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JOHN CLARKE'S Adenauer
CASEBOOK
Returns
FREEDOM Feeling
!!
HE little motor - ship)
the thrust towards
THE
English mainland, thumbing
Satisfied
Bonn, June 19.
her nose, so to speak, at the Dr Konrad Adenauer, the handsome, huge, liners, West German Chancellor, whom all kinds of arrived here tonight by air formalities slowed-up, as after conferences with they made their lordly way United States leaders in up Southampton Water.
In the prough of the small ship -the ferry from the Isle of Wight-Henry stood, a heftily- built man of 6b. A lonely man.
frightened man.
For Henry, until a little over had been a an hour before prisoner in Parkhurst Prison, on the Island. And he had been a prisoner since the early summer of 1949. So it felt strange to be free, Strange and extremely frightening.
This sentence Henry had just completed was one of seven years' preventive detention. He went down for his 26th crime- stealing a handbag fram the powder room. of a West Endi
.cinema.
ני
JOB-HUNTING
THE terry made fast at South
and Henry boarded ampton, the waiting train for London "the Smoke" the city where his past was all written down in police
records, and where any future he had must lie. He had 355, given him at Parkhurst, to He spent most use as money. of it in buying the right to a bed for a week.
Henry, reached London at mid-morning and began to look for a job. There were one or two such going as commission- sire or as attendant at this or that kind of entertainment.
Hand
39
Washington last week and talks today at Chequers with Sir Anthony Eden.
Dr Adenauer said that he had "very detailed and very jm- portant conversations with the statesmen of the United States.. and other Western countries on leading intemational many problems".
Dr Adenauer said he discuss-
The whole ed
international situation at Chequers today with Sir Anthony Eder in an atmosphere of complete ease and confidence,
IDENTICAL VIEWS
He was particularly gratified that the views of Fresident Eisenhower, Mr John Foster
Dulles, American Secretary of State, and Sir Anthony Eden on tackling world problems in the coming weeks and months were fully identical with his own.
Dr Adenauer is expected to put the Foreign Office to work straigh
to to away
draft an answer to the Soviet invitation to Moscow to discuss the es tablishment of diplomatic, eco- namic and cultural ties with Russia.
Before
does not in any way imply the
not
he finally accepts the invitation, the "Chancellor will insist on assurances that acceptance of this invitation These jobs bad one thing in commer. They all involved the recognition of Communist East wearing of a uniform-and iri Germany which already has its no case did the uniform pro- ambassador in Moscow. vided it Henry's large figure.
It is believed he will also FUNDS GONE
try to obtain the release of the TTENRY lowered his sighta-ktens of thousands of
German sought work a war prisoners still held in stoker.
will Two or three places he Russia, though he tirL
a condition of ac- took down his make this particulars, but could give him ceptance. no immediate work and no advance
against possible pay. Henry
went to the National "Come back Assistance Board, again." they said, "we may have something tomorrow." went back. They had nothing. By the time he came out
Assistance Board's office. Henry had used up what had been left of his 33s.
the
They
IMPORTANT DEBATE
The "Council of Elders" which fixes the agenda of the Bundestag (Lower House) is to meet 13- Hemorrow to consider when to hold debate on the first reading of Dr Adenauer's much criticised carmed forces volunteers bill.
of
He had no money at all. He
CHINA MAIL
Ermálabad 1245
MONDAY, JUNE 20, 1955.
SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith
"This golden anniversary celebration isn't what it was cracked up to be kind of feel like an old square!"'.
Future Of Malta At Stake
London, June 20.
The delegations have arrived here from the island fortress in the Mediterranean.
'a
SHEAFFER'S
ADMIRAL SNORKEL PEN
TRIAL BEGINS TODAY
London Teacher
Charged With Blackmail
The trial of Charles Joseph O'Neill, 32-year-old London teacher, accused of blackmailing Mr George Thomas Palmer, a former employee of Sheware, Tomes & Co, Ltd., and Mr R. V. Lederhofer, managing director of that firm, opened at the Criminal Sessions this morning before Mr Justice A. D. Scholes,
O'Neill faces three counts of uttering threatening letters two to.. Mr Palmer and one to Mr Lederhofer-last December, The letters
P
threatened to expose an alleged embezzlement of $11,000 from Shewan, Tomes by Mr Palmer unless the writer received $1,000 from Mr Palmer and $2,500 from Mr Lederhofer.
Man Charged With Lottery
Offence
Ah 81-year-old unemployed. Kung Yuen, of 1 Queen's Street, third floor, appeared before Mr Hin-shing Lo at Central morning in connection with Po Piu lottery tickets.
this
Kung pleaded guilty to poB- session of a printing press with- out a Icence, but pleaded not gulity to possession and printing of lottery tickets.
A printing press, and 44,730 Po Piu lottery tickets were alleged to have been found in the defendant's premises on June 18.
The case was remanded for 14 hours and transferred to Fourth Court.
Court Grants Application
An application for leave to swear
the death of the late Major-General Szeto Fel, alias Szeto Yim-hak, of the Chinese National Army and a native of Nanking, Klangsu Province, in the Republic of China, was granted by Mr Justice J. B. Gregg, Acting Senior Puisne the Supreme Court Judge, in this morning.
Crown Counsel, Mr D. N. E. worked under a Mr Parsons. which I previously mentioned is Rea, who is prosecuting (assist-Also employed there at this time to be paid in cash and this is to ed by Det. Insp. Roberts) told was Mr Palmer.
be deposited in a waterproof the Jury "There is no evidence "In the course of this pro-haversack or small pack in 10 before this Court at all that Mrbationary period with the firm, bundles. You will use $10 notes. Palmer or Mr Lederhoter In Mr Palmer
sent in a report to On Tuesday December 28 you fact are guilty of any offence Mr Parsons on the work of the will proceed in the evening to and indeed. It is not directly accused,
Mr Palmer will say Pokfulam Police Station with relevant to his enquiry. The that in fact this report be sent the money, timing everything so point is whether the accused in was an adverse report Sub- that you arrive there at about threatened to expose Mr Palmer Sequently Mr Parsons sent the 10.55 p.m. Then if the coast is Mr Lederhofer who clear you will follow the Fox- for an alleged offence, regard-report to less of the fact of whether or
was then on home leave. As aulam Reservoir Road for A not Mr Palmer did commit an result the
the first of the two con- M. K. Lam and Co., referred offence. That had nothing to do'cused were terminated, with us at all."
crete ammunition sheliers now to abandoned, All Obligation
The
Jury of six men and a
they justice
In answer
evidence
2
his
Making the application. Mr. T. A. Shurlock, instructed by
services of the ac- couple of 100 yards until you Mr K. Lan, of Messrs
Ended
afddhvits sworn by the widow, Szeto Kong Tax-fal, and by former General · Cheung Heang-wah, allas Cheung Fat-. ful. Deceased was presumed to have been killed in action on December 12, 1937, said Counsel
The Japanese Army captured the city of Naniding on Decem
1937.
On that date, ber 12, Général Cheung was Com- mander-in-Chief directing the right flanking operations in the "Third War Zope in the defence of Nanking. Deceased was then Chief-of-Staff of the 160th Division
of the 66th Army under General Cheung's com mand. He was not seen again after the Chinese forces with- drew from Nanking.
Food Poisoning Inquiry
Britain's offer to make colonial history by woman empanelled were asked
Please put the money on the transferring the affairs of Malta from the Colonial whether they had any direct
floor inside this first building and get clear of the area as Office to the Home Office is to be discussed at a tact with the firm of Shewan.
soon as possible. Don't try any round-table conference which opens here today
Tomes. They each replied that
had not.
"When Mr Lederhofer return tricks for your own sake. I am ed from leave the accused went holding you entirely responsible Scholes allowed (Monday),
O'Neill to conduct his own de- to see him and it was Anally for the
money getting into my that his decided
employment hands
If there is any slip-up fence from Counsel's table when the
accused said he felt at
was terminated. He was given through negligence on your
part, disadvantage in the dock and a sum of money or the agree-I shall lose no time in exposing wanted каны
ment that all obligation of the you to to take notes and
Belleve I shall enjoy
me
enjoy examine the exhibits.
Arm
was ended. Sometime In doing so for what you did to
me. mid-July, 1933, the accused ceased On the other hand if the opera- of to points
10 have any connection with tion is concluded without a set- procedure regarding the calling of defence witresses the Judge Shewan, Tomes; he left in the back, you will not hear from told the accused that the Court middle of July, 1953.
me again. In the extreme the .accused usually asked
"The next date is December eventuality of your drawing at whether he had witnesses at 21, 1954, one and a half years tention from any quarter during the close of the Presecution's after the accused ceased to be the course of the operation, you case; that an accused usually On
employed by Shewan, Tomes, may prolong it at your own dis-
that date before
Mr gave
Palmer cretion. Unless it is raining. witnesses
in compliance with received an anonymous letter, SMOKE to and from Pokfulam the rule that all witnesses It is the Crown case that the Road so that your movements should be out of Court; and accused sent it to Mr Palmer, can be watched. There will be that it
for an Expert evidence on handwriting more than one pair of eyes on was better accused to put all the questions and the report of the chemist you. to prosecution witnesses before who studied the init, paper ett found to contain anything but "If the baversack or pack is they left the box although it will be called. This is
expert was possible at the discretion evidence to assist you members money, you friend, Campbell.
of the Jury in
An official inquiry will determining will quickly learn what sort of of the Judge to recall witnesses for cross-examination,
whether the accused wrote this person he is employing. If, for held by the Hongkong Re- letter, It is by no means instance, you leave behind
ginent this week into the food conclusive evidence, but when note asking for more time in poisoning of 30 members of the you consider the circumstances which to produce the rash, you
Company who were taken of the case together with the will never get the time that you
Ill suddenly on Saturday a few bours expert evidence I submit you require; but you will get some.
after they had taken will have no doubt that in fact thing else instead, and you know
their mid-day meal of dry rations. the
The sick men who were keep your job and if you don't Mr Rea read the first letter want it mouthed all over the training in the hills in the New
Territories The accused was charged with to the Jury: "Your new em-what you have been up to, play taken to a military hospital in were immediately blackmail in ordinary language, ployers will learn of the $11,-ball and obey these instructions." Taipo
for treatment. They. two counts referred 000 you embezzled at Shewan, Mr Rea said that it was quite were declared two letters received on
fit again on Tomes plus other misdemean
ean clear from this and the earlier Sunday, December 21 anri December ours unless your part up with letter that the writer thought 27, 1954 by Mr Palmer. The $1,000; a small price to pay for that Mr Palmer did him a bad first letter accused him of your good name and I am v turn sometime" earlier and the having committed embezzlementing you a better chance than Jury may infer trom, the evidence
23, Decembe
at 1954 11 verse report Mr Palmer made FOUND DRUNK
A Man Walked
The first is led by the new "On our part," he added, Labour Prime Minister. Mr "whatever we claim and insist Domenic Mintoff, whose party on obtaining for Malta is won the March, elections and 23 meant to strengthen the bonds out of 40 seats in the Assembly of friendship and make the on a platform calling for com- Island a happy autonomous plete economic integration with member of the Commonwealth, Britain and representation at **The British Government Westminster on the model of should try to look upon Malta Northern Ireland.
as something more than a paval The second delegation is head-base in the Mediterranean.
A Dr Adenauer is expected to ed by the former Premier and
sterling few more million of the Nationalist Op-year would not only improve urge a debale this week to give leader the bill a chance, however small, position, Dr George Boro our social services "but also
the Olivier, who wants the island develop of becoming law before
our tourist trade, summer recess. But there is a to come under the
which is handicapped by visas Common- mass of opposition to the "blitz wealth Relations Office like and restrictions cocnected with
which even many of his Canada, Australia, New Zealand security." own supporters consider gives
Malta is largely South Africa. and
dependent the executive too big
blank Mr Mintoff is willing to on financial aid from Britain cheque. Parliament under spread the incorporation of and since the war has had mer holiday in the middle of present plans is to go on sum-
Malta into the political, financial about £50 million in grants. July.
and social institutions of Bri- War damage grants amounted tain over a perod of 20 years, to £31 million. According to reports current
but
With 317,000 people living in he asks for an immediate in Bonn: Dr
of 122 square miles, Adenauer
js grant of aid to raise the social an area planning to spend his summer
standard of his
upon people to the Malta depends
regular holiday at Interlaken in Switzer- land, 100 miles from Geneva, where the "summit" conference. is due to open on July 18.-Reu-
"went back to the cinema where in 1949 he had stolen a woman's handbag. He tried his old tricks
another. was chased! bar
the West End - and
stole
through caught.
NOTHING BUT BAD NEWS
T Great Marlborough Street
he
A he pleaded guilty to the theft of 3 woman's handbag. before Mr Paul Bennett, VC.
"Nine or ten places I went to for work," said, "and they all said the uniform
wouldn't fit me. I've had nothing but bad news, from my family since I came out. I was that's why I done this.”
desperate,
"I expect that one day, when I ter. you come out of prison, splendid probation service
Our
will
take you "over," sald the magis-
trate.
FREEDOM ENDS
64 ANOTHER man who'd
Radio Hongkong
A served a long sentence, H.K.T.
Pro-
6 pm.. Time Signal and came here recently, and Mr. gramme Summary: 6.03, Coldren's Morgan was able to find him a Hell Hour presented by Sally An
What The Crown
Has To Prove
a
levels in Britain. He desires the emigration with a target of at told the Jury that the three letters sent this and other what that is, so if you want to
Maltese to have the same free least 8,000 a year. Last year a medical services, and, old-age record (11,500) let the island, pensions as the people of Bri-most of them for Australia.
China Mail Special,
tain
He realises that taxation will be heavier and proposes that Brilain should meet this with
an extension of economic plan- 6 Offences By
ning, full employment measures and "an end to existing wage discriminations,
The only alternative to in tegration in Mr. Mintoff's opinion is for Malta, which has! been virtually self governing in internal matters since 1921, to have complete self determina tion and 20-year friendship treaty with Britain.
"ORTHODOX PATH”
Learner Dri
In his opening Crown Counsel
counts were the same offence
The first
to
me. On Thursday that the bad turn was the ad-
and threatening to make this į you public he did not pay up D $1,000. The second letter was you will enter
same in substance and also Restaurant (opposite the contained
the side specific instructions tol Cinema) by as to the manner in which Mr the order a drink and remain
not the main door. You Palmer
was to deliver money. The third count referred 12 the restaurant
for
door,
will
Eve
to the Letter of December 28 minutes. Then you will leave Your appearance
Down
contimed
"Again Mr
be
on
on
TEENAGE BOY
sent to Mr Lederhofer in which and go home. w be a sonalPalmer took that letter to the Mary Hospital for medicat ex-
the
allegations against
were
you mean to part with the Police and again on their advice
job. Had you come here
(Studio): 8.30. Interlude for Music- with Elton Hayes (BBCTS); 6.45.
Fines totalling $350 were im- did go to the court
posed by Mr W. S. Collier at that Accent can Rhythan; 7.13, Box 200
Bert Gillett of the Organ (OB); 7.30.
Kowloon court this morning on convicted me" Henry cried.
must tell them about with Hide Gueden (soprano), Chorus Memories of the Vienna Theatre
a 22-year-old youth Hui Yuk- that at Sessions," said the and Orchestra of the Vienna State
ming of 852, Ngau Tau Kok magistrate. "I shall send you Opera: 730, Weather Report: 8. Tie there for sentence."
Road, ground floor, who pleaded Signal and the News (London Relay); 8.00 Granthom Scholarstale/Fund- Henry
Mr on Thursday guilty to six driving offences, pulled his overcoat An Appeal by the Hon. BC. Baw
Palmer
and round him as if he were sud-kins, MG. ORE. (Recorded): 6.15.
The Prosecution stated that
that repeated Dr Boro Olivier is ready to defendant, who was a learner
threatened denly chilled, then without say-Concerto Fathetique for Two Pianos hear what
to be exposed money. Further instructions will he carried out the instructions the Secretary ing anything he
of driver, had on June 18 about
less Mr
If you don't given him in that letter. How (LA)-Dr Joset Dichier and Grete
Lederhofer paid up be issued later. went away. Dicher (pianos): 8.30, Edmundo Bos
State for the Colonies,
appear I shall know that you ever before Mr Palmer was due His brief and bitter-sweet free and his Orchestza-A Programma of
11.40 p.m. in Koon Tung Road $2,500, Alan Lerinox Boyd, has to say dom was over. He was to blame, 9, Timo Signal Off the Bestem
It was the duty of the Crown do not intend to meet your te strive at the place at 10 p.m. Lata American Muse (ECTS); about coming under the Home instructor, falling to display a
driven a private car without t but perhaps not only he.
that night three parties of Police to prove certain elements of the obligation in this matter." Track" prosented by Timothy Birch Office, but he is
determined
blished themselves at thres (Studio); 9.30, xizabethan Theatre- that 'Malta shail remain on plate, driven beyond the time charges, said Mr Rea. These were that the accused sent the
different vantage points on this OLD WOMAN
Written by H.A.L. Craig and RD. "the
place other orthodox Smith. No. 8: "What is Elonour?
path of
Tood con-mit, driven at a
Mr Rea described by the use ards than specited, driven without letters; that he knew their con- towards BADLY
(BBCTS); 10, International Cabaret stitutional development
tents; that the lettera contained presented by Denne
Insurance, and Brabant complete
of a map, the points at which self government third party (Studio): 10.30, Come to the Far- within the Commonwealth
driven without the car owner's
the Police kept watch Insp | Jour-Music and songs from Northera
of a crime; that the purpose of consent refund (BBCTS) 10.50, Weather
Showing the Jury photographa | Anderson was concealed behind sending the letters was to cx of the locality mentioned in the come Report: 11. Time Signal, Radio New
bushes cara PWD tort money from Mr Palmer and letter, Mr Rea pointed out that workers but; a detective cor
Lederhofer
INJURED
An old Chinese women
He is pressing for immediate was
changes in the present Constitu-
He
critically injured when she was Reet London Relay 1145, Goon; knocked down by a private car might Muse; God Save The Queen; in King's Road, North Point, at 11:30, Clown Down,
9.15 this morning....
The woman, Yu Yan-ying, 70,
of Un Long New Territories,
was taken 10 Queen Mary Hospital.
Fined $150 For
Misusing Water
Forfeits Bail
When
tione contends that Malta should
Arson Suspected
measures are
a threat to accuse Mr Palmer
Did
Second Letter Read To Court
18-year-old boy was found lying outside house in Tal Yuen Street, Wanchai, at 10.20 p. yesterday in a drunken state. He was sent to Queen
amination, and certified drunk.
Before Mr J. E Durling at Court this Central Juvenile morning the boy was bound over in $50 for three years,
man with a cigarette went into the disused shelter.
"At:11 pm, one of the constables saw a man running back past the telegraph pole, sald Mr Rea "He gave word
to the other two constables and
eye off in pursul. The man turned up the slope into
and he was apprehended by one of the "constables, man is the accusedt"
Mr Rea said that the accused
telegraph pole behind Deaked the identity of the
would be following the lines of the scene and put out the fire. Quining the face of the case with the eth, his case: Mr which happened was that one constable and was told that he
the
tele
of the constables near
advice. As a result he decided / from the direction of the
The case boils down to this: it was in the view of the United coral concealed himself on the
e casaccused and those Apartments and evidence would roof of the second concrete the trees, presumbly to escape have a say やれ questions of ...A piece of paper, soaked in defence, particularly before any kerosene was found burning on
and further up this three letters? If you find as a given that at that time the shelter,
This bushy taken by which the staircase at No. 1 Yuen Fuk
and sleep area. three fact that he did, the rest ob- was the first piece of circum constables hid themselves
ob-accused, was living there. forces other than British use Lane at 4 ́a.m. today.
near viously must follow," Mr Rea stantial evidence which
ich tied up a Maila as a strategic post. This Two fire engines rushed to told thre
Jury.
accused,
He said that the first a 29-year-old Swiss the Constitution granted to the Slight damage was caused to the the continued "The history of this
Continuing merchant, Edgar Gurtner, failed Gold Coast as a preliminary to staircase.
[44 WIB.] Rea sald On receipt of that to appear before Mr Hin-shing Dominion status.
case begins in about February letter Mr Palmer went to the graph pole saw a man walk was the Police The constable Police investigating the cause Lo at Central this morning on
when the accused. 1953,
applied Dr Borg Olivier also asks for or the fire belleved it was the for a job
Police who gave
then asked the accused what he him, certain with the firm of 12 Pleading guilty to negligently of behaving in a dis-"substantial" Arancial assistance work of an arsonist,
Shewan Tomes. As a result of
The man stopped near was doing there and the reply misusing and allowing water to the Police, he had his ball of use which Britain and her allies orderly manner and assaulting by way of compensation for the
ut of to follow the Instructions in the Telegraph pole and stayed was am just going for his application" he hás
was inter
that letter and give the ap there for two minutes
exercise flow from a tap, Norman
viewed by the present managing pearance that he was going to looked around. He then moved C. $230 eatreated.
- make ‘of “Malta's only resource”
The director Gurtuzani, 34, of 6, Hillwood
Mr Lederhofer, and his
accused was taken to Road, second floor, was fined behaved in a disorderly manner Gurtner was alleged to have
application was accepted and he pay up the money. "On Decem on out of sight. This was at Fokfulam Police Station where £150 by Mr. W. S., Collier at at Mount Davis Rood, Western
was given a job commencing ber 27, 1954 Mr
rout-and-Insy, Anders
Anderson saw movements top. Ande
Anderson Kowloon Court this morning. District, on June 19. He was
Shun Treong Tal Bank, 61. The terms of his employment E
This letter read to the Jury no one pass them. Projekta and was released. The offence was committed on also alleged to have assaulted
Bonham Strand, E. AL about were that duk June 18, said the Prosecution.Folice Cpl Chik Chik-king
Me Ren sold that it was When the accused was being Ears alx stated "Be the subject of your De-Borg Ollivier said today 11.30 am today brought two months bis employment may $11,000 embezzlement at Shewan, his party is fully aware of the police patrol cars to the scene be animated sitter at his rey Zomes, and other frauds and with far inference that this man taken down to the Robes Station stopped, concealed by trees, the party passed by Mr. Falmer remarkable amount of goodwill it was later discovered the quest or at that of his employer demeanours, an heartily glad to watch the first shelter and who was going up to carry out of the British Government and alarm was caused by a short for the first six months he was that you are being sensible about from this position could see the matructions, said Mr. Kea.
circuitt people towards Malta,
pa probabtion. The ancient, this blackmail. The appunt
Zairly well whether or not a f• The trial is continuing,
Printed and published by WILLIAM ALICE GRINHABE for and on behalf of South China Morning' Poet Limited at 1-3, Wyndham Street, City of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong.
her strategic position,
· SHORT CIRCUIT RAISES ALARM
ank
available to the press since he "A false alarmn raised at the works" sometime in April" TOER & BEcockle Falmer receiveD/10.30 p.m.The. corporal on the he gave a further account of his
Mr Mintoft has not been rrived in London, arrived
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