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Mother & Daughter

THE mother said to her stood by his daughter's side, a

TH

12-year-old daughter: "I want you to come shop ping with me this morning, dear."

I won't," the "You said you'd Ine again, you

"No, no, no, child cried. nover make promised. I can't come.

tours, remembering,

mother for

le in front, eying 100, quietly. The child, tall, intelligent- but did not looking, irembled,

It was as though her cry. misery had passed beyond the stage when tears could help.

INTO THE FUTURE THE magistrate remanded the a medical re- into poA. The court matron helped And the little girl burst

The last her from the flock. Two police- time, two months before, that men half-carried her collapsing The paie child left on her she had gone "shopping" with husband out. She screwed her

with slow, eyes tight shut as if to keep own, walking

staring ahead memories out, but they crowded liberate dignity,

with wide eyes, as if she long- in upon her in numbing, night-ed to see the future, but could

The stunning shock of seeing not because of the past. her mother stent from the shops they had visited then... the store detective stopping them in the street

the manager's office.

the police station, TERROR

her mother.

mare confusion.

THE mother

de-

Sues Tobacco Companies

CHINA MAIL

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1955.

Gangsters Fight It Out With Stilettos

London, Aug. 11.

Detectives tonight kept a vigil by the hospital bedside of a man calling himself "Britain's number one gangster" who was found stabbed in a London street today.

The condition of the stabbed man, Jack Comer, otherwise known as "Jack Spot," was said to be "critical." He has knife wounds in the lung and stomach,

In another London hospital tonight other detec. tives were at the bedside of 36-year-old· Albert Dimes, who had extensive stomach stab wounds.

Hospital authorities described his injuries as "serious."

Police tonight were scouring the cosmopolitan area of Soho for witnesses of a street Aght in which the two were wound- ex

the grimy Soho, pavement,

staggered away.

Oce went into a barber's shop. The other got into a taxi and was taken to hospital

Pollee look possession of a stiletto and questioned the styled watching crowds, China Mall Juck Comer, aged 43,

the himself New Orleans, Aug. 11.

nation's leading Special. A widow Bled a damage sult gangster in a series of articles against two tobacco companies he wrole recently for a Sunday

her newspaper. a today on the grounds that

claimed in the He

articles husband's use of their products caused te throat cancer which that he had risen to command 1,000 London an "army of eventually lilled him.

toughs." At one time after the war, he wrote, his gang armed themselves with submachine.

had been sent- tenced to three months' im prisonment for those thefts, had appealed and had the sentence quashed being ordered instead

And now, to pay £15 Ane. month later, she wanted to take her daughter shopping again.

I won't," the child cried. But and had the mother was firm her way. The pair set off, to a

store in their hood first.

Mrs Victorin St Pierre's suit noined the R. J. Reynolds and own neighbour- the Liggett & Myers tobacco

companies.

You just stand there, lovey."

and the mother said.

hearing

gur, hand grenades and small when threatened by A

rival organisation..

10

Britain's

Awards For

Hongkong

Policemen

But gang warfare did not come and Comer said he ordered all weapons to dumped which

H.E. the Governor has brought "pence"

authorised the. following underworld.

Ho said his alckname of awards in the Hongkong "Juck Spot" came because he Police Force, it was always "on the spot" when nounced in the Government trouble broke out.

Gazette today.

arms until his death From 1891

the under Inst month,

sult stated, she Frank St Pierre smoked cigarettes cover her daughter,

of

those com- manufactured by helped herself from a counter,

panies. to two necklaces and a brooch.

The use of these tobaccos," They left the store, the girt in terror of

footsteps charges the suit, "either preet- contributed to tho hurrying behind them, of hear-pitated or ing someone say: "Excuse me, development of a enneer in the madam.

vocal cords which ultimately DO WHAT I BAY

caused his death on July 13, into 1955," THE mother rushed her

ቤዛ The action argues the another shop, used her

peyligent in cover again to steal two hair-defendants brushes and a manicure set. And not warning that use of the

"cause could now the mother was like a bats- tobaccos man whose eye is in, whom no precipitate" the development of bowler can daunt.

ju enneer.

were

STREET FIGHT

Comer and Dimes were in- Jured after a fight witnessed by or screaming women, office girls and Soho's street loungers of countless nationalities,

"I toil you wouldn't drag. Instead, the suit charged, the advertised that the so," she told the child, pulling firms

harmful

her into the street again, hurry-elgarettes hnd ing along to

po

tube station. effects--United Press. They caught a City-bound train ulmost at once. So dki a breath-

Before their fight they wero seen to run down the crowded street

They grappled on a corner, and one man, waving a stiletto. chased the other into a fruit

less store-detective who had HK AIRPORT | shop

been trying to catch up with Arst them since they left the store.

At the

mother

the girl along counters from which she stole, bars of soup, custard powder, of packets meringue mixture, pudding mix- ture, another bracelet.

I'LL TELL

Lantion

chin,

130

W.Os an-

First Bar To Coloufal Poller Long Service And Good Con- duct Modal Cantonese Contingent: Ser geant Cheng. Cheung, Sergeant

Loe Corporal Luk Hul Hol.

SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith

7-%

"The birds were learning crazy words from the clerk I fired! Before I hire you, do you swear or use be-bop talk?"

UNIONS WANT A 40-HOUR WEEK

Blackpool, Aug. 11.

Some engineering unions in the United States are "thinking in terms of a 30-hour week," the an- nual conference of the British Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions was told here today.

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Reds Accuse UN Of Armistice Violation

Panmunjom, Aug. 12,

The Communist military command today charged the UN with a serious Korean armistice violation by "conniving" with the South Koreans in riots against Red truce inspectors.

North Korean Maj-Gen. Chung Kook-rok, charged at a Military Armistice. Commission meet- ing that the UN side "must bear the responsibility for seriously violating the armistice agreement.".

The Communist General told US Air Force Maj-Gen. H. Parks: "I lodge a strong protest with your side."

Chung charged that the UN command "is conniving at these violent, provocative nets", in which at least 27 American soldiers have been injured while. holding back South Korean mobs from neutral nations inspectors,

The UN command, which General Parks represents at Panmunjom, is "evca occurog- Ing" the stormy riots in South Korea, the Communist general changed.

The Communist draft de- mended:

1. The UN take immediate sotion to eliminate threats against the neutral inspectors and restore order,

2. The Neutral Commission

be assured that threats against

3.

Outlaws

Routed

In Desert

Battle

Biskra, Aug. 11. Thirty outlaws and 21

the inspectors "will not recur.camel riding. French Sahara That all provisions of the soldiers have been killed in a armistice agreement relating to battle at Sidi Aoun Oasis In neutral inspection teams be "carried out

...

thoroughly." - ama

United Press.

WILL STUDY PROPOSAL Washington, Aug. 11.

the Souf desert of Southern Algeria, i was learned to- day.

Ind by 80-year-old bandit chief-

BTT

The battle started on Tuesday morning when an outlaw band, The State Department today cauitously studied Red China's

Lain Ama Lakhdar, Jald proposal for a new Far East ambush at the desert casis for conference on Korea But

the French Sahara group. It refused to comment on the proanished 48 hours later with the

annihilation of the outlaw back..

Two French officers were kill- Arab

pol pending further

and analysis,

deals***

The spokesman, Mr Lincoln

cd

with 19 Logother

Hi, Sergeant Chu Sum, Mr W. J. Carron, one of the delegates, moving Hiu, Constable a resolution calling for a 40-hour week, said he Wel Hei Wei Contingent: Constable 2580 Chi Yung-ilang. Colonial Police Long Service Aud Good Conduct Medal

The regular worlding week Inspectorate: Chief Inspector for the 3,000,000 workers J. W. MacDonald, Inspector E.

hoped British unions would keep the goal of a 30-White, said the Department had soldiers recruited in the desert hour week constantly before them.

Ser-

Was

May Restore Diplomatic Relations

Washington, Aug. 11, Washington officials said

region of. El Oued. After the. Aght at the oasis, 20 outlaw dead were found on the battlefield: Two badly wounded outlaws were taken prisoners.

OVERTAKEN

only sketchy news reports on the Red Chinese proposal and therefore could not discuss it.

Department officials also were

to hear waiting

whether Red Chian had passed the proposal They fought in the shop over C. Sharp. Inspector Tsul Po-presented at the conference

at present 44 hours

along to Britain, which handles turning trays and boxes and

J. R. M. ying,

B. Inspector

between STATEMENT terror-stricken women shoppers

the In the United States, where

United matters Griggs Wall, Inspector

because the standard week was four

States and Red China

A dozen outlaws, escaped from clor R. G. saw a man stabbed repeatedly, Inspector S. C. H. Mayor, Sub-hours less, production per man the next station.

London, Aug. 12.

those two nations do not have the first battle and made of dragged her daughter

his face gashed from ear to Inspector L. The Times writes today under

N. Karpovich,

to the north. They were over- diplomatic relations. three times greater, Mr into a out, up to street lovel,

Tranquill, Carron added. Sub-Laspector the heading "Hongkong's New

Officials said privately that taken early this afternoon and multiplo store. "Now you go Airport"--

Hui Onlookers tried unsuccessfully Sub-Inspector

Hung- "Having visited America, I

US acceptance

Ten were killed of the Chinese wiped out, along just in front

Tang of me.

Sub-Inspector J. C. Gammon, Chairman

to part them. Mrs Hyams, wife cheung, "Mr

two captured seriously can say definitely that the work

Communist proposal Wal-

probably and exactly what I say," the mother

of the owner of the shop, beat Pak-shu, Sub-inspector Sl

tempo of American workers is

would depend upon whether wounded. commanded. and she prodded of the Gammon group of com-

them over the head with a ming. has announced from his

Their weapons, now in panies,

the Communists

French Indicate that certainly no higher than that of a weighing Cantonese Contingent: office

Gammon

Scoop from that

mojal

the British worker,” he added,

they would be willing to make hands, included a machine-gum, but they rentinued geant Chan Pak-wah, Sergeant co-operate machine

Mr Carron added that since (Malay) Ltd, will with the French firm of Societe fighting

some concessions. Such an in sub-machine guns and rifles. Wong Sung

Sergeant Kwan

A man hunt was in progress dication could be made privately the British engineering industry the

men, King, Sangeant Liu Wal-yuen, cut the week from 45 to 44 hours today the chances of restor-through diplomatic channels.

in the desert casts for tonight Eventually Francaise D'Entreprise de

Iurching from

Ser-

scattered survivors of the, rebel. their multiple Sergeant Tong Stu-hung Sent in 1946, production had risen 75 ing diplomatic representa Dragages el de Travaux Publies'

wounds, their blood spilling or Sergeant Li Wu, Sergeant per cent, so it was not necessary tion between Russia and EVERY EFFORT. MADE -‹

force. Among the dead was the in building the new Hongkong

The United States feels that

rebel leader, Ama Lokhtar, were Chu Ming, Sergeant Login to go to America for evidence of Australis

under airport, which is to cost about

£5,000,000,

ching. Ip

production increased

through

it. and its United Nations allies dreaded Corporal

dreaded outlaw of the Sout active discussion here and who fought in Korea, Suck, shorter working hours,

have Some progressive British firms secmed brighter than for made every effort to get a peace-

REIGN OF TERROR Wong Kam-po, Corporal Slu were already operating the 40-months past.

ful' reunification of Korea

but

For months he had conducted Corporal Cheng Ping, hour week

reign of terror in the rpora Lam Kau, Constable

Russia withdrew its Ambasad failed, because of Communist OVERTIME QUESTION

US officles feel no Nementchas mountains to the Tse Lun-shing, Constable Yuen

der from Canberra and ordered stalling.

north of the desert, holding up Shing-chiu

The conference passed un-the

further progress toward unifica Australia Constable

Mission from Yeung Hing

Constable Li

animously a resolution calling Moscow Lum

Jast year in protestion can be made until the Com-for press im against the Australian govern Pakistan! Contingent: Sergeant diately and, with a

make a concession. asylum to I mak granting

The Korean conference held at sources for the reduction of the Vladimir Petrov, former head Chulam Tam at the Central Magis- £2,500,000."

broke down Geneva In 1954 present working week from 44 of the Soviet Intelligence service Karam Din,

when the Communist side re tracy this morning for

to 40 hours without loss of pay. Karim Haider Shalt,

jected any formula which would driving a private car without Ahmed Din, Constable an agreement with employers to Soviet ofcial told Reuter.permit Koren to be reunified

A second resolution called for Australia.

A due care and attention. He Ghulam Mohammed, Constable

overtime from ties of the Soviet Embassy here,

after consulting senior authori reduce permitted

through free elections super- vised by the United Nations. that he had the impression the It recognlaod the need for

Gmckis said he US did not Soviet government would be fool it would be worth while occasional overtime but deplored

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H stop, mother, stop," the girl cried, "stop or I'll tell the man, I will."*

"It's all right, dear, we're go- ing now," the mother said. She took her daughter's hand and led her to the street. There the store detective, who had pursued them

cnught up. 1 loris,.

for 90

At Clerkenwell Court, mother and daughter were both charged with being concerned together in

out

"Gammon's will carry, virtually all the constructional work and all the work on the The French concern. airfield. will do all the land dredging. for which they are specially equipped.

"The contract will take three years to complete. The cost of the thefts, and they both plead the constructional work will

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European Driver Fined

WaKwong or

before Mr W. N. Thomas Hussain, Sergeant Mohammed mediately and, with all their re-ment's

A European was charged

Sahib Da

Comant

orporal

was

Samunder Khan.

fined $100 and his Wali Hussain Shah, Constable 30 to 20 hours a month. driving licence was endorsed. The defendant, P. Calderara,

of

C.D.

of 62 Macdonnell Road, was de fended by Mr R. W. Dyer Deacons.

Sub-Inspector Mayger prosecuted.

Radio Hongkong

in

.!

munista show they are ready, to shopcom tobacco traders and'.

"the apparent attempt to weaveWalling to scuss the matter going through another

into the pattern of industrial life constant and

excessive

6. Time Signal and Programme overtime". Summary: 0.03. Children's Half Mr H. E. Swabey, who was a

A speaker warned employers Hour, "The Adventures of Clara Mr J. C. Conder's Chur

that unless they reduced over- passenger in

by Harry 21arrison. No. 5: car, sald that on April 22, they "The Unusual Ostrich (BBCTS); 8.30, time to 20 hours a month, the

Garden Popular Song Parade: 7, "Savo Life”. were travelling down

engineering unions might ban A Programme about the Beach Road when another car overtook Guard tenorded); 30, "Viewpoint all overtime throughout them on the right using the Weekly Magazine devoted to the industry-Beuter,

At that moment, Arts, Edlied and introduced by Janer central lane,

Tomblin. Books: Reviewed by Charles

in

Mr

7.59.3

Memorial To Field Marshal

the

con- Ork

through diplomatic channels.

ference that meeting Не

suggested that both the

the Korean problem unless the Australian and Soviet govern Communist side first Indicated ments might take simultaneous

was ready to chiqge ita steps towards exploring the

'¡-position-United Press. postilon,

Australia's position, it was learned, was that because Russia

had taken the initiative in withdrawing diplomatic · E presentatives. It was up to her to take the first stop towards

GAZETTED

making any change in the APPOINTMENTS

eltuation.-Reuter,

Committee Thoma Named

*

Mr G. T. Hole, Cadet Officer

Last March he sent his men south to the El Oued region to conscript recruite into his gang. He was wounded in a brush with French Sahara troops in which seven of his men were killed. It was to avenge this defeat that he lald his ambush at Sidi Aoun,—— Franco-Pressc.

3 Months For False Report

25-year-old Wu Ting-nam, who made a false report to the Police saying that he had been robbed of $503.40, was sentenced to three months hard labour by Mr Hin-ing. Lo at Central this morning nilta bantshee,

ant

The defendant,'a'

a learner's car was passing a Law Friendly Queen' by 11. Mac- slow moving vehicle on the op-quatrie. Desert Adventure by S. posite side of the road, and in Stuart. The History of the Cinema" an attempt to avoid a collision by Hugh Sullivan No. 6

Weather Report; 8, Time Signal and with the learner's car, the car

The News (London.. Relay); *8.00, front braked and pulled Commentery. (London Ralay) or

Class 11, has been appointed had nine previous convictions sharply to the left. As a con- Special Anuocacements: 8.15, Artist

Assistant Director of Commerce between 1940 and 1984, revealed of the Week - Walter Glessking. sequence,

Conder also (piano) 8.30, Marters of Melody.

Melbourne, Aug. 11.

and Industry, it was announced the Prosecution, braked but the front offside of kidney Torch and his Cozilla Field Marshal, Sit

A memorial to Australia's only

Gazette DSI 'Collins said, that defend---: in the Government his car hit the overtaking car. chestre: The Music of Vivian

today.

reported to the Central Mr 8. C. Smith who was also FBCTS) 8. Time Signat. Musto Blamey, will show him standing Lovers Hour Caldas, tots in a sep, instead of mounted as

Mr. P. V. Dodge has taken Polico station at 9.10 p.m. on

Wednesday that ho

had a passenger in Mr Conder's car

presented by Aileen Dakker (Studio):

over the post of Assistant, robbed of the money by four gave similar evidence.

10 Doulevard Cafe 1050, Record at first planned.

H.E. the Governor has Secretary: Colonial Secretariát, Mr Dyer said that the defend. Round-abput: 10.59.Weather Report: The statue, to cost £425,000

mon near the Vehicular Ferry vice ant did what any prudent driver!! Time Bignal: Radio News Heel

(£20,000 sterling), will be twiceted the following to be star hole.

Members of the Standing Com London Relay): 11.09, Goodnight would have done in such circum- Mule: God Save The Ruveni 110 life size and wih stond at the mittee on Technical Education

Other appointments gazetted pier. A party of Pollen was sent to

were: stances, but unfortunately, when Clase DXWEL

Dr Ng Wing-hang to be to the scene, of the alleged rob- Government House and Vocational Training, for a entrance

bery where they learned the..... both cars braked there was a

Medical Officer on probations defendant's story was untrue, opposite the mounted figure of period of one year, it was one REDIFFUSION collision.

Sir John Monash, Australia's nonood in the Government Dr Sylvia Chut Salghum to be leader in World War. 1.--China Gazette today: Mail Special,

Resettlement Flats-

Tenders Sought

F

8 p.m. Children's Corner-conducted by Auntie Val: 8.30,- Friday rent

presented by matty 282, pirkioke matbag: 820, The booktaf? İsou Perionality parade Tiny Ds 715. The mlon conegaly37.30. from Germany: Time

(London the deve Weather report, announ [Interlude: 600, Data

starring Eddie Fisher and

820, JALE Cat Thegi-5stophony

Mozart): 10,kade

Tenders were invited in the Government Gazette today for the construction of six blbcks Fiend

of resetdement. nat at the Tal

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Only those on the PWD Hat, ochar Saj

of approved contractors in

V for building works,, will be incert -permitted to tudne,

MAY SURPLUS

of $2,180,265.43 "recorded in' the stateront

the

Mr I. B Trevor (Chairman). the Commissioner of Labour or his representative, the Director of Public Works or his repres sentative, the Director of Educa tion

or his representative, the

Commerce and Director of

of the Colony's finances for the dustside Charula Me÷Hộ “Iu??.

of May,

or him tepresentative,

Mr. Hout Man-wal, Mi

PROMOTIONS

been

Woman Medical Officer on pro bation; Mr D. C. Brug to be District Officer, Talpo, vice Mr HE. the Governor "hza" dp- P. V. Dodge

proves the following appois- Mr. Bray has been additional mente in the Special Con- appointed an Asistant Col-abulary, it was anounced in cor of Stamp Revenue for the Government Gazelle to-day: the purposes of the Stamp Folice Sergeant (Special). Gor

don Hul Sul fute, and Police Ordinance, Evies” Mr Dodenal

WV. Doding bag been up- Corporal (Special) pointed to be proputy Clerk of Shum to

Hole intendents of Polon (avecka).