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Jeremy's New Start
TWI
WICE, in the Tate evening, the policeman bad moved Jeremy on, Anding him each time, prop- ping up West End doorways, half asleep.
of
In the early hours the morning, the polleeman came upta Jeremy once again, This time, he was curled mo ip L doorway, really usleep.
"Comf on now," said the policeman, shaking the sleeping KAN by the shoulder of his patched and frayed sport- jacket. "You can't sleep here, Anci you'll have to go to"
be named a hostel a long walk sway.
"You'd
"I'm Kolug to no lodging house," Jeremy better arrest me.
smid.
It' give me
a chance to get things straight-
ened out."
THE
THE ARREST
E policeman did arrest him, and at Bow Street next morning. Jeremy, a dark-haired balding mournful man, pleaded pulity to wandering abroad and lodging in the open air.
"He said when I arrested him,
that he hadn't eaten for 35 hours," said the
|
Alleged False Pretences
8 Lakhs Involved
Suma totalling $817,- 502.74 were involved in five charges of obtaining money by false pretences and one of conspiracy to defraud that were preferred against Chan Tak-shing, allas Chan Wing-kai, 36, unemployed, a native of Formosa, when his trial opened before Judge J. Reynolds in the Victoria District Court this morning.
The alleged fraud concerned the shipment of 5,063 cases that were supposed to contain 401,- 400 lbs of first grade Formosan ercen ten ("Chun Mec") des- patched by various ships to Casablanca,
North Africa. It was alleged by the Prosecution that these
cases in fact con- tained 192,000 grude ten.
lbs of Interlor
Accused, who plended not guilty
all counts, to
was re- presented by Mr Patrick Yu. instructed by Hastings and Co. The Prosecution was conduct-
eu
CHINA MAIL
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1954.
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LINK
WITH - PAST HISTORY
by Mr Simon F.S. L. Crown Counsel, assisted by Det. Sub-Insps. Clough and H.C. Hui, of the Commercial Crimea Once.
1952. policeman to
Sla Luurence Dunne, the Chief Mogistente.
"Is he known?" Sie Laurence inquired of the gaoler.
Known for er.me, not for this type of
of offence," the gaoler answered.
"What's
happened""* Laurence asked "Jeremy, {1} Д Friendly volec.
THE FIVE CHARGES The five charges of obtaining money by false pretences were (1) that accused, on August 21. with intent to defraud. obtained
$126,544.38 for the New Chine Associated Tea Corporation from the Bank of Indo-China by falsely pretending that 630 cases consigued by the Corporation to Casablanen per Radnorshire contained the 8.3. 50,400 lbs of "Chun Mee" green
whereas tes,
In fact the cases contained approximately 25,000 " come out of prison six days Ibs. of inferior grade tea; (2)
that 6. Jeremy said. "I meant to ago,
accused, Un OF about
1952, straight,
obtained work right August 10. Ket
of away. I went to a hostet place $220.003.08 from the Bank In Aldgate, and put all me cards Indo-Ching by falsely pretend- on the table to them, telling
1.403 eases consigned ing that them 'd just come out, and
for Casablanca per the
the ส.ส. askett
Shillong contained they could help me
108,600 lbs. get a job.
до
A LONG WALK
Sir
of “Chứn Mee" tea, whereas they in fact contained approximately 54,000 lbs. of Inferior grade tea (3) that accused, on August 25, 1982, obtained $48,022.86 from the Bank of Indo-China
by pre- metending that 325 casen consigned
Casablanca ung-for
per the B.S.
THEY said they'd try. but after me nanging around
a coupla days, they told there weren't no vacanies
lervour.
"How much money did they Elve
when you came out of prison?"
Labour
по
Russia Buys
SA Beef
Capetown, Feb. 10, South Africa is to sell
beel About 7,000 frozen Carcanes to Rustla, it was disclosed by business
circles yesterday. The Minister
Agricul- ture, Mr S. P. le Roux - plying to a question, said A contract concluded
મ
had just been
by A private the delivery of firm for frozen meat cartled
over from last year in Walvis.
Southwest Bay,
Atrica,
cold stores. As there surplus,
WAS now the minister Il- thorised the Meat Board to export old stocks to make room for fresh supplies,~-~ France-Presse.
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DYING MAN Czechoslovakia
ACCUSES
HIS WIFE
B
San Francisco, Feb. 9. A wealthy importer dying of cancer told Superior Court Judge from his hospital bed today that ho wanted a divorce from his
wife before he died because she taunted about her "multiple affairs".
him love
Albert
N. Adeg became violently, lil several times while giving the deposition to Judge D. L. Harris as his wife Geri- rude stood by his bed with her lawyers.
Physicians nt
the
bospital
was
Among the latest batch of released prisoners from 76- year-old Franz Urban. He was the driver of the couch of Crown Prince Ferdinand and his wife, when they were killed on June 28, 1914, in Sara- jeva-the incident which culminated in the break- ing out of World War, 1. Urban was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment by the Czechs, of which he spent nine years in different prisons. — Lon- don Express.
Kenya Situation
sald Ades was "going down More Serious
and no one could tell how long he would last.
The couple married in May 1949 and two years later Mrs Ades Bled for separate main- tenance, asking for all com
she which property.
munity
valued at $500,000.
NEW
SHEAFFER'S
ADMIRAL
SNORKEL
PEN
Decision Influenced By An Opinion, Counsel Complains
The submission that the Magistrate con- cerried. should not have allowed himself to be influenced merely by the opinion of a public servant that an illegal wireless station "might endanger the safety of the Colony" was put forward by. Mr J. H. G. Way, representing an appellant before Mr Justice J, R. Gregg at the Appeal Court this morning.
"It is not in our British way to become hysterical about political things. It is common to find on certain occasions Communist or Nationalist flags on many com- mercial buildings all over the Colony," Counsel' declared.
Mr Way was appearing for was one which he was sorry to Ng Choc-ching, 26, of 41 Bulke say, had become prevalent. ley Street, top floor, who piend- Dealing with Mr Way's atgu-
tilo
attitude,
THE - MAN IN THE HANSOM
‡New Adventures of
Sherlock Holmes next week
OUT of the nostaleto past,
from a London whose gha-
Hi, foggy-streets echoed to the leisurely clatter of horses' hooves
dington patients seldom seem to nce bim.
ed guilty before Mr T. Creedonments of the charges being al- and hansom cabe there stepa at Kowloon on December 4, last ternative ones, he submitted next Saturday a loved and fami- year, to operating a radio that this was in fact
not so. Ilar figure. A tall, lean man in communication station without One person could commit onom
| a deer-stalker cap and Inverness a licence without
possession of radio of the offences, or two, or three, cape. By his side is his faithful equipment
ካ licence, and the charges would be dealt attendant, a dentor whose Pad and being occupier of pre- with separately. mises with radio-communication
NO ASSISTANCE equipment on It.
As to Mr Grew's On the first count, Ng was Crown Counsel said it was quite Sherlock Holmes, the greatest The name? Yes, the name in given 12 months imprisonment. open to Mr Grew to take the On the second count, he was stand that he did. Also, the ap- and most famous detectivo in Elven six months, and on the pellant had not given any as the history of Hterature. third, $3,000 or 12 months, all sistance whatsoever to the When Sir Arthur Conan Doyle consecutively,
Magistrate or to His Lordship wrote the original Sherlock The appeal was against the in the Appeal Court. He had Holmen storfes a number of ad- severity of sentence.
nover disclosed what type
of ventures were left untold. They After hearing submissions by message was involved in the were mentioned by Dr Watson, but not recounted." Now Adrian Counsel for the appellant and by documents seized. Mr D.F. O'Reilly Mayne,
he is asking for leniency Conan Doyle, Sir Arthur's son Crown Counsel, His Lordship from the Court, one would ex- and literary executor, reserved his decision unt!! 10
pect him
to bring everything out to fill the gaps. a.m. on Monday, February 16.
cut into the open," Mr Mayne In his address to the Court,
declared, Mr Way said that during the
He went on to say that having hearing of the case,
Mr Grew, gard to the circumstances of the Senior Government Wireless the case, the sentences imposed novelist, he has written the Inspector, made a statement to were not excessive,
| mission the effect that the wireless
them The Case of the Black station was the most compact he had ever seen,' and that cer- tain documents were found on the premises which the authorl- ties concerned were not able to translate.
NO EVIDENCE Mr Gréw,
Assaulted
By Soldier
has set
In
Watson's story conjunction
Dickson
with John detective Carr, the
adventures - among
Baronet The Adventure of the
Bealed Room, Tho Higbaute Miracle
Each story is related by Dr Watson. and presents
Sherlock Holmes down to the last authen- tle detail.
Gunner F. Moore, at the 6th Counsel went on,
Adrian Conan Doyle has riven
had also sold then that in his A Regiment, was fined $25 and the China Mail exclusive per- opinion, a transmitter of that sort ordered to pay 150 compensation mission to
NOW print these of when he appeared before Mr Sherlock Holmes stories. They "might" endanger the safety Creedon at the Colony". But Mr Grew pro
Kowloon this duced no evidence in support of morning on a charge of assault story of the detective story are the greatest event in the Insp. W. Gilles said that on since Sir Arthur laid down his that opinion.
February 6, the complainant, Turning to the sentences, Mr Ling Ping-kwan, Way
was walking Pe said effect was two and a half years, ant with two others walked to their total along Nathan Road, and defend- If the appellant was unable towards him. As they passed car pay the fine Imposed.
Continuing, he said that the
that
BEGIN IN THIS SATURDAY'S THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES WILL CHINA MAIL
London, Feb. 9. A delegation of British Members of Parliament. who have just returned from a tour of Kenya, be- Ades said that on their wed- ding day his wife made him sign❘lieve that the situation in A trust fund for $25,000 making the colony is. more serious appellant later appiled for a re-reason, hit him and ran away, DE
Later, he than it was six months ago | view of sentence. Prior to this, then reported the matter |
her the beneficiary, said, he sent her to Honolulu be-
cause she said she was not feel- and that further energetic Ing well. "but she spent every action should be taken, it day on the cruise making love was learned tonight from to the ship's steward".
reliable sources.
of
where. By then, alf me money Mekong contained 20,000 lbs of was gone. And I wanted to go "Chun Mee" green tea, whereas straight, see?" be added with
they
contained In fact
13,000 lbs of in- proximately ferior grade ton; (4) that ne- {cused, on or about August 25 1852, obtained $230,057.32 from "Seven-an'-six." Jeremy sut: the Bank of Indo-China by pre- tending that 1,455 cases соли the "I signed Exchange, but there wasn't signet to Casablanca per the s.s. Glengyle contained 116,400 Ibs day Jobs for me there. Then,
of Chun before yesterday,
Mee I heard there
green whereas in fact contained
they in of a night's w the was
chance
60,000 lbs of in- work in
Su 1 approximately Hammersmith.
and ferlor walked there from Aldgate, and
(5) that grade tea;
on Angust
28, 1952, Iralls, New Zealand, pm.
Africa, Great Britain & Europe, I'll kill you and cut you to reform in the sysun of command hung around wil night. Thought accused,
$107,595.10 from the might get fixed with a bit of obtained
Bank of Indo-China by pretend- || 7m. money to sort of set meself up,
ing that 1,250 cases consigned 10 sco? I waited till seven in the
Casablanca per the ss. Halland morning, but there wasn't no
contained 100,000 lbs of "Chun Job, so I walked back."
Mee" green tea, whereas
L-
"What was the sentence you had been serving?" Sir rence asked,
18 MONTHS
"FTEEN months,*
Jeremy
said and drew a deep sigh.
Lea
they
in fact contained approximately 40.000 lbs of Inferior grade tea
The The charge of conspiracy cheat and defraud alleged that the accused. on divers dates between June 25 and Septem- ber 11, 1952, together with Lam Lam Ching" Ming-shun, alles sau, alias Kwong-tau Lam and other persons not in custody, defraud to conspired together Ruch
could be in- persons 03 duced to part with money by y false representations, that they were able to supply first gradë Formosan green tea to Kuch persons.
Sir Laurence colied forward Mr Badger, the probation officer, who said he had known Jeremy eight years before siter a charge of begging.
008
"Well, he seems preity for himself now, will you what you can do for him?" Sir Laurence asked the probation officer.
Mr Badger nodded, Six Lourence turned to Jeremy,
ure "You're finding, aren't you, ns people often do, that the real punishment starts when you
sentenec?" iinish a prison suggested. Jeremy glumly agreed.
he
"Well, don't sleep rough." Sir Laurence counselled him. "Co and have a talk now with Mr Badger. He'll help you to find work and somewhere to stay. I shall discharge
condi- you tionally."
HOPE AGAIN
FOR a moment, Jeremy tried
to speak. But he could not.
$1 WITNESSES
In its opening, Mr Li said that the list of wilnotes was q raifzer formidable one, us the Crown in- tended calling 81 persons to testify: against the accused. The principal witness, Mr Eilan Saka, was not al present in the Colony, being Casablanca, but he was expected to arrive at any time.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1o
By Air Japan, 0 p.m. FOTOS, 6 p.m. Thailand, Malaya, Indonesia, Aur-
Burma. Pakistan, Middie East.
By Surface
Japan. 3 p.. Marac, 0 pm.
THURSDAY, FEDRUARY 11
By Air
India, Ceylon, a.. Japan, Noon.
Formosa, 1 p.m.
Philippines, Guam, ilawaii, U,S.A
& Cariada,, p.m.
Formosa, Ökinawa, Japan, U.S.A.
& Canada. 6 p.in.
Philippines, N. Borneo,p.ni
By Burface
China, People's Republic, 830 a.
Macau, P. a.m.
Indo-China, 11 am.
Japan, Hawaii, USA, Central South-America, 1 p.m.
Philippines. 2 p.
Korca, 2 p.
Malaya. Burma, India. 3 D... Macao. 6 p.m. DAN FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17
By Air
Ades saich his wife first answered "so what" when
The delegation, made up he accused her of accepting $50 hrce Conservatives and three from another man. Later, he Labour MPs, were believed to said, "she got a gun and sold have recommended key a report to
Colonial
Secretary, Mr she wanted to kill me.
wrestled the
olcsc. .com the gun away and then she ran Over
the police and and got a knife and said, 'You operation
army la Kenya and a general ploces
you'll never be good 50
ogains: the Mau Mau terrorists,
Reliable sQUTCOM
this ssid He said he ran.-United Press.
could be in the form of the creation of a post similar to that occupied in Malaya by General
Train Arrives Templer with full powers ever
London, Feb. 10. The first through passenger train from Moscow arrived in Peking yesterday on schedule, the New China News Agency. reported today,
A crowd of 1,000 cheered as
↳
the
Incal
train pulled into Clitenmen railway station
at 200 hours,
Africa,
Talland, Burma, India, Ceylon, Pakistan, Middle East, Great Britain & Europe,
Indo-Ching, 10a.m. Formosa, Japan, Korea, 1
N. Borned, Australia, New
land. p.m.
police, anny and general policy.
France-Presse.
Aktiebolaget Papyrus
Recently received
from
The Communist agency sald Sweden is a book which, in officials of the Miniatry words and pictures, tells the Railways were among those story of one of the world's most present
trein's famous paper-meiding conctros- greet the Soviet crew.
the Aktiebolaget Papyrus Among the 140 passengers, It Mondal.
to
of
asked leave to
plainant, the defendant, for. no
never
have
CRUELTY TO PIGEONS
WEB treated in Kowloon he (Counsel)
Hospital. cross-examine Mr Grew. By the
On February. 9, the defendant time the application came up the Post Office authorities had was located and charged. The An unlicensed hawkery Chan already deciphered one or more complainant said that he had Cheung, 25, of 41 Sai Kin Lane, scen defendant of the documents in question,
before, who crammed 31 live pigeons But Mr Grew refused to tell and had no idea why he should into a circular basket measuring
the contenta
assaulted, the Court what
been
two feet by one foot, pleaded Insp. Gilles sold that it was guilty before Mr Hin-shing Lo of the
were. He mossages
unprovoked on what an
savage at Central this morning pressed him to tell basis he came to the on-assault, and asked the Magis- charges of cruelty to animals. clusion that the "safety of the trate to take a serious view of hawking without a licence, and
| Colony" night be affected, and the case as this type of offence obstruction. He was flaed this
he also refused to do. He was becoming prevalent in, the total of $85 or 18 days impri- (Mr Grow) said he was
acting Colony, Instructions from
The defendant stated that he his and the Magistrate and his friends were sparring advised Counsel to and he hit the complainant by
thereum pursuing the mat-aceldent,
refrain
ter further.
Referring to -the Tele communication Ordinance, Mr Way said that It could be scen from
its provisions that the
which the a
charges
faced
were made to bo native to one another. Counsel sub- said he put forward a mission
on this point to the Magistrate, who consequently removed only the (b) charge and quashed the resultant sentence on that chargo, «
MAIN CONTENTION - "My main contention is this: the Magistrate should not have allowed himself to be In- Zea-naked, were Soviet experts who Next y year, the Aktiebolaget
had come
to help in China's Papyrus colebrates Its Diamond uenced merely by opinion of a p.m.nicians, Chinese
reconstruction, Rumanian tech- Jubilee and the publication Public servant," Mr Way stated. students who which relates and illustrates the done his best to discover how He said further that he had studied abroad and 50 history of this Swedish. com-
this sort of offence
endanger could China, People's Republic, 830 am. Korean students
on their
way pany is fitting testimony to 60 the enfely of the Colony. Appar home.Reuter,
years of skittul enterprise. The ently, it was the view that when Papyrus is the biggest
p.m.
Malaya, Indontala, Japan U.S.A. Canada, Indo-Chine, 8 pm,
By Gurikes
It was alleged by the Prosecution, Mr Li continued, that the accuseri was asociated with certain persons, one of whom was Lam Ming-ahun (named in the sixth charge), who were enncerned in the management | opened in favour of the New Chins
of a Arm, which changed its name from time to time certainly ones at legit--and was finally changed
first grade Formosan green tea. The Bank would produce documents to show, that letters of erectit had been
had
Radio Hongkong
H.K.T.
Bignat 0. Time
in Sweden producing fine my an illegal wireless station was paper used for political purposes, it and board and its products are was more serious than one ured sold throughout the world, In- for commercial cluding Hongkong,
purposes.
RISKING LIVES
́OF PEOPLE
Associated Tea Corporation demand. ing inst grade Formcian green lea. Dedence would be given that ship.
Ant Programing The Company has reason to 0.00, to the name of the New China ments to Casablancs were of inferior Summary:
Lucky bipfool proud of a beautifully Associated Tea Loin situat-
grade ten shipped in heavy wooden | Variety Requeste presented by ed at Room 400,
Emporium boxes weighing some 43.00 YORG Margherita (studio): 630,, Weather turned-out book which vividly building. The real centre of their against the normal light wood Report: 7, Time Signal and World describes the modern art of activities in the scheme was at boxes welching five the. The accused News London Relay) 7.10. The paper-malding, Hunter Godowa in Des VORUN WAS one of the person who ordered Shek Kip. Mel Fire, A Progress Road West,
The boxes to be delivered to Report describing -The Work, d008 On or about May, 1962, the New Hunter's Glodown, and evidence for the relief of the fire victime He had to let his eyes perform | China Associated Tea Corporation would be given by one of the and their ropwillersent; 245, Letter Amazing by Alistair Coole of his volce. They hired complete floor of funter's coller employed in the Godown to from
Godown, and wccused himself sign- reback the ten in the heavy wooden Recorded London Relay); 6. Echose and his whole expression, tolded at uarantor in the contract for boxes, that he law, accused prezent of the Show "It is a very serious offence, his gratitude with el
at, thi godown. This at the time he was doing, ifis, - Quarlet
4, 10) FANS (@sconti ith eloquence the leting onough.
firm opened an account with the The police, acting on Teatructions, vlade (Buglio) Artigo. Toan You are risking the Hived of the He marched
Bank of pindo-China in June or July, excuted a search warrant at the violin) Dr SMM. Bard and violin), people in your craft. I find you out towards tho
1.1963, and 1116, baŋkɛ was given a home of the accused on July 20, hit, Ziy(Alves (vide), Feltz Lin ('enito);
in a, autosse in the accused's, bed- Mikor by Mort minutes in the dock had quilo of the accused, transformed, a man in whom during the period from July to
Money, obtained from time to time room. These two domuments (were Wednesday ghowtre "A Month in labour,"
Identified by the sea of womans, the Cour vendor keeping to g
(byen Mary (3 Hope-Allen, hope sparked again.
Septembar, 1008, was paid into this with whom the spouted, was living, Produc account, and it would be given i as a document written by his under widence that all 55 not, most, the accuard's dictation, argtyonayin Aaughn Monrow(** (VOCNE). Gwent:240
of
the office
Jay
"Every day, people go back and forth across the fronffer of Chink, as well as by sea. What on carta could anybody through a wireless vou chat could endanger the, sefoly of the Colony? I submit the offence le nothing more then a tecknics1 offence.
"Undoubtedly, it is undesirable
but to say it is a serious offenes | to ̈allow... sich a sel to operate,
that can deserve such a sovere sentanco`ls to my mind, shear
Aloit
future, a man whom those few | speciman signature bearing the name | and found two documents in Chinese (M. H. Fan (and viola) Quintes in digulity on both charges and Ante nonsence: w' not 'in 'our, British
"What's Her, Line ?.. Solution
", BAREBACK-RIDER÷
the onegiegs were drawers on that she acculeett's own handwrślicz facequint) and alɛned, by, the, kocuted. - "Thex mocused was taken Kot the | WoRMS & S
Lyche general system. of the scheme,|| Commereka+Crimes: Oftew, the same sala MF, LA, wha Thạt this group of Chayari (Kada “avilong-staéskieTEL, personi zrostved orders from Gasan under cautions, to knop. Clough.. bianca krom time to time, to supply
For two out",hard;}
Parker way to became hystericnt about Political thing. It is comman
In
Chan find on, certalnik occasions,"
Or Nationalist; flags | commercial buildings. kunderway without sliver a er over the Colony, pycuma ceruncated", coxswain: de antena de Replying for the Crown, Mr
gineer
Mayomshid this type of offenen
(Bocoran Bondant, West Pcharged with)
and
sonment.
to
Inspector W.EB. Howel, pro- recuting, said that the offenco took place at 0.80 am, at Bal On Street on February, 0.
SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith
*"") don't di
ng Daddy 'pipus for his birth
day and then scolding,
for smelling up the hous
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