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JOHN CLARKE'S CASEBOOK

The Hotel Manager

Angloors of the 8 guests pushed through

quiet country hotel, out of

He still looked what be had been from time to time-an efficient, discreet, hotel manager.--|

AMBITIOUS

the blustering country RUT he had not always been weather, Into a comfortable

that. As a boy, he had After atmosphere of steam heat wanted to be a dentist. and thick-piled carpets, they going to a grammar school ho had gone to a provincial univer- were met by the manager.

Then the war ended his

He fitted admirably into surroundings

sity-

his plans, black-couted, Не served six years in the exuding uncretion, excellent of Army before putting his half-

making guests feel that the acquired

skills

Work G8

hotel had been concelved and industrial chemat Then he built only for them.

tired of that profession; or tired of him.

"If you would sign here.... nurse. I'll have some-

Yes, of course.

one

do that immediately.... But certainų, madum. "

The Transzer could not be faulted on his patter

PAST IMPERFECT

THE manager's first name was

Bertram, His wife was bousekeeper in the same hotel. Both aid their work excellently, The owner of the hotel did not know

that Bertram had spent a year in prison for steal ing £150 by fraud and using useless cheques to oblatis an- other £100.

They

know that Bertram had also apent 18 months in got for office-break ing,

thek

could not

11

He became first a clerk and then went in for hotel manage- ment.

"What do you want to say?" the magistrate, Mr K. Barra- clough, asked Bertram.

"Nothing, sir," he answered, "I shall have to send you to Sesalons for sentence," the magistrate said.

"Quite, sir," Bertram sald, as though the decision were partly his and he entirely agreed with | it.

"This way," said the Kooler, showing Beriram oul, And Bertram slipped from the court, inconspicuous, melting away as a good hotel man does when his

workshop-breaking and presence is no longer required.

All Bertram'a employers saw was the emuently salisiactory manager they had hired.

WHEN

THE BOOKS

he

announced

tro

would be leaving, going to

a better job, they were sorry.

that When he agreed

the hotel's books were in a meas and that £80 seemed to have gone: astray, they were sympathetic. All the more so becausa Ber-

then and there for 250 of the missing money.

Today's Gazetted Appointments

it was

CHINA MAIL

Kstablished 1809

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1955.

|_ SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith

17.2.2

T. 1 U, A, B, FR, OF,

Dag, 1984 by MEA Bordes, Ina,

"Walt, your father's on a diot! Give me one of those and I'll hide it where he can find it after we're In bed!"

SENTENCE REDUCED FOR

MAN ON DRUG CHARGE

Opposing an appeal for reduction of sentence Dr Teng Pin-hui hos bee Crown Counsel, Mr Bodilly, told the Full Court tram wrote out his own cheque appointed Assistant Director of this morning, that the appellant was convicted of

Health Services nounced

the Government possession of “100 years' supply of heroin." In "I'm going to have a bit of a Gazette today. hoilday before I start the next

Mr Patrick Yu (instructed by Other appo

gazetted appointments

naked the Full job," Bertram told them, "Hove were; Mr É. A, là Cushion to Mr Stevenson) 1 look al

Court, comprising the Chie! Jus- the books. Whatever you're short of, I'll settle after the hoilday."

It was not unill, some time

Bertram's going. after

guests bogan to arrive at the hotel guests who swore that they had paid deposits on their rooms. that the hotel owners began to realise the extent to which their former manager had been cheut- ing them. They called in the police.

COMPOSURE

be Structural Engineer; Mr J.

5. Hirst to be Architect; Mr Rice, Mr M. J. Hogun, and Mr

tion

Law

A. Coutts to be Building Sur Justice J. R. Gregg, for a reduc vevor: Mr G. R. Pickett to be of the Ave-year sentence veyor: Mr Acung Assistant Commissioner passed on Chung Tu-kwong by Kowloon District Judge Charles of Prisons, vice Mr A. JIEolt (retired); Mr ft. C. Clarke to be

last month for possession of ana Acting Assistant

manufacturing the drug. Superinten-

reduced the on- The Court dent of Crown Lands, during the absence of Mr Richardson;nce by a year.

Mr Yu Bubmitted that the Mr D. H. Small to be Acung

recognised degrees of cul- Dental Specialist during Lo absence of Mr Allwright; Mis pablility and the Judge had ac- M. M. Graham

that appellant a school cepted the fact to be

was only an employee and the mistress.

real head of the group of often- South Coast town where he

also announced It wan

that

dern was one her Bccused who Mr L. Blumenthal has resumed was by then working in another

alsconded before hla trial. hotel. Не мод charged and his duties as Superintendent of

Nevertheless the Judge went on given ball. Then he disappeared. Prisons on return from leave,

R. S. Rosen The South Coast hotel began vice Mr

MAXWELLIN (Chief to impose the

Race on the appellunt. to look at

Mr M. Morley-John They meer). their books, discovered that

Bertram had his resumed his duties as Crown robbed them of £ US.

But where was Bertram? No one knew-unul

One day ho walked into a police station in North Lancashire and gave him-

BERTRAM was arrested in the

self up.

He was brought to London, to Bow Street, and there he pleaded guilty to a serica of

charges of umbezzlement.

Bertram's composure did not desert him as he stood in the dock.

Counsel on retum from leave.

PROMOTION

Police

Constable (Special) George MacDonald Goldsack has been promoted to the rank

buperintendent of

61 Simor

Police in the Special Consta- bulary, it was announced in the Government Gazette today.

all

God's

children

wear Capezio's your little

will love too

Ben.

Mail Notices

The LALORI

of porting

shown below are those för aa-

tutes for

timgs

registered correspondance posled 1 G.P.O. Hongkong. The latest posting times" elsewhere which, În general, are ourlier than the Q.P.O. timer can be ascertained by enquiry at the local oules.

The latest posting registered artičios ato generally one hour earlier than che themes shown below. Paritentars regard- ing parcel malls can be ascertain- ed by enquiry at any poi afire. CHRISTMAY ARRANGEMENTS On Sunday December 25, 1933 all post offices will be closed to public business, - Thorn wili be Оле ordinary delivery Com menelag at, 16 a.m.

STARTS INSTANTLY

NEVER MISSET

SHEAFFER'S

"GLICKER MEDIUM & FINE BALLPOINTS AVILA

HK Christmas Mail Postings

Set Astonishing New Records

3 MILLION ITEMS HANDLED

IN COURSE OF 10 DAYS

THE COLONY'S CHRISTMAS MAIL POSTINGS THIS YEAR HAVE ALREADY SMASHED EXISTING RECORDS, IT WAS OFFICIALLY DISCLOSED BY THE POSTMASTER GENERAL THIS MORNING.

During a ten-day period ended yesterday, nearly three million items had been cleared from posting boxes or handed in over post office counters. .This surpasses the record set up last year when in 10 days from December 14 to the 23rd. over 2,400,000 items were posted in the Colony.

in

The major portion of this year's postings was made between the 18th and the 22nd and presented the Post Office with one of the most difficult problems it has so far had to face, especially when it is remembered that each item has to be handled twice before it is despatched or delivered.

Mr L. C. Saville, the Post Kingdom between October 21 jcarried out by the postmen master General said

this still and November 6, a great portion keeping up a clearance of mail of further growth

Christmas of which no doubt were for delivery can only be describ- traffic has shown there is no

Christmas parcels for delivery ed as magnificent falling off in the desire of the

In the United Kingdxum.

The mall coolles also although Thcsc people of Hongkong to send messages of

and goodwill to their relatives and friends both here and overscaa.

اله

surface mall for 1984 when

the

handled.

have delivery

0:

been

a

Full Court Dismisses Appeal

The Full Court yesterday Iismissed an appeal brought

by Lam Man-chee, 22, Bsh- stall foki, who was sen tenced to death by Mr Criminal Bes- Justice J. Wicks In the September

sins for the murder of another foki.

The deceased, Wong Hung, Was found with a chopper wound in the head in Shatt wan market on the morning of May 19.

Lam, who was represented by Mr Lawrence Leong, Instructed by Mr M. G. Laing, appalled against the conviction last weak.

Full Court, the

Justice and Mr

The

fair

Chief

and

comprising M.

R

a written je went

summing-as

balanced presentation

of the issues to which the Jury minds and that they were sati should havo addresood, their

ed fled that the summing up made

clear to the Jury that they were not entitled to find.

he accused guilty unless the evidence had convinced them beyond reasonabla doubt that the facts alleged in the charge actually happened.

figures compare favourably not performing spectacular Hogan with the United Kingdom task have worked long hours on

heavy work and deserve equal Gregg, in a

this morning found th total of 14,798 parecis were praise.

trial Judge's These are occasions when the trial The magnitude of traffic which despatched in 1,723 bags durlig rewards of reorganisation and a whole could be taken s has had to be handled each day the relative period,

training are seen and, although can be judged from the figures

During the ton day period quoted but even more so when ending December 22, a total of yet over, I am proud of my stan the Christmas pressure is not is realised that these do not 1,331 bags of air mali, 7,357 bags and the work they have carried Include the

and ward letter

of surface letter mail have been this Christmas time," said the parcel mails which arrive daily

received containing liems for Postmaster General, by air, sea and rail from other

her local delivery and În transli at countries.

of handling The

work

time this mail has been carried out pel mall or Hongkong con staff despite the very long hours taining some 15,000 parcels for cheerfully and efficiently by the

they have had to work.

Staff local from all sections has been con- centrated in the sorting offices and all have rolled up their proximately 700 baga is due to sleeves and really got down to be received from the United the work of ensuring that the Kingdom. This will be the lost millions of messages of Christ- surface mail which will arrive

have MRR greetings

been from England before Christne

A European, Frederick Cyril Day and this mail combined with Goodman, 49, pleaded guilty to despatched and delivered.

In the four days from Mon- the very heavy local postings 10 charges of obtaining goods day the 19th and Thursday the which are expected we offer totalling $6,001.05 and money 22nd of December, some 1.720,- sitzte the staff of the Post Office Letailing 16,000 by false

pre. weelding once more far into the 000 items were posted in

before the Magistrate, song and there is no doubt that

Mr K. A. 3. Philips at Kowloon A further mail from the United Court this morning. today over 400,000 items will be

in col'ections receivi

from Kingdom is due to arrive on The latest time Decumber 28, again posting boxes,

with ap- Sentences on defendant the Post proximately 700 bogy of mail deterred lo January 4, 1986 guarantee delivery which

Once 1/2 Post

will when two o.her people who are

of posting by which

Office

Hong-

European On

Pretences Charges

False Today, a surface mail of *p-

night

Gender

was

ice will by Christmas Day, is 8 am, on ondorvour to deliver on Tues- charged with similar offences Saturday, December 24. Alday morning, December 27. A will be tried before Court; Items posted by this time will elivery will be modo also en

wish their greetings to be du- llytred by Christmas Day.

to p

ever

STAGGERING

Bost

UNENVIABLE TASK

stateci

that

on

Radio Hongkong

R.K.T.

6. Time Burial' and' ' Programine port: 6.08, Programme for Children Summary; 8.03, Block Market Ho presented by Valerie (Studio) 10.30 Popularity Poll' greperited by JesD Predict the Three Top Tuner of the Week to Win $30 (Studio];; N Weather Report: 1, Time Signal and Tha Nowa (London Relay); 19.00, Commentary (London Bolay Yoor Special Annojinesmenta; Telő, FaEA Ralf Hour presented by Robert Acheson (Studio); 7.45, Aleo. Quid ness in "A Christmas Carol", "A

dio Vernich of Loetry by Charles Dickens, Produced by Cleland Finn (DBCTS); 1.10, Take It from Here (Christmas: Edition) (BBCTS). Dick Bentley and Jimmy Kowards with : Wallos "Inton, Alma

be cleared before later postings Christmas Day so that with According to DST P. H. are dealt with so the pubile areeavy mail rival on Monday, Walker of the CID Yeumati,

December 28, and a

delivery on

on prosecuting, advised to post in time if they rucstry, 227, the stad November 16, Mr.F. J. Hanicy, Croke

Letter from Ametirs by Alistair (London Relay):, - 9. Time of the

will have littled in

for Gammon (Malaya) Signal. Musia Lovers Hour Ime to rest. The Fost Ofec

Hongkong reported Classical Requests presented duty counters at Victoria, Kowicen to t

wice to the Police that a European Allen Dekker (Btualet) 10. Cără tinental Cabaret, presented by Denise Central and Sheung Wan Post med

Federick

Cyrtl Goodman

Drabant (Studio); 10.30, Virtuosom Air Mail facilities were used Offery will also be opened from had obtained a quantity of rice

10 Ine greater extent than 9 a.m. to ncon on December 26 and cooking oll valued at 50, her

Bocku.. Read by Cynthis "Uncle Situs by especially

the and 27, and at Wanchal from 10 rice shop at 28 Fa Yuen Street,

001.05

the Dak Hing Ling Sheridan Le

Nixon Episode 20" (Final)) (Records eccond class Bir mali service,

a.m. to noon.

ed); 10.50, Weather... Report:. 11, The volums of air mail cor

ground floor, by stating that Le Time Signal. Return of the Comat (Recorded London Relay); -- 13.55; respondence and parcels posted

was employed by and acted on

Music by Candlaught. A Programme increased in Hongkong has

behalf of Gammon Limited. for a quiet moment at Christinastidə steadily

throughout the

year

Mir Hunity Hurum., 2, oried | BECTS), Good Baya The Queen; but it was not anticipated that an unenviable one at Christmas that to person by the name of 11,40, (approx.)—Claw down. the Christmas second class ime and it is necessary for Frederick Cyril Goodman was 0. mail postings would rise to the

them to be on duty from early la employed by the company. proportions experienced.

On morring unill late at night. Police

enquiries revealď jins, daya already the total | Even when they return from defendant, had in tact been weight of air mails despatched duty they have to start to obtaining the rice and cooki to all destinations has execeded prepare their deliveries for the oil from a Chinese, Chun Ping one tor and on Tuesday, De- rex, morring so that they pal. cember 20, no less than 3,710 go out at

said that further pounds, well over 11⁄2 tons, of at Africa. Thailand, India, Pakistan, widdle air mail was despatched and on Europe. 8. p.m.

Thursday, December 22, the

Counsel said that if the other accused had been tried even though the Judge found him to On Monday & Tuesday. Da-

culprit he could be the main

cember 28, 21, 1853 the public counters at G.P.O. & C.P.0. not have passed a heavier

Kowloon will open for pubile tence in the District Court.

business from 9 a.m. to Neon. The Sheung Wan Post Ofce will DISCRIMINATION NEEDED

open from 1 a.m, to Noon and Wanchal from 10 am, to Noon for sale of postage stamps only. Mr Yu said that although All other Branch Offices will be that ground would be

cloved. no de- fence at all, it was a matter to be taken into consideration sentence where there should be discrimination between the appeliant and his employer, the man who was the mala culprit.

Mr Body said he st:ucted is oppose any reduction. The reason why so many these cases were trod the

10 District Court was that they would be more quickly dealt with. It did not follow that because the maximum sentence Muld

enly have beta

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that such a sentence should not have been pass on the rest of the accused. The Judge might that anything less than hve years would be madequate. He said that the traffic in heroin was such a menace that it was necessary to impose the maxi- mum ca every person connected w.th

The accused

found in was of 18 pounds

princess was that

a handbag FREE to

possession

of

the buyer of YOUNG heroin and ho was instructed

capezio's.

Whee...that pixilated dancer's angel Capezio! Skooting his cobbler's bench thru the skies,

he whips up a cloud of stardust.

(You recognize it in CAPEZIOS.)

1001 BETTER and MORE USEFUL GIFTS ...

The new Italian look overblouse in sculptured cotton knits to produce figure-flattering excitement. completely washable. $22.50 $45. ALL HAND- BAGS, HATS, 25% off to all gift buyers. Enchanting Party dress for your princess, ....in nylon tulle............... from $150.

A spécial PAA" air shipment of luet enlauko magnificent gowns just unpacked.

MODE ELITE

Tel. 24052.:

that about one ounce only was used a year. In the Colony for

| legitimate medical

This would make the 100 years' supply. DISTINCTION

The box lobbies at 0.P.0. C.P O. Kowloon will open from sam, to p.m.. Burung Was from ».m. to Noop and Wan- chal frum- 10 alm. to Noơn city. There, wil be no delivery on Monday but there will be one general, delivery, commencing aL To s.ro and one collection from all pillar bozen on Tunday,

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2

By Alt Formosa, é plin. Koren, p.m. U.S.A.. Canada, à p,m2.

Great Bri

Јеред, в ф.м.

By Surface

Philippines. 3 p...

North Borneo, è pằm, Macro,

SATURDAY, DECEMBER H

four

used

weg 3 248 pounds, egai almost 11⁄2 tons.

*Thi tremendous concentra- tion of mail in the past week has had to bo very carefully watched by the controlling off- са

so as to prevent any ac cumulation. This is always a

By Air Paking, Shanghai, Hankow, Kim» | WalCE ming. 9

France, 10 am.

Thailand, Maliya, Indonesia, Aus-

11 m.

Indo-China, Noon. Philippines p.m.

By Eustace China, People's Republic, 9:30 am. Indonesia, 11. 6,m,

The Postman'a task is always

to be

REDIFFUSION

3.30. Strike Up In March

The Band- Time 1:3.45,

MUME Blesk House By Charles Dickenss

Music For Christmas Progra

of Yuletide Facts, Fancies and Holi Popular Tunes: 4.30, Bammy Karo Show-wing and Sway with Sammy".

reasonable time and Mr Walker of the company day Muzo; 4.15 Ten, ForTw be back in time to be able to inquiries by the Police revealed Rays and the KaYONE Domin complete their second delivery. hat between October 22 and on Dumetrius Children's Comes Practicaly, every house bas November 28 the defendant hader the Christmas the T

called at during the received $5,000 from Lam Foo- and the story of the Bang

ing "Hansel and Gretel select OSA Christmas week but despite

Narrated by Auntie, Vol. 1300 their heavy loads they have by similar false pretence.

Inspector Walker said that the call Birthday Malibury 81 Beoord day Requesta-Presented by: Betty?! worked hard and cheerfully and defendin was arrested on Parade=Latest ** Releases: will have well earned their rost December: 10, and when he was ediffusions: 6449 shadows Moż Received on Monday, December 28, the charged, admitted the offence. only day over the Christmas period that there will be no

dollvery. AL

trella. New Zealand Carlos, danger at Christmas me

&

ahoula accumulation take place from one day to the next it 15 Formosa, Japan, Okinawa, Korea, extremely difficult to clear it. PU.S.A... Canada, & P..

The very heavy postings on Monday

and Tuesday gave a waming note as to what could be expected and Immediato were taken to put purposes.

Inbo service additional · sorting frames which had been ordered as safety measure. These frames, duo to lacic of space had to be placed in dimly lit corridors but emer- gency Highling.

quickly installed and the situation thus relieved.

amount

"APPROPRIATE

the

In allowing the appeal Chief Justice remarked that it must be accepted that the Crown prosumably thought: five years an adequate sentence because they took the case to the District Court. Whether they came to that, conclusion because they felt the case would bo

того quickly dealt with did not de- tract from that presumption.

The Court felt that C150 it would have been ap to draw sccod datine- propiate

between the accused who

lon

In

This

Japan. 1.8.A., C. & S. America, $1 a.m-

Macao. 1. p.M

NHK 8, Rhodesia, and Moram-

(bique, P/P via Deira, 3 p.m.

Thailand, pm.

Formoss. 4 p.)

Burma, India, 6_p.m, China, People's Republic, e pis. Macao, p.m.

SUNDAY, DECENDER, ÉS By Air Burma.⠀ India, Pakistan,

p.M.

Midase

Kast, Africa, Great Britain, Europe,

Termoss, 6 p.m. Philippines, N. Hornao. 8 p.m.

ཟྭ ་ · ་

Japan. & Pay surfaen · · Maoso. 1 p.m.

NGENERAL, HOLIDAY ›MONDAY, DECEMBER N

China, People's Republic. 9.30 am (Malaya, Cayton. aden, Middle wise clearly, recognised us the, Kant, 5 Great Britain, Europe; 1 ring-header and the

stigator in the

manufacturing effence and the other accused

Since it was accepted by the

Crown

that five years

bem appropriate

would even

rior Water (because that was the msimum) the Court felt as that

BLIAM ALICE GRINKÅNE, for LOM) 30 years would blbejer Morning Post:Lintreagat 1-3 adequate contence for be

the Colony of Zongkong pellant, the Chiệt Justice, inicijal

HOLIDAT

WAS

THE FIRST TIME

Arrangements for Christmas Consul-General

have to be put in hand as early July as it is necessary to

as Write

de

Doubt: 1. Time: Bignál - ang "The News, (London Relay 17.00. Weather. Reps t. Announcements and -kriter Tude: 3.15 Christmas: Organairs—A Quarter Hour'. of Carola - Flawed BY Rohard Leiberts 1430): Cakes Time Starring Kadies Fitar with Axi Stordahl's Orchestra' and Guest - Star Gery Crosby 740 Btory of; the Carola The Orian of the Bongs Which so Effectively, tell the Man mes of the Christmas season; 8; Farely Bonality Parade--Alleen Stanley: 8,15, Take It From: Hery (Christmas Edis

Internationally..........

and The

Iloved

Yuletide

to a number of countries Given Recognition regarding dates by which they require the Christmas mall, la- vestigation also has to be made H.E. the Governor, under tion) (ABCTS). Dick: Bentley and as to what shipping is likely to bistructions from the Becretary Jimmy Edwards with Whinch #stop, be available and whether it is of State for the Coloniar, has Alma Cogan, at makan unidoNE suitable for the carriage of large recognised Monsieur H. (BBCTS)}); $45, Univeruši. Money Christmas mails, whilst the air Romres de Vicherst as Consulten Cortina PCONTEN companies have to be consulted General for Belgium at Hong Sign Symedony Hall Cond BS to their winter schedules and kong, it was announced in the tn 5 Minor for Colon for the reservation of space for

for Government Gazette today. This faisy Flared by Zar "Niles the mall. The senior start of recognition is provisional and the London Philharmonia the Port Office hold frequent ponding the

of Her Conducted i bywelt moetings to discuss problem Formal recognition has been [which Faroso' in the previous

year and formulate, plans to accorded to De Glullano Bertuc- overcome them.

coll by H.E. the Governor as the Vice-Consul for Italy at Hongkong, it was honoured

STAFF PRAISED

Majesty's TRADE 930, Biory Of The

Two

On checking the figures for Tuesday, December 30, it was Indeed found that just over 415,000 items had been posted.. On Thursday, December 22, the

The plane made this year have astonishing total of 527,865 items were recorded as

redwithstood the extreme pressure being ported in Victoria,

experienced from the unexpected Kowloon and the New Territories Things

Mr G. D. Bräart: täi considerable increase in postings drst time that the half mill

the half million of both local and air mail iteme pointed by

bit, said:Me Bavilles, he had to, to, be; si member: mark has been passed in one day's bowing, and is by far the above ail give praise to the star Planning Board vic

for the offell grades of the Part: Ong, Rage Got greatest number of Items ever, who have not "Bagged fox

posted

the

in a single day in Hooga.

moment throughout the Christ

|| of:28,502"parents" | contained); int 20%

16 As previbuity reported a 'total-

the

den,

drian