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JOHN CLARKE'S CASEBOOK

Worldly Goods THEY

were man

and

wife. He, lean, dark- haired, with a weak chin

that spiky sideboards point- ed to; she, dark too, but plump. Smiling, she would have been pretty, but now, in the Clerkenwell court, she was not smiling.

She held her husband, Harry,

in a cold, remorseless stare. Ho, in the witness-box, wilted under st.

They were man and wife. A few years since, the title each assumed had seemed the most wonderful in the world

as, publicly, each to the other plighted their troth. Now, in pubile, by look and manner and word of mouth, they displayed other. their contempt for each

had Their narriage unstuck.

CHINA MAIL

OUR AUSTRALIAN NEWSLETTER

Alleged Bribery And Corruption Is Topic Of Week

FROM H. KING WOOD,

Sydney, Nov. 29. This has been a

blasts week of politics from all sides pounding at the Government to turn the City Council inside out over alleged bribery and corruption, while another army is lining up on the flanks and doing some heavy sniping on the compulsory unionism front.

It is generally conceded now that the Govern- ment will bow to the inevitable and hold some sort of inquiry into the activities of the City Council.

Established 1945)

TUESDAY, DECEMBER. 1, 1953.

MAURICE FOCEL

In

For

Treat Store HK Troops

Harry was in trouble for not Sydney newspaper is demand-Brink more beer than they nor-spectacular

paying his wife the money the court had ordered him to pay when he and

parted sho company.

'NO MONEY'

·

work in the same place,

I was in debt to the court. H

Tablelands or to her, to the tune of £101. When the matter was brought to his notice, he sold 'a policeman' how

It will be very surprising If

elvic the

set down elections, for next month, are not reported to poned until some Hiht at leash, tetanus. Mr Frank Powell, the magis is thrown into corners which at grate "I do not wish to appear the moment look pretty murky at your court as I have no money to pay for

my wife.

Anyway,

20

But on the forced unionisin front the Government seems to be on much safer ground.

thousands of

Admittedly,

of

of

Some pets are given rum neat, some have it with milk and others get a toddy laced with asprin.

Local vels вау there nothing in the rum as a cure right for the lambs, story-although it might be all

I should like to pay for my children, I should like to give them £100 a a week each, but people are signing protest peti- unfortunately my business has tions; and a few hundred people

broke. And gone

are attending protest I

meetings, but none of this is no shattering didn't leave my wife, she told me to pack my bags and

as the

corruption screams

SAME OLD MYSTERY There were three children of that are issuing on all sides.

The great annual mystery is the marriage, 1 wondered what In any case, it is unlikely that

оп again-where does they would have made of it to the Government will be swayed bottled beer go near Christmas the their

father and their

by a a string of names on paper, time? During the year supplies, mother In the court here particularly as the names mean while by no means gushing exchanging

looks of much

precisely nothing.

were available if one cared to Indications at the moment are do a little crawling at the local that compulsory unioniam will hotel.

law, but there

But

loathing.

FROM THE FLOOR NOW, from the witness-box,

A

N Harry sald: "Lost time I remove. Issuing from the that over the last few weeks through the forehead.

saw my wife, I gave her £40, I thought she was doing pretty good with the other man, and I wasn't doing so good meself."

"Excuse me,” Harry's wife

called out, from the floor of the court, where she stood. "Excusa me, buï tie only gave me £20. He's telling lies, you know, I've nover lived with another man. I wouldn't to it, 'cos of my three chlidren

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civic fire to warrant some sort less and less, and now

of gesture from the Government, of beer is the same old rarity Amazing

| as It was in the days BC, which stockily-built. told the

movie

JEDDA Sometime Bgo we story of "Jedda" Australia's Brst full-length colour

in the backblocks being made of the Northern Territory.

Maybe you remember, too, that a young aboriginal girl, Ngarla Numoth, who had never

TIMBER TROUBLE

King Case: Counsel

Summarises Submissions

Evidence By Pardoned Men

SHEAFFER'S

Skrip

Two of the three men who

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onice,

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1 By Air Indo-China, 6 p.m.

Thailand, Pakistan, Middle" East..

In the course of sumimarising his two points f made yesterday on alleged irregularities in the bringing of the defendant before the Court, Mr have received pardons from M. A. da Silva, Counsel for J. J. O. King, a former part in a conspiracy to beat H.E. the Governor for their director of Falconer's Ltd who is charged with up members of a rival fac- fraudulent conversion before Mr Poon Yan-hol, tion of Royal Naval Dock Africa, Great Beltain & Europe, & said this morning that according to Paley on yard labourers and which Summary Convictions the first requisite, a con- resulted in the death of one dition precedent, was an information, or a com- Mr Justice T. J. Gould, act- man gave evidence before

to intermeddle to try the case.

9. M.

by Burface

Indonesia, B D.m. Macao, .p.m.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1 By Alr Philippines, Quam, Hawaii, USA. Indo-ChNew Zealand,

Malaya, Indonesia. Ceylon. Pakistan, Middle East, Africa, Great Britain & Europe, Ba.m.

For plaint, without which a Justice was not entitled my Chief Justice, in the Canadian

in

this

4

Defence Counsel said that the Justice had no jurisdiction except in a few exceptions where he could convict on view, that was to say, without informing or charging,

party when

proceedings were

073

the

Court

you ste

Supreme Court this morn ing when the trial of Chan Kau, alias Chan Kai, 28, on

a charge of murder, con- tinued.

Chan Kau was have murdered Chan be former employee of the

was that

on

party,

alleged to

Fook,

RN

Street

a. group

of

:

Formosa, Japan, 1 p.m. Japan, a p.m. Formosa, 0 p.m.

Baby Burface China, People's Republic, 8.30 am North Borneo, Am. Formoso. 3.

Macao, a. p.m..

Macao, 0 p.m.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3

By Air

India, Ceylon. 9 a.m.

Thailand. Burma, Pakistan, Middle,

East. Africa Creat

Europe, 10 a.m.

Philippines 11 .11.

Japan, Noon.

Indo-China, Noan..

Formosa, 1.p.m.

Britain

Guam, Hawall, m.

U.B.A. & Canada,

Philippines, North Borneo, e p.m. Indonesia, Thailand, Malnya, Australia, New Zealand, 0 p.m.

Formosa, Okinawa, Japan, USA.

Canada, 0p.m.

By Burface China, People's Republic, 0.30 am. Japan, Canada, 1 p.m..

'What's Hot Line?' Solution OSTEOPATU London Express Bereice.

"Harry began, but ] been out of the Territory, was he was in Scotland during the | after 5%1⁄2 weeks in Malayo, will arst initiated telly Seymour was not even in these who belonged to Ho Kal's porty.had chopped someone: Accused mado --finally-selected-by-producer/Coronation tour and he opened play for six weeks in Koren on October 17, 1952-Agecution | authorised agent of Falconer's had been trouble between the two there came to be a knife and one

-his-wife-had-the-hoor.

Already this week It ap-¡bet, he pours his troubles out pointed a Cabinet sub-committee over the bar. to sift the allegations and some "Brassy blondes aro aut, ans announcement is expected from far as I am concerned."

Mr Cahill, the Premier,

this Another said: "A couple of week.

Servicemen in Hongkong lasses behind the bar will soon have an opportun- attractive One of the surprising points and consumption goes up by

King, merchant, of 20 Braga | complaint-which don't ity of seeing one of the most Circuit, is charged with having verbal-but

migh: come in the campaign, is that every the, gallon. Custommy

without which turns of the taken

a Dockyard, in Argyle A £400 (HK$0,305.04) the inquiry

Justice was not entilted to inter near the Sun Wah Theatre, and each day mully do, but they come back variety stage the famous for the use of his wife, Mar- meddle to try the case. He had Mongkok, is unearthing to have their regular beer after "bullet-catching" act., of them

the evening of garet, in November, 1950 whilst no jurisdiction except in the few July 23

last. some new allegation.

a Director of George Falconer exceptions where he could con- No persons hove yet been But they all agreed that bar-

The profession calls it "The

The Crown alleged that there and Co., Ltd., of Unlon Build-viat est view, that was to say. had been trouble between two named, but as the papers point men are the last hope.

trick of death", for sixteen per-

without informing or charging parties, out, they are not looking for a

TETANUS CURE

{formers have been killed attempt- ing

one led by Mak Hel, The Hon. Leo W'Atmada, QC, he could try a man and convict and libel plaster,

Pet lambs in the Northerning it. The inst was

Chung

ces another

employed on district

and Mr A. J. Clifford are, both him an view on certain offences, Dockyard labourer Ho Kai, at of Glen Ling Sco-in real ille W. A.

for the Robinson înnes are being given rum as

prosecution, instructed of Liverpool who was

Following Hu sald that these convictions Stonecutters Island.

w the beating up of a member of on view applied only to shot dead on the stage of the by Hastings and Co. a cure and prevention against

When hearing Wood Greba

resumed this types of offences under the Sun- Mak Empire in 1918, and The Incidence

Obrervance "Act and the them plotted to beat up Ho Kai's tetanus in the district this year the first was Rene Tij, who died morning, Mr Silva said he would day has been above average,

before Dubile

Aut. By to summarise the points he Vagrancy

and chose statute no party in retallation theatre audience like to summ

complaint, made yesterday as follows: exactly a hundred years eariler. Edmund de Grizy, the son of a

you to rule that wint, charge, or information the evening of July 23, when Other victims have included

Kal was giving a party at his French aristocrat, who was killed

the irregularity of there being man commit these offenecs, you home, 28 Argyle Street, second ne sworn information which was way to him, I try you, here is door, to celebrate the birth of e by his father in a "William Tell the process of by the defendant, victed." Counsel said that, ex-

bringing to Court, the evidence,

con- daughter, to do this. you cre ir not waived

Appearing for the Prorocution act, Madame de Lynsky, shot by

was an irregularity which the cept in those sees his Worship is Mr W. A. Blair-Kerr, Senior her husband, a man named Steele in Colorado, Blumenfold Int defendant was entitled to insist had no juriidlotion to inter-Crown Counsel, with Dot.-Insp. the Brsle, Arnold Buck in Ireland. upon, and when the defendant meddle to try the case.

J.EH. Hidden present for illusionist named Corran and an

At that tims Police. does no insist as I do on his

Accused is represented to go along first. in the American Far West, Corran behalf, there should be a non-

TWO DISTINCTIONS

by Mr Loo Wing-kan, instructed Mak fel had slot yet arrived.

Withem and the others, with the bunch, for he did succeed in his charged. was perhaps the unluckiest of the suit and The defendant dls- Counsel next quoted the case by Mr F. H. Kwok.

exception of the accused, then pro ceeded to the vicinity of Ho Kai's demonstration in a snail mining

of the Queen against the Justices

TWO PARTIES

home and waited among some stalls On tho

Mr of second

point,

Gloucestershire (35 K.B.)

nearby. About 10 minutes later town but then a local cough in Silva said that he asked his which he said clearly showed the the audience jumped up taying Worship to

Yau Chung-kwong. 27, driver they saw three persons, Lom Ng ta "Now see if you kin ketch this

rule (a) that he two distinctions.

the Royal Naval Waman), Lau Yu and the deceased employed by

emerging from Ho Kai's place, and (the Magistrate) had juris- Coming to his last point 2(e). Dockyard, Kowloon, in giving wituses drew the attention of its one" and shot the magicion

diction to try only when some M: Silva said he asked his Wor evidence, first produced a par- companion to them. third party informed or charged ship to rule that Falcones's Ltd. don given him by HE the

SEES MAN KICKED · The latest exponent of

They followed this group, and defendant before him, whether was not a party in all his Wore Go

Goyemor. a bottle remarkable trick

lck is

the such informing or charging was ship's records. On the other here Maurice Fogel,

two parties with w Lau Yan-chuen kick Lau Yiu, under oath, mere writing or by hand, Seymour, the individual there were atinuing, ho sold near the Sun Wah Theatre witness on who fell down. Witness walked on dark haired parole.

he said. was on his Worship's Stonecutters Island. He was a team of Streets where he saw opposing views employed to of Argyle and Bal is the way the locals have of Londoner with deep, penetrat

NO CHAB GOR

reccrds. Seymour, he said, pur- member of Mak He's party, man, whom he thought was the Just been

Point 2(b): Mr Silva went posted to be the party; it was not Accused was not a saying "Before the Liquor Coming yes, who mission".

Dockyard accused from the clothes he whe troops entertaining

the on to say that since Falconer's Rex by Falconer's against King employce but was the secretary something a little over a foot in wearing, strike at the ductased willi Middle East after amazing Ltd

alleged to be but Rex by Seymour against of the Chinese Eating Houses length. The assallant was 'now The Prime Minister, Mr audiences up and down Britain. the charger party to the case King, he said.

then ran - Menzies, is in little timber

VERSATILE

Gulid. Witness had knows him away and wiincas, being frightened, it must be admitted that Counsel went on to say that for about three months, having also went off and made his way to He Rew from London to Falconer's was not the charge give

For another authority ho

a hut in Fa Hui Village, Shamshuj- would met him at Mak Hel's home. po, where he found the rest of his story goes back to when Singapore on November 20, and par

Witness also knew the deceased, companions, except Mak Hel.

Lau Bea remarked that accused hydro-electric works. Ho Japan.

was proceedings acting as the duly -Soma.tima-prlur to July 23, no reply Winess enquired how It was a year last Easter Charles Chauvel, to act the he walked out.” she said, with a part of Jedda, the star of the chanced to mention that the

On the return journey he will not, alleged by the

factions following the loss by wit of the party said it had been taken forest nearby was really spend a

now that any

else had Ltd, one else week in Hongkong been the charger party on that

ness of his par As a result of from a bread-etail. Borneone He would divide film.

this point this, a labourer, Loe Hing, who was then remarked that the wrong per and something

im And, as This week Jeddo, slim

his practice, he'll be t mediately offered to send

material him

first part a friend of Ho Kal, was dismissed son had been date, wherefore the late two parts-the calling

chopped. Max Hal on airliner

for expert marksmen consequence was that there be in point of fact and the second up by Les fling and about 10 others leaving. So Wing uttered a curse and Shortly after, witness was beaten then arrived, arst accused suggested shy, stepped from

R a couple of plants. at Kingsford Smith Airport,

visits for from every unit he

WAS charger, there

no part in point of law, Mr Menzies agreed, thinking the essential business

namely, Jordan Road. Witness suffered sald accused had done the chopping. Sydney, and looked bawlidared

of firing

that Seymour was not the duly injury but made no report to the Accined replied "I tog bad till wel-he would get two or three-but the bullet he catches

diarge. between

Police. HARRY stepped in to change at the crowd waiting to

time. Let us go" All of them then thia week 50

On paint 2(e), Counsel said authorised agent of Falconer's young trees his teeth.

In point of

Following on this incident, wit, the subject slightly.

left the hut, come her.

Seymour Lact,

had news, Mak Heh, Leung Wal-hung and Maurice, a Gunner in World that there being no charge, his

The other men who had received She blinked nervously at the arrived. He has no place to

Worship was not given jurisdic-in evidence went to see some friends," he

evidence as regards

these others met together and agreed to the Governor's pardon, Leuns Wai- plant them and they will have War II who was captured in wor sold. "They'd told me they'd array of press cameras.

beat up Ho Kal's party. After work hung, also employed by the Dock to go into

disavowed agency on the evening of July 23; they quarantine for n Calais in 1940 but escaped from tion to try this case and the proceedings

yard, corroborated Laú's evidence help me with this money I owe." This Ward blow dr wide lengthy period before they can

nullity up to for Falconer's, said Mr Slive. the Germans and got back to proceedings were

met togather in Argyle Street about of the trouble. between "But don't you work?" the brimmed hat down the runway enter the country.

the rival Counsel next referred the* p* Among those proment were factions and the plot to beat up. Britain in a few months, spent date. And if these proceedings

Lau magistrate asked him.' “What as a small girl presented her

the last 18 months of his scr→ | con

constituted

Hong, and the accused. Witness 300 anything of the Aght on the do you earn?”

with a bouquet of flowers in

vice in the famous Army show

non-sult, and. King | ceedings of July 2,

and | waked what 1953,

they intended to do, Bout £10 a week," Harry the form of a boomerang

July 23. be discharged,

neurial if proceeding. "Stars In Battledress with to be

niter reading the evidenco of and Chan Kau (accused) told them Mr Silva said that point 2(d) Seymour Mela-

given in cross- "What's the

was a point her amount you're and

if you

of smile,

and Jurisdiction chrino and Flotsam, mystifying

examination, Mr Silva sald that supposed to pay to your wife1" | quick enough to catch it,

the waiver could not come into con in troops in Britain and in

unmistakeable It was £1 for her, and £1) shows perfect teeth.

She was

Northwest Europe

campaign sideration at all. No one could Seymour was saying in evidence for each of the children, a total dressed in a plain white dress,

his

ever thought tribunal with

agree or welive A delightful little book makes

uncanny wide-skirted,

any that Falconer's did not under- of £4 a week. The magistrate

the white hat, its appearance in Hongkong to-

reading" act.

Anto jurisdiction tok

take these proceedings, that ha then and black shoes all of which day. Tilled "The Magic Scroll" wrote down the figures,

Counsel S said: "I'll make an order for contrasted very well with her is a

This was such a success that which it did not

(Seymour) did not undertake in this them, and the party, was the reminded the producer George Black Induced you to pay the £101 or go to dark skin.

charmingly written and beauti-

but him to take it on the Mage respect of the words of Mr Crown. That was now the posi prison for three months.

SEEING THE SIGHTS

when he was demobilised, and Justice Field in the caso tion which his learned friend *You will pay £5 a.

fully illustrated by Ho Yuen- week, £1

Sho drank of which will be arrears. If you lemiade at the airport, then

A botlic of keo,

trying to he quickly reached the top of Blake and Beech reported in the were a local young lady.

reverse, he can afford to live with another wanted

Law Reports, First Exchequer added. Although principally designed

the bli in variety. to see the sights of for young readers, adults will

He works alone, and apart 1870, which he then quoted. Mr Sliva said, that Mir woman, you can afford that"

Sydney, IMAGINATION, OR...

Counsel said that the words d'Almada yesterday referred to from guessing such trides as the last four years Ngarla the skliful prose of the youthful objects, he has successfully pre- Information

themselves enchanted by telephone numbers, names and he wished to stress were that a board meeting of Falconer's has been at a church bostel at authoress.

or complaint was directors held recently which passed within a yard Alice Springs where she learned

"The Magic Scroll," which is Cup-ile results, boxing matches, trais's jur:riction

newspaper headilnes, necesary to found a mag's ho said he would produce in to speak English. Before that

Unless and | dus courso and, would tender in printed and published by the

outcome of and in her look was pay, fury, very much to do with

.4 gunoral Worship and said "I complain direcotrs of Falconer's today on sale at the SCMP scorn, contempt, and-or was it dress and

to you and I want you to try had ratified and adopted there election. offices in Wyndham regon some other in- or any dresses or any hats, for Hongkong, and Salisbury Road, in 1947 he even did a test him, his Worship could not proceedings right back to October

OVER

or even earlier, if necessary. gredient in look

"the telephone from West- convict on view. that matter.

cliff-on-Sea "with 'n' scientist 'of

from For a split second was there

JUDGMENT... CITED not a wife to husband look?

international reputation residing

rest in the United States, and cor- Hawkins in the

A judgment of Mr. Justice Counsel sald that the case in fancy there was. That for just

case of rectly

named an object the

point of evidence for the Pro- professor was thinking about Queen against Hughes in 43 secution was closed and he without a word being spoken dealt with the process of could not see what right, what

bringing to Cour by either of them,

Bald Mr authority Mr. d'Almada had to Information Silva.

was duly re-open the evidence and to in- fald without which no hearing troduce this evidence, In the nature of a trial would|

Hearing la continuing. place; in other words, the same thing as was ald in the other case whether that, in- written or formation war

nod in Harry's direction. "Then he came to see me once,

and

said he was going to leave his woman and come to us,"

sold.

210 ́A WEEK

******* shrugged his shoulders

away.

Не

"I

and woat

*a"

pine

and someone

Ngarla is shapely, all right, A DELIGHTFUL Terry-Thomas George

For

are

find

BOOK

Chinese

dicted

no

а

same result:y; again the Court to the record of the pro- | Axe, Bo Wing, Lau Yan-chuen Ho Kal's party, but said" he did not

WILS

A

have

Court

of his wife, and did not give h|sho. lved with her tribo-the South China Morning Post, Ltd., nes of football pools and even unili some one came before his evidence, showing that -

a glance, She looked at him, famous Arunta-and didn't have

that length of tline she saw her husband as he had once appear

to her. The fraction of. moment passed, and, she went off, by one door to return to her children; and he left by another, and both left pity in their wake.

wide-brimmed hat-

while now

Kowloon.

It is priced at $5.

Street,

Radio Hongkong

BKT.

6, Time Sigsal Land Programma

the

No Permission To

Lake

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Be On Ship

women,

m. Ho Xing, 21,

the

tho

the moment of King's ar

In Sydney she will stay with Charles and Mrs Chauvel. After her the Christmas display in the airport they showed Icaving Sydney's biggest store, and she admitted quite frankly that the NT

had nothing to equal it. Next day, she was slated to One give a press conference. can't imagine Jedda being full of light chatter with the boys, but Mr Chauvel was there, and Charlos is an old hand at filling In any awkward pause in the sweet name of pubility. Light Hallada by Nance Blanep Sow Chon, 28, Xip Mu, 34, and After referring the Court to

(Visiting soprano from Australia) “DEST" BÁRMAIDS

WILI *Piano...... Accompaniment by Lei Lan, 32, were fined $25 each Palty on Summary !! Motherly, women, make

Convictions Mrs W. R. Scott arrived in best barmaids,

the Moran (Studio) 20. Forens by Mr A. 10. Preker by the. 8th edition, Mr. Giiya" said, thaf

· to | Zavourites according Hongkong by Pan-American loading Bydney, hotel managers. 30, Makring

(London Relay); Marine Court this morning when an October 17, 1982; there must The condition of the man- Demi-illeure Francaise B. (Studio): aircraft this morning to pay Manager of the fashionable Bernard Hicks sluc

presented by they pleaded

aded gully to the charge to us W first requlake onto was shot by a Policeman when Ley Hotel Australia,

HUMANASU W. Bignal Musicnt Noteb

Due of boarding the my Alpha formations or complains which evading arrest in Castle Peak pression | Zambest at 13.30 am today was the basis of all the subs Road Bhamshulpo, Hart night, Rentoul, recently, told an Awarii bylby Bevi Father

8934 without permission, perito

prooedings without was reported to be satisfactory Inquiry that he preferred barudleypa 34@Shaplug

come---Visis to

The Police Mid that they were whenchie & forstilp, was not, mum; this morningzkonda Naminerina payaga allaredily found in the crew quarters on thorised to Intermeddia except The man," Kowloon Bay, CY

Lady Grantham's

Sister Hera

Grabflám, and Hims

visit to her maids because they sold more Aerialilos at Crandald

the GovernR",

Mrs Scott will be, staying at Government"Zoumi,

beer. They build up, a follow-join Ate thek Balas She was met on arrival ating, ho.welding, or Miravinsky Nerimmed

Kal Tak by, ME B.

ADC to H.E

and

Slaving other managers agreed

the Governor, himig One said?.

MELO, F. Hamliion, right. If sceneonas had a row.

(hequrdes and sandoris Balty to a two

with the bow or, wife, or lost aližne Queen;

Wounded Man's Condition

who

where bo WKE propowered by anatched handbag tror - 1

tute to convlet on viewed woman,

Coupsal bald that Patry put 31 Kowlood

in the office portals farms that

SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith

the leav

ble to look in front

dropped