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Tom Goes Back To

I'

man

The Navy Life

was 6 a.m., and

near, choosing a Master-at-Arms

King's Cross, a young

over

a confidant for such views shook " nude it clear to him," the

Alm

20

stood bent cigarëtte-machine that was | Master-al-Arma sald, that he unchored outside a cinema, was Just butting his hend So engrossed was the youth against a brick wall, talking like that. I should add," the Master- that he did not notice

ital-Arms said, "that this man's black saloon car slide into record

the Navy is none the street,

ton brizzine nur see (Wo

The magistrate kimed policemen slip quietly to-

Tom. "Surely you prefer going wards him from the car.

buck

1o the Navy, to going to prison?" he asked.

The policemen saw the young was Harry. mata whice name Luke something from runchine, they maw that the glass windows of the machine were

to

Ton took his time before replying. The court held its The Muster-at-Arms beth.

broken. "Now then," they said braced his shoulders and fixed

Harry was arrested for steal- Jou from the machine two

packets of 20 elgarettes,

THE TICKET

E was searchand

Tom with a steady gaze.

'Well,” said Torn at just, "in preference to pron, I

I'H. [! go back to the Navy

The court sumed a breath-

From oing, the Master-al-Arms relaxed perepubly, and Tom was led

H pocket an officer brought

railway Refluggage Ticket. "What's this for?" he naked

IT for await an

escurt that would lead huan la trade back do the life on the ocean wave

decidedly over-rated,

"My bag," Harry mid. "We'll fetch 11 for you,” Uw polleemun | that at the moment he felt wag sold obligingly

There's no need,"

But the police, like determin-

vd do-gooders, insisted,

Inside Radio Hongkong

the bag they found among other things half-u-dozen

packets of elgarettes

A Clerkenwell en

ploaded

the

more

court, Harry to machines stealing fr

cigaretes, and

19. ed. In

In money

K.T.

experiences as police are asking for a

CHINA MAIL

1549

TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1956.

ALLEGED CONSPIRACY

Army Officers Bail Reduced

Two Army officers and the Chinese manager of the Construction Company, charged with con- spiracy to defraud the War Department, were further remanded for seven days by 'Mr Derek Cons at Kowloon Court this morning.

Defendants aro-Major Donald Peachey, 47, and Captain Harry Curtis, 46, both of the Royal Engineers and attached to the Royal Engineers Works Services, and Chau

Chung-sang, of IA Liberty Avenue, top floor, manager of the Shun Hing Construction

pany.

The charge alleged that the three, on divers dales between November 12, 1953 and July 23, 105-4. conspired together by various false pretencts and Ins direct means la connection with construction work of the Shun Hing firm lo chest and defraud

Her Majesty's War Department.

Language

Com-

Controversy

In S'pore

Chief Inspector W. P. Apps requested a week's remand and said that by then the Police would be in a position to prefer new charges una to make ap pliention for the

A case to be transferred to the District Court for trial.

Mr J. C. B. Slack, of Hostics ant Co., made application for o reduction of bail. The officers are on cash surety of $5,000 each.

6. Tine Steal and Programine 0.03, Stock Market Suunery; Report; 6.90, Hawaii Calla; 4.30. Adventure in Mumis. A Programme for "Student of Music" of all ages

VEHICLES SEIZED itaymund

A music student in

Making the application Mr Britain and introducen nome No hat inquiries can be report, 7. Time Bigital

ខ.វជ, Examination pieces

Weather Sinck

that sald

investigation and The into the

started some mado about other property News (Landon Relay) Electlatz found in this man's bog," said Talk by Candidates for the Urban months ago and the two officers an officer to Mr Frank Powell, Council 7.00, Mr Victor Mamak had not left the Colony during Civic Association) 7.13, Mr Philip the course of the inquiries. He the magistrate,

Some of the

Au fttefonn Club): 7.20,

Berris added that as Europeans they property bears a name different Hearing presented by Alex Iurio

(Studio). to his, and he says it is stolen

2.45, Wynford Vaughan would be unlikely to any Thomas tab. No. 3--511 Talking, where without travelling docu- A week later.

(BBCTS), D. fnternational Half

ments. Hour Holland

8.30. Monthly

brought back.

Harry Was

Motoring The delective In charge of the

case went into the witness-box again.

(Studio);

Magazine -- †

Mr Slack said the Police had Magazine. Edited and introduced seized two brand new vehicles by Timothy Birch (Recorded); 0,

Starlight Serenade belonging to the officers under "We

made

Time Signal. numerous

warrant, and inquiries about

930. Musical Notebook presented by maxistrate's the property

these vehleles were worth more found in this young

man's

than the bail the defendants possession," he said. -Now it

were required to furnish. tures out that it all belonged to hun. He gave us a false name,

lo conceal the fact that he is a

the Rev. Father T. F. Ryan, S.

Recorded). 10, Listener's Chole presented by John Watson (Studio); 100, Rythm and Romance: 19.30, Weather Report. 11. Time Signal

Hetar): 31,45.

kong

Singapore, Mar. 5. plen from Malay scholars here that the Malay language should replace English as the medium of in instruction in schools Singapore, has aroused A vigorous controversy in the press here.

Opponents of the use of the Malay language say that if such step were taken there would be a shortage of skilled teachers and textbooks, which would handi- cap

education.

But D

master

SHEAFFER'S

Skrip

By Galbraith Sovereign

SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith

1-25

"I'm broke, Mr Drexler, but can't we work out some plan so I can buy banana splits like Dad buys ears?"

Concert Of Modern

Chinese Music

As part of the Arts Festival, the Modern Chinese music section of the Sino-British Club arranged two con- certs of contemporary works, at Queen Elizabeth School, Kowloon on Saturday, and at the French Convent hall, Causeway Bay last night. These were in the nature of chamber concerts, as the items except for the final Cantata, were elther solos or for small combinations of instru- ments.

self, was made up. His name 2. Variety Callx the Tune: Chief Inspector Apps, in policy, which they hope to place flute, Chinese Addie and pl-pa

or

From Our Filon.

Immunity 100 Years Pleadings Ago

Further submissions as to why the Court should not grant sovereign immunity In the ease concerning share scrips of the Union Insur

the

room

Yesterday evening about 11 o'clock a most melancholy occur- rence took place in the Queen's Road, in which a seaman of the Figue lost his life, being shot dead by a Constable of the name

A

It doems that the deceased, Thomas Kelly, with Powel and John Mackrel, and two or three other of his shipmates, rather the but not quite

Mr

worse for 19iking mengind

drunk, werd

ance Society of Canton Ltd of William Jackson, we believe ari American. An Inquest was seized in Shanghai were held at the Central Police Omco made by Mr John McNeill, to-day and stands udjourned to QC, before Mr Justice J. R. Monday, so that we shall abatain on the case, Gregg in the Supreme Court from all remark this morning.

contenting ourselves with giving

simple account of the occur Plaintiff's are

Midland ronce. Investment Co., Ltd., of 601 Pedder Building. They are

Mr represented by McNeill, QC, and Mr Leslie Wright, both instructed by P. A. L. Vine, of Deacons.

Mr Percy Chen and Mr Queen's Road opposite Camerons Brook Bernacchi, instructed by boarding house, when Kelly Mr H. L. Kwan, of Ford, Kwan

heard a Chinoman call out for and Co.. are representing the

and went towards him, the police Bunk ur

of Communientious,

the Constable Jackson arriving Prince's Building, defendants,

at the spot immediately after- This morning in the absence ward, and, en hearing the China- of Mr Wright and Mr Bernacchi, man's complaint of having been Indians and a Mr Victor Gittins rppeared to beaten by some

tako hold

Mr Wright's papers and drunken sailor, wanted to Mr Terence

holi Kelly in charge-Kelly's Shutlock to

mates remonstrated, and Jack_ Mr Bernacchi's papers.

son then wanted to take them Plaintiffs' claim is for delivery all to the station house. They relating to 1,043 went along with him for some they claim are

distance but then refused to go any further or to let the Police- man take Kelly with him.

mich

PIRATES CAPTURED

of 28 shares, their property, or damages in Leu

thereof. Defendants filed a preliminary

DIES FROM WOUND notice of

motion, asking for an

Durg the struggle one of his order that the writ be set aside on the ground that the Court shipmates saw Jackson step back had no jurisdiction to entertain and put his hand to the lock of musket, and immediately the action because it

It Impleaded is

heard Kelly cry out on the sovereign state of China, heard the discharge of a gun cad By and for an order that the share God Jack! and when scrips in the custody of the cleared away saw him on the

the

moke Supporters argue that the neighbouring Republic of Indo-

Supreme Court bailiff be ru-

ground and wounded. He died nesis, in which Malay is the

leased. to defendants.

in a very short time, his ship- 4 PROPOSITIONS

mates took Jackton, who made odielül language, could help find

Mr McNeill continued with his no resistance, to the Station the teachers. According to one scholar here, this country must

four propositions as to when house, The ball had entered covereign tum to Malay ns the basic in-

immunity should be the right thigh, broken the boat, He had end to the chief gredient" of a Malayan culture,

granted by the Courts.

of the urtery argued that the principle of im-mb. Jackson's deposition has MASTER PLAN

The most Interesting part of Stephen K. Shao and the planist pleading a foreign sovereign in cot yet been taken but we learn The present scheme for Malay the concert came at the begin-Miss Rose Lo.

International law was applicable that he asserts, that the gun education here is designed toning. Thus was the Incidental There Уля nothing out only when it was engraved in went off in consequence of the Mr Slack added that Major improve the standard of English music to the play "Wang Chao standing innovatory about Hongkong's municipal law. lock being struck with a bamboo Radio News Steel Recorded Landan Penchey's family were now in in Malay schools.

which is quite con- Chuen" composed by Mr Lin this work,

Two the propositions were by one of deceased's shipmates. Music: England Goodnight

and that of Captain

group of prominent Sheng-shih for an original conventional-it is based on an that there was a general prinel-

The however is COITI- deserter from the Navy. Every-130, Close Down.

Curtis' were remaining in Hong-Malay scholars is compiling a bination of instruments-bomboo historical

denied by the incident of the Han ple, but hot an absolute rule, | mari. thing that he told us about him- REDIFFUSION

plan to reverse

The solalsta sang that the courts would not allow Dynasty. on the oriental side.

with spirit and the chorus a foreign sovereign to be im-

A shooting parly left Hong- before the Singapore Council of MA

Mr volees were remarkably sweet; pleaded; and

that western violin and ceilo.

a foreign

kong on Wednesday morning in Ministers. They propose that west

but the work suffers generally sovereign must found his claim gigs, and just outside the Lyc schools should begin in Malay; written for the potentialities of education in primary Lin's scoring is always effective,

and in this experiment he has

from being somewhat shapeless to immunity upon ovidence.

moon sighted a fleet of about with four years at high school

and very much

one The third proposition, said Mr

25 armed vessels with stinkpot. instruments

themselves emotional level. However, if McNeill, was that a foreign gov-

sts at their mastheads, and nesta Instruction in the same language. the

immunity A

would be The movements of the Suite was a courageous attempt, and ernment university

we should

like to hear these munt establish that the movables which altered their course and established in ten years' time were entitled "Promenade, Elegy

The gige singers again in a more reward in question, the subject matter attempted to near the with a four-year course to train and in the Palace." There was

ing work.

of the action, were destined for shooting party naturally enough a good balance among the per- | Malay teachers—Reuter.

supposed there vessels to bo The Modern Chinese Music public use. formers (Messrs Wing-

ha Group wins congratulations on

For the purposes of the argu- piratical, and instead of pro- Chok sau, Wong Chuen

assume in the cording to San-kwin-ho made boon, M. H. Fan and M. C. Fany presenting these concerts, and ment he would

the foreign direct for the chore., The Junler encouraged to con- present action that and the collo let a certain should be

government, China, brought soon gave up following them, depth to an otherwise slight tinuo in its endeavours,-XX.

into the Colony the share scrips and they landed, and sent back body of sound Mr Lin con-

and that it possessed them, or by the boats a report of what tinues to aim at blending the

had

a possessory interest in they had seen to Mr Muy In best in Chinese melody and

them, through the Bank of consequence of the report the western harmony, with

Communications as balles, said "Coromandel with the "Win- siderable success.

chester's" Mr

barge McNeill.

in tow went He assured the Court that all out in search of the vessels. tho

cases

he elled supported his These, we are informed they submission that

to be in the imperial the property found must be destined for puolle use service and therefore did not before the principle of immunity meddle with them; but they could apply.

fortunatly lit upon and cap- tured 0 other junks (4 pirates and 2 prizea) the crews of which these belonging to

with the exception of a the

Is not Harry, but Toni,"

THE MASTER-AT-ARMS

**IN

on

66 N fet," the oliver went on, "this man joined the Navy A 12-year-engagement in 1932. He deserted in December from an aircraft-carrier that is now at set, and I gather from him that he doesn't want fu mo hack to the Navy.

"He wants to go to Borstal. Mr Powell intend, does he?"

asked.

aakco.

"He hasn't exactly expressed that preference," said The policeman. "There's a Master- at-Arms in court.

"This man," said the Master- at-Arms, "has made it clear to me, in no uncertain terms, that he doesn't like the Navy.

I MADE IT CLEAR...

TOM closed his eyes, as if the thoughts of his temerity in

reply,

Mr Alfred S. K. Lau, appeared

behalf

on

who

busic

new

Stole Water

of Chau Main Covers

3. Stusten Matney: 3.30. Freddy

it was truc said that Marui

Show: 4

Tea Rendezve.

at the Crown had seized two | ALURA 410, Vocally Yours: j5. Children's

Corner Conducted vehicles belonging to the officers Patricia 3.30, Pr by Auntie

and these cars would be produced (gressive Jazz 6. Band Coil; 6 13.

Birthday Malibag; 0.15, Come Into as exhibits. the Parlour: 6.45, The Final Year; He added that as regards the 7 Time Signal and the News; 7,09,

officers' ball he would leave the Uzlinn Council Election Broadcast- Candidate Mr Victor Mamak of the

mater entirety to the Court. Civic Association;

1.13. Urban

Mr Cons reduced the offleers' Council Election Broadcast bail by half, and ordered them Candidate Mr Philip Au of the to-

to surrender their passports. form Club 7.20, Weather Report and Announcements; 1.23, Itay Anthony and its Orchestra: 130, REQUEST REJECTED Singing Strings; 0. Personality Parade Nellie' Lutchor; 8.15, "Bimon and Loura"-A Preview of 1. Arthur Hank's Latest Technicolor Picture: 30. Passing the Buck- Chung-sang, also requested a Conducted by Prof. Dimple, with a reduction of ball. Mr Lau said Panel including Jerry Lewis, Brep- that the

A 42-year-old man, Lat Mui, three men were haule Tyler, Anna Beliton and Phul

who stole ene tron valve cover under the same charge there Du Toit; D, Light Opera Time: 10, Ted Heath and his Musle; 10.30, should not be a great difference and one stock cork cover from Murder at Midnight - Episode 23 in the amount of ball. Mr Lau | the water mains at Tam Kung

IN CONTRAST The Lino is Dead" 11, Date with said the defendant, being a Temple, Ah Kung Ngam, Shau-

The "Chinese Suite" by Lu: Dreamland: 11,30, Prelude to Mid-Chinese, could leave the Colony, wo, was fined $200 or two

Shes-an, for the piano, seemed night: 12 midnight, "God Save The Queen". Close Down.

but it would be difficult for him months by Me FX: D'Almada The composer seemed to aim at in contrest a little artificial. to do So without travelling at Central this morning, documents.

A waterwork offeld told Mr making the plane imitative of Mr

Lau requested the D'Almada

Was that

instruments other If defendant

Instead of reduction of cash ball as, he had broken the valve when he relying on its own indivitiality. sale, the money had been ruled stole the cover he would have out of the four movements, the out of the running capital đổ caused lot of trouble and most successful were "Puppels the

Shun Iling Construction water would have been wasted Dance" and Yonder my Heart

Rests."" The plenlet Defendant was also cautioned

WHERE M nstruction work for the War and bound over in $300 for one / Kent C. S. Yu, who gave z neat ;

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Chau was remanded on previous bail of $100,000, cash and half surety.

The three defendants appear again in Court Tuesday,

able

ptpermence.

сола

one

ON

Mailed Indecent Literature

yesterday.

Arthur

general residing

Bendley-

office

the

P. Howarth

10

claiming

In the present case there was no evidence that the share scrips were destined for public use, ho contended

The case is proceeding.

few

prizes, had taken to the hils. We fancy that in the feets which the Mandarins are now fitting out not a few vessels of very doubtful character may

and we believe it is just

these

might having

Alleged Books

Pirating

clas in particular to

have recourro now and

passer

then

their

A 35-year-old Welshman from Cardiff was finca $500 or 12 weeks by Mr Hire-shing. Lo for two charges of sending indecent matter by post at Central

year for simple larceny.

Defendant; Refusing the request, Mr Cons

other two items of the On Sunday afternoon defen.

Bowler, in first said Chau Chung-rang was cant was stopped by some Police nel ball were groups of sex assistant, to raise the ball.

one constables and asked where he who has a line resounding bass by Mr Chan Ting-kwok

WO Missions to Seamenta his had cbtrined his scrap iron, volce, and one by Miss Lucy sald that on December 8, last,

Div-Det. Insp. half Defendant szid

picked it up but later enquiries ditional folk songs, and

that he frad Wong, Mr Chan sang two tra-

of a printing our le tomps, The manager a certain lady received a 34-

At any will revealed he had stolen it from

press and the proprietor of a frate behaviour of these vessels Mr Lin Sheng-ahih, page letter in the arranged by

post, con. next the waterworks,

book store were allowed ball of seems to have Justified the ap. indecent These folk songs represent one cerning "grossly

$1,000 each when they appeared prehensions of the party who of the happiest results

with the matters OL

and photographs

before Mr Hin-shing Lo at the sent in the report. She reported Central Magistracy this morning blending of Cast and west, and obscene captions. are always sure of a warm ro

** | the.

no matter to the Police,

GUNBOATS NEEDED ception.

On January 12, another lady charged with ossession of books The accompanist was received im lay out then to, which a false trade descrip- How plentiful pirates must bo Mr Theodore Huang.

tion had been applied.

in the neighbourhood is very Miss Wong song three plea- the notified the Police, several

The defendants were Hsu well shown by the "Coromandel sant modern songs in the folks detectives were sent out to In Shin-hing, 21-year-old manager pitching haphazard on the six- British troops closely searcheddom, accompanied by Mist Inspector Howarth said that residing at 103 Holy Cross Path These waters will never be of the Tel Yip Printing Piss Junita which she captured. all aircraft due to take off from Loen Meng. These songs, slight

February 27, he interviewed Village; and Ko Pai-nine ellas clear of the miscreants till wa Nicosia airport today following and melodious, would also never an explosion last night which fail to please.

defendant, who after being

Or Pak-lin, 31, broker, of the have two ce three swift steam. airliner, fired and wrecked

enutioned, admitted the offences, a Hermer

SECOND HALF-

Bowler

formerly

Bast-south Bookstore of 121 Des sunboats. of light draught con- WOO

Voeux Road, Central, ground

in looking The second half of the pro-Second Engineer on Л Experts are expected to dy

ship. Yo

employed stantly floor,

and proprietor of the for and destroying

them. out from Britain

opened with today to gramme

Three During the war, he was interned

Kam Moon Bookstore of 16 This having beco effected, Graham Street, second floor, his and the excusa. that Huns are necessary as a defence against defendant first

was, pirates having been thus done

Women Victimised

of lurecny from Four cases the person in Kevloon and one cese In Hongkong were reported to the Police yesterday.

A purse containing cash was

TROOPS SEARCH

PLANES

Nicosia, Mar. 8.

oni

stolen from a Concan Wonton examine the wreck, which was Characteristic. Pieces for violin by the Japanese in Shanghai,

When asked by Mr Lo why residence, passenger. of, a tram In Johnston emcially ascribed last night to/solo' with piano accompaniment.

Roath in the Eastern district.

At 2 p.m... a

a refuelling accident, Chinese mole altempted to steal a wristlet watch from a woman walking

The

by Hwang Yau-tal. They were he did such a thing, defendant played by Mr Wu Tien-chor with replied that he did not knów, A preliminary, Investigation is Mr Lin Sheng-shih at the piano, but was

very sorry. He said alleged to have had in his way with, we might put on to be made by the government The Arst, Twilight at Ting Hu", that he did not compose the possession or under his control end to petly piracles, which are: in Fult Wing Street, Shamshul-today or tomorrow, and a full was a little too charged with the letters, but copied them,

The victim res

scall inquiry later-Reuter. resisted and

"Monastery Garden" type of the snatcher made off. An hour

aimosphere. "Azaleas in Bloom"

po.

lator, a Chinese

woman had Mercantile Bank

Hor bracelet anhtched in Jorden Road, in the Yaumati district.

A Street, in

Tol: 21-157

"Printed and ́ ́ published by "WILLIAM › ALICK -- GRINHAM for and on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited at 1-3 Wyndham Street, City of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong.

Dividend

has been

was a lively violin arrangement

Small Girl Injured i

sustained leg Injuries. when she

of a song, and the "All-Shan Variations gave the violinist A pickpocket slole cash from

scope for some effective pizzicato The Hongkong office of the and double-stopping. woman, walking in Pelho Mercantile Bank of India stem was epoored.

This lost

Anve-year-old Chinese girl the

Shamshulpo dis- nounces that advice.

The final, and major, work was-knocked down by a fotor trict, at 4.55 p.m. A pickpocket received from the Head Ofied was a Cantata, Farowell to lo-lorry in Chung On Street, near atolo

cash

from a Chinese that the Board of Directors Lang, by Chen Tien-ho, pedestrian in South have recommended payment of temporary Compuæer

con-t junction with Blu Wo Street, will, in at 2.45 pan. yesterday. Wall Road Kowloon City at a second Interim dividend of China. There were four male Market Street, round floor, The girl, ifo | Lal-chit of 3. 9.30.b..

soven per cent, less income tax, soloints (Mosers David

Chu Suspects were later detained payable on March 20, by the Police in connection

Chan: Ldt. Leung Hay-lit and Trm Won, was refreoved to hos- with the last two offences,

No further dividend for 1985 Chan Ting-kwok) ; and full plial, where she is now detained will be declared.

chorus. The conductor, was Där for treatment.

for the purposes of trade 340 sometimes committed by those |copies of a boak entitled, "A not regularly in the trade, by Many Splendoured Thing", bear-prohibiting the carrying of guns ing o falso trade description that to any of the Chinese vessels the book was originally printed | trading to this port.

the U.S.AT. Tho * MOLDEĞİ)

defendant was alleged to have, had in his possession copies of Matbows Police Commissioner Chinese-English Dictionary bear- Ing the fare trade dascripilon • Goes On Leave that the book whe, di Amerlow edition, ly remanded until 11,800,m by Mrs Maxwall six albele pt: Police, Both defendants were formal. Mr. A. C. Maxwell accomparijed.

were formal The Corrosioner

tomorrow so that “à thánghải desighter, left tile Colony on the interpreter can altand, court, a palets today for the Justeri No plon was taken,

Kingdom on long hervS