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End Of Terrorism

JOHN CLARKE'S,

CASEBOOK

Ada Gets

This Year?

MacDonald Not

A Chance Optimistic

PLUMP, homely woman

stood waiting to cross a

Hasy street. Those

London, July 5. who Mr Malcolm MacDonald,

momentarily waited beside British Commissioner Gen- her quickly found gaps ineral in Southeast Asia, said the traffic and'

across,

but

hurried here.

still chances she

tonight that the of the Communist

hesitated on the brink of terrorist campaign in Malaya

the noisy, confusing stream. ending this year are small.

The woman's name was Adi, and the traffic scared her.

"It could only end this year." Communists

It he added, "if the

decided to give up."

was a long time since she had busy street.

crossed a

turned building

That is not utterly impossible but it is very unlikely." "But the situation.

steadily Improving all the time"

Mr MacDonald. who in Sep- tember takes up his new ap- rpointment as High Commission- er in India, was answering ques- altions in the BBC's twlee-weekly

survey of current affairs.

She crossed at last, and then

for a last lock at the:

had just left she

back there," she 'll never go old herself, "never, never, over."

Then she turned on the women's prison. Ada in middle-age, with polke record of 13 crimes, had

cided to go straight,

back

CAPITAL £1

HE walked slowly away and weneinto a cale and bought a cup of tea.

Got nothing less, dear?" said the girl at the cash till when Ada offered a £1 note.

"N-no,"

Ada stammered.

Of the strikes at Singapore, where he usually spends about half his time, Mr MacDonald said:

"Some

industrial strikes and perfectly legillmate, some are political:"

are

"None are racial".

The political strikes were organised by Communists and fellow travellers who did not was then that Ada first felt real want the new leit-centre govern- fear for her future. For the £1mere to succeed. note she had been given at the prison was all the money she had in the world. The change the waitress spilled into her total working hand was her capital.

BATTLE BEGINS

morant

A BIG DANGER Asked what would be the effect of the whole of Vietram going Communist, Mr Macdonald said that the threat of Com- munist infiltration to the neigh- bouring states of Laos and

would more dangerous.

DA hurried on her way from Cambodia, Siam and Burma-a A the cafe. EVITY seemed to count in the battle cum an honest living that lay ahead. She found room in A cheap hotel, paid in advance for one night's lodging, then went

out to look, for a jób,

She found none that day. The following morning, she left the

he

said, it was decided that

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1955.

SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith

نا

6.1

T. M. Reg. V. BéPat OM.

Cap. 1960 by. NEA Bow-dan, 2004.

"Tell me what to talk about till you're dressed is this: the nice boy or the one you think will make lots of money?"

Impressive Concert Orchestra

By HK

SHEAFFER'S

Skrip

DR NG YUK-KIN'S · APPEAL

CLOSING SUBMISSIONS.

BY MR BERNACCHI

Hearing of the appeal by Dr Ng Yuk-kin, 50, medical practitioner, against his conviction, reached its final stages this morning when Mr Brook A. Bernacchi, Counsel for appellant, began his winding-up in reply të arguments advanced by the Crown yesterday.

The appeal was based on seven grounds and the Full Court yester- day indicated it would hear Senior Crown Counsel in respect of all grounds except the first three.

219

WIS

a

case

One of the most remarkable 'come agult stories record business is that of Sarah

in the

Vaughan For many years she

was acknowledged as one of the finest jazz singers and she had A " small but steady following who snapped up A good few thousand of every one of her

Some time last

signed K DOW contract with Mercury records and since. them has burst into the pop feld with a succession of hits. "Make Yourself Comfortable "Waltzing Down the

Aisle" "HOW Important Can it Be" were followed by "Whateve Lola Wanta" and now there's a new one which sounds' like a hit. This new record is review- ed below and right now perhaps a few words about Sarah would Interest you.

one thing. Search Is, for

"Dr Ng was found guilty on a propose to go through the cross-danger of a prejudiced verälet charge of rape at his re-trial on examination, it must be fresh in exceedingly great. May 3 and was sentenced to Ave

memory,

said Mr Replying to submissions on years by Mr Justice James Bernacchi,

ground six, Mr Bernacchi said Wicks. He was charged with the

When the Court compared that the Douthwaite case cited offence against Tam Bhun, 25-

that with the manner in which by Mr Mayne year-old spinster, at his clinic' the learned Judge treated. this where the Court found there in Nathan Road on August 28, relatively unimportant witness was sufficient evidence. He 1954.

Ip So," and the way in which thought there was not so much Dr Ng was found guilty of the his words about these extracts of credibility even there: the offence at his first trial and sea-from the depositions in the Defence

contention largely tencod

turned Mr to five years by. Magistrate's Court were insert-

question of younger that you probably Justice C. W. Reece. Puishe

ed largely between the passages timing whether there was time think, She is only 26 and she Judge. Не appealed agalest

there for the accused to have com- alist dealing with Ip So and

made her first professional ap- conviction and the Full Court were only just & tew short

the act or not, and the

pearance at the age of 14 found there

The Court after having won an amateur evidence.

talent competition in Harlem

nacchi mid that the learned

OR

the

Was

on April 18 quashed the convic-words about Tam Shun, Mr Ber- sufficient

The Full Court comprises Mc | Judge never made clear to the also commented on the fact that pretty soon she joined the r

not

a

tion and ordered a new trial

did accused Justice T. J. Gould (Acting Jury this extremely important the

give Chief Justice), Mr Justice J, R. feature of the Defence, namely evidence on their own behalf Hines band and while still in teens rearried George Grezz (Acting Senior Pulsne that Tam Shun was of recessity to contradict the Crown's case her

Counsel

trumpet player submitted that that Treadwell a Judge) and Mr Justice A. D. saying in this Court that at the

her manager 35 Scholes (Acting Pulsae Judge). time of the incident with the did not take them any further who is now

then A mere

recitation of well as her husband, Mr Brock A. Bernacchi, in Doctor she had no knowledge of

It was a good day for Sarak structed by Mr M. A da Silva sexual matters whereas she had geral principles. He further ls appearing for the appellant, on an earlies occasion clearly submitted that the second case and her fans when the decision

friend was made try her out as The Crown is represented by admitted that that at that time quoted by his learned Mr Desmond Mayne,

'pop artist and although many was even less relevant. Acting

she had knowledge,

Mr Bernacchi said that with jazz men still Senior Crown Counsel, assisted Mr Bernacchi said that many cat re-reading

prefer to hear. to the Court her on the rather more "pure" by Det. "Sub. Insp. B. K.-Moss, of the other extracts were

COUNSEL REPLIES

he craved the Court's indulgence | stuff they too admit that Miss answers to the Magistrate, not to recall the words of his when Vaughan has shown some Winding up his arguments in more than 50 per cent of her he read trom the record where the other girls how to sing a the appeal, Mr Bernacchi said contradictions were answers to he dealt with "the three great song. this morning that the passage in | the summing-up to which Mr Mayne referred the Court in answer to ground. four

of the appeal had nothing to do with this particular ground. Mr

Mayne, he added, did not in any

Counsel said that Mr Mayne

before the Magistrate.

vital area of Southeast Asia... As a newcomer to the Colony, I cannot judge ngerous and become last night's concert by previous performances of Under the Geneva agreement, the Sino-British Orchestra although the apprecia-way refer to the evidence given conversations should take place tion shown by the audience at this well-attended this month between the Com-concert indicated that it must have been at least munist government of North

up to standard.

Hongkong can feel very proud Indo-China and the non-

of its orchestra which (I was going to say com- pares favourably hut this would be an understate- ment) excels orchestras of similar status in other parts of the world.

hotel early, The hotel pro Communist government of the

prietress, visitingAda's room South with a view to arranging

minutes later, found two elections next year. tex bedspreads were missing. She The conversations would pro- telephoned the police.

bably start later this month. Ada's description was circu When the questioner asked it lated. But she seemed to have both regions would go Com- vanished, Ada, thanks to the munist, in a free election, Mr breathing-space the sake of the Macdonald replied: "I don't bedspreads

gave her, found think so." job. And she kept away from

criminals the kinds of places

policemen search.

visit

and

LONG MEMORY

DA did well in her job in the kitchens of a restaurant. Na one seeing her at work would have supposed she had not al- ways been the honest. hard- working woman she was n proving to be

But

memory.

the law has 2 lonz

"I think that if the elections were really free. the result would go against the Com munists not only in the South but also in the North."Reuter.

Wrote To The Governor

The other evening. Cheung Ching-kai, 38, a life slightly more than a year after banishee, was sentenced to

she had stolen the bedspreads, three months hard labour by

Ada was arrested and charged with that crime.

At the Clerkenwell court the pleaded guilty, and her story

Mr J. E. Burling at Central

a

He pleaded

this morning for breach of deportation order. guilty.

was told to Mr Frank Powell. In mitigation, defendant told

the Court that before his return

..

and

had not dealt with the question of Tam Shun's contradictory knowledge.

Referring to a passage on

Mr

da

examination,

Sliva in cross-

55-improbabilities in the case and then analysed the Crown's case into five points. He had sub- FOR DIFFERENT REASONS

Turning to ground five, Mrmitted clearly that the evidence

those ave points

for different reasons his learned

Bernacchi said that apparently

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MDS

Big Ones Only

of

The big news in the record business is that three of the

could not sustain in any one of biggest labels in the States have

Wreath-laying Ceremony

The

DOW

Pat and Betty

| anneunend their intention of Quite apart from the standard stopping the manufacture of 10′′ friend and he both relied upon of proof necessary in a criminal LPs. This is due almost directly the passage from 18 Roscoe, case on the balance of probabili- to the recent sweeping price cuts

He said that obviously all ties it was impossible, Mr Ber-and the fact that there is

very little difference iry the price matters must be related to the nacchi submitted.

After bearing further sub-of 10" and 12" dist. The cus- » facts and he submitted it was evidence on the point of sexuel en extraordinary proposition of missions, the Full Court reserved tomers therefore prefer" to have

his friend's that because in the judgment.

that much more music on the Mr Bernacchi referred the present case there were in effect

bigger dise for not too much Court to a further passage in two separate sets of facta-there

more money. So now you know and who knows we may yet the summing up whice he said was Tam Shan's story and all Mr Mayne did not mention. He the other facts which the Crown

be getting really big records for said that the learned Trial submitted was corroborative of

home use... SUKE as used in broadcasting, Brid they are Such exceptionally good bow the usual tempo with great pre- Judge, if anything, was brushing her story that his friend could

zside

the completely

incon- say "Well, there is no need for

bleycle Commodore Lee H-jung laid about the size of The ing is rarely seen except in or- cision

enthusiasm.

sistencies on this question of her the Trial Judge to give direc-a wreath chestras which play together good

this morning at the wheel. sforzandos were parti-

knowledge of sexual act, where-tions to the Jury in respect of Cenotaph in Chater Road, On

Coming To Town nearly every day. The con- cularly noticeable.

as in the Court below she had circumstantial evidence,"

behalf of the Navy of the Re- Dr WONDERFUL COMMAND ductor, Professor Foa and

Those of you who saw, heard Mr said quite clearly she had know-

Bernacchi said that even public of Korea. Bard, the leader, deserve special It is generally considered that ledge of it before the incident in respect of the drug issue,

and enjoyed Pat Kay and Betty Bare,

of 12 A guard of honour commendation for this. It ob- the A major plano concerto of with the Doctor.

khart issue

circumstantial naval ratings was provided from will be pleased to know that the Ankers during their stay here viously leads to better unison Mozart is not one with the

What the learned Judge did from beginning to

to end.

the two Korean frigates, playing and better attack both greatest technical difficulties. It

"I say again that not do was to point out to the

the "P.G. having another man that the question ROKS Nak Tong, and ROKS and wife act in the near future. of which were so clearly de-is therefore probably even harder Jury the very important feature of corroboration was so Yim Chin which are making an London, night clubbers will all monstrated last night. The ba- to interpret musically as there of her evidence at the second essential, so important, that the operational

to the Colony recognise the names of Jack and lance of the orchestra was good are no frills and Bourishes be trial, that she did not know of Jury must be warned to look with

onal visit a tanker. as was the "give and take of hind which the soloist can hide. sexual matters, which was in for it is entirely relied upon as

Daphne Barker. ceremony was attended

I remembe the various parts.

Miss Chiu Yee-ha

contradiction to her sworn circumstantial evidence in this by the Korean Consul-General, talking about them when they gave us a direct performance last night which

evidence in the Magistracy, Mr case," Mr Bernacchi said.

Mr Chang J. Park,

• I should like to suggest that would certainly have graced any

here and one of the things Bernacchi submitted. the leader's name appear more of the great concert halls of the

THE DRUG ISSUE

This afternoon the visitors prominently on the programme,

This young planist is page 17 of the summing-up to drug issue, which was left com- football around. Chatham Road,

He went on: "Just take the will play a football

match me world.

HMS Tamar at the Naval at one with her which Mr Mayne made re-

to the Jury, cir

first to last. and this evening the Korean holds a very responsible pesi-

command and am (Mr Bernacchi) particularly

clear as Naval Band will give a concert tion; he also has more to

do understanding of Mozart which pointed out in his own address And the law is quite than anyone else except the is so

Hewitt in this at the New Queen's Pier at 7 given by Lord and Tart even the points on depositions were

lo'clock. conductor. I had to look for

greatest

case (cited by Counsel), that inter practically completely wrapped as

with the question

Set Ip unless that comes up to the .of. Miss Chiu Yee-ha should cer

required as CIT- So's evidence. He said that the standard tainly make her mark on the

Court

would not And the cumstantial evidence it is no use musical world. I look forward

question

discrepancy in of to hearing her many times more. relation to Tam Shun brought been so informed in this case."

Fess Parker is riding on. Orchestral accompaniments to out at all to the Jury.

gold lined cloud on account of is fabulous success with the Counsel alleged that in the case, where so much turned on minor matter of Ip So, the Trial circumstantial evidence, andi

"Davy Crockett" Him, TV show A 12-year-old student, who and record. set out Judge

his

cross-where the whole of the evidence stole two jute fruits from the

"Davy Crockett at length on the relied upon as corroboration was Botanical Gardens on Monday that is breaking records in the

evidera, it was

record business with twenty question of discrepancies in his circumstantial

was ordered to be detained in different labels vitally necessary

so far to war the the Remand Home for seven totalled 7,000,000 dises sold.

having evidence at the Magistrate..

IMPORTANT ISSUE

Jury

of the law in respect of days by Mr J. E Durling at Judy Garland, SH11 the "On this most important issue circumstantial evidence.

Court this come-back road staris à lour of Mr Bernacchi said that parts. Central Juvenile of discrepancies in Tam Shun's

morning cularly on the drug

issue,

one night stands on Friday with evidence, and whe.her there-

Police stated that at 8.30 p.m. a show in San Diego. simply learned Judge in effect fore she was a person Whose

on Monday the keepers of the The De John sisters witers evidence could be believed at all said to the Jury, "I leave

ally Gardens- saw the defendant and and singers of the hit "No More, [matter to you," and actually the learned Trial Judge not only chose to draw their attention to other boy approaching the recently spent a little time in dismissed it in these few short the words of Mr. Blair Bergale at Albany Hoad with the hospital...one for tonsils and words in paragraph 19,

After a but which he would come to eal fruits

short chase one for teeth. The tonsils of another actually... at

defendant was arrested while the one sister are now no more passage, with later and show they were his companion made good his pages 11-12, said he was not

....the teeth of the other are, going to give the Jury her cross-Doctor knew what was in the the Dot

even true "Only

fortunately, still there. examination. All he mid was, syringes." The Judge did this

The jute fruits were ordered Tam Shun's evidence and cross in a case where public hysteria to be returned to the Etanical

Gardens. examination is there, I don't was exceedingly high and the

member of the orchestra and

The leader is the most important and played with a ference, Counsel said that ha pletely open

difficult

the

quite a long time before I found markelly-known performers.

"I've led a straight life sing then," she cried.. "It wasn't to the Colony he had written a his name on the programme, easy getting a job, you know, letter Bo His Excellency the net with a past like mine. Governor, Sir

Alexander

stole those things 'cos I couldot | Grantham, asking for the order. I

get work straight away. Twe sion of his deportation been working hard," sir. Pleast, After he had returned to the Colony he also wrote two more letters to the Goveroar, but up

pitase believe me.

RELIEF, TEARS

"YOU'RE just asking to be sent to - Sessions," Powell said. "You might get

Mr

a long sentence there, you know

preventive detention, or cer

rective train There was

know, anguish in Ada's voice.

I'll give

you

one тот

chance," said the magistrate,

"1

I shall put you on probation," Mercy was almost too much

for Adã, “Ocoh, thank you, sir,” she moaned. at if the relic caused pain. "If I'd gone to prison I'd never have picked up the threads again, it would have undone all I've been trying for

They

helped Бет out, exhausted by the streia and the sudden relief. A woman whose happiness showed even through the tears that treamed down her face and the sobs she could hardly 'control.

GIVEN MONEY

FOR FOOD

to the day of his arrest he had received, no reply, he added. "

DYNAMIC FORCE

The concert began with the, "Egmont Overture" which was

concertos

they

*TO not the most

none

accompanied by a disconcerting inspiring things to play yet switching on and off of the

can make ormar the auditorium lights, Mr Stage- Manager. In

oven soloist's performance. The play examination 1810, Beethover was commissioned to write this ing last night was unobtrusive

and showed

of the overture end the incidental music to Goethe's tragedy. This raggedness and lack of precision. vividly portrays the which is so often present in

The whole programme

balanced the well-planned.

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 6 By Ar Indo-Cina, 6 jam.. Formoss, USA., § pm. East, Great Britain, & Europe, 6 p.m

Thailand, India. Pakistan, Middle

Japan, 6 pm.

By Surface Maloyz Ceylon, Aden, Middle East, Great Britain, Europe, 4 p.m.

Italy, France, & p.m. Macao. 1 9.00

THURSDAY, JULY! By Air

Malaya, 11.25,

Guam, Havall, USA, 2. p.m. /

Mr J. E. Durling at Central. Philippines, Australia, New Zea-

Juvenile Court this morning land, 2 pan,

Middle East,

Pakistan ordered $20 to be given from Great Britain, Europa, 6 pm.

Africa, the poor box to a 154year-old penis By Sartace boy who appeared before him, China, People's Republic. 8.30 am. pale and weak, charged with pm.

West Aurisile, P/F via Fremmestie, begging for alms in

Macao, 'ppa,

Wongnal.

chong Road on Monday,

The money was given to the

stałays, Burtem, India, 3 pm. p.. M. Borneo, Australia, New Zealind,

such, was handled with dynamic force Bad. ENETRY by orchestra.

was

t3s

and

There satisfying. excellent mixture of three great The wind section then depart-classical composers with one of ed and we were treated to a de- the twentieth century, Thank licate and subtle rendering of you, Sino-British orchstra "and Holst's "St Paul's Suite"". The Miss Chiu for a most enjoyable Ostinalo deserves special men- evening. I shall certainly come tion and the balance between again-R, Bones, the parts in the Finale with the

interwoven teme of "Greensleeves" was specially ap-| pealing but what a pity the end- ing was not quite up to the standard of the rest..

Radio Hongkong

8

...

Time

H.K.T. In Haydn's "London Sym-

Signal and phony No. 104, Professor FOR Programme Summary: 603, Lucky Dip--Variety Requests presented by lock the first movement after

Jean

7. The Japandsc (Studio) Kabuki Theatre. The Second in a the Introduction slower than we

Series of Tive Talke by C. Beatt are used to hearing it. This

(Recorded): 145, Buythmic Inter the orchestra to

Jude,. Hitte, Luko. (piano), and Jack enabled enunciate the themes more im

(Concert Hal- clearly but at the same time 7.30. "A Life of Bli Written by by Godfrey Harrison, Produced there was no sign of heaviness which such a manoeuvre is keele Bridgmont, Part 1 (38CTS)

T59, Weather Report: 6. Time Signal to

The slow move- and the News (London Relay); 8.09. (London Relay) or Commentary ment was a joy to hear with Special Announcements $15, Com some excellent phrasing to makeDezert the Week 7sure;

15

cause

boy to buy some good food, He.. East Africa & S. Addion (1. à many conductors forget that the

(Quitar)

1.45; up for that which was perhaps | Gypsy Nigis #. Time Signal. Plano by Donna Tang (Concert not quite so obvious in the The Recital

HALT 9.5, troduction and First Movement, Captain Edward Blau (BBCTS). Wednesday Theatre.

The Minuet was danceable. So 10 of one

The Story of two episodes in the at Nelson's): Captains Dramatised by Ludovic Kennedy, minuet is a stately dance even Produced by Maurice Brown; 10.15 though Haydn is enjoying him Bomance and Rhythm; 10.30 Music the Twentieth Century Symphony selt here at the expense of any No. 4. C major, Op. Leke would be dancers The last, eff) 10.50) Weather Report; 11, Printed and published by WILLIAM ALICK GRENHAM for movement showed that the Time Bigrini, Radio New Reck end on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited at 1-3 orchestra was not afraid of on Rao): 1100 Goodnight Music. God Save The Queen; 13:30, Wyndham Street, Cily of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong. I speed and was played well up Close Dowa,

was cautioned and discharge via Larques). ..

for this offence,

5. Ithodesia de Llosambique, P/P

Macro, 6 pm.

he

cumstantial from

at all and the Jury should have Stole Fruit

Counsel submitted that in this From Gardens

the

the

escape,

Members Of What Some Teachers Are Triad Societies Doing On Their Holidays

Summer is the time, when, after their hard work all the year round, the teachers and professors of the world can take a holiday,

Systematic swoops by police in Kowloon on July 4 resulted in two men Being Imprisoned by

they sa

said was that whenever

booked the booking went to Pat someone wanted to book Jack and Daphne they were already and Betty. I thought at the time that Fat, who

told me

this, was unusually frank about it and it will give you some idea of the stature of Jack and Daphne as an act.

Where They Are

110

TIO

Record Review The new Sarah Vaughan record is "Slowly with Feeling" and "Experience Unnecessary. The first one will be the most popular in Hongkong although yo the other side has occasional touches of the real Sarah. A good disc, but not quite so good 25 the one with "How Important? and #Waltzing Down Aisle."

The

is a Professor of Musicology, Mr W. B. Collier at Kowloon so one of the special adms of the morning for being members

The new one is Mercury HK the tour in to learn about all of an unlawful society,

135 78rpm. Nine men were bound in $200 instrumente · of the different

Another new Mercury disc the countries they are visiting for one year over suspected of has Georgia Gibbs going to town While in Hongkong, the group being members of

with the new Mambo rhythm Of an unlawful the University and modely called the Cha-Cha It has a other colleges in...

will also attend

Visiting

at the Hongkong moment, is a large group called the Western Illinois State College Tour The purpose of the tour is to teach its members about the way of life and the political situation of each country which they cannot understand properly from their books

visit

national

in the Colony. Leung Man (273).

an pentenced to our months and and a zest and although not Conference to Lo Kar-fo (37) banshee was quite the strong melody line of meet Hongkong's teachers and sentenced to be months: Both Tweedie Dee 7 like it better than The Wallflower and it will to learn something about their men were treated in Temple probably sell well. The other way of teaching M

Stret Their respective houses. They hope also to go to a were searched, and police found side is a cuts thing called Blue

Chinese Theatre, which they note

Berries with a new gimmick books

containing trad

whereby the title when it comes hope will help them with their society ritual

unnatural soprano by somebody Leung schutted that he into the song, is sung in an

This group is thaty-six in mum-uur will take them belonged to the Sing Wo-Tried

ber. The tour is arranged by This world tour” the Western Illinois State

College under its leader, Pro- fessor G. Mulder. Mr Mulder

eight weeks» On their return Society, which To admitted who docan't sound like Milsa many of the members will being a member of the Luten Gibbs, lecture all over the States. Ying Tritt Socie

Mercury HK