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Indo-China Military Talks
Paris, June 28.
Talks which may have decisive effect on the Judo- | Ching war begin today at Ninh Liet, a village 25 miles north of Hanoi. between Vietminh and French mili- Iney representatives.
The Perich 19th Command late last night fifted a security Blanket on all matters connected with the talks announcing
by the name of the village where the talks will take place and The senior French officer con- theting them, Entonet Valiter, a fortner military adviser to the High Comunissioner
He will be assisted by French and Vietnamese officers and by
woman secretary,
MIC
jacic, who WKS formerly secretary
to General Christin
de Castries, the defender of Dien Pets Pho
Tu Vietinà representative, it was onanerd in anot, wit be General Van Tien Dung.
A veteran correspondent who covered the Korea war de- scribed as eve of Panmunjom" atmosphere in Hanol last night, He said there was the same in- fux
the uľ correspondents,
sume
17120 Sculations
in
Easton un te
which exist Korea in 1051 when United Na tions, Chinese and North Korean representatives first met to dis- cuss the possibility of a fire.
ceuse-
The French High Command
Inst night that
announced late
to
the press will not be admitted Ninh Liet after today's and only 15
formal opening,
correspondents will be allowed
to
accompany Colonet Valller's
party today.-Reuter.
State Visit
CHINA MAIL
MONDAY, JUNE 28, 1954.
Smiles At Geneva Get-Together
In
atmosphere 80 genial that even the in- terpreter (centre) joins in the laughter, Mr Anthony Eden and Mr Chou En- lai have their last private meeting in Geneva before the departure of the Bri- tish Foreign Secretary for week. - London last
Reuterphoto.
Lady Grantham Opens New Pier
Then Leaves for
Opens Today Rome On Holiday
London, June 20 The first
State Visit of Swedish monarch
PR the
to
since 1987 begins today.
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Leave To Defend Granted By Court
Unconditional leave to defend was given to appellants (defendants) by the Full Court this morning on appeal against the judgment of Mr Justice Gregg in Chambers.
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SHEAFFER'S
TWO APPEALS AGAINST CONVICTION & SEVERITY OF SENTENCES SUCCEED
Two appeals against conviction and severity of sentences imposed by Magistrates were allowed, and seven others were dismissed by the Puisne Judge, Mr Justice J. R. Gregg, at the Appeal Court this morning.
The successful appellants were Lam Hei-loi, who was convicted of larceny from person and common assault, and given a total of 10 months; und Lam Yung, who had been given 16 months on three charges of fraudulent conversion.
Sul-
Tong person, hung said be was some dis- tance away from the scene of the crime and could not there- fore have committed it.
Hk Lordship said the Magistrate chose to accept the
and story of the Prosecution, he could not see why he should interfere with the Magistrate's decision.
Lam Hel-loi had his sentence, strokes in addition for larceny reduced to alx months, while from the Lam Yung had his sentence cut to six months also by His Lordship. who ordered the number of consecutive sen- fences parcel on him to be served concurrently.
Lam Hei-10] had been con- victed
of sicaling $10 from his wife, and assalting her. He told His Lordship that while they were ut a ferry wharf, they had quarrel over per- sonal matiers. He her and she fell mangway,
pushod
against
a
He denied having stolen the $10 from his wife.
Mr D. F. O'R. Mayne, Crown Counsel, who appeared for the Crown in all the cases, stated that the appellant Mid
of larceny
previous conviction by finding in 1951.
tant
The other sucessfuk
Jam
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her sentenez, saying he had mether to support. Also, ho
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The Trial Judge refused appellants leave to defend and gave judgment to respondents (plain- tiffs) in an action in which respondents claimed on a cheque for $8.500 against appellants, drawer of a cheque for that amount.
had
Appellants were the Ho Tung, authority has
to be discharged Sling trading under the stylej not by affidavit w firm name of Ho Tung Kertion under Order 2 of the Code od merchants, and Ho Sal-woon. of Civil Procedure, Init în Court. merchant, both of 193 Wing Lok Therefore it appears that there Street,
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The Yau between plainUTs and defend- Vu a ompany, Roll broker.
ants in this case, of Hd 1. aham Strand.
Mr Brook
WATC
A. Bernacchi, In-
ure
event
self.
a quantity of chalks his care, and to
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Returning To Canberra
Son
to
have sold was alleged to entrusted to have kept the proceeds for him- Mr Mayne confirmed that he no previous conviction, and Bald that the total sum involved was $245.18,
In allowing his appeal, Mr! in an applica Justice Grogg said It seemed a The Joys and Tribula-
long period for the appellant toons of the fandoms in Hongkong. trallan Vice-Consul attached
Mr E. M. Woutherstone, Aus- be sentenced, in
Serful Play by Jack Shepherd (Part the
circunt Cast: Tom Random, Bob Perty: the Australian Embassy in Tokyo, Ruth Random. Dorothy Perry: Clive arrived here this morning with stances.
Melinaw Ralph APPEALS DISMISSED
Ostler: Judy Palliser, Janet Shepherd; Produced his wife and
In the my Appealing against the
by Jack Shepherd (accorded); 8.30. Changsha from Japan, en route tences of six
Wellen months and five Orson
In "The Black home. Mr Weatherstone, who
Serien ut months passed on them respec- Museum" No. 14 in the
programmers based on the records has been in Tokyo for the last tively, for larceny from person, of the C..D, Scotland Yard Episode alx years, is returning to Can- med Hassan, claimed that they Yeung Chi-wing and Moham- [14. "The Razor"; Time Bignal, berrs for re-assignment.
Handa
Across the keysVernon Thuke, A Plano Portrait by Dick hed nothing to do with the case
Hyman; 9.15 P., Concerto. Con- at all. His Lordship disagreed certo
and Orchestra (Dellus). and their appeal was dismissed.
Верла
Molselwitsch Piano) Wong Luen, who was given
the Philharmonia Oren, cond. by Constant Lambert; nine months for larceny of Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 20 blcycles, ask:d for 3 re- for violin and orchestra (Bruch)
Zino Francescatti (violin) with the duction,
saying he
Philharmonic-Symphony
of Ho-ylu, ron of an employee of Orch, family to support.
New York cond. by Dimitri Mitro- the Bank of Communications, In dismissing his appeal, His coulus; 10, Take it from here with
Joy Nichols, pointed
drowned at Dick Bentley out that he
Clearwater Lordship
Jimmy Edwards had nine previous convictions. Thursday's
Repeat of last Bay on Saturday evening. Broadcast (BUCTS); and the Court row no reuson 19.30, International Cabaret: 10.00, The boy had gone with his why it should reduce the sen-
Weather Report: 11, Time Signal father on a launch plenie to Radio News Reel (London Relay); Clearwater Bay and tence,
11.15. Goodnight Music: God Save
Ground The Queen; 11.30, Clos Down
to
It is conceded by Mr Yu. Appearing for uppelinals was Counsel for plaintiff's, that in any
unconditional leave structed by Messrs Lau, Chan defend should have been given
Ke Respondents were re- presented by Mr Patrick Yu, on any event second defendant is Messrs entitled to unconditional leave
to defend,
the
to the second defendant or in
departure Tus Utrated Kingdom This morning. Lady Grantham open- Britain the new Queen's Pier on the
when
central reglamnation at any p King Gustav Adolf and British-formal ceremony attended by bory Queen Louiso arrive hero gathering of distinguished per- by sea from Stockholm.
The Swedish King and Queen, who are travelling in the 8,000-
Respondents' Grantham, dressed in
wits In the view of this Court both liner Tre Kronor, will be ja navy blue muit with a small against appellants as drawers defendants should have uncon- met ut Greenwich by the Duke pink off the face hat to con- of a cheque for $8,500 datedditional leave to defend. of Edinburgh--Quern Louise's plete her ensemble, arrived at Jamory 13, 1854, drawn by; nephew.
the new Pler accompanied by
the
| SONS,
Lady
instructions of D'Almoda and Mason.
clalm
firm or
and
An order was made for un- appilaats upon the Vien Yth conditional leave
to defend for Then They will
Juucntys Excellency the Governor, Commercial Bank. Ltd.. Hong- both defendants, who
were further up the river Thames in Sir Alexander Grantham, They kong, payable
to Wing Hing awarded costs of the appeal. British Royal barge to West-erre met on their
Специя
bearer arrival by minster pier in the shadow
which of the Hon. T. 1.. Bowning, Direc¦eros ed generally,
sald the House
of Commons, where tor of Public Works.
w. Puttensed by Wh Hing Queen Elizabeth, Queen Eliza-
Cheang to the respondents and geth the Queen Mother, Princess Lady Granthani then pru- duly presented for payment by Margaret and ather members cealed to break the pink ribbon a banker on behalf of the of De Royal family will greet held by a gold browch and she respondents, bul WAR dis. them when they set foot on declared the new Pier open. honoured. British soil.
She was then presented with # Visit of the bouquet by Misa Jeana Lak,
the daughter of the contractor of Following
The four-day Swedish King and Queen,
frat
Stole Elizabeth's Coronalion, will seen by millions of Britons television.
visit since Queen the Pier, Mr Lan Chik-suten,
be
The 00
bunquot at Buckingham Palace,
COURT'S OPINION
by submissions Counsel. Mr Justice T. J. Gould distinguished gathering (Arting Chief Justice) who sa
Justice C.W. Recce on the Pier then bade farewell with Mr
and the Swedish King and Queen Alexander und will reciprocate by entertaining Kat Tak Airport. the British Queen and her hus- band to dinner at the Swedish Embassy.
proceeded
of
Chief Engineer's Death
Tonight there will be a State to Lady Grantham, who board-Puisne Judge) gave spol Mr C. W. Bainbridge
the appeal, SirJudgment, allowing ed The Lady Muurine with
Of The Taiyuan as follows:
This is an appeal from a de- cision of
Word was a Judge in Chambers its Excellency the Governor refusing unconditional leave to this morning of the death wilt leave for the
favour of the plaintiffs, in detend, giving Judgment In
in England of Mr C. W. action in which plaintiff's claim- Bainbridge, Chief Engineer
King Gustaf and Queen Louise will stay privately at the elabor- ately redecorated Embassy for a few days after the State visit before Dying back to Stockholm. ~Reuter
Consul For
Sweden Here
Consul.
United
Kingdom on July 3 and he w reloln Lady Granthom in Rome.
LECTURE TOUR
Alexander
Str
a lecture tour.
was
ណ
received here
had
2
Another unsuccessful appellant Was Young Sang, who was given 12 months'
and imprisonment
12 strokes for larceny from the claimed that the person. He only evidence against him was
for
Aird
British Cruiser In Port
and
The 8,000-ton British cruiser,
a cautioned statement he made Newfoundland, steamed
into
to the Police, and that he made { port this morning after a cruise this statement under duress,
in Southern Waters flying the Rear Admiral G. V. Crown Counsel said the state-flag of
Launch Picnic Tragedy
A 5-year-old boy,
Tang
6 pm, he was found to be miss- ing from the launch. His body was later found noating off shore.
Armed Robbery
Three men, one of whom was armed entered a residence at Yung Shu Road, Kowloon Tani, at 3 o'clock this morning and and watches, jewellery money to the value of $500,
have yet been made.
ment was made by the ap-Gladstone, Second-in-Command stole pellant after he had taken the Far East Naval Station.
shop,
Police to a goldsmátt
Commander of the Newfound- from where a wrist watch con- land is Captain E. H. Thomas. cerned in the case was recover- cd. The Magistrate, he went
appellant's allegations that be on, very rightly disregarded the had been forced to make the
atatement.
His Lordship told the prison-
the case
TEC
and. Kan sald
No arrests
SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith
ed on a cheque for $8,500 of the mv Talyuan. Mr Bain- | er that he saw no reason in the against defendants, the drawer bridge was on leave in the circumstances why he should ant Lady of that cheque.
United Kingdom when he interfere with the sentence. Grantham propose to spend The cheque was given in ex-died on June 12.
Three others. Poon Sul-man, about two months in the United change for a a delivery order on
The You and Kan Keung, ap Kingdom and will return vin January 6, 1954, for certain
their sentences pealed against Born on April 22, 1900 at the United States of America goods. The cheque was post- where Sir Alexander will fut dated to January 13. The de- West Hartlepool, Mr Bainbridge of two years, one year and 18
Joined! The China Navigation
months respectively, imposed on livery order called for im-
them for conspiracy to rob and Cempany on March 6, 1925, as The Governor and Lady mediate
delivery of the goods a Jentor aningeer after having possession of arms. Gruntham will return to
the and on the affidavits before the served at sea for three yet femily to look after, Poon told After pleading that he had a about Colony
the middle of Court delivery could not be had. The first Consul for Sweden November.
with home companies. His first On the evidence the cheque appointment with C. N. Co, was the Court that he would take Hongkong, Mr Torsten
Among those presen ni endorsed by the payce, the as 3rd engineer of the ss Chin- this opportunity to say that the Brandel, arrived here in the my
Queen's Pier were Lieut-General Wing Hing Cheung Hong, to the hun. Vietnam
He obtained his chief other two men with him had from Europe this C. S. Sugden and Mrs Sunden. plaintiffa By tho
to do with amdavit engineer's steam certificate here nothing moming to take over the Swedish the Hon, and Mrt H. B. Bincks, lodged by the defendants it ap-on June 20, 1930, and a mator whatsoever. Consulate which
hitherto has Commodore A. H. Thorold, the pears that on January 12 Wing endorsement in 1935..
that In view of Poon's remarks, been represented here by Mr
verbally in- Hon. A. G. Clarke, the Hen, and Hing Cheung was
hey felt it was unnecessary for Cedric Blaker ha Honorary Mra L. G. Morgan, the Ifon, and formed that the
cheque would He was promoted substantive them to add anything. Mrs Lo Mon-wal, the Hon. and be stopped,
Chief Engineer in September, Mrs Kwok Chan, the Hon. and
They were told by His Lord- In any event as the goods had 1832, Ho
served on Anking, ship that in this case also he Mrs Ngan Shing-kwan, the Hon. not been delivered it must have Nanning, Nanchang, Wenchow, saw no reason to interfere with and Mrs Dhun Ruttonfee, Sir been known
Yochow, to the Wing Hing Fatshan,
shand Man-kom and Lady Lo, Dr the Cheung that the cheque would
Engineer Yochow in Ingrid Gemmel, Secretary.
and Mrs time Wing Hing Cheung nego- Australian and New Guinea Mr Brandel Joined
waters, in 1940 he was spessu, who was given six month?). tho Turner, Mr and Mrs A. C. Max- tiated with the plaintiffs. Swedish foreign servico in 1937.well, Mr and Mrs J. Jolly. Mr
selected to stand by the building ISSUES RAISED Ile WES counsellor to!!
the and Mrs Jullan Farrington, Swedish Embassy in
It appears to the Court that of the Company's new motor wrist watch, but did not touch Copen-
Lady Grantham left
the these fac raiso sufficient issues versei Taiyuan ht hugon before coming to Hong- Colony by a British
* Scott's; | It.) He said he had pleaded Previously he served his Airways Corporation Argonaut Hing Cheung to entitle the de-
Overseas of fraud on the part of Wing Greenock art Was kong.
a popular
on the advice of a Engineer of this vessel Chief country in London and in Sun at 9 a.m. Franciico.
fendants to have these Isues running on the Australla, Hong- Tas Ping-man, another She was seen off at the Alr-settled by a Court and by virtue kong, Japan service until March successful appellant, who war Mr Brandol was private port by Sir. Alexander section 30(2) of the Bills of 1954 when he proceeded with given 18 months for secretary '10. the late Content Grantham, the Hon. R.B, Black, Exchange Ordinance where the Mrs Bainbridge to the United from the person and for pr
larceny Fulke Bernadotte when the lat-Colonial Secretary, and Mr M. Jasue or negotiation of a bill Kingdom on leave from Sydney tending to be a pubile servant, ter WIE President of the Muspratt-Williams, Director of proved admitted Swedish Red Cross,
to be tainted Ho Civil, Aviation.
Loaves widow and ■"lan mid he was vicifm of circum- with fraud, the onus then sales in England and a married fances" and had "to find some to the holder of the bill to show | diughter'in Australia, na ki way of getting money to aid his Printed and published by WILLIAM ALICK GRINIAME for he was the holder in due course All C.N. Ca. ships in portalck father And on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited at' 1-3 | and- value, That
roam the woods... onus in the and the B & S Office here, were di Bent to prison for six monthr Wyndham Street, City of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, view of the Court and on Rying finga et halfmast today, and ordered to receive¦ kiz
He was accompanied by. his wife and small son, Peter,.
The new Consul was also accompanied by Mr Gosta Ronn- hedh,
Vice-Consul, and Miss Hon. and Mrs S. N. Chau, the inevitably be stopped at the Chi World War II served
Hon. M. W. Turner
F
the sentenco.
ax
LOCKED AT WATCH Another appellant, Yau Kar-
from Jarcony from person, claimed he merely looked at a
Sinero detective.
UATI-
ther is talking about a year's leave of absanon to
take him on a plonio and.há'lI. never mentio fit again!!!
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Two Coroner's Inquests were hold before Mr May on Monday.
The first was on the body of William Raby, a soldier of the 69th Regiment, who committed suicide, by shooting himself while on sentry at the to the rear of the Barracks.
sea side The other inquest was on
that of Joseph Curier, formerly clerk to Mr McSwyney the lawyer, and who was killed by the fall- Ing in of part of d a Segman's Boarding
House, caused by a Laruislip at the back of the pre- mises Deceased was at supper wie Beven D eight other boarders when The accident happened, and was found dead, with his head crushed between 4 heavy beam and the side- board. The jury seem to have considered no blame attachable
to any one, for they returned a verdict of Accidental Death.
PRISONERS ESCAPE Four
European
prisonera escaped from the guol yesterday. but were traced to the village of Chim-ma-tsoy on the opposite shore, where two of them were taken by the police this morning, and have been relodged in pri- son. The other two had returned to Hongkong in search of food, and are, as yet at large, but they will probably be secured in the course of the day. They told the Chinese American subjects,
come thero for
against the British,
they
were
and had
protection
who were
join Their
trying to compel them to the extra pollice force. names are, Edward Neill, sen- tenced
transportation to
life, for muliny in the Kelso,
John Davis, a soucher of the 59th Regiment, sentenced to even years transportation for desertion,
Michael Brian, a solder of the sentenced by the Magia- 59th, trate to six months' imprison- ment for robbing a marine of
terim ten rupees. When that expired, he refused duty, and
thereupon WIN
sentenced by Court Martial to six months' additional imprisonment.
John
Wright, also a soldier of the 59th, sentenced to trans-
seven peration for
years, for
Wright are have been
robbery and desertion."
two
Davis
and
Who
apprehended.
the
re-
PIRACIES FREVALÈNT Hongkong is at present ro- markably free from crime, probably from all the evil dis- posed finding sufficient employ- ment on the mainland. The alarm which lately existed
the better mong
class of Chinese in consequence of the military dispositions for the de- fence of the colony, seems also happily to have entirely sub-
sited.
We should be glad to have to announce pirncies in the neighbourhood of the island as equally rare with offences on shore; but the
reports in an- other column only
too well prove the contrary to be the case; and the rumours of im- mense pirate fleets which oc casionally reach the cars of for- elgners, combined with the fact of a number of smuggling boats having been
lately captured in Canton river,
have
determined
the owners of the Opium Re- ceiving Vessels at Cumsing
moon to remove them to a place of greater safety; for which they are said to have chosen the Typa, near Macao, instead of Hongkong, a much more likely anchorage. and where they would be perfectly secure.
After a good deal of persua- sion, as will be seen in another part of this paper, Commodore Ringgold of the United State Burveying Squadron, despatched Porpoise on the 10th for
the
a cruise among the island out- sido Hongkong, but she returned two days afterwards without having fallen in with any pirale junk, H.M.S. Spartan, how- ever, which left the harbour on
17th In search
fleet of a had been
very ac.ive
the
ng the market-boats, proved
mora
successful, having for tunately fallen In
with
atrader
that had been pillaged by them and one of whose crow piloted the Spartan to Loong-shun-wan. inside the Nine
miles from
about 85
Hongo Where
she found and
with a crow of
50
men-all of whom have
40.and
been
Chiricso
Volunteers
handed over to the
authorities at Kau-loong.
The
Hongkong
proceeding with their drill, and promien soon to be an' efielent body of men.
CORFU ARRIVAL
Dr T. Taxior, of London; a rived here in the RMS Cœni from the United Kingdoms this maining to join the staff of the „Madies Dipar liet