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JOHN CLARKE'S

CASEBOOK

Pleasant

Entertainment

Bouncing By Concert

Check

Vadmiration was.

TERY grudging, Michael's

In the lodging-house that gave both of them shelter, his friend held up a chock-

auit, patterned

wanting praise for it.

"It's all right," Michael con- coded. "Be botter for a bit of a clean,"

"What d'you mean, a bit of a elen?" is friend asked.

Buit,"

"It'd be a mashing Michael answered, "if you had $ cleaned. There's a place

know'd do it for you."'

"How much?**

"Well, nine bob should cover It," and Michael. “It'd be more, friend 01 but this place lo wine."

A FAVOUR

"COULD you get it done fur

me for ninao bob?" Michael's triend scented a ber- Rain, and was eager,

"I suppose I might. I wouldn't do it for anyone else," Michael surd.

the He accepted

check suit, bundled it up and took it away.

Michael did not go straight to He went first to the cleaners, a cafe where he was accustom- ed to meet friends. Friends of his were there. One said: "I'm

tomorrow. What'll joining up

going they think of me

like this?" he gestured 4 ปร clothes.

HERE'S THE TICKET

old

"AYE," Michael mai thought-

fully, "They're fussy over appearances in the Army. You'll do yourself no good arriving in rags like that. It happers I've

let 攝 suit

might

you have.

"

Detalls were

arranged, The

check suit changed hands.

Orchestra

very

The Hongkong Concert Orchestra provided a pleasant evening's entertain- ment at the Ritz on Sunday night. The atmosphere was lighthearted and friendly, and the informal arrange- ment at tables of various seating capacities made for a general "party" feeling.

The music in itself was de- cidedly enjoyable and appre-

tated by the majority Listeners

جان

Mr Victor Ardy has trained

خيرة

VLTY

orchestra to evelitable performing body. The most notable characteristics ol the playing were vigour ana enthusian

The conductor took

rollicking

there

W

un the

his tempo Al pace whole remarkably Uitle rugged

The opening March. Voden of the Guns" by Alford, was sufficiently martial the Overture to

"Zampo"

twhich will never cease to be

favourite) was played with

| spirit; and In the novemcK1 trom Dvorak's "New World Symphony", the orchestra used all its resources of volume and -kili.

Bar- The

not

seven

or-

CHINA MAIL

Rød 1841-

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8,“ 1955..

A cheerful worker helps to prepare the site for

the new church at Hungħom.

Colony's Industrial

Workers To Have Church

And Social Centre

STARTS INSTANTLY NEVER MITTE

SHEAFFER'S

GUCKER. CEZJUM & FINE BALLPOINTS AVAILABLE

CONTEMPT OF COURT: EDITORS

AND PUBLISHERS FINED

Counsel's

Mitigating Plea

+

Court krossmeti・・ for some

The proprietors, publishers, printers and editors of six Chinese daily newspapers were fined various sums by the Full could Court this morning, after they had admitted publishing certain items last month in contempt of Court.

the

should fulfil the object ́of punije« 'metit, according to the responsibility `of each indivkusi.

The minutes before it announced penalties.

JUDGE'S COMMENTS Giving the Court's judgment, Mr enid that "the Cours Kaye weight to Defence Counsel's submissions to a polit.

"We cannot accept unreservedly that all of the offences, ware com- mitted in, ignorande, of the law. We accept that they were committeď por- haps without thought at the Jerez, biat if there was ignoratice it is ignor- ance which should not have existed in the ciretimatänees and having ra- gard to the cases which have been

Judge declared.

The Hon. Leo d'Almada, QC, who appeared together with Mr Patrick Yu for all the respondents, gave the Court his clients' assurances regarding precautions against a similiar offence being hot in these Courts before, the committed in future.

Mr Justice T. J. Gould, Act-

Puisno Judge.

Counsel

for the respondenta were instructed by Mr C. Y. Kwan of C. Y. Kwan and Co.

The proprietor and printer of the Kung Sheung Daily News, of 43 Des Voeux Road, Central, Aned $2,000, while the editor, Wu Che-wu, was fined $3,000.

draw

tem

on to my newspapers

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V

He went on to repett what he bad uld previously in a similar case be- fare filmi

The Full Court comprised | against the accused person, both aider on the question of ignor-he Count notes, with regret, that

In his personal capacity and the ance,

cares of this type, are still occurring ing Chief Justice, and Mr capacity he was alleged to have Mr Mayne was asked by the with too great frequency in the Colony, although the newspapers, or Justice J. R Gregg, Senior been associated with political. Court if he was prepared to rather, thoes conducting the new

concedo that there were other tapers must have been aware of the ly.

in The Crown was

Mr Mayne went represented

the

Colony which have been brought and of the penalties which have been Mayne, by Mr D. F. D.

and that it was the Crown's duty to which have transgressed the low. inflicted: and the Court will there- Mr J. Bodilly, both Crown

attention to publications Replying in the affirmative, Mr fore have to consider in future cance Counsel

of this sort because it was the Mayne said the items in these whether sufficient warning has not prime concern of the Courts to other papers came to the at- been given and whether the penalties In one of this sort will have to be mat-tention of his Department after increased substantially," preside over and control

which may

Justice have anything the Institution of the

Could present dr

continued "Nevertheless the Court in

THOR OF Interfering with the

Els to do in

prooeedings.

Departmen! the opinion that the time had come due course of justice.

had to consider whether it when it is necessary to inflict any Mr d'Almada told the Court | should Institute

pipement proceedings sentence

upon offenders of this type and there- that he was making no attempt against them.

tore the Court proposée to deal with to minimise the gravity of the

Court decided that it would matter before it by way of foe. He said pot read the contents of the trans- offence of a contempt.

contained in the been clear to letions of items it would have

WHY IT'S CONTEMPT other newspapers.

"I would just lion to mog, in case Their Lordships on reading the

ht address, Mr affidavits

concerned do filed by the various Almads said that after the articles of the bes all

not understand why this is n appeared in, the respondentar pagers, respondents that they were

th Commationer of

tempt of Court, that in the Police very no position to disclaim respon- properly went for the

of Hongkon criminal Chine respondents cried before a Jury and the jurors sibility or guilt.

and warned them of the cus

are chosen from itse members. of the articles, Mrechoques of their acts. The Turning to Chi Yin Daily

tive coatstuntty who are very like d'Almada sold the items In warning was complied with.

**The

by to read the papers concerted. It respondant

ects ca two of the #ix newspapers { gives his atmirance to the Court

le of the greatest importanion that the jurors come to thie Couși ready were distinguishable from those garding the precaution maine

minine offence being committed in

to deal with codes before them on in the others. These two papers future," Mr d'Almada stated.

what they hose in the Court and were the Kung Sheung Even

nowhere else. 17 they have read ing News and the Wah Klu

inflammatory material of this kind |they may either come to the Court Yat Po.

Radioed already one way of the ether, or theợ may be influenced, they may confuse the evidence put before them

Court with material they have rond in the the importance that we avoid in Daysproses. Therefore it to of the

the Colony anything in the nature

And

and

in

The proprietor, printer and publisher of

Continuing the Kung Sheung Evening News was fined $700, while the editor, Li Kwan- ho was fined $1,000.

K. Yow, proprietor edkor

of the

Lee Yuen Street, News, of 24 East, first floor, was fined $4,000, while the Shun Kee Printing printers of Company. Limited. the newspaper, of 14 Lee Yuen Street East, were fined $250.

The publisher of the Hong- kong Times, of 64-08 Gloucester while Road. was fined $1,000, Lew Yi-chao, printer of the was fined $250, and Lee Chiu-sheng, editor, Was fined $3,000.

The proprietors of Wah Klu Yat Po, of 100-110 Hollywood while

"LITTLE AWRY" There was

some outstanding horn playing, and the brass in general revealed prising military discipline. double baxes numbered only one less than the quota in a full symphony chestra, and as there were only five not усту

Hongkong is to have a church especially for strong-lonet celloe, the balance was a tie industrial workers. Plans for this project have awry. There shortage of cellists in Hong been prepared by a committee under the chairman-pwspaper, kong for orchestral and ensem-ship of the Bishop of Hongkong, the Rt Rev R. O. ble playing: would chat more hidden talent in this direction would come to light

The church is to be known as "The Holy Car- The large body of violing played with warmth and 1

penter". Adjoining it will be a recreation hall and under the swing.

capable a workers' hostel for 250 young men and women. leadership of Mr Henry dos Remedios.

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chronic 21

some Hall

ק

completed, is

will sleep In tents,

They will be built on a trian-building The Umpanist, who and

guler plot of land in Hunghom great derd to do, desorves a and under procent plana It is word to himself for his unfall-hoped they will be completed ing reliability and urbane man-by 1950. The total cost will

amount to more than $100,000.

The main object of this new

ner.

hio

the

In

HAPPY IDEA

response

Mr

Some days later, the check musi's owner asked when

it would be back trom

10, sincere centre is to help young workers, cleaners. Michael was do non-

Andy had his particularly old boys and girs committal that after a few days applause,

give "The Laughing of St Christopher's Orphanage mure, as the sun still had not orchestra

Violin," come back, its owner

jocular trifle; con- in Tulpo-to get started to

in that the violin the police. They

pari work. But I will also be open questioned ring

terrific to all homeless young workers. at Michael. "Here's the ticket for throughout

sald. "You speed. The violins performed try and get it from the clean with a unison that spoke of hard OTS,"

the sult," Michael

went

ком

Boys

The second stage of the plan calls for the construction of un all-purpose church and hall. In the hall, workers will be able to have meals, hold meetings and social evenings and play games.

Then in 1950 or 1957 the committee hopes to get auffi- cient money to be able to build the ground floor of the main and the hostel. For

church hall and this ground floor It will need $35,000.

In the next

two years, two more storeys will be added at a cent of $20,000 each.

Road, were fined $750, Shum Wal-yau, publisher, was Ained $600 and Ho Kin-cheung, oditor, was fined $2,000.

Hawk-you Fan, proprietor of the United Daily News, of 701 Of Kwan Building sixth Boor, was fined $500, while Lo Min dij,

of 49 printer,

Gough Street, was fined $250, and Kwok Ying-shin, publisher and editor, was fined $3,000.

On the subject of penatiles, Couns sel sald this questions was divided into two aspecia; the punitive and the deterrent, which was the prime consideration in this kind of case.

NOT TO BE REPORTED

The deterrent affect was achieved, Before he went any further, he said, by the publication of tiseme

he would Counsel said,

ex- proceedings in the local Press and sun the punitive side was press complete agreement with far Mr Mayne on this aspect: that fletion of fines of various degrees of drim) by nowspaper."

Soñormed, he submitted that the in-

iny reference

the to made contents of the articles in the 24 course of the proceedings should

**

го

not find a place in the report Three Men Charged With

appear in the local Press either of the proceedings which would

this afternoon morning.

Or

tomorrow

militate

Armed Robbery

Three men this morning faced committal proceedings before Mr W. F. Pickering at the Central Magistracy on charges of armed robbery, and possession of arma and ammunitions without a licence.

"It is obviously Nécessary." he stated, to make some re- ference to these articles or parts of their contents, but it extremely undesirable that it should be published or reported which would further

The three detenutando in the osm mẹn in a fast motor speedboat while At the outset, Mr Mayte

Fung Yau-tak, 22, hawkar, Ashing off the south-west corner of the Court that Counsel for old against the fair trial of the ace

cused in that case,"

residing on board a sampon si Lentão Taland.

Fun Woo

"It is alleged that a number of Mr d'Almada said none of his Carle Peak: respondents were in agreement

Tami. with him that all applications clicate was

17-year-old febermen, mei_left the speedboat and boarded aware of the fact residing on board a junks the fishing bost Some of them should be taken

together, that in publishing the articles Posİ,

armed with various types of and Fung Yung-kan allas; were although the contents of each complained of, they were com- reading to unmintbered best of

Fung You-ling.

unemployed, weapons," Inspector Inge-Buckingham

mid, article complained off would be mit

藕 unitting

contempt. Upon Tong Kat Rood, Tai Kok Tsui,

Most of the crew were thers hard- regarded on their own merits. having been advised that in

ad into the bold, and the robbers forced the On October 20, Crown Coumel fact

Owner of the boat. had done they

so, they

Cheng Hung, to disclose the where- went on, Their Lordships had very readily and very repentant

abouts of quantity of gold which granted kave for

ly listened to the advice and attachment to be issued against admitted they had been guilty the respondents Referring to the statement accompanying the first application regarding to respondents, Mr Mayne said the bola drum, an ancient jockel-hay provide further opportuni-Chaplain of the Holy Carpenter of the Gospel. Michael's. "There should be

Ljes for the

audience to take Church, told a China Mail re- The Intention la to provide respondents were alleged m it singing. part in

simple to have published or caused to shelter for young men and be published in the Kung Sheung women a well-supporting Daily News a certain item on October 12, particulars whereof non-profit muking basis. We

were specified in the affidavit of intendent of Police), which was

They will Day M low rent work at rehearsal. The Anal based on their standard of living.

If they extra item, of which the printed But

are unemployed, words were before us on the they will be allowed to pay programme, was "Just a song at what they can afford. did try They Twilight," which the audience handed in the ticket. With joined with "heart and soul and it they drew as if they hadice We see that there is t dropped a number into a tom- he a Christinas

concert, which

THE TICKET

THE police

for

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The Rev Denham Crary sold: The Vicar of St James Church with the Holy Carpenter pro- and Settlement, Wanchai, theject we are attempting to put Rev Denham Crary, who is also into practice the social aspect

custom always porter

week.

Bult with a check-patteri,

the police said. enjoyed by many. this ticket,“ The cleaners knew nothing of

Mr Altogether

Ardy bas that, naturally,

to feel considerable this concert, satisfaction with which justified has put into t

the story.

to

about the

plans

LAND PURCHASED

this

wholesome

use

On

food

of their leisure and to

writs

All three defendants are vifcred, together with others not is custody, to have robbed Cheung ung of 10 bars at good at Run point of the south-weak corner of no stand The Ars and second desexanerin now m the morning of August 31, 1955,

so charged with poGDOMĀTIE wo

of this transgression.

"An offence committed in riding one shotgun, dee

interat

of

ignorance of the law is no de-al one a revolver, 286 round

of rifle amaranitices, 14 shotgun fence. But the fact that it was cartridges, wad nine couride commíitei without deliberate mauser pistol ammunition.

first defendant is represented to transgress the dow was by Mr. L. 3. D'Almada Remedios a matter which goes a long way, D'Almada Remedios & Co., while two defendants are not my subuntagion, towards the other

Tegally represented. ducting the prosecution, told the

at about $2.1. The nowapspere involved in the coLANE

Cheung Hung was attacked by seven

on

he had on board. Having taken the gold, the gang set about disabling the boat by cutting its sall, ropes, and damaging the, auxiliary engine. The robbers left the boat in a help. less state, and set it adrift towards Macao.

"It is alleged by the complainant that the 120 bar of gold stolen from his vessel aro valued at $194,- 000," Mr Inge-Buckingham told the court.

"At the present time, the Police have been able to recover 20 bar of gold together with the alleged to have been used in the at- Hearing of the case is continuing.

want to help them make good Mr R.F. Smith (Assistant Super- / fishing a degree of exiona-bp/M Y. Ingo-Buckingham con- His orchestra includes representatives of the rehabilitate those who have gone calculated to intentero with the proceedings, he continued, includ-/August 31. a fahing boat owned by tack," added the prosecution officer.

of music Chinese sister church, Chung, members of spelety and to make due course of justice in the casa ed two very kong-established

Church

COMMUNITY EFFORT

Michel was arrested. A! Bow

So for the committee, which | We the efforte he Street he pleaded Rulky stealing. M ballce, a check-

patterned suit valued at £10.

the kind

of England and its astray to become good, useful "Who is this man?" asked Sir

with split, gusto and It does not

Hua Shing Kung Hul, has them ncceptable once more to Laurence Dunne. the chief competence

pro.

bought the land. magistrate, when he had heard tend to subtleties of expression,

their families. depth, or

Aird about 38 young men, all other qualities He works as a hotel porter." quired by a different kind of formerly unemployed, have been

music. It

pleks and shovels to lovel can truly be

said on the site. They use an

"We want the workers to feel that the audience greatly

en old second-hand truck to carry joyed

the evening. and that

that their work is part of the thero

is obviously a demand the earth away.

community effort. We feel that In charge of this party is the for further

we should be there with them Loong Rev these lines.-XX.

Gon, who was to share their tragedies, their andained descens at St. John's fallures and their frustrations Cathedral recently. He will take and do what we can to help charge of the new Holy Carpet them. Ter centre.

"We want to Impress upon

"There

are

vaid a detective. three previous convictions ogainst him, all for theft."

ROBIN HOOD STORY

WAS hoping to get the suit back." Michael said.

"I don't believe this Robin Hood story, you know," said Str Laurence.

"I give the suit to my friend

on the one condition

that

he

entertainment

Plebiscite Plan Approved

Khartoum, Nov. 7.

left at once to join the Army," The Governor-General of the

they are out of work.

the

against the Crown ve. Li Nung. ones the Wah Kiu Yet Po and After reading excerple from the Kung Sheung Daily and the affidavit of Mr Smith re- Evening News. Regarding garding the investigations into United Daily News, Mr d'Almada the case of La Nung and the said it was only three days old latter's appearance in Court on when the item appeared in th

HUMBLE APOLOGY remand on a murder charge, Mr Mayno said Their Lordships

Referring to the affidavit of would appreciate that the air-the latter paper's proprietor filed | cumstances of the arrest was this morning, Counsel said it well-known.

was clear from it that the pro- IN CUSTODY

prietor

from the away Colony and had returned, at once There was no question is to upon receiving legal advice after the fact that the people cat the item had boon printed, out cerned in the present pro-|

was

At present he is living on the them that this is a place they site in a "pioneering shack" with can always come back to when goodings did not know, at the of respect to the Court. four assistents. Later a sem permanent granite lean-to will Michael, dark-haired, lean Sudan, Sir Alexander

be_built. Knox

The the Holm, has received a notification

Rev Loong Con mon with something of look of a hungry poet, put in. fum the British and Egyptian move into it when it la

"You've got a bad record," governments of their approval pleted.

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Ho continued: "in all the time the articles appeared in affidavits,

sincere At the Holy Carpenter centre the papers, that the man was and humble apology from the

Vita, you will find they will have a clergyman on in Police custody.

people concerned, And they have will the

spot off the time. If they Men Smith's amdavit, Mr con- can't take Communion on

to see that there would be. no Mayne said, was common to all given their solemn undertaking Sundays, they will be able to said the magistrate. "Go to of

the applications before the Court, repeiliion of the offence of the Sudanese Government's Present plans call for build- take it on any day of the week The evidence was all the same, future,” prison for three months"

request for a plebiscite to ba ing In stages. The rate of pro-when have time. "What, cried Michael

the tron of the in-held in the Sudan, authoritative gress

Me d'Almada said that further will largely depend on

except that in Eventually we went to visit. United Daily News, the news-eylderne of ignorance of the law credulously. "What's that?"

sources said today.

the

extent of public donations. the factories and talk over their paper was not registered at the

could ba furnished through The gaoler muggested he should This plebiscite is to decide the The committee has paid for problems on the spots tong

another matter: a leave the count, and he went future status of the Sudan. An the land and it has

time the item appeared in it,

number of about as the factory managers approve. Crown Counsel - Badd · Their icles published by other bewildered, International looking puzzled,

"We will not be conducting convnission will | $12.000 in hand for the lean-to

newspaper also on shocked, at the check should be set up to arrange and super part of which will be used as a prayer meetings of preaching Lordships had before them the Chines havo bounced so disastrously, vise this voting-Franco-Presse.

He had available hostel for girls until the main to them there. Rather, we want translations of the articles com- October 12.

plained of, He said it was not for the Court translations of them to know that them is his wish to go into the contents, these articles. someone they can turn to at but he was sure that Their

He continued LANCASHIRE'S ANSWER TO HK: SHIRT WHICH

complaining for a all times whenever they got Lordships had examined them

Courel, into trouble or whenever they at the time leave was granted that the Crown had not taken

em moment, DRIES ITSELF; NEEDS NO IRONING

problem."

for the laguing of writs of action against these papers. His The Rev. Crary has studied attachments and no doubt Their point was that there was evid- shiria. As these could not the French worker priest Lordulys would refer to

to them

enice to show the ignorance of be made in Britain in time movement and in 1953 work again today, OR A

the newspapera concerned that they were being manufactured od for dix

"You" will wes that the con- what they had dood panelitated

from Lancashire

London, Nov. 7. Mr Philip Bell, Conservative member of Parliament for Bolton, in the hears, of Lan oghire's cotton Industry, to

Tis production would help Lan- cashire's taxiítid mills to over- comes the effeo's cauvod by the import of chosaior eloths from Hongkong and India.

have

months with the

under Canon Wickham.

in Norway under Hoence, Industrial Mission in Shefeld tente, vary, as much as certain a contempt.

night announced the introduo- | We wtfd that present production | Australia, ・ New 2011 ractice some of the Ideas he to judge miere alleged facta and new. **Poproferred to by

tion of now type poplin shirt

which, dries: Hoelt und soods no Ironing.

Mr Bell told a news venferençe here that the poplin skirt wàs. mande out of Egyptian cotton

standard suckksony,

of 60,000 shirts. a month wan

to be expanded to 240,000 sturis a month for 600.000 yards of collen. Half of this production would be allocated for export, be added. The makers had already : re-

pen«Christmas order 13.049

the other

of them go into great detail og Asked by the Court if the con He will try to put into the alleged facts. They propola tention was that South Africs are also ortier.

quanities of the fabric developed

But to be made up locally,

ing

him de

SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith

**This firm là getting

while

in England. to give a history relating to the exit company he has no illusions about the accused

person in

in this

his parti- the respondents, - Mir The new technique, which comhle plans. He points out that cular case,

maid it his submission that bince the advantages of nylon the Industrial Mission which submit: It is unusually when one had a large number or and toxylene shirts, may be har been operating for about grava because not only do they newspapere doing the same thing, laken up by other": mama= 15 yeutu · has only recently purport to deal with and judge then one had the evidence of the facturers if the product lu stice received - perpriimton to miter the facts, but there is also the absence, of intent and this was) (und)

factories' to talk to workary⠀ tendancy to indama tha pueston azpolat which one should non-

many orders Wi

· haven't got⋅ SAI

Printed / uhd.

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