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THE INTRUDER
"Leave that
HE housewife busy in a,
basement room of herald the driver.
THE
window alone,"
" only wanted some air," East End flat heard a bump Alfred whined. The window and then sounds of someone which had been shut was now six moving about on the floor of inches open; but no one thought until the police- the bedroom immediately above her head.
much about station was enched, when it
was discovered that the stolen handbag had disappeared.
Alfred looked pleased with himself.
she thought For moment -nothing of it; one or ether of the children, the supposed, must She ubove. FIXIN be in the began to go em with her work- and then sundenly she remem bered that all her three children wem ual playing with friends.
The housewife put down her work and hurried upstairs,
As
exceedingly
He looked pleased with himself next moniing when, at the Themes Court, he pleaded not guilty to stealing the bag.
UNFORTUNATELY
THE housewife told her story We reached the hallway a inant Colonel W. E. Balt, the
to she bad never seen before sloped magistrate, and when she had through the bedroom door.
done, Alfred said to her: "Can you produce this bug?"
Although he was taller than the, the housewife immediately barred his way: "What are you efoing here?" she demanded.
"I
LOOKING FOR A BED
"Unfortunately no,” the house- wite answered.
The policeman told of his arrest, of the disappearance of WAS looking for a bed, the bag. Alfred, he said, and
shown no signs of having taken drink.
"Where's the bag?" demanded.
a
the stranger said, In North Country accent. He kept his hands behind his back as he spoke.
CHINA * MAIL
Tenancy Tribunal Application
Parties
Come
To Terms
Both occupants of the. which are Aberdeen lots required by the landlords for building boues and a cinema, agreed to with. draw their opposition this The morning.
Counsel
E.
agreed the terms out of court, and presented them
Charles before Mr Leseby, QC, at the Tenancy Tribunal hearing.
The four landlords of the property applied for exemption of the lots from the provisions. of the Landlord and Tenant Ordinance. They sald they wanted to build 18 houses, 19 shops and a cinema where only in few wooden shacks now stood. Alfred Applicants were Chiu Kl, part- ner of the Wing Song Construe- "He's just told you he hasn'tan Co., of 14 North Point got it," said the magistrate. Road. second floor, Ip Pong.
of 12 buliding contractor,
North "What do you want to say?"
Point Road, Li Chik, merchant, of 9 Seymour Road, and Fung Ting, married woman, of 100 Sing Wo Road, ground floor,
"You've no business in here," the housewife raid. She called up to her neighbours, who lived In the first and second floors of the house. They came down, "NOTHING
and wife. The wife
husband
INCORRIGIBLE
much,"
Alfred answered. "I was drunk, pulled the stranger's arm from they say I picked up this bag.
don't behind his back: "What you personally I
think It got there?" she asked.
exists. They
all saw soon enough; the "Well you're guilty all right," stranger had held of a child's said Colonel Batt, who was then handbag one of those ones told titat. Alfred was 64 years soldiers brought home from the old and had 40 previous convic
enbossed with ilons. Middle East,
worked, 'quite in "Never Pyramids and pictures of the
That right?"
the corrigible,
The officer who had read Alfred's record
came
"It's my kid's," said the house- magistrate asked,
They sought the exemption of Aberdeen Inland Lots 81 and 82 from the application of the Or dinance.
The application was opposed Wing Chuen Company, by tho fish sauce merchants, and King goods dealer, the Kee, sundry
of the lots present occupants concerned.
Mr Oswald V. Cheung, la-
Mr Peter Me, ap-
wife.
"I'll hold him,” sald her neigh-replied that those words summed structed by bour, "in and telephone the up Alfred's career very neatly.peared for the applicants, while Mr D. A. L. Wright, Instructed police.
by Mr Peter H. Sin, represented the opponents.
THROUGH THE MIRROR
UP.GO
Little
to priton months," said the magistrate. They led Alfred out, housewife and her
to druma
for
three
The neighbour
thal
had over;
THE stranger, whose name was bustled away their homes,
Alfred, was taken away. He The sal in the back of the pollee car, touched their lives was with the policeman sitting next they had come out of it well, but to him, and the child's hon
handbag
now they would have to catch up on the working time it had cost them. Housewives have not really time for heroics.
on
the seat between them. For a mon
a moment the policeman's attention wis diverted from his prisoner.
In that moment Alfred did something with the window on his skie of the car. Through his driving mirror, the officer at the wheel saw him doing some- thing with the window, but could not see what he did.
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THE TERMIN
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Established 1845
FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1953.
Ridgways In Holland.
Latest
Official
Appointments
The following affelal appoint- were listed in today's ments Gazette:
Mr Terence Dare Sorby to Assistant Director of Commerce and Industry; MessTS the John James Cowperthwaite
Christopher
Ave
be
George Melmoth Secretary
Terms an which the agree-
was made ment
were:-That the applicants would pay
the opponents $12,000 on receiving от проп the exemption order vacating the premises; that the
would Vecate oppencils
not later than
and' premises
and months from today; that the Frederick
to oct under- opponents will give an taking to vacate as soon as they and Deputy Financial Secretary
n position to build
respectively during the absence the alternative sile they have
Arthur Grenfell of the Hon. secured in Aberdeen; that the
Clarke; Mr Ib Petersen to act as Marketing Officer during the opponents will pay all arrears of rent at $150 a month from absence of Mr Robert Hart; Mr
Cheang Wai-fung to act April 1, 1952, and rent at the same rate until they vacate; that Senlor Education Officer during of Mr Cheung of $2,500 should be the costs
the absence paid by the applicants.
Wing-min.
are in are in
on
Mr Loseby's report will be forwarded to the Governor in Council for the final decision,
Mr Wright pointed out thee an alternative site had been secured at Aberdeen, and the opponents building would commence operations as soon as the lay-out of the site had been approved.
Shipping Risk
Rates Down
London, Apr, 23. A general lowering of WOT, and strike, rlot and civil commo- bilan shipping risk rates for voyages to, from and between Chinese ports was announced by the Institute of London Under- 1ers.
Exporis from China, north of Canton, up to but including Shanghai, are now quoted at £1 per £100, compared with £2 per £100 previously,
From Shanghol and ports north thereof up to and in-
Health Inspectors, Urban Counci! The following to act as Chief and Sanitary Department; Messra Edward Arthur Chater, George
Abel Morris, Henry
Poole, Edward Stanley Frank Warburton.
Mrs Ridgway looks on as her husband, General garlanded Ridgway, is with daffodils when visit- ing the "Flora 1953" Horticultural Exhibition
at Heemstede, near Haar- lem in Holland-London Express.
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A FAMOUS
BATTLE RECALLED
Commemoration At
Stanley
War
WILS
Sheaffer's SNORKEL
"Erbert Iggs", Back In Hongkong, Writes To The Editor
In
Before World War II broke out a gentleman, One of the most vital battles of writing under the pseudonym of “Erbert Iggs," regular- the Korean
comly contributed to the former Hongkong Telegraph memorated this morning at Stanicy when the 170 Light amusing commentaries, in cockney idiom, on current Battery, Royal Artillery, hold ni local events and personalities. parade to mark the second anni- versary of Solma-ri.
A large crowd, mainly com- posed of military personnel eta- oned at Stanley, gathered to sco the colourful parade at which Brigadier R. D. Bolton, Com- mander Hongkong and Kowloon This Garrison, took the Salute. was followed by a Church Parade
“Erbert lgge” is back in Hongkong on a visit. reality he is Mr Harold Guard of the United Press who
The
the
is due to return to London by air tomorrow.
Before leaving he has sent in the following “Then and Now" commentary about Hongkong to the Editor of the China Mail,
wün
pervises
and
dder mister editer,
butler chuck in is ditty box-l jest a few lines as it leaves never erd such a Ang payin in the Garrison Church, Battory, which was formerly me at presint opin you are the dollar nfly fer one littel bottel samme and that you will remem- of nurrishin bevridge corblime known 43 170 Independent ber teks (erbert) number 1 member the time wen there Mortar Battery, RA, observed
1170404/000 male, single, com- wog. three beers in honkong finst anniversary of the battle
botteled, hair masin, tork abart the three brera wot pleckshun last year with a Church Service. They came to Hongkong from eyes bleory, distinguishin marks a rumpus there was wen some
beer was black optick left. upper right bloke said beer goin up to Korea me months after the left center incisers missin, mole, 60 cents a bottel
of corse famous engagement.
left buttick.
mister cililer wea It was above the village of
jest ter refresh yer memry i we starts torkin ubat beer Solma-ri in Koren that the
WO
the issenshul thats ecernomicks wich I dont engagement was fought during
in Attel ole Honkong speck yu understand but taka the Battle for the Imjin River
Before the last spot ov it from iggs sumbodys makin D -April 22 to 25, 1951. The 29 Independent Infantry Brigade littel ole toto corblime wot me pink yu orter see wot the trubbel wly littel ole lifer and packet ouler yu mugs strike Group was holding
the key carry on we ad wen he clonial lods out in the noo tertitrees position in the Army line, being
sed orl sectary
the shemales pays for luvly nurrishin gin- deployed on a nine mile front
orter clear out and go darn to
I aint
torkin abart the south of the river and astride
the antipathles invasion classical one of the
welch regiment cor stone the crows tork obarl nows a bloke called welch routed from the North.
Iarenthul servises-wot abart Inttel ole ock kong • tho GREAT DISTINCTION
the the time wes me and my pal all theres a bunch of rort airfone troops in The three
took tiel ole guvnor andy blokes art there wot flys jeja but Battery, each
supporting awun
they got their feet on the ground battalion, fought with
caldecolt darn gingies place ter great distinction. A and B Troopsgit a reel nurrishin stake cor better thar, enybody else I met
chase my aunt fanny rarnd the in honkong both executed dimeult moves
gasworks them 1403 the days
erorse me art they got the best immediate under
enemy pressure and were often shoot-wen the costerlivin was 40 senic alppin dart team this side of the ing continuously for longa pint-dont art make yer fink
charing crorse rode and if yu dont berllove it Idin gittin
yu periods. They fired more than dont it
touch wly littel ole alt hurst KNOW'S IS ONIONS 11,000 rounds between them. But
wot runs the leani Action. conspicuous the
most
the Gloucesters, Supporting
enemy they first engaged the with mortar fire, but were later orlrite 1 fink he orter cum ome attacked on their position, and tell sum of the flippin poll- and
destroy their tishuns Jest wots wol abart littel and retire withole honkong cos they aint got a to Hillflippin clus abart wat goes on the Gloucestors
village 235, above the Solma-r!.
There,
completely fought as in- fantry until ordered to withdraw with the battalion. The Troop
It was C Troop that fought torkin abart guvnors i secu iittel ole alex grantam and i lun tell yer he knows is onions
forced to equipment
surrounded, they
ΟΙ
out cre
Bitel cummit back to
ole
yus mister cdites i cum fer the couclooshun one arf the flippin world dont know wot the uvver arts doin and If they know it they woudnt like it it you know wot ime gittin at
the trubbel is we go at meny politishuna wot keeps torkin abart costerlivin but they dont
know their carole from a ole in
honkong arter 13 years aint art
dippin clcylark corblime ive ad the grand д
or the blinkin shroffs chasin me
D A WALLOP
but torkin as a eskimo from
to break out on wiv chits wich fergot abarondon i kin say ime sorry ter
attempted
all when was i April. but unfortunately ranks were either captured or killed in action.
This engagement subsequently carned Troop, 170 Independent Mortar Battery RA, and the 1st the Gloucestershire Battalion Regt, the only two United States
Citations Presidential
units. The awa
distinction
was
isson hul service
but wats o:1 this lack abart the be leevin littel ole honkong and littel olè commos takin a trip the issenshuis but i will be glad
three
beers at ninepence a
-red as a maric of outstand-belter Duty plateo 1 bin a issenshul servis along - bowen
וי
across the noo terriirees ter tako ter git back ter the ole lambeth the crows Wol hope
on the lesenshuis cor stone road where theres more than look ere mister editer jest let wallop and it puts air on yer iggs tell yer samfin i bin orl chest
and tork abart rain and fog in over the ruddy map since littel 10 be ole gingles first opened is place london cor stone the crows wot granted to the United Kingdom down wanchai ani i kin tell yer abart litel ole honkong takin
honkongs the
soda the
nowdays... in aulflippin ole plates of
smobius operation,mun Brigade Ing gallantry. 20
had meat up and relacks sustained the main weight of the that sounds shy dont it but Chinese offensive during the 3-crarse me art is the ole ruddy day battle, and the Commanding trufe and nuthin but the ruddy General, 8th United States rufe jest J'u take a gander at action the ruddy map between ere and Army stated that this enabled Seoul, the capital of the edgeware 'rode and show me South Korea, to be held.
any place where theres less trebbe than hongkong
Insidently i
aspot ad
test match wie the ïussles dorn trubbel over kowloon the uvver the oval cor chase my ole aunt
Suicide Attempt
Singapore, Apr. 23. An Indian poured kerosene over his body here and then asked a policeman for a match. For this he was charged later in court with attempted suicide, -Neuter.
of
wly a
but if any of ya blokea wanis
a reel treat fest yu git, in tuch wiv iggs (erbert) unlimited london.
cum on over a take a gander goin on littel ole Woln
lizbeth and the dook havin a shindig,
at queen
a
and wot abart the littei ole
alte wen i got mixed up issenshul servis before 1 found fanny rand the gasworks wot wallopin simbodys goin ter out it was a gordon ighlander
at first i fort it wos my ole get aunt ada
but wot abart this ere coster- livin in handwong corbume its cnuf make littel ole rab
ter
SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith
1-27
to
"'I hope rocket ships are perfected for planet trips pretty soon...a driver like you could sure use that space!"..
wich reminds me I feel more like a heap of Bodies and the gingle bells is callin," Jäsidently I aint
Intacter
travelling
incogniter this time, ime virgo
orl the best mister editer It aint erf a flippin carry on
aint It.
yores respectivly
ERBETT IGÈS.
Deaf And Blind Mendicant
Dear and blind, n #2-year-old beggar stumbled out of the dock at Central Court this morning when Mr Hin-shing Lo caution- ed, and
him. for discharged him from pedestrians near Central Market yesterday.
begging
Grumbling and poi
ears, Wong
Wal-chining at hir who gave his address as Connaught Road Central, ground-floor, and Insisted that he had no food to eat and relatives to look after him, was additionally bound over by Mr Lo in $25 for six month
Defendant, clinging on to "h staff, and vainly striving to hear what was said, was told he had two previous convictions, for mendicancy.
NEW OFFICIALS
It was noulíci“ in today's Garotte that the following changes have been made in the. constitution of the Church of England in Hongkong:
Me Graham Seudatiors; Pér- elval Haywood to be "Semplary during the absence of Me Famos Templer Prior: The Rey, Frede rick Stephen Temple to be Doan. of St John's Calbedral vico the Rov.""Alaric - PeaMOJ
·Rose."