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Maud, The

CHINA MAIL

Established 3045

WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1954.

Atomic Energy Narriman And Husband

Power In US

Poetess Within 5 Years

THE Hiked

name of the woman

to walk

Washington, May 18.

Mr William Foster, president of the Manu-

through life alone, wwwfacturing Chemists Association, predicted here

Maud. In age she was per

today that power from atomic energy would be haps in her mid-fortis economically available in the United States within

live years, and probably sooner ¦

parts of the world.

Wax

looks austere, in build tall and slight. There kind of waxen pallor about her complexion, and mooth even in repose Was a thin, pale, determined line The kind

month Tiet brooks no argument.

Manel was up! alty

în

some other

He said the British were well ahead of the United States in this application and noted that the British target date for atomic power was 1956.

Such a mubile power wit

The United Stabs, however. Assionable material, or in other in developing a portabile atone; words un anunt the size of 1 reactor from which power ein walturt. Dow Street of a trifling x-3,000.000 pounds of coat may | blicable crime The thell from of something a railway station worth

the 183497! I few coppera.

Herz. ter was one of the

least cospevtalulis, and doubt - les the world have been sent away Bum the rout

Rendiest

wall the But

of rebukes, adlowed things, to happen way

Int

But she would nut. She span

a number of strange, conflicting

tales that bel the magistrate

without match

remand report.

ber

opinion for

[1

but to medien)

CONFUSED AND MUDDLED

report WIS

WHEN Maud was shown back What the Hock

a doctor's handle to Mr Bertram Reece, the magistrate, and Miss Hamilton, the probation offler, went into th witness-box

--

30

doctor's report W+1 asked for," Miss Hamilton said, recalling Maud's

last appear ance, because she seemed confused and generally muddied. "She said then that she had left her husband, in the country town where they lived, as the maloge WILS vold here n of

trouble wVIT

birth

Somme

verliheate.

(2

be generated from re pound of will be available mon, he said,

Demands For Inquiry Rejected

Mi Fister is a former Deputy

D( Defence

and

SITE WITY Co-operation Adminis-

Overseas

trator. He spoke today before [B meeting [ the

Writers, ZAR organisation of newsmen who specialise in inter- rutronal affairs.

"MARSHALI. PLAN"

te proposed a new form of Marshall Plug" by which the United States would assist other

nations build up their economies by loans or gifts of atomic He explained that the power United States' resources of such power were naw Kroner than norded ben solely for weapons, in

hydrogen bomb, view of the advent of the

Singapore, May 19. The Singapore govern- (munt yesterday rejected de- mands for an inquiry into police methods used to quell a demonstration of Chinese)

makes necessary Jar students protesting against fewer of the conventionat atomte national service registration bonus and consequently muen

more material last week.

devoted to cronome application of tom materials

40 between a

103

alodents

can now tr

to

en inter- created to

Police arrested utter lashi

"Such power, if made available mated 500 Chinese youths and to Asia, could revolutionise the police rnd sends when 20 ecin my enpletely." he said,

"For example. In India persons we reputed injured

Acting

$••G cla

package reactors (noblle alomle W. C. Taylor told the Singapa villages to furnish them energy }}} could be supplied 10 Legislative

COUNCH yesterday, "Careful enquires have been operate their mills and grind

their tools. made and they revent no justi-

No power lines ur would be necessary leathan for JO15 inquire. He toads

the fuel. They would added, "No doubt there are those ring in who would like to ste upodium have a virtually unending source

of power to them." against the police but the gov-

He proposed that Cerament has

intention of

national bank be jassisting them."

lend stomid energy along the The Rivernment's announce Ines of money loans to ment followed demands by the nations which are now which University of Malaya

students vided by the International Bank unim for a public investigation for Reconstruction and Develop- bos of the meident

ment. Mr

Foster's up in his workshop, and he was asked the Legislative Coun of

the government represents the owners of most

5,000 chemical going to call the authorities

factories the "emergeBEY" Iocated in the United States, regulations in the cedony Many of them have been close- fotother there muntiis. Arly linked with the development "You will see, sir, that the Taylor 1

The Legislative of atomic power in the United doctors' report suggest she has Council that the extension wis States, voluntary treatment, but she imperative "in view of the fact won't accept any help at 1,

That

there is evidence that the and I don't see how 1 can hels Communist menace is still her, outside her having treat- Gur nidst,"

HER MANUSCRIPT

4CHE also Sak! that her

Dhusban 1.

who Juus bardness of his own, was living with another woman,

isn't true He hath been very

concerned about his wife,

matise

she had smashed things!

about her So she walked out and came to London.

ment

While Miss Hamilton speaking. Maud,

was

23

in the dock, was deep in the perusal of serup of cardboard, the top of

detergent packet, on which, perhaps, she had written notes for a speech she meant to make.

Meanwhile,

וניין אין 14 13

suld

in

other

pro-

Smiling together and radiantly happy in this latest picture from Cairo are ex-queen Narriman, former wife of ex-king Farouk and her bridegroom, Cambridge- educated doctor Adham El Nakeid, 27. They were married at Narriman's villa in Heliopolis, a suburb of Cairo. An Egyptian court ordered the final decree of divorce between Farouk and Narriman in March. The ex-king retained the guardianship of their infant son Ahmed Fuad-London Express.

Racial Segregation Snags Still Exist

New York, May 18.

The historic Supreme Court decision banning racial discrimination in public schools does not organisation Wholly solve the problem of racial segregation.

Laws have banned discrimination in schools, jobs and housing and thus enforced racial equality in most of the United States. But laws are not able to impose a natural mingling of races. Laws have not been able to force men to live as neighbours,

BRITAIN AHEAD

Population trends show live, work where they work, cat Mr Foster said the British graphically that when non- and

play where they eat and were ahead in projects to use

whlies move into a new

area play but they cannot require atomic energy for power pur-

white residents move out, Laws whites to remain there when the The Reting Colonial Secretary pores because

they had

cannot prevent con-

that voluntary non-whites come. in Sorist-inspired shootingscentrated more on that phase,

shift of populations. The result New York City's problem durig February while the United States was

is "automatic segregation" m-crystallses that faced by all the and March, the seizure of large producing

bombs for producing

the de-

posed by the residential

dis- US. cumbers

What was once a Communist fence

"Southern of

of both countries and

tribution of races,

problem" only t amphlet and the recenl dis other parts of the free world.

large very f

cache d

"It is a matter of applica- stolen explosives believed to be

he said. a steret Communist arsenid, all

British pointed to the need to continue

controls. United cost emergency

3

In

RIGHT ENVIRONMENT?

CHE says she writes poetry,

sir. and has had sales Americ: Miss Hamilton added.

I've had them published, Maud snapped looking up from her studies.

The magistrale said to her. encouragingly: "You can write poetry

go to hospital

surely?

if you

I would inereuse

no doubt.

intensity and value,

A PROMISE

REDEEMED

10

his

He ackled that the

also had the Incentive of higher

of fucks whereas the United States lacked that in- centive with its abundant and relatively inexpensive coal, oil and

gus supplies. The British plan to use the

15,000,000

School

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Property Appeal: Respondent's

Counsel Addresses Court

"It is seldom that a Court had to hear a series of unmitigated lies told by the defendants and their witnesses for the purpose of avoid- ing this sale,” commented Mr Brook A. Bernacchi, one of the Counsel for the respondent when hearing of the appeal involving property housing the Sih Nam School, of 1 Oaklands Path, Upper Levels, continued before the Full Court this morning.

The appeal was brought against a judgment of Sir Gerard Howe, Chief Justice, who ruled in favour of the plaintiff (the respondent) with costs, in an action for possession of the property.

The original action related to School when Leung Sul-foon

the the alleged sale of the property bocame headinoster. This, during the Japanese occupation.in the light of Lau's previous The Full Court comprises Mrstatement that be did not know Justice

R. Grekk, Puise Leang lini been appointed Judge, and Mr Justice 1. Rey-headmaster, would be hard to nolds, Acting Pulsne Judge, believe, Counsel added.

The appellants are Chu Yam-

on, schoolmaster, And Cheung

ACQUIESCED IN SALE

Lam-chau, headmaster, both of He said It was 110 Wonder the Sh Nam School. They are that the trial Judge had stated represented by Mr John McNell.

in the sale of

the

QC, and Mr S. V. Gitting, both that all these people had clearly instructed by Mr F. H. Loseby, acquiesced

Named

second defendant property in the original action was Leung Sal-foon, schoolmuster, who was stated in evidence during the hearing to have died prior do the issue of the writ in 1948,

The respondent is Li Tam Tol- hing. of B Kennedy Terrace, ground floor, the wife of Mr Koon-chun, prominent Hong- kong merchant.

Representing her are the Han, Leo d'Amada, QC, and Mr Bernacchi, both one the Instructions of Mr Y. K. Kan.

ANALYSES EVIDENCE

This morning, Mr Bernacchi resumed his submissions on the facis as stated in the pleadings, analysing the evidence adduced by the Defence.

Lau

LETTER TO

THE EDITOR

The Volunteers' Parado

Sir-I am writing again about the Hongkon Volunteer Con- tenary Celebrations. Up to now dettora have gone to all ald volunteers we can trace and also to the widows of those men who

their lives

whose

Referring once more to Lou's evidence. Counsel anid later said that the third defend- ant afterwards told him about the sale, Aaked why he had not seen Lee Kun-chun (the plain-gave tuf's husband) about it, the wit-Battle, ness had replied that he did not known want to deal with him during the Japanese recupation.

to

during the addresses zro

May I now use your columna

widows Invite other

and In thus appeared to make con

of tradictory statements, like the rest orphans

volunteers who he sa'd. of the Defence witnesse

would like to watch the Parado It was abundantly clear that for many years before January 10, 1940, to write to the Deputy, Com- Lau knew about the sale. Every-mandant, at Happy Valley. thing pointed to the fact it in early as 1940. the Board members will had passed

bo only too

Ho

pleased to

A resolution that they issue invitations for the Parado wore going to stand by the sale of the property,

H. OWEN HUGHES

Lieutenant-Colonci,

Centenary Committee,

Boying that this was typical of the ovidence nduced by the Defence Chairman, Hongkong Volunteer generally, Mr Bernacchi said, it was hibission that the only com- ment that was Decemory was that no wonder the trial Judge mid that a breach of turst had not been established.

Referring to the evidence of Wong Tat-to, a Defence witness, Mr Bernacchi said it was up- parent that Wong played a cori-

It was seldom, he added, that a Court had had to hear a series of! adderable part in the matter of unmitigated lies told by lie defend. for the the school and he had been one and their witnesses

<f avoiding this male. Far purpose called to give evidence that the

tran it being a bronch of frost, the whole of the plaintiff's story sale was with the full authority of was unfrue.

all the parties concerned Ifearing a continuing.

In his evidence, Wong Tal-to had

said he was a bookstore

keeper, and also an assistant necountant at the Sit Noni School. He started off by paint- ing his connection with the school as lightly as he could, Counsel stated, and presumably placed

that

SHOT PC STILL CRITICAL

Early Morning Burglar

A young man broko Into No. 745A Nothan. Road,.... Afth floor, in

the early hours of this morning

and stole clothing, and other items to the value of $85. He entered the flat, which has Just recently been built, and was about to ransack it," when a resident heard him and raised the alarm. The man fied and is

Unlawful Boarding

Police constable 2325, Yeung emphasis on the word Choi-chi, who was found shot *pasistant".

at Kowloon City Police Station till at large. He said the wilness claimed is still reported to be in a critical

his part in the negotiations condition.

The tor the sale of the school with

27-year-old policeman. friendly

attached to Kowloon Leung Sal-foon was only on a

City, was basls. Counsel told said to have improved slightly. Their Lordships that they would but is not yet out of danger

Chan An-yuen, 30, WAB see that the witness was in- He was found shot early yester- culioned by Mr C. Calmas ut the Marine Court this morning strumental in registering

the day morning.

to Laken

for boarding the steamer with the Japanese au- | Kowloon Hospital.

Betelgeuse at Buoy A10 with- out the permission from the was cross-examined on

shipmaster. Chan was BeDisting his master, a licensed hawker, at a coffoo s'all on board at the time of the arrest.

DISBELIEVED

and the trial the documents, Judge disbelieved his story, he went on. The story he gave was thus a deliberate attempt to cry down the fact that he was one of the persons in authority in the negotiations during the re is now in reality levant period. New York is an example of а national problem. Of the what may develop in the 17

US Negroes, one- Southern

and Southwestern third live outside the South--and Turning to the evidence given States affected by the Court the

Negro population outside ban against public school the South rose 60 per cent be- Yeung Yat-fal, Mr Bernacchi

1940 and 1050.

said the important fact about De-

his evidence was that it was an in the nation to pass arm laws mographic experts estimated

that

substantiate tho the US by 1970

Negro ngainst racial discrimination in

routtempt will bo divided allegations of what actually took employment. It has broad laws population

in Macao during the place **** evenly between the Southern against discrimination in hous-

and the rest

Japanese occupation. His evid- ence was also disbelieved by the Chief Justice.

regregation.

New York was the first State

tween

equivalent of 21,000,000 tons of ing. It has outlawed discrimina-States

tion in publle places beaches, country.-United Press. subways and buses, nightclubs and theatres and restaurants These laws have worked with notable success, desplie OC- casional cases of violation.

rozt

year in atomic energy. They have never been more than few wieks off schedule and their goal is

We 1956

have Singapore, May 10. nothing close to that." What would you like to say?" A promise of Hongkong He said

But Maud was not going

the United St:t:s to student

in coul professor

regain leadership in this be drawn into any discussions London 12 years ago will be field, however, by

environment on the ideal

for kept on Sunday with the arrival knowledge and materials to the *pplying its poetry-making. "I don't want in Hongkong of Prof. E. T. same problem, particularly if it any help," she said.

a Davies, lecturer in mathematles launchid on international aid doctor friend in Hampshire, at the University of Southamp-programme in atomic power.-- He'll help me privately."

United Press. "Why don't you agree to have treatment, in a purely voluntary capacity?" the magistrate asked

her.

IT IS SAD

66B Maue

answered.

I'VE

she?" Mr Recce asked Miss

Bishop Sheen's Embarrassment

East. Wong is now. Depressor bound

of

the

Radio Hongkong

by another Defence

to

witness,

the

Counsel then turned to evidence of Lau Tak-po, a mem- ber of the Board of Directora who managed the School. Ho

Mr McNeill sald

his address in and Signal Yet the rapidly rising non-ramme Summary: 0.01, Lucky Dip to the Court had laid much im- Requests prosented byportance on this evidence and while population of New York Margherita (studio): 7, Favourite had asiced the Court to assume City has resulted in an exodus Waltzes.

EXODUS OF WHITES

HK-Time

7.40,

Pro-

Sidney Torch and his

from Ametica

of whites from many zones. Orth, 7.15, Orchestra of the Week that there had been a breach of This has produced some 100 per tal Cooke (Recorded London Lau was the man who sit the

Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra: irust from that évidence.

by But Mr Bernacchi went on, cent

area — which non-white have

moro

all-Negro schools Relay) 750, Weather Report: 8,

Time Signal and World News (Lon- had washed his hands off than In some areas of the don Relay: 3.10, News Talk Lon School during the Japanese of "Deep South" - simply because don Relay or Special Announce cupation period. there are no whites living in the ments: 8.15 Memories Light fore dmcult to see how he could

It was there Opera; B.20. Concert by Lao Ma district any more.

Itslen fenntraito), neo. by Moya assist in the case at all, and how Hea and Dr C. K. Wang (Flute) ►

he could establish a breach of Moya Rea (Plano) (Concert Hall);

Tune Bienal, Wednesday Theairs, trust. Peggy Astierott and Michael Red-

Counsel mid Lau had sald In ave with the Shakespeare Memorial his evidence that he was one of Theatre Company in The Merchant of Venice" by William Shakespeare the founders (Part 2) (BBCT8): 10.10, Bir William

of the School.

San Francisco and Los Angeles are

experiencing this

Ramo trand despite the widest legal. guarantees of racial equality in California.

ton.

When Prof. Davies and his prize student Y. C. Wong parted during the bombing of London In 1042, the young Chinese promised that some day he would make it possible for the come to the Far DECAUSE I've got friends," professor to

New York, May 18. The departure of a London- "HBs of mathematics at the

Trans-World Airlines and

was plane was delayed for 30 minutes sity of 'Hamilton.

Hongkong Instrumental in getting Prof. tonight after Roman Catholic "Not really," Miss Hamilton Daviy invited to the University Bishop Fulton J. Sheen, one of Balch She's been working in as an external examiner.

the passengers, was Informed restaurant since she came to Prof. Wong wan Prof. Davies his passport expired eight days London, and she had a furnish-

pupil nt King's College, London, ago.

The expiration was discovered populations are increasing thred The Queen and the Duke of Edin | Sal-toon had been appointed] that way for beyond from 1937 to ed room

to 1942. her moans and took nearly all Prof. Davies told the story of whion Bishop Sheen presented her money."

his arrival the passport to oficials at Idla- "Well, it's sad that you won't in Singmise on

wild International airport, Tuesday, take advice from those who are "The thing I will remember The New York Bishop is due trying to help you." Mr Reece about a Chinese now is that he in Rome May 24 for the annual said to Maud. "It is very rarely keeps his promise." Prof. Davies moating of the Society for the that when the hand of friend- snld. He is scheduled to leave Propagallon of the Faith. He la the Society. ship, is held

out It Is refused, for Hongkong on Sunday after National Director However

·He discharged | diclivering 21 lectures to

He paved a terminal corridor Maud conditionally, and she Malayan Mathematical Society. nervously while a State Depart- ment representativo rushed to went out into London, alone. United Press.

the airport. The passport was stamped and revalidated and Printed and published by WILLIAM ALICH GRINIAM for Bishop Sheen boarded the plane, and hon behalf of South China Morning Post Limited at 1-3 which departed at 10.38 p.m. Wyndham Street, City of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, GMT United Press.

Wong's

On

the

The problem is being en- countered in Michigan. Oregon. Walton conducting the Philharmonis During the Japanese occupation, Tilinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania Orch. 10.33, Royal visit to the City he did not take any part in the and Ohio, where non-white of London. A Luncheon given by running of the School; He had the City Corporation to Her Majesty said he did not know that Leung to ten times as fast as the white burgh Bpeeches by ler Majesty population.

The Queen and the Lord Mayor of headmaster by the Landon tu Celebrate The Queen's from the Common We 023 Tour (London Relay): 10.50, Report: 11. Time Binnal, Radio News Reel London Hey! 1135, Good- night Music; God Save The Queen! 11.30. Close Down

Laws, and US principles of liberty can effectively end racial discrimination in the public delds. They can even prevent such social discrimination private agreements to keep non- whites out of certain residential areas.

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LUCKY ESCAPE

Japango

Mr Bernacchi declared that Lau's evidenco at that xiago j was restricted to saying that he did not have anything to do the School during, the with Japanese occupation, and that there was no official meeting of But they have not been able

the School Board because they

•The Hague, May 18.- to force whites to accept, unl

May required, a permit from the |'Fringe || Bornhard, of the | Japanese' for sìch gì meeting: versal and voluntary residential Netherlands escaped unharmed mingling of races. The inws when his car somersaulted after and principles give non-whites a collision with a truck this the right to live where whites avaning-Router.

Reading the script" of Lau's evidence further, he quoted a passage where the wliness, sald he washed his hands of the

and

VISITS MARINE DEPARTMENT

The Colonial Secretary, the Hon. R. B. Black, CMG, OBE. pald an unmeal inspection visit to the Marino Department this moming.

Mr

Black

Canton Rd Fire

A small fire broke out at 503 was escorted to Canton Road at 11.25 a.m. today every individual office and in when a stove overturned. It was troduced

to the officers in the put out on the arrival of a fire department by Mr J. Jolly, | appliance. There were no casual- Director of Marine,

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