SHANKS & CO., LTD.
SANITARY EQUIPMENT.
ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD. H.K. & Shanghai Bank Bldg. Tel. 27789
CHINA MAIL
'taraktaked. 1945
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1953.
JOHN CLARKE'S WHEELOCK MARDEN SIDE GLANCES
CASEBOOK
Guide To
London
ANNUAL MEETING
(Continued from Page, 0}
company for additional fans cial requirements.
Our Insurance interests con-
tinue their worldwide develop ment and constitute A most valuable part of our whole or
year Eastern Asia
Its annual
ganisation. or six now
living largely by playing
• upon the gullibility of young airmen and soldiers whom leave or duty has taken through London.
FOR five yeade his Naviguion Co. Lid, became a
legal subsidiary. meeting follows this.
do so,
justment of this item with the Shipping Loan position,
Cash at Banks has increased by como 8 lakhs,
Оп the ollier side, the doubling of our issued capital will be noticed.
the neighbourhood, | to Camniunist benef. is not harcholiers in can with
come in sometimes, of £15 & week.
Amounts owing to Subsidiary Companies have increased by somo 2 million dollars, the whole Agure of $1,195,022 representing accumulations of I ought to refer more parti cash by these Companies. cularly to Commercial Inverment Companies have been decreased Amounts owing to Associated Its accounts in New by over a Co. Ltd.
millastemn
largely by York have been reverely restricted on grounds that the from the category of Associate.
the removal of
Asla Wisely. Alfrech has left the United States authorities have
reason to believe that some of is reduction of $170,000 due large- Unclaimed dividends show a Navy alone. He could afford to
since Army and Royal transactions have been for Come to the additional efforts we Air Force personnel, have pro-munist account or, alternatively,
oble to make to locate vided him with a tax-free In-that they may have redounded were
disputed that this action accorde the new issue of
Directors with the law of the country
Current Acounts For business premises Alfred which the deposits exist but it have increased slightly,
Sundry the big railway stations has most seriously dirupted the
Creditors & Contingen- uscd along the Euston Road. There, Company's business and the re-eles has declined by 0% million paying rent of td. a day-quirements of the authorities of dollars.
is due The diction of the the price of a platform ticket- a proliminary. to unting the to the actual he hung about and watched the restrictions are very dimsul: purchase of two ships which big trains roll in from The not almost impossible to cumply were unpaid for in full on the with. I can assure you that the date of our last Balance Sheet. North.
Company's management has This amounted to 104 millions neither knowledge nor suspicion and there has been added to the of any transaction which could Account Hema representing ac- have had the effect ecmplained crued interest on Shipping Leans of
and Resale Pronts placed in NEW ASSOCIATE
Suspense, as well as the former We have
for Contingencies managed Provision
TONGUE IN CHEEK
FROM the
Matching
+
to
his
#
new
kit-bag laden Servicemen who left each train Alfred would select one. helpless-looking and alone, be his victim. accent to where the train hor associate. the Textile Corpora- which no longer appears. come from, he would introducetion of Hengkong Ltd., which
OVERDRAFT REDUCED himself as a fellow-exile. was formed in March last and
The Bank Overdraft has been a public company launcht as under our
actor reduced by some 13 millions under- auspices as writers Just after our year end- to 35,702,000 due partly to the ed. The issue had a gratifying new capital and partly to Ship
The sucecas and the new Company's ping Loan repayments. business as cotton spinnera and whole of this overdraft has been progressing most paid off since the close of the weavers s
Then,
as if nostalgia seized him, and with deceitful tongue in check, would pour out skilful
ellies talk of northern delights.
You
and
any you've some hours to pare?" he would osk last. "Well, tell yer what, show you round this London dump. It's no place for a chap to be alone in."
A LOAN
later in the day,
1913 by MEA deries, Ins. To the dog, th, S. Pal, Ort,
By Galbraith
10+9
"Now, Alice, please tell us what it is you think is so funny about the Canary Islands!"
Police Interpreter's Allegations
Allegations that Sub-Insp. R. G. Ibbitson had asked for $300 from the driving school proprietors for cach pupil passed and that he wanted to make $100,000 before he left Hongkong were made by Chu Kwan-yee, a Police interpreter, who was joint ly charged with six others with conspiracy and corruption before Judge J. Reynolds at the Victoria District Court this morning.
Chu alleged that Insp. Ibbition had told him and the second accused, Wong Kwong-cho, that he did not like Hongkong and he wished to make some money to return home.
NEW
SHEAFFER'S
ADMIRAL
SNORKEL
PEN
K$ 24.50
King Case Counsel In Court "Breeze"
Shortly after the Hon. Leo d'Almada QC had left Court for a while after completing his submissions this morning, a “breeze" developed. between Mr A. J. Clifford and Mr M. A. da Silva opposing Counsel in the King Case. Mr d'Almada was summoned back and peace was restored. Mr Silva objected to Mr Clifford making "long interruptions in which he repeats the arguments of his leader" (Mr d'Almada), and complained to the Magistrate, Mr Poon Yan-hoi, "How can I ever make. my point to your Worship. With these long interruptions my point has gone into the mud and morass and I have to make it all over again.”
"It was always in the mud and 'morass," remarked Mr Clifford.
Joseph
Mr d'Almada and Mr Clifford cisions are so obviously wrong (Instructed by Hastings and Co.) | that even should this become a are for the Prosecution while matter of practlen in the Police Mr Silva is for the defendant Courts, (which I submit does in the case, James
not, because you have only two Osbourne King.
or, three auch decisions to deal King is alleged to have fraudulently taken $8,303.94 for the use of his wife from George Falconer and Co. Ltd. in November, 1950 while a Direc- lot of that firm.
When hearing of the case re- sumed today Mr d'Almada con- tinued his submission on whether or not he had a right to comment on the evidence in reply to Mr Silva's submission of no case to answer, ul
INCIDENT
with), the obvious comman AT POLICE
sense of the matter is such as to Induce you to reverse that practice. Mr 'Almada urged the Magistrate.
سم
*
"MOST FANTASTIC"
10 be
He said that to make those points good, Mr d'Almada would
STATION
The story of how the Second Officer of a Hongkong ship,
Los
Mr Silva, In reply, declarca Mr d'Aimsda's points the most fantastic of all the C. A. Brennan, attempted to In clamber over the bench at the fomisstic points he raised
"They Central Police Station Charge regard to that matter. are all based on wild guess Room to assault the Inspector on Duty, but who was prevented Referring to a case of Brown work," commented Mr Sliva. and Higgins concerning the
from doing so by a shipmate who hit Brennan, was told bo courses open to the defence at
fere Mr Hin-shing the end of the Prosecution case,
4. Me d'Almada tubmitted that the have a suggest that the Central Magistracy, this morning. thorities were wrong and omit- Brennan pleaded guilty before authority tuggested that the deted material words and that it the Magistrate to charges of fendant's representative may
was guers-work to say that in malicious damage to a, show either submit on the facts there
the case of Brown and Higgins case at the King Fu Rostaurant, was no case to answer or he that the submission of no caso 03, Des Voeux Road Central, would open his
care client's
made after
for disorderly conduct. He call evidence. The inference to Counsel for the Defence had
was fined total of $375 ze two be drawn from that was that told the Magistrate that he months and 14 days, and
bound the submission that on the fact was not calling any evidence. over in the stun of $250 for one there
усаг. He was also ordered to $50 compensation to the
Restaurant.
evidence.
And
to
Was gaswer
must mean the kind of submis- Mr. d'Almada declared that hey alon which Counsel for the De- was not suggesting that the King fence made when he told the authorities were mistaken, but
His shipmate, J. G. Lydon, Justices that he was calling no he said that very frequently a
of no submission
case meant also pleaded gulity to disorderly that en the evidence of the conduct at the Central Charge SANO OBLIGATION
Prosecution there was no caso Room and was fined $30. Mr d'Almada agreed with Mr to answer and the Defence was
calling no evidence.
Inspector WE.B. Howel, pro- secuting, told the Court that at Suva that there was no obliga- tion, in a Police Court to elect Mr Silva
said that Mr 1.35 this morning the manuger whether or not to give evidence, d'Almada's submission was that of the King Fu Restaurant called oven if there were no need for Central Police Station to ask for but it was a practice.
at satisfactorily. We hope that year.
this first of the Colton Mills in Turning to the Profit & Loss Hongkong to seek public capital Asscunt, revenue shows an over- will be the forerunner of others all'.
was no case la answer reduction of some $1,200,000 ond our services as an Istuing which is attributable mainly to House will be readily male
reduced exchange profits and avaliable for this purpose. We commissions on purchases and Serviceman, Fore prepared, 100, to consider resales of ships. THE homeslek
Dividends from Subsidiaries, scared already by London's making such services available
fast, for other Industries and bus)-
increased by Ecene size and reputation, would
$500,000 but other dividends and nesses. gratefully agree.
And when
Hongkong Realty & Trust Co. interest were sermewhat lower.
Front on Sale of Investments Alfred asked for a short-term Ltd. has recently decided to
It accrued as 籍 tesult of the sales double its Issued capital. ican
its rubsidiaries continue which reduced our Invertments
have referred earlier. been
extended to 'Singapore
On the cher side, Manage where they are sponsoring im-
ment and
and General Expenses Is portant developments.
million In Our associate Metal Industries down by some half
the main due · 10 reduced ean- Corporation, as its proposed now
missions and retiring allowances. name will be, resuming
is
Interest on the Bank overdraft activities after an Interval of was substantially increated and some years and well seek the balance carried to the Appre- quotation
the Stock Exchange.
Hongkong priailon Account rl $4,149,300
was lower by some $1,300,000. Yengtsze Finance Co. Ltd.
Mr R. B. Bell seconded the has by un exchange of shares adoption of
upon some pressing text or other,
pre-and
the Servicaman active and their interests have other Companies to which I
would feel the least he could do in return was to lend him reency.
In one week, Alfred spun his yarns to such good effect four
with sums of 21: £4; 21 10s. and £?;
in another week, another four cheerfully handed over (one at a time) £14; £; £1 and 145.
The bolder losers reported
Servicemen presented that
cn
Enid
Alfred to the police,who preabsorbed-Ute-old-established--nccounts,the-proposal-being the second day, Chu sald_that} made a lot schools and had there is a case to answer.
he
had to come," he said.
THE SIGHTS
be
Would
The accused were charged Messrs Leung and Fong previous with conspiring with others not to this occasion.
"Let us assume that at the the defendant in a criminal case Police assistance. A European in custody between June 21 and
at. The party arrived the close of the case for the Prosecu- to make an election whether or Sub-Inspector was sent, and on first August 17 this year to give restaurant and the proprietors Lion, Counsel for the defendant, not to call evidence, when he arrival found that the money to Sub-Inspector R. G. were introduced to Insp. fobitson, as in this case, submits no caso made his no case submission, accused had broken a show-caso Ibbitton, formerly of the, Kow-Chu taid. Insp. Ibbison was to answer without indicating, as yet Mr d'Almada guessed most by throwing a bottle over the loon Trame Omce, as a reward alleged to have said that he was indeed he need not at this stage wildly that in the case of Brown verandah.
had the defence for preferential treatment to very happy to make friends with whether or not he is going to and Higgins certain members of the publie the proprietors and that he
call any
Both defendants were brought evidence"
Mr gratullously stated they would
and evidence In passing them in their driving understood some of the previous d'Almada. "Assuming that you call no
back to the Charge Room at Central Police Station where tests.
festing offers had co-operated rule against him and you say then submit no caso.
Brennan attempted In
to elimb the driving with Continuing in his testimony on the report and
COUNSEL OBJECTS my submission he is then en-
lover the bench and assault the of money. He sald rently built up a fairly accur Investment Trust Company. carried,
on June 22 he went to the res-that he had more power than the led to take this course he Mr d'Almada having left the prior on Duty sald-Insp
Howel. calling no Din
To prevent Brennan ate description of him from all. Shanghai Loan & Investment
taurant in Prince Edward Road previous office:s as in future may sty
Mr from harming the IOD the they were told. The other day Co. Ltd.
Those present were: It had another satis-
with recond accused as instruct-pupils going for tests had to use evidence, and then
may again court in the meantime,
Cifford objected saying that Mr second defendant struck the Marden Mr G.E.
(Chair | W
double-steering cars provided by address you, because that is his arrested. "I knew t was
ed by
1bbltion. Insp. factory year.
Insp. man),
stood 'Mr d'Almada's point, The Dealing
the Hon. C. E. Blaker Ibbitson arrived later and shook the Trem: Omise. It would then right, us to a main speech. The Silva, had wilfully misunder first accused. now with the Ac and J.L.
Marden (Directors), hands with second accused. He be very easy for him to fall or difference between these two position Mr Almada was try While the two defendants were counts, In the Balance Sheet Messrs W.G. Lannaman and J Land & Buildings show a nety, v. Hunt (Representing
then asked second semised how i paes any pusil. He elso said tha: speeches. Is that the first speeching to make clear was the dif- stili struggling they were put
understood the LFRED is a bronzed, lean, increase of $163,000. We have Auditors), MeTS W.S. in Kowloon and Wong replied | pass each pupil and he would he says 'Despite your ruling that of speeches, one being the sub- jecmmation by loud singing and
previous of no case to answer is one to many driving schools there were officers had received $250 to which I have a right to reply. If ference between the two types Inte a, cell, where they created a dark man of 30. At Clerk-acquired new staff flats during H.D. Benham, R. B.
$300 for enwell couri, he pleaded guilty the year and disposed of certain Pearce, K. E. Alport, T. S. n. that there were over ten.
will mission in law that there was using cbusive language. They nsk for
each pupil. there is a case to answer, stealing properly,
Waters,
3.
Chu Clague, Sherg
and then no case to answer, which in a niso refused to give their names said Insp. Ibbitson asked
When he was corrected by Mr call no evidence. various sums of money from Investments in subsidiaries Fong H. Polis, F. R. Zim-
Wong 11 he knew that the pre-Leung that the previous officers makes a final speech then to criminal case would be for the until, released on ¡súráty.. Servicemen. A peliceman fold show a net increase of nearly 3 men, H.. Malcolm, Miss Evious testing officers had good only roccived $200 for each that speech; I have no right to Judge to decide, and the other
with the
being a cubmission right at the Mr F. H, Powell the manner of million dollars as a result of Kelly, Messrs Hudson Chen connections
driving pupil, Insp. Ibbitson was alleged reply unless he raises some new school and Alfred's thefts.
Asla Navigation Co. Wood P.O. Scarlet, Y.L. Chi,
if they had made a Eastern
to have said, "I don't lot of money and Wong replied ab
carepoint of law in which casthat
no Seven "You mean to Bay these Ltd. becoming a subsidiary, the Mrs D. Marden, Messrs Mok
proved Its COSC. What Mr. in the affirmative. Insp. Ibbit about the others. him the acquisition of control of Cornes Yin-kič, D. young men just gave
H. Jordan, A.
law,"
W! then asked Wong at least $100,000 befort make have a right to reply to that that in fact the Crown had no
d'Almada
The was raying that Marden & Co. Ltd., to which I money?" Mr Powell asked.
Hillaly, Mrs J.M. Liddell, and
know no testing Me d'Almada declared that use of Brown and Higgins the after he'd told
would assist him (Insp. Ibbit you them have referred, some new capital Mr Davis (representing 1,078,- son) and Woog.replied that he offer will stay in his job for the phrase "no.case to answer se
lod Insp. Ibbitson
phrase "no care to answer"" was For Fighting he'd show them the sights of Issued by Cornes & Co, Ltd. and
883 shares),
was in effect no cost to go to loosely used and there was no so If Insp. Ibbitson a long period. the re-acquisition of a former
also allegedly said, "If you the Jury, no case to answer, or reported case of which use was subsidiary Oriental Steamship
GAVE WARNING
agree, you will get more busi- no prima facie case used-indif- being made. In that care the Four men and three women Company.
ferently to mean the same thing.use of it being a specch before were each fined $20, bound over Chu said at this stage heness and I get my benefit."
Chu sald Everybody kept interrupted and asked Insp.
election did not make sense but in $200 for one year and order- quiet at that time and no Ibbitson to bewore
the อ
the other use, of the submissioned to pay #18 compensation by Anti-Corruption
agreement was reached openly. mea, Insp.
right at the end of the caso, Mr T. Creedon at Kowloon this Ibbitsen then left the
flted in 'with the authorities.
morning for disorderly conduct. restaurant followed by others.
Hearing is continuing.
next morning
fa
London," the officer answered,
"Well, I does say, in the Good Book, that a fool and his money are easily parted," the magistrate observed.
mostly "They were
youths from the provinces," the offices zald, as if in defence of the losers simplicily.
A PEST
to be hard-headed and busi-
THEY'RE supposed
nonlike up there, aren't they?"
ed if anything about Alfred.
were known
The decrease in Associates and other Investments is sub- stantial, amounting to nearly 8 million dollars. Part of this is due to the transfer of Eastern Asia Navigation Co. Ltd. from Associates to Subsidiaries the remainder consists in the main of sales of local Invest- ments.
A NEW ITEM
tind
.D.
The Georgic Here Again
the
son
had to do wanted to.
Ibbitson was-alleged to have Insp. said that Mr MacDonald was hin good friend and should any- thing occur he was the man le
be put on the deck."
Insp. Ibbitson, Chu raid, then asked Wong to arrange for school proprietors tome other to co-operate and Wong said he would
Chu denied Insp. Ibl
Tbbitson'a version of the conversation at
all
must
.
the
LAW'S MEANING
Fined
He rumitted that that the law meant that if you told the Magis-
Mr Silva here sold that Mr trate you were calling no evi-
The defendants were Chen dence and therefore relying on Clifford should not be allowed to the weakness of the Crown case, make long interruptions and cay Wing-yim, 39, partner of Yuen that was a kind of submission to he had purposely misunderstood Tse Barber Shop 32, Granville which Counsel for the Prosecu- Mr d'Almada. He had not mis- Road, ground floor, Wong Fung- tion would have right of reply, understood and Mr Cufford ying, 36, wite of Chen, Wong but if your submission was should not repsat his loador's Chun-fun, 80, ex-manager of
He paked for Mr the shop, Ng Cheungri vol that in law there was no caso to points. answer that meant a submission d'Almada to be called back.
The case is proceeding. before you have told the Magis- trate whether or not you were Half an hour after a motor
cyclist was going to call evidence, that being.
Two Accidents At Same Spot
to rend detalls, Most of Alfred's Ing cold and the Syndicate wgunday with troops who have ) treatments to the Pre met at a car collided into a No, 10 tur in šow: (because it adik
kind.
JHe camo out of prison. In
· said. July last," the officer "He's only worked two weeks since then, though he has a wife in Birmingham, and two children, whom she keeps
peared
and
now
Radio Hongkong
*RKT."
B. Time
barber and his three Chul Shu-ying, 28,
23,
textilo
worker, Tang Fung-tae, widow, and Hul Chun-lan, 23, married woman.
The 27,469-ton troop transport
arrived Georgie
here this morning from the United King- dom with replacement troops för The East Point Property Hongkong. She also brought a the magistrate inquired, and when no answer came, he ask-Syndicate is a new item. This number of families of service
is a participation in a develop-personnel rerving here.
One of the largest chips now. ment activity by our Associate, Hong Kong Realty & Trust Co. Georgie was last here about ning the restaurant," He denied he accident in which
serving да # troopship, *"Ton previous convictions, Ltd. It has progressed satisfac
the officer said, and be torily, all the property now bo- months ago. She is expected to had seed rewards. to · Insp. | knocked down by: a ica:ner as in the present case, the.
sail for the United Kingdom on
on Ibbitson to five preferential driver at the Junction of Garden equivalent of a subentrion to a
Insp. Wr Gillies said that the crimes had been of this SAMO in due course be liquidated.
Road and Queen's Road Central, Judge sitting with a Jury that Aías a quer-
fight ensued from a-long dis- Joint Ventures
On June 23, the have disap-ccmpleted their dous of duty here.
agreement between Wong Fung- we acquired the re- Known in marine history as the same restaurant as arranged which was taking passengers to ton of law) there was no evi-
Signaland" Frogmmme | ying, - ex-manager · of the shop dence to go to the Jury. "the ship that lived again," the previously, maining tonnage which
and a Mr. Leung work at the same spot.
Mr d'Almada reminded the Requests presented by Marg and Ng Cheung-wing, the bar "Fleet at cost".
under Georgie came
enemy arrived
shortly afterwards and The bus was detained for a Amas
arut
Magistrate that in England the Yes (S23001898, Mether the ber, overs home deposit money amounts due from As-lan
aerial fire on July 7, 1941, at was introduced to Chu and Insp. while,
proceeded
number of
"of speeches (which for post Time Blind World News that the latter paid into the sociates and Subsidiary Com-Bucz with 800 people on board. Ibbitson, who suggested that the passengers had complained that
London enes, he would call main and" Välted Nations Reponas
shop panics are in the ordinary with 18 feet of water in her as the
Relay) 7.16, Cechestra of the Week Sho
was subsequently beached party go to another restaurant they would be late for work.
by Ratchety Orch. The Hague). was governed present course of business.
The cyclist who was knocked one wasB 100
asiatute, but in Hongkong even got Allstar IT'S
clear you'ro
Shipping Loans
have in engine room and later burned small, and he had some other down was treated in
with
by danger to society, a pest avid creased principally by the trans-bin
to main speeches Letter from ATION | Hospital, but tret d a result of the heavy friends to come.
regard to it was only a matter of practice, hor of There I Cooke (Recorded Zondon Relay); the magistrate to Alfred." fer of the item "Ships Pur- bombing.
Insp. Ibbitson then drove a shall tend you to Sessions I chased for Rezalo less pave months later, made her way to restaurant, while Chu was in
caro, at the pre-sung by the Erincipals and Charter Sho
was refloated three private car parked outside the DISGUSTED WITH stage, the Mingistrate was of the archway Precyction Paint Expect there's only one thing ments received. They left for you-corrective train- beca segregated into Japan and pairs were made and finally accured and a Mr Fong Chu Karachi where emergency re=|troduced to the third and fourth
concemodi with maladarick Lowell so ItHongkong and ing, Eight years, I expect.i
weaches: at "all""He was con- || troduce=" London, Dec. 8.
dra cerned with what was a sub-touching youngers armounts due at the close of the reached the UK. In January, 1943, said he was to join Insp., Ibbit-
rallonalised British mission in law that there WRI The Alfréd began, year, Since that late the to undergo reconstruction. Ori-ison in his car but did not do so became, silent and in amounts due have been reduced ginally built for the Cunard as forp. Ibbitson had already days were fought threst, no evidence to u to the Jury
White Star Line as a passenger started the targetin
edod with a general strike, Despite the fact that one or Elence want away. His tongue by some (wo million dollars.
Sundry Dibtors.../ have He-liner, is nowźowfied by the Bri". ALLOWED KRHINDERT following the, nifer of an eaten' may, have ruled, as did in Orth, cond
more of your brother Magist that had supported him :20 long, seemed at last to have creased by some 2 millions, al-ish Government.
Chumid he'
he then joined the create in the wasts of railway Turned traitor,
Kinect Me 7. Se d'Almida: In thu though there has becht an ad-
the party dew workers.Pf. four billing cided to go. shatinan Insp. Ibbitson, fola The unions mold tonight that mission of no caso Counsel for Solutions behind tote was 10 they were disgusted with the the cecution has no right to **Tracces reply, except on the law (which
ya siva concedes A suthy ng des
be."
them
quite
3
represent
pay-
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What's Her Line?
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and
OFFER
In
the
present
mont
not
| proprietor v-rostaurant în week by a court, of arkitekttramwayswent that to a sub-
ba Chumid he had never known - comp the third and fourth escured and.
(Concert
Danda
8.30
Yesterday Ng naked for his deposit money back from Wong, managerthas of the shop had but, when he was told that the
changed hands, en December he would not believe.
Cheung relatives who were visiting hin
then began to fight and. N wirmal; foined in. Soring that Wonk 4 was, purkmambered, the first two Ar defendants : also Koined: Into the - for night.
They all received ligh w Injuries and were gresies