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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1956.
OUR
AUSTRALIAN NEWSLETTER
JOHN CLARKE'S CASEBOOK
A Near Thing
TN the early days of last summer, Robert came out of prison. He had been inside for three years' cor-
you conditionally this morning. See to it you don't commit any other offence, please, of any sort,"
rective training, a punish-gain," said Robert with great ment awarded
for being drunk in charge of a car and for dangerous driving at a time when
he was under a ten-year ban as motorist.
The long sentence was not Robert's rat taste of gaul. It. when he left prison on that May Morbing. he was determined that it should be his last Ho was 35. and had come to his The wildness had gone ACDSCA
out of him.
A NEW LIFE
POR many men having prion, the trat man ho were cafe round the corner. andi second rome old haunt fuli of
the
slangerous aequaintances
Robert set his face ngalust the rates, where the seedy pre xurios
of crime do their talent- potting from among the Jitsk freed
He strode on towards a new Wife that seemed as full of pro- Tiny the Summer did
May
A JOB
In
Boer 1 friend of all- fom those that
vole.
2
kike.
tic +
│..
prison
their word
Thes
"I'll not, I never will, never
fervour, and he marched off to face the future that held such promise, which he had come so near to wrecking almost by ne¬ cldent,
Police Break Up Rioters In Johannesburg
Pacific Games Idea
Lacks Support
From H. KING WOOD
Sydney, Dec. 14.
The Olympic Games flame has flickered out leaving Melbourne now and for a long time to come to bask in its reflection. Without a doubt they were magnificently staged Games and the city deserves the praise which it has received from just about all parts of the world including Russia.
But many people doubt the wisdom of Melbourne following this triumph by staging a Pacific Games.
that the Federation will discuss the Pacific Games plan at its next meeting.
The secretary-treasurer of the One un-Christmas like witun-ly. just when the motor car was Australian Olymple Federation, tion 19 that publicans report coming along nicely, the shale Mr Edgar Tanner, has stated plentiful supplies of bottled deposits dwindled and there was beer. Round abou this time nothing to give it a new lease any morial Christmas beer has of life. disappeared unless sumcone knows someone else, but one big city hotel announced
that it had lots up to 10 dozen for anyone who wanted them.
A final pointer to the fact that Christmas is nearly with us came from the Commonwealth Bank.
Johannesburg. Dec. 19. The government rushed riot police into action today to control 5,000 shouting
He said they could be held Africans demonstrating at
Bud four years the
would opening of South very
together the bring
United Africa's first mass treason States, South American coun- trial.
tries, China, Japan, Malaya,
Ceylon, India,
Trinidad and
The police hard to
NEUROTIS
Quarlers ndants
pornible
converge
Γε
which announced that in the first week in December note
Incressed circulation
by £3 million. Oficials expect it to touch the £100-million mark by the end of December.
MONEY TIGHTER
en the crowds with drawn guns F to stop them from throwing Observers, however, ray that stones and pouniling on police two things would rule out Mel- cars with their fists. Two per- bourne staging such an exhibi-
tion in the next five years. sons were reported arrested
One The white
was the home cost, for it was supernacy". opened the trial of 151 unlikely that either the Fedtrai
of State Governments would head- The Army building,
The de. 102 Intd to back A minor
nor | becoming_lighter. fact
Olympics on top of this one. 11 weath
of Fully
is doubtful, too, if any of the stepent
miries named * 'རྞྞདཱ, -
would be bra Communism? Jaw.
position to send any big body prevedings werd A
of sport men Austrail after urted until tomorrow after a the big expense of this trip. 10-minute .ession when a rea
and finally, it would be extreme- y difficult to it such a project into the sporting calendar hiv- g in mind the Empire Games
Olympics two years later, in Wales in 1938 and the Rome
et, and violating
wha A
The
<
ey were Le grand u
4
Using their bone as base, Robert, a lean, tall, dark, good- looking man, sox had a job
'own 122 the hastily-installe arblic address syst
system made it
inpossible for the spectators to
hear what was going on
The shouting crowd cheered be vans taking the prisoners hack to their cells for the night and booed escort
After the scorting police cars
as picker--and WILY
his on
way
to rediscovering
h. sec. respect
Weeks pawesi, and months, until the day came when Robert | e felt sure enough of himself 10 venture again into the Wost End where most of his erger troubles had had their begin-
ning.
H
CONFUSION
ȚE went drinking in the Weat End one evening. Robert had
unaccustomed to grown drink. and though he drank fuitly moderately, he took enough to confuse him.
When the time came to go home, he dived his hands Inte and found his trouser-pockets
he had not the price of the fare to his friends home in the East End
He did not think of looking for money in the breast pocket of his suit where, in his mild confusion, he had put Bli his
change.
price
Robert decided to beg the of his fore, He stopped three
men, The Arst two brushed him aside. The third arrested him, for he was police- man wearing plain clothes,
"Give me a chance" Robert picaded, "I've only just come out."
The policeman marched him off to the station.
WONDERFUL HOME
it
On the other hand, money is
The Depart ment of Trade has reported that exerpt for the new telovision industry, all Australian in-des- trie nikle durible consumer goods are less active,
The Department puts
this down to various dampening in fluences" especially the higher
The town came into existence in 1870 and was at its peak in 1890 when 37,000 tons of shado was mined. By 1900 the output had dropped So 411 Boon afterwards the controlling company went into voluntary
quidation.
tons and
SHEAFFERS
ADMIRAL SNORKEL PEN
SIDE GLANCES
By Galbraith
Guthmati
11-16
TM, Bng. US PH, ON,
© 1998 by NRA berean, bai
The
The population
"Quick, Ruth, my compact in that purse! that was loft turned His hand to fruit growing. doctor is coming any minute, and yesterday he said but miners will always be miners
my colour wasn't too good!” and
gradually they drifted away.
of avo
але
Today the population is n family
and they holding for a buyer of a town that has no mod. cons, and, apparently, not even a decent ghost.
MARKET SHOCK Biggest shock on the bourse this week was the news that that gul-edged security, Mart's Dock and Engineering Co Ltd, had had
a_yeur's loss of £178,- Industries making
textiles, 644-its first in
37 years of clothing and other non-durable business, and for the first time have mostly in 21 years was not declaring a goods, however,
dividend.
sales tax on motor cars.
reported improved sales, Import production of some of restrictions have pushed up the these
Building, too, is down, fewer new houses and flats being com
ANOTHER PLAN Melbourne has done a mighty job, and there are many who arms. were gene, the mob surged around
feel that it would be a shame Patrol and began
to spoil it with hammering
a weak ami- with their fists,
climax. Some demon airators throw stones
Forty Hot
police
were patched to the
Bone to break the demonstration. By nightfall the streets were quiet.
-Unied Press.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20 By Air Middle East, Pakistan.
Attica. Oreat Britain, Europe, 0 pm.
Thailand. Ceylon, Burma, India,
g
US.A., 6 pmt.
Korea, p.m.
Mocno. 6 p.m.
By Surface
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21 By Alf Germany, Bam.
Cambodia, Malaya.
Indonesia,
Ú
There is more approval for a plan put forward by the chair man of the International Olympic Committee, Mr Avery Brundage, that a small levy be placed on all
Olympic Uckets in the future to permit the setting up of i permanent Olympic management
staf
He said the IOC at present
had no money ant ractically no staff. Half the permanent staff worked in his own office and was paid by him.
Games aftermath-A giant toy koala bear, costing £65, wus bought by American competitors of the Games. bi
Despite the cost -£389.9,0-they tried to book
San plane seat for to Francisco but could not get a booking.
A
Now it has been carefully packed and will follow by sea. CHRISTMAS SPREE Storekeepers are saying joy- fully that the Christmas shop ping spree has started, and if the fact that Sydney is more like a football scrum than ever in any gukte, they are right.
Shoppers are reported to be £676 cach for one line paying or watches, and importers cati- enough of them.
picted in the September quarter for the last five years. this year than in any quarter
The 5,082 units compared with 7,107 in the June quarter and 0.103 in the Mareh
quarter
What did make the brokCvs take time off for thought was
items that helped to make the 1058,
A loss of £242,000 was incurred on the construction of the 6,500-ton M. V. Beralgo
• There was a loss of £38,000 an MY Bloonardo
Both vessels were delivered well behind
schedule and be- cause of this the Shipbuilding has Board imposed a fine of £28,800 drive to stop bottle for late delivery-
Some of
Items which caused loes on these vessels Transporting shipbuilders In the company's time, £20,000; strikes and disputes, £32,000 overtime, to make up time lost A ghost town and some 3,600 in disputes and labour shortage. £60,000; overhead costs were acres of some of the most love-up £34.000 because the ships ly country in the southern high- took twice as long to build as lands of NSW is for sale.
contracted for.
The NSW Milk Board started n breakage. In the year ended last June more than 7,000,000 bottles were not sent back to the board by householders-- loss of some £16 000.
GHOST TOWN
The town la Joadja, 03 miles from
um Sydney, where at
the close of last century more than 1,000 people
mirding lived by, shale oll
Today it is on the land of Mr John
Daniel Bresaban, a
cause he wants a smaller grazer, who wants to sell be
pro- perty.
Farnoso. 3npan, Korea, Okinawa, not get the only hand-made in the ruins of the old church.
NEXT morning, at Bow Street, 11 am.
Robert pleaded guilty to the charge of begging, and the story of his crime and of his past was told to the magistrate, Mr R. H. Blundel
"I got absolutely no reason to "I been beg," Robert snič. given this wonderful home, and in- 1 got a job, and I never tended to do no wrong again."
"Well, I should be very care- ful if I were you,"
said the magistrate, about your future behaviour. shall discharge
1
Indo-China. Franco, 11000 Philippines, Australla. New Zca- Land, pn.
Chinm, Hawaii, USA. 19.01. Formosa, VBA.. 0 pm.
and
Thailand, India, Pakistan. Middle East Africa, Great Britain Europe, pin.
Canada. O p.m.
Japan, 0 po
By Burface China, People's Republic, 7 a..
Burma, India, 11 à.m.
Maono, 1 p.m.
Aden, Egypt, p.m. Malaya. (Netherland &4 parcels direct), 3 pm.
Macao, 0 p.m.
Germany
They
are
the
In the last two years the company hão made profits around the £90,000 mark.
ALL-IN FIGHT
Claims
Wife Was Unfaithful
Those record, fans who rato the "nów • airíging- group. Tho Platters as their favourites, and those who prefer "Freddy.")
Bell and, his Bellboys to Bill Holey and bla, Comers na fer he Rock and Roll muide
with
Join
with me in saying what a pity it is that both these groups havo come to the Far East and yet have not been booked to lap- peer in Hongkong."
The Platters are currently, in Singapore while the Bellboys are breaking all sorts of atten- dance records in Manila, s
been
In Hongkong at the moment is i gentleman who wants to put them on stage in the colony. He has not, I am reliably-in- formed;
abbo
to eat a theatre for the purpose. They are either booked solid over the period in which the acts are avidlabio or there la no in terval.
The
price given to mo for one show with the Hellboys and supporting acts is a very reason- able one. It the show were to Include The Platters 49 well then of course the show would
cost more. With such a double attraction I am convinced the public would be prepared to pay a higher price for admitators and there
no doubt is no
in
my
mind that the current popularity of both these
groups Buccostul
would
local-
ap-
pearance, The Bellboys and The Platters in a
show would be something much to the taste of. the youngsters and, in case you wonder how Important a part they are of the potential au-
Confessing that he wounded his wife with in-dience, ask a record dealer how tent to murder her, a 23-year-old clog maker, Koo groups he is selling each week.
many recorda of these two Woon, at the Criminal Sessions this morning claimed that she was unfaithful.
ATTRACTIVE - LPA
It should be a good Christ-
He asked Mr Justice J. R. Gregg for a photo-mas for the local Capitol Re graph of their two-year-old daughter to take with him to prison.
marrieti
cords agent. Two of the most
on
attractive LPs on the market are those put out by Capitol of be Koo reversed his previous not į somewhat disturbod
original sound-track musle & m guilty plea when he appeared life and lived separately. The due to be shown here
tro усту successful Alms, both for trial this morning. He was accused seemed to have been accused of wounding his wife, controlled by his mother when The first one will be nt 79 Takuling they were in the country. He be heard
Society" and Wong Hing,
the Road, first floor, ca August 31. was married at 16, the girl Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Grace
"the voices Mr D. E. Greenfield, appearing
being
17, and
she left him for the Crown, asked the Court about Д month afterwards. and Louis Armstrong.
Louis plays his trumpet too and to take note of the weapon-an They cane to Hongkong where axe-which he said was excep-
29 Mirs Kelly sings a duet with the accured had sporadic Jobs, Bing there are many good rea- tionally heavy.
At the time of the incident he had apparently given up hope
sons for buying this particular disc of a happy married life and WAS
Also being prominently, dis. preparing to return to the played in the shop-windows country.
"Oklahoma" Mr Greenfield said that the
LPS Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones so weapon was used by the accused the big names hare and theh for making clogs and was kept on the premises.
popularity should The trouble bumper business for this Kem appeared to have been money.
Elther one of these recorda would make a very welcampe
kend
The womu?? had 18 wounds, iwo neck wounds, a deep wound on the cheek and two wounda on the forearin several places, Her skull
fractured in was
Counsel Crown He added that although the woman was working again, her recovery was far from complete.
Over
The accused admitted "tho
the
ensure
mistake has been done already." Christmas present and as ustal He alleged that his wife had a avaliable is so attractive that It the package in which they are lover and on the evening at August 31 she admitted that she
Mr Greenfeld said that the accused and his wife had had a He all A polleeman in an outback
in town
Western Australia agreed that two natives should settle an orgument with boxing
ho
arrived
at tho
had been out with her lover and Women are more powerful than men in Hongicong." he alleged she said.
gloves. He nominated the area, Radio Hongkong challenged him to do his worst, He and his wife bought the set the time for that afternoon said he would referee the property eight years ago and and
night. now his three children play
When their games in the empty homes of the township. Sheep and ground, however, he found not cattle browse
nmong the only the two natives hard at it, tombstones
the whole native
camp of
the cemetery and but
women and children, fighting. watches in the world, have 30 Back 60 years ago Joadja used He broke up the disturbance but Jewels
cases and bands are to produce
By the oil and petrol in took no further action, and 18-carat gold.
thousands of gallons, but in look of most of the contestants. Top-price fura
on are also
thow
days there wasn't any ough punishment had been the move, despise het weather, great call for petrol. It was a given, he said. In the last two wecks
nuisance, one
in fact, a worthless furrier has sold two full-length Russian ermine costs at 950 guineus each, four
sapphire. blue mink stoles at £850, two ranch minis at £460 and an assortment of odds and crds
ound the £150 mark.
product to be dumped into the 3 Years For
creck.
Joadja made its living-and
comfortable one by the pro-
Trickster
a duction
of kerosene, which it scot down to Sydney for
the
Chan
For chau, alias Tai
city's street lights. Unfortunate- Ngan-chai, 34, unemployed, of 8 Tin Hau Temple Street, first floor
this morning came before Mr T. L. Yang at Kowloon on three charges of larceny by trick.
a Truly
BEAUTIFUL GIFT
M MIKIMOTO
CULTURED PEARLS
NECKLACES & JEWELLERY
Sale Avants: Love, Cornford's
He received one year on each of the chargeo and was
ordered 10 bo placest Police
supervision for years after serving his
also
under two
BCT-
Wid
hadly needs any gift wrapping. ODDS AND ENDS
A recent arrival from: Shiang- hai may soon be making. record locally. The name is Ting, popular musician, band- leader and vocalist who is now doubling
18 singer and, bar- manager at one of the newest of
Colony's"
night Madim's.
can
1.KT. 6.30, Programme for Older Child- ren presented by Elizabeth: 558, 5 YEAR SENTENCE Stock Market "Report; 0, Time
The accused claimed that in Signal. Programmo Summary; 0.02, Portuguese Half Hour:. 6.30, V.0.A.
the quarrel his wife tried to use Hit Parade: 959, Weather Report; 3. a kitchen knife and he took up Time
Signal.
The News: 709, the ace to stop her. She also the Commentary or Stop Press Lam 2:0, "A Life of Bl (HBCTS), grubbed at his chest, so
he
This very talentuj Written by Godfrey Harrison, Pro- chopped her.
man has been hère just över n duced by Leslie Bridgmont; 740, Mr Justice Gregg said that wook and has already impressed. "Box 200 Best Gillett at the Organ in the drcumstances the (OB); &, Question Time.
a few -" with "Bl quito D.B.C.
Volca least The recording date Television Team Christopher Chaistence he could impose Way and Stephen Hearst answer
Ave yours.
means a firm one yet but questions on Television from an in- vited audience in the Concert Hall
The
be stated fairly definitely that of Radio Hongkong.
a broadcast or two will be have to arrange booked in the very near future, John Wallace. Produced by Timothy for photograph of his daugh- Birch: 5.30, Thursday Scrapbook. A ter himself, but asked Magazine
Crown entertainment for
Counsel to make sure that, the apes, in which there is muado of a sort, meeting with interesting itle: giri was taken care of. people, various problems in wund. and all manner of trivia for your distraction: 9, Time Bignal. The News and Home News from Britain: 9.10 At the Opera D'Amor" (Donizetti Art 1. Prin- cipla with Chorum and Orchestra, of the Maggio Musicale.
Chairman cused wo said that the ac-
Florentino
The Goons have apparently decided to Zollow up that our priaing Buccess in the record feld, I'm Walking Backwar For Christmas was the they pide second has been C-in-C Due Today will be more in the future. How released and it éppears thero
they get away with it, I do not
conducted by FranceSCO Molinari HMS Alert (Commander E. Know Pradell 10.50, Angel Pavement F. Hamilton-Meikle, MBE, RN) BBCTS). By J.B. Priestley Dramathe, Fur, East Fleet despatch tised by Howard Agg. Part 2--"Bet-
ting the Pace: (Repeat of Last-sun- | Vessel - Arrived at 9 am, to- day's broadcast): 10.69, Weather ita day from Singapore, She is due port: 11. Timo Signal, Radio News to stay in Hongkong until mid- chose DOWEL Reel 11.15, Goodnight Musie: 11.50, January-
A
ON THE SCREEN
happen: Sammy Davis Jr., the mai Iw wondering when it would who has not only raptured the The prosecuting officer told
imagination of the putile but also the Court that on August 25 the
mained the admiration of his fellow. defendant obtained by trick five
REDIFFUSION
The Commander-in-Chief, Far IT to make he first Blais This brilliant young Negro enter. choppera, and two pairs of
Fast Station, Admiral Sir Alaniner will mark work on the Cata selspors, valued at $20, from a tie
Variety Calls the K, Scott Moncrieff, KCB, CBE, she finisher: bla shop in
in Canton Road
Selections from Cale On "Out
Porter's USD is due to arrive at Kal Tak present Broadway show, October 15 he obtained four ribs Charlotte Greenwood with the Lady Scott-Monerleft. While in bad and the good. Hearted im **= at 4 pm, today, accompanied by years lors, earth, a mixture of the Bammy has had, during hile 730. choppers and four pairs of Original Broadway, Cast; . 8.30.
Novatioa; 4, Rome)CHR of the Hongkong, the Commander-in-poors Circumstances, maderas habe in Tal Non Street,
Ann Clark 418, Murid Chief wil fly his Bag in HMS that, broke his nose and lost zamop December.
On for Chrimmas: 1330, Vocally Yours: Alert 7. he obtained four . Childre T-shirts, two singlets and, fleama Pr 'pairs of pyjama" trousers, valued at at 35040, from a shop in Costle Houses PeakyRoad, mp
GOING TO CAIRO
Para United Nations, Dec. 103
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·DEY
sere: today
Me
“Birthda
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for himself, had, a bod y bET ENTRUS
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