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AID

FARTHA La

Traili worar of 52, for whom life has

never, for

long at a stretch, been easy, It was by the happiest of chances that, a few weeks

ago, she met u

woman who not only offered her help, but was able to accept some

small services from Martha

in return.

That way. Martha's respect was not endingered. She was not made to feel she wo

the other living on charity.

woman's

At the time of their meeting, Martha had been "llying rough" London for nearly Layo inonths, a shadow among the buildings. shadows of bombed

at sturveling to whom a cup of tea and a bun in a cafe was a feast.

CHINA MAIL

MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, · 1955.

OUR AUSTRALIAN NEWSLETTER SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith

THE CHRISTMAS

RUSH IS ON

FROM H. KING WOOD

Sydney, Dec. 6.

The Christmas rush is on again, making driv- ing in the city even more full of peril than usual. The glum look on the faces of trading executives, placed there by the rather quiet last few weeks, has disappeared and now you can almost hear them purring with satisfaction.

Bess

One retailer reported these sales to city busi- men-a sapphire mink stole and a mink bolero, both at 850 guineas each; a silver tea ser- vice for £450; a diamond ring for £350.

Retailers say that there are trains. The full metable will now all

indications of mother come into force on the Sunday. free-spending Christinus, al- Putting it quite mildly, the Urough

country residents, for Quay rallway, with ita station, the first time in years, have so la an ugly structuže, spoiling the for shown no signs of unbutton- contour of our Choular Quay which is known and loved by ing their peckets.

thousands.

hove engaged Stores already hundreds of men, women, boys and girls to invet the increased buying and hundreds of others are being engaged each day,

SHEAFFER'S

ADMIRAL SNORKELBEN

DOCTORS AND CONSTABLE COMMENDED

Doctors at Queen Mary Hospital, “who did a remarkable job with this victim in saving his life” and a police constable who was off duty and who apprehended the assailant, were commended by Mr Justice James Wicks in the Criminal Sessions this morning.'

His Lordship's commendations were made as he sentenced Hung Tong, 28, unemployed, to four years' hard labour for unlawfully and maliciously wounding Ng Fung-ching, a teahouse proprietor, with a knife, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm, on June 22, 1955.

Accused had pleaded guilty to the charge, which was alterna- tive to the substantive charge of {wounding with intent to murder, to which he pleaded not guilty.

It was stated that the wound had penetrated into the chest cavity. The victim was removed to Queen Mary Hospital in a

Several Traffic Accidents

From Our Files

100 Years Ago

(to"

most unfortunate v in a name.

with

Our late Attorney General must be regulod by his friends ou born, to good luck; for surely oven Irish, friends" cannot?" a tribute to any other cause, hin the succcssive appointments Attorney Generalship of Hong- long and a Pulsno Judgeship at Ceylon. But, on the other hand, he must be considered as He himself seemed doubtral about his patromymale being renomens, the initials formed Sterling, and,

so inauspicious a combination, that after a while their owner dropped the middle name of Ivy, and signed himself Paul Sterling, or Stirling, or, when he used Initials only, P. S. Since ho turned to England, and aspired to 4 judgeship, he has been several times mentioned in the

but πενες

under newspapers, A number of trafic accidents his proper name, even ta eur occurred this morning and talled. upon sperated upon, and remained in today in which several people appointment to the judgeship hospital for nearly five weeks

were injured, none of them when the congratulations of his before he was discharged.

fatally.

friends may have wreathed his Mr W. S. Collier, Crown

At 8.30 today, a motor torry face in smiles, he was called Counsel, who was assisted by collided with a pedal cycle at Paul Joy Stirling, and after, ho Div. Det. Insp. J. M. Gurney, the junction of Tam Kung Road was gazetted and about top said that the wounded man was with San

Road. The out for his hot berth, the now the proprietor of the Yu Heung cyclist sustained injuries

and paper name is changed to Paul Teahouse in Anton Street, Wan-is detained in hospital. chal, and

alet Fry the accused

Stirling,-Ivy," "being 'ops formerly a customer there.

was this morning, a Chinese woman

was seriously inufred when she parently, and appropriately, sene

to the wall. "SLIGHT DISPUTE

was knocked down by) a motor "There arose a slight dispute the New Territories. She is de-learned gentleman will: and) ng lorry at Shatin Pass Road in The appointment we trust the

them between

on June 10 of tained in this year when the accused went

in hospital,

easy as he no doubt expects :16 to sleep in the Teahouse, taking factol

An elderly Chinese sustained to be. It cannot nrely be the Injuries when he was Increased emoluments that has up room needed

other

knocked down customers,"

by a private induced him to seek it, for the "Crown Counsel sald. motor car yesterday in Queen's salary of a pulsne judge. In A 30-year-old Shanghai woman, Lee Loi-kam, An altercation followed between Road East near Greason Street. Ceylon is £1,800, while here he

the two breakdown that and put an end

end were for goods worth £00,782,-founded thing wouldn't go,

men, for which both He was treated at hospital but had £1,500 as Attorney General, The patrol man examined the Who had allegedly failed to stand her trial in were dealt with before a Magiswas not detained. In a similar with the privilege of practice; outfit, found it had no petrol. March last year, faced trial on a charge of posses-trate.bout 10.15

The man in the chair bonded sion of 756.7 grammes of heroin before Judge

complaining

athing A. D. Scholes at the Victoria District Court this

morning.

Lee was alleged to have possessed the dangerous druga on January 9, 1964. She pleaded not guilty to the charge.

PROVIDENCE STEPS IN

WHH|

♫

rather strange that Il accons when other cities of the world ure pulling down their "elevated" as fast as possible, With all this in mind, it we

are just getting around to might be a good time to men- the stage of completing ours, but THEN, Just as the winter be

tion the fact that Australians must gan to lay its cold hand on

go on, because it is owe a record of almost £200-vital ink in our underground the bomb-siles, a kindly pro-

million in hire-purchase agree-system that was planned so long vidence provided Marthis with

ments with finɑne companies. an introduction to the other

ago. Figures issued by the Acting who said: "I have a Commonwealth Statisticion show wotnan.

if you'd like to that an estimated £104,715,000 spare room, come and live with me, and I do hope you will, because you was owing at September 30,

This was an increase of eight could help ine so much, l'u

per cent on that owing at June not able to keep the place

tean and tidy as I'd like

30. 10.. "Oh I could help," Martha cried ege

She eugerly

The roadway, which will run months time is also a "must," on top of the lines in about 12

because it will allow a large volume of traffic to by-puss the centre of the city.

THE REASON WHY

BIG PURCHASES

In explained

one of our busy suburb how most of her working ifments made

New hire purchase agree= |rouds a man in a motor wheel- had been spcht

in the quarter to chair hailed a passing road ser- domestic about the severe June 30, toalled 240,008, which vicc

told him the service, w

patrol,

to that; the later accident that 000, of which £55,319,000 was prevented her doing hard work, for motor vehicles. Perhaps he also told of the Maybe this huge trading bill crimes she had committed long) Is a sign of our prosperity as

she left that some critics claim, but it ago, or perhaps

still until later.

down't get away from the fact 88 YEARS AGO

that the pay envelopes of a lot [ARTHA settled into her new of people have been mortgaged Mquarters

and was valued for a long time to come. from the first, not only for the

the On

other hand, the work she did in keeping the rather conservative Australian small flat trim, but for the com- and New Zealand Bank

hold panionship she gave. Her new

rosiness in the ses enough friend had been lonely, too. future to

announce that it will Then one day, when Martha's follow the Bank of NSW und hostess was out of the fat and operate a savings

bank, which Murtha Wa busy dusting, will have a capital of £61⁄2- curiosity prompted her to upen million, and already plans are a drawer in a dressing-table, in being pushed

uhoud to

allow the drawer was a ring.

was 38 years since Marthe operations to begin.

This huge banking organisa first been convicted of us the set-up to give the stealing us a Servant. Then, 2 Wales a good run for its money of just over 13, she had in the savings field and also child of stolen clothes valued at £0.

others which, according to re- Now

stole again. The

ports, wil

soon put In their ring, that was valued at 25.

clair. slipped

hud

L

Ahe

SPARSE DETAILS UICKLY, Martha

to

a pawnbroker's

round and pledged the ring. Very soon afterwards her crime was dis- covered.

THE ELECTIONS

By the time this

candidates

will

out

think

her.

Cuff, 1953 by NCA

"My mother caught you with that pained look on your face is that why you said you had a toothache, or have you really got one?"

Woman Charged With Possessing Drugs

for

p. on

The

Shan

Laler

accident, another Chinese re- and if that did not yield more the celved injuries to his face when than £300 a year, the vacant

office at. £1.000 is not to day in question (June 22), the

pri complainant was walking along was knocked down by a

motor CAT in Wanchat prove very attractive to Johnston Road on his way home rate

Road. He was treated at hospital fristors at home with any press a pain in his back, but was not detained. when he felt a

tice.

or prospects. Strange, Mr Collier round he saw the accused private motor car, verritories, of his once have not only been travelling Sterling's departure, the duties wielding, a knife. The attack was witnessed by PC 4887, Suen

struck an

obstruction near the better performed on half the

plainclothes.

palico The driver sustained a fractured larger accession of lawyers than and the as-arm. The

vehicle was slightly at any former period, and, we do not imaging that anyone of Other policemen damaged.

said. On Jooking At 10.30 a.m. yesterday, a ever, since Attorney, Ceneral

the

and started bitterly about such happening.

"It's my

sister's chair," he said, "I'm inking the confounded in to be overhauled for TENNIS GRUMBLINGS

Mr J. W. D. Robley, Crown, prehended on October 27, this Ka-hun, who was off duty and 12-milestone, Castle Peak Road, salary, but there has been d Many NSW

officials Counsel, tennis

prosecuting, sold that year, Counsel added. feel Wiat a showdown is de- on the morning of January 9, veloping with the mighty Lawn 1994. Mr A. Todd, Superinten- Tenals Association of Australia. Jaunt of Police, together with a

Hearing is continuing.

For some time now there has party of Police went to No. 23, Radio Hongkong

gume.

the

second floor,

ary may be elf-Australian Pui-hing, to the San Wal Street

eyes

be 0:0

been considerable dissatisfaction San Wai Street, with the top management of the but found the middle room of the at locked. The party then There are doubts now who went to No. 141, Hau Pui Loong ther Australia will see an inter- Road, third floor, und on forcing national player this season. The the door open, they found the Italians aren't coming, no one accused with two others on the seems to know what has hap- premises. penext to the Americans and for

After certain enquiries, Mr the Brat time in

years the Hobley said, the Police took the national championships in Janu-accused and another man, Chol

affair.

flat and in the middle room, is printed If this does happen, it would they found a light brown salt le election ruce will be over. reduce the status of the cham-case, which was locked. There will be the usual number|pionship in world tennis

WHAT THEY FOUND swinging, both and would certainly At Clerkenwell Court Martha of seals stilĮ

sides will be polishing up their great boost for the country that among the Police party, then Det Sub-Inap, Chu, who was pleaded gulity to the theft. Details of her four past crimes alib's and the usual number of holds the Davis Cup.

took the accused back to. Hau --the last was in 1940 were Communist

Pui Loong Road where the late read to the magistrate, Mi have lost their deposits.

ter obtained the key We are not going to indulge

to the suitcase.

Returning to

to San

Wal Sparse details of her life-the in that new Olymple sport

Street again, the Police had the sticking our neek out, "but we months in a home that it

suitcase opened and found it to took, in the 1920's, to

will say that if the Liberals get recover Women

Captain the Hon. Claude Hope contain 60 packets of suspected trom her breakdown,

there the fact beaten

14 going to be

in Hope-Morley, α Tonbridge, heroin together with that at some time she had been some mighty surprised

a pair of Kent, and Lady Dorothy Hope Chinese scales both the Liberal married.

and Labour Marley arrived here in the RMS

The accused But what had become of her

Partics,

Canton this morning to pay a arrested. She was due to take

Was marriage Martha kept to hersoli.

Having a bit each way, 190

short visit think Doc Evett has mode

to their daughter her trial on March 17, 1954, Mr TRUSTFUL

Miss L. Hope-Morley,

Hobley continued, but did not last few who much ground in the

Son

Beron Hollenden, attend her said: "She weeks but only the hoisting Capt. Hope-Morley is the Vice warrant for her arrest was ac- the Court and a Bench has a brother and sister some-

numbers will indicate whether

Chairman

of the well-known cordingly issued by the District. is sufficient It is where, but she lost touch with]

textile firm of 1, & R, Morley Court Judge. Prime Minister

She was ap- them.

Menzies, Ltd., "She says that until 1852, she throughout the campaign, had, of which his father is the Chakman and Governing Direc.. was doing domestic work. Then, stuck solidly to a "no promises

tor, she had un accident, and now policy which hasn't cheered his

Capi, and Lady Hope-Morley, although they who boarded the Canton in Singapore, are staying here for Out in Barton, Liberci candi-a month.

Frank Powell.

17

THE probation

had

scen

officer

men

she says she is not able to work followers much, "enind him.

hard enough to keep a job...." have kopt

The magistrate

nodded,

He

of

up

turned to Martha. I'm going date W. T. Arthur has been

to let the doctors, see your

said.

“Remanded one week,

Martha nodded.

y, shy smile it her-pleasant|

an working night and day in

Dr Evatt

W. T. Arthur was patrolling

Visiting HK

HX.T.

(Studio);

in

officer Intervened

cused ran off.

The

LENIENCY PLEA Pleading for leniency

.

motor car at the of Castle Peak Road

said that he frid bern in Hong-Consul-Gen

kong for nine years. He had nover committed any crime be fore

Arrives.

on duty nearby gave chase and A Chinese male, carrying a them lives upon loss than £300 the accused was finally caught, young child, was knocked down a year.

Mr Collier said that the in- by a

private

MISCELLANEA jured man was taken to hos- Junction pital in a critical condition; the with 4. Time Signal and Programma

Ifing Wah Street. The The Queen and the Judge wound hud penetrated into the man was seriously Injured and Bumary: 8.03, Block Market Re

A mason from Balmoral way prevented Rizabeth gart: 6.00: Programme for Children chest cavity. He WILS dis-g detained in hospital. The

charged on July 28.

examined in the Jury Cott 20 Australian Trade Catalogue.

child sustained slight Injuries, lately, The prestaing judge The Fortnightly Review of Austra-

Lord Deas, apoka rether sharply, Han Industry; 6.45, "Box 200“ Bert

to the man, who replied, "Just. (OB): 0.59 Gillett at the Organ Weather Report: 7. Tuma Signal

allow me to tak time, my lord; (London Relay); and. The News

I'm Do accustomed to slc. - 70, Commentary (Landon Relay) Interlude

7.15. or Special Announcements;

company" On his leaving the for-Musto --with

box, ho said to the bystanders, Cavendish (BBCTS); 7.30, Two's Company: 7.45, "May I sing to you"

"The Queen has been in my His Lordship told accused that Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winter this was a brutal and unpro- Count Henri de Romres de

but, and she sprekes pleasantly, halter and his Orch.: 8.Viewpoint voked attack on the complainant. Vichenet,

newly A Weekly Magazine devoted to the Accused had had some days in Belgian

appointed and draws the bains pictures: would far rather speak, to the Aris Edited and introduced by Samme

Consul-General. in Janet Tomblin Book Reviews by which to cool his temper. He Hongkong. Bccompanied by Queen than to you man wit the Kimon Heathcots. Timothy Birch went up behind his victim and Countess de Romree and their big wig."Mail. comments on the Hongkong Stage stabbed him with this knife. It bine-year-old Club Production of The Mirer" by

Bernard, The World01 100 parte into Ted Heath and his ) MA

was indeed forlungte that he arrived here in the RMB Can-which the surface of the land may Mollere: 8.30,

be considered ce \divided, Music-Awith Dennis Lotis, Kathy was not in the dock charged ton this morning. Lloyd, Bobbie Britton (BBCTB); with the more serious offence of

contains 7: Africa, 21 Coni Time Signal.

Count de Romree, who comes "Damn Yankee murder.

Asla, 331 New Holland, 8;, Bouth tho from Excerpts from the Musical Flay.

Belgian "In that

Foreign America, 10; North America, "10/ Broadway Production 950, Recital Bung by the Original Cast of the doctors at Queen Mary Hospital to Macao, and

respect I think the office, is concurrently accredited Total, 100.

also Consul by Jan Hu (tarar Hu Kwong did a remarkable job with this General in

(violin), Both with

Bingapore with estimated at 1,030,000,000 of m Piano accoAT victim in saving his life, his jurisdiction over Malays, 290.000.000 are Christians: 230,000,000 1915. Take it from Here, 10. Larry Adler and his Harmonica:

Brunel, Bornes and Sarawak. Buddimas – $8,000,000 ~`arovialamaj Brahmins), and...: 5,000,000 Bentley and Jimmy Edwards, with

Count de Ramzes, 48, has 80,000,000

Jewe Crown Counsel, "that

And there are 11£35,000/doo Waites Eaton, Alma Cogan, June

speed served his country in Rome and people ut ejber, religionis, 1. with which this man was taken Rio de Janeiro and in various Whitdeld. Repeat of last Friday's Book Uncle Silas by Sheridan attention he received there is in Brussels in broadcast (BBCTB): 10.45, Bedside to hospital and the excellent capacities in the Foreign Office Le Fanu, Head by Cynthia Nixon.most satisfying."

the last four Mr. Colier years. (edorded): plode as Weather Report 3 Time Bigna sald he would pass his Lordship's Radio News Reel (Recorded London Temarks to the proper authori- Relay) 11.06. floodnight Music: ties. God Save The Queen: 11.30, Close Down.

then paniment by Isolde Ahwee (Studio); } Lordship saldi Lordship told :

Had 24 Packets Of Heroin

01

Joy

q

REDIFFUSION

Dick "I mu

must say,

10.09.

PC'S CONDUCT

Mr Justice. Wicks further told

son,

A

Accused Of

The Population of the world.

of known languages and dialects; .143 bolong "to Aalapő 63° to: „Europe: 115 to Africs: 117 to Queantca; and 122 to ALDSTIC

2 MILLION. SPECIES

But two

millions, of species at land and water animals, and plaziti are believed to exist." There are at

the accused that he was Importing Poison 100000 Decide, of plants, and

fortunate he had been allowed to plead, to the accond charge and that the Crown

wwe bot

600,000 o1imecia only,

Ле

á pim. Crime Does Not Pag-Star- ring Donald Curtis; 3,30,Muslo by Laper-with Guen, Starg: 3:45. Blema

The species in the sets, aze (Bes A 50-year-old man Ng Teo-House-By Charles Dickens; 4, Te endeavour to unseat the Labour Rev. Frank Short fat, with three previous con

• Wu 'Hul, a 45-year-old coolie, lieved to be it more lumeTORIA, -Two---Popular STARON; 30,

was remanded for two days by that of other, insecta and the pane

The number Guest For To-day-Marto A momen- Leader.

victions, was fined $250 or two 4. Dosler

Lasts proceeding with the charge of Mr. Hin-shing Lo at Central noris not mumbered On Dumetrilis: D Here For Talks month, when he pleaded guilty children Corner Conducted by wounding with intense to this morning for importing six the parasite ribezy. The species It told of her trust in the main centre of the electorate

posacasion of

agricultural the whole may, even basitçe mba everyone about her, and of her list. Saturday giving short talks. The Rev. Frank Short,

drugs before Mr F. X. D'Almada Presented by Betty: 6.15, Birthday

- [some, it was cold, species became. Lordship further said containers

-400 without inet, and be polson, Folldol gratitude. She might have been He pulled up at one spot and Secretary of the Conference of at Central this morning.

Mailbag: 8.16 Te Mus pranas, that the conduct of the con- permit from the Director of evolved once 00

Presented by Jeannette Pier: act unconditionally, fres and started first on a one-man Missionary Bocielles In: Great On December at 7.50 p.m. Shadow of Doubt-Presented by stable, who apprehended the Agriculture. Fisheries and would last. 100,000 youru- then there would have been audience who showed consider Britain and Ireland, arrived the defendant, was seen by the Colgate Palmolive Co Time accused and gave assistance to forestry Department and the nowhere for her to go, nowhere able interest in what to had to here this morning in RMB police acting in turpicious allows and his vidim had been most com-

My): 7.00, Weather Report, *, An-

Director of Commerce and Barclay, Parkins de expept the bombed buildings say,

Canton from Singapore in the manner at Connaught Road nouncements and Diteriuses, mendable,

Industry,

than 116 huge vatk upon which the, frost, was bo- But Arthur doesn't think he course of a Far Eastern tour for West near Southerland Street Caristmas Carols: 750, Coke: Ting An order for the confiscation" "The offence is alleged to a coraition “ ginning to sparkle at night. impressed him enough to get his nonsifliations with the National 50 had 24 packets of heroin In | morin

Barring oddie Fisher with of the knife which was about 10 hove books committed on 3.000 barrel vote. It was Dr Evatt,W

| sanh, "and: the largest · podi India, his

Cuctiestra and Guest Inches long with a sharp, thin December 10 at 3.30 am on barres; so that there Christian Councils of

Star Kitty Kalle 745 Bay and flat blade, was made. Defendant asked his Worship boy and Orchestra: Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon,

board the my Tal Loy at the ways: 3.000 ¦ barrels. Nir Short, who spent many wife and family to support the 2000 Serial

to give him a chance, as he had Personality Paradami? Maurice

Tals Kee Wharf, Commsught-hando S Chevalier: 8.185. The First Men in

Road, Central

LODE

Hair In Botha years in Hongkong before the

Stypban, long A 38-ydar mining Unk went war with the London Missionary Ho added. ; he only : to the Sievelings From as the Korsi

Defendant is also charged well if val JLG. Wells: 339, Queer, Caryyan-A Into place fast Week when very Society, will continue his con-heroin because he was sci..

(with possession of pha bottle of clergy, who did quietly a train, known as “Cendin sultations here after which he

His Worship told him that if pemple and

Progrsnipe

chatiable: Cinese wing and. 200 tisi pieces of dutiable Macao baronam Mr P. S. Cassidy, former Un-ne ran from Wynyard under- wil leave for Japan by air on he was sick he should see a

ground tunnelto St official Member of the Execu-underground Live and Legislative Councils Circular Quay railway who reflead:"{ from the - Colody

THE CASSIDYS

RETURN

INTO PLACE

James

tunnel on the

Quay loop has, for nearly

more than three years ago 40 years, prevented, the linking Turbod here (with Mrs

ILMS Color Cassidy

short vacation dy hard they,

abd Mrs Cassidy were glad to {returns to Colony where they had lived

many years they viex

United Kingdom.

up

December 22,

Chief Preventiva Officer Returns our underground" "railway

Mr. William Colledge, Chief Gentle, Annie is an over-Preventive Officer of the Com:

wiring vehicle that runs morce, Band 2 Industr,

on batteries at a date: 3 mphiment roturad

The Quay tallway, which, hoa |ledge, and their ads boen pithed hard for the Pai in the United

months," should open on Canton the mo

The deck | ledges who

of at Colombo

doctor.

Mrd

De Sales Back

Mr A. dn, O. Sales, alect of the Junior Chamb menenational, fin mord

PAN

mit of

Fooden hotels Ca

Cond

·Marjorie – Wartburg;: 9.30, Under

Two Months For

Embezzlement

pot

your-old Baldiman, who cigarettes on December 10,943 the male fuck | embezzled bver, $3,000 from the "Frith"Company"

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