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JOHN CLARKE'S
CASEBOOK
LIFE BEGINS ᎪᎢ ...
OME hold that life for man begins at 40. in
Bort
a sanse it did so for Sidney A month or two after his fortieth birthday one of life began for him-and another ended.
Un that year he had been for most of his working life aj chauffeur, One of the elect in liis trade, for he possessed re- commendations and certificates of proficiency which rated high in the world of chauffeurs as top university awards degrees in the learned profess! ions.
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CHINA MAIL
Remote Control Steering Innovation For Ark Royal
London, Feb. 21.
The 36,800-ton Ark Royal, Britain's most modern aircraft carrier, will steer by remote con- trol through areas contaminated by atomic hydrogen bombs, it was disclosed today.
or
The disclosure was made by Captain D. R. F. Cambell, the carrier's commanding officer. During an inspection
of the vessel by reporters at Birkenhead.
Malenkov Relegated At Theatre
who
Moscow, Feb.,21. Then, at 40, Sidney turned
Mr Georg Malenkoy, criminal, What personal despair resigned recently 1.3
Hussin's ur disaster it was that work- Prime Minister, tonight attended cd the change in him we daa galu not know.
THREE YEARS
the
at performance Bolshoi Theatre with leaders of the Soviet Ocvernment, bad was not seated in the front row of RUT be turned to crime, and the offelal box.
now Minister Mr Malenkov, of Power Surtious and a Deputy Premier, had a seat at one side of the box cluse to the curtains which screened 11,
hod that
within a few years,
record estakished such a when he was caught and found Teceiving Kulity of car, he was so prison for three yours.
a
stolen
A 12-month sentence follow- ed quickly on his release, and ho was not long out of prison
he after that before
for another three down again, years.
was sent
was set Last April. Sindey
he and now free once more, acemed to have tired of crime, for he found himself a job. Of neocity, he found himself a series of jobs, for no sooner had he settled
down in one, coughi then his prison past up with him and he was Ared.
COINCIDENCE
QUIDNEY'S last job was in the North of England, and it ended in the same way as all the others. Wearily, he headed for a main road, and thumbed his way to London. He arrived there in the early hours the other morn- ing, a pale man, 55 now, with a bald head that looked as though it had been polished, and a of white hair hanging tringe about his neck.
Aimlessly, Sidney mooched about the early-morning empty sidestreets of Victoria,
In one, he saw a car parked, Sidney glanced inside. A hold-all lay an a back-goal, Sidney tried the car's door, which miraculously opened. He reached for the hold-
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The Ark Royal, bullt at cost of between 20 and 25 million pounds sterling, is to be commissioned hero tomorrow (Tuesday),
ship
Revealing the remote contre) apparatus.
Captoin Cambell stressed that по
could withstand a direct hit from an atomic ur hydrogen bomb.
He added that the Ark Royal ---believed to be the first ship in the Royal Navy to have this large required protection quantities of air to keep her engines going.
There was
risk, a serious therefore, that if she were on the fringe of an A-bomb or H- bomb explosion, contaminated air would be sucked via the intakes, leading possibly to con- tamination throughout the ship. GETTING CLEAR
To enable the enrrier to get clear of the area of
of contamina The front row was occupied on, the machinery spaces had a remote con- by Mr Nikita Khrushchev, First been fitted with
Soviet Comtral system which would enable
stern uwny Secretary of the
from the Marshal Nikolst her to Party munist
trouble," Captain Combell said. Prime the now Bulg
The Captain added that when Minister: Mr Lazar Kaganovich, First Depnity Premier, and Mr the remote control system was
Mr in operation there would be n Mikoyan and Anastas
the In
machinery Mikhail Pervukhin, two Deputy persormel
the ship would be spaces and
from compartments controlled conditioned against contamina- tion.
Reporters wore not shown the remote control system today.
Another
the Innovation in Ark Royal disclosed today is an "ar crew refreshment recen -nicknamed "sam's snacks bar" which is situated just below
fight deck. Here the carrier's
Premiers.
Others 13,c Vyacheslav Molotov,
Mr behind Kaganovich.
weletred a concert given Thery by Byelo-Russian artists, ending a ten-day Russian festival.
leaders all The Government
In the box included Mr Minister, Foreign
who sat
I wore smart dark mults.
Lurge group
foreign diplomats saw the concort fro
box opposite that of the a
included Government heads.
British Ambassader, Sir William Hayter, and the Ameri- Ambassador, Mr Charlos Bohlen-Ruuter.
the
can
May-Hutton
Partnership
Sydney, Feb. 22.
without lo15
26 The MCC, overnight in a bid to make 315 all, and at that moment a police-in 5 hours to win, had made Inspector, on his way home atter night-duty, rounded a comer a fow yards away.
UNDERSTATEMENT
A Sidney
as he was, and....".
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"Perhaps ho has also heard
of proventive detention."
ony
when
ho
was
125 for the loss of three wickets at lunch on the fourth and last day of the match against New South Wales.
The
bowing
open.
the
air crews
will be able to take coffee, tea, toast or snacks instead of hav- ing to go down to the wardroom
This to eat.
will give pilots between more time for eating flights.
The Ark Royal, built here by Comel Laird and Company, may be the last bly carrier to be built for the Navy, Future construction is likely to be of ibo smaller Beet carrier.- Reuter.
Big Funeral For Slain Chauffeur
Established 1845
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1955.··
MRS BLACK LEAVES
FOR THE UK
Mrs R. B. Black, wife of the Hen. Colonial Secretary, who left the Colony by air today for Bombay en route to the many United Kingdom, was seen off at Queen's Pier by friends and well-wishers this morning.
Mrs Black shook hands all round before boarding the Governor's launch, Lady Maurine, for Kai Tak.
accompanied on the launch by Mr Black. She was
airport to receive Mrs Black were Mr Peter At the Mahta.
hta, District Manager of Air India and one of the Une's air hostesses, Miss Hatton, who presented her with a bouquet with wishes for "bon voyage.”
The flight, which left at 9 a... will stopover at Bangkok, Picture above, by stalif photographer, shows Mis Black waving farewell at Queen's Pler.
Japan Hit By Fierce
90 mph Storm
Tokyo, Feb. 22.
A giant storm with winds up to 90 miles per hour swept through the Japanese islands yesterday and took at least 16 lives before it sped out into the Sea of Okhotsk, north of Japan.
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The Police said late yesterday that
persons perished in the storms, gales and blizzards. The Coast Guard reported six other persons lost at sea.
persons Some 180
are still bowling gale missing which rupted suddenly out of the East China Sea on Sunday and lashed Formosa, Okinawa, Korea and Japan.
The
sald
sunk, 19
pastectures
in the
were
Death Of Dr John Lanchester
SHEAFFER'S
ADMIRAL
SNORKEL
PEN
CHARTERED BANK CASE: WITNESS NOT APPEARING
The £10,850 suit brought against the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China by J. M. Shashoua (Hongkong) Ltd., of Gloucester Building, was adjourned for a day this morning by Mr Justice C. W. Reece after it was disclosed that the plaintiffs'. principal witness would not be coming to Hongkong to give evidence.
Hearing of the case was adjourned from November 9 until yester- day because the same witness, Mr Bowman, was unable to leave England at the time.
This morning Mr John Clif- ford (instructed by Messrs Lo and Lo) Counsel for the plain- tiffs applied to have Mr Bow-
man's evidence taken on com- misston because he was de- finitely not
kong.
coming to Hong-
The Hon. Los d'Almada, QC, who
with Me Leslie Wright (instructed by Mr R. A. Wado- son of Mesars Deacons) appear- ed
Chartered for the
Bank opposed the application.
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Allegation Of Assault By Police
An allegation that the second accused had been assaulted by the Police after he was arrested, was made before Mr Justice J. R. Gregg at the Criminal Sessions this morning when the trial of three young men charged with the murder of Police Constable Lui Shing continued this morning.
The plaintiffs claim that the Bank made a full par- ment on a shipment of col. ton from
Persia before the goods arrived Instead af withholding ten par cent
The accused are You Kwan- said on the aftermoon of Decem- which the plaintiffs pak, alino Ah Kwon, 20, Hober 6, last, he went to Chatham stencled them to do to pro-Kwong-tang, ellas Ah Tong, 24, Road near the Tai Hing Knit
ling Factory. On the pavement, tect themselves against the and Yam Pak, 20 allas Lan Tu- goods being under quality.
you
They are alleged to have he saw the deceased. Later, an The plaintiffs allege nogl-murdered Police Constable Lalumbulance arrived, and decorsed on Decem was taken to Kowloon Hospital, gence in respect of payment by Shing at Kowloon the defendant Bank of two bills eleged by the Crown, that they
It is also accompanied by him. ber 8, last year.
September
incmbers
of
of exchange in
At 3.30 p.m. the following day, drawn, respectively, under two were
a group of Poncernen a society he ana
went to the roof of No. 17, Ying letters of credit opened by the known as "14 K." Bank at the
the request of
The first accused is represented Chong Street, and in a hut bulit plainillis
Mr Percy Chen, Instructed by on the roof, he saw a group of by The sum claimed represented | MessIB Wilkinson and Grist, people among whom wore, the dry and second accused. THE ien per cent of the two bills, second accused by Mr Loo Wing- instructed by Messrs plain is alleging that the Bankam,
men were taken Hung Hom and third Police Station: paid the full value of the letters Hastings and Co., of credit to the sellers, M. K. accused by Mr Lawrence Leong, Malek and Bros. of Teheran, Instructed by Messrs Johnson, without their consent and with Stokes and Master. out retaining jen per cent as
Mr W. A Blair-Kerr, Senior Crown Counsel, and Mr J. C. stipulated.
Crown Alternatively, plaintiffs claim- Mellobert,
by Det. ed
damages for breach of the assisted two contracts contained in two Askew, are prosecuting
CROSS-EXAMINATION applications by the plaintiffs to the Bank for opening the two letters of credit.
STICKING TO RIGHTS
to
Laser that afternoon, he went to Kowloon Hospital mortuary, where Dr Ko performed a post mor.em on the deceased.
Cross-examined by Mr Loo, Lau Counsel, witness said Chief Detective Insp. C. J. Fook and Detective Chrung Wing-kam were at the Hung
Palice
Station' when Hom Dr *T. M. Teob, Police second accused was taken. surgeon.
evidence the Salon. He said Lau and who gave yesterday, was cross-examined Cheung did not appear to be He said Third angry, nor did he see that they Mr Clifford told the Court that by Mr Leong
to be
were very had refused
unhappy. accured Mr Bowman was in business in acut
because he examined by him
The second accused was later London. Although he had pro-had
to the aken to the Sub. Divisional-in- vlously said he would be conccused
carller explained
that ho (accused) spector'k Room, where he sat on ing on the
had been 21st, he
could rofuso to bo incdically a chair, witness said. advised that he could give oyl-
examined.
witnien Further questioned dence on commission and so was
Asked if he an expert said he had remained in the sticking to his rights and was
Forensic medicine witness rolice Station for only two to la not coming to Hongkong.
replied he was a Police surgeon. serve minutes He mid ho waa had plainuffs
cabled
Asked further, he said that he not present when Laus add urgently explaining the position, was
sufficiently but Mr Bowman was not will carry out blood tests, although He said he did nou see second
qual:fed
to Cheung were making enquiries, ing to come to Hongkong.
There plaintiffs could do but to apply
Asked how he would conduct for the evidence to be taken on commission. They could not a Precipitant test, he said he subpoena the witness, said would take some of the blood to be tested and dilute it with Counsel.
saline. He would then add a
anti-human serum did not. solution of and let the tube stand for about ten minutes. He would then find a layer of white pra-I
The himi
Was
nothing the he was not sufficiently qualified accused had fainted in the
He suggested that the Court hear scre formal witnesses Brst and then grant him An adjournment for Mr Bowman's evidence to be taken.
that
the Colong,
ksave on
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an expert.
Station
by
...
BEATEN UP QUESTION":
Mr Loo: Did you see the cond accused being beaten up a Low. Police, officers;
Did you see Cheung Wing- kam slapping him on the face?——
did now,
Just because you stayed there
Mr Justice Reece pointed out sipitang at the junction of the
two solutions. on evidence
commission
After asking further questions for about two to three minutes? would take several months by
witness, Mr which time he would not be in on medicine, Mr Leong said, "I e-examining
he was going on put it to you that the manner to Blair-Kerr asked if witness had which you described to me of any reason to believe that any There April 19.
testing blood falls short of that Police officer in the Police Sta Judge no provision for
of an expert. Do, you agree tion had threatened or ill-used case from taking over a civil
with "meti
second accused in any way, another and
It was important
Dr Tech replied he did not Witness replied he had no reason that the Judge should hour the think so.
to believe that second · accused witnesses and form his own im-
was ill-uled or threatened. pression of their evidence.
Hearing is continuing. suggested an adjournment until ir Justice Reece - returned.
Japanese Coast Guard WETC that five vessels
grounded, 12 now MCC's hopes are
were damaged and hundreds of unbroken Street, pinned on
the Marlborough
small boats
were wrecked or London, Feb. 21.
vessels partnership, with pleaded guilty to Hutton-May
beached. Twenty-four The the issue still very
Thousands of Kumantans lined stealing the hold-all, and
when were still missing. still require 190 runs the funeral route today
More than 300 Japanese Coast
News of the death of Dr John detective went into the witness-tourists
seven wickets standing. Aurel Setu, the chauffeur who
In London of his with
on box to tell the story
adjournment Hutton was the
killed during the recent Guard patrol boats were scour Lanchester
enting
Mr Clifford wide areas in search of the February 11 was received by arrest to Mr Paul Bennett, VC. At
on the Rumanian wae 33 not out, May 30 not out. attack.
letter this morning.
Dr Lanchester, who spent a *This inan teils me,"
Richie Benoud, turning both Legation in Berne, was buried in missing vessels, the
WIDESPREAD DAMAGE Agerpress, the
of took two of the three Budapest today, realises ways, officer says, "that he
Damage in Japan was wide number
years practising
JUDGE'S PROPOSAL now how he has
wasted his wickets that fell this morning Rumanian news agency reported.
with raging blizzardé dental surgery in Hongkong, both The body was lowered into sprend
The Judge declared that that In opportunities. I think
would mean almost a year. he Simpson caught by Davidson realises that he is not as young for 24 and Graveney leg-before the grave to the strains of The disrupting communications in on its own and for the Govern-
falmness in the partics Counsel the Communist many areas. Schools in several ment, passed away at his home, Internationale, for 28.
were closed and Sutton Lane, London, WA, ot
should adjourn and consult with Davidson took the other hymn.
the age of 66. freight and passenger Wilson for Thousands more filed
The late Dr Lanchester came one another to see how the case the Wickes,
Aurel Selu's body earlier today trains were stranded in now to Hongkong from Rhodesia in could be best disposed of in the
banks.
It was magistrate said dryly. "Had he four
described as as it lay in state in the House was Hutton money
Heavy snow blanketed much 1934 and established a practice shortest time possible,
Kowloon.
oon. About a year be pointless to continue at the arrested?"
batting very well. "Pretty well of Culture of the trade uniona,
of Japan's northern areas. In fore the outbreak of the Pacific present stage, he added. The Rumanian Foreign Minis- "He had 65 d., lt, i know in top form" was one descrip
Prefecture were diggle out of
Mr ho's been very short of money tion of his display by 3: combor, Mr Simion Bughici, and habitants of Tsuruga in Fuklu | War he toine Government as d'Almada sald de Fred.
Dental Surgeon. But May was "not im-three. senior members of his mentator.
the war he was tri- During the
Clifford's
application. Such pressive" and often seemed to staff formed the last guard of the heaviest snowfall, in 56
unprecedented After years, honour, over, the
Lerned ot body
Stanley with his wife, stop was trouble,
particularly
Setu
the creo had been opened Mr A 2,500-foot wide landslide Was (Algen
fosally
Dorn. They will be remember- against Bennud.
down near Oisuki led anti-Communist rumbled
ed by other internoes for their Clifford applied to the Court to Condrey, another MCC wounded by
Prefecture spirit
af camaraderie and, un-adjourn it indefinitely to take stalwart, was said not to be guranen when they first broke Village in Nilgata
A bus there was no immediate
stinting help the doctor with evidence on commission because feeling too well, Ho was reinto the Rumanian Legation.
note accused
his skill in dentistry and his his witness, who should have the report of casualties. ported to have had a slight Rumanian
Two Japanese fishing vessels wife for supplies of laundry lye. come was oot coming. Temperature last
Swiss of not alding the wounded
After Liberation, Dr Lan- We want go into it fully
to go seized and being escorted by the mán quick enough).—Reuter.
Republic of Korea Coast Guard chester and his wito went to and not slap-dash manner "Rhee Australia and then to England. I want to be heard in. objec Fishery Line dicappeurect when They returned to Hongkong and lion, sald Mr d'Almada asking the storm lifted. The two Dr Lanchester Tested his for time to study the cables vespis carried a crew of 23. and Government post until he re- which Mr. Clifford read and to eight ROK Coast Guardsmen. tired in 1950.
"arm" himself with authorities Sama big vessals were, American And British All
He is survived by his wito, ngainst granting such an appli Manila, Feb. 23. naval vessels in port were crippled temporarily during the and a son "B" in Singapore,
cation. The Chinese cargo ship 6 dressed overall today.
In celeight of the storm, but: Inter "I expect you've been saying: Eddle ran aground of the town bration of the birthday anniver
reported - to be out of I've Harned my lesson, for 20 of Massin, Leyte Province, sary of George Washington. At danger.
cars," mid the magistrate. If yesterday morning and was noon the American repair ship
Formosu
· years,”
which
19 મૈં
masterpiece
of
understatement, ir I may say
SYMPATHY?
bo
THERE seeing to be a spark TH
of sympathy in you for this man," the magistrate anld, don't crilicise it, but...."
"Well, he's undefended, sir." the officer sald, "and he was telling me this morning, «about how, he felt..
“IVE true, what tho oficer
Bald Sutney put it. "I'm
dreadfully sorry about this.I
do realise now!, ***
ter
'night-Reu
Ship Aground: Sinking Fast
WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY
I sent you to Scalons, you'd get sinking fast,, the Philippine News Tector, anooring at Admiralty Service reported last night, buoy, No. 2, fred a 31-gin
a boyy sentence. I don't want
do ocults you I'll take, all, the
cirostatanom into consideration
Go to petion for three months
The vesent-loaded with 100 METANGAS,
was on its way to nearby, Surigao
Province, also in Visayas, to take
terbank you, sir, thank you on: adakional cargo: when she Sidney d
fla, und he went away, ran aground,jegyal with a spring in his
The 2,080-ton Eddio" was
though three months a Delson owned by the Lion Yih Stout ona were a prize to be estoordod, as ship Company of Taipei. She was though he felt that life, for him, formerly the Winona, hulle in was beginning at 55.
1900-France-Presse.
fed and
EARTH TREMOR
Atbaru, Tab. 21.
A strong eth tremor killed san, and injured several others sonight at Volos 100 bailes northwest of Athern
2) Winch dierunted
peop
ALICÍ -- CIEINZAMA DORŰ TUKEE, CHRO
for trespassing
the
• In "memd-tropical" the thermometer, dipped to the fresing point, and leg. galos rtoped. communications; and wank oc, decegod 14 fahing boots,-- United Prizes, M
Daylight Robbery
Fire Destroys'
Two Huts
*Mr
instructions
in Д
опрове
д
ion
Rin Justice Robce granted adfocroment tinh 10 ta cần morrow for Mr Clifford to co- sult the Registrar and the other sido regarding evidence on com= miserige, and for Mr d'Alinadu to prepare bis objections,
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Second
Two recently erected hitte ot the 724 mijesiono,Tad, Wan, were burn down this morning in a small dreERİON. Four: unarmed robbery man-The "bugs" whe dukkly but out by Brunet from the Taun Wan Chinese pedestrian Viate Biation,
Street, Kowloons Athere were no creualties, int this morning and foun Camillie, who were "kridvad beating of $180..
in Cornwall
Test
Las Vegas, Teb; 214" The second, test explosions "Im. the present series of US ·şturác experiments, la, fæti vifor 10- moltifog kt.,the Nevada
Ana main road was widened, are now. Abou
DPC Yuen Pui-kwan, attached to Hung Hom Police Station,
SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith