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JOHN CLARKE'S

CASEBOOK

Late Start

DOBERT never had much

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of a start in life. An his boyhood and early "youth were spent in an orphanage. From there, when he was old enough, he was found a job on a farm.

The war was on, and as scon as he reached the requisite age Robert quit farming and volun-

trered for the Army.

GROPING

He

H

TE served through the rest of the war and when he was demobilised he got a job, as a bus conductor in seaside resort. there the switched to From mining, and from the pits wert to the kitchens of a hotel was groping

his way towards a and the Course he EXTECT,

because pursued was erratic, there was no one to guide him.

In the course of his wander- ! ing Robert collected a convic- tion-he was caught stealing from a lorry up in Yorkshire,

RESPONSIBILITIES

THEN Robert married, and he found a job in London; found furnished room, and

* began to put out roots tender roots but miraculous growths to who never before had had

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roots anywhere

A child was born and, a little scared. Robert found himself head of a household.

Neither he nor his wife were good at finance, and there came a time when he fell out of work and they had no money for the rent, for food, or for anything.

Robert

sent his wife out on some errand. When she had gone he opened two gas meters in their lodgings, pocketed the £5-xld they contained, and packed a few necessities in two meld-ulls.

FLIGHT

WHEN his wife came back,

her with:

WRobert greeted

"We've .get_

to leave here, at

once," and handed her one of

the grips.

The landlady saw them go, and

when they were out of sight, went up to their room, and was a little

consoled to. find there two suitcases filled with their belongings mostly

the clothes

Code Of Conduct For Gls

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CONCERN OVER BRAINWASHING

Washington, May 18. The United States Defence Department to set up a committee to write a code of conduct for American ser- vicemen put under torture while prisoners.

The Defence Secretary, Mr Charles Wilson, also asked a generals and group of retired admirals to recommend ways for training military personnel to defend themselves against brain washing and other physical and mental tortures.

defence The problen be against efforts to indoctrinate prisoners with propaganda will also be studied,

Appointment of the group reflects concern about the num-

ber of

broke Americans who

under Communist captivity in Korea and for the smaller

were receptive

teaching in prison

who ber Communist camps, officials said.

the

Wilson Mr

appointed Assistant Defence Secretary, Mr Carter Burgess, to head the new committee, and General John E. Hull, who recently retired after "States and serving as United- United Nations Commander-in- Chief in the 'Far East, as Vice- Chairman

He gave

the committee two months to make #t report.--- Reuter.

Talks

CHINA MAIL

THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1955.

Estates Resettlement Visited By Governor

His Excellency the Governor, Sir Alexander Grantham, GCMG, made a brief tour of two resettlement housing areas, accompanied by the Director of Public Works, Hon. T. L. Bowring, CMG, OBE, this morning.

Alleged Murder

Crippled Beggar's Evidence

The tour lasted just under an hour. The party first proceed- ed to Tai Hang Tung Resettle

His Excellency the Governer with Mr D. R. Holmes, Commissioner for Resettlement, surrounded

interested

children when Sir Alexander Grantham this morning 猛 resettlement visited

by

estate in Kowloon.-Staff

Photographer..

MAU MAU

ment Estate, near Boundary CONTACTED

Sircet where 'serious' squatter fire occurred on July 22, last

year.

BY POLICE

SHEAFFER'S

ADMIRAL SNORKEL PEN

Damaged Lighters Claim: Witness Cross-Examined

A lighterman described under cross-examination at the Supreme Court this morning how nine ropes, including a six-inch rope, holding his craft to the steamer Nellore and another sister lighter broke one atter the other during a typhoon in Hongkong on the early morning of September 2, 1953.

He was testifying in the claim for damages brought by the Hong- kong and Kowloon Wharves and Godown Co., Ltd, against Wang Kee and Co., stevedores and merchants.

Mr J. P. Hewitt, Senior Sur-¡ own craft. The wind at the time veyor of Ships, Marine Depant

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ment, is sitting with Mr Justice

R. Gregg as Assessor, Plaintiffs represented by the Hon. Leo d'Almada QC, and Mr instructed by

How long was this before the repes began to break?-A little more than two hours,

was very strong, he declared

Witness agreed he had nine ropes cut and attached to the

And how long did you remain and Nellore

the Cheongley. Seven secured his lighter to the on board the Nellore for this former and two to the latter. purpose?-About half-an-hour,

I put it to you that as soon as

T. A. Shadeson of Messrs Early on a stern rope broke but |

Mr R A, Dencons STO

totalling $70,533.13 trommages he rejoined it and then put cut you had satisfied yourself there

Wang his six-inch line.

Kee and Co. stevedores

ak

merchants, of 34-37 Connaught Nr d'Almada; How long did Road Central, arising from the the ropes hold before, they sinking of four of their lighters began breaking one after the and damage to three others other? during the typhoon Colony on the early morning of

in the

September 2, 1953. Plaintifs

alleged negligence on the part of defendants.

of

Witness: Some four hours elapsed between the time added the six-inch rope and when they began breaking.

HOW LINES BROKE

a bow

Wang Kee and Co., are re- presented by Mr John McNeill, QC, Mr Leslie Wright and Mr Describing how his lizes Victor, Gittins, instructed by broke, witness said two stern Mr Y. K. Kan, of Messrs. Lo ropes broke first, then and Lo.

Mine and after that another In- their claim; plaintiffs stern and a bow line. Then alleged that by the negligence the six-inch rope snapped. defendants, their servants Jis was followed by the and agents, lighters belonging breaking of the two lines hold to defendants were adrift and ing Fookley to Cheongley. The

and collided with last line to break was a plaintiffs lighters sinking "tour line when Fooidley, which had and damaging three.

its stern to sea, swung around Before the lighterman's so that its stern then faced the evidence, Mr N. S. Feltham, Praya wall. shipwright diver of the Taikoo

bore down

bow

was no chafing and fraying of the ropes you went back on the Fookley-Yes.

That would not take half-an.. hour?-I had to go back and forth on the ship to inspect the ropes.

The Court asked witness if there were cargo working lights along the side of the Nellore when the Fookley began drifting towards the Praya. Witness said there were lights.

His Lardship: When you got to the corner of No. 3 Wharf to watch from there and before Fookley hit the Dolley, did you see any mooring lines from the Dolley?

Witness: I did not pay much

to

that

Visibility attention was poor and there were no lights by the port bow of the

Nellore.

Mr d'Almada: With women and children on board and with three ropes holding and your anchor down, you

Witness: Yes, Witness said Feckity collided with Dolley when the latter was by the No. 1 hatch of the Nellore.

An cld, crippled beggar, greeted him with waving hands,proaches to the government for vestigated the Dolly he felt ropes to break?-They all broke He demonstrated with models on

Shrouded In Ngai Sin, told of how he saw

Secrecy

man on

sald

arrival at this resettle- On

Dockyard, who had given Mr d'Almada: The Cheongley ment area, His Excellency was

evidence at an earlier hearing during all this time was secureig met by Mr D. R. Holmes, Com-

Nairobi, May 18. missioner for Resettlement, Mr

Kenya's two most experienced of his findings on the sea-bed mocted to the Nellore? C. R. J. Donnithorne (architect policemer-28-year-old

of Kowloon Wharvės when he Super-

Witness: Yes, but she was abandoned ship? of the building protect); and Mr intendent Ian Henderson and undertook the salvage of the W. L. T. Crunden, estate sur-33-year-old Assistant Superin uefendant Campany's lighter rolling a bit..

This six-inch rope is a very veyor PWD.

tendent Bernard Ruck have Dolley, was recalled.

Questioned by the Court, Mr heavy and strong rope?—Yes, contacted terrorist leaders to As the Governor stepped off tes: the sincerity of their ap

Feltham said that when he in- How long did it take all the his car. hundreds of children

wire the surrender of their

rope on the foredeck. The within a period of half-an-hour Korces

rope was torn and had frayed from about 6 s.,

a scale plan in Court how this occurred His Excellency was shown in the Aberdare forest.

ends, He could not see if it was They

have also arranged

Why was it necessary for you

Asked about scine lighters ho Iwo men beat up another round the eight blocks of the

the saw moored by multi-storey buildings meetings for Mau Mau leaders around the craft's Samson's to go on board the Nellore to spide the

visibility under the ground in new

see if any lines were broken. which have already been erected with government

representa- post, as

water was poor.

When the It the committal proceedings on this site.

they would have been Wharf between the bows of the

Nellore

and

Praya the The houses have tives,

he

threa against two men on a charge roof playgrounds to increase the

Special Branch craft was eventually raised he in water: you could see it from witness Both these

the lighters, two of them together of murder before Mr J. E. open space available to the men won the George Medal for did not pay particular attention your lighter-I went on

he was Nellore to see if any of the and a gap separating them from settlers.

in contacting to any wire ropes as bravery this Durling at Central Bombay, May 18. It was months before the

frayed the third. In this gap he saw terrorist leaders in the Mount not concerned with such things ropes had Governor stopped by Kenya region early last The

friction: Talks in Peking between morning.

. CROSS-EXAMINATION

through

It 30, police picited Robert up, and

some flotsam, such as pieces of the Resettlement Office arrested him for the gas-meter Mr Chon En-lai, the Chinese

Chow Ming, No. 1 lighterman would have had to see to the beard and canvas. There was and using captured "General China" Defendants are Ma Pui, alias had a brief chat with Mr J. crime. He and his family were Prime Minister, and Mr

another lighter by the port bow their go-between. These of defendant Company's lighther ropes, Ma Fuk-pui, 20. unemployed, ofM. Rowland, the Chief Re-negotiations broke down. living by then in a different part Krishna Menon, India's chief 4 Yuen Yuer. Street, second

of the Nellore, be added. Fookley, who began his evidence settlement Officer. „'

The bearing is proceeding of London, and their fortunes diplomatic adviser, continued floor, and Yiu Ngau, alius. Nga

If the past few weeks the two yesterday when he were beginning to recover.

officers have constantly exposed lighter was to be shrouded behind a Chai, alias Yiu Kwok-wing, 20,

FIRST STAGE

themselves to sudklen and savage another. lighter, the Cheongley, Yuk Sau Street, ground floor.

there the party then death as they entered a "neutral lying by the side of the 5.3. ROBERT was brought to Bow cloak of strictest secrecy, ac unemployed, of 23

Nellore, berthed at Wharf No. 3 proceeded to the Li Cheng Ukzone" set up by the government North, was then cross-examined Street, where he pleadedcording to a Press Trust of

In the forests north of Othaya by Mr d'Almada. .It alleged that the de- resettlement estate, which guilty to robbing the gas-meters, India report from Peking. fendants.

October 16 last situated at the junction of location of the Nyeri reserve and to other charges relating to a money order for £9, he had

year, with some others not in Tonkin Street and Shun Ning wide more than boten found in this former lodgings,

custody, murdered. Trang Lar, Road In Shamshuipo. At this and leaders assembled-Reuter. and cashed.

alles Trang Wing, at Yik Yam site the Governor saw the first Street, Happy Valley.

stage of a large-scale resettle ment project in progress..

of Robert's wife.

IN NEED

The magistrate, Mr K. J. P. Barraclough, was told the story, and then the,, officer, telling it changed his manner and tone and said, in a paternal voice: is very weak, sir, "This man very much in need of guidance seen his wife, too, and though her moral fibre is a bit stranger, they are both very young, mentally. I do feel they need help."

I've

This is the ninth day of M: Menon's visit to China 10 discuss the Formosa problem.

He and Mr Chou have held four separate meetings so far and they have also met four times at lunches and dinners given in Mr Menon's honour. Mr Chou has also accompanied Mr Menon on a day's sightseeing in Peking.

PRESS SILENT

The Chinese press briefly re- ported Mr Menon's arrival, but le has been sold about the

Observers

said

the" present

I

Divisional Detective Inspector N. Reynolds prosecuted,

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ges-

Sitting in a chair and morning. Ngai Sin said that on ticulating with his hands this October 16, last year at 3 pm he was sitting on the pavement of 11 YIk Yam Street.

Suddenly he saw two Chinese chasing another Chinese from Sing Woo Street into Yik Yam Street. One of the two pur- suers was carrying a bamboo

The magistrate nodded appre- talks. ciatively, and turned to Robert; "Do you

think you can resist this sort of temptation in the talks were a continuation of pole. ***future, if

you're given a these begun at Bandung dúring chance?" he asked.

the Afro-Asian, conference and solution of the Far Eastern issues could be ex-

"I think so, yes, I think so, that no quick sir," Robert said.

"Very well, I shall put you pected.

on probation for two years-and

"

Ib was

believed that Mr

return to New

DESCRIBES ATTACK·

Ngal testified that he then saw the man who was being chased fall to the road in front of No. 10 Yik Yam Street. His position, said Ngai was about seven yards

you must pay back the money Menon would you took.

"Of course, sir" said Robert, Delhi at the week-end to report away from where he was sitting.

to the Indian Prime Minister. ent Mr Nehru, before

"thank you, sir," and he went.

of things-that the Russia-Reuter

The two persons then came upon the fallen man and one

Mr Nehru with a bamboo pole struck him

away, to reflect perhaps on the begins his four-week tour of while the other punched him in strangeness first help he should

have had

for so long should have been inspired by a policeman bent upon his arrest.

WEST BERLIN

CONTROLS

י 3:

Radio Hongkong

KI

My

p.m. Time Signal and Programı-

Studie

me Summary 8,03. Jazz Hall Hour- presented by Robert Acheson (Studio); 6.30, Portuguese "Hell Hour

7. Vienna. Tonight" Berlin, May 18, Vocal

Walter Anton Dotzer Preliminary German- Allied

(tenor): 1.30. Mude for You. Janes McKechnie, George Malcolin, Eric talks opened here. today aired. Robinson and his Concert Orebestra at ä further relaxation of Allied (BBCTS): 7:59. 'Weather Report; 1, Tune Bignal and the News London controls over the government of. Relay;; 8.09, Pre-Election Addresses. West Berlin, city official of Ave Party by The Rt. Hon. Selwyn Address on Behall of the Conservs- officials met advisers the three Western commandants Lloyd Recorded London Belay

1,30, "Boldness by my Friend”

City

the

said:

Der

the ribs,

A crowd gathered around the three men during the assault said Ngai, and when the two assailants fed up Shan Kwong Road the crowd dispersed

The injured man picked him- self up and walked to a lavatory and sat there until the arrival of an ambulance.

are

From

Nearly 18 acres of land formerly occupied by squatters being cleared for the buildings. One of construction of multi-storey the seven- storey blocks was recently completed.

Many Government lorries were seen helping the resettlers to move their belongings into the new homes.

be

Twelve more, blocks will bullt in two separate stages, the first comprising Ave blocks. On completion of the estate, a total of about 45,000 resettlers in the will be accommodated

area,

Dutch Govt Crisis

The Hague, May 18 Queen Juliana today consulted Netherlands political leaders in an effort to end the Government crisis which occurred yesterday when. Parliament defeated the Witness said that he could not | Government of Premier Willem identify either of the assailants Drees by a slim, two vote now bexause he had bad eye- margin.. sight.

Hearing is continuing.

TAXI-DRIVER ROBBED

The adverse: 50 to 48, vote. came от

Government-. .2 sponsored bill to authorise, a 10 per cent rent increase.

Parliamentary cbservers muiž that there were three possible solutions to the crisis.

LA Choziourgia Government reshuffle,

to discuss future relations be- Adapted from the Bong by Rochard ween the city government and Pape Produced by Alan Burger.

Allied

authorities here. "Part 1 (BBC75): 9. Time · Bigusi.

"What's the Form (Recorded Lou- At 2 am today a 'taxi-driver The city authorities want to don Relay); 1985, A the Opers

involving the ' £x- achieve the greatest. - possible

was robbed of $40 and a wrist Corregidor" Acte aród 24

clusion of Drees from the Pre- degree of self-government for Hugo Wol; 10.05 (app.), Music watch by a Chinese passenger.

at the

for 3 Romance. Hugo Winterhalter - The taxi was hailed at the miersEP, West Herlin

same and his Orchestra: 30.30, One Night

2. A limited résinute, time want to lay down the sand, George Within a function of Prince Edward Road Allied commandants responsi- 10.59, Werther Report 11, Time and Lung Hwang Road by the fined to one or two Cabmes bility for the city's security, the Spal. Rate New Beet London Chinese man who asked to be posts. BYT

Relay)-11.15; Goodnigist Music, God, driven to Nga Tein Wal Village, 1-3. Retention · of the officials said:--Reuter. ́.

Save The Queen; 11.30, Close. Doven,

At the entrance of Kal Tak New Cabinet as a caretakte gove Village the driver was ordered at Tarts solution would mat to stop. He Telt something it, wecessary to advance general prodding his back as the passen-elections, normally, ser ger demanded his money.

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year,

Man Dies. From Chopper Wounds

becorine

How did you find them? They said his did not require attention?--Yes, berthed next to

also

He agreed be dropped anchor with an extra 17 fathoms or 30 of chain. This was against the eventuality of all his ropes his craft to the other vessels breaking. He agreed the act was preparatory to abandoning ship. A 24-year-old stall foki, Wong He said the Hang, was attacked by an un-Dolley (another of defendant

West

He was sent to Queen Hospital where he died two hours later.

Story Of

Banishee

Who Turned Hawker

The story of a hawker, Lau Hon-keung, who ropes holding said he had been driven to stealing by circumstances known man with a chopper in Company's lighters), lying to was told to Mr. Justice James Wicks, Acting Puisne Market the outside of his own craft Judge at. the Appeal Court this morning when the Shaukiwan at 6.55 this morning. broke about or after 4 am. He hawker appealed against the sentence imposed

Main

Street

Mary could not give the order in

about which Dolley's ropes broke as upon him on conviction of a charge of larceny from

he was busy looking after his the person..

SIDE GLANCES

By Galbraith

“It's fan to be out here with them, but when I get back to my room I realise mine are all grown up and I get lonesome all over, again!”.

Mr Wicks dismissed the appeal against the sentence of 18 months remarking that the sentence was a proper one in the circumstances of the case and the appellant's record. He also asked Mr. D. E. Greenfield, Crown. Counsel, to see that appellant's family condition be en- quired into by the Social Welfare Office.

When Lau was called before that I was in such a miserable the Judge, he asked the Court's state gave $20 to my wife. My indulgence to listen to his story | family was Ilving nt 241,

gi his condition leading to his Kilung Street, first Boor, at the committing the crime.

time of my conviction.

Mr Greenfield told the Court

to

a sentence in the Prison that I that it was true with regard

"It was in

1953, after serving became a harwice be

began Lau. what Lau had said. It was

that “Seven months later. I was possible

the

appellant arrested for being a returned might have bis order rescinded. banishee for which I was te» by the Governor-in-Council. He tenced to nine months." Afler, said he would also ask the serving that sentence, I started Social Welfare Office fo e to hawk fish in Peiho Street.

quire into the appellant's family condition,

"It was in Janimry, 1954, when 1 was arrested, again-för being returned banishee and was banished rightaway to the Communist area, when I was detained for 70 days."

MOTHER ILL

THE OFFENCE

Rejecting the appeal, Justice Wicks said that the offence, on which the appellant bad been sentenced was one of larceny from the person, which

During that time, my mother was no more than the robbery was taken ill and used all my The appellant was seen to have

of n person

public street.

capital for medier expenses,

On March 27; I was sent taken some money from a bus back here and when I returned passenger, struggleth, and broken hume, I found all my uteisit away, and tried to brow away

the money for hawking gone and my caple tal gone, too, fo

the

of his record, the

"I wanted to Borrow, money case and in to start business again but no months was one trusted me to

From chr

"I have s mother, a wife and Polier, a Police officer

a child 22 months old and 1 him $20, cut of her own pocke wanted only to steal some $30 Again enquiries had been

as captal for hawking

When was cheyk arresting Poles cacer

by the authorities, ac fac

appellant family was con

ed maid the Jadge,