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JOHN CLARKE'S
CASEBOOK
A Man Of
Principle
TIM
lucky. WAH
CHINA MAIL
Japan's Role In
Any NE
NE Asian
Defence Alliance
Tokyo, Mar. 2.
Japanese government officials said today
When Japan could contribute industrial facilities and
he came out of prison materials to any Northeast Asian defence organi- last September, ho walked sation but not troops.
almost straight away into a They were commenting on British press re-
job. Within two or
three
days of putting off prison ports that Japan was considering linking itself uniform, he was putting on with Formosa and South Korea in a Northeast uniforfm of quite
Asian defence organisation. different kind. The hand- some plum-coloured
livery
of a huil-porter at a private
hotel in Bayswater.
Prison had left Do
Obvious
mark on him, and when he wan being Interviewed for the hotel Job he managed to skate round wwkward questions immediate past.
despite
about
Certainly,
five cott | victions for crime, Tim possessed manner and leuks to match the splend uniform he was given. THE CRITIC
Sa hotel porter he WDS
success, for he was supplied with self-confidence.
anly
APPEAL
AGAINST AWARD
Frankfurt, Mar.`1.
the
Japan's Prime Minister, Mr Ichiro HatoyDNA, who was re- turned to power In Pobruny 27 elections wonte to amend the post-war соп- stitution forbidding rearmament, He will not be able to do so. The electorate gave the Socialists and their left-wing allies who opposed rearmament more than
Diet one-third of the
Lower House sents--sufficient to block constitutional amendment bills.
"self-defenco
Japan forces", but they are not large I. G. Farben, ginnt chemi-enough to defend her cals Trust, now in liquida- | Íslands,
Established 1843
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1955.
SIDE GLANCES
By Galbraith
I
G
OWEL
7.
sald
However, the officials tion. appealed here today Japan could sull make a valu- against
compensation #
able contribution in the form of award to a war-time slave services and as a base area if it worker on which 2,200 other joined a defence organisation,
LOGISTICAL BASE the he claims against
Japan was used as A logisti own job, but most of all there totalling 66 million marks hotel (about £5,500,000) may de was to be known about business. He began to be critical pend.
It was bul Jong before felt that he knew not only his
Trust.
of the way in which the hotel Judge Johannes Mueller of where he worked was run
cal use by the United Nations More during the Korean wur. recently American units b26cd In Japan were able to take an netive role in the evacuation of the Frankfurt appellate court, {01
Istands !! the said it would rule on March 15 en
Straits
within a few on L.G. Farben's appeal for the Furn
from district couriers of receiving orders quashing to
Washington. judgment in 1952 In favour of Mr
Wollut. Nurbert
The
Touk 11 management rather hard, this being told by
How their new hall-porter conduct their business There
34
WIN A scene. Tim, with the German-born dewe now living insinted it would not join in any
uttermost dignity, resigned.
The gesture was splendid,
prepares
A to
man of principle
surrender all for the things that he believed In.
In the past South Korea has
alliance with Japan.
However, recent suggestions
Fresh Meadows, New York.
The district
conart awarded by Mr Hatoyama for improv. Woltheho 10,000
marks tabout
ing the longstanding bad rela- £9301 for "niental suffering" as
slave worker for the Trustons between the two countries well received in while he was In the Nazi con-
Seoul There has becni centration camp at Auschwitz noticeable decrease in Korean The Just
twi
ONE WEEK'S PAY
Itourne
15 Always
visbiectel
of WT Th.
have
been
L. & Pri on
Over, 1995 by MEA Serien, kun
"My friends all complimented you, Mom-they say you're not the least bit square!"
Speculation On Peking Proposal
New York, Feb. 28.
Communist China probably would not insist on recognition by the United States Government as & prerequisite for talks between them on the For- mosa situation, informed United Nations sources said today.
Sheaffers "SNORKEL”
Crown Gives An HK Faces
Assurance To Witness
An assurance that a Crown witness, Chan Koon-yung, 17-year-old student, would not be pro- secuted for the crime of murder arising out of a playground incident was given by Senior Crown Counsel when the trial of three men charged with the murder of a Chinese Policeman continued be- fore Mr Justice J. R. Gregg, Puisne Judge, in the Criminal Sessions this morning.
WES given during the cross-examination of the withers by Mr Percy Chen, Counsel for the Arst accused. Witness had informed Mr Chen that he had not received a Royal Pardon in respect of murder, Mr Chen then asked: "Do you realise that you can still be brought for trial on a charge of murder?"
Mr W. A. Blak-Kerr, Senior
on
This
assurance
aro
December 8.
His Lordship said the expres- sion was not appropriate.
Mr Chen said he would with- draw the expression, and say In the casual way.
Prospect Of Smog
When tho thick smoke hage, which desponded ou the harbour and the botter part of the Colony thin morning, and the fog PRE- dislod for this afternoon morge, the result may be that nog will cover Hong- kong.
A Utile before 10 today,
the
▼low Boross the harbour was almost
ob-
Ilterated by the smoke hare. Drivers cranod their necks to see the line of traffic before them espoolaily In
ntén.
tho Peak
The explanation for the smoke hase, the Royal Observatory sinted,
the lack of
wind.
WAL
This caused the dust particles to rise and slay mispended over the ground and the water. As today
the socond day of Spring, it La Bot дв
menal phenomenon, and Hong- kong may have more of smoke hase in the coming weeks.
Flis Lordship said he would not say it was casual
Mr Chen (to witness): Unili this statement was made by my learned friend had
you been told you would never be
the the Attorney- prosecuted by General for murder?
Witness: I was told that be
fore.
nover
PERHAPS IT'S THE HUMIDITY!
Crown Counsel, said that the witness was never charged with murder and he wished to say, behalf of the Attorney-
you were told that before General, that the Crown had no
came you
to give your ever charging him ovidence?--Yes. intention of with murder in connection with You were told that If you the incident.
gavo your evidence in a cer- On trial are Yom Kwan-pak, tain way that you would not alles Ah Kwon, 20, Ho Kwong- be prosecuted for the crime of tang
allas Ah Tang, 24, and murder?—No. Yam Pak, alias Lan To-yer, 20.
"PACK OF LIES" have They
alleged to
I put it to you formally that murdered PC Lul Shing last what you have told this Court concerning happenings in that
Hongkong seems to have a bad Mr Percy Chen, Instructed by playground is a pack of lies effect on Mr Trevis Wilson of Messrs Wilkinson and Grist, is What Bies hava I told?
|Los_Angules—It gives him gout. the firet accused; representing
am challenging your Mr Wilson is the leader of a Mr Loo Wing-kan, instructed by evidence fh general, you see.
The put
ITargo American tourist agency, Messry Hastings and Co,
it to you that everything you | Travelworld Inc., and this means and Mr Lawrence said about seeing first accused he visits Hongkong at least once pecond;
instructed Leong,
by
Messrs embracing
a man who later was a year. Each time he calls here Johnson, Stokes and Master, the the deceased is a pack of lies
Don't smile, this is not a laugh- laid up with gout. Mr W. A. Blair-Kerr, Senior ing matter, Second accused His Hongkong agents kop a stick in the corner of walking Crown Counsel, and Mr J. Cembraced the deceased.
I suggest to you that if your prosecuting, assisted by Chief story is
true, that you Detective Inspector C. J. Askew facing the deceased when he ran
stated in
third.
McRobert, Crown Counsel, are
Chan Koori-yung
wers
years World Government criticism of Japon. sending of an “unofficin} American mission" to Peking to evidence yesterday that he was/out of the playground - 1. was
-Heuter,
had
!
Counsel for 1 G. Farben said
firms which
of 700
to be equipped with something today that the Trust was only to full back upon, should their one surrender of all be Receptech Tim was not no equipped,
the He marched from with his head held high and his principles intact. But in ปร pocket was only one week's pay, and in his head not one idea of where he went from there.
week's The went. George found
cmployed concentration camp Inmates for armaments contracts i hotel on the orders of Hitler's Govern-
men.
onu
Day
NODI
sald
If the precedent of granting awards against these firms were allowed, they said, claims would be made running Into thousands of millions of marks,
both sides Lawyers of himself after today's hearing, they had with no money, no job, no pros- been instructed to take the case
the pects. He set aside
Supreme Court stole feelings and
odd Karlsruhe If they lost. This of a would invalve a further holdup new vendor who had left his of at least two years.--Router. pltch unattended.
his Bone
Aner lo
coppers from the stand
Two plain-clothes policemen watched as Tim furtively helper
himself to 34d. from the news" |
stand,
A QUESTION OF CHANGE
❝T PUT threepence down." Tim
"I
ITIATI
protested, 43 the police-
moved In on him.
Ho
Pickets At Carnegie Hall
night to
New York Mar, 1.
France Anxious
For Talks
pear
Paris, March 1 The French government would alwelcome Anglo-French talks In
the
future
on mutual Far East in vlew of the mounting tension in that aren, it was learned in usunfly relinble quarters here.
problems in the
con-
The disclosure in Rangoon by U Nu, the Burmese Prime Minister, that Communist China had suggested the
lessen tension between the two countries aroused siderable interest at UN headquarters. Tho feeling was that the suggestion should not be rejected out of hand and that considerable thought should be given to it.
A qualified diplomatic source, Į who has been in close touch with Far Eastern developments, said he believed that Mr Chou Ex-lai,
Chinese Prime Minister, probably had in mind conversations with States
representative
the
A
Unitert without
binding the United States Gov- ernment to any prior commit.. menis.
The source added that in his view the Chinese Prime Minis- ter probably would not be will- ing to talk to a private Ameri- "II~
It was unofficially suggested can citizen as the term that Sir Anthony Eden, British official" used by U Nu might Foreign Secretary, might be imply.
visit Paris on able to
his way homo from the SEATO COF- ference in Bangkok.
French High
say
dilpomatic
wholly the
co
They
source belløved Rather, the
Minister the Chinese Primo
only to willing would be
an 'official connection with the US State Department.
quarters do not regard Anglo- negotiate with someone who had French relations brandished the paper he had More than 250 pickets, cinge-
entisfactory. taken, and hlo threepenny-y watched by 40 policemen, entento cordiale is not producing
Informed oplaton .at the half-penny. "change" from Trounded Carnegie Hall
much diplomatic the th
United Nations was that a direct protest against eightpence, presumably.
contact American Chinese of Western: But at Bow Street next morn-ppearance of the Berlin Phil- operation as seems desirable in
harmonic Orchestra because its the interests
might help to dissolve some of solidation. Misconductor and manager
the present misconceptions A practice was established to Nazi Party members,
which each side had about o few years ago of having high other.Heuter Zfonist Betar
group officials of the French and Bri- He listened, a casually hand-which had planned to be the tigh foreign offices meet three or
picketing.
a year to discuss.
ing, Tim did not
pursue
defence. He pleaded guilty
the theft, before Mr E. G. Robcy.
The
some man of 84 whose appear-spearhead
of
the
were
four times
con-
#
ance suggested a university don, arrived at the hall a little late mufust probleme. The heads of MAN CAUGHT
while his record and his story and found
the front entrance Middle East departments, for wwere told to the magistrate, and already being picketed,
example, used to meet more or
then it was his turn to speak. A leader of the Betar Zionists less regularly, but there
"I'd like to
North denounced the early pickets go up again" he said calmly, as if the Loft Wingers and refused to case had been brought against march with them. He led his him on his behalf, and the band around to the back dobr court existed mainly to see to
ал
bein no meetings for over
ค
French diplomats co-operation
his pleasure. "I'd like to go Federation of Musicians cir- back to Newcastle."
WE DON'T DO THAT
►
"WHY did you give up this
Other pickets marched on
a
jab you had?" the magis-third side of the hall. trata asked, thinking
The performance was sold out,
perhaps
closer
WITH HEROIN
At Central this morning Mr feel that Thomas Tam fined Yip Cheong, and co- 38, of 305 Mount Davis resettio-
the
Arab
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH
By Alr
In a party of about 10, including the three accused, who went to the Chatham Road Playground on December 8.
He had stated that first nc- for sed asked the deceased cused
and then nght
on the
the side of deceased.. You said you were outside the wire? Yes, And you
were standing near the guto?-Yes.
And the deceased was TI-
towards the gator Yes StJ
I suggest to you that you were facing the docensed as he was running towards the gate? -As the deceased was running towards me
was standing on
something broke out. He saw deceased running off, but second accused blocked his way. First accused was pursuing deceased. After a short struggle, deceased broke away and ran off.
NO ROYAL PARDON This morning la answer
the side of the gate.
If 1.suggest to you that your story, as you told it, differs.com- pletely from the stories fold by Mr Chen, witness admitted that everyone else who has given be had been charged for the evidence this Court, you crime of murder. This was in would the Kowloon City Police Station, He did not remember the Euro- pean officer who had charged him
he finds himself, within a day.
their office especially for him. Tula saves him the trouble of having to pack one.
Bir Wilson arrived in the colony two days
ond ago, tho stick is in use already big toe has started giving him trouble.
Hobbling round this morning, Mr Wilson said ruefully that he would not be able to accompany his group on their tour of Hong- kong today. He preferred not to risk it.
T
breakfast curent, or the Scotch don't lamow if it is my
tint glys it to me,” he said, "but anyway I shall be att right once I leave Hongkong" Mr Wilson owned up that ho sometimes gets attacks elsewhere, but in the last two years he has only. suffered them in Hongkong.
"Hongkong must want to keep very badly," he said with a laugh.
Mr Wilson has been in the
be surprised?--Yes, I would be surprised.
And in
your opinion you mo
that the would
other Auggest people were telling lies then?
Mr McRobert muggested that travel business for seven years Mr Chen: Did you ever re- ceive a Royal Pardon from it was not a proper question to and is trying out a new acheme H.M. the Queen in respect of ask In view of his original of traveling tourist class all the "It seems to be quite a the crime of murder?
question, He did not think | way. evon his learned friend could excess," he said, "This is quite Witness: No,
In quick tour and will only take
34
days" His Lordship stated that on
Mr Wilson hopes to leave the evidence where witness had
Do you realise that you can say that it was true. All be brought for trial on a charge of murder?
Mr Blair-Kerr cald that the witness was never charged with
TheBand, Malaya, Indonesia, Au-murder.
Mr tralia, New Zealand, Ceylon, 0 p.m.
Japan. p.m. Switzerland, Denmark, Norway, Bweden, pm.
« Formosa, 8. pm.
By Burface Macao, p.m.
THURSDAY, MARCH 1 By Air
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JKT.
disagreed Defence Counsel Hongkong tomorrow that is it should put la him and suggest the gout will allow him to-on
his way to Bangkok. he was telling-lies.
Mr Chen: You are not telling the truth to this Court,
Witness: I am telling, the truth.
GIVEN 'ASSURANCE Mr Log the questioned the wit- new
Mr Loo!' You said 'you were given an assurance that you would not be prosecuted for munter?
Witness YER
Chen, objected to Hair-Kerr giving evidence.
Senior Crown Counsel said that he wished to say, on behalf of the Attorney-General, that the Crown had no intention of ever changing the witness with murder 10 conection with the
wishod incident. Ho
la give that assurance before the Court.
Mr Chen sald that an assur ance of that kind was, he would submit in due course, valueless story to assist the Police No.
How long were you from the point of view of law, custody? Elgiteen days. and if his learned friend sug" : Are you still in custofy?—No.
When did you make your state ested it had some value he would ask him to produce his autora Arrasted, authorities,
"You, added something to it from time to time-No
So in view of this asurance you would do your best to fabricate a
kept in
I was
res
|_ Mr_Loo (to' Witness); I put it to
"
"Odyssey" Tourists
Here
Youth of all ages," is how Me the Eugene Bundarin describes members of his world tour who arrivent in Hongkong two days 解。
Mr Bandarin is a tour leader in Bita Adventure Tralis Inc... New York, which is one of the biggest tourist agencies in the United States.” They
operate two different types of tours, odyssey and adventure. adventure tours, are for students and the idea is to "rough it." Odyssey tours on the other hand are first class tours, and they Lake 80 days Trails started
Sita Adventuro
A member of the American ordination of viewpoints is ur-ment area, $1,000 or three culated among both groups point-Middar East and North African packets of heroin.
gently called for in the whole months for possession of 86
Defence Counsel repeated his ing out that the Musicians Union
question to witness, whereupon
the untruthful wit was not supporting any of the dhe Fezzan (South Libya), the about 11 am. yesterday Sub- area, especially with regard tơi
Police fald the Court that b
Mr Blair-Kerr stated that, as he you see the worst of the lot.
Mr. McRobert asked, whether that 1pickets.
had said "earlier, the witness was A QUESTION) Turco-Iraqi pact,
Wassell and a police
His Lordship sald he did not know with would never bo charged
would agreO League, Egypt and the
Canal Insp.
corporal went to the lane at the
murder in connection with the whether the witness
with Counent, There Zone, and Iraq,-Router,
rear of North Street.
6. Tume Signal and Programme incident. He said the Attornay they saw the accused. He was summary, 613, Linky Dip-Variety General was entrusted with the you, of the untruusful witnesses, poon to bend down and CLE
put Requests: presented by something In a drainpipe, In Studios. 839, warther Reports public prosecution in this Colony the worst of the lots The drainpipe was found two me Bignal And World Newa (Lon- and he assured the witness that I now there were many witin 1983 but had to close down- ins, containing the 80 packets Financial Ba 70 talk by the he would not be charged.
Secretary, The Hon, A.G. His Lordship asked the Court with independent during the war. Mr. Bundarin of heroin.
ken. Clarke, and extracta, from the Ada Annstuk
to Review by
Inform the wit- Not a side one of them has given then joined the Flying Tigers HE The interprober Governor, Bir Alexander Grantham, ness that Grown Counsel had evidence that you have dene based in Chengtu,. He stared sk them a year end, learned O.C.M.G.. head from the Bludio; 7
WATE YOU MERANTIng that he others the Mandarin dialect, el dret Att Cricket Report on the and sald that the Attorney-General Prosenta
i Mr Bundaria hữu with him an Bland Australia at Bydney {tion to prosecute the witness for others grefe not present, ¦ They were;] Podsramenbour of sixteeri choger
gleople," sage
of the many men he had scen-United Pros. before him whom one conviction had damned in the eyes of their employers.
"The proprietors never got things you wanted unt you ran out of them," Tim answered.
**Then they expected you to run
Train Disaster
Itapevi, Brazil, Mar, 1.
A passenger train jumped the
and get them. I said, 'Wo don't tracks today between here and do that sort of thing in the Amados Bueno, killing hotel business."!!**
[estimated 30' persons and injur-
talk to
on
'Hell Ship' Troopér
(Continned from Page 1)
Two hours after the ship tied
up, Lt-Gen Sir Dudley Ward, Colonel of the Regiment, as well
Court Dismisses of
Charge
(London · Balay): 37735, May the crime of murder," Questions? "from" the Missions : to Bermanuel, Question. Marter: „Patrick Buller, the Tami zalthButler. Dorothy Benles, Föhn, Latte,
Well' -- The
Mr Robey sent Tim away, to ing an undetermined number of
the probation officer, others. who, when he brought his man Fourteen bodies already have back, walch! "It means there is boon recovered from the wreck as the Lord Mayor of Liverpool. A chango of throwing on (rounded).06, n santeone in Newcastle who may ago and the authorities believe went aboard to welcome the sive neid at a man against o be able to put this man up, s0, as many os 20 more persons muy
85-year-old woman, Tung Chi-Orchants: 830, ARGE that he can, find a job-up there.” have been killed,
An Army spokesman said later
tong, wan dimmissed by Mr. H. Bert Harabas" and Kalmeis Tim was remanded in custody, It was the South Brazilian tonight: The ship came in. How at Kowloon Court Wyom so that inquirice might be made city's second rail accidens in 24ttle earlier than expected and ironing, when the Court all, Widnesdazacher
troops,
Jooking, nob: · displesaod at the alightly injured yesterday 'when fore Uite. In stisking up to wele, piADRAO SAM Uganda.bo haya | RêHI
thrown
formed that the coal
could not located. The novel bold at Cheung HUNE
on Decembe
way things were shaping Being a commutara train 'unden freight come the ment home. Apparsedly? Brera a man of principle looked like collided near the city United the officers responsible banged paying off-wh
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Witness In what way untasithful,
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You
witnessel, not recomplicommifery
pɔnseeruby
Are you suggesting that they just based by ind saw nothing. | don't know whether theoremw, De
AN ACCESSORY Continuing with his cromot examination, Mr. Chen asked:
You know, from what you playbound have told the Court, you are an leon They
after the fact of a torther murder? Witness Yew.ge
And further until my learned beebic friend told you in his happy, do whức tha Lock manner that the Attorney- whether
you that he wil
navek prosecute you wou
BYMOUS BULLY SHOW protwood and ye
GENERAL WU'S
NEW P Coboral Wu, Halu
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