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CASEBOOK!
Man In A Dream
T
NIE trouble started long ago, on Christmas Day Inst. Norman, ' # quiet, rather morose-looking man. with nothing on the record against him except a case of bigamy 17 years ago, snt down in an armchair then, to sleep off an excellent Christmas dinner and 8:1 agreeable morning with friends.
Assured Of GATT Membership
From Ernest Ashwick
Geneva, Feb. 11.
Japan is expected now to become a member of GATT
Agreements (General Tariffs and Trade).
on
Although no official statement has yet been made by the inter- sensional committee inceling in Geneva It is reliably learnt that final decisione were taken "certain safeguards" today on to be imposed on Japan's entry,
The smiling Mr Toru Hagi- wara, the Japanese delegate int the meeting, left with on extra special smille advertising plohily Sleepit, Norman dreamed. that Japan had won the first Thou dreams were of tremen-round. dous violence.
The They sprang.
safeguards, requested perhaps, as much from his ex-especially by Britain and the part ionee-le saw long service Commonwealth; arc still 137-
the Royal in
known, but it was learnt it is Navy ind merchant service-as from the doubtful any revision of GATT Christmas
dinner.
At the crisis rules have been undertaken. of a dream, when he was battling for his life, or so it seemed to him. Normun awoke. lle awoke lighting. His wife was close to bim, and he closed with her and, It is thought, still half awake, stil half sleep safeguards demanded are mere- ing, struck out at her desperately.ly emphasis cn GATT rulca
+
the
IN the same room was Norinan's
Such revision calls for par- liamentary action by member nations and everything has been done to avoid this,
however, the
calling for fair trading.
However,
The ed
11-year-old daughter.. child, terrified by the sight of the scuffle, ran for the police who presently arrived to nort things
out and separate the dream from reality.
man
The police left. and Norman's wife, when she had recovered her breath, announced she was staying in the house no longer with n
whose daytime dreaming was apt to leave those near him with black eyes. She packed her bags and with her daughter left for her mother's bome in Scotland.
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NORMAN, when he had gained
second wind, gazed about the empty house and decided the first thing to do was to bring
back his wife. A mug at once She had with presented itself. her what money they both possessed. He had not the fare 10 Aberdeen, where she had said she was going.
Norman thought
for a time,
and discovered a way out of his predicament. He took a screw- driver and relieved the gas-meter- of £4 11s. Gu. In sixpences.
once Japan is a
CHINA MAIL
Established 1045
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1953.
DEMONSTRATIONS IN ROME
British
Flood
Disaster
Fund
member she cannot be prevent-
from dumping.
as in the 1930's or prohibited from selling shilling skirts.
It is believed possible that within
of Japan's one year entry + full-scale revision of tarif quotes will be made.
This will give countries in danger of Japanese dumping a possibility of reviewing existing tariffs. But
the shadow of Japanese underselling will always fall over future negotiations through GATT for without guarantees Dr & Mrs Dachin of fair trading- any economic
Yih upheaval in Jupan might cause B.P.C.P. her to revert to former nefarious trading policles,
Total at 4 p.m. yesterday:-an Sterling £42. 15. Od.: US$40. and
HK$17.132.50 Mr & Mrs R. P.
Moodle
Ex-
Guarantees against this GATT cannot provide-London press Service.
Mr W. Hyde Mr B. R. Rosmus-
sen
Mr & Mrs & Miss Ann Ridchalgh Mr A. L. Lands-
bert
Mr J. Watson Bir & Mrs J. B.
Anderson Anonymous
Public Funds Mr & Mrs G. Milne
Missing
Mr R. W. Tuplin Mr S. F. T. B. Lever **** Mr & Mrs L. Gold-
man
Mr & Mrs F. H.
Loscby Miss
Patricia
Losoby
Tokyo, Feb. 11. The government Audit Burenu suid today more than 3,000,000,- As he laboured over the meter,000 yen tabout £3,000,000) of 'n-new- "Idea "occurred to him, public funds had been mis-Mr & Mrs-G.-D.-
inter-appropriated between December an football match 1951 and November 1952.
The auditors said there were shortly taking place in Cardiff.
There was, he knew, national rugby
In Cardiff lived a number of his 72 cases of embezzlement in-
to
old shipmates.
than 120,000,000 volving more On his way Aberdeen from South London he yen (about £120,000).
The auditors sold there were would call there, see the match, see his friends and then travel 1126 minor cases of Irregula north to collect his wife from rities which accounted for the
of the major part
misappro- priated funds.
The Bureau said it had notified office.
her mother.
He saw the football match, he
saw his friends, but then, either the Tokyo Procurator's through absent-mindedness
or The Procurator's office would not
NS
because he had not the price of make any comment because an the fare north, he came back to London instead of going to investigation was being carried
Aberdeon. He resumed his work,
and one day a man called to see
the gas
out
Millar
Mr & Mrs W.
Howard Mr & Mrs Zeki
Choucke
Mr Ellis Hayim Mr F. A. Nixon Mr & Mrs F.
Harrison A.M.N.
Total at 11a.m.
today
200.00 50.00
25.00
40.00 25.00
100.00
Many disabled persons and invalids were to be seen recently holding a demonstration In the streets of Rome, when they tried to get their Government to increase their allowances. Police are seen here controlling the crowds during the demonstration, - London
Express.
Ex-Soldier
Convicted
Of Treason
Two Seamen
Miss Their Ships
Sheaffer's M SNORKEL
Living
The Full Court Dismisses Appeal By Language
Luna Park, · Ltd
An appeal brought by Luna Park Ltd., of 298 King's Road against a judgment of the Puisne Judge, Mr Justice C. W. Reece, was dis- missed, with costs, by the Full Court comprising the Chief Justice, Sir Gerard Howe, and the Senior Puisne Judge, Mr Justice E. H. Williams this morning.
lie applied for adjournment, Counsel's
for application adjournment war
Afr Bernacchi contended that his did in his closing. He had, he said. stressed the need for a longer adjournment and the learned Judge sald he would not consider a longer adjournment.
The judgment granted an ad- journment of Original Juris diction
granieri. Action No. 31 of 1952 only until February '17, 1953, ordered that the statement ot defence be filed by February 13, 1053, gave certain directions the Omela! Receiver and directed that the payment of precedent
to
The Chief Justice said that the Court below gave Counsel what he had asked.
Mr Bernacehl sold that the learned Judge did not adjourn the action for a mufficient time to anything li the
have any effect on the position of his clients.
costa be a condition to the filing of a defence, The appeal asked that judgment
be varied or reversed and that the said Action be ndjourned for months or such other perlod as may be ordered. 7 RESPONDENTS
There were seven respondents to the appeal and they were:
Charles George Gray and Frank Dominic Gray, trading 55 "Gray Brothers", merchants, of Windsor House;
da
Alfred John Richardson, merchant, c/o Mr M. A, da Silva, Gloucester Building;
P. Monroe Paulson, merchant, d/o
A Mr M.
Silva, Gloucester Building:
Kwik Slong-go, Director Luna Park;
Marla da Carlos Secretary of Luna Park;
Ching
DATE FIXED
The Chief Justice said that in his Judge fixed a date for the trial.
iscretion on the fact, the learned
the earned
Agreeing. Me Bernacchi said that Judge granted an adjournment coupled with terms with which they could not comply.
The Chlor Justico anid that Counsel ought to have stated a specific time and if the learned Judge did not feel disposed to grant Use application he would dientes it
Mr Bernacchi mid that if they did would be unable to give them some not leave it open the learned Judge
other time if he did not give them ibres montha,
Continuing. Mr Bernacchi sald that he and Mr Chen came to the Court prepared to submit that the Interest of Justics required a much of longer adjournment than the ofte granted but the preliminary, ob- Silva, fection by Mr McNeill wought "to their mouths from arguing ctoso
Two seamen, one from the so President Harrison and the other from the 8 Fernfield, were this morning committed to prison by Mr T. B. Low at the Song Land Investment Marine Court, unili arrange-
ments ave been made for them elther to rejoin their ships or to be repatriated.
They both pleaded guilty to charges of wilfully or negligent- Colony ly remaining in the afler
the departure of their ships.
The
defendants were 'Walter Duick, 48, Polish seaman of the President Harrison, and Abra- ham Sawosicy, 37, Argentinian engineer of the Fernfield.
New York, Feb. 11. Former sergeant John 30.00 David Provoc was convicted 50.00 of treason tonight and faces a possible death sentence 200,00
his 100.00 for turning against
Sub-Insp. Jack told the Court 100.00 fellow Americans after the that the President Harrison ar
50.00 fall of Corregidor to the 25.00 Japanese during
War II...
rived here on February 9 and a World saling notice was posted stating that the ship would sall at 3 pm. next day. Dulek returned to the
arrived
50.00 A Federal Jury of five meni ship at -12.30 p.m. on February and seven women returned its 10 but left al 1,30 pm, and was 100.00 | verdict at 9.45 pm EST after not scen again until he reported 13 hours 40 minutes of actual to the American President office 50.00 deliberation.
on February 11. Judge Gregory Noonan set
Regarding Sawosky. SI Jack 20.00 next Tuesday for a hearing on
said that the Fernfeld an appeal motion in the case. He here on February 7 and was due 100.00 said that if the motion were denied ho would sentence 50.00 Provoc on that day,
Dofence
George counsel, 50.00 Plotkin, said he would file an
appeal.
30.00
-100.00
Judge Noonan thanked the 10.00 fury and sold: "The verdict.
justified. It was a very hard cose."-United Press,
HK$18,707.50
The auditor's report showed The Queen Sees
meter, and Norman's the Postal Ministry topped the
crime came to light.
NORMAN
list of misappropriations with 33,300,000 (about £33,300).
The auditors sald 300,000,000
was orrested and yen (about £300,000) appro- brought fo Tower
Bridge priated by the government during court, where, before Miss Sybil the period for subsidies must Campbell, he picuded guilty to be returned as it was expanded stealing from the meter.
in an improper manner.-Reuter
"He told me," said the pollee officer in charge of the
case, "that after going to the inter- national match at Cardiff, he called
what does
5000
of his
'oppo' mean?"
Miss Campbell asked.
"A naval term, madam," the
officer said, "it means 'Iriends," When his wife
Life For
Sentence
General
Cairo, Feb. 11.
Jefl, he went A Military Court today son- drinking, but he tells me he can Itenced Major-General Hussein get another job, and wishes to Sirry Amer to life imprison- repay the
money Involved in men and discharge from the this charge..
Egyptian Army.
Amer, who under the former rezime commanded the Front- THE magistrate asked Norman for Corps, WBS arrested in
what he had to say.
Sollum on the Egyptian-Libyan "Well," he answered thought- border last July at the time of fully, it upset me when me the Army coup d'etat which youngest daughter went to the overthrew King Farouk. police like that after that little Amer was court martinlied on argument-
Christmas day,cherges on
of desertion and in- when I'd been dreaming."
cling the army to revolt and for a desert, you medlear report," sald Miss The trial, before an all-mill- tary court; started late last cum- "Yes, sir, yes, your honour, Imerland continued for several.
you," said Norman. He months.
"I shall remand
Campbell,
thank
was given bail, on his under-
French Film
London, Feb. 11.
and
Avas
6 Months For
Embezzler
to sail at 3 pm, next day. The usual sailing notice was posted. Defendant went asho:c 03 February 8 and was hot seen until three days later when he reported to the ship's agents.
|
Buch » point before the
A to where was their right of ap-
Central of 2 Queen's Road peak. Afr. Berrechi aid that section
of the Court Ordinance gave them that right.
Mr MpNeill paid that it one were to read sections 28 as giving a right of appeal where a person had sót
csely what he had niced for in „Use Court below, an Antolerabin Mrituation might use.
Kwik Slong-Go, Managing Director of Ching Slong Land Investment Co., Ltd.
Appellants were represented by Mr Percy Chen and Brook
A. Bernacchi, both Instructed by Mr Alfred Lau of Lau, Chan and Ko.
The first. three dents
represented
were
respon
If they were dinated with the oder why did they not get mother SUMMONS Rnd suit for an extension, Mr McNem soked.
Giving judgment, the Chief Jurtles
were not woocptable to the ap pellants. No complaint had been mado ogadrat the other order. The appeal za d'amised with costs,
by said: Wone of the opinion Mr John McNeill, QC, and Mr this primary point must succeed. However, wkle the ferme of sections S. V. Gittins, both instructed may be, in our opinion, they are by Mr M. A. da Silva; and Mr nat vede onough to include on ap W. K. Thomson, for the Offelul peal from decision of Judge granting an application by the ap- Receiver, appeared for Ching patients for the postponement of the Siong Land Investment Co., į lead of sis notions solely because the LIH."
terms of the judgment granted by The other respondents were the leasterd Judge, in, hiä diveretion not present in Court nor were they legally represented.
Explaining the position of the Ching Slong Land Investament Co., Ltd.. (now being wound up under a Court order), Mr Bern- acchi
said that the Com- pany was being represented by Mr Thomson for the Official Receiver, Mr Thomson was the provisional liquidator and was swingtime; 6330, Variety Fanfare: 6. Programare" Summary:"6,02." 11"x **Time Bignal, World News and rot separately appearing for the
7.10. Ching Sto
News Talk (London Relay); Slong, Mr Bernacchiawicz and
Landauer on twa sald that he understood from Pienos: 7.30, Wired Nickies to
Mr Thorning the
was
Radio Hongkong
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Thursday, February 11 by Air Pilippines, N. Borneo, 30 p.m. CPA.
By Surface Macao, a.m.; 6 pm. Lee Hong/ Tak Ghing.
Friday, February 13 By Air Formosa, D a.m. via CAT.
Japan, USA, Canada. D a.m. CPAL. Indo-Chiusa, France, French Narth and West Africa, 11 am. Air France. Indo-China, France, French North and West Africa, 4.30 p.m. Ar Viet-
nam.
Philippines, Guain, Hawaii, USA, E p.m. PAL.
Formosa, Okinawa, USA (Sesitle and Western Blates), Canada 0 p.m.
RA/NWAL.
N. Borneo, Australia, New Zealand, 6 p.m. QEA,
Malaya, Indonesia, Ceylon, Middle East, o pan., B.O.A.C.
Japan, 0 p.m., B.O.A.C. Blem, Burma,
Ladia, Pakistan, Africs, Great Britain, Ettrops-6 pm, 3.O.A.C.
Siam, fuma, India, D ami, TA.C.
Alleged False Pretences
son that Ching Slong Placed by Bay Profechan
Barney Produced appellants
(BBCTS): 750. Weber Report: 8, In the case,
Appointment with munie; 050, Fust Yip Sui-kay, 29, of 160, Won- PRELIMINARY POINT Rehearsal with Bernard Braden, chmal Road, third floor, was re-
Benny LI, Darbara Kelly,
Pemanded for one day in Police Carr, Ronald Tietcher. Nat Templa
Mr Chen told the Court that
wished to take up and his Orchestra. (DBCTS; Poustody by Mr R. W. S. Winter
by Brig Sports Review
Young at Central this preliminary point.
morning on a McNeill aid that the studio): 9.15, At the Op charge of obtaining money by
Fan Tutto" by Mozart Finale Act- original summons upon which Act 11, the Scene 3). Glyndebourne false pretences. an order was made on which his Tešuval Opera Company cond. by Defendant la alleged to have learned friends (Mr Chen and
Mr Low committed' Dulek, Mr
said that he had been who drinking, to prison until arrange- ments were made for him to rejoin his ship providing that this period of imprisonment did not exceed one month.
An
were
APL representative said that arrangements being made to fly Dulek to Singapore to rejoin the Presi- dent Harrison in seven or eight days.
Tang Tin, 39, of 143, Holy Cross Path Village, was sen- the Duke of Edinburgh attended R.W.S. Winter at Central this left the ship because he had had tenced to six months by Mc a showing
morning when' charged with embezzlement.
Her Majesty the Queen
the French film "Belles of the Evening" tonight and it took 200 policemen to
the hold back
crowd thousands who gathered around the Rialto Theatre,
of
Sawosky, who said that be
somo
trouble with another
or
to be
that
I
It was stated by the Pro-engineer aboard, was commit- secution that
to prison until arrange- defendant who tod was employed as shroff of the ments were made for him Kapok Bakery, 310, Hennessy } rith
either rejoin his
ship floor, Road, ground not for
collected repatriated provided hip
on divers offer one week, other arrange employer dates from January 1 to 31 aments had been made for his Buckingham Palace sources said total of $3,102.50, which ho Recommodation, he might be
embezzled,
released. Sawosky said he had Defendant, who had. bean rufficient funds, to take care of;
Princess Margaret üld attend the performance and
she was suffering from a chill which was described Ds. not serious.
The French film, approved by British censors, features a nude shot of the Italian netress Gina Lollobrigida, The nude scene is photographed, however, from a distance. United Fress.
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THURS The court concluded its hear- taking to report at a hospital ing some time ago, but the con- for the doctors to look at him.viction and sentence were only He went away from the court announced today. looking puzzled as a man might Colonel Sayed Farsh, who who wandered whatever would was tried with. Amer, an happen to him next as a maname charges, was acquitted.-
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the
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London Express Errato,
Mer
and Fritz Busch: 10.05, Jean Pougnét
(Violin) and Orch; 10.30, Dancing obtained, with intent to defmud, Slu-kal Elly Thorburn's The $150 Time with
Wong behalf of the Organ, The Dance and me; 10.59, by falsely pretending that he (first defendants in Weather Report; 11. Radio News; was.
the able to assist (Recorded London Relay);
Peachi) were now up-
was on
com-
OJ Action No. 31 of 1952) for 15, Goodnight Music, God Save plainant by obtaining employ án order that the trial of OJ, Zhe Queen; 11.30, Close Down, Iment in the British Ang Action 31 bo postponed until such time as the Court shall
direct
The Chief Justice remarked that as far as he could see Mr Chen and Mr Bernacchi had succeeded.
Mr McNelli said that that was exactly the casa, 11 they had asked in the summons for three months and the learned Judge had said "No," then they might have said that they had not got what they had asked for. But the learned Judge, Counsel said, granted their application for an adjournment.
employed since May 1948, went himself until he could pellants were now applying to
back to the shop on February his ship. 1 and admitted the offences to the proprietor Tang Cheung,
re-
The Fernfield is dite to re- of the shop. The latter in turn turn here on March 5, a
of and presentative
the agents checked up the accounts,
reported. the Police were then notified.
Defendant said that he work- ed for a salary of $150 per month and hnd six dependants to support. He said he needed money because his children were sick,
Dulles Reports
Washington, Feb., 11.
2
K
Illegally Boarded
Ship
Mr McNeill said that the ap-
the Court to exercise. Original Juriediction
and ho contended that it had no Original Jurisdic- tion unless there was an op peal before their Lordships
The podtion was the same in England where the Court of Appeal had no Original Juriki[c= tion except for the
purpose of
PERIOD Mr Bernacchi said
that they wern appealing against - the
of the whole
learned order granting
For illegally boarding the se, judgment" and as reou drea
Jelly without permission, four
Mr John Foster Dulles, the young women were fined by Mr
the
that
Secretary of State, today ro/T.B. Low at the Marine Court some 10 day sale of
pated
his tour. of Western this morning. European nations to the Na
the period was not sufficient to make any difference to the post- The women were Lee Ngau, tion of the appellants, "In addi- tional Security Council, top 21 Chan Lal, 21, Ng Wai-chun, tion they were also appealing United States
States strategy planning 20, and He Suk-ying, 22, wilo against the other orders that group.
The Cound, headed by Press found by a Police party the statement of defence bo fled
"Bir || Bernacchi nesday night. Lee and Ng, who
SIDE GLANCES
aldent Elsenhower, conferred in the crow's quarters on 'Wed-by tomorrow,"alck shat Is some 1: 9-17°
for more than two hours at the each had four previous con- with the orders, they were far too
• Croes It Www・ imposible to poripty White Houm. UNTRENANG
victions for a similar offence, | harsh, on them and worked an in- There was no official states were fined $180 or six weeks. Fuation, W. WYTWO WEEK much ment of other matters discussed Citan Lai with one previous Bongar adfournment than the adimum- at the Council meeting-Reu conviction was fined #50 or 14ment granted to and he sido
The Chief Justice said that Counsel ter.
days, while Ho was fined $30, „did not state any, specifio. time when
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