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JOHN CLARKE'S

CASEBOOK

Memories For Harold IN September, 1939. f a

year.

great part of the work began long long years of agony, In December of that tragedy personal visited Harold and it was consolation to him that no one was to blame for the disaster, but himself.

no

That December, he stale a clock from a shop. He was

tried. caught,

mercy had extended to him. was put opt probation. But the conviction cost him a job that he loved. took the edge off his appetite.f for life, and made an outcast of him in the eyes of the man who mattered most himself.

Four years he lived with his shame, trying to come to terms with himself. but he failed. He stole from a shop again, and was bound over.

IT

PRISON

way five years, then, before, his worse self get control again. In

those years he

worked hard at a clerking job, and watched his children boy and a girl-grow up.

Harold once more stole from a

shop buis, them, he

1948.

and

Three

DOLS to go

Lower

with

Peron Appeals To Nation

Buenos Aires, June 19. President Juan Peron ap- pealed to the nation tonight to forsake violence in favour of democratic methods settle the Church-State con- fliet raging in Argentina..

to

He spoke over a nationwide radio hookup after three days of violent demonstrations and un- rest which today saw a Peronista attack ол the Buenos Aires archdiocesan palace, where, win- dows were broken.

still Demonstrators roaming the streets provoking occasional clashes as the Pre- sident warned that his govern- is rency to put violence by all the means its power.

ment

:

were

down in

President Peron said at the of his speech that the start

country was "again face to face with reaction"

"HOSTILE INTENTIONS"

said, he struggle

"the

clerical showing

Two years ago, he had stated that the against Ives both within and without had been com- pleted. Although the battle

over, scenied

again oligarchy is hostile intentions," he said.

The President said that during the past 12 years, he had done his best to secure harmony with the Catholic hierarchy by creating in the country better spiritual conditions.

took, and this time he was sent to prison for 14 days.

In prison he had time think, and he saw there how dangerously things were shaping for him. He made a resolution,

out armed and came

with it against the past.

He found another job as a

President Peron confinued: clerk and buttressed his home

"It was my duty to liberate the and himself against memories so

clergy from commitments to effectively that the bad things that had been seemed as unrealpligarchy su that it might serve

the people,

"Unfortunately, eerlain of the clergy. whose section materialism has secured support the entire Catholic from

10 accept hierarchy, refused

as nightmares. ANYTHING ON YOUR MIND THEN, the other day, all the careful defences Harold had raised against his old self col- lapsed. For from a news stand near the Strand he stole is and was cought

a newspaper, again.

and

At Bow Street Harold, a lean man, looking younger than his

His

terms

*

The President said the pati-

ence

of the people had been exhausted and "now we must

CHINA MAIL

„Established 1945

TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1955.

Ships Blaze In Channel After Collision

Singapore Transport Paralysed Today By Strike

Singapore, June 14.

Communist-led strikers today succeeded in tying up almost all means of public transport in this strike-bound city.

Ал serkl view 'of the blazing Swedish tanker Johannishus after the bad been in collision with the Panamanian steamer Buc caneer. The ship burst into flames after the collision and the crew of 41. men and 2 woman - dived into the sea from the

burning vessel.

the Burning" petrol from tanker poured over the side. from the vessel into the sea and despite prompt resene work by other vessels only nineteen survivors, including the woman, wife of the chief engineer. were sayed.

London Expresst.

Since dawn gangs of Chinese strikers have been SINGS RED

ranging over the city threatening taxi drivers and forcing them take their vehicles off the road.

QUIRINO

put things in the right place. BACK FROM

ונות

the

the "people

people and serve them."—Realer.

50 years pleaded guilty before The clergy must serve Mr K. J. P. Barraclough. story-the good part about his Army service in the 1914-18 and the bad, about his convictions was read out to the magistrate, who then asked Harold what he had to say,

"I'm so sorry it's happened. again. Harold said.

"Had you anything on your mind?" the magistrate asked him, for when Harold had stolen the shilling. he had had over £4. in his pockets...

FEARS

57 MONKS

ARRESTED

Seoul, June 14.

National Police Head Harold was silent

"The quarters here announced magistrate pressed: "Was any that police yesterday ar thing worrying you?".

"I'm always worried," Harold rested 57 married monks for said. "I've always worries since assaulting the fasting single dismissed from that job monks and "violating the

peace" on June 10.

I

مانتاری

the first time I was charged. It was only natural that I should be dismissed, but even after 16 it is always coming back years.

how to me.

lost that job." I think I can tell you some thing about that,' sir." said ..'-a. policeman, jo the magistrate. He told what he knew of Harold's first job, and of how Harold had loved that job he had lost.

And think be's worried about the job he has or Aid the officer. "He fears that

The may one day be declared

redundant."

ENVY. "You sound as if you could de with a bit of treatment," said the magistrate to Harold,

Police said 11 were charged with assault and will face formal prosecution.

The remaining 46 faced a lighter charge of "violating the

which will be settled by

peace, though the without going

prosecutor's office. On June 10 a total of 31 un- married monks were fajured when about 200 married monks raided their temple headquarters

TOKYO

Police flying squads have been active and "many arrests" Wert

ANTHEM

reported by an official spokes- IN COURT

'man.

STARTS INSTANTLY NEVER MISTER

SHEAFFER'S

MOTORIST FAILS IN HIS

APPEAL

Certain elements like appreciating there might be grease on the road near a bus stop or a filling station and that children might run out from a playground' or school were relevant in the con- ception of careful driving, Mr Justice J. Wicks observed at the hearing of a traffic appeal in the Supreme Court this morning.

"A speed limit of 20 mph does not mean that you can drive through at that speed regardless of a School' sign, for instance," the Judge declared.

He dismissed an appeal by Kung Yin-fun, First Clerk of the Kowloon Magistracy, against his conviction for driving without due care and attention on April 21. Kung was fined $60 by New Territories Magistrate, Mr A. A. Huggins

was

He appealed on the grounds in appreciating too late that the that there

insufficient lorry WAS coming on, his evidence on which to base the answer was that the accident conviction and that he was not would never have happened if guilty of the offence,

the road had not been stippery.

Appearing for Kimg. Mr The appellant had ample time Oswald Cheung (instructed by to bring

his vehicle to rest

Mr P. Mo), outlined the facts, behind the bus it the road had which, he said, were not really not been slippery, and on the

dispute. ir.

dark surface it was extremely was The

appellant

driving difficult to see that the road along Castle Peak Road towards

Ping Shan and had just entered was greasy.

Mr Cheung submitted that in that stretch of road near Sun all the circumstances it could Hui Village where the speed not be said that the conduct

of

"CLICKER EREDIUM. S FINE BALLPOINTS, AVAILABLE

Eire Action

Against HK Gloves

Dublin June 13.

The Elre Minister of Commncron and Indudes, Mr William Norton, Ima authorised Imposition at specific duties on imports of knitted woollen gloves to check what Irish manufac turera denounced

"dumping of such pro- ducts on the Irish market by the Hongkong makers. The sclion followed, pro- tests by the Federation of Irish montaciortra Importe from Hongkong were threatening the knit- ted glove industry in Tre... · land. The three was sald to be especially grave for Donegal, where the mak Ing of knitted gloves la curried on 25 a cottage industry. United

type

Press

Civil Court Claim For

Payment

Further evidence in the claim

payment

limit was 20 mph. He noticed his client was inconsistent with for. $9,740.30, being balance of

tact ot

for decorating the stopped by the side of that of a reasonable and prudent Peking Restaurant, was given bus had the road. It was not in the driver. He found himself in a before Mr Justice A. D. Scholes authorised stopping bay because some cyclists had cluttered up situation of danger, but it could In the Supreme Court this not be said that he caused it by that bay. When the appellant driving carelessly. In

moming. came up the bus had stopped the people who were in one The plaintiff's are for about a minute and passen way or another involved, the Articrafts, contractors, who are g Chand alighted.

the appellant was the least respon- represented by Mr Brook A. saw this he properly appellant saw

unfortunate Bernacchi, 2 sible and yet he was drew out to the right-hand side enough to be convicted.

instructed by Me Cheung. Wing-in, of Messy Wil kinson" and Grist,

When

of the road to pass. He put out

THE DECISION his traffic Indicator, sounded his horn and when he had drawn wicks said, "There was ample Giving his decision, Mr Justice

General

Mr Victor Gittins, instructed

Stokes and

to the right-hand side of the road he noticed a lorry approach evince on which the Magistrate by Mr G. H. H. Gaby, of

i could. find that the appellant Messrs Johnson, He estimated ing him.

it was Lailed to exercise that degree of Master appears for Peking about 100 yards away and he care and attention that a reason Restaurant, thought it safe to pass the busable and prudent driver would But as he looked again he con-

1

Peking Restaurant are coun

$1,713.20 (being

That

ter-claiming

and

cluded that the lorry was travel- exercise in the circumstances. ling exceedingly fast and the

others were breaking prosecution evidence was that the law is not material, provided overpayment to the plaintiffs) the appellant could see they in the alternative $11,453.30 fact it was being driven at Only trishaws and privately The Chinese Communist

30 mph..

were doing so and had time to being cost of making good the cwned cars were on the partly national anthem was sung in

take action. He could see the defects in the work. deserted streets of Singapore this Mr T. Creedon's court this

• SUPPLY ROAD

bus stationary in the road al-

Continuing his evidence' from morning.

The appellant decided very though a stopping bay is FRO- yesterday, Mr D. Chia, partner Police believe that intimidation morning in Kowloon by a properly not to pass and drewvided; he could

see the lorry of plaintif fem, a specialist in of the trishaw drivers will be defendant who appeared for back to the near side as it was coming towards him at an interior decoration, said this the next step. The absence of formal remand.

the safe thing to do. He applied speed and a reasonable taxis will atrand thousands of Manila, June 14.

office workers in the city, unless Wong Chung (29), unemployed, cha corol the car as usual; he before reaching the bus until fem

The defendant who sang was his brakes, but his evidence, not prudent driver in those circum- morning that before installing

the mirrors he had a discussio challenged, was that he could stances would draw up well with Mr Shum of defendant Former President Elpidio emergency transport can be living at 62 Second Street, Lo not

They decided on a certain Quirino declared upon his arranged.

Tu Ngan village, charged with attributed this to the slippery after the forry had passed. These brand and wale-proof sheets The first of the six unionists intent to cause grievous bodily road.

are only some of the factors in were placed between the mirrors return from Japan yesterday

The bus driver's evidence was volved in this case. arrested by police in the past harm to Feng Kwal-wing on that Premier Hatoyama in three days appeared in court to April 28. He was additionally aris

walls Kor protection that buses stopping there let "In the conception of driving against dampness.... formed him that the re-day charged with the possession charged with assaulting a police made the road slippery.

a quantity of oil which a car with due care and atten- parations negotiations be of Communist Party documents, officer on April 29 at the Kow-result the appellant could not margin of safety, etc. which are broken legs of chairs in the pre- As ation there are such elements 23 Witness said that he had seen He is Loh Wah-lim, general Icon Magistery. tween the Philippines and

affairs ofcer of the Malayan Japan were approaching a Textile Spinning Workers Union. for seven days.

The defendant was remanded stop his car in time and bumped relevant and as Mr Cheung, too, mises. He ind also seen chairs

into the back of the bus

He

concedes the fact that an (stacked up and pushed across conclusion.

He claimed trial and was re-

broke his headlamps and dented accident takes place and a pro- the floor during cleaning. He manded without bail,

the bus slightly. The accident secution results is a matter of was of the opinion the broken was reported to the Ping Shan Juck; but whether or not an legs might have been caused by

who

Mr Quirino,

returned from a two-week res, cure in Japan's famed Atami Springs resort. said that it was his be- lief that Japan was sincere in its desire to pay war indemnity to the Philippines.

He

pointed out that the Japanese people were repentant over the atrocities committed by Japanese soldiers during the occupation and the relations be tween the Philippines and Japan were more intimate now than before.

Mr Quirino said that one of the prime objectives of the Hatoyama government now was

the resumption of trade with the Philippines.

said.

in downtown Seoul. This W3S the Arst time the police or Government had taken a "posi- Both countries need each tive

step" in helping unmarried other economically, Mr Quiring monks to win control Korean Buddhism from married

priests.

He said that he was cordially About 200 single monks today received in Japan and that: "You're making a nuisance of

entered their fifth day of fast everywhere he went, the yourself, you know," he went ing in support of their demand | Japanese people received his on. This time, in view of your

that married monks hand over party warmly and gave him pre age, I'll give you conditional control of South Korea's temples sents.-France-Presse. discharge. But for heavens sake to them. take a

pull at yourself. It The dispute between married you've got something on your and unmarried monks over con- mind go and see a doctor.....trol of temples began

-

ago.-China Mall Special.

policeman-gaoler beckoned

Him

from the dock, Another police- man opened the door for him. He looked at each with envy. Until his first crime,

he bad been a policeman. It

was the

job he longed to have above ali others.

Whole Village Poisoned

Monila, June 14,

ons

Radio Hongkong

ЕКТ.

under the

direction of Mr W, B. Foster.

AR.C.M. (Concert Hall): Bks.""First Hearing presented by Alex Bogie

Girl's Strange Quest

Paris, June 14.

de

The French lawyer, Mr Moro Giafferi, spent his time

(Studio); 1, Sundown Serenade;

130. Painter

La Den-Heure. Frascaine. Presenta-

Miss

tion de M. Laversanne, Monique. Synoqtepare Lux Boice that the

6. Tame Signal and Irogramme yesterday trying to convince a Summary: 0.00, Concert by the Band Paris jury of the behest of his of the Hongkong Police--By kind Dermission of Mr A. C. Maxwell. client, 22-year-old Miss Aimee Commissioner of Felice

that she is really the daughter of the late Chaim

Lejpuneris demanding Eleven persons, including the

the court declare her legi- -village head, died and 80 others Faure (Prelude de Penelope); Mas- timacy invalid and restore to her "were in critical condition yes-senet (Phedre ouverture 7.53, Russian citizenship. Her mother's

terday as a result '(f food

Weather Report: 8. Time Signs and ing_whidy "downed" almost the Commentary

The News (London Relay): 803, husband is Igor Lelpuner

(London, Helly) or In the event that she is de entire, population of Guination Special Announcemezis, 315, Songs clareda Russian citizen, Miss

of the Nations-Yugoslavia:_ gon village in Leyte Province,

Forces Favourites London Relay: Lejpuner can invoke Soviet Law Reports last night from the Time Signal Record Review, are in her favour which considers village said that

the people sented Maclean (Studio); offspring of unmarried were stricken after

as lexitimate with reddish known as Tamban.

The

THE FIRST BREAK

first break in the

strikers united front, came to day when 1.500 labourers em- ployed by the Singapore Har- bour Board returned to work.

The Board claimed that the

to

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Woman In

Possession

Of Opium

and the

police who made investigations accident takes place is not his mass pushingartty of teak

at the scene.

relevant.

that

the

.

Mr Cheung said Magistrate inferred from these

Paris, June 14. facts that the appellant was

A French Government spokes driving without due care and man said early today that the attention and it was against this death toll of the Le Mars dis- inference that the appeal was aster had risen during the last brought.

according to government sources, months by Mr Hin-shing Lo at evidenc Magistrate found that

The foor

and partly of asphalt tiles.

Witness said he disagreed with the estimated

cost of making good the alleged defects in the work, produced by the defendants.

Hearing is continuing

port of Singapore was working normally.

He submitted that the Magist24 hours to 82 dead-Reuter three wall A. 52-year-old weman Cheng Employees of

also pineapple factories

re-Poon-yar, of 18, Queen's Road rate misdirected himself and his turned

work!

This

left, West. was fined $1,000 or three anding was not supported by the

SIDE GLANCES By 18,000 men still on strike. Central this morning for posses-

Union

the appellant misjudged the clrcles placed the sion of six pounds of opium. £gure at 60,000 and an indepen- Det. Sub-Insp. G. Fergus said speed and/or the distance away

that dent estimate at about 30,000.

on June

une 10, a Folice party of the lorry and that the appel Later

address, lant was too late in appreciat- police reports said searched defendant's that intimidation had extended where the six pounds of opium ing that he had earlier mis- to the drivers of vans owned by was found in the cockloft.

judged. These were the two Altred two of Singapore's largest food

Hon, acting for acts of negligence found by the supply companies.--Reuter.

defendant said that she was Magistrate, said Mr Cheung. "driven" to the crime by un

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fortunate circumstances.”

however

A SUEMISSION He submitted that because a He said Some years ago,

man made a wrong judgment it defendant came with her hus- did not mean that he must have band and son to Hongkong from been careless. A man could be Swałow as refugees. "For a time | wrong

careful he they lived comfortably on the might be and there was no pro- money they

had brought with position of law to say that 4 them.

man who was wrong had been Two years

ago, the husband careless.

Mr Cheung deserted. Cheng" and "look with

a younger woman Cheng the lorry driver was break- the ting law was then faced

in that not only with ing the problem of supporting her mercial lorry at any time to

regulations forbade any com

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also.

claimed that

but also her 3001, .4

20 mph. His

1st when a friend came, to her i do

more than

the low

and asked her to keep the client had the right to assume oplum for a while, in return she that othe

that other drivers wEDE tot would receive a sum of money, this seemed an easy way to earn money, so defendant consented.

DYSENTERY EPIDEMIC

breaking

he unie could ace clearly they were do ing so, and it was difficult to estimate the speed of an on- coming vehicle. It could be said he was using a reasonable. amount of care and attention in

driver suming the lorry

Was breaking

the law. Tokyo, June 14,

Mr Cheung submitted that the The health authorities of Magistrate, did not apply the Kagoshima prefectural govern correct test in such cases ment in Kyushu, Japan's whether the accused exercised southernmost- Istand, todaycare and attention that a reason- reported that 283 pupils of eable and prudent driver would primary school in the city had

han excruise in those circumstances. 180 Exploration of the Oceans, written cales. Ofice S Japan, BDM

emight dysentery in the last few The law did not denmand that, "eyes" ~locally by 3dartin- Colsholm produced by-

a driver

s must have-the-exbe- framin Maurice Brown (ESCIS): 1050, At opposing this

the authorities

saldone ordinary sklli to assess the speed Chins, People's Republic, 9.30 am schoolboy aled of the disease. of an oncoming vehicle or to

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The schoot has now closed all assume that others were break- class rooms as a preventive ing the law, said Me Cheung

As to the Magistrate's finding meamire against a dysentery epidemicChine Mail Special. that the appellant was negligent

afternoon

Galbraith

orga' came home and caught me without it

and called a, doctórl":

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