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JOHN CLARKE'S

CASEBOOK

Table For Two

I

was one of those huge,

restaurants that in appear-

ance cong: half-way between a glided banqueting hall in Home Venetian palazzo and a

busy factory's assembly

shop.

The time was towards tho

latter end of the evening: about the hour when the haughty, horassed waitresses begin to get

their

hack on the customers,

by striking from the menu one after another, is chuteest items chanting

Sorry itsoft."

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CHINA MAIL

OUR AUSTRALIAN NEWSLETTER

BROKEN HILL IN

LIMELIGHT AGAIN

From H. KING WOOD

Sydney, Dec. 25.

This week the Australian press has brought hack to life the old controversy about Broken Hill

New South Wales' outlaw town.

For years it has been known and tacitly acknowledged in official quarters that Broken Hill has had an "open go" -late closing of hotels and seven-day week trading, organised two-up schools starting price bookmakers and all those other "vices" which characters in other parts of the Commonwealth are told are-demoralising and therefore not allowed.

Just to pat you in the picture - drinking laws in most other States are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Queensland 8 p.m.); two-up is an illegal game and starting price booking not allowed).

Broken 11, 700 miles west | the Royal

The restaurant was tall, and 1 black-suited

with eagle eyes took expert note of how each meal at every table pro- Kressed. The moment scal became free these experts sige of Sydney, third largest city inquiring into

Commissioner In- the NSW liquor nald the furt to the door, and a

the State (Sydney and New trade to go overseas (as he is) queue formed therr, moved up, eastle first and

second), to get an insight into after- ht Many of the people supping

hour drinking-he nected only. restaurant that night, graphically belongs to NSW, seemed, no doubt, to all those should abide by NSW laws but to journey io Broken Hill.

makes its own, and its spiritual interestel, to linger an uncon- scionable time over their meals. Soup grew ice-cold; balted beans congealed up many a piece

coffee soggy toast, and grey developed a murky skb, as those who at ardered them dallled over their consumption.

We think it would have been so much wiser for all concerned

home is really ledges, } had sleeping dogs or Broken;

A. DISAPPOINTMENT

Captain K, Shima, master of

Broken Hin

distant

of a sort of

way, Hill-been allowed to lie. of

sort of Parliament that some in faraway Sydney does make Jaws of a sort, no doubt good In their old fashioned way, but certainly out of step as far as Broken Hill is concerned.

Citizens reasons

of that surprising customers did and rush their and delightful city of the West meats, Some, who sat in couples, recognise only one set of laws wanted to postpone for as long those made, strictly policed as possible, the moment of part and obeyed to the letter by the ing from doch other; some, who Barrier Industrial Council. sat alone, were delaying their return to

rn to blenk solitary room

rooms in

FOR all

absence.

sorts

AUTOMATICALLY, cyca fole

to

ALL-POWERFUL

of DL

1

the Japanese freighter Mantestu, arrived in Sydney Harbour, wanting to make Christmas Catures to friends and also help ty decorated, he had a tub full of goldfish and many dwarfed trees which he intended to give

business. His cabin was bright-

away.

Established 1845

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1952.

SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith

11-15

T, M. Rig. V. B. PAL OUT. Cor. 132 KEA Barilen, toe.

"Little Red Riding Hood must have been an awful square if she couldn't tell her grandmother from a wolf!"

Police Sub-Insp. Convicted Of Arms Possession

Sheaffers M SNORKEL

Two Charged With Robbing Headmaster

CROWN CLAIM CRIME

WAS INSIDE JOB

Submitting that the crime was an inside job, Crown Counsel prosecuted two men, accused of robbery with aggravation, before the Puisne Judge, Mr Justice C. W. Reece, in the Criminal Sessions this morning.

The accused, Yan Chi-sum, alias Yan Luen, 25, and Chan Yuk-man, 18, textile worker, are indicted for having robbed Wong Wing-lin, head- master of the Literary English School, Nos. 8-10 Shan Pin- Lane, Wanchai, of a fountain pen, a pro- pelling pencil, an Omega wrist watch with gold band, an Omega pocket watch, a Movado metal wrist watch, and HK$5,707 in cash, at the School on October 3 last,

The second accused is additionally charged with re- ceiving a Movado wrist watch, an Omega wrist watch with gold band, a fountain pen and a propelling pencil, knowing them to have been stolen,

The Crown alleged that first nectised was

at the employed School at the time and had let the second accused premises,

into the

Mr C. R. Sneath, Crown Counsel, is conducting the case for the Prosecution. Det. Insp. Andrews is the officer in charge of Investigations.

But shipping ogenis told him that he could not land the sh through

additional charge For trees wat they lind been animal and plani

quarantine.

"I did.not think it would be so hard to give away presents- not al Christmas time," said the skipper.

Actually, both fish and trees could have been landed if they hot gone through quarantine formailties, but this takes time and that is what the Mantestu did not have.

•

*

The Federal Government, ap- parently, realising that lines aren't what they used to be, has cut the 1953 immigration pro- gramme from $50,000 to 10,000.

The British migrant target is left more or less untouched, but the number. from European countries is to be drastically reduced.

Police Sub-Inspector Chan Hon-cheung, alias Chan Ka-ho, alia's Charles Chan, 28, pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of arms and ammunition at Kowloon this morning when he appeared on re- mand and was sentenced to 12 months by Mr D. F. O'Reilly Mayne.

The Police Officer was charged with the possession of one 32 revolver, 73 rounds of 38 ammunition, one .303 rifle and six rounds of .22 rifle ammunition, and three empty cartridge cases of 38 calibre. He pleaded guilty

Naval Funeral

through Mr L. E. d'Almada Remedios.

Inspector J. Hidden.

pro- that secuting, told the Court he and a colleague went to defendant's home at 84 Lal- chikok Road, third floor, December 21 to search the premises

зото

on

with bed-

This Morning

procession.

For years the Barrier In- bourding hattses; some just coulddustrial Counets has controlled not estel the waitress's eye. Broken Hill. The Council, con-

None had better

reason for sisting

of representatives dallying than a dark-haired. unions in the city, has decided pleasant looking young mun named Raymund, who sat with a what hours the pubs are to shut, what the betting laws are, girl at one of the

tables.

who runs the two-up schools, The

HVETSPOTS,

noting the the number of trade unionists traffle in tables, glanced often

to be admitted to the area and and at Raymond's

gradually

most other things concerning began to despair of his ever the welfare of the people who Then, after he had salve, thrive and grow. rich in leaving. there for an hour and a half, at Broken Hill. fast he mat. But the girl who was with him stayed where she law with the people, law with

fts words are absolute low was, and the hearts of the over the unions, law with the bosses. seers sank as they saw Raymond, (there has been less industrial In the act of rising, say some trouble In Broken H than any thing to her He was clearly other are Australia), and excusing himself for a moment's the police department, maybe wiser in the ways of the world thon politielans, were prepared coast alung and let the ad- lowed Raymond_as_be_left | mirable--state of affairs that the table. When he pushed existed continue. through the doors into the street,

How right they were in this is the owners

of the eyes took perhaps demonstrated by the fact action, Orders were given, men that the area is practically crime moved rapidly, Raymond was free-which is all that can be

TOWN DESERTED hauled back.

asked of any community, You haven't

Then came a change in police of Wifeannta, about 800 miles Many of the male aborigines paid for your

command-an afcial order that west of Sydney, have deserted meal," they said, to him.

"The lady was going to pay."lawlermes; must be cleaned up thes Raymond raid, unehivalrously. wherever it was found, The local "someone has pointed a bone" town because, they say, The lady indicated that she was inspector at Broken Hill issued

at the place. doing no such thing. The police the warning that forthwith it

(When witch doctors point a Ray- | would have to beerime "zivilised" were called, and presently. Ray and conform to State gaming, bone at an Austrailan native, t mond was arrested for obtaining

is a death sentence, Within weeks "two meals, totalling 9s. 10d. in betting and liquor laws,

value, by fraud.

And that stirred up a hornets at the latest he is dead. This has They fed him

been proved by doctors tiene after off to the police station, and nest of real man size.

What strings were pulled by time). there they searched him and State politicians, who have a

The police sergeant at Wil- found that in his pockets he had &s. Od.

gencrat So perhaps

election on their hands cannia said the natives began to when he

desert the is not known, nor

town about two in February, is started the men he had meant to pay for it: pertups the girl it known what a busy little months ago

"Apparently they have been had enten is.-18 more than heut

bee the Barrier Council became, scared by the recent deaths," he

next day Police Chief Delaney countermanded

said. "One white man was shot, Police official book and had well of the HMS Charity. the anothe: committed suicide, and order and Broken Hill returned another AT Great Marlborough Street, unrusily to as you were".

and bargained for.

crash."

was killed in motor

Wern

With

Robbery

Aggravation Alleged

on a

An all-man Jury has been empanelled.

The trial of three men charge of robbery

with aggra- The Prosecutor said that the vation in, the New Territories against the opened before the Senior Pulsne second accused was an alter Judge, Mr. Justice E.H. Williams, native one, so that if the Jury at the Criminal Sessions. this

not satisfied that the morning. second

accused committed the The accused were Leung robbery then they could, if they Tong. 29, Asherman, Chan saw fit, convict him of receiving Kwan-yee, 20, unemployed, and stolen properly.

Wong Wong, 30. junkman. They were charged with robbing Mr Sneath said that the alleged Tang offence took place on the night fisherman, his family and em- Chúng-tl, an oyster of October 2-3 nt the School,

ployees of money and jewellery being the head-on August 28 last. the victim muster, Wong Wing-lin

Wong

The third uccused,

Wong had been out to dinner

that Wong, was further charged with night and returned home short-possession of ly after midnight. He let him-service-type rifles and 200 rounds two Japanese. self in with a key through the of ammunition on September 4. front door and went on to a All the accused pleaded not penthouse on the roof where gulity and an all-male Jury was. he had his quarters. Wong empanelled. then went to sleep.

"BOUND ̃& GAGGED"

The Prosecution was conducted by Mr. M. Morley-John, Crown Counsel. Sitting in with him was Mr Simon F. S. LL newly-. appointed Crown Counsel. Pre- sent for the Police was Det. Sub- Insp. T. Browett,

Living Language

Why we say Bugle.

a

The brass Instru- ment we know as bugle was originally of horn and must surely have been one of the earliest of all musical Instruments. It takes 118 name from the Latin buculus meaning "little ox" or "little 'horn.'

Mail Notices

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The Tatest positng times for registered articles are generally one hour earlier than the times shown below. Particulars re- carding parcel malls can be as» certained by enquiry at any port olice.

NEW YEAR HOLIDAY' On Thursday, January 1, 1953, the publle counters at the G.P.0. and Howloon P.0. will be open for all postal bosiness from D a.m. to noani; ether post offlers will be closed.

There will be one generat de Ivery commencing 10 a.m. and one collection from the pillar boxCE.

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1933 By Air Formaza, n.m., via C.A,T. Philippine Guam Hawaii. U.S.A (Sen --Francisco), -Noon,-

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By Butface. Macao, 9 a.m.; 0 p.m., as Lee Hong/ Tak Siung.

China, said that

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in connection 'The other matter. room was more closely search- A solemn

of ed in the presence of the de-officers and crew members of tendant and the revolver was the IMS Charity and HMS found in a locked drawor which Tamar followed the eight pall- was opened by the defendant, bearers who carried the late

He was awakened by someone together with boxes of 30 Sick Berth Attendant, Archibald pressing down on him, holding sallbre ammunition. The other Scott, to his last resting place his arms so that he could not *ammunition mentioned in the at the Colonial Cemetery this move; said the Prosecutor,

charge were found

in a jar morning.

Wong was then bound hand and

PROSECUTION STORY placed on top of dressing Archibald Scott, believed to foot and gogged.

Mr Morley-John table. -

have beeza poisoned with

There were two men there about midnight on the night of phenol-barbitone, passed away but Wong could not see them August 27 while Tang Chung-tit Inspector Hidtien related the in the Royal Naval Hospital on clearly and did not identify was Police Ballistic's report on the Saturday.

home In Shap Yu gun. which stated that the

Village, New Territories, A

with Aring party from HIMS

A bunch of keys which he his wife and

three weapon

old. was

slightly Charity fired a salute and a kept underneath his pillow was armed men entered and held up employees, damaged and difeult to use.

itbugler sounded the Last Post, then removed was of a type that was now as the casket was slowly lower-men, whilst the other

by one of the all the

occupants. The of production,

ed into

into the ground. The Rev. Philipson officiated Sheath said.

guard over the headinasteriders, who had revolvers, were all masked. They tied up the When the defendant was

Shortly after three employees and threatened placed under arrest, he told at the graveside service.

wards this other man also left. Tang and his wife with wea- Officers attending the funeral

Wong managed to hobble to pons. They then proceeded to Inspector Hidden that found the weapon in the border were: Surg-Lt. Gibson, Com-the door which he opened after ransack the house and took

mander Gatehouse, LL-Com- town of Shataukok in 1948. He

some effort and calling for help, money and jewellery, had entered this find in the mander Harwood and Lt Max-three of his staff appeared and Tang's son, who lived in the

out

he had

signed his entry in the record.

In his answer to the charge, according to Inspector. Hidden,

next morning. Raymond pleaded guilty to the fraud, and Broken Hill is uneasy because population of 250 is left, and the would give evidence in Court

the business has stirred up a lack of native manpower is when he had a lawyer to sup-Prison "I was drunk," he said, don't parties. The town swarms with workings of the town.

FIRST CLASS ROW Only 30 of the normal native the defendunt said that the Inquiry Into

are

the story was told to Mr Roland first class row among political severely Thomas, QC.

wha reporters remember, what I was doing.”

re writing columns about the two-up games, "He

drunk, wasn't

your

the SP bookles, the worship,"

soid

plentiful policeman, the a П

few supply of beer available at all The Hill is afraid that If there is much more of this

* he had had

n

hours

in

The story of Raymond's carter was then told to the magistrale. publicity. some big-shot There were three previous con- Sydney may take some action victions against him. Larceny which, even it only temporary, in a small Hertfordshire town

unwill Interfere pretly severely was one, theft from a London with their way of life,

him.

Revolt

them.

at

In-

next hut with his wife, was also robbed in similar manner before the robbers fled.

Malaya, 11 a.m., 20. An N. Bornoo. 11 a.m., * Hin Sang. Indonesia, Noon, Tiwangi.

Stole From

Store

Chan Lal, a married woman with five previous convictions, was sentenced to six months hard labour by Mr A. W. S. Winter at Central today for simple larceny and breach of a deportation. order.

The defendant was accused of stealing four sweaters to the value of $100 from the Sincere Company on December 29,

released him. The Police were then called.

The keys taken were used to open a safe downstairs, from

Acting on information s0010 which the property and cach days later, the Police arrested were taken, the Prosecutor said. Arst and second accused, On

In the

of stromission the their persons were found some interfering with the port

Crown the robbery was an Inside d'Almada Mr

Remedios,

job, not of a house being broken Pawn tickets relating to some

of the articles

stolen.

Inspector H.M. Dey, pro- Intò, but that'the first accused pleading for leniency, said that

Buenos Aires, Dec. 30.

Subsequently

was- who was then employed at the The defendant had kept

was boarded and shing Junk secuting, said that Chan the A judicial inquiry was being School had let in the second the third accused detained. He by one of the salesmen

searched and seen going out of the first floor who revolver as a souvenir. The ordered following a revolt at accused and together committed

came from a good women's prison which resulted the crime, Mr Sneath said. defendant

pointed out a certain arca

of not

sweater pro- notferd part of a family and had been in the in the death of a 19-your-old

sea to the Polico and divers

truding from under defendant's Hongkong Police Force for girl and injuries to six others.

were

cout. He informed sent down Certain

a detectivo years. He had a clean seven

A local age

ogency report said that

objects were recovered as were who was on duty in the vicinity, record.

on Christmas eve tear-gas bomba About 9 am, that same day two Japanese service-type rifles and when arrested, the defen-

thrown

inlo

a cell in the second accused

and 200 rounds of ammunition. dant admitted the offence. which seven girls had been con- friend of his in Shanghal Street The trial is proceeding, fined after the disorders.

When the cell was opened the girls were found to be suffering from burns and lung injuries.

One of the girls died yester- day and the rest are now in hospital-Reuter,

NOVELIST'S

DEATH

London, Dec, 20. The British novelist, ·Marjorie Bowen, 65, died from hidden

ing her head in a fall in her Ir the laws of the Hill are bedroom, It was stated at an

railway station another. He had Points being made in this injury three weeks after bump- worked as a labourer, and during argument are: the summer had jobs in a seaside

town.

д

Bowen had

.. fracturo, two

found to be ideal, workable: inquest here todovi titat they cut out crime and verdict of accidental death give us a Utopla, why not apply was recorded.

A pathologist sald MISS NOW, he did such casual jobs them to all the Sinte?

Why should Broken Hill, came his way. In this particular week, when he took part of NSW, not be made to inches long on the right side of her skull, which, he thought, the girl mit lo supper, he had observe State laws the same would not have been detected worked for one day and earned | say, Newcastle? 139. To offer her even a

or a clinient the pollee, either by K-my moal was therefore the equiva- having announced that the city examination.-Houter. lent to

him of any banquet must loe the line, loss con- offered to a lady by a magnate. siderable face by declaring that

small

And why did

S'pore Strike Continues

Dec. 30. Singapore,

Asian naval

ст

were

Voted The Best Actor Of 1952

New York, Dec. 29.

VISIT TO FRIEND

went to a

Radio Hongkong

0.02.

Opium Smokers

In Court

Five Chinese men were Oneȧ by Mr R. W. S. Winter at Central $40 or 14 days for making opium

today.

and lett fountain pen, a pro- pelling pencil and an 'Omega wrist watch with him, These articles,

Fald the Prosecutor would be identified as part of

taken the property

from the II.K.T. headmaster.

Programme Summary: Later

the same day the Melody with the Star 6.30,

Mald from the second accused pawned another Time Bighal, World News and News

films; wrist watch In the New Terri-Talk London Relay): 7.15. Box 200 torics.

Bert Gillett at the Console: 7.30, On October 11, first accused

Forces Favourlies-{London Relay

The men were Mui Tung-tang, 30, clerk, Wong Hol-wan, 22, took the Police to Bowen Roadt flere raneslie (Studio) "Musiques unemployed, both of -229-Hen- where in a hole by the side of Pour Contes de Feos: 8.30, Letter

messy. Road, ground floor. Wong the road he extracted four from America by Alitale bundles of $10 and $5 banknotes Relay); 45, lure Stevens Pul-cheung, 30, foki, of an un- and Robert Merall sing musical numbered hut, Tai Hang, Road, and another bundle of

In all with Musle; 9.30, Musical Notebook-

presented by the Rev. Fr. T. x, 26, Ma Shop Vilinge and Sin The following morning the studia 10, Kentucky Minstrels: Kong, 30, broker, residing on the Police went to the workshop 10.15. Al the Dallet.Graduation roof of a troussin Tal Yuen where second accused worked

(Johann Strašine) ........Dallas and slept. Second accused pro- Dorall: 10.45,

Symphony Orcli, cond, by Antel Street.

Dancing Time with

· The defendants were arrested. duced a pawn ticket which was Glenn Miller and # Orchestra; during a Police said on the root far a wrist watch pledged on 1000 Weather - Report: 31. Radio of 61, Tai-Yuen Street on Decem“ News Reel Recorded London Relay ber 20 where they were found 11.18. Goodnight: Music. Gnd Bave The Queen; 1850, Close Down, smoking oplum.

The strike by 10,000 workers at Royal establishments here today tered the pecond day without Incident but without any sign of an early settlement,

About 300 Aston elerical workers, including many women employees at the naval The British actor Sir Ralph base, will meet tomorrow to Richardson was named by New strike In sympathy with,m,best actor of 1952 for his per-

formance In

The dustrial workers.

South Anaval base labour union Barrier," the film about super- official claimed today that the conie planes. strikers had been promised The critics chose a Western financial and other help by 30 thriller, "High Noon", as the trado unions in the Colony- best American film, - United | October 3. Router.

Press,

Cooke

"One month," said the magi- the "lawlessness" could con- INTELLIGENCE TEST SOLUTION | consider a proposal to join the York film critics today an the i poles, totaling $1,042 bank comedy favourites: 9. Appointment Chlu Sal-kan, 37, baker, of hut

strate: and Raymond smiled as tinue?

they showed him out,

towards As the prison. It was lime some- Herald one else played host.

the Sydney Morning

pointed out In an editorial, there is little need for

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Butter

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The trial is continuing.