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(for Germany) and zones vi oc-
The
unication was
that they expected some trouble
from the Sovieta,
Margery's husband raised
Again Mall MB Irun,
the question
backed the car out of the which Inter was threatened by garage of their pleasantRussu Mr Eden said "The es- point was to maintain the
home, called out goodbye to independence of Persin (tran)"
14
him
her, and drove away to his work that took him all over the country and kept away from home all week.
For years
had been 50, Margery grew used 10 the routine, and conquered her mid- week loneliness. She put a skill acquired in girlhood to good use. and did dressmaking in her home more to keep her occupied than because shr needed the inoney her needle earned
to help occupy Germony. Mr Roosevelt chimed in, *Two years."
"I can get the people and Cott- peace but not to keep an army RFCAN to co-operate fily for
In Europe a long time," Mr Roosevelt was qud be the limit "Two years would
At the end of the steaton, Mr announced that it was Mokwv agreed that France would get an occupation zone and her place in the control und
machinery would by the Big Three discussed
He
and a rich oil resources. suggested that Brilom America maintain certain troops for the protection vila Belds in Southern Iran.
cided
be
uli-
Foreign Ministers
Mr Churchill and Mr Roose- veit were
in accord, however, that Marshai Stalin's demands
Mr Eden alsa expressed the belle? that if the Russians de-
to enter the war against for $10,000,000,000 in reparations
from Germony were too high Japan - which Bey would
they con-Churchill saiti he was "haunted sidered it in their interests that by a spectre of a starving Ger-
that United States and Britain"
somebody would should not defeat Japan alone. have to feed.
The first Big Three
because
scasions
Re
sud, "If you wished a
at Yalt. dealt largely with the horse to pull a wagon you should But ля Margery reached
currem military campaigns, the
the at least have to give it rodder."" middle-age. the fime
of spon question whether
Stalia 10 cut
agreed. But he sald between Monday morning Germany
the care should be taken to see that tato pieces after when her husband left and
France's right to
the borse did not “lumn around Friday night whom he returned, ccupation zone and a voice In
Tand kick you."Reuter und seemed 1</ grow longer and the control of postwar Germany. United Press.
jonger
ม
TROUBLES
HER eyes begun to give her
trouble, too.
she
that 80 could not sew as much us she once had done, She had more time, too much time, on hands.
her
Now, an urid desert of days seemed to stretch between Mon- days and Fridays. She lived for the sound of the car coming back and her husband's cheer- ful arrival full of tajes of the week's small adventures,
что make matters worse fur Margery, her old father suffered a stroke, and fears for him kept her company as she sat alotic at home.
war and
he
ne
an
Marshal Stalin was anxiuor
for an agreement to dismember Germany. My Roosevelt sald
the "thought division of
States Germany into Ave
or seven States was good idea." He frequently appeared to agree with Stalln on this ques-
ton.
Churchill fearest the psycholo- of dismemberment gical effect on the Germans He sold IL resistance. night stiffen their But he suld Britain
to the iden in pared to agree principle and leave the details tube worked out inter
exum
Was
pre-
Rumanian Oil Boycott Threat
He Linki, Mar. 18. Wes.erp oil companies in Fin- land announced today that they will boycott Rumanian oll which the Finnish Govertunent plans to buy to 11 40 per cent of the ENVOY'S TELEGRAM
country's needs this year. Patrick Hurley, former Am-
Mr Rudolf Dlstroem, Manag- bassador w China, sent Mring-Director of the Finnish Esso Roosevelt a pre-conference tele-Company said his
organisation recommending that the and the Shell and Gulf Com- President secure an ugreement
cut paales will not sell Rumandan oll of all military but they for unification
will continue to sell forces in China and for a "post-Soviet 'oll. war free, unified, democratic Mr Bistroem said Finland's
turncy reserves were
strong He promised that once this enough for her buy oll from agreement WILS secured, "we Western countries.-Reuter. SHE CHE put on her hat and coat will be able to place in your
fartd
caught train
1
lo bands
complete plans" for London, with a vague notion of military and poiftical uniẞcation buying one two small things of Nationalist and Commununiat she wanted, and having a look forces
China and for re- round the shops.
presentation of all purtles in the
One day that seemed in pro- spect untioarably long. Margery could stand her own company no longer.
A DAY'S OUTING
In one shop a store-detective
China
Three Years
Chinese government. For Matusow
Hurley's telegram was
mark-
fur the eyes of the President alone." The
saw her steal a box of knives, ed op s:eret
hearth brush und
of table-mota.
A copy
New York, Mar, 10, Turnabout former Com-
Wus sentenced at El Paso, Texas, to
The detective toi-State Department did not receive munist Harvey Matusow lowod Morgery out and in the
street stopped her, and told her what she had seen. "Rubbish," suapped Margery.
But the store detective
admitted
concerned about the fact that Russia and Britain would have
her way, and in the manager's Assembly office Margery crime. At Mariborough Street next morning she pleaded gulity
to stealing.
WILL YOU TELLT
matkr.'
ut
Mr Roostvejt was especially three years in a Federal prisco today by US District Judge R bud more then one vole in the UN E. Thomason on a contempt of
court charge, while the United
The Federal jurist sct her States would get only one. Не
Matusow's Appeal bond asked Mr Churchill and Premier Stalin to support efforts to get $10,000 and the one-time Rea and professional Government more votes for the US.
Mr Churchill promised to do witness on Communism said he everything possible to assist you would file an appeal Immediately In this
Stallo like- and post the bond, himself, n fold to the wise agreed that the number of order to THE story was
to gair. his freedom. magistrate, Mr Clyde voies for the USA should also The sentence today was for Wilzon. The police roughly be increased"
|criminal contempt for Malusow's sketched Margery's life story, Mr Roosevelt sided with Mar- affidavit and testimony in the adding that
she was shal Stalk against Mr Churchill, hearing last week in which caught, she had X15 17 Her who wanted give France an New Mexico labour leader,
Occupation
zone and a voice in Clinton-Jencks had-sought-a Ger- now trial in Judge Thomason's Allied control of postwar many. In a private talk with Court on a 1984 convletion for Marshal Stalln before the Big falsifying В non-Communist Three sessions, Mr Roosevelt was aMdovit --United Press. France should get an occupation asked whether ho thought
purse.
when
"Her sister-in-law would like
to speak to you, sir." an officer said.
Morgery's staler-in-law went into the witness-bex: "When she rang us up last night and told us about this, we werd amazed," she said.
zone.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1955.
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By Galbraith
2-12
~CÍM. 1963 by NEA Bayyina, Ind.
"You were a pretty girl when you were young Mom--
except for those atrocious clothes!"
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THURSDAY, MARCH 17 By Air Philippines N. Borneo, 6 p.m. Hawaii, U.S.A., 4 pm.
By Surface Macao, 0 p.m.
FRIDAY, MARCH 11 By Air
בה.B
Philippines Thalland, Bure, India, Pakistan, Egypt, Switzerland, France, Great Britain. 9 a.m.
Formosa, Japan, Korea, 10 8.73. Indo-China. 13 mm.
Japen, U.S.A, Canada, 0 p.m. Malaya, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Ceylon, 8 p.m.
By Suriace
H.E. VISITS ΚΑΙ ΤΑΚ AIRPORT
His Excellency the Governor, Bir Alexander Grantham, GCMG, pald a two-hour visit to the airport at Kal Tak this moming.
His
Excellency
On arrival, was met by the Director of Clvil Aviation, Mr M. J. Maspraft- Williams, the acting Director of Civil Aviation, Mr 0. F. Hamil- ton, and the acting Airport Manager Mr F. J. Lillywhite.
Sir Alexander chose the air- port's busiest day of the week for his visit and raw four plane Arrivals and the same number of departures.
The Governor, who first visited the Terminal Building, showed great interest in sites earmarked for additional buldings in the noar future.
His
was
next
Excellency shown around the administrative China, People's Republic. 8.30 am.offee by Mr Howtoo, Chief Traffic Control Officer. Sir Alexander watched with great interest the operations of the
Macao, D.,
Thailand, Noon.
Japan, 2 p.m.
Malaya, 2 p.m.
Macao, D.M.
Rape
SHEAFFER'S
ADMIRAL
SHORKEL
PEN
Case Appeal:
Court Rejects Defence Counsel's Application
The Full Court hearing the appeal of Dr Ng Yukkin, 49-year-old medical practitioner, against his conviction on a charge of rape, this morn- ing refused an application for the introduction of the depositions of the case made by the Magistrate at the Lower Court hearing.
Mr Brook A. Bernacchi, representing Dr Ng, had applied for the Chief Clerk of the Kowloon Magistracy, Mr Kung Ying-fan, to give evidence on the making out ¦ of these depositions.
Giving the Full Court's dec!- sion after a short, adjournment, Mr Justice T. 3. Gould (Acting Chief Justice), said the Court considered that the evidence "of these so-called depositions whe rightly
For by the Trial Jura Judge from
Appellant wa
guilty by ry on December 18 Special Jury
last year of roping Tan Shun, 24-year-old spinster, at his clinic' at 435 Nathan Road, first hoor, on August 28, 1994. He was given five years' hard labour by Mr Justice C. W. Recco.
The Full Court comprises Mr Justice Gould, Mr Justice J. R. Gregg (Pulsne Judge) and Mr Justico Wicks (Acting Pulsne
Judge).
Crown
Mr Brook A Bernacchid to representing appellant instructed by Mr M. A, da Silva. Mr W. A. Blair-Kerr, Sendor Crown Counsel, 19 for the Detective Inspector W. Watson la present for the Police, At the outset this morning, Mr Bernacchi applied for the calling of the Magistracy's Chief Clerk as a witness. He sub mitted the depositions he desired Court were to put before the admissible es original evidence of motive and admisible under the common law rules.
We say," he continued, "that we wish to show by reference to the depositions as to what was sald. by Mr Blair-Kerr in particular, in the Lower Court, and what was said by others namely, the Magistrate" himself onid Mr Silva.
WIS
bo
Į briefing arta control, aeromobile i deble inference that there. Thailand, Burma, India, Pakistan los centre and the meteoro.
SATURDAY, MARCH D By Mr
Africa, and Europe. Da.m.
Great Britain
Middle East.
Philippines, $ a.m. Formosa, Canada, à p.m. Okinawa, Korea, 0 p.m. Japan, U.S.A.,
p.m.
By Burfico
China, People's Republic. 8:30 am. Formosa, 11 a.m. Indo-Chine, Noon,
EUROPEAN
KILLED
IN CRASH
A European Pathe camera- man was killed in an neci- dent yesterday evening In- volving an wagon and
a: heavy truck returning from the RAF
1
original
law that the depositions in this regard were not merely odmi ble for the purpose of contra- dicting witnesses, but admissible in themselves по evidence
These depositions, he went on, was a Arst-hand record of the manner in which the case was nt one time presented.
THEY PUT ON QUITE
A SHOW!
Mr Justice Wicks told Coun- sel that in. Mr Blair-Kerr's opening at the Lower Court, it
All normal duty in No. 28 was noted that there was men-
Mr Squadron RAF, stationed at tion of a rape by fraud. Bernacchl agreed, but said that Sek Kong, had to be inter. when Tom Shun gave
evidence
nearly three rupted for and
anld certain things, Blair-Kerr then told the Court weeks while the officers and certain things which were men got down to the un- recorded and which could bear accustomed task of "square no other meaning but that "he bashing", before yesterday's (Mr Blair-Kerr) was mistaken" ceremonial presentation of
Crown Counsel here told the The Standard. Court he had said no such thing, and Mr Bernacchi stated that he was putting forward the tention of the Defenco.
con-
In the words of one NCO, "It wasn't everyone's cup of tea."
up
Alsoli
no
COURT'S DECISION
But even senler army officers impressed, and Mr Justice Gould then said he present were
trifle envious, of would adjourn for a while in sume of them onder to consult with the other the show which the Squadron the before H.E. members of the Court, before put
Governor, Lady Grantham, and giving its decision.
a party of around 400 senior When Court reanembled, His officers in the Government and Lordship said the
their Court had Armed Services, and come to the conclusion that the wives. evidenco regarding Tom Shun, in Chief point was that the question was rightly excluded by Squadron, has spared the Trial Judge from the Jury, dimculties by the modern army and that Crown Counsel's state-practice of marching past onco ments made before the Magls-only, and in column of route. trate did not form any part of Instead, it marched past twice, the-depositions proper.
(in slow time and quick, time) and in close column with, per- These statements, His Lord- dressing-and then ship Wont oth, were not sworn feet wingspectacle conce and there was no duty on the to the saluting base in review Magistrate, as far as the Court order. know, to record all what Crown Counsel had said.
of
"CHANGE IN CABE" We wish to show that there a change in the Crown's case and in the importent as pect as to whether or not com
A GAY BURNE plainant believed, at the time of the alleged offence that she
The scene was gay with the "The taking of depositions is] Indies smartest hals, gloves, was having a medical examina- not part of the trial of an ac- and
Banks summer dresses, tion"
cused person. It is merely to of seats were Get on Courel said he was asking ascertain if the accused should high tiered grandstand behind the Court for ruling that those or should, not be put on trial. the
base. Behind saluting admitted for it may be worthy of note that these, marquise, depositions
́where · guests that purpose and, having gone the offence rests entirely at the could rest afterwards and" that far, to say whether or not discretion
the band, gleamed with the Attorney-} listen to that was a good point and
to General on the basis of the de- rows of tea cups de cream cake, whether there was 1
positions taken.'
Making the presentation, -Air Marshal Fressanges
C-L-C was a change in the Crown's NO END TO MATTER
Far East Air Force, who served 25 years ago, the Squadron The record made by the
what Magistrate of
Crown spoke first of the old wood and Counsel said in his opening, Mr canvas "Sopwith Camel" with Justice Gould continued,
was. which the
then promised the It the Court were to accept the unit the latest jet aircraft demonstration which included Mr Justice Gould remarked submission made on behalf of very spon
out a fe putting
An official of his headquarters with "CB" that the
simple question was appellant, it was obvious that equipment.
whether On nos Mr Blair-Kerr's there would be no end to the confirmed that the unit is to be with Venom jet concludo his
re-equipped visit 'Str opening at the Magistracy was matter. Alexander was shown around admissible on the basis that one
"It might and probably Vampires,
fighters in place, of their present the hangars of the Honglong of the witnesses said something would, result in Crown Counsel Aircraft Engineering Company different from it later. and watched engineers at work.
Agreeing with this, Mr going into the witness box and and cross- being examined Bernacchi submitted it was clear examined as to what he said on the day in question," His Lord- ship went on,
services. The
fre
sections were next visited by His Excellency where he watched a demonstration of a freserach rescue operation
A. J. Henderson, the
chick Fire
CB5€.
Mr Bermochi said it was his submissions that the case presented at the trial was a case that had been repudiated at the
Officer. Magistracy by reason, of the not shown, in the present Court. 1915. unft was raised in Pinod the procedure of the evidence of Tam Shub,
The Goveruar also inspected the airlines offices, the customs offler and the immigration office,
Forced To
RAF Station Obtain
OUT OF KINDNESS According to
the Roosevelt said he thought it was not a bad idea, but he added
London, Mar, 16. that it was only out of kind- The amount of sterling notes ncss," Stalin
and
Molotov, and foreign currency notes which Soviet Foreign Minister, "both travellers may take out of the spoke up vigorously and United Kingdom will be, in- said that would be the her
only creased tomorrow from £5 and reason to give France a zone." £10 to £10 and £26 respec- parade at Sek Kong airfield | official in Moscow was granted i
"She's not that sort of person at all. But she lives in a very lonely place, and is left alone such lot.... and the went on to tell of Margery's Monday
to Friday vigils, and of
other troubles.
"Tell me," the magistrate said gently to Murgery, "are you
going to tell your husband about this, when he comes home?“
MUST IT
"OH, must 1, must 17?" Margery
sobbed.
The question of German re- Uvely, the Treasury announced parations payments occupied here today, much of the time of the Foregin 'The sterling notes taken Ministers, al the Yalta con- abroad are intended to meet in- ference.
cidental expenses aboard British At a February 9 meeting. Bir ships and aircraft, and on land- Molotov insisted that the Biging Again in the United Kingdom Three declaration on the subject and not to be spent or ex-
dom, travellers-Router,
include speelfie figure of changed abroad by United King-
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US$20,000,000,000.
Radio Hongkong
to Kowloon,
Several
other occupants of the station wagon were injured The cameraman was one of team from London touring air Belds throughout the Common- wealth making e colous film of the HAF.
The name of the cameraman has not yet been released.
Divorce
London, Mar. 18.
A former British Embassy
Big Tractor For Leper Island
"The Court therefore con- sidem that the evidence of the so-called depositions was rightly excluded and does not propose to hear any furtha. evidence on the subject,"
Two Forgery Charges
Charged with uttering! forged cheque for $280,000, Mak
**
Mesars Lau,
Mr Bernacchi then applied for Pat-sic, allas Percy Mak, alias the Magistracy Clerk to be re- Mak Kwong-ta, 35, unemploy leased from Court, and this wased, was further remanded for granted.
** two days by Mr Hin-shing_Lo at Central this morning. Bail a decree, nisi (valid in six A man with, a weighty prob- Counsel proceeded to his ad- was refused.
today lem is the Far East Represente- dress on the appeal proper. Ho weeks) of nullity here
Mait was represented by Mr for desertion wife, Olga, whom he last saw Ltd., Mr Alex Behr, now in the hero was no such consistency in Chan and Ke. by his Russian tive of Massey-Harris-Ferguson submitted that his case was that Y. H. Chan, a few hours after their wedding Colony. Before he leaves for the story of complainant as in 1946,
Ho was alleged to have: Formosa on Sunday, he hopes would justify a Jury in secept uttered a forged cheque of the The judge and her letters to see a new Ferguson tractoring it.
Banque de L'Indo-Chine to the -s10 was showed
being "per and five heavy bits of equip pocuted
Complemorst did not to the face value of $289,900 and pur and tyrannised", to ment, stoly ashore at Hay Ling
porting, it to be signed by a Ble obtain husband she clearly loved Mir island. Mr Eden said Britam wea
4 divorce from the Chou--Hongkong a rolated Teper Police that the below the p Chal-fu as a drawer at the Chi strongly against stating a figure.
pellunt's action was a medical
Yu Banking Corp, on March 13 when Mr
John Teasdale Burke, 40-
49-year-
textmination. But at the Magis 1953. Molotov
The Coventry manufacturers, old bank manager.
other, man, Ip Sang, alles adamant, Mr Stettinlus supported
Burke
who started making the Feracy she stated that she knew lett Moscow for gusson wrector 150 hope to at the time, that I was sexual chichips, 30, unemployed, LR R compromise that the de-
Britai alono:**
hours Low claration provide that
* Time, Bignal and Programme
pa the half million mark this intercourre. At the trial, she IP
charged with a similar offene?, after Bummary: 603,Tines Halt Hour pre-
wedding in Moscow year. This machine is No 427530 said 10 intercourse war remanded for seven
days in cent the total reparation
in November, 1946.
It was sexuah Intercourse)- and comes equipped with trailer, times are into our good custody. He was alleged to Russia without tell by Robert cheson (Studio) would
120 Forluguese Halt Hour (Studio); Axing an overall figure, Map 150, Weather Report: 7 Time Buna!
He is one of four British earth scoop, sub-sailer, transport cheated, complainant said the to have uttered, a forged cheque Ovey stood!
'husbands who were told · Jars routine
plough "After World News" (London Relay)SKEZZOR, Commentary (London Relay), or
The President of St Patrick's March that their Russian wives ox, and a two the report Special Auruncementa: 16, Water Society, Miss Elma Holly laid a Russian law, Mrs Burke dis used in
The tractor is
with the already had knowledge of sexual for $140,000 at the Lee Hang, Macusaci" some
had divorced
ww Widney – Changera,“ 30, Bonham them under |
· “god you must pay · 23 83::co and Mr Stettinius rave in and į regnpries of Ireland" for "sts wreath in the shape of, en "Trishi !
matters, but at the felni she said same four
engino In the now
bd the time she had no Strand Bast, on Marsh.
35, 1903 agreed that the total sum of the Patricks Dagi musical Notebook harp
ow Standard Diesel that t the Cenotaph this appeared. In Moscow, on July car and station wagon
knowledge of such makke reparations...should be $20,000,- pnted by the Boy. Zather is rebening, and glood In allente 20, 1000 and was reported a previour heavy load of two Counsel folds the Court, that 000,000 and that: 50 per cent of (studio) equity while bugler of the Hepskond later to be in a Siberian labour large diesel charging engines has while, therefore, the may be Markery went towards the door, it should go to the Soviet Union proniem by Edward Ground" Party”—A panel of experts polyn
Regiment Band played The Last camp-Reyted towards her freedom, towards At; ond 'point in the, molnar, ¿Y"Dangerous
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"It would be advisable, I think, It's far better that you should tell him, than that he should find out from other people, and he probably would, you know."
"Yes, sir," Margery whis pered.
"I shall discharge you condi- tionally," the magistrate, sald,
You can go now,"
Slowly, with the gauler's help,
D
go
Mololov
50. per
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Flaws in the Colony have heati
at the
bown taken to the island and and that complainant's evidence unshipped from a large junk by was such that Jury could bon teams of coolles rapidusked vict, had, I bown alway But Aur Beat would prefer to emo on the pavers REALLY
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