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JOHN CLARKE'S
CASEBOOK
ALL
FOR LOVE
SPRING that the time had come to declare his
(PRING signalled to the
love.
His girl, plump
a blonde of 21-Uie same age as he-wanted proof of his worth. of She was
demanding as valour an some of the girls King Arthurs nights had
She had three convictions for
woo the hard way....
crime, which set her a
above
the
others; he
mature
to
little had
none. It was up to him, he felt, to prove he held the law In the same contempt, as she did.
10
Opportunity lent a hand help the sult. As the boy. whose name was John, and the girl, whose name was Maisie, walked one evening through South London, where they both lived, a snack-bar door pre- rented itself to them. It had been left unlocked and
swung half open, thought
had
the
bar itself was officially closed
and was empty.
THE CHALLENGE
NEX
EXT thing the boy
knew
they were both inside the
deserted snack-bar, rummaging
the
through the till, trying drawers and cupboards, being
tantalised by a safe.
7.
open
"If I could only bust the safe, that would show her,"
perhaps the boy thought.
"If we could open that, the rest's chicken-feed," the girl
no doubt was saying to hersel! the 1,200 she clutched
ផ
clgarettes, the watch, the 10lb. of tos and 30s. from the till
the raid had so for yielded.
They
washed their minds of
every other thought but
that cont
of defeating the safe's complacency. Then they heard
a bang and a click. Someone had shut the door by
which
they had entered, and turned a key in the lock.
DISCOVERY
JOHN and Maisie made the
at
best of it. They spent most of the night balefully regard- Ing-the- safe and swearing it, In the moming, when the snack-bars manageress arrived, they hid in a cupboard. When she was not looking their way, they slipped out and they were not seen to go.
The manageress discovered soon enough that she had been robbed. She called the police.
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TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1953.
Crown Prince Constantine, the 12-year-old son of King Paul and Queen Frederica of Greece, and heir apparent to the Throne, ls to be seen more and more these days taking part in public functions with his parents in préparation for the day when he will take over the throne of his country. Here, framed between his parents, the young Prince waves to the cheering crowds when watching games performed by schoolchildren in Athens-London Express.
End Of BIF Rumours
Persist Despite
Commons Statement
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)
London, May 25.
'Small Arsenal' Displayed Before Court
A small arsenal, comprising 17 revolvers, one automatic pistol and over 800 rounds of ammuni- tion, were laid out in Counsel's table before Mr Justice A. D. Scholes, Puisne Judge, at the Criminal Sessions this morning.
SHEAFFERS
Skrip
Further Evidence At Guimgam Inquest
The inquiry into the death of Mr. J C Guimgam on February 20 was resumed before Mr Lawrence Leong at Central this morning, when the last four witnesses were called.
Gulagam The first was Dr G, A, Ribeiro f said that he asked who attended the deceased at what he wanted, but received White House Hotel on no reply. The deceased 10-
Del-Insp. Thomas, Dr Ribeiro witness, so he did not bother
to wake hun.
the February 20. Questioned by peared to be asleep, said the
In the dock were two men charged with possession of said that at 12.30 pm, on Feb-
a tele- Ng said that he went of důlý arms and ammunition without a licence, and control ofruary 20 he received
The goods were seized by the phone call from Mr Ruminhnat e eum. on February 20, and explosive subat nees.
Omar aking him to go to never saw the deceased again, Police in a raid at 59 Hau Wong Road, second floor, KowWinner House to see Mr Gulm- The next witness was. Pang loon, on January 4.
Soldier's
Murder Trial
(Continued From Page 1) son, Roger, aged 25, was in the Arlesey Mental home, having entered there voluntarily at the age of 21 or 22.
Ha
gam. Half an hour inter he had Foot, another room boy employed another call from Mr Omar by the White House Hotel.
the Court that when he The accused are Lam Kar- asking him to go instead to the old bun, allas Lam Kwan, allas White House Hotel, which he stated work at 8 am, on Febru-
alias
ary 20, he saw on the register Lungid at 2 p.m. Lung Kal-peen,
Dr Ribeiro said he had known board that a Mr Galgam, who Quan, 30, residing at the above address, and Cheung Keung, the deceased casually for about was well-known to him as a 23, residing at room 202 Prince seven years. He found him in regular customer, was occupying Hotel, Prince Edward Road.
bed in one of the rooms in the rx 208. were not Hotel, and examined him in the summon from Guingam's room Witness said that he received a men, who legally represented, pleaded presence of Mr Omar. Deceased, not guilty to the two charges.
Mr G. R. Sheath, Crown Counsel, prosecuted. Mr D. G.
Dircetar MocPherson.
Both
Criminal Investigation,
of
Det Inspector J. Hidden, were for the Pollec.
and on the deccated
he sald, had bruises over bath shortly before 10 am., eyes, a cut upper lip, and an entering he saw
abrasion
over the left knee, standing fully dressed as if he were ready to go out. Guingam There were periods whe
when he
asked him for a comb, which and lapsed
into unconsciousness.
HANDS TO HEAD Witness said he formed the the witness supplled him with.
had opinion that the deceased
Gulmgam left the hotel about five intra-cranial haemorrhage, and minutes afterwards, said the wiinem he made arrangements for an
and while he was in the corridor wliness noticed that there were dark ambulance
to take him to Queen rings around both his eyes, his slaps seemned to be slow and faltering Mary Hospital.
and he had his hand clasped to the SPEECH DIFFICULTY
alde of his head.
but
The case is being tried by a Jury of five
men and two women.
Mr Cox sail that his second! son, the accused, had its when Но he was 12 months old. would look vacant in the eyes and froth at the mouth and his hands would be clenched. He
The first charge alleged that would then drop down and be-
15 to 20 the accused had possession of 17 come unconscious for minutes. When he came round
revolvers, one automatic pistol, he seemed quite normal and 781 rounds of 38 special did not seem to remember his revolver ammunition, 02 rounds ts. As Cox became older the of 45 ammunitior, and six attacks became less frequent rounds of 38 short · revolver and less severe, but when he
ammunition. got older he also became violent In these attacks.
Mr Cox said that the accused was the
only son which had Ats. He did not often speak to him about them, but it was general knowledge In their
Despite reports prevalent at the time that trade buyers were boy- cotting the British Industries Fair, the Board of Trade was able to report village. When the attack came today that more people visited the London-sections of the Fair this year than in 1952. There was, however, a substantial fall in the numbers visit- ing the heavy engineering section at Birmingham.
The figures just published should finally dispel the rumour that the days of the British Industries Fair are numbered. Even the President of the Board of Trade's firm statement in the House of Commons, that the Fair would be held again in London and Birmingham from May 3 to 14, 1954, did not convince the sceptics.
west
from
on he would pick him up and "put him on a chair or couch.
Witness said that his fourth son was a very quiet boy with a bad heart, but his Afth son, niso In the Army was violent lack.
3
He said that his mother's sister committed suicide.
In
the second charge, Lam and Cheung are alleged to have had under their control certain explosives including 136 pounds 10 ounces of TNT; 222 pounds ounces of plastic explosive; 97 demolition devices; 192 blocks of napalm equipped with pencils; five acid time-phials with firing device; 77 delayed type firing devices; 30 fuse lighters and 430 detonators.
tline
INSIDE SUITCASES Opening the Crown's case, Mr
sald Sneath
that the first In cross-examination Mr Cox
accused was the tenant of 50 said that Cox's fits disappeared altogother between the age of Hau Wong Road, second floor. The Prosecution's case was that ine and ten years. An analysis of the figures for They seemed to attach more, number of oversens buyers was
Capt Mouat said that he had he had the arms, ammunition Importance to his announce fewer than In 1952.
The total overseas buyers shows that Aus- observed the accused for three and explosives which were kept on the premises inside suitcases this or 000 less trallan visitors easily
middle of ment that he had set up a com- figure was 12,627
aut days In the
and paper parcels. But numbered those from mitice to consider the future of than in the previous year,
other
at that mouth und he found the Fair,
pre- altendances at Earls Court were, countries...
British The
West time no mental disorder
On January 2 this year, the Why, it was asked, did he greater than in 1952, which is an Indics, Hongkong, Pakistan, sent of such a type us to make second accused spent the night think it necessary to appoint a Indication of the growing New Zealand and East and him insane. He found Cox to in the same house. Da the night cammittee for that purpose if popularity of the Commonwealth
Africa, were
be a rather unstable individual of January 6, the first accused also well
with there was no foundation to the section.
previous history of fils spent the night in an hotel, while represented among the Common-
as a child and having on several the second accused continued rumours that the Fair was In considering these figures, wealth visitors.
occasions committed nets losing prestige and would there- however, it is important to note Large numbers also came
of staying in the first accused's fiat, which he had no recollection fore be scrapped?
that an overseas buyer attend-
Europe, chiefly Belgium,
From the evidence given. Tree, a number of exhibitors Ing the Fale is registered only Denmark.
France, Germany, afterwards.
He found from Cox himself Crown Counsel told the Jury were reported 10 have serious at the building which he rs! Italy, Holland and Switzerland. double about the usefulness of vitis. No record is made of his
But without doubt British that he had been serving in that he would ask them to inter of them desubsequent visits
sume to the the Fair. Some
occasions in that the second accused knew the examine wBl exhibitors clared that they only exhibited building or to the other centres Rgures of "dollar" visitors most Hongkong he had committed what was inside the suitcases in After they had been arrest for reasons of prestige and had of the Fair.
will not be violent acts suddenly, without the first accused's house. inexperienced no hope of getting back their
This is particularly important carefully. They
provocation, and afterwards had disappointed. crime, made Д statement. In money,
to the Birmingham at-
The number from the United no recollection of these acts, sald regard
Capt he had sold
A it, he suld
representative
Mount. watch for £6, the cigarettes for large firm even went as far as tendance figures. Although the states tell short of 1,000 by only
actual number of recorded four, and Canada was represented He said from Cox's father he to say that It any orders were
learned of his brother being a foreign buyers who visited this by 300 visitors. obtained on their BIF standa
section of the Fair shows a slight Among the visitors from Cem-patient in a mental hospital.
He went on to say that the they would consider there was
1952 figure, the munist countries
eight suffering from schizophrenia, and
60 Hou Police raided
WODE something seriously
wrong drop on
Board of Trade points out that from Soviet Russia, 20 from that his condition was deterioral- with their normal
sales
great majority of visitors to China, six from Czechoslovakia ing. Mr Cox also told him that Road, second floor on January machinery.
his sister tools her own life. This Later that day, the first ne- the heavyy engineering section and 14 from Yugoslavia.
abnormal family history predis- the Police. Second accused was surrendered himself to were recorded on the earlier
posed in a person an abnormal arrested on the following day. mentzi condition, added the wil- ness.
The trial in continuing.
How the police found John and Malsic, I do not know, but they did that, very quickly.
cd. John,
£7. Maisle raid nothing.
BACKGROUND
T the Tower Bridge
next morning. before
H. H. Maddocks, they
In
the
court Mir both
pleaded guilty to the thefts, and the story was told in full.
The policeman telling it said
of John: "He had an excellent character in the Army, he has had a number of good jobs. Họ left the last of his own accord
unemployed and has been
month .
a
of
SERIOUS COMPLAINTS
in
one
on the
But the two most serious come visit to London, plaints heard among exhibitors It is therefore emphasized that
at the Fair were that the cost the total shown for Birmingham
represents
of exhibiting was out of all
only those who went
proportion to the benefits likely direct to that section of the Fair. to be gained and that there
But, although the number of were nothing like as many
overseas buyers at this year's
foreign trade visitors us they Fair was slightly fewer (12,503 Possibly Jahn gave up work
had expected.
to 11,046) than in 1952, it should The hold
first complaint will because Moisio did not
be remembered that this is more presumably be dealt with by than twice the average number with it, for of her the officer crimes:
The BIF Investigating Com- who came to the pre-war Fairs. said, after listing her
mittee but the second is more
DISAPPOINTING
"She does only odd days of casual work.
in
And a probation officer add- ed: "She lives with her parents, who have great difculty keeping her, because she won't work,
What do you want to say?" Me Maddocks asked John.
H
д
PARTING
easily answered.
businessmen
were
Korea
and
on
Woman Jumps
Notices Into Harbour
The latest times of posting shown below are there for wh- registered correspondence posted at G.PO.. Iongkong. The Intent" One fact alone shows that the One disappointing aspect of
poding times elsewhere which, in general, are eariter than the BIF is still a "must" for a good the 1853 Fair was that foreign G.P.O. times, can. De atcertained many foreign businessmen. The
by enquiry did not combina
the local once. The latert porting time for overseas buyers who attended their visit to the BIF with a
registered articles are generally this year's Fair travelled
A trip to London for the Corona-
one hour earlier than the times average of 6,000 miles from ton na they
shown were expected to
below. Particulars' ID= their homes and back. That do. Only one in a
garding parcel maile can be 29- hundred of
certained by enquiry at any poit would not seem to suggest that those who did visit the Feir
Once. the BIF bas lost any of its have remained here for the
Coronation.
tion. This is perhaps The figures published by the due to the time Ing of some Board of Trade show that nearly four wecics between the BIF 30 per cent more people came to and Coronation day.
dark, good-looking drawing power.
youth, replied: "It was all
me done this, all me got her into this trouble." He nodded towards, Maisle.
"We want to get
married, that's all," sald Maisie, giving a sort of three-dimensionni shrug.
"You have a decent charac- ter" the magistrate John. "I don't believe you put her up to it.".
TUESDAY, MAY 20 My Air Indo-China, France, French North
the London sections, including Ilome buyers were responsible West Africa, 4.30 p.m., via Air Enel Court which houses the for the overall Increase in al-Vietnam.
Japan. p.m., T.A.C. Burms, India, Pakistan, Middle Commonwealth section, than in tendance this year. The figure
was three per cent up on Instaxt Africa, Great Britain 1052.
This year the public was year, from 50,000 to 88,919. Europe, .p.m., в.0.A.C.
Earls Court, with only
By Surface admitted to the Fair every after-
A
Macro«.m.;
said. to noon except on the closing day. I third of the London exhibitors. fton/Tak Shing.
The greatest increase in attend-greatly increased the number of ances was therefore among the buyer it attracted public. Nearly twee as many visited the Fair as in 1952.
He sent John to prison for 21 days, Malale for two months, The look that Malsie gave John as they both left suggest- ed that such a slight sentence as he had been awarded did not raise him in her esteem
'What's Her Line?" Solution.
„DANCE, HOSTESS
London Karena Kervice
ATTENDANCES
But without doubt the success or failure of a trade fair de- prods on the number of foreign business men who attend
A young woman jumped into the harbour at the stone land- ing directly opposite the Marina Department Building
at 10.30 this morning, leaving her young brother behind, weeping,
She was immediately picked up by Leung Moon, Marine Police constablo 283, who
No
Was on duty abdard Police Launch No 4 moored alongside the Marine Office Pier.
She was still in a coma when rushod to the Hospital.
Radio Hongkong
HIKT.
"The only reason why you have not got the explosives before you," Mr Sheath stated, is that it would not be safe for you or me."
cused
Crown Counsel said the Jury Was
with not concerned
the reason why the accused had the arms
and ammunition. The offence was simply that they had possession of the goods, and there
was no allegation.or suggestion that they were trying to use them for something or other.
The case is continuing.
PI Judge
On
HK Courts
Manila, May 20. Judge Agustin MonicsD of the Court of First Instanco yesterday stated that the Judiciary system of Hongkong Was better than that of the Philippines In come respects, In other but was very formal
0, Time Signal and Programme respects.
& fummawilight Harmony: 7.
in com-
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27 parison with provious Fairs, In
By Air fast, more overseas buyers went
Philippines,
Guam,
XIQwell, first to Earls Court than to, U,B.A., Canada. a 4.M..
via P.A.L. Olympia.
Malaya, Indo-China,
Indonesia. Another unusual trend was Australia, Now
In the Just C.P.A. that attendances
Formosa, Japan, 1 p.m.. C.A.T. days of the Fair were greater
Japan, .m., B.O.A.C.
Black;
6.07, Melody with the The judge made the observa- three-week
*Fust Hearing" presented by Donald ton following
A
6 p.m.. a Lea Brooks Studio: 7.30, 1 Deni-turvey of court procedures in
Hirure Francai (Studio); 1.59, Weather Report: 8, Time Signal, Hongkong. He said in the dis- World News and Nos Talk (London pentation of justice, the Hong- Relay); 0.15, "Rhythm and Romance" irong courts differed only from Lizbeth Webb and Irlo James the Philippiner in that they (Nevarded); 8.30, Forces Tavourites
London Relay): 9, "God save the provided fighter penalties for Queen"-Felix Aylmer, and Alan criminal offences. Wheatley introduce Variations on a
He observed as, too format the Nations! Theme-Arnold Golds baterat fargon): DC Cher custom of Hongkong barristers London Symphony Orch, cond. by and Judges wearing wigs and } Crawford
(BDCTS): 10.
Ho sald much Goddeu Blothor of the Bouth gowns in court. Portrait of Mount Everest, compiled a custom could not be adopted and procaced by Edward Livesey here because the local judges DBC 181 100P-Wasther Report: 1. were more concerned with the Rack Moun Leben dispensation of Justice than in,
Zealand.
Here, too, the figures ara reason than in previous years. On the Malaya, Indonesia, Australia. New ably cacouraging.
closing day, when there was no Zesland," Cerion. India, Pakistan,
Last, Great Taking the three sections of public admission, 3,704 visitors Middle
Britam the Fal-Earls Court, Olympia went to the London section to, § pìm.. BO¡A.C.
Indo-Chink, Tankin only), and Birmingham-together, the compared with 1,000 in 1952.
D.m.. C.P.A
11.18, Goodnight Mulus God Save The Quest; 41.30, Close down.
court attire.France-Presso,
|
The witness then went on to Bay Deceased, he said, spoke with
told him he had that Gulmgam returned to the hotel difficulty
about an hour later with another been to a dentist about neuralgia. man who was supporting him. They hoth went into the room and closed He also mentioned seeing an-
the door, other doctor before the dentist
Ng said that a short while after- ho saw the man who was ward Witness sald he saw a bottle
and of Tiger Balm
some accompanying Guimgam come out of Veganin tablets on a table, and the room and speak to an amen in
that use corridor, after which he left. bim Mr
told Omar
AL about 1.30 p.m. whinese mid the other doctor had given them that he saw Guingam as lie crino out of his room to use the telephone. to deceased.
deceased Tho
scerned to have Dr
that the diniculty in dialling, and finally told Ribeiro sald
knee the witness to help him in dialling the number. Guingam then spoke to ameone on the other end of the line in English. which the witneam did not understand.
UNSTEADY STEPS
abrasions
took the
on deceased's could have been caused by the fall in the hotel room mentioned the by another witness, but the other bruises had been there
and could not After he had put down the receiver. for some time"
the deceased altempted to relum to have been inflicted by the fali. the room, but is steps were so un
He added that a blood clot steady that the witness had to help was found in the right nosir!! him. Gulingam lay on the bed and of the deceased
when he he witnem said that he left him
there.
Heng Gulmgam's condition, wit examined him,
Kam-wee Ng
28-year-oldness decided to inform the effice st it and the clock there called the room boy of the White House number which he had previously Hotel, testified that he went on dialled for the deceased. At about duty at 8 p.m. on February 19, 230 p.m. two men relved, and the witness, and identified one of them and at about 10 p.m. he saw in Court as Mr Omar. Hall on hour
than ambulance which being a frequent customer of the deceased away, said the witness. Gulmgaat, whom he knew asister a doctor arrived and called for The wiinem concluded by saying hotel, come in and rent room
that he found a jar of Tire Eelm 208 on the first floor.
and some pills in the deceased's room Witness sald that he did not after everyone had lech, and inter! notice anything unusual-in surrendered these to the Police. Gulmgam's appearance at the time.
10.45 At
witness p.m. answered a bell from Guimgam's
The 39,000-ton Amerléan air- room, and found him lying on the bed. The deceased him to rub his head with some craft carrier Princeton, dying tho Tiger Balm which he produced, flag of Rear-Admiral R, E. Blick, saying that he had a headache. Commander of the United States Witness obliged and went out Carrier Division 3, left post this
short a morning after tional visit to the Colony, The again after he had finished.
carrier, commanded by Captain O. C. Gregg, was escorted by the American destroyer La Ray Willson,
asked
ANOTHER CALL Around midnight witnesa re- ceived another call from Gulm- and on entering gam's room, found him still in bed. Witness
Carrier Leaves
recrea
SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith
▸
"We ought to punish him come other way-now that he a
In bed, I can't enjoy these cowboys mysali!" girltsig
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