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JOHN CLARKE'S

CASEBOOK

Worse To Come MARY lived in one

of

those quiet Losidon suburbs where respectability iB supreme Among the virtues.

Upon no one in the neighbour

hoot ld the mdge of respect-

sit 16

morn abibty Appar

She becomingly than upon hir might, incen, thi trously proportioned woman of 44, have

pirrontly buen chosen fo virlur,

the

"Very nice lady," her nela bours would say, "her husband's in business, something quite important, travels to the tinent, you know,"

NON

THE PAST

Can-

JONE of the neighboura knew that Mary, as a girl of 20.

had spent six menths In prison Had they been told, 3 d:ube if they would have believed it,

Rather than stay alone in the Lause when her husband set sh the other tiny for another business trip to the Continent. Mary, decided to

stay with

friend in another suburb.

H

one

She travelled from the place to the other by way of the thought West End, where she she would look at the shops.

THE PRESENT

IN

one shop, Mary, who nearly a quarter of century ago had bean sort to prison for struling. was seen by a store-detective to detective The Мен again. watched her walk off with A Js. Bd. nailbrush.

I pay for It?" she said.

You must come back

with

me to the inanager's office," the detective raid.

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CHINA MAIL

OUR AUSTRALIAN NEWSLETTER_

The Grasshoppers Become Major Problem

From H. King Wood

Sydney, Nov. 8:

The Federal and State Governments are still working out plans as to how best the defence forces. can go into battle against the grasshopper horden which are cleaning out some of the State's best pastures.

But apparently the grasshoppers haven't heard about this because they are merrily going their way causing hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of damage and turning a good sea- son into a drought.

Last week the Prime Minister, Mr Menzies, sent a telegram to the NSW Premier, Mr Cahill, offering to make servicemen available. Since then service and State heads have been working out a plan of what best to do.

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f. where they go has proved un-

much different successful.

Fighting grasshoppers admittedly,

Trawler Ashermen have had a to fighting the of Ash Kettle Queen's

but land- aco time this year beczuse the chemicy, owners who watch everything fith disappear.

disappear In minutes. The trawlers have gone as for green have

Newcastle trying a feeling that the besworth as place to work things out would And them, only to receive news

that be on the battlefield.

the schools are back their old grounds on the South Coast.

An Army spokesman salt in Sydney this week:

"We could find quite a num- of mechanical equipment ber operators if they are needed.

Just how many troops would be available is hard to say until the State authorities tell us their requirements are. whut skilled and unskilled, trades and so on.

to

Bald hands,"

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TB

Established 1845

TUESDAY,

NOVEMBER 10, 1953.

Flagstaff House Visitor

Alleged Banking Offences

to 11

Sheaffer's "SNORKEL"

Judgment For Balance Of Loan And Interest

From the Files

100 Years Ago

Judgment, with costs, for $12,925 being →→ To the Editor of the China

balance due on a principal sum of $20,000 on a Mall promissory note and interest amounting to $2,928.95, (making a total of $15,853.95, was awarded plaintiffs in an action for money loaned heard before the Puisne Judge, Mr Justice C. W Reece in the Supreme Court this morning.

His Lordship also allowed plaintiffs' claim for interest at 1 per cent per month from May 14, 1952, on $12,925-the balance due on the principal

sum.

I

with

is probable that

Sir, We beg to close nole addressed to the Editor of the Friend of China, In reply to his allegations regarding the disposal of the Library Funds. a request that you will, publish it in your next We are aware it ought perly to appear first in the Friend of China; but judging precedent, it the Editor may decline insert- ing anything so calculated expose his spitefulness and in- Belvility; and as more than

week would thus be permittedl to pass with his statements -un-

trust contradicted, we

that under the circumstances you Mr King Tung-ming.

accede to our re- man-will see t ager of the plaintiff firm, sald | quest. .— we arc, Sir,

your's Mr T. 5. Yu was the manager very obediently; } of the China-Industrial Bank in 1949. The Bank had since been liquidated, ho added.

of the

→ Pilintiffs wer: the Chion In 1951. Defendant hnd asked surance Co., Ltd., Dank of Cyni plaintiffs from time to time to Building, Des Voeux Road, Con-postpone prezentation teal, and they were represented cheque.

z'instructed by Mr Orwold Cheung" by Mr. F. D. Hammonet.

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wo

to

presume.

Admiral Felix B. Stump, Commander-in-Chier, US Navy, Pacific. who arrived on a visit to the Colony on Sunday, called on The defendant; Kwik Song H.E. the Commander, British rug, merchant, of Room

TALANE Forces, Hongkong (Lt. General Mezzanine Nasp Triphont

AND. S. DIXSON,-- Sir Terence Airey, KCMG, CB, House, was net present in Court

To the Editer of the "Friend of CBE) nt. Flagstaff House this and

was not represented by He was accompanied Counsel.

China' Mr Yu owed the firm $10,000 morning. by Vict-Admiral W. K. Philliges,

in September, 1940. In the Si-The letter in this morn- nit informed the latter part of that month, Mring paper is, "Mr Cheung Commanding 1st US Fleet, and the American Consul-General, Court Unt Mr J. T. Prior, Yu on behalf of defendant ap- written by you:relf, for, did. It Mr Julian Harrington.

(whib was in Court and who proached him for a loon of been Mr F. Algar's, - he would

represented the $20,000 to defendant. He agreed have put his name to it, Insterd.- formerly defendant) had asked Counsel on the condition that defendant of signing Agent for the Victory But whosoever the to say that he (Mr Prior) had paid Mr Yu's debt. of $10,000 Library. the defendant, and to ask the no further instructions

writer, the epistle would not have from owing to plaintiff company.

answer, but for your required leave of the Court to withdraw

malicious and uncalled-for-re- from the case. The request was

marks, in which, as usual, you This was agreed to by the granted and Mr Prior left the

drog in those who have no earthly defendant who signed a Court.

consern In the matter. missory note for $20,000, at the

Common some Lime handing to witness

courtesy required, an 'un- through Mr Yu a share scrip for before publishing such

that you 100 shares in the Ching Slong qualified statement,

should have mede enquiry as to Sonic Investment Co., Ltd.

The admiral, on his arrival ni Tso Chik-kl, aldas Trò cung. 31. pleaded not guilty before the main gate of Flagstaff House, Judge J. Reynolds at the Vic- Inspected a Quarter Guard of toria District Court this morning the 27 Heavy AA Regt, Royal

charges involving the Artillery.

On Wednesday, General Airey alleged transacting of a banking bus less without a lleener, per-will conduct Admiral Stump on

a tour of the New Territories. Jury and bankruptcy offences.

Photograph above shows Ad- miral Stump Inspecting the Honour Guard nt House-Staf Photographer...

An

Date of hearing was fixed for December 8 at 0.30 a.m. application for ball by Mr F. W. Ko on Tso's behalf was refused. Mr D. F. O'Reilly-Mayne, Crown Counsel, appeared for the Prosecution.

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was charged The accused

banking transacting with business other than by a com- pany between May 12, 1950, and July 12, 1952; transacting banking business without i licence; using the word "bank" in the business which he car- ried on; making a sworn state-

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purpose

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Countel mld that the action Flagstaff was to recover the balance due on a promissory note signed by the defendant. Pliniifis $20,000 to defendant on ber 26, 1940, of which, a run of $7,075 had since been repaid from time to time by defendant. The balance still owing now was $12,025. Interest cutstanding up to the defe of the wit, Le, May 14. 1932, crmounted to $2,028.05. Counsel said.

Solomon Arrives

SHARE SCRIP

pro-

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Witness said he then gave Mr the facts, when you would have found that, at the General Meet- Yu. a cheque for $10,000 payable ing in June last, the Treasurer to defendant. He also credited had good reason to complain Mr Yu in the company's books that the London Agent's accounts with $10,000,

werd quite Incomprehensible: and that as soon as an intelligible Repayments towards the prin- statement

reached hum cipal sum amounting to $7,075 August, & remittance was mode were received between: April. of £57.10.10. Of the balance In 1152, Bald the hands of the Treasurer, £20 A sum of $1,200 was was sent to another Agent in

FORGED X-RAYS

migrant in A Latvian Sydney Chest Hospital claimed this week that he knew of TB cases who had slipped through the overseas medical screening by forging X-rays.

140 patients al this hospital, about 11 per cent ore, have' Australians who In the words of one old new

here in arrived

the last five soldier. If they don't make up

years. their minds soon, it will be a

Baid that The migrant

in case of a nil return,

Unlers you have seen these holding camps in Europe some grasshoppers on the wing-end healthy migrants had two X-rays that is when Outside in the street, Mary

they cause the made, the first time under their Fecond linic name, the damage you can have no idea own and asked about WAIS stopped

under the name of some Ts, is, ts, didn't what they are like. the naltbrusit.

wanted get to patch One

seen in the rich person who

Australin. week Jast Valley Hunter

20 "A great deal of money always ment on oath on September 12, covered an area between

the 1952, for the 20 changed

deblor's and 30 miles long and 15 to miles

verifying few migrant. wide-not just a

statement; committing perjury but literally millons

Only about 100 people watch- during his publie examination As they moved on of them.

at 1953, the On July 14,

A CONDITION, AS earthed the laying of wreaths on the borc Jeft only they

before Cenotaph in the centre of the Supreme Court, in which a re- where a few minutes

city this week for

Australian ceiving order was made against view that he was most happy to It was a condition of a loan had been rich, green grass :

killed in Korea. him, by saying that certain

be in Hongkong, particularly of $20,000 to defendant that ho Mr G.S.B. Falkner, owner of servicemen

After Mr T. S. Yu, editor he was documents which as a the lemous Haddon Rig merino Many people walked on

sounded The Last

quired to deliver to the Official because it alles the Union Jack (defendapt) would discharge Ma

which made him feet nearer Yu's debt, a condition which news agency, had corroborated stud t Warren, gald 80,000 bugler

Receiver Post."

could not be found; home. He added: "It is my defendant accepted. Defendant last, witness evidence regarding his Lordship gave and six other charges relating privilege to play to acres of his best tund had been

President of the NSW Korean

the music signed a promissory note for the Joan,

plaintiffs with enten bare. He said that in

lovers of Hongkong."

$20,000 and plaintiffs handed Mr judgment grass Veterans' Association. Mr Allanic bankruptcy proceedings, Less then a month the

said after the ceremony: hoppers had turned a fair reason "The public never knew the

He gave 20 concerts while in a cheque for $10.000; Mir costs in terms of the claim. YU'S debt of $10,000 was Japan, which lasted six weeks, accordingly,

1in extinguished Into one of drought for him.

Korean war was on to start with. "I have had to start hand-

"They have very short

said this was his

Indifferent, but I think it a very

the East 1940, when he came bad show that only such a small number of people turned up."

RECORD SALE

On the way back, Mary pulled

dup from her shopping bag a jack, and handing it to the

said: "You've detrative very good, dune this thing very have nicely, I'd like you

Stahls."

"Didn't

you

been

pay for

that asked,

flap-Jack?" the detective

declining the gift.

“No," answered Mary.

TESTIMONIAL

o

hoppers.

Bird.

By the time-the-police-arrived--feng-40,000 stud sheep on the memories and seem completely

én had bain established eat Mary's total haul from the shop consisted

property," ho

added.

.

ให nail-brushes, Ken Rosewall. who has been the flap-jack and two plastic playing the world's top tennis bag. Total valut, 161 5d.

stors since he was 15, and is now one of the top-ranking three, Al Marlborough Street next

turned 10 this week, morning she pleaded guilty to

these, stealing all

and when counsel for the store had told longer offeally a junior and enn

against men! play the story of her crime, a polico- As a matter of

wonแก

Australia's leading Hereford cattle stud, in Victoria, was sold Agure of 125,000 guineas.

by law

May

Mr Cheung fold that his clients 1950, and February, The world-renowned plantst,

were approached by Mr T. S. Yu, Witness, will give two

on behalf of defendunt, for a also received for interest, for six London; and the only payment Solomon, who concerts here, arrived by Pan non, M Yu at that

time months.

yet made to Mr Shorirede for American plane from Tokyo (September, 1949) was inticated

the works purchased from him On May 22, 1951, defendant (and the value of which no one early this morning. He was ac- to pinintiffs in the sum of $10,000, sent him a cheque for $3,000 in companied by Miss Gwendoline Counsel added:

repayment of principal. Byrne, his secretary.

presentation the cheque was dishonoured and he notified-de- fendant, witness said.

Solomon said in a short inter-

for

On can be astonished to find beyond your comprehension,) has been.

of a

Arst time here, but he was, in plaintiffs' books, said Counsel Arms Possession,

Secrecy

Help Talksngapore and Indo-China.

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Robbery Charges

Counsel referred the Court to out to play for troops in Malaya, four letters written by defend

ant, th

three of which in 1950

the loan acknowledged

Fung Hol, 29, unemployed, of The first of

these letters $20,000, enclosed a cheque for $800

no fixed, abode, was, remanded www.for one week by Mr. interest for four months at the Pakenham-Walsh ab Central this morning on charges of Further Interest payments will take cheque were sent in the second of arms.

third the { and

by the

interest on $20,000,

single instalment of $100, the bill, though, three months over- due, having only been presented and paid within the past fort- night.

We may add, that of the £27.12.10 remaining due to Mr Algar after the above mentioned remittance,£21.14.6 is for the current, quarter, Le, to 31st December next, and which sum has also been since sent to him. We are, Sir, Your obedient humble servants,

TA. LANE, Treasurer, AND. 9. DIXSON, Secretary,

APPOINTMENT LAUDED --.

any others felt much the Editor of the Chine Mail. gratification at seeing in your jaki wazette, that the office of Registrar the departure of Mr Morgan, had been bestowed on such a much respected

ment as Mr Rieṇaeckor. The salary I know is not large, but it ́effords

That means that he is nothis week for the Empire record Panmunjom talks will in./Europe before returning to his Tato, of 1 per cent per by armed, robbery'; and · possession of Marriages," vacant by

fact, Lewis

From here, he will gò Manila and Malaya to give con Panmunjom, Nov. 10. Continued secrecy in the certs, after which he will go to

home in London, crease hopes for calling' the Korean conference, a high

today (Tuesday).

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F

Arst concert place on Thursday, and

Empire Theatre,

letters

went into the witness-Fi Noir world diampite, 092 guineas a head for the 131 United Nations official said eecond on Saturday, both at the defendant, at the same rate of The defendant was. alleged- to servant, of the Hongkong Güveri» .

box. and cald 10 Mr Paul culs pisy in the junior' cham- Bennett, VC, the magistrate: pun hiss this year if he wanted "There are two previous con- toe will be 19 in November victions, slr.

23-two days or the cam pleaship, tnds.

NOT A SUCCESS

Besides being sent to prison for stealing in 1929, Mary had heen bound over for thefts from

a house where she was staying

in 1841.

"What do you want to say?"

Mr Bennell asked her.

For answer she handed up a letter. A testimonial written by the friend with whom she had been on her way to šlay..

THE

THE FUTURE

rend HE magistrate

aloud snatches from it. "Always known her as straight and honest not well lately."" He asked Mary: "Did friend know tions?".

sobbed. Even

your

of your convle-

"N-not until last night," Mary then, she had told only of the 1041 crime. She bad not been able to bring herself to confess to her friend the other that had led to prison. "If those convictions had been more recent, I should have sent you to prison again," the magis- said. "An it is, you will

traie

phy

£10 fine and three guineas coste, or go to prison for a month."

Mary, sobbing, went out to pay the penalty using that

In spite of elaborate publicly, the newer syntact fibres had not been the supers for wh ch

This represented a record of

cattle auctioned.

More than 1,500 people from saw an imported 3-

the. close to This official,

Solemon was met at the air- 0,100 all states

bull bring year-old

Mr port by. Mr and Mrs Horry Nations envoy, abull United guineas e record for

Arthur

that the Odell. Dean, sald sold at auction.

Allies Staff Officers would make The bidding for him was over in less than three minutes, no pubile statements this week Across he river the station's If daily negotiations to arrange went satis-

conference

their promoters had hoped and owner, Mrs Janet Biddlecombe, the the abres themselves had proved sat in a rocking chair. Eighty-factorily. to b: ne cherper, than worl, Mr nine years of age, she was too Ewen WALTman, chatman and ill to see the sale of the stud member of the later-cattle began by her husband in

1006.

Australian

usin

I Wool Sterat:elat, mida tutional Sycity this werk.

"He

wes epicking at a dincer wiver by the Australian Wro Durau.

Mr Waterman said that until the manufacturers of the newer fabrics were

The Employers' Federation vice-president, Mr A. L. Blake, had A crack this week werkers, who beat the whistle.

But if no progress 'were, made after the middle of the work United Nations Staff ofeers would do, so publicly. the official said. -

the

The United Nations chief at Staff

Oficer, Kenneth Young will meet for the third time

Mr Blake sald that working this morning with his Chinese

assured of their time lost in Australia

was tor | and North Korean counter-

He said vital production hours

40-hour

e by the public, they greater than in Europe or the parts-United Press. not launch out on bly United States, production. Until volume was stepped up prices could not he were lost within the reduced, and until prices were werk due to employers starting reduced it did not look as if late and preparing to leave be these fibres would be a serious foro the whistle. He called it a menace to wool,

"very serious problem",

Time lost from this cause

But

that there he warned must be no complacency as far also exceeded that in all other

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woolgrowers were concern

job was ed. Their great meet the demand as a mat- ter of fact, the ability growers to increase wool pro duction seemed to be the crux of the matter.

FISHI-LABELLING

Five, ozlemilata of the Common-

the South

countries, he added,

REQUISITIONING

·OF NIGHT CLUB

(Continued from Fage 1).

Boarded Ship Unlawfully

For unlawfully boarding the USS Yorktown, Cheng Wong- chi, 35-year-old tallor, who had two previous convictions, was fred $100 or six weeks' hard labour by Mr A. G. Parker at the Marine Court this morning. Another fallor, Chuk Wing- chrung, 32, who, had one pre- vious conviction, was fined $50 for a similar offence. ́ ́

emblem of respectablišty, a wealth Scientif: and Indudelal the French Ambassador M. Rene cheque from her own cheque Research Organisation five been Massigil and a spokesman sald

Sub-Inap, Y,C, Lam, prosecut- book. Presently, in the local labeling fish down papers, neighbours would read Coast in an effort to keep track y discussed a conference on ing, said that Sub-Insp. Craggs, while "on "patrol" ́In a Police of Mary's crime and of her of the travelling habis. They Trieste of the United States,

Britain, France, Italy and launch in the Man-of-War an- history. That day and those have been axing enetal fays to

chorage yesterday afternoon, was Yugoslavia. followed would be that

the simon and findhead caught by The Yugoslav Ambassador, M. called by the duty officer of the worst of all.

Visdimir Velebit, was later American carrier. The

"What's Her Line?' Solution

BALLET, DANDER Lonton Eprann 'Burstow,

krawlers off the coast,

The scientists were called on

the job because of reports that called to confer with Mr Eden / complained thisk, the two or

3h have been disappearing from His chief, President Tito, as dants had boarded the warship their feeding grounds several said Yugoslavia will march if times a year for no apparent an Italian soldier enters Trieste, reason and all efforts to discover! -Reuter!

without permissions, and that they had refused to leave the ship when requested,

SIDE

GLANCES

4-25

Counsel mentioned fiere was a dishonoured cheque for $3,000 which defendant sent in May,

By Galbraith

think those new short skirts ara positively.

unflattering!"

have been armed with a re- volver at stairway at 70 promia of something better. Queen's Road Central on Septem- seldom is Government patronage wo popularly and deservedly- bestowed. Indeed ber 21, and to have robbed Ho

the Auditor General,- in Sul-keung of $798.10 and two

whose 'department I believe It He cheques, On the same date, at has not hitherto, displayed must Des Voeux Road Centrol the de- discrimination in his choice of protege witnem Mera Hold- fendant was also alleged to have forth, Mitchell, Morgan, and others, Do English and Chinese, of even bad one Smith and Wesson .38 revolver, number 593326, loaded

inferior, mark: the only previos really deserving Individual being Mr with six rounds of revolver ein- Hilller, our present Chiot Magistrate. munition,

and lately appointed a Legislative Councillor who, however, especially of late yours, I think was more to his Independence and integrity, than to the patronage of any one am Bir, your, obedient servant. -

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Radio Hongkong

H3.

*MAN OLD COLONIST Mr Meter must be thankful for small mercies if he be at all grailfled win holding the honotary

6. Time Signal and :: Programine office of Marriage Registrar,an, Summary: m. Melody with the pintment not so the department of Stars: 610, BG Bandstand-Scottmer, the Auditor General, ther corres G. W. B. Band cond. by Geord pondant's mistake must have arisen „Hawkins, (DUCTS);" 6.30 Weather em, the fact of the office having Report: 7: Time Signal. Work? been originally conferred on a Newe and United Nations Ro- futcher and currier, of that

ometal, pori (London Relay); 7,18. Twosi withgoalary of Fifty Pounds Plano Reelts by Moys Bra and sitached,' it being pretty certain the Kenneth Dinalay (Concert Hall); 730, fees would never in a year. Kingunt Force Favourites (London Relay); to Five, If we are richly informed,

there is another mistake. a. La Derpi-Heure Framcalpo (Studio); 4.30." "Pifat Hearing" presented by pazng thai Air Friensccker derives Bernard flicka (Sludio): 9. Time | ny pecuniary advaninge from the signal. Musical Notebook

ftica. by the lev. Father Tresented

REGATTA [Študio): 0.30, The British OVETEELS---- Lord · Lugard--A feature Programme produced by Donald Baverlock The Chines Regatta Commilitce, inners 10, At the Ballet Daphnia which has done so much of late

Costa,

Close down

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In supe

et Chloé" (Ravel)-Emest. Ansermet years in Improving the harbour conducting L'Orchestre, de is Burlese

agila in operation, and Bomande with the Motet Choir of has prepared 18" programma: of this Centers Choir un Master: Jacques year prizes. The amusements will Horretter: 1019, Weather Report: 11, consist of This Racos, each day. for Time “BignaŤ, "Radio: Nawa Reel; tree successive, days, commeticing (Hecorded London •Relay) 11.15,; on Turday, the 1st November, with Goodtristat MustemEarly, Italian Murjo, a diversity upon those of provjous, played by the Czech Philharmonie by the compatiiten of a bunk that duropean model BUL Drch; God Save the Qured), upen

manned by sufriere. Muchu 'rvori may be lookiji ter especially', trým Uns Duck-hunts by the campids pulled by boatwomen. R and for the tame days on wh The Chinese Imenila, es formarly the Victoria --Sepettes Club/v their "Annual Mesling, vinräthe. nd nd : Sed Novembars -bung as formerly,a nó, hrogyMUNG latter has been, Pint, LG (URL)

The Te H Women's Ash<clam! tion. Hongkong, Sy conducting bridge, mahjong" and "egnasta drive tomorrow). (Wednesday) ofternoon at Thibet. HOUSE, MoDennell Road, starting di 2.30.

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