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Parade Of Personal Hates At ALP Meeting
FROM H. KING WOOD
Sydney, Aug. 22.
The Australian Labour Party must be about the only one in the world which can put all its hatreds on display for public consumption yet con- tinue as a magnificent political machine that is for ever a thorn in the side of its opponents.
At the special ALP weekend, to which came
were
one
Mr Joe King, NSW President of the AWU, and himself a top shearer for 20 years, said that nothing like 2 per cent of wool of the wasted was
breatise He said that in double clip. the old days graziers did list on the second run if the sheep weren't clean at the first clip wool
had but high
prices changed that.
conference in Sydney last nearly 700 tough delegates from all parts of the nation, personal hates
and openly insulted openly paraded, leaders were unity seemed to be something that used to be, yet on of the conference Monday morning, with the smoke
certainly not on the air, there was still heavy Liberal who was game to say that Labour would not rule after the next Federal election.
It
explosive, Herce Was an
with conference and bitter tough compalgners of the Party control of i to gain battling powerful political machine.
The leader of the powerful Ironworkers' Union contemp tuously turned his back on the Leader of the Party, Dr Evatt when that man walked to the mike well respected Union new the yelled to
Jou Federal
President,
Joe King said that these days ALP
un- were ain1051 Chamberlain "Get back to West securd cuts
deud loss Australia, you
State known. They were a
was the shearer und an abnost booed for minutes when he dead loss to the grazier, 10se to speak.
1:1 uny respects the ference won a flop. It began experts had perhaps lost sight after weeks of steady sniping by fof the fact that Australia's sheep both factions behind the scenes, populution is 126 million and to went its weary way amid put that number of sheep under snarls and curses, it ended with the shears each your is quite a bitter public and private quar-job-a job that could not rels and the two factions still at compared with shearing in UK. each other's throat.
Footnote about our shearers: In a 40-hour
week a top man will shear 800 sheep and an man between 450 and averuge 500. For Block sheep they get £7.6 a hundred bul tar more No matter how
leuder
mug
Labour Premier Mr Cahill
EVATT SUFFERED
con-
It is said that if no one won
a real victory, one man suffer- eda real loss-Dr Evatt,
He
failed at al points along the
QUITE A JOB Mr King said that the British
be
CHINA MAIL
SIDE GLANCES
T, M. Rog. U. . . Off, Copr. 1953 by HEA Service, Isa.
MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 1955.
SHEAFFER'S
ADMIRAL SNORKEL PEN
On Killer Is
By Galbraith Trial Of 4 Men
Rape
7-23
"Pick three or four little ones, Doris--your father wants the big red ones left there to look at!"
Can't Keep Track Of Her
Children
"You are fortunate that we have such.a benevolent Government who gives your son the best of medical care, even though you allow him to run wild in the streets," said Mr Thomas Tam at Central this morning to Leung Tai.
Complainant's seven-year-old son was knocked down by a motor scooter in King's Road last Friday. The child was taken to the Queen Mary Hospital, suffering from a broken leg.
But the mother did not go to find out where her child was until Saturday.
When Mr Tam asked Leung Tai why she did not lake suffl-
line, not only to gain control for slud sheep, go over a sheen cient interest in her son, she re-
but to nchileve evĒJI a public front of unity.
It la dificult to see how this man, whose job It is to become Labour's next Prima, Minister can possibly succeed when he is his own not even wanted by his 101 ore in his own State. members in
He has tried hard enough, He has wooed old
to enemics help him fight new ones, he has lived on the telephone, he has visited Industrial centres-which
many times
it counts
only
as one. The Australian shearing re- cord is subject of great argu- ment but 1,430 sheep in a week lis
Zealand recognised. New claims much better, but shearers say that is on hard-wool sheep, not the 10 b. ne quailty fleeces known in this country,
Lyndon
Dadswell's (one of the former High Court judge the top men in the game) ex- doesn't really like and he hashibition of drawings for scupi- made his attacks and he has ture pulled his stings.
opened in Sydney last
werk. The catologue showed the prices in the usual way-- 15 or 20 guineas cach for most, Except for No. 13. I's price was "One whisky"
He has battled on and done his best-but he hasn't made the grade. It is an old saying now around the Trades Hall that Doc Evatt will never lead Labour to victory, and if last week-end's .conference is any straw in the wind, the saying to go on to lian airlines become truth.
case
of Scotch
MORE PEOPLE FLYING Passenger traffic on Austra- has increased by 257 per cent since 1015 and freight traffle has risen by 1,107 cent, according to omelal per figures released by the Depart- tional Wool Textile Researchment of Civil Aviation. Conference opens in Sydney on Nearly 2 million passengers Monday and will move to Mei- bourne and Geelong before it now travel by air cech year and 4,868 people are trying to get a concludes on September 9.
pital's licence.
WOOL CONFERENCE The world's first Interma-
Kingsford Smith Airport, Sydney, is still about the busiest in the world, a plane landing or Re- taking off
about every five minutes.
The conference is being organ- ised by the Australian Wool Bureau and the Commonwealth Scientific
Industrial and pearch
Organisation (CSIRO) and will be attended by 52 over- seos experts from more than 29 countries.
they
learn to shear properly.
Thice
British experts-Dr
plied that she had too many. children and could not keep track of all of them.
Mr Tam then advised her nat to have any more, but to con- already children she trol the had
Nearly 5 Ins
Of Rain
Nearly five inches of rain fell in the Colony since the start of the sudden showers yester- day afternoon,
The Royal Observa- recorded 4.99 tory inches up to noon" today. Since 1 a.m. 3.64 inches were recorded.
The heaviest fall, was between 1 1.49 inches and 2 a.m.
Defendant, Chan Chung-hon, 18, of 2, Bazaar Road, first floor, charged with driving motor vehicle without
valld licence, driving without third Insurance, and careless Ariving, pleaded guilty and was ined $350 by Mr Tam. He was plainant additionally ordered to pay com-
$300
compensation. 111s learner's licence pended for one year, beginning
from August 27,
Insp. C. D. Mayger said that on August 26, defendant riding a scooter down King's Road, trying to overtake a tax when he knocked down FROM TRIPOLI the little boy, who rushed out into the roadway.
was sui-
WES
Fighting Mental
Retardation
CYCLES HOME
·
Andover, Hampshire, Aug 28,
A 23-year-old sapper reported for duty at the Royal Engineers tonight-after depot near here having cycled 1,400 miles from Tripoli to do so.
Charge
Opens
The trial opened before Mr Justice A. D. Scholes and an all-male Jury
at the Criminal Sessions this morning of four young Chinese charged with raping a dance hostess and forcibly, detaining her with intent,
had
ROTHER
accused
for
him
sound and
COLTI-
Identified
It was officially reported this morning that aurį a direct result of the pub Hloation In the Colony's" newspapers of photographs of General Yu Ching-
man's asmaliant, the man
प्र
been identified. He Cheung Kwa), alías PX'au Pel" ("Pook Mark"), who Ilved in the Un Long area, Now Territarice, for the past year.
Cheung Kwai WES ONÓ of three armed robbers who held up General Yu outside his Ching-man home in Ping Shan last Saturday and who, in an with ensuing gun battle the pallet, shot and killed the General.
continuing
Police Are their enquiries into the gun battle and members of the public who may have TO- any Information: are quested to contact the Director of Criminal In- vestigation, or any police officer or police station,
The' accused are Ng Wai-lee, 20, unemployed, Ng Chun-choi, 21, unemployed, Chan Kwok-yau, 18, office-boy, and Chow Kau, 26, car cleaner. The first count of rape alleged question of anyone going to accused grabbed the telephone receiver from complainant and that
accused raped the Borneo, Arst 24-year-old hostess, Hung Mei, First accused, he continued, spoke to Loung, saying he had on June '1, whlio the other said he would guarantee to tako "now kept Hung Mei and would three were alleged to have aided complainant to Wong. After the have her bones removed and her
some skin pierced."" and abetted in this offence.
group
allowed to In the second count of rape, distance, they stopped at at Before she was
accused was changed with cooked-food store in Happy leave the hotel at 4.30 p.m., first socond
aping the hostess, and first Valley. First nocused sald be accused told her not to tell any- what had happened. He accused was charged with alging wanted to cat and asked com- one and ubetting him.
in the third count, that of plainant if she also wanted to said he was not afraid of the eat Sho told him sho did not. Police and that a lot of people, forcible detention, all the
After staying at the restaurant even Police inspectors, did not
send dare to touch him. hove accused were alleged to
for a while, complainant started detained
He told complainant further complainant
against to leave. She was chased and her will with Intent to know caught by frat accused, who told that if she talked to anybody her carnally.
her they were not very far from about the affair, it would ho
for him to bent All four men are defended by Wong Yuk-sang's place. When be necessary. Mr V. L. J. D'Alton and Mr K. S. uventually
to sed shouted from have Gill, both instructed by Mr W. house, firstwy reached Wong's her up himself. He would only
utter a 11. Young
Mr D. N. E. Reu, outside: "Miserable
Sung Slu-ling has arrivere. people would beat her up for He added that in future, Crown Counsel, is prosecuting.
When the Jury was being Wong came out of the house if he was busy, he would send a empanelled, an unmarried and saw Hung Mei instead of the "ollower" for her...
out by
by first accused.
Crown Counsel sald After she rame called woman was called,
of conversation, plainant reached the ballroom the In the course had taken her seat with other members of the Jury, Mr Wong denied he was going to about 5 p.m. At supper she re- Justice Scholes asked Counsel Borneo. He said he had joined lated to the others all that had for the Prosecution and the the Army and was serving at taken place early that
ing. The Police were later not!- Defence if they wished to make Lyemun Barracks.
They
joined shortlyned. any application on whether or
Hearing is proceeding. not the unmarried woman mematter by third and fourth accused ber of the Jury should be told who had been left behind. All to stand down.
the necused treated Wong Yuk- Mr Rea and Mr D'Alton both sang in a mocking fashion. said they would leave the matter Vong would give evidence that them, entirely for the Court and would be was frightened of
His particularly of first and second not make any application. Lordship
then
ordered
the accused.
It was mentioned woman Juror to stand down.
Counsel were then asked by Lecused" that Wong "made his pen, while we living by fighting", { him asking. the make our Lordship if they had any living by the
Owing to a discrepancy in the objection
irst on
a chauffeur, members of the Jury if any of turg Mei told Arst accused she evidence given by the proeccu-dock, Chan told the Court that
Lee Yuen- them objected to serving in this wanted to go home, but particular
kind of case. Both accused stopped her from going sang, of 2 Comal Road, was at- Counsel and they had no ob- -another Instance of forcible
quitted on a charge of driving whereupon Mr Justice detention, Crown Counsel sak without due care and considera- It was between 2.30 and 3 on, by Mr W. N. Thomas Tam Jection,
aan. by this time. First accused at Central this morning. Jury. Scholes put the question to the
a short dragged the hostess for a
Accused WOMAN OBJECTS women Juror previously stood up and expressed
called her
to serve, She wish not was accordingly told to
down.
Lo
were
by first
accused toli Wong: "You are
110
morn-
Discrepancy
-DREAMER'S
DREAM
A
seki-styled 38-year-old
of dreamer, Chan Cheong-lok, 216 Jaffe Road, who told tro conductor that he did not have to pay any fares because the Governor of Honglong had. toid him be noed not cautioned and bound over in $25 for one year by Mr Hin-shing Lo at Central this morning
In Evidence Looking
and
on May 14 diance after she tried to break driven an Austin cur on Me away from him. One of the at the junction of Jubilee Street Des Voeux Rood at a speed Wong ike a
a piece of wood." stand replied: "yes, I am like a piece too high for public safety.
Inspector R. B. Probationary- wood 1
don't know any.
told the court that ha Bayless clerk of Court went
turning from The pier another name from the eventually the group saw the defendant turn your inside the Jury box as a Te neared the Shan Kwong Hotel, Road at a high speed despite the placement. It turned out to be first accused said he had booked fact a tram was coming towards another unmarried woman, and
a room in the hotel. Hung Mei him from the East. The result ahe was told by the Court
sald she did not want to go was the tram had to brake stand down also.
there, but she was taken by the violently in order to avoid a When the seven seals had
arm and brought into the build-head-on collision with the car. eventually been filled," Crown ing. Wong was asked to go in After the incident, cocused gave Counsel begon his address. He also.
a casual glance at the pen and said the complainant worked at
drove on eg
es nothing had hop- the Shing Ping
Ballroom. Some time adier midnight on June 1, first three accused came to the ballroom. They subsequently joined by fourth accused,
Rea said it was the Mr Rea Crown's case that by false pre
untrue story to Hung Mel the four accused induced her to leave the friend of bailroom to visit a hers, Wong Yuk-sang.
Having
left the ballroom, they kept up their pretence and sub-
t
took complainant. sequently
to the Shan against her will
where the rape Kwong Hotel,
were allegedly offences mitted.
lences-by telling an
were the
com-
the
incident.
ALLEGED THREAT When the group were inside pened.
The second witness, a police n room, fret accused told Wong:
also testified, but "Miserable creature. Either you constable, die or she dies." Wong started said ho was definitely sure that to leave the room, apparently there was no tram involved in
he frightened. He told Hung as
de- His Worship told the was leaving that the affair had
fendant that he should consider nothing to do with him.
himself to be very lucky in that this unsatisfactory thure was
in the evidence. feature Nevertheless, he was warned not to do anything foolhardy in the future.
It was in that room the alleged raping took place. The hostess was allowed to leave, the hotel about 4.30 p.m. the following
afternoon.
Mr Bea told the Jury that a witness, Leung Yee-man, algo worked at the ballroom, would say that complainant rang her
that
The afternoon. up evidence would be that first
Radio Hongkong
H'X.T.
Zobonis
Strong Quake!
Recorded
The three-year lag is due to of California medical cen- schedule, having cycled 1,400 | engaged in construction work in swart (BBCTS): 9 Time Signal disturbance was also, re-
Mysterious Death
the polleo
taller than any of constables in the
he had said this because he was dreaming at the time.
Questioned as to how long he had been in Hongkong, de. told His Worship fendant that he had been here for over ten years.
"What do you do for a Ilving?", naked. Mr. Lo.
"I wander around," answered defendant.
Where do you eat?" "Friends feed me." "Are you healthy?"
"I do not feel well in the
Defendant told the Court that he did not have any money, so Mr Lo gave him, $5. with a warning.
"Be careful, Don't use other people's names next time," said Mr Lo.
Parked Car In
Wrong Place
H. Ballerúnd, residing at 22 Macdonnell Roach, was cautioned by Mr W. N. Thomas Tamat Central this morning when be was found guilty of leaving his Dar unattended a Broadwood
Road.
Defendant was alleged to have perked his car on the pavement of Broadwood Road at a time when the traffle was exceptional- ly heavy
to
He said he was a newcomer to the Colony, and was not yet very sure of the traffic regula- tions,
Accused was naked to be 'mora
Drunken Woman
Picading guilty to
being drunk and belaying in a disorderly manner, a woman, Leo Yuk
COMBINED ELEMENTS
Accused sald he went visit a friend in Wongnelchong Dealing with the definition of rape, Mr. Rea sald rape was
Road on February, 2. A footbal carnal knowledge by force, fear
match was
the in progress at California, Aug. 26. He is David Kenneth Taylor,
or fraud. In this case, he said,
Football Club, and Hongkong 6. Timo Signal and prokramma A that the and he rode up to the camp on the Jury might find
strong earthquake 2,200 8.03. Children's" Half Hour
he had to park his car else. element
fear, presented by Elizabeth (Studio): 0.30, miles away in an undetermine where. an old upright bike and told the
Wha principal
On finding a vacant registered at "I'm here at surprised sentry:
although there was a combina-nailag tagazine: 6.45 Accent on direction was last,
Thyting: 716, Box 200 Best Gulets 2618.58 GMT today by eelsmo-space in Broadwood Road, and tion of all three elements.
seeing no trame signs to signity at the organ (OB); 750, Announc San Francisco, Aug. 28.
He said complainant would choice presented by Cynthia Nixon graphs at the California Institute No Parking, he left his car At the same time, the work Early diagnosis and adequate
Then he explained that when of re-modelling the airport is treatment
there. might cure mental he had completed his overseas give evidence that she lived in (Sunday 7.59. Weather Report; 8, of Tedhnology.
Dr Charles Richter said the three
Relay): 89 Commentary London about
behind retardation in infants, years
accord- tour of duty he was granted 28 the living quarters of the Shing me Signal and The News Loudon
Sho wag ✡ days to make the journey to the Ping Ballroom. A number of the experts have schedule and will now costing to a report issued here to.
Relay or Special Announcements; quake, was 6.5 magnitude or 10 Cause con-- married woman and had a child 6.15. Favourite Overtures; 8.30, Ketrong enough" already arrived and three of
more then £8 million before day by a group
by of doctors, camp.
Her husband was Show Baud. Directed
siderable damage in a settled them have made our shearers completed. Original estimate was
Produced by The
He was five days ahead of agod two. doctors
Stapleton. from the Univer- hopping mad.
£5 million.
The Out in the backblocks the
have made extensive studies miles and travelled 600 miles by the New Territories and she had Concerto, Concerto for Violin and
nt Orchestra (William Walton-Jasch to work herself to supplement, Haltetz (violla) and the Cisolone Corded at the Boston College careful in the future. shearing is in full swing, but the
of manpower and with young monkeys and have boat,
Önth. Bym. ble earnings.
cood. by Eu Soismological Station at Weston, men have paused long enough to shortage
materials and engineering prob- applied
After reporting, Taylor was the knowledge gained
Complainant would say that read with red-faced amazement lema-one of which was moving
Goossens: 950, Aslan Club, Massachrünetta.
Rev. Francia D. Donohue, to the cure of mental retarda-given five days' leave and he lett
Der Speaker: Iyor-Brown (Re
10. Mater Assistant Director of for his home in Doncastor222 she was sitting in the dance hall a statement by the experts that
tion in infants.
pational "Cabaret" should go back to school to a river from its course.
Their report said that mental miles away-on the old bike in the normal way on the night or London Roy); 40 y
1930, Obervatory, said the quale 1, when of Juno
the floor Denier Brabant (Bludio) retardation is caused by deft that had brought him from
manager took her to another Take it from Here. Dink Bantry was located approximately 2,275.
od gay Edwards with Wally
southwest of Boston, alent functioning of the thyroid Tripoli, of course-China Mali
table where the accused persona
Eaton, Alma Cogan, June Whiteid, milles gland. K added that adequate Special,
Repeat of last Friday's Brondont
in Nicaragua, or San Bat. of thyroid hormone supplies
"She was Introduced to them. (BBOTS); 10.00, Weather Report had proved "reasonably succENG="
first and She did not know second accused, but she had known the third. At the outset the attitude-adopted by frat accused was a boustful 'ond. He
5 p.m. Children's gave the impression that he was
ducted by Aunite Val; 8.30, Monchy London, Aug, 20.
requests presented by Betty, well-known person.
Birthday mailbag: 6.50, 1 Mudgua Bistrope should give up their!
Crown Counsel First accused, Crow
Tancake-presented by Jennelle gaiters, their 'psizes and theird, told complaint that he pizy Plesocity parado Yme A second policeman was mur-right to be called "My Lord "
Sume 7.15, Piano_eçhoes-played The sallors were rushed to
Hedley cally
como to the ballroom sprock}) - Abres
ime by Georgs Fayer: 150, Muky, y that it was almost useless, hospital from the tanker, now dered today by three attackers according to Canon
see Hung Mel regarding Hot Maturing the "Aden Huth Que But the bosses of the Aus- docking here, after they had row Who fired three bullets into his Hodkin, Vicar of Holy Trinity, a friend of hers entled Wong chestra and chorus: trailon Workers' Union to ported sick, but died on their chart and escaped into crowds Millhouses, near Sheffield.
Yuk-Jong. He said Wong wall and the flows (London relay); Bou which all shearers must bo-way to hospital.
as a Communist meeting, pro- "Eighteenth Century riding suffering from TB and was wether to
.16, prader. aro the experts long say
The amuse of death is not testing the tri-partite Cyprus breeches talking nonsense. They even known. The police have ordered talks in London was breaking neither apostolic nor beaut Issued an invitation, to
the à post mortem and have startede Agecretary W. Bykes his wrobe in his perialı magazija bei abord
wather told / phony No. 1 in Predo and moon. I managera of fivo : strike÷bqund | Lin÷tal',·· doctors to visit the sheds and their Investigation by Inter-
appealed in a discover
broadcast for last week. at first hand how rogaling other members of the
Last night he mid that for a Billy their statement la.
tanker's crew-France-Proso, public help to find the terrorishi: “'n hop to be called "My! Lown / Bofng to Borneo and persuaded (.ilfrom there, Dick Bentle
complainant Flo Visit Wong, He condemoed Cyprus political Loaders who condoned murder. put him in the class of Early Mr Ros told the Jury they Printed and published by WILLIAM ALICK GEINHAM, for. It was the fourth is of and Viscounts, and dad some would earn from the evidence distance from abontwortonwand. 183 Khan (tory was completely and on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited at 1-3 policeman wince June Wyndham Street, City of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong. ! Wakwa' Preis:
A. B. D. Cossio, Dr A, B. Wildman and Dr F. O. Howitt and through their spokesman, Dr Cassio, that about 2 per cent of the total Australian woo) clip was lost because of bad
shearing PERTS VIEW
Of Two Sailors
London, Aug. 28. Two Chinese saliors, members
The experts made the point of the crew of the Dutch tanker that in order to clean the sheep Coryda die under mysterious
sometimes of wool the sheerers had to take two, cuts, The cumstances at Heysham, Lalak
accond one yielded such short
today..
ful" treatment.-Router,
Nicosia Murder
· Nicosia, Aug. 28.
Colonial
Vicar's Advice To Bishops
· ***
beautiful,"
..
д
had
10
(London Relay); 11.09, Goodedht
Close dow..
probor."
11, Time Signal Radio News Basi The Hey Donohue termed the Ching, 28, was fined $10 by Mr Music, God Bave The Queens 1:20. quake "very strong" and agreed. Cons at Kowloon this morn-
with Callfornia technicians "if it ing. happened, on land, in a settled area, it would cause considerable damage"---United Press,
REDIFFUSION
10,
Guests Act As Strike-breakers
***, Bingapore, Aug. 28, 4 Altling homesos, guests and are leaving the Colony the following Crimes does not page-stering Bely
Turbans, Evening concerns volunteer workers today: helped morning for Borneo,
BeethovRE) The HosboRN - WALE
Bienic 10.35, dromen 500 hotels keep them operating
More thanE · 1,000 porvants, Jimery #kdware will alcooks and walters at the Rafta Amy corepat und habe Adelphie, Beaving Hobal of lanfriday's brosdown
Europe and Glanosglas have Projice Sto, "midnight
bern od sirike since "Friday", stakkylth demanded b
“Unitmi
Polico said
that the defendant became "violent and disorderly after consuming two bottles of bear and two bottles.or. Chinese wine in a restaurant In Saigon Street, Kowloon, on Saturday night.
Prison For Beggar
A 46-year old beggar, Chiu
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