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JOHN CLARKE'S CASEBOOK
Moment Of Truth
THERE are times when
The other day. Malcolm <ried
crime at πότε. He was caught trying to
a man can withdraw his hand
once
from himself, ste himself in steal from unattended cars, and the round, and make the brought to Clerkenwell court, kind of cold, unprejudiced where he pleaded guilty.. assessment of himself that
a stranger might.
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predictable, and when they occur can be frightening. Malcolm found.
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A REAL CHANCE
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CHINA MAIL
Important Belgrade Talks Today
Belgrade, June 23. Yugoslavia and the three major Western powers will | stari "an "exchange of opinion" at 10 am to morrow which probably will determine the degree of Acco-operation among them for a long time in the future:
Such times are rare, and un- tion office to the magis trate, Mr Seymour Collins that he's gone down in the and was The moment of truth hit him world, and knows it, four-square, when he was still rather desperate about it.
tording to him, all that he had a boy. In Scotland, where lived, he was caught stealing. to eat yesterday was a bowl of enough. He was punished by being sent soup, and that wasn't
He only had 2d. on him
"I just of there. Malcol got
****
he
confirmed" bad, sir,"
The ambassador-level"" confer- in an approved school ve
ence, called to "discuss inter- Within a month
national questions of mutual finishing his two years
"You've redeemed your past interest", will last at least two another Scottish court found him guilty of stealing again. record by your services in the and possibly three days, accord- wise war and afterwards the mageng to arrangements made today They must have been
discussion a preliminary "I'm going men. who sat on the bench intrate said to him.
deal with to
you as if this were among the participants. It will thal, court,
the be
offices of beld in the your first offence.
Secretariat's protocol chance. But you mustn't let sharp and unpleasant pen-yourself go, just because things alty, but evidently they guessed don't seem to go well with you that it was not only they who shall put you were sitting in judgment
REFORM
THEY could have exacted
the boy he had come to senses to the extent of sitting
in judgment upon himself.
going to give you a root dee
on his
on probation Malcolm
nodded abrupt and and gratitude, agreement
with went..off
shoulders his like soldie who
a braced, knows excetly what he must do in the battle ahead, becauSE
They let him go with what went down in the records as an "admonishment."
When he left the court Mal-others have shown that they see colm went, instead of to any of him as he would like to see "the addresses his friends in the himself.
approved school had suggested
might be useful,
ta an office
where men were being recruit-
ed for the Merchant Navy. The
war was ost.
WARRIOR
NOP a year Malcolm
For
served
in the Merchant Navy. But
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he had no special seafaring skill and only did a landsman's job in a ship, and there come time when the manpower prob- lem grew sa acute that Malcolm was needed more elsewhere.
He was put into the Army and fought in Sielly and Kaly. for There was not much time thinking, but when there was a Malcolm looked back moment. and compared his past with his 10 present, and was relieved And he could
look himself in
ended WOT
the again
eyes
When the
he
Bomb
Injures
Serviceman
Nicosia, June 23.
A British serviceman, Jack Chrystal, was serious ly injured when a dynamite bomb was hurled onto the verandah of a house Famagusta.tonight.
meeting
ing agreed on the agenda in general terms: first, "general international questions" and second, "questions of mutual interest" affecting relations be- of tween Yugoslavia and each.
Western three the
power's Britain and Statem,
(United France).
BRIEFING SESSION
re-
The three Western Ambassa- dors (James Riddelberger, US, Sir Frank Roberts, Britain, and Francols Coulet, France) tummed this week from consulta. tions in their home capitals in preparation for the conference. They held ab informal briefing session at the American Embassy late yesterday just after Mr
Riddleberger arrived by plane
from Washington to prepare Ginal details..
Established:12:45:
FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1955.
Here are the three warrant officers who this morning received decorations from Lt-General Sugden Whitfield Barracks parade. Left to right: WO1 CV. Leary, WO2 R. L. Newton and W02 V. Northcott Staff Photographer.
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GENERAL SUGDEN
DECORATES WOS
STARTS INSTANTEX
NEVER MISIE
SHEAFFER'S
Judge Sums Up In The O'Neill Case
If the accused claimed he was mentally un- balanced at the time he committed the alleged blackmail offences, that was no defence, Judge A. D. Scholes told the Jury trying Charles Joseph O'Neill, 32-year-old London schoolteacher, at the Criminal Sessions this morning.
His Lordship, who was summing up the case, said that if the Jury found O'Neill was in fact mentally un- balanced at the time, then they should return a verdict of Guilty but Insane,
TO
His Lordship went on to re-
alleged en- beating_
$11.000 from
O'Neill faced three counts of; uttering threatening letters mind the Jury that the burden two to B G. T. Palmer, a former was on the Frosecution to prove employee of Shewan, Tomes and all the ingredients of the offence. Lic, and one to Mr R. V. It was not for the accused to Co
If the prove his innocence. Lederhofer,
managing director of that firm last December. Jury were sny reasonable The letters allegedly threaten- doubt, they should give the ed to expose an
of the doubt to accused. bezzlement
he to the charges, Shewan, Tomes by Mr Palmer told the Jury that they must unless the writer received first be satisfied that accused from Mr Palmer and wrote and uttered each of the $1,000 $2,500 from Mr Lederhofer. letters, that the letters contained Mr D. N. E. Rea, Crown Coun- threats to extort money, and sel prosecuted, assisted by De- that, accused uttered them with
Howarth. Intent to extat
money. Lective Inspector J. O'Neill conducted his own de fence
Before the summing-up gan at 10.30 a.m.
the contents of each he went on, he thought be the Jury would have no doubt ac- that there was a threat to the cused said there was just one recipient, and that on the fact of point of evidence which he felt it, each letter was uttered with might not be clear to the Jury.intent to extort money.
today,
He asked permission to refer to this point.
of his
act.
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But, His Lordship added, the question of facts was solely a His Lordship said O'Neill had matter for the Jury to decide. had
the a chance to addres
RESPONSIBILITY Jury.
ỞNeil said it had been mên- Mr Justice Scholes told tioned that he (accused) had Jury that 3 sane man Was Three Warrant Officers of the 72 Light Anti-been wearing a cardigan under responsible for the natural con-
his light shirt. He said it might sequences Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, were pre-not be clear to the Jury whether instance, if a man ran cut into sented with long service and good conduct medals the cardigan had long or short the street without looking where East Africa, Great Britain & Eu-
sleeves.
Japan, 8 pm," was going he must be held Mr Justice Scholes said that responsible should he be struck The four delegates (the three by Le-General C. S. Sugden, KCB, CBE, Com-
not wds brought out in evidence, by a car. Ambassadors and Yugoslavia's deputy Foreign Secretary, Srdja mander British Forces and GOC, Land Forces, at
in the
He said O'Neill had→ claimed Frica) will be assisted by a roupa parade held at Whitfield Barracks, this morning. is Lordship that what was in state of mind at the time he depositions. He was told by that he was not in a balanced
the depositions was not evidence wrote and sent the letters, and before the Jury.
he had no intention of gain- that SUMMING-UP
ing or extorting money. In
If accused claimed he was summing-up, His Lord- ship said the Jury should re-mentally
at unbalanced
the gard the manner
of the wit-time.
continued His Lordship, nesses before them to decide that was no defence In law
statement, that whether they appeared to be The accused's
he was in an unbalanced state telling the truth.
should give their verdict They only on the evidence before them. and should disregard anything any of them had heard outside of Court.
at
of aides from the Embassies and the Foreign Secretariat, with the to the problems under discussion according persoonel shifting each session, Military and economic experts may be includ- ined part of the time, but the main basis of the talks will be poli- tical, it was learned from well- informed scurces today.
The police described Chrystal joined the Palestine Police and as a wireless operator at a camp
four miles out of the town
stayed in that thankless jeb until the force was disbanded. He was sitting on the verandah "In 1948, he came back to Bri- tain, where he found they were running short of jobs for heroes.
SLIPPING
FOR
OR two years Malcolm got by as best he could on such casual work as he could
come by. One of those held some promise and lasted for two years, before his employers had
dispense with his services.
to
of the first storey of a house opposite the Greek, gymnasium when the bomb was hurled from the street
and exploded near him. He was taken to hospital suffering from injuries to his back, side and legs.
Another bomb, thought to be 庭 hand grenade, burst later
outside a house in the easier section of Famagusta occupied. British officer by
whose a Then it was casual jobs again, identity has not yet been re-
yealed. It and these seemed to get fewer, vedie caused minor damage Malcolm
felt himself sinking and no casualtics back into the sort of existence thrown at a passing jeep carry- Limassol a grenade was
He became afraid of hunger ing British soldiers on patrol and loneliness and the loss of duty and latest reports say one His self-respect. And such fears deed upon themselves.
that had first led him to crime,
At
solüler was slightly injured
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
The recipients were: WO 1 C. V. Leary (RSM), Acting WO2 R. L. Newton
and (BSM) WO 2 V. Northrott (BSM),
These presentations were made of the Regiment at a parade under its acting second in com- mand.
Major S. J. B. Boycott.
addressing me Generat
Sugden the parade said that he was very a good reg!- sorry to lose stich a good'
He ment from his command.
bad determining the positions Low also said that the regiment
a high reputation for good con- taken by each of the four
duet and that it was important Sir,--1 remember your powers various subjects,
the in a British Colony to uphold
esteemed paper publishing a rather thin at making actual British nation. He was sure that series of pictures of "Police Road decisions, these sources seld
East after three years in the Far "The decisions will be made the regiment would be glad and pointing out to the
the "errors" thereon. later, in
Washington, London return, but that in Hongkong
happened and Paris, after we find out
they would certainly be missed.
a
The talks will range over wide field and will be aimed at
00
oge
them
Connaught Road Relic
topat has
where
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to your.
cau
Just where the Yugoslavs stand He said goodbye and wished Hawk-eyed cameraman, that he on certain points," said
good luck on their return has not noticed that Connaught
Road is still "Shi-How Dori"l" Western source.
journey and in Germany
Surely the Authorities the regiment will be going after afford a new name plate, to be their leave in England
General Sugden's address was paid for out of the assets of the in the nature of a farewell to Japanese war compensation? the regiment which is due to leave the Colony early in July, on the completion of its tour of
Basic aim of the talks, accord- ing to some Western informants, will be to determine just how far the West can reciprocate in co-operation with the West after its "normalisation" talks with the Soviet Union and its series
of "coexistence" agreements | duty in Hongkong. with India, Burma, Egypt and other non-European countries.-- United Press.
SIT DOWN
STRIKE
Paris, June 23.
Eight hundred workers staged a sitdown strike at a suburban construction plant tonight and the police reported that the strikers were holding. three of the Company's directors.
The police said. the strike started late today at a matchari- cal construction factory in the North
Crisis Threat To Japanese Government
HORIO 145.
Innoshima.
Radio Hongkong
A.K.T.
6, Time Signal and Programme Summary 9.00 Cizildren's Half Hour. Alice's Adventures in Won. derland" by Lewis Carroll. Part 3: 'Ply and Pepper (BBCTS): 5,30, "Tip Top Tunes presented by Jean.
Gazetted
Appointments
.
pim.
SATURDAY, JUNH -25 By Air
Thalland, "Malaya, Indonesia, Aiz- tralia, New Zealand & Ceylon, 9 ain.
Philippines, 2 p.m. Indo-China, Timock. 2 p.ima Philippines. N. Bupeo, 6 p.m.
USIA. Canada. Japan, Hawaii,
p.m..
Mainya, Indonèslä; Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, India, Pakistan, Middle East, Africa, Great Belain & Formosa, Okinawa, Korea, 6 p.m.
of mind amounted to a ples of Europe, $p.m. insanity.
If the Jury believed his claim, then they must find him guilty but insane.
WEISS HEARING ADJOURNED
Hearing.
summons
Mr Justice Scholes said it was for accused to satisfy the Jury, although not beyond all reason- able.
that at the time of doubt
of the the commission of the act he against Karel Weiss for alleged was labouring under a disease default of business tax was ad- of the mind so as not to know journed to July 19 by Mr Poon the quality of the act he was Yan-hoi at Central this morning doing.
Court.
He said the Jury could take as Mr D. N. E. Rea, Crown 338 Counsel, H.E the Governor, exercising powers conferred
into account the previous
in anothe on him by
of the Urban Council Ordinance allment of accused when they Welss
Karel Weiss and Co., Messrs of 1953. has appointed Mr Robert Went to consider their verdict
His Lordship warned the Jury Room 304, Central House, is Chan Tin-cheek to be Assistant
have
defaulted In Registration Officer, it was an- that they must not allow their alleged to
judgment to be swayed by the
of business tax Government
payment nounced in the Gazette today,
reports against accused in amounting to $4,801.29 for the, Other appointmenta gazetted respect of her former employ-year of assessment 1951-1952. were; Mr m G. Gamer, ment, which were brought out He is represented by Mr M. Á. Principal Officer of the Prisons in evidence,
da Sliva and pleads not guilty. The Jury retired at 12,30 pm, to the summons. Department, to be Officer-in- charge of the Training Centre: H. Mr G. V. King, Mr W. Bennett and Mr E. P. Ho to be Assessors; Miss Letty Law 10
announced that
ve Nursing Sister.
It was also
The His of June chosen by Lis- Mr. W. G. FitzGibbon has
7.
Leners in their requeris (Studio); Country Dancing."Cumbrian Barn Dance" Alf Adamson and the Border Square Dance Bard (BBCTS); 2.30, ***Viewpoint A Weekly Magazine devoted to the
ceased
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EISENHOWER'S HINT
Tokyo, June, 24. Prime Minister Ichiro Hato-
Arts. Edited and Introduced Fama and senior officials of the Janet Tamblin, Books: Reviewed by Democratic Party Donald Brocks. "The Great Storm' by governing were conferring today to discuss Lennox Kerr, "Doctor in the House and Doctor at Sea" by a crisis that threatens the life of Richard Gordon Adraizal on Horse- back by Geoffrey Willans. Cynthia the government.
and. night Nicon talks about BADA Opposition .parties last
New York, June 23, dramatic training; 7,59, Westher_Re- a joint non-
President Eisenhower today, (London Relay); 8.09, Commentary for the first time hinted that he Minister, Mr Ichiro London Relay) or Special An- may run for re-election in the ext 27 meeting of the Diet gouncements, 15, Artics of a 1956 presidential election. Wack: Otto' Efelmana (bass) and House Waldemar Kments (tenor); 8.30, Holland Ferdyal 1954 Part 2: "The
Paris suburb of motion against the port: 8, Time Signal and The News
Courneuve. The unusual walk- out came in the midst of BODW
A Lower
balling Trench labour strike and buriget, committee.
The hint came in a round about way in an "off the cuff"
The Democratic chairman of Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orch speeds at Concord during a visit
committee recessed the Time Sigel Music: Lever Hot to New Hampshire. commlites as soon as an opposi- Alleen Dekker Studio F10, State Classical Requests. presexted......... by
Sacked back to bitter sitdown strike badiles during the pre-the World War II period, when Socialist Premier Leon Blum was in power
named
The police did not give the or the tree directors held captive by the strikera in the plant United Press.
The
in
this
The President said that the tion member Anished reading Visit to Norway et Her Majesty The former Govenor of New Hamp the motion
Queen and H-RE.The Duke of Shire, Mr. Shenan Adams, who
Arrival of th The
Cabinet would not be Edinburgh
assistant, seemed to legally bound to resign, or dis Royal Yacht Britannia and his now: President Elsenhower's
State Drive through Odoy De presved solve the Lower House the scribed by Audrey Baumell Richard have
third of Wynderd motion was passed by the com- Dimbleby
Vaughan his term of way one mittee. However, Teeder's
and Henry · Biddell · · (Re- In view of the close triendship London Belay); 1960, The Democratic parties were report Residency Orchester (The Hagus]; between Mr. Eisenhower ed to have agreed to disolve the 1958, Weather Report: 1. Time Big Sherman Adams, this statement nal Radio News - Beel Loaded was terpreted as a first sign passed by the commitee Bouth Africa: Commenter that
Combined the
opponition the 2nd day's play of the Second for the supreme, office,France parties have a majority in the Test by Bax Alston, John Arlott and Presse. Commiten and in the Lower Charles Wortune from Lord's Cricket.
Grosind, London (Recorded Landon House-Reuter.
Relay): God Save The Queen;, 11.35, Close & Dowie beleg
feet. She's wearing Hay- Many Killed In Lower House It the motion was Relays: 11.15, New Criolet, England was newer may run again
makers, the shoe that's
cobbled by hand from a
single shell of finest kep-calfskin. And ..perfectly
Sandstorm
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Cairo, June 24,
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The Queen's Exequatur, em- camels have so far been reported matched bag and gloveled in a violent monistorm
powering Mr M. Nayberg to act complete the picture. In which swept the Tokar erea
Tenders Invited
as Honorary. Consul for Uruguay some 100 miles south of Fort
at Hongkong, bes received Her Tenders were invited in the Budan. It was declosed here Goverment Gazette today for
Majesty's signature, it was an- HE the Governor has spinounced le the Government yesterday
can contruction of the Secre pointed the following to be Gazette today. Angel Aarifat Wing of the new Grover Members" of the Committee of Several bandy
were believed to have menk ofices at Lower Albert nomada
which was said to be the worstber
ten colors; the pump wedge-tie, heeled, ox- ford, each US$14.95 plus MODE ELITE dt HE39.
ements of the “Grantham HE the Governor bas
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insurance.
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in the Government hember of the Fort Welfare in the wea's blatocyst office of the Chairman the
Committee, vice Mr A Sommer Searchers are still digging for Tender Bound, Colonial SecreGazette today: the Hon M. W. the bodies of other pou bletariat, Garden Road, until noon Turner, the Hon. J. A. Black set was anounced in
Government Gazette today: on September 16, victims-France-Presse
the
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