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Smelly Civic Politics The Subject Of The Week
FROM H. KING WOOD
Sydney, Dec. 4.
Civic politics are the news this week-and smelly old politics. they are!
A week ago it was generally conceded that the State Labour Government would appoint a Royal Commissioner to probe the affairs of the City Council, but instead-out of the blue in a rushed night session-it brought, down what is now known as a Gag Bill-n measure which pre- vents the press or individuals making allegations about the Council unless they have definite proof that will stand the light of a law court.
And as few people-other | Mr K. L. Murphy, a barrister than parties concerned-enn ever who was appearing is another hope to have that .sari of case, asked permission, to in er
reno as a friend of the court.
evidence the Government very effectively has stifled criticisms of aldermanic honesty,
But.
ench day now
frem
NOTIC
Mr Murphy took the soldier outside, talked to him, and later retumed and apologised in the charges of bribery and-corrupthe apology was accepted,
indge for his rude outburst-and tion are being made in the State
MILK MONEY THIEVES Lower and Upper House and:
Strange O
of the things there ure many who believe! that eventually the hand of the People do tor al}ving” . ... A a milk Board Premier, Mr Cahill will be milk carter inkl
Inquiry this week that milk forced and he will order Royal Commission.
money thieves had practically of his runs on? If he doesn't, City Council cleaned up one
night, stocks in public opinion are go-
"One night, in one particular ing to be at a pretty low ebb for a long time to come; if he street, I served 15 gallons of does, some rare old fireworks are likely.
will
mille without collecting a penny." he told the Board. Every cus- tomer in that street later told me that they had left the money out. I get about half of it back paid again people
because voluntarily,"
told the Board that thieves regularly raided flats and re- sidentials because they could be mistaken for new tenants there,
Sydney's milk is the dearest or any capital city in Australla, and the Board is trying to dis- cover why.
BAN LIFTED
The couple are Mr and Mrs
Mr Julebin.
Julebin, Russian bon, but a naturalised
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CHINA MAIL
Established 180S,
MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1958.
TRAINING FOR MERCHANT NAVY
Two of the young girl cadets who are among the 47 now under training with boy cadets at Dalren, for the Chinese Merchant Service-London Express,
Chou En-Lai
En-Lai
Lashes Out
At US
(Continued from Fare 1) Koren and Chinese side has
ways been better than sticplated in Convention."
the
that
Geneval
death
COURT ACTION
COURT
STRUCK OUT
An action for a claim of deposits amounting
to $212,320,70 was struck out of the trial paper by the Acting Chief Justice, Mr Justice T. J. Gould in the Supreme Court this morning when plaintiffs in the action failed to appear..
Plaintiffs were the New China
Strand West, Trading Company, of 13 Bonhton
The US has charged that; 3,000 UN prisoners and Korean evilians were killed in
Defendants were the Lung marches and massacres or died Kee Hang (firm), merchants, of from starvation and lack of the same address, and Wong Chi- medical care in North
Korean yuen, Keung Hok-shin, Keung FOW camps.
Shek-chun and Chik Hin-ting. partners.
not
Couple Given Advice By Magistrate
"ghe add that she was
NEW
SHEAFFER'S
„ADMIRAL·
SHORKEL
PEN
HK$ 2450
Alleged Corruption And Conspiracy: This Morning's Evidence
Further evidence was given before Judge J. Reynolds at the Vic- toria District Court this morning by Prosecution witnesses who testifled that they gave sums of money to the fifth accused before passing driving tests at the Kowloon Traffic Branch, when hearing of the case against seven men charged with corruption and conspiracy, was resumed.
In the dock were Chu Kwan-1 Hinour sald he did not yee, 30, Police interprete: et-think the witness, hnd up to tashed to Kowloon City Poller the moment acted as hostile, Station; Wong Kwong-cho, ulius although he appeared to be a Wong Joe, 43, proprietor of the difficult one.
Kwong Wah Driving School: Crown Counsel submited that Yeung Kwok-hon, 32, proprietor the witness had first said that of the Chung Wan Driving the $400 was in addition to the School: Mak Po-hon, 34, pré- tuition fees, and later he rald he prietor of the Po Kwong Driving considered the $400 as part of the School; Kwok Kam, alles Kwok tuition, Reynolds said Mr Mayne
Chi-kuen, 31, proprietor of the
Nam Fong Driving School: Leo might ask the witness to Lin-biu, 20, waiter und Chung clarify this point. Ling, 23, driving instructor,
Mr D. A; L, Wright, In Counsel, withers agreed that the Questioned further by Crown structed by Hastings and Counth accused he told him at the pany, is representing the first
The driving.
and Afth accused. Mr Patrick beginning that if he p:ld him scene money, he might get him a Yu, instructed by Mr F, X. driving licence, even though he d'Almada, defending thehad no
confidence in his own second and sixth bccused. third and fourth are represented Hearing proceeding. by Mr R. W. S. Winter, In- structed by Me Alfred Hon, while Mr Franels I. B. Wong appearing for the zeventh Mr D. F. O'Reilly Mayne,
The accused
charged with conspiring with others not
Is
#cewed.
Rotary Club
Crown Counsel, is procure Makes Gift
were
year to
i parsing them in their driving tests.
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President of the Rotary Radio Hongkong
•
{L.K.. 8 Time Signat and
Pro- Aramine Half Hour presented by Saby Ann Summary: 0,003, Chldren's istudio), All Babi and the forty
THE ROYAL VISIT
in custody between June 21 and And now for more cheerful
Mr D. L. Strellett, former Kivc subjects. Already we are pre-
August 17 this
of money to Sub-Inspector R. G. President
the Hongkong paring for the Queen who will
Ibbitsen, formerly of the Kow- Rotary Club opened a home for arrive here on February 3. Trees
Joan Traffle Office, as a reward į nurses and midwives at the Chai in City parks are gradually be
Area for preferential treatment to Wan Rosettlement
this coming bedecked
in electric
certain members of the publle morning, and presented it to Dr Great Britain light globes; painters are put-
J. M. Liston, Acting Director of ung a-little spit and polish on city buildings and various com-
the Medical and Health Services, on behalf of the Rotary Club, for mittees in charge of decorations
the use of the Medical Depart- are
meeting frequently
The first witness this morning ment at the Rettlement Area, rush Christmas
was Kenneth Yosen Chun. He Dr Liston thanked tho cause plans to be temporarily
But Chou charged that "the A Hongkong couple were re- put in the top drawer. but fused permission to land
gave evidence that on July 7. Rotarians present, saying that he in US Government is hard at work
Mr T. Shurlock who appeared
he took a driving test at the had always appreciated the good when the New Year dies away Sydney when
they arrived in
fabricating iles 10 centuse for all the defendants, on the
Kowloon
Trame Office and fall-work being done by, then, the face of the city will rapidly the Delos this week, but next public opinion."
Instructions of Mr H. Caine, of
ed. Subsequently, he went to change.
merning the ban was lifted.
The Communist Chinese Gov-Messrs
Also present were Mr George Johnson, Stokes and
sco Kwok Kam infth accused), Lin, While the
is unlikely Queen
alek and ernment
attached Master applied for the action to couldn't get up but I knew that she who told him that $550 was club, Mr Gin Su, architect of માં to
apparently a welcome on a par with
great significance to Chou's be truck out unde: Supreme | was taking so I hit her."
needed if he wanted to pass his the building, who had affered Panama, it is certain that
Briton, lengthy
statement; It was Court Orders,
"I was not faking. I was 111,"
his services, free of charge, Mr its head go in is a member of a Hongkong firm broadcast Sydney will let
These words were exchanged this driving test. hour au
when
Counsel said that on indorsed morning before Mr Thomas Tam t
Witness said he deelded hew, S. Anderson, Hon. Secretary His Manila-born Radio Peking welcome. In fact, of merchants. one wild
is usually slicnt writ was issued on October 26, Central Court when Chung Wing- was willing to pay provided he of the Rotary Club, and other Royal visit is badly needed to wite is also British.
and was announced 30 minutes 1950, and on November 18, 1950, 2, of 6 Gilmen Bireet, fald a cord face-lift.
got an early date for the test, Rotarians. give this place a
"I am still in the dark as to
in advance in a special morse-an order was made that the de-al against her husband, Lai Mus
and provided he could pass the long, that he had hit her when use Footnote: If there is anything why we
allowed to
The home is a two-roomed ECTS): 0.30. Composer Cavalcade. were not
cast bulletin from Peking.... fendants be given unconditional was ill on Saturday.
ANGRY TIRADE
leave to defend the action and At this exchange Mr Tam cut in Replying to a question by and utility
bungalow with a closet, kitchen Frie Comes; 0.50, Westher Report
News and The Red Premier turned that there be mutual discovery king to the husband?
***But * surely, even it die
room. A day bed, The Signal, World Crown Counsel, Chan sald that หา
New Talk ondon Relay); 7.15, angrily against America in his within 14 days from the close taking, there is no been to go to the when he paid the $550 10 Kwok, chairs, wardrobe, chest of "Box 200" Bert Giliott at the organ of the Royal procession repair-months' holiday."
tirade.
of pleadings.
extent of boating her!"
靄 drawers, and amali coffee (00); 7,30, Chinese Rouga mung by It all seems a rather strange ed. Most of them are in such a
he understood that Kwok was table have already been in- Wel-known Chinese SRICTION ME She WTS ale making an ob He repeated the Red charge. The Defence was filed on
make the subsequent test state at the moment way of shocking
doing things and en- that the US "waged inhuman, February 17, 1051,' and there ectionable noire," replied" the bus. that it could easily-become-thecouraging overseas visitors.
caster..for him.. Kwok told him stalled. BY BUS TO LONDON' Wildest Ride of the Tour.
gern warfare" and cited four had been no discovery of do sce." said Mr Tom. "What In August 8, he went with Bathering inspected the building.. Artist of the Week.
profession are you?” he asked the other accusations against the cuments by the plaintiffs, he husband.-"A millor.” Five people have booked pas-
American army;
Kwok to the Kowloon Tramc sages from Port Lincoln, Adel-
1. "The American forces drop- by bus.
His Lordship made an order
MAGISTRATE'S ADVICE Omee, and he passed the second surprising thing happen-side to London by English on the peaceful cities and vil- the trial paper and for plaintiffs | dag?" - "Yes." Bir Tam turned to
ped millions of tons of bombs for the action to be struck out of
"Then you had been working that driving test. Donald Kent, an
Cross-examined by Mr Wright, draftsman now in Australin, lages of Korea,"
to pay all costs arising out of the wife.
The 13,000-ion American Time Signal. "Myth or Legend?" looking for another Ove passen- 2. Americans "used napalm and Incidental to and thrown You must remember," he sawitness agreed that during the
A Talk on Cizetanbury "that when a man comes in after years after the Pacific War, he cruiser Toledo entered port this Trename (BBCTS); 9.15, Record Re Tugling (the man who put the Bers. Then he proposes to buy and gas bombs for mass destruc-| away by their failure to appear, | working he is apt to be bit ir had heard that sometimes it morning on a recreational visit. view presented by Curtis Hindson)
ritable, apt since he has been barn.
(Studio); 10; Variety Fanfare from WWW.B necessary for "squeeze" Commanded by Captain F.B.C. the North of England Repeat of Last ing the daily brewd you shouldn'
money to be paid to Police Martin, USN, the cruiser is one Thursday's Broadcast (BBZTS); 10.30, neg him, as it seems you wern đại Ing. You must be patient with him. officers at the Trafilc Office in of the 17 ships of the Baltimore International Cabaret: 10.45. Xlands остола со Keys Winifred Atwell Class und was He is only a boy really, isn't he order to pass driving tests.
completed in Black and White Magic's 10.39, 23 years old -- and you sunula be
Weather Report;, September 1943.
11. Time BIGNAL gentle with him.””
Radio News Reel Recorded London. The American destroyer John Relay 11.15, Goodnight Musle, God Save The Queen; 11.30, Close down. R. Craig also arrived.
דיי
inve
in this Couneli bribery talk it's Innd, Me Julebin said later. a pity someone doesn't pass over we both
British pass- a six here on some cash, 10 have the streets ports and are
Ince
UNEXPECTED TRIBUTE
ora
week, an ed this visitor praised our hotels.
This
is strange character English fashion designer Teddy
a bus, fit it with sleeper type tion." Gussie's chairs, and drive 10,000 to Eng-. Georgeous
land, except for ferry crossings Iwiore. I arrived 1 heard and the indian Ocean.
be Ceylon, lot of critical comment about
His route would your hotels and was expecting India,
Iraq, Turkey, Persia, grim," he Australia, something pretty
Italy, Switzerland said.
pants)
and France. But
I have found them Fares for the quite comfortable. and 801 expected to be everything I want and no man trip will take the
ask for more."
six months. All we-and many other stunned Sydneysiders can say
Can
is that Teddy must have struck the jackpot.
DOG REGIMENT For the Arst time
been found this time in West- ern Australia-which up until now has missed out on the new
3. "The American and Syng- man Rhee forces slaughtered the Korean people in tens of thou- sands,
4. The US and South Korea "Dersecuted and murdered the Korean and Chinese POWs by savage and brutal the POW
camps on Cheju arkd Pongzm
Islands."
added.
Ailing Travellers
band.
"Yes sir,” replied the wife. "Are you stul on speaking termat" "Oh,
test.
10
On
TOOK LESSONS Further questioned, ho said passengers are the most
"Well they replied.
the Magistrate. "you he took some driving lessons 200 and the means in
mustn't. make mountains, out of from Kwok, and he considered One Russian and 11 stateless molentils. It is easy to do and can best part of Koje,
fifth accused a competent and passengers all suffering from maker auch any, don't helpful driving instructor.
Varait to whom alimenis, were sent to the Pre- think it reahy, you?" Premier Chou accused the clous Blood Hospital for treat- "No, sir."
When he asked Kwok to Then," said Mr Tam, “I think it to Sul another uranium feld has US of using the United Nations ment in two Fire Brigade am is up to you, Lai Mun, to buy your the $550 was to be paid, the "maintain tension in the bulance; immediately on their wife a box of chocolates, sfice the accused said he could not tell Far East and Asia."
that America is arrival here from Shanghai by fashioned fill you would have to did not deemana or press him to is a modem girl. With an old-him. Witness agrees that Kwok He charged
the ss Pakhol this morning. attempting to delay the BUTTL=
think of something else, but to pay the $550. He agreed fur- They were Tomard Belokopy-chocolates would meet this case." The frid is expected to be a moning of the Korean peace
ther that he was not sure who Bragin, tova, George
Helen conference und undermining
firet brought up the question of Bujnowicz Alla Limont, AnDA the explanations to
paying this sum, Kwek or him- Labanova, Julia Mihal, repatriated war prisoners.
reit. By these tactics, charged, the US plans "to step up the rearmament of Japan, to extend its network of milliary bases in Asia and to push for ward the organisation of an ng- grcssor bloc in Asia."--United Press,
the Aus. ore.
tralian Army is to recruit a Dog Regiment and even mongrels very big one.
will find a piece in its ranks. The dogs will be used for special guard and patrol work.
Dogs recruited will include mongrels for mine detection Alsatians for guard duty
and hunting dogs for patrols. The new unit will be called the Australian Dog Troup and will under the control of a war-
Strike Affects 203 Ships
Olso, Dec. 6. The Norwegian merchant navý
un-
Mostovschikoff Tationa Nemizeff, Jorsy Slejnikowska, Boris ShertzOIL Vera Matvtfchik and Alexandrn Yakounino,
Chou Alexander
They ato en route to Sweden for resettlement.
bent offer who has just return strike apread tonight to 203 MR LYTTELTON LAST TRIP AS
od from dog-handling course vessels, 20 per cent of the total
course.
·
■
Norwegian Beet.
Representatives
of
ATTACKED
TROOPSHIP
London, Dec. 0. The su Captain Hobson arrived
The husband was cautioned.
Arrest Warrant Mr Wright asked witness if he
Issued
I
his
that he passed could say second test more casily than the first time. Chan replied he could say he felt more confident during
A Bench warrant fer the arrest the second test, of a 25-year-old Chinese woman Questioned by Me Wong, Ng Ying, who failed to appear witness said Inspector Iubitson, at the Marine Court this morning the Police testing officer, wOR
ful boarding, was issued by Mr during the test, and he did no! to answer the change of unit very quiet in a normal way A. G. Parker at the request of talk to him mu the Prosecuting Officer, Sub- the second test, the Inspector Insp. K. T. Wong.
In a violent attack on the Bri-here this morning from the be estreated.
much.
But during
The next witness was Leung Kwong-lam, who testified he
Later · ho made
in Britain.
As some old soldiers remarlond
striking How very much like the officers and the shipping com- Army to have a dog handling panies are to try to find a com-
Ng's ball of $50, was ordered to helped him to start the car, and tomorrow. It promise, solution
on one occasion remarked that was reported that if the talks
His Secretary for the Colonier, United Kingdom with replace- Ne was alleged to have board his driving was quite good. Three vet. surgeons operated falled, the government
May Mr Oliver Lyttelton, former War mont troops and a number of ed the my Rebeverett which un- on 25 cows in the South Coast issue a temporary. decree sub- Minister John Strachey raid to service families for Hongkong. chored et Buoy 323 at about 4.30 took a driving test and failed. district over the last few weeks mitting the dispute to com- night that the Prime Minister, The Captain, Hobson, on this morning without perminian.. to remove pieces of wire from pulsory arbitration. France- Sir Winston Churchill, would charter to Government, com- Chan Ming, 26, charged with with the. Afth accused
have to choose between retain ploted her service as a troopship committing a similar effence, Ing minister or retaining the with her arrival this morning was absent from Cous, and her driving lessons, and it was
this is Commonwealth, "We cannot keep She made one trip from here bail of $50, was estreates.
two months ago for the United added.
Kingdom with troops who had completed their tour-In Hong- kong.
their stomachs. They bellove Pressé.
the wire was chopped up in the
chini fed to the cow
INTERVENTION
ren't a Woman, Aged 102
These legat men
cold blooded characters which
the public sometimes thinks. || Has Operation
This week opp of theth saved- 25.**
a soldier from gaol, 201
The soldier interrupted the
London, Dec. 0.
"Every speech by Mr Lyttelton cests us a rébellion in a colony, Strachey said, There are not enough cruisers in the British
Doctors announced that Mrs Navy or baltations in the Bri- hearing of a divorce petition by Mary Jane Blart, arodi. 102, was fish Army to undo the damage bis father-in-law by sticting resting comfortably today fol caused by this dangerouE YAKI, ous from the back of the court-lowing an operation yesterdayFrance-Pressa. "You did say it, youmiliar!? fer a broken, thigh-bone.
The Judge promptly collect bin Hospital doctors said they be- - -----
up, told him his conduct consti-
tuted contempt of court and of this age is a complete record
alked his way he shouldn't be sent to reof.
leved an operation on a woman
in, medical history? United Press
agreed that he would pay him $400, apart foes.
from the fultion
No further conversation took
Arth accused, and ho considered
Church Dignitary place between himself and the
Arrives
digallary and pastor, of
the
$400
the Court that he
fees, as part of the tuition 24-Hour Remand – churelles Gough, well known at this glase, Crowe would Yip Kan-yuen, of 300 Main the Chiesam Temple in the clly, apply to treat the witness'es Stroot, West was, remanded this ornitholy aritved here, from hostile bir Wright objected to morning for 24 hours before Mr Manlingby the Pan American this application, mying that, the Hio-ghing Le, having pleaded World: Always, than morning in witnew had not shown any dle "What's_His_Line ?" Solution not milly to a charge of using the come of a Young Leeward position to conceal anything, BUTCHER-BOY: obscene language at Main Birees tour. He was: Boccendunted by Counsel wid he did not see any
Wost on December 52,"
ground la tront him as hostile.
London'Express Service,,
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