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Indo-China Military Talks

Paris, June 28.

Talks which may have decisive effect on the Judo- | Ching war begin today at Ninh Liet, a village 25 miles north of Hanoi. between Vietminh and French mili- Iney representatives.

The Perich 19th Command late last night fifted a security Blanket on all matters connected with the talks announcing

by the name of the village where the talks will take place and The senior French officer con- theting them, Entonet Valiter, a fortner military adviser to the High Comunissioner

He will be assisted by French and Vietnamese officers and by

woman secretary,

MIC

jacic, who WKS formerly secretary

to General Christin

de Castries, the defender of Dien Pets Pho

Tu Vietinà representative, it was onanerd in anot, wit be General Van Tien Dung.

A veteran correspondent who covered the Korea war de- scribed as eve of Panmunjom" atmosphere in Hanol last night, He said there was the same in- fux

the uľ correspondents,

sume

17120 Sculations

in

Easton un te

which exist Korea in 1051 when United Na tions, Chinese and North Korean representatives first met to dis- cuss the possibility of a fire.

ceuse-

The French High Command

Inst night that

announced late

to

the press will not be admitted Ninh Liet after today's and only 15

formal opening,

correspondents will be allowed

to

accompany Colonet Valller's

party today.-Reuter.

State Visit

CHINA MAIL

MONDAY, JUNE 28, 1954.

Smiles At Geneva Get-Together

In

atmosphere 80 genial that even the in- terpreter (centre) joins in the laughter, Mr Anthony Eden and Mr Chou En- lai have their last private meeting in Geneva before the departure of the Bri- tish Foreign Secretary for week. - London last

Reuterphoto.

Lady Grantham Opens New Pier

Then Leaves for

Opens Today Rome On Holiday

London, June 20 The first

State Visit of Swedish monarch

PR the

to

since 1987 begins today.

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Leave To Defend Granted By Court

Unconditional leave to defend was given to appellants (defendants) by the Full Court this morning on appeal against the judgment of Mr Justice Gregg in Chambers.

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SHEAFFER'S

TWO APPEALS AGAINST CONVICTION & SEVERITY OF SENTENCES SUCCEED

Two appeals against conviction and severity of sentences imposed by Magistrates were allowed, and seven others were dismissed by the Puisne Judge, Mr Justice J. R. Gregg, at the Appeal Court this morning.

The successful appellants were Lam Hei-loi, who was convicted of larceny from person and common assault, and given a total of 10 months; und Lam Yung, who had been given 16 months on three charges of fraudulent conversion.

Sul-

Tong person, hung said be was some dis- tance away from the scene of the crime and could not there- fore have committed it.

Hk Lordship said the Magistrate chose to accept the

and story of the Prosecution, he could not see why he should interfere with the Magistrate's decision.

Lam Hel-loi had his sentence, strokes in addition for larceny reduced to alx months, while from the Lam Yung had his sentence cut to six months also by His Lordship. who ordered the number of consecutive sen- fences parcel on him to be served concurrently.

Lam Hei-10] had been con- victed

of sicaling $10 from his wife, and assalting her. He told His Lordship that while they were ut a ferry wharf, they had quarrel over per- sonal matiers. He her and she fell mangway,

pushod

against

a

He denied having stolen the $10 from his wife.

Mr D. F. O'R. Mayne, Crown Counsel, who appeared for the Crown in all the cases, stated that the appellant Mid

of larceny

previous conviction by finding in 1951.

tant

The other sucessfuk

Jam

#

ons

her sentenez, saying he had mether to support. Also, ho

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TUBADAY, JUNE 1

By Air Philippines 9 am. Burm. Fakistan,

end Pdo- Children's Hail A Story from Hour The

Golden Fleece: "The Heroes" by Charles Kingsley. Part 1 (BBCTS); 4.30, Cantonese by Radio-Lemon 42 Prepared by B.I. Lee. Amated by Denis Bray and Lee Wal Lan (Re corded); 0.45, "Box

Bert 200 app:llett at the Organ (OB); 7. On Beat. Dance Band of the Yung. asked for a

Hongkong Special Constabulary. Directed by Andy Hidalgo (Last programme) (Recorded); 7.30,

Viewpoint said, he had had no previous programme devoted to literature

A Weekly and the Emount drama and the Cinema. Edited convictions, Involved in the offences was

and introduced by Timothy Birch

a.Jn. Booka: Reviewed by George Hooton. not large.

'Απ Introduction

Jung's The appellant

Paychology by Frieda Fordhain.

Cambridge The Oxford

Bont- Race 1029-1953 by AD. Burnell. Collecting Books: Professor Edmund about his own book collection. Drama: Disciple by George Barnard Shaw Timothy Birch on "The Devil's (Lindon Players): 7.39. Weather He- port: 6. Tune Signal and World News (London Relay); 8.10, News Talk (London tetay) or Special B.ID, "Aummer

The Trial Judge refused appellants leave to defend and gave judgment to respondents (plain- tiffs) in an action in which respondents claimed on a cheque for $8.500 against appellants, drawer of a cheque for that amount.

had

Appellants were the Ho Tung, authority has

to be discharged Sling trading under the stylej not by affidavit w firm name of Ho Tung Kertion under Order 2 of the Code od merchants, and Ho Sal-woon. of Civil Procedure, Init în Court. merchant, both of 193 Wing Lok Therefore it appears that there Street,

Triable suffelent

issties The signiche pilot

The Yau between plainUTs and defend- Vu a ompany, Roll broker.

ants in this case, of Hd 1. aham Strand.

Mr Brook

WATC

A. Bernacchi, In-

ure

event

self.

a quantity of chalks his care, and to

SC}}-

Blunden, C.BE. talki

to

Middle East, Atries, Oreat Britain Europe, 10

Japan. Korea, Hawaii, USA. & Canada, 1 pm.

Fortuna, Japan, Korea, Okinawa. V.B.A. Canada, d p.

Indo-China, 6 pm.

Returning To Canberra

Son

to

have sold was alleged to entrusted to have kept the proceeds for him- Mr Mayne confirmed that he no previous conviction, and Bald that the total sum involved was $245.18,

In allowing his appeal, Mr! in an applica Justice Grogg said It seemed a The Joys and Tribula-

long period for the appellant toons of the fandoms in Hongkong. trallan Vice-Consul attached

Mr E. M. Woutherstone, Aus- be sentenced, in

Serful Play by Jack Shepherd (Part the

circunt Cast: Tom Random, Bob Perty: the Australian Embassy in Tokyo, Ruth Random. Dorothy Perry: Clive arrived here this morning with stances.

Melinaw Ralph APPEALS DISMISSED

Ostler: Judy Palliser, Janet Shepherd; Produced his wife and

In the my Appealing against the

by Jack Shepherd (accorded); 8.30. Changsha from Japan, en route tences of six

Wellen months and five Orson

In "The Black home. Mr Weatherstone, who

Serien ut months passed on them respec- Museum" No. 14 in the

programmers based on the records has been in Tokyo for the last tively, for larceny from person, of the C..D, Scotland Yard Episode alx years, is returning to Can- med Hassan, claimed that they Yeung Chi-wing and Moham- [14. "The Razor"; Time Bignal, berrs for re-assignment.

Handa

Across the keysVernon Thuke, A Plano Portrait by Dick hed nothing to do with the case

Hyman; 9.15 P., Concerto. Con- at all. His Lordship disagreed certo

and Orchestra (Dellus). and their appeal was dismissed.

Верла

Molselwitsch Piano) Wong Luen, who was given

the Philharmonia Oren, cond. by Constant Lambert; nine months for larceny of Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 20 blcycles, ask:d for 3 re- for violin and orchestra (Bruch)

Zino Francescatti (violin) with the duction,

saying he

Philharmonic-Symphony

of Ho-ylu, ron of an employee of Orch, family to support.

New York cond. by Dimitri Mitro- the Bank of Communications, In dismissing his appeal, His coulus; 10, Take it from here with

Joy Nichols, pointed

drowned at Dick Bentley out that he

Clearwater Lordship

Jimmy Edwards had nine previous convictions. Thursday's

Repeat of last Bay on Saturday evening. Broadcast (BUCTS); and the Court row no reuson 19.30, International Cabaret: 10.00, The boy had gone with his why it should reduce the sen-

Weather Report: 11, Time Signal father on a launch plenie to Radio News Reel (London Relay); Clearwater Bay and tence,

11.15. Goodnight Music: God Save

Ground The Queen; 11.30, Clos Down

to

It is conceded by Mr Yu. Appearing for uppelinals was Counsel for plaintiff's, that in any

unconditional leave structed by Messrs Lau, Chan defend should have been given

Ke Respondents were re- presented by Mr Patrick Yu, on any event second defendant is Messrs entitled to unconditional leave

to defend,

the

to the second defendant or in

departure Tus Utrated Kingdom This morning. Lady Grantham open- Britain the new Queen's Pier on the

when

central reglamnation at any p King Gustav Adolf and British-formal ceremony attended by bory Queen Louiso arrive hero gathering of distinguished per- by sea from Stockholm.

The Swedish King and Queen, who are travelling in the 8,000-

Respondents' Grantham, dressed in

wits In the view of this Court both liner Tre Kronor, will be ja navy blue muit with a small against appellants as drawers defendants should have uncon- met ut Greenwich by the Duke pink off the face hat to con- of a cheque for $8,500 datedditional leave to defend. of Edinburgh--Quern Louise's plete her ensemble, arrived at Jamory 13, 1854, drawn by; nephew.

the new Pler accompanied by

the

| SONS,

Lady

instructions of D'Almoda and Mason.

clalm

firm or

and

An order was made for un- appilaats upon the Vien Yth conditional leave

to defend for Then They will

Juucntys Excellency the Governor, Commercial Bank. Ltd.. Hong- both defendants, who

were further up the river Thames in Sir Alexander Grantham, They kong, payable

to Wing Hing awarded costs of the appeal. British Royal barge to West-erre met on their

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bearer arrival by minster pier in the shadow

which of the Hon. T. 1.. Bowning, Direc¦eros ed generally,

sald the House

of Commons, where tor of Public Works.

w. Puttensed by Wh Hing Queen Elizabeth, Queen Eliza-

Cheang to the respondents and geth the Queen Mother, Princess Lady Granthani then pru- duly presented for payment by Margaret and ather members cealed to break the pink ribbon a banker on behalf of the of De Royal family will greet held by a gold browch and she respondents, bul WAR dis. them when they set foot on declared the new Pier open. honoured. British soil.

She was then presented with # Visit of the bouquet by Misa Jeana Lak,

the daughter of the contractor of Following

The four-day Swedish King and Queen,

frat

Stole Elizabeth's Coronalion, will seen by millions of Britons television.

visit since Queen the Pier, Mr Lan Chik-suten,

be

The 00

bunquot at Buckingham Palace,

COURT'S OPINION

by submissions Counsel. Mr Justice T. J. Gould distinguished gathering (Arting Chief Justice) who sa

Justice C.W. Recce on the Pier then bade farewell with Mr

and the Swedish King and Queen Alexander und will reciprocate by entertaining Kat Tak Airport. the British Queen and her hus- band to dinner at the Swedish Embassy.

proceeded

of

Chief Engineer's Death

Tonight there will be a State to Lady Grantham, who board-Puisne Judge) gave spol Mr C. W. Bainbridge

the appeal, SirJudgment, allowing ed The Lady Muurine with

Of The Taiyuan as follows:

This is an appeal from a de- cision of

Word was a Judge in Chambers its Excellency the Governor refusing unconditional leave to this morning of the death wilt leave for the

favour of the plaintiffs, in detend, giving Judgment In

in England of Mr C. W. action in which plaintiff's claim- Bainbridge, Chief Engineer

King Gustaf and Queen Louise will stay privately at the elabor- ately redecorated Embassy for a few days after the State visit before Dying back to Stockholm. ~Reuter

Consul For

Sweden Here

Consul.

United

Kingdom on July 3 and he w reloln Lady Granthom in Rome.

LECTURE TOUR

Alexander

Str

a lecture tour.

was

ណ

received here

had

2

Another unsuccessful appellant Was Young Sang, who was given 12 months'

and imprisonment

12 strokes for larceny from the claimed that the person. He only evidence against him was

for

Aird

British Cruiser In Port

and

The 8,000-ton British cruiser,

a cautioned statement he made Newfoundland, steamed

into

to the Police, and that he made { port this morning after a cruise this statement under duress,

in Southern Waters flying the Rear Admiral G. V. Crown Counsel said the state-flag of

Launch Picnic Tragedy

A 5-year-old boy,

Tang

6 pm, he was found to be miss- ing from the launch. His body was later found noating off shore.

Armed Robbery

Three men, one of whom was armed entered a residence at Yung Shu Road, Kowloon Tani, at 3 o'clock this morning and and watches, jewellery money to the value of $500,

have yet been made.

ment was made by the ap-Gladstone, Second-in-Command stole pellant after he had taken the Far East Naval Station.

shop,

Police to a goldsmátt

Commander of the Newfound- from where a wrist watch con- land is Captain E. H. Thomas. cerned in the case was recover- cd. The Magistrate, he went

appellant's allegations that be on, very rightly disregarded the had been forced to make the

atatement.

His Lordship told the prison-

the case

TEC

and. Kan sald

No arrests

SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith

ed on a cheque for $8,500 of the mv Talyuan. Mr Bain- | er that he saw no reason in the against defendants, the drawer bridge was on leave in the circumstances why he should ant Lady of that cheque.

United Kingdom when he interfere with the sentence. Grantham propose to spend The cheque was given in ex-died on June 12.

Three others. Poon Sul-man, about two months in the United change for a a delivery order on

The You and Kan Keung, ap Kingdom and will return vin January 6, 1954, for certain

their sentences pealed against Born on April 22, 1900 at the United States of America goods. The cheque was post- where Sir Alexander will fut dated to January 13. The de- West Hartlepool, Mr Bainbridge of two years, one year and 18

Joined! The China Navigation

months respectively, imposed on livery order called for im-

them for conspiracy to rob and Cempany on March 6, 1925, as The Governor and Lady mediate

delivery of the goods a Jentor aningeer after having possession of arms. Gruntham will return to

the and on the affidavits before the served at sea for three yet femily to look after, Poon told After pleading that he had a about Colony

the middle of Court delivery could not be had. The first Consul for Sweden November.

with home companies. His first On the evidence the cheque appointment with C. N. Co, was the Court that he would take Hongkong, Mr Torsten

Among those presen ni endorsed by the payce, the as 3rd engineer of the ss Chin- this opportunity to say that the Brandel, arrived here in the my

Queen's Pier were Lieut-General Wing Hing Cheung Hong, to the hun. Vietnam

He obtained his chief other two men with him had from Europe this C. S. Sugden and Mrs Sunden. plaintiffa By tho

to do with amdavit engineer's steam certificate here nothing moming to take over the Swedish the Hon, and Mrt H. B. Bincks, lodged by the defendants it ap-on June 20, 1930, and a mator whatsoever. Consulate which

hitherto has Commodore A. H. Thorold, the pears that on January 12 Wing endorsement in 1935..

that In view of Poon's remarks, been represented here by Mr

verbally in- Hon. A. G. Clarke, the Hen, and Hing Cheung was

hey felt it was unnecessary for Cedric Blaker ha Honorary Mra L. G. Morgan, the Ifon, and formed that the

cheque would He was promoted substantive them to add anything. Mrs Lo Mon-wal, the Hon. and be stopped,

Chief Engineer in September, Mrs Kwok Chan, the Hon. and

They were told by His Lord- In any event as the goods had 1832, Ho

served on Anking, ship that in this case also he Mrs Ngan Shing-kwan, the Hon. not been delivered it must have Nanning, Nanchang, Wenchow, saw no reason to interfere with and Mrs Dhun Ruttonfee, Sir been known

Yochow, to the Wing Hing Fatshan,

shand Man-kom and Lady Lo, Dr the Cheung that the cheque would

Engineer Yochow in Ingrid Gemmel, Secretary.

and Mrs time Wing Hing Cheung nego- Australian and New Guinea Mr Brandel Joined

waters, in 1940 he was spessu, who was given six month?). tho Turner, Mr and Mrs A. C. Max- tiated with the plaintiffs. Swedish foreign servico in 1937.well, Mr and Mrs J. Jolly. Mr

selected to stand by the building ISSUES RAISED Ile WES counsellor to!!

the and Mrs Jullan Farrington, Swedish Embassy in

It appears to the Court that of the Company's new motor wrist watch, but did not touch Copen-

Lady Grantham left

the these fac raiso sufficient issues versei Taiyuan ht hugon before coming to Hong- Colony by a British

* Scott's; | It.) He said he had pleaded Previously he served his Airways Corporation Argonaut Hing Cheung to entitle the de-

Overseas of fraud on the part of Wing Greenock art Was kong.

a popular

on the advice of a Engineer of this vessel Chief country in London and in Sun at 9 a.m. Franciico.

fendants to have these Isues running on the Australla, Hong- Tas Ping-man, another She was seen off at the Alr-settled by a Court and by virtue kong, Japan service until March successful appellant, who war Mr Brandol was private port by Sir. Alexander section 30(2) of the Bills of 1954 when he proceeded with given 18 months for secretary '10. the late Content Grantham, the Hon. R.B, Black, Exchange Ordinance where the Mrs Bainbridge to the United from the person and for pr

larceny Fulke Bernadotte when the lat-Colonial Secretary, and Mr M. Jasue or negotiation of a bill Kingdom on leave from Sydney tending to be a pubile servant, ter WIE President of the Muspratt-Williams, Director of proved admitted Swedish Red Cross,

to be tainted Ho Civil, Aviation.

Loaves widow and ■"lan mid he was vicifm of circum- with fraud, the onus then sales in England and a married fances" and had "to find some to the holder of the bill to show | diughter'in Australia, na ki way of getting money to aid his Printed and published by WILLIAM ALICK GRINIAME for he was the holder in due course All C.N. Ca. ships in portalck father And on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited at' 1-3 | and- value, That

roam the woods... onus in the and the B & S Office here, were di Bent to prison for six monthr Wyndham Street, City of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, view of the Court and on Rying finga et halfmast today, and ordered to receive¦ kiz

He was accompanied by. his wife and small son, Peter,.

The new Consul was also accompanied by Mr Gosta Ronn- hedh,

Vice-Consul, and Miss Hon. and Mrs S. N. Chau, the inevitably be stopped at the Chi World War II served

Hon. M. W. Turner

F

the sentenco.

ax

LOCKED AT WATCH Another appellant, Yau Kar-

from Jarcony from person, claimed he merely looked at a

Sinero detective.

UATI-

ther is talking about a year's leave of absanon to

take him on a plonio and.há'lI. never mentio fit again!!!

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Two Coroner's Inquests were hold before Mr May on Monday.

The first was on the body of William Raby, a soldier of the 69th Regiment, who committed suicide, by shooting himself while on sentry at the to the rear of the Barracks.

sea side The other inquest was on

that of Joseph Curier, formerly clerk to Mr McSwyney the lawyer, and who was killed by the fall- Ing in of part of d a Segman's Boarding

House, caused by a Laruislip at the back of the pre- mises Deceased was at supper wie Beven D eight other boarders when The accident happened, and was found dead, with his head crushed between 4 heavy beam and the side- board. The jury seem to have considered no blame attachable

to any one, for they returned a verdict of Accidental Death.

PRISONERS ESCAPE Four

European

prisonera escaped from the guol yesterday. but were traced to the village of Chim-ma-tsoy on the opposite shore, where two of them were taken by the police this morning, and have been relodged in pri- son. The other two had returned to Hongkong in search of food, and are, as yet at large, but they will probably be secured in the course of the day. They told the Chinese American subjects,

come thero for

against the British,

they

were

and had

protection

who were

join Their

trying to compel them to the extra pollice force. names are, Edward Neill, sen- tenced

transportation to

life, for muliny in the Kelso,

John Davis, a soucher of the 59th Regiment, sentenced to even years transportation for desertion,

Michael Brian, a solder of the sentenced by the Magia- 59th, trate to six months' imprison- ment for robbing a marine of

terim ten rupees. When that expired, he refused duty, and

thereupon WIN

sentenced by Court Martial to six months' additional imprisonment.

John

Wright, also a soldier of the 59th, sentenced to trans-

seven peration for

years, for

Wright are have been

robbery and desertion."

two

Davis

and

Who

apprehended.

the

re-

PIRACIES FREVALÈNT Hongkong is at present ro- markably free from crime, probably from all the evil dis- posed finding sufficient employ- ment on the mainland. The alarm which lately existed

the better mong

class of Chinese in consequence of the military dispositions for the de- fence of the colony, seems also happily to have entirely sub-

sited.

We should be glad to have to announce pirncies in the neighbourhood of the island as equally rare with offences on shore; but the

reports in an- other column only

too well prove the contrary to be the case; and the rumours of im- mense pirate fleets which oc casionally reach the cars of for- elgners, combined with the fact of a number of smuggling boats having been

lately captured in Canton river,

have

determined

the owners of the Opium Re- ceiving Vessels at Cumsing

moon to remove them to a place of greater safety; for which they are said to have chosen the Typa, near Macao, instead of Hongkong, a much more likely anchorage. and where they would be perfectly secure.

After a good deal of persua- sion, as will be seen in another part of this paper, Commodore Ringgold of the United State Burveying Squadron, despatched Porpoise on the 10th for

the

a cruise among the island out- sido Hongkong, but she returned two days afterwards without having fallen in with any pirale junk, H.M.S. Spartan, how- ever, which left the harbour on

17th In search

fleet of a had been

very ac.ive

the

ng the market-boats, proved

mora

successful, having for tunately fallen In

with

atrader

that had been pillaged by them and one of whose crow piloted the Spartan to Loong-shun-wan. inside the Nine

miles from

about 85

Hongo Where

she found and

with a crow of

50

men-all of whom have

40.and

been

Chiricso

Volunteers

handed over to the

authorities at Kau-loong.

The

Hongkong

proceeding with their drill, and promien soon to be an' efielent body of men.

CORFU ARRIVAL

Dr T. Taxior, of London; a rived here in the RMS Cœni from the United Kingdoms this maining to join the staff of the „Madies Dipar liet