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CENTRIFICAL

NGINEERING 1.91IPMENT CO.. 11D,)

JOHN CLARKE'S CASEBOOK

PART 10%

CHINA MAIL

OUR AUSTRALIAN NEWSLETTER

Arthur Calwell Gives Party Canberra A Surprise: line He Spoke In Chinese

RY MOUTHED

And

Despondent, dispirited,

disillusioned, the drunka

were trundled

one by one,

From H. King Wood

Sydney.

The Christmas stampede has set in and there

into the dock at the Clerkon- is no doubt that the note Issue for shoppers this

well court..

There were 21 of them. Some

were innocents taken unawares conpon. Same were phd hands,

by the elasticity of this convivial

delighted to and such' liberality once more abrow!

All in varkut degrees, wore I suffering, and each was altered

polteoman who by the

had, arrest then, we aow Had

rox semowhe.c chaperone end govtester,

MUMBLING

isctw:mi

year will be a record.

There is also no doubt that the Christmas display in the shops, both in the line of goods for sale and decorations, have never been surpassed.

Neither, according to what we an hear, has the prices.

But the display of Christmas era coloured light and free thows around town are a little bewildering, but certainly gay.

All in all, it looks like being a Trumper season.

One of our pollileat stormy DUNNING Anger down his binds, Arthur Calwell, revealed Registrate, Mt previously unknown quilien- Seymour Collins, counted the tion this week when he address. tally nudi resigned himself toed meeting in Chinese, Hintoning to post-mogtenis un 21 He was proposing the health parties of the night before.. of the pullring Chinese Consy). General Mr Martie Wang. Не bejari his remarks in English, then lapsed into Chinese which he carried on for about three minutes.

The procenton began. Sonie came in with a chuile that sugs gested they had swapped boots In errer with a deep-sea diver, | arid some achieved an uncertain jantiness that alino", approach ed levitation.

astroyed

His Chinese listeners laughed at his jokes, applauded his references, to Chinése affairs and forgivingly when he Anxiously, as if sumpaled that stumbled over a phrase, they still had the gift of speech, When asked for an opinion on they explained a mumblede word or two, the reason for their the Burney of My Calwoll'

speech, an

affliction.

NOT USED TO IT "I'M not used woman, and 64PM not used to drink," sald buried her thin primly into the

Mr

started

row

hon't had enough tennis. hes let tensed.. he's tou

and relaxed... ho

Harry Hopman have had he's too friendly with Hury... he wants a good hellday has had too many holidays. and so it goes on.

bu

the thing wrong mony

Actup is that too with people are on his back.

Come Davis Cup

Lew Honda yang to play the

game of his life... if the cri- tics don't break his heart beforehand,

*

A new, flight la'to be added to the RAAF Station at Richmond. Sir Edward Hallstrom, of animal fame, is presenting the Station with a flock of black swans for the local lake.

Is confidently expected that the fight will soon grow into a squadron:

an

Орего

MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1954.

SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith Bailey

76-29

"This'll please you, Dad! You know how you always told us to make friends? Well, we've each got a list of fifty to buy Christmas presents for!"

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Inquest Into Death Of S/L Gauntlett

R. A.F. OFFICER

DESCRIBES SPITFIRE CRASH

Flight-Lieutenant John Williams Chinese eight House and set up a committee

THAT OPERA HOUSE...... A conference of people and in the "One can 'my Chinese saldorganisations interested

make Cut quite well establishment of an Opera House what he is he is not ying, bui, of course, in Sydney was presided over by Ching: und in Gur | the, Premier, Mr Cahill, this language Recent end inflection week. ad

The conference supported the anid Jaldr he ustabilshment' of

"I took 'up Chinese, to She was ned 10s., which that morning, stomed to be the as a relaxation from the strain

of political life." rale for the job, and

Into the Which seems to us to be dock came a mild, balding man queer was to relax, but he must who whispered: "I'm just gra and Chinese a very useful tan- ful to the offcer for taking enhedge in which to address hus Vésper, "Dool Evalt, now the two INCENDIARY

don't exactly see eye to eye.

upturned collar of her fur-coat. yeqin French and Irish Gaelicits site and design

of me."

L

NEXT came a man in a POLO- the night before, his policeman- chaperone described in a sort of

poetry.

"This man, sir," he said, "was

like a match," who might have

SWIMMING AT ‘ALICE' Sud-Scotcha! Allée Spring first full-scale wimming nival on Sunday was an event to be remembered.

A retired gold miner, Mr C. H. Chapman, who built the pool, not have hoped for a more the public. As

what you migh! call a Ore, sir, coclative Get tight a crowd of Irishmen

round him,

"It was turning-out time at the public-house; and, outside it, he was inflaming tris crowd."

'ME. FRIEND!

boys men and worn

got me

Roal

today

LARGEST WRITING MILEAGE

GUARANTEED

Bailey Begins

Begins Third Week Of Testimony At Sessions

SHEAFFERS

From Our Fitas:

100 Years

Ago

that leveral hundred named men were embarking at the Lower Constables.

Bazzar, and with his

Albert Francis Balley, 33-year-old merchant - About six o'clock last even. this morning entered the third week of his testi-Ing. Information reached Mr May mony at the Criminal Sessions to liber charges. s. Bailey is on trial before Mr Justice J. Rey

By managed to secure fit yonig nolds and a Jury of two women and five men.. of them. Little or no reala

sanço have malling to the ical bills. The Bank having drawn a kilo upon u

was offered, only one man He is aliged to

nue ciously published defamatory concealed the orders, because police; but some of the prisoners libels in die farm of letters to they wanted to pretend falsely refused to walk to the Biatlon. Mesars P. H. Sin, Y. H. Chan that the so-called through and had to be dragged along and 8. K. Yee.

bills of leading" were

and and fellow, more obs.reper-. M Arthur Hopton, S.C. they purported to be

⚫us, then others, not Me Solicitor-General, and Mr D. N.

May

in his mouth, MNO Anger E. Rea, Crown Counsel, arm assisted by Dot, prosecuting Insp. R. Dulman:

Bailey is conducting his own dejica.

Bailey asked Mr Yee to pro dies: the originals of two bills of lading which were with the United Chinese Bank Be

alleged that the Bank made alterations to a copy' which he had not authorised.

"The

NO RIGHT.

United Chinese Bank changed the Instructions and put

In some words on the document.

Ballcy also alleged that

what

the

Bank made alterations, dele-bit hlin rasher feverely tions, and additions to a letter large quantly of arms ind-an- of credit he signed without his

muni.iba was found. Thy men are Fuklende--the Amoy rebels authority,

mentioned". An.

„Overland (cistion of the China Mail); JE having lately), arrived in the Calòng,. ^ Their; des Ino.ión - Is-

been Cow

Hearing is continuing.

Jong.

tho

Judging For upped to have Best Stall At

Probably the whole trouble C.M.U. Display

stemmed from that." They had

no right to alter a signed docu- mont written by

matter of forgery plained.

It a

Judging in the competition for Bailey, con- the best stall display at the 12 h Exhibition of Hongkong Pro- added that this was sprei-ducts took place at the Exhibi- fically pointed out by him at the high ground this morning. hering of the setion dealing

A speciof panel of judge, in- these bills, but nothing was cluding Mr H. A. Angus, MBE, done about it.

the Chairman.. Mr Eric Cursino, Balley declared that the real FRIDA,

Miss Jhoy M. through ocean bill, of

Watson and Mrs lading Lym. Mr K. which had always remained in i. G.

arrived at the the keeping of Royal Interocean mir at 9 p.m.

Our Whampoa correspondent; under date. 19h December, writes as follows

I had nothing "worth cpm- municating for your Overlaid, (ealtion of the China mail).

We have 1 much now."

Rebois, or rather River Theves, have solcom made he appearance these just ten wysi They are sometimes heard of at night, prowling about, pouncing on any, poor

to as from she reach w other after anrk; and if there is ຜູ້hex nothing else on board worth robbing, the thievos, take their bars and break them up for firewood.

1 aureign powers in Canton все to hesitate about putting

that

Lines was a bill of lading, to The judges, accompanied by order. If this was part of the Mr U Tateches, the President of "so-called through bill of lading" | Chinese; Manufacturers' Union, It would not be to order, but it Mr Hul Ngok, the Chairman, then down, but it is, just as would be endorsed to the holders. Miss Pauline Chin and low pensary. as 'the Kulan, and I have of the orginal bill of lad ng This hor Union officials inspected

All :,OVET the stalls and the sons to balleve separate,

& hair hours. Bailey, asked for permission to

The results were expected to ow redd Banking authority, to allow that these

so-calledbe known later In the evening.

Owins to this commn fijnn, 199 valuable." He sald he would

investigate suggestions for | described how Squadron Leader E. J. C. Gauntlett's was proof that the real bill wedging lasted about 05 400 from that quarter.

it WILB suggested bulding would not cost than £1,500,000.

He

court.

Bat

Low

underside of the aircraft, / through bills of lading: org.Exhibition · was' closed to the

completely

Mr Cahill and the Govern- Spitfire crashed on a firing run at Port Shelter ment had no preconceived ideas Island on June 12. aabout the

thought, the proposed Opera

•site or design bui Hours should, be

testifying was

, the 4.

S/L which was still diving. worthy of Sydney. monument Corgnert. inquest into

Gauntlett's deals at Kowloon The plane pulled out sharply He sald. Sydney's Opern

at 250 feet which was above House would be the first in Mr H. H. B. How Australia

as the safety height for operations and it is probably many years since a similar pro-

A jury of three was of this kind and the engine Coroner.

Inspector 1. Buck-appeared to fade as the Splifire carject was undertaken anywhere ingham.

appeared for the Police, was gently turning to port. in the world.

FT-Lieutenant G. C. Critas, At about 800 to 600 feet, Call that the RAE, Adjutant and Chief Fly-something, elos seemed to

less Instructor of the H.K.A.A.Fengine surged with life for a

Then "the plane. ing

the testified that ho on June

10 gave The question of an

Opera

died away seconds and pilots of the Auxiliary Air Force fying Instructna for June 12. old one that has been hardst

for Sydney has been a

"APPEARED TO STALL "Squadron-Leader, Gauntleth forward swam in the centro's first com- belllivo water sports, 80-year-old

I fact, it is was one of the pilots," stated years a matter of fact, it is the witness... Chapman, sat beaming and almost rivalling our famed

non-existent Eastern the splashed, on

Suburbs Railway. pros.

When the clearing and the Tals Ume, however, it would splashing

dled

down the seem that we are on the right

Ter track and Federal, member for the

has the venture big names behind it ritory, Mr Jock Nalten, present- enough ca trophies and paid a tribute to to make it go, the eid miner

PEABLING INDUSTRY in- Reports from Darwin Indiente around this quite a gure that the Australian pearling in-

told them to "stand-by." parts. Made ex-dustry is very sick indeed and trembly wealthy by gold and unless something is done about his interests in rich, mines, his It

it will soon

pass into the home is a show place a gar- hands of the Japanese. den of Eden in a dry,

In the days before the war, near- waterless land

when the Japs dived for Aus He even Imporis i spawn trallan owners, the industry was his local pond and spends worth millions of pounds, but for many a pleasant hour with rod

now, as far as Australia is con- and line, catching his dinner.

cerned, it is hardly worth talking ABORIGINES' SURNAMES

about. And while talking of Alice

The Japanese ricently Amuled. Springs. Such

namos a upishell worth £1 million in Dingo Mich, Big Foot Jack and under Imur months while Aus- Tell your friend," magistrate, "that he must come Murdering Goorge, by which brallan luggers based on Darwin many natives, are now known in

have been working eight months the £150,000 mark. Eleven

ΚΑ

"NOWING how sensitive are the Irish, the magistrate en- quired: "He was saying unkind things about Ireland, was he?" The constable nodded. "Ton shillings." the magistrate said, and by the time he and marked his register an Irishman had, been shown not into the docks, but to the side of it...

"I've come," he said, "to plead guilty for me friend, who can't got here, being a pile-driver down in Watford."

NO PROXIES

This man

│cidentally,

Chapman,

IN 'GOOD HEALTH. On June 12, he and Gauntlett were assigned to take up two spitfires Prior to taking off, wit- to Gauntlett who ness spoke appeared quite normal and in good health,--

Witness sald he took off at 9 a.m. and flow, to Port Shelter range. Prior to doing so, he saw the take-off. Gauntlett preparing himself for

call expert witnesses on this puue tu 30.60 à.m. point.

the strcraft was still climb on could not the prosec

and had reached 1,500 feet, appeared to stall. The when it starboard wing dropped and the Spitfire wont straight down, witness went on.

The plane disappeared behind Pori Shelter Island.

Continuing,

witness that the time then won 10.27 a.m. As soon as he had suspected called the Engine fallure he range safety launch on R/T and

stated

Witness stated that he kept the aircraft under, 'observation Witness said that he did not for at least 12 minutes from the sse S/L Gauntlett or the Spit-time It came over the range, fre he was flying again.

Hearing in continuing..

When witness, took off at P suitable for ale to ground ring man the weather, was not

so he waited for 30 minutës be. fore commencing his sortie,"

Radio Hongkong

He was not allowed to read his book, for the Court held it was not a proper way of ad ducing evidence.

the rebel

be comp Biesheim Reach;

though

fellows there'of course" gang"? Tauro

is no better? proot

what they are, then, the extreme unpopularityamu all the decubit and industrious people about this quarian :: a

M well as in Canton, and P assure you that smudg: these people they are' generały” look”

luätones, And Power

Profit For 1954 News From Labuan

The following: is, trón "Hour Labuan Correspondent, kedaind 7ur December:

the coal at Rather, and mo

SHUGHUE Col for energie wach Company, i bleve anythias

was much as his museum | Was peculiar to humself,

stroll in the jungle a few days ago me strul cual cropping, but as four auferent places COTTALONG BANK the Company at some future period

Trade here, from some caŭse : be Father, is still on a very stalk: MONIO, The natives cannot be indlord to bring their farkına frum » use' maIE». jendra pu

'READ, IT' HIMSELF The Court suggested that this authority be put to his expert Sandakan Light witnesses for their comment but Bailey said, ho,

prefer would to read it himself. He said

Since my

quarrel with the Bank and I am not very friendly with other banks”

Mr Hooton objected to Balley reading the book as he was not.

A net profit of $165,084 for cross-examine, a the year ending June 30, 1954 was reported by Major S. M.

* mur, Captala" Tome, "I am an expert on rubbishy Chain, Chairman of Sandakan Brved new us tharatayi having bills of lading. What I have gone Light and Power Co. (1922) Fung, head winn

sune heavy - one, wok jam through certainly makes me an Ltd at its annual meeting at

touyur hongkong;'an fusure the expert as to what. Is valueless," York. Bunding this afterncon. insisted Balley.

wil kwep Major Chairs mid that the upward trend is the production and sales of electricity of the

The Eastern "Archipelago "Com- pany's cullery in getting into work. Company continued durig thig order. new fadway and jery under, review and the net ato in course of conquezon, ihn line NOT ACCEPTABLE

prüft was an increase of some the axival of an experiences Aver

has been, kuşmanied" by Bailey claimed that the bills $40,000 over last year's guro.

man. The acath of kue 2010 meshent The Directors had decided to of lading, produced in the civi action were only received-for-transfer $50,000 to the General

retarded operations

shipment bills of lading which, Reserve and recommended `n were not acceptable by British dividend at the same rate of 50 banks. He had read" numerous cents a share as, last year, which authorities to that effect. Bri- called for a distribution of $100, tish banks would only accept 000, Major Churn side such bills upon expressed Considerable progress had instructions to do so.

been made in the expansion and Mr Hooton interposed to

reconstruction programme. The

'kuara, is very little ricknow now, that the Question

Chairman also spoke of the in- for the Jury

The coast is quiet at present," but to decide was not whether these creased installation, of various ww' expect that spout Damron: it "WEL When S/L .Gauntielt took off' (p.m. Time Signal and Programme

of wore through bilisi units.

be, disturbed' as usual, by cincents of the weather had complet ly Summary: 603, Chidrea's Int Hour bulls

imp.cmentallica sanuns and Balinunts. WHAT presented

question by Joan and Valerie lading. Tho cleared up and was suitable for

Town Plan, il had of the New

Pangeran Stadotajin the "Priam Studio): 850, Country Dengan whether there was any fraud on boch

todinustan of Brunei, has. Just marked considered advisable to "Combrian Bem Dance” All ACRETION firing,

the Sultan's niece, AND dik..

High Tension cabici under- here....the named a date) or the Territory, will gradually to pass users ware: registered / 401t was efficient

Witness said that S/L: Gaunt and the Border Square Dance Band the part of the Bank;

PRASZAUNĮ SU CHIEF JUSTEČE there will be a warrant for his disappeara

JEBCTB):2:6,16, Werte Reports 7. honrasty, as a ground: Time Signal and Nows certain

In the Town area,, the

from our uvanad koop. bills of lading arrdat." "Into the

Goverrunent, A new system aima to develop at Darwin at the beginning of attack pilot and had done over dan Rawal 710 Wormatory (Lone.

they tuid quot gat, however, had agreed, to pay 50

DUELLANS › Was «presented so, the Miles shown coatly-dressed young | Lamally" (kurmaines for aborigines. {the season but only eight ope | ground strafing during the last menta; 7.id, "Box 200 Bert Gillett "Bailey 'might be right and the

70 hours operational duty in dos y or Special Annormowe which

Marlon by A. WŪDAS-AMPa. Chaong por

cent of

under this work-all, DE TER West African,

The Superintendent of Native

of the cost at the Organ (03); 1.30, Tasi CrizkLIK,

Court might be wrong, bead. F IN THE LAST FINT Affairs, Mr. Evans, said the afe today.

few months of the war in Italy, and Austria hatch but it does not make Mr. Yep, a

who with three, olhar, Mag-cum» the industry gets an Builty" he said, when system would replace", highly lanexpectext lift, only one will Williams, R.A.F. Wing:Weapon's/Sydney London Reing);|| TAR. | fraud and perjurer:" Kroid aloned to Surulakan ts form ba commuted, of commie boer

victed of«PLZNOY)“, KA; they dictober light-Leutenant Jolin D. Brd day'a play in Ese. End Test

The Reserve for staff uporan minat Balon and bad j the charge of being drunk colourful it somewhat personal bo tworking ay year's time.

Menuation was transferred to the of death recorded 28 tips:

Officer on June 12, said that on.. Educating Archie-wi Four Hooton was 'put, *

portation for His. We arg Anding A policeman told of

• Such does were undignified,

ho acted day

Port Brush and Archie Andrews 18BCTA); Mr Justice Reynolds remocked the nucleus of a Provident Fund wware as to what, facts, wre ¡Civers. I Divers in Darwin Shelter range safety officer. Bane nd Orchester 1 min make Mr. Yea o fraud; that desman reported

550, Concerto Concerto No. 1 for that it would not necessarily for local employous, the Chair-pired since buiktheatriaka apreted as a reflection on our The Japs, recognised as

are more precious than pearls. At 9.45 a.m. on support himself, leaning on

| 14 | (Edward MacDowell) ́— VI

eemned - Vary: ocesstuelve, tynde shpp window just before mid-etude to native people alves world's best,

the said the H.K.A.A.F. used the, mượn (mane), wan Orshestra

on Mr Yer's knowledge, The Directors "Report," Ac- for, tha deleśne., wan are not

Vienneštete) Operă cond; by. Dean Under the new system

now night..

I como one knows a counts and Balance Sheet were The villagem la noted from over was a Spitfire which iden... How much, had; you- drunk?” )would receive a Christian name.) allowed to work for Australinda rango, The first aircráží to poni 8. Time Algnal. ThE AMER

""The Human Body." Speaker:

a forgery, and he adopted. A proposal by the

Panten. Baykan, k?" and the summe would be but dive from their own fleets filled. Ha call sign of Wisecrack pusson Bluedas (besied tender : he blendering a Chalmian bat: the balance name Ching wan, pink the magistrato asked the

*** | derived from the nativo's tribe; young African

frequent, in its zielghbbu Australian territorial. It was piloted by F/Laden Bented by Timothy men forged document. A bank's only available for distribution be

presented 'personal, totem, guh,

with as: recommended by Calras. The plane left after faftodio): 10, Uptowns Barthol TRD, excuse la good faith." or · aboriginal wate=3, Austral Kārzs" "pints," come

drecks were imported to earth

Take it from Here: Dicks Bender case 8.K. Yes Has nothing but the Directors was the answer, but into the last name for place of birth or tribal

the answer to the shortage, but du 'plans and Jimmy Edwarda - with Wallas bad failile dystir Him Major SM. Chum and Mr-A. pilns... someone

poured

Eaton, "Aron Cogan, June - Whitösku whisky, m' that made me added that the massive it did not work out right, so this "Wisecrack which with part of today ALLEGEDLY FORGED --not drunk,

task of maining thours of rich harvest, is gradually falling later identified as teine pliated 20 posti dime Die huih natives would fall to patrol Into Japanese pockets,

by S/L Gaumteit. Witness was sienas, Radio New Reel Reported

15,59,* Wanther Reportja "Did you'dnimi the pint you found there was Wilde in officers

Indirectly in R..T. Commuinles

Goodnight London Relay); 11.16 It the magistrato misced":

[bour the conversation between Clow down GATE

Gauntlett.de

F

such cases, of course, personal appearance counted essential

п

13

said the

dock was

the young · Africon unable to the said, and could be intero no secret of it all, of course, that

ADVICE:

KLUBLY," the

fhishodit

when

area

Big Foot Jack may be un-

digbed, but it certainly has

colour and our bet is that ho will continue Me: be, knowIL: AS Blue Jack,asthoro than

| sorad

WEATHER BETTER

Over

Wan

Fire At Colonial with the blame and, he could. Cemetery: Che RT-overato and B/L-

E UYDUMMYʼRU

dove danfed ut drab 2 Severely Burnt A 10.10

and his data fitoe, dekons--tho/

Frusz. 8/1 Cl«t

H.K.T

Music and Bom uk Jobson is trad

Mart. Goat Care The Cueen

New US Consul

Arrives

not

Bailey maintained: that these Dir bills of lading Ware fanged.

Mr. Hoolon replied that he WIs anxioinix waiting for Woma

reminded Ballay, that it wh

retiring.

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