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JOHN CLARKE'S

CASEBOOK

Moment Of Truth

NOME men live their lives through without being confronted with that poig- nant. sharp-edged split second of time, which is sometimes called the mo- ment of truth. The ment when alibis disinte- grate and a man sees him self as he is, not as he had hoped he was.

mo.

For Maurice, the moment of Truth me as he walked down

a street in Westminster a week

or two ago,

i

Maurice is a lean, long-jawed, elean-staven man, by training and profession soldier until not long since; and as well as by his medal ribbons, you can: read

from police records, the lands in which he has served,

For Maurlee, so often a good soldier, never umounted to much 2054 2002 Be was dishonest

But his skill at arms outweighed ! for good many years his other unreliablity.

#

TITUS.

wind

HIIPPED HOME

HUS, he would be promoted. corporal, 10 sergeant,

then be stripped of

his

|

CHINA

OUR AUSTRALIAN NEWSLETTER

No

In

The

Punches Pulled The Report On Liquor Trade

FROM H. KING WOOD

Sydney, Feb. 26.

This week the Government, released the report of Mr Justice Maxwell on his findings as Royal Commissioner into Sydney's liquor trade.

How important Sydney regards this can be judged from the fact that one paper brought out the entire report as a special edition, and the only events to warrant special editions In our memory is war and peace.

well.

The report pulls no punches. It's hot, but maybe it comes too much as an anti-climax. It's not the rip- snorting document that just about everyone said It would be.

The issue of this report is the Hobart, for instance, clapped culmination of the most explo- the Quem. That sort of thing sive Royal Commission in wouldn't do tor Sydney, Sydney Australia's history.

roars itself hoarse and throws Every day duliug the jong its hat into the Royal car. Low hearing newspapers throughout stuff, maybe, but that is the Australia carried headlines re- way the people here have of vealing widespread blackmarket showing their loyalty, and it netvity, serious charges against a sort of a way that gets you in. police

officers.

suggestions of

When the people SAW the protection

down nightclub and Queen come

the gang- baccarat schools and large-scale plank of Gothic, they clapped. luxation fraudn

A lot of them just looked, 11 was the same through the city streets and at the reception at the Town Hall.

for

Sydney people who had as sociated the world of large-scale sly-grogging, gambling dere and Intimidation of witnesses with ugly prohibition disreputable America's

were startled to learn ertene He would make good | period ngaus, and seem to obliterate all that it was all taking place in

their own city. past folly; again become a ser-

old Brant. Then the

process

stripes for some

would be repeated,

At inst abroad, Mourice over- stepped himself and committed

erime too serious.

was

a

10

He was it, had no dependents, and knew what he wanted do. He appiled for training as il bus-conductor and was Aold; Very well, you'll do, now go to this address and get your 1icket,"

NO MONEY, NO JOB

THE address be

was

the that of

and

licensing office

SEVERAL

whose names

were

SHOCKS

1951 and the

CHEERED AND YELLED But not at Government House. There, among the shrubs, were thousands of Brownies, Wolf Cubs, Guides and Scouts. They

cheer:d and yelled, fell over

Mighty successful just about suns up this Royal Tour so for. Incidentally, it's not on the schedule but it is almost certain that the Queen will visit Waria- by Stud, owned by the Vler. Chairman of the Victorian Racing Club, Mr B. A. Under

cach other, and with a fine show Shocks at the Commission in-of indiscipline, broke ranks and eluded the disappearance for surrounded the Royal Coupit. two months of two men sought The Queen

and the Duke discharged from the Army and by the police to give evidence; laughed... maybe it brought shipped home. For the irst two mystery

women witnessei back memories of Sydney. time since boyhood he was

Melbourne Melbourne-woll, have never been civilian again,

revealed; fears of violence by

by seems to have let its hair down witnesses compelled to

lestify a rifle, and a roar of cheering against Hiquor

greeted the Royal visitors in blackmarket operators; the number

nber of well that city. known businessmen who were finally unmasked as llars and Hackmarketeers, and immediate- ly the Commission ended eight Dien

arrested on harges was given of having given false evidence.

The Commission first sat on Ch police Maurice September 10, witness On the final

was thearch Into the October 2, 1952. Three and a

hair million words of evidence her father is at Wariaby was given in that time, not in- so is that famous horse Dhoti, He suddenly saw himself as the police might see him, though cluding the addresses of 10 Dhoti was sent here by the late

Is doubtful whether they, in

The QC who appeared Duke of Kent whey he was of

company's bus

brewery big

firm coming out as Governor- assurances, would have bothered addressed the Commissioner non-General. much about his past. Maurice stop for alx days. alowed his step. paused for a moment, then turned on his heel,

from nway

the potice office.

Now he had no money, no job. Two or three days later he was for hanging around brrested

parked cars and trying the door-ne bundles of those in which goode had been lef.

set off there, on tool.

ho walked way, munient of truth.

the

A SKILLED MAN

coun:el for

one

wood.

Helios, bred and

TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 1954.

MAIL

SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith

T. H. Reg. A

PO

1-11

Cope, 1966 by MRA Benzies, bekom

"Wow! That's my idea of a nice dress! It certainly would make you look slimmer and younger!"

"Didn't Intend To

Kill

Anyone"

Washington, Mar. 1.

Mrs Lolita Lebron said tonight she and her three companions sprayed the House chamber with bullets today to "gain freedom" for Puerto Rico but they did not intend to kill anyone.

com-

Facing newsmen and photographers at the police headquarters, along with her three grim-faced panions, Mrs Lebron said they chose today for the shoot- ing because of the opening of the Inter-American Con- ference at Caracas, Venezuela.

Li

three feet

The flag is about two feet "I am not sorry what I did,"

wide. It broken English, high and She said

bears Ave wide horizontal "Tomorrow, in future centuries.

stripes, alternating red and people will understand."

white. At the left end is a blue a singic white

The four would-be assassins stood silently as newspaper and triangle with raced by

and newsreel photographers snapped star.United Press.

their pictures. They showed no emotion. None was handcuffed, but police stood directly behind them to prevent any attempt at

are

BIGGEST GAMBLE There

unprecedented were In the

The biggest gamble in Aus- scenta

staid Supreme Court building during the hear-

tralia at present is not horse Ing. Crowds often block the racing-but oil. path of judges proceeding from their chambers to other courts; changing the House Full

on the sign courtroom door :came a com- mon sight: many attempts were made by spectators to bribe court allendants to keep them sents each day.

❘

Thousands of shares

hands each

day. prices rising and falling like a row boat in a choppy sca.

There was a slightly deeper downward surge this week, how-

escape.

The three, men showed Utt inclination to answer questions and let Mrs Debron do most of the talking. Even she declined to talk after a policeman told her she did not have to answer she did not the questions want to.

Mrs Lebron said all four are Puerto Rican meinbers of the Nationalist Party, which is on the Attorney-General's list of subversive organizations.

ever,

when Mr J. W. Thomas, manager of West Australian Petroleum Pty Ltd, announced that drillers have found no new oll or traces of all at Rough Rafael

he to study the liquor position in Range, Exmouth Gulf, since the

first find in November.

E pleaded not guilty at Bow H

Street, but the charge was proved and Mr R. H. Blundeli, the magistrate, remonded him.

When Maurice came back, the probation officer went into the witness-box, "1's a great pily about this man,” he said. "He suffered a nervous

When the hearing ended Mr Justice Maxwell went overseas

NOT SORRY One of her companions, Bild Cancel Miranda, was not sorry for his part other countries. There the

in the plot. But ho said, "Any strain of the protracted hearing That, one would think, would

for Way

independence him and he be sufficient to scare caught up with

anyone right." breakdown away. But as fast

He and sellcra

that Mr Thomas is bluffing, buy

DS

capable of good things. If only which put him into a nursing want to sell, buyers, convinced not he hadn'! lost his nerve, he'd home for some months. have made a good bus con-

ductor

"He's a skilled man, as most these infantrymen have to be days,

thinks he He says he

from would like to get away London, and I think that may be best for him."

and

NOT QUITE SO GOOD

up.

Mr Thomas added that the Now the

has been report

depth of the drill hole now was released ..the book 18 not

6,042-It and a depth test was quite so good as the picture,

mbeing made. He strongly criticises 0 p.m. closing,

proposes a system of staggered hours for drinking.

Suggests more club licences. siders must suffer is a plogue of

•

Wants some

wine saloons

The magistrate nodded, turned to Maurice. "I think it's Just as well the police stopped you when they did," he said.wiped out (Many are a disgrace You might have got into serious to community and warrant, per

attention haps, more

trouble,'

police).

NEW START—AT 41

Cafes

•

should be nodded in grey, serve liquor with

•

=

The latest thing that Sydney-

admit

that these

Reas.

Experts creatures have been steadily on the increase for the last five or six weeks and blame the stretch of humid weather we have been able to having-Jungle Heat", accord-

by

the

MAURICE agreement. He was songer period. meals for a ing to old soldiers.

put on probation. He went off to

ANTS STÓP TRAIN

the insect

the central western

train in

WEB

оп

make, at 41, a new start; and • Doesn't suggest an end to And while his chances were probably better the system whereby breweries note. Ants stopped a goods than they ever had been before, own hotels. for he had passed through the

It remains now, of course, to district last week. The train moment of truth-and survived.

delayed see what the Government pro-while the crew

for 15 minutes sprinkled dirt poses to do about all this

on the rails.

Millions of ants on the rails provented the wheels engine from gripping."

Pope

78 Today

Vatican City, Mar. 2.

D

ROYAL CAVALCADE

Pope Pius X11 began the 79th The Queen and the Duke of year of his life and the 10th of | Edinburgh- continue

is

Mra Lebron would say when they chose the House chamber for the shooting. They merely said, "We wanted to make demonstration for our independence* to awakeni Ricans who live many Puerto in New York."

Mas Lebron said solemnly that The Nationalist Party never will cease its efforts to win Independence for Puerto Rico,

Mail

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TUESDAY, MARCH 1 By Air Macus, 6 p..

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3 By Air Japan, o'aam. Formosa, 6 pm.

+

Thailand, Malaya, Indonesia, Aus- tralla, New Zealand, 8 p.m.

By Burface

China, People's Republic. 8.30 a.m. Macho, 9 an.

Malaya, Burma, Nova. Formosa, & p.m.

Japan, Canada, 1 pm. Macau, 6 p.m.

Washington

Shooting

The four conspirators balked at answering personal questions. Mrs Lebron said she is the (Continued from 'Pzze 1) mother of two children, a boy and a girl. But she would not direction of the other people say where they live. She said milling around, the operates a sewing machine, in a New York factory.

Miranda said he also has two children. He said he works in

New York factory. Ho shouted defiantly In Spanish as he was led from one room to another by police guarde.

Mrs Lebron whispered oc-

Later polico sald that seven people had been

taken into custody. already announced they listed In addition to the names the following:

Montes Rivera, 20 Pablo Cateo, 18, and Israel Rivera, 28, 'All are from 'Florida.

At news of the shooting the

*CLICKER

BALLEGINT BEN with RUBY

SHEAFFER'S

NEW.

CLAIM AGAINST BANK

Available at

All Good Stores

Smokes

Specific Transaction Opium To

Illustrated By

Cure Cough Counsel

"I am an opium smoker, I smoke optum to cure my cough," whispered Cheung Chik, 51, before Mr Hins shing Lo at Central this morning. Cheung was fined $4,000 or 15 months when he pleaded guilty to posses- sion of nine taels of opium and five oplum pipes,

Asked by the magistrate what

An illustration of a specific transaction of an importer requiring a bank to finance payment of his import into Hongkong, was given by the Hon. Leo d'Almada, QC, Senior Counsel for the Defence when hearing of a claim for return of deposits continued before the Acting Puisne Judge, Mr Justice J. Reynolds, in the Supreme Court this he did for a living Cheung re- plied in a hoarse rasping voice morning.

that be sold Chinese dumplings. The claim is for repayment of HK$2,590,171.96 with Cheung was arrested by a or alternatively the equivalent of party of Police on February 20

when he was caught US$449,504.48 or alternatively damages, and is claimed a brass pan

sitting over boiling a largo to represent margins paid in Hongkong in Hongkong quantity of opium in his but on currency in connection with the importation of goods from the hillside of Mount Parish. abroad.

Charges of keeping a divan and selling oplum were with. drawn by the Police.

interest thereon

:

The claim was brought by drawn on plaintiff's for US$419,- the China Mutual Trading 200 for shipment of the steel Company. J3-27 Icc House sheets); a green slip which was Street, against the Banque a contract between defendants Belge Pour l'Etranger (Ex- and plaintiffs whereby plaintiffs

treme-Orient) Societe Anonyme, Edinburgh House.

The Defence is that the mar gins had, at the request of the plaintiffs been converted Into U.S. dollars and that

that they were held by the defendants in U.S. U.S. dollars in the United States, As a result of the freezing reguin- tions passed in December, 1950, the monies had been blocked and could not be returned.

Representing the plaintiffs are Mr John McNeill, QC, Mr Percy Chen and Mr Brook A. Bernacchi, ali Instructed

by Mr Y. H. Chan of Messrs Lau, Chan and Ko.

ac-

sold to the defendants US$419,- 200 at the T.T. rate of 17% for cashy forward exchange con- tracts; copies of cable advices, confirmatory airmail letters; ap- plication for authority; the de- biting of plaintiffs' current ac- count with the 40 per cent mar- gin required by the Bank and the crediting of the money to a Hongk Hongkong dollar margin count, etc.

Counsel said that the Defence had pleaded that about July 27, 1950 there was a request by the the defendants to plaintiffs to convert these

Hongkong dollar margins into US dollars and to The Hon. Leo d'Almade, QC hold them thenceforth as a US and Mr D. A. L. Wright, both Dollar Margin account. A sum of $072,600 whe one of these margins conTM Hongkong dollar verted at plaintiffs' request, he sald. Counsel next produced a document informing the plain- tiffs of the conversion.

on

H.

the Instructions of Mr J. Armstrong of Messre Ho

are appearing for the Deacons, defendants,

ILLUSTRATION Mr d'Almada said that when the Court cose yesterday he had taken his Lordship through 24 steps in a hypothetical case of some one requiring a bank to

Hearing is proceeding.

finance payment of his imports Transfer Of

Into Hongkong, and he now pro- posed to illustrate this by reter- ence to a specific transaction.

Counsel referred the Court to an authority to negotiate, No. 2017, the first document

pro- duced being an application to transfer to Brussels, Belgium the sum

The at US$419,200. name of the verifier was stated

Before passing sentence Mr Lo remarked that Cheung must have saved a deal of money during his 30 years of residence in the Colony,

Picked The Wrong Man

"Elder brother, I am unem- ployed!" was the reason given by 30-year-old Ho Yu-ming when he was asked by a detec- tive why he collected money on Hill from soccer Leighton spectators.

Ho, who was arrested on Sun- collect 60 cents from a detective

when he

attempted to and his friend who were half- way up the hillside at the rear of St Margaret's Church, was cautioned and bound

over by Mr Hin-shing Lo at Central this morning.

day

The detective and his friend,

deting DI Instructions, were watching a football match in progress at the Hongkong Foot- ball Club when defendant ap- proached them and asked for 30 cents per head.

Defendant pleaded guilty to a charge of collecting money with out a permit.

Shares Case Adjourned Hearing of an application by Cut

Hea two creditors of

to be Union Commercial Belge

da Matallurgi, Brussela, and the west Development Bank, Ltd., object for which the permit was of BA Ice House Street, for ap-

of proval required was the purchase

4,000 tons of mild steel sheets,

Across

o: scheme involving H.E.'s Barge

the transfer of shares,

On the form also Counsel read the Companies' Ordinance, was sine dlo by Mr the words "Country whence adjourned

C. W. Reece, Pulsno corsigned," "Country of origin," Justice

(In both cases Brussels) and Judge, at the Supreme Court "Country to which consigned or this morning.

The applicants Shao-chow and

to be re-exported," which was Hongkong.

Cheung Chuen, master of thig towing launch Tai Sing, was fried 30 by Mr A. G. Parker of the Marine Court this morning for fall- ing to observe the rula of the road. at sea by not giving way to H.E. Fang the Governor berga were Shen Young- Sub-Inap, S.E. Dirkin, prosecut- ing, told the Court that he was clearing the area off the No. à Pier of the Kowloon Wharf from 9 to 2,15 a.m. on February 15 as the "Governor's barga

expected. Defendant had been told to move away from the area. As the binge approached defendant's launch was going in the opposita direction. Defendant suddenly altered, course to the portside, cutting head of

targe without

Oswald

It was also stated on the form nien, merchants, who were re-

Mr by that 2,000 tons were to be presented shipped in November/December, Cheung, Instructed by Mr P. H. 1960 and 2,000 tons in January/ Sin. The Court was asked to sanction the scheme so that it 1061. February,

con would be binding on all credi- Terms of credit were

tors and shareholders of the firmed, irrevocable and without

The recourse.

name of the company. transferer was the plaintiff com-

The scheme

was arranged

ther

lad pany in the present action and whereby the creditors would re-

from

Its company the statement was verified by lose the

liabilities to themselves in con- an officer of the import depart-

sideration of certain payments ment of that firm.

to the sald by the company DOCUMENTS FRODUCED

for Counsel next referred

small payment, of Court to the import licence in in the company by the present connection with the transaction. members to trustees in trust for Among other documents pro- the creditors. duced

were: an by Counsel application by the customer for

the

creditors, and the transcares

ū

His Lordship adjourned the case after Mr Cheung had ment the opening of the authority to negotiate (which was a request toped certain amendments to to instruct by cable the Bank's the scheme by his clients since correspondents at Brussels negotiate

a draft

ta

the the

at Brussela

European Faces Charge

ing an

schemo was approved by company's shareholders and creditors In August last year.

order that He made an amendments be brought up bo- fore meetings of the sharehold- ers and the creditors for the

obtaining purpose of approval..

their

Radio Hongkong

of the casionally, to the matron, who Faenate. frst ordered ali specta, transferred to the second Court wo World Nowy (London Rainy):

Department ofciai

their

said

Army of grasshoppera ordent she has been through

giving Any

was observed that the barte coraldeermaTly prior decreased speed to passing the stern of the "leianchi, thereby preventing a collision.

· Defendant in mitigation said, a. Post Office Launch was on his star- board side at the time and be could not go astern for fear ke so you were taking the most might hit the whart behind, dangerous risk to cut ahead of an- other vessel without giving my signal,” Interrupted. Ma "Packne, " find you quity and fine you "ka," he concluded.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Material Wanted

Sir-No doubt many local people, and in particular past members od the Volunteers, will be interested to know that on May 30 this year the Royal Hongkong Defence Force will celebrate

the centenary Volunteering in the Colony.

Several events are planned to

of

Your

Ronald George. Blshop, 34, assistant manager of the China Hin-shing Lo at Central this Feet Club, apptured before Mr 1.K.T

and *Time Signak

Bummary, d03, Melody Komme morning on a charge of mak-

with the Stars. Excerpts from untrue statement to procure a passport. Ho picad- "Can-Can the New Muscat Pro- duction by Cole Porter, with the ed not guilty and was remand- original Broadway Cast. Orch, und commemorate this occasion, and ed for 24 hours on bail of by Milton Bowenstack; 6.30,

Bangrund, Winchester C. W. 8. It is intended in addition to $1,000,

Band cond. by Erle Ball (ancis publish a special number of The case was ordered to be to, weather, Reperit in Time Sics The Volunteer Was guarding her, But sho

For this

Special

number

盟 showed no emotion from the tors from its galleries and then

at Central.

7.10, News Talk (London Relay) or his reign today (Tuesday) con- triumphant way in Victoria, and

much information as possibio is · Special Announcements: 9.15, Au#- uned to his iron-postered bed from all accounts they are ea- often stopped trains, but this

rather attractive She a

Bishop is accused of having - Expedition to i Antarelle required regarding the early were placed at all in the Vatican and facing pro-joying it no end.

was the first occasion when he woman of 34 with long black entrances to the Interior Depart-on September 17 last year given The Boone of two padiffer longed treatment

They will And en-

Melbourne had ever known ants to do it...

hair swept back over her care ment, which administors Puerto Information known by him to Law, Leader of the pacifion. Nu days of the Force, and I should feebling illness.

different to Hobart and very

the Forums Her dark eyes, bave a slightly Rico, and at the office of the be fales for the purpose of pro-gun Raselton Station like to appeal to any of news much different, too, to Sydney.. The Federal Government has slanted cast.

Becretary of

cuttings or other newspaper Mouring British passport for a Favourites London Rate Toaders who have photographs, Interior,

Demi-Heure Francaise (Studio); 8.30, Romano Sydney is a city whether you decided to ease import restric „Miranda is about six feet tall Douglas McKay,

Kwok Chak-wing.

"Tire Harina" presented by material-even just a line or and handsome, in typical Latin President Elsenhower was in- Pope's health yesterday on the Melbourne a bit more lady Minister, Mr Menzies sald Japan eve of his twin anniversaries like, perhaps, also can

to having supplied the worked Force, Happy Valk Defence

0763 (Studio)! 030, the dant, Royal Hongkong his 78th birthday and his elec city status, but Hobart is just from Japane would, sit, be sub- Fores, both of whom are about his Press Secretary,

Just would bement, although goods Figueroa Cordero and vil minirtes after happened by unemployed, who also pleaded by (studio) co

Mr James npt:' terpalon for the pur i «bout thake Country. Introduced 12 tion supreme Fontin of big country town. terject to mar, restrictions than var bara obronn tall, or The Freudent immediately pos

"Talas: Hagerty foo, perhaps, one out of every five persons on more English,

British pass Bound Berisook of procuring carth the 400,000,000 fol- which may be why the Queens from any other non-dollar than Mirs-Lebron

Folice

Kwok country.

permitted photos

photo teenboned Mr Martin to offer port lowers of the Roman Catholice and the Duke seemed to like it faith.-United Press.

Ban Phers to snap pictures of the | whatever sustatzzico, WAS NARIAI, same date, Mark-Wing on, the ] symphony all so much.

www.pions sleed by the would-be to ends of the men woundedzina. Pang was remanded to 24 Mods tolmunov MERRET (aunch: the Fuarto, Rich Rampurs circulated that police hours and his care was transients

Venchach: Repell eders to around, "apall furred, to the second Court;ENERGY

teen Nationalsis in the Punt was also allowed ball

$1,000

The

paper

for an

City

Osservatore

Valleon

A similar charge before | Bernard Heks. (Studio); Tips | two of their reminiscencesírta.

issued, a brief statement on the like jhane kinds of cities or not; | tons from April 1. The Primashion. He towers over Andres },formed of the shooting, - a low Me Lo was Pare Tal-hing, 60, } signa). · Musical Notebook, presented forward these' to the Comman

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"What's Hör Lina ??' Solution

APDARETAKERS

"fa" Mrs Lebron (waved fritthva

House gallery as my signal/to.

|_ start the assault.a

for

If anyong har mäterial, which' Thomas). Produced

$2000kingsway" they can give or lend to we Orchestra Swith.

Force 1-cais absure them - this Abe the greatest care will be taken

ine of it.

Here The Queen

Kong De