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FRIDAY,
JUNE 10, 1955.
SIDE GLANCES
By Galbraith
The Secret
Life
Of Gerald
SOMETIMES in the offics Barcet, he pleaced zully to being
sometimes in home, the things he was obliged to listen to, made Gerald feel
At his home, in his presence, when visitors called, relatives or others whom his parents de- would be lighted to impress, told: "Oh, yes. Gerald's doing
well.. very
Then his parents would turn to him, and seck to make him a "Quite party to the nonsense..
about town the young
an nowadays, aren't you, dear?" they would say.
Gerald, would grunt and get away as soon as he might
In the office things were not
much better. His fellow-clerks would come in some Saturday mornings, holding their Feads and" pulling long facts.
83y.
stars
your
Street,
in possession of a dangerous
drug.
STOP NOW... OR ELSE. THE magistrate, Mr Paul Ben- noti, VC. when he had heard the story, called in his probation
officer, Mr. Charles Morgan. "I am sure you know. a great deal about this, as you do about so many things," he said, "will you see this man?"
Gerald was led away and when he was brought back Mr Morgan said: "He says he has periodic bouts of taking the drug, each week. I told him that either he must give it up now, or he'll
and
up in a mental hospital...."
The magistrate turned to Gerald: "I don't want to punish you," he said. "I want to stop you doing this. What have you to say?"
MORNINGS AFTER
thank
I can stay away from it if I "You should
you're the stay-at-want to Gerald said with a home type, Gerald," they would shrug:
He was remanded on bail,! "We drank enough beer
ordered to report to the court last night to float a company in."
"Look at him, no bloodshot-periodically so that the truth of he claimed might be jeered, exulting in what mild occasional de- tested.
This way," the gaoler said, and Gerald was shown out, to return to his office desk, where he was thought to be such a dull dcg, and to his home. where he was thought to be a son without a flaw.
eyes, they their own bauchery.
"No furry tongue,"
Gerald said nothing, but tried to get on with his work, though the figures in the ledger swam kaleidoscopically before him. He had taken a pull or two too many at marijuana cigarettes the night before.
.108. A PACKET
VERALD
was just 20, and
U making rapid progress to- wards becoming an addict of
marijuana.
Death Of Mr
F.E. de Sousa
Someone in a raffish suburban
The death occurred today of set among whom he forged to move as an equal, had intro-Mr F. E. de Sousa, member of a duced him to the drug.
had
What well-known Hongkong family.
started 35 an act of
way, He needed marijuana now,
5-7
T.M....PH OR
{Cade. 1965 ke NEA Sersion is
"I've been wondering if these homo gardens are so smart -if the farmer can't sell all his produce, won't it upset the national economy?”
Hongkong Bank To Open Branch
In
San Francisco
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cor. poration intends to open a branch in San Fran- cisco, it was announced this morning.
Mr de Sousa was one time An application has been filed with the State secretary to the Hon D.J.S.Department in San Francisco for permission to and was recently transferred to the Personnel Section of the Pelice Department,
Banking establish
Corporation (California) as a State Bank, incorporated under the laws of California.
COUNSEL'S SUBMISSIONS
REPORT
FACTORY
In reply to Crown Counsel's submission at the hearing of a tax sum- mons against Karel Weiss, sole proprietor of Messrs Karel Weiss, of Room 304, Central House before Mr.Poon Yan-hoi at Central this morning, Mr ACCIDENT M. A. da Silva, Defence Counsel, alleged that Mr D. N. E. Rea, Crown Counsel, had "thought fit, like David of old, to cast, a personal slingshot. at his elders.”
Mr Silva said that the effectiveness of Mr Rea's trying might have beer better, if "in his attempt to make headlines, he had not borrowed the slightly out-worn pebbles of McCarthyism," if he, Mr Rea, in attacking his elders had not been "plagiaristic in aping his elders."
For failing to report an accident which resulted in
personal injury to a female worker, Mr A. R. Osborne, Manager of the Danemann Manufacturing Company, 302 Shun Ning Road, ground floor, Kowloon, was
Mr Silva was making his by no means suficient in gest it to him in cross-examina-fined $500 by Mr I. T submission on the allegation by matter of this nature, Other- tion and if he repudiates the
Morris at Kowloon this the Defence against the assessor,wise, it would be tantamount of suggestion, you are bound by his Mr R. J. Hardy.
Counsel giving evidence to the answer.... and you are not en-morning.
Osborne was fined on the first Defendant is alleged to have contrary from the Counsel tabletitled to call evidence to contra-
the provision of defaulted in payment of busi- merely by way of saying: dic: his answer, being collateral charge under
Section 14 (1) of the Workers tax amounting to put it to you that you Tress profts
are matters
Сар. $4,801 28, in respect of the year telling lies,'
Mr Weiss gave evidence of an
28, of 1953, which of assessment 1951-1952.
occasion in September, 1952. Mr Rea At
was going
Gili evidence to the contrary, he was entitled to put the contrary in cross-examination, 14 he did not call the evidence or would not call the
"You must, of necessity, call the start of the hearing evidence to the contrary before this morning, Mr Rea, con- you can ask the Court to dis tinuing his submissions, referred believe that evidence and hold the Court to Section 75. Sub- to the contrary. section 1, of the Inland Revenue "Before Mr. Rea is in any Ordinance, Chapter 112. By position to question that part of provision of the section, Mr the evidence, he should have Silva could make no sub-called Mr Hardy to the box to mission which went to disprove prove that Karel Weiss was tell- the contents of the Commising lies. No such thing occurred sioner's certificate,
As it, the sole and only evidence before the Court concerning this allegation is Karel Weiss's ver- sion, and nothing else.
"And he (Mr Rea) accuses me of making allegations agains a person "In this Court on himsy evidence.
In other words, no evidence could be called to try to show that the figure of 34,801.28 said to be the tax in default in the certificate Was WICKS. The figure was final and conclusive.
Mr Silva objected to Mr Rea's submission.
"Your Worship is aware that Continuing Mr Rea said It there is the rule that if you are was quite clear that this Part 12 cross-examining. 4 witness an had set out
procedure collateral matters, you can sug-
the
whereby tax in default was re-
covered Concluding, Counsel.
Baid that the Court could not consider the matters which Mr Silva was putting up now,
Opening his submissions, Mr Silva alleged that Mr. Rea had thought Êt to cast a personal slingshot at his elders.
"COMPLETE NONSENSE" Continuing, he said that the
complete nonsence of Mr Rea's
to
call evidence to the contrary, all he all he was entitled to do was it to contrary in seat in time, that was that suggestion, he would be bound by the answer and would not be permitted to proceed further on the same point,
This clearly illustrates what I meant when I said earlier on that it is an impossible position for Mr. Ren to suggest to you not to believe Mr Weiss's ver- sion-the only version io evidence--when he has not con- tradicted it by evidence of his
own."
Hearing is continuing.
Sentences Reduced On Appeal
reference to attacking a person who could not defend himself Two men, sentenced to a total of 10 years' hard (Mr Hardy) was illustrated by labour and 12 strokes of the cane on two counts of armed two factors: first that Mr Hardy robbery, successfully appealed against their sentences on by his intimate knowledge
the grounds that it was unduly excessive, before the Full
Compensation whim
to give notice in the prescribed form to the Commissioner of Labour
The of an accident, charge stated that the defendant had without reasonable cause, and as soon as was practicable, after the accident, failed to comply with the provisions of the Ordinance
He was cautioned on the second charge under Regulation 13 (1) of the Factories and Workshops Regulations In that he failed to
report within period of seven days the occur- ence of the accident.
Mr J. T.
€
Wakefield Labour Officer, prosecuted on the first charge and Mr M. A. Cheng. Labour Inspector, on the second charge.
FINGER INJURED
Mr Wakefield said that on February 10 this year the female worker, Yueng King-sheng, in the employ of the Danemarn Company, which manufactured watch boxes, was injured while This opera ating a power press
of two resulted in the loss falanges of the left index finger. The case came to the notice the Labour Department through an anonymous source. Later the Labour Office inves
the
and com- interd firmed the accident
Mr Osborne, pleading "guilty to both charges, said the was at that time management
bravado had not finished up that Crozier, Director of Education, the subsidiaryThe Hongkong and Shanghai Bankingese matters was the particular Court, comprising the acting Chief Justice, Mr Justice ignorant of the law. He said a
or thought he did, as much as he needed air to breathe.
Also
knew plenty of people who could keep him sup- plied with at 10s. for a liny packet.
OVERDOSE MUCH of the £6 10s, a week Gerald earned as a clerk, went on those small packets, but he managed to keep his vice secret from his family and from his colleagues at work, until the other day.
MUS
And then, although he thought himself so much above all of them in sophistication, it was his inexperience that gave him away..
Gerald dosed himself too liberally with the drug. A police- | man found him unconscious on West End pavement, and had him rushed to hospital.
a
There, a diagnosis was quickly made, and in Gerald's wallet were found several of the 10s.
He leaves a widow. Elsie, (nee Collaco), a son and a daughter.
A statement by the Board of Also surviving him in Hong-Directors of the HK & SB, an- nounced that "It is hoped that kong are four brothers, Messrs E.V.M.B. de Sousa, A.E.B. de. the necessary permission will
L.E. Sousa,
de Sousa and shortly be forthcoming and the F.A.B.
Sousa and
newly incorporated bank opened de
two
in the near future." sisters, the Misses. Aurea and Emily de Sousa.
One brother, Mr J. E. de Sousa and a sister, Miss Lolita cie Sousa, are In the United States.
REGISTRATION OFFICER
New Acting Puisne Judge
A senior official of the Bank, in an interview with the China Mall, said that the object of setting up a brünch bank was to offer customers a "complete domestic banking service"
Mr. A. D. Scholes, which would enable them to
District current and savings ac-Judge, has been open
appolated counts in San Francisco.
Acting Pulse Judge during Although the Hongkong & the absence of My Justice C. Shanghai Bank has maintained W. Reece, it was announced in Gazette .com an agency representation in the Government San Francisco since 1875, the day.
was not permitted to
been
one person who could hav had avoided cross-examination
Each of the appellants gained a reduction of two years in their sentences, to date from the date they were originally
appeal against a sentence of three
for larceny from the person.
the injured worker as com- pensation,
including 13 days wages while she was from work.
absent
Duke's Birthday Celebrated
called by Mr Rea. Mr Hardy T. J. Gould, and the acting Senior Puisne Judge, Mr Justice tal of $350 bad been paid to by keeping out of the witness. R. Gregg, this morning." box, and instead, the Court recollect, a My Derby was would called as s
witness, a witness imposed. who clearly showed under cross- examination,
The appellants, Tang Kam Ee, (Mr nothing what- and Ng Bee, were given terms Derby) knew
He and he had tried to reform of six years' hard labour dad after he left soever of these
matters.
prison in September The second factor was that 12 strokes of the cane and four last year and had found a job as a carpenter but his income was in- Defence Counsel had repeatedly years consecutively In respect fident. When his child fell 1.
Royal salutes of 21 guns were asked Mr Hardy to go into the of two counts of armed robbery. he was tempted to steal. He added
that his wife was also expecting a ared at, non foday by the Royal First appellant claimed that child in a month's time, and asked Navy from HMS Taner and by witness box where if he had dared, he could have defended he had not committed and the Court for aid in placing her in
the Army from Signal HR, himself against the very serious offence before and had aged hospital
Diamjasing the appeal, the Court Kowloon, in celebration of the allegations Counsel had brought parents in need of care.
expressed regret at the hardship im- out into the open earlier on in The Court pointed out that posed on appellant's family through birthday of the Duke of Edin
Fis imprisonment and told him burgh. appellant had a previous con this enquiry.
that there wer organisations in Her Majesty's ships and "One would have thoughtviction for aiding and abetting, the colony to which he could appesi
American warships in port were for aid in respect of his wife if he that if Mr Hardy had been as which appellant admitted
Second appellant declared he observed, also had five previous con-
so wished. Appellant, the Court dressed overall for the occasion. blameless as Mr Rea tried to make him out to-be," said Mr was forced by circumstances to Silva, "Then Mr Hardy would commit the robberies. He also step into the witness box and solely dependent upon him. have been only too eager to said he had" an old mother
dependent upon hân. He also said Examiners Board angwer any question that I
he did not steal, Giving the Cat's would put to him, but as reMr Justice Gould said: "The The Court pointed out that, ap- guilty on very peatedly as the invitation was Court takes the view that the pellant was found
clear evidence; furthermore he had made, just as repeatedly It was previous convictions in tara case
three previous convictions for are nut not accepted."
of a very severe type similar offences and for lottering Silva alleged that Mr and that the sentcckes were
The appeal www diastased. Other gazetted appointments
to defend perhaps a de more than was M. J. Callaghan (Cashler). Mr were Mr. R. T. Muir to De himself, only because he could justified in the ckcumstances. Fox had previously be the Electrical Inspector, Class · I;
not. defend himself in the Your appeals will be allowed Hongkong and Shanghal Bank's Misses. M. G. Buchan, M. R.
witness box. Mr Rea had Te-axi the sentence on the first be Education agent in Swatow and has many Templeton years experience in the Far East; Officers (Women); Mz G, Wpeatedly referred to the flimsy count will be reduced by a year
evidence on the allegation MessTS Roché
and and Callaghan Parry to be Education Offer:
reduced by a year. The have worked
with the Bank's Mr D. H.A. Moore so be Estate against Mr. Hardy, and he had also that the second count done this in the hope that in statence en second appellant on agency since 1920 and 1828, res- Surveyor; Miss Jessie F. Sother-
due kand to be Nursing, Sister,
course the Court
might
charge remains un- pectively.
come to believe that the evidence
|affected." The Bank's agency will con- Jenny Cheung and Miss
OTHER APPEALS inue to function." Opened in Suk-chan to be Assistant Social was in fact flimsy,
Mr. Rea forgot and ignored The Full Court also heard eight 1975 under Mr. W. A. Harries, Welfare Offcers, Miss CW. F clear evidence that in other appeals against sentence and
Mr R A. Bates has been appointed by H.E. the Governor to be Registration Officer, it was announced in the Government agency Gazette today. Mr Bates office operate current or savings ac is at the Registration of Persons counts, as it was not registered Office, King's Road, North Point,
19 a bank under Californian Jaw.
The woman
who lives in a
Haymakers
Haymaker shoe!
She's the busiest woman
on two feet-two of the
happiest.
SENIOR OFFICIALS The three serior officials of the new branch will be Mr. S. J. H. Fox
(President), Mr R. M. Roche (Vice-President) and Mr
221.
The appointment of Mr F. C. M. Sedgwick to be Commis sioner of Labour, vice Mr Mat- fadyen (on leave prior to re- tirement) was also announced. Mr. Sedgwick has also been appointed Commissioner Mines.
Leadbetter to
*
of
Mise
was unable
an arms
decision,
victions.
Also given three years for larceny from the person. Li Chung asked for a reduction of sentence on the grounds that he had a large family
steal.
Situated at 401 Montes II: Mia D. Pattison to beither as an illogical, incon" {years for store-breaking, asked for fused. The Court pointed out that
reppark
the
Appointed To
Mr J. Moodle has been re- appointed by H. E. the Governor to be a member of the Board of Examiners for pilots lleences, it was announced in the Govern- ment Gazette today... Captain H. J. Cairns has been appointed to be a member of the same Board during the absence of
LEGAL ADVISER H.E. the Governor has ap pointed Mr J. C. McRobert to: be, a member of the Medical Board, and also a member of the Pharmacy Board as legal adviser, during the absence of Mr. W. A. Elair-Kerr, it was announced in the Government Gazette today.
JPs Appointed
H.E. the Governor has ap-
ASKS FOR CHANCE Pleading that he was not the prin- had merely pal offender but assisted in the cotamission of the offence, Wan Hon-kan asked for a his appeal against chance in
into an office with fatent la sentence of love years for break Captain B. E. Bidwell, The Court said that in view of the nature of the offence and also that appellant had two previous convictions for breaking into shops, leave to appeal must be refused.
An appeal by Tam, Chung against a semienta of three years for it was
to be Acting Matron
matter, Mr Hardy had acted one against conviction. gomery Street until 1921 when Apting Senior Nursing
Tse Wai-sand. sentenced to two burglary, and larceny was also re- the building constructed of
bullying chance on the grounds that his appellant had seven previous con Canton granite
a similar W. Forsyth to be Acting sistent fool, or as a fashioned in
wife, and children had come to, victions for offences of bureaucrat Assistant Director of China-was torn down.
of Public
and did not consider Hongkong from Canton and they nature "I prefer to belleve and told be left uncared for if he had sentence to be excessive. The agency, is now located at Works,
rice
Mr Littlejohn (on
abmit that Mr Hardy Is now slay in prison, Jana unye Appellant claimed that if he remain The Court pointed paz.t that in prison for a long time a family Sansome Street, However, cave prior to retirement); Mr. J
would be dispersed and he would not space has, been acquired on the Adwander to be Acting Chier fool and that his illogic; his appellant had two previous con
inconsistency was born of the vitions for store-breaking and be able to find them, sgaini ground Boor of the new Equi
vice Mr Forsythian Engineer
Another man,, Lee Yiu-choi, manda table Life Bulding, and the Hooton ceased to act as Attorney
was announced that Mr A personal malice evidenced by his loitering and said he had had pres
housed in obscens vious opportunities to reform. The similar plea in asking for a re-
appeal was dismissed.
duction in his sentence of two years. Bank, hopes to move to these General on the resumption
language to Mr King concerning sentenced
to three years Lor for larceny from the person, new premises at the end of this duty of Mr Ridehaigh Mr M.
Karel Weiss," said Mr Siva,
counterfeiting coins and possesidoo Mr Justice. Could "Yerharked; that SOLID FACTS***** Heenan cesed to act as Solicitor
ar tools for countertesting on the type of offence committed by potated the following to be Mr Silva said there were serience on the grounds
Wat-oho asked for & reduction of appellant war wily too prevalent in Justices of the Peace for Hong- that he the Colony at the present time. He king, it was announced in the solid evidential factors proving had been Trade a scapegoat by further pointed out that appellant his accusation of Mr Hardy as were not his pro everyone else who had appeared ba-W. S. Collier (Official); Mess one year less than Government Gazette today: Mr others and that the tools found in } bad: received
taze the Court for similar fence Chan Ying-hung, F. G. Nigel, Jumiice, Gould commented Leave to appeal was refused.
E. A Wadeson, and P. C. Woo that asmodiant had put this ples up MAN WITH KNIFE at his triad and his story had been
(Unofficial) The Ruperi against conviction was made by Man Kang-chGER, WHO WE sentenced to three, paste in the Diạn
complainant, who Wes aggravation A
Appelant admitted he had a knife robbed of watch Complainant. but claimed he was merely passing, had said the appellant ER, ans. of the scene when he surested by four hard en held him he the Police and secused of rubbing and had identised appellant as the someone of a wrist watch. No man who had struck him a blow Watch was found pay him when he and produced a Smile. He further Wasserzzled, he said. He had also said he had not lost sight of ap not used the knife to threaten any- pellant when he was running away one, and the fact that he still had, and saw him stopped by a police the knife was proof of his man.
-His Lordship added that it was not Dismissing-the-appeal, Mr Justice the friction of the Tall Court to monce he serted. A Gould" said the main "evidence, réstry the case that was the func against appellant, was that of the tion of the Trial Judges
this
7
year,
The Hongkong and Shanghal General on the resumption of Bank establirbest an agency in New York through. Messrs duty of Mr Hooten.
Russell and Company in 1877.
handsomest Two years later they opened
feet. She's wearing Hay-throm office which is still in ACCORDED
makers, the shoe that's
cobbled by hand from a
URBAN COUNCIL
RECOGNITION
a bully and an autocrat. He perty referred to the evidence of Mr Weiss of
occasion September, 1932 in
which rejected. Обек aparat
defendant alleged; he beat the Court was of the opinion the tact Court for... robbery · SE PORNdy
the hands of the Commiznímia: wheat
reby were retarded seriously, and remark made by Mr Hardy single shell of dest
sentence- passed, was not excesİYE, True, Mr Rea had, as I said, The appeal was dismised, tran kep-calfskin. And
HE the Governor, under
given notice that he personally TRIED TO REFORM Haymakers perfectly The following appointments instructions from the Secretary ad not accept the evidence of Claiming he had used to reform matched bag and gloves have been made by HE, the of State for the Colonies, has
Mr Weiss in that regard and end that he had suffered much at Oster complete the picture. In Governor under the Urben recognised Mr
Council Ordinance. Mir F. Armstrong as Consul for the very truly indeed Mr. Rea had he was deported from the Coleno. ten colors; the pump, Astrappa to be Returning United States of America
cross-examined Mr Weiss and Foon Hong appealed arainst a sen thecoftest show that ever walked
wedge-tle. heeled ox-
for Jarreny from, the person, He Oficer Mr. J. C. McRobert to Hongkong, it was announced in put it to him that his evidence one of three yake, pasted on binn ford, each US$14.95 plus be Assistant Beturning Officer.
the
Gazette today in this regard, was a lie. He had there was gone to
is provisional
Went on to analyse the support-how wide mod children, Eil then States Here “ALONETM with MODE ELITE-21 HK$99.
Her evidence and said it was flimsy with had been sick and he had com- mitted the larceny "tu"onder "to raise Mailed everywhere in South Asia at HK$92,00 including postage a“
and criticised defendant for money to buy medicine for her
Refusing leave to appeat, the run insurance.
daring to make any allegation
six previous convictionML, VI TRAVE whatsoever against Mr Hardy Count pointed out that appellant had
But Mr Hea has forgotten BA mars that he had com one elemental rule pulling It mated the offenes to rate moder tr try medicine fór kis teic child war to a witness that he is lying is made Cyby, Fund? Takino, in his
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