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JOHN CLARKE'S CASEBOOK

Cold, Cold Shoulder

CIXTEEN

they gave

weed to used

me

"It wis

0

cold

Then 1 I met a girl 1

went into the wil days had Anthony

nesa-box. "I never did any of passed since Anthony these things," he said left prison. Sixteen long, like this. My friends took a difficult days. For he found, poor view of my going to prison, this willowy man of 29, and

of shoulder, whose manner, way speech, and looks, somehow suggested an actor in polite comedy, that people who had been his friends before he went to prison for 12 months for housebreaking and larceny, now withdrew their friendship.

Before, Anthony's friends had managed to overlook his several Possibly it had been in lapses,

their interests to do so.

A

EXPENDABLE NTHONY was surprised Arst, then hurt, by the reaction of his friends to his return to circulation Not all of them hnd jet blaineless lives, Why, there were one or two of them who...

ot a

But no good care of arguing a back ostentatiously turned, or of challenging the uneasy silences presence brought

his into any gathering of those he had thought his frienda,

Sadly, Anthony realised that be, by those, was regarded ม expendable

That raised a problem kames diately.

had hoped to stay with friends for the first few Now, he Cays of his freedom had nowhere to go, and not much money

HE UNDERSTOOD HE frst night he spent in a police station, by courtesy

tur derstanding

THE

of

officer,

After that night,

plain-sailing for Anthony

senior

WWS Or

aa near plain-sailing as things can be, for a mon who lives in

entehing up with him.

zirend of his Immediate

By day he workexi

past

as

B

i

know.... The girl that Anthony taiked of either had not heard of his They sentence or did not care. said, and when at last she had drank many caffees together, he to go home-it was then-he said he would walk back with her.

1 am try

IT WAS SO' #TD taken a stimulant tablet," "D

He said. "I felt terrifically 50 we walked and energetic, talked all the way back to Tufnell Park, then I walked back again,

"Those pills make you feel as though

binge and when got to Euston thought I'd make a night of it and not go back to my place at Hammersmith

"So i had another coffee, then when 1 was 13 quiet

41

you

were on

street saw the police car pass,

saw it turn, and next thing was

CHINA MAIL

Successful Appeal: Conviction

Quashed

Mr

Justice J. Reynolds quashed a conviction on a charge of attempting to ex-

out a fcence at the Appeal port dangerous goods with-

Court this morning in appeal brought by Lee Kwan.

an

Mr Justice Reynolds also reduced Bentenco of three months to 44 days from March 28 in an appeal against sentence by Lee on a charge of possession of dangerous goods without a Hence from the Fire Brigade. He also ordered Lee's immediate release

Th

Lee, represented by Mr B. A. Bernacchi (Instructed by Mr D. E dAinuch Remedios. of MessTS J M. D'Almada Remedios and Co.), was com

March 28 of victedt

charge drums t of possession of 14

and attempting to stopped head of me, and the kerosene

export 14 drums of kerosene officer jumped out and arrested

without a licence.

Mr W. 5. Collier, Crown Coun- not sel, said the Crown were opposing the

appeal against the conviction the charge

on attempted export,

This is like so many of these cases," said the magistrate Mr EQ. Hobey. "The defendant clairis he

is walking briskly along and the police swoop, though he's done nothing at all,&,

"I was 50, Anthony said. DESPAIR VOU

must take a pull at yourself," said Mr Robey. The least I can do is to pass a sentence of one month

Something like despair show- ed for a moment on Anthony's face Then, without a word, he left

Perhaps the girl who had stood by him would never hear of this crinie. If there such

A

girl,

Was

lichen-porte, by night he adopt¦ SCHOOL BAZAAR

in a lodging-house.

On the 10th night of his free- dom, he was arrested again Two policemen they

sald

in

not

NO EVIDENCE

De kerosenIE,

of

was a

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FRIDAY, MAY 11; 1956.

SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith

4.3

1994 by A Beriksa, teg,

"She's a dream all right--but the only date I had with her, her father asked me if I liked big weddings!"

Now This Is Something

He said it appeared from the elɛtement and Andings of the Magistrate that there certificate by the Government chemat et:lifying the fuld teized The chemist was ev.dence. called to give

procedure, That

so glad, ladies and gentlemen, that you like my satisfactory under the Dangerous

raus am Drugs Ordinance, was not quite play.

I feel sure you estimate the merits of it almost posible under the Dangerous

no highly as I do myself." The house rocked with Goods Ordinance. There was therefore no evidence properly laughter and the play and its humour were the talk of before the Magistrate, on which fashionable London. he eculd And the fuld to he kerosene at all.

Dealing with the appeal

Unique And Brilliant

Sixty-four years ago at the St James' Theatre a white quite joyful playwright stepped onto the stage and said: "I

Last night In the packed hall of Queen's College a

"STARTS INSTANTLY NEVER MISSER

Sequel To

SHEAFFER'S

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Coolie

Wartime Property Tried To Hang

Himself

Purchase

Property at No. 5 Lock Hing Lane bought and A 32-year-old odd job sold during the Japanese occupation of Hongkong coolle who attenipted to was the subject of an application before Mr Justice hang himself while in gnol

custody, was this morning- J. R. Gregg in the Supreme Court this morning. cautioned for unlawful A woman, Lui Chung-tak, of 5 Magazine Gap possession by Mr Him-shing Road, who said she bought the property for Lo at Central Magistracy. MY6,000, asked for specific performance of sale- purchase agreements in Japanese.

No Case

To Answer Ruling

Kwok Sun-biu, aldus Kwok-

while in custody on a Tal, charge of unlawful possession of an Army pay book, tried to represented by Mr] hàng himself in Central Court Brook Bernacchi, Instructed by cell early yesterday morningg Mr W. 1. Cheung.

Lut was

Kwok's excusO was that ho wae suffering from TB.

The two defendants named lu the claim, a woman, 'Li Man- On the morning of May 9, 400, of 498 Elgin Street, and Kwok was picked up in Well- broker, Yu Yick-cheng of 3 On Ington

Street K

Cockrane Hing Terrace, did not appear and Stract, with an Army pay books, were not represented.

suspected to have been stolen. According to the plaintiff's | The Police took Kwok and the claim, the property was sold by book back to the Police Station. Li to the broker for MY2.000 There It was revealed that under an agreement in Japanese the book belonged to Gunner dated October 22, 1943 and on Cedric Halham who had lost IL Judge K. R. Macfee at ne 8, 1944 the broker sold the between Victoria District Court this property to her under another February 6 this year, morning held that there was agreement, in Japancso.

1054,

Both

omee In

the plaintiff's

no case to answer for the transactions were registered with first

accused, Yue Wing. the Japanese Land hoi, on charges 'of posses- Bion of dangerous drugs deferiarte asking and conspiracy.

execute a confirmatory assign

ous drugs.

3 wrote

two to the

them

to

the

He held that Yoo had a castment in favour of the plaintiffs, to answer on a third charge of but they called to do so. permitting his premises to be

Following evidence by used for the storage of danger- plaintiff and a clerk from the solicitors office, Mr Justice Gregg made an order for specific performance of the Japanese assignments and that in the ovent of the defendants falling assignments

Judge Mactec made the 'rul- ings at the trial of four men, Yue, Kuk Tai-chiu, Kuk Ng chiú and Wong Wah, charged with the mRNU- in connection facture and possession of a large

Tue

quanilly of dangerous drugs.

is represented by Mr Y. H. Chan of Mesars Lau, Chan and Ke. The other three accused are represented by Mr J. C. Stewart and Co.

Mr Simon F. S. LI, Crown

Counsel, prosecuting, assisted

to

the execute within a week, the Registrar should execute in lieu of them.

The Judge also ordered costs for the plaintiff.

Government

January 20 and

Today's Police Reports

At 8 p.m. yesterday, a Chinese male stole a wrist watch from a Chinese female pedestrian at Johnston Road, Eastern district. At about 10.30 a.m. yesterday, following a dispute between a Chinese man and a Chinese woman--co-tenants of No. 380,

King's Road, Eastern district- the man

attacked the woman with a chopper, inflicting, head Injuries.

The woman-Ng Yuen-kwan, 30 years was treated at hos pital, but was not detained.

A man is appearing in Court today in connection with the affair.

At about 3.10 p.m. yesterday a tramc accident occurred in Lai Chi Kok Beach Road near Castle Peak Road, in which a route No. 6 motor bus collided with a military motor cycle,

Appointments RIGHT OF REPLY

Chinese cast presented this play, "Lady Windermere's St Francis School, Kennedy against sentence on the posses

Fan", and the amazing thing is that although it is spoken by Divisional Detective Inspec- Road is holding a bazaar

sion charge, Mr Bernacchi eald

in the Cantonese dialect, the sparkling epigrama went for J. M. Gurney. school on Sunday, May 13. | possession of petrol or kerosene

over just the same so that the scenes were punctuated starting at 10 am. Madame Woo was possession of right the way through with bursts of laughter. Hay-tong will open the bazaar, which is in aid of

the school extension fund.

had men him around roaming Bloom:txury it 4 am trying railings, darting

gates in area

into doorways.

A

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T Clerkenwell court, Anthony pleaded not guilty to being suspected person, loitering

with intent to steal.

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in any way the same

It was not a Police matter but

a question of ensuring neces- sary precaution against fire. The goods

comprising scized.

14 drums of kerosene, was not a large quantity and there was no evidence of grave danger when Roods were transported. the Proper precautions were taken.

He added that the defendant had been in custody since March

28

Radio Hongkong an, and Lord Darlington, To

By Lands

cust

Н.К.Т.

and Ling-tun;

through thre

played the part right off the stage and had the audience sit- ting forward in their seats.

MODERN SET

Mr Chan submitted that from the authorities he was able to. quote,

the Crown did not appens

The following appointments

The motor cyclist, Sgt. R. G.

to have any right to reply to have been approved by His Ex-Hill of 19th Field Regiment, Søk the Governor, it was Kong, sustained injuries and is answer Defence Courcel's sub-cellency mission of na case to answer announced in the Government detained in hospital.

Pro-Gazelle this morning:-- at the conclusion of the เน

However, an- Mr T. E Clunie, Senlor recution's case.

the Crown might reply to the | Acting Assistant Commissioner

answer

STAV

I saw the revival of the play in London and it was dressed In Victorians

costume

and had the your carriage waits without

but this Chineso

Space does not permit me to atmosphere, version set right here in mention the other excellent per-

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other authority provided that Superintendent of Police, to be CONSULAR Hongkong and the time is the formers in this excellent per- present, and the actors have formance. The set is modern, and Defence submission on a point of Police, vice Mr W. Segrue; APPOINTMENTS Chinese names; Mrs Erlynne is gave me the idea I was in a new of law and commenting on the Mr Lao Mou-chl, to be Acting Miss Kam and she, lives up the house somewhere about Bowen evidence further than was Labour Officer during the Mr Torsten Brandel has been Peak.

Road toolding down on the har necessary for the purpose at

absence of Major H.F.C.cognised 4 Consul-General Windermere 19 Mrs bour.

argument on the point of law. Chauvin; Mr John Morrison to for Sweden in Hongkong, pro- The play is in aid of The Ho said he thought the Crown be Veterinary Officer; Mr W. visionally and pending instrue Jublice Building Fund of St certainly 50 on, right

Was entitled

K to R. Collings,

from the Secretary of Senior Surveyor tions Stephen's Girls' College and is If you

his argument and he of Ships, to be Acting Assistant State for the Colonies, Hi 6, Time Signal and Programma | are a play fan, once you get sponsored by Miss Cherry. If himself wished to reply to Mr Director of Marine (Bhip Sur-announced in this morning's Summary; 6.63. Stock Market Reover the first mild shock of you can get tickets, you should on a point of law which veys), vice Mr W

in his sub-who is on leave prior to retire Queen's Exequaturs empowering

Government Gazette, Sprague, oriented by Valera (Studio to Mayfair transported to Hong-along and even if you can's Mr Li had raised

It was also notified that the 9.30, Popiebrity Poll presented by Ted kong, you are

mont; Mr R. W. Coleman, Sur- Thoms (Studio); 7. Music

from things: first how clever Mr Lut the play, you'll follow it all

veyor of Ships, to be Acting Mr Edward, R. Fried to act as sented by Robert Acheson (Studio); 1.60, Weather Report: 8. Time Signal this manner and The News" (London Relay); Darlington's part by the way you saying: "You know once feed had no case to 9.09. Commentary (London Relay) and second, what genius there saw in Hongkong Lady Winder on the first and second charges, the absence or Speciof Announcementa: 6.15,

that can The Band Wagon, Belection from is in a play

take on more's Fan produced by The Musical Film Starring Fred Chinese nationality without Chinese company, and could they his reply on the fourth charge.

and directed Mr Chan to make | Lowe. Astaire, Nanette Fabray and Task losing its original wit,

This is act? Buchanan; 8,45, Old Time" Muito

I'm telling you." JOHN Hall Songs: 0, Time Signal.

mean. You Mur member that the garrulous Lady

may LUFF.

JUDGE'S RULING Lovers Hour-Clanet.co Requeris

Dealing with the fourth presented by Alleen Dekker. Berwick is trying to find a

chargo of permilting the Continental Cabaret husband for her daughter, (Audio); 10,

"by presented

Denise Brabanter

premisen to be used for Studio); 10.50. Variety Highlights: succeeds

in landing Mir Hopper Mail Notices

storage of dangerous

drugs, Mr Weather Report; 11, Time the rich young Australian. The

Chin said Mr Ll had developed Hadio Nows Ree: London daughter agrees to go off to Goodnight Music; Australia with him at which the Duche exclaims: "Agatha, you say the most silly things pos-

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aware of two understand Chinese, if you know m suid he had no objec-cenior Surveyor of Ships, vice Consul for the United States, and the Ballet 7.30, Zoxz Hull Hour Ho-yin is to adapt the play in 178m. It's something you'll re- troslo ~ this stuge, Judge Macfee / Mr Collings: Mr C. M. Watan Mesars Bri Laksito, R.A. Se

(he plays Led qualities, something that will get safd be held that the first ac Education Omcer, to be Acting

member because of its unique

answer Senior Education Ofeer during Gunadirdja to act as Vice-

10.59, Simat. Relay): 11,10, 11.30, Close Down.

REDIFFUSION

what

1 R.B. Variety Calla the Tume; sible, I think on the whole

this

3. Musical Matinee: 320, Strike up Grosvenor Square would be a the Band: 4, Romaners of the World The Story of Desiree, Queen more healthy place to reside in."

In the of Sweden; 435, Tea for Two-Popu-

Chinese version lar Tunes: 436. Sammy Kaye Show: becomes Mrs. Kar addressing Children's Corner The House at Miss Kar who has accepted the Fool Comer Episode 4-"'Rabbit's Busy Day 530, Friday Requests proposal of Mr George. Ho, an Presented by Betty: 029, Birthday Australian Chinese, "You should Mailbag: a3o, Record Parade; 7. Personality Parade-George Formby: be living on the Peak after you 7.16. Old Time Music fall Bots are married instead of living 70, Coke Time: 7.45, "The Final In Australia with Year" The Story

all the

of a Mother kangaroos around.” Courage: 8. Time Blat and the

News: 8.09, Weather Report, An-

nouncements and Interlude: 85, NO WEAK, PART

Metachrino Musicale: 8.30, Muste for You: 9 Symphony Hall Tour there

Addressing the play itself, is nothing amateurish Variation (Zoltan Kodaly); Con certo No. 1 in G Minor, Opus to anywhere. If we did not know

Max Bruch 10. Reditusion Spot Lady Windermere's fight: 1015, Organ Harmonies; 100 written by

Fan Was Educating Archie: 11, Date with

Oscar Wilde, we Dreamland: 1930 Prelude to should imagine It was a modern rahan la manloht, God Save Chiese Queen: Close I@wn.

play presented by a very polished group of Chinese players.

The play

Is produced by Mrs Tam Kwok-chi and she cer

Marches (Jo! Haydn); "Peacock about it and not a weald part

FEB SURPLUS

Tho Government Gazetje | Imiraly, knows her job, The announced this morning in a actors were word perfect, I did general nancial statement for not hear one prompt, not a foot) February, 1988, that the revenue was not wrong,, not a balance as at February 20 was masiced. | $900,314,714.09.

Lady Windermere,

Mrs

The revenue for February was

in the play, le Mine Lom Tul, -$43,730,000.58 and the expendi‚a, vory charming actress ture $33,953,128.15, leaving surplus of $0,770,881.41. F

a

the

At

the

of Mr C. J. G.

Acting OC For

Home

Guard

roandjaja and Abdurahman

Consuls 100 Indonesia, have received Her Majesty's signature.

RESIGNS FROM COMMITTEES

The Government Gazette on- nounced this morning that the Rey. W.J. Hair-Brown ceared to argument that

be a Member of the Port Wel- the The Infest tinies of posting

accused had lown of the His Excellency the Governor fare Committes and of the Mer- shown below are those for un- registered correspondence posted

would in low con- has approved the appointment of cantile Marine Assistance Fund et Q.P,0., Hongkong, The laten

Etter t posting inges "sisewhere, which, accused had felled to

take Acting Major and Offleer Com of his resignation by His Ex-

manding, Hongkong steps to prevent the crime. thrins can be ascertained

Home coliency the Governor. by inquiry at the local ofzes,

Mr Chan

that Guard, during the absence submitted The latest posting times for

Major E. G. there was no evidence to sup- OBE,

Stewart, DSO, registered acilcies are fatally

ED, the - ona kour estiler than the dawn

port the allegation that the

Government shown below. Particulars regard. fret

Gazette announced this morning. pccused had had know- ing pares mais can 10 Ascer» lained by enquiry at any post

ledge on February 21. ofice.

Judge Macfee ruled that the Arst accused had a case answer on the fourth charge,

Hearing is continuing..

"permitting" I the Capt. R.S. Capell, ED, to be Committee, upon the acceptanca

· FRIDAY, MAY 1 By Alt Formosa, U.S... 6 p.m. Caroda, & pe

Thelend. Indio, Pakistan, Middle

of

4

Labour Officer

Mr Lao Mou-chi has been It was also notified that the appointed a Labour Officer for appointment of Capt. F.V.V. the purposes of the Factories Ribeiro, ED, to be Acting Major | and Industrial Undertakings' toin Force Headquarters (Royal Ordinance, 1953 it was an- in this morning's Hongkong Defence Force) has nounced been approved.

Bast Attics, Great Britain & Europe. WATER STORAGE

& p.m.com

Japan, 8. p.m.

Corrada, -4 9:33.

SATURDAY, MAY 12

DECREASES

Government: Glazṣtie.

Johansen

With a complete absence of Peking, Sharaghal, Hankow, Kurain, the quantity of water in ming 15 amphet

store in the Colony's reservoirs traite New Zealand, Caylon, Noon.

Thailand, Kalaya Indocents Aus continues to decrease. Total Philippines, 4. pin.

water in storage this morning at Float-along casual, portholed with Trimised, India, Päidistart, Middie B o'clock was 1,280 milion Bar Arica, Crest Britain & Europe, gallons, a decrease of 14 inlilion Hawall, U.S.A., Canada, 1. p.m. gallons over the preceding 24

tiny breeze-catching perforations smartly, neatly. Total consumption. yesterday was $1 million gallons and the designed to sail through kake from. catchwaters and a sea of summertime 10reams, was only seven million

gallons.

activities:

6.p.m

p.m...

·Malaya, Indonesia, Australia, 24ww, Zealand. 8 p.m. P

Formosa, Cspan,, Okinawa, Korea. ando-Chlbs." France. A p.m. China, People's Republic, Formowe,m. Philippines," Ceyjon, Middle - Wait,

hours,

Europe von (Netherland Parcals direct), Armed Robbery

give a sensitive interpretation of this part. Lord Darlington

becomes To Ling-iws played by Mr. Lui Ho-yin. The Duchem of Board of Examiners Berwick is now M *: Kar, the

part

Mrs Daphne Ho, Mr E. G. Ballet, Dr

excellently performed

Lorton becomes”, “Lak

divas, India, Pakistan (P. Inda, Af chout this moming threa Parosia via Karachi), 1 pm.

named, Australia, New Zea-No. 209, Tal Nam Street, Arst - Indonesia, a pha

male Chinese: gained ratry Ato land; fp.m...

foor, Shimahulpo. District, and stole cash and other property to

of $95.

the total gered & P

D. Topity, Mis My Tam Kwok-chi, and Lord Stagno

de China, Peoples Republic. € 5.m. 8. H. Moore and M: LI Took Bay 4 very droffe character. 7 Me D. C. Readman has ceased' | through a {rerandaNS

kow have been appointed Mem- played by Mr Lok Lai-land. The to be an Assistant Secretary to bors of the Board of Examiners, notorious Mrs Erlynne, as I the Unban Counell, It way noll it was notified. In the Govern have told you, is now Mag Kami 1 ml the Göy sendthe Clapetis ment Gazette this morning in?:)) who is Miss Ting Pui-tơng Thinking

The mus

Dae

promísós

··Window, coupants with a chopper, After 5 of them thiastened the

the premise, the Stabr the main door.

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