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JOHN CLARKE'S

CASEBOOK

It's Cold Outside

A

GREY

mist drifted about. the Embank- ment, adding some enchant- ment to the scene,

for

lovers, and causing home

going motorists to curse.

whose

Through the mist, there pre- pace was so painful and slow,

Mutly

shuffled

mari

that he might have been walk- for weeks from sume

1

land

a thousand miles away. Some wiiner Janel

thousand miles

way, to judge from his clothes. For the shuffling man had on a pair

of khaki-trill

slacks.

and, under a ragged jneket, grubby singlet Instead of п สตม.

911

11

Ite looked in the mist, like

Jonfer I LITIC

tropical water-front, whom a spell or a cutse had transplanted.

TOWARDS A FIRE

THE evening was mild,

shuffling man's The

THE

but treth every

CHINA MAIL

25,000,000 MORE PEOPLE IN WORLD

Washington, Jan, 10.

The world's population increased by 25,000,- 000 in 1953 and is growing at the rate of about 70,000 a day, the Population Reference Bureau reported today.

Projecting this rate of increase into the future, the independent research organisation pre- dicted that the current world population of 2,500,000,000 will grow to about 7,000,000,000 in the next 100 years.

one

THE COMET DISASTER

This buny would brog obu a great need for a morn mutacle of "loaves and shes," the Bur.au seid, to feed the over- |inereusing population.

the

find "Lange increases in the present pro.

votion

of food and gods 1 vost imp.ov:ment in distribution arz essente" before even today's population can be provided a "deernt subistence."

The annual addition of about 123,000 persons "odds enor (Continued from Page 1)

to the magnitude of problem. It added. mesange tu the Commonwealth The Bureau suggested that the from Auckland, New Zealand. answer to the world's food prob- The Comet which crashed was lem might be found in various

of the Orst production

I proposed expan- synthetics. models delivered to BOAC and slon in the production of an alga had carried

out extensive tests called chlorella, e few hundred before opening the world's first pounds of which already have scheduled Jetliner service from been produced from pilot London

Johannesburg Li

plant. May 2, 1952.

DOUBT BEYOND Omelnis of the British Minis- on somethlug he

"This seems Lo indicate be- Itad given up hope of finding try of Civil Aviation and

doubt that the existing that night-ɑ lire, glowing revi

ecutives of BOAC

nyingi youd

sវ. food

Inay and warm in

from the must

London to sources

increased by watchinno's brazier.

the spot investign, materially

means," The Italian Air Ministry has "Furthermore, ordered a full investigation lute possible to

[lood the crush.

were chattering. and

now

violently

and agai he shivered

though *

tever had him.

All of a sudden his watery eyes lighted

A

hieve tonight carry out en Dans

The shuitting man, wliaries name

was Mark, buried his towards the glow. pice

And looked around in his mind for some topic of conversation could shore with the

watchman

share tersezion

arc

[~~

A motor vessel has been sent Læghorn, north Eita, herom

night

JA payment for a of the warnath from his

THE COAT

です

add to the

be

Established 1845

MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1954.

SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith

ja 34

"And besides making me feminine and graceful, ballet fessons would improve my footwork on the basketball court!"

No HK Mail

On Comet

was

officially an nounced by the such

Post- master-General, Mr L. C. Saville, this morning that no Hongkong mail was aboard the BOAC Comet crasked off the which island of Elba yesterday.

report said. is theoretically earth's supply considerably by increasing agricultural yields."

The Bureau noted that "India world in her heroic the effort to cope with over- population

Her Ave-year

with experts to excnine the leads wreckage found on the surface.

Fohing

Vessel-

fr Po. 10 i Ferrarie and other ports in Eba plan clearly analyses the prob-

the Jem, and

government has and along the Italian const spent thefte doen seeking su vivors, allocated funds to begin to cope

MR with it. Two seaplanes and

dozen it ther nire aft tek aft from area was Italien bases to curele the

as soon as reports of the crash Was rerFive!

but his

It said that falling birth rates

Indica-

under-

num-

BUT when be reached it Mark Dfound he had the brazier to

In aty and Puerto Rico, "pre- him elf. 'The watchman

Roman Catholic away on round of the belt of

dominantly countries, are concrete broken roadway he was guard.

people One more of? repo ted bodies tons that once Ing. checking that the warning lights were all in order Grate-floating on the surface of the stand the cause and effect they

I will neε to control their seu conjust the wreckage, alt fully, Mark stretched coli hauls, and helped himself 10 miles off point Calamity, thebers."

youtheremost puint <f Ella.

The Bureau reported that the CONCERT CANCELLED average population density

world Is tonight, a concert, the

47 persons pe: given for the ground staff and, square mile. It noted a wide other personnel BE the ty's range Ira Europe Icon four in a sign Iceland airport WDs canceled as

10 831 in the Nether- lands. and nearly wide a of mourning.

range in the western hemisphere from four in Canada to 052 Puerto Rico.-United Prets.

to the brazier's heat

As he thu werk, his faculties returned to him He began to look around him. In the walch- man's little hut, he saw a warm. looking, though worn, greatest hanging up.

Mark

He

acted quickly reached out for the coat, and

Llunk away,

Two or three minutes later, the watchman returned and dis- He called to covered his loss.

a passing policeman. CAUGHT

"THE

HE coat was here a coup.c of minutes ago." he said. It took about that long again for the policeman to And Mark.

In Rome

Mr David Ctruik. British European Airways flaty, said tonight

manager In

"we do not

think there were any sur-

vivors, but he

adert he had

no detinile information on this subject.

23,000 when

and

the

the said

gave

н

Arrests

As

Cause Stir

Für in

the Indonesian

Investiga- cЛcial comment has

Year For

Stealing Wallet

Notables Aboard The Cleveland

Mr D. S. Armstrong, Canadian Government Trade Commissioner for Singu- pore, accompanied by Mrs Armstrong and their two children, were among the passengers arriving here in the s President Cleveland from San Francisco this morning.

The

Armstrongs, who have been on leave in Canada, are returning to Singapore

CLICKER

BALLPOINY,

RUBY tip

SHEAFFER'S

NEW

AVAILABLE AT ALL GOOD STORES

From the Filon

Appeal Against 100 Years

Shares Sale Judgment

Ago

To the Editor of the

"China Mall."

Dear Sir, I was at tho Reading Rooms last evening, spelling over the columns of contemporary of the Register, and finding a long Excellency

His

An appeal against the judgment of Mr Justice your Williams dismissing an application by appellant Proclamation by that the order for the sale of shares made by Mr Sir George Bonham purporting Justice Scholes be set aside, was brought before to be extracted from the Gov- the Full Court, comprising Mr Justice T. J. Gould, crnment Gazetto of last Satur

in which I felt interested. requested Acting Chief Justice, and Mr Justice C. W. Recce, |↓

to men the Gazette,

had fold it Puisne Judge, this morning.

but

Was

then been recel

received, and learn Appellant is Ng Woon, merchant, of 56 Po now it was not pubished till this morning-cruso of delay Kong Road, and respondent is Lui Ka-yeung, mer- unexplained chant, of 720 Nathan Road.

I hope the Governor is gratified with the manner in which the

of

Appearing for appellant is Mr Courts. Even if the Court was publication of official documents I. S. Winter, instructed by with him. In the Jurisdiction performed; never mind the Ford, Kws and Company, and Issue, Mr Winter would still be Puble convenience that respondent is represented by Mr confronted with the order made you can inform me who is the minor importance, Perhaps also Charles E. Leseby, QC, and Mr by Mr Justice Scholes, Counsel W. S. Mercer, that, in the Oswald Cheung, both on the said.

of

by

that was

what the

Hearing is picceeding.

Mail

the

RATE-PAYER.

INQUEST

instructions Bestlogs and Mr Justice Recce observed that Gazette of 14th December, lakes Company,

upon himself to collect Court had Government The appeal is that the judg- been trying to find out for the Yours, &c.

Ground Rents? ment of Mr Justice Williams on last 20 minutes or so. March 28, 1953. dismissing an Mr Winter said that the sum- application by appellant mons under Order 31, Rule 9.

A Coroner's Inquest was held summons in Chambers that "an

Was

misconceived by entirely order for the

on Monday, on the body of a 1.300 the then appellant's solicitor. It Chinese anie of

named Cheang Kim- shares in the Mun Lock Com-

Com- did not give Mr Justice Wuliams hung, killed early on Saturday. pany, Ltd., registered In the any juristiction and therefore name of the appellant made by the Rules which Mr Loseby had a shot in the brain, during an attack by burglars upon an Mr Justice Scholes on Decem- referred the Court to did not opium shop at Shek Pal-won. ber 20, 1952, be wholly

set apply. The matter was entirely The

The police aside na being ultra vires the dealt with as one of law.

- orte European and pi powers

this

two natives — had been called Honourable

to examine one house that had Court, and that the costs of the

been

pillaged, when Incidental

to such

an alarm purported

was given from another direc- sole and cost of this appitention

tion, the door of second should be paid by the plaintif

shop having been that Mr Justice

burst open by a med;

had no jurisdiction to

gang of thirty to forty armed grant

men, naked with the exception the application to

of jackets, and with red sashes aside the order made by Mr

tled round their heads, They Justice Scholes on December 20,

fired upon the police, who re- 1952; that the purported sale of

turned

the their fire, and the in

Company.

deceased, who was between the the shares which is registered as a private

two parties, company incorporated under a

forehead while certiflcafe of incorporation dated September 14, 1948, on January 7, 1953, to one Lui Sul-cheong, be set aside for irregularity: that the Court direct the ap-

of pointment

receiver under the provisions of Order XXVIII of the Rules of the Supreme Court As

most just being the and

equitable manner of levying execution against the appellant; and that all costs be paid by respondent.

JURISDICTION

sel

no

Notices

The latest Umes of posting shown below are those for un- registered correspondence posted at ... Hongkong. The intest posting times elsewhere which, in general, are earlier than the G.F.O times can be ascertained by enquiry at the local office,

The intest posting times for registered articles are generally one hour earlier than the times shown below. Particulary regard- ing parcel malls can be secre fained by enquiry at

any port offee.

MONDAY, JANUARY 11 By Air

Philippines, North Bornen, d p.m. Formone. Oklawa, & pin, Japan, p.in.

Wis

shot in the with his face towards the robbers, and in the act of

of picking stones to

up

throw at them. Buch was the testimony of one of his friends who was with him ot

the and

it being borne out by the evidence of Dr Harland, who

had weighed the

bullet and found it barely 3 drams, while the regulation bullets weigh 10 drams and 1 ounce respectively, the jury returned a verdict of "Wilful murder against certam persons unknown."

COLLISION

were ss Corfu this week. They were mel on board this morning by Mr T. B. G. Fletcher, Canadian

Trade Government

Commis-

Mr Winter said that he would sioner in Hongkong. Mrs Fiet-

first deal with the question that cher, Mr M. B. Blackwood, As-

Canadian sistant

Government Mr Justire Willems had

The British barque Deane, on Trade Commissioner.

jurisdiction. and Miss

In his submission

Thailand, Malaya. Indonesia. her passage down from Wham-

New Australia.

Zealand. Counsel sald

Jurina, Margaret Brown.

that based 911 India, Ceylon, Pakistan,

Middlepoa, ran into a licensed fast- British practice, Mr Justice East, Africa, Great Britain boat at anchor in the Cap-suy- Williams had no jurisdiction Europe, 0 pm. whatsoever and that his Lord- ship should have dismissed the

He immediately. should have dealt with it there and should have suid that the summons was not applicable.

Counsel pitceeded to rood ex- from Mr Justice Williams"

Another Canadian couple, on

third their

trip around-the-

for

summons

tracts

By Rurface Australia, New Zealand, 5 p.m.

Macao, pm.

moon-an occurrence by no means unusual on the part of foreign vessels, and darnaged

her to the extent of $300, for which sum her owners brought an action against the Deano in Vice-Admiralty Court very unusual proceeding on the

TUESDAY, JANUARY 12 By Air Japan, Hawal, U.S.A. & Conado, the Indo-China, p.m. Thailand, Peklaturi, Middle East, part of

10 a.m.

judgment, and submitted that Afries, Great Britain they indicated that his Lordship dean with the matter as one had

of law.

p.m.

& Europe.

Chinese--whence warrant against the ship, her Issued, tackle.

cargo, &t., was

served by being the mainmast-an

amxed

to

By Surface Chuna. People's Republic, 8,20 am. and regularly Macao. a.m. Malaya, Pakistan, Noon, Japan. Hawell, U.S.A., Central & officer being left in charge of South America, 1 p.m.

the vessel. In defiance of the Macao, p.m.

Radio Hongkong

during

A Chinese who admitted stealing a wallet from a United States Army Officer outside Jimmy's Kitchen on January 10, was sen- intenced to 12 months' hard

labour by Mr Hin-shing Lo! world, were Mr and Mrs Joseph H. McClain of Victoria, BC. at Central this morning.

The

29-year-old Mr and Mrs McClain are well- Accused, Ching

Kam-pul.. unemployed, known writers who have been of 2 Kwei Heung Street, first writing magazine articles

years, Mr McClain's floor. was also ordered to be many placed under Police supervision best-known book was "Live and for years following his dis- Be Happy which was publish-

Iwo

ed in 1938. Mrs McClain writes charge from prison.

Inspector W. E. B. Howel, under the name of Dorothea C. prosecuting, told the Court that McClain.

Me and Mrs McClain will

Mr Winter submitted that at 1.05 pm on January 10 a

B. continue their journey to Lon- US Army Officer, John B.

whatever the law was prior to den in the ss Corfu this week. Matthis aw the defendant and

1952, it was entirely immaterial

Court and its Marshal, however, BACK FROM LEAVE

as far as this case was concern- another Chinese man approach-

Returning from leave. In the

the ship was got under weigh ed. Mr Justice Williams should ing him near Jimmy's Kitchen United States Mrs Foy

Wos

the night. And Theatre Lane. After a

have confined himself to the law while

eceded to sea (her chief officer Booth, wife of the Manager of the complainant turned around Hongkong's APL Office. She as then existing end that inw

having previously torn down the was Section 20 of the Companies and saw that a wallet, which was

and thrown It her buy accompanied

Ordinance

which defined he identified as his own, was daughter, Stephanie, who went private company.

warrant, the deck,) taking with her the H.K.T. in the possession of the de to Manila to meet her mother.

6. Time Simal and Programme

Coffeer, wh

was subsequently fendant.

Summary: 4.00, Arguing further, Counsel sub-

ashore io Hongkong mitted thet in view of the re- Hour

Children's Stall

in Also returning

the pilot-boat. grabbed

Salyly presented

ΟΙ after an absence of three years

of Ann

course such an instance (Studio);

Con contempt will not be of the wallet card at the were Mr and Mrs J. W. Claguo. fer of shares by Section 29 of strictions placed on the trans-

Cavalcade Jimmy Mellugh; 0.50,

permitted same time Биз the accused

Weather Report; 7. Time Signal and to Mr Clague, APL roving man-

pass unnoticed; and .. the Ordinance, they could not World News (London Relay); 7.10, understand

and we passing what seemed a sum of ager, is retuming to relieve Mr

that Commander be cold by public auction.

(London Relay) or money to the other Chinese, George Zellenski, District Pas-

Special Announcements: 7.15, Speech Bate of H. M. Sloop Police

VITIATING ORDER Constable nearby senger Agent, who

By Her Majesty The Queen. At a

which

harbour left the is going to the American Omeer San Francisco on

He submitted further that in slate Luncheon, given by the Gov- leave next

to look in arresting the accused, who manth.

view of Order 17, Rule 58 andernment of New Zealand in Faril Tuesday, had orders

ment Buildings, Wellington (He out for the Deane, and should taken then

Section 29 that no order could corded London Relay) 230, Artist he overtake her, in the Straits to

Central

Among the passengers from be made for the sale of shares of the Police Station and charged.

Week Mowton

Wood or elsewhere, B. Announcer's Choice in a private company, because (Piano); A check by the complainant Manila was Mr Bernard C. Wer-

CBE, tall,

presented by Rosemary Chairman of the

Richards direct bnck the would vitiate such order of his wallet, revealed that $30 Thomas De La Rue & Co., Ltd,

(Studio): 8.30, Landmarks of Lon while was missing,

whole essence of Section 20 and dori Westminster lisi with Rugh tre said to be sued to Cap- Security Printers, of London.

Ross Williamson s Quido destroy that difference between

and t Storyteller (BBCTS): a public and a private company signal. Popular Parade: 8.15, Con- Steamer Hermes, which starts

Fishbourne 9. Tine 1ain Accompanied by Mrs Westall, Mr Westall is making a leisurely which could not possibly be certo Concerto for Violin and for

the trip around

England in a few world.

(Khachaturian)....David

days; the intention of the legisinture Orchestra Occupying the Magellan which had deliberately created a

Oistrakh (violin), and fite National and should either vessel fall in Philharmonic Orch, cond, by Alax with her, her commander, Sullo were Mr and Mrs Lynn difference,

Ander dauk: 10, Educating Archie Tinley, W. Van Fleet, of Boulder,

with

will pay dear for his Peter Brough and Archite Andrews Hepest of "last_Thursday's contempt of Court. Colorado. They are owners of

Broadcast (BDCT8): -10.30. Interna. the Lazy VV Hanch.

(onal Cabarat: 10:45. Hands across the Key Andre rhythm accomp: 10.09 Weather Report: 11. Time Signal. News Reel thecorded London felny): 11:15. Goodnight MULIO God Bave The Queen: 11.30, Close Down;

Office In

(ĺa London tonight, Civil Aviation Ministry Mr T. R. Nelson and Mr B. A. Morris of its accident Investiga- lion branch. flew to Rome to- night to work with Italian ex.

Djakarta, Jan. 11. on the preliminary in- | perts

The arrest of 11 Dutchmen in vestigation of the wreckage.),

Me Craig [/ed that the Dakarta and West Java's moun- plane was last

Heard from at tain city of Bandung in the last few weeks, an the charge that 0.50 a.m., GMT when it Next moming, at Bow Street. Mark pleaded guilty to the routine position report. He esti- they were involved in gang ac- theft before Sir Laurence mated the plane was probably Uvities in West Java, has caused Dunne, the Chief Magistrate, Aying at 7,000 to 0.000 metres a great and a policeman told the story, f (between

26,350 Press.

Pending further feet)

disaster on5, "As you can see yourself, Sir

accurred,

110115, no Laurence," the detective-sergeant Mr Victor Patilen, the Amarl-been made so far, and the Dutch said, "this man is of the vagrant

can Alm producer, cancelled his High Commissoner's Apart from drunkenness, seat on the type.

plane at the lust Djakarta has not yet been In-

hold there are only two previous moment because hic

formed about In 1950 Mark had had been delayed on its way to convictions."

the arrests.

But been sent to prison for getting Rome.

Kome National Assistance

by money

When told of the disaster he cluding the fraud, and, in 1951, he had gone

assisted sold: "My God, how terrible nationalist Merdeka, the pro- to prison again for stealing. It's incredible. I had everything | com

Communist Harlan Rakjat and packed. It was just at the last the Hitelist Chinese Sla Po, have casual work as

conspiracy to sir," the

I decided not to take alleged a "Duten sergeant moment

Government. overthrow the "1le never

It was going to be works the plane.

Com- The Bandung Police late and that ment I would more than two or three days at a time."

miss someone I wanted to meet missioner, Enoch Danubrata, lo- day denied a press report that in London.

the 11 Dutchmen "It's the seccaid time this has one of happened to

me. About four arrested in the automobile of the Commissioner's years ago, in the United States;

High i argued with the airline that once. wanted to put me on the plene

"He does washer-up, concluded.

COLD, HUNGRY . . :

❝ BIN rotten these last few days, alr," Mark sald, when

}

Tate

heard it

A1

the reasons for

newspapers, in- pro-Government

Wis

the

it was his turn to speak. "I was

the same Lime cold and hungry last night. I've that was going to be half an hour Sourabaya Police Commissioner, hardly any clothes to me back,

Sunwondho

Prenoto, denied and I'd rio money, and it's 20 "Eventually they agreed to put folher press reports that months now since I done any me on another. The first plane arrests had also been made work."

crashed with the loss of 55. Ilves,"

Among the Dutch residents in The court was warm, but heMr Pahlen sak.

Sourabaya-Reuter. burled his chin In his chest ng though he felt cold.

"You've been in trouble be fore." Sir Laurence said, "The man you took the coat from would have been cold without It, no doubt. Go to prison for two months,"

was

Mark went away. He had hobbled in, but he strode out towards prison. There something to be said in favour of 'a cell, if you compared it to draughty street-corners as win- 1er

quarters. It would be a good deal wärmer inside, '

"What's His Line?' Solution

"ÖLENGYMAN ̈* London Regrass Bernies.

His name was the first issued lonight as belog aboard the 01. tates Comet as it remained on the passengers' list after his cancellation.-Reuter.

Bishop Of Macao Resigns

Macao, Jan. 11.

The complainant

was

US Carrier

In Port

The 27,100-ton American fleet Wasp entered craft carrier port this morning unde; the com-

mand of Captain P. Ifenry Jr. LEBANESE

on a recreational visit to Hong-

kong,

Essex Clars, the carrier is manned

One of the 24 ships of the DETAIN CREW

News Talk

Radio

Royalist;

on

to

rend

her

to

Hongkong

sime

instructions

of H.M.

Previn Went Too Close

To Liner Charged

Fatal Fracture

Guam, Jan. 10,

Blanchard,

Asked what Counsel was go- Ing to do about the order made by Mr Justice Scholer assuming the Court was with him on the Winter Jurisdiction issue, M:

in any said that

event the order should not have been made ex parte. He suggested that the Court could invoke te powers

with approaching under the Rules as to som

smed-

within 30 feet of a steamer,' Ho ment and to say that there was

To, 36-year-old junk master,.. by a normal complemem of 2,900

Tel-Aviv, Jan, 10.

If an error in the proceedings.

who had a previous conviction, omcers end men. Sho is 88B fret The 11-man crew of an the Court was with him in his

was fined $20 by Mr. A. Q. long and when fully loaded she Israeli boat which

against Mr was driven appeal

Justice

Parker at the Marine Court this weights 33,000 tons.

morning. His Lordship, the Bishop of Other ships of her class which shore on the Lebanese const Williams, they it would be esten-

Colonel John D. have

been detained

The Prosecution said that on by the tial to say that the order made Deus have called here in the past Lebanese authorities, an Israeli by Mr Justice Scholes was not Commandant of the Marines on Saturday afternoon, defendant's Cairo, Jan. 10.

tendered his re- several months Remalho, hrs

Guam, died tonight from a junk was teen approaching very Egyptian Minister

the army spokesman announced to- | properly made. of signation, and the Holy Boo has Affairs,

close to the mv La Marseillaise Mahmoud acetate it.

Oriskany. Yorktown night.. Kearsego,

Mr Justice Gould said that severe skull fracture, and Lake Champlain..

All the crate were members of the matter of Mr Justice Scholas he coupent on Thursday while berth at Kowloon Wharf.

He suffered the fracture when which was proceeding to her Fawzi, today reported to the Until the nomination Ø ส

organisation order was not before the Court, standing in a reception flue to political committee of the Arab new Preisis for Masto,

Also arriving on a recreational The Israeli His

SPECIAL MATTER

Defendant said 'in -mitigation League on the Suez Capal dis- Lordship will continue to head visit was the American destroyer,

Objecting "to ""ány

further at Waiting Admiral Rotene that it was due to the irong spokesman nddeď"' that']' this Dlocero as Apostolic Ad Sproston (Commander R. W

Harlan) and tho transpori Terasil delegates to the luraali" - amendment by He was addressing the heads ministrator.

his learned GoodUnited Press.

current. of delogations under the chair-

Leuron mixed armistice. com- friend even by the terms, Mr D. Joao de Deus Ramalho has Horace A. Bass. manship of

Abdel Khalek been

The 14,000-ton light Titular nominated * Es

flect|| mission had requested the in- | Lomby said that, thịy

Printed and published by WILLIAM ALICK 'GRINHASE” FOT Jantung,

the secretary-general Dishop of Filadelfia of Lidia; by carrier HMAS Sydney left port mediate release of the crew and dealing with a special matter, and on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited: at°/1°3

this morning on, exérelset.“ boat-France-Presse.

which had been before four Wyndham Btreet, City of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong. of the league-France-Presse. the Holy See-France-Presse,

Dispute Report

The Foreign

puto with Britain.

Macco,

de D. Joao

Include

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werd