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JOHN CLARKE'S
CASEBOOK
Jollife Denied
Railway Christmas
Lover
ALMOST the only section
Request
was
of the community, I
Manila, Dec. 23. Canadian businessman Euppose, able to regard a Christmas rail strike with William Ernest Jollife complete indifference are those who regularly appear In the docks of London's courts.
They travel little and then, as a rule, in plains, dark vans, with policemen for chauffeurs; they
denied permission to spend Christmas with his family in Hongkong yesterday pending the termination
of his trial here for tempted gold smuggling.
at-
sald
Judge Bienvenido Tan neither receive nor send much inhe personally favoured granting the way of mail, and where foox | Jellite's request if only for on Is concerned, they live off the act of Christian charity, but ex- country, wherever they happen to find themselves.
prersed regret that to do, so probably would run counter to local laws,
10
Of course, there are excep- tions. Men like Raymond, Ray- Despite the state prosecutor's mond would miss the railways vigorous objection to allow the spend badly if there were none. What China-born Jolife attracts him mostly to this way Christmas in Hongkong how of travel that it can be paid ever, Judge Tan said he would The with study the matter further, not for retrospectively
manifested money, which is so hard to come defence counsel
bond In by, but with a short prison-willingness to post i
addition to the present $5,000 bond under which Jottle has been temporarily released, so he could be with his totally.
sentence.
JOURNEY'S LOG
10
IF there were many like him. all transport concerns would
quote alternatives have to sult kis kind. Air fare would cost so much in sterling or alternatively, so inany weeks in paol. Competition on the North Atlantic shipping run would -show telf in cut-rate prison
sentences for stowaways.
At stallons up and down the country Raymond has been in trouble for trying to travel tree.
FAST TRIAL
n
Jollife, who was formerly member of the Canadian Trade Cmmissioner's Omce in Hong- kong, was allegedly caught with over $17,000 worth of gold bullion as he was about to en- plane for longkong on Decem- ber 7.
The defence lawyers yesterday afternoon rosted their case in a Cast irial which started on Monday. The prosecution and At Yarmouth (Vauxhall). defence were given 24 hours to Lincoln (Central), Salisbury, tole their respective supporting name three stations he has lately memoranda, and Judge Ton was used, Raymond
stepped expocted to hand down his de- cheerfully confessed at the ticket barrier cision after Christmas. that ho had neither ticket nor the price of one from where he had come.
from
a
train and
hus
RAYMOND'S FARES
HE has been charged for this emlision at varying rates, At Yarmouth, they sent him to
Jollife claimed in his defence that he was Ignorant of Philip- ¡pine laws on, gold shipments from the 'country. But he stoutly denied that he tried to
$15,000 bribe with
a deputy custems collector, Eleagar Mani- cus kan s claimed by the latter, to quash the case. However,
prison for one month; at Lin-Jollire amitted ownership of coin settled for 28 days. At the guld bullien seized from bla. Salisbury, on the softer-hearted-France-Presse. Western Region, the "fare" de- manded was only a fortnight.
The other day, Raymond went to the station at Bedford (Midland-Road)_and_took a. platform ticket to St. Pancras.
"I want 7s. 4d, from you." an inspector later told him. Haven't got it." Raymond sald.
*Your
and address then."
name
"Don't
have
*
ដក address,"
Raymond answered. It was true
enough.
Close Watch
On Manila Carolers
Manila, Dec. 23. Christmas carolers
in Manila are being closely
At the Clerkenwell court, and suburbs next morning, Raymond, a tall, bronzed, man of 20, plended watched by army operatives as rulity to defrauding the rail- the Intelligence service reported the Huk Communists bearing ways to the tune of 7s. 4d.
guitars, violins, maraccas and other musical Instruments havo Infiltrated from the province as cummbuncheros (Latin-American
HIS TERMINUS
wis
"THIS man," said a police
officer, to Mr T. F. styled musicians). Davies, the magistrate,
This novel way oll coming to working as a labourer in York, the metropolitan area appeared His pay was £10 a week, and to have been empleyed by the he decided to come to London dissidents from the start of the to look for a better job. He says Yuletide he hitch-hiked as far as Bed-cumboncheros ferd, then took a train."
season. Posing
as
the dissidents passsed army check-points un-
"Want does all this mean?" observed. the magistrate asked Raymond.
magistrate. "Many men keep Camilles on that amount and less."
DESTINATION
RAYMOND smiled, as if to say such men níust be fools.
"Go to prison for a month," :
the magistrate ordered.
Intelligence sourets said the
The
officials.-Franec-Presse,
tho
CHINA MAIL
· Katablished: 1845
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1953.
This Steer Easily Won 1st Prize
Singing &
Dancing
Greets "Come Home" " Broadcast To POWS
Panmunjom, Dec. 23.
American and South Korean non-repatriate prisoners sang loudly and danced around the com- pound when Major Edward Moorer began a “come. home" broadcast to Americans this morning.
It was the United Nations final attempt to coax Americans home on the last day of the 90-day explaining period.
The broadcast urged Americans who desired repatria- tion to ask Indian guards standing nearby to take them from the compound.
CX-
This magnificent 9 cwt steer, called Glamorous Night, easily won a first prize at the Smithfield Show held at Earl's Court recently, On show were 1,500 animals and 370 machinery stands.--Lon- don Express photo,
NEW
SHEAFFER'S
SNORKEL
PEN
ADMIRAL HIK'S 24.50
Found Guilty Of Murder: Mercy Recommendation
Unanimously found guilty by a Jury of murder, Chan Kau, alias Chan Kai, 26, was this morning sentenced by Mr Justice C. W. Reece, Puisne Judge, at the Criminal Sessions to death by hanging.
In returning their verdict, the Jury of six men and one woman added a recommendation for mercy on the grounds that the necused had no prior intention of killing.
verdict.
They had deliberated for one hour and 15 minutes before announcing their
In passing sentece, Mr Justice) caused were an accident then Reece told the accused that the they should acquit him, but
·Jury had made a recommenda- they must be satisfied on the for mercy and he would evidence that such a conclusion pass that recommendation on to was Justified. II.E. the Governor for his con- &deration.
the death On hearing tence passed and as
PROVOCATION DOCTRINE ·
Mr Justice Reece read to the
pro-
doctrine of sch Jury the accused vocation which would reduce
was let away to the cells from the crime to manslaughter. the dock by warders, the ac- The
accused must satisfy cused's wife broke down and the Jury that tho dead tabbed bitterly and was assisted man so provoked him that he from the Court by friends, suddenly lost his self-control It was the case for the Pro- rendering him, so subject to accution that the, accused fatally passion as to make him not slashed at Chan Fook, a Naval master of his mind at that time Dockyard employee, with a so that he used the bread- broad knife in Argyle Street, knife on the deceased. But near the Sun Wah Theatre, on there was no such evidence. The the evening of July 23, when it deceased was attacked on his was alleged that a gang of men way from a dinner with friends laid in wait for another party. a cafe for a cup of coffee.
The Crown contended that the deceased was killed as a result
оп
is-
"It is my duty to tell you that in this case there is
no
of a feud arising from friction evidence for a fading of pre- between two factions of Dock-vocation and you are to ignore yard labourers employed
On this defence," sold the Judge Stonecutters Island. The
withdrawing the verdict ceased was associated with one manslaughter from the Jury-
with
of
He told
told the Jury that the ver
of the factions, but the accused was not, but was friendly members of the other faction. diets they could return were The Prosecution was conducted guilty or not guilty murder by Mr W. A. Blair, Kerr, Sonio: if they had a reasonable doubt Crown Counsel, be given
of
HIS LEGAL so, assisted for Docused. If they agreed that the
ing
RIGHTS
AT ISSUE
Det. Sub-Insp. Jones,
The ac- oused was represented by Mr Loo Wing-kart instructed by Mr F, H. Kwok.
At the end of the case, Mr Justice Recce excused the Jury from further service. for threO
SUMMING UP
Reece told the Jury that if, they
evidence warranted self-defence and it was justinable homicide then they would have to return a verdict of not guilty.
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23. By Air Japan. 10 p.m. Formosa, am. Philippines. 0 p.m.
By Surface Macao, 6 pm.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24 By Air
India, Ceylon, P.,
Thailand, Buma, Pakistan, Middle
East Africa, Great
Europe, 10 am.
1
Philippines, i am.
Japoil. Non
Indo-China, Noon.
Formosa, 1 p.m.
Britain and
Guam, Hewall, USA, and Cañeda,
p.m
Thailand. Malaya, Indonesia; Aug- tralia, New Zealand, @_pm.
Formosa, Okinawa, Japan. V.S.A. and Canada, 6 p.m.
Tty Surface China, People's Republic, 8.30 am. Macao. Da.m. Malaya. 3 p.m. Macao.
p.m.
Radio Hongkong
IKT
Washington, Dec. 22. consideration today the case of
An Appeals Court had under In his sumining up Mr Justico
Robert W. Toth, 22, who was believed the statement the ac comes The explaing: suld the United flown to Korea for an Air Force cused mode to the Police on his Major Moorer, who
court-martial several months arrest, it was a complete confes- from Tacoma, Washington, told Nations team would wait half an after he had been discharged sion of his crime and on the prisoners that the United hour for prisoners to deelde from the service.
statement alone, in the absence Nutions Command belleved they wanted to return.
The young Pittsburgh steel of anything the
Standing in the dock before accused might some of thein were being
say to explain it
they Mr Hin-shing Lo at Central this "With the protection afforded worker was accused of murder- forcibly prevented from
He is
away, they a Korean clvillan. pressing
| (Studio): 6.50, Weather will and by Indian guards, you are free now back at his old job while were entitled to convict him of ring, Jose Maria Estcho da their free
murder. to make your choice," he added. lawyers and judges
Silva, 16, raid in answer to The statement way taken down and charge of vagrancy "I never meditate over his constitutional finished off by the accused him bagged
from Chinese, only self
and no challenge had been Europeans, because I suffer from Federal Judge Alexander Holtzoff, the first Jurist to hear made as to the manner in which optic fits and cannot work
the statement was taken.
"Do you plead guilty to the charge
asked the case. found the Air Force If the
the magistrate. satisfied! had Crown
Defensant looking beggard had-
-authority-to-mish-Tath -no-
the Jury that death was caused to Korea without * hearing and lost August ordered brought
now was the chance for them
to rsk for repatriation with--Reuter,
out danger.
There was a slight delay i the start of United Nations ex- planations when the Neutral, Repatriation Commission sub- committee, including an attrac tive Polish blonde," objecico to be part of the messages to broadcast to United States prisoners, Major Michael B. McNabb, of Peebles, Scotlanki,
to broadcast to the lone Britoa
Marine Arkirew Condron, d Lieutenant-Colonel Chol Kyuk Kyon to broadcast to Koreass.
The start of the tape recorded. message was the signal for a wild demonstration on the part of South Korean prisoners. Some of the Americans Joined
in, a wild dance and started
at 11.09.-
chanting. The broadcast started
LAST ATTEMPT
Earlier Communist explainers began their last attempt to win buck some of the North Korean and Chinese non-repatriated prisoners.
Four Communist explainers are scheduled to interview 41 North Koreans who have *C- quested that they be sent to a neutral country.
HIS FIRST JOB
London, Dec, 22,
rights,
argue and ******
a
Ret. Cheng, Calk-pul (Violin) with
Braga
0. Timo Algoal and Programme Summary; 083, Lucky Dip-Variety Requests presented by Margherita Report: 7-Time Signal, World News and A Talk on the Nown (London Relay): 7.15; Orchestra of the. Week-the New Symphony Orch. cond. by Anthony Collins; 748, Letter from America by Alistair". Cooke [Ro- corded London Relay); 8, Echoes from the Showa; dái, Christmas Concert-Rena KEOWN (Mezzo- Soprano)- John Macleod (Baritone) by the voluntary act of the ace and trembling violently, sold with plano accompaniment by Moya
piano cused with that necessary in ook vry nervous, the European back. The Govern- tention
mo to mo
for two to do it from which
Hea Caroline
(Piano) Insp, Howel. Court Prosecu Concert Hall): 0. Time Signal ment took the case to the Unit-
malico could be implied then ed States Appeals Court,
the Jury were at liberty to find for, approached the dock and Wednesday Theatre-Christmas
Coming" by Ron Westacott Prodjend Mr John J. the.
unless they said. "Do you admit begging by the Author for the Garrison accused gulity unl
from
Police Player McGrath,
something
the European In
(Concert Hall); DAS, The the Inspector in plainclothes?" Three Suns Present your Christmas told the free-man panel that evidence to reduce it to the
Favourites; Sliva
10. Time
Musta for brokenly (BCTS) The BBC Scoltini Variety Toth became a civilian lesser crime of manslaughter or
mumbled "he was entitled to the full to reduce it altogether, to such that he did beg and admited Orch, cond. by Guy Daines with
laving protection of the Constitution."
said a set of circumstances as would
that
(Tenor): 10.30, ho needed the Duncan Robertson
One Night Stand--Benny Goodmari he "As a civilian should be
warrant them in law to say he money to return to his ship. and his Orchestra: 1059. Weather
Defendant was arrested on Report: 31. entitled to an indictment by a want
Timo Signal, Radio he said. Grand Jury."
Noci Monday morning by the defences
Sub-Insp. News
(Recorded London Relay); NO JURISDICTION
Deaning ice Reece said Apediale, whom he approached God Save The Queen; 11.30, Closo 11.15, Goodnight Music: raised, Mr JuEH
Des Voeux Road Central Down. questioning by Circuit that as regards the submission Judge E. Barrett
Hongkong and Prettyman, that there was no intent to dete
Shanghai Bank. agreed that no grievous bodily harm, he would question as to Mr McGrath Answering whether Mr Wright would sub- US Grand Jury would have say that when a man used such hours for the Police to confirm Siva was remanded for 24 mit to the Iranian government jurisdiction over a crime com- an instrument as the bread- his British nationality. He was
manner stated to be Hongkong born.
Yes Pltisburgh attorney, found
A Foreign Omee spokesman sald today that the first job of the British Chorge d'Affaires in once Iran, Mr Dennis Wright, would be "to make contacts with the Persian government".
Asked about the nature of the
the new Charge mission of
'Affaires, the
spokcimen said: "It is not possible for the moment to look too far ahead".
Under
མ
precise proposals concerning the mitted in Korea. Therefore, no knife displayed in och used
all conflict. the spokesman said: said, under the circumstances in which it must have
"He will not have any plan to Toth cannot be tried at all. to causo such injuries which al- put on the Persian government on behalf of Her Majesty's Government at the present time".---France-Presse.
SEQUEL TO HK ARREST
The Air Force was acting most decapitated the deceased under a section of the Military the man must have intended to Code which permits the arrest cause grievous bodily harm bo-
men of ex-Servicemen for certain cause the law presumed every serious crimes committed while man to be responsible for the In uniform, Mr McGrath cause of his actions.
claims that this section is un- constitutional.
Mr Oliver Gasch,
was the
out.
Assistant
Right To Shoutholding Information and Sentence has been postponed should not make any difference.
Back Ruling
NO EVIDENCE
the
'What's Her Line? Solution TICKET COLLECTOR
London Express Servica,
SIDE GLANCES ·" By · Galbraith
"If you carn all this money, Huks resorted to this method haven't you got 75. 4d. for a because of the rigid army sur- rallway fare? Have you gol u veillance which disrupted
The Judgo declared there was kink about travelling on the dissident communications sys-
US Attorney, contended that
no evidence to support the de In his railways without
: broadcast
Major
the civil and milliary systems of paying? tem. However, no link has
Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 23.
fence of justifiable homicide it Moorer told American prisoners
did not What's the point of it all!?"
overlap. In the Jury believed the bien seen yet by army sources
Crown the United Nations
Chong Chiop-hin, allos Ah justice Command between
enacting Infiltrating Huks
Kiue, who
was arrested invision, Mr Gasch argued, Con- this particular pro-
witnesses. These testified that "I'd no money," Raymond and members of the dissident
belleved that soni of them
Hongkong and Bown out to
the deceased was attacked said, with a shrug and a smile,
wanted to
return nome but Malcyz, wes found guilty here! that persons tha assassination squad
gress was trying to make sure with
his walking innocently about ere being forcibly prevented
of being in illegal possession of of offences while in the service
who were guilty W "Dut bless my soul, you'd been supposed mission to liquidate from expressing, their free, will
The only normal occupation. President-elect Romon Mag by rear, threats and strong-arm
a firearm from October 1051 would not escape punishment justifiable homicide was if the case in which one could talk of earning £10 a week, and had
to January 1983. only yourself to keep," said theysay and other government methods of certain of your
deceased held fellow prisoners."
The prosecution said Chong merely by getting
weapon which Ho sald that T. military would justify the accused using admitted being, a member of justice Ho stid: "It Is clear that year the Selangor State Communismethod for handling a parti- evidence that the deceased had appropriate the bread-knife: There was no so-called representatives are Party.
culor, case, the place of trial any weapon at all. restricting your freedom to speak until Thursday* - while the Trials must take place where and act or Individuals. Do not be court established Chongla correct the afroid. Seven Koretna, and one
witnesses are," he said ogg.
United Press. Americans have returned to dree- Under the Emergency regula- Singapore, Dec, 23.
dern
from your compound. They tions here he faces Policemen ahout at the report that they riked their One thing, his smile said, the Centeral palle, so it's fair lives in order to escape. You can rall strike should be settled by Chough for the individual 10 danger if you take advantage of
obtain
your freedom without shout-back occasionally.
Singapore Magistrate A. the safe situation which exists
Ghows made this ob- here at this fame.""
Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 23. Meantime, his expression secun- | servation in court here when be The United States explainer
Malaya's external trade drop ed to Bay; what a nice change it acquitted a young man of dia- | said Indian guards were present Fiva internod. pellical, leaders ped41,000,000 Straits dollars would make if police and prison orderly conduct in, shouting at to assure prisoners' safely, and in Britisa, Guana have gone (about £4,783,383) in Novem-
and arguing with the police. United Nations representatives on a teven-day wandtimes go on strike. The Magistrate added: "I do were there ib receive any, who in protest agains; arbitrary imports were about 102- of telf-defence unless the Jury
hunger strike her compared with Octobre. And if they were to be joined not see why polles officers destreal, to retum home.
Imprisonment Imposed
$124,000,000 in Yound the acetired was in by ticket inspectors
who also, should be so sensitive when the
"Corporal Edward Dickenson Governor, Sir Alfred
by the f800,000. Berishes Salvage,*
October, rapt
mediate danger of his life with indirectly, represent the law. public shouts back at them. returned home to his loved ones it was learned here on Tuesday. Exports
its totalled. $110,800,000, no other means of resisting 12:20 well, then lie would become Who do they think they are?" and enjoyed a combination of Among the VD WES
representat a drop of having retreated as, far, as ho very tolerable indeed.
Reuter,
30-day leave and honeymoon, former Minister of Communica $20,300,000 from October.
could. According, to his own This fact explodes Commune Bona, Me Sydney » Kinghone,
Bingapore took the lows evidenco the deceased had only changes that you, and your who was dismissed with Dr share of the trade; it was stated. Mitached him with him?GELAN IC family will be harmed you Chedi Jagon - earlier this crew. The Straits dollar is valued at the July, found he had acted in
*France-Presso. return,” he` said,
2/4d sterling siteuter,
self-defence and the Injuries
Raymond went off with al
queer, crooked, private smile,
the time he was free to travel again.***
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HUNGER. STRIKE
Georgetown, Dec, 22.
Declines
In his opinion, there was also no evidence of self-defence at all, continued Mr Justice Recco. The evidence showed that the accused
sed ran away from the fight
the bread-knite to go" back, to
The ac hack the deceased. cused said the drcensed was a bigger man, but according to the doctor The deceased was thin and suffering from ad- vanced tuberculoas
In the prozent case there was Got the beginning of a
defence
“Turn his high chair, around till 1 hide this! I don't want
dỹ hle faith in Santa Cisual"
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