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JOHN CLARKE'S CASEBOOK
The Farmer's Wife
BEP
"I
Der in this country to think the aves really much
by the time Elizabeth was stepping out of the train at Paddington, probably most. of her neighbours knew that she had gone off to London for a day's shopping,
Some would envy her, and some marvel that anyone shoul go so far to shop, for trains fron the station nearest to the farm where Elizabeth and her family live, take four hours to reach London. "She's been looking so
Fred." ramme would
can she face such a day?
"how
In London, Elizabeth, tall, handsome woman of 51, went to a West End store where she had an account.
ON ACCOUNT-AND OFF
NJIE bought one or two things,
Show she ordered should be booked to her acentuat, then, instead of usking for things to be booked, or paying for them with the money or cheques he curried, Elizabeth began 1
steal.
A
|
shop at all, the gently man- nered woman doctor went on. May I say that [ consider Elizabeth to be a person of the highest integrity and that her moral standardo hro extra- ordinarily high.""
THE LONG JOURNEY HOME
NOUNSEL for Elizabeth rose. "I would only ask you to find," he said to the magistrate, of mentat and "that a state physical exhaustion could make une careless,"
The magistrate said to Eliza- belli: "I can't see how your condition, as described by coun sel and your doctor tallies with
You must
pay your actions, 4ne of ten pounds, and live guincas costs,
Elizabeth went qui, Later she left for her home on the other side of England, a Your-hour journey
with nightmare thoughts for company. It would not be long before the neigh- tours all know what had hap- pened to her in London. Deep in the country, news travels so Inst, so cruelty fast,
CHINA MAIL
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1956.-
Motorist's Appeal
Against Conviction
An appeal against conviction and sentence was brought before the Acting Chief Justice, Mr Justice J.R. Gregg in the Appeals Court this morning by W.S.
driving offence on July 28 last.
of the Radio Hongkong Ross, 121 Chatham Road, who was found guilty of a
store Betective KULW her steal first a bulky bath mat, which she thrust under her fur coat, then a pair scissors, some plastic protective sleeves, some pairs of gloves. some plastic bags
On and on Elizabeth went. For one hour the store detective watchert Elizabeth stealing, then followed her out of the
she store.
"I
JL.K.T.
AN OLD FRIEND MUST ask you to come to the the manager's office,"
detective store
"you 8.40, said, must come and see the general manager."
"Listen, can't you be reason- able," Elizabeth begged. “Won't you let me ste your general manager in the moming?" Thut could not be allowed. Elizabeth followed
the
detective store back into the shop. The police wene, enlied.
in
Elizabeth spent the night London, and during the course of it, called up a woman doctor she had known for 30 years, and explained what had happened.
HIGHEST INTÉGRITY
WHEN
the
Gesellschaft
J.
REDIFFUSION
2 p.m. Variety Calls the
Der
Stand.
Tune:
Ross was fined $1,000 or in the alternative "six months' imprisonment by Mr I. T. Morris in Kowloon on December 22. He was also disqualified from holding a
driving licence for 12 months.
drink to such an extent as 10 be incapable of having proper control of the vehicle.
was
Mr Shurlock said that one there. fore had the position of the first wildess giving ovidence of two tožja and the second witness, when sub- ected to cross-examination, denying that the appellant fell at all, in | Counsel's aizbmission this was in- consistency of the very highest order
Counsel argued that when a man who was under the influence t alcohol fell to the ground it usually
marked degree co-ordination in his | Imbs. It normally followed that when a person fell to the ground whilst in a state of drunkenness to that extent he could not easily or immediately get to his feet again.
meant that he was under that in
fluence to a very Brid icked
Big Send-Off For Billy Graham
Nearly 200 people were at Kal Tak airport early this morning to bid fare welt to Dr Billy Graham,
The
noted
Amerloan three evangelist, who spent days in Hongkong, left by Northwest Airlines plane for Taipei. Last night he ended his trit by address- ing a public meeting of about 40,000 people,
The Boys' Band of the Salvation Army played for' Dr Graham at Kai Tak,
Flying Reporter
50 Minutes
Ahead Of Schedule
Mr Noel Barber. Senior Roving Correspondent of London Daily Mail, the dropped in to say hello to Hongkong this morning and within two hours was off again to Japan.
SHEAFFER'S
ADMIRAL SNORKEL PEN
ALLEGED, BREACH OF PROMISE;
Mother's Evidence Of Interviews With Col.
At the resumed head.
of the breach
of promise suit brought by Miss Gloria Elizabeth Franklin against Cpl. David Mc- Comish this morning, Miss Franklin's soli- citor Mr P. D. d'Almada Remedios told District Judge Charles that negotiations between the parties had not come to any- thing. Efforts were still being made.
Sho
Seventeen-year-old Miss Franklin, daughter of a Chief Petty Officer in the Royal Navy, appeared in Court carrying her new-born baby, Alan Joha. claims that Cpl McComish, of Command Workshop, REME is the father, and that he had twice promised to marry her early last year, but had broken his
42nd Field Regt Leaves promises.
1
Suing by "her next friend" inancial help and Mrs Franklin
she her father, R. G. Franklin, Mias {repiled
woe not. Col. The main body of the 42nd Franklin also instituted celion Morris said he did not agree Field Regiment, Royal Artil-for damages against L-Col that women should go out to lery, under the command of Leslle Norman Morris, Com-work, but that seemed to be "I suggest Lieut-Col F. G. MacMullen, manding Officer of Opl Mc- the only solution.
Comish, for allegedly procuring you or your daughter go out to DSO, RA, left the Colony at ar nducing the Corporal to re-work," he allegedly said, noon today in the troopship fuse to carry out the promise of
then Mrs Frankin
nikett Empire Orwell for. the merrige.
MoComah if he could see any The two defendants are re- one of a higher rank and the re- United Kingdom after com- pleting its overseas tour of presented by Mr D. A. L. Wright plied that he had already done sid Colonel Instructed by Mr J. C. B. Sjack. that and the
Continuing to give evidence nothing could be done aboart .
Col. At this stage the witness con-, of her interview with Morris, plaint
plaintiff's Mother, Mra nuas, Mr Franklin stood up Franklin, said that after re-zaying it was a waste of his and poatedly asking for McComish the. Admiralty's time, and they she did see him and he said left. that he did not love her daughter and that the Colonel had advised him not to marry. She told McComish, that he had to tell
service.
The Regiment arrived here from Koren in January last year. A small advance party of the Regiment left in the last week.
Asturias
The band of the First Northamptonshire Regiment played the troops off at Kowloon Whart
Before boarding the Empire Orwell, Brigadier T. de F. Jago, OBE, Commander HQ. RA, 40
were મી
LETTER TO GEN. Following this interview Mr her daughter himself, Franklin, said, McComish went MeComish
Miss Franklin 'every had to see ho repiled written about it and had the Franklin asked if he had heard night. On every occasion Mrs
letter with him.
was also a
Int. Div. took the salute at a march past in front of NAAFI in
On May 12 at NAAFI, Mrs of anything about seeing the
Commanding Officer of Kow Chatham Road.
Franklin asked McComish what Also selling in the trooper had changed his mind and he loon Garrison and he replied
heNo" There
dis.. of Service replied "C.O." number
Asked what | Non
As a families and Royal Navy per- was the matter with Miss cussion of his salary,
wrote sonnel.
Frankiin ho said "Nothing result Mrs Franklin She is all that I aver want." Heer to
Sugdon Gentral said he would marry her which she handed to tho
ag weten
Picture above by staff photo grapher dhows the march past In Chatham Road.
Three Traffic Accidents
soon as he got his $600 bonus General He added he did not know how
Imulied
when she
to
allowances.
Was The
to
school.
Gederal McComish's oversags
to go about getting a marriage letter asked the licence and Mrs Franklin spoke consider of churches adding that any- thing she could do to help them she would.
A letter from General Sugden was received on June 4.
0. Time Signal and Programmie Summary: 0.09, Stuck Market Re- port: 6.08, "Pinytime" with Audrey Studio); 0.50. Portuguese Italt Hour (Studio): 6.00. Weather Re- port: 7. Time Signal and the News (Landon Relay); 1.09, Commentary The charge against Ross wa
London Relay) or Special An- nouncements; 7.10, Folies Bergere
that on July 28, 1055, at the de Paris: 1.30"Wist Do You Waterloo Road junction with Know" The Jaycee Inter-School EsTcx Crescent, he unlawfully Quir: No: 4 (Concert Hall): 0,
drove private car No. XX 2124 V.O.A. Hit Parade: 8.30, What's the Farn
(Recorded London Relay);
whilst undio: the influence of Piano Miniatures; D. Time signal, Prisoner At the Bar. The
of the Trial of 3.1. Dougal. by, Edgar Lustgorien (BBCTS); 930. A tho Opera. "The Magic
Appearing for Ross is Mr Fiuto" Act 2 Mozart, Principals Terence Shurlock. Instructed by with
Vlestra Philharmonic Mr J. C. Orchestra and Singverein
Stewart of Messrs Der Musikfreunde Stewart and Company. Mr cond. by Herbert Von Karan Desmond Mayne, Crown Counsel, 10,40 (approx.), One Night Wilbur de París and his Rampart Is appearing for the respondents, Street Ramblers:
10.50, Weather the Crown.
In answer to his Lordship,"Coun- Report: 11, Time Bignal. Radio Mr Shurlock said that the rel sald that the witnesses were on Newn Reel
the scene at the same time. London (Recorded Relay); 11.15.
Music: grounds of appeal against con- Goodnight
Mr Shurlock said that in his viction were that the decision of evidence the first winces 11.30, Close Down.
further the leortad Magistrate was stated that the appellant answered wrong in law and against them quite clearly, which indicated to Counsel's mind that appellant's weight of evidence; that the speech was echerent and not con- learned Magistrate failed to give fured;
WITHIN 10 MINUTES Stomantic Cycles Selec proper weight to the medical tiem from "Brigadoon 3.30. evidence to the effect that Reading further from the record.
SEES COLONEL Nova:ime: 3.45, Hirak House-analo by Charles Dickens:
further tesüfied as follows: S. I, 4. Tea Time appellant was sumciently sober Counsel aid that the second witness
As a result Rendezvous:
have proper control cf a wilson arrived about 2120 hours. i
The reason for his hurry? Mr
of a Yours:
MessDgo 4.30, Vocally 48, Donster on Dumetrius; motor vehicle, and
that
the had first scen defendant about 2100 Barber is out to beat the record
received on May 13 Mrs Children's Corner-Conducted
Those by verdlot was unreasonable
or hours.
times, said Counsel, for a round-the-world trip on a 58-year-old male Auntie Patricia; 5.30, Teen-Time could not be supported having witness (S, 1. Wilson) in his cross- were also conlaned by the third
civian aircraft scheduled flhts. pedestrian in Causeway Read, Franklin and her husband went
Colonet
Morris at Presented by Betty: 0, Tropleana -
AD
woman, Misa near Queen's College at 1,15 Shamshulpo. Camp to the Latin American
the follow Rhythmi
examination
American evidence. 6.13, regard
which he stated: Birthday
"When I Music
arrived
Mr G.15.
scene Pamela Barton, The ground of appeal against defendant was not the car, hours, 50 minutes starting from Ku Wal, ce No. 1 Hol Piner Road, Mrs Franklin was prepared to
p.m. yesterday. The
ing day. Col. Morris asked it. "I w Elizabeth Irst night,"
Macat--Presented by Jerry Lewis; 0.45. The Final Year 7. Time al sentence was that the sentence saw him at about 0.20 for the first Chicago in aid. 1 found her sald
1953. Since then 2nd floor, sustained a fractured pay the manifestly
in me.' very and the New 7.00, Weather Re-was
passage for excessive
The wines
to better thatley, and was removed to hos- daughter and was quoted to have lour attempts much exhausted. Her heart was port, Announcements and Interlude; view of the circumstances of the
Curther
that 7.10. Ralph
where he is now detained, replied in Marterie
themedical time have failed. toneless, I think, she's
pitad, aliense, Counsel said. And
the negative. Col. Burgosted that she would go to very
examination 7.30, "What Do You
took place at about Mr Barber left London at A 38-year-old woman, Li Kel-Morris said McComish would Monday when McComish would be been very much over-worked, Orchestra:
Know The Jaycees Inter-school
9.30 5.m. or shortly afterwards. In 1 p.m. GMT on Tuesday, ( um, foon, sustained leg injuries when leave the Army In August and able to explai THE EVIDENCE much too much. I think Quiz, No. 4 (Concert Hall: D Per-
other words the medical examination
down by would have to go Home. of the appellant took piate within Hongkong Standard Time) and she was knocked
AL they can write. bark and talk the As regards the appeal against 10 minutes of the ilme when S. 1. that she
she might become absent-sonality Farade Gracie Fields minded in
Brush like there Mingles "Drama At Inish" 10. that the evidence
8.15. "Spotlight"; 8.30, Melody tonviction. Mr Shurlock, said wikon first
appellant, cald
ho expects to get back by 7.30 public vehicle in Jordan Road, they married, you will have to General that this can be done LAW would be at the sales...."
Cafe Continental; 10.30,
a.m. on Saturday, in time for near Ferry Street, at 3.25 p.m. pay your daughter's passage," adduced by Counsel. Old Time
Ilearing a continulag.
breakfast, the Crown was Police Constable
He hopes to go yesterday. The Injured woman, the Colonel said. Mra Franklin But there had been no sale on Ballroom: 11. Date With Dream-
round the world in 90 hours and who ran across the roadway, is then asked for McComish who In the
land; 11.30, Elizabeth store
Prelude To Midnight: Ho Ching-fung (the first wit- had
12 midnight, God Save The Queen, ness), Police Corporal Chol Chiu
45 minutes, д
appeared 20,050-mlic now detained in hospital,
inter.
On the afternoon of June & whe McComish visited.
journey.
A commercial van collided confirmed that he had (the second witness) and Sub-
signed went to Shamthulpo Camp and saw the Colonel. She said she had re- Inspector J. P. Wilson (the third
NO LUGGAGE
with a Chinese woman, Ng Yu up in the Army on May 11. ceived 4 letter from Gen. Sugden
she was Lau, aged. 59, as witness).
Col. Morris sald if McComish and had seen McComish who told Carryinat no luggage, only an extra shirt, Mr Barber arrived attempting to cross Nathan Road married he would only get $175 her he was going to marry her
at
daughter. in Kal Tak by BOAC Argonaut pedestries
10.55 pm. yesterday. The a week "How do you expect want you to hear this from
sustained head in-them to live?" he said. from Bangkok at 8.30 am.juries and WAS removed to Franklin replied she did not Further hearing of the Nam minutes ahead of schedule time, tained.
good spirits, He was then 10 hospital, where she is now de- know. Col. Morris asked if she Ping Hotel case, which was He left at 10.30 am. for
I was prepared to...give ilcence I could smell alcohol originally scheduled
Tokyo. rbout his person. The driver before Mr Justice J. Wicks at for 45 minutes and then board a In Japan he will stop over of this car alighted, he stumbled the Supreme Court this morning, down"
ht
Elizabeth appeared Mariborough Street next morning, and the pollee
their story to had told Paul Bennett, VC, the magi trate, the doctor went into the witness-box.
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Counsel invited his Lordship to consider the evidence of the in which first two.. witnesses
the first witness stated: "When
I questioned him about
his
الولجة
at
Hotel Case Adjourned
to go on
did it in 90
Canada, and
then another plane for New York, and so back to London.
Mr
A motor cycle collided with
Chinese
16 he was doing so and fall has been put over until Mon- Northwest Airlines plane for SIDE
Scattio day, after a short session in Counsel said that the sign-Chambers this morning. ficant
words in the sentence It was learned that a settle were that the appellant "eli ment may be expected to be Mr Barber passed through down."
recorded when the case next Rome, Beirut, Karachi, Calcutta Quoting the evidence of the comes up.
and Bangkok on the journey witness Counsel further read: The claim was for a dis- from London to Hongkong. "As I was talking to him the solution of partnership of the He was interviewed by driver took out a lighter to light Nam Ping (On Kee) Hotel, of Timothy Birch of Radio Hong- a cigarette and he dropped it. 199-147. Des Voeux Road Cen-kong on his arrival huge, He He bent down to pick up the tral, which was established in said that he was treated as an lighter and as he was doing 60,
1934 with a share capital of odăinary passenger and fow of le to the
fell
$18,000. ground again.
his fellow travellers know hig Counsel caid that falling was. There are 17 litigants in the mission. The idea came up at Д very positive not. "There xe, six of them plaintiffs and one of the office conferences held could be no doubt whatsoever the remainder defendants, by the Daily Mail and he was
-selected to make the trip.
Back in London, Mr. Barber will appear on Television Saturday night.
as to whether a person fell or.
· did not fall and the first witness
for the Prosecution had given
the elthreat evidence possible that the
the appellant fell on two occasions..
Mr Shurlock said he would now
trast, to the evidence given by the second Prosecution witness who stated and Counsel quoted: "I had seen defendant trying to light a cigarette and in doing 80 he dropped it to the ground. In trying to pick it up he fell to the ground and I helped him to got to his feet.".
Body Found In Harbour
INTERVIEWED BY REDIFFUSION
on
special edition, of "Spot-
refer the Court. in con- A dead body of a Chinese man. Aight" will be presented by was found, floating off Naval Rediffusion tonight at 8.15, Dockyard at 8 o'clock this morn-when Mr. Noel Barber will be Ing. So far no positive idend Interviewed by Charles Harvey,
cation has been made,
Mr Elärber, who made a briet
morning, on the first "leg" of
At stopover
Kal Tak this is trans-world trip, was inter viewed at the airport before he took off in the same' BOAC aircraft for Tokyo.
DID NOT FALL
It is beloved, however, that he might be out of the four persons missing after a collision
harbour on February 5 be ween a Norwegian freighler ond a Marine Department tugboat.
I
GIRL ROBBED
A 17-year-old Chinese girl
3-MINUTE FIRE.
A ̈mall fire, broke out at 10.
But, Counsel anid, the witness in cmss-examination weld that defen...... dant when · lighting his olgarella disoped his Baltag und beựng down la øick it arg. Withean said that be Seared appellant was about to fall reported to the Police yesterday | Tin Lok, Lato, first floor; at and he helped him to his feel. Te that at 3.25 pm, she was 10 o'clock, this moming. Damage did not actually fall to the mound," threatened by a Chinese male in was done to a, anall quanifty of the witziest way quoted sa raying? Printed and published by WILLIAM ALICK GRINHAM for the count med taled Fredy Road and robbed of
Further on in cross-examination Queen's Road East, near Kona Spray paint. and on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited at 1-3 that when defendant got out of his bracelet. A susport was later Wyndhamn Street, City of Victoris, in the Colony of Hongkong, fide bus did, ovi sadi,
card he was swaying from side to detained by the Police.
there were no casualtios. The fire was put out in three; min-
TAN NG DA, PA, DEL
DIREC
GLANCES
to
Mrs
On the same day Mew Franklin toki Mecerdoh tri đền Ban could not grant him ovejama allow- ancer. McComish replied that he had known about it as Maj, Frank- jand" had given him, many-alter- natives. One of these wen "that be ould not marry until he was 21. He said he had not accepted (any of the alternatives, adding that he would "still marry Gloria,”
| Mas- Franklin mid. It seemed that their the
Army
had some doubt that Franklin MeComish was going to get married
Shamshulpo Camp on the following
By Galbraith
W
*The hours and pay will be satisfactory, airi One more
requirement--are there any unmarried Amer
offion
Mrs
them
hiinecit
with once and for all."
"o that
SECOND INTERVIEW
David's own lips so that ho cats write and tell Gen, Sugden : this " Mrs Fyanklin said sho, told the Colone
· Col Morris, "nadi." bo z. Mód seen MoComlah a few hours willee and was told that he was-not going to get married to Miss Frankiin.
„Mes || Franklin, the asked for McComish who turned up and spoke to Miss Frankiin.
Col. Bioerts then put the alter- natives to McComish,
Moltmish replied "I don't want to marry her."
Beralas metoed "In this your Imel word, Davky?"
Mocomials mambled
Snaudible
Hearing a continuing. 2
something
Eight Persons
Victimised
Three cases of larceny from the person in Hongkong and five in Kowloon were reported to the Police yesterday.
A pickpocket attempted to steri wah from a a male Chinese walking In Douglas Street
suspect has been detained in connection with this case,
:A
A
men attempted to aton bracelet
from
Chinese
women but was prevented from doing so by the owner. The amatcher escaped. A travelling on a bus In Queen Rod Centrial had cash atojen
A
Pickpocket.
Of the five
ported in R
and the other