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JOHN CLARKE'S

CASEBOOK

CHINA MAIL

Self-Government Debated

A Pint And In UN Committee

A Half WHEN, in the

after

men hre

testing- time of the morning asked to state in public their reason for getting drunk the night hefore, the answers they give are as varied as those that other men supply if

before you ask them

the

event what horse will win

A race.

}

New York, Oct. 6.

Britain and South Africa today defended in the United Nations the sole right of the adminis- tering Powers to decide when dependent terri- tories should become self-governing.

Lord Hudson, the British delegate, and Dr W. C. Naude of South Africa, speaking in the 60- nation Trusteeship Committee of the General Assembly, disputed the contention of the anti- eclonial group in the Committee that the United Nations should have the right to decide when self- Some men explain their over-government should be given to a territory and also indulgence by saying their wives had just left them; others dr- clare the cause was that The and their wives have just breit reunited. Some drink to exesss to celebrate a triumph, others to drown a disaster.

Ephrain was different,

He

drank himself into a stupor for no repson he could put a nume

OLD, OLD

fo

POLICEMAN found Ephraim lying

the pavement in Theobald's Road at 10.30 The cther night. He prodded the body and found that it breathed. The body of an old, old man, with a white fringe round his bald head and the blue veins prominent about his temples. The

policernan helped the old man up. "Now then." he said. Ba Erbenim jret stared at him and felt him I

thlag to lean on. The policeman culled up a car, and took him lo the station.

|

how it should attain that goal.

Alleged Arsonist To

Go On Trial

Ching Ling, 36, former coalie of the Royal Naval | Dockyard East, second floor, who was charged with arson, was committed for trial by Mr Poon Yan-hoj al Central this morning,

For more than a week the Trustterhip Committee has been debating the question of factors which should be taken Into whither a account in deciding territory had become fully self- governing.

The Commillee had before i a report from the ad hoc com- mittee on factors qualifying a territory. for self-government which included such objectives ла:

1. The

functioning of a re-

Presentative system of govern

ment.

2. The enjoyment of indi. vidual rights.

vidual to join political parties.

3. The freedom of the indi-

4.

They tried lo question him in. on November 24, he won ment there, but the

old man Just swayed in the draught coming though the charge-ium door, and saki nething.

"Couldn't get any sense out of him at all," said the policeman next morning to Me T. F. Davies, the magistrate, when Ephraim had pleaded not qulity to the charge against him of being

found drunk.

"Now you've heard officer says," sak briskly to Ephraim.

what the Mr Davies "He says you were prostrete in the street. to ask him any

Do you want questions?"

DECISION FINAL

от

А

Universal adult suffrage besed on "educational oppor- Cling van alleged to have cam tunfties." inted office al 1940, 1 Queen's Road East, second floo on the morning of November 24. fast year. Det. Insp. T. Chalmers prosecuted,

Dr Naude sald, "My Govern- DPC Fu Walt-mang testified that

believes that when instructed to go to No, 1 Queen's metropolitan Power

the Road East, second floor, where he people of a non-self-governing

fre already being found the

territory A

by processes well- extinguished. information he Leceived, he went to established. In low fully agree the roof top to look for the defend that the government of the

liare, Defendant, when questioned, denied territory should take over full any knowledge of the fire. He was responsibility for certain felds then taken to the Police Station. of administration, or that the

Mr Tam Wal-hing. Police Inter preler, testified that in a cautioned territory should become

self- statement made by the defendant on governing or independent, that November 24, the accused said that decision must be accepted he was leaving his home to go in

Anal. work when he saw the staircase on

071

and

Arrested

result

him

of

Bre. Several co-tenants of the house thegassisted patting out the

as

"This entails the necessary tire and he helped in passing the consequence that the transmission

lie said he was of information under children to safety. later accused by n woman of arson pod was arrested.

obervation,

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Established 1845 -

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1953.

Bus Crash In London Street

DUNLO

STOCKY

COOK-BOY'S TRIAL CONTINUES

Wounding With Intent To Murder Charge

SHEAFFER'S

Skrip

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Is It Bias?

Sir,It is very noticeable in the daily feature John Clarke'a Case-Book that this writer is very biased against Irish people. Constantly one meels with "it The case for the Prosecution continued be-transpired the defendant came fore Mr Justice A. D. Scholes, acting Puisne Judge, soft Irish brogue the defendant" at the Criminal Sessions this morning on the thirdot On Monday we had the learned judge remarking about day of the trial of Lam Chung, 46, cook-boy of 74 yet another Irish culprit, that, Macdonnell Road, on a charge of wounding with being Irish, anything was to be intent to murder.

The victim, Ip Hang, was stated to be the common- law husband of a fellow-servant of the accused. Ip was formerly employed as a servant in the same address year or so before accused was engaged as a cook-boy.

from

Ireland" — or "In

expected.

hla

·

Now if John Clarke has been

led by rane Irish colleen years

ago, he should try and work it out of his system rème other way, but the leaves ont with the im-- pression that he sits arcand the

The Prosecution is being light radius of about 20 feet. Fotty Sessions all day long, and PC 147 said he wan on rađŝuthe mknute he hears cn frith conducted by Mr J. Pakenham- Walsh, Crown Counsel. Mr car patrol when he received a brogue, out comes his pad and Patrick Yu, instructed by call about 12.50 a.m. on June penell and he's off.

an

and Messrs d'Almada

Mason, and proceeded to the Lower

Of the total crimes in England Station, He Icund accused. Au Penk Tram the represents all-male Jury has been, wh- injured man on the path n 1951, only. 1.5 per cent were Staticn

and later! awed by poople from Ireland. Lanelled.

man 10 Queen Would went care to work out what percentage of John Clarke 'cases', say in the past elx menihs reporting, were enres involving Irish peopic.

11 was pileged by the Pro-

that secution

the uccused followed Ip Hang after the latter had left 74 Maederacil Road around midnight on June 8, following a visit ip had made to an amab, Yuen Lal-ying, and attacked Ip with a knife on the poth

tedding from Kennedy Road to the Lower Peak Tram Station.

A No. 27 bus, running westwards alang Praed Street from Edgware Road towards Paddington Station one day last week, swerved across the road, smashed down'n Belisha beacon, mounted the pavement, crashed into the wall of St Mary's Hospital, and ran back across the road, ending up in a shop window.-London Express.gh; of June 8, while le Hang

photo.

"Japan Will Never Again Be Threat To World Peace"

Ho Sam, amah, who worked in the same fat as Yuen. Lal-ying, said they shared a room together": in the fervants' quarters. On' the

the Doar escorted, the Mary Hospital.

The trial is proceeding.

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BUS

FATAL

'ACCIDENT

As it is, John Clarke leaves onc with the impression that the Courts of England aro chock-a-block with Irish defend- on'ts, and

ever the Irish decldo to give up their hard-

earned colonies of Liverpool and Birmingham. and go back to the Oul Country, there will Four children were killed and be a terrible lot of unemploy-

Manila, Oct. 7.

C. EARLEY

othera Injured yesterday mient among the English afternoon when a passenger bus solleitors. caroened off the highway, demo- stores and lished two roadside

down £ six-foot finally fell embankment in Calumpit town, Bulacan province,

According

to

was talking with Yuen in the roam, where witness Was also prosent, she saw the caused pass by the open cer, lock in and then shortly after pass by again. tp Hang Jeft about midnight, and wärmer then went to bed. Samo time Jeter she Was Awakened by cries outside and investigation, the driver of the

voice of

lost conaciousness while the bus :ecognised the accused culling "Yuen Tse. Yuen approaching a bridge and lost Tre, open the door," Wincas control of the wheel. estimated the time to be about 20 minutes after she had gone to bed. Shortly after the heard the sound of running water,

LOCK NOT USED Cross-examined, witness sair to her room had o It was Πολ lock, but

New York, October 8. Japan will never again become a threat to world peace even though she rearms in defence the door 73 (E) should cease."

against Communism, former Japanese Premier Hitoshi Ashida said today.

Article

(Arlleje

Air Tam kald in a statement in 73 (E) obligas the administering Ephraim shook his head. Then to the charge, the accused Powers to report to the United

had alleged that another person, Lee Nations

оп the social and Ming, had set fire to the staircase, asked him if he would magistrate

The defendant was lying on Economic conditions of independ- like to give his own evidence on

theent territories under their care.) hospital stretcher throughout outh, and Ephraim looked long

It was sold in Court at a hearing.

Lord Hudson said he could not nt the witness-box, as if measur- previotis hearing that he had leapt

Government support the contention that the from the roof of the ing the effort that would be

inental hospital sometime after he decision to be taken on the con- needed to walk the 15 yards to had been taken there by Police forį tinuation or cessation of trans-

"All right," he said, and

-Imission of information reste.f slowly made his way there.

equally with the administering He took the bath and said:

Powers and the General Assem- "I'll not deny J. had a pint and a

bly.. half."

is quite clear that the administering Power must take the initial decision," he added. "And The General Assembly would be wise to accept that

have been given as Anal.

"Oh come, you needn't be so modest," Mr Davies said. "What time did you leave the pub?"

"About ten."

A WALK AT NIGHT 661/HAT time did you go

W there?"

Epiuaim thought the question over carefully. "About fifteen minutes before," he said.

"Whit did you do before that?"

"Walked along the streets." "That wasn't very entertain- ing, was it?" the magistrate nsiged.

"It wasn't very nice weather for walking last night, The officer said you smelt very strongly' of drink, what have you to say about that?"

Ephraim had nothing to say. Greater minds than his have wondered how the police dis- linguish between the smell of drink, the strong smell of it, and the very strong.

*4

RE

"A"

CONSOLATON

you. working?" the magistrate asked,

More Trade

With China

(Continued from Page 1) polleles and which is expected to report next year.

spring

used as the door was not closed

preliminary More Visiting

Warships

atcom-

The driver immediately sur- rendered to the police authori- The American escort aircraft,

·ttea.

of Charges

homicide carrier Point Cruz, through reckless Imprudence panied by the destroyer Willlom were filed against him-France-Tucker and the auxiliary com- Presse.

Radio Hongkong

HKT 6. Time

mand ship Eldorado, came into port today on a recrea→ tional visit,

At the same time, the 27,160- ton

pircraft American flett carrier Lake Champlain (Capt. which L.B. Southerland), Signal and Programme arrived here a week ago, left

:

when she and her fellow- Mr Ashida, now a member of the opposition Pro. servant slept.

to the Jury, wit Replying gressive Party in Japan, identified himself as a firm be-

ness said she had nct noticed. liever in the right of any sovereign nation to defend itself. accused in possession of a knife. Summary: 0.01 Echoes of the

Lam Shing, night watchman Theatre: 6.30, Armand Bemand and port. She was escorted out of "Allow me to

put to rest,ous plans to here from within

employed at 74 Macdonnell

be String Orchestra: 0.45, "May we the harbour by the destroyer once and for all, any fears that and cause Japan

to become a Road, sald

lintroduce ---“Rocky" Knott (Guitar) Stenbel. he usually com- rearmed Japan

and Bill Dealey (Accordion) (Studio): will again plum ripe for picking by 15 menced duty at 11 p.m. There 7. Lucky Dip-Variety Requests pre- The Point Cruz, under tho become a threat to world peace," masters in Peking and Moscow, was an iron door leading to the sented by Margherita (Studio); 259, he said in an address to the

World News and United Nations Reis of 12,000 tons, and has an "The Communists also have servants' quarters which, when Woother heport: Time Signal command of Capt. T. Hayward, Independent-Institute -of

closed,

only could

be opened port (London Relay); 15, Letter overall length of 553 feet. One Pacific Relations, on organisa-sought to channel this revived

from the inside. On June B. from Ameries by Altair Cooke tion interested in problems of national spirit into overtly anti-

after he had started his duty. Recorded London Relay): 130, Two of the 10 ships of the Cong- American and, to a certain ex-

Piano Rechai by Moya and mencement, Bay Class, she was the Pacific Ocean arca.

anti-foreign he saw two people enter the teneth Dasley (Concert Hall) built by the Todd Pacific Ship- MY

generally directions. Their tacties have and mother person he knew us A Talk by Hubert Fo ( yards at Tacoma in 1945 at a country has learned tent,

door. They were

the accused Sonata Mejor No. 6 by Bach: well and thoroughly the lessons been the agitation against the

43, Ralph Vaughan Willena,

reported cost of US$11,000,000. decision after due explanations of World War 11. No people teasing of bases and other facit Ah Foon. Witness added it was

The Eldorado (6,500 tons) is more than the Japanese them

by Capt. -H.N. commanded Coffin,

He was against the creation of an impression that the As- sembly was seeking to "inter-

selves Toalise that war docs in Japan. nother have also learned to

pay.

f. Orchestra of the Week--National ties to the US security force possible for people to leave via Symphony Orchestra: 950, Wednes that door without him noticing Theatre The Hopkins Mom

script" by R. C. Sheriff, dramatised as ho had to make a tour of emon by E. J. King-Buil, produced by Patotton and Donald Brooks the bullding.

for the Hongkong Stage Club (Pt 1) La Mul-kai, baby amah .cm-

Concert Hall; 1030. One Night ployed at 74 Macdonnell Road, Stand-"Over the Rainbow"--Les second floor, said she remem-Brown and hi Band of Renown! Report: 11, Radio 10.59, Weather bered night some time ago | News Real (London, Rolky): 1148, when there was a party going Goodnight Music: God Save The on in the first floor. She re- Queen; 11.30, Close down. turned to the premises about 11 p.m. and was chatting with someone on the first floor when she saw accused and Ah Foon pass her. She looked at her watch and noticed the time to be 11.10 p.m.

"Travelling along with the He said: “AI the moment pose some velo on the attain-distrust the brandishing claims of

the Communists are

leftist there is an approximate balance ment of self-government by their super patriots. No one, not Socialists. Their avowed foreign in the free world, but this is individual non-self-governing even a pre-war military fanatie, policy is to incorporate Japan dependent partly on American | ferrritories,"

dreams of

let alone into a rivalling.

nebulous Asian third military

abroad expenditures

challenging, either Russia or the force that would seek to main- US today. and partly on # severe restric-

fain the balance of power be tion of European imports from

"The memories of Hiroshima, twoen Communism and the free the United States.

Nagasaki and other countiess world. cities, laid waste in a matter of

"The rightist Socialists are not my people to permit even the opposed to rearmement in prin hours, are still too vivid among thought of again embarking on a ciple. Their position is very course of imperialistic expansion. similar to that of the Labour for retribution, they know only Party in Britain that defence Communism requires too well, will be swift and dis-against

strength."United Press, astrous in this atomic age.

"But we cannot count an

We would like to see the volume of Did diminished and

"The free world

Dr Naude said it was not the original Intention of the South. African delegate to participate In the present debate, but the trand of discussions in the past

intervention to draw attention

2

4

CAN BE TRUSTED

No News Of

Captured Yachtsmen

Washington, Oct. §.

A young boy, Ching Pak- food, said he was returning to Flat 32, 74 Macdonneil Road, about 11 p.m. on June 8, and when he reached the iron door to the servants quarters, he found accused walling there. They entered the premises to- gether. About 10 minutes later witness saw accused leave the premises.

"SAVE LIFE"

"What's His Lino ?" Solution POSTMASTER London Expides déroica.

SIDE. GLANCES By Galbraith

these factors in the long run few days had prompted his the volume of trade increased. to the dangers of amending the We would like to see freer trade Charter's interpretation. and freer currencies.

"We consider it a very serious "The solution of these grave matter which members of the economie' problems now waits United Nations would do well upon the decision of the United to bear in mind," he said:

"I feel I can tell you with Stales," Sir

complete sincerity and thorough Roger added, Sir Roger said:

The

"Briefly, our position on the conviction that Japon can be Savict "Look at my age." Ephraim world advances

In question before us today is that trusted to remain today and in yearly said. He looked indeed as if economic power, however rough for the administering gov- the years to come a peace-loving for many years, he might have their methods. There are no ernments

alone

to decide member of the great family of been too frall for work.

hesitations in their advance. whether any of the territories free nations." "Well, it's quite obvious that

must also have obtained self-government. you ought to behave yourself a

Mr Ashida sald there is a make steady progress and must

The

United Nations is rot bit better or you'll

controversy

Wong Sul, conductor employed get into become a more structurally sound yet

in world parliament. The great trouble,

over the legality of rearmament sald the magistrate,

ty the Peak Tramway Co, Ltd., economic system than it is to- Charter of the United Nations in view of the fact "131 make it 10s. this time, but if

thrt the

gas tendered for cross-examina- day. If it is to maintain its lead. seems

TO UR AB

clear as any country's

ton. He told Mr Yu dat he you come back I shan't give you

occupation-born con~ "Freedom and prosperity lle

le Language can possibly make it. stitution forever renounces war

finished work at midnight on nny option."

ahead it the right decisions are "We would, therefore, sug- He added that he was chairman

The American Segrotary cf June 8 and was checking his Ephraim nodded and they takin during the next 12 months gest that the Committee men of the House of Representatives State Mr John Foster Ducer. takings in the Station of Garden showed him out. An old man and if the right economie deel-sures its actions carefully in Constitution Committee in 1040 vented today that the American Road. About 12.40 am, as he who had started out in life'with-sions are taloen, it will be found deciding what action to take and

to sleep-he out any advantages;

information about the fate of romained at the Station as he who was that the political problems will on the list of factors."-Reuter. for was one of those responsible overnament had not received any was about to go ending his life as he had started; be a great deal easier to resolve."

two American newspapermen and had to be at work again at 7 The Japanese constitution, he a Merchant Marine member cap when he heard aries of who drank to consolo himself for | -Reuter.

pointed out, was not the dest toured by the Chinese Communists "Save life" Another employee, missing, the prizes that had como

rendunce war. France and near Hongkong in March. this Luen Yuk-shu, flashed a torch Brazil had euch constitutional

year provisions and Drazli'e, he said,

Gutside and they then went out is still in ffect,

The men were Richard Apple- fogether to investigate. They In the case of Japan's con- se, former UP correspondent in then saw a man staggering down Don Dixent of INS Korça,

and Boultry Path. The man fell and titution, he said, it is so worded caplain Ben Krasner, all of when witness saw blood. Subsequently Chce Ying-shing, 34, of on that the right of self-defence is Paris, Oct. 6.

were scized aboard Applegate's the Fallon arrived and the man For the fourth time in three unnumbered hut at Chuk Wuen

taken away. wocks, Marshal Kiement Voros Village, was fined $200 or one not

But, many yacht, Keet; during a week-end was taken away in an ambulance, at Japanese It was announced this morn-philoy, the Chairman of the month by Mr T. Creedon

believe they sailing Jaunt to Macao. still

Mr Dulles sald that all do engineer of the China Light &

spirit of their constitution.

* By Lucri Yuk-shu. -- Wes absent from an official possession of an illicit still and

marches to the Peking Luthori Fower Co., Ltd,

lamp-lighter, Kwan Sun, Ja flying to gathering today.

The driving force behind es had proved

fruitices.

employed by the Hongkong and England for funkher medical The occasion today was the The prosecuting officer sald organised opposition to rearma-

which treatment by courtesy of the reception for the first Ambassattor that on October 0, a group munist Party of Japan, Ms munist China, has made several along the path between Kennedy represents | China Gas Co., Ltd, said there Britain, ment is naturally the Come ¡American Intercats in Com-were three gas lamp standardis

"He said it was too hot to finish the job-he thinks it will Casually Evacuation Ser- from the Gewan Democratie forresters, while on patrol in

be cooler when he geta’back from the tennis courts!" Republic, Herr Rudolf Appelt, Diamond Hill saw smoke rising Ashida said. "It socs in the approaches to the Chinese Com-Road, and Lower Poak (Tram Mr Lippa left Kal Tak yoster- who presented half credentials to frdma shack. They investi slow day in an RAF Valetta plane Mikhail Tarasov, the Vice Chaire gated, and round the Hofevant stay but gradual recovery of munist government on the thres Station. When ook

national spirit and con-men sand on other Americans | Jampe between 7-8 p.m. and Printed and published by WILLIAM ALICE : CHRÍRIAMU for Singapore on the first stage man of the Supreme Soviet making Chinens wing. He had sequently cur pride as a nation held by the Communists extinguished them at 7.15 a.m. and on behalf of South China Morning Post Limi

13 pots of fermenting material, the biggest barrier to its nefari= Franco-Presso,

He cedmated cach lamp had a Wyndham Street, City of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongicon 2

the way of other men.

Voroshilov

FLOWN HOME BY Again Absent

RAF PLANE

Found With Illicit Still

artiels's-wording

Ir that Mr Edward Lippa, en Presidium of the Soviet Union, Kowloon this morning for should renounco arms in

RAT

.vice.

of his journey","

fermenting material.

5.

Corroborative evidence wna

these

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