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JOHN CLARKE'S
CASEBOOK
A Family Affair
G
EORGE looks a little
like those characters whom old-time musle hall artists were made up to re- semble when they sang such songs us. "My Old Dutch." The Londoner behind whose craggy, rough exterior lay many virtues, headed by a warm heart, kindliness and indefatigablo marital fidelity.
He is u burly man, bald headed, of middle-age plus, and A with a brightly hopeful eye. cloth-cop and white-silk-choker man, with the steady nerve his job as scaffolder requires.
Dizzy heights trouble George not at all, but lately his nerves have worn thin with worries about marriage hits own marri- ago.
OUT OF SIGHT WEEK by week the weight of George's worries has in- ercased. For when his wife obtained a separation from him
the
grounds of
on
of
cruelty, George was ordered to pay into court regular contributions wards her upkeep and that the three children of the marri- And George has been, to age. put it mildly, a little casual in his attitude to the order.
A warrant was issued for his arrest. But when the police sought him, George could not be found.
He kept out of sight, but as the months went by, and the size of his debt increased, the burden to his conscience became
Intolerable.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH HE
E mustered his courage and
one night walked into police-station. "It's about some maintenance arrcars,"
Lord Alanbrooke
Nearly Electrocuted
London, Sept. 20. Field Marshal Lord Alsnbrooke, who osmo unscathed through four years of trench warfare in Franco
I, in World War revealed today
that he simost killed himself with an electric hedge trimmer.
Lord
74 Alanbrooke,
of year-old former Chief Imperial General Staff sold he tried to wipe a the of mud from #pock electric trimmer, last. work before wwitching it off.
The shock curled me up Into a ball," he said, "I just managed to break the connection before
lost conscioumess. I knew that while I was holding tho
kuling cable I wES myself.”—United Press,
Britain's
1
Shortage of
H-Bomb
Scientists
From Chapman Pincher London, Sept. 28. Production of Britain's hydrogen bomb is being held up by a shortage of scient- ists,
To end the hold-up, Sir William Penney, atomic wea- pons research chiet, is now try- Ing to borrow scientists from the elvil service whose chiefs have agreed that any mathemati a cal
cal physicists or chemical en- gineers in the Admiralty, Supply от Department of George Ministry
Scientific and Industrial Re- said, and gave them his name. "I don't know how much I owe." search can switch to the Penney
The police were able to name team for two years.
A document is to be sent the sum immediately
round offering houses to scien- 0s. Od.
At Clerkenwell Court he ad-tists willing to work at the mitted the fact. "Why haven't atomic
£270
weapons station де
CHINA MAIL
The First Of His Kind
Moscow, Sept. 28.
A Chicago dentist arrived in Moscow by car today from the Finnish border.
He was the first tourist of any nationality to enter the Soviet Union by car and drive to Moscow since World War II, and possibly since the 1917 revolution,
The dentist, Dr Brethold Schulz, was surprised at the consternation among American officials when he arrived at the Moscow Embassy. He explain- ed that he had just spent three days driving from the Finnish border through Leningrad.
The 42-year-old bachelor said ho spent two nights sleeping In his car by the roadside and the remainder of last night in the car in a publié square in Mos- cow.
AT BARGAIN RATE
Then he got himself settled comfortably at Moscow's lead- ing hotel, the National, at the bargain third-class tourist ralo of $10 a day in American money, including meals,
He was surprised at the in- terest of reporters, explaining, "I am just an ordinary tourist." Dr Schulz, who said he al- through car, re- no trouble entering Soviet Union although 1. was a lengthy process at thing border. It took 12 hours bé; fore the Finns were willingl to let him leave the Russians permitted him to enier.
ready had travelled most of the world by ported
the
1845
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1955.
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On
Alleged Murder
The High Seas
The story of an alleged murder at sea where the body was never found was told at the Criminal Sessions this morning at the trial of a
Jury of six Chinese quartermaster before Mr Justice J. R. Gregg and a men and a woman.
The accused, 49-year-old Hsing Ching-hwa, of the ss Foochow, pleaded not guilty to the murder of a fellow quartermaster, Hsing Lay- · chay, on or about June 20 on board the ship.
D. E. d'Almada Remedios),
Crown Counsel, Mr J. W. D. Hobley, assisted by Insp, Inge-leading to the first class officers' Buckingham la prosecuting. galley and it was around this part of the ship that matters boul place.
"At 11.45 p.m. on June 20 one of the four Quartermasters who was on watch went to the cabin shared by all four of them to
He is being defended by Mr the starboard uido of the ❘ during the course of one of the.
and Patrick. Yu
that (Instructed by: Mr promenade deck, which was the voyages
that for soconel dock of the ship. There, reason ho had been very angry was a passage on this deck and had struck the deceased
Mr Hobley said that it was no part of the Prosecution caso
but
this to prove motive; evidence might enable the Jury to understand the reasons behind what they would hear about.
Mr Hobley told the Jury that the alleged murder took pinco on the British ship, Foochow which was then on the high scas. The accused was one of
| four Quartermastery
They worked in pairard. wake up the accused
and the NA
had
He went on to say that when the ship arrived in docessed who were to goon Hongkong on June alternate watches, two
22 the on duty
duty at midnight," suid Mr
ADCI, Mr Cochrane and Insp. and two off duty. The accused Hobley. and
At this time, the ship was Buckingham took the accused the deceased shared the
custody and the accused any same watch. When one on a voyage between Menado, into pair was on duty they took Colebes Island, and Hongkong made rather a long statement
the Police after he turns to be at the wheel and and was about 150 miles from to
been cautioned. to patrol the ship to see every-the nearest land, he added. thing was in order every two Mr Hobley said that after The Police asked him to take hours,
waking the two men. tho them to his quarters and on the
master walled at
the way he spoke to the interpreter quartermaster
of the
they galley. door.
the "The fret of the two to come promenade deck and demon- out was the deceased. He came strated exactly what had hap
pened. The following day he the galley carrying was charged with murder.
Mr Hobley said that the pant of the ship with which the case was principally concerned was
"Forced To Commit Suicide" Suggestion At Murder Trial
A fish stall licencee denied a suggestion at the Criminal Sessions this ted him to morning that, from the circumstances surrounding the death of one of
The difficulty was merely
of the
the Finns and that Russians getting sufficiently high-ranking officers to the his papers border, although were in order, he said.-United Press
his fokis, it appeared as if the foki had been forced to commit suicide by the fish stall firm,
Wong Tong, licencee of stall No. 18, Shaukiwan Market, was replying to ques- tions asked by the Defence in cross-examination.
Questioned
to whether
Standing trial before Mr, he suspected that it was in fact Justice Wicks and Jury of written by accused, he replied six men and a woman is Lam Yes. Man-chee, 22, a fish stall fold. Lam was charged with the murder of a colleague, Wong that writing was more in keep
by accused or by the deceased, the morning
witness declared he would say it Is
you paid?" asked the magistrate, Aldermaston, Berkshire.
It will also point out that Slim Chance Has Wong Blu-hung on
for
promotion gained while Penney will be Working
return to kept when the men the civil service,
Mr Seymour Collins.
might get back to any "I hoped my wife" George said,
"Have you ever asked her to take you back?"
"Onco-some time last year," George said.
"H
IT'LL TAKE YEARS... ❝STTOW much were you in
arrears then?" "About £100, I George answered sadly.
Men will be encouraged to switch from chemical warfare and germ warfare defence-less important since the emergenice of the H-bomb.
Some of the scientists needed for work at Foulces Island, Essex, where high ex- "Well, why don't you show a plosive detonating devices for genuine desire to go back by atomic weapons arò tested.-- supporting your wife and child- London Express Service. ren? Have you any excuse?"
suppose,"
"No, I've no excuses,” George
said.
1
"Is there any reason why shouldn't commit you to prison?”. "Well, I'd like a chance to go back to the wife," George said. "It'll take years to win her confidence after this sort of behaviour," said the magistrate "Where have you been living?"
"I'd rather not say." "Write down the address." "I'd rather not,”
THERE'S JUST ONE THING
(STTAVE you
been
"HAV
hiding,
WANT
HE DIDN'T
JOB
THE
From HUCH POND
Chicago, Sept. 28.
of May 19 last.
ing with having been written
Mrs Lilijan Korzen of Chicago Osisted by Det, was by the accused.
has until mkinight tonight to
Mr Simon Li, Crown Counges,
Questioned further, witness Fung Loi. Lawrence Leong is said the reason why he did not lose 18 pounds in weight. Other defending Laun, instructed by go up to the deceased immediate wise the will lose her husband: M. G, Laing of Wilkinson and ly after he saw him lying in a
Korzon filed a divorce suit
B Grist
pool of blood in the stall and "mental last May on
crucity" Replying to questions by Mr ask him something he was stil agreed, however, Leons. Wong Tong, whose firm alive at the time was because are grounds. He
to withdraw the sult if his wife is called the Tong Kee, agreed he was not allowed to do so by a
reducing succeeded in
from he had told the Court yesterday Police constable, who had ar- heavyweight 100 pounds to that chopper which was rived thero by that time,
Pounds by alleged to have caused the death.
of the deceased was usually used Asked again about tho Mrs Korzen, who is 44, was by the deceased.
barrel, Wong said it seemed to this morning down to 146
also said him that the writing on it was He agreed he had pounds. Her doctor has forbidden that he saw deceased sharpen-written shortly after a.in. her to continue her fast. Hering the chopper the night be on the morning of May 19. The husband remained adamant: "No |fore he met his death.
wounded man reconciliation above 127 pounds." Mr
then called wit- shortly before 7. -France-Presse.
featherweight-127 September 27.
Radio Hongkong
HKT.
Chief
Tipo
Signal and Pro- ramm Summary 6 Concert by London, Sept. 26. the Notta Police Band-Bandmaster
P.B. Walsh: 6.30, Field-Marshal Sir
Inspector John Caring presented by Alex
Kinsey Quartet (BBCTS): 1.30 The Moule Seven and the Tony Demi-Hours Francaise Prosentation Fore:
M
Scan to the Chinese
ncss's characters on a barrel, exhibited in Court, Willi
which said: "Die to gether. Tong Kee forced me."
Counsel asked witness to take all these three points into con- sideration and asked whether it did not appear to him that the Tong Kee firm had forced de- ceased to commit suicide,
Wong replied negatively and how he could turn
suicide. have forced deceased to commit
I then?" the magistrate Bug Harding, the new military | Borrie (Studio); 7. BBC Jazz Club asked in gested.
George bridled. "I give meselt Governor of Cyprus didn't up, didn't I?" he said.
want the job. He had been Then why haven't you. been looking forward to retire. paying?"
"No excuses," George said.ment and wanted to be & weather "It's just one of those things." farmer.
whole family's 'But he been supported on public funds governorship in such a way that
"And your
the
he
Wig
offered the
de M. Camel et M. Lavermann 10. Chemsona de la mer, (Studio); $50, CHORA d'amour
Report:
Time Blane
The Nows (London Relay); 8.00, Commentary (London Relay) or Special_Announcements 6.15, Beilaan angs Hudder Held Gles and Madrigal Society (BACTS); B.20, Forces Favourites London Haley)
NOT FRIENDLY Further questioned, he "sald the accused and decensed had not been friendly with one an other for six days before the
Was
found
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the Counsel suggested that person who wrote on the barrel the handwriting to be meant
only. Witness sald he did not on
know.
Re-examining, Crown Counsel said it had been suggested that he (witness) wanted people to
think accused and docensed were unfriendly because he did
not want it said that deceased
had committed suicide. Asked II that suggestion was correct, witness sald It was not.
Hearing is proceeding.
decoused died. He said both FRESH FLOODS
epoke to one another, but the conversation was restricted เค
could not refuse except on purely selfish, personal grounds.
instructions given by deceased But Field-Marshal Harding isn't
all this time," observed magistrate. "You must go to prison for three months."
George sighed and prepared a selfish man.
*
IN INDIATM
to accused in the sale of fish.
Asked if deceased gave any
Calcutta, Sept. 20. such instructions to accused New Doods awept over Behar on May 18-the day before State on Sunday. the alleged murder witness Almost all rivers in the said he did.
Muzaffarpur and Darbhanga dis- Mr Loong esked Wong tricts overflowed their banks to Whether other witnesses would flood a
Time Bugne Musical Notebook presented by the Rev. Father T. Ryan, J. (Btudio): 9.30, The Bory of Chracion Cochran-Memories of to withdraw, then turned back
Seldorn has a Chief of the } the Greast Showman, written and and sald:
Excuse me, there's Imperial General Btaff endeared
nimented by Eric Maschwitz, BBC just one thing. When I come himself so much to the Army Mackerras Part 2 (BCTS):
Concert Orch, cond. by Cherios 10.30 out, do I still have to pay this for his honesty and dislike of
Ballet-Nicnoticia” At the
(Bute £2707"
the limelight.
No. 1) (Lalo)......„L'Orchestre de la "No, but you'll have to pay
Bocleta do Concerte du Conservan His new job obviously came
toire de Paria cond. by George each week from then" said the
Bebastian; 10.59, Weather Report: Al magistrate. "You won't be given as a bolt out of the blue.
Tho
campaign in Cyprus,
Time Bimal, Radio News Reck (Loo" mich rope, you know."
don Bely), 110V, Goodnight Muste; to be fought on dad Bare. The Queen; 11.30. Clone however, is George drew a vaster sigh. similar lines to those in Malaya Down His family for the next few and Kenya, weeks would continue to be
Floich-Marthal Harding's first change on the public's and not
Job is to
is to set up an integrated There his purse.
WLE · in
operations headquarters. The George's sigh a good deat
Army, Police and civil servants will work together as one team.
Two main taska in Cyprus are In the Morgan adamore heaturing Bina another for some six days, He to restoro “
and works Morgan and his Queria: 620, Birth- agreed that, in his position as day Maliber: 4.30, Record Paradember of the stall, he would not steadily for a political settlo Latest Halenser: % Personality mond' with the Greeks and Paraco-Alma Cogan: 7.15. Nerch be in a very good position to Turks. But Aretly, Fiold-Marshal Bow inst
Programme... | notice, whether or not the two Harding doesn't intend to let hy Mantovani and His
Featuring firdan Mac: 330, Muse were speaking to one other delay and inaction
prevent
by Colgate-Paimoitre Co.; By Time Prince Norodom Sihanouk fo- stomping out of terrorism in the
He did not know whether the Bignal and · The News (Ldadon two spoke during those times Italy): 8.00. Weather Report An- whom he himself was abecist On the
contentment.
Prince Accepts
Promiership
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| be correct if they said accused į mileg, magusal area of 950 square and deccanod did not speak to Approximately 1,000,000 per one another only for two
or sons are affected. three days before the incident. The floods have water-logged Witness replied they could be India's best mango orchardis, and Corrnat
delayed the sowing of new crops. vasť ovacuation movement is A underway as huge, muKENEN » OË people headed. Low safer zones.
No report on casualties is yet available. Unlied Freet,
-
As far as he himself was
com- Corned, wilness added, he did not see the two speak to one
7.45. Shadows of Doubt during, 4. given; period. ·
· day accepted the request of his | iNiNDO+ notitient sido, ho says nouncements and Ditorlude: 1.45,
father, King · Norndom
Bura-
Serious Charge
Charged with occasioning oc tual bodily harm to LA' El-suit at 577 Hennessy Road, Brst floor, Chan Kwong, 25, salesmRIJ/WRÁ Pald J.
marit, that he, should become i he is going with 'an open mind Melachring Musicale--Testuring the from theater that be the ramatided for one week by Mr |
Georgs. Stxiacturing Orchester): #2),
Doweler, on
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Streetë Çlly of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong.
sturing, the » Knicker
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generel
one another too much while 2100
<work.
Fa Me Leong told Wong he had.
Haid yesterday!! that the of
on, the barre
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-There
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out of
tea pot and went towards the bridge, When the quartermaster saw the deceased came on duty be set off towards his cabin and
От the way met the accused going on duty in the direction of the galley," Crown Counsel sald.
NOT SEEN AGAIN Ho continuedi "The other Quartermaster who was at the
wheel saw the deceased who went on to the bridge at seven
minutes to midnight carrying the tea pot for the Scound and Third
were passing
The trial is proceeding,
Korea Needs
More Aid
Says Envoy
Dr Y. Ambassador
Yang, Korean the United
tow
on
Officers who were then on duty. Straight away as soon as he had States of America said corried the tea up there the de- arrival from Korea this mon- the bridge and that ing that he was very much reased left was the last the deceased was disappointed at the slowness
of. the reconstruction ard Hobley said that the rehabilitation of Koren: "We Quartermaster who was then at need more American aid", no the wheel was relieved by the enld. accustá
seen alive.
to
"At 2 am, that, dogr
ho
at four minutes past The Ambassador, arrived here midnight. On a ship this was con- accompanied by his lawyer be late and that friend, Mr Harry L. Ettringer, Quartermaster would say that en-route
to Washington to from his previous experience the
Tience the resume his post after a short accused
ed had never been into consultation with his Govern before, but had
always
ays relieved ment. Dr. Yang will emplane two minutes before the time be for US via Manila on Friday. was due to go on duty, the ne-akes whether
the airport Dr Yang was he thoughit cused, who had been at the wheel American policy would change. since midnight, should have been if something happened to the reloved by the drecased who President. He replied that it should have been patrolling the would not. He added that Mr ship for the last two hours,"
NEXO
the Vice-President, was continued
Mr Hobley,The a very imble -man, "He dbecased did not turn up. The understands everybody ́and also accused spoke to the Second the Officer and pointed out that the
He mid that the Southeast deceased had not relieved him. Asia military pact would be a "The people of The Second Officer took the fine thing. wheel and sent the accused off if they wish to be free of Com
Southeast Asia must be united to look for the deceased Twenty munist damination." minutes later be returned,
having found no trace of the He said Korea had improved deceased
was very much in the last two years
*The -· ·Captain
NOT DISCOVERY
called and the ship's course was and for the last three years.
they had a good harvest which reversed and a search made,"
*.... | was a great help to the country, further happened TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
until the following morning at Thailand, India. 3513dle East, 11,45, sald Crown Counsel, Africa, Great Britain & Eirops, & a, result of what, he was told,
Koren, 5 p.m..
Japan. 6 p.m.
Formosa, Oshawa, a gun.
Canada, p.m.
By surface Philippines, Rabatil, 4 Dan. Macro, & pan.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER TE Dr AR
USA, 8 10,
Indland, MALAY, N.
Indonesia Australia, New
Ceylon, 11 a.....
Chink, Peoples Republic, 9.30 am. Maeso, 2 pm
Japan, 3 DJIL
Indonesia, ♪ p
Korek, 49,
MEMORO, 3 pm,
tho
Captain went to the pro- menade deck and saw a number of stains, which appeared to be blood, on the deck ang galley and overhead. He then went to
Quartermasters
make a search.
cabin
to
Une
wished 1.to
Driving Offences By Airman
"When you are driving on terra firma and not in the air
counts of violating
three col regulations
trame
Defendant was charged with falling to pass on the... right sido while overtaking a⠀⠀ car,
to draw ix. falling
to the
The only person in the cabin you must oberve all the ro
of the road," said Mr pulations so, then was the accused. Mr Hobley Thomas.
Tam addressing BAC Zealand said that the Copbalay, found a
of shoes, claimed by the LB, Cox of the RAF NO pat Indo-China. 11 am
when His Worship finad Prokarbon, UBA Canada, Panacured, which appeared to have Thailand, India, Pakistani, „zdusdie | blood stains on them. The ac defendant: #*: total of ⋅ $100/op Eart, Great Britain, Europe, & pan. used also claimed a wet sear
Japan, 6 DAIL
man's uniform hanging outside the cabini, i....
At 4
afternoon the d'clock that accused approached the com pradore, said that he see the Captain and asked the side of the road when he heard compradore to be his. Inter- a police siren, and failing to preter, said Mr Hobley, The top when signalled by a police
womans
then saw the Chief
Sub-Insp. C. D. Mayger fold darky Officer who was co
and the bourt defendant „; was ther when he asked what they want driving a motor cyc ed the accused said, that, be had Causeway road on been very
the night before * other
: niitted:: A police ・the⋅ the
belige motor-cycle fald was called on to
bris finally stopped dadu the accured repeated this and charged hims was cautioned by the Captain
THURSDAY, 'BENTEMBER 29. By Alr Indo-Chinw/ Tranów;a pun.
pines, Abstrus, adm.
z.
Peichelin, Middle East, Africs, Great Britain & Europe, 3 p.m.
Indo-China; 4 pm.
By Bartace Chine, People's Republic, $30 am, Indormia, & DEL Геред, Я рл idioso, I pan
Burns pa Trondland, 5 m
GENERAL HOLIDAT FRIDATE SEPTEMBER, 20
cured
dow
fe was handcuffed to the
rails of the tides, and renala- ed there until the ship arrived
HOLD BARS TROUBLE
officer.
when the offences
Missionary Leaves
For Home
It was in this position that American mjestonar the accusock spoke to the CELLOR, FAGORancho Sant Odloke who WHEʻOU.
"the China bourderi
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