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Charles Was Late
HE cries of Old London,
of hawkers that seem in retrospect picturesque, but cannot have been altogether engy to live among, have their equivalent today in the house, urgent calls of the street traders who in- habit the West End.
Importance Of Eden's
US Visit
Political Career May
Mr
Be At Stake
on
London, Feb. 24. The Foreign Secretary,
for the United States Thursday night on a journey that will take him, to the crossroads in Anglo-Ameri- can relations and in his own career.
Mr Eden a deeply concerned UYFF prospects of unifying Western Europe. Ho is under soldre from als own Party over is al Mid-Eastern policy. He orlds with the American Ad- ministration over Britain's co- slow policy in the Far East.
Old London's hawkers Houls like favender and rple Ballads and, to judge from prints, went about it in a graceful, Jelsurely
deseen- way. Their-
dants after nylon stockings plaster statuettes, reproductions
pictures, of famous
imitation pearls or household commodities elsewhere that are
322 short supply.
Success or failure of his forthcoming Washington visit an economie mission is well us a diplomatic one will set the tune for relations with the new Eisenhower administration, and it may well be the deciding for factor as to whether Mr Eden ever becomes Prime Minister of Britain.
And their technique is
It is feverishly from leisurely. brisk; breathless, sales talk uc- companied by nervous darling moment, glaners. For, ut ang the street-trader may have shut up the fibre suitcase that serves him as shop-window and warehouse,
and bolt patrolling policeman
tilin for arresting obstruclion on the pavement,
•
from o intent on cnusing
ESPITE the second-sight DESP
some street-traders seem to develop, which allows them to
sense
By the time Mr Ellen reaches Washington on March 4, it may have become clear from the pre- sent Rome discussions wheth France. and Germany can re- concile their differences over joining in the six-nation West European Army, an achievement on which the United States Secretary of State, Mr John Foster Dulles, has insisted.
FRENCH DEMANDS
Mr Eden was known to fear approach a policeman's
making French were that the though he may not yet be in
demands Germany would view (n gift abelled by a syn-meet-mainly the provision that tem of scouts and spotters), a handful of them are, arrested every day.
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1953.
A` QUEEN WITH HER PEOPLE
Wearing a headscarf similar to those worn by the Dutch housewives with whom she talks, Queen Juliana toured the flood-stricken town of Oude Tonge. She has postponed all her engagements not connected with the floods in Holland.-
London Express.
British
Flood
Disaster
Fund
been
Beveral requests have not
received that the Fund should not be closed on February 28 owing to the fact that several events on its behalf are being
France can withdraw her troops from the European Army if they
are needed elsewhere and link-
ing of the Saar dispute to sign-organised early in March,
Each morning. they march one by one into the dock at Creating of the EDC pact, Marlborough Street, plead guilty to the charge against them, and depurt, cheerfully or sudly necording to the state of trade, to pay lines ranging from 73. Gd. to 308, more, graded to malch obstruction the
of amount caused,
Was
n
usually Street-trader's arc polita in their dock-inanner, and punctual in attending court. surprise
other the
when, morning, therefore, towards the end of business al Marlborough Street, the gaoler showed in one who had failed to appear at the appointed time.
TE
•
A
pleasant-looking
Hy was a and when be had pleaded Rully, and a policeman had told of his the details the court offence, Mr Walter Frampton, the magistrate, turned to him and said: "Why weren't you here at
ten o'clockt?"
The
to
question seemed embarruass Charles, who blushed, tucked his head into the upturned collar of his over- "Er. Just and numbled: -coat,
gone to live at Barnet, see, got sort of muddled with the travel- Inst. Confused me getting here from Barnet, just got married.".
E police officer stepped back into the witness-box.
had
He looked as though he been waiting for this, cue, as if he were delighted to be able to add to Charles's explanation.
"It seems, Sir," he said, "that this man got married yesterday afternoon, shortly before he was
1 arrested,
gather that after the wedding he found he was short
of
money, so he took up his suitcase and went to his pitch.
That was all he said, and it left many questions tantalisingly unanswered. Was it
the
vez-
ger'a tip or the registrar's fee Charles had to go out and earn?
Was the reception his undoing?
The timing of his visit, could be unfortunate if it coincide with American realisation that European unity is a goal that is not going to be achieved.
Mr Eden also will be putting President Eisenhower | before
Britain's firm belief that there is little to be gained and much is the be lost by a blockade of Chinese mainian: or other ex- tension of the fighting in Asia.
He will also express the beliet that the United States is warling Its tiene trying to negotiate with Prenler Mohammed Mossadegh in Iran.
High sources report that Bri- Mossadegh tain feels that Dr does not want Tranlan oll to now because Iran does not want" to take sides either with Russia or with the West.
GLOBAL POLICY Combined with these diplo- matle hurdles, Mr Eden will Join the Chancellor of the EX- chequer, Mr R. A. Butler, in placing before the new Amerl- can Administration the global economic policy worked out at the London Commonwealth con- ference.
Its slogan is "trade not ald" and it cuvisions lowering of American tariff barriers, United
States investment in Common wealth enterprises and a com- modity stabilisation programme all aimed at preventing the recurring economic crises that since the have beset Britain war,
In response to these requests it has been decided to keep it open after, the advertised closing date.
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KOWLOON PROPERTIES DISPUTE
Court Action By Chinese General
A dispute over ccrtala Kow- loon properties which had been mortgaged formed the subject of consolidated actions heard before Mr Justice EH. Williams, Senior Pulsne Judge, at the Supreme Court today.
Delightful
Collection Of Essays
"Tus, Balloons and smoke- balls" by A. Lawrence Polak, ilustrated by Ltalle
Starke. J'ublished by Justice of the Peace 1.
le Lendon, Chichester, England. 137 pages, 10/6.
On reading this collection of 21 essays, many of which reach literary excellence, one cannot but be convinced by the eloquence of a lawyer pleading
his case.
Sheaffer's TM SNORKEL
Overturned Lamp Was Cause Of Last Night's Fire
3,076 PEOPLE REGISTERED
AS HOMELESS
Last night's disastrous fire in Kowloon City was apparently caused by a kerosene lamp being overturned, the flames igniting a flimsy bamboo and paper mache partition on the first floor of 88, Lung Chua Road, according to an official state- ment released this morning.
The flames spread to the next hut, occupied by a flower seller and his wife; they jumped through the win- dow to the ground and raised the alarm.
The fire involved approximately 400 buildings and 3,076 persons have been registered as homeless. Fortunately no casualties have been reported.
The Kowloon Fire Station received the call at 10.30 p.m. through the Police radio con- trol and immediately despatch- cd six engines, two ambulances and a radio car. These were later reinforced by an addition- al engine and 1 car from Hongkong.
The fire nighting was under the direction of Mr W. J. Gor- man, Chief Officer who stated this morning that when the fire Was at its height a number of small explosions occurred-ap- parently caused by stored fire crackers as well as drums of oli becoming alight.
He said the fire was brought under control by 12.05 a.m. and finally extinguished at 12.45 am,
Assaulted
His Sister
Pleading guilty to a charge of
Living Language
Why we Say Drat 'em!
"Drat" is one of the few mediaeval oaths still in wae. It is short for "God rot them." Similar oaths like ""blood"! (God's blood) and "zounds". (God's wounds) have long since gone out of
use.
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25'
By Air Stam. Malaya, Indonesia. Australls. New Zealand, 4.30 9.
"New Formon Okinawa,
ЯКА
a p.m.,
Japan, & em Maeso, 130 p.m.; ( p.m., • Lea
-Burme,
'Dividend
common assault, Wong Shun-York, Canada,
NWAL ban, 32 years old, uncemployed, residing at IB Ying Wah Terrace, was caulloned and bound, over in $500 for two years, by Mr Hin-longTek Shing.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24 By Air Shing Lo at Central this morning. pro- It was stated by the
Formoss, 9am via C.A.Z.
Hawall Philippines, secution, that on the morning
U.S.A. (Ben Frenclico). Noon of February 24, the defentiant.A.A. Slam, residence, visited his sister's
Indta, Pakistan, and asked her for a loan of $50, Middle East, Aurion, Great Britain.
Europe. Yoon, 5.0.A.C. which she refused. Ho return-
Philippines. N. Borneo, 4.30 p.m.. ed again in the evening and
C.P A. Mr Gorman added that there said that his sister must help was a small home for aged and him. An argument followed blind people in the middle of and defendant threw a glass of Kowloon Wharf the area and that between 40 tea in the complainant's face, ran into the and 50 inmates of the home Defendant then were quietly marshalled out to kitchen and returned brandish-
The Directors of The Hong- 80fety by members of the ing a chopper in his loft hand. Brigade before the building be- He then proceeded to slap her kong and Kowloon Wharf and
face with his right hand.
Godown Company, Limited an- came seriously threatened.
Defendant after being arrest-nounce that at the forthcoming The plaintiff, Chan Yue, alins
Mr K. Keen, the Government Chan Yu-hing, merchant, of 2
ed was taken to hospital where ordinary yearly meeting of the Be the subject mere "Pults, Social Welfare Officer states this it was found he was under the members of the Company they Humphrey's Avenue, ground Balloons and Smokeballs" morning that about one third of Tuence of drink.
will recommend the payment et floor, asked that mortgages of (which is a comment
arc Blone
a Dividend of $7 free of tax in on gross the 100 buildings
Defendant in mitigation said premises at 2 Humphreys exaggeration in
respect of the year ended 31st udvertising structures situated partly inside
needed money desper- actual that he Avenue and 7 Hart Avenue be which consequently fed to the and partly outside the declared null and vold; for an
famous case of the Carbolic walled city of Kowloon. It is ately as his wife was in hospital December, 1952. order that the sald mortgages Smoke Ball Company) or a cut those inside the city are burnt drink he did not know what he estimated that about half of expecting a baby. He said that be discharged from the Land rent social problem such 23
being under the influence Register, and for declarations Private Art has
the plaintiff
been
promoted out.
was doing at the time. solely to make exhibition of hypnotism HK$171,422.90 that
813 FAMILIES entitled in law and
equity to
Hlegal except under licence", or sald properties; and for be it "Pensions for Pachyderms" 20.00 the
Oficials of the Social Welfare damages for fraud against his mildly, political flavoured Omee were on the
(a
scene soon Chee-tick, 50.00 father-in-law, Ng
satire on the Pensions Acts) or after the fire was reported and his and
brother-in-law Ng
of 2 Hum-yet another political tire on quickly got down to the task of 1,000.00 Chi-chuan, both
in "Re-
This screening phreys-Avenue, first-floor, Income Tax evadera as
publican and Sinner" where the throughout the night and was the author (himself Chan is represented by 25,00
QC, who tacitly alludes 25.00 Hon Leo d'Almada,
opened the case on January
by Mr Brook A. Ber-
Peter H. Sin.
The total donations recalved up to noon on Fearuary 28 will be remitted to the Lord Mayor's Fund on Monday, March 2.
A final remittance will be made as soon as the new closing date has been dealded.
Previously Acknowledged:— Sterling £307. 8. Od. Australian £5. US$40. and
Mr Rowland
Bethell
G.
Mr & Mrs P. E.
Cox
John Manners &
Co., Ltd,
Mr & Mrs Ujagar
Singh
M.A. Mr W. C. L.
Andrew's Staff & Pupils,
Diocesan Boys' School
Mr & Mrg M. J. W. Mr & Mrs Max-
well Jones Members
uf the Sports
Club in memory of the
lute V.R.Scho- feld
and
is
7.
50.00 nacchi, both instructed by Mr
did.
Coolie Had continued Heroin Powder
of
Mr
1 solicitor) completed this morning. As a Chou Yee-ham, 20-year-old to Voltaire's result, 3,076 persons representing coolic, pleading guilty to posses- famous aphorism "if children 813 familles have been regis- sion of heroin powder, was fined
not exist, It would be cred
$400 or four months by necessary to Invent them,"
Mr Keen observed that this Foon Yan-holat Central this Lawrence Polak is equally par-figure would seem to indicate morning. 338.50 Defendants on the first count sussive, sincere and emphatic. that there are a lot of single Mr Foon told defendant that
60.00 are Henry G. Loong Estates, Ltd.,
if he could not pay his fine, the people amongst the victims. of Hongkong Stock Exchange
Written in a style at once The victims were given tem- prison ferm at Stanley would 50.00 Building, who are represented by
digres porary shelter last night in the do him good by helping him to Mr. A. L. Wright and Mr S. V. spontaneous, polished,
Nansang School nearby. The get rid of his drug habits. Gittins, instructed by Mr J, Tsional but never ponderous, the
The defendant had five pre- paid Welfare officer Prior. Mr Charles E. Loseby, author introduces come fascinate Social
ing classical
three allusione
for tribute to Mr Chen, the Head-vous convictions, QC, Instructed by Stewart and
two for smoking 200.00 Company, appears for the second undeniable truths to support his
master of the school for his larceny and views and statements. and third defendants,
willingness and help in placing plum. the school at the disposal of workers, enabling the welfare
succour the victims them to
300.00
A
The plaintiff, Lieutenant- 50.00 General in the Nationalist Army,
and a member of the National
and
SATIRICAL
Perhaps his pet satirical sub-
Scots/Canadian Mr & Mrs A. St.
G. Wallon Mr & Mrs E. B.
McBain
Sterling £5,0.0d. Defence Council of the National-ject is Woman. In "Colourable and carry out the screening and Mr Y. Kwok
500.00 it Govt, travelled from Formosa Transactions" he quotes a Bill registration. Anonymous
English the 20.00 to give his evidence. He gave his introduced into
Mr Hul Pel-kuk, Chairman' The Prime Minister, Mr Hongkong Delach-
name as Chan Ye-hing, but sald Parliament in 1770, "That all of the Kowloon City Kaifong ment, Winston Churchill, will keep a
REME.
he also used aliases, namely Chan women....w
...who seduce and be-Welfare Association is organis his protege close eye on how
Inspectorate
Yue, Chan Pui, Chan To-hao and tray
matrimony.... bying a relief committer to raiso makes out. Mr Churchill is FARELF.
50.00 Yu Hing-tong.
scents, cosmetic washes, artificial funds
and clothing for tho of Kutle Archee
25.00 hopeful, despite differences,
He said he married Ng Wai- teeth, teekn
faise
hair....that the victims re-establishing his
En- Intimate Hongkong
hing, the daughter of Ng Chee-marriage upon conviction shall
Meanwhile, the Government the working partnership with
tick gineering &
(second defendant) and stand null and
If he Social Welfare Office prepared United States of wartime years.
Construction Co,
sister of Ng Chi-chuan (third smiles a trifle too patronisingly 2,000, hot meals this morning It
Ltd.
and sophisticatedly at women as and is intending to distributé defendant) in Hankow in 1931. how up to Mr Eden-
Mr & Mrs J. E.
At the time of their marriage, in "Clothes and the Women" another 2,000 this evening. March
United Press,
Alleged
Could Charles have said with Attempt To
Coleridge:
The
guesta Bro
met, the feast is set," and then have been obliged to add. "And none of it is paid for yet? And what did hin bride do when he went away, and what would his mother-in-law have to say?
THE pubile gallery pondered
Murder
Yeung Yuen, allas Fat Fung- yuen, 32, unemployed, residing in a hut in Chiu Ping Streel, Tung Thu Village, Kowloon City, was this morning charged
these things and tittered, jointly with Yeung Sing, Chau the policeman permitted him- Sze-choung and Hui Teal alias self the kind of indulgent amlie Hul a best man bestows on a friend
with
. Hut Shick-yuen, allas Kwong,
attempting to just married, and Charles murder P.C. 822, Leung Yu- un- tong, and with assaulting with the intent to rob the Polleo
shifted from foot to foot
much
Br
& Mra J. B.. Hart H.O.H. Mr F. W. Hollands
Sterling
Mrs F. R. Boyle
Mr Leung Futtin Mr & Mrs K. A.
Baker
Mr S. Z. Alum.. Far East Motors
Lid,
Sir Shouson Chow Total at 11 a.m
g
today
50.00
into
100.00 the bride' father's finances and "Darlings of Equity" his were not in a good state, and laugh never carries the sardonie 50.00 the plaintiff had had to support cynicism of Swift.
He for twenty years. 100.00 him
ceased to do so in 1950 when 1. 1. Od. he discovered the alleged
25,00 fraud,
100.00
$20,000 PURCHASE
"Lives in Being," a speculation on an insured cat, is a delightful piece of humour and legal Idioms "based upon the scales of a chromatic rather than diatonic
The victims are being fed for the ume being at the Argyle Sireet temporary shelter where January's Homuntin and Kowloon Tani fire victims at present housed,
20,00 Chan said that in May 1947 type the leftmotif of every MAGISTRATE'S 10.00 be stopped for a day at Hong-cat has its own distinguishing
keng on his way to Canton to characteristics."
250.00 take up a Government position.
100.00
He stayed in his own house, 2
And don't" mistake "Hip-
ADMONITION
aro
Humphreys Avenue, which he pothesis" for a cult or an "ism," "If people see a Jardine's bought in June 1988 through it is a classical and poetic treat-driver going against the regula ..HK$174,980.40 | his wife, to whom he gave $20,- ment of a very clumsy animal tons they are going to be dis-
000 to make the purchase. At that we all know.
Sterling '£313. 9. Oct. Australian £5." US$40,
INTELLIGENCE TEST SOLUTION
out the data in tabular KORDE OWNER TRAINER RIDER ATILOPOS
form you can't have made Constable and So Kit-ching, at preparation if you were
hard up
so soon," said Mr Januar Road on the night of
Frampton. "However, in the
Yeung Yuen was remanded 24 circumstances, I'll make it a hours in Police custody. discharge today."
Yeung Yuen was additionally Charles
mumbled д Low charged with possession of arms words of thanks, like a bride and ammunition at his residence
to speak. on January 23, called upon
The Police groom They showed him out, and of alleged, that he had a 45 auto- he went to earn the Arst week's matic plitol, seven rounds of 45 house-keeping money,
ammunition and two magazines,
LACHESIS Not D
KLOTHO
Not T
From there tow facia the table can be completed
must have ridden Atropos fal So Atropas belongs to T (9) to Hi Bence achterly belong way trained by £} and was ridders by. It follows,tal that Kiniho Is Da burig was trained by. T and was ridden by It
Harry rode tiotho
London Express Service.
this time his wife spent some weeks in Hongkong in hospital,
This collection of essays can and she signed his name, Chan vide by side with those of Leigh very properly stand on the sheit, Yu-hing to the documents. ・・
Plaintiff hatt lived at Hunt's whose alyle and treat
gruntled," said Mr Thomas Tam this morning at Central Court. He was speaking to Pun and Matheson's who had com Tin, a young driver for Jardine mitted a traffic offence, by doing
woning when the lights
2 Humphreys Avenue for seven mant of subject matter, bo. It a U-turnover a: pedestrian months in 1940, and his second trivial or philosophic, the nuther wife and children were living greatly resembles-1, L there now, he said when ques-
tioned by his Cotinsel,
wore inst him. He was seen by Intr Wells who was in a car. behind him, giving a driving test.***
Ng Chee-tick and his wife had buy it. He sent $40,000 to his lived on the first floor for ten father-in-law by Chan Ful-pong, You must remember" ir years, and had received the rent and later sent a further 120,000 Tam continued, "that the higher from the rest of the house for to make up a total $60,000. The † you go in the world the more their own support,
mums were scknowledged by his you must obey the regulations, In 1047 when he passed father-in-law, who collected the } because..., others ahs Unly t through Hongkong, the plaintiff rent from the new property until | follow your example in what- was told about the property at October 1950.
aver you do.” 7 Hart Avenue, and decided to The hearing is continuing.
...
He fired the defendant $10.
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