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The Young Pickpocket
IN Dickens day the young pickpocket may have prospered, but nowadays, to judge from what you see at London's police courts, pocket-picking is n crime
for the older man-or womnn. The impression you gain suggests that in the life of criminala there comes a day when instinct tells them they must lay aside the cosh; when their arteries announce there must be no more smash and grab.
Rather as men in other walks
of life give up squash-rackets al
a certain age, and confine them- selves
criminals to golf, the
abandon energetic, hazardous, hending crime, and take to the relatively sedentary pursuit of picking pockets,
DOGER is a throwback to un He is only 25,
Renge
but already he has gone into the pickpocket branch of his chosen vocation.
He has, of course, served an apprenticeship in more arduous crime.
He was first convicted: when he was 18. and has not spent the intervening years 'idiy, He hus, when not in Bersial twice sent) (where he was
notched up 13 convictions for housebreaking, shopbreaking and miscellaneous other crimes.
pleasant-looking young man, fresh-faced.
well-bullt. haired,
Roger
fair- He arrived
in London from East Anglia the other day, and making a quick appreciation of the situation here, deelded to try his luck in robbing the early morning
rush. hour bus queues.
and
He centred his operations upon the loose-knit queues at the
The Strand Curner of Trufalgar
and Square, minutes ur so, he dived lunged af
for 20 and
of the handbags women and the wallet-pockets of men who waited for No. € and No. 13 buses. And all the time he was watched by two plain- clothes policemen who, when they had seen enough for their purpose, arrested him.
-661M atrald it was a case of
mistaken Identity," said. Roger next morning to Sir
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Ex-Queen Returns To Capri
Princess Narriman after a month in Lausanne for post natal treatment, returns to Capri to rejoin her husband Prince Farouk. With her (left) is her mother Argila Sadek, who is to stay in Capri for some time as a guest of her son-in-law-London Express.
Bevanites Accept
Orders, Party But Under Protest
London, Oct. 30.
Mr Aneurin Bevan's left-wingers today pub-
Kitzblished 1845
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1952.
Alleged Savage Attack Against Man Aboard Lighter
PROSECUTION'S STORY AT TRIAL
A savage attack on a foreman aboard a Kowloon Godowns lighter, berthed at the wharf on August 2 last, followed by an attack with iron. intruments on his five-year-old daughter, was described by the Crown at the Criminal Sessions this morning when Tse San-sung, alias Tse Ma-pai, aged 33, former sailor, stood trial before Mr Justice Reece for wounding with intent to murder and, alternatively, wounding with intent to do griev- ous bodily harm.
The accused had originally pleaded not guilty and when asked this morning if he still adhered to that, he replied, "I admit to simple wound- ing as a result of a fight."
Mr G.-R. Sheath, Crown Counsel, said that the prosecution could not accept the plea.
DUCHESS
AT
DUKE RECEPTION
↓
Assisting Mr Sneath was Dety Insp. E P. Grace, of the Marine Division CID.
Before asking the, doctor to speak as to the girl's injuries, Mr. Sneath Informed his Lord- ship that this evidence was con- sidered by the Crown to be material as showing the state of the man's mind at the tins of the attacks.
Mr Sneath related to a Jury of four men and three women that about a.m. on August 2. the accused, then working as a seaman on a barge, went to his foreman, Tsang Shing-kwan, whom he subsequently attacked, Dr Cheng said that the girl and after conversation proceed-was deeply unconscious with ed to see the chief foreman of two wounds on the scalp. The Their Royal Highnesses, Godown lighters to apply for first was in the right temple the Duchess of Kent and her four days leave. This was grant region and the second directly
ed but the chief foreman told over son, attended
the dome of the
skull, a reception the accused--that he was
not and lunch with HE the Com-satisfied with his work as he crack in the bone beneath the
was very lazy. mander, British Forces, "at
first wound about six inches in Flagstaff House today.
They were received by Lt General Sir Terence Airey and Lady Alrey, who escorted Their Royal Highnesses though the drawing room into the garden. where guests were presented to
The Band of
the 1st Royal Ulster Rifles played through the reception.
them.
licly announced their acceptance of the Labour in
Party's order that they disband their rebel group. But the Bevanites "deplored" the party resolu- Laurence Dunne, at Bow Street, tion calling for their dissolution as illiberal, based where he had pleaded not guilty on "allegations which are not true" and as pre- from the person. His tone and judicial-to-party-unity.
to loitering with intent to steal
manner were those of one' in-
other's mistake.
house. Kindly"
a
the
clined to be generals over in- The Bevunlies hauled down Executive Committee shonved their colours to the official party that the great majority of con- a matter of fact," he went leadership in
statement slituency parties recognised the un, "I'd just come down from published today in the left-wing allegations
against Bevanites Ely, where the police had kindly Labour journal Tribune.
were false. given me accommodation at a
(At. The statement referred to the
the conference public
he Labour Party resolution at a seven constituency
Bevanites captured six out of repeated, as if he hoped London's meeting inst. Thursday calling
party seats police might take the hint. "for the immediate
on the 27-sirang executive). abandon- "I'd been doing anything." inent of all group organisations
The statement declared: "A he said, "f'd say so, 'cos on
between the majority within the party other than breach two occasions last week, I tried those officially recognised."
within the Parliamentary party to get into prison by
and the majority of constituency breaking windows.
forces police
The Bevanlte statement de parties would be disastrous. By concerned
wouldn't do it to clared: "We deplore this reso- pressing this resolution im- e," and he gave another menn lution for three reasons. It is mediately after Morecambe (the me, ing look towards members of liberal. It is based on allege-nual party conference), the the police force now concerned, tions which are not true. It is Parlamentary Committee ristced
opening such a breach. "As a matter of fact," Roger prejudicial to party unity."" said, "I was just on me way to
In
The
Supporting
the charge of
said
2 WEEKS TO RUN
This committee
(Labour
two weeks of its authority still to run, the state-
speeches or
DON'T have a THIRST...
have a
WATSON'S
SIDE
GLANCES
By Galbraith
T. M. Mog. U. & Pat Dit.
Cor. 1992 by NCA Barrica, Inve.
"Why be ashamed to wear a' four-year-old coat, dear? Some day you can brag about it when you write your memoirs!"
Nurse-Aid Mail
An X-ray examination showed Was Once A
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On the return journey to the ierigth, horizontally, across the TB Victim
DISC
+
The
The trial is proceeding.
Labour
Miss Rosa Leung, the young Nurse Aid who pre-
MPs sented HRH the Duchess of
Booed
(Continued from Page 1)-
He arrived here from London in the middle of one of Kenya's biggest anti-terrorist hunts.
He told a PrYSH conference of the Royal that the Chairman Commission to investigate land holdings in Kenya would be announced in London this week and said the commission should be at work by the beginning of next year.
Kent with a bouquet at this week's function at the Rut-
Sanatorium, tonjee
W39 chosen for two reasons..
Shortly after she had joined the staff of the Sanatorium as a very young Nurse-Aid, she con- tracted tuberculosis, and was herself cured in the hospital.
lighter, the accused - got very skull. angry and sold to the foremon Tsang, who had accompanied that if he him to the office, (nccused) was sacked he would Tsang. This, said Counsel, was return to the Godowns and kil the first. bit of evidence in re- gard to intent to murder. accused was so angry apparently that, not content with the threat, he rained several blows with his There were no
But on the foreman. toists at the luncheon,
The reception and luncheon Fearing the
consequences of guests were:
what he had done, the accused jumped overboard into the her Commander, British
Forces, bour and at this point Mr Lieut-Generai Sit Terence B. W. M. Thomson, Superin- Airey, KCMG, CB, CBE, and tendent of Lighters at Kowloon
The second reason for giving Lady Airey General Officer Godowns, came to investigate the
Miss Leung the honour of pre- Commanding Land Forces, disturbance and ordered the man
senting the bouquet was that she R. C. Cruddas, out of the water. The accused
is one of the most junior Nurse- Cruddas. Com-complied and Mr Thomson, on
Alds in the Sanatorium. Commodore
odore being told of what had hap H. G. Dickinson, DEC and Mrs Phero's once and he was
After the Duchess of Kent had completed her Inspection of the Dickinson, Air. Officer Com-chief foreman's office and he was
Answering questions, Mr hospital she mado the spon- manding. Air Commodore D. W. dismissed on the spot. F. Bonham-Carter, CB, DFC,
Lyttelton and the Kenya African taneous suggestion that she and Mrs Bonham-Carter, Chief
Union wanted meet him and should be photographed with the of Staff, Brigadier W. H.
did go to he would see a delegation dur-nurses of the Sanatorium, Brigadier W. H. Hulton-The fussy but retained the Ing his stay. He would also see HUITAR,
Godown dise which, as many organisations as pos- Harrop, Commissioner, of Police, Kowloon Mr D. W. MacIntosh, CMG, the Crown submitted, was sible. OBE, Staff Oncer. Land Forces, done in order
that it would Lt.-Col. A R. Fyjer, Queen's make it easier for him to return Own Royal West Kent Regi- to the dock area. ment, and Mrs Fyler:
After being
dismissed, the accused made further threats The reception guests also to Tsang with the words, "You Asked if he believed social and included the following:
had better take care of your other reforms might be enforced during the emergency, he re- life". Royal Navy: Captain R. H. About 7 o'clock the same plied: "If there are genuine fished out of the harbour this Maurice, DSO, DSC, Surgeon evening Tsang was sitting on grievances it is the duty of the morning, after having fallen Captain W.R.S. Panckridge and his lighter when
the water comesimo, last lo iry and the accused government
right into Mrs Panckridge, Captain (E) boarded from behind carrying
them."-Router. H. C. Hogger. DSC, and Mrs two bars, of iron, Tsang was Hogger Captain E. P. Hinten, struck a savage blow, lost con- DSO, MVO, and Mrs Hinton, selousness and came to in the Captain H, C. B. Coleridge, DSC,
DSC, hospital. Captain J. N. Hicks, DSC. Cap- Taan's daughter, age 14, was tain R. L. H, Marsh and Mrs bathing her ye-year-old sister Marsh, Commander J. B. Laing, and she heard shouts and rush- DSC. MISS K. E. Chapman. od to the scene. The accused Matron QARANS.
then chased her onto the next. lighter but the girl managed to
RETAINED
accused
$0
hough, DSC, ADC, RA, and care. The accused then pro-
The
The
and
Mr Lyttelton said the situation Car Runs
had been "very Buccessfully handled by the Governor, his staff and officials."
Man Who
Defied Death
London, Ost, 20, When Henry Martin was 48, the he fell from the second storey of a building and was given six months to live.
again
A
girl on the watchman
nuch of asked
see about a job, Couldn't get alliberality, the Bevanites job before. 'cos I'd no accommo-that such a resolution was un-shadow cabinet in Parliament) dation. But n person kindly precedented in the history, of has only lent
me some money on un 1OU, Parliament.
Army: Brigadier H. E. Ferny- so I could get lodgings for a
aft and attached week. The money was to be in "To demand thut MPs should new committee would be elected W. G. Surling, CBE, DSO, RA,
ment said, pointing out that a
Mrs Fernyhough, Brigadiler Ave-year-old child. sealed envelope, and if I gave not meet without official ap at the beginning of the new
then accused evidence of getting work, I could provel to discuss matters of
Brigadier R. Chandier, DSO, R. chased the older have
sco? It,
session. common interesat is to the party
Humps. Regt, Colonel R. F dockside
When he was 01, he broke Having tied up all the loose machine a power which it has
Luck, OBE, KDG, B.
three ribs In another fall ends of his story into a knot never exercised before. This three reasons they set out they
Bevanites sald that for the E Command Sed Brady bravely arrested him.
Secretary, and There was not very
When he was nearly 93, he that no one was likely to unravel resolution seeks to
Mrs Brady Co forbid had opposed the parties resolu- Cotton
Colonel H. E. Ma struggle and when
was knocked down by a car and a hurry. Roger stood down, freedom of association
among tions.
OBE, RE
Colonel what he was doing the nocused
suffered only a shock. looking well pleased with him-MPs which has always been a
C. R. Stileman E.
He laughed at the doctors "It who had given up normal feature of Parliamentary
MYS Silleman, Colonel, and was alleged to have said,
his life as "Nevertheless we accept the Usher, R. Siga, Colonel E. D. This "I'm satisiled about this," the
J. Stuart-as nothing to do with you. ille"
lost 45 years ago. the Bevanlte statement majority decision of our col- Eding chief magistrate
sold.
man had said, and he
me dismissed
Then last August ho fell out leagues and for our part we will
RAPC, and asked what was known about DENY ALLEGATION
Mrs and why should I not kill him of bed, broke his sm and died. abide loyally by it."
M. A. Re The accused wod Roger. "There are 13 previous,"
taken to He was just over 93. OBE RAMC. and Mrs Rea, Tsimshatsul Police On the count of untrue allega.
Station His will a polles-omeer sald, and he read
published today out some of the more recent, deny entirely that we have ever are not prepared to soo the pro
Lt.-Colonel E M
showed he let £1,652-Reuter. "He seems," the police-officer formed " added, "to have been travelling
party within asent, ban on the country, doing no
When detailed charges petuated. work at attempting all."
tą 'support this allegation were published in the
they
self,
CUR
This
party".
Press,
were
exposed as
their group per-.
step to
the
›
Finger. Colonel
Camerons,
MEDICAL EVIDENCE
Dr John Cheng, medical or
of Kowloon Hospital, testined
Officers To Be
Into Harbour
A black Vauxhall salon was
night.
"
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Indo-China, France, French North & West Africa, 4.30 p Air Vietnam.
Philippines, N. Borneo, 4.30 pan. C.P.A.
Australia, New Zealand, 4.30 pm, Q.E.A.
Hy Burface Масло, 2 т.; 6 pm.. as Tal Loy/Tak Bhing.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11.
by Air Japan, Canada, USA."3 km, via C.PAL.
Formosa, Japan, 2 pm. C.A.T. Formosa, Okinawa, USA. (Seattle & Western States) Canada, 4.30 pznu H.K.A./N.W.AIL.
Malaya, Indoboala, Australi=”Now Zealand, Ceylon, "Cairo, 6" pm.
B.O.A.C.
Japan, 8 pm
3.0.A.C.
Dy Burface
Macao. 7 p.m..
Loy/Tak - Shing,
6 p.m.,
Tri
China, People's Republic, 9:30 aan, train via Canton,
Japan, 2 pm, se Pakbul.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1 By Alz Philippines, duam Hawaii, USA Canada, 8 am, vía P.A.L.A
USA, Canada, 3 pm. P.A.A. Indo-China, France, French North & West Africa, 4.30 pany A Vietnam.
siam Burma, India, 4.30 pan. Thai Airway.
Japan, p. 3.0.A.C
Burma. - India, Pakistan, Middle East, Africa, Great Britain, Eumpe, Noon, B.O.A.C. By Burface Macso, 2 pm. 6 p.m., as Tai Loy/ Tak Shing.
The car was parked on Con-
Siam. Central between caught Road the Star Ferry Pler and Queen's Fier, and its absence was noted last night by Mr H. P. Dallas who immediately made a report to the Police,
Operations to haul the car out of the water began shortly after 10 o'clock this morning with the arrival of a tow truckt and traffle Inspectors.
The hood of the car was carmaged and the windshield smashed. The left side of the car was also considerably denied. | Zealand, via CPA
It is believed that thʊ hind- brakes of the ear became loose and the unattended car slipped down the road and fell into the
ta.
Chian. People's Republic, 0.30 am, train via Canton.
Malaya, Burma, India, 10 am, as Sirdhana.
Government House Ball Tonight
The Government House Ball
11 am.. as Pres, Taft.
USA, Central & South Amerles;
Japan, Canada, Noon, as Mapledeli. Formosa, 1 p.m.. Shengking. Indonesia, & pin.. » Tilwaugh
BUNDA by Alt
NOVEMBER
Malaya, Indonesia, Australia, New
Formosa, Japan, 2 em. C.A.T.
By Burface Macao, pm, se Tai Lay.. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1 By Alr Philippines, quam, Hawaii, U.S.A. (San Francisco), Noon via P.A.A..
Radio Hongkong
HKT.
In honour of the Duchess of
Programme Summary: 0.02, It'a Kent and her son is being held swingtime with Mungay / Spalier his. Ragüime, Band. Jelly-doil tonight and not tomorrow qal'and erroneously reported. "In our Morton at the Piano; 0.30 Songs of Scotland by Robert Wilson. (Tenor) morning contemporary.
and Isobel Ballo (Septona);: 0.45, His Excellency the Governor Concert of Popular Krusle by the Queen's Hall Light Orchestra: - 716. of Macao arrives In Hongkong Letter from America by Alistair today to pay his respects to the Cooke (Recordon, Relay): 7.80,- La Duchess of Kent, and will be Weather Report! D. Tims, Bignal, present at the Ball this evening. World News and News Trik (London Demi-Heure Francaise (Studio); 7,59,
tions, the statement added: "We a warning that the Bevanites MBE
Phillips, Lt. Col. R. M. Brydges,
E. Dawe, where he was charged, The statement concluded with
RRC, QARANC. Lt.Col T. H. Phillips, RASC, and Mrs REME, and
Mrs Bruges. Lt.- Col. R. J. Meech, MBE, RAOC; It said: "Each one of us will Lt. Col. W. A. Stevenson, D50, clean ice and who had Court-Martialled SIR Laurence turned to Roger,
take every legitimate false."
and Mrs Stevenson clean incised wound over the "The only sentence provided
permade the Parliamentary Lh-Col.
J. Drummond, DSO.. Tower part of the nose involving for your case at the moment,“
..Saying
Labour Party to reverse
the adjacent parts of his face. the resolution he said, is three months in prejudicial to party unity,
London, Oct, 20, was decision and to restore as soon.
Royal Air Force: Group Cap- The wound was deep enough to Three officers of HMS Wave, a tain H.M. Pearson, CBE, and Mrs fracture the upper jaw beating minesweeper the fishery pro prisonment-the maximum.
the 415 way," at the sole to recent annual conference parsed of
Bevanites observed that Labour's Labour members
of Parliament
full rights Pearson, Group Captain PA. the front eight teeth.
tection vessel which went ahore ***Lombard, DEC, 2, pod 24Mm DiSociation
Dr Cheng said And, considering the trouble, ho for unlling the movement to Bevanites will seek inction to AFC, and
the patient at St. Ives, Cornwall, on Septem is expected that some Lombard, Wing Common showed evidence of having lost ber 30 Inst and later refloated, recently gone to get into get the Tory Government out the Parliamentary Committee to had some want out with the of office as soon as
Revas, DTC, a moderate amount of blood both are to appear before
Wing externally and internally which Martial worst possible grace
on charges concerning Commander possible be elected when the awalt and secure a further advance session opens on November 4.
new transport to prison. The police along the road to Soclullsm.
JA, MacCarthy, he had swallowed. His condition the incident OBE, GM, and Mrs. Made múscitated, ie had dental treat-[Ing öflder, will appear before a was such that he had to be res
• Lieutenant J. D. Fyfe, navight ther who had put him up at an inn
First reaction among “nont Wing Commander J.AA. had spoiled for him, I fear, the Moreover, the voting at the
Bevonites
was that the here
the DFC, Wing Commander N.W.D
ment and
and, was discharged
from Court Martial at Davenport en simplor' pleasures of this cell. conference for the National
couched Bu Marwood-Liton, DC.
hospital on August
Friday:
Assistant Lieutenant-Commander deflently that it foreshadows Petschal Staff: Major
Dr Cheng, replying to Chown SJ Hall win appear not only an undasy temporary fruce Goldsbrough, RA, In the left-wingers tussle with Goldsbrough, MA to CBF, Licut have been caused by an instru; Offber
Counsel, said the wound could Monday and the Commanding Mr. Clement Attico and other.
Commander S.R. Sandford, RN and Mrement with a sharp edge, like the Everett, will appear next Thur parly leaders-Reuler
Sandford; ADC to CBFW/ Bile exhibited in Courte
Roger, and showed him out resolutions which offered a basis:
to
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