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JOHN CLARKE'S CASEBOOK
They Nearly Knew
Norman
Hective
TE was," said the de
officer, "an elderly gentleman aged about 50...
To give
H
credit where It is
rum Reece, who is a young 04:
CHINA MAIL
Red China To Reorganise Her Administration
London, Nov. 17.
Communist China has decided on a far- reaching reorganisation of her administrative system in preparation for the expected introduc. tion of her first five-year economic, industrial and cultural reconstruction plan early in the new year. due, no one betted an eyelid.! Peking Radio announced today that the Cen- Not the magistrate, Mr Bert tral People's Government Council China's not the old gentlemen in the highest policy-making organ-at a meeting on Press box: not the senior-junior November 15, approved a set of regulations closure; not the septuagenarian providing for the reorganisation of the present regulars in the pulle gallery. Government administrative system in order "to who still regarded themselves
meet new tasks and new situations arising from large-scale economic and cultural construction be- ginning next year."
counsel penned in their en-
us boys.
"Aged about 50." the detec- tive repeated, glancing at his
The meeting was presided by Chairman Mao Tse- and attended by 31
:
members, including Air Hostess
notes. Je was Sent, and him- self in his nld-thirties, perhaps. He was telling the story of the over five people who had nearly tig known Norman, The old, old] Council man of 50 was one of the five. Madame
widlow of Dr Sun "Father of the THE detective ads Station, public: General
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Soong
Ching-ling.
Yat-sen,
Chinese Re- Chu Tch,
Norman at Victoria Station Commander-in-Chief of the had seen him there eye with interest the old man, and follow People's Liberation Army, and him.
Premler and Foreign Minister Chou En-lal,
The aged fellow had been carrying, suitcase, which had put down while he .con sulted a trait indicator board. He took from his
pocket a pair of spectacles, for though
According to the Radio, the Council approved:
he
1. Creation of executive com- mittees for six
major ad-
northwest, northeast,
central-
ita
Caned By Manager
Salisbury, Rhodesia,
Nov. 16.
The General Manager of Central African Airways, the lettering on the board we ministrative areas-north, cast, Mr Robert Gavin McCoy, Norman strolled up to the south and southwest-and two who was yesterday fined
It with his autonomous regim.s
big, age had dimmed his eyes.
Tibet
suitcase, prodded foot, as if to test by its weight and Inner Mongolia. whether its contents might be 2. Creation of four top-level of interest; then he "stooped as
organs under the Central if to pick up the ease. Just People's Government, namely, a then, the old mai turned round, State Planning Board, a Phyl and Norman straightened him cal Culture Committee, a Minis- self, and hurried away.
try of Higher Education and a Committee for the Elimination of literacy.
she
He interested bimself next in young woman's case, for she had left it
it on the ground while ran 20 yards to throw her arms round the neck of a
of a young man. The pair continued their embrace, and said sweet things to each other. Norman made a lunge at the case: but just as he slid' so the couple ran out of things to say, and remembered they had to retrieve the luggage. Norman left.
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3.
Abolition of the provinces of Pingyuan, and Chabar.
£50 with the alternative of 50 days' imprisonment for assaulting a 30-year-old air hostess by caning her, to day announced his resigna- tion from Central African Airways..
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He said he was very sorry Indeed that what was "only silly piece of fooling with harm meant to anyone" should result in him having to give up the work he loved so much. 4. Creation of Klangsu People's Provincial Government soon as his personal affairs were
He would leave Rhodesia with the capital at Nanking.settled.- former national capital.
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The Ratio said the decisions were necessary because the Central Government must "assume more centralised and unified leadership to neet THE next who nearly knew large-scale economie
and cul THE
Norman was a woman who tural construction schemes," had left
Ave-year-old and added that the reorganisa daughter to guard hier bags on would be carried out be- while she went to buy an icefore the end of this year.
child. Norman
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to
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It was revealed in court here yesterday, that M. McCoy had reprimanded Sylvin Irene Ban- field, the air hostess, for not fastening her safety belt when her aircraft landed.
He said she deserved punished and she had accepted a be
caning to be McCoy's office.
carried out in She had taken off her roll-on and received the caning in pants and slip, with her frock tucked up to her waist, she told the generally believed
Mr McCoy told the court that hore that the State Planning the caning was the child. He Board would have full respon-one. Demonstrating it he
a purely token meant to reassure the little girlsibility for directing and carry-only his wrists-Reuter.
used but phrased what he sald soing out smoothly,
China's Arst clumsily that she ran off crying ove-year economie and Indus-
dream
for the -approached the bags and began
to prod them with his foot, as he had
the uthers. He said
something to
FULL RESPONSIBILITY
It
Was
ne for her inether. Norman trial reconstruction plan. strolled away.
Chahar, one of the two pre-
He went to the queue by the Arst-class booking-office. win- vinces to be abolished, is locat dow, and there the last of the
ed in the eastern part of Inner quintet
nearly made Mongolia. who
Pingyuan Norman's acquaintance a young
was created only man with a small but interest-after the Communists assumed
power in China in 1949,
ing attache case on the ground near to him-thwarted Norman as the others had, Just after he had carried out his toe-probe,
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NORMAN qult the station; the N detective followed him, arrested him for loitering with intent to sical luggage, and brought him next morning into the dock at Bow Street, where Norman pleaded not guilty.
The story was told to Mr Reece, and Norman, a bronzed lute- young man of 24, with shaped face and a mouth kept. permanently open, was invited to give his version.
sold.
"What the officer says is Iles. the whole lot," Norman
"You mean you think he is mistaken?" Mr Recce asked.
"No, I don't; I mean it's all lies," Norman answered.
was only in the station four minutes, four minutes exactly, not 30 like he says"
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court.
Boy Helps To
Run Divan
A 12-year-old boy was re- manded for one day in Pollee custody by Mr R. W S. Winter at Kowloon this morning, when. he pleaded guilty to assisting in the management of a heroin divan.
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1952.
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By Galbraith
10-13
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Hongkong Film Censorship
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Sir,-At last, the voice of the risen against the scissors of the film critics in Hongkong have Indiscriminately consors Who butchered "Viva Zapata** I entirely agree with Miss or Mra Sue Dawson and thank her for her courage. I could name to the censors dozens of coloured Lence (murder, rebellion, bank western productions where vlo- robbery, arson, hold up, kidnap- ping, drunkenness) entertained of the celluloid. Why this dis- the public through the medium
crimination against -"Viva | NWAL. Zopata"?
I don't profess to know directions given to the censors in Hongkong, but may 1, 'suggest two methods to try to remedy this situation (The politics of the ostrich is preposterous);
the
Monday, November 17 by Alt Philippipes, N. Doroto, 4.30 p.m.,
Formam, USA (Seat!la & Western
CPA.
Sheaffers TM SNORKEL
Dance Hall Proprietor Sues HK Paper
From The Filos
100 Years
Ago
We heard some time ago that the old Cornwallis, 74, was com ing out to Hongkong, Atted up an now learn that, on her arrival a Hospital for the Troops, We here, the Aligator, Naval Hos- a Consular Chop and Prison for pital Ship ห be converted Info the Port of Canton; negotiations ground on Dance's Island for for the cession of a piece of such purposes having met with but ill success apparently.
An action for alleged libel was brought by Dennis Victor, sole proprietor of the Lido Dance Hall, of No. 144, Des Voeux Road, Central, against the Tiger Standard, Ltd., newspaper. proprietors and publishers, of No. 179, Wanchai Road, and against the Sing Tao Jih Pao, printers, of the same address, before Mr Justice E, H. Williams, Senior Puisne Judge, in the Supreme Court this morning. Acting Governor General Ych, According to the statement of claim plaintiff northem part of the Kwangtung
is claiming special damages for loss of earnings at the rate of $636.62 a day as a result of an alleged libel contained in an article published in the issue of the Hongkong Standard dated August 13, 1951.
On the application of plain- tiff's Counsel, the case was ad-
journed sine die by his Lord-ORDERED
ship.
Appearing for plaintiff were
Mr John McNeil, QC, and Mr TO APPEAR
A. J. Clifford, both instructed by Mr A. S. C. Comber, of Hastings and Company.
The defendants were repre- sented by the Hon. Leo d'Almada, QC, and Mr D. A. L. Wright, both instructed by Mr B, N. Cooper of Wilkinson and Grist. '
an
IN COURT
Cross-Examination Ruling
In his application adjournment of the action, Mr Mr Justice Recce; Puisne Clifford said that the position Judge, in the Bankruptcy was that this senior Counsel, Mr Court this morning ordered McNell, was engaged in a case
another court which Mr Kwik Slang-go, an opponent Justice Reece wished to go to a petition for the wind straight on with, Further, his
Επ
who is now said to be in the
province, using all his energies there, is very merelices with in repressing serious outbreaks
his hands; and we have it on Those of good authority that during the
of the rebels who fall into
Chinese month ended on the 12th ult, the total mumber be- headed was 270, the greatest amount of work in one month over performed on the, Canton ground. On Thursday last there were seventy more exécutions, and the last month's total
I will perhaps be as great as the one Seu has really proceding it,
inoved Into Hurian nad it to still In current report that he permanently relieves Sat-hang- ah, recalled. An Imperial Edict has been received having re- ference to the attack on Chang- sha the capital of Huntan, In which the rebels were unsuc- cetul. But although defeated overal encounters, they (the insurgents) are still working ahead; and should they succeed in their alleged determination of getting up to the Yang-tas-
Lordship knew, he said, thang up of the Ching Blong long, matters will broome more
Land
ment to the Defence pleadings Ltd, which is associated | holds his own in Kwangst, which they considered material with the Luna Park, to ap- and they would like to have a
conference. He Lordship had pear in Court for cross-
examination. to
Rescued
stated that he was prepared grant an adjournment, Counsel
At the last hearing of the said.
case on Friday, the Judgo re- Mr. d'Almada sald that the served his decision on whether time had come when the ab- or not to call Kwik after hear- one Counsel because ing submissions by Counsellor he was engaged in another court both parties on the matter. pore who, whilst walking with should not be a ground for ad. The petitioners in the case are action: The Kwik Slang-kie, merchant, of amendment was put in 220 Gloucester Road, and Chan
sence of
journment Defence last
of an
of
were
Lung re-
States). Canadu, 430 p.en. HKA 18 Thursday and Friday alone Hin-wan, widow, 31
should have been suficient time Kat Terrace. Both to consider the matter, he said. presented by Mr John McNelll, Counsel did not think that the QC, and Mr S. V. Gittins, who Court should grant an adjourn were instructed by Mr M. A. da ment on those grounds.
Silva.
The Ching Siong Co
Company were represented by Mr Brook A. Bernacchi, instructed by Mr L. Lam. Mr Percy Chen, also instructed by Mr Lam, ap- peared for Kwik Slang-go, man- aging director of the Company,
Mr M.
Crown Morley-John,
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Indo-China, 3 pm, Elsbeth.
Tuesday, November 18 By Air Malaya, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, & a.m.. Via CPA.
Indo-China, France, French North and West Africa, 9 a.m., Air_France,
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(1) Forbid the people under 18 years of age to see films or shows judged by the censors as "For Adult Only". Easy to con- trol, the pictures never passed to more than two theatres at a time. As to age, everybody here; has the offeral identity card and can be checked by the management of the theatre who is responsible to enforce the decision of the censors,
2.) Classity weekly In the leading
(English newspapers and Chinese) flims such as family picture or adult picture only.
NOT IN COLONY
Wo mentioned in our last that, on rying to press at one o'clock on Wednesday morning. whereabouts of Lieut. De Lisle, there were no tidings of the
Admiralty Agent for the Singa-
shore, had been Mr Curling on the Kowloon attacked by a bleeding: so woul that the could gang of desperadocs, and left
not waik towards the
boat, Shortly after midnight, it being distant about a mile and a half. very dark, and but very little known of the country traversed, Mr Superintendent May deter mined on desisting from fur- ther search until daylight,
and
turned to Hongkong. At four o'clock with the whole body of Constables proviously detailed for day duty, he aga started, and about seven succeeded in finding the cause of so much podłaty, weak from loss - DÍ blood, but alive.
The truth of the matter was, Counsel said, that the plaintiff was not in the Colony and from that point of view It would be wrong to oppose an application
adjournment, for
In reply, Mr Clifford sald Counsel was present for the that the second
the Official Receiver. part of amendment was obscure and After Mr Justice Reece had it introduced intention and was ordered Kwik Slang-go to ap-
On the side of the Naval and matter which needed con- pear in Court. It was decided Diplomatic Departments, By Burface.
there to continue the cross-examina- consideration. They Macao, 9 m. p.m., as Golden siderable
was a good deal of energy dis- City Tak Shing.
might have to get interrogation from Friday of Kwik played. Seeing the H. & C. Co.. China, People's Republike, 8.30 am..
Slang-kie, one of the petitioners, Steamer tories and reply to the amend train via Canton.
"Hongkong"
getting ment. He felt sure that it could by Mr Percy Chen.
up steam for her trip to Can- Mr Chen referred witness to not
be suggested that they could
Captain tan, ain Massie sent to the consider the matter in one day an affidavit dated August 25, Agent and requested
he and draft the necessary reply, 1952, which
made before might first tow HMS. Cleopatra The plaintiff
was out of the Garcia at the Supreme Court, inte Kowloon Bay,
which
was Colony because of life
and asked if he did tell Mr dying
Garcia he was a Buddhist
to done; and about a quarter mather.
Mr McNeill here rose and told eight the inhabitants of the Williams said the Justice
place had the exciting prospect Court that this sort of
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Pulpphic ý tưới 2 Tree Folk.
Wednesday, November 1
By Alr Formosa, Japan, 1 p.m.. Via CAT. Malaya, Indonesia, Australia, New* Zealand, 4.30 p.m., CPA
Formosa, Okinawa, USA (New
4.30 York, Canada,
p.m., JIKA NWAL
Indo-China (Tonkin only), pm. CPA.
Japan, p.m.. BOAĊ.
By. Burface Macao, 9.m.; 8 pan., ss Golden China, People's Republic, 8.30 am, **** i sekin via Canton.
Formosa, 9 am Wing Sang. movies Malaya, Burma, India, 3 pm, ss
I think that such cuttings on good films can only in- very duce the people to search for more.and more excitements for such shows or pictures cut of Located between Shantung and Honan provinces, it is made
control of any censors.
This criticism will be a coo- up of 49 magistrucles belonging
structive one, I know very well to Shantung, Hopel and Horan,
the difficulties mot by the cen- All those will be restored to their former jurisdictions with
Fors to shop window of City/Tak_Shing. the exception of eight magig
everybody, but Hongkong In mitigation the boy sald, "democracy must have the right tracies formerly belonging to did not know It was heroin, I Hopei, which are to be included was warned not
BCC such movice without to open the cutting, tunless such in Honan,
Establishment of a provincial He added that the heroin was
packet or I would be beaten." hinder religious or political Santhia. government for Kiangsu
arguments for the hitherto dual control of his Chinese man,
ends given to him by unknown disorder.
EMILIANO. rich province by a south anti a The boy, who lives at 14 Chang north Kiangsu Bureau.-Reu-UK Village, was
tur.
Radio Hongkong
H.K.T.
an
faith or bring
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Longest Servico
S-I noticed in your issue" of November 15 that you mention- ed that the 4 Field Engineer Regiment was the oldest serving unit in Hongkong.
CHINESE PC
REMANDED
IN
Lieut.
that ho
that when the originat applica- question was not relevant, and in the act of loading guns ready of a fine frigate with her crew tion was made before him, that that His Lordship had earlier +30
the case should be adjourned made a ruling on this matter. for because the plaintiff was out Counsel said he was objecting to of the Colony, he was not pre- the question being put, pared to adjourn it because he COUNSEL'S BUEMISSION considered tho plaintiff's On being told by the Judge affidavit did not give suflelent that he (Mr Reece), did not see dotails as to his sudden depar- the relevancy of the question, ture. It plaintiff had to leave Mr Chan asked that the witness urgently he ought immediately step out of the Countroom for a
arrested on Sunday 4 his residence with three other men in a Police raid. The three men were Pon Bun- kan, 39, seaman, Shen Wan
The cove of Chan Chun-pong, chor, 30, tallor, and Chau Sin-
21, police constable attached cheung, 35, painter. All were venture to suggest, however, toUpper Levels Station, charged with smoking heroin that this distinction should be charged with demanding money 0, Programane Sunumary: 6.62, Chl- and Pon and Chau were sen- elven to 25 Field Regt, RA, who with dren's
menaces, was remanded Hau Four presented tenced to one month hard labour arrived in the Colony in Novem- till November Ellrobath
Mr 20, by 4.30, Portuguese Hall Hour (Studio); cach, while Shen, who faced
ber, 1040 and have thus com- Thomas Tam at Central Time Signal. World News and News another charge of breach of pleted, six years continuous ser- morning. Talk London Relay): 718. Journey deportation, was sentenced to a into Melody with
vice in Hongkong. the Kingsway total of nine
who is Defendant,
10 Symphony Orchestra: 1.45. Artist Inbour.
months' hard
presented by Mr F. X. D'Almado, la on $2,000 ball.
Але (Studio);
the Week-Andre Navarra (Cello);
1.50. Weather Report: 0 London A key and 53.50 was found Studio Melodies The Atelachrino on the boy
(BBCTS);
"MOONRAKER"
this
Ho is charged with having demanded money with meriaces from a Chinese, Chan Kang, at at Bridges firewood stall Street, near Shing Wong Street, on November 13,
is это DSI C.AD. Rich
during the rald,
the Police Armed Robbery
A
At Kai Tak
A
terrible execsition unless De Lisle was restored. Messy Medhurst and Loy, the former Chinese Secretary the latter Assistant Interpreter, also went, in the Cleopatra for with the Kowloon Authorities, the purpose of communicating the chief of whom was very can- there proved to be no recessity. veniently absent. Fortunately
for his presence.
Developing North Borneo
to make an application to the moment in order that he could Court here, so that another case put his reasons to the Court.
This having been done, Mr- could have been brought in Its sicad. His Lordship
submitted said he Chen -
there Was was armoyed
that the applica- | spidence to show that Kwik Buddhist and tion had been made at a late Slang-kie is a date and
he had decided he not of the Christian faith. The would not postpone the caso. Andavit he made before. Me But in view of this additional Garcia was sworn by him, not factor that a rather long case
affirmed, and should therefore was before Mr Justice Recce he not have been admissible. thought il
Mr Justice Rence stated that was proper to grant-
Many prominent changes have an adjournment and also "Ihe could see no substance to Mr
Chen's view of this amendment, which
been made in the topography of argument on the validity should' have
of the affidavit in question. The North Borneu ports since a year been put in some Judge added that the time 10
ugo, Me Lau Tak-po, Managing time ago and
not at the last object to the affidavit was when
Director of the Hongkong and moment.
Yaumati Ferry Co, Ltd, remarked It was first put forward, and not CABLE SENT
on his return hero this morning in the middle of the present
in RMS Corfu from a business. cross-examination. His Lordship said he pro-
Mr. Chen then referred wit-tour of the south. posed to adjourn the case, Ho added that plaintiff through his by him and filed on July 21, Isation,
news to another affidavit made disclosed, his building organ- In Jesselton #tself, Mr Lau solicitors had informed the
China Construction. this year. Court that he might be, absent
(Barnco) Co, Ltd, hoa stage, Mr McNeill structed, within one your 180 At this until January or February.
told the Court he would object Govermanent projects, Mr Clifford said theft a cable to Mr Bernacchi prompting Mr.
been sent to the plaintiff Chen, on what to do, saying: tallest structureho, Hong
"We are now building the and they were how awaiting an
was improper
kong Mr. Bernacchi sald he object. Corporation-in that city. Itola and Shanghal':'Baliking" " received it the Court would be ed to any suggestion that netlied.
a four-storey building. Mr anything improper Lau sold was doing Granting sina dio, his Lordship stressed
#When he was'in': Jesselton, Lon. I am the Duchess of Kent opobud the that he did not want a second not going to add any fuel to the Government: seladi; Built- adjournment at the last moment fire What has happened at He felt it would be better not the last hearing is finished.
hand
clothing, | INTELLIGENCE TEST SOLUTION | answer, and immediately they
UT the case was proved, and Orch, cond. by George Meluchrine and using the B. the magistrate, aced what orch
the Peter Knight Singers
key was known of Norman.
(DUCTS); 826, "I Like What I Like" opened a cubicle
In the boy's by "Ho's refused
David Barker place. In fingerprints, presented
the cubicle they sir." the officer said. "But I do captain Cook-feathers found a satchel
containing 17 pre-packets of heroin and $11. know there's a conviction for gramme written and produced by
A Three Chinese men dressed breaking and entering, three John Thompres
further search of the premises in European style clothing today secuting. 9.30. Concerto Mendeinhn's Plano Con- uncovered years ago.....
eight packets of robbed the Inmates of a stone certo No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 Caro. Nonnan ·was remantled, and fine Brag (Piano) with The Bino heroin
umbrella, and house in Kal Tak New Village In an an order made that his finger British Orchestra conducted by other paraphernalia. prints should be taken.
of $2,000 worth 5.M. Dord (Concert Hall): 10, String
of Ensemble; 10.15, Chanson Francaise
jewellery and money. avent off, muttering, "Lice, fles."
--Georges Uunër and Hildegarde;.
The three mon, one And the old men in the court 10.30, Dancing Time: 10.50, Weather
Armod with a knife and one with a looked plously shocked at his Report: 14. fladio Brews feel_(Re-
Chan Tak, 64-year-old chopper, forced their way into corded London Relay); 11.15. Good- attitude. All the
men night Mude. God save the Queen; concee of Yan Wor Boarding the house at, 4.45 this morning, around 50.
1139, Close Down,
Houre at 118, Connaught Road and let up the
occupants: Central admitted that he kept a They then. stayed for 45 comunion prostitution before
lodging hauso for minutes ransacking. the bouse
Mr Yan-hel at Central this morn-.
Poon of its contents, Ing. He was fined $250.
yet boon
akd
He
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Admits Offence
No arrests have made,
the
With the -representing the • six BOERIGILE, Inferences from the data make 1 possible to determine how Presidenta were seated on the Bird, fourth and
nili Occasions it will be found, that at, tye fich sosnian the President -ol'. Kleptomening sogn, the chur
PORN GAUT ant is Prisigant of Stonement Stresident at Traum) pppasite was the President of Hysterļa
London Expirat Karstool.
on tournment in cocon
"My
* Mr
he
to fix dates because of the un- Mr. Chen then resumed his certainty of the plaintiff's move-questioning of Kwilt Siang-kie, ments.
Hearing is proceeding.
0021-
his company, Me, Lau added.
It is called "Kont: School In honour of the Duchers; and is for the higher education" local students.
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