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JOHN CLARKE'S CASEBOOK

The

THE

Wife

On

Who Kept Forgiving..

•

When his wife came back and

CHINA MAIL

Governor At Traffic Exhibition

of the A. Bid- of

H.E. the Governor, Sir Alexander Grantham, pakt a half-hour visit to the Police sponsored Trame Exhibition at Die Hongkong Jockey Club, Happy Valley, this

morning Met

at the entrance

by

Mr K. display hall

Acting Commissioner mend, to look at the once when she had seen it she visited

Police. and

Mr. A. Morrison, the

Divisional Thity

Superintendent of people.

'They

Traffic, Hongkong Island, the called told the police what they had Governor mingled with hundreds Been there. Two or three daya schoolchildren while inspect. I'mter Tim was arrested.

the exhibits.

HE police were taking i the husband away. The wife stood watching as her This man was led off. time," she cried after him, "you're not coming back, I've had enough. through..

The wife had suffered a good deu

the

huis of Tim, her husband, This was The fourth time in a year that he had been arrested for breuk- aug opens the Petricity meter in their home, helping himself to

Contenita. the

spending nuney, and leaving her to make 31 13.

found him gone, she went at

electricity

at the house

meter.

ling,

Al the Clerkenwell court, Tim He displayed deep interest in pleaded guilty to stealing £5 is, mudels of futuristic Hongkong from the meter, and the storymplete with over-posses, multi. was laid to the magistrate, Mr storeyed car parks and subways. His Excellency also tried out F. Davis "This man made a statement, is driving skill on the reaction. Scated in the cut- 1.will pred tester. a defective suid sir,

out catiin of a car, he gripped He began to rend. read 11.

the steering wheel while waiting the roke the meter open" Tan

for the danger signal. As the There i satel in his statement,

red light Bashed, on, he stepped to look for a job, anc wend

dre, so I went on the brake pedal.

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His rections"--Average,

Tim was tried, sent la prisons

de. for right months. Thusse months Surinking because

most of the money pressed, and pisci, The other day there

If only 1 could was a stock on the door at his gone now.

job, I'd be able to pull asdeget at home. Tim's wife si let frousewoŁK She opened be myself together.....

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braut door,

PLANS

stood on the step.

Trentzat k

1 obt began.

CUADO

A

"I thought Tu's wife

Just

out-this Bild Tun, brokenly. 11 you conki give me one more Chaney, just this one...."

1is wife melled. She took Tim in. "Hless you.” Tim sad. and I'll get a joù stroight away, I'll get a job."

Time

1st of Tim's

previous convictions was read out, "What

what do

in say the magistrate asked Tim.

"1

NEXT TIME 1.....

Stole Jewellery From His Employer

Chan 10-year-old youth, Ping-kong, was

be ordered to

A M very, very, sorry," said Tim, good-looking man Ira the wavy-hanted, pencliled- "Itu moustached kind of way. very hard to get a job when you're just out of

prison, so I got very deprespect.

olive you com-

Your wife took you back," the magistrate reminded him, spite of all that had gone daughter came back before, and at from school, bis was sons from mitted the same offence. How work. The family re-do you think you wit ever in- complete and Tim gratuate yourself with your wife

you go on ilke this?

don't know," Tim said. "Next time, [

ther union wIEN sweetened

with

the occasion talk of his great plans for the future of them all,

"Go to prison for six months," said the magistrate.

of

Tim sighed with, the sigh one whom all the world and his wile misunderstands, and went way. His wife slipped from

St 11 To the Stanicy Training Centre by Mr Hin-hing to at Central this morning after he |tati pleaded guilty to larceny by

Servant

Chan, afoki played by Chou Chi-yuen, of 148. Queen's Road Central, was given several gold ornaments, weighing about 11 teels, for pollashing on March He did not return to hla employer but left for Macao. He

THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1956.

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Manslaughter Trial: Case

Defence

For Ends

The defence of Cpl Richard Moore, 22, of the 7th Queen's Own Hussars, charged with man- slaughter at the Criminal Sessions, closed this morning after evidence given by the accused and his witnesses.

Counsel are making their final addresses to a Jury of six men and a woman before Mr Justice James Wicks this afternoon.

Child Killed In Traffic Accident

At 3.30 pm yesterday traffle accident occurred at Tai Po Road near the Junction with Castle Peak Rand, in which a military vehicle collided with a old Chise girl pedestrian..

The girl Wong Tang-yue of 4057, Shek Kip Mel Resoutie injuries from which

ment Area, sustained" serious she died, prior to admission to hospital.

Another accident in the New Territories occurred at 10.55 a.m. it Rate Tisk, New Territories, when

her two Chainese males, slding pedal cycles near the Shek Kong School lost control of their bicycles which an off the road- of unnumbered age and Chan Tin Village Tom Ki-wan, 20 усата, ал

or the Ching Hing 72

Kam

The trial arose out of a colli-[bution on the speaker not being sion between a 33-ion Army pressed suficiently to establish way. The riders, Lee Tsung- Comet Lunk and Kowloon û contact. One of these things wah, 40 years, Canton Railway train at Bird's could have happened during the hut,' Hill Crossing between Talpo and Journey of about 150 yards from Fanling on November 12 last the bridge to the railway line, your.

In his four years' experience of Tannoy system he known to fail as oßen as onco a month,

Moore, the commander of the tank, is accused of killing the train guard. Yu Chol-po. The Crown alleged that Yu's death Was causti through Moore's negligence in als conduet, management and control of the

Lank,

Che

Co., Tat Mo Shan, New Terr had tories, were thrown from their cycles and sustained serious in- Juries and are detaped in hos-

Erown pital.

Moore ngreed with Counsel when he got out of his turret he never looked down the railway line and he did not look elther when he left the tank. He did hot receive any acknow- ledgment from the driver that his order

had been received. but he never expected to receive

Mr Mayne: You appreciated that the railway line was a pos- sible source of danger at the time?

Accused is defended by the Hon. Leo d'Almada, QC, and Mr Richard Winter, both instructed by Hastings and Co.

Mr Desmond Mayne, Crown | it. Counsel, is prosecuting assisted by Sub-Inspector T. E. Newton, Traffic Officer, New Territories.

Continuing his evidence from yesterday, the accused said that he would not have left

his tank without giving an order to the driver to stop before the railway line. At the time he gave The order to hold on" he had no reason to believe that the Tannoy system of

was not working. munications When he had given the previous

com-

order to change to low gear it

a combined commercial and residential building in returned to Hongking two days Kowloon are being prepared, it was announced by had been obeyed. five gold burs and 1458 Mucno Mr W. A. Stewart at this morning's annual

Inter, and was arrested with

currency in his possession.

Mr Lo said Chan would re- colve education at the Training Centre and hoped that as result he would become a low- abiding citizen

Next morning Tim haw the Jays off to work, the girl off to school. He stood on the doorstep waving as his wife set out to do her shopping. He closed the front door-and went to work on the meter Presently, with 101 shillings

uwner from the meter jingling 111 h19 pocket, Tim sailed out from his home,

the back of the court to think uf ways and inent of paying the price of the faith she had had in the run she had foved anel married.

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DRUG CHARGE

WOS

The Prosecution said the de- fendant

Batore when was Revenue omicers found the herain in the Bar which, he said.

public open to the and

could Anyone

have do- posited the drug there.

The heroin, which was seized on March 17, was ordered to be confiscated.

general meeting of Humphreys

| Finance Co., Ltd.

Estate and

In his statement to shareholders, Mr Stewart also disclosed that during the year the company purchased the property at 15 Peak Road, and that it serves as the "last link in preserving the May Road area from overcrowding and from view obstruction."

pay

carry

In his printed statement the chairman said:

This

has

Other

covered

in

out

CROSS-EXAMINED

Moore: Yes,

DISAGREES

་

Guilty And Not Guilty Pleas

and Lom

Two youths, Loe Siu-lam, 22, Shu-man, 21, plcnded guilty before Mr J. E. Durling to at Central this morning various breaches of traffe regula- tions.

Yet you gave no speelfie ender to the driver to stop before coming to the railway line?--I Two other youths, Chan Ylu- den't force with you there. cheong, 22, a shop fott, and Lo You told us you did not men- Kai-lam, 18, a student, pleaded tion the rallway line-Correct. not. guilty to alding and abetting Then how is it that you say | Lee in the commission of traffic you gave a specific order to stop offences, and hearing of the cano, before

to the

rallway was fixed for May 15. Chan was

coming

you

the

"IT JUST BLEW"

the

two

to

and The

Lee and Lam were allowed ball of $1,000. euch, and to was allowed $500 ball. Chan was on $500 ball.

They were alleged

to have committed the offences in Queen's Road East outside HMS Tamar, on March 19..

Thieves Active

line,-I left It to

to the driver's represented by Mr Peter Mo. Cross-examined by Mir

commonsense not to stop

Lee, being A learner driver, Mayne, the accused and that his tank on the rallway line. was charged with failing tank came from San Wat and Then the answer should be drive at 1

specified time, with- when they reached the traffic that did not give a specific out an

plate, carrying control point at the junction of order to stop before coming to passengers other than his ins the jeep track and Talpo Road railway

without the line,

structor, driving his attention was

drawn to In answer to a further ques-car owner's consent and without notices which stated that betion, Moore said that on Novem- third party risk insurance,

Lam was charged with pos- had 10 halt and report to traffic ber 12 he did not know anything control, that he was now in a about the frequency of train session of three ignition keys traffic control Bren and that services.

at for unla

for unlawful purposes stopping between traffic control He agreed that the fact that alding and abetting Lee. points WBS forbidden, The he stumbled on some stones as other

defendants, who man on traffic control pointed he jumped down from the tank plended not gally, were also The profit for the year was menced in June 1955 and should

the way for him to go. This did not affect the situation in charged with aiding and WITHDRAWN | $860,182 and the Directors recom- be ready for occupation at the

man telephoned someone andrelation to his stopping the tank, abetting Lee, mended the following allocations: end of April. This

project man

then let him through.

It did not take him more than eight large Önts Yelong Ying, 32, a bar boy of provision or corporation profits comprises

The accused sald that he a split second to steady himself the my Tak Shing, charged with tax $10,884 provision for staff facing the harbour and twelve received no instructions from and in that time he still would

small two-room flats facing May the Army authorities as importing and possession of four retirement benefits $5,512; pay a

to not have been able to get in dividend

per old share Road and I am happy to be able whether there would be train front of the tank to stop it going outces of herom, was discharged i

of $1.40 per

dividend of 70 to tell you that most have along the track on by Mr Hin-shing Lott Central: $455,000;

that day. on to the rails. per new share $227,500; already been booked. this moring when the Prosecution ents

He agreed that nothing was withdrew the charges,

forward $101,410.

capital expenditure sald by the authorities to during the year

the suggest that there would be no

In answer to a question put purchase of the property at 15 trains on that day.

by the Jury, Moore said that at Park Road. This forms

an Im-

He said that it did not re- San Wal a fuse controlling the portant addition to our assets, quire a jolt necessarily to put whole electrical system of the

It is the last

Hnk as it

pre- the tank'a communications tank blew and put everything serving the May Road

There was no reason, "It area equipment out of order. It went out. from overcrowding and from view obstruction.

Án umbrella and papers were of order for no reason at just blow." This site all, sometimes.

froni He said that he did not think stolen

an unattended. adjoins our Chartered Bank sito and together they offer

He agreed with Crown Coun- the tank was inspected after the motor car

whether

its Kowloon sel that ho was the only person accident to sca more scope for

to keep development,

system was night. look-out in front: communications

A piel pocket stole cash-from the wireless

who working. The tank was stripped operator, of 01 could also being demolished and that site facing the rear. He agreed that entangled with the train

keep

of his equipment while still a Chinese female passenger on look-out WH3

board a tramcar at King's Road, together with the adjoining area

for the Defenco Bay View district, at 8 p.m. at 3 May Road represent an as a tank commander it was his other suitable asset for future control the tank, and agreed

duty to keep a look-out and to wre Segt. Maj. J. Hillman and yesterday.

Pie G. A. Smith both of the Four casca of larceny from development.

North Staffordshire Regiment the person occurred in Kowloon that from his turret as he came K'LOON PROPERTIES

who

evidence 6. Time Signal and Programme Sum-provement of $29,172 over 1954.

gave

about yesterday. from the bridge he had a clear traffic mary: 4.03, Stock Market Report: Gross revenue was greater

control The Board,

points. Pto At 2.35 p.m. "a plekpocket however, have vi̟ow of the railway line on the at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne. No. $94,707, of which $89,228 rep-given first consideration to re- right for about a quarter of a

Smith was the man who let the stole, a purse and cash from a tank through.

Chinese female pedestrian at 10-The Enchanted Place (BBCTS); |resents increase In rentals. building Our Kowloon

mile. 6.30. Portuguese Hail Hour (Studio Detailed

pro- comparisons of ex- porties, covering, an

Other Defence witnesses were Lion Rock Road, Kowloon City NO ORDERS

Young Chun-kul

district. A suspect has been employed to ne Radio Hong penses are given in the Profit & some 40,000 square feet, nud Moore said that there were no look after the barriers by DCRE detained in connection with this

Sulz Loss Account and I need only plans are being prepared for a Army ordens in relation to what who testified that the barriers case, Internchbot Diocesan Girte Uchool. Dioccan explain that the increase of combined commercial Boys School (Concert IIa); 7.59,

and a tank driver should do when he

were out of order, when he At 3.50 p.m. a Chinese malc Weather Report: 8 Time Signal and $65,015 mainly comprises Banic residential building.

Should come to the rallway crossing, examined them, two days after stolo a wrist watch from a New London Relax!: 8.09. Interest $35,880, Salaries $14,505 these plane materialise, heavy The driver would require a de- the collision; and Capt. W. F. Chinese female pedestrian John Wallace, interviews Supt Mer-and Capital Registration Fees

isons at the Frame Safety Exhibt $6,005, the balance representing plying the wilt be involved Im finite order to stop before he did Richardson of the 4th Hussars Lion Rock Road, Kowloon City

expenditure

Jesuing of further 60, other shares,

who gave expert evidence about district, If that is necessary He agreed that he said nothing tanks. as much notice as possible will at all to the driver about the profit for the year be given to shareholders.

rallway. "Obviously he would with

balance

Commencing in May 1955. Ional, A talk by bit Michael de Bul- brought forward, tuxation pro- Registered Offices (Hongkong) mee (Recorded): 9.15. Josef Strauss vision no longer required, and Ltd, 001 Marina House, took Paikas: 9:30. Latand, of Happy Heal profit on sale of a property, over the duties of registration railway Bne," replied the ne ing A Feature on Hay, Ling Chau. Complied and presented by Allen makes available for appropria-and transfer of our awares, and cused. Dekker (Recorded); 10. At the tion the of $840,422, The

In presenting the Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1955, it is necessary to explain that the year was one of im- portant development. involved capital expenditure of was partly $4,245,470 which covered by the new issue of shares,

completely subscribed at the end of June, 1935, bring ing in $3,260,000 fresh capital. The capital expenditure yielded a very small return in 1955, but 12.30 Nothing but Music:

Progromine Summary: substantial benefits will recrue

1.15. News Weather Report and Special in the current year. Announcements; 1.30, Songs from The profit for the year 1955 amounted to $660,192, an im-

Radio Hongkong

II K.T.

J2 32.

the Shows BBCTS); 2, Close Down.

4.08. "For the Children" "The touko

3. V.O.A. Hit Parade; 7.30, "What

do You Know". kong-Jaycees

The

0.15, Evening Ginette : Doyen plano; 8.30, Honour Roll of fluctuations in

11-1930,

Wood: 9. Time Signal, facing un-

arranged by Alleen items.

der National Hunt Rules.. With a Preview of Salatrday's Grand Na- together

The

net

various

the

by

Old Mansions are in process

andi

area of

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not stop on the railway he said. "Why?" asked Mr Mayne. "You don't leave a car on the

SPAT IN PUBLIC

Opera. "El Retsblo de Macso Pesirps Directoryum or sendo o I am sure shareholders will (Manuel de Falla). Bollets with dealing with this balance are per appreciate the marked Improve-dangerous? the Orchestra of Ente Pomare out in their, report, and it igment in this service. Gracts: 10.30 A Book at your Bed hoped meet with shareholders side. My Cousin Jan" by Antonia approval. Ridge. Read by Audrey Mondes,

Musical' of Milan, cond, by

Episode 4 Rose and

(Recorded):16.45, David

3ka

10,00

NEW BUILDINGS

the

accepted

a car in the

is that the only reason? | morning, ap-

suppose so.

On

A

...

at Junction Road, City district,

Jast

at

At 6.30 p.m. a Chinese malo stole a purse and ensh from a Chinese female pedestrian. Fn Yuen Street, "Mongkok dis- |trict.

SMUGGLER

at

At 10:15 pim. à pickpocket stole cash from a Chinese ·male Four men

pedestrian at Arthur Street, who spat Mr Mayne: Is it because it is street were each, fined $5 by been detained.

in the Yaumati district A surpect has Mr F. X. d'Almada at Central Accused: Not necessarily. It this morning. At the end of December 1955, is a thing you learn in school. Anolber man was cautioned

Rev. Fr. E. Tournier re- #gned from the Board and Mr middle of the railway line and year found on 810 der one WOMAN HEROIN Orchestra:

a similar offence. R. Childs

an invita-you don't stand in the middle of sixth man had his bail of $10 Weather Report: 21, Time Signal, We have printed with the tion to occupy the Radio New Reel London Relay); Accounts a schedule of proper- Shareholders will no doubt wish

vacant seat. the rond.

estreated when he failed to Is It because it is dangerous? appear, in court. 11.15. Goodnight Mumio: 11,30,: Close, Down..

lies with a view to giving share-lo associate themselves with the Yes,

Before Mr J. E. Durling this REDIFFUSION

An elderly Chinese woman holders a comprehensive picture Board In expressing their

four men of the assets owned by the Com-preciation to Fr. E. Tournder.

wore who was stopped as she left cautioned and discharged 3. p.3. Variety Call the Tune: 3 Day A As the value these

of

for the my Fatehan and found to So OTHER BUSINESS Romantic Cycles-Belections from the

'you appreciated there aimilar offences.

Thava in her possession two, ting in excess of the Film The Unfinished Dance and figure shown in the Dolance re-election of Mr W. A. Stewart the railway?-Possibly, yes,

Barcts

Mr D. E. Clark proposed the would or might be danger #lections

of heroin, was fined $3,000 or ten King: 331, Novatie, Tea Time Sheet, the Directors have deemed and the Hon. Dr S: N. Chau as

months by Mr-Hin-shing La at A danger Whitch no. traffic Rendezvous: 30, Vocally Yours: & it unnecessary to für to depre- Directors.

Central this morning Children's Corrier-Conducted

This was seconded control or anything else would JAYWALKERS Auntie Patricia: 0339ean-Timeciate the value of bulldings. by Mr F. Zimmern and carried obliterate?—I agree, Presented by Belly. Bouza: 0.ro The factor of depreciation will, unanimously.

FORFEIT BAIL pleana; 628, Birthday Salihag: 6.30,

GAVE ORDER Mo Maestro: F.

Mir Eric Cumine proposed the Personally however, receive attention in the 716. naico 1980 Accounts when the Com-re-appointment of Mosets. Peat, a reason why his order to hold each has the bail of $10 Yuen On Wharf from

Asked whether he could give Parade-Love Jordáni Martone and his Orchestrat 2.30, pany will have derived considor Marwick, Mitchell and Colce Time: 7.48. The 2150 Year:able incomờ trým

Co., on" was

Macao not received by the estronted when they mailed, to on March 14, the defendant new properties. Lid, as Time Signal and the News; 8.00, Weather Zeport, Announcementa

was driver, the accused said that he appear before Mr F. X d'Amada was asked if she had anything The buljding programme peconded by Mr O. Hechtel and definitely gave the order and Central this morning on a to declare and replied in tha Interlude: 8.15. Malechring, which I outlined, to you in my carried unanimously, Kurcalar #30, Melody) Magie; K spoedit last your met with some Attending the meeting were: wrong with the Tannoy system.

there, must have been something charge of jaywalking. Lady Preciode Stream. Part 3 free

|mogative. “In the, two: Alna šho unavoidablo delays, but mast of Mr. D. K. Clark, Mr F. O Wong This system was dot exactly committed the offence in Main elastic bags containing the Western Regioria

They were alleged to have was carrying were found two the 35. data of... thenow Mr. O. P. Hechiel, Mr. Eric erratic Treguntes, Mansions were ready Cumine, Mr H X Pun, Mr mil. Causes of mature could

"but, sometimes" it diá Street, Shalidwaną yekterday? in the middle of November and A. Mireude, Mry H. Duncan, to a fire, the plus, to the side with sil are now occupied at satiateo PASTA Vine and Mr of the tank being pulled a little Printed and published by WILLIAMA 24ory rentals, and on long lenses. MY V. Hung representing the out of its socket; and thus and on behalf of South China Moral

Work on "Clovelly Court"? come

audifors

breaking the connection, or the i Wynidium Wirest/ City of Victoring!

Narrated by the duken

King of the

and Joduced by adr Day

Hatunk. Angrbed for

19, Cafe Continental: Tüne *Ballroom)

God Save

by

auditors. This

The heroin, weighing 31 ' ounces," was ordered to be curl=

fiscated.

Kan To, 40, and Kon Fu, 43, As the Fatsban arrived at