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JOHN CLARKE'S

CASEBOOK

John's New

full

Leaf

when the air is

Tun of the sad sound of good resolutions snapping and splintering ke tender young trees In a gule, it might be appropriate to consider the case of John, who bus Het himself starner task than most, and gone about beginning it the hard way.

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CHINA MAIL

Japan States Limit On Reparations

Manila, Jan. 14.

Nacionalista Senators disclosed last night that they had received confidential information from Tokyo that the Japanese government was ready to raise its reparations offer to $500,000,000 and no more.

Headed by

Senate President Eulogio Rodriguez and the chairman of the Senate

A short time ago Juha tole Foreign Relations Committee Francisco Delgado,

£ 17 from a heuse he was visit-

the Nacionalista Senators held a caucus last night to plan out the country's counter moves on the we do not Japanese bid.

Ing. Whether he was there as a entered uninvited

guest, or meaning to

teal,

know. But he took the £17. And that was no new thing for him to do.

During the past 15 menths he has stolen more than 2300 from places where he has worked or stayed: all that without being caught.

John's criminal career did not start only then, and he has not always been so lucky in avokting capture.

CHANGE OF HEART

EFORE he

BEFO

whs 20 he was

rent to Borstal as a result of a number of crimen, including housebreaking. Within the next three years he collected seven more convictions Then the lucky run,

rume

With the £17 In his pocket John left London and

Jade F math o to Derbyshire. There, mong the peaks and dales, the strangest thing huppened to him. With some of the stolen money still in his pocket he walked into n police station and gave nim-

him back t

helf up.

They brought London, and he made u onet appearance in the Clerkenwell court.

1

THE

WIFE LEFT HIM

POLITICAL

ASYLUM PROMISED

The Senate

that informed

the goveriknent would make the offer bofore the Philippine Con- gress convenes on January 23 for its regular session. It was further said that the offer would be necompanied by a categorical statement that it would be the highest offer from Japan,

was reporte

Insist

The Senators, upon receipt of the reports, contacted the "For

verification and eign Office for Stockholm, Jan. 13.

consultation It was under- The Swedish authorities stood, however, that the Senate said today that they would would

on $2,000,000,000 grant political asylum te which previously set as the four of five young sailors minimum amount acceptable to who jumped ship while the the Philippine government,

One of the Senators averred captain of their Communist

reparations that the

question East German fishing trawl-had already struck at the er was busy playing cards.national pride of the Filipinos, Officials coolly told fuming and that if only for this there Captuln Hubert Elkemann- should be no yielding to the Peusch.

stormed Japanese demands,

men.

when he

nshore demanding his

that his request would have to go through official channels.

The police said one of the five changed his mind on reach- ing shore and decided to re- Turn to his ship.

the trawler Weltfrieden-which Meanwhile, Vice President

means

because "we

might get

asylum afraid we into the People's Police and we also want higher wages and better to, which convince l Wr can get in Sweden."--United Press,

THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1954.

German Air Pilots In England

Meeting

Obstacles

In Forming

Cabinet

Rome, Jan. 13. Premier-designnte Amin- tore Fanfani was reported running into mounting dif ficulties Lonight efforts to form a new gov- crnment and end the Italian crisis.

of

Herr H. Mayr, Herr W. Blume, Herr J. H. Rathje and Herr H. Topp, who were among a party of German Airline pilots who have arrived in Eng- land to train and fly air- craft of » German Airline which is to start operat- ing in England when their country's peace treaty is signed. London Express.

NOT A

In his NAPOLEON

BONAPARTE

O'Donnell.

Has Great

Faith In

The Future

Canadian Envoy Interviewed. Expressing great faith

SHEAFFER'S

ADMIRAL

SNORKEL

PEN

Smooth Distribution Of Rice And Money To Fire Victims

The distribution of rice and money donated by the Canton Branch of the People's Relief Com- mittee to victims of the Shamshuipo Fire went on with efficient speed and in an orderly manner at. centres in Boundary Street and Maple Street this e morning and will probably continue into the evening.

Thousands of the fire victims queued up early for the usual meals given by the Social Welfare Office and this morning they were given both the day's meals at the same time.

By 8.15 am, Social Workera

In the Maple Street compound

had served out 17,000. double meals, white those at Boundary Street had served out 33,500 double meals by 9.30 am.

At 11 a.m. distribution of Canton's gifts started at both centres.

The Are victim were formed into le cas and upon pro- duction of the docket lasued to

ca registration reveal days ago the head of each felly recoved $5.50 and nine catties of rize for each individual member of his drinily from members of Chattano General Chamber of Commerce and the Hongkong and Kowloon Federation of Workers Uniory,

the

Mail

Notices

The intest times of posttag shown below are those for "no- registered correspondance posted At G.P.O. Hangkang, The lates porting times elsewhere which, In general, are ourlier than the G.P,O, HUES CHA De kreirininad by enquiry at the local offion.

The Intent posting" tintes for registered articles are generally one hour sazifer than the tones shown below. Particulars ragard» ing parcel - malia can be sacer-. taloed by enquiry at airy push omes.

Assisting in the supervision of the dolo at Boundary Street were Social Welfare Officers Mr K. Keen, Mr S.

T. Kidd and Mr C, N, Lee, Folice Officers

THURSDAY, JANDARE -14 Mr T. E. Clunie, ASP. and Mr A. L. Gordon, and the

ASP

Okinaws. Хорап, Chairman

the Chinese U.B. A. & Canada, 6 pin.

Phlippines N. Borneo, & pan,

By Surface Макул. Ceylon, India, Aden, Middle East, Great Britain & Europe.

Kiacao, 6 p.m.

of

in the future,' Mr Robert W. General Chamber of Co sve:nl

Formors,

Mr Ko Cheuk-hung d of his colleagues. A large con- ontingent of Civil Ald Services..

Mayhew, Canadian Ambas Fador to Japani, sald

arrival here this morning

personnel and a party of Police

that he did believe there helped to maintain order.

At Maple Street Folice party would be no more shooting under Mr/Percy Lowe, Assistant

war in Korea and that the

present trade restrictions are but temporary.

Superintasient of Polfee, and

another detachment

of mombersS

of the Owl Aid Services super- vised the dimribution.

on a short Drunk While

reason to

be

Driving Charge

Harold

NOT FOOLING?

While sentiment was that the government should insist an $1,000,000,000,

possibility the

The dynamic "ttle professor" that the Japanese government appeared

the to be meeting

"An regards your return from was not fooling in iis Anal offer

same obstacles which led to banishment, it will be dealt Mr Mayhew, tccompanied by The desertion occurred after was not entirely discorded.

the downfall of Alcide de with by the competent author Mrs Mayhew, arrived from Gosperi last year. The fourtles," Mr Hin-shing Lo tok Japan this morning in the 99 "world peace" was and concurrently Foreign Secre Centre Parties, on which the Chan Chol, 25, at Central this President Monroe police asked Mr Frank torved to drop anchor in the tary Carlos Garcia in a

a press

ruling Christian Democrat morning.

holiday visit to Hongkong. Powell.

Ballic Sca the magistrate, for

off the island of Interview last night expressed

The Ambassador said that be Party intended to base the new Chan, who has four previous saw a good future for Asia and romund so that they might Gotland in a raging blizzard. confidence

government, that the Japanese

appeared as re- convictions, was sentenced to make mere inquirie

A spokesman for the refugees peace treaty would be ratified luctant as ever to join hands. ten months' hard

labour when he

the people of Asia, adding that When John next appeared in

asked for polliical by the Senate said they

had no The thorny situation emerged he pleaded guilty to snatching a pes

Raper Holgate, 59, Congreg the forth- the deck, they had a type list

HT coming were

session. He as the 45-year-old Premier fountain pen valued at $72 from pessimistic. "I am not looking broker, of 11A Condult Road, of all the crimes he had con77-

drafted Daped his optimism

the designate ploughed on

ground floor, was remanded for through an American visitor, Mr H. B for the bottom to drop out of mited

24 hours on $500 cash ball by since Autumn 1052,

following

things," he said. He continued Mr Hin-shurg La at Centrul this reason: 1) New H

preliminary talks with leaders which he asked Inuid now be

turn int Japanese public

ali political Parties. He

that he After sentence had been

tioped the present taken to venableration.

He is charged with opinion favouring early

continue in h started with Aldo Moro and passed, defendant's aged mother prosperity would

"been drunk when in ment of Philippine roons Stanislao

Ceschi, leaders of intervened. She broke in with the world and a general

charge of vehicle. Japan on

at a figure the Christian Democrat groups "my son is a creature. of eirin the standard of living. of the acceptable to the new adminis- in the Chamber

and Senate, į cumstances,"

people in Asia, the raising of tration bere, 2) The vote of and was scheduled to wind up "Do confidence given him by Senate preliminary

baked the magis- Jy affect the welfare of the leaders

conclude to

a reparn. morning,

trate. There is an old Chinese people in Canada and other tions truns agreement with the

The procession of political saying, Mr Lo continued, "a paris of America. Japanese.

leaders skilfully

kind mother spoils her son.". dodged direct

trade, the Am- Vice President Garcia sur-

questions after their

said that people have meeting prised his audience with the

with Signor Fanfani.

pockets 03 But in-

the worst possible to trade in order to live. Lots claim

that he could obtain

of people are hungry in Asia, reparations

Defendant was arrested ves-ho sald, "and we have a lot of would be acceptable locally.

terday by Det. Cpl., 1201, who food in America and Canada Earlier the Japanese offer.

was off duy, at Des Voeux and we are trying to get the angrily rejected by Nacionalista

Road

Pottinger Street, food to them." Senators, was $250,000,000, With

after defendant had snatched the Japanese willing to revise

Musily, he had stolen money, though ence he helped himself

to

2881b.

time

places

10 a

f butter and another botue of gin from

laces where he

he worked.

A polletinen went into the witnef-bɔx to sketch in for the magistrate what he could of "He's

John's personal history.

a married man, sir, but his wife fortnight after their

left him a

marriage.'

TRIED TO EXPLAIN

IS wife

"HIS

was

German,

married obtain British

understand, and

only

Lim nationality.

I

"I see," raid Mr Powell, and he asked John what he wished

we ero

Furore Over Salary Cut Proposal

claims

talks

Jomorrow Bo think he is Napoleon which, he sald, would eventual-

Mr Lo also deplored pick-bg to

formed sources pointed to these criminals. from Japan which

Ill omens which emerged from the Arst day:

A CONDITION

near.

1. The Democratic Socialists the pen and was making good upward their recent offer, and of Ghiseppe Saragat told Signor his excupe tho treaty ratifying Senate Fanfani they would not support read to back him, the new him unless he adopted pro-4788 were Foreign Secretary could not see gramme points laid

Singapore, Jan, 14. European employees of the government were hopping thad and local civil servants jubilant today following on anounce ment that overseas pay farr

to

to re-unite

duty in

Gronchi, Prest Overstayed Her

2. Giovanni dent of the Chamber and leader of the Christian Democrat Left Wing, was said to have refused join the government. Signor Fanfani's invitation to

The

Visit

Minister, BC, Was

He

FRIDAY, JANUARY 15 by Air

Thalland.

Burma, India, Caylon, Pakistan. Middle East, Africa, Great - Britain & Europe, 9 àm.

Formosa, Japan, Korea, 1 p.m. Indo-China, b p.m. N. Borneo, Australia, New land, & PA, & Canada, 0 pm,

JADAN,

By Burface

China, People's Republic. 8.30 am; Malaya, Indonesia, 0 p.m. Macao,.ro,

Indo-China, 11'am.

Australia, New Zealand, 1 p.m. Japan, 1 pm,

Philippines, p.m.

Malaya, Indonesia, 8 p.m. Macho, D.,

SATURDAY, JANUARY 16 By Air

Canada, 6 am.. Philippines, Guam, Hawaii, USA.

Burma, India, Ceylon, 9 mm, Thailand, Malaya, Pakistan, Mid-

dle East, Africa, Great Britain &

Defendant pleaded not gulity, and his case was transferred to Europe. 2 13. Mr Lawrence. Leong's Court for dites

tes to be Bxed.

The Police alleged that Mr Holgate drove a private car ajong Queen's and Garden Roads on Wednesday when under the influence of dřink to such an ex- tent as to be incapable of having proper control over the car.

Buried Revolvers

SIDE GLANCES

Governor Visits

Peak School

and Lady Granthom this morn

His Excellency the Governor

ing paid a visit to the Peak School.

They were received by the Director of Education Deputy (Mr L. G. Morgan) and the (Miss Bicheno),

the scholars.

By Galbraith

ONLY TEMPORARY Mr Mayhew said, the present Three 45 Colt putermatic re-headmistress trade restrictions are only temvolvers were found by the Police They toured the clasarcoma, dis- Dot. Cpl. 1201, and Constable porary and expressed the belief buried in the hillside at Aber-playing interest in the work of

commended by the that there will be по mioro de yesterday. to say. For answer John brought lonlels" was to be cut off.

down by magistrate for their vigilance shooting war in Keren. any obstacle to the early rat-the Party's Parliamentary group and

devotion to from his pocket a letter he had

fleation of the Japanese peace this morning. It was a similar arresting defendant.

Mr Mayhew, whose home is written while in the

Representatives of the remand

tactle

which caused Signor do

former prison. "I've tried to explain in

pean employees were under treaty.

Vice President Garcia stress- Gasperi's attempts

of Fisheries in the stnoct this, sir," he said. The letter

have

2 requesie:t

Canadian Cabinet ed that negotiations on repara- the Centre Party coalition to

He is the first special was possed to the bench.

meeting with govera-

tions would have to start at the broak down,

Canadian Ambreador to be "You say that

ment lenders to discuss the pay scaled down Philippine claim of your motive

but with no representatives of

appointed to Japan, where form- throughout has been greed?"

$2,000,000,000. iceal employees present,

erly Canada was represented Mr Powell Inquired of Jolin.

of possible Cor the queftion The European Civil Servants

by a High Commissioner. intervention of a third power to

been Association

a Member of has NEVER TOO LATE

Melay cl

WI scheduled to ince the pitcrnce the Philippine clem, the Vice use is good cffices in favcu: cf

Manila, Jan. 24.

Parliment since 1987, From 1944 "JUST greed, I'm afraid, sir,” to diners prasible ection to pro- prident cai thai local in-

Immigration agents yesterday to 1048 he was Parliamentary sald John, and he looked test reinst the government pro-

female Liberal leader, Ra-arrested a

Chinese Assistant in the raution of

istant in the Department of the magistrate straight in the PU

posal for ending "expatriation" terent in the early

facle de Caro, after an hour-angient in Manila in the initial Finance. He thea became the the vexing issuo demands the

Minister сус Mr Powell re.umed

of Fisheries. In 1980 Erran his pey.

employee

Jong talk with the Premier-phase fa drive to round up Mi ety cffer

Cenada Como 70 rending.

70 Chinese transfer-vessel and 1851 he represented Co designate. showed heckened "The ECSAM replace A moment later

Best, especially it the offer has maintained as it has thways cerpes fecut looked up again: "You say you maintained. that it will ret Preme.

and thusiasm for the idea that the

violators who at the Colombo Plan conference; America-France- Liberais might participate in the

have

he also represented Canada at married this German girl, that she then went back to Ger-niceting will be very perten

and accept my salary cut, Today's

The

many-d'you mean that beenuse for us Anyone who think we of what she did to, you, you're taking it ou; on the community are going to take this lying down

la mistaken." "No, sir, that's not put for- Momwhile, Civil Service off- as an excuse. I'm just chals were keeping En cfficie staling a fact.”

slicnse OVE "Well, I hope you mean what European pretest. M: J. D. Dur- you say, when you welte that eqnson, rebretary of the Malayan when you are net free you're vil Service, said: "We to mi determined to lead a different believe

discussing these matters in

the press."--Uniona Pres.

ward

Bort of

of life."

"I do, sir."

"Well you have to be punish- ed, it's only fair to the

munity. I shall send you

comTM

to

for sentence.

when you

como out of

London Sessions"

But

ת!

The

חוכים

CAN'T AGREE ON SITE

prison-well, it's never too late (Continued from Pare 1)

to start again, you know,"

NE

Radio Hongkong

now Cabinet.

of

no

go

was Lam Yin labour conferences in India. Lam, alias Lam Yin, 31, a Chinese Mr Mayhow sald the Cana- Signor Fontani is the author translent who arrived From dian Prime Minister, Mr St of some 18 books on economie Sundulean, Borneo, last May 9, Laurent is leaving Canada on subjects. One

these, ostensibly to change vessels here troops in Germany and Korea. February 1 to visit Canadian "Catholicism and Protestantism for Hongkong. In the Historical Formation of

It was learned that the Im- The Prime Minister will first Capitalism," has been translated migration

Mr to London and he is expected to Commissioner, Into English arxi Spanish and Lule Torres, had already carried arrive in Korea on March 3. Hall Hour presented by Rebina Japanese translation is being out measures which resulted in He will then proceed to Japan,

Mr and Mrs Mayhew, who (Sjedio): Portuguese Stalt || prepared.--United Press,

the departure curly this week of Hour (Studio) 0.50, Weather

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