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JOHN CLARKE'S CASEBOOK

Making It Up To Her

ALPH is a tall, crnggy. |

They also said that Ralph hati

raise his income to meet the 51, an office-worker who has giddy demands of the new way hoisted himself up the lad-of ite. He had worked in his

#builder der until he has reached spare time for fair success. He is married, and has three children.

state agent, keeping his hooks. handling rent-sonicy. New

Ralph's count called the builder to speak for him. " ought to add" he rakl, indicating the anud. "that this builder, by gentleman has offered to repay my client has

all the moffey

That, however, is only part of bis xlory. The better part.

Some years ago, he stole from his employers, was raught, and sent to

to prison.

beinst Soon after

sel free,tatten..... Aniph found another job, for his talents had nad been, blunter by the time behind bars.

THE PLEA

MR BENNETT asked: "Is that Mcorrect?" The builder, a sincere kind of slight, modest, man tall it was. He paid, with "I know this Bassion, almost:

an could he put on the right path, I beg of you to give him one more chance,"

A fortnight after taking on his new job, Ralph began to sten, again from the firm where hu, worked. Money he accepted on his

empinyers behalf went into MIN pocket; he rubbed the petty ensh; stole the insurance-stamp by chance, a Inency. Almost short tune ngo, he was caught, trafe asked. and when he had admitted all his thieving, he gave a curio

1

"Do you not think he ought the magis- be panisted?" "I'm sorry, no,*, the builder "Some people need help.” just usk 1r 190.ey 1

reason for having so quickly! salt.

taken to crime again after being in

him. I know I can put him

released from gaol.

**

THE REASON

I told the police: "It hit the

the right path."

"Thank you," said the magis-

Had the net for trate, may as

most charitable 21710 kindly nattire."

THE DECISION

CHINA MAIL

Established 1845

FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1953.

Sheaffers TM

SNORKEL"

DESIGN FOR NEW This Is How The New Star Ferry Piers Will · Look

STAR FERRY

APPROVED

PIERS

Chairman's Review Of Last

Year's Operations

Presiding at the annual general meeting of the Star Ferry Company, Ltd., this morning, the ilon. John Keswick disclosed that the design for the new ferry piers on the Hongkong side of the harbour had been officially approved. He added that the final plans, which were the responsibility of Government, had the full approval of the Com- pany.

Dealing with the Star ferry operations during the past year, the chairman said they had carried 364 million passengers, which was a slight drop on the number carried the previous year.

He paid a high tribute to the efficiency of the pier stuff and deprecated unfounded criticism.

Add casing the meeting the ilon John Keswick said:

the Colony for some time. Preliminary plans for this boat are already drawn ond under discussion. Although our exist- ing foot has been maintained In first-class condition, no ma-

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The above picture of an officially-approved model gives an excellent idea of how the proposed new Star Ferry plers will look. The new plers form part of the. Central Reclamation scheme, work on which is already progressing. The piers will replace those now facing Ice House, Street,

Land Investment Co.

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You will note from the Report that in the course of the year we carried 301⁄4 million passengers, a sent to prison. So when I came

light drop on the number carried out felt had to make it up

the previous year. Our scheduled chinery lasts for ever and it is to her, see The only way 1

service operated throughout a great relief be able to pro- could do that was for us to live MR BENNETT turned to Kalpli without a single interruption by

*cced

confidently with our craft beyond our means. That's why and saying he must take fog or typhoon conditions, the building programme.

AL pre- gain, sa's we notice of his past crime, ordered only restriction being the custom sent, when our full feet is in Managing Director started to steal again. could afford to do this how it London Sessions, for sentence.

him to be sent to the County of ary period of pler repairs.

During periods of very heavy operation we malutaln You could understand

service during "That court," he said to the traffle we were able to augment minute would have been. Balph's hone

peak periods, which I think is prob was in a highly respectable builder. "will hear you agatg

the service and in all our vesselshly unique in any part of the mude a total of 131,887 crossings suburb; and the people there, They took Italph away, and

World the builder

ferry service Our daily wor where though they might primly fiddle

hurried off looking during the your. und chent over

things

average load was 99,000 passen operates under conditions ap- Jike puzzled and pained. Before the 'rations and cur

allowances

gers, but on one day we reached proximating ours. When the im- currency

morning was out, new of what for foreign holidays, would be had

would huppened

reach the highest individual day's total proved terminai facilities and

additional craft Wife: and deeply shocked at the thought of Ralph's

the when

of 135,000.

are available, midst being week-end came.

this schedule will be maintained theh

This Impressive volumig man in

and the local convleted of critne

trame was again handled with over longer periods than is now and sent to papers appeared, her neighbours prison.

would be informed. Then, her neighbors would see to sentence would begin-bers and it that Italph's wile felt their her children's agony."

the disapproval and

children would not be spared.

THE OFFER

WHEN Rainh

the

uf

aut came prison, there would rem the only one way to answer averted

sudden lunces. silences. That way was to ouldo the neighbours in the matter of symbols of success. Ralph and his wife had to die more than keep up with the Joneses, or go | they felt; they had to make the Joneses green with envy, make onvy really hurt.

The police and Ralph's counsel sketched all this in mutline to Mr Puul Bennett, VC. the magistrate. atter Hulph had pleaded guilty to robbing his m the employers of £200-old few months be.. had served them.

INTELLIGENCE TEST SOLUTION

ONE of the four quoted statementt.

true.

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(3) Let the second statement be frue. Then Mr. U is de Mr. El in # 21. 1. D. It follows that

Mr.

(3) Let the third statement ba true Then Me, It is b. 50 ATT. D hetther 1, linor t, and, once again, muss be K

(4) Iet the fourth statement be true. Now Mr. Da h. Mr. C is not h, org, not so is b. Whence,

efore. Mr. Dis

Hence while we cannot with certainty Identify any of the others. we know THAT

Mr. Draper in the grocer.

Lundin Barreus Servi

It's new. It's news

Exclusively at

MODE ELITE

22 Queen's Road, C.

Tel. 24052

of

out incident or accident and I possible HE

the sear

our

to

Accounts

that

la

Proposed New Terms Of

Remuneration

hi

Living Language

Why we eny Here we go gathering nuts in May:

The apparent absur- dity of this saying lies In the fact that, of course, no nuts are to be found in May. But May (or hawthorn) is then flowering, and it used to be the custom to make knots of May for decoration. So the phrase should really be "here we go gathering knots of May.”

British Flood Disaster Fund

Latest

Alleged

Government Contempt Of

Appointments Court

articio

following Government The

A complaint that an appointments were gazetted to entitled "Trial by Jury in the March, 1953 number of the day:

Miss Grace Mary Wheeler to magazine Outlook was in con be Nursing Sister: Mr James Lompt of Court, was made by Malcolm McNeill to be a Gov-Crown Counsel, Mr G. R.Sneath, an behalf of the. Attorney Wireless Telegraphy ernment

General, before a Full Court Surveyor cndi Government Wirelcas Inspector; Mr Michael comprising the Chief Justice, Sir Jer Gerard Hove and the Senior William Tumer to the rank

Fulsne Judge, Mr Justice W- Com- (Special) Assistant

llams at the Supreme Court this missioner of Police in the Special

morning. Constabulary and to be Com

As a result, the Court granted mandant of the Special Con- his application for an order that

tabulary; Mr Cuthbert James

Terence James Sheridon of 30 Normam to be Commissioner of Braga Circuit; The Standard

of

Prisons, Rosen to be Chief

sons, Mr Leslie John Ma-Prinung 'Fress, Lid.; of 20 Ico to be Superintendent of House Bircet; and Lo Sau-lal, of and Mr Robert Sidney 77 Wongmelchong Road, appear

Offices.

ot the Supreme Court at 10 am.. William Alexander

on Thursday, March 19, to show Blair-Kerr, Michael

Marley cause why writs of attachment John, Graham Rupert Sneath, should not be issued

Francis

O'Reilly for contempt of Court. Mayne, Simon L Fook Se Sean,

Messrs

Desmond

against them

Mr Sneath read the article to Thomas Buchanan Low, Gordon the Court and submitted that

Patrick

Ferguson, James

colm Liston.

Keng it Khoo Keng of

tended to lower the authority or that of Ita the Court

Court or its Judges Info

Wah, David Whingeld Barclay Judges and it tended to bring

ACCOUNTS have

express again

Turning

the

New terms of remunera- appreciation of the work of our coxswains and crews in main themselves, as stated in the tion for the Permanent and the at a high Report you will note that the Managing Director of taining the service

Balance of site of eliciency.

Working Account I should also like to thank was reduced by some $130,000.00 Hongkong Land Investment our hard working pler staff for due almost entirely to further Company aro embodied in Ivereases In the cost of fuel two resolutions to be con. the manner in which they have served the travelling public dur- which I forecast last year. I am sidered at an extraordinary

In this respect glad to say, however, the in ing I should like to refer for November there was a small general meeting of the Com- inement to an anonymous letter decrease in fuel costs which will pany on March 30.

In effect they will, I adopted, have an appreciable effect on the press,| which appeared in

of making allegations of discourtesy cur operational costs during the abolish the existing system

This is

remuneration based on a the first

per- against our staff. Investigations current year.

Instead showed the alkgations to be decrease in costs of operation centage of profts, and mscunded but. in any case, as since the resumption of Director will receive an annual the Permanent and Managing the writer did not identify him-service in 1940 and I welcome It

In addi- payment of $20,000. of a good augury self a complete investigations, I hope, a could not be made and I refer decrease of costs in general in tion it is proposed to allot him to the letter, only in justice to the Caleny. This small decrouse 50,000 fully paid up shares in

in

the Working

the Company and to raise Proit our stuff in veneral.

for shares from "Human nature boing what it naturally reflected in the Proft qualification

1,000 to 10,000. is I suppose it is inevitable that and Loss Account but is not 1,00

numbers passing sufficient to affect the proposes An official announcement gives with large though our piers, which are ad- dividend which, in total, re- the following relevant terms of www the proposed agreement be- mittedly inadequate for such mains the same as last your.

and the numbers, tempers are bound to The transfer of two lakhs in tween the Company

little frayed and minor the Appropriation Account to Permanent

Kinghorn, and Dermont Camp RHKDF Promotion Director:

bell Barty, brings

be official incidents to occur.

The Company shall allot to will

The Fund will close at NOON, Justices of the Peace. notice

the Permanent and Managing March 14, 1953. the Balance Sheet, up to Director the

Mr Michael William Turner Thousand Filt in the $3,050,000, which I am sure you Unissued Shares of the Company

to be a member of the Com- Previously Acknowledged: interests of all, are bound to will agree is a

is a sound. provision

mlitee to administer the Hong- It enforce our regulations.

of Twenty-Five Dollars cach. Sterling £332. 2. Dd. at in view of necessary

our

rc- The

kang War Memorial Fund; Dr Thousand Australian £5. sald Finy ume any of our passengers building

Daphne Chun to be a member of Our cash

(L) Arnold Robert O'Dowd-Booth shares shall be numbered 700,001 US$40. feel that they have cause for position is very sound and our

the Midwives Board for a fur-has resigned from the Hongkong ............HK$214,090.85 |ther term of three years. complaint we will welcome investments stand at a slightly to 750,000 inclusive and shall be and

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, report of the circumstances to higher figure than at the close credited as fully paid up still "A member of the ranic for-dividend as from the Medical Depart- the management in order that of 1951. I do not think that the 31st day of December, 1952, and.

ment" fully in- Accounts call for any further in all other repects part pass Mr Lo Chu the matter may be vestigated and, if possible, the

with the other issued shares of Kit Chee Sports cause of complaint removed.

the Company.

Club (Kowloon Unsubstantiated allegations in the public press serve no useful

Branch)

purpose.

NEW PIERS

be a

Our staff at He Reserve

as you

all times endeavour to extend that the fullest courtesy to travelling public but,

uny

I have just referred

and

the

briefly

in

comment

programme,

EXCELLENT SERVICE From what I have just said I think you will agree that our Company can, in 1953, be proud

and Managing

FULL SATISFACTION The said shares so credited

of the fact that it is now offering shall be accepted by the said

the

the

.

Managing

Baron,

Terence Dare Sorby the

Michael Danys Arthur Clinton, contempt.

Jack Cater, Bryan Islan Bar-

low.

Trench,

Dovid Cilve Crosbia

Kenneth

OBE, to

Strathmore

50.00 10.00

SIDE GLANCES

W. O. & Mrs

E. A. Bull

200,00

25.00

-

2nd

194,481,43

HK$ 19,894.42

Sterling £332. 2. Od Australian £5- US$40.

Radio Hongkong

3.K.T.

the public an excellent service. Permanent and Managing Diree- Total at 11a.m. to the known inadequacy of M the present piers; as sharehold- every prospect of improve tos in full satisfaction of the

ment. At the same timb our toes cansed to the

today ........HK$214,375.85 ers are aware, discussions

Permanent Remitted to London Arances are sound and entirely and Managing Director by the

March the new plexs have in line with the best traditions extinguishment as from the 31st regard to been procectling for some time

£12,000 un very pleased to be of such a Public Utility under-day of December, 1952, of the and I able to say that their final de- taking.

right of the Permanent, and I Intend next year tol Hollow Managing Director, to payment sign has now been agreed. As

practice which is now com of remuneration by way of the responsibility the pra you know, for their design and

mon to all leading Companies in commission under the provisions construc-

the City Government,

of London tion rests with

of circulating of Artlelo 13(b) of the Articles Director of Public

Chairman's remarks to of Association and the sub- Works and his staff have ex- shareholders with the Annual stitution therefor of an annual tended the most courteous co- Report and Accounts. While we payment of $20,000.

in appreciate and welcome your

The remuneration operation to this Company discussing the design. The final presence at our General Meet Permanent

and plans have our full agreement Ing, I think it better that the Director under Article 93(b) of and I am sure that the now geceral body of shareholders the Company's Articles of Asso- Musle for the schools. presented structures, when completed, will should be fully informed of the clation shall as from the 31st be a credit to the Colony and position of the Company before of great benefit to the smooth the meeting.. operation of the service and now propose that the Interim the comfort of the travelling Dividend of $3.50 per share be public. The Director of Public confirmed and that the Report Works has very kindly made

Accounts, as presented, in- available a model of the pro-cluding the payment of a Final jected terminals which is on the Dividend of $5.50 per share, fax table before you; It needs no free, be adopted. When that stress of iniagination to see has been duly seconded shall ine achievement they be pleased to answer any ques- will be on completion. We are tions which

to

shareholders may Informed that construction will wish to ask. start as soon as' progress'of the Central Reclamation, permita and it is hoped to have them in

what a

and

6. Programme Hummary: 602,

by Sally Ann, (Studie! 7. Time day of December, 1952, be * Signal, World, New and, Newa Talk fixed snnual sum of

$20,000 London Relay): 7.10. Taking about Hongkong by Dr. B.G... Davis and cccruing from day to day in-itev, Father Tren. Re stead of a remuneration by way dedi: 700, Double Date-Claude of commission as heretofore. Keep Berkain, Weather Thomall pays -Gereljubi, Banuny and after the allots Reports of Musle (1) Sorved - by ment of the

*100 sald 'Fifty 15temund Homberg/ard, his Orches Thousand shares In manner 845, King George VI H Late shut Reign, The “King's Character aforesaid the qualification of the and Influence Berkes, at Sziks Permanent and Managing by Toro Nicolson (T1002) Director shall be the holding of 5) 218, Mug Love Hou at least Ten Thousand shares Cure Hexach (Blue) -0.25, 1730 | Ciseḍcal · presented neby

of the Company.

World Movelletti-Tomperature. This Agreement shall come ejer Programmed by Profemor · MALA OUphant, 73S, isto effect, only on the passing CT 10.48. Boulevard Cafe by the, members of the Company with 11 Accordeonide Destinos cet operation within two years from now. Work will commence

of a Special Resolution, to alter son Orthratre: 19,60, WeatherTe port; 11, Rodła. News Roel (Recorded simultaneously in Hongkong pod

notified in this Articles 03(b) and 91(b) of the

London ray); 5135,2Goodnigh! Kowloon to the same design, in morning'à Gazelto that His Company Articles of Associa Music: Get Save The, Used: 1130. order to eliminate dimculties of Excellency the Governor, der don in conformity with Clauses Close Dyw changeover from the old instructions from the Secretary" | 4 and 5 of this Agreement. plers.

of State for the Colonies, has no Cost of this Agreement, dia kata Now that this stage has been been pleased to recognise Beher, and any Stamp Duty payable put forward by a Shareholder, reached, we are able to proceed. Don Fernando, Taurel as Consul- thereon shall, be, by the are not contrary to the interests of the Company, und accordingly In Compsay with arrangements for construc- General for Argentiisin tion of a new launch, the on London with jurisdiction in The Directors are of opinion recommend them to the Share gines for which have been including: Hongkobi

that there proposals, which were holders. --

Has Jurisdiction.

In Hongkong:

It was

The following promotion in the Royal Hongkong Defence Force was gazetted this morning:

Lyždr James Earle Nicoll to be Lieutenant. ... Probationary

Sub-Lieutenant

By Galbraith

the

That's a great reducing diet that lets steak "you want it's keeping our bank account down to a nice thin figura!”.

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