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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1955.
'FAITHFUL SERVANT OF THE PEOPLE
Complaint About
HK Clove Exports
Another MP's Request Is Refused
4*
London, Apr. 3. John Peyton. 2 Conservative MP mɣrested in the House of Commons Loday the British "Govern=" cent's trade policy for the colonies should be ur- gently re-examined.
He said the price. of gloves
Imported from Hongkong rendered com- petition by the British home industry almost im- possible.
Orders for woollen loves, were 77 per cent down on this time last year.
But Mr Austin Low. Minister of State at the Board of Trade, repeated what he has told Mr Pey- ton and others many times before. This was that Bri- polley Hish Government was not to restrict importa of colonial roods by im- posing quota restrictions nor to impose duties on them-Beuter.
US Minister Expecta
NO HELP FROM OUR
ALLIES'
If Island War Starts
Washington, Apr. 5.
Tribute SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith
Veteran Liberal Peer's
To Sir Winston Churchill
LORD SAMUEL'S BROADCAST
London, Apr. 5.
Lord Samuel, 84-year-old Liberal Party, elder statesman, said in a broadcast tonight that Sir Winston Churchill carried with him into retire- ment the thanks of the British nation to a faithful servant of the people and of mankind.”
Lord Samuel, four years Sir Winston Churchill's senior, served with him in a Liberal Government in 1906 and is still Liberal leader in the House of Lords,
In a BBC broadcast Lord Samuel said, at the close of an appreciation of the Prime Minister's life! "Today he retires from public office-but not we hope from public life."
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turns it in full measure. Ho is very human and that brings liking.
"He has wit; and there it has full scope.
His wit is spon- taneous, swift, often ironic, sometimes devastating.
"Looking at the list of Prime "Here the occasion fitted the Ministers over the last 200 years man and the man the occasion. we must allow that by no means "That Churchill from his all of them had personalities youth up was ambitious he that matched their position," he would be the last to deny. But said.
his ambition was justified by "Indeed there are not more great talents and an incetail-
industry. than perhaps 10 or 12 who would i gable
It was
NEVER CYNICAL be generally agreed to rank with honourable ambition to
lead in
"But its never cynical, never the great who still live in the public service; and the success ill-humoured or unkind. He
Halls of Fame,
was merited that fuldled his may be scornful or angry when "We so not doub: that among hopes,
scorn and anger are meritedr that small company is Winston His character is many sided; but is never malignant
and Churchill. What the verdict of he is versatile in his interests; neither self-assertive "nor aloof. the future historian may be wo his career has been full of ad- cannot foretell.. But at least we venture, can send on to him a message that this has been the judgment of contemporaries."
HIS AMBITION
"A man's achievements must depend not only on himself but on his times, This century has beem an éra of vast political! upheavals and terrible wars.
The U.S. Navy Secretary,T
WorldTM
To Churchill
Mr. Charles Thomas, today Tributes
admitted that the United States could not count оп any help from its allies if it
went to war over the Chin- ese offshore islands of Quemoy and Matsu.
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"It would not be just to say "I didn't think it was such a beautiful coat oitor-i that he is variable; but he is
I found out her husband paid $3000 for it!"
"In politics he was with us certainly various almost as for ten years as a good Liberal; various as Shakespeare himself. afterwards for much longer be Sometimes he is Hamlet or has been a gord Conservative; Jacques resting on the quali always he has teen both a ferties and fortunes et mer, and the vent patrio, and a true citizen destinies of nations. ļo. the world.
"And then there are moments "But I do not know it helperhaps in the House of Com- has ever been inconsistent with mons at question, tire if things himself.
generally are going well when, we may catch a fleeting glimpse gusto of an amiably mischievous
Puck is
DANGER EXHILARATES "He meets life with
with zest. Ke
and danger
one of those whom danger does "He passed through those two not intimidate but exhilarates. wars, the most widespread, and Yet he has plenty of practical destructive that have ever caution and prudent
restraint afflicted mankind; and
both wher: they are needed
ended after so much tribula- "That in the course of his tion, so much sacrifice in full career he has sometimes adopted vetory for the cause that we are or advocated policies that were sure was right mistakes cannot be denied; but "A Democracy must judge its if in a long life full of great statesmen by results. Before responsibilities and grave deci-and during the first. World War sion he had made no mistake he Churchill rendered great ser would have been unique among vices; but in the second he more statesmen
not only of their than any man was the Architect but of the world. country
of Victory," Lord. Samuel added. "There is a special kind of-Reuter. affection that an
an individual may
feel for an institution.
I think
He was testifying before the He said: "We shall iss Serarte
Sub- leadership which for so many Appropriations committee on the budget for the years--and especially in the Navy.
anxious days of wor-has Senator John Stennis (Demo-inspired and encouraged the crat, Mississippi) told the Sub-people of the Commonwealth of all of us who have been for a committee that "if we should go nations and indeed the whole long time, perhaps 20 years or
action on Quenoy" and | free world." Matsu we could expect no help Mr St Laurent's statement 50, in the House of Commons from Asiatic or Europeon was interrupted repeatedly by
into
do feel for it such an affection.
And the house re-
"Clearly that is s0 with Grom Churchill. Winston
Prime
Fined For
Overstaying Visit
Some Excellent Solo
Playing At
Last Night's Concert
At this Festival concert of the Sino-British Orchestra, there was some very good playing, both by the soloists and the orchestral players. The Overture to "Coriolanus" by Beethoven opened the programme, and once more it was revealed how the conductor, Professor Arrigo Fos, has insisted upon precision.
SHEAFFER'S
ADMIRAL SNORKEL PEN
COURT REDUCES 15-YEAR SENTENCE
ON HOLD-UP MAN
A 15-year sentence passed on Chan Hon-chuen at the March Criminal Sessions for robbing various people in cars last. November and December was...». reduced to 11 years this morning by the Full Court of Appeal, comprising the Acting Chief Justice, Mr Justice T. J. Gould, and Mr Justice J. Wicks.
The Full-Court ordered the Mr Justice Gould found no 12 strokes also imposed on merit on his appeal saying the Chan by Mr Justice J. R. Gregs provocation was not sufficient to remain.
for him to poke, the other man's eye out.
Chan was convicted of four
counts of robbery with aggra vation. He was said to have held up his victims in their cars with toy guns and then to have driven them to lonely pisces where he robbed - them..
He appealed that the total of 15 years was too much for the four robberies.
Crown Counsel, Mr D. E Greenfeld, submitted that in view of Chan's record the
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| sentences, were very lealent,
Chan was convicted of larceny
Plenty Of Laughs
At The KCC
În 1945 and expelled. He was Hay Fever' by Noel Coward
then sentenced in 1949 for three robberies and within
months of
his release
three
This is a brilliant comedy
in which only Noel Coward could September, 1934 he committed have written, for none knows as. four other robberies. In one
well as he the eccentricity of a case he threatened to shoot the house full
of artists. Here is children of his victim if she did the
home of David Bliss, a. leave her car. In another case novelist; and Judith Büs, his he threatened the husband that wife, a retired actress; and their he would shoot his wife.
two grown up children, Simon, an artist; and Soret, the daugh er who is merely artistic.
Why I said, only Noel Coward. could have written this is that,
A BAD RECORD Mr Justice Gould agreed that Chan had a very bad record but the Court considered 15 years somewhat excessive even for such a record.
the hands of a less ex- perienced playwright, we should The Court refused to alter the have a play which might as well sentence of five years and 12. be set in a mad house; for it is strokes passed on Chan Chi-kau, ali hatter-mad yet somehow alias Kau Teal who was charged convincing.
together with. Cam Hon-cheung So to this house come four on one of the robbery, counts. guests, invited for the week- of end by aach one of the four Chan blamed His
Jack education for the crime, saving members of the family, without that he really had no intention the knowledge of the others. of robbing the woman driver. From then on there isn't He admitted a pravicus con- moment's peace. Every situation viction for demanding money exploited to its emotional
maximum until the poor guests. with menaces.
Three appeals against severity cretly creep back to London But not morning of sentence were refused by the early Sunday Full Court of Appeal this before the of them has had her
**say; she tells the family: 'You' morning.
haven't got one sincere or
arrest.
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them
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the
In one case Mr Justice T. J.
·J. Have Gould remarked "that It was genuine feeling among the but of
you you're artificial The short, sharp chords were' | One came away feeling that bordering upon impertinence point of lunacy. That is about clear and without raggedness, this concert was reminiscent of when the prisoner, Lam Hing
sit This family is so artificial and the string playing through the early "Proms," which con- declared that he had no reason that simply by being natural out this work was competent,sisted of lighter works, whereas for appealing other than want they seem to act a part. Yet
present-day though a little" "heavy at times the
Promenade ing his sentence of five years there is brittle brilliance with the constant repetition of Concerts contali mere solid and six strokes to date from his abo
about
and if done well, certain figures and phrases, are also. It was a pleasurable
the play reduces the audience to and dleating that Coriolanus was in- occasion;
next season
Lam was sentenced in the
a state of h
hysteria.p deed a somewhat sullen obsun- which will contain part of March Criminal Sessions for Moving written the shove, I ate character. More could have | Mozart'a
are now
to see what kind City last. November. something loon desk thumping applause
of
the Kowlcon performance been made of the singing lyrical the orchestration Year let sobbing a taxi driver in Kow. Havin Thomas recognised both sides of the Commons as he
PLANNED BOBBERY Cricket Club Flayers give of this passage, which, like all. Beathe bigger for it can. that this was the case. He told reviewed.
externals: point on ven's tunes of this kind, invites Sir
To two other prisoners, Wong dificult play: I have seen, the know I the Sub-committee that reduc- Churchill's "varied career.
the strings to use their broadest this is a controversial matter, Kul and Lee Tai, who sought a
play and nothing quite happened tions in the strength of the
Mr H. C.
could not some of the house reduction of sentence of seven as 1 expected. Here are lines Hansen
and richest tone. Navy and Marine corps sche Minister of Denmark, said: "We
The Beethoven overture was lights be kept on dim, during years and 18 strokes, ir smacking of Shepherd's Market duled by June, 1956 would not Jancs add cur admiration and
Three Overseas Chinese med the most distinguished work in the performance? There is no Justice Gould said they might of t affect the "basic striking power"
affection to this man whose life
from Manila, who had overstay- the programme, and the other need in a concert, particularly easily have stood, there indicted of the twenties, stolen by Antonia
Remedios
as Jackle Co ed the period granted them in works, though pleasant, did not an orchestral one, for dramatic for murder.
and Benita Remedios as work has been so great for the
Hongkong, were fined and order give the orchestra a chance to
effects and spot-lighting, and It The appellants were sentenced Bliss. Then came Clard, the freedom and rights of mankind"
Es expelled by Mr T show what it really can do. ht at least to consult the the March Sessions for robbing lain, and the audience. gave her to have enough by Mr Justice C. W. Reece in maid, played by Micky Chamber- Tage Erlander, Prime Minister of Sweden. "During
Creeden at Kowloon Court this One major work would have: Singapore, Apr. 5, the dark war years....he gave
marning,
for breach of Immigra been
programme. May this be col two foks of a poultry shop last a great hand. However, ex- been desirable-i symphony,.or It was announced early today ton régulations. whols democratic world. consolation and hope
to the that Mr David Marshall, Labour
a bigger concerto, as on former at future concerts? XXNovember, Two of them, Lee On, 27, occasions. front kader, had been asked by and Ngo Tian-tit 33, "Many had hoped that he the Governer, Sir John Nicoll, arrived in
who However, the the Colony in the formed gave the opportunity we have succeeded, in finding to form a condition Governinent middle of February and had for some excellent solo playing: the rod to security in the atomic
This follows elections
First,
of the United States.
SOVIET NAVY'S GROWTH The Navy Secretary told e Sub-committee that the Navy was capable of halting any at- tack on Formosa but that it
would require the backing of the air force.
Such
Chinese Communist a attack, he said would "portend operations and would further mdan a greater mobilisation."
Admiral Robert Carney, Chief of Naval Operations, toid the Sub-committee during the
hearing that there WGS DO guarantee of continued Ameri- can Naval supremacy.
"The rise of the Soviet Navy
programme is one of the most conclusive bits of evidence that they are not contemplating a short war," he said.-France- Presse.
and their vast naval building
YEMEN KING IS FREED
Aden, Apr. 5. King Ahmed of Yemen, who
Mr
Labour Leader Asked To Form Coalitioned to
→
Bned $250.
works per
we had the young
but
desirable
Sandy
Crown Counsel, Mr D. cellent through the lines were.. she is really Judith's dresser, no Men Caught With Greened, said the Arst ap she does not make up in mep
pellant was employed by his cap, she does, of course,
'den classmers who loaned
and 'darling! the guests, and Illicit Stills of beery zilowed to stay until the in a way this was a soloists' night,
money to pay his gambling debts here she scored. age but one must be thank April 2 when Labour front wou end of that month, were cachiolinist. Hu Kwong, who has 37, 2nd Ng, Fung, 18, were fined ning the robbery He got other own in the third act; up to then that he has in his powerful way: 10 of 25, seats contested.
by plan-
Robble Roberts came into his Two men, Cheng Wu-sham, and he repaid them drawn the world's attention to
It was understood that the The third man, Soon Tak- great flexibility and full tone, $150 each or three weeks by Mr heavy-handed men to attack he was not sufficiently cynically the terrible perspectives which modern methods of destruction coalition will include UMNO-kong, 37, had been refused a visa and encountered no technical H. H. B. How at Kowloon the two fokis, with iron bars selfish in character of David
MCA alliance, to us." cpen' up
to enter Hongkong in January difficulty in the little
Tyrell, an one Court this morning, for distilling and one of them nearly died. Bliss HE IS HISTORY"
The announcement follow. As a result, he went to Formosa movement Concertino by Harold liquor without a licence and The second appellant was the amateur boxer, should remem- Mr Halvard Lange,
three days of intensive polideal and applied for a transit visa to Perry
go-between for the first appel- ber acting
possession of an illicit stil, duti-
ber he is absolutely at contrast. Prime Minister
Ни Norway manoeuvring during which long Hongkong, whereupon - he, was Kwong
with Simon Bilss, different in should develop eble Chinese lique and ferment-lant and the gang. churchill has not only treated meetings between parties were allowed two days stay here.
into a fine violinist and is even ed me was eight in a hut at
The Full Court, comprising
every way Gould Mr Justice on and now capable of performing one However, he stayed written history:, he held
Cheng
succeeds
in Political observers here be transacted business
in the circumstances the sen never wanting to, for we are Justice J. Wicks, decided that
never feeling at home and George General
Marshall leve the announcement will Colony. He was fined $500, wartime Chief of the United bring to the Colony of Singapore
tences were not too severe eye aware he is the Diplomat, States Army and later Secretary a socialist type of Government rested
by... the
Immigration of Estate: " the most rack pledged to work for complete authorities while leaving for able career of modern times had independence by democratle Manda on a P.AL. plane yester
means-Reuter,
day morning.
and
of
reached its active conclusion.
was with him during many
critical moments, always he was
towering in his strength and
couralize Rash, the Austrian
Herr was reported over the week-end Chancellor, described Sir Win-
palace to free his father.
on
The "bdication" had been
described in some reports as traprisonment of Ahmed in, his
coup d'elat, followed by the
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All three defendants were ar-
and Mr
of the Mozart Concertos or one Target Hill near Kal Tak Air of the Beethoven Romances, port cn April 2, and Ng was suite that the orchestru and arrested at Tin. Lis. Village on though neither appellant had
It wan in Elgar's is conductor showed the great-
March, 25.--
previous convictions. A total of eight gallons of est sensitivity of the evening chinese liquor, and 55 gallons of neatly interpreting the different mash together with the stills moods of the short, movements
lightful shorter works. There some lovely woodwind play-
fiscated.
Convicted Man Charged With 32 the "Serious Dolly Epi- $1.20 Meal Cost
Wasting Court's Time'
was
managed his solo very effective-
sode, and the leader, Dr Bard,
ly in the "Dreams" movement.
WRONGLY ACCUSED"-- In the third case, the,, prl-
Tony
Richard Greatham, and tafely
does his diplomacy fall him.. even in the most compromising Atuations.
of this one of Elgar's most deseized were ordered to be con- soner, Taim Shiu-yuk, sentenced ingall) are deliciously rude at Sorel, and Simon Bliss. (Jack to three years by District Judge the most inappropriate, moments. W. T. Charles last November They team up well, and respond for wounding with intent, conto clues as the play demands in fended that be had been wrongly accused and falsely the first and third acts. Myrs Arundel is played by Geraldens convicted. Dr. K. Wong played the A 27-year-old unemployed,
He wa
was said to have stabbed Heron. It is a wonderful part Geraldene plays its Bute
'solo: in the Suite for Flute Chol Kuen-fat, of 102 Castle another man in the
eye last and Telemann, a late Peak Road, ground floor, was 17th and early
told the Full Court.com- observations, German
Him 14 Days
qulity on March 31 to charges cord that Cheung and asked for there was
was now key, change ing the bill of $1.20, defendant
of the
Is too
The tempo play the man provoked him first by audience response; his dialogue trending on his toes, almost is like machine-gun fire and it crippling him. He had always the audience is not keyed up to citizen, bis rhythm then, this is too bad been a law-abiding. he added,
for them. I should suggest that Myra cracies back her lines at Judith; they are supposed to be
to have "abdicated" in favour of ston Churchill as the man who his brother Abdullah, has been most decisively intervened in freed by his son, Seif el islam el world affairs in the last century, Badr, from his marded palace. Belgrade Radio said šie
Tazz it
it was reported today,
Winston Churchill's talents Badr was said to have launch- during
his many
#MAGISTRATE INCREASES SENTENCE and Strings 18th century sentenced to 14 days imprison-lember, causing him to lose directed, and here I make some years of led a successful attack the political life in Britain were de-
Mr Justice/T. J. "Gould composer. It is again, ment by Mir Hin-shing La and Mr. Justice J. L. Gregg, that slaw. Coward hover waits for A convicted man who came up again before Mr Poon a pleasing enough though un- Central this morning for obtato and voted to the service, of an em- pire which was lowly being Yan-hoi at Central this morning on an application for a distinguished werk. De Wong ing credit by fraud
quida
-review of sentence had his sentences increased instead. has a sweet tone and is al- On Tuesday defendant went his brilliant political
ways a pleasure to hear him. to the Champion Cafe, Lockhart The music [that
itself became own palace under army guard career he united the qualities of The man was Cheung Tung, The Magistrate declared
Road, and ordered a bowl of unflagging
35, unemployed, who pleaded it was clearly stated the re
monotonous partly as noodies, When It came to pay- -France-Presse.
memory magnificent elequence and vitality of spirit, Mr Dag Hammarskjold, UN Belgrade Radio said he was Becretary-General, said tonight always a realist. Though pro he was keeping in contset with minent among those who inter the Chinese Communist Govern-vened in the stairs of been fined $150 or six weeks ment about the 15 Imprisoned Soviet Union after the First and on the second, $50 or two time, I World War, he established weeks. American ́airmen. ⠀⠀
stated. On the,
On the dangerous He said the contacts appear friendly and allied relations with
When Cheung's case was call- charge, he increased the fine to
In place of the advertised pro- od useful enough not to be the Soviet Union in the Second ed this morning, however, he £230, or eight weeks. On the particology efective and grammes Radio: Hongkong will abandoned France Presse World War Reuters denied he had applied for a re second charge, the fine was in throughout the concert the brass broadest at 8.15: this evading a A firth defendant, Dolly Chan, and be and his players must be view of watenge. He said he creased to $100 or four weeks was steady and reliable, a con- chrom London by Viscum:
of 231 Fa Yuen Street, Arst congratulated; and allow us to of them in the hed oni wanted to and out "And the sentences are to trase to the old days several Samuel on: Sir Winston Chuche floor was fined 115,492
The Proses plenty when the sentences would be date as from today, His Word years ago when it was a vary 11, whose resignation, was 60*
secution said that Chan had future. dated from.
Bhip ac
added.
uncertain quantity
nounced to
failed to renew her licence.
JOHN LUFF
"New York, Apr.
Printed and published by WILLIAM ALICK GRINHAM for and on behal; of South China Morning Post Limited at 1-3 Wyndham Street, City of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong
of possession of dangerous drugs a review of sentence. He said it seven move said that he had no money lo
and possession of heroin pipes. Cheung well knew that the first charge. he had ces were to date from the On the [
they day or wasting
were passed, e I shall
ali beginning and ending pay. He was subsequently ar
In the
sume minor
rested, The concert ended Court's
brightly your
Strauss's Voices is of Spring" Waltz, stirringly played, and hugely enjoyed by the. he was
tences instead! Worshi
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Change In Radio Programme
Their Radios Were Unlicensed
spontanocus, not considered,
Now this is the first big thing attempted by the ECC. Play- real, and they've certabily chosen a dimeult play The Four Kowloon residents were ench încă 20 by Mr plenty of laughs. Apart from
audience enjoyed
11; there were Morris, at Kowloon Court this morning, for possession of radio well produced by Jim Hudson, the points have made, it was receive without a license
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