JOHN HASTIE & CO., LTD. SHIPS STEERING GEAR,
| ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT CO. LTD. I.K. & Shanghai Bank Bldg. Tel. 27789
JOHN CLARKE'S CASEBOOK
ALL AT
ROBERT Hind been found fully,
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not
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CHINA MAIL
REBELS CAPTURE 2 TOWNS
But
Rio de Janeiro, Feb. 20.
Force The Brazilian Air guilty of being a sus boy's had a bad start in announced tonight that re-
casily, but he managed to say: pected person, loltering with life. Its mother left us when volutionary forces had taken Intent to steal from cars. he was 10.
control of two more Im- He had been remanded for} tried to bring him up..
as he brought the charge against him portant airstrip towns in the a week, and now,
to try to bring him to hG Northern State of Para in heaved himself into the Bow senses. He seems to be too easily the Amazon Valley. Street dock again, a world-ird. I don't know why." weary 19-year-old, a detec- The magistrate nodded. "I'm apparently they evacuated the key base of Santarem, rather disposed to give him tive went into the witness chance," he said, and turned to which they had held for
Robert. With some hesitation, eight days. "Thore Is a further churge I'm going to put you on pro- against this man," the detective bation," he s I hope you'l
Mr said to the magistrate,
get a job at Bertram Reece, "A charge of
Robert nodded with sudden stealing clothes from his father. vigour, throwing off his 1stness- You
may wonder at the father ness and indifference. "I'd like bringing a charge, but...." thal," he said. He was one of those who are at home on the sea, and hopelessly at sea when ashore.
box.
"I don't wonder at all, not bit," said the magistrate brisky, "I should think the father is at the end of his tether."
INDIFFERENCE
"THAT'S exactly it," the de- tective said, sounding re- lieved that no slur shoult seem to fall upon Robert's father.
Robert agreed that he had
the clothes,
stolen down on the
and sank dock seat,
The
bloom of perfect health was upon his check, and his hair-style--
it was cut as if to resemble a coxcomb, the way some bobby- 50x heroes wear theirs gested that he liked to cut dosh.
aug-
ม
But now he seemed possessed of a vast indifference, whose weight he could hardly support.i
"There are two findings of
this man, as gullt against juvenile," the detective said,
ENERGY.
a
46 N June, 1953, he was put on probation for stealing money from his home, and In August that year, he was sent
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approved
Notices
The latest times of posting shown below are those for un- regulered correspondence posted at G.PO,, Hongkong, The Intest posting times eisowhere, which, In general, are earlier than the 0.2.0, times can be ascertained by enquiry the local once.
The latest posting times for registered articles aro generally one hour earlier than the times shown below. Particulars Tegard- ing pargel mails can be ascer- zaused by enquiry at any post pace.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21 By Air
Philippines, 0 p.m. Thailand, Burns, India, Pakistan, Middle East, Africa, Great Britain im-Europe, 0 p.m.
school for possessing housebreaking plements by night, and stealing from a gas meter. The head- master of the approved school is perhaps tell and could here,
you more..........
The beadmaster, a clergyman with a high collar and a low, gentle voice, went into the wit- This boy had quite ness box. a good school record," he began,
le was full of
energy and xuberance. It was a matter of taming
more
than any thing
The magistrate glanced at Robert slouched in the dock.
A LONG HOLIDAY ❝HEN he left us, ins went to sea as a dock-hand in
"But
n North Atlantic liner. He was away six or seven months, and the reports we hnd were very good. The first sign of troublé came last July, when he had n rather prolonged holiday-about two months.
he went back to sca again, and his
father and his welfare officer were
very pleased with him. I think if he were to
back to again....
"Don't you think the time has come for him to have some rigid discipline?" the magistrate in- quired. The headmaster,. per- hops from charity, forbore from answering.
170
A BAD START
OBERT'S father came
Ro
ward, the strain
600
for- of the
occasion showing on him pain-
and now,
Jnpati, 0 p.m. Korea, p.m. Canada, 0 p.m.
By Surface Japan, Hawall, U.8.A.. America, p.m.
Macao, p.m.
C. & S.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22
By Alr
The two towing.occupied were Itatuba and Belterra, The rebels also held the jungle landing strip of Jacercacinga.
The latest advance by the TC- bels prompted the Air Force to announce that the problem wûş now "at a national level" "and would require action The
by civil and other military authori tten.
showed reconnaissance that the rebels left Santarem in advance of a scheduled at- tack by government planes. About 300 government troops are to reach Santarem by host tomorrow.
100 STRONG
The rebel 'force of 100 men, Jed by at least two runtway Air Force officers, had first won over nirport personnel at Jarteareanga before moving on to Santarem.
The Air Force said Santarem was Important because it is the key point of air and river naviga- tion" in the Amazon Valley. The other three towns are im- portant enly because of their airstrips but these were essen- tial for air navigation.
The Air Force for the first Major Haroldo time
named Veloso as teader of the rebels Veloso but denied reports that
fed to the Interior because of Irregularities in his funds while constructing airfelds, United Press.
bluhod 1845
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1956.
SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith
TARBU.B. PAR CIL
| @10186 HEA Berries, Ina
"I'm having a good laugh over my diary for January last year guess all young girls are silly about boys!"
THE ISRAEL-ARAB STATES DISPUTE
Washington Peace Talks Proposed
a
SHEAFFERS
Skrip
Charged With Forging Imperial Preference Certificate
A local manufacturer of cloth material was
,
From Our Files ·
100 Years Ago
accused at the Victoria District Court this All right minded persons will, morning of forging an imperial preference certif-we are sure, join with us in cate and uttering several forged documents of the unequivocally, and severely con- demning, the Impolitle, and roost tyrannous course of conduct, same nature.
Chan Po-cheung, 44, pleaded not guilty before which has been pursued by the police authorities here, during Judge K. R. Macfee to one forgery charge and the late celebration of the now year by the Chinese Inhabitants five charges of uttering forged documents on of this City. various dates between December 1954 and February 1955.
He denied six other forgery and uttering charges, and these were withdrawn when Mr J. Bodilly, Crown Counsel, announced that the Prosecution was offering no evidence on those charges.
Chan was represented by Mrjevidence on the procedure in Oswald Cheung, instructed by volved in the issuing of the
documents.
Mr Peter Mo.
Mr Bodilly told the Court that the object of an imperial was to or
Perference
certificate
enable goods manufactured
Kearing in proceeding.
processed in and exported from SENTENCE
to
Hoonwealth
any
OT
Colony country, to
receive on import by that coun-
try preferential treatment as regards customs duties,
rates.
was
REDUCED
ལ--
We look back in vain to the annals of despotism, to point out interference with the customa a more vexatious, and irritating and privileges of a people, than the attempt which has just been made to put a stop to those ceremonies and religious rites, this SC03071, the which, Chinese have for centuries been in the habit of observing.
at
It is well known that at this time, the Chinese make a great display with crackers and other fire works, and that this display is a necessary part of those religios rites, which they think it incumbent upon them practise, Those who are at all
uninter
Chinese не
with
mware that the customa, pro
ON APPEAL Jos-chin-clining
year.
Kuen,
tn
which they lay the most stress on takes 23-year-old plac invariably pince
in the night
B
If the goods were manufac tured
or processed here, the certificate
the document Wong which certified that fact. Com-mechanie, who appested against me, and not in the day: and ercially it formed part of the sentence of four years and yet our saplent authorities here documents, which were eight strokes of the cane passed Rave them leave, as a favour, transferred by the expurler in
10 on him for wounding a woman,
make as much noise and Hongkong to his
one disturbances
day. during the overseas had the rentence reduced to one customer, to enable the customer year without caning by the Full with fireworks, as they liked, to enjoy the reduced customs Court comprising Mr Justice but absolutely forbid their use
R. Gregg, Acting Chief after sunset, Mr Bedilly said the imperial Justice, and Mr Justice J. preference certificate was issued. Wicks, Acting Puksne Judge,
184 ARRESTED on application, by the Depart this morning. ment of Commerce and Indus-,
The only way which they pleaded guilty to Certain New York, Feb. 20.
try.
took to make known their will, manufacturers Wong had
stabbing a 20-year-old factory was
fow the posting of registered with the Degirl, Ll Foon, before Judge J. placards about the place. Proposals for
Tt 15 Washington "peace con- were
partment and in order to be Reynolds, then Victoria District very doubtful whether sufficient ference" between Israel and the Arab States and registered, their processes of
by Judge. on December 16, last publicity was thus given to the extension of NATO to include defence of the manufacture were examined by the Department and their
orders, but at any rate they This morning. Dr Lee Ching-were utterly disregarded and "vital" Middle East from Russia were telegraphed methods costed by an approved kong Medical Officer of Stanley the fire-works became as usual
Prison, testified that yesterday to Senator Walter George, chairman of the Senate accounting firm.
he had examined the appellant more lively as the new year's
eve progressed. The Foreign Relations Committee, today by the "Com-
in prison. He said he had also sequence was that a Time Signal and Programme
studied the Summary: #3, Stock Market Re-mittee to Save the Middle East from Communism”.
made by our gallant Corps of port; 8.08, Bio kawallan Moonlight.
In his opinion, the appellant police and The co-chairmen of the committee are two the certificate to cover the goods. was mentally sane at the time were brought to the police relays of prisoners, Apaka Alfred
With (vocal) Orchestra; 0.30, Adventure 홍 Music, A Programme for "Students very prominent writers and novelists, Pierre van win one exporter re- he committed the offence. How tallon every five minutes, and er, of Music" of All Ages Philip
Baker discusses Wullam Wallona Paassen and Louis Bromfield.
scus customer, lie passed it to ever, the appellant had been in a short, ilme 184 were impri-
under great
emotional strain son
soned there, wired more who "Pacade" and introduces the Edith
the registered manufacturer. The and stress and had undergone about half a
together with Sitwell'n recording: 6.59. Weather
The telegram said:
make it clear that those who latter then made out a form of a fairly long period of anxiety. had been up in the course of the Report: 7. Time Bignal_and_The News (Landon Relay): 7.09, Com-
"Revelation by. Cairo that pursue petty feuds at the ex-application slating the name of There
was no doubt that are not the exporter on behalf of whom appellant had been in a state of station, that the police were. the day for gumbling so filled the mentary (London Relay) or Special Syria participated with Egypt in pense of our security Announcements; 1,18,First Hear- the Communist deal evokes na- our friends and will be treated he was applying and specifying mental depressien, Dr Lee add-
by ing" presented Alex Borrie tural queries: what other coun-so."-United Press.
the nature and quantity of the ed. "I think he knew what be no more
obliged to be ordered to make (9(vdlo); 7.4), Wynford Vaughan
captures and for the Thomas Talk No. 1-Leaming to
goods ordered. Talk (BBCTS):
had was doing at the time he com- rest of the night the Chinese Afler that application
mitted the offence. He was in were left in pešce. boon checked by the approved accountant. Crown Counsel con- full possession of his faculties." tinued, the accountant prepared
LACKED REPORT In duplicate the imperial pre- ference
which curtificate,
Laos, 8, 373. Forosa, Okinawa, 10 .. U.S.A.. 11 .m. Tholland, Maisya, N. Borneo, In- donesia. Australia. New Zealand and Ceylon, Noon.
Fornions, U.S.A., Canada, 6 p.m. Thailand, Pakistan. Middle East. Africa and Europe, p.m.
By durface Cina, People'a Republic, 10.30 am. Macha, 1 p.m. Korea, .. Japan, .m. Macao. 6 p.in.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21 lly Air
Radio Hongkong
HKT.
Walter
tries were involved? Is Saudi-
I
Charged With
London Relay): 8,40, Starlight day? Isn't the imminent entry Impersonating
Verlaty
Cotton
J. International Arabia also in on the Com- Зарап, 1 в.т.
Hall Hour-Germany (Studio); 8.30, munist deal? Who piloted the Peking, Stanghal, Hankow, 10 am. Right Han, Sir
Morton, Communisl MICs that flew over Indo-China. Franice, 10 zim.
Detener Minister. Acumes White Thailand, Pakistan, Lebanon, Ger-¦ Paper on Services Pay (Recorded Cairo, and the Suez Canal yester- mamy, Great Britain, Noon.
Philippines, 1 p.m. Pakistan. Middle East, Africa, Great Britain and Europe. .. Tunland, Dunne, India, 6 p.m. By Burface China, Teople's Republic, 10.30 am. Malaya, Mauritius, B.. Africe. 11. “Japan, U.3.A., C. & S. America, 1 p.m.
Macao, 1 p.m.
Plippines, 2 p.m.
Thailand. p.m.
Indonesia, 4 p.m. Maras, 0 p.m.
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 24 By Surface
Cuina, People's Republic, 10.30 asm. Macao, p.m. Macao,
p.m.
Vilopa jackets.... by
Vico!!!
such elegant simplicity.
clean' classic lines
in four latest styles..
Jessy,
Carriba,
Rio
Samara.
Exotic Florentine colours
and White.
́exclusively at
Paquerette
16 Des Voeux Road.
and
Ltd.
To: 21-157
Serenade; 9. Time Bignal. BBC of Russian submarines into the
"Billy Pande. Rand Show with Alan Breeze and Mediterranean a direct threat to Doreen Stepkens (BBCTS): $30, our Oth Fleet, even though they Musical Notebook entran, 33. plan your intentio
Father TF.
applaud to (Recorded); 10. LateneT E
(Studio): Investigats State Department's presented by Betty Hul 10.30, *Dead Circuit” Elleston Trevor from the novel by East and
Rattray. Episode 8: "The
Choice
An Inspector
ORDER PASSED ON The manufacturer then became entitled to apply for the issue of
ceived his order from over-
He
aigned. The two coples were
CESC
con-
raid was
We are informed that the polles acted with no reurnspection in making the arrests that very fre- quently the real offender managed to make his escape and the police thereupon seized upon such of the spectators as first came to land.
ELDERLY MEN.
for that
The Appellant sald the sen- tence of four years passed on him was too severe, and asked then returned to the manufás-
the Court to give him a change. turer. together with the applica-
Reducing the sentence, Mr tion form.
Justice Gregg sold It was un- Tam Pul-nam, 31, sanitation The "manufacturer then took
Among the prisoners, were many Adapted by polleies and' actions in Middle company worker, realding at 125i the documents to the Depart fortunate that the Trist Judge eklerly men and many had a very
did not have a
Copy of
the respectable appearance and these Mala
Street West, first floor, ment, of Commerce and In-medical evidence before him will no doubt entertain as long as Simon Duet". Repeat of last Sunday's that this pectfully suggest was remanded to March 8 by Mr dustry. After another check, when he passed sentence. "We they live a bitter dislike
be conducted
Thomas
Tam Froadcast (BBCTS); 2020, Weather
at Central this the original of the Es open heurings.
rule which on the occasion dragged Situation In
certificate feel
had been dem at this festive souson from impersonating A
Was
that if this would probably their homes and compelled them blo Report, 11. Time Signal. Radle News Middle East has deteriorated so morning for
returned to the manufacTM | avaliable, he Feel (Recorded London Relay)
o public
servant, has become the Pi
and possession turer and the duplicate form have
pass the night and a considerable taken a
a different view." 11.16. Goodnight Music; 11.30, Close rapidly that
Deportment's
portion of the next day in a crowded The Full Court also ordered Flation house instead of joining was kept in the most urgent point in American of a forged document,
Wong Cheuk-leung, 28, Sani- files.
the appellant be kept under the recreations and that
pleasures of security and foreign policy, to-
Several The manufacturer either stup. REDIFFUSION day. We are confronted with ary Department coolie, realding
females were also carried off to the major Russian push towar West Street, third floor, ped the goods himself or passed medical observation during the their families and friends.
station; but these the gallantry of 2 p.m. Variety Calls the Tune:
was also remanded to the same Freddy the Middle East and Africa, and
the imperial preference cert-period of imprisonment, 3. Musical Matinee; 3,30,
Mr W. E. Greenfeld, Crown the Inspector allowed him imme- Martin Show; 3.45 Blerk House It is fallacious and dangerous to
cate to the exporter who Counsel, appeared for the Crown. dialch to refonse. - by Charlen Dickens: 4. TOR Time Rendezvous
was negotiated the documents him- 4.30, Vocally regard it as merely an Arab-
self. Yours; 4.45, Dosaler On Dumetrius; Israeli squabble,
Down,
D. Children's Corner-Conducted by Auntie Patricia: 0.30. Progressive Jazz; 6. Band Call: 0.13, Birthday Mailbag: 0.15, BBC Variety Parade: 6.43, The Final Year: 7. Time Signal port Announcements and Interlude:
and The News; 7.00, Weather Re-
3.1. "Value For Money"—A Prowlew of J. Arthur Hank's New Comedy: 7.30, The It. lion. Bir Walter Monckton, Defence Minister, DI cuases the White Paper on Servicos Pay; 1,40, Singing dirings; B, Per- sonality Parade-Nont Coward: 8.15, Melachrino Mumesle; 8.30, Pasing the Buck-Conducted by Prof. Dim- with a Panel Including Jerry Powtephanie Tyler, Anna Brit- ton
Paul and
Du Tolt: 2. Light Opera Time: 19. Test Heath
and His Musle; 10.30, Murder. At Midnight Epizode 21 The Marke of Caln": 11. Date With Dreamland night. God Save the Queen; Close
11.30, Prelude to Midnight; da mid-
Down.
SERVICES' PAY
Rediffusion and Radio II.K. have stranged to broadcast the address by the ft. lon, Bir Walter Monckton from London discussing the White Paper on Bervicem" Pay.
This address, which will be of real interest to all British Bervice personnel in the Colony. will be broadcast over Rediffusion's Blus Network today at 130 pet, and by Radio H.K, at 8.30 p.m.
ut
day for aiding and abetting,
The first defendant alleged on February 17 at Bay View District to have taken the Regarding the first charge, MORAL LEADERSHIP
name of an inspector of Sanitary that of forgery, Mr Bodilly said "Suggest we exercise moral Department for the purpose of the certificate
involved
Was leadership to prevalt on
all obtaining Middle East States to reconcile Tunglowan Road, ground
admission to No. 25 applied for, by a manufacturer floor other than the cecused. That dikerences in face of and at the same time unlawfully Pelty
manufacturer gave that certi- graver danger from Communism had in his possession a forged ficate to a Mr Patel, the ex- threatening them and us.
documenta Sanitary Depart-porter. At the same time, the summoning placement identity card.
realised made another application in Washington, The second defendant WDR
on Mr Patel's behalf in respect where we can exert moral pres- alleged on the same day
of other goods. aure to create extension of nided and abetted Tam in com- NATO for defence of this vital mitting the offence,
"Propose conference
| many against the common peril. We can do the same between Israel and the Arabs. We müst
Crown Loses.
Application
UNIVERSITY
LECTURE
have
As regards
Today's Police Reports
A women, Wong Lam Mul, was held up by two men near Nga Trin Wat Village last night and robbed of a wrist watch.
One of the robbers was armed with a dagger.
FATALLY INJURED
Not a single European was taken up on the charge although we know that many of the sailors in the boarding houses here paid no more attention to the probibition than did the unfortunate Chiasman, they too having only the excuse of amuse- mont to offer for this disregard of the order, whilst the Chinese might way that they were but performing 4 duty which they "considered paramount even to obedience the lawn.
Of the 18 persons arrested, an this churgo 172 were · belled out:
but many of these were as we have
wid detained: 1UI into, on the following day for balling out was only completed at 3 p.m. Ton Wednesday.
136 IN COURT
On Thursday morning 130 of thone who were ballez ai made their eppenrence, at the Police Court,
they
REJECTED arca which is gateway to Asia Both defendants were repre-
Two-thirds ot the and Africa and subject of Rus-zented by Mr A. el Arculil of
*Kods of sian designs since Czarist times. Arculi and Co. The first de- covered by the application A pedal cyclist, Cheng Ching-
"When we realised the
the accused Com-fendant was allowed ball of the Department. Mr Patel then Shan, received fatal lojuries in
were rejected by
of Ma Yuen Farm, Fing wan, munist danger in Europe we $750 and
de- second succeeded in uniting traditional fendant $300, half in cash and turned over to the accused the a collision with a Government The Magistrate wo are glad to Ry tificate he bad previously vehicle near the 22-milestone, seemed to think they had been enemies ico France and Ger- half surely.
from the other manu-Castle Peak Road yesterday merdly reprimanded and discharged
severely enough
punished
and facturer. The accused returned | morning.
them. Whether the forfeiture of that certiserte to Mr Patel some Seven other traffle accidents, the ball was carried out in the days later. It contained par-resulting in injuries to pedes-
Sa of those who did not make ticulara
the two-thirdstrians were reported on Hong we are not awATE.
their antestance at the Police Court covering the cf the goods, which had been kong, Irland yesterday. Two of That this letting off of fireworks Professor Edgar L. Morphet, rejected,
the victims were young children, | le a nuisance, wa sumit, and also that a desirable to control it an Ph.D. (Columbia), Professor of
Falz the Prosecu- Bodilly
SNATCHING CASES much as possible within due limits. Education in the field of school tiers eng whe that the accused
Five cares of larceny from the advice from two or three of the Had the police, authorities sought administration at the University forged the document by adding person were reported to the mon respectable Chitler of California, present
Fulbrley, and at those particulars.
Professor the other charges, he said that lice in Kowloon yesterday, might perhaps Have learnt how her A Crown application for the attached to the Department of in cach case the exporter com | All were of the scatching type the practice might have been res stricted, without interfering with condemnation of 596.1 tacks of Education at the University, will certed placed an order with the wom of the victims were thous time honoured observances toid was dismissed by Mr Hin deliver his second lecture on accused's Arms specifying the wo of the cases were male, in which the halght of inbellity shing Lo at Ceniti, this
attempt thus peremptorily to "Group Procedures in Educa- necessity of an imperial pre
In the Now
check. Territories, Use of ference sertineate. And in each fountain pen and a pencil-were the chinese from the Colony, s morning
kanka || 12 13 be desirable indeed to drive tion entitled ""The The Magistrate, in a half-Group Procedures In Improving care, the documents were found stolen from the pocket of Mer are such hour seven-page Judgment, the Programme of the Individual to be forged when they were.
proceedings workhy, of stated that he was satisfied with Scivol on February 23, at 5.30 eventually tondered
Law Takt-lau, Mr - Law cought| admiration) bat-ifson, the contrary the evidence which explained
hold of the pickpocket, who we bellave) the ingressed" pross the Univerally Chenile- p.m.
Mr. Bodilly cold the Crown's managed to release timsole eri perify of the plate is mainly owne the presence of the gold in the fry Lecture Theatre,
case was that the nocted well
to the incrsamd-number·, and; r04/ oil niter of a motor-junk acized The first lectura on "The Place know, at the time when he behind. The atolen pen and where
decemped,
looving his jacket octability of the chinese who are
thiri "urn Bach "brow! on October
* while the vessel and Purpose of Group Procó- ed' the documents, v The critique of Mr Theodore was moored at Connaught Itond dures in Education was deliver.
penell were found in the thint's
(preosted · sa beinanna Wimvollite: wero, forged.
Jacket. Huang's piano recital which apCentral.
khay ára) tyrannous and unlike lead last Thursday and the third
D. McGregor, officer peared in yesterday's: issue was Mr Peter Mo appeared for on "Group Procedures and the in charge of the section, dealing inadvertently. attributed. to the ctalment, while the Crown Community: Common Educational with: Imperial; profermice certia. · Printed"; and" published "by" "WILLIAM ALICH, GRUMMAN for, "X.X.# the China * Malla" | was represented, by Senior | Purposes" will be delivered on fortes in the Commerce" and and on behalf of South: China Morning Post Limite M musical critic.
Revenus Inspector: Billington. Karch÷1), at the same time,
Department, gave Wyndham Street, City of Vietor
Supreme Court To Pay Tributes
Tributes to the memory of the late Mr M.A. da Silva, who died yesterday, will be paid at the Supreme Court morning,
tomorrow
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