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JOHN CLARKE'S CASEBOOK

At The

The Theatre

TANY nights

Mentre at the Joseph drew de

CURTAIN

Page

doep sigh, good days lights went out and the his family smaller, his pay had when, with prices lower, and chattering gave place to been three times what it is now. the crackle of chocolate- wrappings, the curtain had risen upon 22 drama crime and detection.

had been until the day be- Now, it

fore. for: "Has he lost his job?" was mid-morning- The curtain was down

the asked the magistrate, In

Di the silent theatre,

house manager, who now came actory and

forward. actresses were at home and

"I'm afraid no.", studios,

the abed, or busy at him

manager answered, "He was a dunt-sheets covered the seats in

good worker. a always very will- talla, pit and circles-and

ing, but minor drama was begin.

of WHAT it is now? What it

about

31

to

all

There were two in the male east of It; one stood in the wings awaiting his cur. The other was busy about the feeble plot which way of his devising.

ENTRANCES

Own

THIS name was Arthur and his H'S

alage won a sent in The stalls. There, s he stooped, an chinking sound totd occasional

s nimble Angers

opening was

the containers that held the six- six- the

was

how busy

were. He

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CHINA MAIL

Skrip

SHEAFFERS

The By Galbraith

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1956.

CRIMINAL SIDE GLANCES

SESSIONS

The February Criminal Ses- sions opened at the : Supreme Court this morning when five accused, including a woman, appeared before Mr Justice, J. Reynolds.

Two of the cases, involving three men, concerned the capital charge of using arms against a person without lawful authority.

The first case under that charge was that of Luk Kwai, 32, who will be defended by Mr Richard Winter, instructed by Mr F. Zimmern No plea was taken: his trini wis adjourn house-ed for date to be fixed.

A second case against Lak, in which ho faces charges of wounding with intent to murder and shooting with intent (alter- native) was adjourned to the nex: Sessiona. Not being capi-

"Quite," said

the magistrate, and asked Joseph what he had to say.

Д

"Only it's taught me the big-tal charges, Luk was not legally gest lesson of me life," Joseph represented in this Instance. said.

He was fined £1 and ordered. o pay £10 costs, and he went away, his small drama ended. and those who had parts in the next on the Clerkenwell court presented, stepped from the wings on to the small stage the dock provided.

pences audiences paid for Legislative

Use

of opern-glasses. It

nome of his business to be doing Council Vacancy

$0.

Arthur was robbing

monagement who penter,

and

"E

of

#m

Į

TRIAL ADJOURNED

The two other, men facing a capital charge of using arms were. Chan Chuen, alias Pock- marked Chuen and Up Tung, allas

Chung Hung. They will be represented by Mr Hung-lik Hu, instructed by Russ and Co.

Trial wa the capital charge was adjourned for a date to be Axed and their case on two cther charges of assault

12-21

1. M. Reg. 12, 8. POR

Copr, 1964 by NĽA Service, Ing.

with "It must have been pretty warm in the mailman's bag—

intent to rob and possession of arm (against Cban only) were adjourned to next Sessions.

The only woman among the accused was Au Yeung Lau-mei, 34, who denied a charge of arson, but pleaded guilty to one of attempted suicide. Her case

was also remanded.

the the theate employed him as a car. Nominations for appointment

of, an Unofficial J. P. to As he opened one container,

vacancy on the Legislative the cupro-nicket siream of Council are invited in the Gov- sixpences fell into his cupped ernment Gazette today.

A Special Jury was ordered hand, the other actor in The The vacancy will occur on for the trial of Lt Nung, 27, drama took his cue. The house- April 30, by reason of the ex- charged with murder. He will manager moved from behind a pication of the appointment of be defended by Mr John Clifford curtain where he had been the Hon. Dhun Jehangir Rut- (instructed by M. A, da Silva). hiülen, "What d'you think tonjer, who was appointed by His case was adjourned from you're doing?" he asked Arthur. H.E, the Governor on March the last Sessions to February 27

20, 1953.

•because his Counsel had to ATTEMPTED EXIT

In the event of more than one leave for England. ...oh, hullo, boss," sali nomination being received

election will be held Nomina- Arthur, and tried to laugh tlons should be signed by two it off. "Cought in the wet eh?

or more Justices and should I was trying to get a bit of bear a certificate by the nominee Snooze, na a

fact that

he or she consents to nomination, The noininationa His net talled off before the should be lodged with the Clerk other's unbelief. He tried 10 of Councils at the Colonial

stopped. The Secretariat was

before noon on were called, Arthur was Saturday, February 25.

him £1 sixpences, and a key containers. The "I found that key, honest. the theatre," Arlhuir sald, He

short nan,

40 years old, who wears spectacles with thin horn ribbon of dark

matter

Up late last night, and

boll, but

police He had on

17.

in

that would open

EL

rims.

"H

of

the

FLASHBACK

❝IJE nsks," said a policeman to Mr Frank Powell, the magistrate, "that six other offences should be taken into consideration. He says he has been taking about £2 a week for the last six weeks."

''Ike Will Run'

68 Die Of Cold

Government Appointments

MI

and the humidity steamed it opon!"

A Very Pleasing Mozart Concert

McComish-Franklin Breach Of Promise Action

"Defendant Now

To

Wishes

Marry Plaintiff"

At this morning's hearing of the breach of promise suit brought by Miss Gloria Elizabeth Franklin against Cpl David McComish, Defence Counsel announced that McComish now wished to marry the plaintiff.

•

Miss Franklin, 17-year-old daughter of a Chief Petty Officer in the Royal Navy, claims that Cpl McComish, of Command Workshop REME, is the father of her new-born baby, Alan John, and that he had twice promised to marry her carly last year but had not kept his word.

Suing by "her next friend," her father, R. G. Franklin, the plaintify also instituted action for damages against Lt Col Loslle Norman Morris, Commanding Ometr of Cpl McComish, for allegedly procuring or inducing Corporal to refuse to carev out the promise of marriage.

The two defendants represented by Mr D. A. L Wright, instructed by Mr. J. C. B. Black.

the

are

Mr P D. d'Almada Remedios is for the plaintiff.

Summarising the evidence to express the case of the defend- ant, Mr Wright said that he would first deal with evidence concerning McComish. He salch the Defence considered that the Corporal did make promise to morry Miss Franklin on the first occasion on May 3, and it was also considered that he brake that first promise as stated in the Corporal's letter on May 7 Mr. Wright said that this first breach did not last long-at the matter of four days, as McCormish had again made a promise of marriage on May 11. He said that he must stress that the damage caused by that first breach of promise

negligible Very.

and nominal.

outset it was

was

"REASONABLE TIME"

MOTORIST LOSES

HIS APPEAL

Mr Justice J. R. Grogg, Acting Chief Justice, this morning dismissed the appeal against conviction and sentence by W. S. Ross, of 121 Chatham Road, who was found guilty of a driving offence in July last year. Ross had been fined $1,000 or six months by Mr I. T. Morris in Kowloon on December 22 and disqualified from holding a driving licence for 12 months.

The charge against Ross was that on July 28, 1055, at the function of Waterloo Road and Essex Crescent, he unlawfully drove private car No. XX2124 whilst under the influence of drink to such an extent as to be incapable of having proper con- trol of the vehicle.

Retirements And Promotions

H.E. the Governor has per- Appellant was represented inmitted the following officers to the appeal by Mr T. Shurlock, retire from the Royal Hongkong instructed by Mr J. C. Stewart Defence Force on staining the of Stewart and Co. Mr D. F. O. normal age of retirement, it was Mayne, Crown Counsel,

apannounced in the Government Gazette today: Lt K. J. Attwell, peared for the Crown,

Major J. A. C. Huribati, Capt. G. Holligan.

THE GROUNDS

was also announced that

It was

The all-Mozart chamber concert given by the Sino-British Club Chamber Music Group at Queen Elizabeth School last night was a considerable under- taking. Many difficulties had beset the organisers; the date had to be altered, illness almost prevented one artist from appearing, and a major work had to be cancelled and substituted by another. However, the large audience was a tribute to the success of the occasion. The acoustics of this fine hall are not quite so good for this type of music as in the Grantham | a renewal of the first one. The inclently sober to live proper Mathernery, the Hon. D. C.

College Hall, but if the audiences are to continue so large (as we hope), the larger hall may continue to be used.

by

was

especially

the

Lieutenants

were

W

F.

RHKDF The grounds of the appeal the Commandant of the RH against conviction were that the has posted Lt R. J. McMullan, Coming to the stcond phase Magistrate's decision was wrong Hongkong

Regiment, to tho of events the second promise in fact and against the weight RHKDF Reserve of Officers.

The following promotions in of marriage, made on May 11, [of evidence; that the Magistrate Mr Wright asked whether this folled to give proper weight to the Hongkong Regiment could

medical evidence to be regarded as a fresh the

the announced: promise, a separate incident or effect that appellant was suf- Darkin, G. L. Dickson, D. A

G. H. P. Pritchard, statement of claim alleged that control of a motor vehicle; and A. McCormish failed to

Geddes, D. Hunt (Force marry that the verdict was unreason-

HQ), Miss Franklin within

(Hongkong "reason= ¡able or could not be supported, and A. P. Pereira able time"

|having regard to the evidence, Regiment), to be Captains. Mr Wright sald what was a The ground of appeal against Mrs F. G. J. Wong,

of the was that the sentence Hongkong reasonable time depended senbence was

Women's Naval Volunteer Reserve, has been

his decision, Mr Officer, It was announced. said he had care- the evidence together

on

of Justice

fully

that Cpl McCormiah

13

that

сабе,

From China

Mr D. F. C. Cleland, Manager

The following Government appointments were announced in the Government Gazette to day.

Miss D. Pattison to be Senior The plane and wind quintet movement

in the Nursing Sister: Dr K. H. Black announced

programme pleasing. the better- It was good to have Mozart's the facts. He added that looking was manifestly excessive in view to be Acting Chief Port Health was replaced

the plaintiff's Officer, during the absence of | known quintet for clarinet and great operas represented in the at the evidence adduced from of the circumstanets of the case. confirmed in the rank of Third

case, "reasonable Washington, Fel, 18,

very ume" was purely a matter of Dr G. B. Smart; Mr J, Milner strings, K.581, which was under-programme, and it was A poll of 25 Mayors attending to be Acting Divisional Officer, taken and

at short notice by Mr courageous of Miss Julia Lee to fact that it did not seem pos- moustache.

Washington conference show- Fire Brigude: Misses F. M. Bar- C

adfused in the Prof sing the two lovely arlas from sibic, without the local events with the cubmissions by CounBank Manager Wilks, clarinet;

violin: At the Clerkenwell court, heed today that they overwhel-den and P. M. Archer to be Mis- Arrigo Foo, first

Dr Figaro" after an illness. "Voi allowance, that mingly belleve

President

S. pleaded guilty to stealing

M.

second violin; | che sapete? Bard,

(you ladies, who w tresses, Eisenhower would 21 179.

Education Depasenior Mr E. A. R. Alves, viola; and know what love is) is fun by could support a wlle and child on both sides (given yesterdag 1 run for

R. Woodward,

his normal pay at time, and he was seldaled that the second

term and will win. Surveyor of Ships, has resumed Mr Frank Huang, cello. This the page, Cherubine,

and "Den

It seemed that this allowanco learned Magistrate had ample Arrives United Press.

his duties on returning from is a beautiful and rewarding vieni, non tardar" (come, do not was a most important item in the evidence, including that of the leave, vice Mr R. W. Coleman. work, written in 1789, only two

by Suzanna, Figaro's Corporal's budget, delay)

It would appellant himself, before him to before

pre Mozart's

death.

justify him coming to the con- Miss L. Everett, Prin-years

M.

understood bride, Miss Lee

almost double his pay,

clusion that he did

of the Hongkong and Shanghal cipal Matron, has resumed her it is chamber music at its best, spirit of these songs, and her

Mr. Wright cited a letter, of In spite of the short time

As regards the sentence, His Bank in Peking, arrived from intonation duties, vice Miss H. C. Fisher.

was sound. She is

written It was Also

was inclined to be a little tense; re- he had 3 McComish in which Lordship said he had carefully | Tientsin in the sa Heinrich Jea-

said announced that preparation, the ensemble

that living on Miss K. Marley ceased to net

an considered the matter and was sen this morning. this quintet all the laxation would improve her income of $175 a week, without as Matron, Class 1, while Miss parts are of equal importance, voice and take away the rather the allowance, was impossible of the opinion that the present C. W. Leadbetter has ceased though the clarinet, by its dis- exaggerated "shake." "It would with a wife and child. And the

tinctiveness, to act as Matron, Class II.

stands

out. Mr be better also to take "Voi che Corporal had stated that "I am Willes's tone has rounded during sapete mare quickly.

afraid the wedding would have the last year, and he gave a Mrs Moya Rea was as ever to be put off till next March."

performance beautiful

in the

sympathetic accompanist, and second Tric of the remarkable

VIEW ENDORSED a great help throughout. third movement with two Trios. The strings ali gave of

their accustomed best, though the 0, Time Signal and Programma Summary: 6.13, Stock Market Ro- 'cello, needs more strength and pert: 1.08, Programme for Children confidence. The volume of the presented by Polary Poll Presented by Ted subdued in this work, but this generally seemed a little

top fuses of the week to win 36; may have been due to the cur- 0.69, Weather Report; 7. Time tains not being fully drawn back, Bignal and Uho News (London We hope for a performance of Helay): 7.00, Appeal on Behalf of the cancelled Quintet at a futurs The Children's Playground Associ

"Is anything known about him?" the magistrate asked.

Rome, Feb. 16. The death toll of the cold.

wave in Laly rose to 08 today after 15 more people died in the last two days from the ex- treme cold and the fee and snow. -France Presse.

"There's one previous convic- tion, sir. He was bound over in 1940, for larceny. He's a married man, and has a son aged 18 who is in the Armed Forces, and a daughter of 10. His pay at the UC SECRETARY theatre was £0 5s. a week, and they say he was a very good H.E. the Governor has up- worker. During the avar he wis pointed Mr R. W. Primrose to

national exempt from

service be Secretary to the Urban and worked for a shipbullder, | Council, vice. Mr J, W. Ferris, His pay then was £20-£27 It was announced in the Gov- week:

ernment Gazette today.

♫

The "Right" Bras

for Your Little Girl!

Radio Hongkong

H.K.T.

Thomas (Studio); Predict the thres BA

tion by Mir LG Young (Record-concert.

ed);, 7:15, Festival Review-A Dis

cussion with Janet Tombin (Chair-

PERFECT BLENDING

man); 7.45, Jazz Half Hour pre- The same string players gave sented by Robert Acheson (Studio): us the last item in

Her Majesty the Queen arrives at London

Ingenue V-ette-Plus Whirlpool

don Relay); 6.45. An American News Letter (London Itely); 9. Time Signal, Cinsical Requesi presented by

tinental Cabaret. prosented

Virtuoso. Campell

the pro-

and

sentence should stand.

Mr Cleland will stay here for R month before leaving for England. OTHER APPEALS

Arriving by the same ship were

Mr Uffe Himmelstrup, The Acting Chief Justice also scaretary of the Danish Embassy dismissed two other appeals. in Peking, and his wife. The first of these was brought

The Himmelstrups who was given six holiday." and thanked for giving Franklin bad endorsed the Cor-mantha' hard labour by a Magis Other passengers disembark- this concert as a part of the poral's view on his financial trate for possession of dangerous Ing here were 15 White Russians

druge. tribute to Mozart in this bicen-situation tennial year.-X.X.

Mr Wright added that Mrs by L Wal, All the artists are congratu- tated

Placed On $20,000 Bail

-du

Kept Illegal

ara

Dancing School

崩 Pleading guilty to keeping

school without a

en route for various places for Mr Wright said that in every

con- resettlement under the auspices Appealing against the reasonable view, McComish was entitled to postpone his wedding viction, Li claimed he had been of the United Nations Refugees

falsely accused to the Police. Organisation, because of his financial position. He said he told the Police, that

Reviewing the evidence, Mr Wright sald that Mra Franklin the drugs did not belong to had stated that Corporal Me him. Comish had uttered in an His Lartiship told the Interview in June last year that pellant that he had said the ho was "defnitely not goirer to same thing at the Magistracy man that it would be Me not there to re-try his case.

Gloria." Counsel con and that he (His Lordship) was Camish's case that he did not

Mr Justice Gregg added that

from the record that dancing ready been reduced from

ined $300 by Mr Hin-shing Lo to months six.

at Central this morning. "You have already been very

The Prosecution siressed sympathetically dealt with," he that, the remarked.

promises where the school was kept (No 120; Des In the other case Wong Ko, Voeux Rond Central, second Chiu Ho and Chan Choi had ori.

floor) were

unsuitable, most ginally been sentenced to two there being a great fire risk be- years, 18 months and 12 months catise of the wooden staircase. respectively for possession of In addition, complainta. above ... [the premists had been received. dangerous drugs.

Subsequently, the sentences on the first two appellants were reduced to a year cach.

"SMALL QUANTITY!!

Mr make such a statement, but that area big sentènco had al coner, Lam Chi-woɔn, 20, was

was no

Bail of $20,000 was allowed 1.15, The Royal Tour of Nigeria. gramme the Quartet in G major, to 24-year-old Yu Tong on

by K.387, one of the second set of Airport. Commentary

charge · of. possession Richard Dimbleby (Recorded Lonedicated to Mozart's great friend 3. E. Durling

૪ ના so-called "Haydn" Quartets, de- dangerous drugs by

AL Central this what he had said was "I will the

not marry her now." Music Lovers flour and master. This is an excep- morning.

long quartet,

definite re- There tionally

Three other women, Wong Alleen Dekker (Studio); 10, Con- especially Ja the Menuetto Lin, 12, Lam Focolul, 13, and pudiation of marriage and. Deniso Brabant (Studio): 10.30. third movement this time)

by movement (the second, not the Ling Ying, 48, charged with the nether was there any breach of

with Sang from

Shown Harold its curiously accented melody, it same offence, were each allowed promise. the

"Wright mid that Mc- Mr of $2,000, bail by

Coates with his Scloists (vocal) &

as It Mozart was reluctant seems

Comish wished to marry Miss They were represented by Mr Franklin now. Orchestra; 10.59, Weather Report: to come to an end. This again la 11. Timo Signal. Radio News Resi one chamber music with perfect Mr M. K. Lam and were to his oversous

He would soon W. 8. Winter Instructed by be in a position R. HOLLYWOOD. illecorded London

to be entitled Relay); 11.10. Goodnight Music; 11.30, Close Down, blending of parts. These players

for further seven days. manded

allowance and MAXWELL REDIFFUSION are developing a close under-

standing and

They were alleged to have would thus be in a position to ensemble

had 200,000 heroin pilis at No. Support * wife and child, 2 pm. Variety

Mical Matinee: 335 Strike Up

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tained permission from his Charles Dickens; 4. Ten for Two: fuller.

The heroin, Professor Foa's actu on February 3.

{father to marry and the only 4,30, Sammy Doster on Dumetrie: 6. Children pleasure to hear, as always, meer, Det, Insp. Fergus, was from Mias Franklin's mother.

Kaye Show: 4 tomed warm and sweet tone was according to the Prosecu*ing obstacio now was the consent Corner-Alice's Adventures wonderland Episode white De Bard and Meven are en- worth $30,000. Rabbit and Dill the Lizard"; 6,20. firely reliablo "middle `parts,” Friday Request Prevented by Betty! 6.13. Birthday Maliber: 6.16, and with more strength, Mr WOMAN & CHILD Record Parade: 6,45, The Fimi Huang will be a sound chamber Year; 7, Time Signal and the News music player.

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Children's Playground Association Prof. Fon and Miss Caroline by Mr. G. Young: 7.15, Festtusi Braga played one of the plano

A woman and her eight

Reylaw Discussion with Janet and violin zonatas, that In Eyear-old chlid were both in- Tomblin (Chairman); 1.45. Weather Report Announcements and Enter-flat major, K. 380. The wistfured when they were knocked lude; 7.48, Track Talk: 8, l'ersonality ful slow movement and the down by a bus in Queen's Road Dre part West, near its junction with Hundred Up”—A__špeciál Pro-

Street. thecularly delightful, and were Centre Centenary of the Founding of the given a

mpathetic perform yesterday. Missions to Beamen; 1,53, Fiesta änce.

Braga also played Tim D. Symphony Hall—”də cid

Parade-Harry KAFIL 8,15, Asprightly Rondo

Krattune

to

Commemorate

The

at

out

12

Boy Knocked Down

A young boy, nged eight, was Mr Wright mid that Corporal Appealing against the sen | injured in a collision with, a'. McCoanish was not a scoundrel tence, Wong Ko, said he had bus in Queen's Road West near |= *scal who was trying to get only a small quantity of the Possession Street et 9.15 p.m.

of. his responsibility. As dig. He said he understood The boy, Chan Lak-kan, of for as McComish knew, Mr one year was the maximum 39, Queen's Road West, “Grd. Wright added, Miss Franklin sentence for such a charge.

was attempting to eroas would marry him now.

Chiu Ho maintained he did the road # the time of the not actually have the drug on accident. He was removed to him when he was arrested hospital, where he is although he admitted being detained. heroin smoker.

The case is continuing.

Ballet Buite (Massendi), "Symphony the chaining liitto Piano Sonata Iwoman; stung Hing Terrace, ist had her: wristics watch minich-

No. 3 in 1, "Opus Dé”—(Brahma); in C. K.B15, which Mozart 40 of 7,

ΠΡΟΣ,

now

Pharmacy Board

4.20 p.m.

Watch Snatched

Third appellant pleated that ho did not have the drug in his accident occurred as the A Chinese woman walking

possession,... only went to Cheung Bui-chun, aged, along Hennessy Road, Wanchal, the premises in quartion to look

for someone was he was ar- I.E, the Governor like ap¬~ 10. nediftution Spotlight-be Marlon wrote late in his life. As a floor atampax to cross thood by a mate Chinowy at 4.30 rested

pointed Mr. Laurence Andrew 1. Berson; 10.10, Magio and Moon- Right! 10-3), Dead, Circuit Epleods ways, she played with great roadway.

D.M. yesterday. A pickpocket. * In dismissing the opposts, Mr Ernest Leong to be a Member of The Fat Man"--A Barial by musicianship and did

The injured woman and child youterday stole carb

from a | Justios Gregg pointed out to the the Pharmacy Board- during the Printed and published by WILLIAM - ALICH Garibet for Ellesm Trevor: 11 Date with treat this lovely miniature with were taken to hospital, where Chinese wornan pastenger on a first two appellants - that their absence of Me A., D. Braingan, and on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited at J-8 remian bericht, God Bays the any less care, on Recount of its they received treatment but trum between the „Central and sentence had threadly ¦¦ been it was Ronounced in the Glove

1130, Prelude to Mid» Wyndham Street, City of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong-queen.

simplicity. The gentle

alow were not detained.

Western district

reduced.

Clos DOWN.

not

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