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JOHN CLARKE'S
CASEBOOK
The Morning After
LADYS arrived late at
Gr the Clerkenwell court,
and when she reported-ēt midday instead of 10 am. ns. instructed, she looked amazed as well as thankful to have reached her destina- tion.
The journey hud ngony. Each step ahe took jarred her head so that it felt as if her hair was being combed with a lumberjack's saw,
been
Each bus that passed as she alood trembling on pavement- brink, was a searing, senriet slach of pain, like red-hot
pokcor drawn across her eyes. A great relief it was to reach the pombre-toned, stationary court-
YOOM.
"WERE
NO RECOLLECTION
you drunk last evening?" the learned clerk asked her.
"You'll have to speak up.”
CHINA MAIL
fstablished 1845
TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1957.
Britain's Municipal Elections: Little Change In First Results
FATHER
First
London, May 7.
results In A week of munkalpal elections throughout Britain today Indicated litle change la the political set-up in urban and rural district councils,
There was one change in the
control of a council from Socialist to anti-Bootalist——
In the results of 49 of 111 cinella reotived al ike Conservative Party's Con-
Conservatives bad gained seven sepia and lost eight, Independents had lost one utat, Labour had gained six and lost five and Liberals
had captured one and lost nil,
The Conservative грустд
ment hopes that the eloo tions will show that J now recovering its popul arity with voters. The Labour Party feel it may mako big gains in the con- tests, which tvolve a turn- over of 7,500, couneli scata in England and Wales and 900 in Scotland,
םם :
The main interest of the
elections focusses Thursday's polling In_402 boroughs throughout Eng- land and WALES. The 100
Scottish boroughs vote to- day.-Reuter,
US Bans Exports Of
Top Quality Scrap
Washington, May 6.
The United States Commerce Department to- day banned further exports of first quality heavy-
said Gladys. "I daren't put my grade iron and steel scrap to Japan for the rest of
lucoring-aid on, not when my head feels like this.”
The clerk repeated his ques- tion, speaking up loud and clear. "I've no recollection, no recol- lection at all," said Gladys, "but
I should think I must have been drunk, the way I'm feeling now."
"Anything
asked
known?" the magistrate, Mr E. G. Robey. Nothing was. "What do you want to say?" he asked Gladys. Gladys pushed back the black velour haf, and fussed with the jacket of her black sult. A little, middle-aged woman, who did not look as though she eyer depart from respectability.
"I
1957.
It also announced that it was banning further exports of this type of scrap to Britain and the European Coal and Steel Community in excess of total shipments sent last year.
re-
The Department said It was
uction to conserve i taking this United States steel scrap sources and provide equitable distribution among foreign
users,
It added that lower could
grades steel scrap would the greatest of iron and
not be affected.
A SÚCIAL CALL
WENT to pay a call on a
The trinouncement said that negotiations were being
ITALIANS
SHEAFFER'S
ADMIRAL SNORKEL PEN
ARRIVES HERE
IN SEARCH OF HIS SON
Mr Blackwood (in dark suit) who has come to Hongkong in search of his missing son and family, leaving Kal Tak air terminal this morning, Staff Photographer.
CALL OFF MURDER TRIAL: CASE FOR
STRIKE
Rome, May G.
PROSECUTION ENDS
The Blackwood
Mystery
Mr James Blackwood, father of Donald Black- wood who disappeared with his Korean wife and seven-month-old son while on a visit to Macao a week ago, said this morning that "he does not be- lieve anything about his son until he sees it with his own eyes.”
Mr Blackwood, dressed in a dark suit and looking very tired, was speaking to reporters at Kai Tak following his arrival from the United States by Pan-American Airways to seek-informa tion about his son's disappearance.
Speaking very slowly and steadily he mid the primary purpose of his visit was to sco American Consulate officials here and to learn from them first hand Information about his son.
In reply to questions, he sald the last time he had news of his son was when he put a long distance telephone call to the Macao authorities a few days
Notices
The "Intest times of posting shown below are those for un registered eorepondance posted ago and they told him that at O.P.D., Hongkong. The latest "his son was missing and they posting mes elsewhere watch, do not know his whereabouts,"
in general. are earlier than the G.P.0. times can be ascertained Ho said he'
Was not in 0 by enquiry at the focal office. position to express any
The latest posting opinion
tintes for registered articles are generally of the whereabouts of his son
one hope earlier than the times and why his con disappeared. shown below. Particulars regarő- ing parcel mails can be. äseer. tained by enquiry at any post
тел.
Ho cald: "I have no plan for the present but I will possibly go to Macao,!! He added that lin would not go to Sevul if ne result was shown here,
NOT A GAMBLER
Asked if his son has any gambling habit, he replied: “Nọ. Definitely not. He did not even
letters Evere was never any
TUESDAY, MAY I Formoen, & p.m.
GOING ON RETIREMENT
SIR ESLER DENING IN. HONGKONG
Sir Esler Dening, KCMG, OBE, retiring British Am- bassador to Japan, arrived Thailand, Burme, India, Pakiran, here this morning in the Middle East, Africa, Great Bal. Dutch liner Straat Soendo
Europe, & p.m.
Japer, 4 p.
Cacadia 6 D.m
Alacao 6 p.
Philippines, N." Borneo, a p.m. Hawad. UiB.A. 0 p.m.
By surface
He said that from his son's
WEDNESDAY, MAY
Dy Air Laos. 8 a.m. Indication that he had any Malaya, Indonesia, Ceylon, Austra
in creamy: this part of hella & New Zealand, a a.m.
Formosa, Okinawa, 10 ani, world "He la of the friendly Philippinica, 3 p... type and very appreciative," de
Kore p.m. Binckwood said,
friend in Hampacad," she ducted with Japan, Britain, ond The resignation of Pre- said. "But my friend wasn't in, the European Cool and Steel | mier Antonio Segni brought The case for the Prosecution ended this mornip coins with other kids in so I started having my usual two || Community.
an unexpected advantage to ing in the trial of a 31-year-old fitter, Chan Ping-school ur three little early,..
The refusal to issue export Italians tonight. She closed her eyes against | ikcences for the remainder of
wai, who is charged at the Criminal Sessions with Communist
non- the mernory, "Where was she 1857 for quantities of first
Communist
a the murder of his sister-in-law. tations onded found?" the magistrale asked, quality scrap In excess of 1958
strike nationwide She was sitting on a
of 100,000 dust shipments would remaiat
Mr Justice C. W. Reece, Puisne Judge, granted an postal workers as a result of the adjournment on the application of Mr Lawrence Government crisis, They ex- "Just paying a social call," concluded-Reuter.
plained that the strike, which Leong, Defence Counsel, who indicated that he was started at midnight and had calling a doctor to give evidence. been scheduled to last through Wednesday, would serve no use- ful purpose at a time when there is no government to discuss the Įstrikers' claims,
Gladys repeated
"After that,
no recollection. None at all."
She was fined 55, and moon.
effect until these talks were
ing and groaning. she went SIR WINSTON'S ·
away to pay the least part of the price of her lapse.
One Court To
Another
Strasbourg, May 6,
LATEST HONOUR
The Catholic Union CISL and the Social Democratie UIL were New York, May 8. the first to call off the strike. Sir Winston Churchill fonight The Communist-dominated CGIL accepted honorary membership | followed suit within minutes,
Chan was alleged to have murdered Lau Chow-hang, 28, shortly after 12 noon on January a in Bridges Street, by stabbing her with a triangular file.
Accused is being tried by an all-malo · Jury.
Mr W. A. Blair-Kerr, Senior of New York's Overseas Prese The unions asked their mera-Crown Counsel, is prosecuting, Club, saying he regretted being beTS to resume work "Im-assisted by Det, Inspector J. W. mable to attend in person. mediately" and authorities hoped | Currie. Mr R. H. Hindmarsh of A young man escaped trial
Sir Winston sent a telegram the postal service would be back Messus Deacons is instructing here today because he was tixto Mr John Peck, a former to normal sometime tomorrow, Defence Counsel. hours too young.
-Eugene Haram, born on Feb-member of his personal staff, after the backlog of the 22 hours and now head of the British of strike has been disposed of.- ruary 8, 1938 at 11 p.m. was to-Information Service here, who United Press. day brought before a court on accepted for him, saying, "Please charges of causing an accident convey to the
when riding his motor scooter,
Overseas Press
His defence lawyer pointed Club warm thanks for the com- out that he was not yet 18 at pliment they pay me in making the time of the accident which me an honorary member, happened on February 8, 1987 "I am indeed sorry that I con-
Di 5 pun.
-The court accepted
not be there to receive it in the plea person,"
a
bul directed that the young
'Sir Winston Was made
former foreign man stand trial before a child-member us ren's court.-France-Presse. correspondent.-Reuter,
SIDE GLANCES
a
By Galbraith
TJEK PRA ETE"
✪ 1967 by BEA DAN BA
"Father's been very grouchy since the stock market - went down! This wouldn't be a good time to ask him, what he'd think of you as a son-in-law in about five yenial”
'Flying Saucer' Investigation
London, May 0. Royal Air Force intelligence officers questioned a postman at Coverack, Cornwall, today after he reported sighting a "fying saucer last Tuesday-the day. British fighters chased a 1,000- mile-an-hour mystery tracked by radar along the south coast.
Earlier today, PC Lok Hoi- ming, of the Emergency Unit, gave evidence that at 12.55 pm on January 9 he was on mobile patrol. He received a wireless. message, 29 a result of which he and a Police corporal went to Bridges Street,
LYING IN GUTTER
Witness said he
saw a Chi-
nese woman lying in the gutter, He and the corporal went to
Ladder Street, where they saw the accused and arrested him.
on
There were blood-staine aircraft the sleeve of Chan's jacket, the constable continued. He was searched and a triangular le was found in the rear hip pocket of his trousers.
After interviewing the post man, Mr Erie Pengilly, for two houra, about his report
"We won't officers told him;
the
Asked if he would go to China it ho received news that his son Witness said he had forgot-was there, he replied: "I cannot ten to tell I to the Magistrate, answer you that."
Mr Blackwood, who is a Mr Leong: So your memory restaurant owner in Cincinnati, improved since the time you ap- Ohio, was met at the airport by peared before the Maglitrate.
American Consulate oficiala. : Lee: Yes.
So it you were to give evidence next week, you might remember that the accused said something else?--No, That was all he said.
DPC Fok Bing-kin, of CID Central, sald in evidence that be accompanied the woman who had been found lying in Bridges Street to the Queen Mary Hospital in on ambulance. He was present when cortified her as dead.
doctor $
Taxi-Drivers Want
Death Penalty
Taxi-drivers
Hamburg, May 6.
here hvo IC Later, he took the dead body nowed the call for reintru- to Western Police Station and duction of the death penalty in there took possession of her West Germany, It was reported clothing and personal effects, today. which he identified in Court,
Witness said he accompanlod the body when it was taken to the Victoria Public Memy.
Radio Hongkong
H.K.T.
Johan Maletzky, leader of tür Hamburg Taxi-Liivers Association, said at a meeting | of
the association yesterday that the series of assaults On taxi-drivers was going 03 undiminished, ·
·In Hamburg alone six had been beaten up in the first four 5.30 p.m.. Time for Children pre- | months of this year, he said. A sented by Elizabeth 6, Time Signal. seventh was attacked last week- Houro Francaise. Programme Bunny: 6.02, L
Presentation de
end. M. Laversanne: 4.30, The Scous Tho West Germen Taxi- Guards Farade: 7 Bootlatt on Drivers Association at its din- Bong.
trom Excerpta
"dummer Bong
(Dvorak). Starring: Bally nual meeting at Bonn recently The corporal cautioned Chan,
And Howes, David Hughes and | threatened one-hour token pooh-pooh The information who stated, "I have nothing to Edric Connor: 750, First Hearing strike it the Government took is most important,"
Chan was taken to the | presented by Bonald Decant; 78,
to reintroduco van and brought in Weather Report: 8 Time fignal. no steps Mr Pengily said he watched Pollce
The News: 3.00. Commentary or death penalty. - the unidentified flying object for Central Police Station,
Stop Pres Item: 8.10, Liatopers Questioned by Mr
There is no capital punish- Introduced by Tim Leang, Lettor Box.
Frinton 845, Tho Music Makers.
ment in West Germany under constitution which camo
ten minutes before it disappear-
Kay.
tho
Hawaii, U.S.A.. Canada, 6 p.m. Thailand, Malays, Indonesia, Aur- traua, New Zealand & Ceylon, & pars By Buriace China. People's republic, 7 a.m. Indo-Chinn, Thailand, MAC, p.in
Philippines. 4 p.m. North Borneo, p.m.
from Japan en route, home to the United Kingdom.
Sir Esler, who has been Am- bassador in Tokyo for the last Ave years, is being succeeded by Sir Daniel William Lasonflex, KCMG, former Ambassador to. Afghanistan,
Sir Ealer was met on arrival by Mr C. J. E. Willoughby,
ADC to His Excellency the Sir escorted Governor who Exler ashore in the Governor's Sir Esler, who is tho launch,
Sir Alexander
guest of Brazil, IN. & G. Rodez & Nat Government House during his Portuguese East Afrios, §. Africa, } Grantham and Lady Granlbam
Ind Parcels vin L. Marques; Argunthae, Parcels direct, 4. pini. stay here, is due to sail in the
Marso, 6 p.m.
Blue Funnol liner Perseus for the UK on Friday,
THURSDAY, MAY
By Air Peking, Shanghai, Hankow, Kun- main. Buthow, 7 sim.
Japan, Ra..
Thailand, Pakistani, Lebanon, Ger- many & Grest Britain, 10 am. Indo-China, France, a p.m. Phidippines 3. p.m.
Thailand, India, Pakkian, Middle
Long Career
Sir Ester Dening, who was born in Tokyo in 1807, has been in the British Foreign Service
Best, Africa, Great Britain & Eurupe. for 38 years. From 1919 to 1037
0 p.m.
U.S.A., & p.m.
By Surfers China, People's Republic, 7 a..
he served continuously in various posts in JKOJ and Japan-
Ho thun TE controlled areas. N. Borneo, Rabaul Australia. Now turned to the Foreign Office de a Zealand, 11 a.m.
Jamaica, 14.m.
member of the Far Eastern De Middle East, Trance & Italy, 11 partment where he remained
2.10.
Malaya (Netherlands & Germany, Porcela direct), Noon.
Indonesia, Noon
Ceğion, India, Pakistan (P. Iodia, Parcels via Karachi), I p.m..
Macao, p21
Iraq. p.m. Thailand, 4 p.. Magno, 8 p.m.
FRIDAY, MAY 10 By Bustice Chian, Pooplio's Repubile. 7 a.m. South Africa, 10 a.m. North Borneo, Rabaul, 11 a.m. Macao. 1 p.m.
Indo Chine, Trisiland, 7 y.m. Macão, à p.In
TWO HURT IN.
ACCIDENTS
until 1943, except for a brief period of duty in Washington in 1041.
He was then appointed Polt Lien! Adviser to Earl (then Lord Louis) · Mountbatten, Suprema Allied Commander, Southeast Asio
In 1940 he was transferred to ibe Foreign Office und was made- Assistant Under-Secretary of [State in' charge of Far Eastern
Affairs. - In October 1950 -be was granted the rank of Am bassador when he was appoint- ed to special duties in the Far East.
In September 1981 he'
uc- ceeded Sir Alvary D. F. Gae- colgne as the British Political Ho Representative in Tokyo, became Ambasader in 1952.
ed over the coast at great speed. witnes agreed that in the quartet No. 3 Op.45. in G Minor for the
I have Lawer Count, Claus had asked ano, Violin Vios and Cello into force in 1949. China Mall be was knocked down by a pré- Wrist Watches
He told reporters: never believed in flying saucera, kim, "Are you Lok Hol-ming?" (Faura); E16, I am darned if I know what to and he had replied, "Yes.***
"My London” Orchestra of May Martin and his | Special. Piccadilly Airbags; 45, Letter from thanik now." China Mall Anked if he thought that America by Alistair Cooke; 10, 120 Special.
question to be queer, witness Heath and bis Music: 10.30, Tho said he did not think so.
Songs of the Floovers sing Cowboy Songs: 10.39, Weather Report: 11, PC Loo Chuen, at Upper Time Signal Radio Nowel: 11.10. Levels Police Station, testfed Goodnight Musle; 11.30, Clown Down that he was on patrol duty when he heard someone cail out to him Ho
the previous witness and a Police corporal and the accused con towards him.
Plane Explosion Reported
Bow
REDIFFUSION.
Malibug:
3.30
COURT MARTIAL POSTPONED
Hong Chi-toi, aged 18 years, of 77 Fuk Wah Street, first floor, stained serious injuries when
vato cor in Nathan
near. Nelson Street yesterday,' He has been detained In Kowloon Hui- tal.
A man is receiving treatment
In Kowloon Hospital after he fell from a lorTY travelling along
Snatched
Three "wrist watches'
were
Tam Kung Road near the Kal Enaiched from Chinese women Tax Development scheme, Hein Kowloon yesterday. A total of Young Tak tu, 34 years of age, even case involving larceny | living at 32 Chu Koo Tsal, Kow-
from the person were reported to the Polleo, loon Trai Village.
The watches were snatched in. Portland Street, Cheung Sha Wan Road and Yu Chau Street, Kayloda, : A mán also had ̈* wrist watch stolen while he was sleeping outside"‚a¦ house/in Chuk Leung Strock Tung Tau
Partners in Song Hay Charles
3 p.m. Musical Matinoo;
Atlanta, May 0. Cherus and the Teenager & The 41-day delay of the court ordin The Army granted today a Story of Bolle Castle: 4.1K Tea London, May 7.1
4.59, Voently of Col. John C. Nickerson,
and Witness sald he heard, the Time Rendezvous; A Royal Air Force Shackleton corporal caution the accused and Staci 9 Children's Corner. Frerent whose case has brought on a aircraft was flying to the Azores the intten say something to the ed by Aunile Ray: 5.50, Prove Tentagon row over whether the Australian region today to search the area, effect that "it was all about one To 0.20, üürüiday Ammy or Air Force should guido following a report that an air-
Handstand: the Guided Missile programme. Destroyers Here money".
7, Personality Parado-Merlo Lantai over sta plane had exploded
Cross-examining, Mr Leong 215, Bummer Brening Berenade; The Third Army here, which there
put it to Loe that the accused dystery of Nurse Lorimer; & Time postponed the trial from its Tobruk (Captain R. I. Pook 730. Music, by Mantovaal: TAB, The has jurisdiction in the eier,
-Australian destroyers, Village, C Two Shackleton will not never said such a thing. Witness Signal and the New: 8.00, Weaiber
Among other articios topprů (Commander R. Ji to have been stolen were a gui reach the scene for three and insisted that the accused said it. Report Announcements and inter-scheduled start on May 15 until and Anzac half hours.
Lou added that after making 330, Kandall's Corner; D, John Dia annonce
6.15,
A Mystery': June-28. At the same time it stevenson), entered port this chain, ́a fountain pen and An Air Ministry spokesman the remark about money, the moral Adventurer The First "be allowed
Defence Counsel will morning. They have been taking wallet containing some cũh. zaid the report of the explosion | accused, stated, that
access to certain part in the SEATO_exexles front whyol was stolen fron ho had plaode in an greiting new words: came from an·· American plano | nothing to say, the
5.30, interlude for Huss — With closalind information which they Mama” in the Gulf of Slam and private car parked fri Commed Freddy Alberti, the Franch Forgiat demmock cansary.” fying in the area.
Counsel referred witness to 240, Loods in using 10, Musia Hail
the South China Sea
Road Central near QuomiMEP) A postponement · had A ship had reported seeing a the transcript of the Inwer Variatirendtarring Joon K Kawaya distress cocket in roughly the Count proceedings and pointed and Beatrice Kay:|10.30, "Lawredow; soraght, until: July, or Augusă by mune parition, but no aircraft out that he had not told the rod; 11.99, Prelude to Midnight) 23 clewens to wich materiales bebel of South China Morning Post Limited at 1-3. VYRA
·Printed and published by Alquer Gsonus HuRCESON FOR ANA 'on Walk, Show 11, Date with Dreams the datence in order to gain was known to be missing, Reus Magistrate that the actiood find. mimi nis God: Late the QSTOR
Barsot, City of Victoria in the Colony, of United Press. said unmething about monty, Close Down.
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