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JOHN CLARKE'S
CASEBOOK
Latour Gets His
Underneath Instructions
The Stars
The
I philosophers sat in
Puris, Sept. 20.
General Boyer de Latour,
the smoky public bár, grave- tonight
received
detalled
ly putting the world to written Instructions to set rights over pints of mild in motion the French gov- beur.
crnment's plan for intro-
The name of one of the philo-ducing home rule in Morocco, į sophers was Mick, and he, being an Irishman and out of work, did most of the talking. The other was William, an English- man who, since he had a job, did must of the paying.
Pint followed pint into the two men's glasses until the sad ery of "Time, grotlemen, picase" put an end to their pleasure.
INVITATION 66XX/HY ́an' that's
#shame,"
Werled Mick, "when I wuz just going to tell you how the kings of Ireland Im sprung from Wilz.
"We'll Ko
go down to Victoria," William said. 'You can tell me, there, where the pubs do shut for another half hour.”
The two set out like pilgrims hurrying from persecution, and greater reached the land of treedom in time to have one or two pints more. It was Mick who suggested the next move.
"Now why don't you back to my place," he said to Willian,
"and get your head down for a bit after all those beers?"
come
William, whom the night oir was beginning to affect, agreed, TOWN HOUSE
H'S
TIS Irish friend led him of to a town house that had
an excellent address
and Br
imposing facade, but which, since the bombing, had possess-
ed no roof.
The
bombed-out building of Irish tile pair had
to be a kind
armed club, for when
ruse
to
greet
The instructions were signed by the Premier, M. Edgar Faure,. and by the Minister for Morocco, M. Pierre July. They wore handed to General de Latour
at a private dinn Prime Minister's office.
dinner party at the
The instructions order General de Latour to take all necessary measures for the retirement of Sullen Moulay Ben Arata aud for his safe journey to Tangier.
They also cover the action the Resident-General will Fave to take to install the three-man which is 10 regancy counell repince the functions of the retiring Sultan and which is to nominate the Brst all-Moroccan government
It was learned from sources close to the Premier's offee that these Instructions were couched in fairly general terms ond contained no precise indication as to when these various moves were to be made.-Reuter.
Attempt On
Life Of
Patriarch
CHINA MAIL
Established. 1849',
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1955.
His Royal Highness Prince Himalaya Bin B. Shali, Second Prince of Nepal, and his wife, the Princess Grila, arrived by P.A.A, from Bangkok this morning. The royal couple refused to see the Press when they arrived at Kai Tak. However, a message was relayed to the new men gathering round the VIP room that it was a "private visit." They are staying in Hongkong for a week before leaving by air for Tokyo. Ploture shows the Prince and his wife at Kui Tak this morning-Staff Photopragher.
Illegal Storing Of
Goods Dangerous
SHEAFFERS
Skrip
ALL IS CONFUSION IN BUENOS AIRES
BY DOUGLAS CLARK
Buenos Aires, Sept. 20,
Under. Peronista rule, Argèntines have lived through many moments of tension and uncertainty but none compared with the confusion of anxiety that have gripped the city during the past 48 rain-drenched hours.
All day long citizens have been huddled over radio sets listening to official communiques. Those with shortwave sets have been trying to pick up the revolutionary broadcasts.
nerves.
ON THE
Mention last week of the Patti Page Fan Club hes çer
tainly bralight results. A very nice letter from the president tells me that the club have written to that Singing Ragb and had reply from her in
which she said she may be coming it to this part of the
world in the future.
Patti Also gave her officiol blessings to the kien of getting the club' started and the mem-
The occasionel rumbling of thunder does not help peoples' bers receive regularly a bulletin
to fer.
A curfew is still in effect and | garrison are already on the re- for the soldiers' rifles and only want to be able to do a day's only a few people and care arevolutionary side. to be seen on the streeta,
His summing-up is that the work in prace and quiet.---Reu-
will have the military junta Troope are patrolling centre of the town while tanks aecept unconditional and armed vehicles are posted der" and that it will be all over bar the chouling in the next 24 at til strategie points.
hours.
£1
All busines activity stopped today and the chances are that thousands will not show up for Work tomorrow I the certainty continues.
The confusion is tremendous and everybody is asking: "What is going on?"
that
The official radio claims peace talks have started but the iebel
naval Puerto Belgrano base radio station claims the government military junta dele gation has not shown up for talks on the cruiser off the Rio Santiago naval basa near Eva | Peron (La Plata).
RUMOURS RIFE
Rumours about the deavours of Peronista
workers
not
surren-
The present nervousness and aro a natural conso- rumours quence of the situation, but he belleve
CGT the docs workers will rise even if hand fuls might try to cause trouble.
He feels the majority of the workers have a healthy respect
12 Months For Indecent Assault
Must A
Magistrate Convict?
which brings them up to dużo
Patti and her records,
on
I have also had word that another club exists in Macao and that it has been going for
some
me
The Hongkong president asks it I would like a copy of the bulletin and I hope she is read- ing this because I would like to accept her kind offer,
I would also be interested in hearing of any other fan clubs which exist for other singers.
April In Hongkong
I received an invitation the other day from the president of the Hongkong Musicians Union Judgment was reserved by and I wish I could have accepted. It was to a recording session Mr Justice J. Wicks in the held under the auspices of the Appeal Court this morning EMI group and the reason for
the after further legal argument recording is an interesting It appears that Indeed ORC
American of the question of whether Owen Engel of the or not à Magistrate had to Broadcasting Company in New World convict once a charge of York plans to hold a illegal importation of gold Jazz Festival, with original Jazz compositions from all over the was proved.
world. The Hongkong contribu Mr J. E. Durling at Central The point arose in an appeal tion has been written by Tony to turn the scales in their fa
Arevalo and is called "April in vour are rife through the town. Magistracy this morning zen-brought by the Revenue Depart-
of 503 ment against the decision of Mr Hongkong". The recording dale The biggest question is "Where cenced Danny Tavares
was to get Tony's tune on tape. Feron?"
Hennessy Road, to 12 months' Hin-ching Lo who, on March 18,
as acquitted Chow Ha of importing The work is said to be based re- hard labour for Indecently The military junta is
on a Chinese melody with the peatedly announcing on the saulting a 16-year-old Chinese 203 taels of gold without a lleence. The gold, 59 bars, were radio that
effect of street cries worked in Peron has resigned she prosecuting oficer stated found on Chow when he arrived so that it has a really Oriental but the man in the street wants
that on the morning of Septem- on the my Tai Wo last, Novem sound to know where he is.
The presidential residence is ber 20 while complainant was ber
Mr Patrick Yu (Instructed by still completely surrounded by asleep near the staircase of 537 city transport buses and troops. Hennessy Road, defendant ap- Mr P.. Mo), who appeared for Versions about Peron say he is proached her and indecently Chow, said it was purely her. abourd a Paraguayan river sloop assaulted
Complainant academic case because he under of Buenos Aires, in the presid- shouted out and her motherstood that the application for ential residence still hoping to came to investigate but de confiscation of the gold had be
withdrawn by the Revenue or has left fendant had already escaped. make a comeback,
Department, the country and is in Paraguay, Tavares was later located on
Crown Counsel, Mr J. W. D. Chille or Bolivia.
the roof-top of 635 Hennessy Hobley, represented the Revenue Road where he was gathering Department. his clothing.
Four factories and shops were fined by Mr I. T. Morris at Kowloon this morning for committing breaches of the Dangerous Goods Ordinance.
Chan Chi-man, proprietor of tin without a prescribed label.is the North Pole Glove Factory, Prosecution said the acid and Bute Street, second floor, gasoline were used for cleaning 2-4, was fined $400 for having in clothes. store 30 gallons
A fine of $100 was imposed of kerosene in tans without a prescribed label on the Sing Hing Feather Works and without a licence from the of 98, Pitt Street, for having in store 17 gallons of inflammable that the factory was rather small the
The Prosecution pointed out liquid without a licence, while proprietor of the Chan and there were 140 employees Cheong Hing Shop, 44-A, Mairi working at the premiees, which, Street, Chuk Yuen United Vil- he said, would be very danger tage, was fined $50 for storing
20 gallons of kerosene. oun in case of fire.
Cairo, Sept. 21. A young Copt fired £ climbed inside, a lanky redhead pistol burst into the palace
of the Patriarch of the Fire Brigade. them. "That's Brendum, comes trom Kerry," Coptic Orthodox (Christian) Church of Egypt last night, but the 82-year-old Patriarch escaped by locking himself soun in the library.
was softened by
Hold Mick,
The trio stretched out on the rubble, that straw that carlier tenants had provided. They Werd asleep.
A PROMOTION" THEN at four in the morning, Abdel
William
Police said that the man with a gun, a goldsmith named Nasser Messi, was wounded suddenly awoke, twice when a policeman outside ne the main gate of the patriar- had a promotion," as put it later. His promotion led chate fired on him:
་་།
his gaze to a Pile of straw This was the second threat to
felt
He
the
white
rust the life of Patriarch Amba neurby. He saw a hand hit Yussab
Second. into it. Fearfully, William bearded spiritual leader of three in his trouser pocket,
million Copts in Egypt, Ethiopia, money-£--was missing.
Sudan, the Gold Coast and South looked round for Mick, and saw
Africa. he was on his feet.
"Hey, you're not leaving here Lil I've got a policeman," Williant cried to Mick, springing up.
the
While he sheltered in his library, the police chased
palace.
gunman through the ornale
Woosung
Chu Chlu-ko, of Shanghai Steam Laundry, 37, street, ground floor,
$200 for storing 50 acetic acid without
was fined pounds of a Hetnce
and two gallons of gasoline in a
Delegation Dined
Moscow, Sept. 21.
Nikola Bulgunin,
Marshal In July last year, a gang of A policeman was found. Later dissident Copts forced the aged that morning at Clarkenwell, Patriarch at gunpoint to sign Mick pleaded not guilty to steals abdication in an abortive ing the £4 from his friend, und | coup of the Coptic Orthodox the story was told to Mr E. G. Church.-Reuter.
Robey.
THE THIRD MAN
CRISS - CROSS examination,
of William by Mick, and No UN, Seat
Mick by William followed. The cut
thrust or duellista ard armed with blunt instruments.
"Ah, don't tell stories," Wi- llam cald to Mick's denials, "I don't like to see a man in trouble, but wasn't it hand I felt in my pocko, when I had the promotion that woke
your
For Red China
(Continued from Page 1) Journing the discussion of Chi- ese representation by 42 votes to 12 with 6 abstentions. The decided not to
Ambly the question during the 1055 session.
meow wad that be, when it wuz meself got up and had a stroll because of your snoring at two o'clock?" Mick answered,
An untoward heldent marked the vote on the admission of "What about this other man, Communist China. As the vot? Brendan?" asked the magistrate. was being taken, an Argentinian,
"He
might know. something, standing in the lower part of but he'd gone," said Mick,
"Would you like to try to find the Assembly Hall, advanced
towards the Argentine delega Simp
tion's seats shouting: "The dlc- Mick said he would, and the tatorship has been overthrown. case was adjourned while, in This delegation has no right to police-car, Mick searched. Ho
be here." was not successful,
He was
But the money had been found, the
Wes
promptly ejected from under the straw, where William
Jose Maza, the delegate of had seen the mysterious hand, Chile, was then unanimously and when Mick, was brought elected President of the 10th back, the magistrate sald;ression of the General Assembly. "Although I have the gravest All 60 delegations voted in his suspicion about
you, suspicion davour-Reuter ani France
is not enough. The chargo
dismissed,"
ia Pressc.
"Why, thank you, sir," Mick
said,
and he wafted away to
catch up on the sleep that had Egyptian Troops
been denied him the night bafores
Drowned Himself
In Barrel
Ordered Back
Cairo, Sept. 20. The Egyptian Government has ordered its forces at Gaza to move thoir outposts at least 500 metres away from the truce demarcation ince, it was officially announced
the Soviet Prime Minister, gave a dinner in the great Kremlin Palace in honour of the East German government delegation, Tass, the Soviet news agency, said early
oday
The dinner, which followed the signing of a tredly of rela- tions between the Soviet Union
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER #1 By Air Indo-China, 0 p.m. Formuga, S.A., & p.m. Thailand, India, Pakistan, Middle
and East Germany, was attend-East. Great Britain & Europe, 6 pm.
ed by the East German Pre- mier,
Herr Otto Grotewohl, four of his deputy premiers and other members of the East Ger- man delegation-Reuter,
Radio Hongkong
ILK.T
0 Time Signal and Programme Summary: 0.03, Lucky Dip Varinty Requests presented by Jean (Studio); 7. Interlude for Musle with Kay Cavendish (BUCTS); 7,35, Luis Bazt Vela, (baritózta), sings Spanish songs 110, "A Life of Bike Written by with Orquesta de Camara de Madrid: Godfrey Harrison. Produced by Les ile Bridgmont. Ealsode 21. (BECIS); 7.50, Weather Report: 8, Time Signal and The News (London Relay); 100, Commentary (London Relay) or Spe clal Announcementa; 9.15, Composer Nights: Time Signal. Trie in D of the Week=Respighi; 848, Gypry
Major. Op. 70 No. (Ghost) (Bee- thevan); 1.30, Wednesday Theatre.
court. Produced for the Hongkong
operation Leopard" by Losila Har-
Japan. Piy
Macao. 6 p.m.
Burface
P.m.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 by Aur Indo-Chino, France, 2 Guim, Hawaii, U.S.A., 2 p.m. Philippines, Australia," New Zea- land. 2 p.m.
Paklaun, Middle East. Afrion, Great Britain, Eutrope, 6 p.m.
By-Surface
Chma, People's Republic, 9.30 sun. Mauriuum, South Africa, 11 min. Japan, 2 p.m.
Bacao, 2 pm. Indonesia, é p.m.
Significantly Last
night's rumour that he had committed suicide is no longer being rê-. peated.
HAVE UPPER HAND
Before ser
sentenco was passed His Worship stated that in view of defendant's previous convic- tions, which included two for similar nature, the
The appeal was adjourned from June 14 for further legal argument.
Maybe we shall be hearing it on the air soon, although if we do I imagine the title will be changed. There have been too
any April tunes.
Odds And Ends
In America the biggest ibing to happen to the record busi- ness
ELOW! for years is the Columbin plan to deni. direct with the
Through customer.
their 'retailera they have set up a Record Club which gives the
benefits al customer many
I have just spoken to the offences of head of local news agency and lightest sentence was 12 months. inbility under the Importation o
onc
the of
best informed journalists in Buenos Aires.
He is .convinced the revolu-
tionaires have the upper hand Stagnant Water
and that even the Buenos Aires
Employed Women
10
Night Workers
On Building Site
SUBMISSIONS. Mr Yu submitted that though there
WAS absolute
Gold Ordinance, Section 35 of the Magistrate's Ordinanca gave him a wide discretion to look into all the circumstances of
tho
49
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cheaper records, thus making big cut-rate stores less then no good far as the music lover is concerned. The record dealers are pleased with the plan because the business that used to go to the big cut rate places now goes, through the record shop, direct to the cus-"
Columbia
to are sceing it that the dealer gels his profit and everybody's tuppy....ox- cept the cut-rate shops.
the case, and it he found ex- tenuating circumstances, to ne quit the accused in spite of the fact that tho
torner: charge had been proved, Kan Man, Manager of the Kan As for as the offence was con-- "Construction Company Roomcerned guilty knowledge was not
108, Luk Teow Building, first a defence, but it was material The newest labçi lö appear in floor, Hongkong was fined $250 to consider whether or not the America is "Wing," a Mercury by Mr I. T. Morris at Kowloon | accused Intended to commit the subsklary. The first disc they this morning for allowing stag-crime and for what purpose he put out went straight up and
water, where mosquito did it, sud Mr Yu. Obviously into the Hit
Parade. nont
tizat he
singer is Nick Noble and the larvae was found breeding, on a the Magistrate found
had committed a technical song "The Bible Tells Me So," building sito,
and believed he carried offence Tho Prosecution sald the the his whole life's saving,
gold,
Record Review stagnant water was found in to save it from his wife, and the main room of the ground that he did not intend to
This week's records are both 12" LP's with 12 hits on each. oor of one of the unnumbered smuggle it,
Mr Yu asked that Court to buildings under construction at
One of them la a Mercury and lot opposite the Yaumati confirm, the Magistrate's acquit has the stars, the other is a
Mr I. T. Morris at Kowloon this moming imposed a fine of proprietor of the 550 on the Tal Hing Paper Bags Work- shop, 14 Bute Street, second floor, for employing five women
work at night. The defendant had falled to when he was appear in Court summoned on August 26 and a warrant for his arrest issued by the Magistrate. He Police Station, was subsequently apprehended and appeared in Court this morning on ball of $200,
was a
Phlippiner, Australia, New Zea-US Submarine Here
land. 6 p.m.
Malays Ceylon, India, Aden, Middle East, Great Britain à Europe,
The American Submarine Tiru
Rog. & P/P. 5 p.m. Ordinary) | (Lt Commencler E.B. Johnson) 9 a.m. (or 29/1). Macao, B p.m.
entered port this morning on á recreational visit.
One of the 80 ships of the Balao Class, Tiru has a sub- merged speed of more than 10 knots and a surface speed of 20 knots. Sho has a longiḥ, of 311 tout,
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 By Air Thalland, Burma, India, & a.m. Formosa, Japan, Korea, 10 a.m. Philippines, 2 p.m. Formosa, 0 p.m.
Burma Inadam, Pllaton Bichdie East, Afrion, Great Britaẩn je Europe,
Kara, p.m. Japan, 6p.m USA, Chado, a p.m.
Bortico, Malaya, N.
Indonesia.
a Club by Timothy Birch the Orchestra: 10.30, Music of the corded); 10.38; Norrie Paramsor and Twentieth Century. Violin Concerto in A minor, Oo, la (Glazounov), In- presioca rezestetras (Villa-Lobos), A Mare encheu (Villa-Lobos); 16.09. | Australia, New Zealand, Ceylon, Weather Report: il, Time Signal. 6 p.. Badlo News Real (Londan olay); 11.09, Goodnight Music: _God Bava The Queen: 11.30, Close Down
REDIFFUSION
Children's PM..
Comer Conducted by Auntie Val; - 8,30, Wednesday Requests Presented by Betty: 0.20, Birthday 0.30, The Cocktail Hour 7 Parson ality Preado-Al Jolson! 715, THE Reginald Leopold Quintet and the Battere: 7:50. Concert, Tayworks; 7.45, Shastows of Doubt-Presented by Colgate-Palmolive Co.: B. viime Sanal and The News (London Re bơi: 8,00, Weather Report.
Interlude: 8.18, DOUNDOVERita Honky Tonk Piang: 8.30. Diamond Mura. Show the Latest in Populiner The government also ordered Music: 9. Adventure of Kelan Blear, whose mind was
prection un-ihe
Blaming Ann› Bothern; 950, Kuala of barbed-wire for youosturing George' (20) balanced by the state of his obstacles at "certain vital points chring end up merpational Themory? health, got into the barrel head of the truce : line inaldo, the 10. Botle Castle 10,16 reda King first China Mall Special Gazaj sector."---United Press.
Londan, Sept 20... A man of 75, Mr John Steer, drowned himself, In a barrel on his allotment, a Chertsey inquest was told today.
today
His plano Mixt his 'Ouchestent: 10:0
By Burfans Malaya, Ceylon, India, Aden, Middle East, Great Britain & Europe,
Chine, People's Repubita, 9.30 1.20. Macao, 3. p.m.
Thailand, p.m.
RICKETT LEAVES
Mr Walter A. Rickett, one of the Americans recently arrived. from Communist China, left for the United States this morning by PAA
Mr Rickett, who had beeri Japan, U.S... Central & South detained in Communist gnol for
America, 5 p.m.
Blackoj, a 'p.m.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER KA
By Surfac
Chine, People's Repubilo, 920 manu Formosa, Noon.,
Masso, p.m. Japan, p.m. Philopintes, N. Borneo, a pim. Korea, 3 .. China, People's Republia, d ́p.m;
so, à p.m.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 CBy Surfkee............ Marro. 2 p.m.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
The Hour of Chang petarding Phil · Chine. People's Republic, 0.30 am Spilainy and big All-Girl Openetray Mação. 2 p.m..
•19) Dube with Drumlind Featuring - Filippines, 3p.m.j
Malays Ceylon India, Pakistá God" Here | Badia, P/P via Karmoni, 5,
Printed and published by WILLIAM ALICK GRINHAM for the quote binnen; 130W PT
four years, was
released last Friday. "I
"I was a spy," he said. when he was interviewed by. the From upon arrival.
Tropical Storm
A message from Mándia re-, celved by the Royal Obeer vatory this morning climated that a tropical - storm waS curteod at 10.5 degrees north 1800 dogroom cast (about 600 miles ENT
of Manilay, moving WNW at 11 knots. A maalman | “wind velocity of 35
and on behalf of 'South Chini: Morning Post Limited at 1-8avoviders Sara Cibows | Adro, Biddia Link, Ameya Portugues, Tootale was recorded.. ́ ́ nHGAS, MAN
Wyndham Street, City of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, the Queen) Close Down
SIDE GLANCES
tal.
By Galbraith
"I don't know what it is either, Dad--Mom had the cook- Book out this afternoon, and you know how thing is
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Diamond and has the distinction of being the first LP to appear with this local
label. The crcury dire need hardly be reviewed because all the songs are proven
favourites..."How Important Can It Be by Sarab
Jones'
Les by Vaughan, "Hello Mrs
Damona
Ballad of Davy Crockett' by Rusty
the Gaylords, Mein by
'Chow
Draper
"Everlovin' by Patti Page and so
OR.
The recording is good and this should appeal to those of you who like Hit Parade' music. The Hammond dise is not available in the shops right now but it should be in a day or two, just as soon as the covers, which are being made locally, are ready. The disadvant age of this, record is the foot. Hiat no artists 'are shown on the label, which-le a very simpló affair don- taining just -a "list" "of the tunes, Those include. “Cherry Pink' -"Papa Love Mambo", : '2tambo Italiano", Zeamin' the Blues, Fir Sandman', Bhady'. Lane" "Naughty Lady of KIMIN AUK Want from. You "Hearts of Btons', 'Bincerely" and "They Were Doing the Kambo", "
The dias la... strange,to,woo, being made, at a special transparent reu vinylite, a material which was much In evidence: In the warly days of Lea but poenam toʻlave faded out of
· Lam....Since then. The singers on the disc arw Klown Scott, The Romings. Lon Sisters The Three Queens, and " Ira, Your Panka; and · Jim "Fale, the cowboy + Who make Venom Biuria? sound like a deços hall queen, - The Bongs (ATO, 'Sung by? the artists con«! persed indian mina v style sa the original hit roodeda, and) kun Ormly DoDvipowa SMS3, ie ?Learnin'... the Blues" number is the audio" "si¦ the onel-mentioned" "ày - being? part, "of FastFiranku record on the "Today" lands? Besoeding win stanchard -- thron shout "axoupe; * for "They Werste Doing Das (5) Mambo"
bunde where: the orchestra
numbers. 32
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