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JOHN CLARKE'S CASEBOOK
MISFIT IN CRIME
ENRY is a frail-looking with Intent to commit a felony,
since
care.
early twenties are already long
ing him you might think Or all the erlines in the lists he had led a quiet life as a that are daily dealt with at clerk ever
he left London's courts, it is this one school. His paltor suggest
that attracts the seedleat too-long hours at a desk, his neat blue suit, smooth chin, careful haircut, that it is as much as his job is worth to appear untidy.
Dis checks Dro hollowed, and you
where except in prisai.
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1953.
SIDE GLANCES By
Declaration By G.A.T.T. On
Japan's Admission
Geneva, Oct. 23.
characters. Youths who in their
Mr Shinichi Matsumoto, Japanese delegate to the GATT, stated at a press conference after to- past their prime; despairing day's session that he was "very pleased and middle-aged idlers; ared, shubby happy" that his country had been elected an as- men who have no roots any-sociate member..
"Don't do mc for 'suss' guvnor," they whine, DA the account for that by supposing trying to steal rugs, leases, might police who have watched them he พวง missing occusional coats from Lara arrest then, Tuncheons, either saving to ReSUB" is their word for married or saving to support suspected person. marriage carlier undertaken,
Komewhat
IN°
£18 A WEEK
In all of these respeels, except To one would have thought of perhaps the hallowed cheeks, Henry as one, and yet there Henry
differed
from those he stood pleading guilty. The usually charged with the crime Chief Magistrate, Sir Laurence to which he pleaded guilty from
Dunne, urched hils eyebrows the dock at Bow Street.
Interrogatively towards the witness-tox, where a policeman stood ready to tell him about suspected person luttering Henry and his crime.
This man was watched fer Leicester minutes near Square," he said.
HE
SUSPECTED PERSON
wan accused of being
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Should A "Ref" Advise?
Sir-1 was interested to read a report in the press that the tocal soccer referees and taken up I. M. MacTavish's suggesting
some
that as a consequence confusion in the recent Arny Navy game, they should discuss the question of the indirect free kdick.
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"He tried the door-handles of a number of cars, all of which contained property,"
"Anything known?" the Chief
Magistrate lisked
"No, sir. He's a single man. When he left school in 1991, he joined the Merchant Navy as an ordinary seaman, fis pay
£18 week
Wis
"WHAT ON EARTH TUE rate of pay sounded high,
T until you remembered the date. A boy going into the Merchant Navy in 1941
enrned his money. The U-boats were having their best year.
The working party found an extremely in- sociate members whereby some delegates--such as genious text for the decision which made us as-
the French-could vote for us."
GREEK ROYALTY GOING TO U.S.
Paris, Oct. 23. King Paul And Queen Frederika of Greece today Jeft here, by train for Le Haver where thes will baart
the liner United States to all to New York. They will spend a fork- night in the United States on an official visit.-Reu- ter.
Turpin Not Going To Retire
Randolph
New York., Oct. 23. "He stayed in the Merchant
Turpin's manager, The official in charge of Navy until 1945," the officer George Middleton, said today
quite rightly, went on, "then he left and got a
that Turpin was not going retire from boxing. he has job as a builder's labourer in
game has now,
had his say, but what
the
worked as
said is, in part, alarming,
Cheshire - his home in the he admits that he was He was there six puzzled and as that is really then the curve to London where with confused it he got a job as a laundry wash- synonymous is obvious that things were not
houseman at LG 10%, n week. as well organised as they might fe left that job a year ago and
But it is the next in have been. part of his statement that really since then has
leather-cutter in a glove factory, makes
one think.
where his wages are £8 103, a Не 15 reported us saying I
week. He is st) working though the Navy were making it easy for their opponents toi score und told the Navy players that they could pack their goal' elc.
Since when has the referee become an adviser on tactics
there.
do
Sir Laurence looked at Henry. What on earth made you this?" he asked.
BACK TO WORK
during a game? What a fantastic "DUNNO," said Henry, look-
Thes
be
set-up this could turn out to b. Are we to understand that
official
that admits one team on how best advised to prevent their opponents from scoring a goal?
Taking up good and correct position is one of the arts of the game and if defenders post- tlon
ing almost as puzzled as the Chief Magistrate,
"I was just depressed," "But you've led a useful and decent life, and you've got this job-it's a good one, isn't it?
"Ave" Henry said.
I could this afternoon." 80 back there
"Have you got any people?" "I've a mother in the North. themselves badly-what-She's in hospital."
Saying that ever the reason-it is surely no
into sort of of the referee's job to offer jart
Henry's voice. advice like "Look here you
Think of chaps if you stand
your people before there your opponents will score. I advise you do this sort of thing," Sir you to stand over here where Laurence said. "They wouldn't you will have a better chance like you to be sent to prison,
to keep the ball out."
Forget about Sookunpoo and
locol conditions. similar
would tremendous blow-up. rules of the game powers of a referee same here as there.
Park. There
Д
would
they?"
to
He sald Turpin, the British
had been
asket
The declsion of the GATT 1- | divided into two parts, The Arst concerns Japan's secession to the GATT is 'un associate member-for which 20 coun- tries voted in tavour-and the second part is the declaration which will be open as from to- morrow
at the end of the your for signature by these countries who wish to enter into fariti negotiations with
Japan. Thus, France could
vole for Japan's accession bul will probably not sign the des claration
"Any country that does not sign the declaration," Mr Mai- sumoto added, "will continue to have the same tariff relatione with us as exist today.
"Of the mals reasons why we were 50 anxious to become members of the GATT is that the General Agreement will be fully examined and probably revised
ne year and we felt imperative for Japan WAR as a great tinding nation to be In a position to participate
these discussions.'
that it
in
Mr Matsumoto thought about 17 countries would sign the declaration Indicating their readiness to enter into tariff negotiations with Japar
In his statement
to the en- ference after Japan's elcelion, Mr Matsumoto declared:
"COMPREHENSION"
questions about reurement in- |mediately after he had lost the world title fight to Carl (Bobe) Olson
(11) Wednesday. and
"I an 'eertain that Japan win Middleton quoted Tarplu
conscerate henceforth her active saying "Not yet. I on: only 25cmiribution to the work of the years old."
GATT and the development of Middleton atkled: think I world commerce, know most ut
things the Turpin has on his mind."
"As for the declaration adopted today. I em muthorised to sign Two offers for bouts are being this immediately for my Govern- considered by Middleton, but he ment.
I can
only hope that declined to make further com
other delegations for their part ment about them.
will be able to do the same."
"At the moment," he said, "he is going to relax and rest.for two or three months and we will dig up something early next spring."
-Middleton.....said - Turpin ---- was. feeling well and in "pretty good spirits." China Mall Speciui.
Defeat
India misery eame
"No-no, Henry tooked appalled
was
Pakistan
At Soccer
Rangoon, Oct. 23. India beat Pakistan in the
game
Japon's associate membership is good until June 30, 1953, or until Japan's full accession fol- lowing triff negotiations, should this prove to be earlier,
-Jupan applied for temporary membership of GATT In July last year.
Associate membership means temporary
probationary review membership, subject at a later date. Το become
contracting member she needed a two-thirds
majority of the 33-member States, many of which have ex- prossed their fears of recurrence of disruptive pre-war Japanese trade practices.
FULL TEXT
Think of at the suggestion. He was dis-
at charged conditionally, and thing happening Highbury. or Ibrox, or Ninian set free to return to his work.
The full text of the CATT be one Seeing him go, I felt it would
Brst match of the Quadrangular | decision read as follows: And the be some time before his con-
from Football Tournament today. The "Considu:ing the 1. It has and
se! him free the science
the
was not been practicable for the con- the peril in which only goal of the remorse at nre
scored by rightwinger Joel tracting parties in present he had placed his good name
Duouza during the last minutes. circumstances to proceed with and his family's,
the request made by the Govern The gume
was fast and ex-ment of Japan to accede to the elling with both teams evenly General Agreement in accordance matched. India's teamwork and with the provisions of aricle 33. footwork were excellent but the Pakistani Koal-keeper saved many hard shots.
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"I give 'em about one more season before they join our checker league!"
U.S. RICE
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DECISION
Controls Relaxed
Washington, Oct. 23.
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Released
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB SECOND RACE MEETING
(To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club) Saturday, 24th October, 1953.
THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 10 RACES The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m. and the First Race run
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The fourth quarter (1993) United States export allocatiori totalled a Hittle over 9,000,000 100-pound bags,—Reuter,
In Switzerland For Medical Treatment
Mr
Geneva. Oct. 23. 2. The contracting parties are
Ghuter Mohammed, desirous meanwhile of associating Govern::-General of Pakistan, the Government of Jopac with arrived by al: today from Karachi their discussions and delibera-ind procecded to Zurich by tmin. wasted Lions. Pakistan's forwards
It is understood that "the many long shots but at times
"3 A number of contracting Covernor-General, who upent the the althcked the opposing
goal
parties agree by a declaration Persoon in a Geneva
+ which was ably defended by
24 October, 1953, that, would scok medical advice m India's backs.
pending the accession of Jupan Zurich. He is acxmpanied by following tariff negotiations,
an alde de camp.-Reuter, During the last minutes of play there was a melee before the their commercial relations with Fakistan goal
that during which country shall be governed Duouza headed the ball into the by the provisions of the Genceal net but rebelved the knee of a Agreement, ali, Pakistani in his stomach which 4. The said
eaid declaration re- Immobiilsed him temporarily.
quests the contracting pactics to Meanwhile headed arguments perform certata functions gen- broke out among the Indian and parable in mature to their fune Pakistan! spectators but the tons under the General Agree- Burmese crowd good-naturedly ment stopped them from developing
serious into a
fight.-France-
Proso.
UNTIL 1953
"The contracting parties dev cided:
"1. To invite the Government of Japan to participate in BASSENG of the contracting
OUT TO LOWER parties and of subsidiary bodies
FLO'S RECORD
ot
Gibralter, Oct. 23.
established
by the contracting parties.
"2. To accept such functiona as are necessary for the opera-
A Portuguese distance swim-tion of the demtion rotorred
Batista mer,
Pereira,
has to in the preamble of this de- arrived
Tarifo, on the cision. Spanish side of the Straits of
9. That, this decision shall Gibraltar, hoping to beat the take effect if approved by not record
for swimming the less than two-thirds of the con- Straits,
tracting parties and shall con Mis Florence Chadwick, the time in effect until the accom- American swimmer, set the sion of Japan following tariff record last month by swimming negotiations with contracting from Tarifn to the Moroccan parties or until 30 June, 1855, shore in five hours six minutes. imless it is agreed to extend E -Reiter.
to a later date.”—Neuster
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seventeen years, Western standard.
at the Gate.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
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SERVANTS
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CASH SWEEPS
The cost of a Through Ticket in $20.00. Through Tickets reserved for this meeting but not paid for by 10 a.m. on Friday, 23rd October, will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future meetings,
There will be a Cash Sweep on the last race of the Meeting. The cost of each ticket is $2.00.
Cash Sweep Tickets may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Ofices at Queen's Buliding, (Chater Road), 5, D'Agullar Street and 382 Nathan Road, until 11 am, on Saturday, 24th October.
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ALL WINNING TICKETS AND TICKETS FOR REFUNDS MUST BE PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT AT THE RACE COURSE ON THE DAY TO WHICH THEY REFL, NOT LATER THAN ONE HOUR AFTER THE TIME FOR WHICH THE LAST RACE OF THE DAY HAS BEEN SCHEDULED TO BE RUN,“
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October, 1953, free of tax. ・・
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on and after the 20th October, 1953.
By Order of the Board,·
LAU TAK PO, Managing Director.
Hongkong, 23rd Sept., 1959,
NOTICE
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Draft Programmes and Entry Forms for the 3rd Race Meeting 1958/1954 to be held on Saturday 7th and Monday 9th November, 1953, (weather permitting) may be obtained nt the Socretary's Office, Alexandra House; the Club House, Happy Valley; and the Stables, Shan Kwong Rond.'
Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on Tuesday 27th October, 1958.
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