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DAVID GOES HOME
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his father met.
would have hurt you, sir.
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THEY had travelin all said to Mr Robcy, "if you eculd night to reach Lanka, I have seen the scene when this the old man and his son-ins law, beginning their journey the afternoon before in the rickety country bus tha spun a loose thread through the valleys and passes of North Wales, linking the villages with the work out. Mide
All night Iney travelled, and now in thik-morang they at in the Glerkenwell count at
the
face how the altin of what Bay behind them and their depart of what lay ahend
"I WGH A case of u sheep; coming back to se fold. father has
taken li thin, sir. most as if it were his own My father-in-law, air,
guilt.
IN
4 non-
1
my with
J teetotaller Ind smoker; curly On marriage I did not get on hlin, but now. with all this. Tight btween everything's all
And he's brought the money, sir, which is his und 1.24 wife's SAM Traga. {1 it's within your
power to tay The other ciøe here
เพศ.
Then The name of The aft mati's --David he was -wa. } called and the two who had “ come from Wajes bräge] them- zelves for the ordeal
PRODIGAL'S RETURN
AVID,
DAY
whm Fast-
by, just 20, had been: 7 week in a remind prisou bijen pleading quilty tu stealing wallet containing £78
TI
What he did with the money. is anyone's gues, for he wan working in London. the time. But be used the last of it to go back to North Wales and ke the prodigni son, tell his father En roule, what he had done. to complicate midters, he broke indo vilinge school and stole some food.
David's
father did
down
A DESPICABLE THING
HAVE no power," said the
magistrate.
asked what
appreciate
He turned and David had to The answer was nothing.
"Well 1 hope you the generosity of your family," the magistrate પરંતુ to him. "This was a despicable thing to do, but the money has been repaid, I shall discharge You conditionally
Thac family party left. ዘየ now, up In the hamiel
where their horne IN the other business will have been disposDİ of loo, one way of the other. Disposed of, but not forgotten. For they have long memorles In those villages, and probably David is long remembered, his crime will be
se big crime Up
for
1.3
the only thing he could fold the boy he London, but must give himself up, and said | huppenest that he would strand by him, home
a somchow raise the money
to pay back what the boy ha
btoten.
It that duty that
hed brought him to London,
THREE TIMES I CAME
NOW,
NOV
the
Clerkenwell !
coul The old man went rate the Wines box to speak
for his son to MEC Robey.
the magistrate.
The old man was rugged and date as David was fir. He said- "This boy's one of eight children, and he was never in trouble, till he came to London. He didn't keep in much with us then, and three times I plume to London to look for him. Bot 1 never saw him till he came back. 10 Wales, mid
told me be'd
taken sony food 1m21 school --and about this
a moli anyling of thi
tu
"Now it. 0 village. add nature 1、:3༔ gui vou goes all round and aleks him. I got the money with me to pay for his esame and as to the other me, you not deal with that ico, so it won't be tried up there””
FT WOULD HAVE HURT
"I'M nich,
that. That's
And
th
magistrate, "that I can't do maiter for the police In North Waltz, and any- way i would be a charg breaking and entering, which a magistranierist try,"
The old man sighed and stori down, and his son-in-law these his place in the box **Str" he
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The other
much
In
NEW!
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1956.
Feathertouch BALLPOINT
Car For Duke Of Edinburgh Arrives Conspiracy Trial: Senior
RN Yard Repairing Merchant Ship
ITE
Danish motor- The 8,740-ton
Muersk entered! ship Jeppesen the Royal Naval Dockyard this
It morning
voyage repairs. The Maersk
Line, whose focal agents are Jebsen & Co., is one of the rare users of the naval dockyard's facilities for repair work.
LECTURE OFF
The lecture which was to have been given at the Betish Coun- eit. Library Q evening by Professor J A. Lauwerys had
the
A new Austin Princess ལ་3uun vir was brought here yesterday by Blue Funnel liner Adrastus from the United Kingdom to be trans- shipped to New Guinea for the Duke of Edinburgh's use during his forth- coming lour of New Guinea. Picture by staff photographer shows the car being offloaded from the Adrastus this morning.
which nearer ed arrival of Professor Lauwerys
been cancelled due to the delay- LETTERS TO
SIDE GLANCES
1
in Hongkong.
By
Galbraith
GA
1M A UK Pan di
"Yes, ma'am, all our fender work is strictly confidential --your husband will never know about it!"
Come out of the Bone Age,
Darling..
WARNER'S
THE EDITOR
The Duke And HK
editorlal Sir-Frum
your appearing on the 27th instant's stuc of the Chino Mail, I s abundantly clear that Hongkong hopes that His Royni Highness
this
the Duke of Edinburgh will visit Colony, on his way to Australia to open the Olympic Games,
Defendant Acquitted
VI
the
Chau Chung-sane. Managing partner of Shun Hing Construction Co., 2 defendant in the Army corruption case in- volving two Army Officers, was acquitted this morning by
Judre K. R. Macfce
District AL the Victoria Court
charges of larceny of bitumen and an alternative charge of fran- dulent conversion.
Acquittal
these charges involving 692 drums of bitumen used in construction the
of Army Read Twak followed by Mr Patrick submission Yu, counsel for Chau,
Yu WAS Instructed Mesars K. Y. Yung.
the
on
by
Mr Yu submitted that
his client had no case Lo on all the larceny
answer
charges.
Police Officer In Box
(Continued from Page 1)
ployed
49
of
}
In February, this year, he had, ment for the payment of $25,000
Chinese in compereation
a plece of land in the vicinity of the mine,
a telephone conversation with to
connection Keay. In
with a for Superintendent
In Japon Mines by the Hongkong Govern- geological conference
in June this year. He told Keny ment, as a reward for showing
that this conference Wis оть favour and for his forbearing to show disfavour โ Bohesple expensive business and that he
in relation
had just finished going around to the Syndicate
months and of an issue to the said the world for aix
had found it expensive.
ACCEPTED LOAN
Band of certain purported
Prof. Davis said he stw Keny
licence and the subsequent transfer of the said purported
to the Deence
Mountain Lead Mincs Company Ltd, a matter in often. The intter being Super- which the Mines Division of the intendent of Mines and he him- Labour Department of the Hong- self being interested "in kong Government was con-puttering around with rocios and cerned.
Alones Hogarth,
told Kony
him be W 1923 Whitefield' are represented by interested in Lome geological Mr D. A. L. Wright, instructect work in the Colony and offered by Mr J. C. Stewart of Stewark him a loan of $4,000. Witness and Company.
Mid ho accepted this loan at the Hongkong QFLETT DON
Patterson
and
Mr Victor Gittins, Instructed by Mr H. Caine, of Johnson, Stokes and Master, is appearing
for Keay.
The Crown is represented by Mr W. A. Blair-Kerr, Acting and Mr Solicitor-General,
Counsel, Crown Dermot Res, assisted by Mr T. Kavanagh, Superintendent of Assistant Police (Anti-Corruption)
The first witness this morning was Mr Peter Oswald Scales, of Wheelock acting Secretary Marden. He said
that on
over August 18 he handed DSI MacMahon signed report on the by Mr M. H. O'Reilly Mountain Lead Mines, Witneser identified the document in
Court,
10
the Club on of June 4, the day
lett Cor before he (witness) Japani.
Mr Kavanagh questioned Mr Brnude as to whether he ob- jected to payment of money to
Governmeni
and servant before Mr Braude could reply Hogarth said "We all objected," and that Mr Bhaude said "I, for one, most strongly objected," Mr Show testlhed,
Mr Kavanagh then questioned. Mr Braude as to an alleged pro-
made poral
un April 23 that 10,000 shares should be paid to Kay. Mr Braude ssid he could not recolle having been
a:
that meeting. Hogarth thin sold to lim "We all objected, didn't wo?"
and Mr Braude, turning to Hogarth, said "I have already said that I cannot recol- Let being at that mreling."
The money was in $300 notes,
Mr Shaw said that he and Mr Prof. Davis said. Ho had not
Kavanagh left the office while yet paid Keay back this loan.
Hogarth and Mr Braude remain- Mr Wrighted behind. Cross-examining, asked witness if he ever asked
members of any shares from the Bohesple Syndlente. He re- plod, "No."
Prof Davis added that a num- ber of people had the idea that he did ask the shares. Mr Hong Sling approached him to see it was feasible to take over the
It
arca.
"I am tickled pink that some- body should give us something." witness said. "I did not know Mr Scales also identified aanything about it until I read it iciter dated Apri! 11. 1858. in the newspaper."
Mr Questioned by signed by Mr J. L. Marden and
Glittra, addressed to the
Chief Fire Prof. Davis said the question of Brigado Officer. He Identified a receipt for the $4,000 loan from the signature us that of Mr Keay did not arise.
HOGARTH QUESTIONED
Marden
Scutor
Witness further identified an other letter dated April 23, 1956, signed by himself on behalf of Superintendent of Pullee, testi Mountain Lead Mines, addressed
to the Chief Fire Brigado Omeer. June 5, at his office and in the
WITNESS RECALLED
solicitor
questions to ask.
Mr Gluing reminded the Court that he had reserved his I recalled that when I was pre- WATER STORAGE cross-examination of Mr 8. N. rented to His Royal Highness at
Cooper,
of Messrs the Royal Garden Party held at
The Colony's reservoirs lost Willdnson and Grist, who had ten million gallons of water in the Holy.ond Palace. Edinburgh,
given evidence on a previous July 6 this year,
The 24-hour he showed
period ending at day. Counsel said he had a few 8 o'clock this morning when the keen interest in the progress of
was 4,928 million this Colony in the course of our total steroge
Mr Cooper was then recalled, Mr conversation, as he took part in gallons.
Gitting toid him he had Consumption yesterday festined
that the plan of a the liberation of Hongkong in
amounted to 38 million gallons mining area 1045
previously pro- and the intake from streams and
duced in Court was the plan saw when he and Mr Chow (of the Hongkong Mineral Develop- ment Co.) went to see Keay at
I am sure Hongkong will give the Duke u roynt welcome, and I st that Whitehall bc approached with the leasi possible dełny
5. RAFEEK
To Give Judgment On Sept. 3
Judgment in a care against the Master of the ss San Antonio, Capt. E. Tutte, charged with making false declarations In his applications for the issue of dutiable tobacco as ship's stores. was further reserved by Mr Hin- shing Lo at Central this morning. Mr Lo said he would give his
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No rainfall was registered by the Water Authority,
Radio Hongkong
HX.T.
his office.
He read to the Court a letter dated June 14 sent to him by Hogarth, explaining the circum- stances under which the $25,000 was paid to Keay,
INSISTENCE
that
DOCSA mino this
the The letter stated Syndicate was given to under- Mr Tsao had an sland that a
the in application registered Mines Department for pro-
a plece specting rights to
which prevented land t:etween the syndicato's
and that and the road, laid was not available unless Tea withdrew his application. When the
syndicate Bohcspic
Keny applied for new teences, was requested to endeavour to arrange that the new area had access to the public road. Kexy! arranged this and as Tano wa
was poli in Japan, the money on his behalf to Keay who pur-; ported to act for Tsao.
Mr A. A. Show,
that at about 3 p.m. on
of Mr Kavanagh and presence Det.
Insp.
MacMahon, Mr Burns made a telephone call. The call was suggested by Mr Burns and he (witness) sug- gested the converration should I recorded.
On
0.30 at about June 7,
with together .m., Kavanagh he went to Hogarth's uffice where he
The toid Hogarla that he was inquiring into the maiter of a payment of $25,000 to Keay on behalf of a Mr Ta and asked the latter if he could
go to witness's office, he
Mr
matters had been dealt with by Hogarth replied that the the Syndicate's solicitors, Messrs Deacons, and also mentioned. Mr
Hong SKing, witness said.
been paid to
Mr Gitting asked if witness Hong could be certain that the addi- Hogarth went on to say that tional area marked in orange in the $25,000 had the plan
was marked in the Keay on behalf of this Chinese. plan which He said he knew of the name same way in the 4 p.in. Time Signal and Programere he saw at the time. Mr Cooper of this Chinese but did not know Summary: 6.00, Lucky Dip-Listeners' flegestr presented by Margherita raid he would not be certain of the person. 1. Easter Music for Western Ears the colour, but
Mr as regards the
Show Bald hc asked 113, Elleen Joyce Plano Recilal: 1.30. Radio Hongkong Jan Session extent of the coloured area, he Hogarth if he was the chairman Lecorded on the occasion of the would say it was the some.
of the Syndicate whereupon suggested that the Hogarth replied that there was which was brought to no chairman.
farewell iguitor! by Freddy Abraham (Dino):
Toniny Abrahain Counsel
Panening Garcia (planet; plan ffal Lorenzo (piano); Eddie Conta Keay's office had the mark ex-
plano); Connie Grete (Alto Sax);
as in the
thhool:
Ricardo Flores (drums);
IC
Other than his insistenca on the settlement of the question of compensation the syndicate had never received any demand from Keay.
letter also mentioned that as far back as August/ September, 1955 the Syndicate knew that application for rights of that strip had been made by another person and that accord- they could not have ing to the Mines Department the rights unders compensation was made, Then Mr Hong Sling informed the Syndicate that $25.000 was being asked for us compost-
tion.
Cross-examinca by Mr
Wright, Mr Shaw said that this letter was sent to him at his request for details of the pay- icht.
a
SYSTEM CHANGED
Shella Mrs
Roberts Mr Shaw then asked Hogarth
of stenographer
Wheelock I he was the channel through Ave Colton, allo aaz), Nick Domingo tending as far west
Marden and Co said that she (tenor sax): Barry Yanneza (trum- plan before the Court. Mr Cooper which Syndicate matters went to poti: Terry Miles (viber); Georse said his reallection was that the government, and Hogarth opened a letter from Deacons on Pearson (bass): Peler Castells the
Jund & enclosing two Heerees. extent was the same as in teplied in the negative, but he
Miss Amella Garcia, Kenny Sever idrums): Ray Conteiro the plan now before the Court. added that the only occasion he (drums); Bob Laylon (drums): Re-examined, Mr Cooper had dealt with the matters of the xenographer, who used, to bo Grace Archer (vocal); Robort
in the Mines Department In Acheson (clarine!) 7.50. Weather agreed that Mr Chow's applica-Syndicate was in connection with
the negotiations with tho Report: a, Time Signal and the fion was made on the basis of a
A few May 1950, sold that Mordens 8.00. Commentary report by Japanese surveyors.
months after she joined she was asked by Keay to change the card index system. She changed the old cards for cross-reference and among them she identified the card of E. T. To which was a cross-reference,
Misn
1
As to the colour on the map before the Court, he said
that the netusi colour might not have been there when he first the map.
ww
News: Prez item; 3.10.
Mulle String Orchedra with the voice of Mary Mayo; 0.30. Variety Highlighta
Time Signat Windnesday Theatre. "The Story of Eugene Onegin" by Alexander Pushku Dramatlied and produced by Wilfrid Grantham (BBCTS): 10.13 (approx.), Boulevard Cafe: 10.45, Latin Melodien, David Winter (piano) and his Orchestra:
QUESTION DISPUTED in.op. Weather Report: 11, Time Signal. Radio News Reel; 11. Goodnight Music: 11.30. Close Down, Roth reminded witness that Keay Turning to another point, Mr
2
REDIFFUSION first told Mr Chew and himself
Colle
Witness sald Hogarth was not
to give the date able
of the meeting nor was he able to tell where the minutes of the meet- ing were kept.
MEETING IN LIFT
Mr Shaw said Mrs Kavanagh
Coralie Gilbert who
had at naked Hogarth whether Hogarth worked for Key in the Mines any time objected to Department from August 1953 Dyment of shares to a Govern aid that on his Instructions she
a opened ile on the Hongkong Variety
servant and Hogarth Mineral Development Co and p.m.
the wh regard to the land in ques ment Tune: 3. Wednesday Concertge
Bon that they could not have it, replied, "We all objected."
she made up the file of 21 folios.. Secret of Suzanne" Overture(Wolf- Ferrari). Eight Lyrie Pleces for At this juncture, Mr Gittins Mr Kavanagh asked Hogarth Miss Gilbert identified tha Plono (Grles), "Symphony No. 4 in said this matter did not trise what would happen if Tsao signature of Keay on another
Major, Op. Ba" (Dvorsk); 4, Ro.
from his cross-examination,
returned the Once of the World-Laty farmil-
money,
and rollo which she did not 'prepare ton: 4.15, Tea for Twe; 4.30, Strictly
Mr Rea said there had been a
Hogarth allegedly replied, and on the minute.. Instrumental; 5. Children's Coruere
Miss Gilbert said the knew Presented by Auntie Pamela; 30, suggestion from Mr Gittins that "Well, we would have the land Wednesday Requests Presented by the map before the Court was
Asked by the Court if at that the wilness E. T. Chow, but Belly 028, Birthday Malibag: 0.36, different from that sent by Mr time the witness had made up apart from him she did not 10 Behind the Melody; 7. Person). allty ParadeMae Work! 118, Raton
mind to charge anyone, Ohow to Keay. Mr Chow had his Flanagan and his Orchestra: 7,30,
the map AWAY
the same one. wliness replied, "We had not."kow anyone else of that name whilst she was in the Mines Coke Time Starring Eddie Fisher Crown Courset said he wanted At 12.15 p.m.
that day, he Department. She never received. and Axel Stordahl's Orchestra; 7.45,
to Mr Braude's office any
correspondence signed with Mr Kavanagh, In the NE, T. Tsao, 10
said
The Final Year The Blory of a to ask Mr Cooper if Chow was went Mother's Courages de Time Signal given" any instructions as
and the News: 6.00, Weather Report, what he was to do with the map. they were joined by Hogarth. Announcements and Interlude. He submitted that that question Mr Show Enid Guest for Today-Richard Standen, well-known base: 8.30. Diamond was relevant.
Mulia Show: {}, Around Rongkong- His Honour allowed the ques- Rediffusion trices listeners on word-picture tour of Whiteaways, tion. Mr Cooper answered that Hongkong's popular department Keny did not give Mr Chow any steret $30, Top 1ut Wait Tiend instructions on that point, but Tatie: 10. Take It From Here; Murle from the Champagne noem; he himself told Mr Chow that. 11. Jerry Jumble and stunt, he should eerd in his oppilen Prelude to Midnight;. 12 Midnight, tlen icgether with the map, "God Save. Lin queen?;, Glone Downl
The next witness was Prof. 8. G. Davis, who testised that
the
he explained to Braude that they were en- quiring about a sum of money paid to Keay on behalf of a man called Two and Mr. Braude re- plied that he was not aware that
to Keny money had been paid to
"STRONGLY OBJECTED"
correct
Shown some more documents and Ielters, witness said that all the signatures above the name "W. M. Keay" in them. in Keay's handwriting.
Miss Gilbert went on to Eden-
were
ify Kody' algnature in other
letters, derk (diaries and on Home licences,
"Mr Braudo tuined to She was also referral to four Sent To Stanley he Imow Keay for the last fourth, asked him whether more files from the Mines De
yours. Witness, said he had this was
and I think partment, and contfod Training Centre travelled to various places at Hogarth nodded," Mr Shaw handwriting and corbairt wher
AN MAN turen on various folios, Hoenice / Invitation of the Hongkong declared.
Ho maid that Mr Braude told and maps as those of Koey's Government. Some of the ex penses to Europe were paid by him that he had signed a doen. Hooring continuing. the United Nations and: scene by himself. His recent visit to Printed and published by Route Grosan Hutchron for and, on behalf of South China Morning. Post Limited -ab-1-3. Wyndham Street, City of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong.:
14-year-old boy, who ad- mitted riesling European clothi ing valued at 380 beftre Mr D Benson at the Central Juvenile Court last Saturdby, wasting worning priced, to be sent to Uns Starday Training Centre,
Japan were to be paid by the Hongkong Government.
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