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JOHN CLARKE'S

CASEBOOK

Michael's Dream

Japanese

Statement

Surprises

Bembay, Sept. 20. Diplomatle and Government of India circles are puzzled by the statement made by Yoshiteru Kogane, leader of the Japanese Economic Survey Mission,

that

VER since he could re- India and Japan are considering

to make his mark in the

catering business. flamboyant mark.

No very

to manage

Л

his

wanted He muck-bar. That was all. Four- teen, 16, years ago, he used to draw word-pictures for his wife and children, of what ambition meant to him.

"When we get the snack- bar...

all is tolk began.

"When," said his practica) wife, "When, daddy?" sicul children, adding the question- mark in all innocence.

The family lived in Ireland then, and the day seemed Jong way off when the father's ambition might be fulfilled.

TO THE WAR

WHEN War broke out, the YY father took one look At not was neutrality, decided it for him, and came to England to

the Army. He Join

was at Dunkirk, and as he waited, for the mail boat back, he thought about pleasant things to take his mind off the unpleasant, thought with single-mindedness about his peace afms which all added up to managing a snock- bur.

e

As he waited on the beach,

whose the father,

nunc was Michael, was caught by a lump of shrapnel, and wounded in the hend, it has.

suffered

his

headaches ever since, but

thought that was

from

the

head

when he was hit has never ite si longs to been altered. achieve his ambition.

in

Other things were altered for him, though, when the war was over. ile wanted to settle England, and sheered off every suggestion that he might go back to his wife and family.

STEPS ON THE WAY

[ERE, Michael had a succes- sion of jobs in the catering trace.

HERE

He sometimes grew depresswd, however, at his slow progress toward his goal, and then he would go drinking, and since he received the head wound he could not do that with impunity. lie had developed what doctors intolerance." called "alcoholle A pint or two of beer sent him berserk,

felt The other day Michael

desire to drink again. He the was working as kitchen-porter

in a restaurant, and was off duty. He had used up all his money and went to his em-

taked ployer and

for £l on his Q!

next week's

account

wages.

“NO MORE?'

half a million-ton steel plant 1. India os an Indo-Japanese joint venture.

At

news conference, in Calcutta bofore his departure for Rangoon Mr Kogane said that a technical co-operation agreement, will go to Japan to learn know- under which Indian students how and Japanese technicians will come to India to teach, was also under consideration.

that Mr Officials believed Kogane and his colleagues have misunderstood the private talks they held in New Delhi with Japanese Embassy officials or with members of the Planning Commision.

They pointed out that mem- bers of the Japanese mission were unable to meet either the Minister of Production, K.C. Reddy, or his secretary, A.K. Chanda, or even the Minister for Commerce and Industry, T.T. Krishnamachart. It might wishful thinking be a case of by the leader of the Japanese mission, they said.

2

It was true India belleves it has the need. of another steel in!llion-ton unit of half capacity but It was too early to say. when the Government of India would take up this pro- Jeet. United Press.

Big Carrier

Here

The American

fleet aircraft

carrier Lake Champlain, under the command of Capt. L. B. Southerland, came into port this merring for a week's recentiores visit. She is moored at Naval Buoy No. 14.

of

and

CHINA MAIL

Established 1545

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1953.

NEW~ PILOTLESS JET LAUNCHED

The Unlled States Department of Defence's new pilot- less jet aircraft-the Ryan Firebec- launched from a 60 ft. rall with the aid of a rocket to boost it to flying speed. A second or two after the launching the drone's 1,000 pound thrust Fairchild 3-44 jet engine takes over as the sole power source as the rocket bottle is ttisoned. The pilotless target is flown by remote control from a ground station. The Fire- Company under bee was developed by Ryan Aeronautical

ss a high Joint Army-Navy-Air Forces sponsorship for use speed jet target for all armed services. London Express,

Launch Shelling: British Protest Rejected

(Continued from Page 1)

the patrol vessel of locality, the Navy of the Chinese. Peo- ple's Repubile fired three shot into the air warring the said gunboat to come to a halt. The

Not Guilty

Of Murder

gunboat not only disregarded Ng Cheuk,, 29-year-old foki, the warnings, but or the クロゴー

provocatively at was found not guilty of murder, trary rushed the patrol

versei; the patrol by a jury of Ave mch and two women at Supreme Court this vessel of the People's Republic of China again fired two shots morning. Into the air to give a warning. At that moment. the raid ques- tionable gunboat launched

Оле of the 24 ships of the Essex Class, of which two the shipy, the Boxer

recently

д paid

Kearsarge,

Champlain 1944

him on

Conviction

& A Nolle Prosequi

Two men, Wong Ngau, allas Yu Sun, and Wong Ki, appeared for trial before Judge W. A. Blair-Kerr in the Victoria District Court this morning, charged on two counts of robbery with

violence.

surprise attack upon the patrol him in his work over

June 18 this year, outside the August 11.

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SHEAFFER'S

Skrip

Master Of HK Ship Lost Overboard

TRAGEDY OCCURS OFF WENCHOW

Captain, W. B. Hosking, 44, master of the ss Admiral Hardy, féll overboard off Wenchow,south of Shanghai, late last night and is pre- sumed to have been drowned. The ship was on her way to Tsingtad when the accident occurred.

A search was carried out for Capt. Hosking by the Admiral Hardy in the vicinity until this morning when the search was called off and the ship continued her northward voyage under the command of Acting. Chief Officer Hunter.

"In Name Of Humanity

And Justice" Plea

By Counsel

"In the naine of humanity and justice, and of everything which is decent under the aun," Mr Patrick Yu in the Victoria District Court this morning applied

· for: the reduction of the $25,000 bail offered to a hotel room-boy, one of the seven defendants in the driving- testa case in, which it is alleged that $73,800 was handed over to Sub-Insp. R. G. Ibitron in 'an endeavour to seek preferential treatment for some candidates in driving tests.

- Cap!, - -Hosking was bom 15 Itchen, Hants. on October 4, 1000. Ho obtalnestihla master's certificate on October 23, 1941;

in wild's address is given as

Manor

Wallasey, Cheshire, E

09

The 1,929-tori Admiral · Hardy' cleared from here, for Foochow on September 21. Shà hơi retum -- ed hare on September 10 after having been detained by th Nationalists who took the ship White Dog Island where hor cargo of 3.000 tons of timber was conscated...

There were no details avail- able here: this moining how Capt. Hosking fell overboard.

Cust. Hosking, who had been master of the former Ethel, Modi er and the Juliana; had been de- tained by the... Nalbralisia on

Mr Yu said that the defendant, |tions by Counsel for separate several beenstone. Once in 1951, Lce Lin-bu, 28, could not mise trials for their respective clients. while master of the Elbel Mailer,

the $25,000 offered by a Magis- As for applications for the he was detained At Queroy

|t:zte and whấc the wes its re- reduction of ball for all the Island for more than six months mandation, bis wife had com- accused excepting Me Winter's The Admiral Handy is owned mited subde Cand this

clients who had theirs reduced and operated her had been

by the Stanley criven to the previously, by Mr Justice Reece, Steamship Co., Ltd. verge of insanity. Thus lost the Judge allowed the nth, three young children at eged sixth and seventh ball at $16,000

mether entirely helplent.

Judge Bloir-Kerr reduced Lee's ball to $15,000 ($10,000 corb and $5,000 surelles).

offered

D.F.

the

Aixil

Bicycle Thief

Mr Yu mentioned that ar($10,000 cash and $5,000 sure- Justice Reese in Chambers radica) and said he could not re reduced the $25,000 ball zit do duce the $25,000 bail

foto first and second accused, Before the case started, Mr other accused ka the

Crown Counsel, Mr Ma J. P. Walsh, Crown Counsel. $10,000 mah after the

frate had refused applica-O'Reilly Mayng, agreed with Mr arked that a ralle prosequl ba

tiens by cill

remarks accused Yer Yu's

about of one of entered in respect

However his circumstances of the reduction the charges, that of robbing bail

old client Lee, could afford nothing accused, Lee, but stated that the Lee-bing of Loung

more than $1,000 which had to case was a very grave one and be borrowed from his friends. some 240 members of the public 12 last. bracelet with violence on June

but had Ball was not punishment

been brought in by the application was granted, The

to ensure the attendance of an alleged conspirators. and the Court proceeded to deal

Hearing was fixed for Novem- al his trial and the accused second charge, that He was accused of murdering with the

accused of robbing another waman,

Lee was only con- ber 7. fellow-foki, Mok Ha, by Ting Yuen-wall, of gold fronted with a general chargo throwing carbolic acid used by

braccict with violence On of conspiracy and one concern-

ing $000. Mr Walsh Informed the Court Lake vessel of the People's Republic of Sik Yin Lo Ink Shop, 383 Lai-

China ult

more

both of that first accused had earlier than ten chikak Road,

where the at it. Accordingly

the sccondi in pleaded guilty died them worked. Mok #hots សារធា patrol vessel of the People's

twelve days

after the count, but second accused had

He had read pleaded not suilty, Republic of China fired back in celf-defree. As a result, the

Prosecution, conducted by the facts concerning the case intruding gunboat fled south Mr D. N. E. Rea, alleged that and cn his understanding of the shop law he did not think the charge ward to the open seas.

Ng had returned to the

day's absence on June of robbery with violence could after "It can now be judged from ag with the intention of throw be sustained, but his Honour the abovementioned facts

ing the acid, which he knew ta might find second accused guilty from

of your

robbery, the contents

be very dangerous, over Mok of us asked, the Court to

Counsel letter that the said gunboat, Ha, with whom he was not on which

first did not

sentence display any

accused before national Bag, which ignored in nod terms.

conducted by hearing the evidence against The Defence, quiries made through inter-

FACTB STATED dis Mr Oswald Cheung, instructed second accused national signals, which

by Mr R. F. G. Dennis, said

facts of the case, Giving the regarded repeated warnings and there had been a struggle be Mr Walsh cald that the woman which made a surprise. attack upon the patrol vessel of the tween the two fokls, started by Ting Yuen-wah was walking in Mak Ha who attempted to hit Wanchal Road 'about 11.20 am. People's Republic of China, was Ng. In trying to ward off the on August 11 and was just out

blow with the hand which was side her hems

in

cost of

visit to Hongkong, the

was completez at a reported US$08,932,000.

She is of 27,100 tons, has on overall length of 888 feet, a beam of 93 feet and a 20-foot drauglit

maximum. She

capable-of-carrying 100 aircraft and her normal complement is 2,000 officers and men.

Radio Hongkong

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6. The Stenst and Pro- *ITTLE Summary: 6.02

of the Theatre; 620 Time for balo cra by Guy Daines with Duncan

-1 BC Scottish Variety Orch.

Hobil (Venoi)

(BBCTS);

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E was given the £1, spent | 8.10, Letter from America by All-

'Ht was given its

!

und

a sunboat of the British Navy

to

Choi Sek-kau, 30, unemployed, living in an unnumbered but kn 19 CHARGES

Toury Wan Village, was sentenced When the seven accused up-to dix months by Mr T. Creazion peared before Judge W.At Kowloon this morning for Blair-Kerr this morning a total larceny of a Bleycle, and var were preferred. fined $100 or cre month for of 19 charges All of them denied the charges brenth of a bond.

The prosecuting offfeer sold against-them.

The accuted are Chu Kwan- that on September 20, the police yeo, 38, Police interpreter, re- went to hit 24, Wing Hong Lime, aiding at No. 157, Pratas Street, Fuk Wah Village, and there saw second floor; Wang Kwong-cho, the defendant, and a friend in the allas Wong Joe, 13, proprietor front custele, and the bicycle in of the Kwong Walt Driving the rot one.

of 80,

When Nam

defendant Chang Street,

questioned, said! that the bleycle floor; Yeung Kwok-hon, 32,

was his, but proprietor of the Chung Wan at Shamstruipo Palice Station he Taipo emitted stealing it the day Driving School of 32, before from the Shunning Road Road, second floor; hon,

the Fo Fublic Marices, where the bicycle 34, proprietor of

was left behind a stall.

first

when two men ing· School, of 18:

"Again, according to reliable holding the bottle of acid, Ns approuched her. One seized her

sceldentally throw acid over right hand while the other ma reports, at between 1418 and

at the same time tore her god

pro 1505 hours on September 9, two the deceased and himself.

bracelet off her wrist. The men Driving then bolted in

direc- Street,

back to ask tair Cooke Recorded London Be Uniquito' fighter bombers, de-

for

time, the more. This restaurant proprietor refused him, for his own good as much as anything

Michael took a swing with his Ast at the manager. The next morning he was charged at

Street with Bow

causing grievous bodily harm to the manager, pleaded guilty and was remanded for inquiries to be made.

When next Не came back, a fine-looking man, smartly dressed, the probation ofcer went into the witness-box, and told what he could of Michael's history to Mr R. H. Blundell, the mogt trate. A doctor's re-. port was passed to the bench, which Mr Blundell read, then fald: "It seems he might be flable case for treatment?"

"Yes, sir," sald, the probation

officer.

"I suppose it will be difficult for him to find another job?”

STILL ON THE ROAD

ILL ON TH

S

A matter of fact, air, he huk got another job."

("Oli, he has?" said the magls-

Нало

Mewton

Zin

belonging

key Kontavernment, first

03

to the British lay); d30, Orchestra of the Week Winterthur Symphony Orch od dlved and strafed

„Goehr, with by Walter Wood (Finol:-9, Concert by Mary patrol vessel of the People's Re Rainsay (Soprano):

public

which was of China, Cello); Derek Johnson (Bar) with situated within the mouth. at

Accompaniment by May the Pearl River,

and then, in- Res, (Concert mil); 9.30 Wednesday Theatre. Gladhe Linden Tue, A

Young and Edward truded abovo Inner Lin Tin Play by J. B. Priestley. Production Island in an attempt to seck by Martyn C. Webster (BBCTS) 10.50. Woodber Report: 11, ado News neel (London Balay}}| 11.10. Goodnight Music. God Save The Queen: 1120, Close Down..

Chapman in

Seriously Hurt In Fight

Possessed

tians, but arst,

Street, first floor; Kwok alias Kwok Chin-kucn, of Nam Fong 99, Parkes floor: Chung Ling, firet 23, driving Instructor, of 102,

Lin-blu, 28, waiter, of 57, Wal Ching Street, ground floor.

All are

charged with con

O coused was Rond ground floor; and

did

| caught by a passer-by.

Counsel remarked that he

these facts rat think on

that his Homona coust find second

of robbery with spiring between June 21 and accused gulity silence which mercs selusi August 7 to give money to Sub- On the Insp. Ibitson of the Traffic Office Four Chineze men were conviolence to the person.

reward for his giving

Dog's Carcass

£

itsisting shots fired by air de Central this morning, when they just a case of simple robbery. fence units on the Island that pleaded guilty to the possession

provocation. It was only atter victed by Mr Hin-shing. Loʻst Lacks it wow his subknistion it weer al treatment to certain

Fast accused, who admitted a

of the public and post-

the two airplanes then few of a dog's carcass, suspected of previous conviction for Jarnery ing them in their driving tests, away in the direction of Hong- having been slaughtered by the in Decembar, 1046, was sentenced The first accused faces four

dants. kong.

by his Honour to one year's hard other charges of offering Insp. first

Chan Luk, Labour and 10 strokes of the come. Ibition rewards and giving him Street Orst

Welsh "The facts being as stated 30, of 8 Lit

Domlied for first: $1,200 as a reward in June and to having accused to be called WE Central above, the

ner August, People's floor, who admitted

The second accused of the animal against avond secused. Government is of the opinion eaten the flesh

In the witness box, first

further eight charges. that the protest lodged by the but who denied slaughtering it,

was fined $100. The three other accused declared he had snatch-

and accuse him of offering

Central

faces a

These

Brilish Government, peopics/defendants, Wong Tak-cheung,led the bracelet off the woman 17 from June 22 to August. A toki of the Sun Kes Metal Fable. Tho Works, Yu Shiu, 21, received Government hereby judges 33, Chan Ng, 33 and Suen, Yuet, by his own effort and nobody rewards to Insp. Ibitson, giving serious head Injuries this morn-strong protest with the British 28, were fined $50 each. had helped him. When Counsel him $1,200 and receiving sums

Government

The offence took place on the nut it to him that the woman totalling $9,580 us a reward for Ing at 31, Gough Street, as

regarding the result of a night, and was Im-abovementioned provocations and first floor of 59A Queen's Road would my two men were mediately sent to hospitalit surprise attacks by the British East on September. 28,

The Magistrate ordered the The fight, involving eight Navy and two British Mosquito persons, way between the oeghter bombers and wishes the carcass of the dog to be con- cupants of the ground floor and British Government Immediate- fiscated for destruction. those of the first floor of the ly to take necessary measures to building, and began over some prevent, the recurrence of such

incidents. kitchen trouble.

!irate. Ho, asked Michael what Nationalist

he hind to say, and when the

answer was nothing, put him on China Accepted

1

Transferred To

*#1 avait myself of this nabor-

Itney the arturance of my highest cokideration.";

tunky to express to you: el-District Court

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By Galbraith

in-alving proferentiat treatment. valved, he denied this.

ADDITIONAL COUNTS

fourth accused is addi- Crown Counsel. addressing the Court, remarked that if the tionally charged on four counts circumstance he had no oltar- of offering zo

Insp. native but to apply for a nolle Ibitson and receiving a total of

rewards. of second $1,500-as prosequi in

respect

also accused accused.

His Honour rented the appll- charged with having received cation and discharged second: $900 as rewards, the sixth with [receiving #000 and the 'seventh' accused.

with receiving $850. 9.

Mr DAL, Wright (Instructed -The case of the fwa privates

hy Beng

6. C. Camber) is_res: of the Welsh Regiment, charged

and fith sumes Chong Hi Fu Vice with robbery with violence, ARRIVES Polic

Faccused, Mr Patrick Yu (k Mine deset the Ministry of For- and namult, was transferred, tał The froopship, HMT Lanca- greystal by Me F. K. d'Almadku) Michael went away looking approved fill VAssembly today em »Affairs, of the Central | the Kowloon District Court, this shiro, arrived “thie; morilnig i the smocked and pheth, Me R. W; 5.

of the Peonio's › Gleverrment:led the morning.

from the United Kingdom with| Winter Cansirsacked by M: A/Y, contant. Ile was. still on the Credentials * Committeena cone | People's Republic of China, Robert Emit Wynn

and replacement troops for Hong Tion) the third and fourth, and Broad="that; led towards his feming the credentials of the Reuter and Arthur John Jenkins,, 19, were Kong. She also brolight u num-. Me Princis H. B.

ambition

ho threads. The

were Chincie Nationalist del gailen

Roo Bar of families of service not lost. And no one had sug to

to the Coneral Assembly.

Khäri

Ord der Judge, Blair-Kere held think the sted be might take his wife | The decision whe taken by 40

Lady Wo Hulana mukulling V The Lancashire is due to loave Victorie keelt Court had jurka- and family along with him. votes to five (Soviet bloo), with

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Probation" for two years, re- FAHIM. Nations,.

comment

ngling he took the 'medical

treatment ordered.

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