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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1956.
OUR AUSTRALIAN NEWSLETTER- SIDE GLANCES
APPOINTMENTS Today May Write "Finis
The following appointment#, transfers porno tami and postings have been approved by His Excellency the Governor, it was notified in the Government Gazette this morning
Mr D. E. Brooks to be Con- troller of Broadcasting on pre- Mr Coffrey Frank
ARTHUR was taking his "oh" cried Arthur, Mauldon to be
10 De a physicist,
He had been to the local
"Oooh," cried Arthur, amsz-bation;
you,"
"I'm arresting puliceman said, "for
inu, enjoyed his customary ¦ that raincoat.' couple of glasses of beer there, and now, at pence
SUEZ
the Clerkenwell
stealing
court,
the Medical Department on agree Phillips ment; Dr B. L. C. Medical Officer to be Acting Senior Medical Officer, vice Dr S H. Moore,
Mr Justice T.J. Gould, Sentor Pulsne Judge, resumed duty on return from leave; Mr Justice J. R
Judge, Gregg Pulsne ceased to act as Senior Pule of duty Judge on resumption by Mr
Justice
Mr Gould; J
with the world, was stroll- A Dennis pleaded not guilty. ing home through the quiet | Arthur went into the witness
box und Laid his story: the streets of Clerkenwell.
Then policeman followed him it was Dennis's turn.
arm
be
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wirpish Kreen
wan
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walked, Arthat mannered inüdty little man, who wore 21 pork-ple hai, and carried over bis
waterproof, thinking of the Suez problem For thai find been under als cussion by the grave senators of the saloon bar that he had Just left.
His thoughts were far away. when suddenly,
though UK Home freak wind hat snatched it his hat was whisked from his Trear-bald hend
of first saw this gentleman in the other pub," he said, with a wave towards Arthur. There a bit of an argument over Suez, and as he seemed to be getting the worst of it, I look
was
his side.
"WEL
Pulse
To The 10-Month Old
Shearing Strike
FROM H. KING WOOD
Sydney, Oct. 19.
">
The 10-month old shearing strike appears, on Unions lifted their the surface at least, to be over. "black" ban on wool at midnight on Sunday and work in Brisbane wool stores was as near normal as possible on Monday.
Wool which has been in railway trucks or at Justice Reynolds, District country sidings for the last eight months is now
to act a Judge, ceased to
Waterside on its way to Brisbane wharves. Judge on resumption
workers in Brisbane already are loading wool into by Mr Justice Gregg.
Mr A. C.
three ships which will carry away 30,000 bales, missoner of Police,
worth £3 million.
of duty
resumed
Maxwell, Com duty on return from leave: Mr Com- K. A. Bldmend, Deputy maissioner of Polles,
not
of
DE
A
Three minutes later the traffic The industry is hoping that a ceased to
left to unmark itself the ns Commissioner of Police compulsory conference on Octo-was
28 will ber
write "Onish** to best it could the young man by Mr on resumption of duty
what has been one of Australia's was on his way to Central Maxwell; Mr H. W. F. Heath,
most costly strike for
Police Station, Assistant Commissioner
some- time and one which has done MORE RESTRICTIONS Police, ceased to act as Deputy untold damage to its econway
Tightening of import restric- Police of
week
ago ule
ships were tons, hurder credit hurdles being of duty by Mr
waiting at Brisbane wharves set up by banks, and the issuing waiting to load wool, but dred of 1584 dismissal notices 10 The Cheng Sui-chan, of waiting, five of them salted workers in arms, aircraft and Almoner, to be Acting Principal with empty holds. A trade au- explosive plants in NSW about
and Almoner during the absence of
thority
said 318,000 bales of Victoria are bringing frowns 10 Miss M. E. M. Benham
wool are stored at present, the foreheads of traders and in- 70,000 of which have been told ducty and also
giving trade union leaders some food
"When he got into the street, his hat fell off, so I picked it Then his coat fell up for him,
picked that up, then town, so
said why don't you and I go Into the other pub for a drink, I expected him to follow me in," ENTER A STRANGER MIOR a moment Arthur wua >>
JUST A REMINDER atarted that he stool stock
WELL I And this cast hand
like stul,
to head, statue of a man whose but has
proved," said the magts-
Mr Frank Powell just been mysteriously sprited
known Then he became aware
this дууму. of a stranger who stood by him
La}). rangy mari, who fie's 30 years old, sir, and carried in his hand the green lives with his wife and three- | week-old child. He works 23 "pork-ple,"
"Here, I say." began Arthur, a labourer and is paid £10 "Olve that hat."
week. There are 13 previous "For reply, the stranger play-convictions. fully cuffed him.
me
eries
Hey Arthur what the..." Ducking what he thought looked like a blow, Arthur
his dropped The stranger pick- ed it up, and with it over his marched into the saloon
mackintosh.
Ur
bar of another public-house, returning Arthur's hat to him as he went, with a crufty lob.
RETREAT
rule, "Anything mun?"
"I'm
Commissioner resumption Bidmead Mrs
Mr D. J. Lyttle ceased to act As Controller of Broadcasting on appointment of Mr Brooks.
Dr Hou Hsiang-lien Woman Medical Officer.
10
and awaiting shipping.
The funny thing about this strike is that although
thought. be
known
In union circles as "the shearers'
Miss E. Parkinson, Mr A. H. Sainsbury and Miss R. Digby strike". In the last 10 months
to be Education Officers; Miss it has drifted far indfed from S. Benford to be an Inspector lis origin. of Schools,
TEST OF STRENGTH for Originally the
Mr Chun Shiu-yu to be a member of the committee administration the Kadoorie Agricultural Aid Loan of Fund,
of
fur
the
Union loaders claim that munition workers have been told that every effort will be made And them work in other Government, departments, bul
to
they
В
Jobs.
expect that halt of them wir still be looking for new
Commerce leaders
For
“Well, we don't want to make a mountain out of a molchili, the magistrate sald, and turn ing
to Dennis went on:
to discharge you con-
strike was But just to remind cong ditionally you that you can't do this sort
the test of strength between shegrers of thing
Australian the
Workers' with Impurity, you
Union and the graziers, must pay the complainant £3 for the annoyance
The warrant appointing you've
Mr sometime, however, all shearers Pay hum £5 or M. Morley-John *
have Permanent in Queensland caused him.
been go to prison for
Magistrate has been revoked. one month.
working. Glumly, Dermis left, By
Mr Kan Chung-yuen to be an (On November 24 last year a Be another
did
Assistant Collector of
sew award provided a rate of door,
Arthur,
Stamp new followed the stranger, whoos and set the green "pork-plo" | Revenue.
£7.1.6. a 1000 sheep; the AWU name โฟย Dennis, ito the Armly over
The iris cars, and
Mr D. B. Evans has been re-had demanded £7.13.1. saloon bar, then quickly re- marched out like a man with a appointed to be a member strike began on January 1 over
price (of £5) on his head.
the difference in the two water). it is claimed that the majority shearers are being paid at the old rates; those who have ac
"HERE, 1 say.
Arthur
look here," protested.
*reated before the curious clares that greeted his arrival. Ife hurried into the
stre found
a policeman, and took him back to the publle-touse. The polleenan brought Dennis out and asked for an explane- tion.
"Course got hin coat," said Dennis amiably. "I was just carrying it for him."
Selassie In India
Bombay, Oct. 23.
of
the panel of the Board of Re- view under section 85(1) of the Inland Revenue Ordinance.
cepted the new have been
4-21
الشاي
SHEAFFERS
Skrip
By Galbraith 15 Years Sentence To Stand
TM Ang UK PAL ON
"You mean you're going to marry that girl in the bookkeeping department? How'd she ever fall for you when she knows what you make?"
Jet Plane
Plane Shoots
Itself Down
Washington, Oct. 25.
The Navy today told the story of a freak acci- tech tha: dent in which a jet fighter plane flew so fast that the next 12 months are going to it shot itself down, be tough ones and
aiready shareholders in many companies that rather have been warned
than look for increased dividends
in the net balance sheel, they should
them- preparing start selves for the news of a cut,
SMELLESS (GAS
The authorities are now piping gas from the Morwell brown con
field in Victoria and from all counts it is pretty good gas. But it has one dr It has no smeli,
drawback.
It apparently was the first time it has hap pened in military aviation history.
The Navy said an F-11F supersonic fighter plane shot itself down last month by running into its own cannon shells.
Proof of the accident
was leg and three broken vertebrae the discovery of a cannon slug and had to be put in hospital. in the jet engine of the crushed | United Press. plane
The accident occurred
on
September 21 when a test pilot
w So, to make sure users know
WOMAN INJURED Struggling along on about 240 that the gas is on, but unlighted,
A 53-year-old woman
Write
#
week.
trying out 20-millimetro Honours And
cannon over the Atlantic Ocean
into the ocean from
e really smelly stuff is being near Long Island by firing the Haile Selassic, Emperor of knocked down by a cor near the The Storemen and Packers Imported from America and will Abyssinia, arrived here this market place at Kowloon City Union frst refused to handle be fed into the pipes. We are
guns moming for a three-weck visit this morning. She was aligh wool, then, two days later, at a told that no one will be in any serie
series of dives. The pilot was ly injured.
secret ballot, reversed that de- doubt that the gae is unlighted injured, but not critically.
to India-Reuter,
PROMOTION WEEK!
featuring the
at
The AWUJ men who
cision.
handle wool, however, weren't
when that stuff gote working.
WHARVES PILFERING
so happy and, in the main re- fused to handle wool.
At
The Full Court compris ing the Chief Justice, Mr Justice M. J. Hogan; Senjor Pulsne Judge, Mr Justice T. J. Gould; and Pulmate Judge, Mr Justice CW. Reece, this morning dis missed an appeal brought by Ng Chi-ming who was sentenced to a total of 15 years for rape and theft.
Ng was given ten years by Mr Justice J. R. Gregg at the Criminal Sessions September when a Jury found him guilty of raping D thirteen-year-old girl. The Judge also sentenced him to three years and two years consecutive on two charges:
(23 poins of shoes, of larceny and a wrist watch and $114) to which Ng pleaded guilty,
had Ng
been before the Courts four times previously and his record included convictions for rape, indecent pasault, theft. demanding money with menacea, impersonating a public servant, and breach of deportation orderu.
He appealed
against his latest conviction for rape on the grounds that the medical cvidence
to was insufficient prove he was the person respon-
sible,
He also appealed against the consecutive sentences on the theft charges, saying that he did not enter any house, nor was he armed with a weapon.
COUNSEL'S REQUEST
Crown Counsel, Mr W. S. Collier asked the Court to con-
der if, on entirely similar facts, ten years was the proper sentence for rape, în a previous ocalon, whether ten years waa
a proper sentence in the pre- sent case.
As to the sentences
on the theft charges, he said that the Judge must have decided that five years was what the nocused. deserved for the thefts and 710 divided them on the two
The Chief Justice told the appellant that the Court has
Decorations listened to what he said and had
perumd the record of proceed- ings.
The story the appellant Persons on whom any British told the Court was the same as
From an altitude of about 13,000 feet, test plot Tom At-honour or decoration has
been
the verdict of the Jury.
tridge put the plane into conferred are asked to send do the one he told the Jury and According to a spokesman, of shallow dive at a speed of tails of the award, stating the they disbelieved him. The Court the moment, there is the Nunter River Steamship about 880 miles per hour. Al-year in which it was conferred, saw no reason to interfere with peace of a sort although no one Company more than £10,000 tridge fired one four-second and their full names, to the is blind to the fact that it worth of cargo has been stolen burst from the four cannon, Librarian, Colonial Secretarist, could all flare up again at the from Sydney wharves since the and
As regards the appeal against then, after a pause, fired by November 30, 1950. drop of a fleece.
watchmen's strike began five another four-second
burst,
The awards of which details sentence, the Chivi Justice said Behind the
had been they force days ago
considering scenes
Pillage squat derec-
CANOPY CRACKED are required include all orders continues between two Lives, a little
for whether the two on the larceny more cautiously,
decorations; medals As he continued down in the and Labour Premier of Queensland, since Thursday.
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cne-time union buddies the i sald' thieving had "increased" dive, the bullet-proof canopy ofantry and distinguished con- charges should have been mado
Mr Goir, and the State Seche- tury of the AWU, "Big Joe" Bukowski, The settlement of the 61)-named and
ill-fated shearers strike will do nothing to end their private battle.
All users of the Sydhoy Har- bour Bridge will continue to pay out big money and for the year ending June 30 the Depart ment
of Highways a record proût
L398,770. Revenue of
than £750,000 and wia more
£51,498 higher than last year.
The Bridge has shown a proût every year since it was opened in 1832, except dining the war. The State Government still owt about £6,500,000 on it, so it looks as though motorists will go on making recorde for some years to come.
BIG CITY LIFE 19,000 roaring fans watched crying, screaming American artist Stan Freberg rip his shirt from his back and sob into a microphone lying on his side a he gave his own version of Johnny Ray's "Cry".
Freberg, a musical satirist, was starring in the fast big show of overseas entertainers for this summer scusan,
shirtless). Said. Stán • («l/5 after the show: "I've never Geen a reception like this any where. Over in the States the audience gets
pretty blase, but here they really go for y you."
A
air
the plane was cracked. Attridge ducts; polar medals; and medals concurrent, but from the serious Among goods reported
for, meritorious service. Details nature of the offence bo thought
proved he had! hil A stolen are-£700 worth
of war medals, Jubilee or corona-against the appellant and from of bird. He handed for an potatoes £500 worth of cuttery
tion medals, and long service his own very bad record, the Calverton, near strip £050 worth of expensive per-Island
Long medals are not required,
Court did not think they would fumes.
This notice does not apply to be justified in interfering in any The steamship company says Attridge had to make a crash-egis
Then the engine gave out and members of the Executive or way with the sentences passed. four casts of pillage were re-landing in
Legislative Councils or to mem- woods a half-mile corded within six hours of the short of the field.
bers of Her Majesty's Regular strike beginning.
Forces but it does apply to all
Which puts us down as no Three shell holes were found other persons normally resident Turn to page 8 for
in the crashed plane. In addition in Hongkong. Persons who have the plane's nose previously reported the details these had been
to the canopy a carton slum of an award are asked to do so
removed
pikers when it comes to wharf
fting because even in days
can still get a lot of was you spuds
from the jet again this year, in order that for £700,
engine. Eight hundred watchmen and
existing records may be checked. gatekeepers
Attridge a 33-year-old former wharves have been on
Bydney Navy pilot, suffered a fractured
strike since Thursday in support of a demand for the employment of casual labour on the system.
from
A
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Protation HK REVENUE
Even our great outback is AGENT IN UK
beig taken away from us.
The other morning Broken
The appointment .of the Hill Headquarters of the Royal Oficial Representative, Colonial Flying Doctor Service received Income Tax Office, 20 Grosvenor a call at 8 a.m, to a patient Garden, London, SWI
Hong- 160 miles away.
kong's agent in the United King
At. 8.30 am, the doctor wasdom was announced in the Gov- beside the patient's bed-which ernment Gazette this morning. is a lot better than we can do El was further notified that the with our local G.P. after about agent may exercise in respect of four urgent phone calls.
EXEQUATURS SIGNED
morning announced that the The Government Gazette this Queen's Exequaturi ompowering ung mansin ¤, brightly | Mr Tengku Maimun “Habejahı i swestor, sports and Mr D. 0. Laballo to act # trousers and a broad smile took Consul-General
and Vice- Indo-
any United Kingdom resident who may apply to be dealt with through him all the powers con“, ferred by the Inland Revenue Ordinance on an Assistant Com- missioner.
Given Recognition
The Government Gazette this moming notified that Ali Ex-
on the job of directing traffe at Co
Consul respectively for bio of the city'a busiest spots." nokia at Hongkong. and Mr cellency the Governor, under With wayes of his aims he Thomas J. Dunnigan to act as metructions, from the: Secretary halted this line, sent the other Consul for the United States of of Slate for the Colonies; his on and seemed to be making *
America at Hongkong, have re-been pleased to accord formal" good job of keeping a snarling colved Her Majesty's signature, recognition to Monsour Francois Toussaint as Comul for France PROMOTED Ga at Hongkong.
that ond Lleutenant Ralph His Excellency the Governor has
It was further notined can of the Hongdong been pleased to recognise, PEO been {#globally and perking Instruto
up place unanarled.. ;- H.When
wadon halled In the middle of the lofersed- lion, the young man, frowned. Howwalked (10%)
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