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Win-And

Lose

did not seem possible

I that Marion, would last

through her trial, however,

short

that

might

be,

CHINA MAIL

OUR AUSTRALIAN NEWSLETTER

Victoria Socialists Battling Out A Very Tough Election

From H. KING WOOD

Sydney, May 18.

It has been a week of bits and pieces rather without collapsing com-than hard news; of screams at the overseas pletely.

shipping companies over their proposal to jack up freights from July, of the coming Big Four meeting, of Austria's freedom and the world title fight.

For.

the police-matron

helped her into the dock at Bow Street, Marion slumped on to the seat and only with the greatest difficulty pulled her

luminous

to stand and frame slight

up answer the charge.

nster, face was a kind of vivid, grey, a mask, her hands worked strange patterns in the air, as though she were without Woo! of knitting - needles.

"You are charged with steal- ing a suitcase and its contents, said the at Victoria station,"

clerk of the court

THE LOST CASE

MARION

Of course, down Melbourne way the locals are witnessing as pretty a piece of political stabbing and kicking as they have seen in many a day as the State Labour factions (plus the Liberal-Country Party) battle out an election.

names

one thinkscuccessful. No candidates were The fact that no

Candidates whose Premier Cain is successful. that Labour

do not appear in the home and housed can be judged names

he has called jabove results were unsuccessful." by the fact that

SMALLER WOOL CHEQUE on all the Labour big-time

The Australian wool cheque to come down and give him a nest in suit and hut hand. These have included the is down just or. 250-milion far 30 April of royal blue, 1

e NSW Labour Premier Cahill and the 10 months ended housewile of middle-age, you. Opposition Leader. Doc Evatt compared with the corresponding rather period of the last selling season. have had a would have said, with nothing and both

still the third best time nt

But it some of the worse to worry about than the torried

season on record with sales for long anxiety of trying to make meetings,

bringing Period

in The plain fact is that Labour the ends meet, whispered "Guilty,"

afford to have Cain: £288,482,945. c3550: and crumpled on to bench

ngain.

beater. It was the vote of the Labour rebels in the State House SIT."

that sent him to the country and Mrit would be unthinkable if the leader, Barry, and his team was balance returned to hold

the dock

to

the

of

A policeman went into the witness-box. The loser. he said to the magistrate, Bertram Reece "put the case down on a chair in the station

while he went buffet counter.

"When he returned to his table, the case had gon

gone. As a result of what he was told by other people, he went out into

de the station, and found the fendant about to sit on the which was covered by her cont

A. WINNER THE police were called. This woman was rather drunk at the time, and she did not any statement of any known, I suppose?"

make

last

are

gix

the magistrate asked.

Yes. sir. **Yes,

There previous convictions for larceny. understand they are all the drinking. After her result of

conviction, she was sent to home for treatment: She was

told

that me, sir, yesterday she

little wen z money on a horse-about £ and set out to buy a cost, but

Instead ur drink she started

there 18 months.

She

has

Her husband is here, sir, and would like to speak for her."

HUSBAND'S TRIBUTE

MARION'S husband came for

in

industrial disputes

the

ان

of

year

sent

In spite of all this, however, we a record total of 39,904,000 tons basket

handled at Aus- cargo was tralian ports during the year. ACCIDENT STATISTICS

ot"

events as

for

long he will give up driving the fifth floor of the store and

1345

TUESDAY, MAY 24, 1955.

SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith

DISC, 1968 LE MEA Servba, ba

4.11.

"Come on and say yes, Hazel—I've got an uncle who can get rings wholesale!"

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

wide Д

Unregistered

Practitioner Is Fined $500

was

DSI MA. Ringer, prosecuting said that on April 20 the Folice raided defendant's premises and caught him in the act of giving $6 change to a woman Police constable, after he had given her an injection for which he had charged her $2,

Defendant was arrested

and

on the medical register, said the his name was found to be not Prosecution.

Defendant

STARTS INSTANTLY NEVER MISSER

SHEAFFER'S

Pilot's Evidence In Claim For Damaged Lighters

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MANSLAUGHTÈR CHARGE

Jury Find Man Not

Guilty

A veteran licensed pilot with long experience of five men

Without retiring a Jury and two the Criminal

women

in

Chun

of Hongkong waters, this morning declared it was impossible for a single-screw tug to enter the bays Sessions this morning at Kowloon Wharves during typhoon conditions, unanimously found either bow first or stern first, and pick up lighters Siu-wing, 29, not guilty of the manslaughter of Lee there for towage to shelter.

Yim in a closed area in Tai Lum Chung

The wind and seas, he said, would prevent such an the operation being carried out, and there was also danger of Valley on March 10 last the tug hitting ships berthed at the wharves, the wharvestion that the accused and the themselves or the Praya wall,

It was alloged by the Prosecu-

deceased,

bath

unlicensed drivers, were racing their un- was for the bow at The witness, Mr Lau Wah-j tendency

to, starboard licensed lorries towards a narrow. shu, was giving evidence for the the tug to turn Defence in the claim for dam- The wind caught him and push bridge on a contractor's site in Chung valley when eges brought by the Hongkong ed him around more. Now, in

im overtaking the and Kowloon Wharf and Go- your experience as tug-master accused,

deceased at, or near the down Co., Ltd. against Wang accustomed to single-screw tugs,

allegedly

caused Kee and Co., before Mr Justice do you think the Glorley in those vehicle to go over an embank- J. R. Gregg at the Supreme conditions could be expected to Cont

#

go i stern-Arst and get in

Lun

de

ment, killing Lee Yim as the

touch with defendants lighters? vehicle turned over and came to

12

halt 14 feat below. The tral was before Mr Jus-

No.

Do

you

know the turning tice James Wicks who said he circle of the Glorley? It is agreed with the Jury's verdict, His Lordship then discharged about 400 feet in strong wind

conditions. In calm weather she accuse CCUSED'S DENIAL

can do it in about 150 feet.

In his evidence yesterday, the accused denied his lorry

of defendants, their servants that possible in the conditions was not represented by Counsel. and agents, lighters belonging prevailing?-No. The wind does to defendants were adrift and not come from a fixed direction. with The Glorley would be buffeted bore down and, collided plaintiff's lighters sinking four and her bows shifting all the and damaging three.

$1 YEARS' EXPERIENCE

Mi

Mr Lau Wah-shu, of 3 Lee Yuen Street West, Arst floor, said

time. Account must also be taken of the condition of the Beds,

MR MENON LEAVES

Capt Wood (marine surveyor) Mr V. Krishna Menon, Chief"

he had been a licchsed pilot for gave evidence as an expert en Adviser

to Mr. Jawaharlal

Mr J. P. Hewitt, Senior Sur- veyor of Ships, Marine Depart- ment, is sitting with Mr Justice J. R. Gregg as Assessor,

Plaintins represented by the Hon. Leo d'Almada, QC, and Mr T. A. Surlock, instructed by Mr 2. A. Wadeson, of Messrs Dea-

It was suggested to the cox- corts, We are on the last stage of

are claiming damages swain of Glorley that he could hit that driven by the deceased Sotalling $70.533.15 from Wang have dropped 1554-53 sales and the

his anchor and as the two vehicles were pro- the

Kee

and Co.

Co., stevedores and "at"

{"woel in store swalt-

ught let out his chain. The tug has ceeding towards the bridge. He quantity

further declared that he was merchants, of 34-37 Connaught ing disposal in 532,272 bales

Road Central, arising from the hand-operated windlass for fur although brokers rather high.

sinking of four of their lighters her anchors. Do you think, in signalled to by the deceased to

that experience,

the overtake. After he had passed, say that orders in band indicate

to three others your and damage that the carry-over will be no

lorry had Deceased's

almost during the typhoon in the Colony Glorley could let down a hand. deceased speeded up, he alleged. power at least.

usual. The "Doc" has made a good greater than

in the early hours of September operated anchor and carry out

drawn level with his vehicle GOOD START

2, 1953, Plaintiffs alleged negli the operation?—No. Under those when, fearing the worst, he showing with his handling

Well. the Olympic Games

The New Envoy

sence on the part of defendants.conditions, with the wind so turned right, at the same time the rebel situation over the last

Commenting that it and if he can seem to have got away to a good months tew

big, if you had let down the applying the brakes. sale of tickets. Sir,-Apparently there is a

Wank Kee and Co., are re-

"His lorry bit manage to take this round he start with the

some pipes at More than 500 people started A

deal more interest being essential that registered practi- great can be declared the winner,"

retrieve it, since the the head of the bridge and final- tioners of the Colony should be presented by Mr John McNeill, anchor you would not have been mad scramble through a big shown in the appointment of

from people like QC, Mr Lesile Wright and Mr Able to

anchor is hand-operated,

ly came to a halt on the bridge Con yesterday morning. Mr

Gittins, instructed by Victor defendant, Mr H. H. 8. How wharf labourer city store

O'Neill as Charge Protected The average

itself. He got off to investigate the D'Affaires in Peking, than

· NOT POSSIBLE. when the tickets were on sale this

country last

and found deceased's lorry over- for the first time.

writer thought at the time his at Kowloon this morning fined Mr Y. K. Kan, of Messrs Lo

Lau Chung-lớn, thấy of 122 and La. Of the 250.000 tickets avail- article appeared in the corres- Nathan Road, first floor, $500

Suppose Glorley went ahead turned in the valley below. in managed to earn £16.13.10 for

eable in Australia, 20,600 were pondence columns of the South for being an unregistered per- alleged that by the negligence winding on the windlass,

Mr D. E. Greenfield, Crown their claira, plaintiffs, on her engines with people

Accused prosecuted. 31-hour week, according to the annual report

to Sydney.

was Counsel The £3 and

China Morning Post issue on

for Stevedoring Industry Board.

son practising medicine May 20, judging by the fact the In some ports, however, they 2.3 tickets for the opening and

China Mail saw it to write a gain and for possession of part eaped more than, the national closing ceremonies went like not

in poison. average.

In Darvin they drew cakes, out tickets are still avall-leader on this appointment

able £20.15.3 for

in the other price ranges their issue of May 21 under 30-hour week. from 5/4 to £1.11.

"Comment of the Day". The

that the reports state

Tickets for the main stadium troubled year. waterfront had a

article for the

In case my previous athletic More than

and million and a half and

was not definite enough in ex- were parti mun hours were lost through Swimming events

cularly

what I feel, is the in demand,

but smail pressing and Sydney notched up a third of them. queues mainly of women bought reaction to this appointment by hockey the general public. I would like tickets

soccer,

to clarify myself as follows: wrestling and

31 years, and was now one of the behalf of the plaintiffs, but Nehrs and India's Representa- No tickets were

made His

για suggestion about tive to the United Nations, lett 1. The importance of China available for boxing or cycling in world affairs is now greater

senior pilots in Hongkong. duties consisted of taking ships dropping anchor and going in. for Bangkok by an Air India

asked whether International plane this morn these stadiums have

HeWhen he was than it has ever been since con-

in and out of the harbour,

he considered that a tug could ing with tact was first, effected between M the average motorist studies not yet been completed.

Kowloon | 2 The tickets were on sale on

told the Court was familiar

the operation, he He is on his way back to New these accident statistics for too

East and West, and is likely to

that

be 'was 2 registered Wharvest, and knew the Kowloon carry out

said he would have taken Delhi to report to Mr Nehru on become progressively more im- her there

in Canton. Godown tug Kowloon which he in head toremost, turn around the results of his recent talks western practitioner was a wild

rush past portant year by year, his car but they are

When he left Canton eight cald, was a twin-screw vessel. and come with delicate

up again. Do you in Peking. ward, a neat, greying man, frightening, that it is no wonder counters piled

and years ago, he brought to Hong- He also knew the single-screw Accordingly,

consider the

could Glorley

Mr Menon arrived at Kai Tak who might have been senior that

execute possibly

such clerk in some lawyer's office. He that police, road safety officials, chinaware and crocitery.

a airport by car accompanied by motorists' associations and In the stumpede two expensive generous view should be taken kong a quantity of poison along tug Gloriey belonging to Wang

SO

manoeuvre under the conditions Mr LB.C. Baker, ADC to the said: "When my wife's been forth are getting really worried. crockery sets and two drinking and the appointment calls for with his personal effects.

Ho said that he had been in glasses were smashed. drinking, sir, she gets into a Ninety people wes

were killed in

asked to treat patients by the

For 12 years prior to 1924, prevailing? Absolutely im Governor.

After a shout rest in the VIP state in which she doesn't know road

As the Games do not open Charge d'Affaires. accidents last month in

received his pilot's possible.

room, Mr. Menon' entered the until November 22 next year it where she is, or what she's NSW-the highest

tmonthly

While we all agree that Mr Chung Shan Provincial Assocla- when he

Capt Wood, whose experience car and was driven off to the The next looks as though it will be a sell-Con O'Neill has never served in tion and for humane reasons to letnice, witness said he had figure yet recorded

the tarmac. handed single-screw, higs when highest was in April, 1952, when out in this State.

the Far East before, and that is help his fellow clansmen he ac-employed as a coxswain by the is imited to twin-screw tugs, waiting plane st

have The plane took off immediately. says Glorley could also Query Where does one put necessarily no reason for auto-cepted the appointment,

Olympic Games ticket

At the airport to see him of 18 matic disqualification of his The polsons were ordered to Taikoo Sugar Refinery.

gone in in a clock-wise manner. 82 people were killed.

of the Indian months before the event? candidature. I mos

I most certainly do be confiscated.

Asked if he had experience What do you say to that? No. were members

Hongkong. Australian incidentally, have already booked sporting bodies,

in his coxswain days of hand-The Glorify was handicapped by community

ber high bows and high There were special Police ling tugs in gale conditions.

squads on duty at the airport. £60,000 worth of seats

witness said he had not and Coxswain's house. CREDITABLE POINTS

added that in his days it was In those conditions would any. Here are some Olympic points nor

I said be Secretary of the Road Safety

can anything

always the practice to take pre-practical man have been eble to classed "went on.

obnoxious. Also, we R$ has fust had in-Council, Mr J. P. Reid, said to the credit of the organisa-

cautions in removing Ughters to get in to the bay without endan fluenza, and I think,

tion:- perhaps, that

are well aware that માન.

10 rood accidents were

an. "An-

shelter before the onset of a gering his own tug? Im- £1,750,000 have already been bassador or Charge d'Affaires that she went out too soon. She

gale. He agreed that the black possible. The wind would have is a very good housewife, sir, it being reported every hour in

on construction work-25 has spent

highly trained and ex- NSW

ball (strong wind) signal was a blown her en to the Praya. and

6. Time Signal and Programme Mr J. E. Durling at Central warning to all small craft. "Roads meant for the peace- per cent more than the original perienced staff to guide him,

Summary: 6.1X3, BBC Bordstand. SWIRLS AROUND business and estimate of four years ago; of do all his routine work for him. this morning reserved his de- of ful pursuit VES, but I've got to think pleasure are now becoming melas Village, 254 have ben congée ou considerably

Band of Her Majesty's Life Guards the planned 700 houses in Olympic with Far Eastern affairs requires sion of committal proceedings tion

pic However, I submit that dealing cision to Friday at the conclu-

conductor: Lt. Col. A. Lemoine, of ships and lighters at Does a west-north-west wind, | O.B.E. (BBCTS); 0.30, **First of the public, you know,"

the battle-fields

and the rest have been let on the magistrate reminded

mbre first hand

allas Ma Fik Kowloon Wharves on September is given by the Observatory, Hearing presented by Alex Borrie of all wars," he said.

against Ma Pul, wledge beds have been | knowi contract; 7,000

of the modern Pui, and Yiu Ngau, alias Ngau 2. 1953, Mr McNeill asked: blow exactly from that direc (Studio): Students Guide: A Series of Brian Council Talks, arranged in private homes for

people

can be than

be Chal allas Yiu Kwek-ming Imagine you are in charge of ation? No. It swirls around designed to help Oversere Students, read by Janet Tomblin. Final Talk the period of the Games and

and comes from all directions. ocean-going tug

Studio); 730, Sundown Serenade: Melbourne hotels would reserve reading reports for a very short of Tsang Lum, alias Tsang Wing Would you say you could man-

Demi-Heure Tranczive. "Asked if the tug Kowloon 1.30, for over time. It seems a pity that Mr on October: 10 last year at ik oeuvre a tug like that almost

Presentation de AL LaversZEDO could have gone into the bay Education Trevelyan cannot

manquee seas visitors.

remain as anYam Street, Happy Valley.

(Chabrier) anywhere?

and Ambassador.

carried out the operation, Studio 7.59. Weather Repor But there is still an argument then that there is not some and Tsang Kwok-leung testled or falling that, Earlier DPC's Liu Wel-hung

Witness: Yes.

witness replied it was possible Time Signal and the News London about the cycling

of his member

for experienced staf

that vessel, being twin-Rey); 28, Commentary (London Relay) or Special Arnouncements; "Would you say a single-screw screw, to do so, but such an 3.15. Songs ·End. : Dances of the with a first hand knowledge they arrested the two accused on

Nations-Urla 10.32, Forces The Old Vic Company is play, the pristine conditions and the February 22 this year at the Tak tug ke Glorley is less easy of operation would be attended by Favourites (London Relay): 9, Tane who justifies gea house in Shing easier to handle than a twin grave danger.

| Signal | Musical Notebook" presented: Road, the accused were brought screw tugt-It is much more Questioned as to the number by the Bev. Father T. 1. Ryan, 82. (Studio): 9.30, Buried Alive, A TruS questioning. Two days later screw tug than a twin-screw witness replied That Taikoo Based on the story of Albrech popular with so many....the was this week told that young State

A Docks, Kowloon Docks and Southon. Produced by Alan Bur Government ministers of the Church received yesterday that our proposed and

BBCTS): 3. If there is nobody else the alleged murder.

Does your answer mean it is Kowloon Godowns each possess Bullet Explenging such poor silperis that they long wanted Opera House will available in the British Foreign

easier to handle a tug like Kowed one, The Taikoo tug." he (Mamet)... Boston Pops were afraid to propose to young be built on a site on the Har-

Service who has more experi-

added. was also ocean-going. Orch cond. by Arthur, Fiedler: 10.50, loon than the Glorley? Yes. girls.

bour waterfront that now houses

ace of China and the Chinese,

Mr McNeill told witness that Weather Report: 17. Time Signal. | Radio: News Reel (London Relay); Church elder, Mr AE

and who could be

a be given tram depot.

another of Wang Kee's tugs, the 1135, Goodnight Mule; God Save ¡Forrest,

said. Call

chance congregations

of promotion

promption even

Yauley, had also tried to back The Quorn 150, Close Down could afford to pay their

Will you imagine these condi- into a bay stern-first after drop- ministers adequate stipends.

tions? It is night time. No 5 ping anchor off the wharves, "We elders like to feel that ministers are clothed and and that when they go pulpits

doing

++

There was nothing remotely resembling reproach in his voice, no complaining, or self- pity, though life cannot always have been easy for him, moving in the circles he would move in, with a wife who had served

a prison sentence for theft.

"My wife," Marion's husband

she could have a chance ... PLEASE DO HELF

him.

He asked Marion what she had

to say.

"I don't know what to say,"

The average monthly death to last year was 63.

Six people were killed in accident last month, and in two other accidents three people were killed in each.

A

E.

an

accommodation

cattle judge, CU she said, her voice stronger than Edwards, told them at Macles seemned possible. "If I'm given Show, up the North Coast, last a chance. I'll never touen gin week why cows have four teats, again. Pie

Two are for the Taxation De- Please, do help me."

thepartment," one is for the bank going on "I'm going to help you,"

one for the farmer. "I'm magistrate said

going to and get the doctors to see you."

"And when any one of them He remanded Marion in goes bung," he said, "it is al- custody for a medical report. ways the farmer's"

She was helped away, and her

and

PROSPECTS POOR

velodrome.

an

2.

Ambassador and

not a

those who are anxious about his not think it is fair to state that appointment are expressing

themselves by being captious Decision Is

4

Reserved

Kee.

Showing witness the disposi-

from

history or mesti jointly charged with the murder twin-screw

ing to packed houses and it can Chinese people,

by

-his

be

practical

Radio Hongkong

EKT.

The General Assembly of the ately said that never be- as much as Mr Con back, to the DDI's office for difficult to operate a single of tortur tuza in, Hongkon&Story of Heroism and Adventure was all pity in his eyes Presbyterian Church of NSW fore has saspeare been soO'Neill apparently does by his both accused were charged with '|, tug

husband watched her go, there

for her and for himself,

trace of pity:

no

She Wasted Water

Pleading guilty to wilfully

Ran Illegal

announced

fed

Dancing School

into their

thek gowns, will not The Assembly later

academic brilliance.

to

Ship's Officer

Charge d'Affaires, then perforce On Possession

we must accept Mr Con

and give him our full support Of Drug Charge

wasting water a 60-year-old cover a multitude of ncreased without a licence at 64 Parkes but certainly not as

woman, Chau Kwel, was cåned $160 by Mr T. Creedon at Kow- loon this morning.

The Court was told that about pm yesterday, a Police 5.30 constable on duty near 3 Nam Cheong Street noticed water dowing from a rubber hose on -the ground floor

there was a rescission motion to icon this morning reduce this to £750. That has

to be debated

CONDITIONS DESCRIBED

103 At the

Baller

typhoon signal is up. Wind is and cald S. bad been suggest Murder Charge

and loyalty, but I do not agres

expected from the west-north the Ymaley might have tried the that he goes to China well pre-

Franklin Edward Soares, 45-speed

weed of operation by dropping both pared for his mission. As well

wind is 20 knots anchors. He asked witness if Chan Wah, allas Hak-tsal. For operating a dancing school prepared as he can be, perhaps, year-old quartermaster of the as

with gusts at 38 imots. The that was a practical seamanlike ("Black") Lal, alias Cheuk Cleveland, well pre- President

was wind is increasing as time goes operation.

wind

Pui-wing, 28, appeared before the minimum stipend from £380 Street, Show King 39, was fined pared as we should like to see charged before Mr. Hin-shing Loon. There is continuous light witness said it was not. Roll- Mr T. Creedon at Kowloon this

at Central this morning with rain. The sea is choppy. der ing and tossing in the seas, the

Under a year to £800 a year, but later $250 by Mr T, Creedon at Kow- him.

the morning on a charge of murder, ARLICHAIR DIPLOMAT being in possession of 390 these conditions the tug Glorier fug might have bumped into the und was remanded for four days

grammes of heroin arrives of the Citos bay (be Nelere or into No. 3 Whart in to Police custody,

Soares, who gave his address tween Wharves Nos: 2 and 3) backing in. The width- of the ''It was alleged that defendant, as 2330 Roger's Way, Santa Her instructions are to go to the bay was also reduced by the on May 15 at Cheungshawan Rosa, California, USA was reassistance of defendants' lighters, number of lighters and the New Village, with others noc manded for three days in Police The coxswain of Glorier goes to

in custody murdered Lam for further enquiries the head of the bay and looks The hearing is proceeding Kau-allas Wong Pau-teal, custody

into the bay. He turns plea was taken. He was int

tuz arrested in Kowloon last night, around into the winds. He then

Detective Sub-Insy, D.G. tries to back himself into the Printed and published by WILLIAM ALICE GRINZARE for McNell, of the Narcotics Branch, tray. The coxswain of Glorley and on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited at 1-3 appeared for the Prosecution, saya as he went astern the Wynanim Street, City of Victoria in the Colony of Banglong

Enquiries showed that defen: page 1441 of the Comumo-music provided by a radiogram.

dant, who lived on the second floor, had been using the lap on the ground floor. Defendant ad mitted that she forgot to turn the tap off.

The Prosecution said that. at about 10 p.m. yesterday, a Police party raided the premises and This sort of nonsense appeared" sound 37

dancing persons

to SHIPS OBSERVE

Defendant wealth Gazette.

-EMPIRE-DAY sumitted he WES the premises," and ", that, Turning appointment or transfer as Ace be charges cilenta $150 per half All Her Majesty's ships and counting Machinist Grade 1 an hour. A total of $112 acized visiting American warships in confiscated port avere dressed overall today Canberra. Held 19th April, 1955, was ordered to be The following candidates. Were and given to the Poor Box, in celebration of Empire Day

Examination No, A164.

No

Nellors berthed there...