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JOHN CLARKE'S CASEBOOK

Perilous Lunch-Hour

WILLIA

VILLIAM, who is 001for a matter of 25 years, and I now. has been a hair-who could tell you some interest- the firm's manager here, dresser for all of his working dentures. ing life, and he loves his work, which fact, oddly, has several times. led him into FOR

Trouble.

WILLIAM AT WORK

Justance," WILLm's counsel went on. "his last conviction for shoplifting was hairpins ontl The other morning, William for stealing somé was brought into the lock nt cheap combs, which he brought Great Marlborough Street and back and used in his own m

thousands of there, before Mr Rowland though there Thom S. QC, he pleaded guilty such things there,

to

A

are

inta

charge of shuplifting.

"My client, you see, sir, Is koleitor rose to tell the completely wrapped up in his Show-

daring the work, anch he only gets hour the day before, trouble during the luncheon William had been scen in his hour. The manager would say client's store, to pick up a door-he is willing to arrange for my plate and

walk it without client in future to have his offering to pay the 335. at which luncheon on the premises It was priced,

The magistrate interrupted: The solicitor sat down, and a "I don't rec how 1 can vary a policeman went into the witness-monetary penalty-unless you box to inform the magistrate want me to give him something

before Willam had out of the poor-box," he said,

that once

but to his advantage.

WILLIAM LISTENS

HE added details, and William,

THE

WILLIAM WORRIED

E publle gollery guffawed, 'Counsel continued to look solemn: "I should try to cn- him courage you to discharge conditionally," he said.

a pink-checked, lean man, with a halo of white hair listened equably, as if it had not

"Not when there is a previous occurred to him how perilously close to prison those stand who conviction," said Mr Thornus. are twice caught stealing from "Besides, this wasn't hairpins. It shops. He had very little to say

In his own defence.

Instead of rending William to prison, Mr Thomas fined him £3, and William left the court- room. That seemed to be that. However

A little later in the morning,

hurried into

the

It's

Was a 355, door-plate. long time 10 Christinas, but It might have been for a Christ- mas present."

"He ordered the fine to stand. Counsel bowed and left, William, tog, left, There was worry now

in his face as well as bewilder-

ment,

barrister court, and as soon as he could The luncheon hour was near, stood

said to and up

the He was in a hurry to get back magistrate: "I am making an to the safe haven of his hair- application, sir, that Case No-dresser's shop.

(which was the enre of William) might be renjimed, not to the prejudice, of the inan concerned,

but to his advantage."

WILLIAM, PUZZLED

"You are not quarrelling with his plea, arc you?" the

magistrate oskeri, counsel said he was not.

Drops Bundle On Boy

Pleading quilty to endenge:

William's trom-his recond floor premises, which fell on a four-year-old

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FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1953.

FIGHT CANC

Dangerous

Goods

Committee

The formation of a Dangerous Goods Standing Committee was notified in the Government Gazette yesterday.

The Committee will enquire Into and make recommendations to the Government on matters regarding dangerous goods,

Offcial Members appointed to the Committee were: the Assis- lant Director of Marine (Chair- man); Commissioner of Police his representative: Chief Officer, Fire Brigade, or his representative; Government che miat.

ог

member

John Leslie Robertson

When the Aircraft Car- rier Corregidor arrived in New York recently, from service in European waters, members of her crew lined up on the take- off deck and spelt-out the words "Fight Cancer" in human letters, to help raise money for the Cancer Fund. London Express,

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Official Appointments

Mr. Michael William Turner

has been appointed a member of the Exchange Fund Advisory Committee vice Sir Arthur Mose, CBE, cecording to a notice Government In the

Gazette today.

Other

Sheaffers SNORKEL

PROPERTY ASSIGNMENTS

·PLAINTIFF WINS CLAIM

In the Supreme Court this morning, the Chief Justice, Sir Gerard Howe, gave judgment for the plaintiff in a claim for damages arising from the alleged breach by-the defendant of assignments made between them in respect of two properties, Shaukiwan Lot No. 411, known as 162 Shaukiwan Road, and Shaukiwan Lot No. 470, known as 2 Shing: On Street.

ALEX

A counter-claim brought by the defendant against the plaintiff was dismissed with costs.

Plaintiff was Luk Pul-ying, married woman, of 7 Fung Wong Ter race, while defendant was Tsang Hin-ting, alias Tsung Hin, alias Teang Wo-ying, alias Tsang Sin-hing, of 185 Shaukiwan Road, second floor, Mr Percy Chen instructed by the plaintiff of the four maces of firmed in Exhs. A & B but 1 Mr P. L. Lam, appeared for the gold.

con find nothing upon which to plaintiff, while Mr V. L. J. The original defence alleged beso any claim to special or D'Alton, Instructed by Wilkin that the verbal agreement was general damages. Regarding tho son and Grist, represented the made between the plaintiff and counterclaim for a defendant at the hearing which the defendant, but thle was that the defendant la gatitled concluded on

on November 7. 1031, amended by striking out that to the return of when judgment was reserved.

allegation and evidence was led of Giving writien Judgment the by the defendant that the ver Chief Justice sold, in port: bal agreement was made by

On or about March 19, 1945, one Lam Fal-ting, acting

10

unduted as agent for the defendant.

gold,

evidence

this

a declaration

of four

of the the plaintiff, Chaic Pak-lam; that was purchased by him out the of montes kept back, from; purchase price and, as the plain- LIK is entitled to the return of

two writing in the

musa The defence, as it unfolded. Chinese

ese languages were

entered

differed materially from into between the plaintiff and pleadings in that the defentiant those

the

the

, the defendars (Exhibits A & B) stated in the box that in fact he those sums, it follows that the plaintiff is entitled to possession and also another instrument in has not sold the properties to the of the four maces. of gold bought welting in the Chinese

Chinese language plaintiff at all but had sold elever out of the purchase prices. In between the same parties sup-house to one Lam Fai-ting, who the therefore,

event,

there will plementary

Fold the properties be judgment for plaintiff for a assignments in tarn (Exh. C) These documents are covered by Exhs. A & B to the

the sun calculated at sppro- admitted by the parties and it is plaintiff and the defendant, for priate rate of exchange to be common ground that the the purpose of saving costs, was chase price set out in the docu- asked by Lam Fal-ting to emer the equivalent of MY 22,900.05. During the hearing, it was brought to the notice of the ments was paid to the defendant, into the assignments Exts. A & B

re and the supplementary agreement Court by inadvertence that a Tied into these payments are xh. C with the plaintiff.

This four maces of gold concerring

pur-

which the evidence for the was denied by witnesses for the sum had been paid into Court by planum is that a sum equivalent plaintiff but, on the wlew I have to the value of four maces of taken of the documents, it does not became necessary to decide gold was retained out of the

this point purchase price as security for

the due

the

the defendant, Counsel for the plaintiff however submitted that would cause hardship to his client if I directed the action to be heard before another, Judgė.

the con-

The counterclaim is dismissed with costs.

mort-defendant tried to obtain Radio Hongkong

appointments listed were: Dr G. C. Dansoy-Browning to be a Specialist, an probation,

TWO ISSUES Medical Department; Mr Edward

There are two issues for de- and accordingly with Tyrer to be Assistant Commis

ndant performance by the defendant of

stipulations of cision: the first whether these sent of both Counsel, I conclud- sioner of Police; Mr Cuthbert

be Commis- the two assignments and the

out sales, ored the hearing. On the question and The were out A slow-moving, urban James Norman to

the supplementary agreement while whether Uneficial Membera eppolated comedy "Charity Begins...

supplementary of costs, therefore, there will be sioner of Prisong; Mr A. G.

the defendant asserts that he agreement, Exh. C, created

costs to be paid by the delen- were: Messrs Richard Yarworth is the Garrison Players' final rate with the jurisdiction and

Parker to be a Special Magist Frost, Frederick Herbert Hart, production of the season. It powers of a Marine Magistrate;

gave five mures of gold under condition precedent to the com- dant to the plaintiff on the but Reginald Andrew Wickerson,

the terms of the supplementary pletion of the sales and whether amount calculated to be due, Charles Andie Wright.

agreement, Exh. C. ng security there was any verbal agreement if the amount paid into Court sum so an inevitable conjecture Mr Leonard While to be an

which for the full repayment of the subsequently

would cquals or exceeds the OR though the officer in ing the public safety, Ling Plu,

Mr

found due, there will be costs Assessor. Grade II, Inland Re- charge of the case, and the 30, of 102 Chu Yeung Street, Mair was appointed

as to whether this weary venue. Department; Mr Cheng

mortgage debt upon the pre-exonerate the plaintiff.

110 the plaintif only to the date to be a tale of the conventional Kwok-chol to be an Inspector of

mises, that he received back one: gaoler, knew when it came on,second floor, was fined $20 and

I have reached the conclusion of payment into Court, the Committee

mace leaving four maces that 1, and the solicitor instruct=| ordered to pay $30 companation

still that the supplementary agree- Work- ond the Ing me for the defence, were in to a boy who was injured when during absence of Mr family and 'wayward daugh- Labour, Factories

due.

ment, Exh. C. doca contain a shops; Mr. William, Francis Korr ter can be termed a comedy to net as Assistant Accountant the building, we were not told he appeared before Mr LawTENCE

Frederick Herbert Hart,

It is common ground also that condition precedent to the com when it was called,"

Leone at Central this morning.

or whether author Ireland General; The Rev. W. J. Haig-

of the sales and that at the time of the execution of piction The terms of reference of the William, looking now rather Sub-Insp. S. S. Chan, prosecut-Committee are: to keep under re-

Wood was just being faceti- Brown to be a member of the the assignments A & B, there that condition was not fulfilled. puzzled, was brought back into ingrevealed that at about 7 am,

was a subsisting mortgage due also find as a fact that the the dock.

view and to advise Government ous. Regardless, a cast of Port Welfare Committee vice Mr yesterday, the defendant, through

to this Government, the Archibald Ritchie; Mr J. D. carelessness, dropped a bundle of

from the on revised Dangerous Goods ten played their uninspired Alexander to be a

member of

being the Colonial necessary permission newspapers weighing 14 catties Regulations; to advise Govern roles well last night.

Treasurer the Port Executive Committee

Incorporated, and occupation authorities but was classification. the ment, on

refused. Fibel Holmes-Brown as Mrs during the absence of Mr B. T.

also a prohibitory order for

HK Signal and Programme In my opinion the document summary: 6.02 Children's Half Hour storage, handling, packing and

Deveral Is the domineering, Flanagan.

attachment against the premises Exh. C should be construed as presented by Bally-Ann (Studio), marking standards of local com

aggressive and anlle parent. problem of modities and the

Brising from O.J. Action No. 270 Dr the Hon, S. N. Chau, CBE. Intrusive

condition precedent |"Jennifer in London" by Howard creating razor-like,

of 1920 of the Supreme Court of arriving

nt Chelsea Jennifer dangerous

and this view is supported by (BBCTS), The Crown Jewels goods

Chairman of the Committee, to manner of speech is good and administer the Hongkong War Colony

Hongkong. under trade, or

or pro-

spoken with animation, but

By the terms of the supple-i the evidence of Chak Pok-lam, Talk by Richard Dimbleby, [DUCTS); prietary names;

plaintiff, who | Time Daners” | Government on the cloasification

he classification occasionally her movements are Memorial Funch vi hementary agreement, Exh. C. the guva what I bellovo, to have Davidson arx in Orch. An Appeal deliver been the true intention of the the lev. Father Tohill, Principal of Member of defendant undertook to

for the Aberdeen Trude School by of any dangerous

bus goods which handling of a walking cane not Farmer to act as may be submitted for examina-

the Public Services Commission

to the plaintiff five maces of parties,

the School (Studio): 7,05, 6iar: Per- convincing. tion; to advise Government on

during the absence of Mr J. R. gold to be kept as security and On the other hand, I was un-former-Josef Locks (Tenor); 7.15, Tom Lamos is badly cast as maiter arising from the unctious son and

Talking about Hongkong' by · De at his own expense to apply able to and sufficient evidence 5G Davis and the Rev. Father Jones. my other

middle- the Import, export, storage, aged formalist

It was also notified that Mr Henry Deveral Leonard

"In haste" to the occupation

pon which to support the sub- Ryan Recorded): 2.30, Spags manufacture, or use of dangerous but endeavoura

Starbuck, Assistant authorities for permission to pay sequent verbol to

agreement from the Show With Arthur Askey: overcoma Director of the Royal Observa

Eve Becke, Helen Clare, Jack goods,

this by excellent acting.

off the principal and interest on pleaded by the defendant. Cooper. Billy Terment and fils Con- tory, resumed duty on May 10. the mortgage and to take proper have reached the conclusion cert Orch., presented by John Watt Molly Crosbie as Agnes Device Mr Northam Lawrence, veral plays the role of

steps to have the prohibitory that. the plaintif moved out of (BBCTS); 1.69, Weather, steport a de-

8. Time Signst and World News possession of the properties be- London Helay): 6.10. Election Talk lightfully

The following appointments order discharged. vague spinster and and resignations of the Royal

| cause of tia failure to obtain by Candidate for Urban Council-fr manages to have the oxygen Hongkong Defence Force were

CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD effect of reviving

permission to pay off the en- Grimine Recorded); 8.10. the comedy also listed in the Gazette today:

Kathleen Evidence was led that during cumbrances and not because of studio): 8.30, The Ayor of Caster- Beth plays or for you in its more sing moments.

Major J. G. B. Dewar to be the occupation, the occupation any subsequent LACKS EMOTION

agreement, bridge by Thomna Hardy, "Part 6 Officer Commanding the Depot,

the view BBCTS); 9, Music Lovers Hou not register which indeed on authorities would Her unimaginative and un-Force Headquarters, vice Major the assignment of any property have taken of the supplement Curtis Hindson (Studio): 40,1 Selamco

Classical equente presented compromising sister Emily played by Paddy Saunders, who Probalonoty

is Cameron de Salle Robertson; in respect of which there was pry agreement, Exh. C, would Survey The Development of Atomle

Sub-Lieutenant

be unnecessary. rules

an outstanding mortgage, and

Energy. A Talk by Sir John Cock- the household with a William

It follows therefore that

crott (BBOTS): 10.10, Boulevard chaste

Lobban has resigned this position was clearly under- "thumbs-down."

Cafe; 10.30 Record, Round-about; Incks emotion but her diction is Valunteer Reserve.

She from the Hongkong Royal Naval stood by the parties at the time plaintiff is entitled to the return 10.69, Weather Report: 11, Stadio I London -- Balay))-- (13-15, of the execution of the assign-of the purchase price paid inowreel

Goodnight Musio, God Bave The

"But there are fast about this boy who was passing by. The case, sir, that I would like you boy was injured, and was sont

has to Queen Mary Hopital

to know," ha sold.

-11e

been with the fhm that he works | treatmerk.

for

Something New

THE CORONATION

JUST UNPACKED! AT MODERATE PRICES.

HATS

for

In' the

Police Lorry In Accident

Her

**** || rather ̄ ̄ ̄ ̈ ̈youthful "and" 'her'

An acellent happened at the Central Police Compound this morning when a Police lorry knocked down a Chinese woman and a child.

About 11 o'clock a Police lorry Wand

was coming out of the

com-

Terrace as Judy, 18-

pound and going down the ramp year-old niece of the Deverals GOWNS to Hollywood Road. At the same plays her naive, questing role

time

Chinese well but in a slightly subdued 17-year-old woman. Choi Hing, who was manner. Frith Butler ៗ ព the carrying a 4-year-old child. errant daughter Catherine, who Leung Po-lam, was walking up returns home after 20 years not the ramp on the west side.

having strayed the As she reached the end of the

Imagined

•

BAGS

ramp leading into the compound, dance from the straight and

is at times over.

FAREWELL

PARTY

་

-Members of the legal fraterni- Ly converged upon the Supremo Court at

Inents and the agreement.

n

husband of the

the

Jones.

con- queen; 11.30, Gioia Down.

SIDE GLANCES mortgage, the

of the three

supplementary respect of the properties In the event the defendant failed to secure permission to pay

off the assignments were not registered nor were confirmatory assign- ments executed by the defen- dant after the liberation bul, on the contrary, he sold these pro- she was knocked down by the arrow,

noon today from to other persons in April. torry. The woman sufferod emphatic.

and July, 1947, Injuries to the leg, while the Rodney Walles lacked assure drink a farewell toast to His that the effect

Power van Vliet as the suave courts, chambers and offices to The case for the plaintiff is child received a bump on the head.

at the beginning but managed to Honour Mr Justice EH. Williams documents, (Exhs. A, B & C) Both were taken to the Queen warm up..

and his wife who will be leav-

title Claire, Thompson as Miss Cose, Ing for.

was to pass on absolute Mary Hospital,

Kuching, Sarawak to- and; that, the, subsequent sale the only concrete character of marrow.

to others was in breach there- the play, rushell' on and off the Some 180 persons attended a set with effervescent

party given by the Chief and managed to draw a few Justice, Sir Gerald Howe and claims that the documen, men The defendant by his pleadings laughs due to her facial expres- Lady Howe in Supreme Court C. the supplementary agreement, sions and exaggerated speech. Chambers.

Tina Offengerg, as Daker, the

treated a condition precedent Mr Williams, who has been impertinent inaid, tries a little appointed Chici Justice, British

the completion of the assign- too hard, while Tony Davis as Borneo Territories, Combined the

ments by the requirement

that Bobbie Forrester,

permission of the enamoured Judiciary, has been in Hong authorities had first to be ob

occupation

to the Ing.-GILLIAN.

raising of the

Stole Beer

SHOES

From Canteen

CLOVES

MODE ELITE

22 Queen's Rd., C. Hongkong

Tel, 24052

Printed and published by WILLIAM ALICK GRINIAMS for and on behalf of South China Morting Post Limiled at 1-3 Wyndham Street, City of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong.

Three Privaies of the Royal Army Service Corps broke into the NAAFT Conteen at Argyle

of.

Street on the afternoon of April of Judy, is youthfully refresh= | song_for almost 30 years. Both to age; that this permission, |

19, opened the refrigerator and helped themselves to twelve botites of beer which they drank on the spot.

This morning the culprits, Thomson Moncur,

Pie Frank

20, Pie John Harrigan, 24, and

Illegal Lottery Tickets

hoami Mra Williams have

devoted much of their spare

+Imo

and energy to public although sought for, was not forthcoming and that he was

services and charitable causes

here and have became, two of therefore exonerated and dis

charged from any ability to

the most popular and respectod

Pie John William Warrington. For possession of "The Fan residents of the Colony.

They will be leaving Queen's

sell under the assignments A & B.

41, all stationed at the RASC lottery tickets with a view to Pien at 10.30 am, tomorrow by The defendant further raised Camp, Argyle Street, appeared selling them, 25-year-old launch for the ms Tjiluwah.

helord. Mr II. H. B.. How at woman,

A

So Mau-yuk, tin- employed, was fined $100 by Mr

Kowloon Magistracy feeing Lawrence Leong at Central, this

who pleaded gu

gully to the

FALSE ALARM

the defence that be exonerated and discharged from any liability to sell by a verbal charge of larceny.

agreement made on or about They were cautioned and morning.

June 10,1045, in part perfor- Alscharged, but ordered to pay.

mance of which the plaintin $6 compensation cach to re-charge, was arrested on May 14

The burglar, alarm of the gave up possession of the pro- place the stolen beer,

at the Sen You firewood stall Treasury Departinent in Prince's party shortly afterwards into In Hing Man Street, Shaukiwani Bulding went off at about 10.30 possession of which he had following a Polico raida

tan. Boday. The Police Ener-moved on the execution of the The illegal lottery tickets | gonky Unit worn rushed down documents Exhs, A, 13 & C. seized by the Police and ex- within a motion of minutes, only The defendant counterclaime hibited in Court were, ordered †, to find that the alarni had boon for a declaration that hole. cuared žily o Baraly in the clecarit, i entitled to the return to him by to be destroyed.

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