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Ticket Of Leave- To Trouble
IT
police. They challenged that the
all Robert. Next morning, at Bow Street, he pleaded gulity to the is theft.
is quite possible not everything in the lighting Services quite perfect yet; but none of them Can be faulted often these days on the way compassionate leave 18 handled.
mid-
Let & sullor lear Atlantic.
that something 14 wrong ul hon, and he hardly has time to prick A change of clothes before a helicopter hovering around waiting to take him back.
I WAS JUST SHORT 4418 IT suspected," asked
tho
magistrate, Mr R. H. Blun- dell, "that this man took any
thing but the £27"
"No," the police answered.
"I was just short when I took
obert said.
it back."
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Let similar tuisfortune viall a soldier serving to some distaul, unpleasant jungle, and a
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CHINA MAIL
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1956,
HARDING
SEEKS NEW INSTRUCTIONS
London, Jan, 18.
Field-Marshal Sir John Harding, Governor of Cyprus, is expected In London tomorrow morning for talks with Premier Sir Anthony Eden and Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd, it was learned here tonight.
An authoritative source here said Sir John wanted to get fresh instructions to handle the Cyprus question before the British Premier and Foreign Secretary leave on their visit to Washing-
ton.
dare say," said the agin- trute.
"But it might have made Alhoush official
In FOUNCÖS there was no things
Whitehall said dificult for your sister-
direct
between in-law, mightn't_117"
connection Robert nodded. He was cis- Harding's visit and the trip to charged
conditionally, and Washington, informed SourceS ordered to repay the £2 within said that Sir Anthony would the next two weeks.
Jike 20 give the American leaders an up to date report on the Cyprus question.
He left the court and went to say goodbye to his wife, who WON HU much better for his PART OF THE SERVICE
Visit He would be going back OBERT'S homecoming in-to Germany that night.
volved nothing elaborate In the way
of organisation. was serving in Germany he heard the news
His leve Wh ended, the leave that had He compassionate
and had done so much good when
been apolled. He went to his commanding officer
sir
"Wife's ill, sir.
In hospital,
flobert reported. Next thing, he was in London, his home town, at the hospital bedside of his wife who im- mediately took a turn for the better Bl the sight B her husband
tire
YORU
"Bandit Queen'
May Surrender taying To Police Again
"Where Bob?" she asked
"Don't you worry." he
"Meg's putting me assured her
Robert's
up."
Meg was
The autharMative British
said the situation Cyprus had reached a delicate Harding's point. It added that vist does not necessarily mean that bis wike with Cyprus Greek Makarios Orthodox Archbishop had reached their final stage or would be conchaded shortly.
DECISIVE PHASE
The Harding-Makarios talks resumed in strict secrecy last week after a two months break.
11
Future Of
The Saar
Decisions
Bonn, Jan. 18. Representatives of the German Saarland pro parties and the West Ger- man Bundestag's (lower house) committee on Saar questions agreed here today that the Saarland must be
SIDE GLANCES
By Galbraith
galbarth 11.29
T... Pat Of Capr. 1963 by HEA BAVNA, N
"It's a beautiful veil all right-wonder how she's going
3
to look in a dress7"
Injured
incorporated into Germany In Traffic
not only politically, but also economically.
WIB Thla understanding reached
the at a meeting of Saarland and the West German In the Bonn today. building
the meeting
Accidents
were
in- Three persons jured in separate traffic ac- cidents yesterday.
was understood that they had entered a decisive phase.
Reports reaching London from Nicosia indicated that the Arch- bishop was now ready to accept Allahabad. Jan. 18. the British proposal for self- the island, in India's young and beauti-government for suster-in-ful
place of immediate union with "bandit queen" may
Greece. law, and she was as efficient as surrender to the police. It
representatives According to the British plan, the Army in dealing with such
was announced today.
representatives of parliament the elected finding a bed for emergencies,
would sources close to Robert in her home ot
She is expecting a baby.the Cyprus population moment's
it notice, seeing to
later negotiate with the British said. Agile Pull, 24, has led Uttar
Government on the future status The sources said the meeting the Pradesh police that her own family made
a merry chuse
The plan did not rejected as out of the question Street, Kowloon of the island. visitor welcome.
pover since she was kidnapped
whether
the plans mouted in Parts to create Mex livest
those In one
specity people of Cyprus would even- build-
free trading zones in the Saar- ponderous, many-stuired
rights ofond. But there was unanimity likon- of flats and
tually be given full self-determination.
that Franco-Saarland economic veniences and friendliness--that tur.
relations should be fostored as
18-full
of
П
Victorian philanthropists put up In Central London.
in 1930 and Initiated into the
arts of banditry by her abduc- Dacoli chief, Sultan
14
Gujar
The police said today thai was gotting A good place for a man to be they heard Agile whose wife was ill for neigh-tired of it all. She left her family
10 1950
Join u dancing bours were generous with sym
was She
icidnapped And there troupe, pathy
returning home when she was were plenty of neighbours.
But hospital
found hours und
more 10 banditry
and
help
visiliti
being what they are, and Army her Ilking thon dancing. pny
being what it is. Robert himself with too soon found much time on his hands and too little money really to make the most of being at a loose end in
In 1953 Agile felt homesick She surrendered to the police and promised to be good. But it did not last long.
London
A CACHE
DUT he had a keen eye, and
BUT
She vanished again, and re- cently she has been seen leading Another
Sultan gang.
Gujar was shot to death by the police. Agile is known as crack shot accomplished £171
he had notleed, in a semi-woman--United Press. sceret place in the home of his sister-in-law, a kind of cache where two 1 notes seemed to
be permanently kept.
They were there, no
doubt.
for some good reasoO But to
Robert the two notes seemed to
horse-
TOL
It was understood here that the Greek Government Wis adopting a more flexible attitude to the Cyprus question.
Premier Constantin Karo-
to have ithe manlis would
to his settlement if the issue
the next Greck
dit before
Credit elections
understood t wus further that the Turkish
government would be satisfied with a solu- Lion guaranteeing the interests of the
minority in Turkish
maintaining Cyprus and powerful British military base in the laland-France-Presse.
Conference
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LIBEL ACTION: AMICABLE SETTLEMENT SUGGESTED
"We would be ready to meet my friend in an amicable spirit," said Mr Percy Chen, Defence Counsel, in a libel action heard before Judge J. Reynolds at the Victoria District Court this morning.
Mr Chen added that what has happened in the past might be explained in a way, and perhaps the plaintiffs and defendants might not have to appear before the Court in the action.
Co.
Mr Chen: WAS representing | fectly happy if an apology was Fung Hoi, and the Do LAX RIVER. Printing Company. He was Since the publication of the instructed by Ford, Kwan and article complained of the plain- uff had suffered reactions. Things had been very unhappy for him, and throughout the
12 months. relations be Past iween him and his workers had not been what they shoud have been He sold the plaintif would be the last person.
The plaintin was Mr Mok Yue-ho, sole proprietor of the Wing Tak Printing Press, of 154, Tal Nam Street, who was represented by Mr A. Y. Hon
The plaintif was suing the air his grievances and he would defendants for an alleged libel do his very best so that it could
to
contained in an article published be sottied in a gentemanly in a circular, the Yan Kung Fal Shun, dated February 20, 1955.
obstava- Mr Chen made the tion when Mr Hon applied to amend the statement of claim by inserting in the statement of claim the article complained of Chinese original
in
the
language.
When hearing commenced, Mr Hon said the plaintiff wes suing the Arst defendent in his (first defendant's) stural capacity.
Own
spirit.
The case was then adjourned to next Monday, at 16 s,m.
1
CLAIM FOR MONIES
DUE
An action between two rattan companies over $10,581.49
opened before the Acting Chief Justice, Reading out the statement of Mr Justice J. R. Gregg in
UNION CHAIRMAN
claim,
said the
first
Mr Hon defendant was, at the material the Supreme Court this timo the Chairman of the morning.
were Plaintiffs
Wan Hongkong and Kowloon Printing
tho Machine Cut Rattan Trade Workmen's Union, which Cheung were the proprietors and the Co., of 3-9 Shek Kip Mei Street, Onwald by Mr publishers of a circular called represented
Cheung, who claimed that the the Yon Kung Foi Shun,
money was owing for goods sold. Defendants were the Wing Ho Cheung Rattan Co. of 328 Kilung published Street and its partner, Chan falsely, and maliciously an article Wong-tang, who were not legally in the circular, and the Court represented. had before it a translation of the article.
The plaintif claimed that the defendants had published
be ordered to
or
Was
of
WHOLESALERS
Mr Cheung and that it was a straightforward case of money due and owing, and his client- Objecting 10 Mr Hop, Mr
denied there was any · arrange- Chen sold that the English ver-
ment as alleged in the defence the sion which appeared in statement of claim was not de- ment about a partnership. The that there was a verbal apice- scribed in the statement as
plaint would produce his se translation. He submitted that counts from 1947 up to April under the Ordinance, it
1955 to show the various sums provided that if the alleged belowing by the defendants. was made in a foreign language, the words in that language raust
in the statement
Chan Shing-wan, managing appear calm.
partner of the plaintiff firm,
that he Mr Hon then applied for antestined
www. in the rattab business, enverdiment to the statement of wholesale the claim.
buying ration from impor Mr Chen observed that the and seling it to retail whale matter had arisen out of str
defend strippers of which un alleged dispute. We know ants were one. He also bought the relations in Hongkong Be-back from these strippers rattan tween employers and employees core, are of a very amicable nature rattan In view of the fact that 80 per cent of the population of Hong- kong are workers."
the
rattan pell and mainly
webbing, and he had been dealing with the defend- ants since 1947.
Chan said that his sales to and purchases from the defen- FATAL OMISSION
dants were recorded in his H.K.T.
Bigual; 6, Time
The omission in the statement books by his accountant and, at
the "end
each of month he and of claim of the Morkot Report: 8.00, "Yor the
article in the
render defendants would Children' Nursery Sing-Bong-with pm on Jan. 17, defendant went
to the roof-top of 144, Gloucester Thai citizens, led by Mr Thep foreign language
was a fatal the Doris Gambell (BBCTS; 6.30, Por
each other statements of, ne- National Absem- Buguns Half Hour (Studio): 659, Road and told a 70-year-old Jotinuchit,
one and the Defence was en- Weather Keport; 7, and The News (London Relay); daughter who was working In
Time Signal woman, Lam Sze, that her grand-blyman, spent a brief stay in titled to adjournment in order count. At the end of every the defendants were Hongkong following their to study the meaning of the month London Relay)
to owe him a total of Special Announcements: 718. Boule factory at Jaffe Road had fainted arrival from Bangkok by TAC words attributed to by the plain-foot $10,000 since 1951 for vard Cafet: 745, Les Paul and Mary Defendant told the woman to go carly this morning. They leftum inter on. Ford: B. What's the Form (Recorded
the 11.30 p.m. train for Mr Chen said he had just
which he never charged any Landen Kelay) 8.10, V.O.A. Bland see her and promised to by
Canton.
interest. Parade; B.45, Plano Miniatures: look after the home for her.
been informed by Mr Hon that Time Signal. Gesuge
Nathaniel When Lam reached the fag-
It had been reported that the the plaintiff was not claiming Chan produced a letter from Curzon (DCTS). of tory, she found her grand delegation had been refused for money but that he was re- his editors to the defendants British Stalesman, Weitten and prov
all right. She passports for mainland Chka Sisting tho allegation duced by Roger Cary: 9.30, At the daughter was
of lax asso58- Opera "fi Seraglio?" Act I'{Mozart) returned home immediately and by the Thai quthorities.
evainst him.
in which the auditors Principals with the Chorus of the discovered a pair of trousers Asked about this, Mr. Jolinu Judge Reynolds observed that claimed that defendants were said problem was from what Mr Chen and Mr. owing him $10,000.49 at the end solved He added that he did Hon. had said, it seemed that it of 1981 and this was confirmed Symphony Orchestra. 10.30. One cacked. Night Stand, Jerry Gray and his defendant
The police were informed and not believe they would get into might not be necessary to hear by defendants Orchestra: 1939, Weather Report;
was arrested later aty trouble when they return to the action but that it was He said that he stopped sell- 11. Time Bignal, Radio News, Reel | the same day,
goods mproly (Recorded London relay
necessary for the two Ing the defendants Further inquiries revealed The delegation were invited Goodnight Mute, God Gave
owing was made up of the that defendant on Jan. 2, at 38, to China by to Associated parties to discuss their feelings in 1985 and the eggregate num
about the matter. Sheet nie huden Lane, 2nd floor. Diplomalle students, in Canton,
balance Spring
of · various accounts- owing.
Chan denied that theng was ai
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made for the purpose
ment
Mr Hon said
Was very happy to hear what Mr. Chen had said. He said he would admit his error, of not putting arrangement
for a partnership. the alleged libal in the on a profit sharing basis. DEFENCE CLAIM language. The plaintiff,
he said, was not claiming any The defendant, Chan, special damages and was per- | cross-examination, alleges that from 1947 ho had beeff "In the plaintin business They had agreed verbally that the plaintiff would supply, humi with rattan and he
CHARGED WITH MURDER
thes, webbington Would make
days by Mr Hin-shing. To at Central, this morning: for pos- soseton of.
were then to be sold by, the gunpowder and fuse. Thep D. Carty said, that to Wong Keung, aliss. Wang
platit, and acor grodit, ves January 18, defendant was found. Kam-keung, 30, of 403, Chatham by shuured between them, with in poencialon of 14 pounds of Road, third floor, was - Clarged plaintiff petting: 70 per cent
Ho Fuk-pang, 22, unemployed gunpowder and 400 feet of name before Mr T. Creedon at Row he catal; 10.30, Old Time Ballroom 11. of 40, Argyle, Street, ground on Lantau Island. He was loca
this morning with the the 30 per cent. This mander of "anaged Chine mene ended in September
(whonthe. to treated in the might do Book was remanded two days in changed and pleaded guilty.
plaintiff was unable to Mutaret:da midnight, God dava
Streetcn the Queen Chee. Downs,
fecctice onders, dev Monday
·He was alleged to have qute lankizitafoed: that hits dorod, LAPâu-wak
polico
custody pending further cquiries when he' faced","htt 3.K. Durling at Central this
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