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Stormy Passage
THE
traffic
Page. 10
streaming cruel, lonicly streets that were along the Pentonville vibrant with whispers of plots being hatched against her-by Rond wits brought to a sad the police, by the hospitais, by den stop. Brakes aquealed, everyone who wanted to lend her tyres screeched. A police helping hand. man looked to see what had halted the traille. He saw a fragile woman steering complicated course acro68 the roadway.
As he watched, a heavy van addited to a stop a yard from
her.
For putteman went up to Notices
The
the woman. *That
Was very
foolish," he said gently, "you nearly caused a very nasty ul- cident,"
I ABOMINATE DRINK
FRAIL
yit and
the Re she woman
looked, but ounded on the policeman like a tigress. "Don't you talk to ine like that, you little whipper- snapper" she screeched,
"don'
you dare." Then the stick the used to support
slipped,
her
and she fell down. The police-
man helped her up.
He noticed that she smelled
of drink and that now she
able to stand, ! seemed scarcely
He arrested her for being drunk.
דיי
The little woman, whose name was Gladys, indignantly pleaded not guilty to the charge! at the Clerkenwell court, loathe and abominata drink," she cried. "But had you taken any?" the magistrate, Mr T. F. Davis, Inquired.
THE CRUEL STREETS
"I'D had two
brandica with
my four-course lunch,"
she said. "Medicine, that's all.
I can't stand brandy."
"Did the drink affect you at
ally"
"Certainly not," said Gladys,
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27
By Alt
p.m.
Korea,
By surfac Macao. 9 p.m.
THURSDAY, MARCH 28 By Al
Peking, Shanghai, Hankow, Kun- jinipat, Holho, Į a in
Hawall, 0.5, A,""&" "Cheiada, 8 a.m. Japan, D a.m. Thailand, Pakistan, Lebanon, Ger- many, Franer & Great Britain, 10
a
Philippines, 2 p.m. Pakis Middle Zast Great Britain. EuTube
Thailand. Ceylon, Burena, p.m.
Africa, india, O
By SurfaceE China, People's Republic. 7 a.m. Indo-China, 1 a.m.
Macuo 1 pm.
CHINA MAIL
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1957.
SIDE GLANCES
By Galbraith
OUR AUSTRALIAN NEWSLETTER
LABOUR DOESN'T
EXPECT TO WIN ELECTIONS
From H. KING WOOD
Sydney, Mar, 21.
Two points to emerge from the Federal ALP conference in Brisbane last week were that socialism is by no means a dead plank of the Australian Labour Party,, and that Labour sceS little hope of taking over the Federal Treasury benches.
The second point was made clear by the Deputy Parliamentary Leader, Arthur Calwell, when he said that Labour should maintain its ideals rather than change them with a chance of winning the election.
Generally speaking it was not a sparkling conference and little came out of it that is likely to appeal to the run-of-the-mlil voter.
There were instances, however, which ilustrated the silent rift among Party leaders.
A striking example of this wee the new back-slapping, hearty laughing Federal Leader, Dr Evatt, who finally has learned how very necessary it is for Labour's Parliamentary Leader common to come down to the level;
every
His reserved, academie air was gone,
he attended social function; and what is far more Important, gave cvery of enjoying them appearance hugely-a far distant role to duit played in past years by the former Justice of the Australian
U.S.A., C. & S. America, 3 p.m. High Court Japan, Canado, 3 p.m.
N. Borneo, Rabau), 3 p.m.
Macao, p.m.
FRIDAY, MARCH 29 By Air
Malays
reported to be one of the richest in the world, will shortly be in production rud when this hap- pens, Sonator Spooner sald Australia would be producing about 1,000 long tens of uranium exide a year.
This
compared with 7,000 long tons a year produced by United States, 4,000 by Canada and 4,500 by South Africa and less than 1,000 by the Beiglon Congo,
2,5*
LLE PEL OPL
"Didn't I tell you, Evelyn, people notice a girl who does unusual things like walking for instance!"
RIOTS TRIAL: LADY
JUROR FALLS ILL
He also announced that the nuclear research reactor al Lutza Heighis (just outside Sydney} would be completed to schedule in 1958 at a cost of close on £0 million.
This
will be one of The
The trial of 15 men charged with rioting out- most advanced piece of re-
earth equipment being used inside the Pao Hsing Cotton Mills in Taun Wan on the atomic
he October 11 last continued at the Criminal Sessions this morning with six instead of seven Special
sald.
energy Held" He had not the slightest hesitation in removing his cost,
RAW (ECG) DEAL or rolling up his sleeves jrz Brisbane's heat; he was
Recently a backyard poultry petually my, calling everybody farmer, having a surplus, sent
Der
Indonesia, ng around with a glass in als Board,
hand and nibbling quite heartily
"I've a bad back I have to cross U.S.A. 8 am the roads slowly, so I always
Cambodia, hold up the traffe with hand. I'm a slek woman and Germany, 10 a.m.
Formoso, Japan, Korea, Oklawe, Noon.
myam,
the police and the hospital are just dying
to make a charge against me."
think you arc ELE1 woman," the magistrate said, "and a little drink probably upsets you. But I'm not going to have police officers treated as you treated this one. He was very polite to you. This time, you'll be discharged conditional- ly, do you understand?"
"Pel"
said Gladys, and she hobbled painfully away, into the
Indo-China, France, 1 p.m. Philippines, Australis, New Zea- Ind. a p.m.
Guam, Hawall, U.S.A.. 2 p.m.
UNA.. O p.m.
F
East Africa, Great Britain, Europe,
p.m.
Canada, p.m.
By Hurface China, People's Republle. 7 a.mt. Macao, 1 pm India, Pakistan (F, India, Parcels vis Karachi), 2 p.m.
N
Borneo, Austraila,
land. 2 p.m.
Macao. 6 p.m.
New Zea
Excitement
in
Every Wearing-
ances
In
Jurors.
5/2 "other charges" (whatever 38, earth coolle; Law Ching, 42,
tallyman; Tong Tso-tak, that may mean also),
coast of
the far south has been sold to Ronald Stuart-Hill
mind
well
the
resort in the southern hemi-
28,
3
the
SHEAFFERS
Skrip
Man's Injuries Described
At Murder Trial
Medical evidence that the deceased died of subdural haemorrhage and fracture of the skull, caused by a blow on the head, was given this morning at the trial of a 30-year-old fitter, Chan. Hon, charged with murder,
Chan is accused before Mr Justice C. W. Reece and a Special Jury of the murder. of a factory worker, Lam Tak-san, who died on October 13 last year-
two days after receiving injuries
during the Tsun Wan riots.
Mr D. N. E. Rea, Crown Coun-
sal, is prosecuting. Mr H. L. Hu ts defending Chan, Instructed by
P. L. Lam & Co.
Dr Lo Won-shan, medical officer at Ko
at Kowloon Hospital, gave ovidence
оп that about 7 pm. October 13, he carried out a
post-mortem on the body of the
deceased. He found
a laceration
Alleged
Smugglers
Wong Ho, 20, and Lee For-
three-quarters of a inch long kan, 25, charged with importing over the forehead and an abra-gold without a licence, were alon on the left cheek
There was bruising on the left half of the face, witness went on. Laternally, he found subdural Faemorrhage-haemorrhage be- neath the membrane--inside the skull,
Death in his opinion WAS caused by
the
further remanded for four. weeks on bail of $2,500 by Mr Hin-shing Lo at Central this morning,
"Defendants were alleged to ave imported 594 taels of gold without a Licence from the of Commerce and In- Director
this haemorrhage dustry on board the motor junk Wing On Cheung at Quarantine by skull fracturo,
Anchorage on March 24. EXTERNAL FORCE Cross-examined, Dr Lo said
injury to the skull was
Represented by MY J. C. Stewart, of Stewart and Co..
caused by some external force, they pleaded not guilty to the not necessarily by a blunt in-charge. strument. He agreed it Was
Revenue Inspector L. Dun
likely that it was caused by ning appeared for the Crown. such an instrument.
Hearing of the case was fixed
Asked if the injury might for May 23, and 23. have been caused by a weapon weighing five by something le
pounds, witness said it could have been caused less than five
Mr Hu asked if he could state
not say.
evidence that he
he could
chict
Steals PC's Revolver
nann
took finger- Radio Hongkong
H.K.T.
a
The only lady member fell ill, so Mr Justice what idnd of weapon was used. Tom, Dick and Harry, wander six dozen eggs to the NSW Egg J. R. Gregg, under the Jury Ordinance, ordered Witness replied that
Mr E
Warburton,
Just after 7 o'clock this the trial to proceed with the remaining six jurors
health inspetor, testified that morning, a police constable on at the various plates of savour- { 5/8.
She got back a cheque-pos in the same manner as if the full number of jurors we arranged for the removal of plainclothes duty in Southwall jes and what-have-yosts that The Board valued the eggs had continued to serve.
stopped two dead bodies from Kowloor Road, Kowloon, were being continuously poked £1.2.4 but deducted 16/7-1/9
Hospital to the Hunghom ceme- Chinese to question him about at him.
for handling. 3/11 for the pool
On trial are Wong Chung- The first accused replied "Ittery depot on October 14. The a quantity of scrap. Irom be A CONTRAST
fund, 5/4 freight, 3d for depot yuen 33, arpenter; Woo Pong-have to die, I die. This is face bodies were encoffined there was carrying. But take the clae of NSW | troight
The man claimed to have on surplus chargo Thailand, India Pakistan, Middle Labour Premier, Joe Cahill, He (whatever that may mean) and you, 27, weaver; Yuen Chuen, for our nation. I have to do it." One of the bodies was that of
obtained the scrap in To Kwa The frat accused spoke loudly the deceased.
and while leading the appeared infrequently; stayed at
October 16, he said, the Wan and the crowd cheered. various sessions only as long as
were sent Sgt Len told that at this time, bodies
ho 28,
to
10 Sandy constable the place weaver: Mak Ping-chau, necessary; made token appear-
only police Beach cemetery for burial. 31, Insp. Moss Wa Keung
On suddenly assaulted him and in weaver CHOST TOWN SOLD at social functions and
there. Later Kwel, mani in uniform
October 10, he gave instructions the ensuing scufie, the cnamel worker yng generally played hard to get.
Kal-yuest,
28, Police reinforcements arrived. Beydtown, the ghost town on 41, farmer; yun, 33, cart By this time the windows of the
for the grave of the deceased to stole the constable's revolver Maybe this was In keeping
be re-opened.
from its holster. NSW mechanic: Ho with the role of a man now
coolle; Liu Yick-chol, 36, cook; mill were
ere anashed, some of the
The offender ran away pur- Dr retired being widely tipped as the next
POLICE ORDER
sued by the constable but mado State Governor
for an un-Wong Chiu-fook, 27, mechanic; people were throwing stones and (the whisper
Fung
Chi-wing, 24, rubber amoke was coming out from the Under cross-examination, good his escape. An immediate which this columo
disclosed figure. reported
worker: Nam Kel-ting, 42, mil. The police tried to disperse witness ald he had instrue- search of the area resulted in Dr Stuart-Hill is owner of weaver; and Wu Dit-keung, 20, the mob. many months ago has now
tions from the Police to re-open | the recovery of the revolver to something resembling Oxley and he
hotel in the outback town of
to take grown
them spinner
The first accused shouted to the
ETAVO for
which was found abandoned ins a yell).
plans to turn The indletment alleges that the the mob "We will give the face photographs and finger-prints. a lane off Mission, Road, On the other hand it could be
Boydtown into the best holl- 15 accused, together with more tory five minutes to comply with He did not ask the Folice why that the State Leader and
the
than three other persons, on our demands. If they fail, we this step was taken, Federal Leader are fur from
DPC Lang Tak-lam said in Boydlown was built by Ben-October 11, 1956, at Tsun Wan might attack the factory and seeing eye to eye on polley, par- jardin Boyd in 1842 98 X 8-riotously assembled together at burn it" And the crowd cheered, ticularly when it is
Is kept
print impressions from the body sald Set Lee. and live the Pao Hsing cotton mills. point for wool ping
the mob He said that Mr M. Moricy-John and Mr
then or Lam Tak-san at Sandy Beach tried to rush into the mill, He,
after the Exhumation Crown Counsel, for south coast. It was affered
are prosecuting, recently for
stood at the door of the mill to Dot. Sub-Inspector Koh Al-Request Preterited by art
Margherita: sale by the present owner for D. E. W. O'Brien,
prevent the crowd going in,
chong
Identification 7. Cicely Courtneldgo in "Calling £20,000. The
Mr V. L. J. D'Alton instruct- price included
but some of them succeerted, 891 Bureau. The prints were pro- CourtnalTime for Jaxx. With guest star To sum up the conference it 800 acres, the Seahorse Inn, &ed by Mr P. D. A. Remedios, could be said that Dr Evatt, in motor
the three of them also went into duced in Court.
Herbert Lom; with Robin Day: 759, Weather of is defending the second, fifth, the mill comp, 1 miles spite of
the fact that he has.
photo-eport: 0, Time Signal The News; private beach,
three stone sixth, eighth ninth, teanth,
Commentary or Stop Prezi never looked like being Prime
and coveral stone twelfth and
grapher, said he took photo 09. the thirteenth ac- OVERTURNED VAN Minister is today more Banly cottages,
Wednesday Theatre. The BBC cused, The other accused are entrenched as Labour's National
Wilfred each. Copies of the photographs presents
Pickles AN Lender than at any time through
not represented by Counsel.
Courtenay Hill in "The Trouper". The Blory of a Pantomime Dame, his
some of the people who rushed were produced. not particularly brilliant
Det. Sub-Inspector Koh of the by Jeffroy Begals 0.45; Henti Rene SUPPORTING DEMANDS in the mill overturned a van politien) career.
Det. Sgt Lee Ngat-ming of in the compound and poured on Identification Bureau said he and his Orchestra; 10, Music of the received two sets of finger-wentieth Century Tour Plano to at what appeared to be
Blues (Copland); Beilet Suite from was on duty in plain-
to another lam. He also received an Iden- Book at-your--Bodide, clothes on October 11 last year it. They did this
Comfort Farm" by Stella Gibbons, tity card. when about 4.30 p.m
vehicle also. he saw
Head by Audrey. Mendes. Epsode 3; PRINTS COMPARED 10.45, Modern Sounds, Shorty Rogers some 30 girts and ten to 20 The witness said he arrested
Witness said he compared the and his Orchestra; 10.59, Wether youths near the Pao Hsing the first accused three days
on the identity Report: 11, Time Sigrial, later in the workinen's quarters thumb-print
Newsreel; it35. Goodnight. Music. Mills. They were shirts and of the Major Construction Com- card with the thumb-print in-Waldieufel Memories; 11.20, Clo
singing. The girls were in white black skirts and some of the pany in Chai Wan Kwok, youths
carrying
Hearing is proceeding. owning a plane and accused the A blue Flat car, AA-1642, Nationalist Chinese dogs, Kovernor, Dr Coombes, of "acide of Macdonnell Road, at the what was
crashed head-on into the cliff- Sgt Lee said he asked them. the matter and he scandalous waste of public funds" by maintaining it.
junction of Kennedy, Road, this learned that they were support-
the workers
Pao of the Mr Fairbairn sold at that morning, causing considerable ing period it was costing £10,000 a damage to the bonnet and near
the factory to hoist tho Na- tionalist dag.
Ho
B-20 "Women Only" A weekly magazino
by Linda
introduced
that the Premier of Queensland, stock and for a whaling fleet on ws.Collier,sted by Asp Staff Sgt Chung and Insp, Mousened over the finger-prints to Roberts; 6, Time Signal. Programun
Mr Vince Gair also kept out of the Federal
picture al- though it could be said that he was something o Da host.
PLANE FOR SALE The Commonwealth Bank has for sale one DC3 alrcraft which It bought in 1946 from the US Government to carry the Bank's
wharvcs.
The owner, Mr R. B. Whiter, has run the township 15 a tourist centre for 20 years but at 13 claims he is now too old to worry about it any longer.
Governor and senlor officials CAR CRASH IN
between
the bank.
various branches of
It was in 1955 that Mr D. E. MACDONNELL RD. Fairbairn, MP, raised the ques- tlon in parliament of the bank
affairs.
Chan
of the
Chi
Police
Sgt Lee's terlimony was that bhs of a dead body at the Item: 6.10. Opera and Ballat; 8.45,
the Special Branch, testified that eroschio and, threw`n match at prints from DPC Leung Tak- Billy the Kid (Copland); 10wold
ho
WITE
small
European
Hiring Mills in their demand for Woman Robbed
witness.
\
REDIFFUSION
Brussels, Radio.
Radio
cluded in the finger-prints Down given to him by the defective. In his opinion, the thumb-prints
3 pm Wednesday. Concert "Calig ere identical.
De Lune" (No, 3 Suite Bergsenasque) Sin-cheung. Chan
senior by Claude Debussy, played by War translator
Orchestra, La at the Supremo wick Symphony Court, said in evidence that the by claude Debussy, played by Symphony three Chinese characters in the Orchestra. Handel's Concerie, for
side front wing.
identity card were read as Orchestra, in D Major Pasics Ella year to maintain and did not go
and Junio in C. Minor", by Bach "Lam Tat-san" They could played by the Philadelphia Orcha anywhere that was not serviced Kennedy Road into Macdonnell The car was turning from
He reported this. Incident by A European woman, walking also be read as "Lam Tak-san,” stra; 4, The Blory of Bottle Castle: 4.15, Tea for Two: 4.30, Birietly Ine by scheduled airline services, Road and swerved to avold an telephone to his superiors and in Salisbury Road near the Star ho said.
Front by Children's Comer In 1955 this was called "non-on-coming car travelling from returned to the scene, said the Ferry pier yesterday afternoon The next witness was Sub-
Auntie · Raya -- 6.30, sense" and it was stated that the the cast.
had her handbag opened by a Inspector V. O. Mose, who Wednesday Requests Presented by „Batty; · 0.28, Birthday Mailbag:-030, plane was essential for the
By now he found the mob had meak thief who stole a purse described in detail the dis- The Tops in Popular Musicj €45. The European-occupant re- Emooth working of the bank's colved slight injuries and was Increased and were shouting in containing $900.
Two cases were reported to turbance outdide the Pao Hsing Dick Jurgens and hir Orchestr
Personally Parade-Bletana Tauber: cotton mill at Ten Wan on the In 1957,
7.10, Concert Miniature; 750,-- Madi sent to Queen Mary Hospital, an angry manner, however, a
Sgt Loe identined
the first the Police of Chinese women afternoon of October 11 bank but was not detained.
Fisier with Axel Stordahl's Ondas official admitted that it had been
accused. This man was facing passengers on Trumcars being Defence Counsel asked:- if stra: 7,65, The House "or-1 Peter the mob outside the door of the victims of pickpocket. In each witness could say whether the Mocoverage,drimer signal and the
News: 600, Weather Report, An mill Ho held up
his hands case the women's jacket pockets; Police or the mob were in con- nouncemente and Interlude: 138. Novelly Time With No #Kandrill ed three things of the mill—
8.30, Dlamoris Mude Show: 9. FDI A Chinave man snatched
aland 12 midnight that day.
σ Gold: 9.33 "Martin Chuzzlewi first, that the factory hoist the pair of earrings from a Chinese Sub-Inspector Mors said he By Charles Dickens. Final - Roláda. Naliorialist flag all over the woman in Cheung: Wah Street could not say. The Police, with bless Turned State building: socond, that the
cess explained, controlled some wolk and His Orchestra 1010.30% Missio Woint!' 13. Lawrence yesterday at midday,
places
and the mobs: conftalled all variaties Blayziny powi other places
Howard and Beatrizs « Kayı") Jerry's Fumble and Jurikans vasentei URANIUM
of heroin, surrendered berwolf at let off a string of firo-crackurs
Witness agreed that t the mitun. the Central poller station yestrom the roof top to the ground,
tion was confused and got out an IERI PUNKTE Midnight 18-Midnight "God", BEYN Cinderella mikeral,
and Rakod......the day morning
of
Police uranium, le fast becoming one of Inspector-on-duty do send her ta
eintroly and by the the Gain Crown: Downl get bet SHOUTED APPROVAL
naked to take Australia's big industries.
The European couplo involved military were balcon to that she could rid The
Possessed Drug got Minister for National prison, so
of these terms "Very good. Very | In a car accident last night at over. of the habit of Development, Scriator Spooner,
moking heroina,
Balu-chlan, engineer at the
functions of Canal Road East said last woelt that cipital in
Before Mr Hining tool according to Sgt Lee.**
He said, that Staff Sgt Chung and Hennessy, Road have been the Pao Haing Collon mill, told vested in the industry in Aus Central Magistracy this morning. Hon who, sva ribet, to, the first identifies mit Me and hire J. M. how the mob broke into the face trallo now totala about £30 she was fined $100 or 20 dar secured lold, the first modused Hub GayMAGANESAN tory, Durunge caused to the Printed and `published by Rosin Gizoror Hurenster for and on | million.
for the possession of heroin anka not to be so agitated and warn“ Both were treated at the factory, Ho raid, was estimated behalf of South China Morning Port Limited at 1-3 Wyndhado The Mary Kathleen. Urheilum $30, or 10 ́ ́ days for breach ofed him, that he must hold him- Queen Mary, Hospital, for slighs at 4,80,000,00 Blewet, City of Viatoria in the Colony of Hongl
Mine in northern Quensland, Í bond.
Bolt respon
Injuries, but were, poi derisited 3, ERRON
This very chic, slim sheath beneath. It's own full length coat and the flattering boater which complates the ensambla, are on show.
....... TO-DAY
at
Paquerette Ltd.
16: Des Voeux Road
Tel: 21-157
decided to sell the plane because > the spect and frequency of com.
mercial services had reduced H Heroin Addict's
usefulness,
It is not finding it particularly Prison Request
easy to get rid of the plane, However,
and in Officialese
and shouted, that they demand-wire cut anti cash stola. trol of Talla Wan between 7 p.m.
· A 40-year-old Chinese woman, factory apologise to all the "overseas markets are being ex- Ma Mul-wing, holding a packet workers; third, that the factory plored".
Tho
The crowd shouted its approval
Slight Injuries
Wong
For possessing 10 grammé heroin, Choy, Lau, a 19-year-old rent collcutor or 33 port Arasp floor, was this Janod $1,000 by Mess
at Central Mandatrycy