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JOHN CLARKE'S

CASEBOOK

Agnes's

CHINA MAIL

Deposit Claim Ends: Judgment Is Reserved

Husband After a protracted hearing extending over a

month the $2 million suit brought by the China

I seems an age already Mutual Trading Co. Ltd of 13-27 Ice House Street since the fast war against Banque Belge pour L'Etranger ended this ended. and, despite the morning before Mr Justice J. Reynolds after the brave, tinkling medals men Hon. Leo d'Almada QC, leading Counsel for the growing old clip to their lapels for parades in the Bank, had addressed the Court.

mists of rach November,

the first world

War now

seems for many to belong

Mr Justice Reynolds reserved his judgment.

more to bistory than ex- BRITAIN TO SAY perience.

It needs an effort to remein- bey there Are the All who,

that

as boy, were hurt so grievous- ly in the E014-18 years,

though they have Ived on, they have lived

since then.

Such IT

Instrand.

in suffering

one IR

Agnes's

and she Ife

were

murtive many years ago. She knew the misery of seeing her

She at

DAT to the Kaiser's wor received him ureka an young. male into

valid by poison-gas,

THE LONG YEARS

A

MAN s young,

20 -

he was but one whose world from then was to be bounded by the four corners of his bed.

There

were hospitals, of

Take It

Easy Mr Dulles

Mr d'Almada submitted that it was quite ridiculous for China Muthal to claim damages for alleged wrongful disclosure by Banque Belge to the Amerleon authorities.

Pointing out that the Hong- kung and Shanghai Bank also made disclosures concerning the account of mother Hongkong firm who was also treated by

to

the American authorities as a "designated national". Mr d'Almada and that the bank was entitled

make a dis- elusure in its own interest and in that of its other customers, The plaintiffs had faintly hinted that this disclosure resulted in

London, Apr. 8. The Daily Express poli-them being designated under the terms of the American Foreign tical correspondent, Derek

Assets Control Regulations, but Marks, writes: Britain is there was no evidence of this at sending

શ message to all. Washington

crisis on the which has blown

up over the Indo-China war. The

'T'

enurse, and other kinds of In-message will say. stitutions where Agnes's hus- bund could have been cared easy Mr Dulles," for. But she preferred the other way, to look after her husband herself, and to surround his bed with

A small world that he could think of as his own. Aai in south London suburb for many years has been that world.

A

ever

Agnes is 70 now, and since her husband come back from the war, she has worked To support hin. She worked as u clerk in one of the Ministries, until she reached the age of 65 and was declared redundant.

IT.

THE LEAN PURSE

was not easy, then, to find somewhere else to work; but Agnes hunted around and found a alche for herself. She got a part-time clerical job, and that, with

all her household chores and

the invalki's demunds whilesh

grew grooter roller than Jess with the years) kept her pretty fully scrupled,

Income of

She was paid £3 5. a week in the part-time job. That, with her husband's pension and her own,

gave the couple a tota} £6 12s. 6d. a week for

rent, food, clothing, fares, and the

fre that seemed to burn money rather than coal, but had to be kept going day night $31 her husband's

room.

DS

The other evening.

she was going home from work. Agnes

paused at the bookstall at the station, and when she thought no one was looking, she stole two books, priced together at 3s. 6d. She was caught.

"take

THE CLAIM

The plaintiffs, the China Mu- tual Trading Company, arc it claiming from Banque Beige

DI

the return (with interest) HK$2,590,171.98, being the bu lance of margins paid in con- neetion with the importation of certain goods into Hongkong.

Alternatively, plaintifs claim The equivalent 12 Hongkong dollars of US$449,504.43, damages.

300

is the verdiet of the Cabinet meeting at which Str Winston Churchill and his mia- ister considered the crisis today. For two and a half hours they discussed My Dulles' suggestion that Britain should back the seven-nation warning to Red The Defence is that the mar- China in keep out of the Indo-ins, at the request of the plain- China war. They also studied Ts, had been converted into Izvestia's cease-fire call.

The Government Is greatly disturbed by the latest develop ments in this critical campaign,

but

In Whitehall a complete Filence has been ordered on the official attitude to the Dulles demund OF ONL

Allled warning to the Chinese.

THREE POINTS

U.S. dollars and that they were held by the defendants in US. dollars in the United States. As

result of the freezing regula- ons passed in December, 1950, the monies had become block- ect. They were paid to plaintiffs' account, which was consequent- ly blocked, it was maintained.

Mr John McNeill, QC, Mr Percy Chen and Mr Brook A. Bernacchi, all instructed by Mr Y. II. Chan of Messrs Lau Chan and Ko,

are representing the plaintifs.

The defendants are represent- aded by the Hon, Leo d'Almada, QC, and Mr D. A. L. Wright, both Instructed by Mr H. J. Armstrong, of Messrs Deacons.

It is understood the Cabinel reached three main conckintons: 1. Britat must weigh up care- fully what is to be put 1 any international dressed to China,

1121251

* Britai

declaration

but

were

consider carefully what would be the re- sult of such a declaration should the Chinese decide to dely the OBJECT OF MARGINS threat it carries (in other words

Mr d'Almada could Britain supply

submitted that troops to

from the evidence it way per- back up the French or act with

pectly clear that the forward ex- the speed Dulles wants?). 3. Britain must know

change contracts whether

Inde- pendent contracts under which the situation 1129 drastically

the plaintiffs were bound to pay altered

SNICE the Indo-China

for the US dollars bought with- question was discussed at the

out Berlin conference

obligation upon the Any two months

bank to take them over or re- ago when I was agreed to pass on the problem to the April 25

purchase them, Geneva conference.

although in practice the bank did so. On View, particularly the evidence there could be

the of after the Izvestia statement, is question

Hongkong dollars margin being a that no action should be taken payo

#pre- appearing to undermine

The object of these the Payment. prospects of the Geneva

margins was that, If the

plain- con-us did not meet their obliga- JEXT morning, in the dock atierenee where It is hoped to tions in

Bow Street, she pleaded secure a peaceful settlement for drafts, the defendants could look respect of paying the guilty to the thefts.

the long-term future of all to the margins for reimburse Agnes 19 a kindly-looking Southeast Asia. woman, and though she was in The alternative to this settle- lears now, you could see that in ment

The Hongkong-Exchange Coa- would be acceptance of trol Regulations only prohibited other circumstances her face

the

put forward by plan Mr Dulles creation of a South-but did not prohibit the sale or disbursement of the US dollars would be untroubled and serene. And considering how little east Asia Defence Pnet. money she could spare, pro-

the transaction by which tho

NE

THE KIND ADVOCATE

Britain's

second

ment.

It is felt that this would in- verbal agreement (to convert

bably, for clothes, she was won- evitably lead to a substantial the margin into US dollars) was

derfully brown.

neatly dressed, inforce of

izsed permanently

pondent.

British troops being Implemented,

to help the d'Almada, The story of her crime was garrison area. Our own corres- told to Mr Bertram Reece, the magistrate, by a policeman who spoke so kindly and gently of Agnes's history that he might have been briefed for her defence.

stand this sudden lapse,

LEADING ARTICLE

Is the volee of the

Mr

Established 1843

THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1954.

Duke Of Edinburgh At Woomera

WAN

The scene of two atomic explosions last year, Woo- mera suddenly became a name in the world, and visited by H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh during the Royal Tour in Australia. This picture shows the Duke interested in an experimental target aircraft in a hangor

London Express.

Youth Robs

College Headmaster

"We sold the French Imienilom pearl necklace valued at $100 for 30 cents to a marine store dealer; the jade necklace valued at $200 he sold to a man in Queen's Road for 50 cente And he presented The string of Japanese cultured pearls valued at sõu to a friend." [ Insp. W. E. B. Howel informed Me' ilin- shing Lo at Central this morning when 17-year-old

Tam

Bin-but appeared on charges of larceny.

The rest of the loat comprised n silver wrist watch, a pesti ring, and a cigarette Bghter and case which he had pawned for more im- pressive sidnUS.

HK Rope Co's New Factory In Singapore Soon To Operate

Addressing shareholders this morning at the annual general meeting of the Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Mr G. E. Marden, the chairman, said that by the end of April the company's new factory in Singapore will be em- ploying 100 workers and that the capacity of the factory will be sufficient to satisfy not only all the need of Malaya but also to supply adjacent markets.

In his written report to share- The holders. Mr Marden sold:

were

and report

accounts seconded by Mr R. G. The result of the year's work-Penfold, and

adopted Ing is a net profit of $528,467 which includes the Stock He- Palmer, seconded by Mr D. E. Upon proposal by Mr G. T. serve 1902 written back for the Kibble, Str Robert Ho Tung purpose of creating a new item and Mr A. H. Penn were re- of Stock Replacement Reserve elected to the Bourd showing thus clearly ail Reserves

tors.

Mr Marden

of Diree-

of your company. This Reserve

proposed that of $130.000 together with an Messrs Peat Marwick, Mitchell appropriation of $150,000 added and Co., be re-appointed Au- to General Reserve and the re-ditors for the ensuing year at commended Dividend, Bonus to a remuneration of $3,500 per annum. This was seconded by Mr R. V. Lederhofer and cor- The ried.

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ARMED ATTACK ON JUNK

Death Sentence

Passed On Two Men

Au Keng, 18, and Wong Wai-hung, 28, who were charged with using firearms against persons without lawful authority and aiding and abetting respectively, were both sentenced to death by Justice J. R. Gregg at the Criminal Sessions this morning when the Jury returned verdict of guilty in respect of each of them.

This is the third case in which persons have been convicted and sentenced to death under the special Emergency Regulations of 1949.

Both accused left the Dock 1 The Prosecution's allegation and were conducted down to had

been corroborated by the the cells quietly after hearing identifcution of the nceused by the death sentence.

repre-

The first accused was sented by Mr V. L. D'Alton, instructed by Mr W. H. Young. and the second accused by Mr

S.

The two accused

one of the witnesses, Chun Yee- sop, complainant's brother, the evidence of the arrests of the accused and the cautioned state- which the Court had accepted. ments made by the accused,

to establish

had

V. Giune, instructed by Miss P. Loseby. Mr W. A. Blair-Kerr,

Counsel for the first accused Senior Crown Counsel, pro-

bed submitted that secuted assisted by Det. Insp. H.

tire A. N. Cattell.

the Court the evidence before Crown had failed The jury of five men and two the case beyond all reasonable women were exempted for jury doubl. The

defence service for two years.

also alleged that

before the Identl- rested by the Police following sop, had an opportunity of seeing were ar-fication, the witness Chan Yee- on board n shing junk south had also

the two other persons.

Counsel submitted that the the Junkmasters, Chan For-tal, uc of the Crown was unsatis was shot in the high.

factory. Mr Justice Gregg said the Jury had enough oppor- tunity to observe the Prosecu tion's witnesses.

For his part, he could not say they appeared to be unsatisfactory.

a report of shooting ineklent

of Aberdeen on January 5 when

man

ปร

BUMMING-UP

aumming-up,

which

was

Change In Radio Programme

lasted for about 25 minutes, Mr to the Jury and said that the Justice Gregg read the charges

Counsel for second accused rat accused was the man who had submitted that the Pro- was alleged by the Prosecution secution had also failed to prove to have fred a revolver at the its case beyond reasonable complainant, Chan For-lal, and doubt and further submitted the second accused was the that

there

insufficient who was alleged to have evidence to show that the second attempted to hold up the com- accused had alded and abetted plainant with

a revolver and the fist pccused.

the sea. was consequently pushed into

Finally, Mr Justies Gregg, Some question had been raised sald the verdict in respect of by the Counsel as to whether each accused must be unanimous. the Common Law

of aiding The Jury returned their ver- and abetting could apply as an diet after retiring for about 20 offence under the special re- minutes. gulations. Mr Justice Gregg said In his view, it did apply and 19 did apply to the present charge. Dealing with the merits of the case, Mr Justice Gregg said the facts as presented by the Pro- secution were that on the morn- ing of January 5, the com- plainant, Chan For-tal, left with his family in his Oshing Junk to Tung

Toi. When near Wong Chuk Hang, he was hailed by a sampan which asked for a tow. The sampan came alongside the Junk and the second accused allegedly boarded the Junk and Ngan-toon, 19. unemployed held the complainant, who was amah. of 14 Moon Street, ground honor, charged with

at the stern, with larceny from The complainant put up his a revolver. been dwelling, Woo cautioned and bound

$300 for one hands and pushed year by Mr

accond Lawrence Leung at accused into tho gca. The for their under-entral this moming.

Mr Leong fold the defendant that sampan then left and and he would give her a cliance as the problems

accused allegedly red two shots in complainant Chan Fung-ming (de- valuable

formed the Court that she did not fendant's former mistrem) had in-

trom a revolver siriking com- plainant in the thigh. The Junk want to press the case,

then returned to Aberdeen and Sub-Inap, T.K. Ip conducting the complainant was sent to Queen case for the Prosecution aid that Mary Hospital.

The total value of the jewellery, which Tam had stolen from the Staff and Workera and Provision bedroom of Mr E, G. Steward, for Profits Tux leaves Headmaster of St Paul's College, forword of $75,432. Bonham estimated at 17. The Jewellery balances of the Provisions for recovered from powneliups, amouni- Profils Tax 1053/54 together ed to #372 and was ordered to be with Bad and Doubtful Debts

Road on March 15, was

returned to the owner without com Reserve, both no longer required. Amah Steals

pensation

Tom was arrested on April 1 when have been written back to the he was caught on the stairway of Proft and Loss Appropriation 6GB Bonham Rond on the third

Boor landing of the Kwong la Account

Englia: Sction. He

1 referred to our

Last year had, clutched

In ate hand, a copy of "House of new Factory in Singapore which History" valued at $3.50, property was being built to expand our of schoolboy, Lam Ka-chil.

From in the dock, Tem who bare-sales in Malaya and surrounding ly managed to see over the bars, territories.

to I am pleased pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a book and larceny from a dwell-Port

progress has rapid and according to

Dort that

TC-

LI

Watch

imon Mr Lo asked him if he had Thanks are due to the Sincerer in the sum of

onything sole at a thoughtless | H

replied: moment and ask

assistance

say in mitigation Tam Government

your Worship to standing of our give me a charice to make amends." their

Do you work for a living. asked solving them. On March 17, the Magistrate

"No, my brother-in-law supports J. A. D. Morrison, Malayan of the Hongkong & Defendant's eldest sister approach. Shameha Banking Corporation the defendant was, formerly em

100

д

of

played by the compiminant at 137 Kucester Road unti April 3, when she was dismissed.

sald on April the de- and the local fendant returned

the com- the plants premiacs community. By

to collect her wagen and while doing thin she from some of the com-

and

ed the dock and told the Court that her brother WAS very Jazy and performed the opening ceremony dieabediani,

large gathering among After a pause, during which the representatives of Government. Court was Informed by the Pro- Public Bodles necution that Tam had a clean te. defer sentence for seven days pend cord, Mr Lo raid that he would business Training Centre

end of April the last shipment offered to ing arrangements with A Boy's PAMA

for defendant's

of machinery will have been plainant's clothing. The complainant delention.

Your mitigation plea has been assumed. By that time

installed

regular production permitted her to do so and in re- turn allowed the defendant to stay accepted ark I will not gaul you,"

about with her for the night. concluded the Magistrate,

100 workers will be employed Insp. Ip mid that before the com and the capacity of the factory plakant retired she look will be sufficient to satisfy not it in the lang. During the night Rolex watch valued at $000 and left only all the neod of Malaya but the defendant book the watch, On the following morning also to supply adjacent markets. The factory inyout is sa arran- complainant discovered her welch missing and after much searching ged that if demand warrants it, which yielded no result she report- the productive capacity can be ed the lows to the Police,

A detective easily and quickly increased by

along to enquiries and he discovered the extension of existing build that defendant, had stolen the watch lags and Installation of addi- | and hliden it in a bag of charcasi tional plant,

in the complainant's kitchen.

Third H-Bomb

to any

Test

TO COST $2,925,000

new cost of the

make

Was

sent

off her

the

Radio Hongkong

submitted

Contending that the American Foreign Asset Control Regula- 1ions prevented the defendants from carrying out their sole London, Apr. 0. obligation to deliver US dollars In a leading article entitled, in the USA, Mr d'Almada de- "The war has never Then Agnes was asked what the Daily

let up,"

clared that the Express today com- American experts on their law evidence of

(Continued from Page 1) she had to say. She could only ments on the Indo-China con- should be accepted by the Judge ferent in kind rather than in sob: "It was very wrong of me,” illet. Asking: is there anywhere and, in the light of this, it was degree from all other previous

THE MERCIFUL BENCH

a hopeful sign, the leader points impossible to pay defendants weapons to Izvestin's plea for an

of war, and we aro The total im were not prevented from, de- told its size can be increased factory will be about HK$2,825,- VES; it's difficult to under-mediate cease-fire.

Ilvering the US dollars,

extent." Reminding readers theb

000 of which $1,052,002 was paid H.K.T. when you quite obviously knew I vestla

"The Church must call upon last year necessitating an over- 4. Time · Signal bodi Pra- it was wrong," said the magis- Kremlin, the Express writes: manoeuvre," the leader

all the nations to prevent ap- draft of $480,020. Since the end gramme Summary; 0,03, Jazz frate "But I've listened to all Britain should wholeheartedly tinues yet Russia may well be

con- paling terror being loosed on of last year we have paid out Half Hour presented by Robin Day

(Studio); 6.30, the human race. I doubt if the additional $270,831 and the over-

Portuguese Haft the officer said, and he couldn't endorse this plea have helped you more could Britain's concern should always confederates."

because anxious to restrain her Chinese danger would be averted by draft is now $120,000.

Hour (Studio); 7, "Hit Parade", tho Wook's Ten Top Tunes presented by be to bring fighting to an end

one nation refusing la

Bernard licks (Bludis); 7,90, "Down "She may view their adven-make these ghastly weapons.

decision of your Board not

Memory Lane" presented by Alleen. the payment

of Woods (Studio) 7.09, Wealßer Re- a refusal by one nation ably had sufficient punishment tween nations.

addlilon to the Americans be tempted to more

port: 6. Time Bignal and World News Nowe (Landon Relay): 8.10, with all the anxiety of this. I The leader goes on to say drastic intervention.

Was adumbrated in my

Talk (London Relay) or Special] shall discharge you absolutely."

hat this is

is particularly to with "So the Russian proposal

statement last year and it is un Annouricemania; 8.15, Cole at the "Th-thank you," said Agnes, Indo-Ching for

"It is essential that another likely that a change in this policy Keyboard. A Programme of Light and she was helped out, on the were to dislodge the French all hope that

the French should not be spurned. It offers attempt should be made us soon cats be cratemplated until the Piano Musle by deor Cols Bludtynt

when the Powers 1

2.30, Take li from here-with Joy gaoler's arm.

posable and on the highest combined trading results of our Nichol Dick Bentley and Jimmy And the

General officer

Templer's One work in meet shortly in Geneva with Jovel to reach agreement be who had spoken so well for her rooting out Communist terrorists the Chinese present, Soviet in tween the Great Powers on the two factories should justify such dorte Novica); sun took up the books sho had in nearby Malaya would be im- fluence will be cast on the side questions which 'now

Sports Review by Brig Young divida.

(Studio); 9.15. At the Opera, "The stolen, to return them to the

and there would be of peace." perilled, bookstall.

Depreciation on Plant and Merion Flute Act (Mozart) an them and on such measures of Buildings in Hongkong has been inits with They

two only the flimsy barrier of Blam wore

the Vienna Philhar- The leader ends slight,

Communist that Britain

by saying, disarmament as would affect light, paperbacked between the new

mahle Orch, and Bingverein Dar provided on the customary basis. Gesellschaft ber Musikfreunde cond. novels. Just the thing to take frontier and Malaya.

her diplomatie

should direct all y

I trust that the proposed by Herbert Von Karajan: 1024, Rəi back to cheer up an invalid and "Of course It could be the help

such agreements are secure acceptable tetma give him, a pleasant surprise. Soviet Initiative is

London Relay): 10,40, Muse of the have sgain done very good work mere for the Frenchso grievously ginnings of such agreements will have your approval.

Twentieth Century. B*ht... pieces. repaid for the civilising minare 'made, there seems to me

fromkrokosmos Barton Printed and published by WILLIAM ALICK GRINHAM for sion they have long fullied in little hope for the future of our we moved our registered office Neve eet (London At the beginning of this year Julius Katchen a Piano);

Weather, Report: 11, Time, Bignal, and on behalf of South China Morning Post- Limited at 1-3 that region". Our own care civilisation.". Chino Mall which is now in No. 9 Ice House Wyndham Street, Cily of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongtong, I respondent.

Special

11.18, Goodnight a Musici God"Save Street, Fourth Floor, Hongkong, : The Queen; list, Close Down

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any

Such

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too

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war

action.

resources to reactied or at any rate the bonus to Staff and Workers, who part on the Royal Tour (Recorded

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to

The BBC

programme celebrate the Silver Jubilee of the incorporation of the Cable and Wireless Ltd., which had to be postponed on decount of poor receptian, can now be heard over Radio Hongkong at 9.15 this evening.

The

programme advertised for 9.15"At the Opera"--the second act of 'The Magic Flute", will How come on

at Arst 9.45.

"What's His Lino?' Solution SMALLHOLDER London Express Barsion

SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith

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"She's getting so educated she's smarter than any of the young fellows the runs around withil hope she fan't too.

smart to get married!'

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