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JOHN CLARKE'S

CASEBOOK

WOMAN

IN GREY

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SI took my seat on il bonch outside the Clerkenwell courtroom, wait for the morning's worth to begin, my

coat brushed' against my neighbour.

pake woman in grey

1 apologisest, and thu

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woman

grey neither spoke niz looked

an wer

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staring Hero 4 14

and all misery was

1keer.

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woman in grey stude 1ather

walked into public gallery, and there, as on case after notter was

U

eyes closUCI

board

Then the case of tehnid wa enlled

CHINA MAIL

Appeals Dismissed: No Appearance By Govt In Court

No appearance was entered by the Govern- ment of the Republic of Indonesia this morning when they were due to answer notices of motion before the Full Court to show cause why certain pending appeals should not be dismissed or other- wise stayed.

The "appends arose out of a claim against the Indo. nesian Government for legal possession of the 3,679-ton steamer Tasikmalaju, now lying in Hunghom Bay.

On December 23, 1954, at ex- 1 Hongkong Supreine Court, and pante application for service of for want of prosecution the notices of motion were taken AF isy Messrs Juan Yanael and Co. Îne, of Manila, FI, who disputed the indonesian Govern

to the stup, and men's claim stuose appeal agung: a decision of the Hongkong Full Court

Favori

the $

Indonesian wies Clovernment was upheld by the shown into the dock, and Labut dubieal Cometter of the Privy best carry a gel beman, wlawang Chuzzed on Detaber 7, 1954 a gives leyele

The applleation was

LOOKING FOR A GARAGE

STURDY-LOOKING

prestaturely

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2013

The

Indonesian

"Not guilty." Mehnd angnets that 1 when the bait hom, of Government were in default of Bu bi yeb www reat payment of costs ordered agnost het by the Jucheial Crominitieres

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ut.

Evel the of the Privy Council and by the

Just thera I womum in grey agai The list

leeaners hal quite go fac her, and the dead lock that hark been in h

She From

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evr

dense nod Lauk me

looking to alies ∙Fund 10 seus

A pollerman give evidence of

ay Ch stopping Richart

becast se setmanal so little at

docycle do

home 19 1 riding.

"When I asked at a wa machine," the policemen sund

W

The biegistrate. Mc Seymour Colling, he replied, "Of course. R mine. I've just eme 200 milies to London on it I'm look ing for n

to ge garage

this

fixed-wheel changed to

wheel.'

A MISTAKE, A JOKE

a free-

4UHEN he was charget the '

You're in tor

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offer went on. The anul. You're making 4 dreadful mistake. Thus WILS 0 joke

big surprise To every wold poken, woman in grey seemed to clingi an if everything that ad her life dependerel

un what big sund

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MR A. T. 8. BARDENS

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in allowing the appl of Messrs Ju1031 Ysmael and Co.. Inc. with costs the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council said that the judgment of the Hongkong Full Court of Appeal would be set aside, Including their declanikion that the judg- neot of Mr Justice C. W Recer was null and void, for want of Jurisdiction.

the

ce-

The Judicial Committee mitted the matter to the Hong- kong Full Court to consider other questions rulsed In the appeud, and directed

thet

costs incurred in the Courts in Hongkong were to be dealt with by the Full Court here

Siting as th Full Court this morning were the acting Chief Justice, Mr Justice T.J. Gord, and the Pulsane Jude, My Jus Uce JR. Gregk.

Appearing for Messis Juan Ysmael and Ca, Inc., were that Bon, Leo d'Alinado, QC, and Mr Brook A Bernacchd. In- structed by Mr M.A. da Silva,

of Messy M.A da Silva E

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NO APPEARANCE

Mr d'Almada referred M letters received by his instruct- WH- from Messrs ing sollefto kinson and Grist, solicitors 07 The Indonesian Government, which, he said, clearly undlented that the Indonesian Government had no intention of appearing to answer the polices of motion. After recalling the proceedings noth before The

Hungkong Courts and before the Privy Council, Coureel asked the Full Court to dismiss the outstanding appeals and to award certain costs as directed by the Privy Mr A T. 11. Bardens. | Council AMIEE. M. Brit, IRE. Engineer in - Charge Broad-

LOSS

RADIO HK

Richard went tale the witness bax, and said he had borrowed the bicycle from the yard where IL had been lefi, thinking ++ belonged to somerne he knew. But he could not explain why He had not told the preemais that, nor why he had claimed 1 Frasting, Ralio Hongkong, is

was his own

"I'ni

quile

leaving the Colony tonight in satished about the my Hessenstein to take this," the magistrate sald

duties else.

i

The woman in grey put hund to her eyes, and her lips. moved silently.

CAN THE MISSUK, THERE

1wa

are

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1

convictions against this

witness-box.

up broadenating where,

He arrived 1940 with arki

the Colony In Cable and Wireless seconded to WAH Government and operated at the Peak Wireless Stalin,

The Full Court mace the ders asked for, and adjourned the hearing of other matters in connection with costs sine die.

Established 1945 !`

THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1955.

Fishermen's Purging Ceremony

Every three years these youths from the fishing village of Arai on the Izu Peninsula perform peculiar ritual during the early days of the New Year, Carry- ing portable shrines and various religious insignia from the local temple, they race through the icy waters across the bay in a purging ceremony. This event has been enacted for over a thousand years. For one month after the ceremony the youths do not associate with women and their boals must not carry women for the following twelve months, - London Express.

HARBOUR Mystery Phone Call

To Magistrate

BRIDGE PROJECT

(Continued from Page 1)

Aesthetically The Hongkong bridge does int compare with

Mr Hin-shing Lo, First Magistrate at Cen- tral, said in Court this morning that he received a phone call shortly after midnight from a man who the grandeur of the Sydney started to give his name as Able Seaman . . . when

Harbour bridge or the Golden Gute of San Francisco. But the promoters point out that if they place any premium on glamour, the col factors considerably increased und Me Allport

"We'll probably ge quipped: used to it in 20

"Cer- years. tainly it is not ugly and there

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A number of other questions ucruri

Construc-

the line was cut!

CLICKER

BALLPOINT .

PEN

Now Available With Extra Fine and Medjam Points

SHEAFFER'S

STARTS INSTANTLY AND NEVER SKIPS

Quie Returns To The Witness

Box

An allegation that as a result of his incarcera- tion in the Mental Hospital he was unable to obtain credit facilities, was made by Mr Joseph Leslie Quic when hearing of his claim for damages against three Government doctors continued before the Acting Chief Justice, Mr Justice T. J. Gould in the Supreme Court this morning.

Mr Quie was recalled to give evidence in con- nection with his claim for special damages,

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three | purchase and sale of the pro- Funk Government doctors for $250,-perty and in consequence of that 000 as damages for alleged in-ho was to pay $10,000 to Mr Tanı Jury to himself

for delayed from the de- as compensation fendants alleged negligence in completion of the deal, and he connection with his detention

would arrange to sell the pro- In a mental home for observa-perty to him again, tion, or for the certification of the plaintiff an being of un- bis con- mind, and sequential confinement In A mental hoine.

sound

Defendants are Dr P. M. Yap of the Merrial Hospital, Dr S. H, Moore of the Medical De- partment, and Prof. A. J, S. McFadzean of Queen Mary Hospital,

He agreed to the arrangement make and also endeavoured to other arrangements as regards #nance.

Plaintiff said he approached a number of people including Dr The Hon. S. N. Chau.

He also approached the Bank teo to see if they would grant the same facilities accorded to lum

Tho Bank previously. Mr Quic is represented

over- Mr declined. He had had John McNeill, QC.

Bank with the Lawience Leong and Mr R. W. draft facilities

Mr

by

5. Winter, all Instructed by Mr since 1946. M. A. da Silva,

The Bruce Investment Com-

was pany

incorporated Defendants are represented by November 8, 1952. He himself ,on

Mr Tan 10 Mr J. C. held 3,300 shares,

and his three sons ten shares each, plaintiff sald.

Mr W. A. Binir-Kerr, Sentor Crown Counsel, and McRobert, Crown Counsel,

PERSONAL OVERDRAFT

He said that having falled to Recalled to the witness stand, obtain credit facilities from the Quie said that on February Bank he approached Dr the Hon. was not suc- S. N. Chau and 13, 1052, he was thinking of purchasing

Nos. 74, 76 and 78cessful. Nathan Road for $500,000, with Plaintiff sald he then made an a deposit of $25,000.

arrangement with Capt. Ander-

Capt. Pomerance by He had originally arranged to son and Addressing the Court Prosecutor, Sub-Insp. D. J.

Anance the transaction by hair which they were to purchase the Carty, Mr Lo said that if the sailor was trying to speak of the purchase price on mori-perty as his nomines and he to him from a station the call should not have been inter-gage, but subsequently he saw undertook to buy it back after paying them Interest for six fered with.

the Hongkong Bank and they

months at 1 per cent agreed to finance the whole deal in figure to Anderson and 1% on overdraft facilities.

per cent to Pomerance.

CONSIDERATION MONEY The consideration was $592,011 and plaintiff identified an agreement he had entered into with Anderson and Pomerance, dated February 12, 1983.

The

Magistrate

and

then asked | both shook their heaɗs and sald sailors charged "No, Sir. Bre not likely to be any cum-two Canadian plaints by any but the purists with disorderly conduct

The

A/B sailors,

Edward whether one that it is an "eyesore

malicious damage

Michael Kockanuch 20, and of them had made the call. They

A/B Alon Lawrence Acheson, 19, both of HMCS Sioux, were arreled at the car park near the Queen's Road traffle post at 11.15

being last night after observed interfering with some of the cars parked there.

told the Court Insp. Carty that defendants had been drink- not drunk when ing but were arrested.

FRANCHISES : tion of a bedge would entail etasiderable readjustment of existing franchises with local transport concerns present plans naturally visage buses and taxis cross- Kowloon to Hong- ing from

There

kong and

vice versa.

severe

Ior the

cn-

The Privy Cuncil in October 7 upheld the appeal of Messrs is no provision for a trum or

train line on the bridge. Inc Juan Ysmael and

TYPHOONS: 111 the event derision of the Hong- against a

uf 25 Full Couri

typhoon, the the kong

(comprising

for would. brid Gerard

safety Justice, Sir The Chief Howe, He re-

reusons, be closed at the same Justice and Mr

E.H. Williams) which

time as the ferry services are awarded ha

suspended. the protection of diplomatic im inunity

Indonesian the Consul General ត Hongkong from cross-examination in the Supreme Court walch had heard the original action for legal possession of the Tasikmalaja,

man," said the offleer in chaige i verted to the Company in 1949. of the cose.

conaad va the Mr Bardens started his long documents he teok

the engineering cover with Halifax kuid Bermudas Cable Company In 1944, Ricburi had been in 1926. bound over for stealing an over- coat, in 1940, boen Lound over again for stealing a lorry tyre.

"He refused all details about ¦ Aden his antecedents and employ-

mont, the officer sat, at this! morning he says he will tell me.

a te time

I

shall chock

ed

The magistrate turned 10 Richard, "I shall remand you for a week la custody," he said. "Please, sir," Richard said, with great urgency.

"Can my missus have the money 1 goi en me? I was paid yesterday. I got £4 198, for her, for the house." THE WAIT BEGINS LOOKED once more at the woman in grey. Her hand and when was on her throat,

sald Richard the magistrate might hand over his money, she gulped and fled from the court-

nom.

When, much later. I left the courtroom, the woman in grey

slitinur

egaln

WQ9

the

He subsequently served In Bermuda, Sierra Leone. Nigeria, Gibraltar, Malla, Eritrea und

Frantic Cries

For Help

Came Too Late

Mother, Daughter Killed

A

her

Greensboro, N.C., Jan, ID. mother of Four and eldest daughter were stabbed to death today while the daughter cried frantically for help over a party-line telephone,

BUM-

Horrified neighbours moned the police to the houng of entranco halt. She was wall- Mrs WW. Cook, 32, after they ing, not only for her husband's picked up their

'their telephones t wages, but for the long week to hear six-year-old Betty

Cook

10

In September, 1952, Mr Justice C. W. Reece, Puisne Judge, dis- missed the Indonesian Govern- ment's submission that ite Con- sul-General, Mr Kwee Dile-hoo. and a diplomatic courtor should be protected by their diplomatic Immunity from cross-examine- tion.

In December, 1952, the Full

Mr Court reversed

Justice Reece's decision and in January, 1953, the Court gave permission for the case to go to the Privy Council.

Assaults

Police, Gets

Black

Eye

Defendants' Sentor Omeer, Lt. Byrnes, said that both men had excellent service records. It was their first visil to the

"Are you seriously hurt, insp. Robinson?" üsked Mir Hin- shing Lo at Central this mom- Ing when Radio Ofeer Leonard | Colony,

Merchant

The salfors had nothing to say Colin Kirk, of the Navy, was arraigned on charges la mitigation.

conduct and of disorderly Dssaulting the Police.

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PARKING: A cross-harbour bridge would mean that Hong-

They were both cautioned on kong would be flooded with

the charge of disorderly conduct many more cars and the park- would become ing problem

black eye,

Your and bound over in $100 for one "Only a acute. The promoters suggest Worship." replied the Omeer, year. Kockanuch was also fined that a

multi-storey parking exhibiting a beauty.

$25 and ordered to pay Mr F. W. Bradley $10 for damage to garage could be built on one Kirk, who kept fingering

ped reclamation split ear, pleaded guilty to the his car mirror. of the proposed sites. Main roads leading to charges and apologised to Insp.

"I and from the bridge--certainly Hobinson.

am sincerely on the Hongkong side would sorry," he said. have to be widened to cope with the extra traffic but It a belleved that plans are being prepared for a start on this

work,

The promoters point not only

"Do you accept the apology?” Robinson asked. Mr Lo Insp. smiled and said that he did.

and

Kirk admitted in Court that he behaved in a disorderly to the utilitarian value of the manner by. shouting at Bayview bridge but they borrow justifica- Police Station Inst. 'night tion for the project from the also that he punched Insp. Abereròmble report which said Robinson in the eye. (of the tunnel project); "it will a symbol of the unity of in-

of the Colony.

be a

To this he added: "I was very, very drunk, and am terribly

Bandits Wooed However, they enter the plan sorry that I was so disorderly.

With Photos

pass before his future and eng over the line that her | government is using romance to

would be decided; before she

could live properly again.

French Novel Impounded

Buenos Aires, Jan, 19.

The French novel "Le Salaire

was being killed When the police arrived, they found Mrs Cook at Betty dead.

Three other children-Barbara

Jean, 6, Ronald, 4, and Robert,

6 monthe-were unharmed.

MOTIVE UNKNOWN

Alor Star (North Malaya), Jan. 10. The Federation of Malaya fempt border terroriste out of the jungles between Malaya and Slam. They are dropping 120,- 000 wedding announcements.

The annoucement of the wed-

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a basis for consideration and discussion and they have given deta's

"Very well," said Mr Lo, "I

A

of what they stress is will caution you on the dis- simply the germ of an idea of orderly conduct count, and you

will pay $50. for assaulting what is a feasible proposition." Much atill

requires careful Palico Oficer." investigation. The above report, they stress, should be ungerslood In a light,

Successful Operation On Col. McCormick

Kirk was ndditionally bound ovor in $100 for one year..

SPEEDING CAR DRIVER FINED

ding of former terrorist Ool Kim Chwoq is accompanied by

Chicago, Jan 19. A woman driver, Jen Wai- a photograph of the happy

Colonel Robert McCornticks, ming of 89 Tin Hau Temple newly-weds. The leaflets Bay The police said Barbara Jean that Ool is now "free, well-fed, Chicago Tribune, underwent an guilty to spoeding, was fined $20 editor and publisher of the Road, ground floor, pleading de la Peur" (The Salary of Fear, published by the Biblio- told them the murderer was a well-clothed and happily

abdominal operation at Paasa" by Mr Thomas Tam at Central theque de Foche), was declared Negro man who drove up to the ried."

today and1 was this morning. immoral today by the Advisory house in a blacts or dark-blue

of your own situa-Vant Hospital

mar.

Think Commitee and all numbers truck. Palico andd it appeared tion, the leaflot urges your ported in good condition, affer

worda. ordered to be seized by the that the killer had known Mrs leaders, Wing Lok, Lin Chye,

women, comrades and got away b.

Folonel McCormick 74, flow prosecuting, told the Court that

were authorities..

The seizure order includes any existing translation into

the

Cools and had been able to enter and Low

house with no trouble, They were unable to say what the motive was for the killing Spanish language, United United Press.

Press

..

Printed and published by ·WILLIAM" ALICE URINIAM for and on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited at Is yndham Street, City of Victoris, in. the Colony of Hongkong.

Sub-Inspector C. D. Mayger, Chen, de love to

from his winter home and the accused, while driving a words and you away entered hospital on Monday. A car about 9.20, am. on October Tribune spokesman said the last year, was travelling at a happen to you if you tried if operation was performed to respect of 26-28 mph along The leaflet stresses the bliss move adhesions bewoon the nain street in Shaukiwan ba of domesticity, and the many inege intestine and the bladder.tween the junction of Jaland advantages of ourreridering to Ho was expected to leave the Road and Talkoo Dock's, West Rovernment force. Branice hospital in about two weeks Gite, an area, where spoed li

Unfled Press,

limited to 20 miles per hours.

Plaintiff sold that in con- sequence of that he drew a cheque for $475,000, being the balance of the purchase price of the property.

The overdraft, he added, was D personal overdraft.

He signed an assignment of the property in favour of the Bruce Investment Company when he first

entered Queen Mary Hospital,

That assignment was not com- ploted

because he was in the Mental Hospital afterwards. plaintiff sald.

Mr Quie said that the Bank then wrote to his then solleitors suggesting that the money be returned. The letter was dated

a cer-

The consideration money was nude up

as follows, plaintiff went on. The original purchase price of $500,000 plus $10,000 compensation mo

money; *$25,000 stamp duty: $1,000-odd

legni fees; $40,000-odd for interest; A $10,000-odd as commission. A rents of $910-odd for collected was deducted from the total figure, he added.

Plaintif said that the assign-

sum

ment was to Bruce Investment Company Asked

how he raised the pur- March 20, 1952, which plaintiff chase price, plaintiff said he put

Identified.

COMPENSATION

Plaintiff said that he

up $200,000 himself and raised the balance by two mortgages—–

one for $280,000 at 1.8 per cent Jater interest per month and the other mide o certain request to Mr for $50,000 at 1,5 per cent inter- Tan, the person with whom he est per month. originally negotiated

for the

SIDE GLANCES

By Galbraith

·11·30⋅

"Hale studying so much 'he'll be" # social outcast - 1 always preferred to date boys like you rather than the smart ones!"

The first mortgage was dis- charged in about six months", time and he had paid $29,000- odd

interest.

the For second mortgage, he had paid about $5,000 for interest.

He said that had to been able to carry out

financial

arrangement with the Bank he would have

ave paid. about $14,000 as, interest to the Bank for alghit

months. He had made an that amount in allowance, for the damages he was claiming.

Askód in what way he had suffered loss in this transaction if the original 'arrangements had gone through plaintiff said ho would have to pay the Banks in- terest at five per cent per annum,

Plaintif declared that as a of his incarceration. In result the Manial Hospital he had no credit at all Bafore going to the Hospital his credit-stand- ing was bound. He was then ablo to get facilities in tran- zactions which ho wanted to carry oul, but since he left the. Hospital he was unable obtain any at all.

Hearing is prooeeding.

TROOPS HERE FROM KOREA

The main body of

of the First Battalion, Northamptonshire Re- giment, arrived here in the tródpahip. Asturia" "troni Pisan this morning for duty In Hong- kong after nine month Vinn in Köres.,

The Battalion, Laos

advance

party of which 'arrival, several

ɑkýs ago, wha"; greeted Mãos dhe Taser Re

the

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