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CABINET CRISIS CONFRONTING ADENAUER

Bonn, Feb. 23.

Dr Konrad Adenauer, the West German Chan- cellor, faced a sudden Cabinet crisis tonight on TARPAULIN sheet.

the eve of the final reading of the Paris Treaties covered the magazines! and paperbacks strung up in the Bundestag (Lower House).

A

for sale at the

foot of

11

The crisis. arose when four ministers of the towering West End building. Free Democratic Party, a junior section of the Beside the alfresco bookstall, Government coalition, went to tell Dr Adenauer crouched against the driving that they would vote against the Franco-German rain, that was first cousin tu agreement on the Saar.

sicet, stood a young man in

rodden mackintosh

temporary

magazines.

his

custodian

Michael,

of the

His face was melancholy, and 37

mouth moved

Litt

silent

curses at the weather, and

his luck at being out in it.

sitting of the

undertaken to guard

his misery.

1

Nurses

che The Stricken

Increased

For the building which gave! him such scant shelter was hotel, and once he had worked. there inside, where not much us the sightest

501

draught

o drop of rain was ever per-

mitted to penetrate.

With Polio

Well-informed sources say this

is in defiance of a warning by Dr Adenauer carlier today that ministers must "take the con- sequences" If they did not vote for his Soar policy. Knowing of 20 opposition of the Free De- murrat Party, he is reported to have told them "The Free De mocrats cannot simply pick the currants out of the bun."

the

The Saar Agreement is only one of the Paris Agreements --which give West Germany

Durban, Feb. 23. Twenty-one nurses in acvereignty and the right to Durban's Addington General reurm-on which Dr Adenauer's Hospital were stricken with majority is not expected to be

Jarge. poliomyelitis today, bring*

Free Democrat Purty ing the total of polio cases executive member told Reuter among the purses in the tonight that he did not think Dr Adenauer would call for the re- had it: but now, in retrospect, it past three weeks to 37.

signation of the four Free De. mocrat ministers,

H

DESERTION

E had never thought

much

of the hotel job while he

seemed

the sweetest job which a man could aspire.

to

He thought of the steam-heat, and shivered as though an ague had him; he thought of the free meals that he had taken 50

for much

hls granted and present hunger gnawed at him with twice its former ferocity

Michael glanced upwards វា a street-clock. He saw that the time was just that at which he would have finished his men1, had he been working still at the hotel.

The thought was too much for him. He deserted his posl. alipped round to the hotel' staff entrance, shed his mackin- tosh, and walked into the staff canteen.

HE

INTERRUPTION

TE comered 2 kitchen-boy. "Got any leavings, mate?"

he asked,

"I ask chef," the boy said He disappeared,

few and a minules inter came back, bear- ing a steaming plateful of meat

and potatoes.

Gratefully. Michael began his late luncheon. He was almost through, when a tall man stroll- ed up and asked him his name. Michael told him, and doubled speed of consumption, sensing that his luncheon wis in hazard. "Where d'you work?" the tall man naked

his

"Butcher's shop," Michael

|

Ten ntines

were stricken

yesterday as the epidemie swept through the Hospital.

The Hospital authorities said that most of these afflicted were nurses between the ages of 17 all the cases and 22. Nearly appeared to be mild, attending physicians said.

Special

Emergency

were ordered at the Hospital.

Meanwhile, in Capetown, the

ہوا

Nevertheless, many Christian Democrats are reported to be jurging Dr Adenauer to let the Free Demperats leave the four- putty coalition.

THURSDAY,

1805

FEBRUARY 24, · 1955.',

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Alleged Conspiracy: Defence Counsel's Closing Address

The submission that the actions of an Urban Council Inspector, who was the Prosecution's chief witness, were not "consistent with the behaviour of an honest official" was made by Mr Arthur Lui, representing three of the accused in the conspiracy case before Judge A. D. Scholes at the Victoria District Court this morning.

Mr Lui, in giving his closing address, submitted further that the Crown had not proved its case against his clients.

accused letter to

that third Chow delivered a certain

Tam's office, Mr Lui said there was no evidence at all that third accused knew what the contents of that lelier were,

The six accused in the case | evidenco

Kau-wah, are Cheung Chung-ying, Au Shiu-sang, Ng Hou, Bo Ping-kwong and Mary Daley Wong, alias Wong Mang- tung

All wore charged with соп effect spiracy to

n publie mischier in connection with the alleged procurement of resettle- rent area permits by dishonest Mary Daisy Wong was mcans. additionally charged with cor

ruption. Šluo

have offered

occasions to

WIX

alleged

to two оп bribes Urban Council Inspector Tam Ping-kwong.

Mr Arthur Lui, of Messrs Lo and Lo, is representing Art three accused. Mr S. V. Gittins, instructed by Messrs P. H. Sin and Co., is defending fourth and structed by Messrs P. L Lam and Co., is representing sixth

arth. Mr V. L. J. D'Allon, in-

accused.

Mir D. F. O. Mayne, Crown Counsel, is prosecuting, assisted by Det, Inspector D. R. Harris.

In his address, Mr Lui told His Honour that he associated himself with the criticisms made

As far as the second and third accused were concerned, Mr Lui continued, he would submit they were only carrying out instruc- ions from their superiors. Hearing la proceeding,

Guilty Of Murder: Accused's Outburst

After he had unanimously been found guilty of murder and sentenced to death by Mr Justice J. Reynolds in the Criminal Sessions this morning, Liu Ngai-ngok, 40, broker, in an outburst from the dock accused the Police of not making a thorough investigation into the case.

The Jury of four women and three men deliberated 40 minutes in returning their unanimous verdict.

Accused was charged with the murder of a four-year-old boy,

by Mr D'Alton yesterday of the Llu Kwok-krung, in San Wat Mail

Tam Ping-kwon

Mr

roferred

to

the

December 3 last. It was alleged the deceased

en esterday by two that he attacked

from which the boy died the Defence witnesses, who testified with a chopper inflicting wounds that they saw Tom passing un following day, envelope containing some money to mixtas accured in her Ruttore Building, flat.

The Crown further alleged that accused made a simul taneous attack on the boy's mother, described as his ; mla- NOT TELLING TRUTH

tress, This 'evidence, he said, showed

Court interpreter After tho had informed the accused of clearly beyond doubt that Tam and Dot Sub-Inspector Ng the verdict and the sentence (who also present when passed upon him, the accused the money was alleged to have in a loud voice said that as he been passed over) were not had

found guilty the truth in many should receive the Bentenco

had a few remarks to make in save their evidence.

Mr Lui said the evidence of regard to the Prosecution and Tam

should not the Police.

Even with th: united verts of the Free Democrats and other sup- "Saar rebels" among his porters pitted against him. Dr A 40-year-old American Travel executive, the Admauir can count în a major-

man who has introduced a third dimension to tour-section witness, Inspector Village, Castle Peak Road, on the 487-sent measuresity or 10 to 15

Bundestag.

need the Freeing with the emphasis on people as well as places, But he will Mrister of Health. Mr Ton Democrats on his side later on brought a hand-picked group of 20 tourists to

when the armed Moude, sold that an investiga-

forces acts Hongkong today. tion had been ordered, and that have to be passed with a con-

some serious to give These 20 Americans, all repro- simply some doubts had been expressed stitutional amendment--Reuter.

AMENDMENTS was that the epidemic actually

sentatives of various professions purpose to travel, to, do some- Bonn, Feb. 23. pollo ence

and none of the nurses

interests

the United thing more than simply tourist The West German opposition States, arrived from Tokyo by tripping." Mr Ferguson **- was loown to have cared for a

this the third pisined. polia case. He suggested It might party, the Social Democrats, to- PA airliner at

And it's no

ordinary touring with day tabled an amendment to the port of call in their round-the- eclandic disease

Paris Treaties which come up world tour, After Hongkong they trip when the group meet people symptoms similar to polie.

for find debate in th: Bundestag visit 13 more countries in o Sure last September a total

Like the Japanese Prime Minis cases have been tomorrow-calling for new East tour, which lasts three months. <f 477 polio

ted in Durban and another West talks before the

The travel executive, the cul-er. Mr Haloyama and hope to moet the Indian Premier, Mr Bre ratified.

tured and intelligent shepherdch

Nehru.

They

are out to meet H4 1 surrounding areas.---

The

amendirent said

West of a flock itself Intelligent and Umied PresS.

as their guide (a Germen entry into the Western cultured, Mr Donald L. Fergu- people and defence organisations should son fights shy of any suggestion

promic terza for a man of his effcet Dot Lake

unili a week of "nobbish tourism”,

Calibre) Mr Ferguson is singu- after the Lower House had re-

the be believed for many reasons,, well-equipped for larly corded in a formal resolution

Herdership. the failure of new four-power negotiations on German unity.

Another amcndment to the treaties tabled by the opposition today called оп the Lower

www House to declare the French- New York, Feb. 23.

German Saar elatube did not most educated affect the legal status of the

Death Of A

Noted Hobo

The world's

treaties

said, as best he could with his tramp, 78-year-old Roger Payne.disputed territory, which would

mouth full.

of two Cam-continue to be part of Germany

proud possesson bridge University degrees, died in law, or the status of Sper "We'll go along there, shall today, the victim of a car acci-residents, who possessed a Ger- we?" suggested the

tail man, dent.

man nationality at the end of Payne, who had prided him- the year--Reuter, hotel's

Fell

being a philosopher, teacher. writer, lecturer

end Socialist as well as a hobo, died

who was one of the security officers,

A MAN'S JOB

the at

on

Bellevue Hospital, never

On top, why to the bisher's having recovered consciousness

and confessed It

months since he trad

there.

after he was struck by a car in New York on February 16.

Payne heid Bachelor of Arts

was

many

worked

and

and Bachelor

of Law degrees

At Great Marlborough Street, next morning, he pleaded not from Caius College Cambridge.

24.

nгo

0

mcal,

Lorry Catches

Fire In

Wyndham St.

A flye-ton lorry burst into Bamos when Its petrol tank caught fre just as it was pass-

tion of Wyndham Street and Road at about

is a vast difference. A hobos Lower Albert a footloose wanderer, address is everywhere. But he!2.55 p.m. today.

The conflagration was pune- will work to live, if necessary,tuated by explosions as the tyres and he makes a fetish of clean-burst one after the other. liness."-United Press,

The lorry was carrying kero веле, but most of the 40 odd drums were-empty,"

Because of his pride in learn guilty

to obtaining valued at

Od.. by false ing he was the object of con- tempt of the regular New pretences.

York type of tramp. "It's not stealing when they

"They are bums, not hoboes," give you the stuff," he said,

But the Payne used to say, "and there in the Dairy Farm at the june- from the witness-box.

found

the case magistrate proved.

There

three

previous convictions," stud a police officer, The last was in October, when he was sentenced to six weeks as a suspected person. He's 27 from years old, and he comes Ireland."

described as see he's steel

Crector," salt the "They cam good magistrate. money, don't they? man's job, a dangerous job."

FUNNY THINGS

1

what he had to say.

I

Radio Hongkong

а

HX.T.

►

Not

was

been

see things a particulars, when they just passed upon him but he

FORMER EDITOR

Ping-kwong

made

He alleged that in their in- 00:0 of which was his claim vestigation and prosecution of the Police had not that he was a "mare acquain- Uus case tance" of sixth accured.

thorough investigation, only is he a travel ex-

Apart from the evidence given into his case from flist to last. Dert who has been conducting

two Defence witnesses They bad, he further by the

alleged, round-the-world tours for 20

Mr Lut stated, the neglected his motive they had youterday, years (and he came to Hongkong Court had before it the peculiar not inquired into his behaviour for the first time on his first eiretimnavigation 20 years ago)

position belephoning

of a

the to public servant or conduct prior

com and keeping an mission of the offence. This

but has been foreign correspon dent for the Notiorral Broadcast-appointment with this mere should have bein. brought to ing Company and the "Baltimore acquaintance," not in his own light because, accused said, in Sun" as well as Overseas Editor office, but in a restaurant, of the journal, "United Nationa World".

This form of tourism is a new new, for this one brand zroup is the first "third dimen- sional tour which Mr Ferguson has led. Ho hopes later to nodularise the idea in America and organise it on a much wider

barls.

Ferguson left

e 'mere

COURT **MISLED

real

no other way could the had truth be brought to light At that meeting, Tam

RIGHT TO APPEAL claimed, he was offered a bribo to do something which he knew After this had been inter- was illegal.

proted to

the

Court the accused "You Honour, no one who was about to address the Court has any pense at all would offer again when his Lordship said

bribe to

arquain that the Court could not hear tance'," he submitted, "and him any more. The

accused that is the evidence the Crown had a right to appeal and he is asiding you to belleva” would be heard on that occasion

His trial WEA If he so desired, Before Mr

over, he had been found guilty. America ho visited Washington Saying that it was clear Tam and his Lordship had

passed the excellent terms only sentence upon him. to discuss his trip with State had been on

Bot Exclaiming that he was Department officials who pro with sixth accused, Mr Lui said mixed him and his group every Tam had deliberately misled

matched a document assistance in helping to arrange the Court by denying that he going to appeal, the accused from # visitor to frequent Interviews and to be briefed by was a

pocket and flung it forward, on American consular and diplo aixth accused's flat.

Counsel's fabio, can- various He continued: "Is it matie officials at the

In it, elstent with the behaviour was further over that there ports of call,

Accused was led away shout- an homest official-that when,

ing from the Court bribe as has been allegod, a wor offered to him, he did not report the matter at once to his | superiors?

'LEARN AT FIRST HARD Mr Donald Ferguson

In Hongkond, as in the other places they will visit, the group His group is essentially one want to meet composed of specialists in certain counterparts and representa

their foreign gods and includes in attorney, tive people in

•

THE ONLY VERDICT Exempting the Jury from fueltier Jury service for throe in years, his Lordship said that he the community" tegrity, I would submit with completely agreed with the

Any official with any ini-

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26 By Air Philippined N. Borneo. 0 am”.

By Burface MACKOVEBRUARY 25

"FRIDAY,

By Air Philippines," 9 aim.

Thailand, Burma, India. Pakistan, Egypt. Switzerland, France, Grest Britain, 9.6.m

Formosa Japan, Korea, 10a.m. Hawaii, U.S.A. 11. «.m. Indo-China, 11 a.ro.

Japan, U.6,A., Canada, 0p.m. Malaya, Indonesia. Australia, New zealand, Ceylon, p.m.

By Surface

China, People's Republic, 8:30 am. Indo-Chins. 9 km. Macan, D (p.m, Philippines, Noon.

Indonesia, 2 pm. Macoo. 4 pm.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20

By Air Thallarii, Burma, India, Pakistan. Middle East, Africa, Great Britan and Europe, 8 am,

Philippines, 9 a.m.

Formosa, Canada,' 0"pm.

Okinawa. Korea, 6 pin. Japm. UBA. 6 pm. By Burface

Chins, People's Repubilo, 8.30 am,

ILE. Leaves For

Singapore

His Excellency the Govering, Hongkong aboard a Royal Air Sir Alexander Graham, bert Forse plane early this morningt to attend the 'annual, cïnference of Governors, administrators of Brition forkortes and British Ambassadors to foreign coun wies in the Fe Best

Sir Anthony Eden, the Foreign

It was returning to its offices a busincus executive, a manu to learn at first hard the true respect, would have immetllate- | Kürdlet which in his opinion was Secretary will also be present at ·

the Tai Tak Hong, in Wanchal facturer, and a medical specialist conditions,

among ethera. The members

of

How? Mr after having delivered kerosene the group, are able to afford arranged a cocktail party

Seth Clark of Travel Advisers Ltd has to Stanton Street,

The driver and four passin-they must be to be able to

the conference for part of the

a Singapore from BEO Codi

pm. Time Signal and Programme (gers, three of whom were in the a three-month, four and a fare night at his home where etc of waiting for so-called concrete the part of the accused haɑ; not | Malinig;, rèištienos of Mr Malbošan··

which works out by U540,785. group

sented by Robert Acheson (Studios Suminary: 603, ex tour preback with the drums, escaped

injury.

030, Portugiese Hak Hour

Two appliances of the Fire and World News (Londor Relay Brigade were rushed

030, Weather Report; 7. Time Bigha.

7:09. Commentary – (Lándor Belay

the show="STAN

Saville"

to the

The

will

In this

informed his superiors and the only veridet the Jury could ly

#mo as he will be going to the

Office nave arrived usinat redoed Anti-Corruption

The Defence without any best tatlon

defende stof insanity and a former at Bangkok. "Why was there any necessity further defence that muälips on Tire conference will be held at

evidence? He (Tam) was not a boen

MacDonald, Commissioner proved. Folice officer; neither was be a Appearing for the Crowa General for the United Kingdom Prosecutor.

What was the neces were Mr. D. N. E. Rea and Mr in Southeast Asia. of this long wait?”

B. Collier, Crown Colmeol, Mr Lul went on to: may” that

his

meet a number of of the Here are three

group: lending figures

com Mrs Otis P, Gract; she owns a maintly. Possibly tomorTORY

in a amali farm of 500 acres

will they «TTE'S rather vague about his

meet officials of the "Ohio, where she keepa þ:num; American Carul II jobs, sir."

or Specia Announcementa: acon and firemen spent more

WAS group

to have The magistrate askos Michael Criscionisid and fu Orct than ten minutes putting out the of cattle and five Tennesson h

remarks also applied to Det samlated by Divisional Defective Evening in P 250, Bongs from are with white foam, giving the walking horses. Her farm land is visited Formosa to enable it to

J Inspector

Andrews, Mr He said he was "I was hungry," Michael Bald. | Dalby Howes, Barbe w-Leigh, and windows and wall of the Dairy famous ns the site of the Battle et a broader picture of the Far Inspector› NE Police officer. Bhurlock, instructed by Mr L

of Nashville.

Eastern scene but because of the

surprised that.

D'Almaza Remedion, was for crime Mre Ernost Dickeys he has tonton Mr Ferguson, decided 11 knowing that an alleged

the Defence. A was committed, took no step in A Jury of four women and written a number of books in would be wiser not to wluding a book of children's After Hongkong, they visit the noting the name of two three men has boon empanelled.

sone connected with the

their brothers Damod

named Kan. the women's magazine and

pore and Malaya, Thailand,

evidence againat when she retures who will. on travel in the Orienting While initio. Ceylon,· Iraq, Lebanon..

red by Tem and amochkhi-yu, Trans-Jordan, Egypt, cured

want to Сургов, Turkey, Greece and that tre

seover" by John, Walk. (BOGTB)

The Police under Chief Inap.

"You do funny things when met and has Concert Oroh, pre

Jogee, Joheny Brandon, Dilly Firm.3. severe "ducking". you're hungry.

That raises the point as to io Notebook presenta the Wheeler and Insp. P. T. Moor why you should be hungry, and Jy: Father 2. 7 Bye, B.* Laudio); kept the crowds well away from

9.30, “Gulity · Parly-A parsed" of the burning Sorry for, fear why you should only have a few expects solve a problem : met

ance"

NATIONALISTS' AIR ATTACK

coppers

you." on ," said the magle-Edward Jason, Death in further explosions. trate.

"I shall remand you in sports Revkar (Studio);) 318, At the custody for a week I may dinero en A EUR charge you then, I don't know. laukoolpad and a colorate

The Robert' bhaw Chorale Michael cocked an eye Up- hobert the much the tRN. View ward at the courtroom's leaded orful cond. Manetas Cater 201 glass root Rain was boating Norwegian down. He grinned and hurried and Genting Balls de

Dori Jermină cand, hit÷QvENT. away towards his dry cell and Weather Report), la Fene Kakan thewatry of regular free Radio News Read Recorded Londo

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Talpei, Feb. 24.

of booms. She also writes articles Philippines, Indonesia, Sing Thes

Three, waves of Nationalist

| blasted, evliltary installations (ori

Mr Hent Priestor: a

Brick

Ngwa

cal engineer, the is the Inventor then Rome where the tour de ft and war anked to put his Fork and Truck

of the famous Zn, which officially to allow individum; -1.4MVprich "on two-plogs.Ona.

Lady

Grantham - Health" Cantre Indy Chanthan this morning:

Exchange Value Of New JMP

reduction AEW CLE Followly the' annotincernent {ruzicy" (notée" on March :1," the Vice President of the Bank of Chára, Mr Chierter - Wu (sold - thum China News: Bervice in. Pakirit Yesterdag that the value of the Chirwa mony in relation to the jay carroney remained unchanok

Communist Chains: faktorini pound what and over

15,000 - £800 A

are tired throughout the world members to visit the countries cord bakhir, was done on visited, the Lady Maurine Beall

The group le hand-picked,

they want to sie particularly, Mänd then Mr Ferguson, with

| Communist-belk}; kafands; about Ferguson Mora, “but I did this | hits manager, who accorgsanleg:

18 miles north of Manchishen or be endect the most con him on the tour 30-d

Generalísimo: “. Chiang goniai. Aarsd moet.com

Kalshok'a porthernmost outpost, those who applied (The Nationalist Air Force said | Malal

of Millen Märting a tall, slim, “ouTME

start with a conève cut an

ons Commmie )hip was wink, kot don't want to get long-for a holiday wwv,but the avoka | near Pallungahan-Heuter,

haired about it but the idea is Faouchrine

She wenners of N and second Cent

wutad was then, banded - what subeegubošly knew, to ti ba

of Medical and Haulin