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ARION lives in a part

Mr London where grey streets crouch and huddle together in joyless symme try, awaiting the town- planner's pleasure, waiting) to be erased and done over again by vision and humanity than those who were architects of their plight,

men

with more

Marion Ilves there who once, perhaps, dreamed of a house in Park Lane, and a place in the country, and line cars to take her from one to the other, und staffs at either whose main care would be her comfort,

She was entfiled, as a gli, to her dreams. For in those days she was a dancer on the West End stage, and in those lays every pretty dancing girl carried a coronet, so to speak, in her scant

as soldiers equipment

carry field-marshal's batons in

thele haversacks,

THE FIRST BLOW

No Marion's

CHINA MAIL

OUR AUSTRALIAN NEWSLETTER

THE CONUNDRUM OF PROSPERITY AND INFLATION

FROM H. KING WOOD

Sydney, Aug. 30.

To Canberra last week to hear Treasurer Sir

Arthur (Standpat) Fadden tell the dreary story of Australia's prosperity in an even more dreary Budget debate,

To Sir Artie, frustrated by years of over-full Treasury chests, the country is in a bad way. It has never been so prosperous, there has never been so much employment, banks have never had out so much money, savings banks have never had so much of the people's money-in fact, if this prosperity continues much longer we are going to come slap-bang against inflation.

In view of all this the Gov- But dectric razors were found ernment, knowing what is best in 24 per cent of the homes, while 24 per cent had telephones

for us, has decided to stand pot on taxation cut.

which is one of the surprises, Write 129 s

clown Dy athlex considering our phone rental headed economist if you

like, charges. asking but we tottered

READY FOR TV away

Head of one of Sydney's big ourselves where prosperity starts and inflation begins.

We departmental scores, Mr Ashley sold today that thought that somewhere in the Buckingham, reettul of

already near-disaster there his organisation had must have been a cuc-line for taken ortiers for more than 400 scmeone to wake up in the back TV sets. benches And shout What nonsense, the country has never

It so good!"

had

be

He said there would be sum-

cient sets to meet the expected heavy demand when television began operating next year.

But if the Budget debate cast

He also gave the sagging radio a shadow on one's bank balance, trade a timely kick along when there there

certain amount of the announced that TV would coronets, however, came

humour to found in the not eliminate the need for or way In those Labour, brawl. In the politicaldinary radio sets. golden days, no stately homes.

arena, at least, one could expect But she found a husband, who to see some common front of State have been at their wits Radio dealers throughout the curried her off from the stage unity but there isn't the slightest end to kick along business since and gave her security, and pro-sign It. Instead,

of

the big

the coming of TV was On- vided adequately for the children boots are still being wielded and

nounced. that presently came,

children.

2

new

the word "grouper" has and sinister meaning. Then Marion's husband died,

NEW BRAWL.

Four

of pupils and the shock was a long time On the very first day of the

Malilead wearing off, and before it had session there was a new brawl primary schoo! have organised gone properly Marion lost her on a move by private member a fund to help pupils of schools Allan Frazer to have debate affected by the recent floods in on the release of gaoled journal US. ists FitzPatrick and Browne.

The youngsters, who Arc journalist himself, showing their appreciation Frazer, und spent long months in has always felt fairly sharply the help given to Maitland in hospital. When the doctors had on question-so

this

the floods last February, have sharply done what they could for her that in spite of the fact that he collected £15 and two Ameri- she was left, still, in great pain. has been instructed not to can dollars. To case the pain her doctor pre-raise the matter on the floor of :cribed a drug.

the House, he has decided

Fate had not quite finished with her. She was taken ill,

APPREHENSION

for

They have sent the money ta the US Embassy in Canberra. to

follow his own instincts, and the matter is pet down for an

later. [ARION took the drug-at jaring Mfirst with some apprehension

The two men are due for on September 10, so and it did its job. The pains release

there seems In her back disappeared, and so

little point in a fresh brawi, did some of the pain of lanell-Frazer starting

but his attitude shows that the Parly Leader, "Doc" Evekt, is rapidly losing nl control "over the Party,

News,

was

to

The dollars, incidentally, were

sent by деть

American mother

as a birthday gift to her ex- serviceman son who has settled in Maitland. He gave them to the children.

next

in arugs, was thumbing through more than can be said for State of

the dull sheets before him, when he

came upon Marlon'

Premier Mr Cahill,

this

have

0

strong

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1955.

SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith

JM, Jog, 1.1. Paton,

Cor. 1848 by HEA Berries, Fia

7-27

"So my friend Bill Wood gave you this letter of recom- mendation, eh? Just a minute and I'll give you one back

269

to him!"

Deaths During Heat Wave

Los Angeles, Sept. 5.

STARTS INSTANTLY NEVER MISSES

SHEAFFER'S

THIS MORNING'S PROCEEDINGS

IN RAPE TRIAL

"CLICKER!

MEDIUM & FINE BALLPOINTS AVAILABLE

Soldier's Indecent Offence

Described by Mr Hin-

Miss Sze Man, a dance hostess of the Shing Ping Ballroom said under cross-examination that shing Lo at Central this morning as a person suffer- she had discussed the alleged rape with others in ing from some sort of per- the past two months when she testified before Mr version, L/Bdr Terance Ed- Justice A. D. Scholes at the trial of four men at the wards Roberts, 28, of G Criminal Sessions this morning.

The witness later said, under further examination that she had only commented

strange it was.”

Battery, 27HAA, Brick Hil, Aberdeen, was bound over cross-in $250 for one year for in-

"how decent exposure."

Tho necused are Ng Wa-leo, | Witaces said the complainant alias Ka Trol, 20, unemployed, | appeared very sad and wept as Ng Chun-chod; 31, unemployed, she spoke about the incident. Chan Kwok-you. alias You Tsai, 18. office boy, and Chow Kau, allas Ah Kau, 20, car cicaner.

In the first count, Arst ac- cused was alleged to have raped & 24-year-old dance hostess, Li Kwok-ying, alins Hung Mel, on June 1, while the other three were alleged to have aided and

beited in this offer.

The second count alleged that second accused raped hostess, and first accused with alding and abetting him.

Cross-examined, witness said he did not regard the story es toli ty the complainant as a serious matter. He had been employed in the ballroon since March, this year,

Sze Man gave corrobE:Dive

She said the com- evidence. plainant looked very sad en the evening of June 1,

Mr Dalton asked, witness how often she had discussed the matter with others in the past the two

montius. Witness she did not remember. She re- plied in the afirmative when asked if she had discussed the matter.

ac-

In the third count, that of forcible detention, all the cusod were alleged to have de- tained complainant against her will with intent to know carnally.

her

MA LO recommended thint defendant should be medically Examined.

Defendant was alleged to have indecently exposed himstif at 7 p. on Sunday outside a

Indles' hostel, 42 Kennedy Road.

Doh, Sub-Insp. Lyster pro- secuting told the Court after defendant had pleaded guilty to the offence, that the com- plainant in the case did not wish to come forward to give evidence.

He said that defendant had admitted to him that he had replied committed a similar offenke three times previously, but ho had not been charged with these offences because the com plainants, who were European women, did not wish to come to Court,

HER COMMENT

She said she had not dis- cussed her evidence with Lau Yee-mel, nor had she discussed Yee-man, Yuen All four men are defended by it with Lou

Mr Tsch. the Mr V. L. J. D'Alton and

manageress, or the K. S. Gill, both instructed by complainant. Mr W. H. Young. Mr. D. N. E She said she had only com Rea, Crown Counsel, is pro-mented how strange this matter She added that she felt secuting, assisted by Detective was.

it not worth of any discussion. Sub-Inspector Jones."

Police detective Au Won testi- Tho four youths allegedly Acd that he went to the ball- lured the hostess from the Shing room of the Ying King Restau

a false rant and took the first accused Ping Ballroom with

Police Station on the

June 7. in-story about a friend of hers and to the

then took her to the Shan afternoon of Kwong Hotel, Happy Valley, where the offences were alleged to have been committed.

The temperature fell short of the 100-degree mark here today for the first time in six blistering days, but the 99-degree reading brought little relief as the Coroner's Office reported that it was so Swamped recording deaths caused directly or directly by the heat that it did not have time to tally them.

1

However, spokesmen said that overall there had been 269 deaths since the worst heat wave in Southern California history started last Wednes- day, compared to 113 for the same period last year. They said the heat undoubtedly contributed to employees were

the many of the "natural" deaths.

The Coroner's office has been operating on on "emergency" basis

several days, The weathermary cautiously predicted slightly

cooler,temperatures, but said it was doubtful if there would be

MANHUNT

any immediate big ENDS WITH

gruss frea

ARREST

Edmonton, Sept. 5.

evening of June 1, while the

Asked if he had any intention of detalning or arresting the first accused at the moment he ap proached him, witness replied that he was acting on orders by

inspector. Police

Del. Sub-Insp. E. Jones third and fourth accused to the testined that he took the second, Wanchai Police Station various places in Hongkong on the morning of June 8.

from

WAITER'S EVIDENCE Chan Cheuk-kuen, a walter of the ballroom, said on the

having meal, complainant sakl that sho almost died the previous night. When asked what the matter

The first and second accused was, she said that four custo

and were later taken to Police Head- mers had cheated her to go Visit Wan Yuk-san. The first quarters where they volunteered who was among the to be medically examined by Eccused, four customers, had allegedly Dr T. M. Teoh, the Police sur- said that Wan had contracted geon. tuberculosis

Hearing is continuing. and was going to Borneo. The complainant sald when she saw Wan, sho dis covered this was untrue.

Sho

Radio Hongkong

WHERE ARE THEY? The Petrov Spy report his been handed to the Governor- It was not long before Marion

General and is expected to be break in the hot spell. tabted In Parliament felt that she needed more of the

early The temperature on successive drug than she dared to demand All in all, there's not much to

month which has days has hit peaks of 100-a of her doctor. She took to visit-keep one in Canberra today but prompted a few inquiries as to new all-time recorded high for

also said that the four customers ing other doctors, and getting it's a toss up whether one finds the whereabouts of the key the city-108 and 103.

had prevented her from leaving figures in the case the Petrovs. prescriptions from them.

more political peace among the

and escorted her to the Shan The Petrovs, it was sald, are

A TINDER BOX A short time ago, a dolcetive-parish pumps of Sydney.

Sir Arthur Fadden, while iving In constant fear of re-

The greatest manhunt in Kwong Hotel where they "over- Low relative humidity

has the sergeant, whose routine job it making no tax cuts, at least prisals and under 2

history of Western powered her." discomfort from Canada ended today when helped reduce check

records keeps the status quo by making Security the

guard.

heat, but this combined chemists keep of their dealings no new demands which

The ig

Deputy Director-General the

car of detectives Australian Security said with the bigh temperatures has a squad

State into a arrested a murder suspect, week that the Pelrovs turned the entire

tinder box, with numerous John Petlock, without a genuine ilking for

but

out of control and caus struggle for the slaying of ing

millions

five members of his family of dollars In Their future, of course, jes

a lonely Saskatchewan damage. Laste out of his mouth by jack in their own hands. No one can NO ONE TO HELP?

One Southern California re, farm. ing up duty

stamps from two-advise them. Possibly they may

in nearby La Habra heights, pence to threepence, which wish to change their name and ILIGENTLY, he began to

six took the lives of

fro another penny on the disappear. I

Pellock, object of a four- includes

I don't know. But I plough buck over the State's million

fighters when brush surround-province search since he dis- half do know that it will be many ground he had covered before.

from his ing them suddenly "exploded". forms.

appeared

Fenwood, choque

ilve before they scars

can He found Marion had been ob-

riscs in all other without fear. taining drugs labelled dunger. This, plus

duty tax, will

They talk with knowledge ous, from several chemists. He forms of stamp

bring him in the best part

experience of retribution called on her.

enother £2 milion a

yar

that could come to them from Is much casier to

got

their former countrymen. At Clerkenwell court, Marion, which a neat, brightly-dressed, bird- than trying to get efficiency and There Jike little woman of 58, picaded black ink into the State totter- guilty to the charge broughting transport system. against her under the Dangerous Drugs Act.

name and address, "Odd," he thought, "I could swear I'd seen that hame somewhere else,"

D"

UPS DUTY STAMPS

State Australia Weighed down by a transport deficit of £7 million, } the future. he is trying to take the nasty

and

Д

of

and

are fearful former, brush and

оп

A least $3,000,000 damage | Saskatchewan, fürm inst Mon- was reported by the poultry and day after five members of his rabbit industries as thousands family died of gunshot wounds, of their stock died in the dry, was picked up at 11 am, near parching heat. Thousands of a city street

corner after the persons Jammed- Southland landlady of the rooming house beaches, was no hint of where

with at least 200 at which he was staying noti the Pelrovs are living. A direct rescues reported by lifeguards, fled the police.

would have only -United Press.

direct answer-no

comment.

•

•

The banks are pretty wrath-question fut about this penny extra, as brought a a matter of fact. As one banker The

detective-sergeant told said: "This is опе tax the his story to Mr T. F. Davis, the Government is sure about It A new award gives Wyndhtm

(West magistrate. "The doctors do costs it

Austraila) butchers collect-all nothing to to think, sir," he said, the work and expense of col- more than £50 a week "that her pain now is largely lecting it is the banks." psychological, because she wants the drugs."

seern

"Has she no one to fall back on, no one to help her?"

"I

HOPE

DON'T think so, sir.

Shc

has independent micans,

but shoves on her own in u single room in 'very humble surroundings....!!

on

NOT FOR LAYMEN

which

D

in these days seems oven

ttle more than is necessary to The story doing the rounds get in for your chop. of the clubs at the moment....

walked A jockey leather department of a departmental store, asked assistant for a saddle.

Into

Heavy Holiday

Road Toll

Asaddle? Certainly, sir About 3,000 scientists from Day wookend much.

AC. or D.C.?"

FEW HAVE MOD. CONS.

then

Staff Sergeant Neil McLeod of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said two Mountles and two Edmonton City Pollee de- tectives arrested Pellock "with- out a struggle".

TWO WIVES BRAWL

wives of tho were charged conduct before Central Lo at

common

in.

Officer Defendant's Superior told the Court that Roberts' character was very good during his three years in the Army,

USED ILLICIT STILL

Picading guilty to dialling spirits without a licence, Wong was fined $1,800 or Chau, 20, six months by Mr W. S. Coller at Kowloon this morning.

Two other charges of posses

for slon of apparatus sultable

making alcohol and possession of eight gallons of dutiable alcohol, for which duty had not been paid, were taken into con-

sideration by Mr. Collier.

Accused claimed ownership of the still, used for distilling mothylated spirits, which was seized by a party of Revenue officers on the roof of 184 Wusung Street on September 3.-

Accused had one previous conviction for a similar offence in 1952, for which he was fined $1,200 or nine months.

Revenue Officer J. D, Wake prosecuted.

Taxi Caused

Obstruction

on a

Two women, same husband, with disorderly Mr Hin-shing this morning. H.K.T.

Defendants were Chan Yuet. Programme 6, Timo Signal and Summary: 6.00. Concert by the Band foon, 32, of 18 Centre Street, 27, 01, 478 of the Hongkong Police by Kind Permission of Mr A. C. Maxwell,

Lo Sau-chun, Commisioner of. Police under the Queen's Road. They were each direction by Mr W. B. Foster, fined $50 and bound over ARCM (Concert Hall): 6.30, First

"I stopped my taxi because Hearing presented by Alex Borrie $250 for one year.

7 Bundown Serenade; (Studio):

The two women engaged in a some Europeans signalled to me Demi-Houre Francaise. 1.30,

from the King's Theatre," said Presentation de M. Castel (Studio). brawl when the second wire

Chi-yuen when husband Young

ho Concerto en re majeur: Sonats en scolded the ml mineur (J. M. Leclair): 7.20,

without the first wife's consent, pleaded not guilty to a charge of Weather Report; a, Time Signal and

8.09, His Worship told defendants causing an obstruction The News (London Rely) of they should refer their problems publie street before Mr W. N Commentary (London

Tom at Central this Special Announcements;9.15, Folk

Secretary

for Chinese Thomas Songs of Newfoundland; 8.30, Forces to the

settle them in Favourites (London Relay); 9, Time Affairs and not Signal Record Review presented by their own savage way. Eric O'Neil Shaw (Studio 9.30. Monthly Motoring Magazion

Edited Magazine.

and introduced by Timothy Birch (Recorded) 10 (approx.), Moty Kelly and fi Orchestra: 10.12.

Itallet. At the "The Three-Cornered Hat" (Mant101 do Falla) ... Emest Ansermet con

L'Orchestre duoting

de la Bulan. Romande with Soprano Voloe: 10.00, Weather Iteport: 11, Time Signal, Radio News Reel (London Relay): 11.09, Goodnight Music; God Baye The Queen; 11.30, Close Down, REDIFFUSION,

2

Arithmetically

Not Feasible

"Try and put some simple arithmetic into your head and you will know what you have Variety

the been telling the court la not Tunpopular, variety: 3, Bold feasible,"

Bald Mr W. N. Thomas Venture starring Humphrey Bogact Tom at Central this morning and Lauran Bacell; 130, Freddy Martin Show featuring Mary Gamn to Yung Kwong-ming whom he and MurrkY Arnold: 4 Tea time found guilty of driving without Randervous: 4.30, Vocally Yours consideration for others.. whistled. Carmen Orvalíacy ((plano) -conducted

morning

Defendant was fined $18.

comer

of

The prosecution told the court that on May 20, Yeung was seen by a policeman to park his vehicko

the 'at D'Agullar Street and Queen's Road Central while trying to get passengers for his Soving there were no passengers in the car and the taxi remained there for about four minutes, the constable told Young he had committed on charged him.

car.

offence and

Israeli Apology,

MAN'S ADMISSION Pellock had "a large sum of money on him" and admitted If, in the last fortnight or 50,

he was the wanted suspect, the

Chiengo, Sept. 8. been jostled by a

deaths big you haven't

Highway

mounted McLeod added, Cash savings of scientist the doctor

sround deadily tonight, surpassing lost $10,000 had disappeared from Sydney you don't move around

Potlock year's toll and threatening

to the

homestead at Bet a new record for a Labour Fenton after the murder and nearly all the money was bé. Australia and New Zealand A United Press

recovered tabulation lieved

from the have been attending a confer- showed ot 100st: 370 traffic suspect, Looks like we might be kid-

Mel-

by Auntie (al/8.30,

Accused was cautioned and deaths since 6.p.m. Friday, com-

Cairo, Sept. 6. ding ourselves somewhat about nice. True, that is in

deaths The grisly slaying occurred Progressive Jais. Bliver Network

Request programme of Western his driving licence endorsed,

Israel has expressed, regret. Marion had nothing to say, these all mod. cons, and pushbourne, but they have been pared with 306 trame

the all-ume last Monday, when Petiock's murder & the Morgan Maner last your and

The prosecution said accused for the frontier incident in the and

widowed mother, a brother, his | featuring beyond that she was sorry. She button living. A survey which spilling over to this place now Then we had about

Iva Morgan rocord 453, set in 1951.

and was travelling along Queen's Gaza area which occurred last of the Council of Adverting Re-

brother's wife and her two Questa: 631 Birthday Malted: Road from West to East behind night after Jarock and Egypt had was put on probation.

200 of the world's top experte

At Jenst. 55 persons had children made into As I left

were killed on the cord Parade latest release: 287, the court, later, I search

here for the first International drowned, eight were killed in lonely farm 80 miles northeast NC, Wide 19 Chiantovani bus rechod brendan's

Personalik, Parade Bobby Troup; a bus: on May 20. When the agreed to stop firing.” saw her talking to the woman and Brisbane showed that in Sydney, MO

Wool

Research con- plane crashes, and 53 persona of

ETAZINGAS 7.30, Musa by alowed officer. probation

Talking

Regina have ship

Two Israeli soldiers were kill- of all

all families in

died in miscellaneous occidents

down, and His Orchestes: T40,. Shadows DE and plane loads of

Patlock's

mother, top fight

widowed cagerty, rapidly, as if for too 20 per cent

Doubt - presented by for an overall. Holiday - tc) of

Colgate car overtook the bus at high ed in the incident. she had been denied come three cities and running hot plain old medicine doctors here 480,

Mis Harry Potlock, 12, his long,

Palmolive Co. Time statial and speed. Defendant was alleged water in kilchen, laundry and

480, compared to Inst

brother Michael, 34, Michael's your's

the Dews (London

KÖR, whom to

The apology wanɛreported in driven dangeroualy one with

share her bathroom, including gas, chip

prema wife Angolina, 21, and her two

Weather report on to have troubles.

No doubt all these fellows

California reported. the worst children, Diana, 3, and Michae

Infertile Malachring mustole the road at the time was under a versent to the Explan Government \fonight by UN Druge had killed hor pain. bathhenters or coppers,

➡eaturing the doorgewelachring

ona lané (of About 107,000 familles did release rod-hot stuff in their

Orofeetal 30% questions; trafle, was allowed.

***TYUČO Commsleiforier, General Perhaps the fellowship she was

papers and talks but to the lay toll in the nation, with 38 death line, 10 months, all were shot

Тохла being led, towards would heal not own a vacuum cleaner, an

counted 28 three times with u.22 calibret Opera fime highlights from man it's anyone's guess, We sat reported.

(Verdi 30. Dowser json. Yung denied he had been M. Duns the wounds drugs could not electric washing machine, a re-

through wool ression last Ohio 37, Michigan 29, rife

Dumaiefuri 191) Carralli Olbbons speeding. But he was asked, li Gendral Burna sald that Illinois 22. Pennsylvania 18, and mass Greek Culholle funeral and aghi - Orchardan: 510.30, Clyper he had not been travelling at Ternel had inforrned him that an polither.

for the family, victims of a mur- Caravirana i programithe) of carbur rest of the boys gave us the cue," but all we know about wool "Only four stains--Delaware,

Porturing the skrear Montana, North Dakota and Worked with "methodical red-

posibly have overtaken a bus omcer and dve men mistakenly that the sweeter

wah moving at.15 m.ph. crowed the border and got lost "Earolarites, around the once still has holes Vermont--had cscaped without new was held on Swurd

trane ■ frame fatality,United Press. United Premi,

God Bar los Queor, Clove Bound within space of 30 yarda In the elbows.

homes

the

ference, we

for the medical congress. overall total of 643.

and

"

reach, that loneliness had in-frigerator' or,, pa electrle floor week, politely diapped. when the wisconsin, 17EELAMERAuro: derar," whom the police sald; bind frousing Ela". Dated with Dreamland.... | filgla...” speed; .... how; could he.Tarnell, fiutrot consisting of one

fleted upon her.

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