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CASEBOOK

Sheila's Choice

SHE

came into the dock

at the Old Street court

+

Stalinism Is Not

Dead

Remains Basis Of

Foreign Policy

London, Mar. 2. Communist China joined minor with the Kremlin today in

like sulking schoolgirl

11

caught out in some

domestic crime she con- agreeing that Stalinism is sidered beneath her dignity not dead, but is the basis of to admit or deny. But she current Communist foreign

as policy. saw herself, I fancy,

In the past 24 hours, both Moscow and Peking have thrown down by radio com- seen on the screen, u proud, ments any lingering Western hundsome, haughty

that Stalin's death male-speculations factress, who cared not a fig 12 months ago would lead to a repudiation of his foreign policy. for the law.

Moscow and Peking agree that a certain ensing of inter- national tension has occurred. as an outcome, and not a re- Versal of Stulintas.

something different frumi that, as something she had i

So she swung her hips looked in some danger

20

the

relaxation

and of put- ting her neck out of joint, violently did she shake back her,

ter They Ly tumbling dark hair from face. Her name was Sheila, she follows the Berlin conference of WUB 22

the the Big Four Foreign Ministers years old, and

reached and the

agreement charge against her was that she

in terms of ↓

there for A conference hand broken the probation order.

Geneva next month to discuss Aslan problems, with the parti What her original erime hudpation of Communist China. been was not sloted, but

"World Culture, an influen- some time last summer, Shella til Communist Chinese Journal

nnet

by was put un probaljon,

quoted agency

Stalin **ammortui

the and

present trend toward easing international Lension "a victory for Stalin's

at

И

condition of the order mado stay then was that she should!

In a cerle hostel.

FIRST MOVE

QHE had gone

SHE

to the hostel. and after a few days there,, been transferred by the authori-

us to another.

ed

Cause."

the

official today. cailed

news

It also recalled a declarution by Stalin shortly before he died that war between Russia

and

America was not inevitable, and the two countries could continue to live in pears.

"Why was she moved?" ask- Sturge, the Mr H.F.H.

that of the woman pro- mangistrale. bation officer, who hud slipped Into the witness-box with a file of papers

about Sheila under

her arm.

"I think she was moved," the probation officer said, "because that 11 the first i was felt hostel the supervision was not close

and she WUN Cuti-

enough,

getting into undesirablu pany."

SECOND MOVE

T the cond hostel, Sheila A had found the supervision 100 strict for her liking, had walked out.

#21

The Chinese Journal argued statement had brought lessening of tension which "now has gone further and has still brighter prospects,

A cinse study of the official Stalin "eulogy" broadcast by Moscow radiu last night shows important theme, the continuance of Stalin's policies both at home and abroad.

or one

THE NEW EULOGY

CHINA MAIL

∙1845

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1954,

Queen With High Commissioners

The Queen and her High Commissioners in Australia, pase for a photograph High Commissioner for at Government House, Canberra. From left to right: UK, Sir Stephen Holmes, High Commissioner for Canada, Mr Arthur Irwin, Prime Minister of Australin, Mr R, C. Menzies, High Commissioner for Pakistan, Mr Habibur Rahman, HM the Queen, High Commissioner for New Zealand, Mr G. E. L. Alderton, HRH Duke of Edinburgh, High Commissioner for South Africa, Mr G. C. Nel, High Commissioner for Ceylon, Mr J. Aubrey Martenez, Commissioner

for Malta, Captain George F. L. Stivala, London Express,

Eisenhower May

Take Up Stand Today

On McCarthyismı

Washington, Mar. 3.

DEFENCE

PLANS

Continued from Page 1) done, or they might find they could reduce 1 by alx months at once,

Mr Antory Hoki, Minister of war, interjected that a reduc

Sheaffer's SNORKEL"

COURT ACTION AGAINST. BANK

Counsel's

Claim For

Interest

Dollar Margins Payment

Argument

of 12

Mr Justice CW. Reere. Pulsne Judge, at the Supreme Court this morning reserved judgment in an action for pay- ment of interest involving tho sum of $19,441.00, brought by "It is our submission that the proper law of the Diaward Trading Com

of o

Road Cen- Queen's the contract by which we converted the Hongkongtral, against the Eurasis Import dollar margins into US dollar margins is the law and Export Company.

Connaught Road West, of the place with which the contract has the most The interest was in respect of substantial connection, and that is the United a loan by the plaintiffs to the 'defendants of tho' Bum of States," declared the Hon. Leo d'Almada, Q

$80,000, under an #greement Senior Counsel for the Defence in a submission on the law at the continued hearing of a claim for return of deposits before Mr Justice J. Reynolds the plaintiffs. The defendant in the Supreme Court this morning.

localised

made on February 14, 1952.

Mr Orwald Cheung, instructed by Mr R. E. Moore, appeared for

firm was represented by Li Kang-bing, a stoff member ofr the firm. The claim brought by the course be

here, he

C. M. Chang, manager of the Chins Mutual Trading Ccm-aided.

plaintiff firm, gave cvidence pany, 13-27 Ice House Street.

The agreement however he made the deal en behelf

that against the Banque Belge Pour shifted that obligation to of his firm with a Mr Yu of the l'Etranger (Extreme - Orlent) another locality, le, to the US.defendant firm. It was' ciretd Soclete Anonyme, Edinburgh "From the time therefore this that the money loaned should ba House, is for return of agreement was entered into the returned with interest after one HK$2,500,171.00, being balance place with which this agree- menth. of margins paid in Hongkong in ment had its most substantial Witness said that after one Hongkong currency

con- connection was the US," Counsel' month,, he asked Yu to repay nection with the importation of | said.

the loan, but Yu asked him for goods from abroad.

CASE. QUOTED

en extension of time, and paid After referring the Cours to him one month's interest on the care, in support of his contention loan. Early in April, he again ed000,000 francs from Dutch approached Yu on the subject, national In Monaco which was in but Yu said he was unable to military occupation of Germany in

held

ח!

Plaintiffs claim repayment. of this sum with interest thereon or alternatively the equivalent in Hongkong dollars of US$440,- 504.43, or alternatively damages

The Defence is that the mar- gins

had, at the request of the plaintiffs beon converted into US. dollars and that they were by the defendants in U.3. dollars in the United States. A a result of the freezing regula tions passed in December, 1950, the monies had been blocked and could not be returned.

Representing the plaintiffs are Mr John McNell, QC, Mr Percy Chen and Mr Brook A. Bernacchi,

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

in which a British woman borrow.

A

June, fort, and agreed to repay the pay back the money, and asked manev in England in Stering after for another extension. the War, Mr 'd'Almada said that In

THE SAME REPLY the prevent caso the Defence sub- mitted that not only did this con-

On many other occasions, wit- tract get its most substantial con-ness said, ho asked Yu for the nection with the US wo say loan, but was met with the further that that is the place where same reply. Yu told him also this obligation is to be performed,

and we also say that the fact that that he was unable to dispose the contract having been entered of a cargo of goods he had put into in Hongkong makes no differ in as security,

ence whatsoever to the decision at On September 9 or 10, 1932,

Liberals of both the Republican and De- mocratic Parties have Eisenhower to disassociate himself from Senator Joseph McCarthy and McCarthyism at his press conference today.

that there were factors been urging Presidenttion to 18 months would cost

221

the

Army 60,000 mer

Mr Shinwell said Britain could

not continue to bear the cost of

the defence burden.

He asked why if the United States was reducing its defence costs Britain could not do the same.

The danger of the hot war was no more receding. There was revise the military organisation and strategy and adjust the country to its economic needs,

If President Eisenhower follową the general The document, intended for rule he has imposed upon himself at his press con- publication in all Soviet pro-

ferences, he will not make a frontal assault upon vlucla newspapers on Friday- Arst

of Stalin's anniversary

the controversial chairman of the Communist-tension. Surely it was a tms to death is an implicit repudiation of a "new style" history of the hunting Senate Investigating Committee. Soviet Communist Party pre- The magistrate looked at the pared last summer,

mentioned Stalin only tall girl in the dock, whose ip-

វាទ "ព passing

grent illed nose

thrown up in, twice

T but the new and who was tapping pupil of Lettiv to the end of the air. on the flour impatiently with a toot that peeked out sincks.

Was

to be impressed with probation.

you want."

This

in

or

A

of

of his

support

POLICY FAILS

areas

Mention

to

The Hon. Leo d'Almada, QC and Mr D. A. L. Wright, both on the Instructions of Mr H. J. Armstrong of Messrs Deacons, are appearing for the dants

defen-

In

والعداوة

to the proper law applicable, just as much as in the case uniter con- the defendant firm sold some of sideration. the fact that these their

sum of parties were in Monaco

goods, and the did not

$4,450 was paid to the plainitir affect the position.

In the present owo Counsel sold firm. In October, 1982, Yu to reduce the rates potent because the evidence would asked him

Witness advised Yu be the on obligation in US dollars of interest. could only be discharged in the US to pay back all the money he

Whon that together with other aspects of the awed.

Importera Mability On March 24, last year, wit- ca. 1.0. to pay for the goods which wegness went on.. he issued a writ to be supplied to him from the US

the

considered

or in the case where the supplier against the defendant firm, and

but nonethlows payment was to be

Resuming his submissions might be elsewhere than in the US on April 23, 1933, the goods put from

yesterday, Mr d'Almada in the currency of Hire US we in as security were sold by the said that at the conclusion of clear beyond all doubt, Counsel plaintiff firm for $58,800. yesterday's

submitted, that a consideration of hearing, he had given the Court a summary

all the factors must result in the concturion that the proper faw of which he made it clear that the

this contract was that of the US.

Hearing is continuing. Defence submission was that on the facts the obligation on thoir part in respect of these US doliar margins was an obliga- t'on localised in the US.

LAW SUBMISSION Counsel-sald he would now

to

the US dollar

agreement

Radio Hongkong

...

9. Tire

Witness said he claimed the interest in respect of the period from April 14, 1952, to April 29, 1958,

When

EXPLOSION" AT POLICE HQ

his party It will be the first opportunity platform for

in the

the representative of that Eisenhower has had: of approaching election.

the defendant frm entered the There are commenting directly on the con-

reports of loss of

witness box, he was unable to Sénator Iroversy between Senator Me- Republic support for

Mr Birch, who opened the

produce anything: in favour of Cartly and the Secretary of the McCarthy recently. Even some debate, sald Britain had tried a eulogy says:

the Defence, whereupon His H.K.T. Army, Mr Robert Stevens, over of the Nationalists who provide policy of weakness and it failed. of black his life Stalin was at the battle

6. Time Signs? and Pre- Honour reserved. his decision station. leading the Party and

core the treatment of army witnesses the hard

"We are trying a policy of

morning in gramme Summary: 0.03, Lucky Dir until tomorrow with

ail partisans country,

before the Senators Committee have expressed distaste for his strength and it is beginning to rallying "I prefer to be candid

Variety Requests presented, Mr Eisenhower last week lack of

respect for the army work,” he added.

pass on to a submission on the Margherita (Studio): Weather order to look up the law re- you," said Mr Sturge. "I don't of peace against the warmongers

Report: 7. Time Signal and World lating to payments of rates of jaw. gave his 100 per cent endorse- uniform at think you're the sort of person and securing peace."

Congressional wit- Mrtings

Mr Birch said the United

The Interest. News (Landon Relay); 7.10. 11

Atatement by declared that since Stalin's ment to a

States Government had agreed, He raid that the position was Hongkong Budget. Including His the Russian Communist Stevens that army witnesses If you don't

probation, death want

But practical politicians can under

to that when these authorities (to Exiloney The Governor's annual offchore... purchase,

Legislative Couneli Review at the before Soviet Government ihen I shall sentence you. Wo Party and

hearings congressional

not ignore the help which place П certain substantial negotiate) expired the Defence and Special Broadout by the win- nnl "the correct

should not be "brow-beaten the bad casured

Senator McCarthy probation on-

can give in further order

for obligation in re can't have

in Britain

ancial decrotary. The Hon. A. G. all the humillated."

Clarke (Recorded): 8, Orchestra ar ammunition Individual contests for certain aircraft and

for margins was basis that you run away when- unbroken leadership of

deliver those -the Week-The Cincinnați Sym life of the country, successfully

can Congressional seats Mr Elsenhower today

the Royal Air US dollar margins to the plain-phony Orch.3 9.29, Plane Recital by But hostel,"

to said Shella, carrying out the policy worked

tins in the US and that obliga Lola Woo (Concert Hall): Senator

There was a minor - stir at give you religion for dut during long years both in hardly do less than reiterate this sympathetic

endorsement. He may also give Carlby's campaign. The practical This would enable Britain to tion was localised in the US by Signal: Wednesday Theatre. Michael

and มาล Stratton Police. Headquarters, Oriental home and foreign affairs."

concerned strengthen the front line of the

Memorial brenjefast, dinner, tea, I've never

the terms of the agreement by Redgrave Theatre Company in belleved in religion, myself."

This is the first time since his blessing to a Republican politicians are mere

to with individual contests than RAF considerably beyond what which defendants had converted chard" by William Shake Building at about 12.30 today "But you left within an hour Stalin's death that the Kremlin Policy Committee proposal

the possibility of public opinion in the country as she could manage from her own the Hongkong dollar margins poore. Adapted for Rodle by Peter when a gas main blew up in

Waits from the Stage Production by the kitchen. or two of arriving, you didn't has so sweepingly and openly examine

which

into US dollar margins. whale.

resources.

Anthony Quayle (Part 1). (BBCTA): the entire Stalinist changing the rules under

10, Time for Music. Twentieth have much opportunity of judg-endorsed

Nobody was injured, In other words, Counsel went Century Serenadere cond. by Monis investigations such as those

In the last few days, Senator "In particular, we shall be ing, surely?" said the magistrate, domestic and foreign policy.

McCarthy nre

on, insofar as that con- McCarthy has acted as if he has able to improve materially our

lalter (HBCTS); 10,30, "World Culture"

One Night carried the Senator

the initiative in his relations support to General Gruenther

was concerned, their obligation Stand, with Jimmy Dorsey and his theme

further. It said; ducted. even

Orch. 10.59, Weather Report: 11, The question how being der, with the Eisenhower Admin (NATO Commander) and our

was to perform It in the US. "In the past year, Stalin's debated, is whether the President tration, and as if he has nothing contribution to the air forces It was his submission that the Time 31gnal. Radio News Facel (Ro

corded. London_Balay): 11.15, Good- ciples and loyal continuers will do more under the pressure to fear from the President. ****under his Command,"

" he said.

proper law of the contract night Musle, God Save The Queen' the Soviet leaders headed by

showdown in search of a firm

of the 1130, Close Down Mr Birch announced that cer- therefore was the law He has said he will demand tain categories of national ser-place with which VOU seem to have rejected Georgi Malenkov - have fol- “γου

the contract between the President and the the band held out to help lowed the policy of Lenin and

an official explanation from the.

substantial con you," the magistrate said, nis Stalin by working unnaggingly Senators.

Secretary of State, Mr John: vicemen, as an alternative to had the most Hitherto Mr Eisenhower has Foster Dullea,

nection, tone less severe than regretful. for peace and co-operation....

and Counsel referred for his order their normal service training. "I'll be quite frank, if you go and have gained considerable refused to comment on state-stripping Mr Scott McLeod of would be given training in civil the Court to a short passage in to prison now It will be for

results."

ments by Senator McCarthy or authority over State Department defence duties during a period Dicey's 8th edition.

of liability for part time service, Counsel argued that, even as- month.'

Communist China appears any other Senators, and has bent personnel.

Mr McLeod, a close personal tionally under civil

In war they would be opera- } sum tract was not US law, ning that the proper law of Shella's face it up. "Just jubilant at the lavilation to dis-backwards to avoid even seem-

with "You cuss problems with the Western ing

to luterfere one month?" she said,

The friend of Senator McCarthy,

nonetheless as the place of its mean only a month? Oh, I'd powers at Geneva.

Congresalonal arm of the United was appointed to clean out

performance was Communists and security risks

he US the. Jike that."

But the dend Stalin appears | States: Government.

contract was Invalid because She became thoughtful, and to be gelling more credit for A hint of the attitude he may from the State Department. But peace time training during 1955. then said: "You know what they this than the living Malenkov. take today was given yesterday on Monday Mr Dulles reduced old estimated 30,000 men performance was unlawful by would be trained each year the law of the country where it goiting into Reuter,

of the Re- his duties to handling security when the scheme was working was to be performed publican

National Committee, and Consular matters, Mr Leonard Hall. After a con-

Senator McCarthy is also to The training was designed to fit

Continuing, Counsel said that ference with the President, he cross-examine the Secretary of the men to serve in mobile

two limba to his sald he could not go along with the Army. Mr Stevens, next columns at the outbreak of war. there were

Reuter,

argument, the first being, as he the week on the army's precautions Senator McCarthy. When

had already stated that the Senator "begins to attack per- for keeping Communists out

Reuter,

#law of proper

contract was

"I never intended to stay," Sheila said, picking her words.

THE NEXT MOVE?

sold about my

K

"undesirable' company. Well,

I'd like to say this. They may be low people, these people I've heen meeting, and they may be -high-blooded

not undesirable,ple, but they're

Her volca was North-country,

and

and, saying

aying that, paying that odd, uncalled-for tribute to the

Unfortunate

Experience

who were probably Affected by raponsible for her being whore disense, she was, it become strained and high-pitched. You knew that for those people she had affection,

even a kind of love,

66

tho

Athens, Mar. 2.

by

.

Chairman

Communism just

control,

defence

It was hoped to start this

as conscientiously as he is. Ad- Foam Flown To Drunk Chased}}

Both the Elsenhower

struggle in

Fight Fire

a rare glandular ministration and the Republican 30-year-old man, Party obviously want to avold married and the father of precipitating little girl, has taken on all the which the Administration appearances of woman, the stead of the Democratic Party Three Dakotas took off from the ousted Truman London today, carrying nine wong

Greek Medical Society of Volos, and

fot. Rotterdam; Mar, 2.

Administration, Unlike Christine Jorgensen, farget of tor ccarthy's blaze, in the three of tanke of a

male

Females

the

14

the contract had the moat sub- stantial conn was: Even if

His second the American law be not the proper law of the contract and the proper law of the contract

Jaw,

nonetheless of the performance

"Did you chase females?" was

the legalong on, will become the of four extinguisher to fight the contral this non-shing Loat was covered In this case by the

Tex locf. solution trače lakto

(law of the be petrolcum company, which hayo Abdul Shult, a 17-year-old place where a

since Just night private watchman, nodded burning

performed or a certain act to be million gallons of

The Prosecuting Officer, Insp. done) and if performance was oil and on, fine and J.D. Carty, told the Court, that illegal by t that law the Hong-

noi

HER DECISION

RE you willing to re- the man had fought for five

campaign. A

This would

the Re-been help ♫spond if I put you on yours against, the unwelcome probation again?".

The injections of publican political campaign. magis- changes, tente asked, in a last efforti

"No," Shella said, "I'd sooner for preventing his form and substantial Republicart majorit

valce from becoming com-tios in both houses in next on burning for several days, Tho

'no 10 o'clock on Monday night at November's Congressional elec- calise of the outbreak Is Une Des Voeux Road Centrali wear

known,

Wo Street, At the time the forms of this agreement be Thousands of spect

alutckingia Bottle fil one tween painting; and the defende DANGER OF SPLIT

kefe hand and

ekesing female pedes

wero: powerless. The party is trying to achieved that they will go, defendant was arrested at about" kong courts would not enforce

feminine.

re down for a month.”

That was the sentence me to has now been brought tons, posed on 'her. She 'flounced off locking well satisfied, living from his native Thessaly to the part she had seen actresses will be attempted to restore A split in the Republican Athens, where" an operation play at the pictures, keeping him to his previous sox. For falth; after her fashion, with the the first base of its kind 'ever Party between the,fəl

people who had befriended her

This

and brought her down to their reported in Greece, the doctors

As said France-Presse

lovel

Printed and".

and con- befialf of Sout

Street.

Mr Elsenhower and Senator McCarthy reduce the chances kident

GRINHAM or the "

Hongkong, hea

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