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CASEBOOK
Grandad Loses All
Press Photographer's Thefts
Li Fuk-lun, 25. described by
The Police
grapher, WRA
bound over in
டி Press photo. cantioned and
$1,000 for one
year by Mr F. X. d'Almada at Central this morning for larceny
of four cameras from the store-
The cumo:ds, which had be
ordered 12 he pawned, were rummed to the owners and tha ordered to pay WEN $220, for which three of LUNTAR were pawnHei,
defendant
is not so long since room of the Sing Tao Jih Pao. grandfathers We' generally regarded as being ʼn sedute, slow-moving sec- tion of the community, per- haps to be feared, more likely to be ignored. dis missed as inck numbers.
the
Mr d'Almada remarked that the offences were very ser.uus. He took into account the s
Mence B There always were occashnud | was defendant's first sportive,
frisky Grandfathers that he had rendered assist.nez ought 19 to give the lets the popular to the Police. "You
be tharshly ashamed of you - notion, but the generality con-
Mr Almada continues. self."
have
Cormed, ten of
Anal the hitherto
transforma-
ETI
nurred your own
Del. Inap M.
You into stally patelarehal Agures character.” that took plices when the hist grandchild
born, was Audden it was sad
pi
ין
Connelly said that the complainant, Chung c Kwan-yiu, chuel Press photo- grapher of the Sing Tao Jih, Nowadays, as often un nol,
to the Police the transforption operates the Pao, reported other way round,
Men for yours worn down by family responsibilities, see their first grandchild as herald
their freedom. It is when they are grandfathers that they begin to live.
UPGRADED
So, nethaps,
Richard hoped might
11. Be with Three of Jits four ellkiren were married. He was father. And he was Life seemed te hal Frumise
<f
the loss of a camera, valued at
$700,
P
When cautioned, the defend- ant adinitted three other theits a similar nature from the
Gl The storeroom
newspaper office.
Three of
remeras the
had been pawned at two pawnshop for $520 while the fourth one и совети was revered from dealer.
The defendant, Insp. Connelly wald, was by profession a Press only 47. Photographer. Unfortunately he He had had had a hard time. given considerable assistance to the Police in the investigation,
Connelly sad. to Insp.
rull
أن
The wages that had used go to clothing and feeding ond! aving for six, now needed only
he
The complainant sald sympathised with the defendant, And his A friend of the defendant told he would make wages were increasing, for only, the Court that
to provide for three.
few months ago, Richard was restitution on his behalf.
upgraded to the rank of check-
by the Transport Commis-
on for whom he worked a; one
ut their London depots.
His basic
bla Minion
rate of
pay-the
gure, no doubt. upon which bune ita would periodic claims for more—WIS But for the
£6 14. a week.
past two months he has taken home each Friday un average He was do- of just over £13
ing line.
MONEY-BOXES
UNTIL the other day.
when
there arrived
Electricity Blackout
(Continued from Page 1)
Five other tits were caught be ween floors
Of the tour containing passen- drivers managed 10 Gers, lift work open the doors to let air Then circulate,
at the depol
it
Some of the Bits were either Richard worked a tes just below & Boar or just above chest which had been wrongly routed. Whether arrived little bent, or had to be open- ed for inspection, cannot here be said, but for one reason or the other Richard ught sight of its contents.
<if
The tea-chest wus children's money-boxes, charin- ingly made in the shape of animala and birds-attractive enough to tempt any
child to fave,
Richard,
children.
But akhough they discoveral when they managed to get the hit doors open that passengers
antety, libet ed.
crow!
לf!
irw
{ }!! ; xịt driver put At this "You see, they were 11 in www.y their nice clean whites and did not want to dirty themselves." Hut he reported all passengera showed exemptory bchavlour.
CHINA MAIL
Establishes. 1945
MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1956.
St George's Day Cenotaph Ceremony
Russia's Atomic Expert Wreath Laid
Will Learn
No Secrets At Harwell
From CHAPMAN PINCHER
London, Apr. 23.
A clamp down on information about Britain's bid to harness the power of the hydrogen bomb for industry has been ordered while the Bulganin- Khrushchev mission visits atom stations.
This order, disclosed last night, was imposed at the Harwell atom station by Sir John Cockcroft before he flew for secret talks in Washington on Saturday.
chilefa
huve
So
By Society
morn.
`STARTS INSTANTLY NEVER MISSES
SHEAFFER'S
Health Inspector Charged With Corruption
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From Our Files
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A health inspector employed by the Urban it necessary to make from tune to Services Department was accused before the Vic-trate filler on the subject of toria District Court this morning of corruptly re-feral deportment. On Monday lest ceiving $100 from a building contractor foreman. The complainant, Mok Wah-sau, declared in evidence that he handed the money in $10 notes to the accused, Wong Kai-kong, at a building site on Peak Road on December 14, 1955.
from a Poller Court-fer purposes of
Wi nerd not remind our readers of the many charges we have found time against.eur Chlef Police Magir- goncial, carelessnews in hia, Mapir-
thle care.comE01 was prominevilly brought to the notes of the Court by the Hon'ble the Attorney General, who, in Mr Hiller esence, slig
depositions malized certain
under his hand as the most stoverly, die- graceful producties ever emanating
Sistem but Bito batter than useless. So conilleting inderd was the terti meny of witnesKPA under DEA examination by one of the prisoners, a cute Yankee, that it was clear to the wale Court that little more then half was recorded of what should have bec recorded. His | Lordship, we are told, administered
to Mr fer a catting rebuke naking him, in reply to its statement naked that he always took down all ho him to walk towards May Road thought was necessary, if he did where they turned
necessary to record a hill not think it up
how, and by whom, prisoners wero path behind the Queen's Gardens idenlisted. tata
Accused garages. alleged to have sald; "Ask your boss not lo tell anyone about this," Accused added that witness should "give it to me." At that time withne said he saw two women a little way off and told accused It was not co ventient.
Witness said accused
Wong was charged with cor- | still complained of the manner rupily receiving the money in which the earth (debris) was from Mok as a riward or other-rumped. Accused then asked, wise on account of his forbear- | "Where is it?" and witness sald ing properly to carry out his "In my poclect." dudes in respect of a building site in Peak tond.
W. S, Collier, Crown Mr Counsel, assisted by Inspector
Mut-wah, of
Anti- Corruption Branch, is prosecut
Li
the
Wos
Accused is defended by Mr. Lalle Wright, instructed by Mr P. D. A. Remedios.
The trial is before Judge K. R. Mocfec.
Mok Wah-sau In evidence sald he was a foreman eruployed They walked
Eithe Dwayn by Cheng Kin-wah, a building distance and witness declared he contractor, In November and then handed the money con December last Year he was sisting of ten $10 banknotes to working at Peak Road. He was accused who put them inside a supervising fokis demolishing | pocketbook,
houses.
St. George's Day WES commemorated this
SUMMONS THREAT ing with the laying of a
Sometime on the morning of wreath at the Cenotaph in
December 3 accused came to Statue Square, Hongkong, look at the site.
He Identified by the Hon. Michael Turner, himself to the accused who com-
begin at plained about the manner
debris was thrown. closed that a
The
Ceremony
9 a.m., with the sounding of the which the "Last Post" by two trumpeters Accused said
sold
U
He then signalled to a ser grunt, one of the four police officers nearby.
Hearing in continuing.
Conviction, But
No Sentence
conviction
""COURT JESTER"
We can but congratulate the Colony on having secured, in Mr T. Chilshədin.. Anstey, the services of an Attorney General dble and willing to tell our officials what he thinks of them; and trust that, undeterred by the re- marks of the Court Jester, se any other Jester, he will persist in a course which cannot tall, eventually, in effecting much good.
The Criminal Sessions ended some- what abruptly this afternoon, the Attorney General refusing to pro secute on the depositions placed in his hands. Mr Hiller had to be sent for to explain some parts of his recard: and we are told expreated himself quite impertinently, to the effect that it Government, was not satisfied with his work, it had better get some one else to do it botter. Upon which Mr Ansley remarked, it appeared to him high time.)
EX-CONVICT PC
The second Mate of the Country ship Charles Grant, was sentenced by Mr Vice Consul Bird at Whompon last Sentember to some months m97 prisonment for embezzling cargo inder his charge-the act of wel] – ing shark fine to a marine storo dealer being actually witnemed by one of his brother" officers.” The same month that he was discharged from gol saw him a member of the Hongkong constabulary auch being Co., the materiais,
discharged convicte,
the utmost lov, top atom man in the Bul- the wreath betwing of the take out a somunions against his this moming, but the Magis- try born and European sections
any
Offcc Foreign ruled that it is of importance there should be no grounds
for whatever Soviet propaganda clulm that Britain seems willing to ex- Change information with Russia en 'his delicate subject.
Such claim would cause
America, reaction in strong
Britam and the United though
share secrets States do no hydrogen power developments. There are two further reasons for the clamp down:
1.
Ori
1. Industrial advantages of harnessing hydrogen power are #o
staggering that any advances are regarded กร national trade secrets,
2. Talk about hydrogen power experimenis might Inadvertently reveal in formation about bydrogen
bomb progress.
There were no sercums--a te Radio Hongkong
Jobs and giggles and lets of seeing the money people being, very funny about boxes, thought of his grand-¦ it..
He remembered the money struggles he had known He was overwhelmed by grandfatherly desire to into his children's children 'desire to be thrifty and
He stole five of the boxes.
"WHY? WHY↑
Gloucester
was Building None more fortunate,
of the Jifta มง caught between
But floors.
the service wns
slopped.
insti
Rave.
Repari; 0, money
T was not long before
It was not
Two blackouts occurred later in the morning but they lasted 10-15 minutes and were less ex- tensive than the frst,
Trams were reduced 10 crawling pace, but were not he stopped.
and
อเ
the
Again, offee lights, condition Clerkenwell court Richarding systems,
and all electric pleaded guilty to stealing the office equipment stopped. money-boxEN, which were Lifts again stopped and during valued altogether at £2 17. Od the suspension men and wonen
had to cumb flights of stairs. magistrate, Mr C. It was hot work-the thermo- Campion, heard the story. Hometer hovered around the 80s. turned with a sigh 'to Richard, "What a fool you are," he said,
The
"you have д
perfectly good
character, and a good job, and Franco Giving Up
you chuck them both away for these silly money-bokes. Why? Why?"
Richard, a alim, dark-haired man, whose colour fear of the
Govt Posts
London, Apr. 22. The Sunday Times sald to- peril he stood in had drained, day that General Franco
nway,
said:
Wes
"Vlow-
Konin
trale
of the 1st Battalion King's Own trough should be built to avoid Itoyal
Then Regiment.
camoth
the dust being blown about. Witness the
of St George's
accused went on to the procession
to members
Because of his good record, thes that the matter did not con- Society Cenotaph.
cern him but the PWD. The procession was
Tong Tak-wan, 58, employee of
Electric Cer
A tow
the Hongkong days afterwards headed by Mr Turner, Prendent of the Society,
cused and Mr L. B.
came
and ngain com- charged with larceny by scrvant, of which, we make our Police Om- cers. Complaint of robbery by two that the trough had not had Vice-President, carrying plained
registered Policemen being made at the Police neademictan lan Kurcha- | Stong Vide
"them
He said he would against him by Mr Morley-John Stadion on the oth ultime, the coun- been bulit Following the und Khrushchev mis-
were called en parade for identi- did not impose
By Beation by the parties complaining: Accused returned to the site sentence,
but owing to some misappréhenaidis, slon, who revisits Harwell for wreath the trumpetera sounded "boss," wiiness said. week, wil Reveille, ending the ceremony.
Insp. G. Fergus sold that they, the sold sections, were dismiss- technical talks this
Among those in the proces- three days later and told wit-
not on February 8, 30 pounds of ed before the complainants arrived; be gravely disappointed.
ness he (accustel) the Hon. Kurchatow, who is known in tion of 25 men wer
L.
leaving the station, disappointed, izing uty summons as some lead, 30 pounds of copper, and and the complainants were about Russia as the "*father of the Cedric Blaker, Col. H. B.
had done so. Witness eight pounds of cable, which had when the ex-second officer, whbee bomb," has revealed Dowbiggin, Messen G. E. Mar-body else do clapard before been missing from the Hongkong name on nesount of the respectability hydrogen
to find out how den, J. L. Marden, W. T. that he hoped
of his family in Bombay we omit, Electric Co., was found in a Biccused came again, this time Britalo
progressing with Grimsdale, A W. Wood, A. A.
Defencen passing out of the door dressed for
of his marine hawker's stall. The addres
Danilor, Immediately, hotwith caking Rev. experiments, Shaw,
Haig-Brown
dant and three others were there standing the disguise,, he was idone hydrogen
employer's shop. Accused said of member's He hoped to be shown some of ind Committee
at the time. They were he would have issued a sum-
all tiled as one of the robbers, and on Society the strange equipment set up the St George'a
dollars were found, which one of at Harwell for this work.
Picture above by staff photo-mons a few days ago but had arrested and charged. The other examination of his cheat two chopped three defendants had previously the complainants were formed part This includes a weird machine grapher shows the Hon Michael forgotten the address.
of the sum of which he waa tubbed. Witness told accused that he be dealt with. shaped lileo A hugo
glass Turner and Mr L. B. Stane
Defendant, represented by Mr To the question as to where he got been instructed
such · dollars, those he received "in Scientists doughnut
have carrying the
Py his wreath from the had
to ask accused to give J. C. Stewart, said that he was payment of his salaay being whole nicknamed it the Perhapsatron Hongkong Club
Ceno "boss" to to the
there
to buy some copper pipes, and undefaced, the accused of flest of him
Accused was a chance" because. with luck, it might taph, followed by members
alleged to have said a medical and knew nothing about the answered they were given him by a Chinese-afterwarde before, the Police open the way to such unlimlied the St George's Society.
stolen goods.
formed Magistrate, he said they power that energy equivalent
Finding defendant gully. Mr change of a sovereign paid to a 10 000 tons of coal could
Morley John said that beccuse Loha man for a passage from released from hydrogen in dre
defendant had a clear record, he Whampoa glass of water.
would exercise his power under Section 35 of the Magistrate's Ordinance, and discharge him.
power
pe
A stream of heavy hydrogen particles is whirled to fantastic
the
Busy Morning
speeds inside the glass doughnut For Governor
which is the heart of the Per- hapsatron.
FORM HELIUM
a
officer
Issue intended to Fummons against his "boss" but whother he was going to do so he (accused) did not know but would discuss the matter with him. Witness said he pleaded to be, given a chance.
the
WHAT HAPPENED The tale of the Chirese com- plainants was as follows. One of them, Chun-Aquiong, WAR auditing some accounts in his room $100 REQUEST
in the upper part of the' Druggist's Taxation Lecture Witness alleged that accused
shop, Hang-chun-Long Sheong- my fokis
Mr N. Kaidor, : render' of wan, about Do'clock of the night
of the 5th March, when the accuses His Excellency the Governor, asked for $100 "for
economics at Cambridge Univer. and another came into the room, H.K.T.
The stream is then squeezed Sir Alexander Grantham, spent to drink too."
The matter was reported to sity, who is now in the Colony, drowns on their cape, knocked him dressed Policemen, with sliver 6. Time Signal and Programme town to a narrow Jet. The par- a busy morning visiting various Summary:
Stock 0.03. Partyteles collide to form hellum the projects of the Co-operative and the Polles who gave him cer-will give a lecture tomorrow OWN on cape, knocked him Report: 6.00, Peter's
tain instructions and also $100 (Tuesday) at 5.30 p.m. at the knife and cut off his waist band Australian Magazine: 6.45, Hox 200 airship gas-generating enormous Morketing Department today. Bert Gillett at the Organ OB): temperatures and setting free
Hongkong University, Room 105, pouch, took therefrom Seven Dollars He first went to the Chinese In $10 notes, sald witness. 7. Popular Classton; 7.30.
ira the civil
About 11 am. on December for the Economics Society. The and some broken liver, and then Co-operative scrvants point A Weekly Magazine devoted hydrogen bomb energy
decamped, 'A again to the title of his lecture is "Taxation ponent was lying to the Arts. Edited and introduced } process. The machine doesn't Building Society housing estate 14 accused came
Witness said he knew in the p
state." Mem-room at the time. by Janet Tomblingnal and the amount of heavy hydrogen
Weather explode because only a minute at Kennedy Town where he was site.
und policemen bepe wore four
blic are cordially transaction. can met by Mr Leung Fung-kay, there
proused. Proceedin New London Relay): 8.09. Cam-
same men rokbed al mentary (London Relay) or Special be "burnt" in this way.
chairman of the committee. Mr posted in the vicinity. Accused in
old man, a school. Announcements; 8.15, Evening Blora, But scientists are finding out Leung showed the Governor the
contents of his pouch, Flanagan and Allen: 8.30, Edmundo
pitsider the robbers c A Pro- new facts which may enable foundation work of the 224 finis Flow and his Orchestra.
Tal Latin American Musle them to carry out the process on that are being bullt (BUCTS); 2, Time Signal.
Sir
drove "The a much bigger scale. Machines
Alexander then Spirit of Pageantry A Program for this work are already being across the island to Shaukiwon for St George's Day. The Now
he Symplians Orchestra conducted by bulit at Sir William Penny's where
inspected Mr La! Denis Wright (ABCTS): 3:10. Recital mom station at Aldermaston. In Kwong Chou's two motor by Ely Alves (viola) and Moya Roa Berkshire, London Express trawlers at the Mak Moon Hop (plane) (Concert Halli; 9.95, Twelve Variations for Plano on the Them "Je Suis Lindor". K. 334 (Mozart); 10. The Goon Show. Peter Sellers. Hamy Becombe and Spuce Milippars in The End." Repeal of last Saturday's Broadcast (BBCTS); 10.30, David
Carroll Ani Mili Orchestra: 10.59. Weather Report; 11, Time Simal, Radio News Reci (Landon Halayi: 1.15. Goodnight Muste: 11.30. Close Down.
REDIFFUSION
Service.
Hurt Resisting Snatcher
A Chinese woman was slight ly injured this morning when
Kwal Kee shipyards, The two trawlers are nearing completion
and
the Governor saw the engines. Mr Lai explained the working of the trawlers to the Governor.
The Governor crossed the harbour to the Head Office of. the Co-operative Marketing De partment at Tuang Kung Street, Kowloon. There, the Governor chil- a p.m. Varlely Calle the Tune: she resisted a man who was went into a fishermen's
Cruine Docs not Pay attempting to snatch a gold dren's school and saw classes of Starring Una O'Connor 8.30 bracekt from her cutelde. No children at study.
Coming out I'm very sorry, planning
Music by Lopez-With Guest Blare; to relinquish the fomances of the World-The 438, Third Street, Western dis of the school the Govenor re it's the first time it's happened, posts of head of the goven- story of Delires. Queen of sweden; trict. During the struggle the freshed himself with
soft drink itli növer happen again."
the at was knocked to
Department's ment, head of the legislature 4.15 Tea for Two: 4.30 Strictly woman
Falangist and head of the
Conducted by Auntie, Patricia: 6.30. ground and the snatcher escap canteen. inovement.
Leaving the Head Office, the Monday fequesis-Presented by ed with the bracelet. Betty; 8.28. Birthday Mailbag: 430. The victim Was sent to Governor drove to the Hounti La Musique Francales Presented hospital, where she by Jeannette Piry: 7. Personality
received Street to see the construction of Parade-tax Miller: 7.15 Interview treatment but was not detained.lx, buildings for civil servants, with Mis Irene Kohler. inter nationally-known Concert
G FOR GRANDCHILDREN".
this
A referendum will be held in 4 PM sure you're surry," the
magistrato said, "and "I'm Spain before the end of sure it won't happen again, but year concerning the proposed it added,United why did you do it, when you changes,.
Avero. earning good money?"
was
for
my
grand-
children,,,,. Richard cald frilser-
**It
mbly.
2
Well, you've lost your job," said the magistrate, this is groot trazody. I reckon. I shall dischargo you conditionally, but you must pay £5 coste."
Press.
Soldiers Injured
Instrumental: B. Children's Comer
Pianist:
Three Suspects
Detained
The
PEDESTRIANS VICTIMISED
пен
7:30
Mor Eddie
with Axbl Stordahi's Orchestra: 7.40, The Final Year- The Story of a Mother's Courake; 8, Time Signal and the News: 6.00, Weallter Report, Alter Nicosia, Apr, 23. nouncements and Interlude: 840, Interview with " Kino-British Munic Three British soldiers wore
Öroup, on their return injured, one of them seriously, Canton: B20. "Gyppy
terrorist gunmen AIT-The Two
Elizabeth special Three Chinese robbers, armed A Chinese woman had her when
feature for Her. bushed en ommy truck
Birthday and. At George's Day ****
geyes with knives, entered the ongond Rolex wristlet watch stolen Limassol (south Cyprus) last
welten · and produced by Mark flour of No. 19, Tuing Fung from her whilst walking along Street heur Nathan night.
Barker: 9.30, Munday Concert Hour Street, Causeway Bay, shortly Dundas The terprists attacked with No.s in D Major (Bach) after 10 this morning.org Road at 10.15 p.m. yesterday.
A man has been detained In automatic weapons and threw ared by the Bulwart Chamber
Orchestra, conducted boy
Two were injured during a Noran etriggio with the robber connection with this case. ÚNDUTO, Buddenly, ngod., liko' a l'a' bomb at the vehicle.--Franco Munchinger): "Symphong, hayod Police said nothing was sloten/:::||
7. Opus 62,"." (Pastoral))
At 1.20 pin yesterday, out- by Philharmonia Orchestra,
Thred BusyBots were sub-mão the Finito: Tawatre, matern conducted by Herbers Von Jamuan); Printed and published by WILLIAM, ALICK GRENHAM LOT 19.30 The FredCarply Quiniela 1 soquerily detained by the Police distelot, a man wiola * fountain
singurys 11:30 Two knives wery
and, Wristlet, waters, gróm, a and on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited'; at: 1-B
-120 Close
'quobi the 'acero, Wyndham Street, City of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong. | Bowse
"Yes, sir," Nichard sold, and he crept away, slow-footed,
rondfather of another day...
Presno
Keri
SIDE GLANCES
Galbraith
vhên a girl quits to get married, and now a for *"*ift for her baby? Be sure to let me know sri’shu, becomes a grandmother, won't you?**
WINS ACQUITTAL Yesterday the ex-second officer stood his trial before a Jury com• posed of Beaurs Dixson, Buddell, and Herenhart. Crawford, Caldas, D'Outelre and, thanks to the able Asistance of Counsellor. Dey, c ceeded in getting an acquitual. The evidence on which the jury appeared to lay the greatest weight was ibe. written deportions, of three; appren tions of the P.&O. S, N, Co. Steamer Erin. These young-genilo men had sworn that they were walk- Ing in the queen's Road with the ace oured from righ!" o'clock. 'til twelve of the night of the 5th of Macote -during which period of four connects»
tive hours they never lost sight of him; and that during the whole of thai. that he see br the endre ĐÀI an ex-second atcer, not of a Pojjee man. Such an alibi'as this could not of course bo upset by anything tho Interpreter of the Court could yonder. ad the secured was discharged, and. will shortly, we presume, be again enrolled on the Pailee force of Hong
is due to the Jurors to, slalo that no evidenco was old before character of the pric them of the soner prior to his committal neither was mention made in the deportions at the Police Court of the manner of his identification under, disguise, as herein stated, nor was particular attention, drawn to the discrepancy in his statements as to how he got the dollars found in his chist by Inspector Jarman, Itad:
•Buch, crownstances been known, to the Attorney General, and duly! "itwale upon, thara cannot be a doubt but the verdiet would have been different,! and, that @x«g@cond, effiger hayo received his deports. Tha Erin's apprentices, may, have, swore to what they believed to be fant; talowe - can with : difeultys tradit thallin cà, four: hours" tramp//there. Wern, Jok #Zaw, minutos, Ing which they fest sight of the "sceused? In from low-thinistes with a DOTURZE. MIAU GTOWNUdi:ump s'kt „band, it was quita, posable upon the sanctised. In have: allested"; the crime": "wellati
even his odustali nekalttad? (00) SERR #guine, one was rullky Ng