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Michael
ICHAEL stood.
MICH
on
CHINA MAIL
Goes
Home
US Govt Official & "Miss X"
a of 41, are came over here two months ago. He did some casual corner of the Strand work, but has been unemploy and a street that ran down in fer the last five weeks. Un- to the river. A lean man, til two days ago, he lived with
with a shack of black hair, his father in London, but then there was a row, and he walked a chin blue with
eyes.
bristles out."
ག་་
and restless, hungry, dark "I'll go back there, I'll go
back to me father's place to
Michael said with mágn- He looked like a man
with day on his handsock here, people who beg
animity time-and-a-half an idler, doing overtime, but as an elderly couple approach are not wanted in this 'country," ed, Michael suddenly shed his said the magistrate. This time lethargy
I'll discharge you caditionally, but if you do this kind of thing future, you'll go to in the prison."
"Quite correct, sir." Michael he said, "quite correct," and
in his head
grave nodded approval of so excellent a prin
Then
he strode off ciple. towards his father's beme, in time hurrying to be there for luncheon Fatted calf, sald his hungry eyes, would go down very well, very well indeed.
He bustled to the couple,
up stayed them for a moment with few words in a soft Irish brogue, and as they moved on. walked alongside them, with an open palmed hand held their noses.
under
The old couple shook Michael off at last and he returned to his corner and resumed his old,
tired stance.
KERRY MEMORIES
came
In
THEN two priests
sight, and Michael, whose home was in County Kerry and who regarded priests with proper piety and more than little hope, went into action in
before. But! the same way as bez
their heads: the priests shook
1
when he spoke to thêm.
Chastened, Michael mooched down the side street. A pollee: man tollcwed him, and heard
say, as he stopped another man, "Could you be sparing me the price of a cup of coffee, new, mister?
Eden Explains
West's Aims
Questions Asked By Investigators
Washington, July 7, Government worker slender, bespectacled man, George V. McDavitt,
and a German girl referred to only as "Miss X," were in the spotlight on Thursday before a Senate civil service sub-committee.
The sub-committee, investiga- Eisenhower's ting President employee security programme, asked McDavitt if he sponsored the Immigration from Germany of "Miss X." McDavitt'said he did, but when asked if he had a liaison" formed
with the girl, he replied he did not know
what was meant.
PROTESTS
McDavidt protested bitterly that the sub-committee was delving into his
personal affairs.
The questions about
Aims went back to the time
(Continued from Page 1) **But that does Got mean that we.
ought not all of US. including the Germans, to try methods which to work out The other shook his head and will reduce the dangers so far. went away. The policeman aras we can." rested Michael for begging.
JUST SALUTING
Street
A
On the unity of Germany.
all the Geneva dis be said, in Michael T Bow
cussions "we are going to be pleaded not guilty, and the
in very close touch with the policeman told his story to Mr
federal German government with R.H. Blundell. "At the station, whom we have treaty engage-
he this man was searched."
ments. said. "He had no money on "Both Dr
Konrad Adenauer him."
"Listen,
Michael said, and the Opposition in Germany sir."
have said with emphasis that "it was just 1 saw the priests
there is no analogy between and I saluted them చక they
Germany and Austria, and that the neutralisation of Germany will not do.
go
*
passed, for I never let priests
withou! salute them. The officer says
that he heard you ask une man for the price of a cup of coffee,“ magistrate reminded Mim
FINANCIAL
EMBARRASSMENT
the
CURE there was one chap.!
sir, who come
"I agree with them.
"I am sure that we can find an approach to the problem of German reunification which is more realistic and constructive
than that added: "It "has
The
of
up and been under the protection asked me where he could get a NATO that we have dwelt in cup of coffee, and I said to him peace these years. NATO and about being a stranger myself, the Western European Union and I said I was in financial have made these negotiations at embarrassment a tile, owing Geneva possible."--Reater. to the £4 or £5 1 had being
gone on the drink. I may have
said to this chap that I wouldn't
mind a cup of coffee"
Michael
paused, to allow, the
Heavy Rains
generous admission to sink in. Cause
"What were you doing on the
street corner?"
Deaths
Tokyo, July 7.
"I was just standing there for Two people were killed and a
a quarter of an hour, and I was third missing today in
just going down to the park to
have a read, of the
wide-
spread Roots caused by torrential
paper, when rains in Japan's Southern island the officer gentleman comes up
and takes me arm;"
quite satisfied that you "I'ITI were begging" said the magis- trate, and asked if anything were known about Michael.
MAGNANIMOUS
TO this
of Kyushu, police reported.
Police said 1,272 houses were flooded in Saga prefecture, in the northern end of the Island. In the same area hundreds of under acres of farmland were water.
"No previous record for the Heavy rains had earlier caused
officer answered. "He's a man northern Japan--Reuter,
Heel-to-Toe
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when McDavitt was an Investi- gator in Germany for the now defunct Displaced Persons. Com- miston,
Paul C. Hadlick, sub-com- mittee counsel asked McDavitt
BUL"
prior to the arrival of his wile in Germany he had "form- હતું. liaison with a German
"Although protesting he didn't. know what. was meant by ä Halson, McDavitt said, "I met local girls.
Hadilck did not say what he meant by "Laiton" but instead passed on to other matters.
GAVE ASSURANCE Under farther questioning.
McDavitt testified he had given the required employment 05- surance for the girl when she applied for permanent immigra tion to this country.
The -government employee security programme, which McDavitt now helps administer. permits dismissal of a govern- ment worker for a variety of reasons. Among those set out in
a presidential order are "any criminal, infamous, dishonest, immoral
or notoriously dis graceful conduct.
McDavitt is now security off- cer of a government agency called the Small Business Ad- ministration (SBA), which at- tempts to look after the in- terests of small businesstrien in the US-Associated Press.
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FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1955.
Car Wraps Itself Round Cable Pole
Alleged
Gold Bars
Smuggling
AKISTA
THIS MORNING'S
ACCIDENT
11
Out for a morning spin
Today's . Gazetted
in her god-father's Austin Appointments
A30, Miss Cho Lai-wah, 20, lost control over the car and crashed. into an electric cable pole in Blue Pool Road at 7. a.m. today.
car
Mr D. S. Robb has been ap- pointed by H.E. the Governor to be a Member of the Hongkong War Memorial Fund, vice the late Mr F. P. Franklin, it was announced in the Government Gazette today.
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United Nations, July 7. The Philippines announced today. Its candidacy for a seat on the UN Security Council, thus reopening a drive for Southeast Aslan Chief Magistrate fur Provisi
the Hongong Market. 1 as well as representation on the eleven-many others, have frequent reasons
nation body.
1
Ambassador
St.-You would confer an oblige» Han by calling attention to
sve prices authorised by the
tə, complain of the prices of food peing considerably enhanced by the Felixberto Mablication of 1919 235, an STORE CHE the prices are from 25 to 100 per
current macke
above the
Serrano, Philippine permanent OPTIC UN. representative made the rat. The usual manner of ascer announcement saying that "the time has come to All a long existing vacuum,”
market prices
other
but here, I suppose, the prices are places is by reporting, actual, malas,
set 1, down by a native policeman No Southeast Asian state has velouter the marien, who, for 1, cyer served on The
doubtless invariably Council alderston,
(gives the prices higher tax the palës which handles matters involving warrant. I am quite aware that the world peace and security and Chert Magistrate would not know passes
UN membership ng action the imposition I com applications. Asian #tatesmen the community, those iau of prices bave spoken out against the should not excred
nwritten agreement that makes which the Chinese are willing to it difficult for a Southeast or should be deputed to apertains them.
on
South Asian nation to be on the Council,
The
Philippine
places of: but "so be lod may use to
the retes at
sell, and some trustworthy person
1 subroga in Junctaposition two lista of prices. which will
the bean mustained by those who vậy candidacy furtunately even in Hampong must
sone Uing to Justin
The prices are from actual pur-
ex-
raised two interesting questions have
whether Another Southeastasted nature Asian country might also bechases made this day, and can bo
candidate
| authenticated.- for the Council and whether the big Western
come
#
powers might finally give up the idea of earmarking one Council seat for an Eastern European nation.
THAILAND RUMOUR There were rumours in UN circles that Thailand might also seek a place on the Council this year but there was Do
confirmation Immediate
or denial sources.
of this from Thai
Actual Market Prices
·Beef, 8 to ♫ cia, per catty. Tows. 14 ets, per estly. Mutton, 25 cta, per cały.
Paddy, $2,25 per plcui,
Shanghai sheep cost hața $3 to 30° each.
Chief Magistrale's Prices Beet 10 to 1311⁄2 eta, per cafty, Fowls, 3 cts, per caity, Mution 44 cts. per catty,
Paddy, $3.50 per picul
One Shanghal sheep weighing 30 to 40 callies at 44 cenu per catty elves $1 to $17 each.
These are some of the principal items, but I have no doubt that the The six permanent Council | same diference would be found to members are chosen for
two-prevail through the whole list.
By calling attention to this matter year terms three each year.
you wil much oblige your obedient year The terms
STIKZEN and New Zealand expire this year and their replacements will be elected during the General Assembly session opening in September Under
Brazil servant Turkey,
an unwritten agree
Charged with illegally
the The impact, after importing about $20,000
careened to the off-side of the It was also announced that worth of gold without a road, smashed part of the radia-H.B. the Governor, by warrant, licence from the Depart-tor and practically sliced the has
F. X appointed Mr mudguard in half. ment of Commerce and left-hand
D'Almada e Castro to be a Fer- manent Magistrate. Industry, Wong Ming, 29, The windscreen was shattered, strewing pieces of reinforced
Covernmental appointments was remanded until next glass on the pavement and the gazetted were: Mr W. C. Low Wednesday, at 11.30 a.m. car's bonnet,
to be Deputy Registrar, Kowment reached by the Big Powers by Mr Hin-shing Lo at One of the three Lady passen-Icon Dr Albert John Nutten no
In the early days of the UN, gers, Miss Cho Mei-ching, rebe Ch
two of the nos-permanent seats Central this morning.
ecived slight injuries to the left be Chemist: Miss Marjorie Forg
go to Latin America, one to others, be Superintendent Physio-
Bond. British Commonwealth counties, therapist Mr Wong was represented by side of her face. The
one to the Middle East, ons to Mr Peter Mo. of Messrs Peter Misses Leung Ying-chun and Senior Labour Inspector, to be
Leung
Suk-ying, escaped Acting Chief Labour Officer;. Mr
Eastern
one to Europe and is on $1,000 scathed." He Mo and Co.
T. Mallorie, Architect of the Officers of the Police Traffic PWD. to be Acting Assistant bail.
Office, Accident Department, Chief Architect during
1
C.
thie
He was alleged to have im-were on the scene shortly after absence of Mr Norton: Mr C. G. ported 16 bars of gold weigh the accident.. When they had M Morrison to be Acting Social their investigations, Welfare Oficer, vice Mr Keen; ing 80 taels on the $$ Tak Completed Shing, now lying alongside Tai
the damaged car, was towed - P. H. Springall to be Acting
Registrar
of the Supreme Court Connaught Road
absence of Mr C. Yip Wharf,
Picture above by staff photo-during the
D'Almada e Castro. Central, at 6.25 p.m. yesterday,grapher.
away.
EDITORIAL COMMENT Though we give insertion to the above letter. we do not coincida with our correspondent in conuider- ing the publication of the list of Market Pric tofurious, and a glance at the Hat itself will shew that
the prices there given mancimum rates. Nor are the prices
peace
many members of
thorized by the Chief Magistrate." who, indeed is vested with no werfere in any way with the mar power whatever to "authorize," or
kat. beyond keeping the therein. Lid seting that the place Western Europe.
is kept tolerably clean. Further, wa have reason to know, that though By the original understanding. the its bears to be published by the Eastern European seat was authority the Chief Magistrate to go to a country in the Soviet that is done at the express solicita- bloc. But in recent years, the contrarity, and when sometimes Western powers refused to sup- necessarily comites from the pratik paper Dixson's Hongkong. Recorders ***** | in which it usually appears for tive. port Communist candidates and
thrown their
support to benefit of the community, compen have
reece. The West to the proprietor on the subject are Turkey and Greece. has not. yet reversed the Icemant We agree, however, with practice
tice of alloting a seat for our currespondent in hiding that ja nearer approximation to the actual Eastern Europe but there were merket prices wanted and that that it is under some arrangement should be made by goverment for that purpose; bus repeat that we cannot perceive, how The PI will seek the "Easter any blame can porribly attach to HE. the Governor has TC-
Europe seat to be vacated by the Matstrate to the matter. cognised Dr Hildegard Juliane
Turkey.
Poland also
EXCESS PASSENGERS will be Marie Schaftruth (Miss)
Lt C G. Fairbaim, of the
Upwards of a month sgo, (May after that seat.
1TY: we published the Melbourne Vice-Consul for the Federal Re-Hongkong Royal Naval Volun
THE FOCUS“
Paszenders Act, which came to public of Germany at Hong-teer Reserve, has been permit-
A statement by the PI delega- operation on the "Et of January, kong, it was announced in the ted by H. E. the Governor to
tion pointed out that Southeast imposing a penalty of Five Pounds passengers Who Government Gazette today. This resign his commission, it
was
for evrey passenger in excess of the Desina number. We now learn from arrived here in the ss Taiping recognition is provisional and announced in the Governmen: Asia had become "the focus of
crucial international develop the Melbourne Angus that the law from Yokohama this morning pending instructions from the Gazette today.. was Mis Daphne Lowe, well- Secretary of State for
Miss 'T.
ments which cannot but interest has been enforced against six pas- Wallace "Turner,
senger vessels from Hongkong, which musical Colonies.
Second Officer of the Hongkong all organs of the UN in their have been fired as under,
*The Apnie, 307 tons 219 passer- Women's" Naval comedy, radio and motion pic-
Volunteer joint efforts to bring about en-
gers, being 904 in exces, was fined £183. ture star, who is on her way
Reserve, has been promoted to during peace." home after entertaining British
First Officer, Commonwealth and United Na tions troops in Korea and Japan.
Australian Star Here
Among the
known
Australian
London, July 7. Communist China's Defence Minister, General Peng Teh- huat,
has wired railway con- struction units working along the South China' coast asking Miss Lowe, who is Mrs D. them to push hard with a new
Osborne in private life, flew to rallway
Com- the Far East two months ago. to Amoy, the munist port opposite Nationalist- held Quemoy, Peking Radio reported today.
Miss Lowe has been known in the Australian entertainment it said the milway would run world for a number of years. from Yingtan, in northeastern She is especially noted for her Kiang province, about 300 leading part as Prince Charm- miles southeast, to Amoy.
ing in the annual show. Observers here said the new "Cinderella on Ice," a Christmas rall link will make it possible pantomime performed for the Chinese Communists to ship military, apples to Amoy from Shanghai by rail for the first time.--Reuter.
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| homeward journey on Sunday.
Eight Months' Gaol For Heroin Smuggling Attempt
A Flipino national whe "Private Lives of the Gras Comm-tried to board a plane for Korea Dose by B. Groen "The History ad the Cinema" by Hugh Gullvin. with 630 grammes of heroin
5. Time
Sigered and
Commentary.
No 2: "When ・the Flickering hidden in his luggage and on Shadows: 728, Weather Report; his
person heid his-plan The frustrated and is now to spend London Relogy: 800, (London Belay). Special An- eight months in a Hongkong enuncements, 6.15, Artdat of gaol. WERKSTİL Deborar appcamo): 8.30. Holland Tenival (1954, Piet
Thomas Corgonia Villa, 23, Opera. Time Signal. Nus
HourClassical Request formerly of, Shanghat, pleaded presented by Aloem Dekker
to 10, Boslerant Cates, guilty before Mr. T. Creedon at Letter from Americs by Kowloon court this morning to Cookery two charges of possession of Record End-about: 1060 dangerous drugs and trying to Washer Report: 11, Tire:
Reel Candela export them without a loner.
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2nd: dacy's "play of the Ind Tux by Bax
Arloté Alston John
and ABIA-WIDE KNOWN BY EVERYBODY FOR BETTER APPAREL, Charles Fortune at Old Deaford, BETTER SHOES, AND OTHER BETTER ACCESSORIES. Bernd Landon Be
Jay), God ~Save The Queene Cloer DonTS.
Police arrested Villa at Kai Tak Airport on July 6 when they fonand 18 packets of heroin hidden in accused's waist, legs, shoes and luggage,
Given Recognition
Unofficial Ps
45
the
HE. the Governor has ap- pointed the following to be Un- official Justices of the Peace for the Colony of Hongkong, it was announced in the Government Gazette today: Mesars R. P. Moodle and A.H. Saunders.
SIDE GLANCES
Resignation And Promotions
Sgt J. A, Catley, of the Hong. kong Auxiliary Air Force, has been promoted to Pilot Officer.
It was also announced that Miss E, Sanders (ACW2) of the Hongkong Women's Auxiliary Air Force, has been promoted to the rank of Pilot Officer,
By Galbraith
"Now wait! This is a do-it-yourself project and I'm not hiring any superintendents!!!
Indication."
The PL sought election to the Council in 1951 and 1953 with- drawing in favour of Greece the first time and Josing to Turicey the second.
"It is the sincere hope of my government." Serrado said
A that the members will be better
to His time disposed
support the PT bld for membership in the Security Council in line with the accepted practier of making every post available to all members and with due re- gard to the time honoured prin ciple of equliable geographical distribution enshrined in the Charter,"United, Press,
Eight: Die - From
Sleeping Sickness
Takyo, July 7. Tokyo health authorities today ald the number of Japmese encephalitis (sleeping sickness) cases in the Tokyo area rose to 11 as of today, with a fresh victim reportedly
Eight of them have died, the authorities zidad-Router.
Belgian Strikers Return To Work
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The Eigieman, 345 tone, 289 par- senkarz. (50% in excess, Bred £301. Géo. Metcalf, 413 tons. 223 packed- gora. 451⁄2 In exceas, fined £91. - Harply, 547 tona, 313 passengers. 37% in excess, Raed 2175
Lady Hayes, 394 tons, 263 pamert- zers, 10 in excess, fined £211.
Lerant, 382 tons. 356 passengers, (207 in exceng sinod E414.
The fines, amounting on there six vessels to €1530, are exclusive of
"we" Belleve
costs, which "touất be considerable. Moderate fines
to be more effcctual than heavy ones; but here they meeste la us to be too moderate. The ́passeige-money is something more than double and shippers ought to be made to distores the whole of it for every
passenger in 'EXCRES, ...?
CAPTAIN CHARGED
We further learn from the Argus of April 10, that the master of the Willam & Martha (ales under pro- secution for exooms of passengers,)—
Was taken before the Water Palice Magistrate, at Willarnstown, on the 921 April on the charge of having shot one of his sailors, named Edward Ward, native of Belfast. Some Ingubardiestion, sense on the part of the men who demanded grog in very menacing manner, and with this demand, the Captain complied Some time afterwards the deceased proceeded to the open kmite. and demanded more. the threat that if it were need he would take the Cap- tain's Bla". The latter at once fired ut the man" and, shot him dead ors apot. The come tanda "ade the Jourmed, the Captain being – ade mitted" to "ball, Cine of the seamen is in charts for, zodniny, This.com is also adjourned,
cabin, with, an
fum Argus of Apeli 8 aistes that, | The Kite | Hooper, bringen – mervėry hurzdred, and glatten China JONA it is bul: due to Captain: Jackson, the commander of the vessel, ten state: that his shig was in better order, and zay
that has brought to these cotondes any considerable, number of China- miên.
Antwerpy July 7.. Increasing numbers of dorkers returned to work today while wild-cat strike leaders, called The Siraits Times of June. 5, "on many meeting of their followers the authority of the Meibout
|| Aagar," mys foot,im, vnde for tomorrow
"A" generat, movement: ·way beleg 7,000 of the organised against the imupon por By noon today 14,000 strikers had again started Chiraces are unloading ships which have 10,000 skreds 3 Che coloury.the Attorney General, had fastandused", a been rebound In Antwerp Bill to by heavy, tax (£2, it is harbour for ten day, the Em-odd enthalportation. On the ployers Federation. announced 17 Ap there was to be a mon
ster maring convened by the Mayor. United Press.
petite relative to the Chinese PAS
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