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JOHN CLARKE'S
CASEBOOK
CHINA MAIL
France Will
Confusion Always Remain
I
Of Mary
was a little before 11
p.m. The side-streets
of Mayfair were quiet, and
propped against a windo
sill of a house in one of them
Was a
In Morocco
- PREMIER FAURE
Paris, June 21.
Premier Edgar Faure declared categorically slightly-built today that the French government. was determined woman whom utter confu- "never to abandon, to compromise, or to question, sion seemed to have over-in any form whatsoever, the presence of France in
taken.
Her long brown hair was all over the place, and the longer acart she wore had somehow
string loops from her fingers.
taken on singly-handed
Morocco".
The Premier devoted a large portion of a become hopekssly entangled with speech before the National Assembly to North the parcels that spun on twisted African affairs, against a background of terrorism She looked as though she had in Algeria and Morocco, coupled with a wave of ASLEF, the NUR and the the pro-French "counter-terrorism" in Morocco.
Trans- M. Faure reported that French Government in- part Commission, lust the battle
within the left bebind when vestigators in Morocco have turned up and been everyone else in town had been past 24 hours "an entire anti-terrorist organisation” transported to their destinations. which has accounted for several dozen attacks.
SYMPTOMS"
He said eight persors, inchid the end of the parliament session POLICEMAN turned
into ing, four policemen, have been which opened today.
M. Faure said the prime pur- A the diet street. saw the arrested in Morocco en suspicion
pose of the Big Four conference woman, whose name was Mary, that they are implicated
which, opens in Geneva on July noticed her distress, and hurried counter-terrorist activity.
current to her aid.
18 should be to seek a slacken- investigations, "Are you ?" he asked."
by sperial security ink of international tension. supervised by
M, Faure said: "To proGTEIS "Munible, mumble, mumble, chief, Reger Wybot, were in-
the heads parcel, mumble,, parcel, mum-tensified after the recent murder along this line
Her in Morocco of Jacques Lemaigre- government should be able to sch, and Dubreult, a newspaper proprie discuss freely all questions which was the tor, who advocated a conciliatory need a real and lasting agrċe-
could French policy toward the Pro- ment."
tectorate.
ble. Mary voice was drowsily
answered.
the
word "parcel"
only
the ene
ulficer
cutch.
But now he noticed symptoms
the way in
ARREST
7
N.
The
and
in
SOVIET INTENTIONS
of
He said the signing of the state treaty and the
showed the Soviet
et
M. Faure said that investiga- he had not at first expected: --- of earker counter-terrorist Austrian
tion the glazed look in Mary's eyes, activity has turned suspicion on trip made by Soviet chiefs to
which her parcels a
principal pelice inspector Belgrade gaining the upper hand named were
Deirisu, who has been Union seeks to reduce inter-
aide, national tension. her" and falling to the arrested. aver
his
Soviet in ground like windfalls in a gale-
who died in an
of the Speaking Foresti, 108sed orchard.
accident last January 2;-
vitation 10 West Germany's The Premier said no "con-Chancellor Konrad Adenauer on POLITELY, the policeman reclusive results have been ob- June 7, to visit the Soviet Union, trieved each one, but they tained in investigations into Mr Faure said: "There is no only fell again, and as Mary Lemaigre-Dubreull's death.
reason to believe the Federal seemed incapable of leaving
Republic will embark on a route the windowsil! under her own
REAL COMMUNITY'
which would lead to a slacken- M. Faure said France steam he arrested her for being
ing of its ties with the West, drunk.
keep up with the times by At Bow Street next morning gradually abolishing its direct Mary pleaded not guilty but administration in Morocco and not until she had carefully dis- by setting up modern posed her parcels about the tions there. dock, fixed her scarf and run a udying hand through her hair.
The officer told his story to Mr K.. Barraclough, the
magistrate, who then invited questions from Mary.
"No. he's speaking quite truthfully, she answered, in the Lone of one giving
a cautious reference.
Would you like to come into the witness-box?"
Oh, yes, that would be Mary said. pleasure,"
"I
A
must
institu-
M. Faure said "We must bear in mind from now on the idea
of setting up a real France Morocco community"
M. Faure said his govern ment intends simultaneously to guarantee law and order and introduce economic and social reforms in Algeria.
M. Faure said France has sent troops and moterised 20,000 police to Algeria since the state of emergency was declared there earlier this year.
He
JUST UPSET WASN'T drunk last night, arrive
China.
said other troops will soon in Algeria from Indo-
in
the economic
France-Presse,
Established: 1845-
WEDNESDAY, JUNE
·00 1955.
SHEAFFERS
Skrip
By Galbraith One Man Succeeds
SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith
5-12
T. M. Rg 1. S. Pet Off, Cap. 1959 by RɛA Barvioi, the
"Jim will know better than to call home at noon after he's married a few weeks-wait till she runs him ragged for thread, bobby pins and pot-holders!"
Handwriting Specimens Examined By Jury
In Appeal Against Murder Conviction
The Full Court this morning delivered its decision in the appeal by two men against convic- tion for murder.
Appellants were Yam Kwan-pak, alias Ah Kwan, 20, Both were found and Ho Kwong-tang, alias Ah Tang, 22. guilty by a Jury of the murder of Police Constable Lui Shing at Hunghom on December 6 last year and sentenced by Mr Justice J. R. Gregg at the Criminal Sessions on March 7 to death by hanging.
were
The Full Court, comprising the acting Chief Justice, Mr Justice T.J. Gould, and the acting Puisne Judge, Mr Justice J. Wicks, dismissed the appeal by Yam Kwan-pak, but quashed the conviction against Ho Kwong-tang. The latter was discharged.
First appellant was represent. it must have been perfectly ed by Mr Percy Chen, instruct-clear that the Crown was unable and to put in evidence the contents ed by Messrs Wilkinson Grist
Mr Loo Wing-kon, in-of the documents, and it was structed by Mr H. K. Woo, of therefore quite wrong for Coun- Messrs Woo and Woo, appeared sel to suggest that they were for second appellant. The Crown being withheld as a strategem was represented by Mr J. C. Such methods of advocacy are to McRobert, Crown Counsel
be deplored and we trust will not be repeated."
of
First appellant's grounds appes were (1) that the Trial!
his Judge failed to exercise "discretion judicially, (2) that the Trial Judge misdirected himself and admitted evidence which was Inadmissible; and. (3) that the verdict was against the weight of evidence.
Governor At Juvenile Centre
The grounds of appeal of the second appellant were (1) that the verdict was unreasonable or could not be supported by evidence; (2) that the Trial
His Excellency the Gov- Judge omitted to put the De- tence adequately to the Jury. ernor, Sir Alexander Gran- stab tham, and Lady Grantham The constable suffered The Jury at the trial of 32-year-old London "school wounds in the back following a spent over half an hour this the Hunghom play- morning seeing the various teacher, Charles Joseph O'Neill, at the Criminal Sessions fight in
had taken where he ground
aspects of the work carried of volleyball, & game
at this morning examined enlarged photographs of various part in
the Hongkong specimens of handwriting taken from two blackmailing and died after removal to hospi- on
+ The appellants were Juvenile Care Centre letters and from notes written by O'Neill.
Police evidence before Mr Justice A. D. Scholes was alleged to have been among Lower Albert Road.
invaded + setile the playground to that two blackmailing letters received by Mr R. V. Leder- gang of youths which hofer, Managing-Director of Shewan, Tomes and Co., Ltd.,guage against another man. and Mr G. T. Palmer, a former employee of that firin, were written by the same person.
On the home front, M. Faure
O'Neill faces three counts 1of' said his government would not seek to infringe on the rights of | uttering. threatening letters- parliament but added he believed
two to Mr Palmer, and one to constitutional and parliamentary Mr Lederhofer last December. reforms
to ex- could be achieved The letters threatened
embezzlement during the present session.pose an alleged
of $11,000 from Shewan, Tomes by Mr Palmer unless the writer received $1,000 from Mr Palmer and $2.500 from Mr Lederhofer.
Crown Mr D. N. E. Rea Counsel, is prosecuting, assisted by Det. Insp.. J. Howarth.
O'Neill is not represented by Counsel.
Circus Owners In Colony
Sub-Inspector
میں
TWO MEN
INJURED IN
LANDSLIDE
MAN'S CONFESSION
in
The Centre, which cares for nearly 160 children whost ages range from nine to 15 years a great ramber of them come
Juvenile Courts, the
children
baste and rehabilitates
In dismissing the appeal of from the the first
Full gives appellant, the Court said, they considered the education confession of the appellant was them into appropriate institu
received in evidence
kons
properly
that
there was ample and
Sixty of the boys live at the evidence
the Jury Centre and all children receive on which
two meals a day in addition to could properly.convict,
their education and recreation,
no
corroboration on a
As regards second appellant, the Full Court found there was the Centre, His and Lady Granthar vital
were received by the Hon B. C. K. Hawkins, Patron of the Centre, Mr Chan Nam-chong, President, and Mr Chow Hau- leung, Chairman.***
point, and that the only evidence was the uncorroborated evidence of an accomplice.
an
CAMPS FLOOR
"15,000 miles
saw three a year-that's circus fe say Mr and Mrs Boswell of South Africa's famous Boswell's circus.
of
John
..
RECORD
The It is a happy thought that tremendous advances made in the record Industry have had a beneß-
I mean artists who drawi) in this
cial result is the many artists (and
world.
The record buying public has come face to face with a new form of commercial art on the LP record covers and some of it is Incredibly good, The designs which grace some of the most ordinary records
point. are often a very important selling
The increasing importance of this part of the record business has ven wide new scope to young. imaginative artists and the veguita can be seen in any record store. cently too we have seen a trend to- wards pictorial photography on some covers and it begins to look as
a lot of money
though quite
18
being spent on the packaging of the
diac.
Remember always though that no matter how seductive the lady on It's the mune in the grooves that counts, although there the cover, is at least one cover that I have seen which is well worth the price one has to pay for the record,
A Disc Duet "Regently there was held in America a competition for disc jockeys in which the contestants had to sing to the accompaniment of Sarah
of Hou Imm Vaughan's recording portant Can It Be" and then offer their listeners The choice of the original Sarah disc or the one he had made with his vaier doing the duet.
The wioner was the D.J. who had the most requests for the duet rather than the Sarah solo. Mercury Records are now thinking of putting the winner, Bob Dunn of an Oak- land. California station, uzder.con- tract so well did he blend his voice with Miss Vaughan's. So listen for the name and to how he sounds on His own. Incidentally I remember many years ago in Hongkong one of the lady announcers had the mike opened during the playing "Doris Day's "Canadian Cabots" record and she sang along with Dodo so well that nobody noticed.
Faces Bohind the Voice
Les Paul and Mary Ford
Les and Mary hath played gullar from an early age but only when they married did Mary take it up seriously. This teaming of talents has made them the most successful! man-wife team in the recording busines. The New Sound created by Les Paul was first heard on twa nistramental, "Brazil" and "Love""". Since that time in 1958 Les and Mary have turned out hit after hit and they make their recordings in their Jersey....and awn home in New even Capital Records top engineers don't know how the multiple guitar and voice effect is obtained.
Last week's Face' was "Tennessee" Ernie Ford and the first letter open- ed with the right answer was that sent by Barbera Nunes....Barbara, I'm writing to you letting you know to you VA Barrades with the answer your question
Two men were injured in a landslide of about three
The Full Court cited tons of earth and rock this authority on the position to be Cheng Wai-morning
when they were taken by an Appeal Court where, hing
the
On the ground floor of the Identification sheltering from a rainstorm after a proper warning from the Bureau testified that he made a
of Trial Judre, a Jury convicted four-storey building, Els Ex- a steep face study of handwritten documents against
an accomplice's evidence cellency and Lady Grantham I'd only had, three ales M. Faure said French policy
of happy groups uncorroborated. They continued: given to him by Insp. Howarth earth at Li Cheng Uk vil- upen and one whisky" she said. “I
on the
children playing various games. should aim at gradual piece
and Insp. McNiven from March lage, Shamshuipo,
Greeting the "Applying this principle to
two distin- was just upsel. I'd left one of meal integration of Algeria with
3 to March 15.
Castle Peak Road. my parcels in a
on the first public-house, France
the present case we have, after and
guished visitors The letter written to Mr
They were coolies employed perious, consideration, come to floor were two signs of "Wel- and when I went back for it
politicall fields while respecting Mr and Mrs Boswell are on a Palmer on December 27, 1954 in lavelling the LI Ching hey pushed me out."
Algeria's religion and culture. talent spotting trip to Australia and that written to Mr Lederho- resettlement area
the conclusion that if the ver-¡ come", one in Engi made how to collect your record....also for squatters diet of the Jury was based upon PVC plastic yarn and the other "You haven't been ill, have
IRONIC COUGHING and the Orient. The talent is fer the following day were done at Wing Lung Street, you?" the
acceptance of Chan Koon-yung's in Chinese characters made out magistrate asked.
Speaking of foreign interven- for their large drcus. It real by one and the same person,
Where They Are One man was extricated by evidence of actual aiding and of pencil and paint drawings noticing Mary's strained manner, tion in North Africa, M. Faurely is large. The big top-stats said Insp. Cheng.
Jeffrey Clay, until recent the "Oh no. I'm 100 per cent."
other workmen and the other abetting at the gate of the play- On this floor, which is the
band anger with Sammy Kaye, has said Algeria is included in the 3,000. she
NAME MISSPELT
was dug out by the answered brightly. I'm North Atlantic Treaty Organisa-
His Kowloon ground, it was in fact unreason workroom of the centre, taken off on a solo, o “will be This is the fourth generation Just upset.
Fire Brigade. "Both were taken able; not only was the evidence Excellency and Lady Grantham recording, for Coral and if he does "What do
do?"
Using the enlarged photo-by ambulance to Kowloon on the vital part the uncorro- saw
on display the various well as the last Sammy Kaye, Vocalist to leave, Don Cornell, he "Well I should be modelling."
graphs, he pointed out similar Hospital with broken legs. The porated evidence of an accom handiwork done by the children. Kaquld be all tight. Mary said, and added wistfully,
characteristics in same words or men were Chan Chan (41), and plice, but it was, as we have on one table was a display of Capitol Records have recently indicated, open to criticism in dren's clothes, cushions, signed contracts with George Shear- "But I'm taking a living-in jcb
same letters of the alphabets in Cheng Pit (43). the two documents. In addition
wing, Patti Andrews and, almost, Les 10 certain material particulars,
ips and other household Brown. It'll be nice to hear some pillow slips the word "Pokfulam” was spelt
which the Jury's attention was articles made of cloth. Another solo efforts by the middle Andrey's "Pokfulan" in both letters, he
not specifically drawn,
table
displayed professional Sister.. said
looking rattan work also made by the children, while the boys showed their hand at making model aeroplanes. Three relief maps, all made by the children, were also displayed.
you
Ironic Deputies.
from
the
tion and France should be able of Boswells to own the circus.
on the "unanimous and the families have
been to count
The moral support" of its allies where on the road for 106 years.
Boswells have two Bons, Algeria is concerned.
His remark was followed by oldest 13, who they hope, will as a waitress for a bit, 1 think.”
The magistrale found
coughing her
some carry on after them.
Mr Boswell has been a lion guilty, and fined her 5s. One by
M. Faure said these diplomatic trainer and performer
for 17 one Mary gathered up her par-
aspects of the North African years. The circus has seven cels, arrayed herself with them
problem had prompted and went qft.
his lions. But he has
now giver Then she turned.
came government to take several new them up to someone else and back. "Tell me, she said, "will steps within the past few weeks. turned to bears of which he has
on emigration He did not say what those steps five There is never a dud this go down
Detrimental
were. papers?
moment in a circus," M. Faure said he would de-"I was rather badly mauled by 100 PER CENT
mand shortly a ratification de-a Siberian" bear just before I HAT I can't tell you," the bate on the France-Tunisia left, although in my
magistrate said
month.
and
that?"
and all
TELA
dull
Ermly, home-rule agreement signed last lions I never got to 17 years of
as if he feared Mary might shed
He forecast the agree The Boswells are taking a ner parcels again and settlement would be ratified before four months well-earned rest. This the Arst time the circus has been without Boswell, they said...
down for a heart-to-heart talk.
"Unfortunate, isn't it?" Many
observed.
way
Then she pushed her through the crowd round the door, so that she had the look
11
Radio Hongkong
is
The Boswells* caravan is 38 feet long and it contains modern kitchen;", lounge, double bedroom and bathroom, as well H.K.T.
Time Signal and Pro- p... gramme Summary: 083, Lucky Dip as same space for Mrs Boswell's her Variety Requests presented by shells. Shell-collecting is emerge Jean (Stadigi: 7. Then and Now hobby.
Russell O.M. Bertrand Talk by
They
of someone grouping through a thick mist: A mist from which
would perhaps she transformed into something new
a waitress, or a model, or an No. 6: "Hopes: Healised and Dis-
Insp. Cheng said that Mr Lederhofer's letter was treated with dark powder for finger- prints but it was similar in original colour to two pieces of took from O'Neill's room. polepaper which Insp. Howarth
Insp. Cheng also
two
ane
one to Shewan Tomes.,, He said that the
Steals Pen
From Office
FILM)
are
OPEN AIR COURT
On the open air court of the first floor, His Excellency and and watched a group of boys
games.....
The visit to the Cenire con="
Record Review.
The two records this week are in" complete contrast although they are both labelled Jazz, Our visitor. C. Ecard, will know the stars on the first one but has probably never heard of the other...
-at "Pleyel features the 'Gentleman of the Trumpet. Bill Coleman. Bill is a Negro master of Jam who has been living and play-. ότι Ing in Paris for a long time. this dise you can hear, one of his
some of the classics, "Bolitude",
own tener, Hauckle Head and perdida", "Red Top and The Saints. The band with Bill is quite
a mixture and that's the way the music sounds at times. The drums at taken very good care of by Zutty Singleton who is no.chicken and sometimes shown that he is not. Buddy Banks on bass. Dicky Wells au trombane are known....the tenor and clarmet are played: by Guy Lafie, a Frenchman who sounde an though he is trying to make the band" sound modern. The pianist is Canadian Randy Downes and he is coming well up to the class at the
· VIEW UNACCEPTABLE "Having regard therefore to our view of this aspect of the
follows case, it
that the conviation
second of... the Chan Hai-lui, alias Henry appellant could only be upheld
if in
our opinion, whatever compared Chan, 24, broker, of an unaum- the specimens taken from the bered hut in Shaukiwan
the Juny must letters with those from sentenced to four months' ol evidence these two pieces of peper, a note by Mr Hin-shing Lo at Central inevitably Lady Grantham sat in the shade
of note- this morning for the larceny of the other
that the Cence in the case appellant was book and three pieces
also taken from ONeill's a fountain pen. paper
Chan, who pleaded guilty, is a party to a common intention of doing their exercises after play room, and two letters of applica-
the kind discussed earlier in tion both signed "C. J. O'Neill returned banishee
would this judgment, which According to the Prosecution, the Far East Oil Co, and
bave rendered
him liable to eluded with a visit to the second defendant went into the offices
floor, where the offices are situ Mesars
Palmer and Turner conviction in my event, writer of of
ated and the third floor which "We are unable to take such under the pretext that he had each of these documents did not
comprises the for
dormitory. to come
[a view; as we have indicated,
Among those. present have a set hand and was what been told
during there is evidence upon which His Excellency and Lady Grant was known as an "irregular interview."
the Jury might have so decided ham's visit were Bishop Hall, He was shown into Mr A; M. There were discrepan writer.**
cannot
with say. the formation of the Frata's office. When the latter but same letters or words even on left the room to make some certainty that they did or that Mr N. V. A. Croucher, Mr P. C.. Woo, Mrs. Kwok Chan, Mr K. must have done,
The seven numbers on the dise the same document and also in enquiries, defendant stole
the Parker. 51 pen, valued atAccordingly the conviction Keen. Me 1. T. Morris tnd Mrs
were recorded at "the" Pleyel in one document as opposed to the 55.
KM. A. Barnett He later left, the office.
Paris with a very live audience" and of the first appellant is upheld; other.
the aneminemments, by Bill Coleman Fart: 12 (DUCTS); 7,00, Weather Reto add to their present show, Insp. Cheng pointed out these but was seen on the street by that of the second appellant is
'give the whole record a jurogramma" and
and and Judgment quashed
touch, and· Bill shows off his pretty. dissimilarities
•
as well as an employee of Palmer
raised the alarm verdict of Turner, who
be acquittal is to
The El Hood French once or twice. GO ON LEAVE similarities in specimens taken and had the man arrested.
entered.”
music is sometimes New Orleans, BERNA PAR sometimes, a long way from it hut. from: all the documents he
Dealing with an attack made
Dr S. G. Davis, Resder in always good to listen examined.
Mr Ferry Chen upon the Geography at the University of Bebind the Dikes" is a dif- 20 18000 1 It's a Philips 10′′) The triat is continuing.
Prosecution, in connection witha
Hongkong, and Mrs Davis, serent sort of thing altogether and the withholding of
certain Machets Charge
Government · Public features four of Holland's best NAM evidence the Assistant inadmisible
"Their ? names lops Officer, are leaving combo's
STO not Arrested yesterday in Kowloon contents of which the Ful Relations
familiar, ・ ones but their modern Kowloon Hold-up City district Yeung Wal-hung Court read Counsel for first this afternoon for the United music is of the best. For those who
120) Funemployed was charged, appellant was
know European groups they pre' the, Aware Were Kingdoms on leave.
Dr and Mrs Davis are Balling Wenelleken Combo, a quintet. the one before Mr W. S. Collier in Three: Chinese men,
Rob Medina and Sildo Alstrom. The Lordships declared:
attack upon the Pro-Singapore where they will board music played, is mostly: original and secution, which the record shows the Italian liners Asia for Genoa, recordings wezde, made in 187 z was conducted with complete They will travel overland to them in Jamury of this year. A M for three days with no les propriety, was entirely unjust! UK and they are expected to
ded To Counsel of experience return here her March,
are also hoping that emigrant, Something definite, appointed BBCTS 7.15. Flest Hongkong is interested in circles in
Gendrey Plogers,
Thorley at the 100 per cent definite, allowing Plano (Concert Hall): 7:30. A te cusses as they hope to come here near future. They are in the of Bl Written by Godfrey Harri- son, Produced by Lee Bridgment alsq looking for a Chinese turn port: Time Signal and the News Relav): 8.09, Commentary
of no more confusion.
Public Address
Relays or of the Woman Robbed
Dr H. D. Fong, Deputy Direc-9. Time Signal. Plano Recital by tor of the Research and Plan- Nancy Chiu Concert
In Street
Possession Of
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Two men, one of them carry- William Shakespeare. Produced by Club Lusitano at 5.30 pm to. Peter Watts (Part 1) (BBCTS); 16 ing a drawn knife stopped a day entitled
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