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Insults
Our Australian
Newsletter
A
Record
Abounding Christmas
DMITRI'S world has be-
come
peopled
with
onemies, and insults abound- ing fill the air. He fights his imagined enemies with his Asta, with the right hook of which he is so proud; the insults that only he can hear, he answers
with knife-edged irony.
He is a little man, dapper In his dress, handsome in an aqul. line, Mediterranean way, with dark restless eyes, and a small dark moustache that is drawn in a scimitar-curve above his thirt Uips.
The other evening. Dmitri vialled a cousin's cafe in Soho,
From H. King Wood
Sydney, Dec. 21. Our record Christmas will be over by the time this is published, but even at this stage it is worth re- cording that It was out- standing for two reasons:
Record sizzling heat that made a furnace of Christmas shopping week, and
Bank men report that in Sydney alone these festive shop- pe's mango quite ersily to get rkt of £12-million- which is Kally spending.
And while all this rush and bustle Was going on, gangs of
and he found the cafe filled, as - workmen have been busy work- "it seemed to kim, with his ing on bulldings ready for the
He enemies.
set about The Innocent customers, going fur three in quick succession before the police could be called.
ARREST
THE police helped Dmitri's THE
cousin put him out, and no che wished to prefer a change, and nothing more would have
happened, had not Dnútri tried to force his way back to the cafe. The policeman then was obliged to airest him.
Next morning,
Greal nt Marlborough Street, Dmitri is a deep, bats voice, plenderet not Rulity
using threatening behaviour, and a police Inspe tor told the story of the night
to
before to Mr Paul Bennett VC, the magistrate.
HIS RIGHT BOOK
THE learned clerk presently
asked him: "Do you want to go into the witness-box and take the oath?"
"Sure,
sure," Dmitri sold. "What "language
would you like? English? German? Polish? Gracie?
There was no answer, so he spoke in English, and holding up his bandaged right hand cald: "It is other people who nuke trouble, not me. I show them with my right hook....
"Just #
mopiant," sald the learned clerk. "Where do you live?
Royal Visit. Already decorative arches are gulag up in the outer city, and once the old year does de there will be a mad scrambly to complete the Royal decora- tions.
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All experts agree that with a nenr-record wool year, a record Christinas, and the Royal tour coming so soon afterwards, the Anancial
19
year June - June likely to be one that will take some beating in the years to come.
FINE PERFORMANCE A 15-year-old Chinese girl who could not speak English when she arrived in Australia eight months ago has
topped ber cines of 32.
The girl is Audrey Yip, chut who brought his family daughter of a Singapore mer-
of five to this country so that they could get an Australian education. The father derided to come to Australia after talk- ing to Australian troops during the last wAT.
A Japanese wife of an Aus- tralian serviceman recently arrived in Sydney with her papers marked. "To be delivered to the GPO, Brisbane."
The woman was kept on the liner Talping until Army officials had tried to locate her husband. Sho was
to Bris- sent by alr bane next day.
SHIT "WEARS"
A British freighter which is the world's only ship to "wear" the Victorin Cross, is in Sydney. The freighter 19 the Otaki
"I live where I get a bed," | (10,984 tons) which Is on her Dmitri cald. "Last night, it maiden voyage dreen Brilala. was at Her Majesty's hotel. ha-ha. Other times it is my cousin's cafe,"
a
Otaki received the VC through strange set of circumstances. The Lale Captain A, Bissett Smith, marte: of the Otakl's namesake in World War I
1 was awarded the VC porthumously.
In Otaki, which was amnei with one 4-inch gun, he fought MITRI put his left hand to
his right shoulder: "Lissen," the Gennan reider Moewe to a
and standstill,
"What do you want to say?"
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Aftermath Of Christmas Disaster Man On Stretcher
Pleads Not Guilty To Arson Charge
Appearing in Court on a stretcher, Ching Ling, 36, former Royal Naval Dockyard coolie, before the Acting faced two charges of arson Chief Justice, Mr Justice T. J. Gould in the Criminal Sessions this morning.
It is alleged that accused unlawfully and maliciously set fire to the second floor of No. 1 Queen's Road East, where he was an occupant, on November 24 last year.
Another count of arson against the accused was with- drawn, the Crown offering no evidence. The Jury of five men and two women formally returned a verdict of not guilty in respect of that count,
Prosecuting is Mr D.N.E. limbs. He treated the patient Rea, Crown Counsel, assisted and admitted him to hospital. by Insp. J. Andrews. Accused Leung was found to be suffer- was not legally represented. " ing from superficial burns and Crown Counsel told the Jury was discharged after first ald that on November 24 last accus-treatment, witness said. ed was occupying o
bed space
Dr Y. K. Trao, medical cfficer," the passage way of No. 1 Queen Mary Hospital, said he Queen's Road East, second floor. toot
the treatment *of The bed space was next to the Cheung Hung-wal. In addition to the injuries described by the inst witness, Dr Teso sold that next to
ini
Undaunted by the loss of their squatter huts, these victims of the Shum- shuipo fire yesterday began to erect temporary shelters, but because of the danger
stairway. the flimsy "huts", of another fire being caused, they were requested to remove which they did.Staff Photographer.
Marsmans Studying Swineherd's
Possibility Of
Starting A Quarry
Confession
Another bed space, that of the accused, was occupied by Cheung Hung-wal who
shared it with his wife and child.
oven
on closer examination he found that the patient's conbrows and eyelashes and the roots of his The hair were all charred patient was removed to the Lai- chikok Hospital on January 22,
Hearing is proceeding.
On that particular night Cheung slept on a canvas bed between another bed Брасо occupied by his (Cheung's) mother and the verandah.
About 5 am. Cheung's wife noticed accused moving to and fro between his bed space and the kitchen, but did not рау particular attention to accused,
looking as she wan after her child, said the Pro-
Cagliari, Sardinia, Dec. 27. À 42-year-old swincherd pre-
to sented himself
the police here tonight, told them he had shot two other swinehord whom he suspected of theft and added
secutor. tter off in "anyway I will be better
piza.** prison than looking after
Pulice found the bodies of Antonio Cocco, 30, and Giovanni
HEARD MATCH STRUCK
Radio HK
SHEAFFER'S
coipeline
"500"
BLR BALLPOINT PEN
$650
Death Of Old
HK Resident.
of
Quo
Hongkong's oldest residents, 87-year- old Mrs Eugenia Farias O'Brien, of 41 King's Road, ground flour,, 'dleck this morning after a long Ligers.
The late Mrs O'Brien, who was born in Hong- kong, lesVES to 111.01.33 their Joss two
Kine rand. obildren and five great- grandchildren,
dauthter,
The sons are Mr Peter and Mr Patrick O'Brien, and the
daughter, Mrá
Norah Silva..
The funeral will take place today, the cortege passing the Monument at 5.15 p.
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 23 By Alr Formos, Okinawa, 0 p.m. Philippines, North Borneo, & p.m. Japan 0 p.m.
Ceylon, Feature On
Kowloon
Fire
An hour later Cheung's wife) At 7.10 this evening Radio heard the sound of a ratch Hongkong is broadcasting
а
Thailand. Malaya, Indonesia, Aus- tralia, New Zealand, Burma, India,
Pakistan Middle Eart Africs. Great Britain and Europe, 4 p.m.
By furfaca Macao. 4 p.m.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29 By Air Japan, Hawal USA and Canada, 10m
Indo-China, 6 p.m.
Thailand, Pakistan, Middle East, Africa. Great Britain and Europe, ⇓ Dim.
By Surface China, People's Republic, $30 am, Macao, š.m.
Burma, India, Noon.
Japan and Canada, 1. p.m. Malaya, Ceylock" Pakistán, Aden, Middle East, Italy, à p.m.
Maceo, 6 p.m.
"With a steady demand of aggregate, locally as well as from Borneo, a careful study is being made with a view of starting a quarry by utilising Desi, 25, before the pigs they being struck and at the same programme on the devastating time aw Games coming from fire in Kowloos-the largest in our complete set of quarry machinery," said Mr were grazing had attacked them.
Both had been
shot at point-
the direction of accused's bed the Colony's history. Joseph Yen, Chairman of the Directors of blank range.
For twenty minutes or do The ma
who gave himself space. man
She raised an alarm and ran after the London News listeners Marsman Hongkong China, Ltd,. in speaking on
tonight up
said he was sure
to the verandah. The other oc- will be given a picture of the the company's future at the Twelfth Annual they had stolen five piglets and
cupants of the premises a sow from him.
were area that has been burned out
and the station's observers will awakened. General Meeting of the Company held this
At this time, Cheung Wal- tell you something of the work
By Aur morning.
Philippines, Chuami, Hawaii, USA hung saw accused waving a cot- that's being done (both on the
and Canada. 8 sm ton quilt, which was also in spot and behind the scones) by
Indo-China Malays Indonesia, flames, in the direction of the welfare workers, and by other India Pakistan, Middle East Afric Lhe Government, the Police, Australia, New Zealand. Ceylon fire. Cheung oventually succeed ed in pulling away the quilt from groups or independent persons, Great Britain and Europe, 4's,m. the accused.
to help those who lost their homes-pad
them
NO QUALIFIED everything they possess in the blaze on Christmas night
COXSWAIN
In presenting his report, Mr locally as well as from Borneo, a Yen suld:
careful study is being made with a view of starting a query by utilizing OUT compile Bel of query" ma- chinery. Negotiations aro, going on with Government authorities in con- nection with the resumption of our
You have before you the report of your Directors and Statement of Accounts for the past fiscal year. which are submitted as disclosing
the position of your Company on
Police officers asked him 10 were not worried about what would happen to his wife
he
and four children,
They said he replied: "My wife has a lot of chickens. She can wring their necks when she ahlktren can hungry. The
is
Police said the children were
sid contract relative to the Morrison get on their own, as thousands Hill Quarry. Although we have been of other orphans do," notified by the Pubile Works Depart- meat to the effect that the acquisi-
by tender, we have every good
tion of the said quarry will be done
April 30th 1993, at the clone of the Company's fiscal year. A niet pro- 14 for the year under review amounted to $7.258.20.
First it is my duty to record the loss suffered by the resignation of reason to believe that we may get Mr T. B. Wijson. Dr J. H. Mare- à In view of the fact that we are man, Mr B. W. Mason, M: 1. 11. the only Arm in Hongkong to Hamm, Mr J. B. Stapler, Mr A. L. pose complete set of qUAITY Velilla and Me H. J. Pearce, all of machinery at present lying idle, and them have devoted to, mutli efforts that we also have at our disppet) in the Interest of the Company for experienced men who have worked the past yearn. 1. feel súca
for year in the Morrison Kiti you will join with me in recording our Quarry. At any rate we will do hearty appreciation fur their videg- our utmost to attain the aim." vours rendered to the Company,
I now move the adoption of the Report end Statement of Accounts CONSTRUCTION DEPT.
this has submitted and
OTHER BUSINESS
aged from six to. 13.-Reuter.
Part of Cheung's trousers were burned as a result.
Accused then fled from the premises,
OUTLAW REDS,The
PROPOSITION
Police
some
of
ROBBED POLICE CONSTABLE
a
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER, 30
Coxswain without a certificated
་
the..
Charged with being under- There was general confusion and shortly afterwards the Fire
way
Ma Fung-king. Brigade and the Police arrived.
84, master of a motor flihing vessol, that the noticed stairway next to accused's bed
was fined $150 by Mr. A. . G. Allten pleading guilty to Parker
at the Marine Court space was charred. The
quili was later examined by a Gov-arge of stealing from a Police this morning
constable, a 17-year-old catton
Sub-Insp. K. T. Wong pro ernment chemist who would worker, Young Chuen-tak, of no recuting
told the court Washington, Dec. 27.
that testify that he estimated that it fixed abode, was remanded for defendant Rep.
Harley O. Staggers contained about half a gallón of two days in Police custody
vessel was 'inter- by West
cestod while Virginia) kerosTIE. (Democrat,
ontering Mn T. Creedon at Kowloon this southern entrance of On the Construction Dept/invita- I been seconded I will be glad to proposed .today
Yaunati that Congress ticna to tender for various structural answer to the best of my ability any
Evidence would be given that morning. create a 12-man commission to
shelter on Sunday Syphoon wurks
connection queriica areholders may wish to study were received in
on the morning before the fire.
Young was alleged to have morning. The vessel was carry- wilart with
repairs.
whether the Communistused was sten bringing in a stolen a fountain pen from P.C.ing a load of fresh fish at the Government ank." Capt. Bisset-buildings and roads and the possibi-
Party should be outlawed. ty of utilising our quarry plant in
new tin of kerožene.
2909, Dau Cham-kwai, of the time. During a routine check it connection with the Tat Lon Chung The VC was one of the pès-
Mr Rea said that to prove that Kowloon Traffic Offee, at Ber-was discovered that no qualified of
set fire to a wick Street, near the secre Ressiona
Blasett Smith's
accused did
of coxswain had been the great tradition family for many
house, it was only necessary to the Are on Christmas Day. years. Then
freedom upon which this and the Mr C. Y. Tang seconded, the re-
during the voyage. last year it turned up in
prove that he caused, sono part site visited. It was apparent in each elections of the Directory, case that large initial expenditure C. Y. Tang, B. K. Mizo, B. K. Yang personal bellets," he said.
based outweighs my of the house to be charred. It London junk auction.
would be incurred and in aditition and Mrs Jeanne Prorpori Yen. Zerland Shipping to which there were
was not necessary that it was in considerable
Rep. Staggers Mr Yen then proposed the 'ro-
said he will Co, which owns the Oki, suc-
flames and extensively damaged. specialize elements which could not appointment of the auditors. Messy introduce legislation to submit be ancased on a competition basis. cessfully bid for the lot which
Lowe. Dingham and Matthews, and the issue to a commission of comTM contained the VC. The
It was decided therefore to withdraw this was seconded by Mr Haber. from competition tendering.
outstanding Americans including The pany then gained permission
policy adopted therefore was to
Judges and former elective off- from the Admiralty to enshrine wildraw nil our plant and equip.
cfals-United Press. the Cross in the lounge of the ment and transport vehicles into our Yard at Ngwu Chi Wan. Kowloon new vessel. The master of the
and Duroughly overhaul these prior vessell has been appointed
to offering them on the market custodian.
whilst there was still a shortage of H.K.T.
he said, "this shoulder broken because I give the hook." He Smith went down with his ship.
switched his right hand to his left shoulder: This shoulder not broken because I tell the truth.”
He paused for the force of tho analogy to sink
The New in, then went
on: "I admire the Queen verra moch. I respec' the Crown. But
of all the people in the world, I like best that last witness, the inspector."
seemned
As the compliment the sum of what he wanted to may. Mr Bennett told him to re- turn to the dock.
M
· RATHER DIFFICULT
D
A NEW SEARCH Four of the Melbourne geophysicists whose field work
a
R BENNETT asked him: for the Bureau of Mineral He
sources led to the Exmouth Gulf "Have you any witnesses?”
oil and, are back in Melbourne
· have
34 witnesses, all working on another search for honourable policemen," Dmitri oll. answered, but evkiintly he was
They are examining équipment speaking figuratively, for ho
the bureau will use in which quickly lost interest in the sub-
Gippsland (Victoria) oil Ject.
search next month.
The four men concerned live "Well, I convict you," said the
"I chail remand for six months each year in the magistrate.
field, living in buts where oil you for a medical report.""
has to be carried miles in the "Your excellency," said blazing heat. Dmitri, and with a low sweeping bow, left.
When he had gone, Me Ben- nett, called back the lompoctor. There seems to be some mento) trouble,"
he observed.
"Yer sir" the inspector said. "I understand that his cousin has been trying to help him, but that
fe is rather difficili to help."
ecunts was proposed by the Chair-such a ban. "However, I realise the
The adoption of the report and ac- He said he personally favours
Reservoir works was investigated. In all cases the placs and specifications Huber. Mr Huber also proposed, and were carefully considered
Mess tion is
man and seconded by Mr O. R. that
Radio Hongkong
suel plant. We were able to dis G. Time Signal pose at favourable prices of such gramme
plant and vehicles for which we saw Ten's Half Hour.
end
По Chilid-
of
па
Mossadegh To Appeal.
SECOND COUNT The other count against the necused was that he set fire to shavings bedding and wood which were in the house in such circumstances that if the result had been building as a set fire to, accused, would have been guilty of a felony.
Burtonary The
aille Log no further use, on this Hem we mode ₫ Seilegs". A Programme for Listeners
To prove that offence, It was a profit on sale of machinery, plant of All Ages by Margaret Potter and
not necessary that any part of and care In the amovat of and Trevor Hill (BBCTS); 0.30.
the house wax set on fire. It HK$50,943,77. Reserving for the tinie Composer Cavalcade-Vincent You-
Teheran, Dec, 27. being the quarry plant and certain
the Jury was satisfied that the mana: 6.39, Weather Report: 7,
seven-member military accused not fire to the bedding #quipment for which employment Time Siros. World News and New tribal will begin at the mining property is contem- Talk London Relay); 7.15. Box
hesrings and wood shavings, they would 200 Bert Oflielt at the Orgen (OB); next Saturday on the plated.
sppeals have no difficulty in, finding Iranian "Mining Dept.-Needle I Mines 30, New Concert Orch. 40. Artist of former
Premier him gulity of that count. of the Week Gladys Tupley (Can Mohammed wes' confinuously operated suiceeSE-
Mossadegh and Insp. J. Andrewa, Divisional tralto); 8, Announcers Cholen pre- fully under the agreement With Mers Hoong Foo Mining Co., Ltd.
sented by Rory O'Connor (Studio); former Chief of Staff Riahi, il Detective Inspector Eastern The production was stepped up to
progresively 8.30, Conducted Tour. A Form of was announced here tonight, Police Station, said he went with AD average of 420 stortion led by Professor Amas
a parts of Police to No, 1 Queen's catiles per day over the
Mossadegh was sentenced period teries (Recorded); 9. Time Signal.
or Legend? A Talk on last week to three years'
Road East about 7 ay. The concentrator rive Mytis under review.
on satisfactory analysis and flys most Knossos by Dr Charles Bellman part of our productions, have been DBCTS);
manprisonment and Riehl to two A Tumber of stops of the
Im-November 24 last. 0.15, Concerto
(Sir shipped to America, which resulted Piano and Orchestra
Arthur years.
The hearings will be taircase were chaired, and wit- pront of TIK#84299.97 during this }) Solomon
(Plane) with public and are expected to lost nose produced a piece of wood year. No active mindrut. ha been Liverpool allharmonic Orch, cond, for about undertaken at Challe Peak owing toj by Sir Adrian Boult: 10, Variety
one month, the which he said was taken from a J. M. Royuet, | question of wheeled arees over land (CTS): 1030, International | Faazonsgan, told the
difficulos which arbon over the Fanfare from the North of Eng-government spokesman, General atop the lands as reported last year. This Cabaret: 10.45, and across the France-Presse. question has to a large extent Leen Keys with Ian Blewart: 10.39, solved by the action of Government | Weather Report:" 11. Time Signal. in building a cood over the area in | Redio News Reel Meenrded London dapple. The question of further | Relay);
11.15, Goodnight Music: development of the above two minar; God" Bava" The Queen; 1130, Clans are sill under investigation by the ¦ Down." Japanese engkeers from The Napon .
"There are no hunches in this all game", the Bureau's deputy director, Mr said.
"The Exmouth Gulf discovery was the result of years of hard work."
FAST WORK
A$9,000-ton ship was launch-
woek
સ st, the Newcastle State Co., Ltd., in order to plan Dockyard...this
after | out" &, new method,; for mechanica
operation of our entree.
A SMALL LOBS
By now, in the prison hospital. being but in the fast, Ume
the doctors perhaps will have
of eight months. routed once and for all Deniiri'a imagined entries, and cleared A spokesman for.
Aus-
for the the air of the imagined insults.tralian Shipbuilding Board and The little man will be agaks at Dis was so, Australian record poaca with the world, with his and an effort probably un- cousin, his cousin Castomers equalled overacks. The ummi
time for building a and with tlmselt.
ship
of size is about two years.
Resson for the, spoody, con struction wae that ali atoel and blker materials were really available during -- the congruo= tion,
"What's Har Ling? & Solution,
Teheran, Dec. 28.
The Iranian Minister of In-"|
with
-press,-->
Repulse Bay Road Accident
Ho collected a number of exhibits which Included a large sack of wood shavings, a small oll lamp, five bed boards and treatie, in tin^epntaining” mriali pieces of wood, a boot of wood shavings, à gram mat, a num- ber of rugs and pieces of wack, a small tiử” which emelt curtain which
ing
SIDE GLANCES
on board
By Galbraith
"Trading Dent, showpd small formation, Mr. Amidi Nouri, to- About 7p.nl on Christmas strongly of kerosene and loss. We have kept in touch with day denied rumours that Iran Dar, Mis M. Lister was driving bur
lightly our various buyers and succeeded in pleder number of small order. whe negotiating milliary agree her private car along Repulse Flowever the polical situation with menta
Turkey ́and | Bay Road," whón, in order to Dr Hu Shih-cheng," medical fasciatach restrictors is still da" | Pakistan, 1940
evold collision with another oder attached to Queen Mary pramingjour trading bugneTE
Sir Nouri also told newsmen clase ewerved, and on to Hospital aid he examined "The first time you've taken me out to dine in weska, and. | Companies--Mgedchen 3-st **Bubeldiary MathiTradering. Comm Ltd has that they new British Charge | Ure operated as all loss guring the d'Affaires, Mr Deals Wright, and in hillwall of the road, damag Cheung Hung-wal and Leung you want me to go into the kitchen and show the chef how
Quck others, subszól ryan, the Intern Foreign
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