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JOHN CLARKE'S
CASEBOOK
Clothes And The Man
HE ery "Time, gentle- men," had been uttered.
THE
The barman had draped a dish-cloth over the beer- engine handles as a signal of surrender to the licensing hours. The last of the after- noon drinkers with accusing looks of injured innocence had left the dive bar. The
nrman left.
The plumber and
Page, 10
CHINA MAIL
Russia's Offer To Finland Causes Speculation
London, Nov. 19,
Russia's offer of commercial concessions to
Finland may be part of a long-term policy aimed
at keeping American troops out of Norway and Denmark, diplomatic observers said here today.
But they said it remained to be seen what Russia was seeking in return for her offers of a financial loan, the convertibility of Finland's rouble surplus into Western currencies and transit rights for Finnish timber along the Saima Canal.
The cffers might be aceem- Jacceptable, but denied having, ve- panted by demands unacceptable |ceived any Soviet
Finland, the observers thought, that effect.
proposal to
They recullen amours current & But a commercial offer with | year ago tha! Russia was offerty no
strings attached.
except
21 mate to excharge part of Karella, incontinuance of Finland's present moved in to do a necessary job.cluding the Saima Carl, which foreign It was just after three o'clock in Finland eeded to Rus-i 1944 could be expected to meet with volley of neutrality, for Finnesh. territories in the different reception, it was
the afterncan,
A phone coll pitumer.
caine
for the 11 went 16 answer .. curly-hound 20-
11
year-nki named Tum, was left in
Hi mate,
the dive late.
Tim was shoal of monUY. wandered over
till the 1
to inspect
4t
#e
been
operating, die rang up the key
labelled "No sque," Mak
hulpeu
himself to £9.rom the drawer
MA Jumped open. Then
weat back to his work.
A
EDWARDIAN SUIT
he
afternoon
LL through the
Tim worked compelenTGALTY. A1 5.50, his working day could,
Lane from The he hurried Loque to Chaung Cross hot
tunder's shop.
"I want a suit," he panied there. An Euwardian sust, you
5031
of thing.
know 1.5 TOW
cketi. The tailor meatured him. Th
trousers, these special
paid over the an he had stock
public-house
110m,
A FIREARM
hus
TIM lived with
West-
northern province of Lebland.
The Hekinki Gove, oneal sild uch wat exchange wetiki be tr2-
Magsaysay Outlines
Programme
Manila, Nov. 19.
Ramon President-elect Magsaysay declared yester day that his public works gramme would place em- phasis
rond-building, construction of markets and school houses and install tion of artesian wells.
statistics
on
SEEKS AUDIENCE
for
thought here.
A CONDITION (The Russian offer, as quoted Finnish Prime Urho Kekkonen,
by the former
Minister, Mr
In
the Helsinki
newspaper
Maakansa today. depended on Finland's, "continuing to follow
a foreign polley in the spirit of the military assistance and friendship pact between the twe countries.")
and
This appeared to be a good- will gesture by which Moscow would hope to impress the Scandinavian countries of her peaceful intentiong and thereby strengthen opportion in Nor- Way
Denmark to the stationing of American troops on their soil, the observers sald, The observers pointed out that parts of the offer were in Russia's interest as much as been cleared to Russia by her reparations payments since the war, and her goods had con- tinued to go there after the full
Finland's. Finland's trade had
Int
use
Established' 1945
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19,· 1953.
SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith
gothaith 8.6
• Cope, tud by KLA Burvival
"Your first grandson, eh, Mr. Smithere? Well, you still haven't caught up to me—I've got thras!"
POSSESSION OF
PREMISES CLAIM
An action by William McNeil Ltd., for the possession of No. 6 Stanley Street, ground floor, from six defendants, including a firm, and for mesne profits with costs was brought before Mr J. Reynolds at the Victoria District Court this morning.
Sheaffer SNORKEL
Counsel Levels More Criticism In The King Case
On the thirteenth day of his submissions of no case to answer on behalf of James Joseph Osbourne King, a former Director of George Falconer and Co., Ltd, of Union Building, who is charged with fraudulent conversion, Mr Marcus
·da Silva, Counsel for King, continued to criticise Mr M. W. H. Seymour, a Director of Falconer's, for taking out a criminal prosecution against King.
King, merchant, of 20 Braga | end dealt with an agreement Circult, is charged before Mr which had been profuzed of he Poon Yan-hoi with having taken transfer of shares between King the A £400 (HK$8,305.94) for and Ipekójlen, 1pckdjian Ek? the use of his wife, Margaret, in realises he had not November, 1950 whilst a Diree-sland on end could not dodge tor of George Falcener and Co., out of his written Lid; of Union Building.
with Kinz, and had flet =
that
"
The Hon. Leo d'Almada, QC,ment of defence saving he and and Mr A. J., Clifford are both always been willing to trenfer for the prosecution, instructed hose shares. If Fekin w
so willing, why was it that when by Hastings and Co.
Mr Arzull then deig ter Resuming
his submissioning thi morning. Mr Sitva sald King) wiele is 'n vens
not the yesterday he and pointed caler Ipek:llan hrd Gut to the Court that the only expressed his willagers, M- Suva aried. It was cavirus the verson, given by Mr Seymour evidence was nothing but les, be for the initiation of the Pro-
declared pedjian had affa secution was, in his words, "In his statement that the threes The best
of
Com-were not ney, My
szaferred
3 ጌ፰ Silva asked the King had not tendered. nary Coust to note thr: this concerneruld King tender, asked Coun- for Falconer's "best interests," sel, when he did not know, the this taking such a serious amount that was required?
criminal step as n
prosecution.
The hearing it continuing. was undertaken "you are asked 10 belleve, by a man holding
inforesto
the
one share of the 5,000 in Fal- coacr's,
How
and that one share, ATTACK ON
Mr Silva then
SHIP DESCRIBED
Murder Cases For Sessions
Three cares of murder are 1sted in the Criminal Calendar for November. the pleas for which will be taken by Mr Justice A.P. Seltoles in the Supreme C: urt
to-
morrow at 10 am.
The list follows: Chan Kau alas Chan Kat: Ho Chung-foon; and Trol Mukt-H-Murder.
Wong Fit-Torre counts of wounding with Intent to. murder and three al'erra- tire conals of wounding with Intent.
Tang Shuen kei. Throwing corrosive fuld
with Intent.
Ching Ling (addurned
$ 88!ons)
from Inst
Three counts of arson.
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suggest wit
with respect, on his cwn cross-examination, clearly not paid for but loaned borrowed from Jimmy King."
referred the court to the record of the cross- shorthand notes of his examination
Seymour of Mr regarding the discussion of the transfer of the share between himself and King, and sald the Rosita, which was fired upon The British coastal freighter evidence showed that Mr Sey- mour had said he "thought" he by an unidentifled armed junk had paid for it, but could not south of Shanghal r the mory- ing of November 8, re'urred remember what sum of money
here this morning under he had paid.
the HAD HAD *LEAVE
command of Captain R. Cook.
According to Slivo said
crew members, Sesmours answers
who called the attacking junk a King was so anxious to go out that begun
是 empt to suggest that Jany red at the Rosita in
pirate ship, many bitests were 4 chase that time, March, 1950,
Turina, 950 Fortunately the ship was not hit Thailand, Pakistan, Counsel said that it appeared that he was willing to let and the junk was outdietareed that the Defence was that second Seymour have,
one share that
of after a chase that lasted more the defendant was now the tenant of would make him a .rector than on hour. Crew members;
the premises and that the other the Company and be in charge said that the junk, which was a defendants were thero as her of the busincas dur.ng his high-powered one, seemed to
The plaintiffs were represent-sided in the premises. They also, ed by Mr Brook A. Berricch clamed thela part:cro:p frm cf instructed by Mr Y.H. Chan. the Sun Wah Hong between the The defendants named wero | doctased and he defendinta was the Sun Wah Hong (rm), Chu formed as early no 1950 and the
was really using Fe-kin, woman, Wong Man-kin. em
the Wong Man-wai, Weng Si-yuen premises, Mr Bernacchi added. and Wong Shook-yuen, and
The Defence also claimed that there was no jurisdiction for an order of eviction, Mr Hernacchi
they were represented by Mr D.A.L. Wright and Mr Patrick
aald.
i
Mr
leave
34
Ai Att Informal conferenco with several Nacionalista legis- wonderful | Iators, Mugsaysay also intimüled | figure had been met last year. as a depest on the suit. At about the La be that he was planning a vigorous
LARGE SURPLUS hudd Gur
programme the money, the development
Since then Finland hat ac Mindanao Isinnd in the south. eunu bazman
the Lr3
cumulated : lage surplus and it often described as I land of was clear that if Rusia did not where he had stolea discovered his losa
promise.
make at least some of this con- Commenting on the efforts of vertible, Finnish expers would, The punce we called. Tim Nacionalista senators to obtain be diverted to o'her countries. was interviewed and confessed..
on the government's
circumstances the these budget, Magsaysay expressed Soviet effe: to pay 14 to 15 per the hope that the incumbent cent of her imports frem Finlari grand-dministration would co-operate in Western currencies did no: Yu, both instructed by Mr K.F.
secas particularly generous.
Wong parents, had a room of hs with the incoining government.
11114 own in their
Similarly,
Finnish of the
In he sialcment of clum, the minster.
Salma canal, through which Manwhile, upposition Manilu
plaintiffs claimed to be artest, the police Mayor Arsenio Lezon disclosed more than a quarter of Finland's tenants of No, 6, Stanley Stree, prewar timber exports passed, grout floor, and that the de- [vesterday could learn anything more gangster Ben Ulo, a bodyguard was likely
that the notorious
to give Russia on
fendants had been and were still 3m, In nis room tacy found a
License:s. increased revenue in tolls. Defence Secretary
occupying the front portion of bayonet, and signal-passol,
Oscar Castele, had been trying The observers pointed out that the ground ficor, brass-barrelled blunderbuss-like | ****
lacluding the
In his subenlasión, 'Mr Bir- with the Russians had refused re- font cubicle, and had refused nacchi said that if the deceased audience 1. ment
Very
Flash Magsaysay. Lacson hinted that pented
requests
c was a contractual tenant at his fur to deliver up the possesses death and since hans transit rights on the Canal. but the
premises. The
the notice to night hang was brought everal ranking administration new appeared to be. 'Tim into the Lugh at the Clerkenwell Tiberal Party leaders could be their minds in face of the recent mires, mesne profits and cose.
changing cinimod porsession of the pre- qut was served and expired court, there was not only the
before second defendant look Mr Beruaschi, opening the out letters of administration, no cruss-examination Un, who was Finish plan to build a new prung by Ben churge of stegiing against him.
case for the plaintiffs, salt that There
of being
as to her being Wis
the secand defendant was a question prese widow and the other defendants entitled to claim the protection
as a widow of the deceased. were all merchants,
SECOND'ALTERNATIVE
Auer his
want round there, to see if they
Lights
So when
JIE 2015!
possesion of a frearm.
ON LICENCE
of Act K
21
to
(the noose which
very
to
some
of
A Red Front
close
the one-China Mall Spesial. highest leaders of the Liberals.
He Ulo, according to per- sistent reports, either master- minded de was privy to the
murders every unsolved
of Mantel Menroy. star witness of the The police said: "There are bribery and extortion charges
Hr
E pleaded guilty to
thing he was aeruzed of.
two lindings of guit agains.gainst Secretary Castelo, last
this man, at one conviction."
in
June
15 and gangster Florentino Scarface Suneez more then a month ago.
Organisation
to
were
Ho
û
ac-
fact st
that Mr were 30
About
8.15
chasc
Q.M.
•absence. Counsel pointed out the huve developed
engine trouble are already had his leave and had for it suddenly lost speed which
IL B
never recovered during the to riturned
the Colony in remainder of the chase. August, 1040,
The Rosita entered Shanghai "further to the share Referring transfer instrument, Mr Silva safely and returned hore-after- again cited from the notes of the Calling at Foochow for roma of Mr Sey-cargo. She is owned by the mour, and said it was obvious Carfung Shipping Company. that the witness prepared his
time at the
the
Sails
Admiral
For Home
and
The Bedings of guilt,
London, Nov. 18. The British Foreign Secretary, Juvelle court, were both for
Suarez, who was earlier picked | Mr Anthony Eden, today said main in the premises under the making his widow a statutory Trade and Industry Department command as Commander of the steating. On the first, Tim had
Innant of the premises. died the main suspect in the that it was public knowledge proclamation, been sent to an approved school. up 34
notice 1951, and for convictions house-murder of Monroy, was released that many members of the Bri-ebruary,
quit was served my the| breaking
Burglary had the stabbed to deatly,tish Council, for the Promotion
official administrator on Novem- of International Trade faken him to Bor-tal. He
ber 7, 1952, which expired on either withon members of the Com- still on licence from there.
December al, 1994. munist Party or
sympathisers For
year since being re- leased, he had teen honest.
withins longing for an Edwardian suit had turned him
Then
to cr
the
and
wan
crime again.・ "What do you want to say?" the magistrate asked lilm,
tr ... give I could
"If you.cauld
nie a chance
back to work and pay back
the money.”
**Tim said with
difdent uncertainty. -
the
that
France-Presse.
Four Feared
Killed In
Typhoon
n
WIDOW'S CLAIM
Thirdly, whatever the tenoncy might have been it was not one protected by the Landlord and Tenant Ordinance at all, ho submitted.
Hearing is continuing.
:
D.
+
-00
the time of his death, She also To Form New Falconer's and on the other hand hero 13 years ago, expressed
claimed that the other die- fendants were Her sons and re- Intives.
with
Poippines z p.m.
Macho, 2 p.m.
Australia, New Zealand, 5 p.m. Macao. 6 p.m.
Eurday, November 21 By Air
Philippines, Guam, Hawail, U.S.A. & Canada, & am.
India; Cey on. Malaya,
Midair
Africa, Great Britala & Europe
41.m.
Bawall, 0 pm. Formosa. Ukinawa, 6 pm.
Fast.
Japan, U.S.A. & Canada, 6, p.m.
Courtesy Calls Exchanged
Rear-Admiral G.V. Glod- stone, newly appointed Com- mander of the F.Ith Cruiser Squadron ond Flag Oficer Second-In-Command, Far East- Station, paid a courtesy call on Airey, Terence Lt-Gen. Sir KCMG, CB, CBE, Commander British Forces, Hongkong, at Flagstaff House this morning.
On arrival Admiral Gl
Ginusione his accompanied
Flog by Lieutenant (Lt R. B.. Mon: clare) was met at the gate by His Excellency with
hle ADC,
H Captain F F. E. 1. Mason.
quarter Inspected the guard of the 27th Heavy Anti- Aircraft Regiment, RA, who are stationed at Stanley and whose turn It was for Forco Guard duly, and was taken to Flag- staff House for refreshments.
Ex- Later this morning His celletny paid a return virit to the Alimat card HMS New- castle, the Admiral's legship, where he was received with full Naval hanouts rund inspected a guard of honour.
one share more of his time in Hongkong Radio Hongkong
answers for the cross-examina- tlon, knowing before-hand all made During the Japanese Occu-
the allegations being pation, the plaintiffs had
Secondly, in the alternative, against him from the petition repted rent of the
premisesif the deceased was only
Aled and from Counsel's address from a Weng Yung-sung, now statutory tenont
to the Court on the question of deceased, who was then trading of his death, then the Or- the relevancy of the cross- is Sung Wah Hong. Wong dinance did not apply to these examination, by going to the
of Stamp Office to check
Rear-Admiral EGA. Clifford, claimed statutory rights to re-premises for the purpose
records and also to the Supplies, CB, RN, who relinquished his
Cruiser Squadron to check the records there as Fifth
Flag Officer, Second-Command, well.
Such conduct, Mr Siya de Far East Station, called for the clarrd, was not the conduct of United Kingdom in RMS Canton an honest man. "It is typient of at noon today,
The Admiral, who was Seymour that he is prepared to Mr Bernacchi said that his make the widest allegations companied by his personal secre- He made this statement in a
order to tary, Commander, J.R. Fenley, fourth point was that the status against anyone in written reply
Mr to a question by
Bernacchi said that let-pleated in a paragraph in the justify his evidence.
RN, was seen off by the Com- Labour MP Harold Davies as to ters of administration
modore-In-Charge, ware Defence by virtue of an alleged
EVADED ISSUE
Hongkong, what reasons led him to charac- granted on April 14, 1953, and
res judicata, could not stand
Counsel said that when he Commodore A.H. Thorold, OBE, terise the Council os Communist.
The second defendant, a widow
tried to bring out that In RSC. RN, Mr Eden said that the fact of the decensed Wong, claimed on that basis,
Almirni October, 1952, when Mr Seymour Adm CHfford, who 4.5- that some eminently respectable that, being a widow of the de-
first went to the Police, thero sumed command
here
In ceased, she was entitled to the with persons were in contact
was on the one hand King with September last year, and whose the Council furnished the ex residing with the deceased
ex protection as being a dependant
40 per
cent of the shares in daughter, Valeric, was born planation for its success as a Mania, Nov. 10. front organisation. He said that "shall remand you SO
Ipekdilan with 61 per cent, and regret that he could not spend At least four persons are be-it has been
he (Seymour) formed as Borstal authorities may lieved to have been killed and direct
consequence of the
being in the position of a middle-He said that he would be very decide what they want
seven northern Luzon provinces Inter do 10
International Economic Con- you," said Mr T. F. Davies, the devastated by typhoon Cora in ference of Mosow which Itself Counsel sal that none of the
the last magistrate. "It
two days, causing was held under the initiative defendants or the deceased had there is bad streak in you."
damage to crops and property of the World Counell
resided in the premises at the for conservatively estimated at about Peace,
Paris, Nov. 18. 0x0 at the
time the deceased's death and main
Gauilist Parlimentarlara 10- DESPERATION
$2,000,000.
that the premises were used as day decided
до of Communism in the President Quirino Immediately Western world.-France-PresM.
agencies
to forn business premises. That was one Party dollowing General "AN I have bail?" Tim Issued an order authorising the
of the factual Issues of the cat. Gaule's Fatement Fart
week nske:l. There was a Fort release of all available public
All the defendants wero of desperation in his tone. Per-works fund for relief and Im
e-that his Roly of the French Passers, Mr Bernacchi claimed. People was no longer cerinected, haps he wanted freedom to go mediate ripair of roads, bridges
and the plaintiffs would claim with Parliamentary activities. Mr Silva also dealt with the out and try on the mill he and school houses.
various items,
Gaullist sockermen said the cherished 50.
were reported to
The Defence, Mr Bernacch new Party would continuo to
with the stamping of the share He was not given bail. His have
In หัว :: in
said, was that during the oppose the European Amy, but transtu gure of $10 LIGHTS TEST sult presumably still hangs in Isabela province, and two others
Japanese Occupation, the plain- observers thought it migh. 1- gested that the figure $10.20 the tailor's shop. It looked as drowned in the swollen Agno though it might be some time River in Pangasion province. to the Disarmament Commists had accepted rents from the fluence the National Assembly (the equivalent of £1 Sterling. deceased trading as Sun Wah (Lower House) to agree on n which was the cost of the
crossing lights RCA Victor Orch, cond, bv fenato before he could ciuim it; and by Fifty fatalities were registered slon.
"This would province where a
deprive Hong and had further recognia-ecepremite resolution at the end share) had been inserted by Mr Wales were installed on the main Century-A Plans Reclai y Lawle then, perhaps, the fathlon for In Bulacan
the ed the tenancy of the premises of the debate on the European Seymour after the docum nt ronds of the Cceny, recently, byronie Nocturna E. Satial, such clothes would Ackly have live wire snapped by strong Soviet Union of pronouncing to
had been stamped by the Stamp were switched on again this Movements Terpetuels Poulings the firm on September 5, Defence Community en Fridev winals electrocuted changed again.
ito opinion on bakery a
the proposal
Observers agreed, however, it Office, and was therefore a morning for their last 1st and 10.33, Bweet and Lawn delivery man.
being voted on here. The Com-
would not affect the attitude of fore is the type of venomous ex Manic ames revenied this and Bave The Queen: 1130, Close will come into permanent uso Radio News Heel i London, Relay DISPUTE NOTICE -
Weather Report: 11, Time · Signal, An unestimated number of hittee will not be well advised
the opponents of the treaty when
next Monday.
Recorded): 11.10 Goodnight • Muxing houses were blown down or to adopt the proposal withou The second defendant also its ratification was discussed.
lying that has been adduced for
down. and thou-voting on the Soviet amend claimed that Wong Yung-sun partially destroyed
In the National Assembly, your benefi in this case by the morning that a slight flaw mor- sands of people were rendered meris," he said.
was the lawful tinant, and at Gsullists number 20sut-of witness, Seymour, declared Mrred the functioning of the lights, The Soviet delegate hoped all material times, was the con- total membership of 627. In the Shiva. homeless,France-Presse.
but this will be corrected br- that India would not insist on tractual or statutory teneat, he Council of the Republie (Upper Counsel went on to quote rest: fore the end of the month, its proposal
A fire occurred in the engine said. Tho
motor Printed and published hy WILLIAM ALICK GRINHAM FO
defintants also House) they have 50. members kam tha resord of the evidence | Police Constables will be posted ↑ of a Mr V. K. Krishna Menon denied that the notice served to out of 320, and in the Congilla in order to show, he said, the
'parkod: In to direct the public during the Lockhart Road at 8:00 amL. and on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited at 1-3 then withdrew the resolution them to quit was a good notice, tive Assembly of the French this Prosecution hid. been first few days of the how, today," It was 'put...out bya a Wandham Street, Clly of Victoris. In the Colony of Hongkong. | Router,
and claimed that they had res Union 31 out of 204-Bouter. brought for an ulterio pulpose, 'system.
fire appliance,
seems to
mu
What's Her Line?' Solution ORCHESTRATOR
London Express Service.
Tivo
petest
DISARMAMENT DEADLOCK
(Confluued from Page 1)
1045,
Party.
Do
man, was ridiculous in those happy to come to Hongkong!
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circumstances for him to suggest or is it his future assignments the taking out of a prosecution call for his presence here, for alleged fraudulent conver-
Admiral Cusford was Chief sion against a man with
A of Naval Staff with Admiral per cent share interest in the Sir Cecil Harcourt when he ac
Mr Seymour evaded cepted the Japanese surrender Company the issue by giving a long in 1940. rambling story which amounted to nonsense,
rvidence adduced in connection PEDESTRIAN
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