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JOHN CLARKE'S CASEBOOK
CHINA MAIL
And 1945.
STARTS INSTANTLY NEVER MISSES
SHEAFFER'S
FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1955.
By Galbraith
O'NEILL
PLEADS
Cheers & SIDE GLANCES
AT THE STATION Garlands
NEEING Mabel, as shel The policeman. after a few left the Underground moments' search, "reported that Lähere Avern. Thematismate train, you might have called in the probation officer. thought she WAS one of "There may be something to be those women who give of said for this story, may there?" themselves, to the point of ILLNESS, ACCIDENT'. . . exhaustion, in working for others less fortunate than" yes, sir" the probation
they.
officer answered.
woman has recovered from
in serious operation, but she's had
turned
to
For the train had come from the East End, and there a very bad accident. She's been such women still find scope for in hospital trying to get well. their devotion. desplie
the but she does take these pills blessings bestowed by a general for sleeplessness," prosperity,
About Mabel clung a kind of gertility,
faded, as the clothes she wore the two-piece' suit, drab mackintosh, and woollen scanf were faded: and suffering or weariness or both had drawn deep lines in her thin, pale face.
CONFUSED
N escalator carried
AVesalator carried her up.
The magistrate Mabel "If you take those sort
on
of things before travelling the railway, you can only ex- pect people to draw their own *You said. he inderences,
I become a nuisance, you see. siall dismiss the case this time, but you have a talk to the pro- bation officer, before you go."
"Yes, sir." Mabel said, and
level landing her in a booking bobbing a half-curtsy, she went hall that stethed with rush-away back to the lonely world hour crowds who converged she dwelt in, in which she had upon the down-going escalators no reliable companion but pain. like sullen armies storming a citadel.
to
The hurrying crowds seemed confuse Mobel She was
jostled out of the main stream, and stood for a moment sway- ing in the lee of a barrier.
A policeman, keeping an eye
on the crowds, caught sight of her.
saw
how
bemused
she noticed the trouble she
Orders Arrest
"Of Foreigners
1011
For RC
Prelates
Rome, June 17.
Two Catholic prelates driven out of Argentina by President Juan D. Peron's cruel persecu- unjust, tion" of their Church were greeted with cheers and garlands of flowers when
today. they arrived here early
than More
2,000 young Catholics were waiting to wel- come Aediliary Bishop Manuel Tato and Msgr. Ramon Novoa, both of Buenos Aires, when their plane landed here shortly after midnight.
The two prelates said they hope to meet Pope Plus XII later in the day.
Pro Luigi Gedda, President
tion
hailed in Italy,
the of the Catholic Action Organisa- Argentine Church as "witnesses of Catholic faith of a moment in which the Argentine Church is suffering unjust, cruel persecu- tion."
HOPE EXPRESSED
He expressed hope that "Argentina may soon recapture an age of peace and freedom"
Other officials who came to the 10 greet the Argentines included Giuseppe Cardinal Siri
Manila, June 17. The Deportation Board med to be having la opening i Thursday ordered the arrest of airport
abe three Chinese nationals charged her handbag and seemed
nearly to fall, each by the Bureau of Internal Re- Lime
how
she let go of the barrier venue with evading payment of top of Ganca, who re-
she was clutching.
THE GLASS
HE drew his own conclusions
and made his way do" her. By the time he reached her, Mabel had succeeded in opening her bag. The policeman glanced at it. Inside was a tumbler,
You been drinking, Miss?" he asked her.
"No, I'm ill" Mabel said, The policeman pulled out the from Mabel's bag, sniffed glass
"You'd
better come along
ft.
with
court
he said. At the Clerkenwell Mabel pleaded not guilty to the charge of being drunk, and the policeman told his story to Mr TF. Davis.
PILLS
د.
taxes.
+
The arrest warrant was signed by Justice Under-Secretary Jesus Barrera.
Also ordered arrested by the Board under the Deportation same warrant were 12 other
including foreigners Americans, two Britons, a Ger-
Swiss and an
man, a traben.
The
seven
the VaticanL.
Hjalmar A. Cobo, pilot of the plane in which the prelates made the trip, said they had not heard about the revolt that flared in Buenos Aires today.
the
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5. M. Hag. 4. B. Pati Cap. 1983 by EA Barvina, IL.
"Are you the one who starts using all the hot water in the building whenever I get the shower regulated just right?”
INCREASED Awarded The
LICENCE
FEES
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Mr Clarke said then: "It is proposed in the course of the
C-in-C's Testimonial
At a parade in the com- pound
of Royal Engineers next few months to look into Headquarters. Hongkong, various fees and charges that this morning, the Com-
NOT GUILTY
Trial Set For Monday
X
"CLICKER"
MEDIUM & FINE BALLPOINTS AVAILABLE
Lennox-Boyd Coming To Hongkong
London, June 16. The Colonial Secretary,
| Mr Alan Lennox-Boyd,
Charles Joseph O'Neill, 32-year-old teacher, hopes to visit Hongkong, of London, pleaded not guilty to three counts of Singapore and Malaya in uttering a threatening letter with intent to extort about six weeks' time. money, when he appeared on indictment before
Mr Justice A. D. Scholes at the Criminal Sessions this morning.
The case was then fixed for hearing at 10 a.m. on Monday. The bail of $2,000 allowed to O'Neill was ex- tended until the end of the trial, or until further order.
ki
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
میں
Traffic Diversion Sir-With reference to the back article appearing on the page of your yesterday's issue headed Kowloon Trafic Diver slon, no doubt great effort of co-ordination has been accom plished between the PWD and the Police in order to complete the eventual removal of the rockery from the junction Nathan and Laichikok Roads. Possibly the weeds and other wild flora will require the as- sistance of the Forestry Division. Then don't forget the possibility of the medical department being required to see that no coolie develops hernia in his excessive duties. Then let's have the Audit Department calculate whether the work is being done too rapidly, if so the employees concerned should be invited out to a local tea fight.
Ask a few motor enthusiasts to remove the obstacles in a few hours after midnight and I am
same results without dislocating
em--
The first count alleged that accused on December 21, 1954, uttered a threatening letter to George Thomas Palmer, accusing him of having committed: in the bezzlement while ployment of Messrs Shewan, Tomes and Co., Ltd, with intent to extort money from Palmer,
The second count alleged that O'Neill wrote another threaten- ing letter of a similar nature to Falmer on December 27; while the third was in respect of an- other such letter allegedly write ten. by accused to Palmer December 28.
kls
He expects to include in totr Brunei, Borneo and Sara- wak.
He made the announcement tonight when he presided at the the British colonial services Corona Club. He has already been Malaya, Uganda, Tanganyika and Nigeria
annual dinner of Car
The dinner was attended by colonial governors, in-
Black
Sir Robert
O'Neill's pleas were to have been taken at 10 o'clock this morning, but he did not show up. When at length he did many appear some 15 minutes later, aluding Sir Decald Macgillivray
(Malaya), he was asked by His Lordship (newly appointed to Singapore), Sir Edward Twining (Tangan- Sir. Andrew Cohen Accused apologised, saying he vika), had gone to the wrong Court-(Uganda), Sir Robert Ardell and Sir Patrick room in an upper floor, and he (Barbados), had only just been informed Renison (British Honduras). there that the pleas would be Reuer. taken in the other Courtroom.
to explain.
Mr Justice Scholes warned O'Neill to be punctual when ne turned up for his trial on Mon-
day.
are made by Governmined Land Forces) Testimonial all traffic on a main road.unless
mander-in-Chief's (Far East sure they would achieve the Car Driver's
an
unchanged
"I told them only that there was trouble in Buenos Aires,"
said. pilot
Tato said that "not Bishop more than a year ago, Peron Aus-strated himself on his knees Mary charges have
before the Holy Virgin.” He said
since before the war he was "at a loss for an explora and now bear no relation to the for efficient and devoted ser- of course the brains trust of the whose names tion" for the expulsion of him cost of the service which they vices in the assistance of the traffic department indictees
get together self and his companion from
are meant
at least partially to were not immediately available sel
Army in Hongkong and the with the roads maintenance ex- engaged in Argentina, United Press. were said to be
the pre- cover. For instance, the
perts and decide to put up business in Manila and the sur-
system of licensing motor New Territories
was pre-play park for children in its provinces. United
in which the fee is resented to Mr Charles Leung place." vehicles, in rounding
buted to weight, might well be Chung-yee, by Col D. R. M.
It is said that the Policeman Press.
abolished and replaced by the
always gets his quarry, in this United Kingdom system of a flat Orchard, CRE
case granite" en block! annual fee of £12.10s. or. $200,"
BUSTER BLOCK.
Argentine
THE magistrate asked Mabel Revolt Crushed 4 THE
what she had to say.
the
"I'd like to say that at police station I asked for some water, which I did not get, and for something to eat, which did not get
Mabe: began, "and "What
100
about the glass your handbag madam,'
agistrate "asked.
mag
in
the
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reported massed. A few minutes later, at 3.45 pm, rebel WOT- ships resumed shelling of the Palace, lobbing over three shells ir quick succession.
20
The rebel radio continued on
for only about It mentioned by name
"I have to take pills-I had the air minutes. Mabel taken one last night," said, and named a sedative. "Sonly General Leon Bengoa, an
I do carry a glass with me. I've Army general named two years as one to investigate been ill, you see. That lady pro-go bation officer here knows all charges against Peron's brother- about me. I've nothing to hide." in-law, Juan Duarte, accused of "Are there any pills in the government graft. United bag?" the magistrate asked. Press,
The woman
vho lives in a
Sold Medical Treatment Chit
Tim
LXCDR3-
"Chun-kai, 27, ployed, was fined $75 or three weeks hard labour by Mr T. Creedon at Kowloon this morn- ing for selling a medical chit and ticket he had obtained.
Kowloon, for medical the Lee Kee Memorial Dispen
treatment.
M- Creación was told by the Prosecution that the defendant who was not in need of medical treatment, had sold the medical chit and ticket for $1.50,
saw
-we
•
Yale University
Offences
Possession Of Charge
Opium
Charged with being in pos- session of 12 toels of opium, Abdul Hamid, 52 years old, un- employed, of Lee Garden Street, and Sultan Ahmad also aged Pleading guilty before Mr T. Crescon at Kowloon this morn-52, ship's bosum of the ss Aronda ing to charges of driving with of Pakistan, appeared before Mr out
Hing-shing Lo at Central this the without a licence, owner's
consent and without morning. third
Chen insurance, party King-chin, 23, was net 325 of five days on the first and second charges, and $150 or six weeks on the third count. tences are to run consecutively.
Chen Lit, 36, who pleaded aiding and abetting guilty to
And Hongkong the conclusion that,
The sex-
The citation accompanying the Testimonial was read by Col "When we came to study the Orchard, who congratulated M question of motor licence fees, Leung. The recipient in reply sald Mr Clark today.
expressed his thanks and pride in receiving the Testimonial reached
The parade was attended by although the flat rate suggered
Sir,-There have been several ad- in my Budget speech was vantageous from the point officers and men of the Royal false and misleading reports the first defendant, was
Engineers attached to RE published in the China Mail and $100. Headquarters and by the civilian in other local newspaper con- staff
The Chinese defective who the defendant handing ticket to the buyer and ceiving the money, was COM- mended by the Magistrate.
sun
Unregistered Factory
bytororedled
30
prosecuted
ze-
Haymaker shos! Radio Hongkong
view of ease of administration. in had the defect that the in crease proposed would fall most heavily on the owners of small cars and might therefore be regarded as inequitable,
ALL BOUND INCREASE
#
cerning alleged
of
esteemed
fined
The Prosecution stated that at Mr Leung Chung-yee, who is University establish ale 12.45 this morning, first defen- dant was driving a private car civilian assistant chief draughts and educational institutions in toy Street, near Salyeungchoi man in REHQ, was born in Hongkong.
Your Hongkong on July 1, 1914, and journal is not at fault since the Street, Sitting beside first de received his education at King's stories originated in New Haven fendant was the second accused. Wheir stopped by the Police, College. He joined the War and New York and were re- Department in 1937 as Grade 1ported by usually reliable news first defendant could rot pro- Both men were However, agencies.
I would be duce a licence.
arrested and charged Prevent
BAAG
He
plans to establish either a4 Youths On medical school
work has Grave Charge
10
in Hongkong, New been undertaken by the Yale- in China Association of which
cupied by the Japanese forces in secondary institution, which has a car cleaner, of Cheng Ming
He was presented existed since 1949, and which is Street. :: Hongkong.
Board
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......
Mr. J. M. d'Almada Remedios appeared for the first defendant Hamid and asked for bail. This was allowed and fixed at $500 provided defendant, surrendered his passport to the police,
Inspector D. J. Carty objected to bail for the second defendant on the grounds that he had no residence and no dependents in
ship Hengkong, and that the was about to sail.
“The "anip" sails away, but yeu must stay" commented the Ahmad for seven days, Magistrate, and he remanded
Elderly Beggar Cautioned
M
Magistrate
"On the other hand, the fees we are at present feceiving are in many cases extremely low and do not yield a fair retura in † draughtsmid, and was respondetul it you would respect of the cost of the build-sible for designing a number of
in the military any possible misunderstanding ing and maintenance of roads, buildings
following denial the Trafic Branch of the Police, establishment, Hongkong, roads by printing the
University has no and defence works. etc... etc.
A trail old man with long. WAR SERVICE
university
whiskers, charged with begging "When the Japanese forces at-
Queen's at the junction of Therefore, whilst we have tacked Hongkong, bir Leung
Road Central and D'Águilar 1
Street, asficed
Hing-shing decided to increase motor vehicle personally destroyed many 1 Summoned for operating ́an
the buildings he himself butt
At Central today before Mr Lo not to send him to an insti licence fees all round we have He then escaped into Free am the Hag representa- unregistered factory, Choung
has no Hing-shing Lo, four youths were tution, because he had on old Kwong choi, proprietor of Wil chosen the engine size-or cyl China and joined the British tive. This Association
official relationship with Yale remanded for three days in wife to look after. der capacity as pur yardstick Garment Factory of 7 toi
missionary
being! police custody, after University, but is a
previous There were three 11 Dundas Street, ground floor,
for assessing the fees to be paid Army Aid Group in 1942.
the
Jas to leave BAAG
carnal convictions for begging, and Afty years charged with having vehicles, was motor for private
society established WAS fined $100 by Mr I. T.
Headquarters in Kweilin when 10 Morris
Kowloon ét
is going this
Whereas everyone
bit more, generally the city was evacuated by the ago among alumni and other knowledge of Li Kwok-ying the Magistrate warned the de fendant that he must not con of the Yale com without her consent. members morning
have to pay
Allied Forces in 1943. During munity,
They were Ng Wai-jee, agedtinue in that way. He cautioned On May 18 an inspector from speaking the small car owners
Yale-in-China has to 20, unemployed; of Min Fat him and bound him over it, the the Labour Department visited are not being asked to bear too the whole of his time with worked as Super- the premises and found 92 heavy a burden. On the other intendent Draughtsman in the plans to start a new school of Street, Ng Chun-choi, aged 21, sum of $30 for one year,
any sort in Hongkong. Its new of No 3 hurt, Chuen Lang Vil- workers operating in the face hand, the majority of overs of
Intelligence Section. He render- tory. The premises were graly big cars will be required to pay ed valuable services by giving work there consists of support lage, Chan Kwok-yau aged 18. offered to New Asia College, an office boy, of Sing Ping "Mr
a good deal more than they have
information on the positions or Kowloor, А Chinese post-Street, and Chow Kan, aged 26, Made Permanent Masdmo Anthony Chen, hitherto doce, the Labour Department,
"The recent increase in the number of learner drivers is with the King's Commendation
tion incorporated in Hongkong under Dates of hearing were fixed putting a strain upon the Police for brave conduct in February, an independant
of for the afternoons of July 6, 7, Trustees Traffic Department out of all 1947.
Yale-in-China is 8, 11 and 13.- Returning to the Colony after contributor to this school, but proportion to the yield from the
pall fees hitherto charged. it re-occupation, Mr Leung will not take charge of its ad- joined the Royal Engineers and ministration or be responsible began the formidable tsic of for its finances. repairing war-damaged build- *The White Habbit.... and BMX the "It is expected that the new ings, and designing and building Song. Parade: Country Dancing fees will bring in additional new ones for the reinforced -Bar. Dance" Jzek Armstrong and revenue, amounting to about Mr Leung is also a member
(BBOTS)170 $1,080,000 year. The present bia BarestorESEPS "Mlowpela!” a Workly Magazine des
RHKDF, in which he holds the on two feet-two of the voted to the Arts Taited and intron total yield from motor licences of the Hongkong Regiment,
duced by Janet Tamblin, Books: is about $1,300,000.**
rank of sergeant. He was guard happlest, handsomest
Ravored by Alleen Dekkst
OTHER POINTS
commander for the first Hong- feet. She's wearing Hay- "Knight. Faraos" by Brian Comall.
kong Regiment guard at Govern "Tangentals Chic bor makers, the shoe that's oborell, Ustord Todays; by The new regulations also mex, Hiruze, on March 27 list. cobbled by hand from a Charles Pazz. No. 4: "tin' and
Mr Leung is married and has
Inspector single shell, of finest 70%. Weather Report: make it an offence for any per-
Time Signal and em News Cam: non travelling on publle omnibus daughter, and two sons,
quested a remand for seven kep-calfskin. And don Relay): 80s, Commentary services to evade or attempt to
fan of Queen's Road Fire NATURALISATION ball, but because complainant
There was 갔다 perfectly delay) or Special Anno evade payment of the fare or Haymakers
objection when menter. Artist” of the Week="
proper charges oc: to
Mr. F. K d'Almada asired for Warrants Revoked matched bog and gloves Edward Vito (Barp); $30. Ballend
ticket den A fault in the electrical
fill in hospital, the The warrans of FLE. the complete the picture. In Festival 1954, Part 1: "Sound-Pictures- proditén a sex wiring at 181 Queen's Road the Governor, with the Was
nat. Musia Lovers Hour Clasical
points in the regula Central caused a small fire st
ball Governor, appointing Mr. D. Z suggested tha Inspector wedge-tie, heeled, ox- Requests Presented by Allar Baktions are the exclusion from the 12.30 p.m. today. The fire was approval of the Secretary of sho
kar (Studio); 10r At the Folies Ber
of British d'Almada asked If this could to be permanent magistrates, ford, each US$14.95 plus gere de Paris : L030, Latter from revised Table of Licences of put out on the arrival of State for the Colonies, has con- should be fixed at $1,000 Mr Greenfield and Mr G. R. Sheath in the States Here ALONE with MODE RATE AL HK$90, America Alistair Codes (Re such obsolete forms of trans-sever) Fire Brigade appliances, ferred the privilege to be reduced, but the Magistrate have been revoked as from
cordad Landers Bary): 1183, LG-porn-as everywhere in South Asia at HK$92.00 including postage & Beard's Concert. Extracts). £rcus vehicles vale chaira and of TAP, Mdinner has been was: accounced in the Goy Axed this sum, half in cash and Linge, IEWS Madunced 17 de
with non-pneumatid Far JC. Heard's Concert · ́of Tai"-res
today Mr half bond corded at the Queen's Theatre bass types and the ruling that no appointed Assistant Australian erzument Gazette. Sunday: 10.00 Weather Report: motor bicycle, motor tricycle or Trade Commissioner (Immigra- Chang St-yung (director), Mr
Aungi, Radio News East. Condon Relay): fitas, / Goodmeat gerriercle will be tion) at Hongkong, it was a Pleter Hendrik Bloem (master apublic-nounced in the Government mariner), Mr Josef, Tomaszewski Music: God Save The Quem: Tam licensed for use as
Gazette today.
(officer, Merchant Navy)
Haymakers
the softest shack that ever walked
"She's the buslest woman
ten colors; the pump,
MODE ELITE
22. Queen's Road, C.
Tel: 24052
Summary: -600," Calidren's Hall
5. Time Signal and Sence the new increased fees Hour. Allee's Adventures in Won- for learner drivers and examina derland" by Lewis Carroll, Part 3: |dona.-
Zizard'.
(EBCTS): 8.30,- Popular
of the Festival": 1, Tima. Big- manda
garrison.
"
Dance Hostess Charged
Mr Walter Stewart Collier, Barrister-at-Law, has been ap- painted by HE the Governor to be a permanent Magistrate, [It was announced in the Govern→ ment Gazette today. The sp pointment came into effect on June 9.
Other appointments
3. The amount of money made available to New Asia College is inaccurately reported. All funds are to be assigned over a five-year period. They include a grant for the initisi building Yeung Ming, of Lockhart Road, an Inspector of Bollers for the programme of the college, and appeared before Mr Hing-purposes of the Steam Boilers limited subsidies toward shing Lo. at Central, this morn-Ordinance, during the absence current expenses
ing charged with assault and of Mr. R. Woodward; Miss B. M Representative Yale-in-China causing
WODL Piiman * to be Education Officer Assy Vice-Pres, Vale Club of Sang bodily harm to Site:(Woman); Mr E. C. Drown to Hongccgdr
CHARLES H. LONG, JR."
A 27-year-old dance hostess, were: Mr. W. Coleman to be
very
D
J. Carty re
re-be Superintendent of
Labour.
7} Government Gazette today,
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