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"Woods I thee endow." Tom, on his wedding day perhaps had used those words discovering in them. sweet and lyric quality, because he meant to abide by every syllable. Or surrounding them with mental reservations like be- barbed-wire defences,

all my worldly

then, a

Cause he did not intend

them to be taken too liter- ally.

1.MA

marriage

But

Tin's place some time ago and, what- over bis mouth was then, the intervening

have zmie year there words no sour on him.

For Tem and hite wife ly apart now, and the law of the lond, not his own fra will, de eides what he thall pay his wife, out of his wort:lly gools

ARREARS MOUNT

T the turn of the year Toni

A brought to court

and

for his wile

chr tailing to pay

that maintenance money

WWA all her due. He offered to pay

within the Was owing. that course of the next three months. But he paid not a penny, and so was brought to court again. Tota spun rome kind of yarn that cryed its purpose,

leaving This tune went owny behind in the

assurance that would

be dealt with within four weeks.

Many more weeks than that passed, and then, the other day. Tom was brought into the dock at the Clerkenwell court, and asked how it was that he still owed £31-odd to his wife,

The matter

ho

CHINA MAIL

MR A. P. PATTISON

Shipping Executive Arrives From Shanghai

Mr Alfred Peter Pattison, well-known Ameri- can merchant and shipping man, who was granted an exit permit by the Chinese authorities in Shanghai following negotiations between the American and Chinese delegations at the recent Geneva Conference, arrived here from Shanghai by the ss Poyang this morning.

Mr

Pattison, who was; Aluminium Rolling Mill, for

by his wife

and many yours. He and his farmily accompanied five-year-old daughter, Eliza-ure returning to Italy. beth,

to waited for his visu

Mr K. R. Beltser, 54, leave China

last three engineer of Hamburg, Germany, for the

who, for the last three and half and a half years.

Mr Pattison. who formerly years, was with Moller's Ship- of ping and Engineering Works In headed the shipping firm

also

Mr arrived. A.P. Pattison in Shanghai and Shanghai,

Beltser, who went to China in which was closed four yCurs

**** | 1926, said he will wait here for ago, sald he has spent 30 years Chinese wife and child to in China and that the last time! he paid a visit to his home tu come down before maiting plans

New

Orleans was Iminediately aftor the inst war. lic WAT interned in Shanghal by the Japanese during the war. He returning to the United States In about six weeks.

Mrs Patilson was the former Miss Chao Min-hui of Shanghai. GENEVA AGREEMENT

to go to Germany,

FILIPINOS

Was

To

H

Another passenger Filipino, Mr Eric Merendo, ne- comparted by his wife, and one- year-old son. They are return- ing to Philippines under

Government Philippine patrlation scheme.

Talking about the recent flood along the Yangtze, Mr Mercado far as he knew, the At the Geneva Conference it said as

of the was agreed between the Amerl-water in Honkew, one enn and Chinese delegations that tri-cities situated at the lower six Americans in China would part of the river, was some tour be allowed to leave. Of these, feet high.

The crops were serious y four Catholic priests, Fathers John B. Maye

Ernest Hotz, damaged, he said.

FOOD RATIONING

MORE IMPORTANT THINGS

inte 66 NOME

the wilness- box," the learned clerk commanded, for it was up to Tom,

to show why hnd not

morched paid. He amartly round from the dock, a chunky, pleasant-looking mon, in his midle thirties, perhaps.

"What

Is your occupation?"

now,

the learned clerk asked,

"A carpenter," Ton said.

And how much do you enen

a week?"

"It varies sometimes sometimes less."

"And you've Why?"

£10,

paid nothing. asko!! the magistrate, Mr T.F. Davies.

There've

been more in- portant things," Tom said,

"Such an?"

Linus Lombard und Lawrence Provisions were being rushed

and

Mullin, have already arrived in Hongkong.

Others who arrived in the Poyang were Mi

Mrs J. Plchers and their two small sons, Mr Pichera, who came from Catania, Italy, was with the

Swiss-owned strm, the Chinese

Farewell

Concert At

St John's

A pleasing recital

was given on Sunday night at St John's Cathedral by Chris- topher Zealley, tenor (King's College Chapel, Cambridge) Donald Fraser, the and Cathedral organist.

CUT SMOKING TOM replied: "The children."

Then the magistrate osked; an "Do you smoke?" Tom nodded. "How many cigarettes do you smoke?"

'Bout ten a day."

110

to the flooded area fron many parts in China, especially from

Mr Shanghai, said

Mercado, Probably for this reason. said, Shanghai also suffered a food shortage too. He said that before the flood rationing in Shanghai only applied to rice, and a few other items but now nearly everything had to be rationed, Long queues of people walting

buy daily com- modities could be Shanghai, he added. The weather

Dil

to

and around the river area was very bad this year, said Mr Mereado.

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1954.

This Time It's A Holiday

Strolling toward a Vienna-bound plane at London Air- port are Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and his wife. This time Mr Eden's trip was not to any wearisome con- ference but solely for pleasure. He and his wife were on their way to spend several weeks holidaying in Carinthia, Austria. (Reuterphoto),

Judge Says: Mountain Out Of Molehill

Court Case Over Ownership

Of An Accordion

NEW

SHEAFFER'S

ADMIRAL

SNORKEL

PEN

Supreme Court Pays Tribute To The Late Mr Latimer

High tributes to the Inte Mr William Henry Latimer, as “a friend

to all" and a man who "never spared himself to render valuable service to Hongkong at a time when it was most needed" was paid by the Judiciary, the Legal Department the Bar Association and the Hongkong Law Society this morning in the Supreme Court.

Mr Latimer, who was formerly Magistrate and Tenancy Tribunal Chairman, passed away last Saturday after a long illness.

The Full Court which con- self always think it is so much vened comprised four Supreme a test. Court Judges, the Acting Chiet DIED AS HE WISHED Justice, Mr Justice T. J. Gould, "Harry Latimer was one of

and Pulsne Judges, Mr Justice that band who with little show CW. Reece, Mr Justice J..in the year 1945 did so much in Gregg and Mr Justice J. Rey- the way of gotting this Colony nolds. These were flanked by on its feet again. I do not think the two District Court Judges, that anyone would deny him a Judge J. Wicks and Judge place there. And he died as he A. D. Scholes,

wished to die, struck down un- To

a Courtroom of barristers, expectedly and undoubtedly at solicitors, Mr Lalmer,

Jegal staff and other a time when he was over-strain- to Mring himself in his duties frlands of

which he was so much attached.

"AS A

Magistrate ho always

do

think that ho

was

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Youghal, Yawl Tobacco And Kam Tin Gates

mixed

Sir--Consequent upon the blessings of half-Irish descent, some period of my ox- treme youth was spont in Youghal, or to be more precise,

Justice Gould declared:

met this "We

have

morning to the passing had the respect and the affection farrow. mark with of one who.

In

of the advocates who appeared the years since

He left behind a the war, has been the friend of before him. most

of those now assembled name in this place that he has here. William Henry Latimer earned. had just completed a period of war service when he was told of

in the work that one at an even smaller adjacent of happy Hongkong's

called Ardmor urgent need of men would say he was privileged to fishing village to assist in post-war rehabilita- do in this place. It was typical complete with Round Towar, which tion. He immediately accepted of him that he served always in St Declan's Stone, upon n position with the legal branch the place that he was asked to the Saint flanted ashore and St

Declan's Wishing the Civil Affairs Unit of the scrys

Well of the

On and Administration Military

"His friends of the Bar de- numerous occasions I have look

ed through

the entrance gates, arrived

Hongkong in

plore his loss. We wish to ex-ed November 10, 1945.

craftman sto Mrs Latimer our deepest ship, into the

of old wrought-iron press

grounds of the "He did valuable work as a

to say and o sympathy magistrate in those early days word, I know his memory will estate in Youghal referred to in your Saturday edition, as having and continued as such after the remain in this place," military ad

administration ended. The President of the Law at one time been the residenon Sir Walter Raleigh Early in 1948 he became Presi-Society, Mr F. X. d'Almada

Tribunal Castro, niso

That he Associated himself there, dent of the Tenancy and was the Arst to be engaged and members of the Society with Whether United Press or full time оп this work. At the tributes to Mr Latimer,

Da

times also he acted as Registrar

our last

of

was

there la no question.

resident

your

He said "I personally knew correspondent, West Countryman, of this court and in 1952 when Mr Latimer and had

great are correct in claiming Youghal he was working under highed with him in the Magistracies. the scene of the pressure both as Magistrate and I cannot find words adequate Wal

Walter by his

he was struck down by illness respect for him as I have work the

and Dittisham respectively

Tenancy Tribunal President.

BORN IN CANADA "Henry Latimer was born in Canada and had the open friend liness and genial disposition characteristle of that

Brent nation. He was a friend to all He never spared himself and "This appears to be a mountain out of a mole-he rendered valuable service to this Colony at a time when it was mourn his hill," remarked District Judge A. D. Scholes as he

in Shanghal sat to consider a suit brought by Mrs Hope Ryloff of 16 Braga Circuit, against Sub-Inspector V. Tranquill, of the Police Immigration Department, Other passengers included Mr for a piano accordion said to be worth $1,000.

Sulch Ram Dass, one of the two owners of on Indian dairy farm in Shonghat, the Khongnel Dairy Form, He was accom-

Chinese panted by his

wife, Mel-yung.

Mr Dass is en route to

the Punjab, his native province, after having been in China for 23 years. He sald Arst

that the farm is still running.

Christopher Zealley's choice was two devotional songs from the early English masters, "This is the Record of John" by Orlando Gibbons and "Evening Purcell, Hymn" by

Henry were followed by two of Williams' mystical Songs "I got me flowers" and "Come, my way, my truth, my life," and finally three Biblical Songs of Dvorak. sup-

The magistrate made a light- ning calculation, "That's about 14. a week," he said, "I pose smoking's one of the more Important things. You can cut

that

out, for a stari. What about travelling expenses?"

selection The object of this was twofold: firstly to demon- strate

the "gap" in English music from the Romantic period

"Sometimes 25. a week." to the 20th century and secondly

"But you get on allowance from your employers, surely?"

#ald.

you?"

work for myself." Tom "And the rint's £2 76.

do

Fined $500

For Indecent

Assault

Pleading guilty to a charge of Indecent assault, Suen Kwong,

most needed. We

passing and Textend the deepest sympathy the bench to his

of

widow. who with love and fortitude sustained him through

his long illness."

dousing of

to

out his optin't

your

much

enough to express how deeply I put feel his passing. On behalf of know-nor probably do

As the members of the Law Society I redders

Irish, it is wish to extend to Mrs Latimer natural food, of the and members of his family our much more

probable Lant the very deepest sympathy."

other claim of United Press is After Mr d'Almada's speech, correct that it was in this Mr Justice Gould adjourned the garden in Youghal that Sir Court.

Walter planted the first potatoes in Europe.

American-Style Salute For Magistrate

When his name was called this 20-year-old

10

What may well be of much more interest to your reader is that the wrought-iron, gates which I have. referred: as guarding the entrance to the estate,

are now back. In their Each of the Pulsne Judges

proper place as the gates of the added that he wished to be

of Kam Tin in the New Mrs Ryloff claimed that the That same evening Tranqui! associated with the remarks of morning

Mario There' gates were Accordion wes

"looted" hors, a present telephoned her demanding the the Chief Justice and each ex-

Figora, a Filipino fishernan disturbances accompanying the from the village during from he: husband, and that return of the instrument, said the tended his condolences to Inspector Tranquill, who had plaintiff. He threatened to have widow and family of Mr Lati-spapped a smart Amerlenn-style distur

salute to Mr Hin-ching Lo at acquisition of the New Terri- berlowed i mang a time, had Mr Tihanoff arrested for stealing mer.

the accordion

The eventually lupt it.

and to stop his

Solicitor-Genera). Mr Central and stood stify at at-tories at the end of last century as many of our older The Inspector's detence was exit permit. Mr Tihanoff was Arthur Hooton, Q.C., spoke on tention, while a charge of illegal and

readers will possibly remember. Grstly, that it was an outright to leave for Australla the next behalf of the Legal Department entry was read out to him.

Asked In the absence of the Attorney-

by the interpreter were restored to the Biders of gitt from Mrs Ryloff in 1951, day. and stcondly that at any rate he pold Mur

Mrs Rylof $100 for £2 51

"The accordion was returned acneral who was on other off-whether he spoke English, Mario the village of Kam Tin shortly

cial duties.

gald "Yes, Sir." But when Mr before the last war. to Tranquill under threat.” de June this year.

Mr Hooton said: "This depart-to questioned him in English, What I will take issue over, clared Mrs Ryloff. She said that ment has always been very con- defendant remained mute, Judge Scholes

with United Press, is their re етке

Mr Tihanoff had a chit bearing scious of the notable part he' Mr S. T. de la Rosa, of theference to "Youghal (pro- the telephone number of Cen-

***played assisting in the ro-Philippine Consulate, then nounced Yawl)." The true local tral Police Station. He told her establishment of the rule of law volunteered to act as interpreter, just would not recognise it! The husband that he was going to

was informed there was no hope of the action being set

settled.

be arrested by 11 p.m. that in the Colony in the year: im-

following night if the accordion were not mediately returned to Tranquill.

Mr. D. B. Gunston represented Ms Ryloff, the plaintiff end Must B. A. đã lừa

represented Insp:cter

Tranquill. Giving evidence, Mrs Ryloff said the accordion was of an Italian make purchased for hor

by her husband in Milan. She brought it to Hongkong at the end of 1951. At this time Inspec-

$500 and ordered to be bound sald he wished to learn to play 43. # Shanghaiman, was fined for Tranquill was a friend. He Romantic period over in $1,000 for one year, by the instrument so she agreed to

Central lend it to him for his lessons.

to show the contrast between the music of the Continental com- posers of the and the carller and later English Mr composers.

MANY PANTIES

and

"We had many parties thest

to al Hin-shing this morning. you work for yourself,

Appearing for the Prosecution Mr Zrulley sang with #real sincerity and he showed a clear Mr A. J. Clifford, instructed by said the

magistrate, understanding of these subjects. Hastings and. Co., said accused he That's better still. Get paid in

used to play it at But

he is obviously happier was a partner of complainant's parties." added the plaintiff. cash, I suppose. Do you pay

husband singing as n chorister than as a husb in business and had She denied that she ever gave income tax?" Tom shook his soloist. He showed greatest con- known complainant, Wu Pel- the accordion to the Inspector head.

ndence in the Dvorak Biblical fong, for ten years. On July 20, or that she had received money "And never will," sald

the

and the total quality he indecently songs

assaulted com- for it. It was a souvenir of magistrate.

especially in " will sing now-plainant following a party and Milan and was never intended songs of gladner," was pure and later wrote a fetter of apology. to be sold, she declared.

In firm and was obviously pleasing

mitigation, Mr Francis Did she tell Tranquill Wong

of Messrs C. Y. Kwani could have it as a reward for and Co., said accused was drunk services, asked her solicitor. at the time and could not re- Never, declared Mrs Ryloff, member all details

THE EVER-EVER SYSTEM

"I

MIGHT some time," Tom

answered miserably, as if

he numbered the paying of in-

'come tax among his secondary

ambitions.

months.

to the well-attended congrega- tion.

☆☆

he

She went on to say that Tron-

time

Donald Fraser showed hla that night. He had earlurring there were no services at all. "The sentence 1s three wide experience as an organist.ceived a letter from Shanghal quill did not look after her It will be suspended, But besides the main work stating that his wife was very house while she went on leave, 80 long as you pay £2 a week (Mendelssohn's Sonata in Dil and yielded to the temptation A couple called Smith, stayed

minor),,it was unfortunate that of drinks knowing that he could there during the whole **"Don't you

think that's too his choice showed much little not drink much. much?" Tom asked hopefully. variety, The Sonata, the sub- "No, I do not," said the jeet of which is the chorale

"Our Father which magistrato. "You haven't even

art in tried to pay in the past, I shall Heaven" is a very simply con see you do more than try this structed and moving plece of performed musle which with great depth and feeling.

Fraser's earlier. works,

Thalben-Ball's Bach and

timo,"

With his head hung low, Tom went away, to work out detalls

Mr

WOR

of the task he had been including some Chorale Preludes

of bestowing" a portion of his | by worldly goods on, the over-evor,

or instalment,· system.

Bailey Case Adjourned

The case is proceeding.

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SIDE GLANCES

By Galbraith

Insp. D. J. Carty, prosecute local pronunciation Introduces upon its ing, asked the Court to ramand an aspirate and it is nearer to Figora for seven days in Police "Yohol"with a short o and a. tion.

to ascertain But does it really matter?. of the members of an custody in order

and overworked

understaffed how the defendant entered the magistracy, his cheerful devotion Colony. to duty and his refusal to be doterred by the immense volume

his Court. of work in materially assisted the admini- stration of justice in the Colony at a time when lawlessness was unfortunately only too prevalent. His capacity for work and his selflessness in the

the performance of the duties of his office abled him to keep up to date with cases, many of them long and difficult, the volume alone of which would readily have deterred anyone less determined or less conscious of his duty to the public.

en-

PERSEVERANCE, DEVOTION

"Later he brought to the Tenancy Tribunal his knowledge and experience and the same and qualities of perseverance devotion to duty, and. by them was able to deal expeditiously and with the heavy volume

Justly of

work. "As a man and as a colleague Mr Latimer wdk *straight- forward, kindly, friendly and co- operative. We too mourn his passing and extend the deepest

hla widow." sympathy to

Speaking for the Bar Associa tion

she was Oway from May to September, 1951.

ONCE AGAIN Telling how the accordion COMMI to be detained by Tranquill, Mrs Ryloff sold that

Mr. Charles Lovely Rat HK Time he returned the Instrument in

Pre-associated himself with the t BBC butes paid and said: "Harry March this year after she had gramme ; Summary telephoned for its return many Bandstand. Manchester Cows. Hand. Latimer, as we know, was a times. Then he asked her toy with the Stars personal friend to all of us and lend it to him once again a Hearing" prewented by Paul Patry wo all feel that we have lost a that he could play it at a party. (Studio); 7:30. La Demi-Heurn "He asured me of its

return, ancaise (Studio) 7.89, Werther porsonal friend who we most His strong, 1 took his word for it and son por Lendor Relay) 230. Nous courageous; happy personality

Report; Time Signal and World sincerely mourn. sonted," she said,

Talk (London Relay) DE Speciai made itself fall, wherever he Since that time in March she Announcemânia: Lists Fun-war. I know he was happy in telephoned him

Tarian Fantasies --- 820, Force Fav

Two junk owners (both had

to ask for the accordion. She ma

timos pritek (London, Balay)12) Time the friendships and more par

Musical Norbook prosentticularly in the friendships of served by the Filber "T.T. 'one previous conviction) were

it was too qualone so, and him, this place, the place loved ed

of a „Journey. D.G. so well kyere cautioned by Mr. WYR Y and he has given valuable letters to Mr Y. H. Chan, Mr could collect it from his house.

It was always striking A.K. Collins at the Marine' Çölirt | servisuj

fatatinee! He leaver the Colony Peter H. Sin, Solicitors, and 8. Bo she asked, a friend, ME THAT Fumetty and Fine Chines much

which one cannot falk to this morning for mocking along

any of his hiends K. Yee, manager, on April 6, 15, Tihanoff, to accomparty, her early, they loyal Philharmonic jaide the pauray wall, Connaurat, în Hougkoos, sont especially the 15 and 24 ho

collect her accordion, continued bacham 81916, Worlder, Reportival; to him, ox, the junior members Thomas Observe, the apparent, devotion Cathedral Eboir merabörs join Mer. C. Mefobert, Crown Mr Ryloff, She did not know

odright good, Wliber | Counsel, prosecutem, nasisted by | that Tranquill would not be at

33, him, whano work in helping him Det. Insp. B. A. Dudman,

home.

preciated so much. 1 my-

NO MOORING

SNEPERMIT

Committal proceedings against Tune in E and Bairstow's Even- Albert Francis Bailey, 83, who song, were drab. They tended faces six counts of libel, were to be monotonous and did not adjourned to August 20, at 2.30 Instil the peacefulness into the p.m. by Mr. Lawrence Leong audience which

expects at Central the morning. from organ

Balley, who is on 30,000 'bail, Chrlupher Zealley has been is alleged to have published do

Choir

ong

Soven

-fired." $10; each and five others / Ca1⁄2ing, member of St. John's] famatory ilbels, knowing, then was told that ho

ght things, couldn't be any warss Ha

what

and if that Jan't propotir

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