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Coming Up For Air
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CHINA MAIL
Labour Motion Against Further H-Bomb Tests
London, Mar. 31. About 100 Labour members of Parliament LFRED, with his great signed a motion last night demanding that the
domed forehead, might|| be one of the world's great Government take steps to prevent the explosion thinkers. The effect, it is of more hydrogen bombs. true, is somewhat spoiled by the great walrus moustache he wears, but when he speaks, it is with the slow, booming, deliberation of one
The motion, put forward by Labour member Ellis Smith, proposed the "outlawry" of atomic weapons and said Britain, America, Russia, France and Communist China should submit proposals on who picks his words and the future of atomic control and the gradual re- puts a price upon the wisdom duction of armament expenditure: they contain.
艘
Whitechapel High Street the other evening a plainclothes policeman watched Alfred as he stood, still on a plece of statuary. outside a cafe.
Each time 4 customer came or went, Alfred, a man of few words, boomed the few words he had chosen for use that night, in the customer's direction. "Got ✡ spare coin?"
Bald Alfred to each. "Got a spare coin?"
I'M DOING NO TAPPING'
A
COLOURED man gave him
a copper, a number of others, coloured and white, ignored his When the eloquent appeal, watching policeman considered he had seen enough, he went to Alfred and said: "I am arresting you for berging."
Alfred slowly turned on the him through officer, regarded
superclilous eyes. narrowed,
"Begging?" he said. "I'm doing
tepping no
young man. I happen to be on my way to the library."
Mr Ellis Smith drafted his Prime Minister's statement was motion shortly after Sir Win-most disappointing because it ston Churchill's statement In implied that there Was по the House of Commons on the purpose in pursuing preparatory United Statca H-bomb experi-negotiations for general dis ments in the Pactic.
armament under International The Prime Minister's an- control in the Unlled Nations nouncement left the Socialist Commission until conditions of Opposition still worried about confidence between nations have the effects of the Bikini blasts. first been established. This Mr Philip Noel Bakor, former ignores the fact that the arms Commonwealth Relations
ons Secre- ruce is in itself the major tary and a prominent questioner cause of tension."
of Sir Winston Churchill on the Mr Anturin Bevan, leader of Labour Party's left-wing. United States Bikini explosions, the told Reuter later: "I think the said the Prime Minister had the the given
impression to country purposely er other- wise that he had made invest!- gations and that the United States Administration had re- fused to give him any informa- tion.
GARDEN RD
TRAFFIC
COLLISION
Traffic
was
"PEOPLE SHOCKED"
"Whilst it is perfectly correct. that the United States Govern- ment is forbidden by its own laws to disclose any of the secrets of the H-bomb or atom
-it
prevented from die- British Govern- closing to the 'Come along," the policeman this morning- on Garden ment, all the measures it pro- said.
circumscribe Colonial poses to take to In due course, at the Old Road Street court, Alfred in a voice Secretariat
three the limits of the explosion and any safety precautions it might
obstructed bomb does not seem it is for more than 15 minutes equally
near
the
when
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1954.
Sheaffers SNORKEL
SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith TRADE DEPRESSION HITS
12.19
Capt. 1964 by MLA Bucks, Ra.
"You'll be able to use the phone in a few minutes-ehe just glanced this way to see how we're getting along with the dishes!"*
12 More
Criminal Appeals Dismissed
CINEMA'S BOX OFFICE
Profits Decrease |DEPOSIT CLAIM
By $20,000
The general depression in trade and the many new theatres showing second run films at lower admission charges were listed as the chief reasons for the slump in Box Office receipts for 1953 by Sir Shouson Chow, Chairman of the China Enter tainment and Land Investment Company, Ltd., at the company's annual meeting this morning.
Perverse conditions caused a decrease in profit of about $20,000. The figure for 1958 being $382,477 as compared with a profit of $405,714 for 1952.
Evidence By
Bank Chief Accountant
Further ovidence was
this morning by Mr G. O. W
given Stewart, Chief Accountant of the Hongkong and Shanghal Banking Corporation; art change Controller In Hongkong in 1947 and 1948, at the, con- tinued hearing of the $2 mil llon claim brought by China Mutual Trading Co. of Ice House Streat, against the Banque Belge Your l'Etranger of Edinburgh Reynolds in the Supreme Court. House before Mr Justice
Sir Shouton, added that the decrease was small considering the deteriorating conditions in 1953 which were far worse than those of the preceding year, s.
Addressing shareholders, the (Chairman), and Mesara Liang Chairman said in part:
Chi-hao, Choy Wai-hung, Chang, You will no doubt recall that Kwai-lin, Chang Kwai-chong, in my report for the year 1952 Chang Kwal-on, Ts'o Tsun-on, the defendants the return (with
John
Mr Stewart, the third witnes called by the defendant Bank, was cross-examined by Mr MeNeill, QC.
Plaintiffs are claiming from
of HK$2,590,171.90,
I alluded to the difficulties to Li Lin-chi and George Y. Ky later balance of : margins. be expected in 1953. These Shareholders present: were:
wish
Li
diucllies were even WW*EC than anticipated.
to Mesars Chang Kwal-you, ask you to take cognisance of Shiu-chung, Li Chi-kwong Lo Chang Kwal-ping, Po-lun, the general depression of trade Chang Yick-hon, Ko Fook-chuen condition in Hongkong. This has and Mrs Kwok Ng-shan.
a perverse effect on our Box Office receipts by
spending power
reducing
our
patrons. We must also consider many new theatres that have risen up
the
second
nano in quindition/ne
sound
catering
patrons
and
to some
of our own
at lower admission
charges and providing the very
turConsidering
run
MURDER TRIAL
Being the.
pald in connection with the of certain goods importation into Hongkong
Amah Gives plaintiffs
Evidence
that made you think of the vehicles crashed into each be contem circumstances the ing. Mr John Hobley appeared for the Crown in equipped apparently 3-D pic of the jury.
Queen Mary'sren, pleaded not other. guilty to the charge, and the policeman told Mr Lestle Marks, i themagistrate, what he had
equivalent in Hongkong dollars Alternatively, they claim the
of US$449,504.43, cr damages.
Mr John McNeill, QC, Mr Perey Chen and, Mr. Brook A Bernacchi, all instructed by Mr Y, H Chan, of Messrs Lau Chan arid Ko, are appearing for, the
defendants are repre The sented
the .by
Hon
Leó d'Almado, QC, and Mc D. A. L. Wright, both Instructed by, Mr H. J. Armstrong, •Of Messrs same entertainment we gave our
The trial of three-men, and an Deacons, pubile a month earlier. I ramah, charged with the murder EXPLAINS PRACTICE fer to these now theatres which of a 60-year-old woman was Mr Stewart testifled that the all of them against are showing Twelve criminal appeals
second
resumed at Victoria District practice in Hongkong amon Court before Judge Reece, this banks was to forward, exchange: severity of sentence were dismissed by Mr pictures
again 3-D
pic-morning after a discussion on a contract against the production for which our theatre is point of law, with the absence of an exchange control permit Justice JR, Gregg at Supreme Court this morn- "In these
which was stamped payment and The vehicles Involved in the British people are shocked
tures are losing their appeal to
After the jury had returned, against shipping document A 1 * Maxi, a private think that a series of explosions accident
stereophonie sound on panora- defence all the cases.
Mr. O. counsel:
V bank however, was not per mie screen and Vistavistozi plc Cheung, put the third accused mitted to disburse the foreign ear, ones
and
The cause of is to
throughout take place
crazo, Yau Yuen, given a total of one fures are now the
The occurred of April and that
One of the appellants was un the United
Lung Fong, in the witness box.
unless shipping docu t revealed by States Administration does not ex-Policeman, Chow Yim, who years larceny offences, pald major film studios have drasti- She-dented that she had told the ye
were in the hands of f their produc police in a statement that she had self or its correspondent. sec nt to.
to let the world know of appealed against a two-year that was working before his cally cut
and feared that If he tons, owing to the world's opened the door to let the other questioned. Mr. McNeill, The taxi, which was in front the
zutions it is taking.
sentence with hard labour for arrest United other vehicles, was
States
must demanding with menaces
In con-accused into the premises where Mr. Stewart economic depression.
respect there
sold that In incident look the rear, and the realise also that the Pacifle is possession of arms and ammuni- be unable afterwarde to
cut the alleged
place. Lam Shu,
pictures,
consisting at employment.
(margin) shortage of
remedy She told the Court that on lorry was damaged alightly in
alz this situation some
aim the
than money something other some major alm offence, but that the American the time of the understand
day of the
robbery her no deduction was made, by the most, being sandwiched be-point of view now is that any during his three years hatt gain charges of burglary, larceny,
the others.
eldest Its number
and the two body can drop H-bombs in the ed a good record, and told the shopbreaking and house-break come old favourites.
chil but
can be seen dren had gone to school,sented for payment but when I have a statement," and
the security consisted of money Both the rear beforehand?
While she was holding the the practice was for the bank good conduct allowance at the the grounds that he helped from the recent exhibition of ponderously, for he is a heavily broken in two.
non-American built man, he made his way to and front parts of the car sus-
"Does that apply also to the end of every month.
Police.to. And his fellow thief."
Schild of one year and to make a deduction to the 1 tained considerable damago.
pictures in Hong- Soviet Union," Mr Bevan asked.
pleaded that. If he was Lam had a number of previous
to, the wireless her chant. The lorry was left near the Reuter,
old mistress called to see her. kept in prison for a long time convictions for similar offences. kang.
WG. are
An application for an autho not conservative in she said she could not re-rity to negotiate was the docu- scene of the accident, while the
"Dad" the many
characters
our Ideas nor in two locked
cars
towed were
our equip whom he had arrested during
ment which the customer down to Queen's Road..
his three years in the force,
ments which comprise the latest member the exact time.
Later, while
she was pro- addressed to the bank sşking it type of panoramie screen, 3-D would have a chance to wreak
food for
meal, paring Projection lenses and
se to make arrangements to open a Sierco on him. In vengeance
turned round and saw two men
credit. When this application 器 might
phonie sound effect. For this standing in the doorway of the wa
was made the merchant, under very reason we are fortunate kitchen. She asked them what took to pay. he mixed with bad characters,
the foreign currancy become one himself. He htt
to be able to meet the com- they were doing and they told draft draws under, that credit heavy family responsibilities,
petition even in such adverse her to keep quiet. condition. and he asked the Judge to
him leniency on grant grounds of his youth.
'LIES, ALL LIES'
$6 NY questions?” tho
the.
abour the Folice.
A magistrate asked Alfred, of the
when the polleeman's story was damaged at
and served a long sentence how and sequente
13
of
"Yes," sald Alfred. "It is all front. The private car sufferent hot American territory. Do we tion. Chow was a Policeman three years hard labour for studios are forced to re-issue master and mistress had gone bank when the dran was pre
clone.
les. Lies all of it.”
tween
"Any more questions?" "Nates were dislodged and one Pacific provided it gives notice Judge that, he received his $3 ing, objected to his contend on this situation in
gravely the witness-box and repeated the words of the oath after the ushery
"What is your work?"
learned clerk asked him.
PI
the
No one was injured. was last an able seaman,'
sal Alfred, and somehow made
that occupation seem so clois-
tored that he might have been saying?
druid.
TRAMWAYS "I was last an arch-
BACK TO THE TUNNEL
(6%)JELL,, what do you want to
MEETING
-21-were
.
MINERS' RESOLUTION
Stafford, Mar. 30. Delegates representing 54,000 miners passed an emergency re- solution today calling for united Bil action by "all peoples in lands" to prevent further pro- duction of hydrogen bombs.
Chow
thelition ho said, he
the
*STOMACH DISEASE” Several of the appellants had
Forged Dead Man's Papers
How
and
:``
out
a
and accompanied by the re- In the hand of one of the quired documents. The custom men
who she now knew to be
knife. He threatened her and according to the Kem Yun-chuen she saw a fruiter's obligation of such a draft came forward was to · pay' tenor, of, the told her to keep quiet,
draft, sald Mr Stewart......
He then dragged her, and pr
t
with
the o
bla
The resolution, put to an area conference of the National Union
AS APPROPRIATIONS of Mineworkers here, viewed
The with horror" the reports of
profit for the year
year under review, after providing for de say about this offence?" At the annust meeting of the hydrogen bombe belog exploded. "I had just jumped off a bus," Hongkong Tramways Lid this
It called for "Immediate and
preciation amounts to $882, bean convicted of larceny from "Why depend on a dead 477.44 to, which has to be add- said Alfred. "I had come from morning, the Chairman's State- urgent action of all people,
sum of $14,202,34 the Blackwall tunnel, and was ment and Accounts published irrespective of race, colour or demales-bag-snatching pick-man's name to get a job?od the
forward
from last other amah, Wong Yee, into to spent merchant, not wishing the mass pocketing, etc. One of these. You are young, and should brought under
the impression it was in the South Chirai Sunary Post creed, to prevent
a room at the rear of the house 10 peculate in movemente Friday.
However, I read in the Herald on March
Ho Kan, asked that his sentence delestion of civilisation."
679,78 for distribution.
Your of eight months and six strokes depend on yourself! come year making a total of $306,- and tied Fong up with sixup the exchange could enter into resolution, also urged It Saturday, so adopted after Mr Hudton Chan paper that
Was
action
the United through go back Wood had seconded the resolu-Nations Organisation, I thought I had better
The case is continuing. be reduced as he "suffered from mented Mr Hin-shing Lo directors recommend to deal used for carrying the baby, which to where I had come from,"
a stomach disease" Another, before passing a sentence with this as outlined in the Ap "But the officer says he saw
should ask all countries possess – To Lin, asked for a reduction of $500 or three months on propriation Acount: Mr Wood said: .
of-his ing the bomb formulae to lay It
seven-month and six you standing outside the cafe
six 44-year-old. It gives
pleasure to me much
Wong Man, » United Nations con- "I went into the cafe for a second the adoption of the steport before
atroles sentence se he had hiss allas Wong Fook, unemploy cup of tea, prior to returning to congratulate the Board, the Manage
and Accounts and I would like to ference. the Blackwall
In London the National As-when I was ment and staff on the excellent sembly of Women tunnel..
he was banished to ed, of 54 High Street, said Six Communist China." third, second floor, for uttering a about to catch a bus when this recuts for the past year tateme
remarks in your statement, Winston Churchill was complete
the forged document." Chung his sir, regarding the
Chi-ming, with replacement of ly out of with the feelings.
touch the old car bodies, the renewal of
Wong admitted way, the introduc of Britons. In saying it would same sentence, said he had a
coman
rode up
on
tion.
as
Through his narrowed eyes, he ton of the new tumse crea not be right to ask the United family to support and he feared
that if he served sich a long forged Seaman's
: uttering
taxation for
of
in
Radio Hongkong
Firet
*foreign exchange contract
object of stabilising future obligation in respect of that draft he acted o
He agreed with Mr. McNeill that in mich
mer
pa dividend of 50 cents
chant, if the expected the craft to come forwards in the third per share on the paid up capital Time Signal and Prostamme month from the application for few tax totalling $87,375.75; a summary: So Lucky Diper opening a credit, could calculate
the Request presented by Marshers
·bonus of $1.20 per share on ordinary shares (less tax) (Studio Action Tooth its exactly what be had to pay in
“V. mounting to $209,681.85; and in China Commentary by Bái Tàmme Record of socordance with: Articles of 108 from, Caroline Hilly (Recorded); STORY: gave the magistrate a look that, North Point meant other States to drop hydrogen bomb sentence he would not be able Service Book, which in fact, of the Articles of Association, roupa
Continental Choral Mr Stewart also agreed that said: "If you can find any show the
Groups: 7453 Letter in America It was considered obligatory in to in that story I shall be extremely alive to their responsibliles for imfests, the Prime Minister had not
to find them again. belonged to a person now de bonuses Founders less conic of Britain. services to spoken for the peonie proving their transport
Staff In
banking pace draft to the Relay); 7.59, Weather Repor
upon, a bank | urprised." Then, having no the public.
Lee Chung, given 12 months' ceased, at the shipping office of Directors and The National Assembly, mada
amounts of $24 120,20, $14,180.97 Simal and World New London more to say, he walked back to
presenting It is genlifying to loam that tlie
Raks 10 News Talk Lomake a deduction, that is to House, four a similar offence, pleaded his Shell
floor, and $28,201.94 · respectively the dock, stately and solemn as Company housing project is being up of various women's orgaul thard labour and 12 strokes for the Aristic Petroleum dompany,
a statement declar
Helay) on. Special: Announcements:"} continued and there is no doubt Lions, issued a
Central
*Georgens Valachrino give credit for, the margin paid. on leaving the balance of. age (52) and service refidered-Queen's Road that this is a very is contribution ing that all atomic we towards the, welfare.
during the Japanese occupation. December 10 last year in order to be carried to the next orchestra, Convert by Before thitis is done, however
Climinat) and Moyses when the bill ployees.
Wong Ping, given nine months to get a job on board a ship.
account
PAS MANIPiano) (Concert 3) 2.. Time, When I would like to endorse the banned.
* "The 'five) Big
Ply Power to
and 12 strokes, also said he had THIS chse la provod," said the Board's decision to mark the 50th
331 and Arthur Young In The merchant whether hu Inspector W. E. B. Howel is to point out that last sm Wed freire. Berana belsust to enquires (of the anniversary the dret
suffered grievously at the hands, Gancar to
Faks:^] prosecuting, fold, the Court thank Park is, wash possible to pay Voyage of Magellan". As "Dimaatio ( magistrate, when Alfred run to flopsons by locaine 300 come together without.
of the Japanese.
total dividunch of $2,50
$3,50 per curonicle in Verothy Large an exchange contract had hoisted himself into the 000 for the payment i od junal reach an international agreement
Given two years and six the defendant went to the ship whares against the present Produced by Rayper Heppenstall, whether he wished dock.
"Anything known?" he bonus to the employees stridor to end this danker to the world,"
britha
and plng office seeking a Job. He $1.70 per share: se we trabe with late (BBC) contract to be taken up for the Do" entabilsḥment" of - an educational
for shopbreaking **
by Brian Emerielle (BCTH); - 10.De enquired. A
the belent arm the statement vald Reuter, and
32168 CONFERENCE
larceny, Wong Kam objected produced the Seaman's Book,
mum of $121,408 from tomrose) Finstad Pundit quartet... purpose of paying his dratt. There are a number of con- ployees children, as outlined by you
to kwashington, Mar. 31.
This sentence
the and was hired as o fireman's our reserves for repairs and from the male 102 One
Mr McNeill, put ing your staleznet
Proefchent. Elamhower is ax»
ground that the other man cook.
renewals general reserve and Night Stand reached provision
port131. Time Signal: Radio Nown.
God Bavà -The Que
a whole procession of blahops.
TWO MONTHS -
frust fund for
of the emithe hydrogen, homens and
must be
mitat
victions, tir the last three for SA RE-ELECTED ON this type of offence and a "The Hong Sir-Men-kam Lo, and pected to face à volley of fresh who committed the crime" with police officer bogan, and read out Mary G... Marden, Bay, Tunagan dotalis
and H... Barton, reusing Drac quedion on the hydrogen him had been given only one Go to Prison for twe months,
fore. We re-elected.. „Me Erld:Grant Bombuat him
his press confere Fald Mr. Marka-life proposed and Mr. Johnson
Hill "reconded.
baju Pah," u said: Alfred, and with At the propoaillot of. a tugi his moustache Re Mert: Hin-wang, Careers Lowa,
and Matthawn - sense:
whố
The Directors, prosent
When
the
year. He had two previous con- here Addre
BICYCLE: THIEVES One boint certain bu raland Three
Bin
Fthe
devoted
“of the bomb.
Momio
of ite