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JOHN CLARKE'S

CASEBOOK

Club Money Muddle

CHE looked very frighten-

ed as they showed her into the dock at the Thames court; as though fear had been her companion for

some time, as if she had not been eating properly, nor sleeping much,

Elsie.

She Her name was was П tail woman, only 27, though pole and drawn as she was now, she looked older. A tired-looking, light-coloured slik square, that had once been gay with a pattern of flowers, but now was faded, shrouded her head like a hood. She hud- dled into a rough tweed cont that looked as if it had becu winters, worn against many and, perhaps, by more wearers than one.

The charges were read out, and to each of them Elsie, in a con- whisper, pleaded guilty, fesslig to fraudulently convert- ing to her own use three sums of money belonging to another person.

CHINA MAIL

OUR AUSTRALIAN NEWSLETTER

Town

Goes Under Auctioneer's Hammer

FROM H. KING WOOD

Sydney, Feb. 13.

Glen Davis, once a neat little oil shale town, deep in a valley 140 miles west of Sydney, has gone under the hammer in the biggest auction sale ever held in Australia.

Once, many years ago, the Government hoped that it would be able to extract sufficient oil from shale to make it payable, spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on plant and equipment, laid out a model town.

But for years now the cost of Glen Davis has been mounting until finally the little oil being produced was costing so much that even the Government had to quit. So the order went out. Glen Davis was to end,

proved and cheapened, and that their knowledge of the chemical and mechanical properties of wool can be increased,

This brisk step-up in wool research is anc of the answers to the very real threat by synthetics.

That was about 12 months ngo. Gradually the miners and their families drifted out, gradually the neat gardens be cutne overgrown; overnight il became another ghost town. But for couple of days last week

Into its own H canic again.

Buyers from all OVET Aus-

And while on the subject of Iralia converged on the little wool....Australia's wool cheque lown. The valley bulged at its

for the six months ended Decein- scams police "She asks," said the

as a steady stream of

ber was £180,868,000-£42,291,- officer conducting the case, "for

cora arrived at the mine for the

U00 than

the figure for the 34 similar matters to be taken

more start of the sale:

The The total Into consideration.

only hotel corresponding period last year. Britain was (accommodation 25) pul camp biggest

ahead far

the buyer. sum involved is £42.**

followed by stretchers wherever there

France and Japan. Exports to space; lots of visitors camped the United States fell sharply. in empty cottages; some were forced to bed down in towns 20 and 30 miles away.

"In that right?" the magis- trate, Mr Harold Sturge, asked Elsie. She nodded that

was.

11

town's

WAS

END IN SICUT The end is in sight 'for two Northern Territory The sale began in blazing colourful

entrance to the industries crocodile shooting

FOST people accused in the Mos

courts of fraud are full of seif-confidence. They bring with them to the dock some of cbul- the airy opumlcm and Hence which is their stock-in- trade for laying bands on other stood people's money. trembling and near to collapse. It was dimeuli to picture her ever possessing calm assurance bath-house enough to risk the consequences of crime.

Elsie

this

"The facts in this case," said the officer, woman

come

the

"Is anything known

ett.

about her?" the magistrate ask-

the

huge

Established 1845

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1953.

SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith

2:16

galbraith

T. I. KIE POL OZÍ Copr. 1763 by KEA Bervice, Int.

"What do you know, Jimmy-the ice is soft! The first aign of spring!"

British Flood

mountala and buffalo hunting. Disaster

The "croes" have been shot rivers and

Gulf

heal at the mine high up where electric locomotives, coal skips, cables and rails were out in the nearer stored waiting for bidders.

BATH-HOUSE TEA

the Women left in town

for

crowd with catered the anndwiches and tea, carried up the dusty mountain side in a served in the miners' old Then they watched sombrely

huze

pile of machinery went under the hammer.

hunters And the expense of

them chasing

into the country too great.

Drought has caused a heavy Many cows and colves have mortality in wild buffalo herds. died,

again hunters are anding It 100 costly to chase

ab

and

them far afield.

Japanesa shipping has

Fund

Previously acknowledged:- Sterling 203, 5. Od., US$40. and

HK$38,885.50 Chargemen's Mess,

Main Gate, Royal Naval Dockyart re-Mr J.-L. Koo Mr F. S. Ellus

loading 9,000 tons of wheat and is expected to soll for Japan tomorrow,

Mr S. K. Hwang

190.00

STRANDED

SHIP REFLOATED

The Panamanian freighter La Colorado, which ran aground Juust north of Tourano on February 10 when en route to Hongkong from Singapore, was refloated and towed to the Indo- Chinese port last week-end, according to a message reaching the Colony yesterday.

The La Colorada (Capt B.H. 100.00 Chow) is believed to be slightly 190.00 damaged. Her owners, Ming 50.00 Sung Industrial Co. Ltd, de- clared that she will undergo 200.00

minor repairs at Tourano bo 25.00 o

proceeding to Hongkong.

tug from 40,00

fore

Strip

Court Action Against Luna Park, Ltd And Others Adjourned

SHEAFFERS

Skrip

An application for adjournment until 10 a.m. on Thursday was granted when the Luna Park case (in which plaintiffs sought specific perform- ance of an agreement by Luna Park) came before the Puisne Judge, Mr Justice Reece in the Supreme Court this morning.

The application was made by Mr John Mc- Neill, QC, for the plaintiffs, who said that liqui- dators had been appointed and they had suggested there should be an adjournment-upon certain terms being agreed to enable them to, make such en- quiries as they might think necessary.

Plaintiffs' in the action were enquiries and that the other side Charlen George Gray and Frank were to give explanations. Dominle Gray, trading as "Gray Brothers," merchants, of Wind sor House; Alfred John Richard son, merchant; and P. Monroe Paulsen, merchant; both care of Me M. A. da Silva, Gloucester Building.

His Lordship said that he was not concerned with What took place outside the Court and he did not desire to hear any de- tails. All he wanted to know was whether Mr Chen agreed with the arrangement that Mr McNeill had suggested. He nsk- Appearing for them were Mred Counsel whether he con- John McNeill, QC, and Mr S, V. ceded to the granting of the Gittins, both instructed by Mr proposed adjournment. H. A. da 'Silva.

Chen conceding to the his adjournment, proposed Lordship granted Mr McNeill's application for adjournment of

Mir

the action until 10a.m. on Thursday.

Named as defentiants were the Luna Park, Ltd., 203 King's Road: Kwik Slong-go, Direc- tor of Luna Park; Carlos Marlo Secretary da Silva,

of Luna

His Lordship further granted Fark; Ching Slong Land In- vestment Co., Ltd., of 2. Queen's extension of time for filing the Road Central; and Kwik Slong-defence until noon tomorrow. go, Managing Director of Ching

Siong Land Investment Co., Ltd.

Mr Percy Chen and Mr Brook

A. Bernacchi, both instructed

by Mr. A. S. K. Lau appeared 9 MONTHS

for Luna Park and Ching Stong Land Investment Company,

The

other defendants were not present in Court nor were they represented by Counsel.

Mr W. K. Thomson, Deputy Registrar-General appeared for the Omelal Receiver,

STATEMENT OF CLAIM

The statement of claim stated In part:

FOR

PERJURY

Counsel Withdraws From Case

Living Language..

Why we say, Parch- ment. :

'This is an example of Σ word being derived from the name of a town, in this case Per- ramus in Asia Minor. The story goes that about 160 B.C. Crates of Per- gamus invented "parch- ment" from the skins of lids and calves because he had been forbidden to make

a library of the mere usual papyrus, a writing material made from reeds. "Parchment” is really paper of Per- gamus.

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17

By Air Indo-China, France, French North And West Africa, 1.20 p.m.. Air Vietnam.

Philippines, Guam, Hawaii, USA., Canada, 5 pm. P.A.L

Malaya, Ceylon, Siam,

Buline,

Pakistan, Middle East, Great Britain.

pm. B.D.A.C.

Europe,

By Burface Mapao. Dam, 6 p.m., as Loe kong/ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18

Dy Air

Tak

Formosa, Japkó, 0.a.m., via C.A.T. Slam, Malaya, Indonesia, Australia. | New Zealand, 4.30 pm. C.P.A.

Foro, Okinawa, USA. (New York), Canada, G. p.m., KAJ

Japan, & p.m., D.O.A.C..

By durface Macao, Dam, U pm, ut Loo Kong/ Tak Shing.

China, Poople's Republie, 0.30 am.. train wis Canton.

Formosa, am. « Chengking. USA., Central & South America, Noon, as Pres, Jefferson,

Japan, pang si Nellore, Philippines, 4 v.m. ss Hellos, Xalayo, Indonesia, น Tuwah.

By a third agreement dated |

Mok Han-loy (altas Henry 13/12/61 (supplemental to

ai Mok),

charged with perjury, N.W.A.D. second agreement of 14/11/51) was committed to prison for defendants and fourth nine months with hard labour dants undertook (inter by Mr Justice Scholes at alla) to the plaintiffs considera- Supreme Court this morning, tion therein set out to execute after his Counsel. Mr A. J. a further charge Clifford, and solicitor, Chan and complete a (to Mortgage Memorial 208122) Ying-hung, had withdrawn of the

remaining

portion

of from the case. Murine Lot 430 in devour

Mr Clifford asked permission Hongkong Salvago

of the first plaintiffs to see Towage

to secure to

withdraw on the grounds 20.00 Company was sent out with 250.00 food for members of the crew

at the 100.00 of the stranded ship. It was,

recalled after however,

charge .50.00

rangements with the French Navy were made regarding-the- rescue of the -grounded freighter.

A

A

Mr & Mrs J. Hack- the new Jep freighter,

ney Fuji Maru, reached Sydney this Mr A. Tarbuck

W. Black Mr week to load the first full cargo of wheat to be exported from Mr E. G. Stephen New South Wales for more than Mr & Mrs S. B. two years. The freighter

Locke ....

Mr & Mrs P. S.

Capt

G. & Mry Owens & B & Mas 1. R. Harper

60,00

50.00

200.00

$0.00

50.00 .100.00

50.00 40.00

HER ONLY CRIME

Black

Mr.R. H. Ball

The auction, expected to not turned in a big way. Three Pare

that

about £250,000, will cover ships the Toho Maru, Chuyel Wan treasurer of u

three periods and will not end Maru and the Nisshu Maru Mr & Mrs A. H. Christmas club in

Elast

Taking the in-have lifted 33,000 tons of coal until June. timo Christmas

Potts End. When cante, she found she had not ventory of what is to be sold from Newcastle in the last three Mr H. Maitland

took Commonwealth ofetal the weeks, enough of the club's money to

best part of a year, pay all her commitments.

Goods "All this money belonged to

with ផ purchasing There is a second price of £200,000 were put up one person. complainant

who

of the first sale, brought about will not

£30,000, but even that as & 10 court; otherwise,

blt up on what the auctioneer everyone else was paid out."

had ...estimated. Newcastle mining

were companies

the main bidders.

But shifting the gear is going lo set the buyers back a tidy

Ingram Judge Berne, of our District sum. Glen Davis is 22 miles. Court, has always been a cham- Mr & Mrs Donald "She's a woman of previous from the nearest siding over poor plon of the Australian aborigine good character." the officer

mads. The locomotives weigh and sometime ago in court said said, "und both she and her about 15 tons; some refinery geir

Mr & Mrs Sargison our treatment of them was dis- husband go out to work. There scoles 40. There are huge tank*

Mr F. Meyer. are two children, aged two and that will have to be dismantled

week he announced that Mr W. S. Vaughan to get them out of the valley, eight. I think what has hap- pened is that the family have laulage contractors are stand-

considerable correspondence had 8. & S. Thomson his remarks, Mr Miss M. L. Everett been in an economie muddle, ing by, scratching their heads followed and the club money

Michael Sawtell, an

Sterling £5, 0. Od. outback became over the problem. When they go. mixed

up with the housekeep-and all the gear, the town will authority and member of the Anonymous..Sterling £5. 0: 0d.

die agalit.

Aborigines Welfare Ing...."

Board, BUT NO PROFIT

being particularly indignant, Now the picture

"I now intend to ask him to of Elsie's

The show business isn't all that crime became clearer. With

sold on what he It used to be, apparently. Enter make good perfect faith in her own in-tainment tax for the 23 weeks'

done being

for the tegrity, no doubt, she would run of the near-nude Folies aborigines," the Judge declared. accept the club subscriptions, Bergere in Sydney was £28.336

"I intend to turn this girl dver The small commission would

We can ax, £1,980,19.11.] to Mr Sowie's curt. and the wages welcome: tho thrift of

Theatre manager complained that have her called up in a week or others would be a stimulant to although the Folles was an enor so to see, in fact, what has been

mous box office success, it ran at done."

loss because of these taxes.

be

her own saving.

Then would

come

the

temptation to use the club money as a kind of bank, and draw upon It for her needs. "Must remember to pay must

it back next pay day, remember....

grow, until it was

heyond repaying. Then,

own

The

WGS

An

An aboriginal woman had been called up for sentence for

a breach of a bond, previously

Total at 11 am.

today

Sterling £73. 5. Od. US$40.

HK$40,520,50

Show

Stamp

Opens

Earlier,

Magistrate's

AT-

Ruling On Car Parking

а саг

The owner of the car, the Rov. V.JR. Mills, stated that he for the past three years had been in the habit of leaving his

of the payment

το

of

$422,684.50 and interest pal of that a statement made by Mok!

the Police, in which he rate agreed, the fourth de- changed his plea to and fendant by such further conceding and granting priority "gulliy had not immediately to such further charge as against The committal, he said, was been revealed to the Defence. the second Mortgago Mernorial

and on 190083.

F

The further charge was to be the

refused to execute and com- plete the tendered engressment thereof.

and

9.

Counsel) had been

Private Detectives Charged

feat tho

cr; Lam Yung Kit, 89, of 19 Shung On Street, ground Boom and Lam

Yung Tal 32, of 22 Yik Yam Street, 3rd Floor.

The charge against the da fendents alleged that on divers dates between December 28, 1991, and July 12, 1962, they arranged for the fabrication of false evidence to be given in a divorce action, Divorce Juris- diction Action No. 1, of 1952, in which the petitioner Wong Kam Chiu, and there- spondent was Lee Ying, allas Leo. Man Whs.

Mr J. Moore, ADCI, appeare for the prosecution, and 'asked for a remand "of seven days.

the

Sau

concluded on

on January February 18, Mok had gone to

Police Station executed and completed Inspector Moore. He was told within a reasonable time of to

his legal adviser but நட்டு

Three private detectives ap- December 13, 1951, and the elected not to do so, and on

before Mr R. W. S. defendants have

February 12 he went to see peared Lalled

Insp. Moore again and made Winter at Central this morning a very full statement changing charged with conspiracy to de his plon.

CAUSO of public The plaintiffs are claiming "For the future good relations Justice.

The defendants wore Lam between Bar and Police, if any Yung Hon. 34, proprietor of the Specine performance by the defendants of the third agree-

witness from the other side. H. Lam Detective Agency,

statement, comes and makes an injunction to restrain ment; defendants from alienating the as a matter of grace if not of siding at 33 Village Road, 1st Court At Kowloon

this remaining portion

of Marine Law one would get in touch with

the other side," Mr.

Clifford morning, Mr K. Y. Yung ruled Lot No. 420 or any part thereof

Enid that if

was left by its without conditions of sale sub-

In this case the Defence did owner in the hands of a cleaning ject to such further charge; an company and then incorrect's injunction to compel defendants, not hear of the accused's change until "sometime after parked. the cleaning company to complete

execute the' of plen

four the following day, desplle and not the owner was to blame. further char

and to

grant specific performance; prohibitory the fact that both inspector orders, injunctions and ancillary Moore and Mr M. Morley-Jonn

(prosecuting relief; damages and costs.

on the telephone to Mr Chan, the After informing Court of car in the hands of a cleaning the liquidators' suggestion for unlisted's concitor. It was not

until Mr Clifford had a con company at the Star Ferry who an adjournment, Mr McNeill

accused in the ference with parked it for him. He asked if went on to say that the actual afternoon that the statement this was permissible.

terms and the length of the ad-

came to light. Mr Yung replied that it was journment remained to be dis- permissible, but added that the cussed. car should be handed over to the cleaner in

person, The Rev. Mills said that he did not know the name of the cleaner. Mr Yung then acquit There were not very many ted defendant and directed that

eleaner

should the British Empire stamps exhibited the car what this morning, but special collec-] warned.

tions of British stamps will join the show tomorrow, as well as WOMEN IN DANGER

stamps from the Colonies. Sydney women are in danger Thursday will be Airmail Day. of becoming lopsided because of when special world

aimmali Important discoveries in wool the heavy parcels and bundles stamp collections will be put on production and woollen goods they are forced to carry, pre-show, followed by China Day on manufacture are expected from sident of the Housewives A Friday when more cla Chinese now being done by elation declared this week. Sho atemps will be exhibited. Satur Government experts belonging wouldn't agree with a leading day will be the day of philstelle to the Commonwealth Selestine doctor. however, - that women

display of stamp cal- fun with and Industrial Research Organi- are now working harder,

fections illustrating flowers, birds, ention.

aporis, and animals. Students CSIRO is one of this coun- History at Tamworth Court: Day on Sunday will be followed try's remarkable organisations "Robert Louis Stevenson," and its top-notch, scientists are called the attendant. A labourer the last day of the show when gifs will be presented to "lucky Interested li... anything from pleaded guilty to "p' minor visitors. mining

radio echoes from charge, was fined £5 and went moda.

about his business,

foods.

Various airlines have Co- operated to carry 2018 of soya given to her by the judge in. The Universal Stamp Show, to bean flour from Tokyo to Perth place of a gaol sentence banded last a week, opened at the Hotel for a lad who cannot eat normal out by a magistrate.

Cecil this morning when Mr C. "I know this poor unfor- S. Wang cut the ribbon, allowing After a Perth newspaper had tunate girl," said Judge Berne. eager philatelista access to the The size of the loan would

reported the lad's story, arms "I think we are a disgrace to display hopelessly

all over Australia begen search- the true owners of the country On display were thousands of ing for soya bean flour. A Tokyo we live in. This girl, I should stamps, including several Chinese how paper also picked up the say, is a very fino type, and her varieties valued at thousands of story got 20lb of the flour and only crime is that she is making | dollars coch. hive

by Canadian a nuisance of herself. sent it Pacific airliner to Hongkong "Mr Sawiell will have

of showing where it was picked up by a opportunity Qantas plane for Darwin and can be done for her." Irom

there

loaded into MacRobertson-Miller altcraft.

day of the share-cut, the pray-

Ing for come miracle, some club member not wanting to draw his funds,

someone

111

and unable to take his share. But there was no. miracle.

+

HE hasn't spent the money,

on drink, or

anything

offeer

15

He that," the police went on, I'm satisfied. It

mainly this muddie. Although both she and her husband

work, the home, which is very clean, very, very poor...." He had said all ho could for Etale, and she could add noth= ing except to mumble that somehow she would repay the

money.

"I thail remand

week," said the

you for

roogistrato.

shall let you go home, and the probation officer will visit you

to see your home and your husband, and see it

ments can be made to pay this money back,

DISCOVERIES EXPECTED

research

the

to

A

Research into wool is being The attendant put his head Latest domestic brawls have

the. arrange carried out at three wool tex out

courtroom door. Just about sealed our fato and Shakespeare," research unita, established "William

heit seems to be simply a question Melbourne, and yelled down the passage, It of waiting until the Inter- Geelong. The rescatchers be- was a motorist on a driving national Olymple Committed love that wool can be made charge. Case dismissed, stronger, (more dur blo

in Sydney, You will also

have to pay some penalty."

They showed Elsie out, and the went back to the : clean, poor, home to live for

shrink-proof; that the lengthy one

week more with fear for com-

pany.

This letter"-shoukt, end "with.,

meris in Mexico Cily in April to have finish written to a pretty dlændi act,

And a jolly good thing, too, is

and expensive process of spin- dalaful music for the near ning wool yarns, can "bobne passing of the Olympic Games. the general summing

INTELLIGENCE TEST SOLUTION

THE

be

́odds of 11 to 5 mrana Šva chances in 16. fance, if there MEN'S DAYbies in one bag, of which mare red, and t in the other, at which are redi

Boa and t. which total 18. (ara factors of wome number which is a multiple of 10. .

There are two possibilities: (1)

* 1010 and † (03:19); 1= 16 and r la S. In the first case, we have tiva red_marbles in each bag

10 . 1 thế moond cao theo

red marbles is the first bez, and one in the other :

23

00

A

16

10

10

ED

16

Bianco, in es

1 X.-

18

buy and three

blue marbles in there are dre in the other (15 chances in not two blusa). In case (2) there are six blue marbles in one day and one in the quier faix chances in 68 of two blues). So in either case 'the odds nesinal two bize marbier London Express. Serviza,

Wout

1

DIVORCE CASE

A

ed

The magistrate granted application and set buil $10,000 each,

Radio Hongkong

-ARRANGEMENT LIKELY Mok Han-loy was accused of Counsel sald

п that the Court baaring falso witness in would be glad to hear that in all divorce case at the Supreme probability some such arrange Court on July 12 last year when ment would be made with the he had falsely sworn to having 1lquidators so far as the sug- taken photograph in Room gration concerned That S02 of the Shantung Hotel.

After the jury had been dis- being so he asked the Court to

missed.

Mak told. Mr Scholes adfours the action until 10 am that ho had been employed by on Thursday

6. Programme Benimary: 0.02, detective agency run by Mr Weems and his Orobeatre on De

Floaton Prom: 1. Time Mr Lam, he

Bignal, all the work and World News and News Talk (Lon

don Relay); 7:15,"Box 200" Bert and afterwards Gillett at the Console (toporded!? to sign his Forces Tamures (London R2- Report:: LA

that

dis

expected It was

should take place today sald, cussion between the liquidators

photographs,

H.K.T.

the solicitors of both sides, and having regard to these possibill- Mok was asked - ties the defence had not been name to a statement, and make beni-Heure Francale postaja 50. actually Aled although he had the same statement in Court.

the

Letter from Americs by. Alistair : a copy of what was proposed to "I realise that 1. myself have cooke (London stay) BAS, Amiri

Folk Songs by visiting Liter be filed. Counsel said he would made a mistake but it was all Athletik Klub: » First floating pre- be agrocable to

Court due to M Lom who made use ented by Donald Brooka Budials.

0.30, Musical Notebook prompted. by making an order to extend the of his position as employer to the Rev. Father T28, time for the fling of the make me do it" Mok sul: (Studio): 10, Two Planos Town and

Persecuting, defence until noon tomorrow,

the Attorney-Amparo turbi: 10.15 AY. Bei Ein Unt. Triumph et Neptune. (Lord, Mr McNeill said that if in the General, the Hon. A. Ridehalgh, Berners-St Thomas Beacham con- unfortunate event no agrange, | mid the matter was a "deliberato cuging the London Phillimoelo ments could be made hell would and dorious perjury" and the rh. Le Burnew? (Lord-Burners) The Philharmonis Orch, pood. by to strike out a large portion of of persons involved in the con-

Ives sing / 10.09. ibe defende, which appeared to spiracy. "It may well be that he Weather Report:11. Radio - News New) (Recorded Londen Bely);,13,15, Him to be irrelevant to the issue, did not take the most importat Goodnight Misle; God, THE

Mr. Chen said that, what Mr part," he added. MoNeill had stated was substan- tially correct, but in order keep the true position before the Court he was instructed that the Iquidators proposed to make

apply to the Court on. Thursday ||| nerused was only one of a number Up]## 40AS, A "Mean" 4K

to

Queca; 1130" Cipes down,

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