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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1953.
Defence Counsel Addresses
Indo-China War
REDS RUSH
UP MORE
TROOPS
those of Hensible birds |
Hanoi, Oct. 21. which fly South in search of
The Communist Com- sunshine as soon as instinct warns them our winter is mand rushed all available on the way. Not that much instinct is needed for that as a rule. During
the
summer,
Mary
follows the sun 10 the South
reinforcements 10 Thanh Ho tonight as advancing French Union forces clash- ed with advance units guarding the Red fortress.
Coart. She is a waitress, A good one.
She has never been out of Joli Fot want of cittelency, though other things have once or twier interrupted her career.
Normally. however, from Easter to the end of September, Mary
serves at holidaymakers' tables, Then, as suminer Indes and the
old ladies, the リー yen Gimp had summoned other the units from Southern Tonkin to manent guests, take
too. help defenil the jungle fortress and second Vietminh "capital".
mites
south of Hanoi, Three Victinia
over
palm county again. Mary, packs her bags.
ONE-NIGHT STAY
HE worked lost in ,21 Dursel und when she had resort, put the Anal touches to her plans for the next few months, she handed in her notice, and beaded for a big hotel in a snug Surrey village which, she hot decided, should be her winter
quarters,
new A
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The Counmind salat Va Ngu
divisions are
the
Jury In Libel Action
FAKING OF BOOKS ALLEGATION
An allegation that the slip made by the Hongkong Tiger Standard was regarded by Mr Dennis Victor, sole proprietor of the Lido Dance Hall, as a “God-sent opportunity" to make a little. money by way of a sideline and that the faking of the dance hall's account books was supervised personally by Mr Victor was made by Mr Charles Loseby, QC, Counsel for the Defence in the libel suit hearing against the Standard in the Supreme Court this morning.
Mr Loseby made these remarks in his opening address prior to calling evidence for the Defence before Mr Justice A. D. Scholes, Acting Puisne Judge, and an all-male Jury.
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Counsel
The King Case:
Talks Of Witness's
Brazen
Plaintiff in the action is Mr; tained in an article published in the last word in this matter-can, procedure in a newspapir office Vietor, proprietor of the Lido, the
Issuc of the Hongkang use them at that moment as he was followed in that the story The French High Command of 144 Des Voeux Rond Cen-S'cndard datad August 13, 1951. Į liked,
passed through a sub-editor, who disclosed that the Red Com- | tral,
claimed special (This clalt for special damages Mr Losely told the Jury that hus the inst word, and through mander-in-Chief, Vo Nguychamages for loss of eornhigs at has since been withdrawn from they might well think that all the report was sent to the Glop, has hustly recalled several die rate of $836,62 a day as a the Jury by His Lordship who the evidence connected with the printers. veteran battalions from inside resuit of an alleged iibel con- held there was no case to go to books and figures of the Lido There was a reporter in the the finnoi dct to Thinh Lion,
the Jury on the action of the was put forward with this pur- omee who converted the facts target of the
biggest French
case).
pose: the plaintiff had thought into a news Item, and the sub- offensive of the eight-year-ol
Defendente Arc the Tigert a good way to make Httle editor put on the headlines. Standard, Ltd., newspaper pro- wor
money by way of a sideline and the present case, the information prietas and publishers, of 179 that this slip of the Standard's came over the telephone from a Wanchat Rod, and the Sing Too "was a God-gent opportunity."
reporter of an astociated news- Jih Pao, printers Chr me The Jury might well think also | paper, who was considered address.
tha
all the plaint had to do reliable reporter. Mr John McNeill, QC, and Mr was to write up the necessary Hearing is proceeding. JA. J. CHITord, both instructed by figures to show that on August For stealing three bicycles, Mr Allred Y. Hon. are repre- 15, the takings in the dance hall in position are and total valise $200, Chan Kwan,senting the plaintify.
was, sny. $3,000, and that some Thanh Hoa, headquarters of the 2 car-cleaner, residing at 15
Defendant's are represented by Red commander's staff, ready to Centre Street, was sentenced to the Hon. Leo d'Amuis, QC, Mrs Juter, en result of the re- the Standard. it dropped por in by Chades Loseby. meet the
QC. Mc to $1,500, 30,000-strong French ne months' imprisonment,
Weight task force.
Mr Hin-shing Lo at Central to D. A. L.
o on the "I might say that they (the day..
instructions of Mr B. N. Cooper plaintiff's side) made a good jo CHALLENGE ACCEPTED
of Wilkingen oed Grisk On Sept. 8, defendant hired o The fact that the Vietminh
of it, but not very good job. Command
bicycle from the list complain. This morning, after Mr Justice Because on the arguments in Is massing
accquainted the the cross-examination c.t in Southern at Cheung Siu-por, but fefied Scholes ht troops garrisoned
my friend's made Mary Wokcome at | Tonkin" and
On October 3 and Jury with a ruling he had given learned Northern Arua.nto return it.
witness that the Surrey hotel. They were
con-17, with the help of an assistant. the day before on the admissibleven on the books they produced, around Thanh Hon was
nf certain evidence proposed
there was glad, no doubt, to have
the ty sidered by French staff officers he hired two bleycles from the
very little to show hand as experienced as Mary's is an indications that Vo Nguyen Sing Kee bicycle shop, the pro- to be called by the Defence, Mr any loss at accountable to
said he had this article." work-record showed her to be, has accepted the challenge of perty of the second complainant McNeill rose and
remarks to make Chol Beurt Navarre,
again some They told her what she would General
Fuk-chuen, and
Counsel saki he would ask French Commander-in-Chief, falled in return them. The de- today's report fri the Hongkong the Jury to say that they be expected to do.
the proceedings not matisfied that Whatever
that
Mary who, is the Wils,
mastermind of the fendant succeeded in selling one Standard of
the plaintiff quickly found she could not do attack.
of the bicycles to an acquain- yesterday.
has not lost one isolated bit. In making these remarks, Counsel for the plaintiff had it. With nearly 20 years' ex- Previously, the Reds had tried tance.
Course) said, he wts
not not called one single Indepen- perience
us a waltress, she was to avoid frontal atlucks.
attaclsing the newspaper, but he dent that the
witness to say: "Oh, I reiterated defeated, or so she said, by the
merely wanted to clear up a few read the article, and as a result tasks given to her in Surrey.
is imminent" and F
points. But In case any mem-I and my friends did not dare After 24 hours she left.
eulted the words of the task
ber of the Jury had read that go to the Lido." There
commander, General ille left force's was
report they might have mis- There
will be
"FAKING OF BOOKS" from her summer. savings when Rene Cogny:
understood the result of the At this junclure, London. She real sport." The French launch-i
when Mr abe arrived in
legal arguments yesterday.
Loseby offensive-
#reference to A 42-year-old newspaper re-
ile went on to say that yes what he culled the "faking of porter, Lo Shun, alius Lo Ka-terday he had contended that
the books" by Mr Victor, Mr shun, of the Hei Kat Chun Chau, the evidence the Defence pro- French Union forces that had 49 Gough Street, appeared be- posed to call under two head. McNeill rose and said he would crossed into the plain leading to re Mr Hin-shing Lo at Centralings was inadmissible, upon et Mr Loseby's statement it
Sunday
oseby)
Fhould say his This morning charges on two leave of the Court. Upon that CHE is a plumply prosperous-believed tonight to have reach-
were a necessary piece counts of
dence for the purpose of But for two days
the impression which her thirties. She did not, look
from the-big
city.
They in Police custody.
the newspaper had made on him repelled tonight a sharp it did
counter- helplessly destitute, so
by a Viet atlock
L was alleged that on Tues- was that he (Mr MeNell) did Vietminh battalion not occur
day at the Blue Heaven Cafe, not to anyone to arrest
succeed upon his conten- her for wandering abroad and manning advance lines.
Most Vietminh
Queen's Road, tions. The fact was that he had King's Theatre, battalions
for having nowhere to sleep.
Hoo were
Centrnt, the defendant threat succeeded.
Hi Lordship rejoined that he On her third day in London, speeding to Thanh
ened area
woman, Leung Ching
thought the best thing for him. Fot the Noi "delin," where they with injury if-she-did-not pa to do was to give a warning to -ran-out of money; and she stationed in the still had the appetite that was a
a sum of money. tayalist him were harassing green
the Jury that second count,
they ought not On the Vietnamese units completing
take into consideration the |their training there.
United defendant was alleged to have to
Cheng threatened
Cho-kwan reports in the newspapers of the Press.
with injury to his reputation or proceedings,
Addressing the
Jury,
Mr property in order to get Cheng
said he Loseby
would com- to dismiss Leung Ching from
mence by saying that it was her employment as a singer at
the case for the Defence that the Blue Heaven Cafe.
there was no libel in this case. There has been an unfortunate slip on the part of the de- fendants in one matter only: in that it was said that a fracas had taken place in the Lido.
very
વર્ષા their
Say
ground nights Operation Seagull-an Wednes sleeping in the waiting-rooms at Euston Station.
used the money
cut
snack
meats. She spent two
OUT OF FUNDS
sho
un
were
Newspaperman Charged
looking blonde woman, in ]ed points only 10 miles distant He was "Intimidation. contest.. he had won.
legacy from
from her summer among sea breezes.
She went to ц restaurant where prices are not high, ordered what must have been a sizable meal, ate it, and received the bill for 8s. 440.
When
bad she
finished the
meat. Mary picked up the bill and took it to floor-walker. "This is my bill. I've no money to pay "
said. she The police were called, and next morning, at Great Marl- borough Street, Mary
plended
guilty to obtaining 8s, 41⁄2d. worth of credit by fraud
from
the restaurant. "What Is she
ព wunderer?!! the mng
magistraie, Mr Paul Bennett.
had VC, asked when be
been told the story of Mary's crime.
"No, sir," a woman detective said. "She does seasonal work waliress. But there are
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five previous convictions. These are the details..
THE OTHER RECORD
MOST
walled
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the
The
made
the
of
the books
Audacity
This is
why he was entitled to, keep the
Mr Silva cooned this morning
by talking of documents which
Notices
"I have never in my life come across more brazen audacity than Seymour's. He will hunt with the hounds in full cry of 'catch criminal' where Jimmy King is concerned, and that same Seymour will run-with the hares squeaking excuses of the lamest sort with cries of the most generous of men' where John Baptist Ipekdjian is concerned," Mr M. A. da Silva told the Magistrate, Mr Poon Yan-hoi, at this morning's hearing
of the case against James Joseph Osborne King.
Mr Silva, summing up for the Defence, was speaking of diccuments in the transactions for Jockey Club badges which sometimes referred to George Falconer and Co. and sometimes to King personally, and which Seymour had said were in- dicative of a Falconer transaction with Holdens. He pointed out that in the case of the gold transaction, where all documents pointed to a Falconer contract, Seymour had denied this was the case, pointing to Ipekdjians as the firm implicated,
James King, merchant, of 20 dulently converted Falconers showing that the books of the Braga Circuit, s accused of profits on contracts in respect of having taken $6,305.94 (A £400) which all the documents are in dance hall were not correct.
Mr Loseby replied that it was for the use of his wife, Mar- Falconers' name, Seymour says
on November 17, 1950 Ignore the documents. essential factor of the case garet, the Defence that the faking whilst A Director of George Ipekdjian's contract and that is
was supervised Falconer and Co, Ltd..
hearing is The
is before Mr prolts." Mr Victor personally, assist- ́ed ̄bý ̃one ̄Pearl Siu.
Poon
Yan-hoi and in the Continuing, he told the Jury Supreme Court buliding. that he would first of all call The Hon. Leo d'Almada, QC, Ma Clifford had omitted to pro- a witness who would tell them and Mr A. J. Clifford are both duco and which showed that that he was an experienced for the Prosecution, Instructed Hoidon had dealt with King and person in the dance hall busl- by Hastings and Company. Mr Pourers indiscriminately, nes, and that there was in fact M. A. da Silva appears for the
The first was Holden' wvoice a very serious slump in
for the 1948 Jockey Club con- Defence. business
at the time of the
"The most extraordinary part tract, and clearly recorded that article in the paper, the slump
Holden sold to King. The of this very extraordinary case having commenced at the time extraordinary of the Korean War.
in the
sensed was the 1949 invoice which showed Holden sold to It should never have been Falconers, and that nes, would
further that any brought-is drop in business might well
Say
the third the Mr when
1950 cerrarst which showed have been caused by the cur- Seymour, the main witness for seal a sale to King.
WOR in the
In 1950, he said, rent slump, in the
ordinary the Prosecution,
the bank
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22 witness box he was shown a documents from the Bank of
By Air "I don't know whether or not series of letters, receipts and New South Wairs to the Mer- Philippines, N. Borneo, Bp.m. sexagenarian and a four-year- It was reported this morning
been to a contracts in respect of the gold cantile Bank in Hongkong, show-tra.is, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, Ttland. Malaya, Indonesia, Alla As far as the evidence showed, any, of old girl werTC killed, and six that a private launch, anchored
these showed ed that the bill for payment was Middle East, Africa, Great Britain others Injured, in an explosion near the Tonnochy Road ferry and as far as he himself could dance hall, but I sincerely hope transaction. All
It was a Falconer transac-
drawn the for pler was boarded about 3 am, tell, the Hongkong Standard, at you have, because
you that
Formosa, Okinawa, Japan, U.S.A that King was & Canada, 0 pm several minutes when Onished by three ormed men, who aver somewhere about 11 o'clock at would know more about 11,” he | tion and
a Falconer contract, facing on King. The bill of & Europe, 6 pm,
the consignee for the goods, and and unfinished bombs and fire powered the crew and attempt night, received
By Surface a report of an stated. The witness, he went Mr Silva said carlier.
also that
Indo-China. A incident. On the way, it ap ed to sall the launch away.
"In the 1950 badge contracts
when on the goods themselves crackers exploded continuously.
on, would say
Australia, New Zealand, & p.m. documents were clearly they were sent JJK, HK" way Residents in the immediate However, the propeller be-peared that the slip occurred in as the Lido was
Macao, d p.m. for its business King's and some Falconers'. In marked, Holden using the usual vicinity were unable to go out rame tangled with the chain of this
A part of the relied mainly manner.
exclusively and the story come over the telephone in julmast
the gold contracts they all
all point
Mercantile practice of marking upon and fight the fire because the a nearby fishing boat
But patrons,
to Falconers. American
Seymour Cantonese, and It was a report European
with the initials goods
of the area was threatened by lying intruders then left the launch.
sald and
Ipekdjians had the con- The launch.
is air from a source that the Standard sallors meaning officers and exploding firecrackers.
consignee, The endorsement for is snic to Investigation showed that the conditioned.
be always found reliable.
men, he supposed-and causel explosion was
by the valued at $300,000.
pose he will take a series of not Falconers. men of the sea,
documents
3 Killed In
Explosion Attempt To
Three
which
Manila, Oct. 22. persons Including a
rocked the town
MOST of Mary's crimes had sexagenarian jerking a tinful of consisted of stealing hand-powder which burst on her bags in the hotels where she had lap, blowing her body to pieces- worked. One involved violence: and demolishing the entire
She had gone for a chef with a building-France-Presse. carving knife, and had
been
sentenced to eight months for
I
""She was married," the detec- tive said, "but her husband divorced her in 1939."
"Why did you leave this Job in Survey?" the magistrate asked Mary. "Why were you only there one day?"
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Steal
Launch
which
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21 by Air Thailand, Burma, 04.
Formosa, Japani, Karos, 1. p.m. Indo-China, France, French” North
other tract. When it suits his pur delivery was made by King and West Africa, 8 pm.
responsible
clearly Falconers'
Bank, he said, and say they belong_not to released the documents to King, Falconers but to Ipekdjians,' not to Falconers.
PERSONAL LETTERS
Silva said Mr Clifford had drawn attention to letters changed between Holden and Falconers in respect of the 1950 contract, but had not drawn at- tention to other letters of the
Marti Borneo, Zeeland, 0 p.m.
Atsilin, Now Thailand, Burma, Pakistan, Middle East, Africa, Greal Dritain de Eu- tope, & p.m.,
Malaya," 6 p.m.
Japan, 0 p.m.
U.S.A. & Canada, 1 p.m.
My Surface
Macao...
China, People's Republic, 950 a.m. Philippines, Noon. Thailand,. 2 p.m.
Malaya. Ceylon,
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Mikidie
QUICK FRACAS Mr Loseby went on. "I am told
Counsel said the effect of it) Mr Silva added. "He asks tho that, this word "hal" may lead
the fracas ali was this: misunderstanding, because
arose Court to accept that it was a 'out of some possibly
dispute mistake that he used Falconers' | between the parties, perhaps namo," 6. Time Signal and Programzitie
It was something
DIFFERENT STORY Summary: 6.01, Accent of Rhythm porter, without thinking, read it over a girl, MILITARY TAKE
quick and unpreventable, and "at". 6.30, Portuguese Half Hour (Studio);
a mistake something which was rather a Recor "Trafalgar Day Service.
When it came to King's case, dings made yesterday at the Navy
East. p.m. OVER AIRPORT
common occurrence in such he said, the Blory was # 1950 contract which were per- League's Armuat Ceremony at the "I want to make it plain: we dance halls.
Macro, d p.m. different one. "What Ipekdjian sonal to King. He referred to a Foot of Nelson's Column in Tratal-
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24 do say that that was a definite Guatemala City, Oct. 20. gar Square, London (ecorded Lon
By Air the minds of can do Jimmy King cannot do. letter from Holden on September mistake on our part, But Air-Jon Relay) Fantasia on British Sea American World
Phillpipes, Quam, itawall, U.S.A. we the ordinary patrons of the Lido As far as Seymour is concerned 2, 1950, to King-"In a personal belloved from our information would not be adversely affected Ipekdjian Bongs 7.50, "Down Memory Lane" ways officials said today
that
presented by Aileen Woods (Studio);
that
can take tena of letter he refers to the Jockey & Cards & 4.m.
Thailand, Durma, India, Malaya, a fracas had in fact taken because of a incident like that, thousands of Falconers' dollars Club badges" he said. Guatemala City airport was 7.59, Weather Report: 8. Tume Signal,
"In an- Middle East, 0 a.m. "I couldn't do the work," under "emergency military re. World News and United Nation Replace at the Lido. It is, for you
"It certainly would not pre- without impunity...
letter other personat
Formoga, Okinawa,,0 p.m. to make the decisions, when all vent anybody
Holden port (London Relay): 0.15, "Sports Mary said.
'rising strictions."
of Roundup" - Including
eye-witness
who frequented
costs* the evidenco
"With" Mr d'Almada helped. mentions of World Middleweight
called, The officials said they were accounts The magistrate paused. Per-
the Lido from going there. For "With Impunity" Mr Silva badges." haps he was wondering,
"Clearly and indubitably the as told this when airline employees Championship Randolph Turpin v
Ulson; v put say it would be wrong for others were, whether down in were restricted in their move-Car Clan: and Soccer; England you, as members of the Jury, wetence, if the main patrons shouted. "But if Jimmy King
were American callers, I don't touches a thousand odd dollars documents for the 1040 contract of those think they would have minded he on the examination Surrey something besides her ments at the altport.
Judged must be excellent work record had come They said international air-la Performance of "Gloriana" by words, to say that those words very much about
Britten in the Presence of constitute an offence of libel. A report of a fracas in the Lido,"
an isolated criminal.
and King then passed the badges Nino Cirinone appeared before to the hotel management's line operations were normal
LACTO The Queen—With Jo
show you in fantasie
will mind might read Mr Loseby declared.
to Falconers who sold them to Ma Hin-ching. Lo af Dentival-to- notice. The record the police so and passenger services were Cross, Peter Paars, other Principala
course that when I referred to the Jockey Club" Mr Silva said, day, charged with primed robbery. and Chor of the Covent Garden otherwise. diligently kept
not affected.
Tuming to the
the procedure in Seymour as the loyal lackey Opera and the Covent Garden Opera
"But I am sure none of you, a newspaper office, Mr Loseby of Ipekdjian, carrying
"If he mw fit to get no profit in "Fourteen days."
On October 11, met with said the The military authorities have Oress, cond. by John Pritchand elint
Ipckd-1048 but decided to get profit in tho revolvers, the defendants, coleme): members of the Jury, have got told the Jury that he was sure Jan's wis Basil magistrate.
producer given no explanation.-Reuter.
baby for him Weather Report;
in 1950 that is his concern-it is in tullegod, robbed Youngi God Save The
n fantastic maid. I ask you to that their knowledge of news- Ipekdilan's convenient absanco Queen; 1135, Close Down.
| Chting-koan, owner of the Nom say: No, there is no libel, and pepers would be sufficient for from the Colony, I was not at
not fraudulent conversion," that is
is-the end of the matter." them to
In 1949 the documents were Shing goldens shop at Queenfa now that newspapers all wrong."
|Fond-Central, · ground; "floor, of Cruiser Leaves
Counsel went on to say that do not like mistakes of fact, In effect, Mr Silva, said, all in the name of Falcons 75 gold chaine, 70 gold bangles, the Court to Clearly Holden thought When 15 gold perlands, 11 gold Web- The 13,600 - ton American the present position was this Mr because that is some reflection Seymour fold cruiser Quincey left port this McNeill has put in books and on themselves.
Ignore the letters and invoices sell to King I mark J. J. Kings watch bands and 50 gold morning after a week's recrea-figures forward for the
Therefore Plapase
a reporter who had in King's nama and may the when I sell to Falconery I mark bracelets. She is under of demonstrating not only reported someth izbourate badges' contract was a Falconer George · Falconer' Mr Silva Tho chno whs remanded tional visit here,
Capt A. H. damages, but heavy damages would have a bad mark agatnet one." "But when It would ap❘ contended.
|soven days, with the defendanta the command
and hio (Mr McNeill)-having him. In this case, the usual pear that Ipekdjihni had fra Hearing is continuing.
in gaol custody. Taylor, UBN
Mary sighed and shrugged and left for prison, The winter lay ahead her manner
seemed
to say. There would be as good
jobe waiting for one,
with a
work, record as good as hers.
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due
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