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THERE is no close-season for shoplifting, outside of the hours and days when the big stores
shut. There is no kind or cluas of woman of whom I should care to say "they're not the shoplifting art."
It no more surprises those who go to court, to see the colonel's lady in the dock, than it doen to see Judy O'Grady.
Some, on the surface, seem to have greater excuse for stealing than others do. The pampered
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A Book For Everybody's Library
CHINESE CREEDS AND CUSTOMS.
Dy V. A. Burkhardt. With un- balons by the auther. Printed and published by the South Chinn Mumming Post. Låd. $10. On sale at Hongkong and Kowloon affleek,of the SCM Post. Ltd.
of
This is by no means the first book to be written on of Chinese the subject creeds and customs, their fairyland fantasy and fascinating legends, but it probably ranks the most complete work of this nature and the most delightful.
Things
Colonel Burkhardt posseRSCH all the qualifications for writing such a book. Through long and practical experience of Chinese, an inexhaustible desire who brings ulong Woman
subject, for knowledge of his together with an
infinite psychiatrist to explain her aber. ration, compares
patience for collecting authentic unfavourably pat at first sight,
the
Col Burkhardt has material, with
poore widow who produces her budget nude himself the ideal person lo speak for her.
Yet the Arat, for compiling this volume. possibly glosses over private
ם!
"to
troubles she does not care exhibit, and so аррельк WOrRe while the second. than she in with less at stake pulls out all
the stops producing pity. that
she can.
THE DIFFERENCE WHERE women shoplifters W differ mast is in their dock demeanour. From the attitude of some you might think that at worst they found the experience tedious and perhaps £ Jittle embarrassing. To others cicarly
a most agonising ordeni to stand and hear their
it
is
Натся read out, and be accused, and have to answer to the accusation.
To this second entegory Kity belonged.
Kitty pleaded guilty, at Great Marlborough Striel, to stealing a jumper, priced 8s. 11d.
She is a big, nice-looking girl of 20, whose fair complexion the Jumper she stole would never have sulted, though that is-be- side the point.
THEY SAW WHAT is to the point is that Kitty was seen to steal, and had moment later knew she been seen; if was then that 24 hours of terror began for her.
She hurried out of the shop, and in the street lookexi her shoulder.
Yes, she
over
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being followed. She broke into
a run, dived into a Tube station, Kained the
ained the escalator.
She looked over her shoulder again; the two store-detectives were still on her tall,
At the bottom of the escalater _she_threw_the_ Jumper to the ground and headed for the escala
She tried to run, tor going up. slowed to a walk, was forced for want of breath to stop. She has' never been very flt.
SHE
AT HEI ELBOW THE looked over her shoulder
a third time.
One of the delectives was gathering up the Jumper, down below, the other was at her elbow.
It is a unique job of work. originating in part from a weekly series of articles contributed in the first place to the South China Sunday Morning Post and since then for nearly three years to the Sunday Post-Herald. They Immediately captured the
thousands imagination of readers and
Bince their fascinated Interest.
have
Kf held
close analysis of the 57 chapters which make up this en- joyable volume is not necessary. | Suffice to any they cover, .nti- thoritatively bul at the same time charmingly, historical and legendary festivala, fortune- telling, weddings, funerals, re- ligious observances, the Gods, ron Saints, charms and
the patron talismans, and there is not single page which fails to grip the reader's attention and imagination.
The author hus embellished a Arst-rate text with equally fine Illustrations of his own.
The book is hundsomely pro- duced, including some lovely colour plates.
Any home library without this book is that much, the poorer.
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Vietnam.
Alleged Conspiracy:
Bail Refused 7 Defendants
Applications for bail were refused by Mr T. Creedon at Kowloon this morning in the case in which seven accused including a Police inter" preter were charged with conspiracy, following lengthy arguments by both Crown Counsel and the Defence Counsel.
Japan. Formosa, 4 pm. T.AC. By Surface
The first accused was repre- Macau, am pal Les sented Mr A. S. C. Comber, the associates throughout the Far Hoog/Tak Shing.
second by Mr F. X. W'Alminda' East" willTMicorn with regret of
and the third and fourch by M R. W. 8. Winter, instructed by Mr A. Y. Hon.
Mataya; Martins-South-Africa
the death in Pasadena, Califor-Tisadante, nia, on Sunday of Mr Danici Burnett Sparks, senior partner in the firm of D. B. Sparks and Co, manufacturers represent- atives, formerly and now of Hongkong. was in his 75th year.
Affectionately
known
Indo-China, D a.m., m Elsbeth, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST ZU By Au Philippines, Guam, flawall, USA., Canada, 8 am. PÅL.
Indo-China, Malaya,
Indo-China, (Tonkin only),
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Sheaffers "SNORKEL
SCHOOLBOYS ROBBED WHILE RETURNING FROM PICNIC
How three schoolboys returning from a picnic were held up and robbed by a gang of Chinese youths along a path leading down from Lion Rock Hill on May 10 last was related at the Criminal Sessions this morning, when four young Chinese appeared for trial before Mr Justice A. D. Scholes (acting Puisne Judge) and a Jury on charges of robbery with aggravation and receiving stolen property.
The accused were Ng Yick, alias Ah Hu, 22, Choi King-li, 26, Lam Kei, 16. and Ng Wing-pun, alias Ah: Ng. 25. They were charged with (1) robbing Ho Lin- wah of a wrlat watch and $4, and Cheung Ka-chat of a wrist watch and a fountain pen and (2) receiving a wrist watch and a fountain pen, the property of Cheung Ka-chai, knowing them to have been stolen.
All the accused pleaded not gulity, and a Jury of six men! and a woman was empanelled.
The Prosecution was cort- ducted by Mr Simon F. S. LI, Crown Counsel, with Det. Sub- Insp. Cheng Ka-cheung present for the Police.
Mr Li said the victims of the robbery were three schoolboys who had hati a pienie ag Shatin and were returning to Kowloon over Lion Rock Hill on May 10. As they were coming down the
adults and a boy.
path, they met five persons. tour
One of these persons, later Identified as the first accused, intercepted the leading school
boy, who was about 10 yarda The ahead of his companions. remainder of the gang then inter- cepleti the other two students and proceeded to rob them of their watches, money and foun- tain pen. Crown Counsel declared.
Some intimidation was used, of the gang held a chopper, while the boy had a bamboo pole.
One
Fourth accused took away watch from one of the students, while second accused held the bands of another student to en- able other members of the gang to relieve this victim of his watch and fountain pen.
had
Husband Barred As Crown Witness In Murder Trial
The Acting Chief Justice, Mr T. J. Gould, at the Criminal Sessions this morning decided that the Prosecution could not call the husband of a 24-year-old woman, on trial for the murder of her two-year-old son, to testify.
Mr
who, ing that the AJ. Clifford,
accused went Into structed by MF F. D. Hammond, hospital about 9 am, one morn- is defending the woman, Lauing to give birth and by Su-lin, said he agreed with his 5 p.m. the same day was at Lordship's decision on the law home tending to her children although he wanted the man's and doing housework. This was evidence. He Indicated that he ten days before the elder boy might call the husband, Young fell into the street. Chi-hung for the Defence.
Police Interpreter Tam Wai- The woman is alleged to him was cross-examined by Mr have caused the boy to fall Clifford about the words used from the second floor balcony
by the woman in her answor of 124 Queen's Road East, to the charge. Wanchai, where they lived, on May 17.
Tho Prosecution Is being conducted by Mr D, N. E. Rea, Crown Counsel, with Det. Insp. W. B. Scragg for the Pollee.
The trial is being heard be- fore a male jury.
Two
DEVOTED MOTHER.
women who
He said he was satisfied that tho woman understood tho charge and caution because she spoke like an ordinary. person art there was cothing strange about her.
NOT LUCID
devoted mother and loved her be "but ye" which meant
and
The accused are Chu Kwan- "Your Worship will see from yee, 38, Police interpreter, these figures that an enormous residing at No. 157, Pratas amount of Investigation. Street, second floor; Wong quired," he said. He further Kwong-cho, allas Wong Joe, 43, revealed that there would be proprietor of the Kwong Wah ad
additional charges preferred
THREATENED Driving
A School of 38, Nain against the accused. great Chang Street, Brst floor; Yeung number of the public had to be Kwok-hon, 32, proprietor of the Interviewed, he said, and it was they threatened
Before the gang left the scene,,
the students
Mr Clifford claimed that the Chung Wan Driving School ot of prime importance that the
with
should 32. Talpo Road, second floor; accused should be free
Injury if they
woman was not Jueld in her mind to see Mak Fo-hon, 34, proprietor of
attempt to follow, and first members of the public accused, it was alleged, pulled the same floor as the
lived on because once she used the wrong those the Po
accused word 'But " which meant Kwong Driving School.
001. without any interferenco.
up one of his trousers-legs and of 14, Saigon Street, first floor;
and her family testified this "improper" whereas the word Kwok Kum, allas Kwok Chi
In addition to that, he con revealed a dagger stripped 10
that morning
sho was, a been carried his leg. kucn, 31, proprietor of the Nam tinued, raids had
The Interpreter had Fong Driving School of 99. out and an enormous quantity When the gang had gone, 'he elder son (deceased),
often written the wood as spoken by first floor; Lee of documentary evidence had students reported the affair to the carrying him even while the the woman but in his translation Parkes Street, Lin-biu, 20, waiter, of 57, Wal to be
ned she means sorted out, interpreted Police. On Mar 20, on informa- was at work.
had presumed
the Ching Street, ground foor; and and examined.
tion received, the first three The principal
other word had translated It tenant, Lun Chung Ling, 23, driving instruc-
accured were arrested, and fourth Sap-sze, said that the boy was (both die)". he had adhered is being "We might as well tor, of 302, Austin Rond, ground
CrownTM Counsel repeated accused was taken into custody very sickly and often cried. She floor.
eguin that the Prosecution on May 30. At subsequent iden- had heard the husband of the to the meaning of the word, he would not oppose ball at the tification
all four were parades,
accused saying his wife could wrote the sentence would have
becn end of seven days.
plelood out by the
as not sleep at nights after the
nandense and this was inking part in the robbery. The birth of her second boy ten days because her mind was poi lucid. "NOT EVIDENCE"
enam swith the chopper, however, before the incident.-
The interpreter said that i Cantonese some people used the not been arrested. Mr Winter said that the facts
Cross-examined by Mr Clid-one word and Mr Li adied that one of the ford, Lun said that the elder boy when they apako and
some the other which might and figures
be
meent produced by Insp. Iblison were
wrist watches was recovered from against the The accused are charged with not evidence
aca pawnshop after the pawn ticket ad not like to sit down, so his the same thing, but if he were mother had to carry him while translating "We might as well ground for had been found in the possession she worked either in her arms both die" into Chinese he would only Indonesia,having conspired, with others cused. The of Shanghal Australia, New Zealand, am not in custody,. to give tees to the Prosecution opposing ball of third accused, who also gave
dor on her back. The couple owed himself use the word of Mr Sub-Insp. He CPA
Royston Glenville was that
of information which led to a large amouni
her over a month's rent. They Clifford's ahoke, "but yee". Ibitson as rewards for or other-documents were under invest recovery of the fountain.
The Jury were dismissed till. A via CPA
Third accused, said Mr Li, owed her rent every now and Formosa, Japan, USA, Canada, wise on account of, his giving ration, and this was not a suff-
his then and the husband would pro- this afternoon" was 10 years of age, and
for Counsel to pm. CAT/CPA.L.
preferential treatment to certain cient ground for opposing bail, aunt had said he was 17 years mine to pay, after he had sold ergue on the, admissibility of the Japan. 6 p.m., 3.0.A.C.
members of the public and pass-
statement, old by Chinese reckoning. some goods,
which Mr Clifford Malays, Indonesia, Australia, Newing Shanghai in 1919 and travelled Zealand. Ceylan, 4pm 3.0.A.C
them in their driving
Alan
Wong Oi-chun, who occupied claimed, was made Chang, radiologist
When the extensively
Burma, throughout India, Thailand, Malays, the Philip East Africa, Great Iritain
India, Pakistan, Middle examinations, between June : 17
Kowloon Hospital, gave the bed-space next to that of woman was
clear not in her and and August 21, 1953,
carried the accused and her family, said mind. evidence that he had pines, Japan and China, in each Europe, 6 pm., B.O.A.C. "Her mother and father of which countries he hat
out an examination of the third separated when she was three," host of friends,
accused some time in May for the womun police officer told Mr Owing to an affliction from
the purpose of determining his Bennet in the morning, when which he suffered from early age
age. He came to the conclusion the chase and been described.
that the boy was sixteen. somewhat retired social "She's lived with her father life, although he always main- then She had rheumatic talnod a keen interest in the
BOY RESISTS then. fever when she was niac, she American Club of Shanghai.
His health wasn't able to work until she
WAS seriously was 18. She's had heart-allocted by interment in Shang- trouble lately.
hal during the war and he was "She's an usheretic at A repatriated as a strecher case in elcema now, and relieves at the the Gripsholm in September, cash-desic. Her employer says 1943. It was with repatriation she's honest and a good worker, he is prepared to
take her back.
LOCKED UP THE detective stood down, and Kitty spoke, and told the whole story of the chase over again, in clippeil; scared; Cock- ney accents, as if she were re- Ilving every minute of all that had happened.
They locked
Inst me Цр night," she said. "I never been locked up before. I wouldn't do nothing wrong again, I wouldn't,
"I haven't pot anything, can't you see, haven't got anything on me, have 1 she said. It was no good.
since
never, never.
had no
from
The 8s. 11d. jumper, which she not been able to afford because Riness had kept her work and she owed £1 to her father, cost Killy n 40s, fine. Sering her leave the court, needing help to get out, I won- dered "how much more the Jumper had cost her than that.
Four Power Talks Invitation
Washington, Aug. 24. Informed diplomatic sources sald today that the three Elg Wentern Powers have decided to send notes to Moscow this week. oaking Soviet. Itusain to ‘attend a four-Power conference on Ger many in Geneva on September 30--United Press,"
"D.B.", Mr Sparks foundeti the firm which bears his name in
Bod
that he saw the United Slater for the first time since coming to the For East.
He leaves a widow, Mrs Ethel Sparks, who was with him in Pasadena at the time of his death.
Radio Hongkong
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The Farewell Dinner for the Commissioner of Police given by the Unoficial Mem- bers of the Executive and Legisla- tive Counelis, Epenchies by. His Ex- cellency the Governor, Sir Alexander Grantham, G.C.M.G. and Mr..D? W Macintosh, CMA, ODE." (Recorded
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•
he said.
Mr Comber said he would support Mr Winter's submission, and added that it was said that Police had a vast
amount of documentary evidenen to invest- gate, To release the accused on ball would not affect the Policer in that respect.
TO
BAIL OPPOSED
Mr O'Reilly Mayne, at the commencement of the hearing told the Court that there would be an application to have the Court and for the time being hemanded for six days, Mr Com- case transferred to the District
The accused, had been
would ask for seven days reber said. On the occasion of mand and would oppose ball.
the first remand he was refused permission to see his client on Defence Counsel said they the grounds that he was allow- were renewing their applications ed no visitors, including soll- for ball which were made at a cltors. When he met his client
later. he was previous hearing on Saturday.
told that Mr O'Reilly Mayne said that client had been questioned
the night. prosecution submitted, his client had been Slam. Stalaya, Indonate, Australia,at this stage, the
ball on the grounds New Zealand, India, Pakistan, Middle opposed
and that if the accused were allowed fully Investigated by the Folice. East, Africa, Great Britain Europe, 8. Dan, C.P.A/3.0.A.C. ball: at this stage the proper Formosa, Okinawa, 8 pm., H.K.A! Police investigation of the case N.W.A.L
Dy Surface
might well be hampered. Maeno, 9 am, 8 pm, is Lee Hong/ Tak Shing.
THURSDAY, ALE Philippines, Guam, Hawaii USA. San Francisco), 1.30 pm., PA.A.
Philippines, North Homes, 8 p.m., C.P.A.
Cama, People's Repubile, 0.30's.m
train via Canton,
Indo-China, 11 am, en Sun On, USA., Central and South America, | Noon, si Alaska Bear.
Therefore,
"QUITE AMPLE"
his
In
he
Mr Comber submitted that the documentary evidence was, cer-
at
· One of the schoolboys, Ho it-wah, described how the rob- bery occurred. He enid that when members of the gang grabbed him, they alleged they were, searching for opium, Ho resisted and said that if they wanted to carry out a search It should be done at the police station, One of the gang produced a chopper and, holding
it against his arm when he tried to prevent fourth secused from taking his watch threatened to chop him if he did not give up the article.
These reasons had been held tainly not a ground for the by Mr
Fourth accused also took five Justice Gould, Mr accused to be refused ball. Six
hod O'Reilly Mayne continued, us days' remand been quite 31 notes from him, said Ho, but proper and sufficient grounds for ample for the Police to conduct when witness pleaded that he their Investigation, he added. llved on Hongkong Island and refuging ball in this Colony,
needed money to return home the man the chopper told fourth accused to hand some
Mr d'Almada said he fully "I may say that these groundis
well have disappeared concurred with Mr Winter and
Bench Warrant within seven days and at that supported Mr Comber in their money back. Fourth accused
7
Issued
to
stage there will be no ppposition submissions. He added that at
Prosecution op bail by the Prosecution, one time, the provided that the ball will make posed ball on the ground that It reasonably certain that the the accused might leap over the defendants will be here to face border. The excuse now was
A bench warrant was issued Cros the Peninsula Hotel); 7.15 by Mr Poon Yan-hol at Central Charles William and his Orchestra this morning for the arrest of their trial," Crown Counsel said, that the defendants might ham-
per their enquiries. 1.30, La Demi-Ileur Francaise (Btudio): 720, Weather Report, Y. C. Fok, manager and pariner
The charge of this enso; was a
Counset continued that ball Time Signal, Works News and New of the Ocean Steamship Company, particularly grave one he said, Talic London Today 8.10. Plane of 12, Connaught Road, Central, and he proceeded to read he was to ensure the attendance Parima - Kength Dinsley (Con- card Hall); 0:0. Forces Favourites a floor, when Fok failed to statement of the charge. It was of the accused of the hearing
appear
in Court to answer a (London Rainý); 9, Musical Notebook presented by the Rev. Father 3.x summons. Ryon, 8.3. (Studio): 8.20, “Gazooka."
alleged by the Prosecution that and he made the application on the conspiracy was very, wide-behalf of second accused At a previous hearing the do-spread and highly organised, he
Mr Creedon refused the ap- A Reminiscence of the thondda fendant had been allowed a 30-addict.
plications for bail and ordered Valicy
Written by Gwen Thomas.
Crown Counsel revealed that that accused be remanded for Produced by Elwyn Evans (DBCTS): day adjournment to appeal to 1050. At the Ballet The Sleeping the Commissioner of Inland during the period alleged, in the oven days in gol custody. Princess" (Tchaikovsky) Roger Ravenue, but he had failed to charge the number of pupils fat Desormiere conducting Orchestre do so. The defendant, ta, mum-elving tests Interviewed. De La Sociste Des Concerts Du Con servatoire De Parle 10.59, Weather monsed for default in' payment Insp. Taltson totalled 248 and the Report: 11, Redle News Real (Lon of business profit tax of $5.775 amount of money offered to Insp. of lays 18.15 Goodnight for the year of assessment, 1951-15Hson in respect of the pupils God Gays The Queen; 11.90. Close
1952.
was $73,800,
by
"What's His. Line? Solution
WINE MERCHANT London Expense Bereton,
then returned $1 to him.
Corroborative evidence wIS given by Cheung Ka-chai, the
scitool-boy second robbed,
The trial is proceeding.
who Was
RESCUED ALIVE FROM RUINS
Two.
Attiens, Aug. 24. ,women wend rescued alive today after being buried for 12 days beneath the ruins of their home destroyed in last wock's earthquake at Argostoli on Cephalonia Intend.
They had lived. on raw potatoes while their relatives mourned for them--Beuter,
SIDE GLANCES
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