chap fur 10. the other day." Aftir replied.
"Who was thus maa?" "Dunno his name.
You say you get some of the tuff from this man, what about the rest of it?" the officer asked. "Got it off another chap who don't know the nume Arthur said, unhappily. "Gave him five bcb for It."
POLICEMEN
are
of."
Ko
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Programme Suminary; 0.02. Children's Half Hour presented by Sally Ann Studio), Nairies that made "Journey into Melody with the History-Lord Lister (BBCTS); 0.30, Music of Eric Contes: 1 Time Signal; World News and News Talk London Helay): 7.15, Talking about Hong- kong by Dr S. Davis and Rev. Father .. Ryan. . Recorded! 7.30, Lindon Studio Melodies Geraldo and Bla Concert Orchestra, with the George Mitchell Choir and John Hanso (BBCTS): 7.59. Weather Report; 8, Muste, la terved; 45 The Heritage of Britain. The Juke's on us... Produced by Stephen Thatter (BBCTS): 9.15, Murie Lovers Hour Classical Requeste Hindon Curtis by He was printed
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deeply susplekus of such bargains jacked up from entire strangers. and the officer was not satisfied with Arthur's story. taken to the pollee-station, and
there charged with the crime to Feature Per PS (DECTS) which, on the following morning. be pleaded guilty before Mr Hurold Sturge.
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The HK $ Gained 10% In Practical Value During 1952 Reveals Report
New York, Feb. 5.
An unofficial report on world currencies said today that the Hongkong dollar gained 10 percent in practical value during 1952. The Hongkong dollar has gone up 10 percent in relation to the US dollar, in the black market.
The annual "Black Market Year Book"
NEW published by Franz Pick, said, "The important
NIGHT FIGHTER
An Air Base in Korea, Feb. 6.
all-weather jet The two-man crew of, an fighter plane claimed today to be the first Air Force team in history to shoot down a Communist plane at night, blind except for instruments.
The pilot and his radar opera- [ tor guided their F-94 close to a
Russian made LA-9 three days Stage Club Play
ago, blusted it from the
skicy
and returned to their base with, out ever having seen anything
but blacknes from their cock NOT
radar
Ben t Fithian od City, Missouri, and hist
operator,
14. Sam R.
Soft-Pedals Lyons of Houston, Texas, colled
Criticism
(Continued from Page 1) Foreign Secretary) defended Japanese aggression in Man. churia,
"No American could have done it better," he saida
GOOD CHOICE
gold trade and its US dollar hedges, Communist purchases of Hongkong dollars, dealings with Macao and Bangkok were all exceptionally well handled by local banks and the currency board. Any estimate as to international turnover in Hongkong dollars in 1952 would be pure guess-
work."
It sald the cronomic And Anancial conditions were im- proved in Formoan. "After a
00 percent loss In
Talwan added, "the Ruined 25
1851,"11 dollar 1952. and
in percent
food
Black markets of manufactured products shrank In volume and lillelt currency activities lost much of the
previous years."
of
The Chinese Communist dollar gained three percent. "Black markets continued to prosper in
Assaulted Woman With
Two Hooks
Appearing before Mr Hin-s China. Currency deals in Shang-shing Lo today, a 38-year- hai, with or without the pro old coolie, resident of an teolion of officials, were transacted
Heavy Snow In Europe
London, Feb. 5. Heavy snow today feli in sovéral parts of: Europe already ravaged by, gale- whipped seas,
Stockholm had its worsi snowstorm for
30 years. Drifts a yard deep halted trams, buses and care in many streets.
Many roads in the West Germany's mountain areas became impassable today. and the danger of avalanches in some regions Increased after heavy snowfalls throughout tho country.-Reuter.,
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY G By Air Indo-Chine, France, French North & West Africa, 420 DIL Air Vietnam.
Philippines, Guam, Hawali, USA.
P.A.L Formosa, Okinawa, USA. (Settle & Western States), Canada, a pan..
H.KA/N.W.AL,
N. Bomeo, Australia, New Zealand.
p.m., Q.E.A.
Japan, & p.m., 1.0.A.C. Malaya, Indonezia, Ceylon, Middle
By
in astronomic amounts of Jen unnumbered hut in Castle Min ploo. Whether the Govern- Peak Road
was charged ment itself participated in huge with assaulting and causing East. Surfac exports of banknotes which were
Macao, P m. 1. p.m., piece regularly sold in Hongkong was bodily harm to Wong Lee, dimcult to confirm. But as these 52-year-old licensed veget- Communist dollars served to buy able hawker, of Mt Davis. US dollars to pay for all kinds of
The defendant pleaded not Imports from gold and diamonds to strategic materials, all guesses guilty.
the
#S LAG Hong/Tak Ghing.
North Borneo, 3 p.m.. #s Bernhor. Indo-China, à p.m., sa lilikon.
evidence Chinese New Shanghai dollars. Tokyo ranked scolding hla youngest son when Year Party
Hongkong IC- remain justified.
According to mained the principal market for complainant's husband WAS
second and Rangoon third. There the defendant, who happened was no trading in Chinese Com-to be passing, interfered. munist dollars or banknote qut-
this first battle kill a "proof" that the air defence system in largest crowd the Hongkong Slago It is perhaps unfortunate that the America can work. The mission Club has drawn for many montis of this unique unit is to guard should have to choose for their Club Korea from a surprise air attack seldom attempt of play the attempts; a stylised from the mused armada of with which it is particuinely dif Communist planes known 10 cult for an amateur company to be based in Manchuria.
really distinguish themselves,
Yel bolter by far that they should From sunset to dawn, these see ht which is certainly enter pilots wal
In the cockpits of fainting-than that they continue to
for the planes
order to stay away altogëlber! But "She their
oft
Stoops to Conquer", Oilver take
Gold- and Intercept any anith's light. 12th eretury comedy or unidentified aircraft beloved by schools, is not a good Mr Selwyn Lloyd, Minister of that crosses the Yalu River at introduction to the Club-it never
enemy or State for Foreign Affairs, told
be aloft in
Jases the tang of the Sixth Form the House the speech of Chought. A plane can be
From the beginning there is a lack ter, asking for unconditional in the last month has this force instance, many candles but none
it can reach 40,000 feet. Only of period atinorphere; there are, for | side Asla." resumption of the Panmunjan talks would be very carefully "bombling" just north of
been allowed to
are lit. One could not forget that cross the the players were ACTING & play. the moving and speaking in unas- front in order to
Few really made tangle with customed way.
friends with the characters they night-flying Communist aircraft. ORDER CHANGED Until then, high officials considered that the equipment carried in the F-045 was too secret to risk the
En-lat, Chinese Foreign Minis-two minutes. In Ave minutes, Dramatic Group.
cludled.
ruined; each reacted in his ow
Wong Ler immediately went For Children
The
to her husband's assistance YEN DECLINED
whereupon the defendant pulled
Children's Playground two hooks and, assault Association will be giving a The annual book
said the out Yen's black market rate in back of her head. One son 500 poor children at the War ed her, causing wounds to the Chinese New Year's party for dollar was 445 bac
the other Memorial Centre,
lation to the
Southom day afternoon next, February 10, Playground, Wanchal, on Tues- during which a presentation will be made to the Hon. Sir Arthur Mose, President of the Associa- tion.
at the beginning of the year, gave chase while but declined to 415 at the year went and informed the Palice.
The defendant when arrested end compared with the official Air Force
rate of 300,
was found
to be hiding beneath It said that illelt dollar some gunny bags in a godown.
The defendant Was found transactions centred In Tokyo gulity and sentenced to a fine averaged maro than 20,000,000
Proceedings will begin at 3.30 Yen per day in 1952. It would of $100 or 14 days, and bound
over. In $200 for six months. p.m. when the children-will be impossible to estimate the total volume of the black market transactions in Yen but it must
have run into n lew billions in 1952.
The annual publication said that
In Japanese bank- trading
in New notes
Mrs Maria Shak, York which averaged between 500,000 and wife of Chevaller J. S. 700,000 Yen in 1051 dropped to passed away at her residence the Children's Playground Asso-
"But I would say at first sight is is without doubt extremely disappolating," he added. "It
way to the unfamiliar words and geatures, so that half the company does not seem to advance one
overacted while others were insipid step from the
After the first half hour the cast Soviet resolution put in New York.
began to lose la frat-performance fright, and the stars of the show Mr Lloyd
said he did not
began whining. accept the view that there must
In particular, the irresponsible young Tony Lumpkin, be continued conflict between chance of it falling into enemy in whom David Jorden obviously
hands
revelled, stood out as someone in North Korea. Asin and the West. It wasTM st!!!
sympathy with his stage, self. His Li-Cal Robert V. McHale, of gusta was terrife, though a broad possible and in come respects, West Palm Beach, Florida, Com-accent was apt to go on and off will it had already been done for a
Donald Pengelly partnership to be built betweenmander of the squadron, said his exellement.
makes a fine, blustering old Hurd- was changed when castle, and with Joan Lederd, who
Vandenberg, Hoyt
Air does justice to the wit which Gold- Force
with lavished on Kate Hardcastle, Chief of Staff,
visited
this trio of father, son and daughter Korea recently
are the most life-like characters in "You should have seen the the play-5, 5, men's inorale go up." Col Mc- Hale sald
"They really began to feel part of the war. I can start promise Ketung-more kills now,"
the order the industrialised West and the Gen millions in the under-developed For
countries of Aisa.
believe it is a practical proposition
have this marriage." he said."
Mr Lloyd concluded: "The British government will try to confine this conflict and and every honourable way to bring it to an end."—Reuter.
you
We
will
Armada Rescues Force is suffering from two
Thousands
(Continued from Page 1)
Home anxiety," the
Secretary
"The morále and conduct of)
population have exemplary."
AT 30% DISCOUNT
said.
the
COATS. FURS •
AT
AT $120 EACH
HATS appealed to
Official
last year. The biggest improve- Appointments
take part in games. They will later he entertained to tea and
Death Of Mrs be presented with gifts before
Maria Shak
beloved
Shak,
dispersing,
His Excellency the Governor, Sir Alexander Grantham,,wili later in the attend the party afternoon, and will be making on behalf of the presentation
who is
Cosle
ders.
By Galbraith
་
a daily average of only 50,000 will as the monumento ciation to Sir Arthur Morse,
pass at 4 in 1952.
shortly leaving the It reported that most of the p.m. tomorrow. Far Eastern currencies The
Mr Joseph Stephen Shak, who Colony on retirement. Alr
ruined Force pilots pre
In
recently conferred the anxious to catch up with a
relation to the US dollar was
Knight of the Order of St Today's Gazette states that a Marine all-weather jet squadron that had shot down six MIG-151
ment was the Thai Baht, which Sylvester by His Holiness, Pope new reformatory school is to be in night combat. But the Air
increased in unofficial value by us XII, is an old resident of established at the Country House Hongkong and is well known of the Brothers of St Joseph's 26 percent. It said the Indo-for his beneficiary work in the College at The following appointments nesian Rupiah lost by 4 percent. welfare and education of the the use of male youthful offen- Peak, far handicaps:
have
been notified
the The yearbook mada the The Marine plance are not Government Gazette:
Colony. Miss following comment on the Thal saddled
with the task of Margaret Maria O'Carroll to be. Baht: "Bangkok's currency scrambling to identity every a Senior Nursing Sister; Miss plans that crosses the Yalu. TheyRuth
managemerit again excelled in be al Bally, to Ruth Emily
judgment Good Sister;
Thailand's rice, and handling Ferrier
rubber exports onabled the government to fix the Baht at rate of 45 to the Sterling. A rise in the free market Sterling also helped to improve the Bant's value."
The Straits dollar gained 10 percent. The
Indian gained nine 'percent unchanged. "In
Pakistan's Rupeo
are
technically "night intru-t
ders" with an offensive mission.
2, Gradually, the Marines have Assistant
Mr James to act 23 an
been taken over the task of escorting | Pollce; Mr Gabrintendent
Kong-hool to B-20s in ralds over North Korea act as an Assistant Controller The Dutch National Disaster and the bombers draw plenty of of Posts; Mr Arthur Hooton, TO BE CLEARED AT $35 EACH Fund, opened on Monday, now Communist MIGS.
Solicitor-General, resumed duty; totalled over 11,000,000 Oull-
Also the Air Force pilots claim Mr James Reynolds, District ders, Prince Bernhard an-that Marine Jets leave two bright, Judge, ceased to net as Soiletto: nounced in a broadcast tonight, fires behlad as they fly, which General.
Bordeaux's Mayor and Deputy, attract more enemy fighters than M. Jacques Chaban
Appointments in the Royal - Delmas, the almost invisible F-043. The to the European Con- Air Force pilots do not object to Hongkong Defence Force were sullative Assembly to take the scrambling at the slightest cause as follows: Artillery Battery: because, as Capt. Fithian said, No. 18093382 L4 Arthur Edwin lead in aiding flood victims,
The Portuguese Red Cross in "We all know there may be just Arnold
to be Captain; No. Lisboa today sent 50,000 escudos that one time when it counts," 10093481 Lt Athony Francis in Holland, Capt. Fithian said he and his Headlam resigned; No. 18093045 to be distributed Belgium and Britain.
radar operator got their L-9 David Clive Cromble Trench, to A KLM plane Look Portugal's prop-driven aghter as it was try-be Captain Hongkong Regiment; ast donations of blankets, and in to sneak south of the North No. 18002005 Lt William David. clothing to the Netherlands three days ago,
Korean capital of Pyongyang Lindsay Ride resigned. Hong- Reuter
"The only time we saw it was 1000llary
Air Force when it burst into flames," ho Rozario
1 Francisco to be Acting Plot said. "We caught it at a 300-foot Omeer; No. 16003535 LAC Peter altitude and started shooting Oswald Scales to bo Acting when we wore 600 yards away!
United Press.
Pilot Omeer; No, 18033024 Pilot Omber Alexander Robert Wigram resigned.
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In today's issue of the Hong- kong Government Gazelle notice. is given by the Governor- that the new District Court Ordinance will commo..into · operation, on February 18,
For civil proceedings. the Colony will be divided into two districts, the Vistaria district (the Islands of. Utongkong, Apllchau and Lamma, and the waters of the Colony excluding Yatimati typhoon shelta:), and the Kow- loon district (all other parts of the Colony),
M
A Court siding in either dia» |- trist will have jurisdiction, in both tiistricts,
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INTELLIGENCE TEST SOLUTION SUPPOSE that each bowler's avere age, before last Saturday, "was m. Then Nero had taken 48. Laken 32, wickets for 32 m runs
After the match, the averagen wate still the same
83 m + 104
41
for 43. Pune; and Calim. Wickets.
45 m + 104
35
had.
'whence m' is T,
*be. Nem had taken an for 330. Bo after Baturday's match, he had faken 33 for $401 and similarly Callgia had taken 41 for 336.
Kacha bowier's" Everaes therefors
¡London Express Bursios.
kong
ANNIVERSARY
OF ACCESSION
of
Today is the anniversary of , the recession to the throne
Queen - Elizabeth the Second,
IIM ships in the harbour were dressed overall, and at noon a Royal saluto was fired by, HMS Morrermbe Bay and the Colony's saluting battery at Gun Signal
1952.
the
in
Rupee
remained of excellent management and absolute con- trol
inflation, Karachi's Rupee did not improve as well as India'," the report said— United Press,
of
Film Executive Coming Here
Mr Morten A. Spring, first:] Vice-President of Loow's Car- poration, distributors of Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer pictures, is duo to visit. · Hongkong" tomorrow from Manila on an inspection
►
of
companied by his wife and Mr Seymour
our R. Mayer, Regional Director: Far East, Mr Spring studying the development motion pictures distribution and organisation in Far East offices of MGM,
This is his first visit to Hong- keng.
Mr Spring, who is, second to Mr Alfred M. Loew in the world-wide organisation, is in direct charge of sales, theatres, advertising and publicity:
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It mystifies me sometimes how you ever got to be a col- logo president without learning how to run a toasteri