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JOHN CLARKE'S
CASEBOOK
Blackmail Charge By
Economist Roosevelt
At Large
tall young West Tfrican pushed through the swing-doors into the National Assistance Board
office, and sauntered over to the counter.
***Mornin' ull," he sald affably, and, pulling his dog- cared credentials from his pocket, thrust them towards the clerk on the farther side of counter.
"Pay day, ch?" grinning. "My, but cost-of-livin' index livin' up to?*
the
he said, does the want some
He lolled en the counter and looked round ut the austere, familiar surroundings. He waв a lean, rather handsome man, named Simon, with the studious air of an Intellectual.
IT
QUITE AT HOME
was some time aine Simon had studled, though. Some time since he had done any work For 15 months he
had allowed the Lax-payers of Britain the privilege of supe porting him.
(Continued from Page 1)
from malaria at the time, or ha would have resisted what ho now recogniseći na blockmal. He was extremely serious Ba he spoke to a jammed press con ference. He said his wife had made her charges without re- gard to the effect they had on the persons named, their familles or friends.
The eldest
19031 of the late President, his customary smile
Bail he absent.
an owed to the nine especial apology" persons named In
which Mrs
leiter dated
in
February 27, 1945, Roosevelt fled with her separate mult,
connection maintenance
"Each and every one of them la completely unocent of any misconduct with me," he sald. "The hamn which has been done then I can never repal, but I con and do emphasise their in- nocence and ask thei; forgive-
ness.
a..
Prior to the reading of the pre- pared statement of denial to the Infidelity charges, Roosevelt told assembled airporters that while he was releasing his supporters in the race for the sent in the 20th Congressional Disztet, he stfi1 had not completely retired from the contest,
In the statement diselt, Roosevelt said he hoped that the person whose names were listed He felt as at home Tra
the in the letter understood "my ac- Assistance office as if 1 has tions were done under com- been his club.
pulsion."
"Come on, mistub," he said,
accepted
the
de-
Until
very recently," "If you takes much longer statement continued. ་བ། had my wife's state- payin' me, dat ol' cost-of-livin' fully index't be up another point." ment to me that all such docu-
He was something or anments had been destroyed." economist, Simon, and he put Roosevelt charged his wife back his head and roared at his with having an "insatiable joke. Then he looked at themand for material security,” Не clerk, and heard what the clerk added that, from the beginning was saying. The grin came off of their marriage, she had de- Simon's face.
veloped "an unreasoning foot
with and jealousy of anybody whom I came
Не In contact." then charged her with conduct- Ing a calculated campaign LO transfer to her "every material
owned," asset that 1
He said this
can
"There's no money for you," the clerk was saying: "{ give, you your bus fare to the reception centre, but that's pl.
FIGHT WITH POLICE
#HË reception centre ไป
THE
the
place provided for those to who overstop limite of
compalga
was
carried on under the "Constant
threat to accuse me of hinaginary
CHINA MAIL
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1954.
A REMARKABLE NEW MATERIAL
With the searing flame of an acetylene burner only
an inch or so from his face, Italian inventor Angela
Seconiti has perfect confidence in the insulation pro- HK Italian
perties of the material demonstrated in London recently. The material is Secondite, claimed to be an entirely new product to resist fire and acids, and as an Insulating material, as a bullding material, a filter to separate light olls from water, in the protection of tanks against explosions and to dispense with a petrol pump or carburettor in the standard petrol engine. This was the first British demonstration of the versatile material-London Express,
Narriman Denies New Romance
Cairo, Feb. 1.
Former Queen Narriman said today she could not think of a new romance now because her heart had not yet healed from the wounds inflicted by ex-King Farouk.
The 19-year-old beauty lost her throne, her the pubile's hospitality. Incity with these with whom husband and her child, two-year old Fuad Ahmed
who was king for nine months.
of minus-four-star hotel for the
chronically work-shy.
"Al don' want no bus fares," Simon said. "Ah
wan!
it
life,"
Jud
contact my normal
"these
he
court
Society Formed
LARGEST WRITING MILEAGE GUARANTEED
Probe Into
Men's Death From Sunstroke
Washington, Feb. 1.
Two fathers testified today that a Marine Corps training hike during a summer heat wave caused the deaths of their sons and may have resulted in permanent injury to half of the 588 others.
Simultaneously, the Marine Corps disclosed that as a result of the incident it ordered a "curtailment" of training activities at its Quan- tico, Virginia, base when the temperature is 90 or higher. It said other precautions also have been
taken.
Damaging Charges By Socialists
Tokyo, Feb. 2. Premier Shigeru Yoshi- da's Liberals and the con- servative Progressive Party today fought damaging So- cialist charges that they had accepted $140,000 in campaign" funds from a
The fathers, William E. Malone and Joseph J. Conwell, said official reports about the hike did not agree they heard from other officer candidates who took part.
over
with what
Their sons diet of sunstroke last July 20 following a "fast
terrnin walk"
at the Quantico officer training school. A House Armed Services sub- committee is Investigating.
Murray, Col Raymond L. commanding officer at Quantico, told the sub-committee he could have called off the training hike If he had thought it was hot enough to be dangerous,
SHEAFFER'S
Fineline 500
BALLPOINT FER
Man Hit By Tram
A long Unė, of tram hissed their Inpatience. crowds" scurried to see the cause of the traffic jam, ut the Junction of Pedder Stresi
and
Des Voeux Road- Central at about 9.40
"Eööking-rond the" worke the sole he had re- Cam No-71, an ceived from
for
elderly European, with his hat will perched firmly on his head, walked to an ambulazio.
The ma was heard to "Inform my wife at the Pan American AirlinesTM office," before he was help- ed into the ambulance Au rushed to hospital,`-
Notices
The latest thmes of posting shown below are those für un- registered correspondsäăice posted at 0.2.0. Hongkong. The intext posung Umes elsewhere which in generei, are vaṛller than the G.P.0. limes can be ascertained by_ebquiry at the local office.
The latest posting times for registered articles are generally one hour earlier than the time shown below. Particulars regard. Ing parcel maila can be ascertaine ed by enquiry at any port site. CHINESE NEW YEAR ARRANGEMENTS
At a meeting held recently at East Gate Lodge, University of Flant Japanese investment and elsewhere, with the mercurynoon.
Hongkong, It WAS decided ta form & Hongkong Italian Society. } Those present at the meeting included the Italian Vice-Consul and Mrs G. Berluccioli, Pro- fessor and Mrs Arrigo Foa, the Rev Father A. Granell, Mon- slour and Madame K. Caudron, Mr and Mrs E. F. Szczepanik and Mr and Mrs J. H. Gransden. den,
It was
ciety
decided that, the So- should temporarily
be
named the Societa-Amici dell' Italia
should be to promote alongkong, and that its greater interest in and ledge of Italian culture.
Д
fund to save it from finan- ciai oblivion.
Tho
battle between the Socialists and the Conservatives featured the second, day of the House
Tomzxrow all offices will be closed for public barines. There will be Col Murray said he had led no delivery and no collection from The private lobby men into combat on Guadoiranuli posting boxes.
will be kept open from 9am to and humidity a lot higher, and
Thursday, February 4 the public of G.P.O. and Kowloon nobody passed out from the heat. offices
C.P.D. will be open for business The fathers said the Marines told
from 0.50. to noor all other them the temperature was 93 on
branch
wit offices
be closed. but they There will be one collection from the day of the hike
porting boxes and, 008 general thought it was a lot higher.
delivery commencing' from 10a.m. The Post Office privato box lobby will be open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
of Representatives Col. Murray said the doctora watchdog committee's investiga- "can't give me a rule of thumb tion into the operations of the about heat except that when it Hozen Ketzat Kai multi-million gets to be 88 or 90 we shouldn't dollers investment agency which work so hard." Pending a report collapsed last October.
from a medicab board, he said, 1
down was decided to cut afler training when the thermemeler from hit 90.-United Press,
The right Socialists, disassociating themselves the scandal as a party, tumed
on witness Rikizo Hirano, one know-
of their own party leaders who For is an adviser
yesterday's
In the Hozen No Further
this purpose it was proposed to Keizal Kal during
and support of the Societa
on
solicit the immediate recognl-hearings, and obtained from Misunderstanding
Dante Alighieri, Rome,
Committee
Vice-President:
TUESDAY, FRORUARY Z By Alr Formosa. 3 p.m. Macao, 6 p.m. CHINESE NEW YEAB HOLIDAY WEDNEIDAY, FEBRUARY 1 By Al Indo-China, p.in, Phixtopines,
Gusen. U.S.A, & Canada..0 p.m.
BY BUTTAC
Japan, & p.m.
Formosa, p.m.
STARIJ.
Thailand. Malaya, Indoneum, Aur- tralia, New Zealand, a' p.m.
By Surface NIL
CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAY THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4
Radio Hongkong
Pro-
him hearsay testimony that the investment firm had given 30,- 000,000 Yen to the Liberals und
Guatemala City, Feb, 1. In explaining the letter 10
The following, temporary 20,000,000 Yen to the Pro-
The Nicaraguan Ambassador The mats signed in 1945, he said his wife
former Queen goes to her name has been linked in
was elected:
Progressives,
that "all mls- said. tonight tomorrow
final the Cairo press, she added: "Norsident: Mr J. H. Gransden; for a
from money and ah's stayin' right repeatedly demanded that
understandings" arising imaginary divorce decree which gives will ! ever marry an aclor acknowledge
Monsieur K. here l ah git fl, see.”
Hirano said he "understood"
oMetal Guatemalan charges of Fuad to the portly should I decide to re-marry." They tried to make him go, happeninga" and, us he quoted custody
Caudron; Secretary: Mrs E. F. that the purpose of the donation that Nicaragua
II.K.T was preparing Alpine Although denied alimony, The police her, "purg: my soul". He said ex-King, now louring but he would not.
Guatemala, "have to invade
4, Timo
tad Signal be
110
9.03, Melody · gramme Summary; culled.
given and were
legislation which would enable alternative ski resorts with an 18-year-old Narriman still hopes to receive Szczepanik; Treasurer: Mrs A. was to persuade them to enact
with the and Mrs Roosevelt promised Italian
funds from
disappeared",
StarsHighlights from the multi-million beauty. officers cam: to persuade him to that if he once did as she de-
"Patience" (Gliberi & Bullivan): (Farouk and Irina Capece, a
dallar eptate the government
The Society will henceforward the Hozen Kelzai Kai to operate leave, Simon fought them
as an investment bank.
4.30, Ambassador Aurello Montene- manded they could begla their Naples beauty queen, left Saint has seized from Farouk. But his right to stay.
That legislation was hold monthly meetings of a so-
never gro called on the Guatemalan Italy, today for an omelals said the estate probably cial and cultural nature, und all drafted, the Hozen Keizai Kul Foreign Minister, Guillerme Next morning, at the Clerken-marital life anew.-United Press. Vincent,
last October Toriello, shortly after retum- Colony ure cordially invited to and its chairm directors
and вечета
were to his country.
when
two
for
well court, he was charged with nasaulting the police and with using barulling behaviour
TA
ANY QUESTIONS?
Wus
FEEL RELIEVED
་
I've
ever
Foo.
other Alpine resort at Cervinia, would not be sufficient to payItalian-speaking residents in the closed its doo Masutomi Ito.ing from a flying weekend visit
Farouk refused to comment on the reports from Cairo, "I've been very happy here at Saint Vincent," he told newsmen.
NI
Farouk's debts-United Press,
Landowner Slain By Gunmen
take part.
has been The subscription ixed at $15 per quarter, `pay→ able in advance, and the only requirements
are that would- be members should be able to speak Italian (all meetings will be held in that language) and that they should be introduced by an existing member.
Honolulu, Feb. 1. whereby a breach of the peace Two Honolulu society women, might have been causert. He both of whom were mentioned pleaded not gully.
in the James Roosevelt divorce am so pleased with the family Today that they were dimosphere of this town which action, sald "very
exaggerated and "quite is so unlike the
of other places I VIE police told
relieved to hear of Roosevelt's swankinese their story.
have vialled." Frnak
the dental and apology. Powell.
Mrs Julia Waterhouse Damon magistrate, asked Simon: "Any
Narriman, interviewed at her questions?"
most home at Hellpolls outside Cairo, called the episode the "Yez suh," sald Simon. bewildering thing
displayed a dry-eyed griez. that "What
had its beginnings in 1951 when
All correspondence should be was
primary experienced. 30 function or purpose in comin', Mrs Richard C. Durant said Farouk won her away from a
Manila, Feb, 2... addressed to, the Secretary,, but and if so was it Irrespective of that she was relieved that young student.
are interested are A wealthy Pampanga pro- any who what yo' found me doin'?" he Roosevelt made his explanation THE ONLY COMFORT
cordially invited to contact any (Central Luzon) members of the Committee at asked the officer.
and apology, but added that this "My only comfort is the vince
Leonardo the following addresses: Mr "We came to put you out
landowner, If did not "exonerate from him memory of my son," she said.
She you would not go on your own." responsibility for smearing In
signed
of agreement Gonzales, 32, was shot to J. H. Gransden, University
E. F. Szcze said the policeman.
nocent persons in order to yesterday giving custody of death early last night by un- Hongkong, Mrs They didn't give me no extricate himself from his Fund to Farouk but permuting known gunmen while in panik, University of Hongkong, Guest Mrs A Foa, Church problems," — Unitect her to visit her son in Italy as
often as she wishes.
Monsieur K. Caudron, She also specting in his rice farm in House, gave up her demands for $14,000 Mexico town' in the same French Bank Building. monthly alimony.
money, eh?" said Simon,
"'an' | personal
ah'd nowhere to go, had 1?" Press,
"The
officer doesn't know
about that," said the magistrate. "Do you want to come into the witness-box yourself?"
"Sure," said Simon.
THERE'S A LIMIT
66/HAT are you" the magis-
Wtrate asked him.
MAIL BAG ROBBERY
London, Feb, 1.
province.
sald that A flash report heart ached Gonzales's bodyguard was sils- used "Memories of farmed and his gun was hard times I by the murderers in the kill come back to ling. Gonzales was eiro, tobbed
p $7,500 cash.
Expelled Priests Here
Five. Catholic priests, all of
Geized in
on
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BBCTS): 7.30, Forces Favourites (London Relny); 8; La Demi-Leure Francdiso (Btudio}; 8.50, First Hearing presented by Bernard
(Studio); 9. Time Signal. Musical Nalebook presented by, the Rev. Father T. 7. Ryan, B. J. that *s proof
"high (Studio): 0.20, The Iron Man. - A Portrait of John Wikingen written Nicaraguan officials appeared by K. Evins Produced by
in
1
Senor
arrested last week.
The
Socialists
The Foreign Ministry, Hirano's statement
Issued after an statement attempt to build up the scandal Montenegro's call, said the Am- into another Showa Denko, the bassador had given "ample ex- bank loan case which caused
planations" concerning
the
Hicks
the downfall of the Astilda documents submitted by Guiale- Cabinet in 1848.-United Press,
MOLOTOV
"ENTIRELY
NEGATIVE"
Berlin, Feb. 1. All Westem delegations to- night expressed bitter dis- appointment over the reaction_of the Soviet Foreign Minister, Mr Vyacheslav Molotov, to the Bri- tish plan for, a united Germany based ол free, all-German elections.
Describing
"Only yesterday when I signed the agreement my anew," she said. the difficult and had with Farouk me."
She denied: reports of any Constabulary Investigators bo
that "Well, ab come here in 1948
Tow romance and said she could lieved
the assailants,
the speech
and served with de Air Force.
not think of one "because my numbering 12, were Huks but
negative," the Western A mail bag to be delivered to Den subsequently sh
has wounded heart
of' not yet the was n
Dossibility the Crown Jewellers was stolen healed."
tenancy them expelled by... the: Com-erona said that the Soviet clerk with dc
Asked about movie trouble as a motive of the munists, arrived from Tientsin proposals for both East and West way studyin' from a Post Omee van here idol Farid El Atrash, with whom ling subsequently ah today the second mall
provisional was also being looked in the as. Hunan this morning.
participation in a
government took the accountancy an allled subjects. den Coonomics, October robbery in the past ten days,
victim was, hit threa They were Father D. J. Ampe, position back to where it had An official of the Jewellery 1982."
times in the head and death 65, (Belalan), Father P. S. Rab, always been. *You
was instantaneous,, France 30, (Hutgirlan), Father J. They added that could be sent to prison
the present Presse.
Kaufmann, 30, (Hungarian); Soviet view made for six months," said the magis-
a solution trate, "but I shall discharge you
dimcult to realise Father, F. X. Fels, 35, (French), even more conditionally. We all know you
and. Father. M.. Lussi, 34, and foreshadowed
a return to Washington, Feb. 1. would have preferred to have
long-drawn-out international money rather than the fare to
Well-informed circles believed "We understood there were today that the United Nations the hostel, but there's a limit to
wrangles that had occupied 10 the amount of public money about 22 parcels in the bag. It would accept in principio
much time in the postswar
West Germon that can be handed out. In may have been artkice sent by Communitet
future you must do what they toll you in these places."
#Uh-uh,” said Simon--and he wont thoughtfully away, saddened by the faw he had discovered in the economics
the welfare state."
firm
know
van
Messrs Garrard & Co. Ltd. Panmunjom
Regent Street, said he did not what the bag contained, "It could be registered packets
of Jewellery or money or orders" he said,
Talks Proposal
the
Pollminary
int i
the
Tho
Reason Why He Surrendered
Nairobi, Feb. 1. Defence counsel for alleged
(Italian).
world.
1
+
cservers.cine
desenbid the speech as de
the four-
Father, Rab sald that they did not know the
reason of their expulsion. LAKATER people from any
part of the resumption
When asked whether the war country to us,
It will be at least a week
fareler belleved that Mau Mau leader "General China" happy to leave the mainland, appointing. They said, that the
These as it before we can find out what is text or the UN reply to the Waruhul said at the latter trial Father Rab rald he was not for Bovist tatand was thiemctaleally in Nyeri today that the prisoner he liked the country where he opposed to the, Westerns visw→ missing
point because it represented, an Scotland Yard and Post Office Communist proposal was up had surrendered to Kenya secute had spent so many gears
Tather Fels und Father Laussi, attempi, during the week-end by proved
to bring lly forces because of the surren- omolals are making Inquiries at the Foreign Ministers of Britain, der offer made to Mau Mau of the Solester order, had inthe power negotiations arepoint of
depot from which the van the
the United States and France,
leaders écme months ago, ba In a technical Institute in Peking the atmosphere of the 1045 (VISA collected the mail.
The Communist Command
Pamphlets containing the offer for the last five years. The main tory.
coursesy to'y they institute, were A Tederal Chemoland govern", only mall, bags but a mail vantosh routing
the
wis were dropped ibio Mau Meu self containing £13,000,China talks for. politicat Mail Special, f
Counced, said the Gocused would, on Koren,
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Lathers had
{ageech),<did riot represent" Very,bongDI
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(Tchaikosky).London. Philharmonic Orch, cond. by Efrem Kurtz;. 1939, Guatemala had charged that weather Report: 11. Time-Signal. the President of Nicaragus, Radio News Host (Recorded London
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