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Worldly Goods THEY
were man
and
wife. He, lean, dark- haired, with a weak chin
that spiky sideboards point- ed to; she, dark too, but plump. Smiling, she would have been pretty, but now, in the Clerkenwell court, she was not smiling.
She held her husband, Harry,
in a cold, remorseless stare. Ho, in the witness-box, wilted under st.
They were man and wife. A few years since, the title each assumed had seemed the most wonderful in the world
as, publicly, each to the other plighted their troth. Now, in pubile, by look and manner and word of mouth, they displayed other. their contempt for each
had Their narriage unstuck.
CHINA MAIL
OUR AUSTRALIAN NEWSLETTER
Alleged Bribery And Corruption Is Topic Of Week
FROM H. KING WOOD,
Sydney, Nov. 29. This has been a
blasts week of politics from all sides pounding at the Government to turn the City Council inside out over alleged bribery and corruption, while another army is lining up on the flanks and doing some heavy sniping on the compulsory unionism front.
It is generally conceded now that the Govern- ment will bow to the inevitable and hold some sort of inquiry into the activities of the City Council.
Established 1945)
TUESDAY, DECEMBER. 1, 1953.
MAURICE FOCEL
In
For
Treat Store HK Troops
Harry was in trouble for not Sydney newspaper is demand-Brink more beer than they nor-spectacular
paying his wife the money the court had ordered him to pay when he and
parted sho company.
'NO MONEY'
·
work in the same place,
I was in debt to the court. H
Tablelands or to her, to the tune of £101. When the matter was brought to his notice, he sold 'a policeman' how
It will be very surprising If
elvic the
set down elections, for next month, are not reported to poned until some Hiht at leash, tetanus. Mr Frank Powell, the magis is thrown into corners which at grate "I do not wish to appear the moment look pretty murky at your court as I have no money to pay for
my wife.
Anyway,
20
But on the forced unionisin front the Government seems to be on much safer ground.
thousands of
Admittedly,
of
of
Some pets are given rum neat, some have it with milk and others get a toddy laced with asprin.
Local vels вау there nothing in the rum as a cure right for the lambs, story-although it might be all
I should like to pay for my children, I should like to give them £100 a a week each, but people are signing protest peti- unfortunately my business has tions; and a few hundred people
broke. And gone
are attending protest I
meetings, but none of this is no shattering didn't leave my wife, she told me to pack my bags and
as the
corruption screams
SAME OLD MYSTERY There were three children of that are issuing on all sides.
The great annual mystery is the marriage, 1 wondered what In any case, it is unlikely that
оп again-where does they would have made of it to the Government will be swayed bottled beer go near Christmas the their
father and their
by a a string of names on paper, time? During the year supplies, mother In the court here particularly as the names mean while by no means gushing exchanging
looks of much
precisely nothing.
were available if one cared to Indications at the moment are do a little crawling at the local that compulsory unioniam will hotel.
law, but there
But
loathing.
FROM THE FLOOR NOW, from the witness-box,
A
N Harry sald: "Lost time I remove. Issuing from the that over the last few weeks through the forehead.
saw my wife, I gave her £40, I thought she was doing pretty good with the other man, and I wasn't doing so good meself."
"Excuse me,” Harry's wife
called out, from the floor of the court, where she stood. "Excusa me, buï tie only gave me £20. He's telling lies, you know, I've nover lived with another man. I wouldn't to it, 'cos of my three chlidren
↑
civic fire to warrant some sort less and less, and now
of gesture from the Government, of beer is the same old rarity Amazing
| as It was in the days BC, which stockily-built. told the
movie
JEDDA Sometime Bgo we story of "Jedda" Australia's Brst full-length colour
in the backblocks being made of the Northern Territory.
Maybe you remember, too, that a young aboriginal girl, Ngarla Numoth, who had never
TIMBER TROUBLE
King Case: Counsel
Summarises Submissions
Evidence By Pardoned Men
SHEAFFER'S
Skrip
Two of the three men who
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onice,
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1 By Air Indo-China, 6 p.m.
Thailand, Pakistan, Middle" East..
In the course of sumimarising his two points f made yesterday on alleged irregularities in the bringing of the defendant before the Court, Mr have received pardons from M. A. da Silva, Counsel for J. J. O. King, a former part in a conspiracy to beat H.E. the Governor for their director of Falconer's Ltd who is charged with up members of a rival fac- fraudulent conversion before Mr Poon Yan-hol, tion of Royal Naval Dock Africa, Great Beltain & Europe, & said this morning that according to Paley on yard labourers and which Summary Convictions the first requisite, a con- resulted in the death of one dition precedent, was an information, or a com- Mr Justice T. J. Gould, act- man gave evidence before
to intermeddle to try the case.
9. M.
by Burface
Indonesia, B D.m. Macao, .p.m.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1 By Alr Philippines, Quam, Hawaii, USA. Indo-ChNew Zealand,
Malaya, Indonesia. Ceylon. Pakistan, Middle East, Africa, Great Britain & Europe, Ba.m.
For plaint, without which a Justice was not entitled my Chief Justice, in the Canadian
in
this
4
Defence Counsel said that the Justice had no jurisdiction except in a few exceptions where he could convict on view, that was to say, without informing or charging,
party when
proceedings were
073
the
Court
you ste
Supreme Court this morn ing when the trial of Chan Kau, alias Chan Kai, 28, on
a charge of murder, con- tinued.
Chan Kau was have murdered Chan be former employee of the
was that
on
party,
alleged to
Fook,
RN
Street
a. group
of
:
Formosa, Japan, 1 p.m. Japan, a p.m. Formosa, 0 p.m.
Baby Burface China, People's Republic, 8.30 am North Borneo, Am. Formoso. 3.
Macao, a. p.m..
Macao, 0 p.m.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3
By Air
India, Ceylon. 9 a.m.
Thailand. Burma, Pakistan, Middle,
East. Africa Creat
Europe, 10 a.m.
Philippines 11 .11.
Japan, Noon.
Indo-China, Noan..
Formosa, 1.p.m.
Britain
Guam, Hawall, m.
U.B.A. & Canada,
Philippines, North Borneo, e p.m. Indonesia, Thailand, Malnya, Australia, New Zealand, 0 p.m.
Formosa, Okinawa, Japan, USA.
Canada, 0p.m.
By Burface China, People's Republic, 0.30 am. Japan, Canada, 1 p.m..
'What's Hot Line?' Solution OSTEOPATU London Express Bereice.
"Harry began, but ] been out of the Territory, was he was in Scotland during the | after 5%1⁄2 weeks in Malayo, will arst initiated telly Seymour was not even in these who belonged to Ho Kal's porty.had chopped someone: Accused mado --finally-selected-by-producer/Coronation tour and he opened play for six weeks in Koren on October 17, 1952-Agecution | authorised agent of Falconer's had been trouble between the two there came to be a knife and one
-his-wife-had-the-hoor.
Already this week It ap-¡bet, he pours his troubles out pointed a Cabinet sub-committee over the bar. to sift the allegations and some "Brassy blondes aro aut, ans announcement is expected from far as I am concerned."
Mr Cahill, the Premier,
this Another said: "A couple of week.
Servicemen in Hongkong lasses behind the bar will soon have an opportun- attractive One of the surprising points and consumption goes up by
King, merchant, of 20 Braga | complaint-which don't ity of seeing one of the most Circuit, is charged with having verbal-but
migh: come in the campaign, is that every the, gallon. Custommy
without which turns of the taken
a Dockyard, in Argyle A £400 (HK$0,305.04) the inquiry
Justice was not entilted to inter near the Sun Wah Theatre, and each day mully do, but they come back variety stage the famous for the use of his wife, Mar- meddle to try the case. He had Mongkok, is unearthing to have their regular beer after "bullet-catching" act., of them
the evening of garet, in November, 1950 whilst no jurisdiction except in the few July 23
last. some new allegation.
a Director of George Falconer exceptions where he could con- No persons hove yet been But they all agreed that bar-
The profession calls it "The
The Crown alleged that there and Co., Ltd., of Unlon Build-viat est view, that was to say. had been trouble between two named, but as the papers point men are the last hope.
trick of death", for sixteen per-
without informing or charging parties, out, they are not looking for a
TETANUS CURE
{formers have been killed attempt- ing
one led by Mak Hel, The Hon. Leo W'Atmada, QC, he could try a man and convict and libel plaster,
Pet lambs in the Northerning it. The inst was
Chung
ces another
employed on district
and Mr A. J. Clifford are, both him an view on certain offences, Dockyard labourer Ho Kai, at of Glen Ling Sco-in real ille W. A.
for the Robinson înnes are being given rum as
prosecution, instructed of Liverpool who was
Following Hu sald that these convictions Stonecutters Island.
w the beating up of a member of on view applied only to shot dead on the stage of the by Hastings and Co. a cure and prevention against
When hearing Wood Greba
resumed this types of offences under the Sun- Mak Empire in 1918, and The Incidence
Obrervance "Act and the them plotted to beat up Ho Kai's tetanus in the district this year the first was Rene Tij, who died morning, Mr Silva said he would day has been above average,
before Dubile
Aut. By to summarise the points he Vagrancy
and chose statute no party in retallation theatre audience like to summ
complaint, made yesterday as follows: exactly a hundred years eariler. Edmund de Grizy, the son of a
you to rule that wint, charge, or information the evening of July 23, when Other victims have included
Kal was giving a party at his French aristocrat, who was killed
the irregularity of there being man commit these offenecs, you home, 28 Argyle Street, second ne sworn information which was way to him, I try you, here is door, to celebrate the birth of e by his father in a "William Tell the process of by the defendant, victed." Counsel said that, ex-
bringing to Court, the evidence,
con- daughter, to do this. you cre ir not waived
Appearing for the Prorocution act, Madame de Lynsky, shot by
was an irregularity which the cept in those sees his Worship is Mr W. A. Blair-Kerr, Senior her husband, a man named Steele in Colorado, Blumenfold Int defendant was entitled to insist had no juriidlotion to inter-Crown Counsel, with Dot.-Insp. the Brsle, Arnold Buck in Ireland. upon, and when the defendant meddle to try the case.
J.EH. Hidden present for illusionist named Corran and an
At that tims Police. does no insist as I do on his
Accused is represented to go along first. in the American Far West, Corran behalf, there should be a non-
TWO DISTINCTIONS
by Mr Loo Wing-kan, instructed Mak fel had slot yet arrived.
Withem and the others, with the bunch, for he did succeed in his charged. was perhaps the unluckiest of the suit and The defendant dls- Counsel next quoted the case by Mr F. H. Kwok.
exception of the accused, then pro ceeded to the vicinity of Ho Kai's demonstration in a snail mining
of the Queen against the Justices
TWO PARTIES
home and waited among some stalls On tho
Mr of second
point,
Gloucestershire (35 K.B.)
nearby. About 10 minutes later town but then a local cough in Silva said that he asked his which he said clearly showed the the audience jumped up taying Worship to
Yau Chung-kwong. 27, driver they saw three persons, Lom Ng ta "Now see if you kin ketch this
rule (a) that he two distinctions.
the Royal Naval Waman), Lau Yu and the deceased employed by
emerging from Ho Kai's place, and (the Magistrate) had juris- Coming to his last point 2(e). Dockyard, Kowloon, in giving wituses drew the attention of its one" and shot the magicion
diction to try only when some M: Silva said he asked his Wor evidence, first produced a par- companion to them. third party informed or charged ship to rule that Falcones's Ltd. don given him by HE the
SEES MAN KICKED · The latest exponent of
They followed this group, and defendant before him, whether was not a party in all his Wore Go
Goyemor. a bottle remarkable trick
lck is
the such informing or charging was ship's records. On the other here Maurice Fogel,
two parties with w Lau Yan-chuen kick Lau Yiu, under oath, mere writing or by hand, Seymour, the individual there were atinuing, ho sold near the Sun Wah Theatre witness on who fell down. Witness walked on dark haired parole.
he said. was on his Worship's Stonecutters Island. He was a team of Streets where he saw opposing views employed to of Argyle and Bal is the way the locals have of Londoner with deep, penetrat
NO CHAB GOR
reccrds. Seymour, he said, pur- member of Mak He's party, man, whom he thought was the Just been
Point 2(b): Mr Silva went posted to be the party; it was not Accused was not a saying "Before the Liquor Coming yes, who mission".
Dockyard accused from the clothes he whe troops entertaining
the on to say that since Falconer's Rex by Falconer's against King employce but was the secretary something a little over a foot in wearing, strike at the ductased willi Middle East after amazing Ltd
alleged to be but Rex by Seymour against of the Chinese Eating Houses length. The assallant was 'now The Prime Minister, Mr audiences up and down Britain. the charger party to the case King, he said.
then ran - Menzies, is in little timber
VERSATILE
Gulid. Witness had knows him away and wiincas, being frightened, it must be admitted that Counsel went on to say that for about three months, having also went off and made his way to He Rew from London to Falconer's was not the charge give
For another authority ho
a hut in Fa Hui Village, Shamshuj- would met him at Mak Hel's home. po, where he found the rest of his story goes back to when Singapore on November 20, and par
Witness also knew the deceased, companions, except Mak Hel.
Lau Bea remarked that accused hydro-electric works. Ho Japan.
was proceedings acting as the duly -Soma.tima-prlur to July 23, no reply Winess enquired how It was a year last Easter Charles Chauvel, to act the he walked out.” she said, with a part of Jedda, the star of the chanced to mention that the
On the return journey he will not, alleged by the
factions following the loss by wit of the party said it had been taken forest nearby was really spend a
now that any
else had Ltd, one else week in Hongkong been the charger party on that
ness of his par As a result of from a bread-etail. Borneone He would divide film.
this point this, a labourer, Loe Hing, who was then remarked that the wrong per and something
im And, as This week Jeddo, slim
his practice, he'll be t mediately offered to send
material him
first part a friend of Ho Kal, was dismissed son had been date, wherefore the late two parts-the calling
chopped. Max Hal on airliner
for expert marksmen consequence was that there be in point of fact and the second up by Les fling and about 10 others leaving. So Wing uttered a curse and Shortly after, witness was beaten then arrived, arst accused suggested shy, stepped from
R a couple of plants. at Kingsford Smith Airport,
visits for from every unit he
WAS charger, there
no part in point of law, Mr Menzies agreed, thinking the essential business
namely, Jordan Road. Witness suffered sald accused had done the chopping. Sydney, and looked bawlidared
of firing
that Seymour was not the duly injury but made no report to the Accined replied "I tog bad till wel-he would get two or three-but the bullet he catches
diarge. between
Police. HARRY stepped in to change at the crowd waiting to
time. Let us go" All of them then thia week 50
On paint 2(e), Counsel said authorised agent of Falconer's young trees his teeth.
In point of
Following on this incident, wit, the subject slightly.
left the hut, come her.
Seymour Lact,
had news, Mak Heh, Leung Wal-hung and Maurice, a Gunner in World that there being no charge, his
The other men who had received She blinked nervously at the arrived. He has no place to
Worship was not given jurisdic-in evidence went to see some friends," he
evidence as regards
these others met together and agreed to the Governor's pardon, Leuns Wai- plant them and they will have War II who was captured in wor sold. "They'd told me they'd array of press cameras.
beat up Ho Kal's party. After work hung, also employed by the Dock to go into
disavowed agency on the evening of July 23; they quarantine for n Calais in 1940 but escaped from tion to try this case and the proceedings
yard, corroborated Laú's evidence help me with this money I owe." This Ward blow dr wide lengthy period before they can
nullity up to for Falconer's, said Mr Slive. the Germans and got back to proceedings were
met togather in Argyle Street about of the trouble. between "But don't you work?" the brimmed hat down the runway enter the country.
the rival Counsel next referred the* p* Among those proment were factions and the plot to beat up. Britain in a few months, spent date. And if these proceedings
Lau magistrate asked him.' “What as a small girl presented her
the last 18 months of his scr→ | con
constituted
Hong, and the accused. Witness 300 anything of the Aght on the do you earn?”
with a bouquet of flowers in
vice in the famous Army show
non-sult, and. King | ceedings of July 2,
and | waked what 1953,
they intended to do, Bout £10 a week," Harry the form of a boomerang
July 23. be discharged,
neurial if proceeding. "Stars In Battledress with to be
niter reading the evidenco of and Chan Kau (accused) told them Mr Silva said that point 2(d) Seymour Mela-
given in cross- "What's the
was a point her amount you're and
if you
of smile,
and Jurisdiction chrino and Flotsam, mystifying
examination, Mr Silva sald that supposed to pay to your wife1" | quick enough to catch it,
the waiver could not come into con in troops in Britain and in
unmistakeable It was £1 for her, and £1) shows perfect teeth.
She was
Northwest Europe
campaign sideration at all. No one could Seymour was saying in evidence for each of the children, a total dressed in a plain white dress,
his
ever thought tribunal with
agree or welive A delightful little book makes
uncanny wide-skirted,
any that Falconer's did not under- of £4 a week. The magistrate
the white hat, its appearance in Hongkong to-
reading" act.
Anto jurisdiction tok
take these proceedings, that ha then and black shoes all of which day. Tilled "The Magic Scroll" wrote down the figures,
Counsel S said: "I'll make an order for contrasted very well with her is a
This was such a success that which it did not
(Seymour) did not undertake in this them, and the party, was the reminded the producer George Black Induced you to pay the £101 or go to dark skin.
charmingly written and beauti-
but him to take it on the Mage respect of the words of Mr Crown. That was now the posi prison for three months.
SEEING THE SIGHTS
when he was demobilised, and Justice Field in the caso tion which his learned friend *You will pay £5 a.
fully illustrated by Ho Yuen- week, £1
Sho drank of which will be arrears. If you lemiade at the airport, then
A botlic of keo,
trying to he quickly reached the top of Blake and Beech reported in the were a local young lady.
reverse, he can afford to live with another wanted
Law Reports, First Exchequer added. Although principally designed
the bli in variety. to see the sights of for young readers, adults will
He works alone, and apart 1870, which he then quoted. Mr Sliva said, that Mir woman, you can afford that"
Sydney, IMAGINATION, OR...
Counsel said that the words d'Almada yesterday referred to from guessing such trides as the last four years Ngarla the skliful prose of the youthful objects, he has successfully pre- Information
themselves enchanted by telephone numbers, names and he wished to stress were that a board meeting of Falconer's has been at a church bostel at authoress.
or complaint was directors held recently which passed within a yard Alice Springs where she learned
"The Magic Scroll," which is Cup-ile results, boxing matches, trais's jur:riction
newspaper headilnes, necesary to found a mag's ho said he would produce in to speak English. Before that
Unless and | dus courso and, would tender in printed and published by the
outcome of and in her look was pay, fury, very much to do with
.4 gunoral Worship and said "I complain direcotrs of Falconer's today on sale at the SCMP scorn, contempt, and-or was it dress and
to you and I want you to try had ratified and adopted there election. offices in Wyndham regon some other in- or any dresses or any hats, for Hongkong, and Salisbury Road, in 1947 he even did a test him, his Worship could not proceedings right back to October
OVER
or even earlier, if necessary. gredient in look
"the telephone from West- convict on view. that matter.
cliff-on-Sea "with 'n' scientist 'of
from For a split second was there
JUDGMENT... CITED not a wife to husband look?
international reputation residing
rest in the United States, and cor- Hawkins in the
A judgment of Mr. Justice Counsel sald that the case in fancy there was. That for just
case of rectly
named an object the
point of evidence for the Pro- professor was thinking about Queen against Hughes in 43 secution was closed and he without a word being spoken dealt with the process of could not see what right, what
bringing to Cour by either of them,
Bald Mr authority Mr. d'Almada had to Information Silva.
was duly re-open the evidence and to in- fald without which no hearing troduce this evidence, In the nature of a trial would|
Hearing la continuing. place; in other words, the same thing as was ald in the other case whether that, in- written or formation war
nod in Harry's direction. "Then he came to see me once,
and
said he was going to leave his woman and come to us,"
sold.
210 ́A WEEK
******* shrugged his shoulders
away.
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and woat
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pine
and someone
Ngarla is shapely, all right, A DELIGHTFUL Terry-Thomas George
For
are
find
BOOK
Chinese
dicted
no
а
same result:y; again the Court to the record of the pro- | Axe, Bo Wing, Lau Yan-chuen Ho Kal's party, but said" he did not
WILS
A
have
Court
of his wife, and did not give h|sho. lved with her tribo-the South China Morning Post, Ltd., nes of football pools and even unili some one came before his evidence, showing that -
a glance, She looked at him, famous Arunta-and didn't have
that length of tline she saw her husband as he had once appear
to her. The fraction of. moment passed, and, she went off, by one door to return to her children; and he left by another, and both left pity in their wake.
wide-brimmed hat-
while now
Kowloon.
It is priced at $5.
Street,
Radio Hongkong
BKT.
6, Time Sigsal Land Programma
the
No Permission To
Lake
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Be On Ship
women,
m. Ho Xing, 21,
the
tho
the moment of King's ar
In Sydney she will stay with Charles and Mrs Chauvel. After her the Christmas display in the airport they showed Icaving Sydney's biggest store, and she admitted quite frankly that the NT
had nothing to equal it. Next day, she was slated to One give a press conference. can't imagine Jedda being full of light chatter with the boys, but Mr Chauvel was there, and Charlos is an old hand at filling In any awkward pause in the sweet name of pubility. Light Hallada by Nance Blanep Sow Chon, 28, Xip Mu, 34, and After referring the Court to
(Visiting soprano from Australia) “DEST" BÁRMAIDS
WILI *Piano...... Accompaniment by Lei Lan, 32, were fined $25 each Palty on Summary !! Motherly, women, make
Convictions Mrs W. R. Scott arrived in best barmaids,
the Moran (Studio) 20. Forens by Mr A. 10. Preker by the. 8th edition, Mr. Giiya" said, thaf
· to | Zavourites according Hongkong by Pan-American loading Bydney, hotel managers. 30, Makring
(London Relay); Marine Court this morning when an October 17, 1982; there must The condition of the man- Demi-illeure Francaise B. (Studio): aircraft this morning to pay Manager of the fashionable Bernard Hicks sluc
presented by they pleaded
aded gully to the charge to us W first requlake onto was shot by a Policeman when Ley Hotel Australia,
HUMANASU W. Bignal Musicnt Noteb
Due of boarding the my Alpha formations or complains which evading arrest in Castle Peak pression | Zambest at 13.30 am today was the basis of all the subs Road Bhamshulpo, Hart night, Rentoul, recently, told an Awarii bylby Bevi Father
8934 without permission, perito
prooedings without was reported to be satisfactory Inquiry that he preferred barudleypa 34@Shaplug
come---Visis to
The Police Mid that they were whenchie & forstilp, was not, mum; this morningzkonda Naminerina payaga allaredily found in the crew quarters on thorised to Intermeddia except The man," Kowloon Bay, CY
Lady Grantham's
Sister Hera
Grabflám, and Hims
visit to her maids because they sold more Aerialilos at Crandald
the GovernR",
Mrs Scott will be, staying at Government"Zoumi,
beer. They build up, a follow-join Ate thek Balas She was met on arrival ating, ho.welding, or Miravinsky Nerimmed
Kal Tak by, ME B.
ADC to H.E
and
Slaving other managers agreed
the Governor, himig One said?.
MELO, F. Hamliion, right. If sceneonas had a row.
(hequrdes and sandoris Balty to a two
with the bow or, wife, or lost aližne Queen;
Wounded Man's Condition
who
where bo WKE propowered by anatched handbag tror - 1
tute to convlet on viewed woman,
Coupsal bald that Patry put 31 Kowlood
in the office portals farms that
SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith
the leav
ble to look in front
dropped