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JOHN CLARKE'S CASEBOOK
OVERTIME AT CUT RATES
She
of
were two courta | amidst als Luton's plenty. THERE
into about as sitting
In Luton, the had got herself day I went there. At first I many difficulties as in her shor
He it was possible to. thought that might be justi
"learned my lesson ali manifestation of right, in Holloway," the slip another
girl suld.
mi Sho
been the town's exuberant prou-{ ".
remanded in custody. The chair- perity, but both had plenty man of the bench, a retired to keep them occupied, and schoolmaster, Mr Arthur Man-
der I spent some time in each.
to the gir very spoke
"We are going to pul In use fr the day's work quietly.
you on probation," be said. began with applications for ex-
And somewhere han been hours. tensions of drinking
found for you to live, I hope There were many of these
Things will be a lot happier for that it seemed as though every-
future." one in the town must be hold-you in the
Eve
party of some kid either Christmun ог New Your's
Weight-lifters were, so wit a bank, and a domino league, and ractones and football clubs, and the town's cleansing department.
WITHIN THE LAW
THEY all got their ences,
costing live shillings, OTHE at eut prices, three exications for 10 shillings. Some get more licence than they had bargained "Asy objection
for
the
the
Chairman of the bench usked police inspector when the first application for un extension to midnight on New Your's Eve, was made.
"I stald zlet, that this licence should not be granted unul 17 o'clock, but made Food
12.15
will want People to drink the New Year in and
The inspector ruse. prefer,"
ww
#
I'd rather that were mada legol." I slipped into the other court.
The four magistrates there, all men, were heuring a case of stealing from building xiens, brought against a slini youth,
A police Inspector was cross-
The examining
Youth, with cloquence And that murty
counsel
remorseless
cogenry
might have envied.
The case was found proved, record was called fur
the youth's
"My character's as black as a chimney,
'CON I'm
person what's easily led," he cried with some pusión, unui burst into icars.
Before he was 12, he had been in court for wilful daunage to houses, cruelty to animas, theft, and garage-breaking. Later, he went on to arson, sucrilege, and storebreaking
CUT OUT THE CRYING BUT for some years the young
of
Boun had kept cut trouble, had married, and now, between sobs, he told the court, he was an expectant father.
The bench retired, ord after 10 minutes returned. The chair- man, Mr Herbert R. Waller, u businessman, and former High Sheriff, said to the youth: "Wo have made up our minds to send you to prison.
"Oh, no, no, no," the youth erted, and collapsed to his weat
"Stand up, and cut out the crying." "You're
as several
things
в годие
over
A voet thankful smile spread the girl's face, and she was led from the formidable dock. It was 48 though she who had made herself outcast from the
abbut
her, hund happy people
back to their
been received company and knew it, and was In love with the idea,
Gets
Egypt More Arms
(Continued from Page 1)
Colonel Fawz!
"These weapons are being provided speedily and are helping to equip our land,
sen ni air
in a way forces that will enable then, in Bie PERFC, to face up to any
ntar
CIDE
'
Emergency.
Asked whether Egypt might with arrangement Czechoslovakia for maintenance of the Soviet-type weapons is receiving, the officer replied
"I will
make a very simple (comparison for the sake of clarifying this point, which has A so much controversy raised which
very complicated nwchine and has many delicate components. But if you are care- ful and provide yourself with the necessary
paris Jassure its maintenance for its presumed span life, then you wed not worry that the watch may be discarded through a pre- mature breakdown of any of its essential parts.
2
Spare
to
We will use (the arms) only in self defence, not for aggres- Sion The Czechs have strictly abided by the purely comineretai nature of the arms deal
CHINA MAIL
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, · 1955.
New Role SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith
For Bombay?
Bombay, Dec. 29. Bombay may become the of capital" "ovmmercin} India under a new plan to solve the present stalemate over the city's future, re- liable sources said here to day.
They said the plan had been "virtually agreed" by the Prime Minister, Mr Neluru, and the city's Chief Minister, Mr Morarji Desai, at a secret meet- ing
suburban today at the muside villa where Mr Desai is convalescing from an illness.
It is beloved that under the number of government plan m'nistries would be transferred from New Delhi to Bombay,
and cluding those of commerce industry. natural resources, scientide research and part of the ministry of defence, includ- |ing naval headquarters,
Most of the staff of the minis- tries of finance and works. housing and supply might also be moved.
out
informed sourers did not rule
possibility the
that one session of the Indian parliament might be held every усаг Bombay-Reuter.
Дять
California
Begins Recovering
C
1
0:25
"My husband has a virus-ho's doing his work at home
this week!"
In US, 1955 "Prosperity,
Became Inc"
Washington, Dec. 29.
Two members of the American Cabinet today summed up 1955 as one of the country's most pros- perous years on record and looked forward to an equally good, if not better 12 months ahead.
San Francisco, Dec. 29. California's greatest struction Job since the earth-
Mr Sinclair Weeks, the Secretary of Commerce, of 1900 yutko
got underway described the present business situation As one of over three-quarters of the State general prosperity" and said “the chances are bright today as bulldozers cleared away
wreckage
make that 1956 will be another record year." and debria to way for new building projects.
Thousands of housewives
surveyed
falr
#
The
Pickpockets Active
of larceny
his
SHEAFFERS
ADMIRAL SNORKEL PEN
ALLEGEDLY ROBBED POLICEMAN'
ACCUSED GIVES Notices
EVIDENCE
Evidence of how he was arrested by a Police
The latest times of posting. (shown below are those för ung
registered, correspondapon posted. * G.P.0, Hongkong," THE SAME - posting times, sizrikam, "Whick, in pemerata shtier than th G.F.0, tổnas can be necertained
detective and accused of having taken part in the airy as the bees omen robbing of Insp. K. H. Wheeler was given by Yeung Chi-yeung, when he testified at his trial before Mr Justice J. R. Gregg at the Criminal Sessions this morning.
Yeung alleged that when the Police first arrested him, he was told that he had been suspect- ed of returning from banishment, and it was only at the identification parade that he was accused of having taken part in the robbery.
Yeung is jointly charged with another accused, Choy Ching-
kung, alipe Mer Trul, with having robbed Insp. Whooter of a wrist watch, a cigarette lighter,
a pair of tweezera, one Hong- kong
three dollar in coins, grammes of heroin and five of barbitong, on August 3.
The offence is said to have taken place, while complainant was taking ‘a drug suspect to the Police Station.
Young faces an alternativo
charge of multing complainant
Fabricated
Mother's
Death Story
Two married women, Lee
ani occasioning him actual Dip, 32, and Chan Lal, allas
bodily harm.
me Chan Ngan, 36,
were re-
The latest posting timas for registered articles are genuenity. one hour earlier than lia timer shown below, paridenters regardi Ang parcel mally can be aster.... taided by enquiry" st ́any post
NEW YEAR ARRANGEMENEN
On Monday, January 3, 1964, the public counters at 0.8.0. and V.P.0. Kowloon will open for pabila buatnais frees & Abs. to Noon The shaung-Woks Brost - Once will open from 9 am 100 Nook and Wanchal from · 19· au to Noon, for, Ekle of postage" stampa osly. All other Branch. Giness_will_" be closed.
The-Box bobbles at G.P.0, and G.P.Ü.. Kowloon will open from 8 am to 1 7.m,, sheung-Wan crocs » 4.23, to zoom and Wa chai from 10 am, to Noon only.
There will be our gamurai đặc. very commencing as 10 ID. and one collection from all pillar
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20 By Air
Formosa, é p.m.
Karts, 0 p.m.
U.BIA., Canada, 5 p.m.
Thailand India, Pakistan, Kiiddia East. Atrion, Great Britala and Europe, 8. p. Uk.
Japan, p.m.
By Surface Australia, New Zealand, 3 pm N. Borneo, 4 pim. Philippines, 4 p.m.
Macao, 6p.n.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31 By Air Folding, Shanghai. Hankow, 'Russ
Mencion, 10 4.00.
F. X.ing. 10 .in.
He is represented by Brook A. Beinecchi, instructed manded for one day for the by Mr P. C. Wbo. Mr W. S. record by Mr Collier,
Coueal, Crown
D'Almada at Central this prosecuting, resisted by Dot. insp. A. Anderson, Choy is not morning when they pleaded of guilty to three counts legally represented,
obtaining money by false pretences.
ADMITS CONVICTIONS
The Prosecution alleged that this morning Young testified that he
on December 28, unlicensed at 11.25 am. was an
were collecting hawker living at No. 14, Second defendants
from the occupants in Street, first floor. As a boy, he money
Davis Resettlement was convicted on stealing and Mount received the cane. He was con- Area, saying that the mother of victed
Chan and served a short sentence of im- money to buy
Labi had died, and had no again of snatching
a coffin to bury deceased
this They Prisonment. He denied that he the
a bill in the name of had committed the offerice for producing Fook culika which he was now on trial.
Unued, he
Early in April, sted
the
Was
ho
ملة
shop
by
to
Altogether defendants had obtained 50 cents from LeanI SE Hing, one dollar from Loung So, and 20 cents from Chan
BOARD OF EDUCATION
HE, the
Thaliand, Malaya, Indonesia, Avan-
New Zealand
Caylo
braža,
"Indo-China. Noon.
Philippines. 1 pan.
halaga, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Isdia, Pakdistan, Middle East, Africa, Great Britain, di
P.M. rope, Formosa, Sspen, Okinawa, Koper. HAW, U.S.A., Canada, 8 p.m.
Formosa, 9 8.1,
China, People's Republic, 10.30 am, Nabil Noon.
Maso 1 D.m
Indo Chin
France, $ p.m. China, People's Republic, & p.m. Macro Pim
"SUNDAY," "JANUARY 2, 1938
Burma
By Air India. Pakistan, Middle East, Africa, Great Britain & Europe,
Formos, e m
Phlippines, N. "Borneo, 6 p.m. Japan, 6 p.m.
►
"By anxiace
GENERAL HOLIDAY
MONDAY, JANUARY B
By Busines
China, People's Republic, 10:30 azn.
Malaya, Indonesia, 11 8ADA,
Korea, Noon,
Japan, Canada, Nock." Burma, India, Noon, Macro, 1 pm,
Масло.
TURDAY, JANUARY S
Chins, People's Republic, 10.30 am. Indo-Chine, Thailand, Moon, Macao, 1.D.m.
Pakistan (Portugiesis India, ̧¡P/P vis Keyschi), = p.m.
Malaya West Africs P/P via F- sp-mantis, á p.m.
Macro, é p‚D,
con-support their story, but in fact mother of Chan Ngau was the in
and in connection still alive
the bill was Eastern District with an allegation concerning
printed from a chop made by charging money for people to the defendants. enter private land. He said he was released on bail in April and the case was heard on September 19, when he was re- prosented by Mr Bernacchi. Suk-mel. Among the witnesses were two Police detectives, DPC Ho Kai- yan and DPC Liu Wal-hung. At ovidence close of the against him, be said, ho
Was Four cases
from not called upon Io offer a de- The nation's total production the person wreported to the fence and was discharged,
Police yesterday.
Young said when he left the of goods and services rose by
Court room, he saw DPC Liu
Governor has a total esti- An American sailor had $27,000 million to mated at
pocket picked of a wallet, con- looking at him and nodding his pointed the following to be
head,
He was afraid that ho Members of the Board millions.
of taining US$22, outside the Luk
be arrested 'again might
and Education as from January 1, Gloucester Road. After making allowances for Kwok Hotel, Glad her jade spoke to his Counsel. Mr Bcr- to December 31, 1956, it was xice changes it appeared that
Chinese A
the Government actual production increased bracelet snatched in the Kownacchi then fold Young to leave announced in
Magistracy with him in his Gazette today: about six per cent in 1955, and
loon City district, A Chinese
at the same time car, taking
The Hom, D. J. S. Crozier, was about four per cent higher boy has been detained in con- another person as a witners of Director of Education (Chair- than in 1953, the previous re- noction with the choc. cord year,
the incident.
inan, ex-officio); Dr the Hon. A Chinese had bla pocket
Yeung said during the time at
Chau; the Hon. Ngan picked of cash and papers the Kowloon City bus terminus. he was released on bail, he had
Mr L.
L. Kadoorie; the Rt
R. O. Hall; Mr D. Benson; Rev. F. F.
Cronin; Roy, S. W. Green; Mr F. D'Almada e Castro; Mrs Ellen At about 2 p.m. on September 20, Yeung continued, he left home 4 Shu-put; Dr Lin Dao-yang: K. E. Priestley; M and was joined by his cousin w. N. T. Tam; Mrs Tseung who invited him to tea. As they To Lai-k; Mr Wan lu-shing: Radio Hongkong
All sections of the population, were washing away tons of mud except farmera, had increased in a mid-winter housecleaning.
their incomes, he added, Federal, State and County au- economic outlook was "cicarly thorities
water-torn excellent for the first half of bridges "During my stay in Prague 1
to see the and highways
coming year but there was
that the boom have mollced
what must be done to patch up Czech that the
possibility lenders have carefully avoided
the main urteries of travel. might subside somewhat in the
California
Was digging out bronching any political tople.
latter six months of the year.
Mr Wecis said in his amm- They always changed the sub-from underneath. The sun shone
when conversation veered for the second day in a row and mary of 1955:
Egypt's policies. Toward
a prediction of still more We
weather sounded a cheering note never discussed the question of
a dismal situation, but tragedy stili lurked as the official death toll rose to 74-81 in California and
in Oregon.
15 At Verona, about
miles north of Sacramento, a crew of 400 men were reported winning a 20-hour battle to save a Conai levee which was the only thing holding back flood waters of the Feather River from rushing
State En- State capital. The gineer's office reported that the levee crews appeared to be win- ning their battle-United Press.
Israel but the Czech newspapers | always defend our case and con- dema Israel aggressions on the Arab States," said Col Fawzi. —- United Press
stild the chairman, Married Women
first cluss
a actor, as a tlar, as
sold we'd mado up ou minds to send you to prison. But we wondered, if we gave you a chance, whether you'd act like a man
Workers
Increase
Washington, Déc. 20. In the United States, 11,800,-
000 married women work out- side their homes, the Govern- ment Statistics Department revealed here today. The figure He was put on probation for is 600,000 up on that at the end
of 1954.
"Oh yes, sir"," the youth gulped, manfully,
two years,
I went buck to the other court, Up the steps Into a deck that looked stronghold enough to house half a dozen desperate safety, a slip of a men with fair-haired girl was escorted by a policewoman.
PENNILESS
women who work
than last year,
13
clear the outskirts of the
to
Expedition Icebound
London, Dec. 29. The advance
party
about $387,000
PERSONAL INCOME
Personal income shot up by Another Chinese had his foun-hawked in the old market in Me Hon. Dhun.
to
A
million
at about
$15,000
total tain pen stolen in Castle Peak $309,000 Road, Shamshulpo. estimated millon, a new record. Spend- able Income-income remaling after payment of taxes-reached $209,000 million, six per cent
In more than 1954.
of year
A
and an
unprecedented
The principal reason the
for increase is believed to be the growing desire on the part of American wives to take part in the upkeep
their of
family. Meanwhile, the number of unmarried (1 to 5,100,000, three hundred Britain's trans-Antarctic ex-volume of goods and services THE git had been found try thousand less
separate Labour Depart ing to sleep out the night and 1,100,000 less than during pedition spent the Christ- was produced.
ment report estimated that in a disused building. A pen-the immediato post-war yearsmas holidays icebound near
walf.
Grytviken, South Georgia, 4,200 strikes caused 28 million moss
17 y carts ald, France-Presse.
according to a message reman days of idleness in 1955-
Dearly 24 per cent above last ceived at expedition head-
year's figure but still the third quarters here today. best year since the end of World
Dr Vivian Fuchs, leader ofWar IL-Reuter. the advance party, cabled the position of their ship Theron as Intitude 08.16 south, longitude 24.32 west on December 27.
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New Meeting Predicted
on
Western district,
SHOULDER PATTED
said.
the detective Robbed Doctor
Of $2,400
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4- By Kartace China, People's Republic, 19:50 4.49... Austrália, New Zealand, Noon,, „MBORO, 1° 5.1.
Philippines, 1. pim. Italy de Franot, a D.39) Endoneris, a p.m..
MORA JANUARY 5
By. Burface China, People's Republic, 10.30 am. Jamaica, 11 4.m. Burma, India, Noo
Macao, 1 p.m.
Japan, U.S.A., C. & B. Ansetica,
1 p.
42
Ń. Borneo, 2 p.m.
Korea, 3 p.m.
Canada, 3 p.m.
K.E.T:
6 p.m. Time Babel and gramme Summary: dos, Lat Itaports" 5.00). Pros Chadema, presented (Studio); 8.5), -Popula nemtænd “by fean 11853 the three top tubes of the win in #30: 115.502, Weather 7. The Bigsel, and The
Polt
The Secretary of Labour,
were walking down Curry Lane Mrs Yeoh Choy Wai-haan; Bar Jaarres Mitchell halled 1955 18
to Queen's Road, someone patted Chung King-pul; Mr R. B. Bell; "the most satisfactory year for
him on the shoulder and asked Mr Li Yiu-bor. the American worker on re-
him when he had returned.
The cord."
Nicosia, Dec. 29.
person KTOS DPC Ng Hung, An average of 63 million per-
Political. sources in Nico-Yeung lood sons were employed during the sin today predicted an early what he meant and Detective meeting between the Gov Ne said to suspected Young of ernor of Cyprus, Sir John being a returned baniahoo.
1, Time Signal and The Ne Harding, and Archbishop Yeung said he had a Hongkong
don Halay); 101, Radio - High SAE 1965, whichs Swe KVĒPU the birth certilento but Ng refused
recordings from our library sup Makarios, leader of Enosis movement, in a new to go to Young's home.
A 20-year-old driver, Chor the most interesting and In the Police Station, Yeung Tat-fu, of 95 Chun Young Street, Et from Lace (Ha
ing moments in the past nútia ye) attempt to agree the was taken to Insp. Anderson and second Boor, was sentenced to ration) Dick Band Island's future.
heard Ng telling Insp., Anderson three months' imgelsonment by awards. Wkh Chin Kalong The English language Times that he (Young) had taken part Mr Hin-shing Lo at Central this letter from Ammo 7.
Cogan, June: Whiteid {EB¢ of Cyprus forecast that such a in the robbery.
morning for simple larceny. Cooke (London,” “Belar}} {®. metting. would be held "before Yeung said he was then taken Dr Wu Tat-pui reported to Musto Lavice Hour the new year is many days old" to another room where Ng told the Police that he had had Bequete, presented
Bakkery (Bludlej It said it would amount to him not to be afraid and he was $2,400 stolen from his office in Chemnet prented pr. Den a final bid to find a way round only suspected of being a re: Fedder the best and major obstacle turned banishee. He was later December 24 and
solution of the taken to the charge room and Bumpcions Dell, preventing a Cyprus question,
searched. A short while later, Britain's
who sdimittat stealing. the stad Bio" New Rest Insistence
that
Beley); 13:00 self-determin he was taken to
to an identification money. He told the Police that o tion can be granted to Cypriots parade where he was: told" by he had spent most of it, but was chew DONE. not maintained Terrorista tomed & bomb on only when international obliga- the Pollos: Interpreter that he able to return $215.80 to colle
mispected of taking part in plast long.
to ramparts overlooking riotlom permit, Theron's Auster aircraft made a scarred Metaxas Square today, The newspaper added that a robbery. He was later iden
by the European Inspector. reconnaissance flight on Christ injuring one British soldier. thuocted to mood or for and the police corporal. anas night to and an ice tree Troops swarmed into the area expected provido a solution
Young said when be minutes, after the blast and to the whole problem but it
appeared route for the ship.
Theron was last reported idle cordoned off the centre of town might provide a loophole he had seen Det. Liu on two on remands before a magistrate, in acres of icefoes, the expedi in a futile search for the Which Britain could act In tlon headquarters said. Dr terrorist bomb-thrower.. Fuchs was awaiting a shift of
Moinwhile, the Cyprus wind to reduce toe pressure and government officially charged a allow him to proceed for Greek Orthodox mònic with. Special Wahfel Bay-Reuter.
carrying arina, a violation that could bring the death, ' penalty. He was arrested on December
ΟΣ
The message said the party encountered extensive icefields Christmas Day. The ice was umpenetrable on December 20.
was later cut passage through the ice but Theron's progress
Was
Bomb Injures Soldier
Nicosia, Dec. 29.
was
Buncomber for Jamie) Bestried (soprano)1)
between antes (Benda 19 630, a fixésor
defendazd
Musta, God Save The-
REDIFFUSION
~ #130,73 Berikan Up To
Diciems A, STAR PO
Appointments
BENAR Dara| Evereintentionemplificat£OSS, OF, DOenstorier and Dot, Ho on "ondi 5. Mam Sun Chan Stetiching has
New Year Dance Terrorist leadets distributed
to occasion. attiafactory, to
[** Horing Is continuing. Mall
the Archbishop-China
COAT STOLEN
"A lady's coat was stolen from and throughout" the kland claimed an unattended motor - car in
|Garden Road ́yesterday.
دل
A New Year's Dance is to be that 100: Bettiah joão held at the Prison Officers Club
· killed for wounded fomorrow from 9 pm. to 2, (LED” qor nando 'reich", our Amerion Will bo, să la ONCL
ra hideout. The
and/refrestiments will be reported no, emmikkior: in
- neoved,
A quantity of spirits and other
the car at the: Roxy, Theatre Car
On Establishment
been appointed Aolisig Amstant Bocial Welâtre Omont during tha, absence,'!: of· Mimi¦ Leo, it was announced in tho
H.D. the Govtunior" han sos: minome of the proved the confirmation of the tollowing to the permanent and was soziounced in the
Lect. Glazette toddýr Me A
bilia
On Thetritage":0, Friday, Request