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JOHN CLARKE'S'
CASEBOOK
The Gamble Did Not Come Off
A
to
YEAR ago things seemed, on the surface, to be going well enough for Arthur and his wife. He was one of those who come down from the north conquer the more dazzling world that appears, from up there, to lie south of the Humber-Mersey line. If his conqueste heit not bazen spectacular, he had at rate made some progress since he arrived.
Dy
To make such + Move 405 Arthur did is bound to be seme- thing of a gamble This element of danger did not greatly trouble
hm. for In
mid way Arthum:
Is a gambling man.
THE LAST SCENE
IT was that fact which unchiet and abruptly
This marriage,
ended the progress he had been maleng since moving to south. For though his gambling. like the work he found, not spectacular,
he spent upon,
it a sum perilously close to the whole of what he earned
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When he lust. and the fune came to pay his wife her house -- keeping money, and Artinar hard to explain why once agai would have to keep her short. | there was usually a scene.
The scenes grow in violence
Peking. Shanghai. Hankow, Kan. until the peak
mung, 10 km, of Arthur's wife announced was through with him. She going back to her mother.
one,
sher
WUN
whe
said. And she did.
THERE AND BACK AGAIN.
tlac
SATURDAY, MAY 18 By Air
Thaliad, Malaya, Indonesto. Aun- tralia, New Zealand. Ceylon, Noon.
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RTHUR had no longer
heart to stay in London. He threw up his good job and re- | ¤ p.m., Turned
the North, ไม่
There,
people had forgotten his ability. No good work came his way, he was forced to lake Leverson of dreary casual Jobs.
48
At Just be drifted down to London again, not, this time, as a skilled man, but to join the floating army of casual workers who crowd the stuff entrances of hotels and restaurants hoping to be taken on by the day kitchen porters. Hi was on his way back to his lodgings from one such job that Arthur, for the second time in his Be the had been fined once for steal- ing blanket from a ear) get Inte trouble.
BUCKET BAGS
A
current
de-na, France, 6 p.m.
Communications Blackout
wireless of
con
There has been a complete blckout munications
the over
Pacific region since 7 o'clock this morning.
it
CHINA MAIL
1609
THURSDAY, MAY 17, : 1956.
Soviets Breed All-White "Peace
Dove"
Two Soviet experts at Moscow University have succeeded in breeding a pure white dove, which they It was bred by have called "The Dove of Pence". crossing a small white English dove with a mew dove. Two of the resulting "pence doves" are pictured at top. The experts who bred them, Professor W. F. Larionow of the University of Biology and Agricul ture in Moscow, and his assistant, Mr G. N. Krawlscheni, are pictured at bottom. - London Express.
RESERVOIRS GAIN
The Colony's reservoirs gained 42 million gallons in the 24-hour period ending at 8 o'clock Cable and Wireless attribute this morning. This was the result of precipitation in the Tytam Tuk catchment area. Elsewhere on the Island, as well as the Mainland, rainfall registered was negligible.
to "abnormal radio condi- tions, something beyond control,"
The
uffrels blackout
our
Cum-
B
Total storage
this
morning was 1,283 million gullons, com-
dislocation, among other things, pared with 1,221 million gations Noted Pianist
I began to rain as he walked
home, and Arthur slipped munications between Hongkong; Into an Oxford Street store
to, and the United States with the shelter. There was nothing on
result that there has been display in the store that in- terested him--but
of incoming international news yesterday. Consumption in the wrunen's
fashion struck him services.
Submarine cables, 24 hours was 21 million gallons suddenly as being of the great-
however, do not 500: 10 be est interest. The bucket-bass!
and the yield from catchwaters affected. women carried, with ́purses ly-
and streams
€3 Was
million ing so innocently on top of the goods the bags contained. These enchanted Arthur,
There has also been a com- gallons. plete blackAut la Manila this morning.
Cabi:- and
and there is no
Several times, he made lunges at purses in bucket-bags, cach time was frustrated. Anthur persevered.
Wireless say that evidence to
show
Arrives
Mr Eugene Istomin, noted American pianist who will give recital at the Hongkong University Great Hall on Friday night, arrived here this morning by air from Jepan.
Rainfall
was extremely localised and varied US the following figures show: 0: He became totally that the explosion et the atomic Tytom Tuks 2.3 inches fell, at engrossed, and had no idea he weapon at Monte Bello islanda | Aberdeen 15 of an inch, al was being followed and obhan anything to do with thePokfulam 09 of an inch and at served. The detective arrested blackcut. "It's just one of those Shing Mun in the New Terri-Japan, giving 13 concerts him when he left the store,
TIME TO THINK
AT Clerkenwell, Ardirur plead-
cd not
not gulity to loitering
the
with intent to steal from handbags. The story was told to
Mr T. F. Davis.
to
man.
"I only went in the shop pass the time," Arthur said.
He Is a slightly-bulle wjih crinkly gingery hair and a north country accent still. The against
case was found prøved him.
"His wife has written to say he can go back to her," a pollee- man said. "He says he will go.
saved when he has
money,
some
The magistrate turned (0 Arthur, "You break up your family," he said, "because you can't control yourself. in gumbi- Ing and dissipnilon. You must have a Hittle time to think about this. Co to prison for two months.
Arthur smiled faintly, inclined his head in a slight bow, Gambling, perhaps,
and
bad
Jelt. taught him to be a good loser: If what was left of his wife's filth in him still held when he come out of prison there seem- ed an even chance of a decent Anish.
REQUEST BY US
Now York, May 16. The United States has asked Secretary - General Dar
UN
things," they say.
Hammarskjold to try to curb the undiplomatic activities of Soviet Ambassador - Arkady A Bobolev, an American delega- source said today, Mr Hommarskjold's office declined'},'!' to`say what action the Secretary- General 'had Laker, if any. i-United: PréNS
tion
tories 21 of an mich,
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By Galbraith
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Bank Ordered To Return
Scrip To
Investment Co
Judgment was awarded the Midland Investment Co., Ltd., Pedder Building, in their claim for delivery of 26 scrip totalling 1,643 shares of the Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd, in the possession of the defendants, by Mr Justice J. R. Gregg in the Supreme Court this morning. The Bank of Communications, Prince's Building, who were named defendants in the action, were not present and were not represented by' Counsel.
The scrip were originally held by the Bank of Communications but were transferred to the custody of the Registrar of the Supreme Court under a Court order dated September 1, 1955.
Earlier, an application by Counsel for the Bank should not be heard
of Communications for an interpleader SUTENTION, seeking a stay of all proceedings, to be heard, was dismissed by his Lordship, who then ordered the trial proper to be proceeded with.
Counsel for the Bank in the learned friend could do was to application were Mr Percy Chen ask the Court to postpone the
trial of tho action, and Mr Brook Bernacchi, in-
which fell within order 12. structed by Mr H. L. Kwan.
The claimant in the applica- ! Mr McNell referred the court tion was the Central People's to order 12, rule 4 dealing with
of Government
the People's
tules 7. postponement and to I and Republic of China.
with the setting 9 dealing Plaintiffs were represented by down of an action. Mr John MeNell, QC. and Mr 11e said that
the
sumunong had D. A. L. Wright, both instructed been served on the plaintiffs bul by Mr P. A. L. Vine.
He said not on the claimant. that if the Court considered that any case
Mr McNeill sald that with respect the action before the
we
case had been
en made out for
and dis- Tho mised the application. trial proper was then proceeded with.
Mr Chen and Mr Barnacchi accompanied by their instruct- ing solicitor then withdrew.
way.
TODAY'S POLICE
REPORTS
Masked Men Rob Father And Son
Choung Koon-chi, a director of the Midland Irvastinent Co.
testified a matter Lid,
that his company was registered in Hongkong In 1911. It was the holder of
1,043 shares in the Union Insurance Society of Canton, Lld, which were
bought between May, 1928, and February 1940.
After referring to the com- pany's records
Four masked men gained In this regard, witness said the company had entry into the Diamond HIN never sold, mortgaged or trans-Skating Rink, Chak Un
shares In ferred these
Any
Village, at 2 a.m. today and way.
robbed a Chinese and his Cheang said the company re- cently received a bonus Isrued son of property and money by Union Insurance. It held to the total value of $228. the shares certificate in respect of these bonus shares.
The men entered a woodqu These Istructure Inside the skating rink shares
were nover delivered up where the inmates were sicep by the company.
Mr P. R. Springall, Registrar awakened, one
Ing. When the inmates wern of the masked of the Supreme Court, gay w evidence that
on September 1, 1935, the Supreme Court made an order for delivery to him of serip relating to 1,043 shares in the Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd. He took delivery
"FRIVOLOUS"
F
Court was that between plain-
an adjbumment or postponement tiffs and the Bank of Commu-
ал Inter- on the ground that nications.
The defendants,
he pleader summons had been filed Mald, entered an appearance his Lordship's view must be same considerable time ago and
the affected by the fact that no defence had been filed, "and Court could not hear it because
are proceeding under the
11 was not served. provisions of order 13, rule 5 of cur code
The rule read:
"I say this is a frivolous and "Where the defendant does not Ale a state-vexatious attempt which borders on being an abuse of the pro- ment of defence, the plaintiff at
Mr McNeill sald. the
Coss," trial must
open his case.
was sirved on Monday and set and adduce evidmer in support
time down for precisely the fake such judgment of it and
when the action was coming on as to the court may seem just, and the defendant shell not be for trial, he said. The defen- entitled to be heard at the trial danis did not serve the sum- without the special leave of the
the claimant and could not do so without an application court and then only to such
for service out of jurisdiction. extent and in such manner as the court may permit."
Counsel said that his Lordship SIMPLE CLAIM
could not hear the application this morning even if he were Bold
to adjourn to hear it in cham- he
mans
bers
on
of the scrip.
company,
men produced A knife and
A threatened them.
In additionn to some cash, the men stole two wrist watches and a quantity of clothing.
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS A number of traffic pedidents were reported, to the Police in Kowloon and Hongkong youter-
day
Counsel
that the claim In this action was a simple one. It was for return of certain ahares scrip sated in respect of shares of the Union Insurance Society of Canter, Ltd., the Certificate numbers ΟΙ which were set out in, paragraph 3 or trial of the action because they shares in question had always cured in Ma
The shares scrip were in the
the netion
dividends
Mr Barbarebi said that was not making any application under order 12, rutes 4 and 11. or were they appearing at the
been registered in the name of had no instructions to do so.
Co. that they were the Midland Investment
a
SHARES REGISTERED Mrs E. M. Stopani-Thompson, an officer acting in a secretarial
private motor car collided capacity at Union Insurance, with a bicycle shortly after noon
WED said in evidence that she responsible for the maintenance yesterday at Ma Tau Wel Roadh hear the junction of Talwan tha of of the shares register
documents
itoad. The cyclist, Woo Yun, 57 relating to the transfer and registration of years, of 53 Bute Street, ground
dr. sustained
fractured les the payment ef shares and
is detained Witness testified that the 1,043 motor car and a pode cycle oc- Another accident volving a
Wel Tou
Rood nour the junction of Tin Kong the statement of claim, he said.
Counsel salt because they from the date in which those Rood list night. The cycllst, Wong Ngin-pok, 17 years, TO- defendants when appearing in hands of the
was starten, Mr Me were informed by the Clerte ne shares were placed in the regi= { giding x 228; Ma Tau Wel Ro Neill said. an order made the Court that his
By
In Court
The dividends had always by his Lordship on the same. day In Ansu
of the writ, 1.0. as the issue
Bernacchi said that the SUITI went on. Her company hind sep 1, 1955, September
the shares
the Midland mona was not served on the always recognised strip were seized by the Court
Co., and no other claimant. It was served on the Investment and were now in the hands of plaintiffs
of those west to east knocked down Monday. on
His firm, as the owner the Registrar
05-year-old of the Supreme Lurdship remarked that so
Chinese it laharea
In Con Court.
Road Centrul The Mrs Stopani-Thompson std naught was not served on the claimant After reading relative open- phs of the claim, Mr McNeill tion.
how could he hear, the applica- that last year Union Insurance pedestrian. Hung Chun of 603
Canton Road, second floor, sus made a bonus issue of shares.
tained injuries and is detained - he proposed without going
nis in respect of the plaintiff 'com- Mr Bemarchi said that further to lend as he must under
it under pany a bonus issue of 01 shares in hospital. the code, prima facie evidence
was made. that the shares scrip in quesilob
the
of property the were
He said only prima plaloufs tacle evidence was required as no defence had been filed.
.
OVERLOOKED
Mr Bernacchi said that Mr McNeill had rulher overlooked
were
4.
| hearing the apollation In was f
Plato
int
Answer to the Court, Mr been paid to that company, he/ 40or, suffered concuss
Ho
pital.
is doinined in hos-
4.55 p.m. yesterday * motor lorry
proccoding from
Court for the return of the Radio Hongkong
of
of
Damage Charge
Chai Lot-ahan,"22, unemploy-
floor, was remanded for
24
charge
.a
morning on of causing malicious
1
S. DV
(Gounod). Principale, “Chonis and Orchestra of the Theatre National de - L'Opera cond Dy Andre “Cluykens; 19,53, Roger Williams
(Piano solos with Orchestra); 10.30; Salch Plays !!Patat
Lordship could hear order....
Mr McNeill then asked the NOT UNREASONABLE Asked why Was summons scrip to plaintiff company, for
H.K.T. delayed until the last minute, an order to the Registrar of the
6. Time Signal and Programme Mr Bernacchi submitted-
Court to release the that Supreme
Summary: 0.03, Stock Market · Re- there. had been no unreasonable scrip to plaintiffs, for a declara- port: 0.00, Fiedler's Folly. Boston Orchestra: 0.15. For the tion against defendants that the Pops delay:
Children" Nursery Sing Song with Counsel further explained that scrip were the property
Violet Carson (BBCTS) 8.30 The pianist said he had just that there was also before the his, ellents head office was not plaintiffs and that plaintiffe had
Portuguero Hall Hour (Studio); concluded a month's
tour of Court an application under order in the Colony and that the the right to possession, and costs 7. Favourites in Variety: 750, Old
in against defendants.
Time Balloons with Sydney Thomp- and 94, rule 4 for leave to Inter- ordinance gave six months two broadests in all the major ploncel said that there was
won and his Orchestra. (BBCTS); Mr McNeul 'edded' that he which to
7.50, Weather Report; ME, Timu *to appeal. cities. He added
entitled also to that it was
was Mr Bernacchi agreed that be
claim for signal, and The News (London extraordinary how the Japanese also an application for a stay of knew the hearing of the action minal damages at least, but Relay); 6.0 International plast
Istomin that he would not bother with | Eugens
Jinterviewed people have such a great passion further proceedings which ob- was
for this morning that..
Alleen Dekker: 3.15. for classical mușie. *
Buddha Jaywant1", oh the viously involved a stay of the nevertheless his clients must toke
Mr Justice Gregg made an 2,500th Anniversary of Buddha of the hearing
under their instructions from their order in the terms asked for. He was met at Kat: Thi by
action
Death, Brooke Barnsbelti discusses head, office, order 24,
·Counsel said that,
the significence of Budape rule
6.30. Mr. and Mrs Harry Odell and
The post about a month tied
sald Counsel, the plaintiffs were perfectly en-
A Short Plend Récital: by“ žigenn Mr Hank Miller of the USIS,
Istomin; 9.49, Beginners Pirado“ (204), they fixed the Malicious to bul was simply
series) 4th Edition of Radio Hồng" rgo his Lordship delivered a early date in order to get judg-
kong's Amateur Talent Show. Com- pere: John Wallace. Produced by judgment holding that this casement before any question
Hillary Green (Concert Hall); 9.16, did not involve vereign im- appeal was lodged and thereby
At the Opera. Aust" obtain possession of the Obviously the
documents. Counsel sald at their
Mr Bernnect! said that hised, of 10 Queen's Street, second proceed mediately to obtain dite
for Lordship found himself in hours by Mr Hin-sling Lont On the position this morning of having Cemral this the trial of the action.
things before the Court: other hand a party was, under two the code, given six months in the trial of the action and 2) any damage. which to decide whether or not application in respect to certain
wis going to appeal the interpleader On exhibition were specimens decision or what other steps all proceedings under cover, valued at $40, at Wong
he involved of rural
handicraft might take. science,
In this case, Mr order 24, rule 6, and Counsel Sheung Wong Cate, at 147 Des school books, teaching aids and Bernacch! said, there had been, a musical instrument, while doing over our works and it asked his Lordship to hear the Voeux Road Central on May mentration lessons were" given hourly. There were also models was Anally decided to take the application first, He added that 16. made
by the 14th Company of proceedings by way of an inter- he had no instructions to appear
That could at the trisi itself, picader summons. New Territories Girl Guides,
Mr McNeill comended that Still In Serious bo taken at any time and el- Visitors included the parents
the summons was not ́ ́ ́before and friends of the School's 298 though Counsel said he ap- Court and that la Lordship
fixed
could not hear it or make any pupils, Officers of the Education preciated that today was
Belion order on it affecting the Department, Police offers from for the hearing of the the New Territories and the he was there to ask the Court claimant. Hold that the Shing Shou-chin, who was at- with
toliston to
his application for 'Chaimman and Commitiée of the love to Interplead and for the summon, must be served on the | tacked by a'man with a knife with Eugene, Tatomin at the Plabo1- Shataukok Rural Association.moment to stayfurther pro-
claimant,
|la expected to recover although || 7,45," "The Final Year"—The SKTY Counsel went on to say that she is cull in a serious cond-off Math Courage: B. Tina coodings
stings. There was no ques any defence raised by the tion in hospital, it
it was, learned mat and the Nawah Die Weber Report Announcements - and Interw tion of applying wider order 13. Government of China, could be this four-year-old nephew: Male Maestro-Prevented by JET
juda 128,12, *Moods, in' Bailesi 350,- Fule' 5. Trwe are adding you in raised, by the defendants. If Her Trooper Returns erect to stay the trial after, they so desired. Even the Tip Wal-ping-died last night Anitair-Lone yetar
Hour-Long, having heardus on our inter-question of Jurisdiction was
afier being stabbed by the man | Arathe Christie Cegluring the N argued before hila Lordship.. A. pleader" he said.
who entered their home at 002 Christie' most popularis Cration. Ng Cheneid. That thu đư
Poltat, the Little, Belgian Detective: NOT. BEFORE COURT
tendente claimed no interest in last evening, RENKAMUNE Queen Mustaks
Shanghai Street, ##cond" floor) | 10, Cafe Continentning 1030730m Air MeNeillsamlund that the goods at all. They were the insured ammons was now in the possession of the No arrem has yet been made, siapa preno not before Ale Court now! - All Court mid he was making- by
but the Poller are investigating, girmencione, DOWBI that was but one it was an action means of the interploader: aum- between dijajaidland va Invent- mone to be set out of the motion. matt Co., Ltd, and the Bank of
The Shataukok Government Primary School held Its second annual Open Day today.
The troopship Empire Orwell returned,¦ here from: Kund, this morning
* time-expired troops of various units et route Hotne, Empire Orwell will, will tomorrow with an advance, party, at the Essex Regiment which is completing its tour, of duty in Hongkong.
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