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IE more he thought:

THE

about everything, the

more confused, as it seemed

to

Tom, everything

he

thought about became.

CHINA MAIL

OUR AUSTRALIAN NEWSLETTER

End Of A Bitter Election Campaign

From H. KING WOOD

Sydney, Mar, 6.

One of the shortest but most bitter election record ended on Saturday when Muddled, vague, Impres campaigns on tions swum into his mind! well over two million electors went to the polls to and out again before he elect a State Government.

them

How had it all started?

could focus them sharply! And so close is the result as we write this i enough for

to make letter that bookmakers down at the sporting clubs Rense.

are taking even money that Labour goes back, the Liberals win, or that it is an evenly divided House will all power in the hands of an independent.

But losing our hend when all the experts are to side with Premier

There and first ut all been ine drink A glass or two of beer

in Liverpool,

DO ME A GOOD TURN

DRINKING, Tom had begun to

keeping theirs, we are inclined

feel a little strange, Not | Cahill who says that the Party will go back with just Infrequently. xince a warting enough to swear by. shrapnel wound in the hend

Tom's drinking had been spoiled

by the same feeling.

nearby

He knew what he should do. and did it, left the public house, and went over u

Tall- way station for a cup of Railway ten should put him all But last night I had not right. done so.

Tom had turned to a neigh- bour at the buffer "Do me an good turn, mate, will you," ho had said, "put me into a

He had meant to say put me into bus,

A

and name the destination he wanted. Perhaps Ho

ho did that, perhaps not. could not remember,

THE MOVING BED WHAT he remembered W

next

When counting ended lost | Ray had to be rescued from night Labour's $6 sents had the mob by police and was been reduced to a certain 42, the treated for 20 minutes before 12beral-Country Party's 30 had a tour organisers could assist been increased to a definite 44, | ħilm 10 car.

was

If Joe Cahill wins

of

15 stars. Не certainly had nothing to do with Sunday's mob charge and it wouldn't surprise us if it prevented him returning again.

|

MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1956.

SHEAFFER'S

"

ADMIRAL SNORKEL PEN Alleged Attempt To Rob K'Toon Rice Shop

The story of an attempted robbery at a rice shop in Shanghai Street was told when Ip Tung, 36, unemployed, appeared on trial for assault with intent to rob before Mr Justice James Wicks in the Criminal Sessions this morning.

Another man, Chan Chuen, alias Tau Pei- chuen, 29, odd job coolie, who was jointly in dicted with accused pleaded guilty to the offence. Chan also pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of one revolver and six rounds of ammunition. He was sentenced to a total of 10 years' hard labour,

It is alleged by the Progocu- tion that the accused, Ip Tung, together with Chon assaulted Choi Hun-chuen, at the Cheung Tai Shing Rice Shop, 30 Shang- had Street, with intent to rob on November 17, 1935,

Mr Desmond Mayne, Crown

Counsel, by

Sovereign Immunity: THE GURKHAS count, prouted, amitted the

More Submissions

for the Bank Mr Percy Chen, Counsel

of legal submissions be- Communications, continued his fore Mr Justice J. R. Gregg at the Supreme Court this morning in the action involving a quantity of share scrip of the Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd.

one new independent was sure During his last tour we found of his set and the Government Johnny Ray to be a thorough

in the banda

seven gentleman and among the nices doubtfuls whers voting in

the FO uf long string of hit-and-run close that electoral officials say It will be a week before there any certainty about any- thing.

10 give

Johnny may be raking in the Plaintiffs ure the Midland Labour 19 years on the Treasury

Investment go the full big money, but if being man -

Co. Ltd., of room benches (if they

shrieking teenagers 601 Pedder Building. They are distance) it will have been in handled by

goes with it, we keep plug- represented by the face of the greatest news-

Mr John MeNelll, QC, and Mr D. A. L. piper campaign ever launched sing away at the typewriter.

this country against any poll-

Wright.

both instructed by Mr WHA lying in best, A

tical

Without exception party.

P. A. L. Vine of Deacons. curious. Jolting, bed, surrounded | M

ministers, his

the Mr Percy Chen, Mr Brook by humming, purring, bumbling they attacked his

and Mr noise. Not at all like the bed in party and its deeds over the world spent two days last week | Bernacchi

Terence years and it is said

Shurlock,

instructed by Mr has stated that never will he

of Ford, Kwan H. L. Kwan, and Co., are representing forgive the press for its attacks, much on himself, because not

Bank of Communications, he expects them, but on his

delen- Prince's Building, the dants.

Plaintiff cinim is for delivery of scrip relating to 1,043 shares, which they claim are their pro- perty.

Heu damages In or thereof.

Defendants illed

pre-

it

his lodgings. Still, a bed or so socmed to Tom, who, every time he half awoke, turned over without opening his eyes, and dozed into half sleep again.

someone He slept thus unti! prodded him awake. A railway ticket Inspector, travelling in the 12,10

Liverpool-London train, in which an empty partient was providing with his "bed,"

8.m.

Ticket, please," the inspector fald. Tom had no ticket. He was asked for an explanation.

Cabill

THE ONLY RESULT Eleven of the wealthiest and most influential men in

so far is

A

the of

Mr Chen sald Mr McNelli udmitted that the Bank of Com- munications held the serp for and on behalf of the Republie of Cana on August 20, 1055. By that admirston, M. McNeill had put an end to his own cuse, because that established the de fendents' possessory ite.

On the question of bailment,

sald Mr Chen

there was sunple contruct of ballment moving from the Republic of Chins through channels to the Bank of Comununications. It was in the nature of a gratuity bail ment which did not involve any question of lien in favour of the

Galloe.

SAFE CUSTODY

WILS, Counsel submitted

looking at Australia. They are the directors of Pan-American Always who, in

their private ropresent banks, capacities niso

rallways, shipping, insurance, family, which has had no parthotels, cattle, wil and a host of in the political circus.

|other things. TENNIS HONEYMOON

The only breath-taking result Lewis and Jenny Hoad

took of their visit

a Ng- com- off for OVETSCUS last week

gastion that a collection of the Tom (leaving

their two-month-old paintings of our aborigine arust, daughter with Lew's parents, Albert Namatjtra, shuld go on by

what is the way) OT

vir-display In the United States. liminary notice of motion, ask- tually a tennis playing honey- They expressed the opinioning for an order that the writ further, undoubtedly a bailment, moon for which they

be will that they had never seen their de V Eslic on the ground paid £122.10 a week expenses. equal for colouring.

that the Court had no Jurisdicirstly, for safe custody: secondly, ns to enquiries concerning pro- This is £8.15 a day cach

tion to entertain the action be-cedure on transfer; thirdly, en- hotel accommodation,

cause it impleaded on the sover-quiries as to the market value of meals and incidentals, and while

state of China, and for an the netual shures. cign

in the this this amount may

order that the share scrip in the sound big

Mr Chen said it won clearly me Court figures

sight, first

any

of the Supreme custody

not the kind of baliment where businessman will tell you

bailiff be released to defendants. warehouse

U

keeper took deal of

This mornin

Mr Chen dealt

of goods possession here

with a point raised by Mr Me-delivery order, godown warrant change left out or £10 a day

Neill, involving the question of or bill of lading. when traveling in Europe,

the analysis of Tom rould not exuinin

the nature of The Huads will receive this Clerkenwell court he pleaded

bailment, the quality of otporn amount for playing in the Exit

ment, and the alleged seizure of from not guilty to travelling

the scrip in Hongkong. Liverpool to London with Intentan French and Italian tourna to defraud the railways of his ments, and is the amount agreed

and said he had no idea why he should be on the train, have no desire to travel to London.

SLOW TRAIN UIEN why didn't you get off I's stopped at the train?

Stofford, Crewe,

Tamworth, Nuneaton. Rugby, Bletchley You've been on board over five hours.

fare

At

T. prosecution

Mr

the

cover

there

at

is not a great

BIGGER & BIGGER Building big buildings seems to be getting u grip of us.

A group of businessmen are to build a 23-storey, that 200-foot

planning

high 200

building. and £4 million costing

Bsite now occupied by the wharf at

on by the Lawn Tennis Assoclo- which will on of Australia, police their expenses rigidly.

Manly.

0121

The building, which will also Incorporate the wharf, will be the highest office building in the Australia, with the roof con- structed to take

helicopters.

AN ADMISSION Mr Chen sald what was im- Over in Melbourn they are portant on this point was that 800 music bowl-one of the accepted that there had been an building a £110, Mr McNeill adinitted and biggest in the world.

The

magistrate Davis, heard story, then Tom tok his side of Yes, but what about the sums 1. He

about the thai the LTA won't be told drink, the cup of tea, the curious feeling that he was all the time about can forget it. Firstly, the in bed at his lodgings.

talking abo

About Those people who are saying

"I

explained

tennis overseas organise these

to the Jaw

As stbornment, Mr C. S. Ling, a Chinese hotel quoted by Mr McNeill in that owner of Hongkong, is planning regard, he who people

Was not concerned carnivals don't to build a £750,000 hotel at our with.

is lycry

Point Potts

where pinyers diners will be able to watch from swimmers through 豹 glass

YOU DIDN'T KNOW?

The paying out more than was a bit funny," he said.

"name" necessary for cos when you're in DIF

too happy Are only ordinary bed it doesn't

move, Gnancial point of view to abide roof. this one did you know, and

by the Australian directive: Other features will be Inave." He spoke as if he did

four-storey car park not expect Londoners to under-secondly, they cannot afford to £40,000

and special

stand how becis functioned.

arc

"You mean you didn't know you were on a train?"

"I'd no idea," said Tom. "D'you know where you now?"

sald "Iven't the faintem,” Tom, in a thick Liverpudlian

д

ignore any official request from with elevators what has become the powerful lounges and dining rooms in the Australian body.

open air. Unusual feature they don't want a licence it is to be a superluxury private hotel.

If we don't watch out there peopic in Texas will be getting jealous.

now

MEAN BUSINESS The

Australian people mean business about these ex- penses and top players thinking about making private tours will only be safe if they work their budgets out on the official ex- pense lists.

TOURIST CENTRE

NEW MACAO

STAMPS

new

Macao, Mar. 12. The Macao Post Omec has been authorised by a Govern- ment decree to issue a series of postage stamps.

The stamps will be 30 mm by 25 mm and will have the Macao geographicul chart for motit.

under 13

The case with which the Court was now dealing was a ense of safe custody by a bunker. Hearing is continuing.

Radio

ARRIVE

PRISON FOR DRUG CARRIER

Cheung

Chiu-ming allas

Divisional Detective Inspector Cheung Chi-wah a 19-year-old W. Walson.

youth WILI sentenced to three

Mr

Mayne

sajd

that on robbery

Accused was not represented years imprisonment by Judgo by Counsql.

H. H. B. How at Kowloon Dis- A Jury of five men and two trict Court this morning for The First Battalion of the women has been emplanelled. possession of 10 pounds of heroin

pills.. 10th Princess Mary's Own

the Judge Gurkha Rifles arrived here November If last year

Passing sentence, this morning in the Dutch bed at the premises which said accused had tried to bring belonged to the Cheung Taithe drug to peddlars in Hong- liner Tiluwah from Malaya Shing Rice Shop at 39 Shanghal kong which would bring misery for garrison duty,

thousands of people. Th FLO IRISHED CUN

Street.

The troops, many of whom were accompanied by their The rob y occurred at about wives and children, lett im-8 p.m. unch it appeared that mediately upon disembarkation Chan

Chuen (originally the for the New Territories in first accused in the case who had earlier pleaded guilty), who military trucks.

Crown Counsel said he would

It

to

persons behind this were never the persons before the court and only foolish young men like the accused would

get himself in- volved in offences of this kind. The Judge Blo seriousness of the offence.

stressed the

The Battalion, under the cont

Inspector K Bodie suid that nund of Lt-Col D. D. M. Mc-be calling to give evidence, and

en January 25 the accused was Cready, has been stationed in the present necused went into

seon coming ashore from Tai Malaya for the last eight years, the rice shop. Chan flourished Yip Whart shortly after the as replaces the 2nd Battalion the a gun while the accused went Takshig bat err.ved from 2nd King Edward VII's Own to the counter and attempted to Macne. Accused was asked if Gurkhas Rines which Tert

remove certain money which he had anything to declare. The week ago for Singapore after, was there. two years of service here,

Mr Mayne said that it would reply was he had a boille st

wine. be clear from the evidence that the two men were working to contain

Four tins which were said to

biscuits this very gether "In

wicked

were opener and found to contain 1,068 When the accused went

The Battalion disembarked al Kowloon Wharf to the martial airs of the Pipes and Drums of the 2013 Battalion the 7th

Plot Gurkling Rifics and the Band of the First Battalion the King's Own Royal Regiment,

Picture by staff photographer. shows some of the Gurkhas with thele families on the Kowloon Wharf.

TO

DEFIANCE

CONTINUE

I

behind the counter he was se heroin pills, costed "very

Accused told the court that courageously, think, by the folia Inside the

he had been asked to carry shop

the tins to Hongkong by a friend and having been secosted Chan discharged one shot which who promised to give him $3 went over the heads of the tokia for travelling expenses. who were trying to arrest them.

STREET CHASE When the shot was fired the struggle that had ensued broka off und both alleged robbers were chased into the street

Chan was arrested the same night at his home, and the cused Some days afterwards.

(Continued from Page. 1)

Evidence would be called that Normal security precautions the two men planned the rob- protected the Field Marshal bery and their failure to carry The spontaneous strike that it through was due, Mr Mayne shut down the island's

to shops salt,

courageous and factories yesterday was ex- enthusiasm of the folds in the pected 10 dic out tomorrow thop, from economie necessity.

In

of disclosures

its series

Hongkong Jurying the colonial crack-

JI.K.T. 6. Timo

Programme Signal and

Re- Summary: 6.0 Stock Market

Bludiol; port; 0.08, Peler's Party 630, Australian Magazine: 6.45, "Box 200 bert Gulets at the Organ (OB); 0.50, Weather Report: 7, Time Signs and The New (London Relay) 7.00, Commentary (London) Relay) or Special Announcements: 7.20 Edmundo Ros and h Orchestra. A Programme of Latin

down, Britain per

Many

the

Hearing is proceeding.

Suffers Concussion

At 9.40

New Bank Office Opens

The new North Point branch Shanghai Banding Corporation office of the Hongkong and at 410, King's Road began func to transact business tioning today, the first persona

entering

the new premises soon after its door

had opened at 10 am.

There was no official opening. The bank is under the charge of Mr J. M. Pattinson, Agent of the Hongkong and Shanghal Bank- Ing Corporation.

The bank has three receiving counters and two

pay-out the bank

permitted police 10 release documents captured from terrorist hideouts.

Tho documents included

pm. yesterday,

A counters Primarily photostatic copies of

general Chinese, Wong Wai-kang, 32 undertakes current account, orders for "liquidctions.

years, residing at 3, Public savings bank account and fixed bore the signature of Digents. Square New Street, second floor deposits business. Safe deposit They assigned "targets" such was seriously injured when bobox facilities will be available as "trations"-Cypriots who collide with a private car out later when equipment arrives. worked against EOKA's alms side the Kwong Ming Theatre la But reservations for boxes may

isolated British servicePublic Square Street. He is de be made now. men. or towns marked fortained in hospital, suffering from

and

American Music: 7.45, Memorable Melodies of Harry Warren, Played by the Spencer-Hagen Orchestra: 8. "Viewpoint“ A Weekly Magazino sabotage.-United Press. devoted to the Arte Edited and introduced by Janot Tomblin; 8.30, Music for you. Kría Robinson, and his Concert" Orchestra. With Shirley Abicals Rawicz and Landauer (BBCT8); 9. Time Signal. At the Cafe de Paris. Guest Blar: Marlene

The Snowy Mountalny scheme has become an asset lo Australia in a way that was never quite

Goo the realised it is Australia's great

est tourist attruction.

Recent.

"Anything known?" asked the magistrate,

Incidentally, Hoad who, on the "He's a single man, lr,"

should take policeman said, "and he's been face of it, unemployed just recently. There Wimbledon title this year, has

Until work in the ranges be- away ideas of turning 10

previous convictions-for given

He will play for Austra- gan the Snowy region interested Irceny, wandering abroad, beg-pro.

llan In the next Challenge only the lovers of snow sports King, arson of a cinema

are

0

Snowy

Now, all the

In

The stamps will have the fol- lowing denominations: 1 avo, 3 avos, & ovos, 10 avos, 30 avos, 40 ovos 90 avos and 1.60 pataca,

Franco-Presse.

LEG CAUGHT IN TRICYCLE CHAIN

Dietrich: 9.30, Selection from Arts Festival Concert. Hongkong Chorsi Group conducted by Elisto Quinidi (Recorded); 10, Fred | Astaire's Choles for Danging: 10.30, "The Show Peter Sellars, Harry Becumbe and Spike Milligan in "The Mystery of the Maria Colexto" Repent of last Saturday's Broadcast "BECTS); 10.59, Weather Report: 11, Time Bignal. Radio News Radi (Recorded London Relay); 11.15, Goodnight Musio: 11.30, Close Down, REDIFFUSION

2

I shall remand you for Round of the Davis Cup then in the winter. nedical_report," the magistrate settle down to business.

year round, growing numbers of Australian manager Harry tourists are spending two said to Tom.

"Excuse me," Tom said, "you Hopman, told an advertising three days in the grea watching. last week that man and mighty machines mind if go back to Liverpool, convention

A nine-year-old Chinese boy,

Variety Calh the I've paid the week for some Davis Cup players rechange the balance of nature. Wan Lui-on of 00, Temple now?

Túne; 3, Crime Does Not Pay ceived about the same money as me lodgings, FOO

The

Authority has Street, ground foor, Kowloon, | harring Phillip Rood; 330, Music This way," said the gaoler, a junior porter.

opened up the country with 270 was seriously injured in the left by Lopes: 4 Tea for Two: 30. Biricily Instrumental: 5. Children' and Tom turned and went Ho sald that Ken Rosewall miles of roads. They're by no leg when he played with a Corner Conducted by Auntie meekly towards free lodgings in was paid about £1,300 a year means first class, but where they parked tricycle outside B, Patricia: 5.50. Monday Requests

seven and that Frank Sedgman would are worst the scenery is best. the remand prison and

Temple Street of 3.30 p.m. an

Fresented by Batty: 0.13, Birthday nights' rest in a bed which at never have en £2,000 if he To give the people responsible Saturday. As he was on the Maliber: 6.15, 1 Musique Francaise --Prevented by Jeannette Piry; 6,43, lenst would have the virtue

their due, they have been quicle tricycle it began to move off of hadn't turned professional.

The Final Year: 1, klino Bignal and to AIRPORT SCENE being stationary.

reo the

there and the boy's leg became en- the News: 7.00, Weather Report, What has been described as

tourists and conducted convoys fangled with the chain.

Announcements and. Interlude; (7,18, Felix King and his Orchestra: 7.30, "the most hysterical and dis- now make regular trips to all The boy was taken to hospital Work of Jazz: 8. Personality Parade

ever seen at party of the scheme where it is where he is now detained.

Stan #esburg; 5.15. Interfude with Music Featuring Kay Kingsford Smith Airport took safe to take visitors.

Cavendish; 8.30, Gypsy Carayan; 9, place on Sunday when Johnny

The Nine Tailors--Apsode 3-Lord Ray returned for another Aug.

Fater is Called Wrong - A Berini Manlia, Mar. 12,

treilan season.

Adapted by Gnes Cooper: from the Novel by Dorothy L Bayers: 9.30, The Hollywood movie actor In a few minutes 4,000 scream

Monday Concert Hour" Blavonia Marlon Brando left for Hang-ing teenagers had knocked him

Rhapsodie in ¤-Minog** (work) Macao, Mor. 12.

(played by the Visina Symphony kong this morning by air for a almost unconselour, almost rip.

The Chief Justice of Macno. Orchestra conducted by Henry ane-week visit there in connee-ped a suit from his back and

“Masquerade“. tion with the documentary film had his watch ripped off.

Dr Rafael Marques-Mano, has woode been named Chief Justico · of

symphonic mille by "Khalchaturian. "To Tame a Land" which he is Poilco patrols had to be rush-

(played by The Boston Pops Orches Luanda, Angola, Portugueso | «les, conducted by. Arthur Fiedler), producing for the United Na-ed to the scene to help the 27

A Chinese attempted, to steal | West Africo, it was announced vietuda · fev 1. Major, Op. 10, No. 3, tions technical assistance pro police already on the job, to purse from a Chinese women here yesterday.

(Chopin) (played by Eldis Burton, Grammo-Franco-Presse,

keep control of the crowd. )·

Paymntionlesta on Hassan Tharmendr pedestrian in Posseraion Street, Botha Chief Justice of Luanda,

abov), (played by: The Contral district at 635 pm. Dy Luiz S. B. Rodriguez Hibur, Viena Kymphony Orchartes, cons Printed and published by WILLIAM ALIUK - GRINKAM for yosterday. A suspect has been will take óvor Mr. Marquess, ducisa is alene i swoboda)1 1050, and on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited at 1-3 detained in connection with this Manole post in Macno-France Husie troen, Cladding file Date with Dreemland; 11. Prelude to Side For Victoria, in the Calony, of Hongkong, como,

ruleta) za matchstabt, Clowe Doyen.

Brando Leaves For gusting exhibition

Hongkong

Tyndham : Sicant,

{

•

The rain? Oh yes, that's sull with us but no longer a of conversation. One point rencies for one's umbrella now Just as naturally as one reaches for one's hat.

Suspect 'Detained

Appointment For Chief Justice

SIDE GLANCES

1:20

concussion

By Galbraith

"Atomic power must be wonderful, Dr. BwartzT" Would you mind looking at my automóbile clock to see if that would make it work???)

LETTERS TO

THE EDITOR

HK Magicians

Sir,-A number of local magicians have recently decided to form an international society with the aims of promoting the art of mage and to try and secure its general recognition as one of the accepted arts in the Far East.

We feel that some of your readers may also be interested in this craft and we would like to invite them to write to the Secretary of The Child Oriental Magicianie,.. at their. headquarters in the Mimions to 40 Gloucester Road,

Hongkong

Bath amateur and professional members will be welcomedy and specially those who are already members of recogolsed societies,

·

magical

Applicants for membership should realise that they will be required to sign A secrecy clause which must be adhered to strictly,

V. HL BEARE, *Hot Bor.

BADLY INJURED

·A· four-year-old Chinese boy Was seriously injured when he collided with a private car" in Tai Hang Road at 2pm. yester

**The boy. Hung Ping-shun” of an unnumbered hus in Tel Adaug vilege!! where he is now deained.