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JOHN CLARKE'S
CASEBOOK
Tim Marks
Time
From Our Files
100 Years
Ago
On Friday last, the British Man-of-war in harbour were odomed with flags, and a great Aring guns took place, in which the Spanish steamer Jorge Juan joined. The cause of their rejoleing cLet noi ai
and
perly
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ret.
once
yet been
IM is an Irishman from
County
Wexford, but the chief love of his life is the British Army. Three times Tim has joined the!
explained, The impression was Army, and three times left arst
Admiral service
Stirling desirexi when his terms of
celebrate his xale return to ended, with the thanks of all celeb
with the generals for
I winter-quarters,
his help trophies of the
The
that
the
the
campaign.---ű
in winning their wars, or diplomatic curiosity from Japan,
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that as a
Man'
a lot of Russians
AR AP
these days - a prisoners after get Can character marked good."
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made
A fashion satisfy the most peace-loving "Veryth
But in the the Peace Party course of the day
we learned that the rejoicing account of Sevastopol,
the
WT 1/11 Fall
of
In between soldiering Tun hos occupied himself in a variety of ways. From time to me he han
luned to Wexford--ed
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The first time be wont, Tim's welcome wok the form being put on probation for shop- breaking, and the next line it was hard labour for forgery
are
which
fact of seems the Admiral has especiał Information, which It would fine sort of hero's welcome they perhaps have been advisable to Rave hum) there.
by communicate lo the public
more intelligible medium that thus the cannon's-mouth; for to
not quite hour people satisfied of its portret authen ticity, or that the Admiral could have had exclusive intelligence
which may in event, reasonably anticipated, but which it will be time enough rejoice over when it placed beyond question,
INGKATITUDE
MEN possessed of less palience cut than Tim might have out their homeland from fur - ther consideration after such rough treatment. But next me Tun loft the Army,
went back
To Wexford. That again tume, he got 12 months' hard Labour for attempled shopbreak- in.
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When he had served the sen tence, Tim turned his back
Ch
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CHINA MAIL
"MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1955.
Now 2 families share the
house
where the Macleans lived
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יה
A window ledge la an sitio... a pile of dusty books-left behind by missing diplomat Donald Maclean. Mra, de la Torre. who now liven in the house, opens one.
The £7-leaf signature in
15
GAZETTE ITEMS
Last Gazetie lalts,
(No
17)
con-
1. An
A
Whist Lise
Marine Lots Auction o
Buildings on the
to be exposed to the 16th November, must be "of his nalive Land, He carne to London, meaning to sample life construction to be approved in writing by the Surveyor here as a civilian,
General, acter is those in the immediate Hest advertised, we hinted that sole was
Almost before he had a chance
to do so, the ungrats cousas.
of the same cher-
vicinity. When the
were apeing their Irish *Tim was sentenced to 18 sunething of the sort ought to months' prison Lo stealing
be done, to prevent the cheque book and using
.
cheques contained to his own
temporary advantage.
A LESSON
47 would serve
dis- the urineni 47f the neighbour- hood and the introduction of a
that class of tenants destroy da amenity.
them right,"
when
Too thought,
he enme out of prison next, " 1 never Joineri any
of their Arunder any m
And for a Tune he did Just
civilian.
that- -reznained
He
Rot a job as a kitchen-porter in
1
a block of Bats in St James's
shared a There. Tun
room with a workmate, whose pecu- har habit 11 WIN to a 165 savings-bank an old gramophone be kept เก his Pooch Tim thought of the
huti Muks he coen men employ
Political Books Lie In The Dusty Attic
Beacon Shaw, the house on the hill at Tatsfield, Surrey, from which Donald Maclean vanished four years ago, still has odd links with in the Maclean-Burgess affair has aroused fresh the missing diplomat and his family. The flare-up
interest in the house.
Some
villagers hint that the house is haunted Others call and Social wou ki
2. Curculation and Reserve of the Oriental Bank Corperation in September.
02
3. A Translation
Pru- claration sued to the Chinese Hongkong, vermunity against availing themselves
of the British the protection Government to plant or fi but any seditious movement agamust the Empire of China. The warn- is extended to "persons other
of
y
nation," but only incl.
ntally. Perhaps something
な試みで
In borack -
ed fur.
explicit and direct is call- But why thresten
Lo
rooms round the world, to keep (naud ihrending Chinese ever lo
their money sale.
he
be drall wit
Own by bwir Never, he thought,
authorities? hnd
when for all other met anyone mad enough to offences and
e we hold think of a portable gramophone Chamer, whether natives or not, as a safe-deposit. He decided and however
wheresover captured, to be amenable to our laws
be
is Toommate needed 10 taught a lesson, and one day he helped himself to the "ramophone conlained.
FOOTSLOGGING
WITH the money Tim
himself to Southend treated bimwe to short week-end there. Inst penny of his Savings was spent Tim
to walk to London.
£4 the
Or
C) INDISPOSED
+ Notification that in conse- took quince of the indisposition of and Chief Justice Hulme, à Commis- a wonderfulson to discharge the duties of
When the h
during the October workmate's Cingl Sessions, "und
Bet ouri
has been granted to Mr longer." The urge Bridges, the Acting Attorney upon him Generat, Mr Mercur, the Colonial
Secretary, and
to join up had come again.
He took the wrong
somewhere and found
Lieut-Colonel turning Hope Graham, Commanding the himself Forces, Mr Kingsmill, Barrister, by being appointed to perform the
Teet
at last in Chelmsford, and
that wine, for all his Ane careers duties of Attorney General.
Infantryman.
were on the verge
his
of the Adver- Hepetition tisement of Land Sale of the
16th November.
Admiral
5. ud muliny. He could walk no further.
Wearily, Tim hobbled into a police station and gave himself
Str Janes Surling'a Its Ap for
London crime. A Trony with Japan, os ratißed London policemen was sent for,the 14th day of October 1965,
man and mubatarice of which were
1
OVE the
who escorted Tim to Bow Street comprised in a dozen tines of our and produced him in the docket imme. To the Treaty a no there next morning.
; publishest in appended an “Exposition af the Articles," which, although a very curious commentary. course no part of the Treaty, but nerely the Admiral's explanation of
TIME TO THINK
K. Barraclough,
TIM'S story was told to Mr his handwork; and yet, as Sir John the magi-Bowring's Notification in expressed.
one would infer that the Experi etrate, and Tim handsomelysion" as well as the "Convention" added a few words to the tale, and been "agreed to by the Japanese mying "I'm extremely sorry to Comalasioners." everyone, and especially to the man I took the money
from.
which of course, I intend to pay back."
He
But the magistrate had heard of Tim's record by then. sold to the soldering Irishmen:
SATISFACTORY
the
The October Beesion of Criminal Court opened on Monday by Commission, the health of the Chief Justion diesbling him for the les every one that revered the knuse, but no one can with truth, "I don't think you're safe to be or without manifelt prejudice, deny Common the about, you know. One day you'll the under the learn, perhaps. You'll have three judicial business has been very salis- months to think about it anyway. Go to prison for three monthei
Tim nodded and limped away, would A few weeks in a cell give his foot a chance to mend.
We
zetorily conducted; sed this belleve to be the opinion of the Jurymen, who ought to be the best judges, saving of course the Presick- ent of the Cominisation.
There were Thirteen casse for trial, comprising prisoners who, but for the appointment of the Comm By the time, he came out he minion, must have remained in should be in fine feule for andra hoh more other spell of surview with the "purlows recovery prove, slower than
every one hopes it will be, Anny.
or
the
Printed and published by WILLIAM ALICE » GRINHAM, for and on babunit of Bouth China Morning Post Limited at 1-3 Wyndham Street, City of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong.
it by its old name--The Grunge.
A
Political Among thema
History of Modern Europe, by Carlton J. H. Hayes,
Mrs Melinda Maclean, the published in New York, in 1918. missing
there is Le Siecle de la
by
diplomat's
American And
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wife, left instructions that the Renaissance. house was to be sold if she did published not return within e year. She Christmas and her three
chulden disup- poured in September 1953.
Today Benoun Shaw is divided and provides a home for two families.
L. Batiffol
in Parts, in 1909- present to Donald"
SUB on the Прог
WOS uni
American paper-backed book, The Simple Life, by Charles WALDCT.
*
One part is occupied by Mr Some books are in German, E. C. Leslie, his wife and four Thre
also volumes of children, and the other by Mr poetry. Eric de la Torre, his wife and two-month-old baby son.
Dust, books
ex-
Mr de la Tome in Commando man and survivor of the raid on St Nazaire. Mr Lestle
was a wartime officer in the
King's
Shropshire Light Infantry. The
In another small loft-room, Mrs Lesbo's 13-year son, Michael, found pieces of photo- graphic nim.
There are other reminder of the Macleans. On the wall of one of the bedrooms was written in a beylich hund: Fergus hates Donald
In the garden there are the scate and the wrought-iron two young wives today climbing
bars and swings on spoke of the things of Bencon which the Maclean children Shaw which would te tornillar played.
to the Macleans
returned there,
if they ever Rusting on
a rubbish heup is the miniature racing car Mrs Losse led the
which they way to
pectalled runki an attic where there is still a the garden. pile of dusty books, several of Carpet is not needed on some them with Donald Maclean's of the floors of the house-they signature on the flyleaf.
are made of stout English ook.
SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith
glad this report card is kind of love-Dad, alwa
gets such a big kick when I improvel
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Four-year-old Elizabeth Leslie stands beide a rusty. red toy racing car that once belong to the Maclean chlidren.
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Bescan Shaw, the house on the hill 800ft, above sea level. ... Villagers bare hinted that it la haunted.
Mr. A swing in the santen. Leslie gives one of her' chillifresi
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THE VILLAIN OF THE PIECE
IS A COCKNEY ACCENTS
Cinderella
of
East Ham
This is 4 Cinderella storp - tha
tala of a girl from Sast Ham.
Her name is Barbara Archer, aged 20.
IKE Cinderella, Barbara spent most of her life in the kitchen. No bedroom to herself, no bathroom, no telephone; life at home is one long struggle to make enda meet. Our Cinderella 1955 is born a Cockney.
She is also fair of face, full of grace and highly talented. Maybe a fairy godmother presided over Barbara's birth. For whenever she steps foot outside home, Barbara's talente seem to carry her towards destiny of fame.
It began with Miss Lothian. Milsa Lothian ww
Barbara's schoolmistreen. Sibe Benches in 911 overcrowded council school East Ham, it is tough work: she is tired at the end of the day. But navor so tired that she could not give up her even- ints to Barbara, She coached her pupii
reading
elocution.
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This labour of love led to Barbara performing in a school play. It was a great occasion.
The East Hom councillors ontended in full force. Barbara was curlously Concealing her beauty she played the tramp of 90 in The Insect Play.
Determined
But
cnet.
BARBARA ARCHER
Everyone
a ble detres
A
WYLE
at Pinewood So impressed were the coun- certain Barbers: would be sign- cillas by the tramp'a eloquence, ed up. They told her she was
wonderful The director they resolved to give proper training in dramatic art, she was a born actress. An elec- Wison the trump's identity was frician was seen to dab his eyes. revealed they were even more Days of cruel suspense followed, Borodi Barbera was sunt until one day Barbers determined. to the training school of the other had been taken in fier
place. Royal Academy.
Sir Kenneth Barnes and staff B001 corroborated opinion of East Ham. Barbara was awarded a scholarship the Academy Neelf,
of
4
bis
the
to
the
A natural
Maybe that fairy godmother was watching. For Barbara was
to Sir then takten
Michael Balcon's studios.
At the end of hor training, Barbara could neither afford the
srid "That girl's a natural,” clothes that are so much stock-in-trade
younging director Miss Harper actress, nor the luxury of wait. Nelson. ing for work. She found complay- "It does you good – Just to ment in a stationer's shop and meet her", and producer Jack
Inter- arranged
theatrical
her
her
Rix, - who
imer.
as beat sto views could mostly early closing day, Even if no su abic
parts were available, people
who met Barbara found themselves
by JILL CRAIGIE
and The News
Relay 109, "The Hutory of The T.W.GA.MA talk by Miss Shin Tak-bing (Re- | squeezing her into their produc... week.
views, so
many actresses the job is almost'a chore. ***Writes her into the script, order=
director. the
ed
The result is 10 weeks' work at a salory of £50 a
To help her mother
corded); 1.18, Interbade for Musin *tions. These included Sir Carol Barbara still lives at home; but with Kay Cavendish (BUCTS); 7,30,
Caval
Two's Company 7.48.
of icado
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8,30, Charlotte
Presented by Tim Bu
Birch (Re-
Reed,
Anteny Kimmins Michael Powell.
and part of her earnings will: 100.
Then cume Barbara's chance. Sho
bvited t Was Pinewood studios for a film test,
towards perfecting her dancing technique.
big
So Barbara impresses
Yet she failed one she meets. in her best at Pinewood, Girls
every-
Barbara chose for her test à with little or no acting experi-
in preference. speech from Noel Coward's This ence are taken
Why? Happy Brood,
The answer is simple, Barbara
Now I enter the scene. I met
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Effective
Barbara is a big actresa.
She began again, sodily in a low key and with rodiant sincerity.
春
This is the speech she chose.
Queense: I'll tell you #OKING=
thing wwful.
I hate living
here. I hate Kving in a house
that so grates on our ere"It's ever so nice, really it !" Bar-
other darp's Cockney makes people's English sound affected. She expresses herself in gram- murtical, colourful extrovert, vigorous language.
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sounding rather like Oyivla Peters, would be as unnatural for me is for Gregory Peck. Wo can both, do it if called upon to do mo. That's no reason to act in real life, is 17"
star.
Barbara can assume a French,
that's "exactly iške hundreds "Ainorican; or even Roodours, no-
sof
I other houses. I hade coming coni, but she stacks to her own home from work in the tube, or Gracie
Fields and Yvonne
I hate washing up and heiping Arnaud stuck to theirs.. - In, a * Mum dunn Dad's socios - and room full of people" she elec
Hatening to Aunt Sylvia goống trifles the atmosphere around her about how ill she is ail whether sponking or alient, I the time, and what's more I this rod the covence of that know why I hate K, too, it's indefimble something known in because it's all so common! Alme on star quility, I wonder Thenol. 1 expect you'll think what i I'm getting above myself, and Yet, ach the bias towards I wouldn't blame you--maybe middle-chome-heroines, in Britis
I am, tut can't help on Alcome Hom
that a why, I don't think I'd
Offer
be a good wife for you, how vivacious Coc
I loved you and I ahead will be
ever ocenily do
do
Dilly.
Real
-The-wingo direókíón ...« Ebat : Queenda should;
makad" for my
Oh, 800 rough.
godmother