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Down To Earth
TOR writers of fiction, Fc Anthony styles himself, these cannot be easy times. In the old days, young men, such as he were urged by their peers to draw upon their experience for their materini.
of
their If they they wrote heroine that "a dreamy jooks ntole into her eyes," it was fair to assume they had observed some such phenomenon in course of their resepfeh
Research
and
was
CHINA MAIL
Contempt Of Court: Fines Imposed
The proprietor-publisher and the editor of the Hung Luk Evening Post were each fined $300 and the printer $100 by the Full Court, comprising the acting Chief Justice, Mr Justice T. J. Gould, and the Puisne Judge, Mr Justice C. W. Reece, this morning, when they all pleaded guilty to a con- tempt of court.
In imposing the penalties, the Court sald that while the contempt committed was not of its kind a very serious case they noted with regret that cases of this type, or cases almost parallel to it, were still occurring with too great frequency, and the Court would have to consider in future cases whether sufficient warning has not been given and whether penaltics should not be increased.
the
of
a lot of fun, many potentially promising any further writers never got then doing i
But now, how different things are. Science fiction is the vogue and
realism the romance must be books.
to rend
clothe In LD
SCIENCE
MODERN heroes, are
station masters
space- and the
like, and no girl could qualify as heroine who could not
talk with conviction of step-rockets' payloads, synthetic gravity and the properties of hot mercury
vapour.
ECCms
to have Anthony
fact, grasped this important When he set out to steal books the he marched straight to science department of the book- shop,
to
There, he helped himself
books on chemistry. They six
6d.. were priced at £14 29. which suggests that the cost of grounding in the acquiring il new art is formidable.
He was caught, and brought to Great Marlborough Street, where he pleaded guilty to his crime,
'HIGHLY TECHNICAL' POLICEMAN went into the witness-box and held up the stolen books for the magis 1rate, Mr Paul Bennett, VC, to
ECC.
"They're highly technical" the officer rald, with awe.
man," "Tell me about this the magistrate suid, looking to- wards the dock, where Anthony;
a fair-haired man of 28, stood
shifting uncomfortably from
foot to foot.
the
The defendanta were Yambellishment of the facts of the in the report. Wu-fa, proprietor and publisher case concerned
Evening It was just Hung Luk
plain statement of Post, Fok Hok-Bn, propricter what was thought to be the of the Golden Bridge Printing facts, qualified by the words "it Company
(printers) af 21 is said...." Bonham Strand Eust, ground floor, and Yam Tat-nin, editor of the newspaper.
On October 23, the Full Court granted application
on
Mr Yu said he had the con- sent of Crow Counsel to draw the Court's attention to a report appearing on Page 3 of the South China Morning Port of Never- to the Crown to issue writs of ber 3 in which it was stated that attachment for contempt of the two men about when the defendants. aliele was chout were discharged court aganist the The grounds of the application by the Magistrate hearing the were Dial the three defendunts, case. There was therefore, in on September 24, published or Counsel's submission, no injury and Counsel caused to be published in the done to anybody,
items newspaper
and parti- also ventured to suggest that he culars
in contempt of court did not think the learned Magis- enlculated
trade had read the artisic com- being
to interfere with the due course of Justice plained of. ns it was in Chinese in the case of the Queen vs. Red published. In
and Cheng Kwai-yiu
Cheng newspaper. Ah-fat in connection with churge of demanding money with menaces,
Mr Patrick Yu, instructed by Mr K.-Y. Yung appeared on belit of all three defendants, while the Crown was
repre- sented by Mr D. N. E. Rea, Crown Counsel.
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Mr Yu said he had instructions to plead guilty to the cffrece
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Dohalt of all defendants. De- fendants did not deny cominking a contempt of court buz in nat denying that they Couns silention to facts and circumstanges in con- nection with the case,
the
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Chinese
on't,
Established 1845',
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1953.
SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith
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"I have to go back to camp in a couple of days-what's funny about proposing here?"
Sailors' Application Again Refused
TECHNICAL OFFENCE Mr Yu submitted the offence was purely a technical partly due to ignorance and
A second application for the transfer of two partly to inadvertence with ne malico or deliberateness on the New Zealanders and a Canadian charged with
the defendants. part of
They robbery with violence from gaol into naval custody placed themselves in the Court's hands with the
promise that was refused by Mr Hin-shing Lo at Central this this would not happen again. morning.
J
Sheaffers "SNORKEL
Corruption Case: Police Inspector's Evidence
Further evidence by Police officers was given before Judge J. Reynolds at the Victoria District Court this morning. In the case against a European Sub-Inspector and two Chinese Policemen charged with corruption and conspiracy.
The accused are Sub-Inspector Dennis Edward Henry Ward, 25, Police Sergeant Cheung Chun-wah, 29, and PC Chan Hon-ming, 82, all of Taipo Police Station.
They were charged with four counts of soliciting money for themselves as a reward for forbearing to carry out Police duties in respect of opium divans in Tap Mun Village, near Taipo, on various dates in August, and with conspiracy. Word Is defended by Mr car, witness looked and told the B. W. S. Winick, Instructed by Court that he could find no Mr R. E. Mccre.
The
gezond
marks.
pll three
accused, and Lam) were talking at the same time or not, or whether the first accused spoke to Lam right after they had arrived in the teahouse. NOT DIFFICULT
and third acsujet ero infonded by Mr Chroles Leitby, QC, and Questioned on the subject of Mr Orwali Cheung, both in- the scene at the Tai Yuen tea- structed by Mr F. X. d'Almada. house at Top Mun Village, his witness said that from Mt. D. F. O'Reilly-Mayne,'
position of observation of Ward Croom Countci, is projecuting.
Continuing his evidence from and his group from the cockloft yesterday, Incp. Chan, who was above, he could not tell whether (first and second among the party which had stationed themselves In the cock- loft of a teahouse in Tap Mun Village where Ward was alleged to have received $320 from the village elder, told the Court that after having come down from the the secondl cockloft, he asked accused, who had been with Cress-exrmined by Mr Laseby, Wird, if he had heard whet was | Inep. Chan said he would not being sold between the first ac-say that his position of cbserva- cused and Lam, the village elder.j lón in the cockloft was very
difficult. He ogreed that although The second accused answered: there was a whole Police party "I am not clear as to what was precont up there,
he was the cused was then allowed to go Caly one who did the ebterva tion behind a Chiscas mating, away with Det. Sgt. Lee Sun.
Witness mid he escorted the beraure in this way the chances Arst accused, his (Wort's) wife of being seen from below were
lessoned, and Insp. MacDonald back to the Police launch to Taipo Witness denied that between the second accused Police Station. He was present the time at the Police Station when came in with the group, and ward harded him his revolver, the time the Police party de-
to Insp. accused had ammunition, warrant card and scended the cockleft, the second other personal items
place at the table and had gone Stephens.
CAUTIONED STATEMENT
Chan On September. 1. Insp.
.Mr Loseby put it to witness went on, he was present when Det-Sub-Inspector Lee took a that when he came down the
said between them." Second or-
risen from
hla
out for a few minutes before returning.
Counsel said that while it
The defendants, Able Scaman B. J. Stevenson, 217 was open to the Court to Im- and R. Q. W. Morris, 20, both of HMNZS Kaniere, were invited the pose both a fine and a pricon represented by Mr W. C. R. Carr, and the Canadian F. V
various sentence, he submitted that in Hamilton, 22, of HMCS Iroquois, was represented by Mr | cautioned statement from the cocklatt, the second accused bndj
SINCERE APOLOGIES
de.
G. Hampton.
i
A three were remanded for seven day's in pack cutindy at the request of the Prosecuting Officer, Det. Sura-ins. G. Fergus,
Funeral Of Mr S.Q. Ho
the circumstances of the case only a fine should be imposed.
Mr Hea,
replying briefly to Counsel referred the Court to points raised by Mr. Yu, said on amdavit nied by first
the editor had claimed the item fendant in which defendant said had been published through an
was the sole proprietor of oversight he
on his part. Crown the newspaper, and that third
On renewing his application, tor Counsel commented that these defendant
editor the was
oversights very thereof.
often occurred Mr Carr suld that the applica- it had Defendant said
tion should be treated as a matter of the in the more sensational type of of courtesy, to the Cenation and never been the policy
news item. The fact that the
New Zealand nationals who are paper the intention of interfering with were acquitted did not, in his he was not asking for preferential latives, friends
to publish anything with news
accused mentioned in the report
here
A large gathering of re- guests. Furthermore.
and 1990- course of justice in any proceedings. Hod-iris attention submission, affect the principle trecanece and Police investiga been called to the item in ques were based, he added.
an which the present proceedings could be easily carried out clates attended the funeral at HMS Tmar, where defendants service this morning for the "He-had-a-job-as-azsistant tion and that it constituted
few contempt
late-Mr-Ho-Shiu-que, Ship- he would buyer in a Brim until 4
of court
Glylug the Court's decision, would see in custops, never huve permitted it to be Mr Justice months ago," the officer
Gould said: "This Mr Hampton supported his ping Manager of Wallem & tendered his is net of a kind n very serious He "He gave it up because he published.
application and Co., Ltd., who died at his colleague's dissatisfied with his salary.
acere apologies case and the Court is satisfied humblest and
14 asked Insp. Fergus to give an home,
Wongneichong 10 the Court and said the it is not a wiful beach of the outline of the case.
Road, suddenly on Tuesday I COULDN'T HELP IT
article was bublication of the
in arising from
The magistrate said that ignorance and negligence rather than ignorance.
morning at the age of 61. "SINCE then, he's been ilving due partly to
inadvertence, and The Court notes, however, with was not pressing. for an out- on his earnings
Mr Ho, who is survived by from partly
The he
was not done deliberately.
children, his has
his widow, nine wrling, besides which
newspaper was founded in 1930egret that cases of this type, line, and remanded the case.
or cases plmest parallel to
and brothers had an allowance of £2 fram
Insp. Fergus told the Court mother, three and since that time it had not are still
occurring with
with had been his father In the North, and
that he anticipated defendants three sisters, mpt of courie contempt
cauri great frequency in this Colony,
Company sinco transferred to to be
District Wallem and made on creational £1 or 30s. committed any
piano in
1926. He was born in Kwang- or offended the law in any way, although three conducting news- playing the
Court at the next hearing. This was its first offence, and papers must have been aware houses.
tung Province. which have been defendant gave his assurance the
said. was
public-
"But why did you steal?" the magistrale asked Anthony.
"I Just couldn't help it," he said. He was remanded for u week in custody for inquiries to be made.
W
REPENTANCE
WHEN he was brought back into the dock, the probation ofleer went into the witness- Lox and said: "I think this is very repentant. young man He tells me now that he would to the north, like to go back where his father is in bust- ness."
lesson,"
that
10
0
the
law but
C&503
a sin
this, 100
it would not happen again, brought and the penalties which infileted,, and The Counsel next referred 10
therefore have to
have been
will
amdavit of the editor, in which oder in futuro cases whether
the
defenda:1 said he Wus responsible for all publications, con
He affirmed that the publicationscient warning has not been given and whether the penalty of the item
be increased was due toignorance should not
sub- and oversight on his part. further said that owing to health, he had had frequent
stantially.
"In the prisent case the Cour
Prostitutes
On Junk
he
His remains were cremated
the 'at
Hindu Crematorium, Pokfulam, following a service at the Hongkong Funeral Home. Among the many attending the strvice were Mr H. Johannessen, Mr J. B. Nilsen, Capt. G. Svane, Mr R. Adertsen, Mr Gardner, Cheung Wah, 31, master of a Dr and Mrs C. T. Wang. Mr Junk, was Aned $100 or one Fung Ping-fan, and Mr L. month's hard labour by Mr A G. Parker at the Marine Court this morning when he pleaded guilty to a charge of conveying tributes. women for the purpose of prus- uitution.
occasion to delegate the editorial does not propose to adopt that work to members of his junior courne but will impose a ligat the circumstances staff. In pacing the article he penalty in had no intention of interfering having regard to the fact that with tho administration of the newspaper has been in cir Justice. He offered his apologies culation for a number of years to the Court and asked that a that it he not previously offend
ed and tts comparatively small "I've learnt
terlent view be taken. my Anthony said glumly..
As regards the printers, Mr Yu chrzulation, end that no particuecuting,"
lar harm has been done. "Well, you've had an oppor said they were only concerned tunity in the remand prison to with printing, and dradis c
"The Court therefore Imposes seo the sort of place you'll find articles were received for print à se of $300 on the proprietar, yourself in if you do anything ing only just before going to $300 on the editor and $100 on like this again," said the magis- preas. In consequence there was the printer. The write will be
always a rush in doing this work. issued
remain and
in the nodded, He was He had little time to scrutinise Registry for seven days and and the contents of articles pert for will be superseded if the fines Colly discharged,
printing, and always selled "on went away looking chastened
The judgment at this editor, of
are paid within that time." and despairing.
the newcer,
trate.
In the old days all he had bten through might have
provided material...for many novels. Now, with action soar ing away ito space, he had boen brought too sharply down
to earth.
PACIFIC QUAKE RECORDED
London, Nov. 5. A major earthquake; probably in the Pacific, was recorded in Britain last night
Mr E. W Pollard, seismogra phist of Dorking, Surrey, said it was a great distance away and lasted for three hours from 0411 hours GMT.
Ho catimated that it was of major proportions and was probably in the Pacific-Reuter.
PROBABLE CAUSE
was
Trial Changed To Wednesday
Dealing with the circumstances of how the article came to be published, Mr Yunid the person responsible young and new reporter who had only recently joined the
Teheran, Nov. 5. Ho newspaper.
was perhaps
Dr. Mohammed Mosadogh, -out" for sensational news and
out to surpass members of his deposed Persian Prime Minister, profession. His enthusiasm and will go on trial next Wednesday Ignorance of the law coupled a high Government source sald with similar Ignorance
on the here last night,
Sub-Insp. K. T. Wong, pro
said that defendant was intercepted in Yeumati Bay yesterday evening. Boarding the
the Police found six. Chinese females hiding in the craft
hatch amidships and one more Dressed in the forward hatch.
ka modern style, the women,
Ozorio.
There
were many
GC-
third accused. Later that same his back to Ward, Witness said the third that he did not come down the day. he informed accused that he was under stairs with the rest of the Police
he had because with the party arrest in connection
А сталир alleged corruption incident at in his legs resulting from his Tap Mun-Vilingo.
position of observation. He cautioned the third
next witness was Det.- and the latter made a Sub-Inspector B. Stephens, at
In Cantonese, atatement
In tached to the Anti-Corruption as translated. Branch, who was
one of the which, follows: "I have done no such party up in the cockloft in the thing. On that day, I was on leave. I did not go anywhere. What proof is there to say that I am corupted.
Insp, Chan said he took down what the accused raid in his notebook, which he produced in Court.
he
"
The same day, witness said, he went to the Taipo Pallce Station and to the Police launch That plied between Talpo and Tep Mun Village, and took away certain books pertaining to the station and the launch.
Tai Yuen teahouse.
The case is continuing.
the
Notices
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and Canada, 4 p.m.
By Surfacs Macao, 6 p.m.
Friday, November a
By Air
Thailand, Burma, India, 19... Formosa Japan, Kores, 1 pm. Japan, U.S.A. & Canada, 0 p.m. Indo-China, 6 pm.
North Borneo. Australia, New Zea
land. U p.m.
Malaya, Indonesia, 6 p.m.
By Borisce.
China, People's Republie. 8,30 am. Масло, 9 ал.
N. Borneo, Mauritius, Bouth Africa. am
Thailand, Noon.
Eat Area, Noon,
Formosa, 1 p.m
Japari, Canada, 1 pr. Inan-China, 1 pm. Macap, & pin
Satisfying Recital
The
young
American violinlat, Isaac Stern, gave u
US Carrier most satisfying recital at
The
In Port
the Empire Theatre yester--- day evening. He was accom. panied by Alexander Zakin. Stern has come to the fore within the last five years, and American 27,100-ton
is now hailed as one of the world's master players. Like all the Acet aircraft carrier Yorktown,
of the fying the fog of Rear-Admiral great artists
violin ho Commander of R. F. Hickey,
achieves and sustains
great United States Carrier richness in quality of tone,
port this whilst technically he appearu Division 5, entered
to produced
en" a
recreational be impeccable. morning was the
visit. Poller
Under the command the Station
report
the opportunity of hearing an book, the first entry in which Captain A. W.. McKechnie, the Colony were grateful indood for carrier, has a complement of artist of top flight and a large the carrie
audience at was dated July 31 and
3,300 omcers and and appreciative more than last entry dated September 1; men. She is ono of the 24 tended last right's concert, and the log book for Police launch ships of the Essex Class of Inaated on thrée encores, No. 14; two log books relating which the Lake Champlain, Stern's, programme
cms of which which recently paid a visit to well-balanced one, and there was dated from November 1 Hongkong, is one. 1951, to September 1, 1053.
BOOKS PRODUCED Among the books in Court by witness Duty
Book of the
Station;
to a Police Jeep,
of
ΤΣΟ music lovers of the
n
was
something to appeal to all vras some
myself preferred Completed in January, 1943, tastes-I and the other from December
the Yorktown
melodious Con- built in Mendelssohn's was 10, 1951, to August 31, 1963.
17% months
estimated certa in E Minor, a favourile of at 'an Witness sald be also took
included in the cost of US$68,032,000. She has many. Also the official diary of the
dated October 20, an overall length of 888 feet. programme wero floral accused,
She is the second ship of that Vitall, Brahms 1952, 4 August 29, 1953, which
name. The first one of 19,900 Minor, a Rondo by Mozart- was also produced.
Contributions
To Science
Steakholm, Nov. 5.
first
Claccoins by Socata
In D.
la his cross-examination of torpedoed by
Lons fcundered after being Kriesler and La Camonella by
winear, Mr Winter called for-
ward the villago elder, Lam, and marine
a Japanese sub- Paganini-Margaret Bruce. during the Battle of
Radio Hongkong
ILKIT.
TOO CLOSE TO THE DOCKYARD
For loitering within 100 yords of the Royal Naval Dockyard, a.
asked Insp. Chan to look at his Midway on June 7, 1942. teeth and the colour of his skin. Counsel fold witness that, ho having been a Police officer for å many years, he took it that he must be darmiller with the marks of an opium smoker,
When Mr Winter Avent on to Professor Frils Zernike wis
Time Bignal and Programme 40-year-old coumpan · mistress, ork Insp. Chan what his cpinica samnary: Gol Jazz Half Hour pres Chan Nguh was fined $10 by: whoso ages were between 20 awarded the Nobel Prize for and 27, admitted to the Police physics for his phase ecurart was regarding Lam, Crown Coun-ented by Robin Doy (Studio]: 20. Mr A. G. Parker at the Marine in the presence of defendant methods, particularly his inven-sel cose and objected, remarking of; the phise contrast that wileens was not an expert
in there makers. ̈ was announced microscope," is Inst night.
JUDGE'S OPINION. Scientists here said his micro- scope enabled scientists to sco calcuriers objects with the same. sharp contrast bs "Alhery coloured objects.
that they intended to go to steamer moored In Yaumati Bay for the purpose of prostitution.
Dean's Latest Proposal
tion
sto
Professor Hermann Staudin- Iger, the Chemistry Prize winner, dis- Panmunjom, Nov. 5.
was honoured for "his The United States envoy, Mecoveride in the chemistry of Arthur Dean, proposed to the high molecular substancur, the Communists here today that the announcement added. preliminary talks about
part of the junior editorial staff. spoloceman for General Mr Yu... declared, the Fazlallah Zahedi had said earlier were, probable caure of the article's that Dr Modegh would stand, Korean political conferation, he Selmiisis: here and his work appearance.
trial "same,
next recessed, and that two delegates on molecules had laid the time after Me" Xu : then, directed the Friday, "-
date from each side form a commit foundations for the manufacture. Court's attention to the certified De Mossadegh, arrested on tee to consider the agenda prob of plastics-Reuter, translation of the article in August 20" arter: a successfullem.. question, and pointed out that coup by General Zahodl, will be The new proposal was made the names of the persons it re- charged with moring to dis- at the opening of the tenth ferrod to were only mentioned mild order by the Bhab and session here of the talks aimed at the very and of the article, dimolving - Parliament, without | at arranging a Korean political
conference-Reute He submited there was no em proper authority-nouter.
What's Her Line?^ Solution
"BADIO ARTISTE London Express Barvicki.
Portuguese Talf Hour (Studio); G.BP.
World News and United Nations Re Weeker Report: rime Signal Court this morning..
Defendant was engaged In port (London Rally P fishing in the area yesterday Dance-London Philharmonie and Orchestra: 7.30,"Down Memory afternoon. sald the Police Lone" presented by Aileen Woods Judgo Reynolds stated that (Studio Farade" presented Iri mitigation, defendant said by Bernard Mike weeks that the boat was being carried Ten Tuned (studio) 30 Variety along by the current. Sha did ho thought it was more of a medical matter than anything yardare from the North of England not know she was within 100 (BUC73}; 9, Time Signal-Sport" Re else, whereupon Mr Winter said
174w be wig Young (Btudio): 9.15, yards of the Dockyard. that, with great respect, then the Opera Bergilo Act E with Mozart)-Principale, Chorus, of the witness was familiar these matters and was therefore. Vana State Opera and the Vicen
Philharmonic Orch. cond. by Jowet to compotent
·Bny | Kripe: 10, Muste of the Twentieth: enough
Century-ano Rhapsody by Peter is whether or not a man
Hurges played by the, composer, oplum addict.
Birk Quartet kry 42: Minor by Puter His Honour then asked as to Burkes played by them ne gjen
A 60-year-old passenger, Me what the witness experience quati Arrigo Tos (vielka); Airmar
Hisar-Kerr (violin), By: Alves (viola) E. Papdopoulos, died on board would be, and this duration was and write Langallo) (Studio)200
tho as Heintich Jesson while "Ewest, and Laww) 100%,ki sather. put by Mr Winter to Insp Report is Time Bigmaradio wa the ship was en route here from Chan, who repiled that he could feel it coded London Bale:23 115, Tientsin. The Meintich Jesson is not tell an oplum addict by the goodnight Mud of God if Bave TER duo talerzlyp this afternoon, feco, but that could idenilly Queen) 12:30, Cione, down) 1903, Bud one from certain marks behind the person's car, aleazines
Passenger Dies _______Aboard Ship
Frinted and published by Wntsis ALICK. GRINNASE “FOR Asked to see if he could find and on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited at
Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, nny uch marks behind Lem's Wyndham Street City
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