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JOHN CLARKE'S
CASEBOOK
OUT OF THE
COLD
ORMAN'S manner
of
Ndress made him look
like an Eskimo lately en. gaged in the coal-heaving business. Hu was largely enveloped in a hooded wind- cheater, fur-lined and made of some quilted material.
From the hood a sad face protruded, which was somehow mado more lugubrious by the drooping wainis moustache that embellikes it, and by its coat ing of grey-black dust,
Norman looked as he shamed into the dock at Dow Street. a though he found life a punish- ing, exhausting process, yet he was only in his mid-twenties
TWO PINTS
YOU are charged," said the
"You learned clerk, "with
stealing two pints of milk, valued at 1s, Od."
д
"Cully, wald Norman,
"It was af 5.20 this morning."
policeman vid to Sir Laurence Dunne, the chief magistrate. "I saw this man take the two bottles and put them into his....er....Jacket. When I stopped him. lic sald 'I'm thiraly, and when he was searched he was found to have rothing in his possession excep! the milk."
"What's known about him?" Sir Laurence asked
FUTURE INDEFINITE
previous convictions,"
"the policeman said. "He
comes from
Uhe Channel
Islands and has a father there, he says, he does
with whom,
not wish to communicate.
"He started fe 11 an apprentice decorator, but since
he came to London two years ugo, he has been doing casual kitchen-porier Jobs. He has had no work for 11 wecks, and hag been sleeping rough,'
"Do you want to suy any. thing? Sir Laurence asked Norman,
He answered with a shrug that became lost in the vastness of his wind-cheater, then lur- bered off to the prison hospital, remanded for a medical report
The doctors might discover what had transformed the lively apprentice of 10 years before into the ancient of that morning. And perhaps Norman would one day return, prodigal». like, from the bleak wilderness he now seemed to inhabit, into the sunshine of the Channel Islands and his father's honic,
Radio Hongkong
H.K.T.
CHINA MAIL
THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1957.
SHEAFFERS
Skrip
How New Bank Will Change Court Sequel To Urban
The City's Skyline
The picture abovo shows how an important section of the city's skyline will be changed when the new Chartered Bank building is completed.
The Des Voeux Road section of the building will be 18 storeys high, and the Queen's Road section six storeys.
The Banking Hall will run the length of the building between Des Voeux and Queen's roads. When completed the entire building will be air-conditioned.
POLICE INTENSIFY CAMPAIGN AGAINST DRUG TRAFFICKERS: BIG INCREASE IN ARRESTS
The number of persons charged before the Courts for possession of heroin in 1955 was two and a half times as many as the previous year.
Council Election
REFORM CLUB CANDIDATES MAKE APPLICATION
An application by the four Reform Club candidates to the Urban Council election on March 8, 1957, Messrs Brook Bernacchi, Woo Pak-chuen, David Lam See-chai and Li Seung- Ngai, for relief in respect of an expenditure of a sum of not more than $10,000 in excess of the maximum amount specified in the Corrupt and Illegal Practices (Urban Council Election Ordinances, 1955, was heard before the Senior Expenses) Puisne Judge, Mr Justico T. J. Gould in the Supreme Court this morning.
The applicants also applied for leave to file the return and declaration respecting election expenses out of time. Earlier, the Hon, the Attorney f counts and the necessity for a General, Mr Arthur Ridehalgh, declaration to accompany the QC, appearing for the Crown, accounts. said that it was desirable that the Court should be in posses- sion of the returns and declara- tion required by section 20 Ju coming to a conclusion whether relief should be granted or not.
as to
Following a reply by the Hon, Leo d'Almada, QC, lead- ing Counsel for the applicants, his Lordship said that he was not in a position to come to a conclusion on the sufficiency of without hearing the undaviis arguments from Counsel for the applicants. His Lordship added that it might become necessary adjourn for further evidenes but na to the Attorney Gen- cral's point he coull not express he and therefore view any wouk hear the motion as it stood.
to
Mr d'Almada s appearing with Me Patrick Yi, bo the lootrue- tions of the Hon. Sir Man-kam Lo of Messrs Lo and Lo.
Appearing for the Crown Bro
When, with the view of com- plying with that section 29
which
experaliture above the maximum allowed under the Ordinance to which he had referred and the scetion of the Ordinance deal- ing with election was section 13. Mr d'Almada then read the required a return of joint affidavit of the .applican's accounts, the accounts to this He and he would now deal with case were examined, it
matter in the affidavit which discovered that the maximum he had noticed yesterday for the allowed under the Ordinance first time and about which he and the regulations made had later in the afternoon con- therein had been exceeded ferred
with "and Mr Bernacchi wisely, my respectful opinion and sub- mission, took legal advice on the matter," Counsel onld.
WOS
Mr d'Almude said that that would bo sct out in Mr Bernacchi's alldavit made yes terday (Wednesday) in para graphs 2 to 5.
Did Proper Thing
the Attorney General, and Mr Proper thing in seciding legal
Stuart Collier, Crown Counsel.
Mr Oswald Cheng, instructed by Mr P. A. L. Vine, of Mess Deacons represents Mr K. B. Allport, a Civic Association
This is disclosed in the annual report of the Commissioner candidate at the Urban Council of Police for 1955-56 just published.
The report states:
Blackwood Mystery ielt trane in narcoties during
They're All
Rumours Says Father
5.30, Time for Older Children, pre- sented by Elizabeth; 0, Time Signal, Programine Summary: 0.02, Poru- guese Tall Hour: 056, V. O. A. HĨt Parade: 7, The Naturallt. Intru duced by Maxwell Knight. Popular Fallacies in Natural History L Hugh Newman and Dr Maurice Burton; 7.10, BBC Variety Parade, unoqußrmed
Shark Story.
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**Theod
are
ruznojike,"
when
morning
com-
naked
Bernerd Braden in "Between Timemented Mr James Blackwood with Banden"; 7.45, "George's Lumbago by Mabel Con this standuros. Read by Alleen Dekker; whether he intended to comfant 7.60. Weather Report: & Time Bignal. the Chinese authorities in Can- The News; 0,00, Commentary or Stop
ion by long-distance belephone Press Lon: 0.75, "What is Jazzy Leonard Bernstein Looks at Jazz about a report that his missing With the Assistance of Several of its Leading Exponents; 9, Time Signal.
son was in the Chinese city. At the Opera.
Mr Blackwood added that he The Little Sweep
Let's make an Opera" (Britten could not comment any further Principals with the Chair of Alleyn's
He said, he School and the English Opera Group on the reports,
Orchestra conducted by Denjanin would make a prepared sinte Brition; 1.45, Musical Interlude. Te
Amment for the Press either Concertgebouw Orchestra of
at
Donald
sterdam conducted by Eduard Van 1 p.m. or 2 pm, today. Beinum: 10, "Patterns of Progrem." The report that Mr A Series of Programmes on the needs and Pressures of the age and Blackwood, his Korean wife and
the International Responses to then, seven-month-old son were stay Prepared by the United Nallons ng in
Radio. No,
"The Fartners."
hotel in Canton came
Wonsen's Hight): 19.15, Mood Music | from Macao last night.
of the Americas, Orquesta da The source of the report was Comary de Madrid 1045, Eddie Heywood at the Piano and an unidentified Chinese traveller
Orchestra; 10.5, Weather Report; 11, Time Signal. Racin Newsreel: 11.15, Goodnight Musle: 1190, Clove
Down.
who had arrived from Canton.
than
and
election on March 8.
Notice Of Motion
He said that his
reason for referring in the afidavit was to show the Court that the candidates concerned did the
advice. Having taken legal advice the return was not filed within the prescribed time and furthermore Mr Bernacchi also resigned from his seat to which March 8. he had just been elected on
sent
in
solicitor.
la
Instructing
HK Textile Industrialists Stand Firm
It was stated this morn ing that the Hongkong Colton Spinners Amorisikon held a meeting yesterday afternoon at which a re- solution Was unanimously. approved to the effect that the Association' cannot, and will not, agree to any limitation of imports to the United Kingdom of Hong- kong manufactured cloth.
A delegation from Lan- cashire visited Hongkong earlier this year to on- deavour to persuade Hong- kong textile industriálisis to agree to # voluntary limitation
imports of locally-made cloth to Bri- tain. The delegation pleaded Hongkong's importa were seriously affecting Lan- esshire textiles.
At the moment Bir Cuth- bert Clegg, who headed this misalan, is, together with another member, In Pakis- tan where they are holding conferences with Pakistan textile manufacturers.
LANCASHIRE
REACTS
Manchester, May 8. Lancashire cotton officials
The Governor's order from which he had. read just now under paragraph 3 (b) allowed said here, today that the payment by a candidate to his election agent an amount Hongkong cotton spinners' not exceeding $1,000. atuilted account
In the refusal to restrict exports there ap- to Britain looked like a de- petigod an item "By payment to liberate attempt to influence in present British talks Pakistan.
cleation
$4,000.
Philip agent
Au
Four Agents
A
restrict
"The announcement is not kely to help the members of the British delegation now in Until yesterday evening when Pakistan and looks as if in la he was considering the affidavit,; a detiberate attempt to inter- be was considering the offidavit, vene in the talks now going DI Brat Philip Au wha the solo theme with. view of strengthen- election agent appointed by these four
ing Pakistan's case against candidates, that been the position each of
Had voluntary reduction" they såld. "It is most unfortunate that these candidates would have to the Honglong cotton spinners pay Me Au a cum of $1,900. should have made the announce.
In truth, snid Mr d'Álmaicha; Continuing, Course said that can, of these four candidates ment at the present moment.".
The British mission the notice of motion in the pre-appointed his own agent, so that Pakistan is trying to persuade directed well-organised
for two there were four agents appointed trade leaders there to Case applied closely knit syndicates engaged
different Idnds of relief; one for the election, and Ms Au was voluntary exports of cheap cot- The main features of the 1- in the import, manufacture, and
being in respect of an act of one of them, the other tree, as ton cloth to Britain. It follows distribution of such dangerous that the application is for un The Notice of Motion states
oyer-expenditure under SECppearing in the affidavit, being similar missions carller this year the year under review have been addiction-producing drugs.
tion 28, the other section 20 Dr Lee, Dr Bell and Mr Chan. India and to Hongkong, the increase in the number of
order pursuant to section 26 of bolding for relief in effect to Counsel said he blamed nira- India was understood to have people arrested in possession of
The total number of cases the Corrupt and legal Practices is the return and declaration of not having
read the agreed to accept a ceiling, on out of time. He said that this sentence more closely - it stood exports subicct to a similar de heroin; the
the numerous seizures of concerning dangerous drugs was Ordinancea 1955, allowing that
proceedings of dangerous 17,082, this being far greater an act or acts being the expen- being novel
out miles now as ha muy it — | elson large quantities
by Hongkong, but this drugs intercepted when entering
there being. the two previous years diture of a sum of not
Hongkong,
nơ that Bir Au was only one of the had not been expected likely in it was election agents, when the figures were 10,010 than $10,000 in excess of and the resolute
precedent Colony,
for that,
Lancashire. qetlon by police directed at and 8,235. Persona proceeded maximum amount in that behalf thought advisable to take out a
Having seen what the true ported today caused no surprise The Hongkong decision rei summon.g for direction with clandestine centres producing against totalled 15,540, involving specified in the Corrupt and
be position was, he naturally got in Manchester cotton cretes, morphine and herein for local 13,858 offences and resulting in illegal Practices (Urban Council regard to the partice to
his instructing Reuter. Ordinances served and other notices in in touch with consumption and possible ex-
the conviction of 13,265 1955 may be excepted from the connection with
Election expenses)
the applica solicitor in the matter and Mr The following table provides a port abroad.
13 (2) tion. breakdown of
1700 And Bernacchi and Mr the narcotic provisions of sections
A summons was taken out on owing to the lateness of the offences dealt with during the and 10 of the sadd Ordinances
which make the same an illegal the some key it come before his whole thing it was
impossible practice
Leeriship ex-parte in Chambers, before this marning to deal Possession of opium
the matter ... 1,538
by way of "And that the applicants may not his Lordship had made an with Possession of opium pipe 454 Keeping an opium divan 218 dot be subject to any of the order on summons. There was endavit,
also on file an amaávit of Mr (Contd. on page 8. col. 5) Smoking oplum ...
consequences for the same 2,541 Possession of heroin
the ground that the same arose Y. K. Ken (of Meats Lo and Lo) 7,004 from
inadvertence or other showing that that order hoch.beth Possession of heroin pilla 27
cause of 篩 like complied with in all respects and reasonable Possession of heroin pipe 2,074 nature and did not arise from notice was saved on a defeated candidate, who was conicating any want of good faith, 1,780
notice that this election against the Reform Club. 29 And take
Hon Court will further be Advertisements were inserted in moved for an order pursuant to the South China Morning Post notica of motion. and section 29 of the Corrupt andt and Tilegal Practices Ordinances davits also were serwork an
the
MARKED TREND
Was
more
The trend towards the use of heroin, in lieu of opium, which became noticeable in 1953
1954 and
even marked during 1955 дз 13 shown by the fact that 7,121 persons were charged before the Courts for possession heroin as against 2,810 persons 2n. 1954.
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This large increase in arret:«| resulted from a combination of continual vigilance by poilce and the tendency on the part of the addiet to favour heroin which is easier to conceal and constanc.
Tho numerous significant
year:-
Keeping a heroin divan Smoking heroin
Possession of morphine. Other Offences
Military Administration
seizures of raw opium and Chief Here
morphine by the police and the
53
41
moro the
1955 allowing that the ap plicants who were candidates at the elections of the Urban Council
tho Urbars
his
under
Council Ordinance 1955 held on
armed friend.
Only The Second
Mr d'Almada said that it was March 8, 1957 and who failed to be noticed that this was only to send a return and declara- the second election held since Ton respecting election expecthe
the passing of
1935 The American salesman and
as required by section 29 of the Ordinance, a polat upon which his family disappeared mysteri- Preventive. Branch during the
in connection Major-General G. Lucas OBE, Corrupt and legal Practices he would rely tho a hotel lo pust year revealed that ously after
Major-General Administration Ordinnhets 1955, for
with the retter sought in the REDIFFUSION Macao on April 7. Since then Hackers continue to import Far East Land Forces, arrived authorised excuse for the said case,
those pernicious drugs by way at Kal Tak early this morning, folure on the ground that the This was not the case of the main air and sea routes Jn the course of his tour of sama arogo by reason of in- elections, for example, in the leading to Hongkong. Further, British Array units in the Far advertence or other reasonable United Kingdom held the geographical position
leaving
3 p.m., Romantic Cycles - Select there have been persistent but tions from Irving Berlin's Musical unconfirmed reports that they Show There's No Business Liks Slow Business 3.30, Novating had gone to Chinese territory. Featuring the Altlane Trio, Les Paul and Mary Ford, Hugh Waddill and Bottle Tri The story of Tea Time
Viscount Plane For PAL
4
the Colony Inds itself, as natural transit area for narcolic activities.
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of Enst.
cause of a lile nature and not year or anco bl-yearly whicre by reason of any want of good one had an experienced election His first appointment in the faith on the part of the ap agent and persons experienced Far East, the General arrived in pilcanes and that they be given with the strains and stresses of Singapore from London three leave to send same out of time, elcotton and the neosedly In weeks ago. He mud he found
the standard of accommodation Maximum Exceededos circumstances of keeping and supply in Singapore, of a |=== very high standard.
SIDE GLANCES
Pen Pals Wanted Gaston A. Chung, , thái New Amaterulein, lotte Street, Berbier, British Gulana, pestrej
uned oxchange
postage stamps and newspapina.
to
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campaign itself, TH: 7. Personality Parade arsi
During the past year the total
This was the second of the turbo- prop
Vickers seizures of illicit morphine were
Opening for the applicants, elections held its Hongtong since man Amaya 7.15. Souvenir, Sonju 750, Musle by Mantovani; 7.40, Tim Viscount plane. The aircraft the highest on record since the
He does not believe that the Mr d'Almada caid that on March the passing of the Ordinance Mystery of Nurse Lorimar 5. Tlase scheduled" to make Sigual and the News: 6.99, Weather tour of European capitals ber | Prolonged and
a goodwill cessation of hostilities in 1845. forthcoming Malayan Ladeptn-lar Urban Comell, election and was to be seen in the
Intensive police dence will effect his pdministra- was held to fill four seats and affidavita Report, Announcements and. Inter-
nolbing prias was Juda, 10, Capital Show; 430, Phils ightning on May 19,
investigations”, directed nti ole tion.in army, respect.....
in that election, the Reform Club found in respect of the
first Vance in "The Hutter Murder Case,” The delivery flight to. Manlią | ments “engaged, in the procmsing starring Jackson; Beck a Philo
After four days in the Colony ran four candidates, one of them, one held in 1940, and little Vance: 9, Gould and Ellado at the Will pass through Madird, Rome, of imported drugs have resulted
was attached to y Hammond. Organ and Plano: 9.19, Beirut, Baghdad, Karachi, in the detection of licit mor- where he will vint a number of Mr Brook Bamacchi, was blame
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defeated
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