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Under The Stars
MICHAEL is a powerful,
{"
handsome Mall, cast
the mould of those romantic,
humbly born
heroes that were part of the stock-in-trade of some Vie- torian novelists.
He has the dignity that great physical strength bestows, and good looks he chooses to ent- bellish by growing us side-
wlilnicers jers*.
A patch over one eye would |
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readiness
nule at his own awkwarduriss
Fairm
with an
air
Ja vesis fnocence a bishop might envy,
At Clerkenwell court, Michael string of pleaded not guilty to charges bring a suspected per- son, assaulting poiketment, and being
in possession of house- brenking implements by night, DO COME IN
THE
THE police told their story. Two of them, the night Michael tra
before, had alon a Ireet in a residentpal Kuburb. They had seen atzo,
So they told Mr Frank
Powell,
the magistrate, acting suspielgis- ty in the entraner to a block of fluis; had watched as he went garden of a private itle The house
When
he came out From there, the potetmen inade to pitest du
Mieline's answer was prompt. one policeman in ile punened The solar-plexus, then look to his heels The seeusid officer Dulskie a house in gave chases
street, he caught up another with Michael. There was a struggle.
The laty at the house, hear- Top the strosage sounds almost un her doorstep, opened her
CHINA MAIL
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MONDAY, MARCH 26, 1956.
SHEAFFER'S
28
ADMIRAL SNORKEL PEN
PAPER ADMITS CONTEMPT
OF COURT
Decision On Penalty Reserved
The Full Court this morning reserved its decision on the penalty
to be imposed on the Sing Tao Jih Po, one of the 10 vernacular news- papers accused of publishing articles in contempt of Court, arising out of a robbery at the Ming Tak Bank in Kowloon in January.
The Hon. Leo d'Almada, QC, admitted the contempt on the news- paper's behalf and tendered its apologies to the Court. He submitted it was to his clients' credit that they did not claim that they had been in- fluenced by a Public Relations Office release, although they could have done so if they had chosen to be dishonest.
The Full Court comprised the the contempt and made no Chief Justice, Mr Justice M. J. Į attempt to minimise the Elogan, and the Acting Senlur seriousness of the article com- Pulsne Judge, Mr Justice J. R.plained of. But he would ask Grege
the Court to note, however, On March 9, the Court that the circumstances attend- granted an ex-parte applicationing its publication might mitigate by the Crown for wrils of the offence and were
matters altachment to be issued against for most serious consideration
the proprietors, publishers. editors and printers of the newspapers for alleged contempt, which were returnable on Friday
This morning's heavy harbour fog made things difficult for the ferries and long queues of office Picture above by a staff photographer shows workers had to form up at the Star Ferry pier at Tsimtsatsui,
part of a queue.
last.
The
LETTERS TO FITTING FINALE TO
THE EDITOR
Question Of Bull
THE FESTIVAL
was cele.
The end of the Festival of the Arts brated last night by a promenade concert given by the Ritz Ballroom. Hongkong Concert Orchestra at the There is a delightful informality about these concerts both pre and can on the subject which makes it impossible for ane not to enjoy oneself
to the full and last night was no exception,
Str. It is understandable thiet [your newspaper prints articles
article
However, I comes to 154. niind after reading your by Major Rubert Findlay, in to. day's issue of The Chita Mail, That he
DOES NOT simply KNOW Just what Hull is, sim- ply because he was never really xposed to it for more than a week or two. My chuma agres with me on this, and that why this letter is being written to the newspaper which pub.
front door. To the puliceinon | lished Major Findlay's article. who had won the short cordest. she said: "Would you like to come in and teleplume from here
WAS I STRUGGLING?
THE Invitation was gratefully
ww
s
My chums and I have a total jut afty-tour (54) years of active Army service (the writer plus TWO chums)- so, you can see, were not recently enlisted. The fact that we were never in the Royal Signals may be held against us, perhaps, bat pon
nicky us, we never graduated from the RA to Signals But, we there indid spend most of the time from
1940 to 1944 having GAF Michael
drums shattered by quite a few hosters of the night
explosions (not all our
own). De fore when she rad Bald the
We wonderes did we disturb the court of her part in the affir
Majur
be 114
created long nurssages to 3P Downing Street, with bur nasty, nasty barrages?
After all the
Army service
accepted The policeman took his prisoner in, and tele- phoned for the Back Moria,
"Was I smegling. your place, ma'am? asked his
The lady of the house turned
"He didn't to the magistrate. struggle," she said, "but he was definitely an the leri, as if he were just waiting for an oppor- tunity to break away."
"On the prisoner," mun said,
pullee
"we found a torch, a lyre-lever, a knife, a screw- delver, a brace and two bils." "It's my belongings, where else should I keep Michael addfeet.
THE VOW'
them?"
"IN his pocket, he had £02, and there was this silp
of paper,..."
The policeman honded the paper to the magistrate, who read aloud: "Remember your VOWS,..."
"That's right," cried Michati, "I welt that to remind meşeli to get up early in the mornings and go to work."
He went into the witness-box. "I wasn't sure these two men what came up to me was police- men," he said. "I thought they was after me money, so i hit out and ran...."
The case was found proved. "Anything known?" asked the magistrate. He was told that nothing
known against Michaci.
Was
"Nothing?"
"No, sir, He came to country from Ireland.....
LIKES THE OPEN AIR
THE
this
case was remanded for inquiries to be made in Elre. At the end of a week - palicembr reported nothing was known against Michael in "He says that there air," the
Ireland.
he lived like a tramp, because he likes
The open policeman sad.
"He told me that he had been
living rough here, but he didn't
look as if he had."
He was ined a total of '£10 and ordered to pay 28, the fee of the doctor called to the
Injured policeman.
"Yes, sir" Michael said and, bracing his shoulders, went away, a free man, whose homo was anywhere under the stars, a man who saved his money, and made vows to keep himself in order.
car-
we three have tecumulated, we feel we have more experienet. and we all three say; too much Bull is not at all, not AT ALL. useful; it humiliates a min; he feels like a slavery; it takes away from his manhood; even- tuully it will cause his gastric juices to curdle for whatever gastric julees do when disturbed by Lieutenants and Majors).
C. G. BROWNE (21 years of Bully.
J. B. LEEDS (10 years of Bull).
THOMS (14
p Bull},
years
encore
The Arst
part of the pro- The Hungarian Rhapsody and Brahm's popular grutame was much more ambi-his
This showed that tous than this orchestra usually 'Lullaby"
Included the fra young pianist is capable of much attempts.
better things and were played quite competently.
It
part of the sulte Scheherazade by Rimsky-Korsakov and the #rst movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.
Why, oh why was the
the wrong way round so that we lost so much of the quality und! tone?
choice
in
ག
were
Harbour Blacked Out
By Fog
The season's densest fog blanketed the harbour this morning, causing disruption
In Imposing a penalty,
FIRST OFFENCE After
from quoting authority regarding penalties, his
an
newspapers concerned Mr d'Almada said it was
clients' nrst offence, In his
HK Land Investment Co Meeting
The annual general meet-
were the Yuet Wah Daily News. affidavit, Mr A. E. Han, the ing of the Hongkong Land
the
the Gentleman Yat Po,
and
was published had given his assurance that there was no intention what50- interfere with the due ever to course of justice,
"I am
not concerned with whether or not the PRO release contained reprehensible matter --although submit that it had, Counsel went on. Sheung
Daily
Investment & Agency Co., Ltd., was held this morning. with Mr H. D. M. Barton presiding.
Addressing shareholders, the chairman sold:
The would
Kung Sheung Daily News, the company's secretary, stated that Hung Look Daily News, the he had made full enquiries into Ming Sing Yat Po, the Wah Kiu the circumstances under which Yat Po, the Chiu Yin Po, the the article Wan Kau Yat Po, the New Evening Post and the Sing Tao Jth Po
Mr Leslie Wright appeared together with Mr d'Almada for
Before proceeding with tho Sing Tao J Po, both
business of the Meeting instructed by Mr BN. Cooper,
refer for a moment to the pass- of Wilkinson and Grist,
ing of Mr Albert Raymond, who The The Kung
MET died on December 12, 1955. "Its Interest Iles in two Raymond been a Director of
had News were represented by Mr Patrick Yu instructed
for by points: Firstly, I would submit the company
more than Messra C. Y. Kwan and Co. that it is to my clients' credit twenty years, during which time The remaining elght nows that they do not claim that this he maintained a keen interest papers were represented by Mr release influenced them in any
the company's affairs. We owe to publish the For several hours before the Lawrence Leong, instructed by way
article him a very great deal for the complained of, although they wise counsel he was always so fog began to lift shortly before Mr P. L. Lam.
Mr W. A. Blair-Kerr, Senior could have done so they chase ready to give.
He will 10a.m., neither side of the har-
Crown other. bour was visible to the
Counsel, represented the to be dishonest.
sadly missed. "The steand point of Interest At around
Crown. the visibility
the case of the is the fact that the PRO itself
There is very little that I can Apart from was 80 yards.
not properly appreciate add to my statement with regard The dummy air attacks and Sing Tao Ji Po, four of the did Пy past by aircraft the other papers admitted the con-what did and what did not to the company's affairs for the
from
constitute contempl, despite the
However, share- past and tempt during Friday's hearing, memorandum from the Attorney-holders will be interested to drcraf carriers Albion
from Centaur scheduled
10.45
General's Department released to ware postponed for two hours.
the Press by that very depart ment."
to sea and air services,
..
Naval vessels leaving for
SHIPS HELD UP
while the remainder denied the allegation.
The Full Court had also re- served its decision un all these other newspapers,
THE OFFFENCE
The Concert Orchestra cantitat composed of many non-resident
The rest of the programme in players and a core of 'regulars'.
and Last night,
performance exemple,
"Exercise Monsoon" got away for
the style which we bave early in the morning except of the players were from HMS
come to associate with the Con-IIMS Centaur which left at 9.45, Newcastle. Under these cir-
cert
showed Orchestra which cumstances it is impossible for
15 usual slickness, precision and combined Rie
necessary hears: is to be given to works of
even a sense of urgency in 1ts playing.
part of The second this sort with a result that both
showed the the programme these works were rather ragged, orchestra al its best and was
adiniring their zeal and White
much
by appreciated ambition, I felt
very that it would have been better if other works everyone. The woodwind section been chosen instead of and, in particular, the lone obec inst are to be highly commended. there; for example, in the inst
irregular, A notice out of the article on ven The great difficulty of obtaining to this effect put up on the plers movement ut the Beethoven symphony. there is no problem sufficient players in each section of starting on the off-beat and in an orchestra of this size and I think that the Orchestra could type was seen by the fact that four cellos were having a hard have pinyed this with more pre- vision and Just 19
much struggle at lines to be heard
above the five double basses, ambition as the Arst movement. NEW SOLOIST
Last night we were introduced
to a young pianist, Fred Kits, who played Chopin's Poinuals
loon Buy
plete unili 10.45.
Stor stricted
services were re-
The alleged contempt
publication the morning
arose
of an
of
the
room
INADVERTENCE
in
be
year.
learn that dince
statement my was published negotiations have
for the
purchase Mr d'Almada submitted that been completed
ground covered by that of the property at No. 37-40
Road, Central. Connaught memorandum to the Presa Jeft
Cajolas David This property for Improvement. Had Mr Blair-Kerr lol the Court
House, the purchase of which examples A delay of about two hours in
been given there as mentioned in my Statement. this morning that the applica- to what did and did not consti the arrival and departure of
tion against the Sing Too Jih Po
sites taken together several
The
tute contempt, ships was caused.
it was possible The two involved the Sing Tao Jih PC. that the particular articles com form a rectangular building lot Italian
passenger liner Victoria which dropped anchor In Kow-Ltd, the proprietors, publishers plained of would never have of some 10,000 square feet with
and printers of the newspaper, seen the light of day.
frontages on Des Voeux Road, did not com- and Chan Mong-yin, the editor,
Central, Pottinger Street and Counsel said that the editor Connaught Road, Central, al- that most an ideal site for future in his affidavit remarked the publication of the article development.
was taken down at 10 a.m.
terfere with the due course of was due entirely to inadvertence, and on both sides of the harbour January 22, calculated to in-
and tendered his humble Several
justice, he salt. commercial planes
The total cost of the two sites, After referring briefly to the sincere apologies to the Court. were seen cireing the harbour
He submitted that in a case of this affidavits by Police officers in kind the Court may well conclude
after paying stamp duty, con- nren waiting to land.
Counsel that the penally to be inflleted, veyance fees, etc. will amount The fog, according to the Royal this respect, Crown
having regard to the apology and referred to the article com-
ta a little more than $5,000,000, Observatory, was caused by a plained of. He said he did not the clear absence of intent and the
$320 per about warm moisture laden
square tool, other eircumstances; that the pro-
take rent from the east coming into propose to read the translation per Denally would be the imposen Fortunately the company's cash
of the whole article, but would of a fine.
position has enabled us to
•Mr Mr Justice Hogan asked comment on some of its
advantage of the opportunity to con-d'Almada whether he had any tents.
views on whether the Court should
acquire this attractive building dito in the heart of the Central take into account the actual cir- culation of the paper, and whether district at a figure which com- with prices pares favourably Counsel replied that if the Court ruling at the present time for am con- should take that into account, then land in this area. 1
a fiteat this purchase will yield t
return -on the
alz cur-
contact with cold coastal water. The visibility at 11.30 a.m. was
OVERWHELMED Selections from The Student Prince and South Pacific fea- tured Beryl North (Soprano) and John Bass (Tenor).
Both ira A at Major and Liszt's of these singers have really de- two and a half miles. 'Hungarian Rhapsody No. II'.
lightful
Unfortunately voices. Chopin requires a very mature ari experienced pianist and the whelmed them for about half of the orchestra completely over- Polonaise is one of the best the time, and i was such a plly examples of this.
Technically Even Beryl North's gay abandon Fred King gave quite a good in singing I'm going to wash performance of this work but that Guy right out of my Hair he should wait a few more was often completely lost. years before he plays anything.
the concert ended As usual, the of by Chopin
concert with
to on
singing community platform.
which was added this time clap- ping and stamping. Needless to say this was enjoyed to the full by everyone.
SIDE GLANCES
2-23
By Galbraith
"Here comes our comedian friend to spring his joke again how he never gets past this shop with his take- home pay!'!
END OF AN ERA
Last night's performance marked not only the end of the Festival but It was also the last performance of the Cancert Orchestra at the Ritz Ballroom.
FERRIES COLLIDE
One of the paragraphs, he
two Star ferries,
A collision occurred between said, made mention of the story that point would increase or aggra-
Suso referred to as a "chief i vate the contempt. Star (from Tsimshatsui)
the Celestial of a
The paragraph_pur- the Solar Star (from Hongkong)
ported to set out how the Police in mid-harbour at about 8 a.m.
"cleared up the case"," The Solar Stor sustained was mention of a man with the January, long before this committal In another paragraph, there slight damage. Nobody wis hurt.
From Cattle Mongolia For HK
Five hundred out of a con- signment of 1,200 cattle which
same name persons subsequent
ho would submit it should take
$5 MILLION COST
other things to consideration also: satisfactory that the publication took place in amount invested and in due
the proceedings began.
of in the
Couro
the
will provide a suitable as one
People, he said, would not usually involved
outlet for the Company's future expansion. committal proceed-remember the article by the mo proceedings started. Mr ings. It also 'stated that d'Almada pointed out also that the I "certain property was found" in article was in Chinese,
now return to the Motion Ho added that it would be a diffor
of the adoption the place where that man and another person were found.
ferent matter where the newspaper Directors Report and Accounts. ***A PHOTOGRAPH
was out to pander to the public, in An Interim dividend of $2 per which case it would be a matter for
share, lesa tax, has already been There was also a photograph, serious consideration.
"In the present eam,” he conclud-
absorbing $1,7 wed, "I do not think it is a
$1,760,000; after case providing for taxation,
amorti and for must be tuto consideration." aware that that had been a
the depreciation and replace- ment of buildings there remains dangerous time to publish such
from which
balance of $3,233,818 a photograph,
Directors have re-
chief suspect," with the caption
arrived in Canton from Inner Mr Blair-Kerr went on. Ho where circulation should be taken sation of crown leases
Mongolia last week are being The Hongkong Concert Orchestra, sent to Hongkong, says a Chinese
report.
the conductor, Mr Victor Arty and
the leader, Mr llenry Dos Homestos The animals travelled in cattle
do a wonderful job in bringing music
to many who would not, perhaps, cars all the way by rail to Can-
sald Their Lordships
would
attend a formal concert. Let us hope ton-à distance of more Than tend to prejudice the minds of Radio Hongkong
that they will soon be able to find 1,700 miles. another home whare this type of Concert can be given in os delight- Fully an informal atmosphere an at the Ritz,
By all means let them give formal canceris, but there is a demand for These promenade concerts and the Concert Orchestra has given un inany hours of very happy entertainment at the Hitz.
1. A..DONES,
HAD CARCASS OF CAT
REDIFFUSION
any
Mr
Identification
KK.T.
which you
your
commended further appropria tions
as follows:
of To pay a final dividend $1.75 per share on the 1,000,000 "Old" shares, costing $1,750,000: pay a bonus to staff 570,000; to transfer to general reserve $1,100,000; to carry forward to 1968 $913,810.
to
The report and accounts were seconded by Mr Ll Fook-shu and approved
OTHER BUSINESS
possible witness in that case,
6 p.n., Time Bignal and Programme The article dealt also with Summary: 6,03, Stock Market Report: the activities of one of the 900, Peter Party (Studio): 0.30 $1,7
part 2 p.m. Variety Call the Tuno;
| Australiani, Magazine; d4a, "Box 200" Popular fit of the organ (OB), 7. 3, Crime Does not Pay: 3.30. Murle persons concerned. by Lopez: 4. Tea for Two: 4.30 Turning to the affidavit made Polar Clesside; 7,30,"Viewpoint Strictly Instrumental: Children by the editor, Crown Counsel sald Artzalted and Introduced by A Weekly Magazine devoted to the Patricia: Comer Conditoted by Auntie
8.30, Monday Requests that in it the editor tendered his Janet Tomblin; 732, Weather Report: Presented by Betty: 8.20. Birthday apologies, paying it did not occur Time Signal and The News (Lon Malibog: 0,50, La Musque Francalag
don Relay): 8,09, Commentary (Lon to him that any contempt haddon Relay) or Special Announce Presented by Jeannette, Piry;, 7,
been committed by the publicamente dis, Evening Star Eicke Personality Parade-Beatrice Kayi 1,16, Feux King and His Orchestra; tion of the article.
Calvert the Man with the Golden 7.30, Eddie Fisher with Axel Stordahl Regarding the PRO. bulletin lado documentary on the problem Trumpal); 8,50, The Great Dilemma... and his Orchestra, and Guest Star June Hutton: 7.45, The Final Year:
on the arrest of suspects al- of Disarmansent. Its compulsions, Tune Signal and the News; 000 legedly connected with the and complexities; la past ite On the proposition of Mr A. Weather Report, Announcements and robbery, Blair-Kerr said green and its future Unked Inderlike: 8.15, interlude with Musie;
Nations Radio Programme; 9. Time R. Reid, seconded by Mc Lị Hin- Chan Yu-kal, a 65-year-old 8.30, Gypsy Carayge: 9. Thirty-
that release seemed to have signal: "It's always fair weather lung, the appointment to the Theate
the Principala coolle,
Chain-A been an attempt to give to the Selections sunet bor was cautioned by Mr Minute J. E. Durling at Central this for Radio by Richard Baldwin newspapers information in order and chorus of the in production, Board of Mr HR. M. Cleland
Produced by Charles Leferenc Imorning for
to keep them on the right lines are cond. by Andre Provin; and Mr D. Benson was con possession of the
9,530, Price-Winnere Concert from the armed. Monday Concert Hour | Programme) Dayane
If the Hongkong Music Festival (Recorded)). Pour Une regarding the arrests. carcass of a cat.
Inap. P. C. Yeung sald that by Minneapolis Symphony Orchesire, else except to publish the re-inthe Cand of the Bling Help the Board on the proposition of Sir Man-kam Lo and Mr H Infante Defunte" (Ravel), played newspapers had done nothing recombe und Bola Maligan D. Bonham were re-elected to
ID, The Bhow-Peler carly yesterday morning, conducted by Anial Doratii: "Danas
Op. 40" Police constable saw defendant Macabre,
Saint-Saens), lease, the Crown would not have Report of Last Batirday road Mr J. 8, Riggs, seconded by Mr walking in the market place of played by the German Symphony brought up the matter before the facts Cours AR by A- B. M. G. da Slive,
10.80 A Book,, at your Orolterra, conducted by Leopold Court Sing Woo Road. Happy Valley, Ludwig);" "Bolero" (Ravel), (pisyed
The Chief Justice here | re- | Mandes, Colaode # (Recorded)] 10.46, Meera Peat, Marwick, Mit by Detroit Symphony Orchestra, com- carrying two baskets,
Deutsch: hioin and choll & Co., were reappointed The constable searched dogructed by Paul Paray); "Car
Orchestra: 10.00, Weather #Raport auditors on the proposition of had set out that some of the Time Bignal Radio New Mr C. M. Mill, seconded by Mr fendant and found a dead cat in Lyne (Debtory) Colayed by marked that the PRO release mars
Wicks ́8mabons Orchestra)| *Com baskets, one of the
covered certo no fi A-Minge for Cele arrested had been connected London Royal Cloods M. II. Bidbury. ,with a mat' sack.. Defendant and Oroheatre, Op. 29° (Baint-Saens).
with other cases." He mid he uso; 1.30, Gloss Down. (played by Zara Naltova and, the said that he was going to use London Thilharmonic Orchestra, con- thought that phrase}] sounded the cat for his own consump-goted by Bigg Adrian, Boule 1030, rather objectionable, tion Ho was arrested and so from Gadol’THE LO Ente wil
On behalf of the newspaper, Diverhland: LES Fridades.com Bild- für d'Almada said he admitted charged.
*?*ba #1!% midnight, Close Downe
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