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PEPPER is
take it for someone else.
AR
$1 product pepper,, or anything like it. It's that publicity hounds surely quite alivious they were as remorselessly as it does ounce of pepper Insts any ordi film star whose Press agentury household for a very long knows his business. I have time." been looking through some newspaper clippings on the subject.
their
"They both said it was for awn use, mudam," said the meer in charge of the case.
A security officer from the Year after
went into the wit- year pepper hos warehouse
"The police were made headline news in 1935 tness-box.
LANKERS
to the serious FOR called in owing MEET SECRET CONFERENCE ON loses there have been," he said. "Naturally, we were very reluct- In 1950 Sir Laurence Dunne,ast to' prosecule,"
nked whether "Quite," said the magistrate, truly be called and she asked Maud what she
Was
PEPPER.
ai Bow Street, pepper could
an offensive weapon. The other had to say on the matter. day, at the Tower Bridge Court,
the
ALL OVER THE PLACE
pepper became news again, and NEVER really took it with Miss Sybil Campbell, magistrale, delivered sune views that deserve notice,
MAUD AND MARY
THE subject came up when two middle-aged women named Maud and Mary were shown Inlo the dlock. Moul
WAS with stealing 1b. of charged
248.; Mary with pepper worth the theft of 220, worth £1 13.
They both worked in
a dock- side warehouse, packing pepper | as it arrived from the East, and they both pleaded guilty to the charges against them.
Maud is slim Mr and
CHINA MAIL
Guardians- Teachers Assn Report
The fourth annual gen- eral meeting of the Ellis Kadoorie (Sookunpoo) Guardians-Teachers Asso- ciation will be held at the School Hall. Sookunpoo, on Wednesday next at 6.15 p.m.
The committee's annual port reads:
re-
There is an excess of Income over Expenditure of $357.42 as tha compared to $339.55 for previous
Anancial year. The position can thus be considered satisfactory.
During the year the following items were purchased for the
"I the intention of stealing purpose of facilitating the said Muud promptly and with conviction.
"All this pepper just
to the table us
1
S
I
ran out on poured intu the bags, instead of throwing it away, put it into my bag."
"Pepper WILS alt over the place." Mary agreed, when her turn came, and she sniffled, as if in remembrance of what it was like to have pepper all over the thought the
thato.
Miss Campbell matter over for a moment, and then she said: "I am taking into account your previous good characters and the fact that you immediately confessed to having taken pepper on a previous ne casion. But I regard this as a very serious matter.
i severe-looking, neal, Woman of 45: Mary is ten years older. is single, Mary, the wife of a bus driver and mother of a grown-up family. Mary has been in the job three-and-a half years, Maud for only six "DEPPER is valuable and in
same-
ASPECT PEPPERY
very short supply. I don't months, but the pay of the pair
It for your- believe you look is the
-£4 24. Bd. a week. 19
The other evening, as the two selves. I know how far it goes."
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She Uned the two pepper were leaving for home, a police- man stopped them at the ware packers £10 each, giving them a house door. He asked to see month to pay, and the alterna- what they had in their hand-tive of six weeks' imprisonment And the bags, and in carl he found nine should they fall to ounces of pepper, wrapped up in money. brown paper. Later, each con- fessed to having inken pepper before from their employers.
*JUST A MOMENT“ "DUT just a moment,"
Maud and Mary went off look- ing far from pleased, in aspect peppery; and I wondered whether any other magistrate in London, for all the rest .pre men, would said have known so certainly as Miss Miss Campbell, when she Campbell did, that nine ounces
week
more thus far.a
was
than had heard the story "No one uses that amount of reasonable pinch of
pepper.
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teaching of English pronouneja → tion to pupils of the school:-
(a) A Record Player with Amplifier. This was marle possible by generous responses from members to an appeal for funds for the purchase of this ites.
(b) One set of 16 recorda em- bodying 30. English lessons. This was bought from the fund, of the Association.
To encourage athletic among. the, puplis, the Association pre- sented in Challenge Shield to the School.
SOCIAL FUNCTIONS
Two (a)
free
air open cinemas were held at
well spaced Interval during the summer. Each of these was at. tended by a large gathering of puplis,
parents, guardians, teachers and friends. For the loan of films, apparatus, etc, the Association has to thank The Hongkong Bottlers, Fed, Inc. and
The United States Information Service.
and
Established 1845
FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1953.
SIDE GLANCES
Gullra 3-19
|| T, AL Rig, 1. B. PAL ON.
Dept. 1963 ky MEA Servies, Ina,
By Galbraith
"It won't hurt your training for the track team if you stop long enough to tell me if the coach will let you take me to that dance!"
MAU MAU
ATTACK
Nairobi, Apr. 30. Blowing tribal war horns and n big fring as they advanced, Mau Mau terrorist gang today attacked a Kikuyu home guard post in the Fort Hall reserve northeast of Nairobi, killing at least seven people.
Police headquarters said they (b) A subscription launch
killed three home guards and plenle to Silver Mine Bay and unother to Junk Day,
four tribal policemen. on spacious
comfortable
In addition, seven more home Youmati ferries, were. so well guards were missing from the and believed dead, and supported that though only post
made fur nominal charge was
three women and eight children admission, a small proft was
had
disappeared from the com- shown on each occasion.
pound.
Another home guard
Wa (c) A subscription dinner for
injured during the committee members and teachers seriously was held at the Indian Recreation Club in November. This was in substitution of
the intended members' dinner which falled to materialise through lack of sup- port from parents and guardians. The committee wishes to thank the Indian Recreation Club for the loan of its Clubhouse for this function.
(d)" "A" pupils' "party was held on December 2, 1952, the cost of which was defrayed partly from and donations from members partly from funds of the Asso- alation. Over 600 persons enjoyed a dine performance of play-acting by the pupils and musia by two
tiny-tots percussion bands.
The Association is grateful to the University Alumni Associa- tion for the loan of its premises for the holding of the monthly Committee Meetings during the year.
to thank Firmally we wish Mesers. 6. H. Ismail and M. I. Razack for kindly auditing the Accounts.
1
Defence Dept Reorganisation
fight.
In
one of the most daring attacks of the emergency, rorists swooped down
Yelling war cries and blowing hunting homs, they raced from forest towards the bamboo
fence and wooden-stake
sur-
a
rounding the police post an
riddled bullets. Reuter.
the buts
Latest
Official Appointments
The following have been re- Members appointed as Official to the Legislative Council ac- cording to today's Government Gazette: Hon.
T.L. Bowring, OBE, the Hon.
D.J.S. Crozier, Dr the Hon. K.C. Yeo, the Hon.
Hon S.N. K.M.A. Barnett, ED. Unomical Members: Dr the
CBE, Hon. C.E.M. Terry, Hon. Lo Man-wal,
OBE, the Hon. S.K. Ngan, Нол.
MC, ED. Hon. Dhun Blaker,
Buttonjes. Mr Kwak Jehangir
Maria Chan, and Dr Alberto Rodrigues, MBE,
chau,
inside with
was
SHEAFFERS.
Skrip
Soldiers Not The Guilty Party Submits Counsel At Murder Trial
Submissions that in the light of the evidence given by a taxi-cyclist, the Jury "had no option but to say the two accused are not the guilty party", were put forward at the murder trial of two British soldiers at. the Criminal Sessions this morning by Mr Charles Loseby, QC, Counsel for the first accused,
Mr Loseby pointed out that the taxi-cyclist, whom the Crown alleged was carrying the deceased as a pillion rider when they were stopped by the accused, had failed to identify the two men at a Police identification parade.
of very far behind the other two.
"Do you think that in the circumstances, the accused would
have had the time to outrage and infilet blows on the woman, and bring her to one side of the rond?" he asked.
On trial are L/Cpl George Honeyman could not have been Robert Douthwaite, 24, Swainton, Scarborough unu Trooper Douglas Derrick Dalton, 19, of Southampton, both at- Lached to Headquarters, 35 In- fantry Brigade,
New
Territories. They were charged with the murder of Ho Sze-mui, 33-year- omployee, old NAAFI woman whose body was found in ditch off the motor roat leading from the Fanling Cross Road to Sek Kong on the afternoon of De-
23, 1932.
cember
It was allered that the two accused intercepted the de- ceased with the taxi-cyclist on
Stage Club Score
A Real Hit
"If they had in fact outraged the woman, and murdered would not horror and terror have been the predominant factor in their minds imme-
And The effervescent Noel Coward diately after the crime? would they not have done away wrote a remarkable self-portrait with the handcuffs, Instead of in "Present Laughter", a de bringing them back to camp? licious three hours of. froth and Turning to the evidence of bubble, light and easy to enjoy. the road to Sek Kong Camp, the Laxi-cyclist, Mr Loseby but which nevertheless cans and that after
on its cast of driving the pointed out that though he had very heavily taxi-cyclist away, attacked her noticed that one of the men was eleven, and particularly on the with a pair of handcuffs, caus- taller than the other, he was ageing idol of the theatre who
from ing head wound
is its centre. which later unable to identify them. the dicd
three about
days "It is my submission that,
It would be easy for this sort afterwards.
In the light of the evidence, you Defending Douthwaite, Mr have no option but to say this: of play to go flat were its cast. Loseby
by Mr the two accused are not the A. M. Soares. Mr D. A. L. guilly party." Counsel told the Wright, Instructed by Mr WC. R. Carr, is representing
Hearing is continuing. second accused.
A. Hooton,
Solicitor- General, and Mr G.R. Sneath,, Crown Counsel, are prosecuting Dot.-Sub-Inspector 21. F. Smith
sent for the Police. was present
The Jury comprised six men and one
the
Mr
is
Instructed
woman.
Continuing his closing address on Douthwaite's behalf Mr Lose- by said he was not suggesting anything improper against the Solicitor-General or the Police in his previous remarks. Mr Hooton, he added, had put the Crown's case quite fairly before the Jury,
on
"QUITE PLAIN"
able
Jury,
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· FRIDAY,--MAY- 1 By Air
ing at all out', but one of the happlest developments of the during this last sea- Stage Club son has been their ability to
cast attract to them and
Christabel Wheatley ng p
up-
comedy
Pre-
propriately just the right
of this witty, satirical deserves high praise, for.. Rent Laughter as done by the Hongkong Sluge Club rendera all the sparkle Coward pul in it, and makes a triumphant finale to what has been, for the most part, a star-studded sea-
son,
1
G
Nigel Waymouth carries the brint or tho play in the atrident, temperamental per- sonality of Garry Essendine; histrionic, melodramatic, egolis- whimsical humorous, tic, to whom acting is so much part of himself that to the exasperation of his associates he acts his whole private le as well. But that does not stop the now balding llon from being adored by large follow- ing...who revolve around him, his complete satisfaction though expressed.
to
Не is not unlike a
annoyance.
cat who
Other appointments announ- ter-ced were: Mr E. C. Van-Helden on the to be (Special) Senior Super-
Intendent
of Police In home guard post at Rusthis, Special Constabulary
Mr Loseby said that It was the vice
Mr quite plain, however, that the the Fort Hall reserve-one of
case has been largely built up Van strong-Geoffrey Berdett Beer, Mr the biggest Mau Mau
Helden
also
u series of interrogations appointed De- holds.
puty Commandant of the Special administered to the accused by
Lcon
and Blu- experienced Constabulary; Mr
Police menthalto
to act as a Chief officers.
Referring Prisons Officer,
Department;
"to the youte the accused had taken when they Miss Dorothy Margaret Hall to be a Nursing Sister: Mr Austin
went on their bicycle ride from Indo-China, France, French North near their camp at Sek Kong to & West Africa, 430 p.m., Air Vies conscious of his reputation as a Francis Harrison Coates to be
Fanling the District Officer South, and
on the evening of nam
N. Bomeo, Australia, New Zex-mouser, alts back and accepts December 19, last year, Coun-
Mba | fand, 6 pm. Q-E.A.
the saucers of cream while Slam India, Pakidan. said it had appeared from
clever, & Europe, & p.m. purring what the evidence that Douthwaite Great Britain
some fellow I am. Yet there made statements to the Police B.0.A.C. In answer to questions which
is enough that is child-like and appealing about him to prevent were inconsistent.
him from being odious, and to with all his fofbles make and conceits, rather lovable. Mr Waymouth is perfect for the part, though its length and the speed at which he roust the deliver It sometimes better of him last night
IDEALLY CAST
Assistant Collector, of Stamp Col. R. Din- Revenue; Lieut widdie to be a member of the Authorised Architects Consult
Committee. The follo
following to be Assistant Messrs Pro-Registrars of Persons:
Radio Hongkong
H.K.T.
Signal
and
sel
0. Time graine Summary 6.52, Children's To Pal-Chow, Pao Ching-min, on, Douthwaite Half Hour presented by Sally Ann Liang Yoong-kwong. (Studio). Jennifer in London" by foward Jones. "Jennifer at the Royal
Styen.
2.
ed Route No. 2.
a Prosecu➡
Africa,
By Surface Macao, a.m.; .p.m., Les long/Tak Shing.
Indonesia, 5 p.m., as Tiwangt. SATURDAY, MAY 2
By Air
Philippinez. Guam Hawait.
BJT
via
В & Canada, P.A.L
Inwall, U.S.A., G pm, P:A.A. Blam,
Middle Burma. Pakistan.. Bart, Great Britain & Europe, v.m.. 11.0.A.C.
Formosa, Okinawa, USA. (Seattle
Western
$ Slotes), Canada,
&
In the first instance, he went mentioned the wrong route he had taken. And HE. the Governor has ap from the first, Dalton, second Palaces IBBCTSE 0.30. Ok Time proved and confirmed the ap-accused, gave the route as Route ... Ballroom with Sydney Thompson and pointment of Mr T. F. Edwards No. Honeyman,
Orch. (BBCTS); 7, Star Performer --Diana Lynn Planc) with Paul to be a Rating and Valuation on witness, had also mention- Weston and his Orch.; 7.15, Talking Surveyor. About Hongkong. By Dr S. G. Davie
T.F. and the Rev. Father (Recorded): 7.30. "Eilzabethan May- day", A Musical Revel with music under the direction of Eusabeth Poston. Produced by Robin Whit- worth (BBCTS): 1.45. Weather Re- port: b. Time Signal, World News and News Talk (London Relay): 15, Kattueen Seth plays for you (Studio): 0.30, The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy (NBCTS). Dramatised for radio in ten episodes by Desmond
Saying that a serious view of Hawkins. Music composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams; D. Muzie Jover the case must be taken because hour Classica! Requesin presented by Curtis Hindson
Even Ignored Gun-Fire
(Studio): 10, defendant failed
to stop even
This question was put to the accused more than once by the Police, Mr Loseby stated. Either Douthwaite was saying some thing untrue, or he had been confused that night.
to the Ho then referred evidence that Douthwaite told the Police in a subsequent in- terview that it was Route 2 ke had taken.
the not have
P., H.K.A.N.W.A.L. By Surface
Macao, 130 p.m.; 0 p.m.. Lee was Hong/Tak Shing
a
band-
Another person ideally cast Jimmy King-Martin as Joanna Lyppiatt who is also China, People's Repubie, 9.30 drawn into Garry's orbit,' but a.m. 6 p.m., train via Canton.
tho soon finds
set-up lacorn- Malaya, Noon, a Lio! Wong. Formosa, Noon, as Peter Maersk patible with her own strong Slam, I p.m., Yukikawa Maru. (temperament. Cynthia Nixon es Indonesia, I p.m., * Tamman. Japan, Canada, 2 p.m., is Martin wife is as unruffled and at- Bakko.
BUNDAY, MAY 3
By Air Japan, 0 p.m., via 3.0.A.C.
By Surface Blacko, 2 p.m., sa Tai Loy.
friendly-but-separated tractive as the should be, and Pat Lytton is also good in the Email but colourful part of the wild-haired, spiritualist chor Pippa Coombesan Monten Reed, Garry's efficient, long MONDAY, MAY 4°
suffering and intelligent secre- Philippines, Guam, Hawall, U.S.A.tary, was good and plausible if (San Francisco), 1.30 p.m., P.A.A.
a little too-foo affected at times. Pilippines, H. Borneo. p.m. Ron Weslacott did well as the C.P.A.
By Air
COUNSEL'S QUERIES' "Supposing the two men in Science Survey-Underwater Televi-whon a burst of Bren gun fire rion by W. Stamp (BBCTS 10.13. had been made and also because the dock were in fact the guilty
Mr Loseby told Record
defendan! had two pre-party," oulevard Cafe: 10.30. Round-about: 1059. Weather Report; the
against him, Jury, "would they 11, Radia News Reel (London Relay) vlous convictions 11.13, Goodnight Music: God Save Mr T. B. Low at Marine Court agreed between themselves up- on the same story to be given To Shing this morning fined The Queen; 11.30, Close Down
$600.
they got caught?" And would they not, he went on, have shown something InFormosa, U.S.A. (Seattle & Western almost caucy valet Fred, and sa their demeanour that night on States Canada, p.m...K.Aid George Prynne as Roland
N.W.A.L arrival at Fan
Counsel
To Shing, 38, master of motor boat Sincere, was charged with failing to stop when signalled
when
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join with us In the establish- ment of a true peace or to plunge the world into a global war. To date they have chosen to conduct themselves in such way that these are years neither of total war
nor total peace." Mr Eisenhower salt
"We in the United States have therefore recently
embarked upon the definition of or new positiva foreign policy. One of our busid aims is to gain for the free world the intro In shaping the international conditions under which freedom thrive. Essential to
this endeavour is the assurance of alert, efficient, and eva-precorded at 5.30 am. GMT today
rtory that was clemen- pared defence establishment." --
on Mexican governinent selsmo- Naval launch. Defendant ignored tary and complete, and con- Reuter.
graphs.
the signal and kept on falling toining the came facts. Scientists described the his boat. The Naval launch then Tunning to the evidence given tremor as "long lasting and very fred a burst from a Bren gun but by Honeyman about the first intenso" but were unable to
meused taking a pair of hand- determine the exact direction or defendant still did not stop.
cuffs from his pocket and
May Day in Hongkong came Henry Lyppiatt and Nora Clarkco distance-United Press,
threatening some Chinese
here quietly this year. No elaborate as Daphno Stillington altogether
TOO naive. passersby "with the monkey celebrations have been planned But these are small points in house" when he frat left camp by labour organisations, and few what was definitely a great
can
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to do so.
The
submitted
INTENSE 'QUAKE RECORDED
Slam, Malaya, Indonesia, Australia. Maule, the queer young play- sold that late
that the New Zealand, India, Pakistan, Middir wright. The others, apart from Mexico City, Apr. 30.
Prosecution on Tuesday night, the defendant's very first thing they would Zast, Africa. Great Britain & Europe. Molly Croable who was satis- factory as Lady Saltbutn, were A "very intenso earthquake bost, salling west in East Lamnd have agreed upon immediately a p.m., C.P.A./D.Q.AC.
and Ronald "somewhere in Asia"
not outstanding, was Channel, was asked to stop by a after committing the offence
light bigns given by a Rayat was
Brain! as Morris Dixon did not seem the sort of person who
Recovering From Injurios
Defendant's "boat was even- tually caught at the western entrance to Aberdeen Harbour.
A search of the boat was entried out but nothing was found.
SURPLUS FOR JANUARY
A
Quiet May Day could work himself up into
In Hongkong
that evening, Mr Loseby sugars were seen this morning.
frenzied passions over his passing loves, Geoffroy Cress- well was a little colourless as
gested to the Jury that they Pro-Peking trade unions ald success, to which John Cunning might well regard this piece of a party last night, when an ham's attractive set contributed
as unimportant ovidence
and
ning com board...
over Peking no insubstantial part, presene David Henderson, 12-year-old
Radio was
Laughter" may be seen in the "probably prejudicial". son of a Warrant Officer llving
It
Free unions affiliated to the China Fleet, Club Theatre to- in the New Territories, who was
was merely an idiotle joke Ilovenue during the month of
made by Douthwaite on the Hongkong and Kowloon Trade night and tomorrow: "night- "We do think it worthwhile injured in a fall from, a train January this year exceeded ex- however to point out that an approaching the Kowloon-pendure by 10,859,840.70, leited, should be attached with a mealing at noon at the
weight, he Union Counell marked the day Sue, Dawson, Adan country is necessarily Canton Raliway terminus on cording to the financial state submitted
Ying King Restaurant. Mr Fung today's to this incident located very close to countries Thursday morning. Is reported ment published In
The Union As to Honeyman's evidence Hol-chlu presided. dominated. by Cominumiris, 'and to be sailsfactorily recovering | Glazette.
from minor- bruises and Revanuc'è unsounted to $39, that he lagged behind during Jack and the Chinese Nation might therefore be subjected to
the two alist flag were displayed while Expenditure his bicycle ride with abrasions in Bowen Road Mil- / 295,347.92; ecoziomla Communist military,
tary Hospital,
came to $93,430,001.10.
arcised, Counsel submitted thatiminently in the hall.
or political influence."-Teuter.
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