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Annual Row

The Quiet Over Splitting-Up

Man

THE plane trees that grew

THE

round the church in the London square were still, and the square itself, at this early evening time, way cloister-quiet.

The only sound, for the hunt

of London was masked by the

tall houses, caune from th" church itself. Through the Open

doors rolled organ music, then the shrilling of trebles, the con- Edent undertones

barges.

Taxation Loot

From H. King Wood

Sydney, Aug. 18.

The State Premiers are meeting in Canberra again for their annual row about the splitting-up of the taxation. loot.

The Prime Minister's announcement that he would give them £142-million out of income tax collections was It is safe to say that this "greeted with stony allence". ags of tenors and Choir practice.

didn't worry Mr Menzies very much for he was well aware You had only to close your that no matter what his offer it would have met the same. eyes to fancy yourself.in some fate. old cathedral town, instead of a mile or two from Piccadilly Circus.

A young man hurried into the square. He came allently, for he wore crepe soles on his shoes, and he fitted well into the pence ful scene, being quietly dressed in a dark suit, and tidy na to his hair and general appearance, He might have been a curate indicating to the parish that he was off duty by leaving, off his dog-collar and stock.

IN THE VESTRY

THE young man walked into the garden surtounding the church, and made his way round He wont to the vestry door. inside.

In a few minutes the young man came out of the vestry and hurried away from the square, Over his arm he now carried a mincoat, and the neut it of his sult was disturbed by a bruke around the inside pocket.

The choir practice ended ut last, and the cassocked organist went to the vestry to disrobe. He reached for his jacket, and when he put it on, realised with e shock that the wallet that had been in Its pocket had gone, There

had been £12 in wallet, A moment later, he dis- covered his raincoat was gone, too.

the

IN LODGINGS

time the soberly- thut B dressed diet, whose yo

Y

was Alastair, was almost back at the lodging-house near King's

Cross where he made his home, It might have been some une before the vestry-theft caught up with him, had he not, a day or

robbed a two later,

fellow- ledger. The man, who was old and poor, asked Alastair to do him the favour of selling his best bult for him.

Perhaps it was in his mind that Alastair, who by lodging- house standards is elegant indeed, might be able to get a better price for the sult than he could himself.

Alastair sold the bull for £1, and kept the money. The old man told the police, and Alistair was quickly caught.

But while we have uniform taxation → and just about everyone agrees that that was one of the good it looks as though things to come out of the war —

we are going to have this annual row among the Pre- miera.

on

"This

unfortunate In Adelaide this week wool.

situation Don expert. Mr

Barton, said has been brought about by the the

of deterrent restrictions

imports that

greatest to the expansion of synthetic Japanese manufactured goods," Abres would a substantial he added.

be in wool incrcase

production. A the

value of the last study of the three

clips, totaling

£1,330- million, and the resulting pros- Laxation. should awaken all citizens to a their of where stocktaking wolfare lay in relation to tex- files, he said.

despite heavy

"The primary producer is re- fused the opportunity of buying on the cheapest market, and at the same time he is prevented from oblaining the top price for his product by the withdrawal of competition."

OUTSTANDING DEBTS

A Sydney woollen firm this week instructed fis solicitors to The prosperity of Australia, start proceetlings 10 recover linked so closely with the big £83.3.5 from the United States production of high class wool League Football Team which at good prices, spot-lighted has just ended a not very suc the grave threat of synthetics, cessful tour of Australia. The le added.

team is in New Zealand.

com-

Mr Barton said it was

The Arm, Charles Parsons & monplace to say: "There is no Co. Pty Ltd. claims that four substitute for wool", but the members of the learn incurred fact remained that in US last the debt in buying suit lengths. season consumption of synthetles It clhims, too, that the largest reached 1,044-million 1b codebt of the four member, is that pared with 024-mulion b of of the team manager, wool. 'There' were plans to Dimitra

lb of 2,000-milion

bres by 1900

produce

synthetic

He added that it also

em-

Mike

The chairman of the company in said the Americans were several plants already available, which times notified that the money indicated tho

remarkable was owing. results from publicity spon-

"It is on extraordinary thing soring these synthetics.

for. international sportsmen phasised the necessity for wool-deliberately to set out to order goods and leave the country to strive for nothing without paying for them. but the best in the quality of "When Dimitro received the their product and in efficiency in

sult lengths he promised preparing it for market. It fur-send a cheque that night. He ther called for vigorous counter-

improved tech-expressed indignation publicity and niques in the wool goods in wide variety.

~A-BANK QUIZ-

growers

Bank has been

to

that the

Extablished 1845

THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1953.

Holy Carpets On Way To Mecca

Shankiwan The King

Landslide

A landslide which occur- red shortly after midnight at Wang Hang Street. Shaukiwan. damaged two squatter huts,

THAL

A young girl xustained alight injuries. She taken to Hospital for treat. ment, but not detained.

Police and the Fire Brigade arrived immediate- ly to take over the situn- tion.

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About four tons of earth broke loose in the land- silde,

Huge US Battleship Arrives

Case

(Continued from Page 1) denied il was a new scheme concocted by

and himself Ipekdjian to do King out of his shares.

Mc Silva: Then why was the resolution not passed earlier than January, 18527

Witness: Because the resolu~ tion 1993

from not received London until, as far as I re n-ember, some time in Decem ber, 1951.

From the same expert legal source in London? It was Brown up by juntor Counsel and approved by the aame expert- legal adviser.

Mr Silva began to ask witness whether the opinion sought from London was two-fold-to get out of the agreement to sell the Ciffford op- shares when Mr

saying that what passed jected between

Counsel

ellent and was privileged and the question was irrelevant. The witness had said he took legal advice in Hongkong and in London from and acted on a resolution, that advice,

Mr Silva was

fishing on a expedition, and much до he uked fishing he could not stand for hours and hours while Mr Silva fished for some informa- tion, which was irrelevant, maid Mr CUfford..

the leading Counseng A.

The USS New Jersey, flying the flag of Rear- Admiral Joseph J. Clark, USN, Commander of American 7th Fleet, ar- rived here this morning on a courtesy visit to the Colony.

The 45,000-ton manufacture of team might buy goods for which

I could not pay."

Mr. Dimitro was involved in The New South Wales Rural another little money worry just betare leaving the country. A quizzing its customers about their way with hire car firm took him to court cheque butts what they do with and got an order preventing him in those leaving for New Zealand until them?-do

they all funny little balance squares and a car bill of £30-odd was paid. The money was finally so on.

"The Bank found that customers guaranteed by the NSW League keep the bulls

at

Club

to

an

For

The start of the Journey of the Holy Carpets from Abbasiya, near Cairo, WIE recently attended by, General Nazulb. New carpeta AFO made each year and sent to be placed on the tomb of "Al Kaaba" at Mecca.

first the

time. the

Holy Carpels were carried in pro- cession Instead of going by camela as in previous years. The embroidery ・ on the carpets is made of silver and sold thread. London Express.

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The test posting times for registered articles are filmer

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one hour earlier than the shown below. Particulars garding parcal malia can be as- certained by enquiry at any post RADOR

Sheaffers SNORKEL"

$4,000 Fine For Making

False Statement

JUDGE ISSUES WARNING

Found guilty on two charges of making a false statement and signing a false notice in-con- nection with a form of marriage he had undergone at the Registry, Pang Wing-ting, an elderly man, was fined $4,000 or six months by Judge W. A. Blair-Kerr in the Victoria District Court this morning.

Imposing the fine, Judge Blair-Kerr remark- ed, "I would like, it known that offences under the Marriage Ordinance are becoming more prevalent. In the present case, no particular harm is done to anyone, but the Courts cannot condone people supplying to the Registrar false particulars relat- ing to their status, when they contemplate enter- ing into a state of marriage under the Marriage Ordinance. Penalties can be as high as seven

years' imprisonment."

The accused was represented, particulars given,

though om-

by Mr W. H. Young and Mr bodying an admission of a pre-

D, N. E. Rae, Crown Counsel, vlous marriage, could not consti- prosecuted.

tute such material facts as would The charges ogainst the support an indictment for per

that he had on jury. accused were March 27, 1950, made a raise

statement as to certain material "The previous. Chinese mar- by law to riage of theirs is not, end cannot particulars required be known and registered under be, an impediment to or a ground Section 24 of the Marringo for invalidating the present Ordinance, Cap. 181, and that he Reglatry marriage,” · Me Young had, on the same date, signed a said. false notice for the purpose of procuring a certificate quired under Section 6 (1) of the Marriage Ordinance, Cap. 181.

as re-

When the prosecution closed, Mr Young said that it was a straightforward case. "We have a foolish and ignorant man Supplying certain particulars to the Registrar of Marriages and secking the civil equivalent of a Christian marriage, but. not

The Arst marriage was, Mr Young submitted, the criterion of the matter of materiality. Whatever the facta or state- monts brought out in connicellon with this first marriage they could only be treated as col- lateral. They were collateral, and in fact so collateral as to be almost irrevelant,

"I wish to repeat that so long as the first marriage itself is that without such to impediment, whatever things

lessons he was alrendy; in sald about it are only matters

fact and in truth, legally com- petent to obtain a marriage cer- tincate and celebrate the desired

Ordinance," Mr Young said. marriage under the Marriage

а

collateral and are not material at all," Mr Young submitted,

THURSDAY, AUGUST 20

Mr. Young continued that the By Air Philippines, North Borneo, e p.m.

point as to materiality would be this: assuming that one had had RA

ABSURD PARTICULARS Siam, Malaya, Indonesia, Australia,

alreatly a marriage, would, that New Zealand India, Pakistan,

The accused, at one time Middle Ear Africa, Great Britain

marriage or its consequences or and Jaundryman

in reactions preclude him from grocer and Europe, op... C.P.A/B.O.A.C.

Formosa, Okinawa, B-p.m., ILK.A. America, instead

of disclosing Marriage Registry hero? Coun

celebrating

a marriage at the N.W.A.L..

the

pinin truth that be was Maces, D am. 0 p.m., Lee Hong/ already married

under the sel Tak Siting.

Chinese law and custom, now it did preclude, the particulars FRIDAY, AUGUST 21

with a wife and children, had or facts or distortions of facts By Air.

W certain

to that first marriage relating Slam Burma, 9 a.m., via T.A.C.

collateral parti- givea Bado-China-France-French-Northculars, which

would

material. But if.. become ina were obviously Weri Atrics, 11 am. Arabsurd and

the previous marriage tid not irrelevant, Mr

preclude one from the second amount of

and

SYNGOR,

By Burlace

Fornoza, Japan, Kurta, U.S.A., Young sald. Canada, 1 pm. C.AITJC.PAL.

Indo-China, France, French North

One of

sald

his answer was that if

no

such particulars celebration. and West Africa, 6 p.m., Air Viet- | mentioned was that both the truth or untruth about that

first marriage could be treated. accused and his wife had been as material. Mr Young sub- married and had now become mitted that widower and widow respectivo- ly, and they therefore desired to marry before the Registrar of Marriages, Mr Young con- "tinued.

North - Borneo, Australia. Now Zealand, 0 p.m., Q.E.A.

Stant, Darina, india, Pakistan. Great Britain & Europe, & p.m.. 9.0.A.C.

Formosa, Japan, 6 -p.m.. TAC By Burface Macao, 0 am. 6 pm. Les Rong Tak Suing..

China, People's Republic, 9.30 kæ trgin via Caritos.

Malaya, Ceylon, Aden, Middle East, Italy, Great Britain and Europe,

ss Glengarry, philippines, 2pm., sa Sior Arcturus.

Siam, 3 pm. m Kiram.

Radio Hongkong

him to H.K.T

Fare

(52,000 tons fully fonded) battleship anchored Junk-Bay-outskleyemun

He contended that the issue Pass, She will stay there for the duration of her one-week visit before the Court was "why did as the is too bulky to enter King take $0,000 from a cash Hongkong's Inner Harbour. She cheque from Falconers and pay draught of 30 feet it into his wife's account." The draws

Court's ruling ullowing Me maximum.

On arrival courtesy calls were Silva much Inxity in cross- between Rear-examination did not mean that exchanged Admiral Clark and Commodore he could ask questions not erra for an average

SCRAP IRON EXPORTS A. H. Thorold, OBE, RSC, RN, remotely connected with the of seven years. Оле man had

Commodore-In-Charge, Hong-point in issue IN THE COURT

kept his for 45.

The Sydney office of the

POINT OF PRIVILEGE is receiving kong, and the Acting Comm- Only half those questioned kept Japanese Embassy TEXT morning, at the Clerken-

mander, British Forces, Major- Mr Slle mid that the point Tunning well court, he pleaded guilty | 9

account of their between 30 and 40 Inquiries

General R. C. Cruddas, CB, DSO, of privilege was one to be Australian firms

The New Jersey's complement claimoti by the to stealing the £1. The organist's diminishing credit in the space month from

client and not mincoat was traced to him, and provided, although nearly all of interested in exporting scrap

of between 2,000 and 2,500 by Counsel.

question of he pleaded

the amount drawn iron, to Japan, the Commercial officers to stealing them noted

and men will get the London opinion and Its Guilty that, too, and the wallet. He also and the purpose.

Councillor at the Embassy, Mr shore leave and they will be many facets was raised in the admitted that amusic-etsa

Arino, said yesterday.

transporte from Junk Bay by Arst instance by Seymour and A band of villainous pirates He said Japanese electrical the ship's launches.

he (Mr Silva) went on question- ound among his belongings had

manufacturing com- been stolen from another church. attacked Admiralty House, the and steel

The New Jersey, a sister-ship ing him as each facet exposed a The story was told to Mr Blake Sydney home of the Governor-panies were interested in buy.

William Slim, ating scrap.

of the Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin new surprise in turn. If Mr and Kentuckey, is under Odgers, QC, the magistrate, who General, Sir

the Clifford did not want naked

"How much of the stolen | the we

the week-end. The pirates---14

Japan would also Uke command of Capt. C.L. Nelson, deive further into the matter he

Signal and Fró of them-daubed

with wor

was quite satisfied with what he gramme Bummary: 0.02, Accent money is left?"

"None of it, sir," answered the paint and flaunting Jolly Roger export iron ore from Australia, but at precont the Australian

had got already and he would Rhythm: 6.30, Portuguesa Hali Admiralty

Hour (Studio); 7, Country "He embloms, landed offlor handling the case,

allow Government would not

drop further questions about it, 7.30, "Down Memory Laho" pre- had 3s, 4d, on him when he was House from two launches.

this trade.

sald Mr Silvo.

seniod by Aileen Woods (Studio):

Weather 7.30,

Report; 4. Tune A lone gardener blocked their arrested. He said that was his

Mr Arino said the Embassy

He went on to ask the Magis-signal, World News and NOW way and ordered them out but was also receiving about 100

trate to admit the fics in two Talk (London Relay); own

3.15. they ignored him and hoisted a inquiries n

ITiC; Original Jurisdiction

Educating month hugo Jolly Roger on the 50-ft businessmen

actions, Light

Archie with Peter Brough and and companies

305 of 1951 in which King sued Arche Andrews (DBCTS);R, Sports official flag-pole, where it flut-anxious to import goods from A bench warrant for the arrest Ipekdjian for the shares, and feview by

Young (Stadio: tered for 15 minutes,

The pirates then retreated, Japan. The inquiries ranged of wilc Slang-go, of 1, domum 30 of 1052 In which the com- Bild, At the Opera Over the Sci Skye" A Halled Opern by was issued pany of Falconer's sued King.

Alan

Lomax

(BBCTS): 10.36. to yarns,

facilitate

Light steel, steel by Mr Poon Yan-hoi at Central He said it would

10.30, and had no sooner put off than from textiles, cotton plece goods tin Hill, Kowloon,

Composer machinery, hydro- this morning when neither the further

Portrait Cavalcade Bymphoold MASssioning in the of Jimmy McHugh; 10.60, Weather they sa

electric equipment, glassware, defendant nor his Counsel, Mr

said he would ark In Cout.

11, Radio Nown feel (Lon- Percy Chen, appeared in „* silks and chemicals,

Clifford to reconsider his pre-don Relay): 11.13. Gentnight music; Kwik, who was alleged to have vious intention to object to these God Save The Queen; 11.30, Close been in default of payment of actions being adduced in evi- Down, $8.035 in taxes for the year of dence. The action No. 39 of 1951 assessment 1950-51. had been was used extensively by Mr granted 30 days in which to ap-d'Amada when opening the case peal to the Commissioner of for the prosecution and Mr Inland Revenue against the sum-d'Almada referred to plendings in mons, by Mr Poon on July 21. that netion in great detail and "When the defendant failed to be thought that botore the pro- ended Mr d'Aknado Mak Yuen-ng, 20, driver, appear in Court today, Mr W. H. seculion of 108 Knu Fong Street, first Bennett of the Inland Revenue would do exretly what he was sured 1.00 aches. floor was fined $25 for malicious. Dept produced a certificate from doing at the present moment in

the Commissioner of Inland respect of 39 at 1051. ly damaging the licence plates Revenue certifying that no such

NOT PERMISSIBLE Later the 14 pirates sent a of car No. 7004 by Mr T. Cree appeal had been lodged by the letter of apology to Sir Williamdon at Kowloon this morning.defendant. ant to for there has been no Defendant was ordered to pay The Magistrate then ordered a public announcement of when $50

to the

complainant for com. warrant to be lasued for Kwik's the hanging will take place. pensation.

arrest. WOOL VALUES

The prosecution said that on August 10 the complainant,

money, and that he had

spent the other."

"Anything town?**

"Hare

IN GAOL

11

LTE is 28 years old, and there previous convie- dons." The officer began to read from the records. Twice, in the

last five years Alastair had been sent to prison for 21 months, once for three years. Since he last left gool two months before, he had done no work.

"What do you want to say?"

the

Areing asked Alastair.

and

the police launch products, Typhon bearing down on them. They led the police launch a merry chose over the Harbour. Five pirates escaped but nine were captured and taken back to waking detectives at Admiralty

House.

to say," he said. He hanging, drawing or quartering was sent to Sessions for sen-

Because it is not known if for piracy, is still the penalty

police are undecided

tence, and he walked quietly the from the court, head bowed, whether to charge the pirates or hands clasped in front of him, let them go back to the Univer Ba comcons devout, a curate offly, where all are students. duty, say,

might walk from a The Governor-General was not

in residence at the time.

church,

Soon Extinguished

A small fire which broke out at 9.30 this morning in a side lang off D'Agular Street was soon put out after the prompt arrival of the Fire Brigada.

Reddenta saw anoke coming from, a live electzie wire and they summoned the Pollo and the Fire Brigade,

What's His Line?' Sofation COMMANDER. London Kapoisi Berpirs.

Wool values would be serious-

Frum

Maliciously Damaged Car

Warrant For Arrest Issued

case.

Report;

0.30,

1.66 ins: Of Rain This Morning

More than an inch and a half of rain felt between midnight and al am,, today.

The Royal Observatory mea-

This lyrings the rainfall for the year auto 60.25 incher, 1

Mr Clifford declared that the the present proceedings between

could not be put in because the Crown and King.

Mr Clifford sald that he was admissions were not permissible

Re: Proces

Thoeo

the

sum

in criminal proceedings whether talking on behalf of the Crowns by mutual consent or not. Even in the present case. Because he,

the pleadings

legal

advisor in another i civu proceeding.could not caso Dairy Farm Co's in another

mado · statement, the ly damaged unless prompt Choi Sau-chul parked his car

be produced particularly when it Crown was not

not bound by it in Govt action kept Japan in the along Saigon Street. When he

Interim Dividend

they were between different par- the present Case, of rehened he saw that this front market, said the president

The Board of Directors of Thelles. Each one of the proceed-

pleadings (in which Settlers Ad and rear licence plate had been Dalry Farm, Ice & Cold Storage mas referred to were different was said to be corunianion) the. Farmers and sociation, Mr W. R. Scilley, this damaged. On questioning

to, enforce the were made by Counsel an car cleaner' complainant found Company Limited, announce There was one "Curtallment of Japan's wool that defendant had kicked the that an Interim Dividend of $1 sale of shares between King and state of knowledge at that time, operations in Australia must licence plates for absolutely no

per share, less tax, in respect of Ipekdjian, another for, a petition before investigations disclosed there it was one criminal have damaging effect on reason.

the year, ending December 31, between King and Falconer's; an that values at the coming sales, he Defendant said that he had 1938, will be paid on or after Original Jurisdiction action be- offence,

la day drinks that day.

The case is proceeding, Wednesday, September 30, 1953, twoen Falconer's and King and [said.

week

B

the

Mr Young submitted that tak- ing all the circumstances, such

these were mere collateral statements or facts at

the highest.

In mitigation,. Mr Young nök- ed the Court to give defendant the option of a fine.

The defendant was on $10,000 bail.

SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith

2-7

"If we keep the old car shined up, maybe Dad won't turn It inho'd never let us drive a brand-new onel":

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