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JOHN CLARKE'S
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Budget
For
A Rainy Day
UDGET day came once
BU
a week for Richard
and his wife, as it
for many families.
does
He was a welder, ind each Friday night brought home £8 in his wage-packet Not a great sum to provide for the family of four, two of whom were schoolgiris, but more than some
men ear).
Carefully, Richard, and ..his wife apportioned their money. It worked out as a rule that she had £5 10s for housekeeping, while ԵԸ, out of the balance,
items paid for such electric light, the gas and the coal.
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as the
THERE was not much to spare, but out of what there was, the couple managed to accumu. late small savings, which they guarded" jealously, to keep safe for emergencies, as shelter for a rainy day.
Sometimes, especially in spring. Richard's wife fretted at the thought of the money being kept aside for a rainy day.
In springtime advertisements, shop
window displays and fashion writers combined to raunt and
her to raid the tempt fund and buy a token some-
thinould't I buy just...
new wear,
And
head.
pleas
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she
bis
to
her
off work, Richard came to the West End to buy a cheap attache-case that was needed in his home.
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CHINA MAIL
MAN IN COURT ON 30 CHARGES
Counsel Disputes Ruling
statutory duties.
of.
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IMPERTINENCE"
1845
TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1955.
STARTS INSTANTLY NEVER MISSZE
SHEAFFER'S
MARINE SURVEYOR'S TESTIMONY IN DAMAGED LIGHTERS CLAIM
CLICKER MEDIUM & FINE BALLPOINTS · AVAILABLE
From Our Files
100 Years Ago
On the 12th April, a large
Capt. James Wood, marine surveyor and partner in Messrs Goddard and Douglas, testified before Mr Justice J. R. Gregg at the Supreme Court trading junk was captured by this morning that the measures taken by the Hongkong and Kowloon pirates inthe Fut-tow-moon, Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, in moving their lighters from different places of oil, four, sugar, piss to shelter was a proper one.
1
The witness was giving evidence on behalf of the Company in their claim for damages against Wang Kee and Co., stevedores and merchants, arising out of incidents during a typhoon in Hongkong on the morning of September 2, 1953.
Mr J. P. Hewitt, Senior Sur- veyor of Ships, Marine Depart ment, is sitting with Mr Justice Gregg as Assessor.
Witness said he was aware was also aware that for the that the strong wind signal hard tows the plaintiffs employed been holsted in Hongkong on three tugs, and that the smaller the afternoon of September 1, two of plaintiffs' tugs (the Choi
1953, and that the No. 5 typhoon signal was hoisted at 2.50 am. on September 2. by
your
and plundered of a valuable
and vice.
On the 19th, a fishing-boat
was taken at Tam-koon-tow and some of her crew
carried off.
On the 21st, four fishing-boats were seized at Tam-koon-tow.
On the 22nd a fishing-boat was captured off Namtow, and another near Ping-hot.
On the 23rd, a passage-bont with Hongkong bound
a valuable
for to Tal-pung. Cheuk and Curlew) succeeded in towing plaintiffs lighters from
was taken possession of by some
killed passengers, who
the the Kowloon wharves to Yau- mati typhoon shelter. He knew others of the crew. A market
the steersman, and wounded four both these tugs by
sight.
boat was captured the same Referred to three of the
day by pirates off Lintin, and defendant
the Company's tups
two fishing-boats near Tai-ho-
accepted from Br
PROPER ACTION Mr Alriada; From experience, what would you say the owners of small craft should Glorley, Yauley und Hailey, stug
or should not do or be ready to
Plaintiffs, represented by the Hon. Leo d'Almada QC, and Mr T. A Shurlock, instructed Mr R. A Wadeson, of Messrs Deacons, are claiming damages totalling $70,533.15 from Walg Ксе and Co., stevedores and merchants, of 34-37 Connaught Road Central, arising from the do when the strong wind signal d'Almada that the respective sinking of four of their lighters is holsted in Hongkong?
brake bore power of the first and damage to three others Witness: They should make parsed two was 240 and 320
the typhoon in the same stand-by arrangements for respectively.
The hearing is proceeding. September 2, 1953. Plaintifs When a signal like No. 5 is alleged negligence on the part hoisted, what would you expect of Defendants.
these owners of a small craft Wang Kee and Co, are re-to do? They should give in* presented by Mr John McNeill,structions to fow their small QC, Mr Leslie Wright and Mr craft to shelters, Victor Gittins, instructed by Mr
MR : MENON during the early morning of towing the craft
PARRIES QUESTIONS
Mr V. K. Krishna Menon, Chief Indian Delegate to his qualities as a diplomat when he arrived at Kai Tak
However, when asked if Mr Menon thought the Chinese Premier was sincere in his statement made at Bandung, in the light of his later state ment that China had the right to liberate Taiwan, Mr Menon re- torted, "We should not question
on
оп
from different
Broke Into
Clinic Dispensary
A coolie of the Medical
FISHING BOATS SEIZED On the 24th, a fishing-boat was seized off Wang-king.
"On the 25th. a fishing-boat was taken near Macao, another off Chring-chow, and a third off
Tintin
Ou the 28th, a fishing bout was seized close to Green Island.
On the 30th, Deputy Inspec-"; for Bourne, with a party of men, crossed over to Stonecutter's Island in search of three pirate juziks, reported to be there at anchor. The boats had sailed
the same inocting on a zway crisise, but some of their crews had remained behind, and were captured.
RICE SHORTAGE"
We know from the evidence Y. K. Kan, of Messrs Lo and Lo. that beginning some time
Ip their claim, Plaintifs the afternoon of September alleged that by the negligence and right through until about 5 of Defendants, their servants and am on September 2 the plain- "If your Worship is not prepared to listen to me the United Nations, proved agents, lighters belonging to tifts had three turgs towing would beg of her husband who will not appear tomorrow," said Mr F. H. Loseby to Mr
Defendants were adrift and bere Ighters from different positions In the harbour to the Yaumat was custodian of the savings. Hin-shing Lo at Central this morning after arguing at
down and collided with Plain. almost always he shook his length on Police right of audience and the Magistrate's by Air India International damaging three.
tiffs' lighters, sinking four and typhoon shelter. These lighters
were towing
On the 2nd May, a fishing- pleasure to It gave him no
this morning,
places like the ICI Wharf at Department, Kowloon, was boat was attacked in the Cap- Ushered into the VIP
COXSWAIN'S EVIDENCE deny his wife. but prudence was
East Point, from ships at buoys given 18 months' hard suy-moon, and one of her crew Mr Loseby appeared for Yuen his case heard at the District Room, Mr Menon managed
from their ingrained in him-perhaps
Before Capt Wood was called, in harbour,
labour by Mr T. Creedon at severely wounded by a gin- upbringing in Malta had some-Hin-ming alias Dong Kwong-hin Court in 14 days. This he said
at Laichikok and from
shot. The pirates having phim- alias Yven Fong-kwong alias would give thing to do with it and he was
för full 30 minutes to Cheung Mok-kam, coxswain of perty Attorney the Arm in his resistarice
Yuen Chak-lau alias Kelly Dong, General time to conform with evade questions by reporters the Kowloon Wharf tug Kow the wharves at Kowloon. Now, owloon Court this morning dered the boat, let her go. The aside the lighters at when he pleaded guilty to wounded man is now in the 30, unemployed, who was origin his statutory duties and would and correspondents on the September
loon, said that until 6 pm. on leaving
1, 1953 he was the wharves at Kowloon for the breaking into a dispensary Civil Hospital The other morning, on his day ally charged with theft by a also prevent any further delays purpose of his visit to engaged stream to the Yau-opinion of the measures taken Health Clinic on May.5 and what is your of the Maurine Grantham in towing lighters from time being, servant and now faces 29 oddi- tional charges.
in
A notice in Chinese from the When Mr Le adjourned the Peking and the Formosan ships
mati typhoon shelter. After by the plaintiffs in connection Chief Insp. K. F. Bodie case for 24 hours at Inspector crisis.
that be returned
Kowloon to
with the lighters, elsewhere? stealing medical products Chief Magistrate, or the Super- assisted by Sub-Insp. R. A. Bodie's request Mr Loseby said
intendent of Police, was posted worth $285. reporter Wharf No. 2 South. At 7.30I think they were necessary. the addi- "this is the grossist bit of im He went into a store, and on Duddman, preferred
You think they were proper
up scine days ago, inviting the pun. he received instructions his way to the luggage deport- tional charges which comprise pertinence I have ever heard."
from Yeung Kam-fook, overseer measures taken in respect of had been under notice of dis-officers of Government on the Accused, Yiu Shu-cheung, 31, rice-dealers to confer with the ment passed a counter that was one count of conspiracy
He then said to Mr Lo: "You
of plaintif Company, to tow all these lighters?—Yes, loaded with nylons.
trary to common law; 10 counts have no power to do this, your
lighters from that Wharf to the
missal from the Medical De-best means for supplying Hong- His wife had been at him of
fraudulent conversion of Worship."
typhoon shelter. Witness made
partment, expiring at the end of kong with rice during the pre- that morning, complaining again property, eight counts of
ob-
He explained that as Magis
the month, the Prosecution re-
sent scarcity.. A number of one trip there, towing' 13 light about the poor state of her taining property on a forged trate, Mr Lo's statutory duties
vealed.
Chinese there upon appeared; wardrobe
document and 10 counts of
were to fix a date for bearing people's sincerity—I believe that He then returned to the
the so conflicting were uttering a forged document.
all countries in the world are; in At 3 am, on September 2, Le Defendant is alleged to have-
proposals they offered, that It their own way, desiring peace-received
deemed stolen $29,415.47 trom the Sino-
further instructions
advisable to nominate five of theri to ful settlement
drom Yeung to proceed to Lad Yaumati typhoon shelter. Whated and the exhibits produced was 24, 1952 while working there.
Mr Lo said he would hear no
tow some lighters is your view in regard to that? in Court this morning were 149 He is alleged to have com-
.was done, there to the typhoon shelter, don't think there should vials of Diabydro Streptomycin, embody their views in writing. and Lo ning vials of Penicillin, 24 vials This mitted the other 29 offence, dur-more and adjourned the case,
Mr Menon said that be was Witness, did as instructed
have been priority. and
Achum, on the part of the ing 1951-2. All the charges are
"Why do you say that? It is of Procaine Penicilin G in oil, going to Feking at the verbal towed five lighters to the shelter because of the positions of these 10 ampules of Neo-Hepatex sad
submitted a written others, onnected with Mesers next
plan, to the effect that Govem- invitation of Mr Chou Enlai to The trip was made with con- British (Hongkong) Ltd.
continue discussion which siderable difculty. He reached various other lighters in harine rolls of gauze.
ment should send vessels for Inspector Bodie
reason?.. any other
RECEIVED · GOODS Y stared at Bandung. He refused the shelter about 5.30 am but
rice-referring we understand to staver questions on the pur- could not manoeuvre the lighters Having regard to the exposed
positions.
Appearing with Yiu was Wong hemmed in by pirates near particularly to the rice junks pose of his visit,
so called for assistance. Antr Witness agreed he knew from Fung-keun," 28, housewife, He denied that he was going other ed plaintiff Company's the evidence that a number of charged with receiving
Tien-pak, and when brought Chol Cheuk. to Peking to serve in the role of tug, the
to Honogking, that it should be disposed of in small a mediator, nor that his trip was arrived and took the lighters in tows took place after the No. 5 stolen, medicines from Vin:
She was sentenced to four exploratory.
quantities at e mooderate proft, to the shelter. Witness thea re typhoon signal was hoisted and talk
about anything turned to Wharf No. 2 South during the period when, the months on her plea of guilty.
weather deteriorated and the Asking the Court for leniency
so that no monopoly would be created; while all the rice that that
sald comes
Air and could do no further, work wind and sea was getting worse. she said she had received the up," warned you yesterday to have
Menon, adding that there were because at the condition of the He also said he had seen a ré- medicines from Yiu because he
Chinese and other dealers im- Buenos Aires, May 9.
ported, they should be no definite subjects to be ap-weather at the time. Counsel in Court to make the
port on the weather conditions had owed her $20. She alleged for transfer." application for
The police announced to-proached.
liberty to dispose of here Witcess added that between furnished by the Royal Observa-Yu had asked her to try to sell
elsewhere 2 am and 6.20 am, when he tory, and had closely examined the medicines so that he could
on such terms Inspector Bodie said he had day that five policemen were
might right of audience and pro- Injured during demonstra
returned to the Wharf, he did a table showing the wind direc- repay her the debt from the they themselves not see any of defendant Com-thm, at various times, the speed, proceeds.
proper, without interference on Attorney General which tions by Roman Catholics
pedy's launches.
the part of the Government. to appear here on Friday night,
Passing the
her
at the District Court and to dis- cuss bail. "The Police have no
loaded counter, words came back to him: He reached out, grabbed a handful of stockings, and thrust British Hongkong Ltd, on July right of audience, so let's carry
them under his cout detective · saw him. was arrested.
A store Richard
T Marlborough Street A morning Richard pleaded guilty to stealing four pairs, of nylons, valued at 345, and stood in the bock with his head bowed in shame while the story was told to Mr Paul Bennett. VC, the magistrate.
"This man has a good char acter," said the officer in charge of the case, “and when he was arrested he said: I must have been mad to do this."""
he certainly seems very
#snow," the magistrate
observed, glancing at Richard.
officer agreed.
Sino-
asked the
District Court for hearing case to be transferred to the
May 20 at 2.30 pm
好吗
ROSE TO OBJECT Mr Loseby rose to object im. mediately had no right of audience. Ad- saying that the Police dressing Inspector Bodie, he said
"He is, pery ashamed of him-the
Did he tell you why he did
this?"
"To use his own words, his wife was 'nagging him about clothes."
A
E magistrate asked Richard what he had to say. "It's been a terrible blow for me," he said in a low voice, "I never set out from home to do?
it. It was a moment of tempta –
the
"Your have
no excuse, I
a letter to the Court from
said authorised him
ori
the latter's behalf inder
Mr Loseby then said that he objected to the date and wanted
on.
Police
Injured In Clashes
It was estimated that the section 11 of the District Court number of Roman Catholics Ordinance.
arrested here and in Eva Peron (La Plata) totalled 61. They included the leaders of Catholic Action, a lay organisation.
Member unions of the govern ment-sponsored General Labour Confederation (CGT) today All- the columns of morning newspapers with protests against the Catholic Action youths they
Lady Grantham Tours Schools
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NOT A MEDIATOR
once more.
chlook and
then
We will probably start off by talking about the weather in Hongkong, for a start," he declared with a rueful smile the, Captain of the Air
Cross-examined by Mr Wright, India plano (which was “de- witness said the Kowloon was layed for two stars because
more powerful than either the of the zain in the Colony. Chol Cheuk or the Curlew (tugs Mir Menon left by carb Kowloon had a brake horse
to plaintiff Company) Lowu where he will
entrain The Canton. There he will power of 400, but he could not .for emplane for Peking.
say if the brake horse power of the Choi, Cheuk and Culrew was 132 and 150 respectively,
Witness agreed the weather: was quite bad when he left the Wharf after 3 am for It was dark and there was continuous heavy rain and mist.
Picture above faken at Kal Tak this morning by a-staff photographer shows Mr Menon (right) being greeted on his arrival by Mr V. L. Parambl
Lady Grantham made a rapid turned to our of classrooms in three main counsel for the fore, Laich kök.
for
"No.
LET
none." said couns:l
your wife
about
Radio Hongkong
have been a sudden, impulse in this morning They were the in Buenos Aires and for other mission of the Government of
College, Caroline weekend demonstrations in Eva India, and Mr. Vietor Mamak this case, mightn't it?" he asked New Method. "There was
no manoeuvring Hill; the Sir Ellis Kadborte Peron and Cordoba.
OFFICIALS HELD
SURVEYOR. IN BOX School for Indians; and the Ho concealment?"
Sixteen Catholic Action off- Tung
Girls School.
The next witness was Capt. knows bout this?" the magistrate Director
She was accompanied by the cluls were being held incom
He said he was James Wood of Education, Hoo. muniçado. It was understood
an extra master mariner, la asked Richard.
D. J. Crozier
and Senior they were being questioned at
shipwright, a Member of the "She doesn't" he said
Education
Officer (Women) Dr Federal Police headquarters-
Institute of Naval Architects perhaps is. better so," the Mrs Irene Cheng
here. Government investigators H.K.T.
16. Time. to
Signal and Programme and a Member the Society "You
Principals who met Lady were said to be determined
OKSBC Bandrand of Naval Architects, USA. He pay £5 time and £3 39 Grantham were Mr Yeoh Tak-see if there
was any political anary
Central Band of the Royal Ale obtained his extra master soon can you pay?" yee at New Method College; connection between opponents Conductor: Win Commander
"Richard said. pay
Miss H. Carreem, head mistress of the Perun government and Sims O.R.E. (RCTS); 630 First mariner's certificate in 1933 and stil head bowed, he of the morning school, Kadoorie Roman Catholle demonstrations are presented by Alex Bore after being at sea for 15 years, went away to spend £8 38 of School for Indians; • his savings, the price of his dis- Mes W. M. Cheong, at the Bo grace, which might have been Tung Girls School, used to purchase much happiness
magistrate said quietly.
costs.
How
SO
FLOATING DOCK LEAVES HK
6. MONTHS FOR INDECENT. ACT
and
Lais
(Studio); 7, Btudents Guide, A of the past few days,
Beries of Britin: Coumeli Talde and he continued his career for
· Extbex Cardinal rand to held the Overseas stadenius two and a half years Santiago
-road ... by Janet Pombiin. /Bta, " Copelio, Primate
getting his certificate.g of Argentina, (Studio): 710, Sundown: Serenade, headed the ammual pilgrimage -730. La Demi-Heure Francaise, Pre- He said he had been in Hong-
to honour pentation de M. Monges, presenta kong for 20 years. He was first to Lujan yesterday
dar tion de la Provence" - (Studio); (73; Our Lady of Luimn, patron of Weather Report; 2 Time: Signal and of all chief officer and ship- Argentina, Paraguay and the News London Beley);: 6:09. Pre Wright of the Hongkong and Six months' imprisonment was Uruguay Although three special action Addresses Address on E
trains carried 4,000 Roman half of the Conservative Party by Whampoa Dock Co, Lad, where The Rt. Hon. Bir Anthony Eden, he was in charge of three slip- | imposed by Me J, E. Durling at Catholics and
thousands more MP (London Relay Resteed): 150 ways for anal craft. In 1938 Central this morning on Lee
Time Signals Artical Notebook prtswick, a deep-sea salvage tu Admiralty Floating Dock No. Sing 28, of 31 Elgin Street, want by car or bus, there were accesoria (London Relay he took command of the Heary
no incidents.
acated · by the. Rev. Father: 173.
art Kow 18 was towed from Victoria first floor for gross indecency.
At Eva Peron, capital of uyan $3. (Studio): 930. Renderrous for six months. While Harbour at 9.301
Passing the sentence this morning During told the defendant that
Buenos Aires province, 15 in Crete Bory of an Facpless loon Docks, he had considerable.
during the Second World
and and is now CL passage to
mall craft at the a more serious charge could people were arrested during an ens by Cliftond Wear White experience in repairing Singapore in low of HM Tugy Encore and Enigina, have been preferred. He added attempt to rich through the milons Produced Blancs Karen fraai
Ballet, Spectra De La Rouge Cinemark watt requiring to be put Admiralty Floating Dock has that he look into consideration streets after a 7.30 m. Mass BC11035,- (appreston Docks, Lacinding the handling of
in the Cathedral. A croadation been in use at Hongkong since the defendant's clear record which gathered in the Plaza Berlioz)
positions during the beginning of 1940. da ti during the past 10 years. No oceno tried to force is way kus), Marout (inbaunya Da typhoon comitions. He was
Weather Report: 11 The Blamaki koge 'u marine surveyor and a «Printed ani- published by WILIZAM - Alter GRIZAM for through a police cordon to the amo News Reel-Cordon Rear):
United 11-15 Goodnight Music, Goce partner la Mesey Goddard pod and on behalf of, South China Morning Post Limited at 13 centre of the city
The Queen; 1500; Close Down, RISK Wyndham Street City of Victoring in the Colony of Hongkong Prest
NO PRIORITY It may be suggested to you, I don't know, that priority should be given to these lighters at the
The medical products stolen but Kowloon wharves before, these by Vlu have since been recover- other lighters were towed to
bour or
nature of the weather, etc. He
DSI MacMahon proscouted,
SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith
3-22
Let's get Dad started for the discovers his classical musle pro
tonight!
he
the
NO GOVT VESSELS
at OF
E
think.
We have not heard what. : answer has been returned to this; but the Government does not possess, and is not likely to procure the means of bringing the beleaguered rice to Hong- kong
Were they to do so, they could of course make such ar
rangements for its disposal as they deemed advisable, and in the event of a local famine, pertraps no better plan could be adopted than the one suggested by the Chinese, who however very wisely deprecate Inter- ference with private importa 43003.
The last number of the Boledn do Governo announces that the Council of Macso have pro hibited the export of rice, under penalty of forfeiture of vessel and cargo, and a fine of $50 to $200 the informer to receive 20 per cent of the entire proceeda,
C-In-C To
Visit Colony
The Commander-in-Chilet Tan East Station: Vice-Admiral A. K. Scott-Monerlett, CB CREDSO and Mrs Scott-Moncrief will visit Hougkung in the "despach
SPAlert arriving His on Thursday
is his first official visit to Hongkong since taking appointment Com
Chief, Far East Station, Arch B will stay in Hongkong for Lóue days, during which time he will maks 2 official calls pad, visit Naval establishenunte Poste