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OUR AUSTRALIAN NEWSLETTER

Rainfall More Interesting Than The Election

FROM H, KING WOOD

Sydney, May 20.

A dull Senate election in which the Govern- ment gained sufficient support to give it a 31-29 majority has been about the most important re- cent event -- that and about 12 inches of rain which fell in a few days.

The rain put a few more potholes in our city streets, flooded homes, flooded rivers, caused wash- aways and held up traffic. It was some storm.

The rain was far more interesting than the election, ns

a matter of fact. The threat of a £2 fino sent over 5-million

to the polling booths and they managed to cast a collective vote that had a touch of old-world diplomacy about it.

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They pleased the Government, felt in the Senate system of and they pleased the Opposition. voting. But had the elections Both sides say they are more been for the House of Represent- would have won than satisfied with the result, so ative, Labour the voter is having his hand at least 10 seate-sufficient to wrung on both sides till it hurts, wipe the Liberals off the Trea-

Prime Minister Menzies and aury beaches. his followers

Whether the Doc are happy, of

can hold course, because rather to their this advantage for another year surprise they were given a bare-when the elections will inko working majority in our Upper place remains to be seen, but House.

the voters this time certainly clear-cut points de- him o

Leader Opposition

Doctor Evutt and his boys are all smiles because of the overall result,

And

Doc of the two the certainly has the inust to cackle about.

Individual

votes showed

A

tremendous swing to the Labour Parly which doesn't make itself

Repatriation Policy

on

of

Tokyo, May 21. The Repatriation

Board the Japanese Welfare Ministry on Wednesday decided polley

of

all sending home Chinese residents in Japan who desire to go home by four re- patriation ships which are scheduled to sail for Communist China to bring home Japanese detainees towards the end of this munth or early next.

According to a survey by the Repatriatlon Board there are barely 500 Chinese residents desirous of returning home to Japan at present.

of

gave cision,

Two ting are now almost certain to happen in the next 12 months; In a last-minute bid to repair the damage that has been done of the last two years, the taxpayer is going to be handed a juicy plum in tax cuts when the next Budget is brought down and the voting system of the Senate is going

to be changed to get away from a result that will nearly always return peng-evenly, divided House:

HOSTEL CHARGES

It is just about time thai thie silly row about recurring and

aver migrant hostel charges is ended shca and for all.. It has been simumaring. now for about 12 months and actively

on the boil for about the last six.

This werk branches of the British Migrant Welfare Association in all Blate decided to resist attempts to evict migrants from hostels for the non-payment of tarifT.

Established 1845

CHINA MAIL

THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1953.

A patrol jeep goes out in Indo-China in the Jarres Valley and a watchful eye

is kept for the enemy by the soldier manning the mounted machine gun-London

Tampering With Meters

Alleged

The

the pro- case against

electric shop, prietor of an three

of meter renders

the Hongkong Electric

Company and another man, charged with conspiracy to defraud, was or

dered to be transferred to tho Victoria District Court by Me this Hin-shing Lo at Central morning on the application of the Police.

Express.

Civil

Ends

Court Action Abruptly

Hearing of an action seeking to set aside the order obtained in the judgment given in Original Jurisdiction Action 257/47 on the ground that it had been procured by fraud by one or more of the present defendants, came to an abrupt end this morning when Counsel for the first three defend- ants informed the Court that they consented to judgment that the judgment in OJ 257/47 be set aside.

The

33, Lau Sad-kuen 30, and Chan T.J. Gould Kam-yee, 30, meter readers of Court,

Bony

ELS

before the

Shamshup INCREASED

7

Sheaffer's

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GUIMGAM INQUEST: COMPANION TELLS STORY OF SAILOR'S ASSAULT

The assault by a negro sailor was described afresh by Mr Dienisio Calvo when the inquest on Mr J. C. Guimgam, former Chairman of the Hongkong Football Association and Sports Editor of the Hongkong Standard, was resumed before Mr Lawrence Leong at Central this morning.

Mr Calvo, an additional witness who lives in Manila, and who ac- companied Mr Guimgam to the Lido Ballroom on February 16, said it appeared to him that the negro concentrated the main force of his anger on him, and that the deceased must have got hurt when he intervened between them.

Witness said he had known; nuggested that the four of them go.

don.

while direusing where to go for coffee, she said that alte saw an Ballor rush down American Negro the stairs, and take hold of Miss Chow's hand, and that when asked what he wanted, he stared to hit Calvo in the face.

the deceased since 1939 through autofor a cup of coffee,

After taking the lift down, and their football activities, and had come to Hongkong on

February 15 to

consult with

with officials of the Hongkong Football Association.

"Unicle" him to Gumgom had invited him to an Interport Dinner at the Hongkong Football Club February 16 (Monday) and after- wards they had gone to another club and thence to the Lido to All time until he, Calvo, had to leave by plane for Manila at

am.

on

She said that when the deceased Med to Intervent, the Negro bit him in the face, knocking him to the Negro the ground, after which continued attacking Calva.

Wong sad that the deceared tried again to Intervene, after geling up, but was senin hit in the face, and knocked down.

She said that at that stage, she The couple arrived at the Lido decided to go up to the Lido to call rome time between 12.30 and for assistance, and that when she got to the "It to go up, ale kaw 1 a.m. and teceased bought two European alors whom aho some tickets and told Calvo to knew coming out of the lift. She dance. After a few dances de-added that she asked the two allors ceased suggested going out for to see what they could do about the assault outside, etter which the coffee and after he had bought went up and wild the manager of more tickets, he, Calvo and two the dance hall, what was happening The witness said that when she girls got into the lift and want down to the street.

came down with the manager, the way from the entrance to the

They stopped a few yards Negro allor had gote, and that ship saw the deceased bleeding from the Lido, and Calve stood apart while deceased conferred with

the girls.

downstairs.

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pose and Calvo With bruises on his C.P.A. tace.

"When asked again by the de ceased to go for coffee, I refused, took a taxi and went home alone". she paded.

THURSDAY, MAY 21 By Alt Philippines, North Borneo, i pana Siam, Malaya, Indonesia, Australio, New Zealand, Indle, Pakistan, Middle East, Africa, Great Britain and Europe. m., C.P.A/B.O.A.C.

Formides, Okinawa, 4 p.m., H.KAJ N.W.A.L.

By SurfacB Macao, a am, 1 pm., se Lee Hong/

"FRIDAY, MAY 22° By Alf

"MENACING ATTITUDE” Witness said he saw a coloured was a regular customer at the Lido, Tax Shing.

She said that the Negro mallor man, who appeared to be in and that she had never seen either American naval uniform, ap- Calvo or the docosed previous to the Hearing will continue, tomorrow proach the group and exchange the sheet words with Gulmgam. Then the afternoon. coloured man brushed the de- ceased aside and approached Calve with a menacing attitude,

He was mumbling something Unlawful

about "Take the girl and hit Calvo on the forehead with his

Ast.

"I said "What's the matter? I

don't want trouble' but he went

to strike me again" Calvo said.

Positioning

Siam, Burma, Indie, 10 amp, VIR

Indo-China, France, French⋅ North & West Africa, 11 mm, Air France, Japan, USA, Canada, 31.30 0.37. C.P.A.L

Formons, I pan. C.A.T.

Indo China, France, French Sforth & West Africa, 4.30 pan., Air Vietnam, N. Borneo, Austrália, New Zealand, 10 p.m. Q.ETA_

Slam, dndia, Pakistan. Great Britain and Europe, & p.m. B.O.A.C.

By Burface

Macao, 9 a.m., 8 pm., # Lee Hong/ Tak Shing.

The defendants were Wong

case which opened on the five defendatis, be set aside Chor, 82, proprietor of the

T.A.C. Monday was heard

way then made by his Lordship. Wong Chor Electric Shop, 32, is plene Juder, Mr Justice He made no order as to costs Hollywood Road; Lee Ching

In the Supreme and plaintiffs were given liberty

to

apply in any matter concern the Hongkong Electric Com- The order made in the judging registration of judgment in

fourth and the Land Office. and Tsul Tou-wan, 42, men! was that the

Arth defendants were to assign proprietor of the Shanghai Hair

(New Kowloon Dressing Shop, 111, Des Voeux the property

2701, formerly Road Central. The first defen-Inland Lot No

the Mr known dant was represented by Y.H. Chars and

the meter Theatre) to the first three de- action. by Mr J.M. d'Almada fendants in the present readers Remedios.

Plaintiff was Cheng Wal-tong. Commonwealth Hostels, Ltd, whielt runs the hostel camps en behait of

A sixth defendant, Cheng Yiu, merchant, and managing part- the Federal Goverment, has sent

charged with ner of Sul Fong Cinema Co., letters to about 50,000 migranta in 25, a shop_foki,

the same offence, was discharged Ltd., residing at 229 Princo Ed- An increased dividend of £21 throughout Australia Camp that they will be evicted unless when the Prosecution offered no ward Road. He was represented per share was recommended by they pay tull rates.

evidence against him.

by Mr John McNeill, QC, and the Board of Directors of the This unpleasant business came to

The defendants were alleged to Mr S.V. Glttins, on the instruc-Union Insurance Society of Can- January 14 when ho

ton, Id., at the annual general a head migrants decided to bayreti com- have conspired together in Hong-tions of Mr F.G. Nigel. munal dining rooms because of what | kong- between January...1-and -Defendants were Tang Kam, meeting held this morning.. they termed high tari They April 20 and to have defrauded merchant.. 114 Electric Road; In reporting decided to

in their cook meats quarters and to pay Commonwealth power and light.

At une meeting there was talk of meeting force with force and even

le use of that nasty word guns.

DIVIDEND

successful year, the Hongkorty Electric Company Leung Chi and Li Kwok-chiu, the Chairman, Mr J. D. Alexan- womment the premium Income had the Repatriation Hostels £2 a week rent and B for by breaking meter seals and re- merchants, both of 118 Queen'swer, said that in the Fire Depart-

setting the dial pointers of the Road Central: Sul

Chujiro

Director General Kimura Board told the press in this connection that it was true tant considerably larger numbers of Chinese residents were anxious to go home,

Personally, he said, he has no objection to early repatriation of Chinese residents. But he has to consult with the Foreign Omee before his board makes technical urrangements for them.-

Full hostel tariff a 24.75 for

man. C1178 for a woman and 413 for each child.

The authenties have pointed out that the camps are not built for If it was allowed private cooking. hygiene would suffer in a place where hygiene, had to be rigidly controlled

above all, there and, would be a grave danger of fire.

Since January these migrants hava prid only the rent fixed by them- Leives. Elenco the eviction notices.

DOWN TO EARTH

It's time we got down to earth Meanwhile the Council on about these hostels arid about a lot Repairiation of Chinese of the people still in them.

50%

No country in the world wanted

aldents in Japan the same day migrants more badly than Australia: received a telegram from the no country in the world, perhaps, Red Cross Society of Communist has been able to offer them more. China which urged the council All Australian Governments, what- to step up is efforts speedy repatriation of Iesidents.

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aver their political colour, have

for the leaned over backwards to make the Chinese way smooth for these new selilors,

"These, hostals were set up purely as temporary staging camps. They were somewhere for newcomers

meter to show a lower reading Co. Ltd. Så Connaught Road increased to a Rotal of £2,702,452, of the electricity consumed. Central; and Wong Fong, mar-

Rr. and the premium incune in the defendant was ad-ried wom The first itionally charged with posses- sign of eight forged dies.

The case will be heard in the District Court

on May. 29, at 9.30 a.m.

Compulsory Work Order

Nairobi, May 20.

Accident and General Account to woman, 308 Nathan Road. Appearing for the Arst three £1,493,714,

The Directora decmed it ad- defendants were the Hon. Leo d'Almada, QC, and Oswald visable to maintain the strength Cheung, both instructed by Mr of the additional reserve in rela- tion to the continued growth in H. L. Kwan.

The fourth and fifth defend-income by increasing the reserve

bo £125,000. ants were absent and were not The Chairman also reported represented by Counsel,

that since the society's last ordinary yearly meeting the horizon had been brightened by definite signs of a check to post- war inflation, and the establish ment of a measure of economie stability might well have mani- rested itself earlier had it not been for

war,

Mr Brook A Bernacchi, Instructed by Mr Y. H. Chan, appeared for Mrs Fong Chu-shi, liquidator of the Cinema Com- pany.

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terms.

The

"I

of my

Wong Sam-mui, 52, and Les said I would call the Police Tat-su, 32, junk mistresses, were and he, became very angry and each fined $15 by Mr T. B. Low caught me by the front

Court this morning shirt. He hit me several times. at Marine

retained from fighting back for placing their junks at mora than the afth position abreast a and only defended myself.

steamer.

Sub-Insp, K. T. Wong, bro- cuting, said that on Wednes day afternoon, seven vesania lying abreast the ss Hal wero wong mooring at B17, with the Arst defendant in the dxth position and the second in the seventh. Both defendants had cargo on board and were waiting

"All of a sudden he stopped and walked away." Mr Calvo said that deceased might have tried to intervene; he was not SUT

After his assallant left he went over to deceased who, he noticed, was holding a handker chief to his mouth. Ha asked the deceased what had happened 10 him, and Guimgam said he to unload. was all right, but pointed out

Wong pleaded that she was that Calvo's eye was closing.

Another coloured boy, also in originally on the fifth position, naval uniform,

who "appeared but she became sixth when a to be a Petty Omeer, naked Post Office launch moved Inside what had happened and offered the line. Lee cald that she was to Ideatify the assailant, but waiting at a distance apart from Guingam said "Never mind, the vessels but the Post Office I'll find out later.”

· launch ́ made her appear to Soon afterwards the two men be in the seventh position. left with the two girls and called a taxi. Deceased, Calvo, and at least one of the girls got into the taxi and drove to

apartment. Witness not sure whether the two giris were the same two with whom he and Guimgum had been

BLOODSTAINS I

CLIENTS CONSENT When heasing resumed this moming, Mr Cheung informed

Korean Accounts The Kenya Government has his Lordship that his clients con-

Report introduced a compulsory work sented to judgment in the terms were adopted on the proposal of order affecting all Africans under the Emergency Regula-of raph 1 of the statement the Chairman seconded by Mr dancing.

claim that the Judgment in H. C. Margrett Upon receipt of the wire the to get a dry bed and a fed and to

OJ Action 257/47 be set aside. today

Mr J. D. Alexander and the council hurriedly conferred with find their feet before venturing out tions it was disclosed here

Counsel said that Mr Chan Hon C. Blaker were re-elected into the new world. But, as the

The order empowers District (scinator to Mrs Fong Chu-shi) Directors on the proposal of Mr

In the hall of the apartment the Japanese Red Cross upon Government has pointed out, most

Commissioners to

Calva noticed that the deceased compel measures for

of of the leaders in the present revoit repatriation

Africans to carry out work with asked him (Mr Cheung) toy W. C. Gomersall, seconded by had bloodstains on his shirt and Chinese residents at the earliest have old fnhabitants. People who

been, in the hostela tor year,

on his handkerchief, but said possible moment. The telegram That is all right, too, because no

or without payment "when the to the Cinema Company aise Mr K. A. Munro.

Messrs Lowe, Bingham and present Emergency gives rise to consented to judgment in those

there was "not much blood.” 'He had complained that the Chinese time limit is placed on occupancy. But having made it their home,

Matthews and any circumstance which endan

Messrs Peat,

Uncle?" Esked-"Are you hurt," Red Cross Society had recolved they should stop these continusi

gera the existence or wellbeing the Court that was agreed Chartered Accountants, were re- He asked the girls to prepare M: Cheung further Informed Marwicks, Mitchell and Company, but deceased said it was nothing. official

information about protests about renta. Nowhere in efforts

of persons under his jurisdic-between all parties that no order being made by the the world can a tenant tell a land-

tion'.

A re- hot water and suggested that counell to repatriate Chinese lord how much he will pay. He

either forks out or gets out.

should be asked from his Lord-appointed Auditors at

muneration of $8,500 each per they should rest at African can be made to ever since the start of sending But even How the Government ja No Japanese back from Communist have a look at a "pay as you eat"

"trying to play. "It has promised to work moro Uian 90 days in ship as to costs,

Mr Gittins submitted that annum. This was proposed by ment,

Mr A. Lyle and seconded by China to their homeland.-Reu- | schema-which just proves the

any one year and can only be plaknélff had made out a case

Mr S. Mason. ordered to work "If it is con against infinite patience of the ter.

the fifth defendant question Government on this migrant sidered necessary or desirable (Wong Fong) and he asked his for health, safety or wellbeing Lordship for judgment against "THE ODD ITEM

or for good government”.

Any African falling to obey Mr Justice Gould held that A scale model of a Convair ates craft as on display in the owindose af

a prima facie case had been Local airline company. It was

against the fifth made out made by a young lad and was the

defendant. champion pinew Jei » tundicats com petition, It is exact to the minutest

Judgment by consent in terms details and is a picture to meo.

The lad who made it is bund, hay / Borth of Mount Kenya has now of paragraph 1 of the statement Memory Lano", prevented by Alleen never seen a Convair.

been included with the Kikuyu of claim that the Judgment in tribal arena as a "special area”

OJ action 257/47, in respect of where police and troops kill anyone falling to halt when challenged.

Bickering Only Helps Reds

Winnipeg, May 20. Mr Lester Pearson, President of the United Nations General Asambly, sul lore today that trans-Atlantic bickering like the Affice McCarthy exchange "benefits nobody but the Com- munists”.

| question.

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Australian Vice dammers in Future rice kron the our heat of now cerful experiments made laat woon,

an order to work may be fined up to £25 or gooled for up to Bix months

The Meru district lying Just

con

her

Important

Radio Hongkong

the apart

One of the girls, who appeared to be the occupier of the apart- ment, directed them to bedrooms, anzi Calvo dozed until about fou in the morning, while a girl applied hot compresies, to his H.K.T.

Toca. At folir he rose and werż 4.00, Time Signal and Programme into deceased's room saying that Bummary. 134*** 11's Swinatima; 3) was dame for him to go to 0.30. Portuguese Half Hour (Studio); catch his plane. 100, Country Fare: 130. "Down

Deceased decided not lo ac- Woode (Studio); 1.50, Weatherña" | company him but to pest a while port: #00, Time Bignal and World longer, and a taxi was called for News (Londen Betay): 8.10, An AP Calvo who went back to his peal for Hongkong Anti-T.A. Amo- clatlan. By Dr the Hon. 5. N. Chau, hotel-Sunning House-to collect from air na result mio-

C.B.E. (Studio): 3.15, "The Queen's Nie things before proceeding to Menthe Yeomen of the duards the airport, Aerial sowing le evlatively cheap

(BBCTS), The Fifth of Bức Talke and shows a considerably saving of

on Coronation Figures; 6.30, Educat- and labour, and yields

ing Archie-with Peter Brough and Mr Pearson, Canadian External on Explore ved to be better.

Archie Andrews (DBCTB) 9.00. Alaire Minister added: Forfar- five how been sown from the air as a precautionary measure".

Review by Driz We are asked to point out Bports

Young tunate remarks which tend to in this country for ITH BOUKION DOW

Recently there has been an that the public

(Studio); D.15. At the Opera--The -mainly on experimental basis- create such an impression should but it has been a sucoesacul that increase in Mau Mau bathtaking icator Charlene weite by Res nimate Opera Boele in aque

Wells.

FRCS

trommon of Athens" (Purcell) be viewed lithole proper more and-

ceremonies in the district and Professor of Surgery at the and athomes, and, Bally" or "The Return" (Arno).. perspective, and not be given too accepting at more › Carmen

the size of gangs operating from University of: Liverpool, Will Ballor mach publicity!

Commonwealth officials admitted

Blanton, Frederick Woodhouse; He said the United Nations today that forger to forted the northern slopes of Mt Kenya be given tonight at 9 o'clock alolats: Keturah Borrell, Stephen

hos. Increased fa

in the past two in the Northcote Selence Bulld- 10.00 7.5. iot-A Reading by the General Assembly

been months has been arging 13

Ing. and not tomorrow na pre-day (BUCES) with Introduction by Author of his Poem "Ash-Wednes- notes how one reached such stage months "Very useful".

of perfection that his notes are now Government spokesman said viously advertised.

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Miry Visick "It ended up on the most most perfect and only an expert here tonight that the altuation

(Recorded); 10.30, The subject of the lecture is Composer Cavalcade-Franz Lcher! officer car 'pick' thers. * friendly note that I can toonbank carged tour we have seen in the Meru district was not "Prostatectomy," and all medi-1009 Weather Report: 11.00, Radio fen in recent years. That was a into better than the last, and nearly so bad as in the Kikuyu cal practitioners are invited to Goodnight Music, God Sava Tho Naws Real London Relay): 31.5, due of course to the change it now he has quae about hit che fatic-

attend. land unit"Reuter, Soviet foreign policy-Reuter, pot," saja jone bank kiilcimi,

Gusen: 11.30, Close Down.

had

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This was announced today by

the Government who stated that Lecture Tonight

step had been taken “máinly

the step

** Mr Calvo said that he then crossed the ferry went to the "Peninggala Hotel and from there to Kayamk where he boarded the 4 o'clock piano for Buttla.

*Wang Mah-in, who together with Lulu Chow, parinered, the deceased and. Cstvo, at the Lido Ballroom on the night of February 10, cerro- borated the evidence given pre-

iously by Miss Chow.

SIDE GLANCES

3.30 gall

T. A Pant, 16, PAR, QIE

China, People's Republic, 9.30 a trala via Canest

Mauritiue, South Africa, 10 am as Buys

Japan, Noon as Taiwan, Malaya, 1pm.. Fengtlen.

SATURDAY, MAY: 23.

By Alt Philippines, Guam, Hawaii, USA. and Canatis, & am via P.A

awall, U.S.A., p.m... P‚¡A. Formosa, Okinawa, U.3.A. (Scat- Canada to Western States) s pm. H.K.A./N,W.ALI-

Bisini. Burma, India, Pakistan, and Europe, p.m. D.0.A.C. Middle East, Africa, Great Britain

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By Surface

Los Macso, 130 p.m.. 6 p.m... Honerrnk ch

9.30 China, People's Republic, a.m.. 5 p.m., train via Canton,

Indo-China, Franco, D uma La Marseillalec,

Indonesia, 10 a.m., ss Tilhantjet, Japan, Canada, Noon, da Mail.

Formos, 1 p.m.. us Shengking. Blam, 3 p.m., as Poyang,

Java'

'What's Hor Line? Solution

FASHION MODEL London Express Seroto

By Galbraith

"Dad was telling me I was brainy and ambitious and I'd do big things in life--that gave Mom the Ides for me to clean the garage!";

the She said “that Calvo and deceased went to the Lido at about 11.15... on February 17, and that the deceased. – worn.

glasses. The sdentified. 24r Calvo as, the witness who proceded her and who was in Court.

Printed and published /-by: "WILLIAam: Alick | GüinolÁMICON Mine Wong said that after she and on behalf of South Chim Morning Post Limited/fat:+1-3. danced one dance with the doceated,

the music stopped, and the deceased Wyndham Street, City of Victoria, in the Colony, of Hongkongo