CHINA MAIL
OUR AUSTRALIAN NEWSLETTER
A NEW DEAL FOR
LIBERAL PARTY
BACK-BENCHERS
FROM H. KING WOOD
Sydney, June 5.
A New Deal is likely for Liberal Party back- benchers in the Australian Federal Parliament. Party leaders and rank and file members have agreed to conduct party meeting when they will be allowed to discuss proposed legislation,
For some time, back-benchers have been
shock their elders with their muttering about the dictatorial methods of Prime
luid vocabulary.
It is not often that # man
takes with him into maturity
Minister Menzies in not taking them into his con- fidence on many matters. Often they have been
the scarlet phrases he regarded compelled to vote for Bills without having enjoyed
su highly in his youth. But now
and again there are those who du.
ONE
COMPLAINT I
NE such is Mark, 3 clerk. Mark, towards the end of a recent evening, found himself in a bus quere lo Tottenhain Court Road.
No buses came of the kind he wanted. and when
C did appear, it was full.
He begon to discuss with the night alr and his neighbours the short-
felt them comlags-06 he
to
be of the arrangements made by London Transport to get him
a chance of discussing or criticising them,
Mindstore have often ignored Then he went on to gay: the back-benchers, with the re- "Some prople say the benefits of sult that on a number of oc-automation can be applied to
casions, The House has been process affecting up to 25 per treated the spectacle of see- cent of those engaged in manu- ing and hearing government facturing. In our own indus members speaking against Bills try in Australia the figure is introduced by their own party.probably closer to 10 per cent.
Evidently these danger
"Automation does not eliminate signals have been noticed by all labour. "It
would appear those in control, and in future that the shift in employment greater than the the back-benchers are Hikely to would be no be treated with a little more
present rate of labour turnover, which is 0.8 per cent," of u gung respect and not as "no-hopers"-
How he reconciles these per cent with "at Prime Minister
Menzies is Agures-0.8 discussion might A amiable
icast 25 to 60 per cent of orl for his hostility to any known have followed, had it not been for the language in which Mark who are inclined to question his final labour force is required"
is not explained. phrased his opinions. This was judgment. Membera say he has so iwlable, that une: of
used his
his position to dominatu neighbours, a woman, went for the party moetings and bring
his critics to heel. a policeman, to whom she said: "There's a men by me in the bus-queue using the most awful language can you stop him?"
SILENCED
to his home.
THE policeman
THE
visited
the
the
Those who whole-heartedly support him, and are prepared "to be good DECLARE the ro wards
in being selected for
trips. It OVETSCÈS Prime Minister who makes the
15
the
queue. He spoke to Mark,lcetion for these jaunta.
whom he found gripping
arm of a coloured man to whom
in richly-embroidered language,
and at very short range, he was giving the benefit of his vlows on the buses.
"Now them," the policeman sold, "not
of So much that, please."
Mark released his grip on the coloured man's
thanked orm, the ofker for calling, and be- Came alfent. The policeman, marvelling at his own powers of He persuasion, moved away. went to a doorway nearby, not utterly convinced that the charin could have worked so well.
COMPLAINT 2
FRON
AROM the doorway, the officer saw Mark's mouth begin- nug to move ogain. He saw a woma detach herself from the
pad queue
to another policeman. to whom sire sald (though the observer could not hear her words): "I can't stand It any longer, the language that
man's using."
The second policeman moved Mark was arrested for to net. being drunk and disorderly.
Al Clerkenwell,
LIKELY RULES
are
Regular party meetings will be held, in and out
of Par Humentary session.
Party whips will compile
ככ1
REASSURING
But it will be reassuring to learn that automation does not climinate all labour, especially as the labour advising council in Melbourne recerrily discussed the need to prepare for a 38 per cent rise in the working force of young Australians by 1950.
At the sixth quarterly meet-
Tho Pric Minister Minister in the chair will deal with Government business first and then membora' business.
All legislation to be dis- cussed in advance with the bille except for which are of an emergency or
runk-and-fic
sceret nature.
ing of the council, delegates
come
over
made
of
wezo
of
the
THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1956.
SIDE GLANCES
By Galbraith
"Of course I was good in school! How much trouble' can you get into standing in a corner all day?"
Settlement Of Damages
of the
In Libel Action
Settlement of damages claimed in two actions for alleged libel against the proprietor, editor and printers Truth Daily News was announced by leading Counsel for the plaintiffs before Mr Justice J. Reynolds in the Supreme Court this morning.
On May 23 the defendants admitted through their Counsel that an article contained in the Truth Daily News of May 15, 1955, was a libel on the New Life Evening Post, Ltd. and Mr Marshall J. Stayner, a US national and a director of that Company.
The New Life Evening Post, Lid, and Mr Stoner claimeti $100,000 and $200,000 damages, respectively, contending that as a result of the article they had heen indired in their credit and reputation
trud suffered damage.
This morning, the Hon." Leo d'Almadh, QC, leading Counsel for the plaintiffs said that it
and
ORDER MADE
he pleaded for the rebels. Already it has September quarter. It is the were Tsang
nol guilty to the charge. "I was drunk, but I don't remember using any sold.
bad
language," he
That," said the magistrate. Mr T. F. Davis, "is not BA uncommon thing. Меп very often don't remember what they any when they are drunk,"
Bill of Rights."
more
Alleged Conspiracy And
STARTS INSTAN
NEVER - MISTET
SHEAFFER'S
Corruption
Govt Chemist Tells Of Analysing Concrete
CLICKER
MEDIUM & FINE
LLPOINTS AVAILABLE
ON THE
by: John Dall The record unic novion triển werk is one made at a section organised by the British Nation ol Jazz Federation,
are sufficiently Interested,
IND
It is a good record and it brings up again that old, old Dr A. J. Nutten, Government, chemist, gave in Hongkong? There must bo query, why no organised jazz, evidence this morning on the chemical analysis of mough capable Jazz men who the contents of some concrete samples he tested, three are surely enough, fane Just when the trial of a Chinese contractor and two to make the Iden of staging a passion worthy of consideration British officers charged with conspiracy and cor- by ond or other of the local ruption continued at the Victoria District Court, mentres.
Regarding one of the samples, witness said it did. There has been an amazing not appear to be very good concrete. It
was very by the public in this type of diluted so far as the quantity of cement was con- récord during the cerned.
increase in the interest shown
past
few years
and there are discs on the mag- kot of various groups from
The accused are Chaw Chung-| The conerele did not appear almost every country in Europe. sang, 36, managing partner of to be very good. It was very So far, to my kno
knowledge, none WITC Shun Hing Construction diluted, as far as the quantity at all, from the East although I Co., Major Donald Peachey, 47, of cement was concerned. As a believe the odd Japanese combo and Cap Harry Curtis, 40, both result of his chemical analysis, have been recórtled,
Is there really no hope of ever of the Royal Engineers, attached he found that the concreto con to the RE Works Servicico. lained' the following: ohe unit having a real, live sission any-
cement, 4.8 sand and 6.4 where in the Colony? :
Hearing is proceeding.
IT'S A BARGAIN
The three aro
accused conspiring together between stone. November 12, 1953, and August
10, 1854, to cheat and defraud Her Majesty's War Department in connection with construction
work dkto by the Shun Radio Hongkong
firm.
E.K.T
Ballroom-with" Bydney
His "Bargain-Base "urer,
A week or so ago this column was taken to task for being reluctant to give credit to Rediffusion for any shows they produc. It gives me pleasure First accused is additionally
To pay tribute now to a new- charged with three counts of
69m. Time Signal and Programme comer to the network who has and Bumentary: 603, Stock Market Re- corruption, six of larceny
post; 0.00, "yor the Children"-Nur- the right Mark one of fraudulent conversion.my Sing Song With Violet Camar
pro- The last count is alternative to od Dogle Gambel (BBCTamme has all the earmarks
Portuguese Hell Hour 7 hompson of a good thing and his res the larceny charges,
Peachey is charged with two and his dechestra (BBCTS 730, iralined but effective approach counts of corruption. Curtis 1 Thursday Barapbook again to the problem of presenting a charged with one corruption entertainment for most ages, in count
which there is music of word, meet programme of recorded
wining, verle Mr Desmond Mayne and Moles about doing and casing, pork in as goed very litte pre
Mark had Counsel, due, problems in sound, and all John Hobley, Crown
by mator of trivis for your distraction Vis prurience in prosecuting, assisted Chief Inspector W. Apps. The pages are turned by David although he is by no means a' | Lyttle and the serupa posted in by stranger to the singey The way Chau is defended by Mr Timothy Birch; foil, Weather Be in
Instructed by Mr port: 8, Time Signal and The News: in which he has taken to the Patrick Yu, street by and 60s Festival Spotlight-Reports on new medium is a good sign on Co. Mr John Clifford, instructed Aries Wilm Festival: 8.15, Ester you will be hearing more of this today's events in the South - East unless I am very múch místalones by Mr J. C. B. Suck.
of Mu for Werter Ear now and very welcome voice. Hastings and Co.
are
the two officers.
is defending me of old and merg
| melodios arranged by William Rod | and. Gus. Steyn and played by the
10.00
enter
radio
work
RECORD REVIEWS
City
of
| Radio Malaya Déchoston-bloggerating TRACES OF SHELLS
Kurong Yu Làng (Radio: Malayn Res
If you like Crescent, {cording); 8.45) Elölidayit day. Stalgia | Dr Nutten spoke in detall of slowedo Santos and his Orchestra: music, the music that her vir the method of analysis used in 2.10. As the Opectm/"The“ TO
New Orleans on the Hongkong for determining the Hortman Prologue et tally put the Mississipi Delta
(Offenbach)—Principale: Chuorum) and lab
then go to London. quantity of cement in a concrete Orchestra of Radio Berlin Cond., by mp,
Arthur Rother: mixture
(approx), Strange advice you reckon. To and His Orchestra: 10.30, help you change your mind port In the samples which he had no been called upon to examine, "Swbigin' down YonderDean Mar
dan around armongst those shelves; with Dick”
Stable's the local dire dealer's and bull will witness said, he found traces of in(Vocal)
Dixie-Cats: 1030, Weather Report; sea shells. In the course of 11, Time Signal, Radio Wewe feel cut and spin names like thiser analysis, these shells were dis-115, Goodalgis Music: 11.30, Close Humphrey Lettelton, Chris Bar- solved under the, acid treatment Down
The the cement, along with dissolved shells were included in
cement the
figures.
the residue of Regarding
"4-The plaintiffs, undertake 19, arrange fox the transfer to the second defendant of 300. fully paid up shares (represent
fully paid up ing 10% of the capital) without payment in the Now Life
Post Evening Limited and
further und
e undertake that the
second defendant be appointed a Director of the Now Life Evening
Past Limited. The plaintiffs warrant that the said 300 fully paid up shares are free from all encum- berances and that they have the consent of all other shareholders to such transfer, qgs-
paper_proprietor, Luk You-sing,
Modern Magic
พ
OG
+
REDIFFUSION
"Pariaty Challe
Homantie
p.m.
Desires.
and
יי
ber, Alex Welsh, Ken Colyer, The Saints and Lonnie Donne-
the
I found a beauty the other from a concert Royal
of
th
Burber
Elizabeth Dawson, with Job Blater as quieto, Joon ififer our Plar and old Storyville Blues followed by Hamilton Dyce as Tather Carobal; a faster than usual blow at It's 10, Cafe Continent21,30,303 The Tight Like This. For a breather, said, land: 1130, Prelude to WildGuitarist
taken
The effect of his evidenco. Te Queen's Basic; 11, Date wathi Dream- the Skifier Donnegan:
THE EFFECT garding the analysis, he was that the method did not show a less quirkity of cement gand but it could give in od over-estimate of the presence cement,
13 midnight, God Save the Queen!
CLOWO DOWN
BRIDGE CLOSED
Lonnie
heard that this Agure герге
sented an increase of 50,000 over Suggested rules for the New the 130,000 youthful new Deal in the party
along workers in Australia last year. these lines:
The council comprises repre- and of the ACTU All positions or committee sentatives and delegations will be filled by employera, under the chairman
ship of the Miniser for Labour necrot preferential ballot,
and National Service, Mr H. E. Holi.
Delegates said the percentage rise showed that the effects of an agenda, closing at 4 p.m. on the low birthrate in the dipres
would be recalled that at the sion years were being the day before the meeting.
and underlined the need last hearing (May 29) deden- for
guidance dants consented to judgment, more vocational
admitting the libel and facilities.
apologis years had ng for it, and the matter was
materias left behind after the elections front
Tune; Booming postwor
Cycle day-extraels "Song ...» për Nor modo employmerv. so easy
1o come up today on the que that ton of the issue of damaged,
matter under analysis had been way an operetta bandon the put on by the National Jazz B. It is mutually agreed be
Filfe and muste, of Edvard Gateg: 300, Federation at:: many "young people had
Mr d'Almado said that since tween the plaintiffs and the through the various sieves, Dr Novatime: 4. Romances of the World Festival Hall in October (54%.; an unsound choice of jobs.
then the parties had arrived at second defendant on behalf of Nutten said that when one coho Sweden: L16, Tea Tiras Ivendezvour Top of the bill on this parti HOME BUILDING
a settlement in the terms of a himself und his co-partner
Fled
out selving processes, cho
430, Vocally Yours
Children's cular occasion Was Chris document which Counsel hand- and/or other interested persons must expect a Emall amount of Come Conducted by Auntie Mary Barber's Jazz Band, The The big drop in home builded up to the Court. He asked ⚫ All manbers shall not be
in the Truth Daily News that a Ices,
5.30, Toors Time-Presented by Betty Hallgate
second to none to billing in Australia is shown In committed to support
the Court to make an order in
This would serve to decrease Bouza; 8. Tropicana; B, Blothdayile which has not been
It test
limited company. Incorporated the fireal figure and therefore Mailbag:, 0,30;" Songs of the Talonda; {917;-Pat Haleox still favours the: fully ex-
Agures
the issued by
these terms.
under the Companies Ordinance Acting-Commonwealth Statis- plained in the party room,
2. Personality Parede Torie Tromans comet, the darling of New increase the proportion of cement Zin, Film Festival Interview 20 Orleans leaders, which too often. shall be formed within three A Press statement shall be tician, Mr S. R. Carver,
months to take over the Truth
in the mixtare,
Woody Berman and the Thied Heed; p** His Lordship accordingly made In the first duce months Isrued at the end of each party
Witness sade coe also expected of a Mother Courage
7.45,
The Thai You The Story plays second fiddle to the frum- Daily News the order in terms of the settle- this
0. Time bet and partnership the
Monty Sunshine'a 'year 17,019 homes meeting.
shareholders of which shall be small quantity maat,
soluble Signal and the News: 809. Weather clarinet completes the front line. This new approach to party commenced. This is a drop
Inter Defendants in both actions the same as the old partners salts to be prescot in unwashed Raport, Aoungements
Four rhythmi rounds of " the metings' is regarded as triumph | more than 2,000 since
salts Jude: 8.13. Moods in Music; 8.30, These (subject to clause 2 above) in rocks and sand. Shooting, news-
and on this Muse Moretro-Presented by Jerry line-up constiftents, the same proportion of share. and other soluble been dubbed the "Back-Benchers lowest number of homes started alias Luk Ming, alias Luk-Hoi holding
were also included in the land D. Naan bridge Play by they kick off with the earthy sino: the March quarter in 1953. on, newspaper
"6. The plaintiffs consent to cement figures. editor, both of when the figure was 18,194.
the second defendest_coninuing 44-A Gough Street, second floor; SEAWEED SKINS
The number of homes, com- and the New Asta Printing Com- to manage the Truth Dally News, Mr Peter Brumi, a 30-year-old Plated, which total 17,030, is the pany, printers, of 19481 Gough "7. Liberty to apply." chemical engineer from. London, drop of nearly 3,000 homes com- the
lowest for two
It is a Street. They were described as years.
proprietor, editor and plans to have more and
pored
respectively of the Australians eating seaweed sau-paro with the December quar-printers
year, when 10,097 paper, Truth Daily News sage skine. He has arrived in homes were bulit,
They were represented by Mr Sydney on his way to Mel- The number of
of houses under Patrick Yu (who was absent, bourne, to set up a sausage skin construction for the March being erigaged on another case plant there.
quarter Is 64,500 and for the in the Supreme Court) and Mr It's not
idea," Mr
December quarter 04,403. The Victor Gitüins, instructed by Mr Brumi said. "Already Austro-gures for these two quarters F Zimmer of F. Zimmern and Hans are tating 500,000 yards of are the lowest for six years. vegetable casings on their sou
But if Australians
Mr d'Almada rad Mr Brock Eges etch week."
"Vegetable casing"
building as many homes as in Bernacchi, on the instructions of E. S. C. Brooks, of Messrs boaks and insurance past, Brum's word in
cose
some companies zee busily engaged in Hastings end people may be squeamish about creating
premis ed for the plasmany, appear- eating aaweed, "but in reality
The terms of settlement as maweed casing's chief advant Sydney, across
costing millions.
the Sydney set out in the document handed age is its cleanliness," he said.
Harbour Bridge, one Insurance up to the Count and signed by "The Australian authorities is buliding an
Counsel for both aldes were: have probiblica importation of 15
THE TERMS £3% million. in, aher paris I didn't mean to annoy anyone. hog-gut casing from Norther
"But twice there were .com-Amerlea because of swine of
"Having consented to 'judg Sydney, other big bulldings plaints about your language."
ment and having made o full creeping into the skylines fever there. Mark shrugged. "I was just "The seaweed used In this homes for their families will defendants on the 23rd day of But the young men; seeking apology to the plaintiffs by the talking," he said,
artifical covering is gathered off have to wait a long time be May, 1956, it is now agreed on "Drunken
do stupid things the magistrate observed, the Irish coast and is specially fore they can even hope to 400 the following term
terms settle 8.20 this moming when the wae purified.
their housta greeted. Mean- ment:
knocked down by a bicycle in "One pound of seawood makes time migrants pour into the #1--The defendants
Laichikok Road, in the Sham- 260 yards of sausage. sking country and the housing, prob to pay, to the plaintiffs costs of shulpo district. The seeldent smaller samples for analysis, Queen's Road East collapsed Christle Roy Cramming la enough to cover 250 pounds of lem becomnew more grim” and
at $13,000,
occurred in heavy rain. S
Ho broke off about one-fourth shortly after 10 o'clock is from [it] desperate, an
Tho second to ending to Me Brumi: sold the Melbourie
injured girl, Lok Tit to one-fifth of the large piece morning. There were so cocaine of the George. Beint Ying, residing at No. 457, Re for that purpose. to the plaintiffs upon plant would be the dirt in Aus tralia;
the plaintiffs with clamation Bioeet, ground floor, The portion; be! #xamined I would turn out about
appeared to be representative of Tree Across Road CH '100,000-yardian 'week at first,"
the remainder of the original! A huge tech fell down and Blues" Gorge sample, CHARA
obstructed Pork Road ne band and delights EVOLVED IN HK Queen's Garden early this lilivo wiro Witnes went on to say that moving. The "too was removed is interpretatio
by FWD workers. Jeigu
Jazztnon P in Hongkong. Part of the pro
Authoritie ployed in the United
and 22 Statol There was no standardised why I bareon!
WAY of analysing in
to the
I
YOU DON'T REMEMBERT 66 ALL
remember," Mark A said.
"is I was waiting for a bus to take me home and
that my wife, wanted come along, Then policeman came and talked
nond
to
I
д
to
why
se, and when he left I thought everything must be all right or he wouldn't have gone away."
"You donit remember the officer spoke to you?"
"No." "Your mind wasn't very clear, because you'd been drinking?”
sald agree absolutely," Mark, "But my feeling is that
menu
#1 find you gulitý, You pay a fine of. 30s."
I
must
Merk anid something under his breath. I did not catch what it was he sold. Nor did anyone,
LINER ROCKED. BY EXPLOSION
Southampton," June #18.
epicalon
E
new
Mc
the
Ano
business
At
office
Company.
not. are
to
2
Me
COLOUR BLIND
transfer The managing director of one, demand
Sydney Loader motor our payment mufacturing companies
colour. committee which choose the colmar pany's caras What W
Last week ho
has shareholding 77 Ria
of
a
Talk of automation is still in
*: AUTOMATIONA
aireext
beneficial 49% of the
sampio
obliges with the lion's share of the vocal work backed up by Pat Halcox and Chris Barber who take thes plano stool and Repair work on the road bass respectively. The numbers Shown a concrete
chosen are. En old mouthing The Guild of Oriental Magi- taken from a section of wales bridge at the Taipo Causeway traditional, "Bury my Body clans is having a Guest Night catchment channel from Route has not yet been completed.
and astucy
little double Motorists are therefore a entendre known as "Digging my tomorrow at the Green Room of TWSK, Dr Nutien said that was the Missions to Seamen, 40 one of the samples which he did ved that the bridge will again Gloucester Road, staring at not analyse, He tested it phys-traffic as from midnight tonight up the proccdinge with that 8.30 p.m. Each member of the cally, not chemically. Part of the Gulld will be performing
In
little a tow
nample was
The Watli pieces,
Too Creaty Perry- feste of modern magle, and remai
crumbly morning. remainder was
ey attempts, becauso-as- you'll relatives and friends of the condition. He broke the sample
hear, the capacity audience just are interested in the art of its! members, and also theer, who further so that he could just Boy Knocked Down areants for more and the boys
finally oblide with a couple modern magle are cordially in-
of another A private motor car knocked chorusca vited to attend.
Critically Injured
A twelve-year-old Chincoo adri was seriously injured at
was removed to Kowloon Hos: pital. Her conditions stated
to be criiioni, MENS
Q
540
other sample, wit
bo
closed to all vehicumtoto The Barber bai
B o'clock
up, or attempts to wind tomorrow lively number
Crescent
another ness sald He also did not give it down a six-year-old boy in City overgroen "Oh, Didn't He
chemical analysis. He did Pokfulam Road at: 2.20 p.m. Hamblet"
ALEX
WELSH TOO
4
Bot carry out breaking experi- yeterday,
monts on this sample, becau The boy, Chan Kwong Chai,
It was obvious thas it was of
as of the of No. 125, Second Street, second same type of material as the floor, sustained serious injurice Supporting the Barber band previous one. It was very end. and is now detained in hospital. on this occasion 1. Alex Welsh 1y broken, other sample of Kitchen Collapse
Shown
concrete, Dr Nutten identified it as one from which he had taken
and his Dixielanders:
blowe „terrifie lead on trulipes and is backed up by Lyttelton's
clarinet
"Part of "the kitchen at No. Dod
tica.
in the Truth Daily News, the com- The second defendant warrants I! ape that the said shares are free frons An underwater
way Inspecting all encumbornaces and that he crack 68,000 ton United about lie impact on the lives of was almost ill when he came partners and/or
hind scrous ord from New York todayjs been
on been lits
Informed that only The ship'a' muster reported on workers would be displaced
ith analysis method was evolved. Necklace Stolen rocked the world's fastest liner, the air but some doubt, exists, the last batch of two-tones and his the consent of sil. other.
the
States, as it'nesred; Boûthampton | workers, Previously, tów | combinations cularlybitions to tho #ald gwresiba přes BOA gold necklace, was matched wees was: similar to thatyon-720 Inchost:ONRIni
from a Chinese woman walking: 5. Nothing in paragraph 2 in Ching Wall Street near Then a thought occurred to above shall be a transfer to the Castle Peak Road at 10.30 am a ""ming" had boen But B. E. Barratt, proident him. He asked the comparing painting in Iwock and resterday In the afteroon, is detonatext in the vicinity bus o of the Stofal swaders Bonphogent Cootor to extune the crestart poletaries, arts hability past socket cold call
Admirally," panto-Association, told, his mumbers of his commlitée) Arborit, kuld: the wxplosión a wad | thus af lout 25 to 50 per cent of The douter with tongue ; in did notice has boun given under. oned by a roudno font of a the original imbouri force 1 free check, surely-reported tint, sie imparandusent Transfer For China, Mali quired to operate and maintain of the seven, members were Bains Ordinance Care 19 and
colour blind
Town Algold cheler wat mode). | broke from a Chinese woman in CAR PA Tanda Palhy, Upper CANT
{áchool
these boys. tálne the roof ['with kitenrawas
naghfollowed. #Panditia
Handy's
Don't
|Junt"over two inches of rain | Shinglaj vterr
(of
New Orleanu Mu