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JOHN CLARKE'S CASEBOOK
SPECIAL MESSENGER
THE
summer,
mid-June.
HE club porter issued in in high
lordly style from the Now it was autumn and no one emed to have noticed fr lordly club's revolving doors, theft. He looked around him. No members were coming in, none going out. "Hey there!; Charleboy," he called.
whose his
A candy-haired man, eyebrows #lood out above
chulbenes Sentrica eyes, like shuffled up frum Jasnowhere umong the cars parkest intake.
another "Here's
post.
Lo
Charlle-boy." Une porter said to the man with the eyebrows, und handed him a registered letter.
The porter retired decoruly
the
und ihto
club.
Charle the general IT marched
direction n the port office
TIME BUILDS UP
HE and often helped out
elu porter by doing sm- lar errands, to everyone's solis- faction Tols assignment, how- ever, happened to coincide with ime when Charlie, who kok-
ed after club members' cars on
free-lance, unofficial
£t
Dances. was particularly start of money Instead of taking the register- cd Letter Ser the post office.
opened it therefore, helped himself to the £5 11s d it contained.
he
THE STRANGER THEN, one evening
in Cam- bridge Circus, 起 stranster
'You came up to Charlie-boy. answer the description of a man wanted
said the stronger, warrant Dut a police pulling curd.
A Bow Street, Charlie plead- ed guilty to the charge of steal- ing the reidstered envelope and its contents. The story was told to Mr R. H. Blundell, the magistrate,
thu
"You mean to say that club porter gave this may the registered letter to post?" asked Mr Blundell, who lists three clubs under his name in the reference books, and sets down hia recreation as deipnosophists, which a dictionary describes as Tasters in the art of dining,"
NOT ON THE STAFF? VES, sir,"
said the police- “YES,
mun in charge of Charlie's cause. This man is an extreme. by well-known character in the part of Lonxion where the club
is."
und
to
Charlie moved after that another part of the West End,
wha
What
be well-knowit form taked the magistrate.
·Well, as a car-minder," the prireman snick
wasn't on the staff
and carned what he could by the club?
canal work.
Time sermed to
build up necky in his
favour.
His crime had been committed
3-4-5 NOVEMBER
"Oh, no, sr,"
of
Yet the porter gave him inls registered letter to post?" The magistrate let a little wonder rong into his voice,
ROAMING
is 80 year old, sir, and his art crime wa 1927. In
Hs wages as a car. minder were about £5 a week." "You say wages, You mean his earnings, lips?'
"Yes, sir. It y's mostly evening work."
"What did he do in the day- time?"
“Just roamed aboul London, sir, and sat in the parks."
The magistrate asked Charlie what he wanted to say. The answer was nothing.
The magistrate sighed, "Well,
very dishinest," "though I agree it
this was
ul.
have been temptation.
he
must
Suli
you must go to prison for
1 six weeks,"
"Very good sir," said Charife, in д tone that Wits amiable without
being familiar. He shuffled off. As he went, hc fouched his forelock towards the
CAROLINE HILL, making his going seem a
BUY
YOUR
TATTOO
TICKETS
NOW
Jast a
of favour,
little service he could render to the dast clubman he would be like- ly to meet for some weeks,
Col Ride Resumes
His Duties
Lt. Col. O. F. Newton - Dunn has
act
Com- ceased to
as mandant of the Royts Hongkong Defence Force upon the retur of Col. L. T. Ride, it was announced in the
wan Government Gazette today,
also announced that
to the Colony
It was
H. E. the Governor has approved
the confirmation of the appoint- ment of Lieutenant H. M. Munro
CHINA MAIL
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1955.
TRAFALGAR DAY CEREMONY
The Royal Navy this morning mounted a full guard of honour at Govern- Picture above shows ment House, marking the anniversary of Trafalgar Day.
His Excellency the Governor, Sir Alexander Grantham, inspecting the guard of
honour.-Staff Photographer.
DAY FOR ROYAL
UNIQUE DAY
NAVY AND HKRNVR
at
Long silvered bayonets of the Royal Navy and Hongkong. RNVR took over from the "pen-knives and screw-drivers" of the Army Government House this morning.
In celebration of the 150th anniversary of Vice-Admiral Nelson's victory at Trafalgar, men of the Royal Navy joined the HK RNVR guard, and are doing duty at Government House for the first time in the history of the Colony.
men
Chief among the dinners and The Guard is composed of time in England was responsible
recrptions tonight will be the two sections—18
of the for the delay. The Navy may
Trafalgar Day Dinner at HMS the order in time to Royal Navy, and 48 men of the receive
the toast Tamar, when
to the the HKRNVR. — representing
it out tomorTOW. carry 48
broadsides two
slupa
as memory of Vice-Admiral Nelson of gun
All RN
Bs well United
Ex- States and mosted visiting
will be proposed by His Nelson's 90 gun three
the Governor, Sir Portuguese warships in the har-cellency flag-slip the Victory.
or were dressed overall today. Alexander Grantham.
CHAPEL SERVICE
At the main entrance to HMS Tamiy
u model of the HMS Victory built by Chinese crafty-
men of the HN Dockyard around ten foot dinghy, stands on the roof of a building.
a
the
The Governor also inspected Naval Guard this morn- At the small chapel in HMS Tamar, the Rev. Julian Newmining, when the Navy relieved a conducted Matins and preached guard provided by the North
Staffordshire Regiment. on Nelson's prayers in the early The model is dressed with hours of Trafalgar Day before flags of Nelson's Order of the the battle,
That Day-"England Expects
The prayer, he said, were not Every Man Will Do His Duty." a cry of desperation and despair,
The
Order runs on the Main, but a genuine and sincere prayer
Mizzen Fore,
in with a keynote of humility and and
masia groups of three fings for each of dependence, atemming from the
and first eight words,
tempestuous life of Lord Nelson. the
The British Navy "Duty", for which there was no on the Naval signal, spelt out
desperately in need, he said, of Starboard and Port sides of the
Lord Nelson's 802.30 of de- Fore-mast and the Mizzen.
pendence today.
a
was
Lord Nelson, interrupted by FATE UNDECIDED
a messenger during his prayers The fate of the model, which
In the early hours, said: was made for today's celebra-
May the Great God whom I tion, is still undecided. It was
worship grant to my Country, and
of built uround
for the benefit condemned
Europe in general. a Kreat день glorious dinghy which could be written
Victory; and may no misconduct In any one tornish It; and may off so there is no need to
fumanity after Victory be the pre- break up the model as originally
of the British dominant feature feeling runs Intended And
Ficet. For itsybel, Individually strongly in the Navy to keep a
Commit my life to Him model In which the Chinese
who made me. and may Ris exceeded
upen bleming light craftsmen have far
endeavours for serving Coun try faithfully, To Him I realgn myself and the just cause which is entrusted to me to defend,
SALUTE FIRED
their original orders in the de- tail and thoroughness of their work.
to
Up til the time of going to order had been no press received
England from
expected that
the Hongkong Royal Naval "splice, the malt brace-but simu
Volunteer Reserve.
it
The Guard Cominander was Lt. F. J. Skilton AN, and the pride of place, the first section to go on duty, was taken by the HKRNVR Section, P/O D.
.Inglac, Leading
P.
Scaman AB Chen Sun-fat, Henry L AB Koo Tal-man, and AB Hou Tai-wal
Information Requested
A
to request persons whom any honour or decora- tton has been conferred"
of the award send details the Librarian, Colonial Secre- the tariat, was published in Government Gazette ioday.
On
to
10
These persons should state the your in which the award was full conferred and give their names. The details should
bc
At noon today a Vice-Admiral's of 15 guns was fred the simultaneously by HMS Alert in sent in by November 15 this
Port Shelter, by HMS Tamur,
year.
It was further notified that difference of nine hours between and aboard HMS Newfoundland. The awards for which de.ails H. E. the Governor has approved our summer time and the winter
$10,
$5
the appointment of ACZ Wall Mohamed to the rank of Pilot
&
$2
Officer 好 the Hongkong Auxiliary Air Force.
J
Box Office,
Murray Parade Ground
Whiteaway, Laidlaw &
Co., Ltd.
(Kowloon Branch)
$ 5 & $2 ONLY
Jockey Club Selling Booths
Unsuccessful Robbery
By Chinese
Nolle Prosequi Entered
A nolle prosequi in respect of means of a ruse, two ศ charge of
robbery with three of against males gained entry to
"ggravation the eceldoft of No 58, Kowloon four accused was entered by Mr City Rond at 7.15 a.m. today.
Desmond Mayne, Crown Coun- They threatened the inmates ael, when the four accused were Instrumente, arraigned before Mr Justice A.
The thing was timed by aere required Include all order safily spoken signaller pering into powerful micro-lantry and distinguished соп phone at the Combined Head-duct, and medals for meritorious Details of waz medals, quarters Signale Room.
service.
whis- and decorations, medals for gal-
At the jetty of HMS Tamar, Jubilee or coronations' medals, the salute was accompanied by and long service nadala are not
parade and display of mem-required.
п
bers
C-in-C's band. of the
STARTS INSTANTLY NEVER MISSES
SHEAFFER'S
"CLICKER MEDIUM'S FINE FULTIPOINTS AVAILABLE
New Regulations For Building In HK
The Government Gazette today published for general information the draft of the Building `Regulations, 1955. They have not yet been approved for enactment.
The regulations cover administration, planning and construction, and the explanatory note relating to planning and construction follows:
by a window opening into the ex- preferibo 'much requirements as he ternal air, which in delined in regulá» | scen fit, tion 2 and, by that definition, must Tenement houses create a special De opened to the sky and have a problem for the designer, largely horizontal area of at least 120 square on account of their narrow frontages feet. The regulation goes où. to (usually only 15 feet), their great i
depth and high, deŋsitý of occupaz prescribo, in detall the specifications of a window which will be considered
Hon. To avoid the general nitnimum As adequate to give this lighting and requirements of those regulationsR from being unduly restrictive, teng- ventilation; for example, paragraph
ment houses are treated separately, (3) deals with the case of whdow situated in a wilt of a building and.
fr regulation 47. The principal con- since this affects primarily the lighter of these provisions is to enstre adequate light and air, and kitchen the provision is more stringent in accommodation; in all other mattere tenement houses must comply with the general regulations.
Negralation + prohibite building being no constructed that they create anulatice on streets, whether by way at obatmotions ar from exbour vents; the regulation expands the provision of section 47 of the former Ordinance. Regulation B, which res places section 74 of there Ordinance. follows on by giving the Buildin Authority discretionary powers to require 'the ortvision of an AOCCAS dane on the side of any new build which ikely to be" receiving and despatching guantities of goods.
Section
"Buikkusen a of the Ordinance. 1905, prohibits pro- jections over directa
chose
empted by the Budding Author r: tho regiafasions in this Part Det out the imitatione under which such exemptions may be granted. Former
the case of buildings ured for hable cation than in the case of an office building.
y projections could be constructed on as an alterniveca Radio Hongkong
with of the Governor Cmnail who could impose condition Location 18 of the former Ordinance).
Few. If any, applications for the croction of verandaha havo boen made in the post-war period; and prohibited altogether they are anw
In cerail caso the Building Authority may, by virtue of regula- tion 20, permit mechanical ventiia-
which is with these regulations in thereafter pro- tected by regulalian 33 which pro- hibits any other building belig erected in such manner as ta reduce the minimum quantity of light and air required by the Brat building.
STAIRCASES AND FIRE ESCAPES
on streets by regulation 8 bogaLTERS they obstruct the
parago of pedestrian trafle, and the vow driver, which be corudderod unsafe.
of
Programme
H.K.T. 0. Time Simał and Bummary:
6.03. Bluck Market Report: 6.00, Volario presents a programme for Children (Studio). 0.30. Popular Song Parade; 1, Time Bignal and The Nowa (London Relay: 7.00, Commentary (London Relay! Or special announcementa; PREVENTION
The provisions of this Part which 7.15, Portrait of a Hero.. A Personal Regulations and 10 are designed cuplace and expand sections 33. and Sketch of Lord Nelson Written for to prevent balconies and canopier 36 of the former Ordinance, are ue- Radio by Charles Part. Produced by from obstructio footpaths and signed to ensure tint occupants may Timothy Birch (Recorded); 7.39. Music of the Sen: 180. The Unvelling restricting the natural light available | escape, safely from buildings In case in the streets, The balconies are of fire. Where a building exceeds of the National Memorial Statue of not permitted on streele lewe than two storeys the main staircase is His Late Majesty King George VI 30 feet wide because the footpaths required to be constructed for Ha by Her Majesty The Queen" fint
Gardens overlooking the to such a street would normally be whole height of materials capable of Carlton less than 5 feet wide, and they may resisting the action of fire for one
Mall, (London Relay): 6.30. Muste Lovein not project beyond the ling to which hour: and where
it exceeds four prevented by
Hour Cateri Requesta front main walls are required to be storeys to mais ataircase in required
Alleen Dekker get back under regulation 18. The
(Rtudio): 0.30, Take it from Here. to give accent to or fire escape is Dick Beniley and Jimmy Edwards latter provision in lero restrictive secondary staircase or fire
with titen that under section 50 of the provided. Regulations 34 and 35).
Estor former Ordinance which forbade Where
June Whitfield the building exceeds six
(DBCTR); 10, choction
of balconies where the storeys, regulation 37 requires
Boulevard Cafe: 10.15, Letter from building exceeds in height the width provision of an alternative mean of
Amorten by Alistair Cooke (Recorded of the stroct
which over
London Relay);-10,39, Comò into the thei
escape in adition to the main stair Parlour Music from Northern balconies are intended to project. case. Whereas regalation 11 requires that this additional mean of escape was
Under the former Ordinanes Ireland (BICTS): 1680, Weather balconies over streets must have required in any building with floor News Roel (London Relay); 11.09.
Report: 11. Time
Radio parapets and may have enclosed
level at a height at more than 35 Interhute: 11.15. The Motor Show sition, regulation 14 prohibits their
as adaptory, bathroom, etc. font: this entry of restrictions is 1915. A Microphone Tour of this Enclosure of balconies for the pur- explained partly by the more - year's show at Zaris Court, London pose of office
Relay): God Bava, Th accommodation a combustible materials used in build. London dealt with under temporary proving today, and by the greater heights Queen: 11.45, Close Down
the Building Ordinance which can he reached by Indders or (pections 30-41). Regulation 10. modern fro appilances. which requires doors, windows, etc. Regulation 30 provides that in any which open over streets to be placed building intended for separate ce. at least eight foot above the ground. | cupation by more than two twania, la a particular example on the the common staircase and landings general prohibition under regula shtati be constructed to rexist the don referred to above; public action of fire för" more then safety. however, Kequins that hour. Regulation 39 provides that 028, Birthday Mailbag: 0:30. Recuzd emergency exit doors should open in every building
intended
For Parade latest releases received by outwarde over sirecta, and this is habitation or anachool, or se à Rediffusion; 7, Time Bignai and the permitted.
place of public assembly, there whali | Noww (London Relay); 1:00. Weither be no place more than 50 feet focen Report announcements and inter-
JLIGUE the staircase or other, normal exit.
LLINO
alone in
HEIGHTS
the
Dre
"
REDIFFUSION
4:30 p.m. Sammy Kaye Show- Leaturing the Kaydets; "4.95, "Doakler on Dumetrius; 4. Children's Cornag. conducted by Auntie Var; 6.30, Friday Reqtroste--presented' by Barty?
7.10. Urgmannāts: TA, Caka Timo-starring Eddie Fisher; -745. The provisions concerning heights Further provisions concerning the of buildings in the former Ordin.
Bhadows of Doubi-presented“ „by fire resisting quailties of materials anen (svetions 77 and 78) controlled
used in the construction of buildings
Colgate-Palmolive Coniyeny; B, Per- the vertical height of the main wall will be found in Part XVI of the showtime Berenade--caturkos
donatity Parade-Gracie Pields; 0,15, the and by means of an angle of set- Building (Construction) Regulations.
Kidney back the overall height
Torch Strings;:: 8.30, 4710 of the buliding. The effect of this was to
DOMESTIC BUILDINGS Unveiling of the Memorial Statue at establish a rigid 'building profile In this Part are gathered together by H., The Queen: 0:10, Music His Late Majesty King George VI which, to a
three- subject maltera partklarly very gerat extent, dictated the design of evary build- | relevant to domestic
for you; 9.30,. Tuko -11 From Herd buliding
Dick Beney and Jimmy Edwarda ing. Regulation 17 permits the main kitchens, retaining wails and danger.
with Welles Eaton, Alme, Cögna, verticni height of the front main ous tradea, there are also provisions to
June Whitfield (BECTS): 10. wall to be twice the width of the | bo appiled to the special class of
Rediffusion Spotlight-Jack street on Which it abula os against domestic baliding known as tenement
Crumo of the Canadian Pickle. “Airlin the 1 Umes the width of the street houses. Regulation 41, which deals
Vancouver.. B.C In domestic buildings
Canada; 10.16, permitted under the former Ordin- with kitchens
Magle and Moonlight Lawgilan ance. Above this height the main ezerally, replaces section 5e of the
Melodies: 10.30, The Scarlet Pimper- walls are required to be set back former Ordinance: Regulations 43 and
nel-starring Marilis Goring: 11. within an angle of 78° with the 44 replace and expand the provisions
Dete with Dreamland-featuring The horizontal fregulation 18) as against
of section 13 of the former Ordinance,
Fmille Cole Singers; 11.30, Prelude 56 permitted under tve
and permit retaining walls less than to Midnight popular, former
concert Ordinance, which also provided that the buildings subject to certain speed. The Queen"; Close Down
favourites 12" Midnight, "God Save
10 feat high to form part of domer-
the total height of the building was
fed requirements, It is hoped that limited to twice the width of the the provisions of these regulations street. (in lots leased post 1903 the will tend to eliminate waste the restrictions were greater). The
use of land in sloping ellen, give provisions of regulations 17 and 18
H.E. the. architects greater freedom in design
Governor has are the outcome of consideration and posby reduce building costs appointed the Director of being given to Hongkong's geogra- negulation 15 prohibits the 1180
Audit to be an auditór, of the phical position, the resulting meridian domestic purposes of a building in altitude of the sun and the hours which are carried on
10
for
any of the Brewin Trust Fund Accounts, it
was announced in the Gevera- ment Gazette today.
SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith
of sunshine throughout the year. dangerous trades there specified; the The requirements as to the Bet Building Authority is, however, per- back of 70 is intended to safeguard mitted
grant exemption, and natural lighting to streets and, with a vertical height of twice the width of the street, the--set-back line If projected downwards nierta tha centre of the street. Subject to these limitations the height of a building is restricted only by the permitted volume, which is calculat- ed by multiplying a factor (F) by the width of the street and by the area of the silo. (Regulation 20). In the case of domestic buildings this factor (F) worked out for a terrace house, this usually being the least advantageously wited for pro- viding light and ventilation. The factor is increased where the build- ing in on a corner alte, and in- creased
agaff where it abuts on three or more streets.
OPEN SPACE
Following the Vice-Admiral's The notice does not apply to salute of gunfire, the band play. Members of the Executive
Legislative Councils ór to ed "Rule Britannia".
Her Majesty's Upper decks of all HM Ships Members of were cleared for the salule of Regular Forces, but it does all other persons all men other than officers, apply to
bandsmen taking normally resident la the ratings and
part in parades accompanying | Colony. Persons who. have
previously reported the detalls level with the premises of a nor of an award are asked to do ao again this year, in order that the existing records may be checked,
with dagg remises and stole D. Scholes, Acting Pulano Judge, the salute.
ransacked the cash and jewellery.
at the Criminal Sessions, this
The robbers left the premises morning. when a Chinese woman, a mem- ker of the household, raised the alarm.
The four accused were Chan
allas ah,
Shanghal Nip Wah-chi, alios Luk
A Police party nearby respond- Chal,allas Nip Chiu; Lee Tak,
the Police.
Lane, Crawford, Ltd. (HK) Winner House (Hongkong) Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co., Ltd. (HK) Sincere Company (HK)
Waving a revolver und á China Products (HK)
Northern, dialects--forced their way into the ground floor of 39 Java Road, North Point, tiba G. S. Brothers.
(Hankow Rd., Kowloon) up the inmates and went on to
ransack the premises.
BOX OFFICE TELEPHONES 37208 & 34121 ex 500
were
Armed Robbery Cheung Pak-hee daggor, two men spooling it pleaded not guilty,
Appointed Administrator
WHY FRIGATE
LEFT
on
As well as the limitation heights of main walle ond on volumes, every domestic building is required to be provided with oper space within the lot of such bulld- ing. {{legulation = 20). It fe not ground space so much as air sonen which is intended to be provided by Chim awghilotion, Thus, since the space must be provided at a term of D below the lowermost storey of the domestle building, a billing could cover the, whole of the site at ground
domestic nature and become a donsestle building at the second third stores, provided it compiled with this requirement as to open space. The proving to regulation), za ja froluded to enable, the Bulkling *»diveży to deal with any special
zumar ander which may, "arize, in the applications of cones 2, and 3 in Table II which permis”, reduced
mounds of open space.
cd to the calls for help and de-allas Ng Tak Cheung; and Chan fained four Chhore males. The Shul-chung, alias Chung Chat, | stolen property was recovered by All four accused were charged
A petition by Mr J. T. Prior, with one count of robbery with or Wilkinson and Grist, for ap-
in which they aggravation,
administrator of alleged to have robbed Pointment ne
The estate of George Flsh, late af of В wrist Daisy field, Talpo Kau, Was One of the frigates in harbour this morning middenly lowered watch and $4 on June 22. They granted by Mr. Justico J.
Gregg at the Supreme Court all the bunting hoisted in ob- The first three, necused were this morning,
servance of Trafalgar Day, cast Mr. Fish died on July 22, 1954, off, and headed for Laremun discharged on a second charge
| Pass, of robbery with aggravation, in while travelling on IMS Corfu.
are Within minutes, members Civil Service, resport of which the Crown had He was in the
the public were calling up the enter a nolle prosequl.
and was 67 years of age.
Mr Prior was described as at China Mail adding the resson tormoy for Capt, James Freck for the ship's midden departure. rick Fish, son of the late Mr The answer? but
was the HMS ship Alert, a trigate which walled off mated the Naval Authorities.
They found some jewellery, |Including a necklace, cash and two wrist watches to the total value of approximately $1,000, Taking this with them, they
Pollon are investigating.
escaped
The sepond accused was re- presented by Mr. Lawrenice Leong, instructed by Mr Peter Mo.
Mr Justice Scholes adjourned
Mr Lawrence Leong, instruct-
presented the petitioner.
of
Within the building, lower helghts of gediegr) are permitted under regulation 21 than those permitted. Ainder weetfona 20 to 32 of the former: Opdinance. The present heights have bugn, determined after considering ta antormation, with geolet" "Yeter" me in one soon and the received from the Budding Resorchi Department of Scientific and indus Brind, Rumenech,, which, Rów to mor the provided there adequate vee riation and that ceflings - and roofs lower properly constructed, visitng & befants will (not adveráky affect the heath of the cocugimit,
considerably those corbated
tion-ce of the cammer Ordine socs. Theď ak poloured
on with specie
(LANE), BECOffices, or for provistone for hotelerin, weld "yeatre-clomin Greggi (80, @vagy room in such a bulldèrie de
required to be lighted ani vezišieš
The providone in thár Part experi
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"What interesting toples do you like to talk about
music, art, books?",
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to be fixed,
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„City, of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong.