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JOHN CLARKE'S CASEBOOK
Incident
In Soho
CHINA MAIL
Swiss Climbers' Daring Venture
Zurich, Mar. 15.
The Swiss seven-man Himalayan expedition, which is to leave Zurich towards the end of this
month; will have to find their way through a
hitherto unexplored valley in Western Nepal in
was a Soho wedding re-order to reach the foot of Mount Dhaulagirl, the
8,166-metre peak which they hope to conquer.
Iwata, and the wine
was flowing freely.
The
and
KUESIS, mellow citaritable in mood, were heap-
ing on bride and groom, on the
immediate familles of both, and
connec on their most distant tions, elaborate eulogies, extra-
In
half-a- vagrily phrased dozen languages and twice many dialects.
A$
A pale English spring after 110011 Altered through the steamed-up windows; but within the upstairs room where the Freeption
the was being held, wormin and gaiety and noise de guests forget they were exiles from homelunds where a hot sun shines.
Dhaulagiri, which has never been climbed, stands at the end of a valley through which runs the Kali River, regarded as sacred by the natives.
Fears That
US Is Unprepared
Washington, Mar. 15.
*
on
surrounding
The peak iloelf, which dominates the ranges
the Himalayas, in some 230 miles to the west of Mt Everest, where about the same time the British Expedi tion will be trying to conquer the world's highest mountain
News of the Swiss Himalayan vonture brings to five the total number of expeditions which will be operating in the Hima- Inyos this
your
now
The expeditions are: the Senate Democratic leader Japanese on Manaslu and the The general atmosphere, In. deed, was one of bright sun- Lyndon Johnson said today British Everest Expedition, both to route: the US. team shine, and there was only one that there is "dismaying
scaling "K2", the German moun- eloud in an otherwise flawless
a cloud no bigger, in the evidence" that the United taineers on Nanga Parbat and sky, form it took, than a meek, sub- States is not prepared mill- the Swiss on Dhaulagiri. If the missive-looking little man. who tarily to meet the "deadly Swiss are successful in their al- sut by himself, glum and frown-danger" of Russia and her ing mid the rejoicing.
BARBED WORDS
MOST of the time the 1tle
satellites.
He called on the administration to
give
the
Peak they will have established tempt on this Western Nepalese
a new record for the highest mountain ever climbed.
Eisenhower Records are
are divided into two roan spoke to no one; Just United States a cicar plcture of for the blahore is the record
sat there brooding and drink-
ing,
groups.
Firat
the "war-making capacity of attained by the Communist world and But whenever a momentary clearer picture of what we can silence fell on the company -
do to meet the
on
Communist
aililude ever man. This is al present held by the famous Swiss mountain guide, Raymond Lambert, who last year reached an tltitude of 8,650 metres while on the first of Switzerland's two Everest expeditions.
This record was previously
hold by Britain's Everest edition which 25 years ago
reached 3n altitude
reuched metres.
The second
when an angel passed overhead, threat." or a speaker ran out of com- pliments or lost his place in his Son. Jolinson's statement notes the little melancholy marked the second time within man, whose name was Alexa week that Democratie leaders ander, chimed in with
B. few had pressed the administration extremely Ill-chosen words,
preparedness. Sen. Stuart barbed, Intolerable insults.
Missouri) Symington (Democrat, The bridegroom of last could
a. Philadelphia demanded in stand it no longer. He sum- noned his best man, a solidly speech on Wednesday that the record is that bullt fellow named Hosni, and people be given
truth" about the Instructed him to remove interrupter.
threat. This
proved a good deal enslor for Alexantior had no desire to leave the early
He put up
a spirited resist- ance and n scuffing struggle began in which presently most miale guests were involved.
said than done,
the
war
the
of 8,100
mountaineering
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Defence Opens In Property Dispute
From The Files
100 Years
Ago
The following lines have been sent to us for insertion, but of the matter in dispute. little better than mere rumour has reached us. They have re- ference to flag-staff which the
The case for the Defence opened this morning when hearing of a suit involving a property dispute French Minister in Ching is
in Kowloon resumed before the Senior Puisne Judge, Mr Justice E. H. Williams.
The plaintiff in the case is Chan Yue, alias Chan Yu-hing, merchant of 2 Humphreys Avenue, ground floor, who had earlier in the proceedings been described as a Lieutenant-General in the Na- tionalist Army and a member of the Defence Coun- cil in Taiwan.
desirous of having erected in The Factory Gardenis at Canton, Bur in doing which he is op- posed by. considerable
orable portion of the foreign
who community held a meeting, and addressed a
remonstrance to M. Bourbillon
on the subject--with what resull we have not ascertained;-
The Battle of the Flag-Staff,
Alter Hoheninden.)
dns Canton when the stocks were low
And business generally wis
The premises in dispute are 2 Humphreys Hyson, Gulong, and Pak Avenue and 7 Hart Avenue.
that
the
Plaintiff is asking the Court document and she signed it in
mortgages of
two the presence of his employer, premises be declared null, and She also asked for a mortgage vold; and that an order for the for the sale of 2 Humphreys mortgages be discharged from Avenue to be prepared and
WON
the Lands Register, and for de- this was duly done. Witness clarations that he is solely en said that the mortgage ted in law and equity to the subsequently paid off
by her properties. He is also suing for father. damages for fraud
He again saw the women in against his father-in-law, Ng Chee-tick, 1948 when He was railed to and his brother-in-law, Ng Identify her in the offices of Chi-chuan, both residing at
Wilkinson
and Grist as the Humphreys Avenue, arst floor. person who had given a power
Appearing for the plaimin
up of att
attorney the year before. are the Hon. Leo d'Almada, Witness said he was then naked QC, Mr Brook A. Bernacchi to sign as identifier on a new and Mr Oswald V. Cheung, all power of attorney executed by Instructed by Mr Peter H. Sta. her.
Mr Charles Loseby, QC, in- structed by Stewart and Com- pany Is defending Ng Chee- lick and Ng Chi-chuan,
Also named as defendants in action are Henry G, Leong Estates Ltd. Hongkong Stock Exchango Building, who are represented
Sequeira Costa, 24-year-old Portuguese pianiste gave a brilliant performance last night at the Grantham College before an enthusiastic audience, who obtained two encores from him.
of tho
by Mr D.A.L. Wright and Mr S.V. Gitlins, both instructed by
The recital afforded a kaleidoscopic view of musical Mr J.T. Prior. for the highest
interpretation. He was superb in the modern composers and seemed to appreriate Chopin more than Beethoven.
UNKNOWN RIDGE
tbla
famous
the "factual mountain over climbed. This is
SOLICITOR IN BOX Communist held at present by the French Himalayan expedition of 1950
Called by Mr Wright, Mr solicitor of Messrs which succeeded in reaching the He seemed also to possess a In Debussy's Poissons d'Or where Peter Mo, Sen. Walter George told a re summit of the 8,080 metres peak partiality
fairy-light
Grist de Wilkinson' touch,
this for sadness.
and- The his porter that the increased cold of Anapurns--the first time a major compositions which form-licacy and sensitiveness were morning in evidence said that
tensions, especially mountain of more than 8,000 cd the
demonstrated in Arst half of the pro- tuneful piece Stalin's death, could halt
Idyllic in 1947 he was an articled clerk metres had ever been sealed.
oľ
In that firm and in the course of D highly administration's plan to stash
gramme were Beethoven's
his work dealt with certain foreign aid and defence spend
descriptive character. 13 Pathetique and
transactions affecting 7 Hart This year's Swiss Himalayan Sonata Op. former President
Slx below
of Chopin's
Avenue. Presiden Expedition is organised by the Chopin's Sonata Op. 35 Funebre. twenty-four Eludes were little Truman's climates,
Academic Alpino from the reception-room to the still
Club of Yet they roused much aesthetic jewels to crown the end of a Congress thought that stairs, from the stairs to the coult cut
about $2,000,000,000 Zurich, which has sent teams pleasure, subtle delight and splendid performance, ***
Atlas imagination. hallway, from the hallway into from the ex-President's request Pet cilmbers,
IRENE LOO. the Soho street, and there, to of $7,088,000,000 for foreign aid Blanca in Peru, and to Green-
Mountains, the
Cordillera the shouts and swearing, was in the fiscal year starting July 1.
Melancholla, Inherent in land. shortly added another sound
Chopin musle,
seldom polico whistles.
The last expedition to attack better understood than by the AID, CUTS
Dhaulagiri was the French team Senate Republican leader led by Herzog and Lachenal, young planist, who through his showed Robert Taft served notice that which
made an unsuccessful sincere interpretation
Its
rentre Kradually shifted g
to the
of
Though Dhaulagiri, one of
WES
the
Each chord became
DISCREET EXIT'
The guests discreetly mado off. the administration plans to go attempt-in-1950-before-return his mastery of expression. Typ!-- The police arrived. Alexander ahead with forentirely pre Anapurna.
ald cuts. ing to their successful' ascent of cally Chopin, melodic phrases of was arrested for being drunk He described as and disorderly, and Hosni, well mature' reports that
exquislio US the
beauty, announced,, salisfted with the turn events allies have been fold not to the 1s peaks of the Himalayas tossed about and repeated, were had taken, permitted himself to we
worry about sharp cuts in for- of more than 8,000 metres, excellently brought out in volce a few unpleasantries re-
of proved too much eign ald. But the statemming French, they took a series of an echo of grief: each note, a
for the "Grave". garding Alexander's character.
Senators Johnson Syming- Tu his astonishment he found on indicated that the Democrats
photographs
which show himself, a moment later, atresi~
Acrystal tear. close check on hitherto unknown ridge running el for using insulting words and
are keeping o the preparedness programme, west from the summit, behaviour likely breach of the pence.
Next morning he shared the deck at Great Marlborough- Street with Alexander, who now looked more morose and humble than ever, and sadly pleaded Rully to the charge against him. Hosni pleaded not guilty,
The Scherzo (Second Move-
afforded
to cause D In the last Congress, Sen. John- Unfortunately the photographs ment) of free fancy and come
son headed the Senate Pre-show only the upper section of paredness
lightness, Committee which the midge and the Sales expedi parative conducted an investigation of tion intends to work round to the artistle relief to the ponderous the Defence programme.
tower and imseen parts in order Funeral March (Third Move- to see whether this will provide ment)
which showed to ad-
The police told their story to Mr Walter
Frampton, then Hosni strodo mightily to the
In a radio broadcast to his thom with a possible route to the vantage his fine technique. He Texas constituents, Sen. John-top.
son said, "There is no assurance | The Swiss mountaineers consist gave to each
last year's first Swiss
chord a gradual
which
ex-
at all that we are prepared to of Bernhard Lauterburg, leader added loudness. then up to this (Communist) of the expedition, Andre Roch, panded in volume and sonority, deadly danger. In fact, there is who was witness-box to deliver his ver dismaying evidence that we are Everest Expedition and who will until the climax was reached. not so prepared." Sen. Johnson be taking part in his third Hims "Sir," he said, "I am best man cited, for example, the ammuni- layan, venture, Dr Ruedi Pfisterer,
slon
of the
affair,
stung
at this welding, and he (helon shortage in Korca as dicated Alexander) is there in a disorderly way, trying ported by
the Expedition's doctar. Hans Huss, Ruedi Schatz, C. Eichelburg
the former Eighth and Dr Toni Hagen; the Expedi-
to insult the ladies, so I tell the Army Commander, Gen. James Mich's Geologist Reuter. bridegroom this, and he say. A. Van Fleet-United Press.
"Thy to take him away,”
"WE HAVE TROUBLE'
"I GO to him, and ne swear
at me very bad in Greek,
I know
and trouble.
we
20 1 it by the bride-
groom and tell him Call the
police.
small
than one
Court Sequel
To Shooting
Stormlako, Iowa., Mar. 15,
Stowaway Jumps Into Harbour
TECHNIQUE DISPLAYED
The second half of the pro- | gramme was designed to dis- play the planist's technique Father than his ability to ex- press himself. His fortissime was better than his planissimo; and his chords carried morg meaning than his single notes. were of However, his runs limpid fluidity: his chords full zest and of gusto,
sonority. His staccaton had a fine brisk- ness and clarity; his noice and tillon
(in Ravel's Toccata) glittering. But never sacrificed form for pretty embellishments.
grace
ho
Living Language
"
Why we say. Petrol.
The full word is of course *'petroleum, which is formed of two Latin words, petra, rock, and oleum, oil. Petrolcum was called "oll of the rocks" be- cause very often in the
Near East it might be found oozing to the surface of the desert
a thick black oil. Before the combustion engine made it So valuable, it used to be dotested, except by cameleers who painted the sides of their camels with It.
British Flood
Disaster Fund
"He' say 'It is only trouble, as this is private wed- 'ding party." So, sir, I go to
New York, Mar. 15. another best man, and we try
Wilbur Baker, 42, a husky A stowaway
whom police pul to
this man down the salesman who shot his shapely identified as Genis Albek, 28, skins."
divorced wife in the abdomen of Istanbul, jumped into Lower Was there more
her, was New and later remarried best man?" the magistrate in-convicted today of assault with freighter
York Bay from the Rachmaninoff's Prelude in G American Traveller. Minor showed this trait of quired.
He was picked up by a police rhythmic, brisk staccatos in the "About a dozen," said Hosni, intent to murder.
The middle Previously acknowledged:- launch after almost an hour in opening section. "When the police came 1 try to He was convicted after nine the choppy water.
section contained some very soft Sterling £337. 5. Od. explain to them about it being hours of deliberation and the Police said Albek told them loft-hand legato, triplet passages Australian £5. private wedding party, and they Judge said he will pronounce he was afraid of being arrested. which continued over soma arrest me."
US$40. sentence on April 4,
He was inken to hesplíal suffer- fifteen bars, while the
the right Hosni stood down, and
Baker and his wife Annabelle ing from exposure,
hand struck out some beautiful and "I'l magistrate maid to him:
Police added Albek slowed sustained chords, so that the re- Mr & Mrs P. R. F. give you the benefit of the sat together at the triat smiling
other. doubt, but next time when the at each police tell you to go away, go divorced early in the spring last Hamburg on March 3. Just be-pling cantabile.
year and then decided to be fore the ship reached New York Alexander
discharged,
quarantine "Albek was locked
The two Havel numbers (Lo too, but ordered to pay £2.costs remarried on August 0.
But
ho in a stateroom. Crow members | Gibet and Tocenta) were touch- testifled witnesses --an interpreter's fee and that
tho, waterpieces, of very special character, went to her father's home early saw him leap into
was
of a doctor called to attend him after the frpcus.
Each bowed stiffly and left
more of Soho's
ono
infor-
national Incidents was over,
Amhold The Bakers away on the ship when it left rult was a most effective rip-No. 3 Supply Depot,
RAS.C.
Totol at
today
11; a.m.
on March 2nd
£12,000
on July 30, accused her of being at a point bear Governor's with plenty of Anger, skül. One Remitted to London unfaithful, and shot her. When Islands off the Southern up at characteristic of Lo Gibet was
Manhattan.
Its tonio ndio played at every she recovered they remarried-
The Skipper sounded the bar throughout the entire com- United Press,
distress algnal and started to position. It stood out most turn the ship to reach Albok effectively. Printed and published by WIZŁAM Alter: Gavetas foe but meantime a police launch
These numbers' showed his and on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited at 1-# | sped to the scene and picked Wyndham Street, City of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong. | him up.Associated Press, | brilliancy, but he was even better
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Hearing is continuing,
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Witness said that the premises ere purchased by a woman Li Kak-tlan and the assignment executed in the offices of Mesars Wildnson and Grist on October 29. 1047.
Sometime later he again took instructions from the pur chaser and a man named Chan western States), Canada, 0 Yue for the resale of the pre-I.K.A./N.W.AL -mises,-
bur
Chan Yue
MONDAY, MARCH 18.
_By_Air Philippines, N. Borneo, 4.30 p... C.P.A.
Indo-China, (Tonkin only), 30 pan., C.F.A. Formosa,
U.S.A. (Seattle
By Alt
PT.
Japan, U. D... B.O.A.C. In the draft deed the pur-
By Surface Macao, 10.50 a.m., C p.m., sa Kwong choper's namo was Wang Yuk Took Cheung Shing
this
had been changed to TUESDAY, MARCH 17
at the latter's ro-
Malaya, Indonesia, Austraila, New quest.
understood that Zealand, 8 a.m., Via C.P.A. Witness
Siam, Burma, Wong Yuk
of Was the mother
India, Pakistan, Africa, Great Britain. Europe. 11 incon- Chan Yue and it was
... 3.0.A.C to come and Indo-China, France, French North- venient for her
and West Afrios, 4:30 p.m., Air sign the document.
The
assignment was
Vilippines, Gusen, Hawaii, USA., duly completed, witness went on, and Canada. 6 p.m. PA.. a few days afterwards a mort Pakistan, Middle East Great Britals, gage of the premises was drawn Europe, p.m., 11.0.A.C. up by Chan Yue in favour of
By Surface for Henry G. Leong Estates $20,000.
In answer to Mr Choung,
witness said that he never saw Wong Yuk. He agreed that no money was passed in his pro- sence during the signing of the documents.. -
PREPARED DOCUMENT Lok Man-pul, of 820 Nathan Road said he had been an in- terpreter
clerk in and
for solicitors' offices
over 30 years. He had now retired.
Witness sald he knew n woman name Chan Yu-hing. He first came to know her in. September 1939, when she called at the office of Lycon and Hall (where wilness was then employed) and asked the firm to prepare a power of attorney in favour of her father Ng Chee-tick. He prepared
the
Radio Hongkong
HK.T.
Summ Hour
6, Programme Children's Hall Led bơ Sally Ann
0.02,
Malaya, Ceylon, Blam,
Burma
8.30
Macao, 19.30 am. p.m. s Kwong Fook Cheung Tak Bhing.
China, People's Republic, wira Urals và Card
Japan, a.m.. How Bang. Philippines, Indonesia, Mauritius.
South Africa, Noon, East and Strmt Macassar
Indo-China, Noon, sf Angelina. Kores, 1 pan, as Libera).
Dance Hostess Assaulted By
Ex-PC
In that fur-tamed community-
Without a fail to promis gains- With mischief only for their pains,— Then idle hands and idler brains
Devised that mischief speedily.
The Canton saw another sight,. When gather'd in its dearful might, Full thirty gentlemen to sight,
The French in their audacity.
By royal circular sent round. Each valiant hero sought the ground, To hear their leader there propound
The cause of this enormity.
It then and there was briefly told, That on the land, the Chinese hold. And which to Foreigners is sold;{7}*
To all intents and purposes;
On and where Foreign colours „ly, To gladden pairini heart and eye," Another nation dared to try And raise her flag Amity:
And polemnly it was averr'd, That two such flags would raise a
third,
And be a fourth, might soon be
stirra.
By dleave's fren nwind'in senisen:
And furthermore 'twas sagely said. That claim to all the land deadin The airt came from the ziver's bed
And was not Chinese property: Oh, cogent truths;~dha voto, was
Cast
In other words, the motion pard; The Izbauring mountain did at last
Bring forth its mouse of ittleness. The mouse or letter if rou please- Dad bitterly upon ila ness Complain about this hard, hard cheese
That it was forced' to nibble at.
"One nation's Usa adorns the spot, But two would surely ruin our lot, So, prey, dear Frenchmen, pray put
rights on such equality," But, foolish mouse: in vain you cravo, Vainly a people's rights you brave; Wave nations, all your banners wave.
in freedom's proud authority,
Ah, few can win an unjust cause. Nature and Fight surtain their laws, Even Canton gentlemen must pausa,
And act at fant consistently,
• The poet here seems to have availed of the license. Rented is evidently what is meant.
BOAT PILLAGED
A Fishing Boat at anchor off Poo-tool outside the Ly-yu-moon, | ơn the night of the 11th Instant, was boarded by a number of men from a Sanger junk, who took her nub to sea, ant pillaged her of 220 tack of sliver, 34 bags of rice. her guns, oars, anchor, &c. They also carried off three of her crew, who, however, managed some days afterwards to escape by
swimming on shore; and having come to Hongkong and reported that the pirates were still cruizing about Poo-tsol, a boat from the Spartan accompanied
by the police-boat was instantly des patched in search of them, and has not yet returned
On the 12th, about 10 o'clock at night. two sampans with eight men pulled alongside harbour-boat at, anchor of the
(Tam Kwan-yuen
Achoy's) Market, took possession, holst ed sall, and made or with her. Two of her crow were on board at the time, one of whom swam ashore, but the other has not been heard of since,
Magistrate's $5 For Mendicant
A wizened, foothies old woman
Husky ex-Police Constable Li Ming, 28, was fined $30 and ordered to pay $30 compensation to a dancing hostess of the Nana 68, mutely nodded her thanks To Daricing School by Mr Hin when Mr Hin-shing Lo gave her shing Lo at Central this moming. $5 and cautioned her on a charge wher the pleaded guilty to of mendicancy at Central this asmufting her. He was addiilon-morsing. aily bound over in $250 for one
The woman, Wơng Bor, who has been in the Colony for 43 begging in queen's Road Central yence, was arrested yesterday for
Although defendant "denied having relatives in the Colony, the Police said that she had a son
The Police said that on March Presen: 11, dafendant went to the Dancing (Studio). School and attempted to enter "More about Buffer (ECTS) 830, without paying $2 for tuition, Portuguese Hall Hose (Studley 7 When Kam Shu-yau requested and a daughter, Time Bignal. World News and Nawi
a
Talk London Relay); 7.19, Journey that he pay the $2. he became
and kicked down fato Melody" with Ray Mariko and violent liis Orchestra (Vocal): 7.45, "Con wooden partition-door, following reito Concerta in Dinorwich he entered the hall. (Tienunt)...Joseph Sagel (Violla
with Orchestra; 3259, Weather Report; Later, when he was about to 6. Leopold Stokowaky conducta Percy teave, complainant approached Urainger and other Favourites; Bhim again. This time he isshed cumpered by Rosemary Michards out with his foot and struck the
Programme
HK$223,589.57tudio "A Day in the Life of
The Prime Minister A Taix by Woman on the chest. He waited the nt Ron Clement Attles. MF for her to get up and then. (UBCTS); 9.15, A' short Recital by struck her cheat saveral blows Owen Calley (Soprano): 920 Artist with clenched fists, 104,481.43 the Weak Plano · Recital · by
Bequetra COL
away and HK$ 31,108,14 | 10,00, Chanson Francalar: 10.13. "One complainant reported, the matter,
to the Police.
Yesterday, defendant
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Night Bland Gordon Jenkins and
Orchestra Weather Report; 11.
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4.
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gave
himself up at the Western Police Station.
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