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Will You Join The Dance?

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TO one would hire an elegist to write a love song, or employ an under- taker's man, cind in the and livery of his calling, to ad- vertise a carnival.

Yet the proprietors of London's rash of "near-berr" clubs do the equivalent of this. The wares they claim to sell are late-night glamour and the exellement of drinking after hours. The salce men they employ are often the seeditst, shabbiest, saddest to be seen about the capital.

These creep

from side-treet doorways in the West End to waylay late-night passers-by, joylessly intoning messages like "Lovely club upstairs, sir, good drinks, sir,

dance- lovely partners."

THE ANGRY MEN

LATELY, these gentlemen have

been hauled into London's

courts in larger usual.

numbers than

W29 A

One, brought into Bow Street the other morning, was named Tom:

He

mournful, crumpled, elderly Scot, and he was charged with using Insulting behaviour which is the polite police way of describing touting for near-beer clubs.

usual

Tom pleaded not guilty, The evidence

followed the course. Two police officers told how they had watched Tom at work, and

seen the men he stopped grow angry at his sug- gestions, so that a breach of the pence seemed threatened.

Hearing the story. Tom fumed in the dock.

He did not trust himself, evidently, to speak on oath in the witness-box, but vented his fury on the court, from where he

stood.

слу

happened last night?"

Well look, sir, I just happened

to be standing in the street there,

Tom, in his poor rags, did mut really look the dancing type, and at his mention of the club members' offer, the pubite gallery guffawed. Tom whipped round and frowned them into silence. TWO TICKETS

·VIDENTLY Janeying his tale

by 110w, Tom

elaborated upon it. "I expect the gentlemen, seeing me there, Just passing

ax

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MONDAY, JUNE 22, 1953.

Russian Tanks Quell Demonstrations

A squadron of Soviet T-34 tanks clears the Government - Building area of

~ demonstrators in East Berlin as the Russian authorities declared martial law to break up the violent anti-Communist rfois. This picture was taken last Wednesday, -AP Photo.

New Prison Untenant-Like Use

Breaks In

Korea Attempted

Pusan, June 22.

Anti. Communist North Korean prisoners made two new breakout attempts on Sunday night, but one was blocked by American guards and only a small number escaped in the other in cident, the UN Prisoner of War Command reported this morning.

The

Of Premises

Claim

An appeal against the decision of Mr C. Lim, Chairman of the Tenancy Tribunal in re- fusing to make an order for ejectment in respect of No. 10 Wing Kut Street, ground floor, was brought before the Senior Puisne Judge, Mr Justice T. J. Gould in the Appeal Court this morn- ing.

11:

Desperadoes For Trial

Sheaffers SNORKEL

Manslaughter Trial Opens This Morning

SEQUEL TO QUARREL OVER RICE

From the Files.

100 Years Ago

The following intimation from Government will cause little surprise, evcept that it should. have been so long delayed, Lest any cho may be misled by the wording of the notice, we may explain, that it refers to Omcial publications in

in the Mall only, the Government Prlating having been taken

A quarrel over the quantity of rice cooked for the morning meal of rattan workers employed in a shop in Pak Tin Village resulted in one of them being tried for manslaughter at the Criminal Sessions this morning.

The accused, Pang Ki-chi, 23, was alleged to have killed

a fellow- employee, Wong Hon, 45, by hitting him on the temple with a wooden club on April 24 at their shop at 169 Main Street. Wong died in Kowloon Hospital the following day of a fractured skull and haemorrhage of theMr Strachan; and at our leisure, brain, according to medical evidence.

:

The trial is before Mr Justice morning and before Wong died Scholes and male Jury.

M: Simon Ll, Crown Counsel. is prosecuting, assisted by Det. Insp. T. Roberts.

Mi said that the quarrel on the morning of April 24 first resulted in a st Aght and the

he was charged with wounding, After Wong's death the charge was amended to manslaughter. sympathy with the accused, but "You might find yourselves in

In law sympathy is of no avail. two men were separated by the unless and until a verdict has

been returned other fokis, Wong Hon then took

elther for or against the up a wooden club used in rattan Crown Counsel to the Jury.

accused," said "work, and attempted to strike the accused. The latter warded off Ife submitted that if the Jury the blay with a wooden clog. He found

had com- the accused then managed to wrest the club) mitted an unlawful act in in- from Wong Hon. Bending down, Bleting that injury on tho Wong was about to pick up deceased who died of it, then another weapon when the accused he was guilty of manslaughter, elouted him on the temple. Wong but if the Jury found that the could stand up at first, but later accused did I in self-defence became unconscious. His master

they must acquit him. In informed the Police and he was sidering self-defence they must taken to Hospital, The nerused, also consider that before he in the meantime, had run away, struck Wong he had already Mr L said that the accused succeeded in warding off Wong's was apprehended the following blow and in disarming Wong.

No

Iron Iron And

Steel Works

Explosion

con-

doubt Wong was bending down to take another tool, but

run

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Colonial Secretary's Offlec,'".

Victoria, Hongkong.

21st June, 1053, Sir,---In reference

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MONDAY, JUNE 23 Dy Air Philippines, N. Bornes,

P

p.m...

Formosa, a pan. RK. Airways Slam, Malaya, Indonesia, Aurientia, New Zealand, Inthia, Pakistan, Middle Dad the Jury must decide whether East Africa Great Britain at that moment

|| Europo, § p.m. C.P.A/B.O.A.C. there was Japan, U.S.A, and Canada, 6 pm. time for the accused to

C.P.A.L. away

By Surface or whether It was of

10000, 0am Ừ được bà Lee Hon absolute necessity that he club Tak Shing. Wong in self-defence. If death

Slam, 3 p.m., Hanyang. were

TUESDAY, JUNE ZI the consequence of б

By Air fight, it mattered not who Indo-China (Tonkin only), am.. struck the Arst blow, nor was via C.P.A. intention to kill at all relevant and West Africa, & pm, Air Vietnam. Indo-China, France, French North in the present case.

Japan, 6 pm, T.A.C. Burma, India, Pakistan, Middle Exit, Africa, Great Britain and Europe, e p... B.O.A.C.

By Surface

ACCUSED'S COMPLAINT

that

the

and I therefore hereby give you Three Months' notice of its termination, as provided for in the concluding part of my letter above referred to-I have the honuor to be. Sir, your most obedient servant,

W. CAINE. Colonial Secretary.

Androw Shoptrede, Esq..

Editor of the "China Mail." REBELLION

It is remarkable that Canton should have been so little affect ed by the Rebellion, as well when the Rebels were struggling within a day's Journey of 11, BE since they have been triumphant in the second metropolis of the empire. The Chinese account for this by saying that, the leaders were Canton' men, who would not willingly injure their

native province, and more Q# tho force in

Macao, a.m., p.m., is Leo Would

Came, People's Republic. 9,33 Am. train via Canton.

Linz, June 21. A heavy explosion shook

The master of the rattan shop, the United Austrian Iron and Steel Works here to-Wang Sin-hin, said that the Hong/Tax Shlag. night und fire brigadesight started at 8 a.m. when the

accused complained rushed to fight a big blaze rice was Insuficient and Wong in the centre of the plant, Hon said he would cook more

The enuse of the blast was not rice at night. inunediately known.

After

the fight Wong Hon feured to Was

be went Damage

to bed, and at 11 a.m. heavy.

when he could not be wakened Six workers were injured, Ave the Police

were informed, said of them seriously,

the master.

U.S.A..

Indonesia. 8 03.

Slam, Noon. » Bunyo Maru.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24 Fly Air Filippiner. Guany. Canada, Hawall

Indo-China, Malayo, Avstralia, New Zealand, C.P.A.

Formosa, Japan. 1 p.m., C.A.T. Japan, 6 p.m., via 3.0.A.C. Malaya, Indonesia, Austraila, New Zealand. Ceylon, India, Pakistan, And

Radio Hongkong

The appellant was Li Yau-chuen, landlord of the pre- mises, whose application before the Tenancy Tribunal for eviction of Cheung Yuk-kui, tenant, was on the ground that Cheung had committed convenant not to commit waste, or alternatively to use a breach of his implied "It's a liberty, sir," he said.

the premises in a tenant-like manner. sald the magistrate, Mr Frank Millon. "What do tron spokesman could not immediate Mr Brook

Prisoner Command

Appellant was represented by was voluntary waste. If that A. Bernacchi, in-was so, Counsel submitted that ly state exactly how many structed by Mr

escaped.

W.H. Young, there was a breach of implied prisoners

the respondent covenant of untenant-like use, reported a small breakout Appearing for when two gentlemen came up from Camp-5 ut Sang Mudal, QC,

Leo d'Almudu, and he asked the Court to re- were the Hon. and said:

"That's a very nice where only 224 of the original both on the

and Mr D.A.L. Wright, verse the decision of the Tri- club up those stairs. We happen 10.000 prisoners remained after

Instructions of Mrbunal and to order eviction of to be members.

Y.K. Why don't you Saturday night's violent break.

Kan.

the respondent.

One worker was, sil! buried In cross-examination, the Middle East, Great Britain Ho in and

Mr Bernacchi said that he was Hearing is continuing.

under the ruins. Hood in a dance? Have The other

attempt at Camp-7 happy to say that there was only

accused maintained that Wong Europe. a p.m., B.C.A.C. at Masan

The damage

was unofficially Hon had gone out into the street was blocked by the one point that was going to be

estimated at Schilling 1,000,000 with a cup in his hand after the guards.

argued before the Court and that

fover £145,000). Command announced that and of the implied covenant agains In a delayed report, the POW was that there had been a breach

fight. The witness sold he did Firemen said their work was not-see-Wong Hon go out, but hampered by the risk of new he did have a cup in his hand at island demonstrated on Satur- was happy further to say that Communist

I.K.T Chinese on Cheju untenant-like use by waste.

explosions. Reuter.

the time of the night.

Timo Signal, and Pro Eremo Summary: 0.02, Child- day against the membership of even in this respect, by reason of

Dr R. Abdullah of Kowloon ren's Half hour presented by Bally India, Poland

(Studio); 0.30, The Songs of and Cacho- an admission which he under- slovakla

on the Neutral Re- stood his friend was prepared to

was deeply unconscious when 7. South American Merry-go-roundi patriation Commission

Palerme, June 21.

ho was created make the argument would be

admitted. He had a 130, Fucating Archie with. Poter by

Giuseppe Cucinella, Sicilian the

· and Archie Andrews proposed armistice reduced by half. He understood

bruise over the left temple with r boss, who

(BBCTA). Repeat of last ThurS- agreement.

underworld Mr d'Almada would concede that

an abrasion Melbourne, June 21.

on top. He "I am afraid only of

was day's Broadcast; 7.59, Weather Re- their club, thought it would be Nationalist Chinese, Korean and ¦ like use it would be a continuing God, the devli and my mothee

The Chinese prisoners, waving if there had been an untenani- boasted

The Australian Government Is Elven oxygen and other treat-post: Time Signal and World nice for me to have a dance." he American flags, demanded the covenant

expected to announce a generalment, but became progressively News London Relay 10. Artlet of the Week-Kathleen Long That being so, the will go on trial, here on June 30

eating of Import

restrictions worse and died the following (Piano); 0.30. Guess What? A Quiz "Then I happened to see that release of non-Communist POWs Court was only concerned with with eight members of his next September, the Melbourne afternoon. A post mortem re-Programme compered by losemary young gentleman (he pointed to the UN and opposition to Corn-use. and

proclaimed their loyalty to this question of untenant-like notorious "suicide squads"

Charged with multiple mur reported today.

Sun's Canberra correspondent vealed that the left temple bone Richards (Studiol: 1. "Living in an the plain clothes officer who

Alomin Age by Bertrand Russell, was fractured and there was OM. Part 3: "The modern Mastery had arrested him), and I went munism.

After reading from

theder, these eight desperadoes and The

stated: bleeding around the brain. The of Nature (BBCTS), Bib, Itecord their been demonstration

The Chincon refused to halt the authorities, Counsel said that

lender specialised in hit "Easier quotas

only injury was around the left Review presented by Curtis Fundson unill kindly given two tickets to have guards entered the compound, whether liability for voluntary stations for bandit "ng" Sal-from October-the beginning of temple region and was consistent conied

security seemed clear that in any event and run

(Studio); 10, The Forces Show (Re- attacks on police from

London Relay); 10.50. an import licensing

with a blow by some blunt Weather Report! 11, Radin Nowa Heel (London Relay): 11.15, Good- night Mose; God Save The Queen; restrictions would be one of the

The case is proceeding.

11.30, Close Down. major matters to be reviewed in the Federal Cabinet's economic talks and budget preparations starting next month.

The Australian import re- Introduced in March, 1052, to stop the drain on the country's monetary reserves.

sald

to him and said: 'I've

a dance in this club. Would you

care

to join me?"

There was no violence, necording waste

to the reponts-United Press.

The policeman blushed, the gallery guffawed again,

public

and the magistrate said to Tom.

"Have you heard the expression REDS RAID

I wasn't born yesterday?"

the

Tom did not seem to consider question deserved an answer, and having lost the thread of his story, he began again at the beginning. He went through with it to the end.

THE PRICE—10/- WHAT are you by trade?" the magistrate asked him, when he had done.

"I'm 'n kitchen-porter," said Tom.

VILLAGE

Kuala Lumpur, June 22.

Was

onco

Easing Import Hospital, said that Wong Hon Victor Herbert and Rudolf Friml

Restrictions

newspaper

would apply

ex-contractual or vatore Giuliano, who died from adding that the 15 Instrument.

purely a tortious liability it was incorporated into the obligation to use premises in a tenant-like

FACT OVERLOOKED

manner.

bullet wounds in 1950.

They have been in gaol eight years awaiting trial.

Cucinella led his "suicide Counsel submitted it was clear squads" a campaign of havoc between 1943 and 1945 when

the alterations that premises were done without

to the

in the present case/Gluliano terroriski the Istund of strictions were

Setting Sicily under the guise of helping the necessary building permits the Sicilian Separatist move and the Tribunal Choleman soment which was then aclive for found that as a fact, but Mr break from Italy but is now

he

A gung of 12 Communist ter- Lim overlooked the important almost defunct.-Reuter, a new village in North Selangor submitted, rorists staged a daring ruld into fact that the alterations,

were alterations out contrary 10 ปร terms of the Building Ordinance

early yestertlay and got with 11 shotguns,

away carried

The terrorists reportedly cut and under which he client was a perimeter wire alongside a

liable to a penalty. As owner

"Well, I think you'd better river and went straight for a of the property he submitted stick to that in the future," sald school used as a Home Guard that it was a contravention by Mr Milton "Pay 10s. now, I ex-post.

pect you'll collect it from the

An omllels1

club when all's sald and done." "They

CENTENARIAN'S DEATH

from

Three Killed

In Collision

.The car,

Reuter.

Peeping Toms Arrested

For insulting behaviour, Lui Chin, 31, unemployed, was sentenced by Mr T. Creedon to two months' hard labour at Kowloon this morning, and Chiu unemployed, Sin-cheung. 17 was fined $50, and bound over for one year in the sum $100,

of

A

womca

him his tenant committed statement said:

Singapore, June 22, acts on the property which were surprised the "I'll not," Tom snapped back. Guards and got away with the Ordinance.

Home c

a contravention of the Bullding killed and five other persong.

Two women and a girl were "It was the gentlemen asking me guns before an alarm could be

all Malays seriously injured His client's to go and have a daner.... raised."

case was that yesterday in a crash between a But there was not time for the The police imposed a curfew out his permission, respondent

the very beginning, with saloon car and a truck.

Tho Police revealed that court to hear his story a third immediately after the raid was altered the whole shop front, of 11 on a visit to relatives for a

about 3 o'clock in the after- carrying a family time. He was shown out to pay reported and

noon of Juno 20, a Polico con- 40 persons were and not content with that, just Muslim festival, collided the price of playing his part in arrested during screening opera- because he did nothing, respon- the truck carrying granite stones fendants, Deeping through

with stable on duty saw the two de keeping London gay.

tions duing the day, Security dent decided, some years later,

hola in hut which forces were sent out of the vil-to carry out a series of further in the suburbs.

logo in pursuit of the terrorists alterations to the premises, and some len yards away from the They were arrested and taken A Chineso pedestrian who was were using as a dressing-room. no contact hins reported,

been now appellant taking all these scene of the accident when it to the Police Station.

alterations together was claim- occurred said he did not s It was understood that, des-

committed An how it happencil, but he heard US Paratroops Mr Henry Beesley, who cele-pite the segregation by barbod respondent

untenant-like use of the a crash and turned round and brated his 100th birthday three wire fences of terrorista in the premutson. weeks ago, claimed

saw the remains of the cara Arrive In Korea to bo jungle and inhabitants of newly- Turning to the particulars and mass of twisted metal. Briinin's oldest man, died today resettled villages, contact is sill individual

acts of voluntary

extricate those helped In

about being maintained hospital

by the Com- 40 miles west of

munists and their supporters, as we, Bernacchi said that seriously injured but found two

the Chairman WES

the women and a girl already doud of He had been fl for three days, borne out by this recent rald opin

these were acts under opinion that

the wreckage. United Untili recently

amoked when no alarm was raised until which appellant had a right to Press,

terrorista. had left the m elgarattes and drank whisky, the

complain of. Ho further found vlliago.—United. Press. Reuter,

that all the acts were without the permission of the landlord.

London, June 21.

Printed and published by WILLIAM ALICK CIMINIAM for and on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited at 1-3 Wyndham Street, City of Victorie, In the Colony of Hongtong.

Reading further from the Judgment, Counsel said that the Chairman in fact found there

'What's Her Line ?* Solution' KENHEL-MAID London Leprosy Sezio

Tokyo, June 21. Paratroops of the 187th United States airborne regimental cord bat team began arriving in Korea from Japan today.

The regiment inat year arrved on POW guard duties on Kojo Taland. It was not known if these paratroopers would be aigned to POW guard duties in the place of South Korean guards,--France-Presse.

SIDE GLANCES

5-16

Crpt, 1963 by MCA burvish, bak

By Galbraith

"I'm glad nice weather's hors at last-when it comes to local news, open windows are much better than the radio

broadpssterol""

Dear

have gangerously weakened by de- taching a sufficient body against Canton. But tho sagacious lenders of

of a row and undis elplined host may have thought that success in capturing so wealthy and luxurious a city i

might prove more dimstrous

than defeat. The presence of foreigners at Canton, too, may

*

have bad some weight; for from the first the Rebels have taken care not to molest them, unti have shown themselves favour- ably disposed upon being 're- cently brought

the together, victorious mob at Amoy being even more friendly than tho Rebel army at Nanking.

Whatever the

cause, the Chinese themselves have never been very apprehensive' about the safety within the Couton, until last few weeks, or the ance attack at Amoy. Its purely local character. Indeed, has caused greater alarm than was felt from the hosts

of Tien- beli

and Tai-ping Wong, and similar outbreak at Canton on a larger scale is regarded as a not impossible event,

PLOT DISCOVERED.

A correspondent of great ex- perience in China discovers a plot in the Caballstic poper meniloned by us two weeks ago. But

It is said more distinct warnings have reached the Salt Commissioner and the Cheblen of a Pwani-yu, of a projected attack on Canton, when the officer and Tartara are to be massacred, and the rich called upon for contributions; but, the unresisting people have nothing. to fear. Troops, such as they are, are gathering and exer- elting within the city, and re- port even fixes the time when their metal will be tried, namely, the eighth Chinese moon, or September. Such an event would be disastrous to trade for the bankers, manu- facturers, and others by whom (2) it is sustained, would be the flest to flee.

We are further credibly........ in- 1. formed, that come of the Man darins have been quietly remov STLE their families and property out of the city; where it to

bea lleved

emiisaries and v confederates of the Rebola both. of Nanking and Amoy are to bost found, and through whom their manifestoes are disseminated

that

SEARING HEAT

WAVE tha

Montreal, June 21.

The dirat day of summer hit Central Canada today with"," searing heat wave and a series of thunderstorms triggered by a cold were front that moved, aerosa, the region

Ollawa was the hos spot of the country when the mercury there hit 01 degrees," VERNON MANDE VI A comfortable 30-plus tempera-3.25! ture prevailed on 3 baths), courte, :hand while there was a balmy #VOLKEO - of 60 across the prairies United Press