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JOHN CLARKE'S

CASEBOOK

The Fugitive

PUNCH DRUNK

with

ex-

shaggy doggerel and scarcely able to think, cept in rhymed couplets, the crowd milled lunch-hour. round the Christmas-card counter.

CHINA MAIL

Laos Crisis: Defence Minister Returning

Paris, Dec. 28.

Faced with the Vietminh drive through Laos to the Thailand border, the Laotian Minister of Defence and concurrently Vice-Premier, Phouey Sananikone, tonight left Orly airport here to re- Accompany- join his government in Vientiane. ing the Defence Minister was Prince Outong Souvannavone, the Laotian Minister of Education and Information. Both men had been attending the third session of the Traying

High Council of the French Union.

So preoccupied was everyone, That no one noticed James, He,

alean, hungry, bitter-looking

in crumpled.

man

ho

clothes, stood before the coun- ter examining cards as if hoped to And by one unseasonable message. Presently

a really

he forced his way through the crowd and left.

after- A little later in that

James noon,

was walking down Gray's Inn Road, a police-

in plain-clothes รายก him What's that in your mac pocket? the policeman asked.

# box James brought out Christinas cards, and

cd

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The Defence Minister reveal- $2,370,000,000) as ecopared with defence base for 038 billicu francs (US, $2,400,- That the Franco-Laotian forces was at | 000,000) for 1953, not including Savannakhet and its nearby air the budget for the land forces in

Indo-China-France-Presse.

base of Seno.

He said that the Vietminti uttack on Thaktick stopped

had been expected since October and that Tro defence preporations hact been made there Thakhek was considered to be perkups

un open town.

of

because his not seemed so ut 1241 their odds with

message, pullerman asked where he had bought them.

MET BUY THOSE?

"ME

it shop. 2I18

ME? Spend Money on things said James, Me that," offended. "I pinched them from He brought two maga- Picked from his pocket.

off of those up, too," he said a bookstall.”

James was arrested and next Clerkenwell morning at the court, he pleaded guilty to his thefts before Mr F. H. Powell.

"He's a single mon, nged 32. and I understand he does have A criminal record,'

sakl the ofer in charge at the case. when he had told the magistrate of James's arrest. "If we could have a remund..."

What do you want to say?" Mr Powell asked Jumes.

"I' Just go into London, looking

Jinves for work," answered. He was remanded for a week.

THE RECORD

WILS brought back into the dock, the bitterness that had been in his fnee before, seemed to have gone, and now he looked ton- tent, at peace with the world.

WHEN James

The police officer went into the witness-bux and opened a bulky Ale of papers. "I have details of this man's <'01- vielions, now, sir," he said the magistrate

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James settled himself more comfortably in the dock, and Lossed a long lock of hair off his hend. He looked like a man about to be praised in public, who has been through the ex- perience before and found it not unpleasant.

There are 14 previous con- victions," the officer began. "They date from 1837, when he was 16.

.'

VERSATILE

He began to read the list, des

tailing every one of James's variet erimes. He had been Bned for stealing in Inverness

A military

BA

mission, he re- vealed, had made an inventory of all material to be evacuated or destroyed.

Seven Die In Well

Calro, Dec. 28. In Paris tonight, the military

Seven membera of situation

following the

was caravan died today in Into Laos

mình advance

Vict-

Вп

still far from clear on the basis attempt to rescue a camel

of the intest reports reaching driver who fell into a 50- the French capital,

foot abandoned well during

1845

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1953.

SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith

Cor. 5008 by MEA Borsien, San V. M, ông U, BE

10-2

"I'm 20 minutes late because an escaped monkey tied up traffic, but it might be safer to tell him I overslept!"

Tried To Sell HER THIRD

Obscene

stepping-off a search for water for his Literature further Vietminh, animals nedr Abnoub in

miles to Central Egypt. Borne 50

It was known, however, that Thakhek Was point for move and. the south ul the town. Eight other members of the Suvannakhet being trans-

eurayan had tried to get down formed into, a key defence out- post based on the nearby Seno hirfield,

into the well to rescue the camel driver, and six of them were asphyxinted by the foul air, while TURN BACK

the other two were barely able to French-Laotion forces, com-climb back to the surface.

By ing

the time aid arrived the seven in south, tonight the well from the encountered no Vietminh cle- :

were dead. France, ments and it is believed that Presse. they suddenly turned from their westwards advance and striking routhward toward the

were

line cutting across Indo-China FRONTIER

between Sava

tween Savannakhet and the

seaport of Hue.

Military experts here point INCIDENTS

out that the terrain in Luos—a

the

kind of jungle denseness on

of mountain chains And

seys which

03

f"Onl

LINES CUT

out

Tel-Aviv, Dec. 28.

Lau Ming, 25, unemployed, of 6 side door at 19 Queen's Roud Central, was charged before Mr Hin-shing Loat Central this morning with exposing to the pubile view printed matter of an obscene nature.

The defendant, who pleaded guilty to the charge, was. Ir manded 24 hours for sentence by the Magistrate when Pro secuting Officer, Insp. W. E. B. Howel, requested an adjourn

for finger-prints to he

ment taken.

Outlining the

Insp. case, Howel told the Court, that a European Police Inspector saw the defendant with some books In his possession, talking to some American sailors at a side door in Queen's Road Central. On seeing the Police Officer the accused tried to run away, but was caught after a chase.

The accused admitted at- tempting to sell the books for $2 each; sold Insp. Howel,"

Deportee's

Claim

OFFENCE

A 24-year-old sampun master, Tam Ming, who had committed The offence of carrying women for the purpose of prostitution twice only a few months ago, was brought before Mr A. G. Parker

at the Marine Court again this morning charged with a similar offence.

NEW

SHEAFFER'S

SNORKEL

PEN

Alleged Conspiracy And Possession Of Dangerous Drugs

150

ADMIRAL HK$ 240

From the Files

100 Years Ago

A Chinese was violently as- saulted, on the 8th instant, on

The story of the discovery and seizure of a large quantity of dangerous drugs and imple- ments for the manufacture of heroin, and the arrest of two Shanghai Chinese nine months ago, was related by the Prosecution before Mr Justice and clothes.

the road betwixt this and Shek- pal-war, by two armed enco who broke his arm and robbed him of his money (about $20)

detention at Tam-koon-tow, was

A. D. Scholes, acting Puisne Judge, at the Criminal A fahing-boat just raniomed Sessions this morning, when the men, Wong Tak- from pirates after a month's sang, alias Wong Yam, 52, broker, and Wong Kin-again seized and carried on on ming, 30, chauffeur, appeared on trial on charges the of conspiracy and possession of dangerous drugs.anchorage, at Bock-pal-wan.

GLITIC

11th instant, from the.

B

BATTLE WITH FIRATES The accused were charged Crown Counsel said, evidencé

a certain Mr F. Williams, of II.M. with (1) conspiracy on various would be adduced of dates

addressed between April 1, 1951, letter

10 the first Steamer Hermes, arrived in the

forenoon, in and

was March 29,

and which

aleo harbour this 1953, with accused others not in custody, to manu-found in the bag. He did not pirate funke which he had taken, facture morphine and heroin; propose to read the letter to the having been blown out to sea (2) conspiracy on various dates Jury then but when they come fourteen days ago, and during

the

period, with to see it later they might find it the interim he and his boat's- others not in custody, to deal of considerable help and im crew of 14 men have had little else to eat but calavances. He in oplum, morphine and portance, he declared.

Underneath the front seat of | reports the capture or destrue- heroin; (a) possession on

a small tion of 40 junks, believed

pirate March 29, 1953, of 250 lbs of the car was found

opium. This to be the "patriot feet lately raw oplum,

of quantity of raw 881⁄2 ounces

formed the subject of the escaped from Amoy; and we diacetyl morphine hydrochloride

that in pursuing the (heroin). 8 Hbs od crude fourth charge. The Prosecution are fold

Hermos this amount of pirates, two of the 18 ounces of im- suggested that inorphine.

boats capsized in the surf, and pure morphine and 11 ounces opium was in the nature of a

as the crew landed; they were of morphine hydrochloride; and sample.

stripped of GARAGE BENTED

everything and (4) possession of 17 gramines

Both accused were later curried into the interior, whence DI row oplum on the

charged and

they were cautioned

only liberated on date

made

payment of a heavy ransom. pursued statements. Enquiries Both accused pleaded Tot gullty to all counts and

by the Police revealed that the Lorcha No. 70 was in the hands Robinson Road had of the pirates, but was rescued Jury of six men and

garage at one

the Hermes, and had been rented to second accused by

The master rent receipt was found arrived at Amoy.

had received some ill-treatment, де In the possession of first ac but none of the crew were hurt. ducted by Mr D. F. O'Reilly cused. The first

accused was Mayre, Crown Counsel, assisted

of a card Another large pirate fleet had in possession

woman was empanelled,

same

S

The Prosecution was con-

And the

also

by Mr W. B. Scrogg, ASP, which purported to be a receipt/ escaped to soa.

ADCI Insp.owloon), and Det. Sub- E. 11. Hidden. Both accused were represented by Mr D. A. L. Wright, instructed by Mr F. X. dAlmada,

for certain lighting garage.

for the

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LOST AT BEA

also visited 113 The Police

We have been disappointed in Leighton H Road, the re-the con-receipt of full particulars sidence of the first accused, of the loss, about the 25th

a search revcaled. docu-October. of Lieutenant John to first accused Mathews and thirteen, men of the an Insurance USS. Pistmouth, during the late

CROWN CASE Glying the facts of the case and that

Sub-Insp. K. T. Wong, pro- secuting. told the Court defendant was

24

the

told, had gone off on a shooting excursion to an island short dive

miles distant from the R

to the Jury, Mr O'Reilly Mayne ments relating intercepted off

sald that about 8.45 p.m, on and including March 29 this year,

a Police policy for the Studebaker car. visit of that vessel to the Bonier party under Sub-Insp. Hidden There was also a hire-purchase Islands. Mr Mathews, we are visited 6B Wang

agreement for the car. Fung Terrace

The trial is proceeding. (In the Bay View district). Prior to entering the flat, Police found a Studebaker ear, Foll No. 7817, parked outside the premises. A guard was left with the car, and the remainder of the Police party then entered the flat.

the new Queen's Pler at 8.30 p.m. yesterday. Six women whose ages were between and 35, were found hiding in the hatch of the sampan. They admitted to the Police in the presence of defendant that they intended to go to a steamer in Kowloon Bay for the purpose of prostitution.

Defendant was fined $150 or two months' hard labour.

Arson Case

Ending

Ching

the

2

There they found the two accused. The Police had conversation with each of the First accused said he re-

Leighton Ha

searched by

TOT.

sided nt 113

Flood

Hoad. Ho Was Insp. Hidden, wha found

pocket

watch attached to chain and a bunch of keys on his person. In the meantime there was A conversation be- tween Sub-Insp. Lee, another member of the Police party, and second accused. As a re- sult of this conversation second accused wrote down certain address on a piece of paper which he immediately destroy- ed.

wand

Mail

Notices

The Txtest Limes of porting shown below are those för unë registered earrespondence posted At G.P.O, Hongkong. The "Intest posting times elsewhere which, In pesiarki, aro sarlier than the by enquiry at the focal mice, 0.P.0, times can be ascertained,

The latest posting times for registered articles are generally one hour earlier than the timer shown below. Particulars regard. ing parcel mallu can be ascer. tained by enquiry at any post

•

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2 by Air Indo-China._d. p.m.

Thulland, Pakatan, Middle Esat,

but observing the

coming in, he made for her. · As the weather had a very threaten- ing

was advised to

relearance,

to the Plymouth, but declaică doing so; and a' heavy

sate, or rather hurricane, having raged towards evening. It is be lieved the boat capsized, and all hands were drowned. A thorough. out ansuccessful search · wÁN made by their shipmates of every spat c which there was the slightest probability of their taking refuge.

VOLCANO REPORT

We have been favoured with the following extract of a re- port of Lieutenant-Commander Junius

Boyle,

Commanding

the U.S. Store-Ship Southamp ton, to

to Commodore Perry:-

the Island .or

"On the 29th October, nose Formosa, I dis- covered a volcano, distant from violent throwing

state of

Vast

eruption,

of

Africa, Great Britan and Europe, the land about 10 miles, in a

p.m.

By Burface

Aden, Malaya, Ceylon, Pakistan, Middle East, italy, i p.m.

Macao, 6 9.m.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30 By Alr -Philippines, Guam, Howall,' USA and Canada. E

cunnot be used One Israeli soldier was shot communications owing to dead and another injured today unnavigable rivers and abrupt in two separate incidents along inelines would make it pos- the Israeil-Jordan troulles, sible for hotit Franco-Laotian was reported here today. defenders and probing Vietminh Elements of the Arab Legion elements completely miss were reported to have fired on each other.

ал Israeli military group in They added, however, that Boudrous, near Lydda, Israel, the Vietminh had scored a sur- who with the approval cf - the prise

Fuccess and that the Mixed Armistice Commission evacuation of Thakhek had were preparing to mark off the

Ling, 88, A former arousedt grave fears in neighborder. One of the Israeli soldiers

Royal Naval Dockyard.coolie, was killed. bouring Thailand.

The second incident occurred

charged on two counts of arson, at Davelman

elected to remain silent when In South Negeb

the where about 80 Arubs exchang-

case for the Prosecution They pointed

that, ed re

the Acting with

an israeli patrol

concluded before although Indo-China had, for n

Chief Justice, Mr Justice T. J. for more than an hour. The In a roview of sentence before Gould in the Criminal Sessions long Aune, been divided into a Arabs, reported

to have infl-

Mr J. Pakenham-Waish at Cen- this morning. number of different trunks, the trated into Israeli territory,tral this morning. Ng Tam-fat. jatest Vietminh advance, by were repulsed. One Israeli.25, unemployed, who was

Accused

Kiven Way pre reaching the Mekong River, had soldier

injured.-France- was

sentenced viously

to twelve option of either giving evidence lines Presse, cut the

communication

months' hard labour for breach on oath, making statement of the principal points

of deportation order told the from the dock, or remaining southern Laos, Savannakhet

Court that he had never been silent. deported outside the Colony."

is alleged by the Crown Defendant said that when he that accused unlawfully -- and was supposed to be deported, he maliciously set

the fire to was merely taken with some 80 second floor of No. 1 Queen's others on a boat to Tal Miu, a Road, East on November 24 place off Shaukiwan.

last. Defendant

Prosecuting is Mr D. N. E. the boat reached Tat Miu all Ree, Crown Counsel, and pre- the deportees were then order-sent for the Police was Insp. J.

Inside the Police found ed to disembark. Defendant Andrews, Accused, who was sald that he walked from Tol carried inio Court

number of suitcases, boxes, drums Miu to Hang. Hau and then he stretcher, is not legally repre- and various other implements (all of which were exhibited in took a boat back to Shaukiwan.sented.

Defendant was remanded to Earlier, Mr Tom Wai-hing, Cour). There were also some this afternoon.

Police Interpreter

Subsequent rubber attached to blue

Eheels. examination of the contents of Eastern Police Station read two statements made by the ac- the cultcares and drumsby Mr East Africa, Great Britain & Europe,

state- Collins, cused. Accused in his

Government Analyst, ments denied the allegation of revealed the dangerous drugi Ho enumerated in the third charge, setting fire to the house. stated that as he was leaving Together they comes a very tho premises) for his work he large quantity of dangerous druge, 1 p.m. saw the staircase on fire. Some Mr O'Reilly Mayne declared..

Mr Collins also examined the tralia, New Zealand, 5 p.m. one used his cotton quilt to ex- unguish it, the natements add- varidus implements found and

formed the ed.

Hearing is proceeding.

nud gnolet in London for shop-ass to the two capitals JOLIFFE

breaking, discharged condition- ally at Arton for loitering with Intent to steal, sent to prison in Blackpool for sleeping and in Shefekt for smashing a window.

rough,

He had stolen on one occasion a rubber ball and on another a of cigarettes, from a shop

packet church,

Four times he had been given chances, and each time had got himself arrested for something else on the next day...

he had solen a book, from a

a trilby hat.

Hearing the story. “Jafies al- lowed himreif a wry smile, and when he was asked what he wanted to say, just answered as to before: "I came to London look for work."

You seem to be just a public nuisance. You'd botter go to Sessions for sentence," said the ningistrale.

Jomes ambled off. He looked

40% Vications and Luang

Prabang.

wils

stressed here, how- SENTENCED

ever, that despite the alarm raised elsewhere. the French

(Continued from Pare 1) High Command was remaining calm and was simply consider against the decision before the

Supreme Court,

ing Ho Chl-mira's latest move

Jolie suit he would dy back as the creation of yet another

Here to Hongkong as soon as possible. sector in the "real war"--a sector le be added to the Ton-probably tomorrow or the day king Delta and the That country wife and three children for the in order to be with his after, theatres, replacing the guerilla W warfare that had hitherto held New Year. He refused to com- sway in the new region of the ment on the sentence but denied advance-France-Presse.

vehemently that he tried to bribe

customs Inspector, Eleazar Manikan, upon bis arrest at the Manila internation- Paris, Dec, 28.

al airport on December 7. planned withdrawal

Judge Taw, in a ten 15,000 men in the French Ex- judgment admitted

pages peditionary Corps in Indo-Chino mony of Manikan to this effect

the Testi by the end of 1054 was forecast as correct. However, he said today by the French Dotence the

attempled bribery Minister, M. Rene Pleven, who nothing to do with the

A

WITHDRAWING 'TROOPS

of

said tint when

Made Fast To Steamer

For making fast to a steamer which was still underway, two had defendants, Lee Yiu, 30, mis

tress of a cargo vessel and

cate,

contenied. As if he had been told the National Assembly | which was purely a question of Leung 8ap-ng, 46, master of a

seeking some escape from the scason—and had found it,

NATIONAL FUND

FOR PRINCESS

FIRE VICTIMS RELIEF FUND.

(Continued from Page 1) Drs Anderson &

Partners *,

Defence Commise that supple-law-France-Presse, mentary American aid this year of about $305,000,000 had made possible the shouldering of the entire cost of establishing na- tional armies in the three Asso- ciated States of Indo-China.

PresentinU

the projectad Luxembourg, Dec. 20.

budget military Crown Princess Josephins 1954, M. Pleven anid, that the Charlotte, wife of Crown Prince withdrawal of French effectives Join F Jean of Luxembourg, received 10 infilion. Helgino

ver would be made possible by the Mr & Mrs G. R. Ross of the national armies H.K. Police Reserve of

Francs opened for her wedding here Lodia.

for

(£72,000) from a nallona Vatnam 108 and Cam-P. · Isardas,

last April, it was annouheed,

a

committee M. Pleven told the

Misses Allben- & Doris

Woods

Princces, who is expecting that the budget fos: 1984 totalled Professor. & Mrs 7.5. baby at the end of January, 238 bilion rica (about $3,400,-

Trading

Drake

has given over half the money 000,000) less than the present Netherlands towards Infantile paralysis year's budget, But he pointed out

Boclety foundation which is being set up that this reduction had : berg | C, W. Norrl in Bellum

Previously ofwel by a subrianist increase in The Princess is the sister of American eld."

$74,521,00. 22-year-old, King" Baudouin of i Appropriations Luked for 1954 BOTTLAN the Belgiare-Reuter;"

Sotalled are Billion kanes (about $100,688.40

0.00

cargo funk, were each, fined $100, and a third, Leo Wing-kal, 35. master of a cargo "junk, who had one previous convic tion, was fined $150 by Mr A a. Parker at the Marine Court this morning.

GO TO GARAGE Subsequently the Police party, with Arst and second ac- cured, went by cara to the vicinity of Robinson Road, As they approached a garage at 01 Robinson Road the second accused pointed to the garage. The Police stopped there, but found, the door to the garage secured with a padlock. Insp. Hidden then used one keys attached to the watch and which he found on first ac- cused to open the padlock and gain entry into the garage.

д on

Moscow-Peking Railway

of the

columna vapor to a great height, rêm sembling In

appearance similar phenomenon which witnessed some years ago or the coast at Bicity. This how- ever I believe to be of greater magnitude and force

although

Indo-China, Malaya, Indonesia, Austria, New Zealand, Cryion, India, Pakistan. Middle East, Africa, Great Britain and Europe, à zm. no

Formbes, Japan, USA & Canada, 1

Japan. 9 p.m. Fornom, 6 p.m.

P

Dj. Burface

lova wae visible' through. the dense bank of vapor or steam which hung about it;, and the depth of water

is here much than on the Sicilian China, People's Republic. 1.20 a.m. greater

hence, the above conclu- tion. When last seen at 8 pm.. it was in a lively state of sed

distant 'vily, and bore

NNW about 10

Maeso, am.

Formona. 1 am. Indo-enina, Noon. Japan, Canada, ́1 p.m. Mimo, I p.m.

CORS

THURSDAY, DECEMBER JI By Air India, Ceylon, i a.m. Thalland Burma. Pakistan, Middle E.

Japan, Noon.

Philippines,' 11' a.mn.

Indo-China, Noon.

Formosa, 1 p.m.

Quem. HAWAU, USA & Cartada

about 24

miles, in Latitude

N., Longitude 121.50 There was no sail in sight. and I named it after John P. Kennedy, Esq., late Secretary of the Navy,"

Fiand, Stalays, Indonesia, Aus-Radio Hongkong

conclusive opinion Chimney Fire

from their nature that these Implement arıd containers

TEXT.

6. Time Signat

and

Pro-

Holody were articles, consistent with ing, a fire alarm brought two dheFavourites from one

About 10 o'clock this morn- with the Stars Dorothy Kineter and

Naison Módy, with Chore dz Örgh

the manufacture of heroin.

$3,000 IN CAR

fire engines from Central Fire || Famiz.

National / Bandr

After describing to the Jury Station racing to No.12 Square Conductay K/C, L. Smith (Dem

Street of Hollywood Road: how heroin came to be made

from raw oplum, Mr O'neilly Mayne second

It turned out to be a chimney. World News and Nawa ziki (lead) said that first and fire, which was put out before R429)1445 Interrule for Rhylin

James Moody and Winifred later went back the arrival of the Fire Brigade. (manos), Patar Allah

Two full Police - vans from, četver (Dame) #13OUTWIK Auto BB Wang

The Prosecution said that of

London, Dec. 28.

direct A regular

railway

with the

the

Bernard

A 600.00 about 9

a.m. yesterday do-

Fung Terrace where second - Central Police Station were ForeER 24 VERKINGER Echoe 100.00 fendants' vessels were found service between Moscow was cured handed a key over to also rushed to the sounds l 100.00 making fast to the my Hoi Wong Peking will begin in January.Insp. Hidder, who went up to

which was proceeding. to her. Moscow Radio šald today.. 200.00 barth

the Studebaker car, Fill under FALSE ALARM at Buoy 10. Firet The first tráfa to, maku defendant's junk was tied to the 3,000-mile journey air con

guard, and in one of the pockets A false alarm at the Bank 30.00 stern on the starboged side of didared couches and equipped as car door found a sum of of Tokyo rant abe Brisbaney

and certain. cheques the ship, while the "other craft||wäh

Unit van spending "tróña? Hi Moscow, were RUSSOQUENTLY | trai Police Station to thờ 100.00 were tied to the stern on the aiding ready

claimed by first accused as be omoes at Oakton, port side.

lon. Its corridors and com- longing to him.. On the back puckall street de Mörli Dentimenta de ares laid with seat of the car was found a bas

containing documented which 10,30 this morning. purported, to be a bank count king the name, ofdihm demister had gother contai

2,800.00 $100.00 Acknowledged:

today:

Solution

oleaners, gar

12, this, diawot; link : the

then two be reduced på from