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JOHN CLARKE'S CASEBOOK
The Empty Dock
judge from
the ferry- boats, which in the rush hour peud across the har- bear like briskly efficient water-beetles, half Gosport geen to work in Portsmouth every morning, and half of Gosport
Tcrowded little
returns the com- pliment by earning its living in Portsmouth,
the
towns
are
But sturdily independent (one was an the King's side, one On Parliament's, In the Civil War), and if you do wrong In Gosport,
is to the court there, not in Portsmouth, that you are taken,
LIVING WORTHULY
Gosport
4
Mil
THE court
in T rambling red-brick church hull bullt (In 1910) In memory of a man who, says a pinque in the wall, strove to live worthily."
How much harder it is to do that fit Hving worthlly implies no breaking of laws) in 1956
in 1010, Wor
the work of the court
Thass
Honing's alandantly proved.
The clock WILS emply for nearly all of that morning. For marly all those whose names were called were not criminais in the 1970 sense of the word. They were Just motorists
The Brst name called was that of a parson, a naval chap- lab, who at 3.30 on an after- toon six weeks before had been inbrmed that he had broken one of the trafle command- ment+ by
where he parking ought not to have done, outside A cafe
The
THE PARSON'S TALE
POLICEMAN told the cour! of the offence,
Another re- has ported: This defendant haj a clean record for 27 years.” learned eferk lenned lowards the magistrates and read from a letter the chaplain had written: "As a comparative newcomer here, I parked behind
other cats. When I tuned, the other cars had dis- appeared
and the constable had Appeared
"The fine will be £1," said the chairman of the bench, Mr A. R. Nobes, a bushy-cyebrowed akierman, former mayor, chief spmsor of what the lown claims is the rest housing estate the country.
More policemen took their stand to give particulars of uther motoring offences the min without L-platen (10s.), who bact falked to stop at Holl sign (£1), the brewer's
drayman who, ike the parson, had blackened his character
tle by parking his lorry, in the wing place at the wrong time on the wrong day, while he Wint ty lunch. He top, was Ared £1.
STAND-IN
*
pic case was called of a boy charged with driving motorcycle without due care and attention, and without a speedo. meter that worked properly
An older man alood up: "I'd like to stand in for my son," he "He's had to go off this said. marning to see about getting a ship."
Have you a letter from your 200, to say whether he pleads gulty or not?"
"No, but I wouldn't like to pirad guilly for him-might put him in o
spol."
THE REAL CULPRIT
"OH
1 couldn't accept a ples of quilly frem you, with- out a letter said the chairman.- "When will your son be back?" Well, is he gois a job with Cunard it be a fortnight," sak the other. "If it's Union Costle, 11' be alx weeks" g
The matter was adjourned to ull the son's convenience....
More names were called mers letters read, more police-
men came and went away. The dock remained empty. I thought they should have hung a road- map there to show who the real culprit was, who on that and every meming in courts up and down the country used up so much of the good time of food
meri
Chickens Knocked
Unconscious
coolle reading
Lok Kam-yiu, a 62-year-old Street, first floor, was sentenced
at 38 Calchick
w one month's imprisonmA when he pleaded gulity before Mr F. X. D'Almada at Central
this morning to simple larceny.
A 3.10 p.m. on June 18, a Chinese woman, in Walk was standing outside
her hut in
Mount Davis when she noticed the defendant cilmbing down a slope about 10 yards away by means of a branch.
As the defendant released the branch, It sprung back and knocked
chickens (Wo
un ་ conselous. The defendant picked them up intending to take them The woman shouted to away. him, and defendant cropped the chickens and ran away.
A report was then made by Lp to the Western Police Station, and defendant Wor Derested at Mount Davis
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THURSDAY, JUNE 21
By Air Pakistan Middle East. Great Brian and Europe, &
Kures, & p.m. UB.A.. p.m.
CHINA MAIL
1845
THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1956.
BRILLIANT SOCIETY WEDDING
Hon. Cedric Blaker's
Son Is Married
Beirut
In
Beirut, June 20, One of the biggest and most colourful society weddings to take place here this year was solemn- ised today when Mr Derek John Renshaw Blaker, son of the Hon. Cedric Blaker and Mrs Blaker of Hongkong, and Miss Marie Francoise Qunoiam de Schompre, step-daughter of Mr John Kynaster Phipps Hadland, Managing Director of Shell Company, and daughter of Mrs Hadland (nec Mlle de Malherbe), were married.
The religious ceremony took place at St Louis Cathedral and was attended by all of Beirut's leading residents, some of whom are personalities well-known internationally.
The young and beautiful at Istanbul. A rain of con- bride
organdi ft was showered on them as
wore
h
wide
11
From Istanbul the couple will go to London where Hon. Cedric and Mis will give
a reception on June 21.-Franco-Presse,
the Blaker
wedding gown of white pique the car drew away.
completely studied with cherry loaves She wore head dress of organdă (lowers and a short
veil. Sho tulle
carried beautiful
of white bouquet carnations.
The ensemble came from the famous Parts fashion house of Jean Desses,
The bride was given away by Mr Blajotr .
RINGS ON CUSHION
was
10
young
Sir
The page boy Alfred Cochrane, 201 Alfred and lady Cochrane, and was little Marie the page-girl Arida. The page boy carried the wedding rings on a velvet cushion and the page-girl carried Missal. also on a velvet
the
cushion.
The witnesses, who stood by the altar during the ceremony, French were M. Louis Roche, Ambassador to the Lebanon, for the bride, and Mr Peter Blaker, brother of the bridegroom and British First Secretary of the Embassy
Cam- at Prompent Africa, bodin. pm.
By Burface Masso, pre
FRIDAY, JUNE 22
By Air The land. Burn. India. 1 a.m. Germany, 10 Am
Formos, Japan, Korea. Okinawa, 11 a.in.
New Zea-
Philippines. Australia.
lund. 2 p.m.
Quam, wail, U.S.A.. 2 p.m. Cunada, pin
Thalland, India. Pakistan, Middle East. Africa, Great Britam, Eropa. 16 p.m.
Vonnos, USA.... Japan, p
ch-Chin France, 6 p.m.
By Burface China, People's Repubile, 10.30 Malaya, Mauritius, P Kaot Africa & S. Alries. (N. & S. Thodesia, Parcela v L. Marques). 11 am.
Macao, p.m. Thaliand p.m. Maçao,
p.m.
An employee pl the Taiko Dockyard, Chan Tong, aged 52, who was injured by asealants at the dockyard on Tuesday night, died in Queen Mary Hospital yesterday evening.
SUSPECT HELD
A plekpocket stele cash from mon rear the Violet Poel Clinic In Johnston Rond at 9.55 a.m. yesterday.
The molds of honour word Miss Naika Tabet, flancce of Mr Dory Chamoun, 2011 of Mr Camille Chamolin, President of the Lebanese Republic, and Miss The daughter of
Carlo Ambassador in Beirut.
blue
Italian
dressed in They were torquoise organdi gowns.
The altar of the Cathedral was bright with dowers carnations and white lies predominating.
The Rev. Fr Thomas, curate of the parish,
performed the Ho simple wedding ceremony. blessed the couple and wished
them happiness.
BIG RECEPTION
the wedding. Mr and Mrs Hackland
After
Faraon
were hosta to a
Lots
SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith
дов
YAR MIL. SA, PO
© 1996 by MA Berthan, Ine
“I don't think Jos is really in love with me—he wants to put off getting married till we have a month's rent in the bank?"
OUR AUSTRALIAN NEWSLETTER
Of Trouble & Headaches On The East Coast
FROM H. KING WOOD
Sydney, June 15. There's quite a lot of strife and turmoil on the east coast of Austra- lia, particularly in the New South Wales area, at the present time.
The wool situation is really serious, with sales being cancelled owing to the decision of the Australian Workers Union in declaring a ban on all wool shorn under the new award rates.
the vested interests
Then there is the clash looming between
of who brewers and their publican'allies against the hundreds of clubs, threatened with the loss of their licences, if they do not take out the poker machines from their premises.
arc
STARTS INSTANT.
NEVER HISSES
SHEAFFER'S
Guilty Of False
Pretences
CLICKER MEDIUM & FINE...... BALLPOINTS AVAILABLE
John Dell
News from the Continent in cludes a little item which tells
Sentence was deferred by of a form of publicity for gramophone records which Mr W. N. Thomas Tam at would not, I think, be possible
the Central Magistracy this in morning when a New Zea
ongionents appearing re-
nowspaper
invite
land marine engineer plead gularly on the front page of a
Hamburg ed guilty to two counts of readers to phone a certain obtaining $3,360 by false number.
When pretences.
58,
The defendant, Albert Brindio, unemployed, mative Wanganui, New Zealand, resid- ing at 164 Java Rood, first floor, told the court that he was viry sorry for his action and pro- mized to repay
the money to complainants Leung Lam and
Chen Hou..
The prosecution
count that in April,
defendant was
told the 1935, the
employed a
chief engineer and was told to go to Indonesia to pick up the
the call, is answered the first thing heard is a
from a golden-voiced "giri ing
who then plays short excerpts from the latest releases of Europe's Inrgest record company. The title and artist, details are given and the golden voice then thanks the caller for calling and Invites There Is
him to ring again. a new selection of records each week.
The effectiveness of this type of publicity can be gauged by
that
an average of the fact
69 Pacific Star which was lying 110,000 colla, are received tach
system
in Djakarta, Before leaving the week in Hamburg alone. The Colony he made coastsof
in with come
introduced in other
applica the complainants and gave them Dusseldorf and Essen and will certain letters in which he give
never
Foon be the Impression that he was the cities. owner of the Pacific Star, and Already one record has been by this telephone was in a position to obtain em-nade a hit ployment for Leung Lam and cystem of advertising. It was Chums Hau on board the vessel of a song which had not been steward and boatswain re bronchrust and which was not on spectively. Leung gave Brindle any other record by other-com- $1,350 and Chan $2,000,
panies 50 the system can Brindle spent the money, and certainly claim credit for mak- the vessel
ing it a success, sailed. Brindle had held very In Hongkong of course, the responsible portions with the nearest thing to this are the Australian and New Zealand occasional telephone request governments in the past, the programmnes run by Rediffusion court was told He had repaid and Racito Hongkong for hund $800 to Loung Lam.
raising events such as the recent In remanding Brindle in "Fat Choy"· drivo. ́ ́. Police custody until June 23, Mr Tam sald the court wished to see what guarantee he could produce to ensure restitution to the complainanta.
HK ELECTRIC
DIVIDEND
The Director of The Hong- kong the
Electric Co., Ltd. havo dcclared a dividend of $1.10 Are
on, the 3,500,000 "old" shares In respect of the period ending June 30, 1856, payable on and after July 14.
Im
accordance
YMA COMING
I had a visitor the other day who
The had great news. visitor was Mr T. K. Whang the local Capitol Records agent and the news was of a forth-
coming world tour to be mad
by that fabulous Peruvian singer, Yma Sumac,
No other details are avaliable nt the moment but it is known that Hongkong is on the pro- Mr Whang has posed route
been asked to let Miss Sumac have the names and addresses Fot
Ust
local press and radio people who would like to have news from her and he has cent off a pretty comprehensive tho with
It is not known whether the Chairman's earlier forecast, incredible range of Miss Sumac's provided thero 13 no serious voice will be heard at a public fluctuation in the price of, fuel, concert In the Colony but. it in anticipated that the deal have suggested to Mr Whang dividend for 1958 will be at the that the
name and address of rate of 80 cents per share on the Chairman of the Music 5,000,000 $10 shares ranking Society of Hongkong be includ-
for The
equally dividend froured in the list as well as the mame of our most celebrated July 1, 1850.
promoter of concerts. One or the other wo should have a chance of seeing and hearing this beautiful and talented Peruvian who has astounded the critics all over the world.
had
clubs Soldiers, STEWARD'S
publican. It must be ad- mitted that the assistance
of
LAPSE
1.
Radio Hongkong
H.K.T.
Sturmmary: (83. Block Muriel He
way
RECORD WITH A BEAT
0 pm. Time Signal and Programme port: 6.08, "To the Children”—Let' Join in illy Bobiasz" (BBOTE); 6.30, Portuguese Half Hour: 7, Popu
azit by Nat "King" Cole. Les Paul and May Food: 1-30, Thursday Borapbook" Magnatever entertain= more for most ago, in which there In muko of a sort, meetings with in- teresting people, odd talks about dining and wining, verberus problema in mound, and all maneser of trivia for grour disfimotlarigham Fores are intended for
In case you lose sight of the various uses the world has found for gramophone records I would like to tell you about a recent relcare made by Philips.
The record culled "Stetho
Heart scopic F
Recording and l for the use of
of doctors moetical students,
A 36-year-old Chinese who turned by Devid - Lyttle and the art contains . recordings of the
scraps posted in by Timothy Birch;
7.50. Weather Report, & Time Bigned
It
And last there is the terrime There is stil another strangeito steal other people's property slug on the trayciting public in change of front, by the grazters he would probably
become a New South Wales, by the im- this time. They have approachedt responsible citizen. position of 50% increas In the court with an offer of an The accused admitted that fures on trams, buses and trains, increase of 10/- per 100 sheep between 1991 and this year he The wool dispute is the most on the present award. It is ob had been convicted on charges lot, for wool is vlous they do not appreciate the of housebreaking, possession of serious of the
very foundation of the Aur- présent deadlock. But the ve
Union Army
receiving, property, tradion economic system. Omcials consider the offer in posession of an unlicensed pistol trouble originated in Queens- adequate and stiil well under and shopbreaking although he land, some months ago but has the old rates.
good home and £4,700 in now spread to New South Wales
CLUBS ATTACK
the bank and earned good the Unions nd Victoria,
The United Licensed Victual-wages. ve banded
Judge Stephen sold it 4D have
together in what lea Association, alded by its looks like a fight to a finish.
accused got a | distinguished gathering in their
dominating friends, the brewers, peared that the magnificent Plans Hill mansion, Grazing Interests too are law have run into a very determined thrill out of playing the role Dies From Injuries More than 600 guests drank the tent on having the matter stiled counter-attack from the bude him a £60 bond to be of good of "gentleman burglar!" He gave toast 10 the bride
arzd and bride
their secretary has an-dreds of clubs with their 400,000
five years, and nonood groom.
that his committee members in the "bar-the-poker behaviour for
£175 in Mr intend to take the gloves off.
ordered him to pay Among the guests were
machines" war. Alfred Naccache, former Chief
Main reason for the attack on compensation. MYSTIFYING of State, and Madame Naccache,
the clubs by the publicans was Mr Abdallah Yari, Prime Minis There are certain happenings, that The ter of the Lebanon, Mr Samt however, that were somewhat Bowling, Golf, Workers and
MT Solh and Sacb Salam, former
mystifying to those looking on oth
others were able to provide Prime Minidors, Mr Philippe from
sidelines. For cheaper beer under better con- the Takla, former Foreign Minster, instance, the
ditions than those provided Australian
by and Mrs Takia, and Mr Henri Workers' Union
claims that the also
certain graziers former Fus] } Minister.
tho French Am- thearers the old role, which is
poker machines made it possible joined the Royal Navy ten years
and The Neri: 300, Charmmentary or sound made by the human heart barrador and Madame Louls slightly higher than that recent
for this belter service to clubs ago and roso to the position of
clinical condi« Ieading steward
HMS. Piena: 8.18 : Rule under various - of
for Western Bang"-A programme of Hons Roche, the Inllan Ambassador ly
latener can Elven by the Arbiration members.
Newcastle, Wad this morning old and new Chineso triedodies at anti Mactame Plo Archi, the Court,
poloer machine has
charged with to ex-ranged by Willams Res and Gus familiariso · himself ·
with Ambassador and Mrs
a very important part part watches Wool from
allcences Stayn and played by the Radio various symptomatic Irregulari these shods is Middleton, the
MARO Orchestra-Stragen Am
A clubs in New Southbore Mr org
being transported to the various
Normally of course. Hin-shing Lo at Kwong Yu-ing (Radio Malaya Ro-
doctor bassador
stable footing. Wales
would have to, have. throughout Some rooms
Central Magistracy.
cording); 8,4), New Concert Orches- | BLOGU Dulger, the
Time Signal; Cricket (2nd clubs Bay Australia, and
Hung Mau-choen, of Fukien, wc)sland Austria boing able to detect these algns. they cannot
of coming under
experience: before Hammer.
exist without its help, and with ploded guilty to attempting to and members of the Beirut
Commentaries - by Rex Alton, John | 190 ULVA aßer its removal mally
$18 wrist watches where biocracy
But
Aclové and Michat Chaston on the nodarbely, but with the LP graziers hovo Including
Dona
clubs face a precarious future. Marin Sursok, Lynda Sursok, Mr file to pay the old rates, the
at approximately $31,000 day play the Lord Cricket he can listen again and The decision of the ULVA to to Japan, mid was fined $500 or
Ground, London; 1.30, At the Open and get. to Georges Tabot, Medame Gabriel bar With all Union fratisport being renewed, owing to their ordered to be confiscated
· know the variouis Union has imposed the black
The Tales of Hofmann Acts and symptoms off by heart the leenco oppose
of clube two maths. The
2. (Ofenbacfi)Principants, goods were
Chon The record was compiled by Trad andi Madame Nicolas workers supporting this ban it
wed" Orthode od Radio Berlin vord. Burtros
RC. G. Kerswill said that by Arthur Rothery 10.30 One Night famous heart specialist and Many
members.
has been impossible to have the having poker machines will be
tested in the wood sent to the sellers by the
court. Actually the a party of Police Officers board-10.50, Wort: 11,d: should prove to be of great and Lebanon
Weather Report: 11, Tima Parliament and the ordinary means.
poker machine is
Goodnight
11.15, bénedcial Diplomatic Corps were also pre-
potion has been dat no ed HMS Newcastle in the after- Bigol,
againkt
Inkt noon of June 18, and began to Cricket (and Tost Math) Sogland professions. sent at the function,
Should
this black wool but been Baker
v. Austrálie-urther commentaries where search the Chinese stat quarters on the let day's play at the Lord's manage to find its way to the
non-proprietary"
clubs
In the shoemaker's shop, the set Ground, London; 11.48 Close the profits were used for the wool stores, the storemen and
Party
two found
brown Down, packers have refused to handle benefits of members.
carrier The wedding cake was t As a mult three large wool.
The publicans are beginning paper bags containing the 518 four-tiered one and was beauti-storen in Sydney have dismissed to on their hands. Hotels are Defendant claimed
to realise that they have a
big wrld watches fully decommied. It was cut by all their foreren and packers being banned, and on the South and said that he had been ad the watchca the bride and bridegroom.
Calle the OETINES · ALDEAN more sweet majd, or for refudar to handlɑ, "black" Outside the marision
Cyclts her. All but one, that is, and thaj- decided not to take them to Japan by Rodgers and severina "Chrous le the theme tune e this hom tho huge park was doodilt, while lower, award rates.
Wood-wood shorn at the new Coast, they have
friend. His friend had amy amion: 118. Tem Tuse Her to oppose tho granting
Romance of the World-mat sa called, naturally enough. "The hidden lights gave sparkling
GE. Sierad licenres.
each to pay Hung $1.50 for
The Varška Jadies are gowns Ort life to rows of colourful garden
dervos: 4,8, Vooellys Yours. watch, LIKE FAIRY TALE-··
· Chyficiran'a "Comer-Coenduated." by the cover and 1-mut day-lyst! two. designs.
This is not a fairy
Are MayCED Teora Time-Pre-of the pestophe look very fami Dark Leunday looks ». bit like druc Tropicana Kally Arabella" is reminiscent STORAGE, AD 8000 nd snow on Drummer
farwolines **Metodier:
A suspect has been detained.
Rickshaw v Taxi
A collision between a tax and a rickshaw occurred in Henessy Hood, war Tonnochy Road at 1.35 this incrning.
The ritkshaw was damaged. The puller, Lau Hon, agel 28 and his passenger were slightly
injured.
The
Police have created several signboards around that part of Statue Square bounded by Chater Roid, Wordley Street and Connaught Road Central, prohibiting any more parking of privato cara,
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Mir
and Madame Fernant auction
of
4-TIERED CAKE
night happy
the
DIVIDED
in
од
couple left for their honeymoon divided. Newcastle Trader and though it may read like on
WATER
Test
Tune
Auntie
REDIFFUSION
Vociety, Romanie
Metics,
cura
the
the
use to the medical;
RECORD REVIEW.
"The Girl Frienda" umby- Lawice Welk
hix Champagne Muria Hero a 12. LP with a tune for avery Inch," "All the numbers are
Unlonists in Newcastle are
Labour Council ordered affiliated
The Colony's reservolts gained trots: 1.15, Woody Herman and the walk and that mean yay phim
For A Permally Paradecarb the Gabbe", Awtorej urusan k
The amianto ke standard" Zawrenjeater) unions to observe the "black" years of age, who we suid in
have "played gentleman bur eleven million gallons of water Trond land; 745, same manillar in ban, but storemen and packera
chess glar for the thrill of it, was in the 24-hour period ending at
250-Bhogy of a Motheute: Closangel
straightforward. stuff which 4the ALLEGED FRAUD have decided to handle wool. given a five-year bond
5. The Signal and the Newey 200, zoumasters Wruld undoubtedly in c Woolbrokers
withdrawing ELIVE
*** E oxipck this morning, when
corn og enskare. "In duet it in con at West Report, Auswucomments andelt bad, albeit atria, monotonia convicted Jury notices et to
him on the total storage was 2,085 Chan Kam-hung, atlus
stade &15. Moods Men/ RURIO), 530, after-awture, Kwok the
charge of having broken Into a
Mund Masstro-Preserstadt, by Jeanne hver notes state thas, op voli Hunts, 20. who appeared before This breach in the previously alleged to be worth £215 was
Nowcastle storemen and packers, home
million gallons. from which Mr F. X. D'Almāda at Central
property Consumption
Power S, Decond Tutucullion people listen to Mr Welk and yesterday to-
inrich - Australia-Comedentaries by | 13m makia: when. It be broad 25 this morning, was remanded united front at Newcastle mar solen. Police found a pair of the intake from streams and Charting in the cat sure; the evili diament ́talled › 30 million. galinng' ahd sus Alton, Joan Artott and Miches Amerionated Wide Walla WISH until Jurve 29 at 2.30 pm, when be the first step in breaking flaoculars which
Ich had been calchwaters wax. 50 m ho pleaded not guilty through down the attitude of the shearers, stolen from the home in
30 million to the Caroliker mor
Continental 10.30. 2350 Queen And a place the records libr a car allmez 19 his counsel, Mr M. X. Toog of who after all are disobeying an owned
My wore the Works of Dre of angrons :, whờ hưa kid. Väri irin the defendant. Potor Mo arx Company, to a award, "But even TR
third Commonwealth Conspowers with the name of by the Now charge of obtaining so by castle men, handle, the wool, it that the defendant had high: 107 of an inoll, at Aberdeen 1
A perchiatrist, told the Judeo
Water
Authority at Tytam was: Orchidiena" And Bolors: 11. Date | 209eptine. Amašine. Bole
with Degarland: 1116, Criela Ind. zloise, Mimerie Mayilo; falta pile-bencos.
Has still) to be transported to intellectual ability, such met wie of mines, at Polcfulam 18 of another commentaries
FIT OLETKOW Ber; and, of course, that Can f alleged to have ob- them and the rallway workers found in the loaded protodons. Inch 107 of an inch at ple faizved $5,000, by fraudulent have refuel to handle it was A detective add if the prisoner shing Bun, In the Now. Tertipun
London: So whore do they go from here could overcoing the temptedtorstory
the
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