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JOHN CLARKE'S
CASEBOOK
Two's Company
OOKING at the woman
LOOKING at Woman
tried to see her as the June bride she had been 15 years age. She was pale and faded now, with lines of worry about her face that were emphasised by the worn weed cont she had on, and the shabby silk scarf about her head. But there were
fraces still of prettiness; as
a girl she would have made
an attractive bride.
And her groom, who led her
trom that day
the country
chuch where they were married, must have been handsome, too.) Time has been kinder to him, na
it is, so often, to men, und he
his good looks still
the old
A lovely couple,"
crones at the church would have sold, delivering their verdiet like
Jury.
PLEADED GUILTY
Now
the bride of that June day in 1938, stood in the witness-box at Bow Street; and she looked with unmoved eyes towards her groom who stood in the dick and sermed at pamy not to meet her gaze. He had plended guilty to bigamy.
the earned "Madam" sald clark, to the wife in the win35- to bos. "you are not obliged give avidence unless you wish
"Ol. I don't," she answered, immeasurable relief in her voice. She clutched
in one hund her
marriage "lines" that unwieldy document that had once seemed so precious, but which now appeared as obsolete and use less as an identity card.
The wife stood downs and her place was taken by her father, who identifed the man in dock his son-in-law. Then they sulled for the bridegroom's second "wife."
WITHOUT REPROACH
SHE nervously stepped forward, pale like the other, than whom
she was younger; a neatly dressed, dark, attractive women, who carried, too, the "marring lines they had given her at the register office after n eremony that now was proved not to have been a wedding at. alt.
"He told
woman
me
was
he
was
A
CHINA MAIL
Established 1845
MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1953,
at the
Mansion
Picture above shows a general view of the old. ballroom House in London which is now being used by the staff of the Bank of England to deal with money received for the Lord Mayor's British Flood Disaster Fund. Even the bedrooms, seen on the right of the picture, are being used as offices for the Fund.
Illegal Betting At The Valley
1 For making illegal bets in the Members' Enclosure of widower," he said to the Chief the Hongkong Jockey Club Magistrale. Sir Laurence Dunne,
Te-sd-his-wife had died 17 at the last race meeting on nine men were years Saving this, the Saturday,
wife charged before Mr Hin- glanced towards the one who shing Lo at
Central this was, with a look that seemed to
with an carry
it an apology. The morning. olare returned the look blankly,
Of the nine, only two defend- but without reprouch. The hus
Lam ants appeared in. Court. axed on some
Ping-kuen, a 31-year-old- wait be- the courtroom
merchant, of 27 Jordan Road, the two women.
second floor, was fined a total wish to resume your of $1,100 or four months and 20 you life with the defendant?"
days for keeping a common learned clerk asked the woman gaming house and making Illegal in the witness-box,
bets on a race. Lal Chik-Gang, 34, merchant, of 454 Portland Street, second floor, was fined 5000 or 14 days for assisting the first defendant in the offences,
band kept his eyes fixed
sluot Inn tween "Do
the
"No," she answered, without tindue emphasis, but in away thni carrled absolute finality.
HIS STATEMENT
SHIE stood down, and went to sit next-but-one to the real wife. The two seemed not to
notice each other.
the
A policeman went into witness-box, to tell the Chief Magistrate how he had arrested
husband who now, mon in the wilness-box, seemed more at his case,
Siu Chi-shing, 52, broker, of 20 Chlu Lung Street, first floor, also charged with keeping a common garning house in the Jockey Club, had his bail of $500 estreated and a warrant issued
fer his arrest. with a
who were
The other men, charged with making legal bets, absent and had their bail of $25 policeman reported, consulting estreated, were Leung Kal, 32,
Dann vald to me."
the
Living Language
Why We Say Dun- derhead.
Technically speaking "dunder" is the lees and dregs left after a boiling of sugar-cane in the manufacture of -liquor-rum,--for exam-- ple. Thus a "dunder- head" is a dull sort of fellow from 'whom'all the life has gone.
Notices
The latest times of posting shown below are those för un- registered correspondents posted at GP.0, Hongkong. The latest pong times "elaswhare which, in general, are extiler than the G... times, can be ascertained by enquiry at the local office.
The latest posting Umes for registered articles are generally one hour earlier than the times shown below. Particulars regard- ing parcel malis can be Racers tained by enquiry at ang post ouice.
his notebook: Yes, that's right, merchant, of Tung Chot Street, C.P.A
dm bigamously married, I'd ground floor,
like to get it all off my chest.
MONDAY, MARCH 9 By Alt Philippines, N. Borneo, 4.30 p.m... Indo-China (Tonkin only), 4.30 Poon Ping, 32, p.in.. C.P.A
Formosa, U.S.A. (Seattle & Wes- broker, 406 Reclamation Street, "Thank you,"
usid the Chief Arst floor, Chen Chuk, 32, shop tern States), Canada, 0 p.m. II.K.A./
foki,
Queen's. Rond of.41 Magistrate, te turned to the
West, NW.A.1.
Japan, & p.m., B.O.A.C.
By Surface 33, husband and ordered him to second floor, Cheung Kel,
Macho, D.30 a.m.10 p.m. 33 cl
Parkes answer to the
charge of bigamy unemployed,
Street, third floor, Lo Hing, 31, Kwong Fook Cheung/Tak Shing. broker
of 112 Queen's Road FEW minutes later, in the Central, second floor and
ante-chamber outside; Ming, 30, broker, of 2 Holly- grey the court, I sow the wife come wood Road, first floor.
at a higher court.
A
A CIGARETTE
out. She was almost immediate-
ly followed by the other woman
in the case, wondered if there
would be any kind of a scene.
Soldiers Face
br, if the two would felly ignore Murder Charge
each other: Neither thing hap-
Lee
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Radio Hongkong
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British Flood Disaster Fund
The Fund will close at NOON, March-14,-1953................
Previously acknowledged:→→→ Sterling £332. 2. 04. Australian £5. US$40.
Mr C. Mar Fan
.HK$215,565.85 20.00
and
Mr Wong Wood
Tung
H.Q. 35 Infantry
Brigade
· 10.00
120.00
European Staff of
Kowloon Godown Wharf Police Captain & Mrs E.
Walker
55.00
Total nt 11 a.m.
today -Remitted to London on March 2nd £12,000
· 100.00
HK$215,852.85
*104,481.43
HK$ 21,401,42
Sterling £332. 2. Od. Australian £5. US$40..
Marine Court
Cases
A fue of $80 was ripared Kwong Ching. 30, by Mr T. B. Low at the Marine Court this morning for conveying prostitutes In the harbour.
previous Kwong, who had a
sampan to a steamer in the har- bour last night.
1.K.T. 0, Programme. Summary: 0.01. | conviction for sollelting for Children's Half Hour presented by
immoral purpose, was intercepted Sely Ann (Studio) Nore about while taking three women in her Biffer by Elf Lewis Clarke, to Wales (BBCTS): 0.30, Portuguese Hair Tour (Studio); 7, Time Signal, World News and News Talk Lon
For carrying cargo in his don Relay); 7.19. Galf-Max Faulkner
with passenger sampan in contraven- Interviewed by Drig Young (Recorded); Jock Mackle
1.30. tion of his licence conditions, George Robert Dothwaite, 23, Charles Sandwell and his Orchers Leung Sai-low, 40, was *fined other, who taking it, produced a Lanes Corporal attached to 2.35, Artials of the Week-Arrigo Moya Пca (Piano),
$30. He was Intercepted on lighter. They sat down to talk Headquarters, 35th Infantry Foa (Violin),
Douglas Derrick Fritz Lun, ('Cello) Trio No. 1 Saturday while taking 11 empty together, and they were still Brigade, andl talking when I left Bow Shree Dalion, 10, Trooper, attached fail); 739, Weather Report: 8. 20 minutes later. They socked to the same brigade, appeared London
pened.
One
brought oul
cigarettes and offered one to the
Mat Op. 1 (Beethoven) (Concert
of
Sheaffers TM SNORKEL
From The Filor
Major New Hongkong 100 Years
Telephone Company Development Projects
Future development projects were mentioned by the Managing Director of the Hongkong Telephone Company in his development report to the annual meeting of shareholders held this morning. These include- provision of a new main automatic exchange in Kowloon, with an initial capacity of 5,400 lines and capable of extension up to 10,000 lines.
Ago
The Spectator of December 18 has an article entitled "Peculiar Characteristic of the Present Prosperity." In, which
the writer states:
The striking fervour of in- Bustrial activity and of specul- ations observable in all parts of the country, is remarkable for dealing entirely with realities."
or
which peculiarily tho following is adduced amongst other instances;
It is also proposed to extend further the service to the New Territories during this year with exchanges to serve the Fanling, Sheung engaged In supplying actual Shui and Shatin areas.
The report revealed that at the end of 1952 the Colony was being served by 25,148 direct telephone lines and 37,876 stations.
The development report reads as follows:
Steady progress was made chiring the year by the connection of 189 Direct Exchange Lines and 1,1 Extensions, making a total of 3083 Stations. This is rather let th the number of stations Ginecte during the previous year and le accounted for by A
of the number of subscribers it is the shares not taken up by shore- to enter for, but is of the distri- holders was allotted to Government In accordance with its agreement to bution, quantity and type of trame for which provision should be made. underwrite the imag. Study is required to provide the cer
In the coUTIE of discussions 贯彻 which I have referred, Government rect number of junctions necessary for frame to other exchanges and | recognised the necessity for an in- for the provision of special groups of стеде б tubscription rates and equipment for large user. Le.. for
authorised now, chargen of 1300 per private branch exchange subscriberg, annum for each business line and temporary Careful planning is required in order 8225 per maustin for each residential shortage of materials and by the that switching equipment may be line, effective from 1st October, 1932. employment of staff on inrge scale | provided in sufficient quantities to
The increases of $100 and 125 ver removal work and on major projects. Parry the estimated peak hour traffic.
annum, respectively, were designed Over de Private Branch Exchanges | Should equipment be under-provided. to recognise in some small degree were installed in sites ranging from apoor grade of service and over
the relatively bigher frame on busi- | but a few, lies up to 100 lines,
loading will result, whereas, should
ness lines as compared with domestic Several Private Automatic Branch equipment he øver-provided, there i subscribers Exchanges have also bern Installed will be a unnecessary waste of and the have proved most popular capital.
eficient in service. The following comparisons show
for the manufacturers, a considerable After the specification is prepared be allowed for manufae- Aure which in 10 months from the time an order is placed.
Conditions attaching 10 Govern. approval of there IncrOSSEN 1952 and 1933 could be limited to menta are that dividends for the years
the progress which has been inado thire Enerally takes from 19} $1.42 per share, free of tax, and that
during the year and since the war.
Pre-31/12/50 31/12/51 31/12/'52 War Direct
Lines 17,000 20,727 23,237 25.140 Siations 22.500 30.054 34,780 37.870
During the year, work proceeded on a large, wcale development plan dealized to provide service for several thound registered plicants Considerable progreHN WAS made un the following projects;
East exchange, under construction in the Company's building in Leigh- ton Road, is designed to serve the rapidly
Area. developing Eastern
COMPLEX TASK
again be subscription rates should reviewed on 31st March, 1964,"
ACCOUNTS
The manufacture of a large ex-
The Audited Statement of Account change is a complex and lengthy for the year ended 31st December. tak For example. East Exchange 1062, show a get profit of $2.607,725.23. is equipped for 6,000 ner and many To this hen to be added the amount milkens at separate parts mum dej st ma eredit of the Proft & Lots Pastembled into thousands of unile: Account at diet December, 1961, of suitable for erootion on die.. The 6011,025.82, making a balance for erection Self is a major undertaking appropriation of $3,100,351.05, which
Directors and requires the employment of your
recommend about Ally men for more than 12 allocated an follows! months.
To pay a dividend of $1.40 per fully palá "Old" Share, free of
It has an initial capacity of 6,800 lines and de expably of extension to 9,000. All number in this Exchange will commence with the digii "7", A med amount of equipment has already been put into" servico this making provision for priority ser vices and for certain kong-standing applications.
Another new automatic exchange is being provided to gerve the Shaukiwon area. A building 10 house this exchange www brought near to completion during the period under review. It will have an Initial capacity of 400 lines and be capable of extension to 1,000. The equipment- for the exchange has already arrived heid it expected to be put into nervice in Augut of this year.
be
$3,499,331.03
For those who are, unfortunately, familiar with the expression "lack of underground cable pairs" some
Lax .......... $2,000,972.00 mention should be made of the To transfer io General underground cable layout required) Reserve .......................................... 1,000,000.00 for a multi-exchange or Largo city To carry forward to next атеп. It is seldomT realized
Account ..
370.370.05 that an Jn-j telephane subscribers dividual pair of wires between thej subscriber's office or residence and
From the Profit & Loss Account the Company's exchange is pecca- sary for a subscriber's solo use. unit will be observed that revenue was like other Public Utility under-reater than 1061 by $747,010 and lakings whose services may be pro- that charges are higher by 1040,731, vided by connection to the nearest making a net gain of $100270.
fact that a The most important factors in the malite. Thus, the neighbour has a telephone often Working Account and Profit & Loss of no algnificance or help when Account are that in comparism ecraldering demands for new sor with the previous year, Subscription Revenue greater by $1,344,190, Houghly half the total expenditure Radio Revenue declined by 1222,081. The Company's existing exchanger serving the Tepulse Bay and Stanley on telephone plant is on line and Depreciation charged is higher by cable equipment. A large and 8030,3s and Royalties to Government areas are subject to heavy over- loading and both are now being re-carefully planned cable distribution are lower by $145,090.
The Increase in revenus from scheme is required which must take placed by new and larger exchanger
representa into account not only the immediate Subscriptions Saving capacities of 400 and 200 lines. respectively. Bath new exchanges needs of an area, but potential de- from new lines connected during the velopment in that area. Under year and from increased rates were brought near to completion ground cable leaving the Company's charged from 1st October. The drop exchanges generally contain over Radio evening in the use of
during the year.
Viced
benefta
These new exchanges, providing se they will many new lines and I23- creased trafic, have made necessary the provision of more links with the makiland. To meet this need, two new submarino cables, each contain- ing 500 bonductors, were laid across The harbour towards the end of 1057 FUTURE DEVELOPMENT The above information relates to work already in hand and in some cases nearing completion, it is not sufcient, however, to meet fully the insletent demand for service. Indeed, the demand w such that It has become neccesary to order extensions for East and Shaukiwani Exchanges before the initial equipment has been brought into service. Specifications have been prepared and forwarded to menufacturers tor equipment which | port and Accounts, the Chairman, Mr will increase the capacity these W... A. Stewart said in part:
lines. exchanges to 2,000 und 600
The Company's financial position respectively.
to which I have referred on several Riso being greasions Other projects
na being unsatisfactory, undertaken for which specifications was the subject of discussions willi have been already submlited to Government during the year, and, as manufacturers. These include, * result, approval was given to izn Arally, the provision of a new main 300,000 shares. These were offered automalle exchange in Kowloon, to shareholders at $12.50 per share This will have an Initial capacity for acceplanes on or before"311 of 5,400 lines and be capable of ex-| December 1992., I am pleased to re- tension up to 10,000 lines. This new port that the issue was completely exchange will meet the demand for succesful, a very small portion of new services in its immediate aren and also relieve the existing ex- change so that it, in turn, may be further developed. It will be in- stalled on the first floor and partly on the second floor of the Com pany's Cameron Road Building.
4,000 wires. These cables are, in a persistent decline in the use of turn, jointed to smaller cables unit the China links during the first part the minimum of a single pair for a of the year, after which an improve- ment set in and gained condiderable subscriber's telephone la reached.
A further point to be considered momentum in the last quarter. An in the design is the size of the wires adjustment in depreciation was con- to be used in order that the Com-sidered desirable-in-view-of-the high replacement value of pany's system may conform to in- present Lernational standards and so provide assets, hence the reason for the reliable communication to any part substantial increase in this charge. of the world, it will be clear from and this accounts for the reduction the above that any Individual ape in Royalties payable to Goverment
plication for service must be re-i laled to the cable system as a whole and that excavation in the city) streets for individual or but tow services is an economic imposibility, CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH Proposing the adoption of the Re-
of
It is proposed to extend further the service to the New Territories, in 1933. To this end, a email autos maile exchange will be installed to serve the Fanling and Sheung Shui areas. Airollar exchange will be Installed at Shatin and the capacity of the exiguing exchange at Tsun Wan will be increased.
DIFFICULTIES
Communications to certain areas In the New Territories present dim- culties in that distances are releuve. ly great and overhead wires, If ins
stalled in any number, are both un- sightly and subject to interruption by theft, storm and typhoon còndi- tions. The cost of installing under- Kround cable to such areas would be prohibitive, on account of the distance Involved and the dimculijos of excavation, Furthermore, it is found that, in remote Breas such underground cable isë, subject to frequent interruption by ptering. this being due to the very fiign cost of copper and lead.
Tests are now being made to-ng- certain the possibility of reliable service to mich areas by means of VIL.F. ndo carrying multi-channel telephone oircuita.pa
The project described abova should, when completed, remove use present unsatisfied demand. SoITIM time must necely elapse, however. and as an experimental embasure, the
Comparty in about to introduce number of Public Telephone Kloaks of the pattem adopted as standard by the British Post Office. They will be installed in positon kaly They mandly, should they prove popular,
to enjoy each other's company, before Mr K.Y. Yung at Kow- Liter at the piano (BRCTS); 8.39. kan, fishing 0 and $20 to be of most service to the comi
drums and several cases Studio Melodies-Bldney
medicines to a stoomer, Torch and hu Orch. with Atonia Cheung Tal and Chan For owners, wero loon this morning on a charge "Guess What?" A Quis Programme The Countess of Limerick, of murder.
compared by Rosemary Hichards, respectively fined DBE, Vice-Chairman of the The charge alleged that on studia); 9. A Day in the life of... for illegal dredging.
the Leader of the opposition-A wore caught while bringing in their use will be considerably ex- Executive Committee of the or about December 22, 1952, Tk by the it. Tom Herbert Morri-
tended in future. metal (BDC19): 9.15, eco a quanilly of scrap. British Red Cross Society, visit they murdered a Chinese, Hoon MP. ed Sandilanda Hut this morning Szo Mul, at Fung Shu An. Review presented by Cartia ind- which they informed the Police
They were
for com (Studio) 10, Chinson Franonte. they had dredged from remanded to personally meet members of
Yvette Giud and Robert seabed, off Kou Yee Chouplanation of the time Lapse is w of the cigai days. DDI E. T. Grace Latebler; 10.18. "Swing -and the Hongkong Branch
is prosecuting,
Bway with Sammy Kaye and yesterday, British Red Cross Society,.
Printed and published by: WILLIAM ALICK GRINISAM for and on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited at 1-8 Wyndham Street,, City of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong.
To those who have kedi registered on the Company's Waiting - List, for the some condderable: time, some ang
quired, and it may be of interest da point out that most cogamuningston his Orchestra; 1059, Weather Report: Cheung had a previous con- authorities need a to Mi Lygara " 11. Radio News Neel (Recorded Lon= | viction for a similar offence. dir sime in which to design and ́equip an exchange of approximately The scrap metal was ordered 5.000 times ro Caden wich an ex- to be consented.
change, knowledge is needed hot naly
don Itelay): 11.19, Goodnight Music.
God Save The Queen; 11.30, close Down:
SIDE GLANCES
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Deer, Tien by MA Minden; bna.
INTELLIGENCE TEST
SOLUTION
The first four marbles drown may all be of one colour. Now s soon as you have drawn two of another colour you have enough.
But the next three marbles drawn may be of different colours, giving You_4-**-1—3—1 so far. So you will need sight marbles at least
But is eight enough? No: for their distribution may not be R above. It may be dugngus.
Itenon the minimum number to be drawn is niks.
London Brpreta Sarpion.
By Galbraith
"He's usually very formal when we have company-
only with certain people he likes that he can relax!”
The Chinese are in want of Shirtings, and Manchester la
want felt by that fantastically practical rece, with whom our breakfast-table trade is about lo be so largely extended."
So confident is the writer of the facts upon which his specu- lations are based, that in suum- mag up his argument he thus reiteratia the sentiment with which it opened:
"The grand distinction, there- fore, between the activity of the present day, incalculably as i
That exceeds
of all former periods, les In the tangible matter-of-fact nature of the business upon which it bestowed."
The mistakes of the home press about China are so com- mon, that the present instanco is chiefly remarkable for being found in a first class paper. The writer assumes It as fixerl fact that the "Chiness
are in want of Shirtings, and
leads one to the inference that
it
ག
want," become
by supplying this "actual which he is sure will more urgent on the reduction of the duty on Tea, that "the breakfast-table trade is to be so largely extendet."
TWO MEANINGS Such Ideas may have been germinated in Manchester, and ten years ago were extensively cultivated there; but after short trial, they have been, to
own lingo, "total ita
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neglected." If any manufacturer led away by
has again been
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the notion that a reduction the Tea duly will so stimulate such
"actual wants of tho Chinese that they will supply any amount of Tea for any amount of Shirtings, ho will And to his cost that though the Oracle declarca in what "tho tangible matter-of-fack naturo of his business lies," the verb Nothing is has two meanings. farther from "reallty than Manchester
are gooda actual want" of the Chinese, though Tea has become an actual want of the English.
We
were prepared to speculation of home so react upon precipitancy. In China, an not only to compensate the pre- but sent remission of duty, anticipate the next; but if, in addition, the market is again to be gorged with Shirtings, which are not an actual want of the Chinese, the break fan-table trade
only be extend ot. the
expense the manufacturer and porter, and without benent to the working classes, whose in terests
have been made very prominent on the occasion, but who use and appreciate better (and therefore proportionally taxed) tea than the classes
with
cd
сол
of ex-
ihat profess to sympatheti
them.
of the
Without any
duty, the consumption
of Tea, in six years, from 1845 1851, according to the Budget statement of the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
Increased 10
000,000 lb. of 23 per cent: we question if after the arst ex- citement, the consumption WAL Increase at a greater rata in consequence of either a gradual or immediate remission of the duties.
Ordered To Pay $148.60
An order in favour of .... the plaintiff was given by Mr Justice Scholes at District Court this moming, when Fung Luen of 0 Shelley Streck, ground floor, sued Fook Lesho, ot Lockhart Road, ground floor, for the
payments of $148.00,
of being his share the
profits of a shop run by the defendant,
Fung had since renounced his share in the shop, but producat a written acknowledgment of the debt, stomped by Fook. who pleaded that he was unable to pay because all the money duo to: him from sale of goods,had not been collected, was ordered to pay the plaintif the $148.00, and to pay, the costs of the case,
Roporter Attacked
John Chiu; reporter for a leading Chinese daily, was in saulted by a gang ini Kowloca City at 11.80 last night.7.
Mr Chiu was severely, bes
One of the "mog hás tentatively identidek
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