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JOHN

CLARKE'S

CASEBOOK

NICE CLOTHES

CHE stood in the dock at

Great Marlborough Street court, a tall, slim girl of 17, whose name was Jill, and who wore A green-

pression of utter misery.

If laughter had lightened her face, or even the, small change of laughter, a smile, Jill might

CHINA MAIL

OUR AUSTRALIAN NEWSLETTER

PETROV INQUIRY FINDINGS NOT

EARTH SHAKING

FROM H. KING WOOD

Sydney, Sept. 20. The Royal Commissioners' report on the

Russia had

patterned dress and an ex-Petrov spy inquiry was released to schedule and given pages of space by our papers but it con- tained nothing earth-shaking, really.

and may still have - a spy organisation inside the country, said the report. That is more or less understandable. It is only months ago that the cold war could have turned to shooting at a drop of the hat, and with our long- range rocket testing ground, it is not inconceivable that cloak-and-dagger stuff is still going on, and maybe by lots of other people besides Russia.

have been very pretty Indeed, but standing there In silence, with n trickle of tears creeping down each check, she looked almost plain.

best No one looks at their when they stand in the dock

and plead guilty as Jill had just done to a crime like theft. Fear or shame show on most people's

faces.

B

MOTHER HUBBARD

com-

Actually, it would have been wealth Bank, Dr Coombs, should UT Jill's unhappiness seemed rather amazing if it had been have the use of a private plane that Russia in a strange way to be much

reported

wasn't which cost £10,000 a year, par- deeper-seated, as though despair interested in spying and did toularly at time when Dr had been for so long her

not have one agent in the Coombe was preaching economy. panion that she had grown to

country now.

In the fullness of time

Mr The Commissioners said that F. was informed that the doctor belleve no other state existed.

petticoat the a peli

Communists supplied

a did not intend to make available where she ferile upying ground. While banking business but if Mr F. To a man's has perhaps not been stated scared to get in touch with him

when the

Jill had stolen

the

froked-a

worke

eye the

aundry

garment,

police held it up for the magis aluntly, most people were well he would give him

haul for O white cotton

trate to see, looked a pitiful A shapeless athlet

affair, like the "Mother Hubbards missionaries used to distribute, which valued on the charge-sheet 8s. This Jill had stolen on her first day of work.

was at

Aware

that the link between formation privately.

To which

the Coms was

its

Mr

蟲 on

the in-

Fairbairn

the USSI and

close so that docan't replied that he desired the in- pretty cause any gasp of dismay, formation

ministerial In actual fact, the spy level; that he didn't intend to quiry did not live up to

approach

any civil servant for carly promise. Instead of being the opening chapter, the Prime information, and that he was a the people representative of Minister's announcement in the who not only owned the bank IN NEED OF CARE

House many months ago that but was also the boss of Dr THE story was briefly told to THE

Petrov had changed sides and a Coom the magistrate, Mr Foul

Coombs which was all mighty fith column was in our midst Bennett, VC,

dat good stuff. by far the tastiest pięce at

then a welfare

officer went into the witness- box.

"This girl," she said, nodding towards Jill, “was placed in a home as being in need of caro and protection, when she still a schoolchua.

was

"After that, she was put into She had two or three hostels. jobs, but became rather restless, so we felt that perhaps she would benefit from some train- ing. She was given training and then this job was found for her.

THE

TENDENCY FOR FILFERING

HE welfare officer paused us if for Jill's sake she meant to choose her next words care- fully.

"Unfortunately," sho said, "Jill has got this tendency for petty pilfering "Oh dear,

sald the magis- trate. "Then this isn't the first time?"

"I'm afraid not, the welfare officer sald, and changed the subject. "Jill's mother has said, she would like her home. But conditions at home are not too antisfactory. The mother is here, perhaps you would like

do with your daughter?"

nagistrate asked her,

|

WES

a meal that dragged out far too long.

But lacking as it is in rip roaring spy material, there will be few people who will agree with the comment of the Leader of the Australian Labour Party, "Doc" Evatt "that the Cont mission had falled to expose ope of the most transparent political frauds in modern his tory,

Which was a pretty sweeping statement for the "Doc" 10 make.

Financial Ills

We ordinary characters are getting case-hardened about being shed around by great and not-so-great

government icials and It is refreshing to 600 Komcone who has The authority and right to do so telling one what his place is.

A Pious Hope

of

shed 1845

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1955. SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith

IT, A Bag 1% 11. Pat DIT Capr. 1966 by MILA Bervien, indu

"It doesn't do a thing

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 By Air Formosa, Okinawa, 0 p.m. Burmo, Indie, Pakistan Ceylon. Middle East, Great Britain, &

Europe, 8 p.m.

Japan, 6 pm.

By Surface Malaya,

Ceylon, India. Pakistan, Aden, Middle East, Italy, Portuguese. India, P/P via Karachi, 5 pm."

Macso, pm.

me!"

دهم

No Second Term?

BE

SHEAFFER'S

ADMIRAL SNORKEL PEN

This Morning's Murder Trial Evidence

A Police constable told the Court this morning] that after finding decensed lying wounded at a stall in the Shaukiwan Market he accompanied him to Queen Mary Hospital in an ambulance.

The witness, Chong Chi-heng, PC 4808, attached to the emergency unit of the Hongkong Police was giving evidence at the trial of a fish stall foki charged with the murder of a fellow foki before Mr Justice James Wicks at the Criminal Sessions.

The accused, 22-year-old Lam | wrote, Accused wrote into the Man-chee, Is chcl-ged with book with his back to him, killing Wong Hung, allas Wong witness said. Slu-hung on the morning of May 19 last.

From Our Files

100 Years Ago

Two cases of harpteldoor

murder, have occurred on the

comst within the last fortnight,

The first was that of a Cup- in Penny, or some such name who, in a

a drunken fit, called all his men

aft, and throw a them Tho boarding-pike at

weapon struck one of the men and killed him. We are told the Captain is to be sent to Hongkong

for trial

The other case was on board the Linda (late Alpha,) a small schooner belonging to a pubiican. here, and which has been sail- ing about without papers. The Witness told Mr Leong that mate, Dimmock (en Irishman, it he was at the stall for an hour is said, though hailing for an The Crown alleges that the in the morning and another American), who had just risen decensed died of injuries rú- || hour in the afternoon each from a drinking bout, in which. ceived from a chopper inflicted | day.

he and two others had emptied some time after 0.20 a.m. on To Choi, a cousin' of the three case-bottles of gin in loss that day. At this line Wong accused said he was playing a than two hours

skull of

B Chinaman was seen to be still asleep in

in game of mahjong outside his stall No. 33, but at 6.45 am. he house In

threw Po Village, chopper, and discovered

seriously Shouldwan, on the evening of UNCONS

overboard. wounded. The accused who May 19, Some time afterwards believed to have

wng

Luk

three slept in the stall with

he was called into the house other fokis from other stalls had where ho had a conversation asked

them to leave earlier with accused. that morning, it is alleged.

Mr Simon Li, Crown Counsel,

the

the body The rufflan left tho schooner in Namon Straits, and

board

the Buenaventura on

at

Swatow. The Captain of the schooner was apprehended as an At this juncture his Lordship necessary, but has since been dismissed the Jury until the discharged. The schooner how- is conducting the case for the afternoon, saying that Counsel ever has been seized by the Prosecution, assisted by Det. would present arguments on a authorities for being without

Grist

point of aw for his decision,

Mr

in

Sub-Insp

Fung Lod Lam: Is defended by Lawrence Loong, instructed by Mear's Mr M. G. Laing, of Wilkinson and

PC Chong Chi-heng sald evidence this morning that as a result of a report he went to the Shaukdwan Market on May 19, arriving there shortly be fore 7 am. He found deceased lying on the ground of a stall and later accompanied him to Hospital it,' an Queen Mary ambulance.

UNABLE TO SPEAK

Woman's

Money Trick

papers.

THE UPPER BOAD

To the Editor of the "China Mali." Bi-Alow, me, to draw attention to the fact, that the bresctics in the upper road are again being repaired in the same manner an they have been many times previously. That the plan adopted is one that entails a more waste of labour and money, is proved by the frequener of the reed In quesilon having been impassable during the present and many port 'wersona. Slones and barth are undoubtedly plentiful, but on gineering skill, judging from the fact of the roed having been – washed A 38-year-old unemployed sway and repaired lime after time woman, Chan Po-chu, of 36, without change of plan, is decidedly Queen's Street,

bolow par. Take the portion of the second floor, upper read framediately above the by Mr F. X. D'Almada at Cen-ny was fined $210 or three months Talping shan, for an example: let ose partit and proceed on- wards to the first turn of the road this morning on three westward then pause and direct counts of Jarceny by trick. his gaze up the gorge, View ita ex- pension, making "e mental calcula- Two more charges of the ion of the quantity and force of nature were taken into to demand passage during rains water, owing to the declivity, likely consideration.

(Continued from Page 1) President Richard Nixon, who for three years has drawn, nothing but praise from the President, Mir Nixon's activiüičs between now well and next summer could determine his future,

Influential Eisenhower publicans ·were expected ・ to Inunch an all-out campaign to In answer to Defence Counsel, draft the Chief Justice, Earl | Mr Leong's question, "Did Warren, if Mr Eisenhower is occur to you to say to him at not available. They

would the stall, What happened to trai have the backing of the former yout, who did this to you? wit- Governor of New York, Thomas ness said that doceased was Dewey, If Mr Dewey decides he unable to speak. does not want a third try at the •Did you go White House himself.

ask him?No.

K you did not go up and ank him, how are you in a post- tion

Apr!!

Mr Warren said last that he foresaw no such dramatic events as occurred

during the weekend. He doubt

will be fold by his ade andrers that it is his duty to run.

From the

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 By Air Thillard, Malaya, Indonesia, 11 Leag

Guam, Hawaii, USA. 2 pm, N. Borneo, Austraim, New Zealand, 2 pm.

Philippines, 3. pim.

Thatland.

India,

Koron, 6 pan.

pn.

Japan, 0 p.m.

Middle

Fash

so-called Right

same up to him and

Insp

such, as we experience here? again fet il rest upon the work in quen Lam Chun-kau said |tion: and the inference will be, that on September 29, defen on manne attempt has been made to to say he was unable to that speak?I heard someone ask dant went to the Shaukiwan tour by blocking up and

with him and he was unable to speak, cigarettes for 30 cents. She paid least two all be road niided to Storo and bought a packet of stones antny humble opinion,, a

Earlier Wong Yuet-yue, #

Loki of stall No. 18 where both for ' it with o

water

Arter and her specimens of art, there are at pre-

-

Butter

a $10 bill and when at the bend of the alluded

also two or three properly constructed Wing of the Party would come accused and deceased worked the shopkeeper gave her the culverte

was change, she claimed there was told his Lordship that it Africa, Great Britain & Europe, 6 auch possible candidates as the he (witness) who

SPECIMENS OF ART- had asked a dollar short. Senate Republican leader, Wil-

accused to write certain

an extra

With reference to these Hom Knowland, and Senator

in characters

dollar was a book. He Everett Dirksen of Illinois.

dictated

While Other

the

But, the shopkeeper, who was enk

Interesingletons accused

exposed to..view-not... intentionally. Republican possibilities

sure he had not made a mistake,

by the-Surveyor General, but tha on taking

added importance

followed suspicious. He

action of that obstinate' element)," Wêre Governor J. Goodwin

water they appear to be con Knight of California, Governor

courty hewn gione, uncemented, the structed of tolerably Jorge blöcke of Christian Herter of Massachu

beds being more or les horizontal setts and Governor George Craig of Indiana.

Other stories and it compose the

Formosa, Okinawa, 6 pan. ·

Canada, 8 pm.

By Surface

China, People's Republic, 930 km. Philippines, Sabaul, 1 R, Macao, p37

Indo-China, 2 pm

Macro, & p.m.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2# By Burface China, People's Republic, B30 am. Macao, 2 p.m. Indonésia. 3 p.m.

Macro,- 6 pm,

Americans

Arrive

Was

her, and saw her take something from the back of her neck. He told this story to a Police constable on duty, and they both followed defendant..

:

superstructure, the summith of which forms the road. The resilt in, that when a fall of rain, inkes place, the water declines to follow the hórt- zontal artiles) <kutus, pod makes a ruktura) chiarinel for itself. The rough hewn stone affair is undermined, and from ite gravity sinks into the natural channel, the road boys shewing a hollow, Thus once the first Apocond heavy fall of rain taken · plaes, naturally

Might we express the plous hope that our conduct and con- trol of the Olympic Games for outshines that of our Round Australia Reliability trial.

Although

the Australian Sporting Car Club (the con- It la known that for some trollers) are inclined to white- considerable time our financial wash the business, the general wizards have been disturbed by feeling about the Redex Anish is economie pressures (whatever that it is shambles. they a are) and there has been Points have been taken away conelderable mutterings about from some cors and later given back, stretches of the route things going bang.

The first taste of things to which weary crews and care come was reflected in the Bud-battled through, have been do- get last month when Treasurer sted, and so many provisional Sir Arthur Fadden fought off winners have been named that moves for tax cuts and present-one paper came out with the Sir heading "Today's Redex Win- ed a "stay-put" Budget. Artic has been crying about the ner" The car club is attil state of the country for many hearing protests and it is likely years and everyone now regards to be some weeks before the WANT TO HELP

that

as a part of his Treasury winner is really known, ILL'S mother came forward. patter

This Trinil has all sorts Jwhat would you Uke me to

But the fact that all is not possibilities and there is only the financially

Korca, p wall is seen in the one reason why it shouldn't be- fact that the Prime Minister, come really international-and

control. Mr Menzies, has

Hi that is its hold

level and organisers overhaul the entire straight talking

conferences procedure by next year there is with people who

have a big no reason why this Trial should say in the finances of the coun- not become really something.

6. Tune Bignal. and Programm try.

Bummary: 8.03, Children's Hiif Hour First it

the bankers.

presented by Elizabeth (Studio); 0.30. Australian

BAS, Magazine: The Australian Government belloved, They were told, it is

Composar Cavalcade-Harry Warron The magistrate turned to Jill that the benevolent attitude of is wooing 1,200 talented gizia in

the shop was going road, there are many other parts. "What do you want to say?" he handing our overdrafts like a Vienna. Mostly, they are typists Organ

La Box 200 Bert Gillett at the vinced that Mr Stevenson could Huizer arrived here from prefer of short, As the pro- teularly to mall portion for the My equally bad, and. 1. would, plocerely Announcer walk off with the Democratic Shanghai in the as Surat at to

Police "con other dollar, the recoz most economics) in asked. "Crying there not be

**** the adoption of “h with three arms must und stenographers and many

and the keeper the (Studio) 269. Weather Reports Presidential nomination if the noon today. cause you are a petty thief, but stop. No new advances must speak up to four languages. Time Bignal and the News London opposing candidate were any

of the Shaukiwan Store arrived. bridges veros the different culiser, Travelling with Mrs Huizer Chan

fandi mulvertáv soy constricted as to because you've been caught." bo mado anzi those already in They have been employed by Relay: 3.02, Commentary (London man

WAS her husband; This prediction, Jill had nothing to say. The

saya clverts from the back of her aruncial 2 channelsys the red must be asked to make the US Occupation Forces, but stolay, or Special Announcements on but Mr Elsenhower.

B.18, Dominion Day Bones Mon

by Joined left without jobs now

businessman. magistrate called back the wel- the red less pronounced.

from HMNZB. Pukaki sing song several others, was based on the

neck, but the constable saw her, arched above od cemented below having little the occupstralian Government is fare officer, “I

Another British ship, is over.

from Now Conland in celebration of belief that Mr Stevenson could

the It was a dollar note, Shop with my inclination father roster if

was anything than the natural" docliviť. Dominion Day (Recorded): The

8.35;

Hunan, carrying three Ameri- then arrested.

of the ravine. If the inclination • her conditionally discharge

he sald. option, agreed. "You'd better discuss with the

Tod Houth and His Music with have won out over anyone ex-

cans, Mr Dilmus T. Kanady,

SOONERS OF trying to get them to migrato.

At the Police

fess, the culvert . will Station, Dennis Lotis, Kathy Lloyd, Bobble cept the President in 1952.

Chan Stop, Or Elsa

the later be 95%+ Miss Emma

undermined, ' mid- mother what's best to be done."

to give our

Angelina Barry admitted that earlier the same. under-strength Briton (BECTS 0. Trine Bignal. Generally,

destruction of the road/will; follow.) The welfare officer and Jill's

brates and Mr Robert Howard Parker, day, she had been to the Next conference was with the typist staff a shot in the arm

Off the Beaten Track "presunted by vinced

former mother left. Jull was shown out,

ilinois people controlling the hire and to try to help balance up club On Planning Cries Speaker!

Timothy Birch (Studio): 90. Are Governor could easily defeat air expected to arrive from other shops and obtained $3 the and went with a sigh that had purchase field. They were told the sexes in the migrant pro-

London Nixon, Senator Knowland, etc.. p Arthur Ling (Recorded

China in Kowloon Bay at 1 same way. all hopelessness in it.

that this nonsense of the people granume. So far we have been Her Immediate future lay in owing some hundreds of millions, getting for too many men. the bleak institutional world of on TP for luxury goods must hostels, or in a "not very satis-stop or else... factory home.

"I'd like you to give her chance."

B

to

"I wont to help her," said the magistrate.

"I think she's just J's mother went on. girl that likes nice fashions and that,"

young," "She's a clothes,

clothes, fashions and that

man

The

.

top

was

bankers.

seon

Wooing Typists

have been

New Bank

If the

It lay a long The hire purchase men fell For the first time in 40 years way from the world of "nico over themselves agreeing. They a`new banking company was, feared something far worse registered in Australia this much as Government control week. It is a savings bank, an which was the last thing they off-shoot of our biggest trading wanted

bank the Bank of NSW.

about which she dreamed, to reach which she had turned thied.

Plane Survivors Sighted

Honolulu, Sept. 25. The Coast- Guard reported late today that five flyers aboard

a commercial cargo plane which ditched 1,000 miles west of here had bow sighted by search planes And some of them

Today the Prime Minister Authorised capital is £10- talking to the Australian Council millon and the Bank hopes to of Retailers, and he has called begin operations KS SOON. DA

Canberra

tho possible in its 750 branches and leaders of the Associated Cham- agencies throughout Australia

of Commerce and Manu- and the islands.

*

tomorrow

factures.

The policy sooms to bo at moment to try to get what

he

Mr

Radio Hongkong

KKT.

prosented Juliet

From China

None of these men had re- ceived serious consideration be fore. The Republican High Com- mand has operated on the be lief that Mr Eisenhower would run and announce the fact in That has changed good time. from the summer White House. THE DEMOCRATS A Democratic Congressional Gay, leader, known for his political Theresa and astuteness, said he was con-

Raley): 15.International Cabaret snd edge out Mr Warren, presented by Denis · Brabant [Studio

Party *** HOTE

But

members

TRICK REPEATED

When she left the Shaukiwan Store, Chan went to the Wing Leung Store, and there bought another packet of cigarettes for Two American passen 30 cents, and again paid for it Miss Eva Stella Du with a $10 note was handed known as

Bister

hor, she alle was to Mrs Peter

gers,

When the

dollar

and the water, indignant at findi Kas

out impeded macos an entira

breach in the road, M that she wan Although I have alluded more par-

Dutch me. Aaveitiately tried to talce seduce tile weter into adopting thele

5 10.30, Take it from Here.

Arriving with the 18-year-old Dick Bentley and Jimmy Edwards, refused to concede the nomina Miss Barry will be her mother,

WHLIAS Eaton, AmaCon Hori to Mr. Stevenson. They Mrs Temara Korkos Barsy STOLE BECAUSE

tore (D)

White Russian, y furious scramble

June Whitfield. Sispaal of at

y Bradce (LECTS): 103, look, Wasther Report: ilrime Blena when the Party meets next The five American nationals Radio News Feel London Relay);

INQUIRY SUGGESTED

His Excellenty the Governor is so potad for his activity in all that concerns the detail of the different department of the colony, that would venture to stiggest an inquiry into the matter, with a view = 13. apoerişining: the 'kumber of moniha in each year sinon the formation o for Gringon, former de,

11.00, Upornia Music: God Save Vent in Chicago I would-be were released by the Chinese HE WAS HUNGRY that has been gonbid

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candidates know they will not Comminata as a result of the have to face Mr Eisenhower current Bino-American pegotia- United PresS. ·

tions in Geneva.

Typhoon Hits Iwo Jima

Tokyo, Sept. 28.

The strongest typhoon of the season in the west Funo Expose-Played by Pacific struck the war-famed island of Iwo Jima early

Zwyer, = 1.30, Mule by Rothe Featuring the Allen, Roth "orchestré

Presented by Colgate-Palmolive Co.;

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today and roared off in the direction of

Force

Generous Offer HR. McCormick, wants by kindness. If this fails, wealthy pastoralist and com- there is not the slightest doubt pany director, has offered to and choria; 145, Shadows of Doubt- that he will wok the big stick build a 25-million gardena; dayal and the News

It is likely that these trank Villege, containing 1,500 houses, London alics by the FM will be affect the industrial town of St her. Annoucemented Interweather central here a male sive. We look for hand-wringing Marynarken Port 153 Parade: from Sir Actie, but the fact that The Government is building trull-rings giving the whole at St Marys but S survivors. were inapotendo khortly acone | thirst considerable weight

Cormick said no, Searching Question chambeen made ito hou while on a finanças, our who will work

to Mr Fairbairn, MP,

appened to be. ANOTTE [ the "PM; hámiselt: state into the £78-million munition «facto

A rooktaman at quasar

meld the m

ckage, of the downed plane.

picked up by a frbletsfors

reports said two of the pulled from the water

Basin - Cornimenterv

Far East

typhoon Louise hit the Inland with fringo

have muttered Foods

As His Excellency's life. hitherto, has been passed amid the 'agitation' "I stole become I felt hungry " politlen to, para hothing sald Lul Kau, 20, unemployed damnion of facts and figures, and of no fixed abode, when he would be too much to expect

| find him a practical" man in was charged with simple larceny matter of road-trak before Mr.J." E. Charting (nt Howevergaade jatise opinion, Central this morning: Ill had frontleman, commanding ten previous convictions, seven considerable

of " things are so for lysimilar man, 3 remain, tho, offerences. "He was osutioned

and bound over in 8250.

Inspector". P... C/S

the Court that, at

nber: 20,- polléé

and di Amoy

reputation