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JOHN CLARKE'S

CASEBOOK

Father's Own Brew

N the stately kitchen of

IN

a stately home in Chel- aen. Maria worked as cook, and delighted her mistress und her mistress's guests by ber art, and drove rival hostesses

despair of

envy. Then the black day Came when Maria Rn- nounced: "I must go 'ome, back to my father in Austria." Maria's mistress WAS desolate; the friends oľ her mistress were triumphantly sympathetic.

A few months later a letter arrived at the home in Chelsea, It was from Marin. "I come Fack," she wrote, "but for two months only.” Her mistress begun to plan again her titla

uner parties.

Marin auTived at Victoria, a jolty, dramaleally plump, vividly Baxci woman of 28, who shook her hand and cried, "Nein, nein, relo," when the customs offer uskett her if she had anything to declare.

Pethapa it was association of ideas, but Marin's "Nein, nein, nein" sounded a warning to the customs man, Ife begun to go

through her luggage. Jie brought

ht two enor nois of colourless iquid.

bottles

"What are these?" he asked.

Zey are spirits sents fm my father what distils it

hose said Maria.

"Why didn't you declare it at Dover?"

"Because I want not to miss

ze train,” word Marlu.

A

SOMETHING MISSING

SLOTTED ANGLE

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$1045

· THURSDAY, JANUARY '10, 1957.

SHEAFFER'S

ADMIRAL SNORKEL PEN

MORE LEGAL COURTS FOR HK

At a service at St. John's Cathedral before the opening of the Assizes this morning. From left to right are tho Rev. R. Trueman, the Rev. J. E. Sandbach, Mr David K. W. Kwan, the verger, Mr Justice T. J. Gould, Senlor Paisne Judge, Mr L. Alltree, the Mace Bearer, Mr P. R. Springnil, Deputy Registrar, and Mr Justice J. R. Gregg, Pulsne Judge. ---- (Staff Photographer).

RELIGIOUS SERVICES PRECEDE OPENING OF ASSIZES

E

Two religious services were held this morning in connection with the opening of the Assizes, one at St John's Cathedral and the other at St Joseph's Church,

Chief Justice's Disclosures At Opening

Of 1957 Assizes

John's

The Bonny Goodman.... vlait. was the success we › thoughts, IL ‚would be. ·"The crowds turned 'cut in almost the strength need: ed to give the Emptro-four full houses and after the first night, which wns #

rather formal tho .audiences were wildly enthusiastic,

According to a friend in the

audience a small boy was heard to exclaim cathurastically ** Platters High praise Indood

I like them better than the

alot

of rock and roll for over

Goodman band ogen and

Three new courts, which will be air-conditioned,, are to be built in the Supreme Court 'building, the Hon Chief Justice, Mr M. J. Hogan, revealed this morning at the opening of the 1957 Assizes. Reconstruction work would begin tomorrow.rom someone brought up on a

In addition, said the Chief Justice, it was proposed to a set up eight additional magistrates! court in Causeway Bay, heard at the Empire was not of the Western district and Shamshuipo in the course of the year.

cording "available. In fact the In his address, the Chief Justice suggested that the task of pro-line-up frequently changes from moting a happy synthesis between Chinese custom and English law could disc to disc and those musicians

In the group at the Empire be substantiated by the establishment of a Faculty of Law in the Univer- mostly with Benny for this tour sity of Hongkong.

"The really disturbing thing in crime in the Colony is the trafleking in drugs, sald the Chief Justice. "Despite all efforts of the Police and other Government agencies, wo melly seem to be making no headway at all, and drug traffic lles at the root of many serious crimes it this Colony,"

As part of the ceremonial opening, religious services were earler held in St. John's Cathedral and In St. Joseph's Church Following the services, the Hon. the Chief Justice inspected a Guard of Honour in Chater Road,

The Guard of Honour was drawn from the 27th H.A.A. Regiment and was under the command of Capt. A. C. l'Anson and 2/Lieut. E. C. A. Bott (second in command), accom- panied by the Band of the 1st Battalion, the Green Howards.

To

ond

course the one on the many re-

only

The

were

ones who made the "My Lords, consultations took To make the most of this biggest impressions on the Hong- place, and in March 1950 the opportunity, we must maintain kong audiences were undoubted Governer appointed a committee conditions in which the law can by Mel Doyls, the large, com- with the following terms of re-be fairly and properly fortable looking trumpeter, Rex ference:

administered and the congestions Peer, the lead trombone, Henk examine

consider and overloading at

Jona present

at the

and "Mouse" plana enacted legislation

in the prevailing in the Magistrater Alexander on drums. United Kingdom, having regard Courts, District Courts and Sitting quietly in the front especially to the reports of the Tenancy Tribunal cannot afford row and taking no part in any Law Reform Committee ap-

the example we would of the solos or small group pointed by the Lord Chancellor like to give. We are short of music was one of the more

Justo

and, short of famous clarinet and sax men, on the 16th June, 1952; and to accommodation make recommendations, in the numbers, but we cannot sub-Peanuts Hucko and I wonder light of local circumstances, for stantially expand the latter how It was that this great the reform of the laws of the until there more of the musician did not have anything Colony.

more to do than play standard arrangements.

PREPARING REPORT

former.

ENDING SYSTEM

TALK TO THE BOYS I had

chance to talk to the boys after some of the per formanets and Rex Peer struck me as being the most intelligent of them all. He told me that he intended taiding his master's degree in music in the near futuro and when he had done this would give up band work and start teaching.

Tomorrow we will make a start on the building by cor- "The members of that Com-verting No. 3 Court Into three mittee are my Lord the Chief air-conditioned Courts, Cham- Justice as Chairman, the At- bers and offices.

да torney General,

Unofficial Member of the Council, the Registrar the Attorney material considerations of greed,

the Chairman of the Hongkong For the Magistrates we plan Gorrut, the Hon. A. Ridehaigh or class, or prejudice, then we

Bar Association, the President to build two new Courts out by and Mrs Ridehalgh, the Air are on the highroad to that un-

of the Hongkong Law Society Causeway Bay, two new Couria Onteer Commanding, Air Com-principled anarchy, that destruc

TAKE SALUTE

and a member of the Attorney now the Western Police Station modore A.D. Messenger and Mrs tlen of security and pouce, that

General's Department. The and four new Courts on a site Messenger, Mrs JH.

Unwin,

Shortly after the Guard had Committee has considered very rule of force which we so.

by the junction of Castle Peak Fasiced him why and he told tho

drawn up in two files in front number Commissioner of Police, deplore in the materialiste of the Supreme Court building, atleeting the low applicable in Then we should be able to get instrument, the trombone, was

of important

maiters and Taipo Roads in Kowloon.. Mr AC. Maxwell and Mrs Max-

me that in modern mudlu (his of other well, His Honour Judge W. T.

THE CONGREGATION

In Chater Road, the Court this Colony, and the first report

becoming loss away from that system of mass Charles, His Hoour Judge KR,

popular ance Justices, in their colourful cere- congregation included

although he loved playing ho this subject,garded as compatible with the Lo, Mrs T.J. Gould, Mrs JR. Justice M. J. Hogan, His Ex- Gregg. Mrs KR. Macfee, and cellency the Commander, British Mrs W.T. Charles,

Forces, Lical-Generon

W.H. MASS CELEBRATED Stratton,

Leo QC, Mr D'Almada e Castro, Acting he took the salute at the march Divorce

inspected the guard after which need; and secondly, with the early months showing Far Eas· he had not seen one H. A. do B. Solicitor General. Mr C. P. past. D'Almada e Casadministrator, Registrar

At St John's Cathedral, the B.C.K. Hawkins. service was conducted by the Dean, the Very Reverend F. 5. Temple, the Lesson was read by T Bow Street, next morning, Ills Honour the Senior Pulsne Maria plended Fullty to Judge, Hon. Justice T. J. Gould, Tratchalently attempting

the Sermon was given by to und evarle payment of duty on the the Rev. George She. two battles of her father's home- The Rev. She identified

spirit was disillied Ilgion

and order. He with law come to Ing, outside the Church, is the name of God offietally used so much as in the Courts of Jus- tree,"

brew (the

The

ro-

from pluma) and a half-botije | gald that "in no publle proceed. Macfee, Mr and Mrs Hin-shing | the Hon. the Chief Justice, monial robe, the Mace Bearer is in the course of preparation, pleas which can hardly be relied that he would have a

of rum that had also come light in her luggage.

You must pay the single value, and duty, amounting to 0 18s, 48," said Sir Laurence

and Duane, spirits are forfeit," Marla gave iiim

look.

of

course,

the

Then she swept out, back to the welcoming kitchen in Chel- sea, just round the cornes from where th Chief Magistrate

lives.

ed

"This is as it should be," add- the Rev. She, "for is not God the foundation of justice, merey and truth?"

He continued that although religion, law and morals could be separated, they were, never- theless, sill very dependent on each other. "Wilhout religion, there can be no morality; and without morality no law," remarked the Rev. She, quoting from a book by Sir Alfred Denning, Lord Justice of Appeal.

At St Joseph's Church, His Lordship Lawrence Blanchi. Roman

Catholic Bishop Hongkong, assisted by his Secre tary Father Marlo, celebrated Mass. The sermon was delivered bv the Rev Father Patrick McGovern, SJ

Father McGovern said that it

the

and Oficial

-

trar General (Mr C. d'Almada e (Mr L. Alltree), and the Regis- Cast

in procession Castro), arrived from the building.

The Hon. the Chief Justice

Bri

Before would mention two standards normally maintaized | more secure future on the strik

Lords,

dinance

(Amendment)

Bill

or-

the

the

I wondered whether her path and his might ever cross again, Whether Sir Laurence, dining

today that the ultimate legisin- A. A Castilho, Mr D. round the comer, one day might

lor in human affairs is God; Wright, Mr J.. 1 M. Remedios, notice some subtle refinement

that the authority which is the Mr L. J. Remedios, Mr. D. missing in un otherwise perfeet |

basis of our law is founded on

Remedios, Mr Francis Wong, dish. Some piquancy that could THOSE ATTENDING

the authority of God; and that Mr V. Lamm, Mr K. X. Chau, Mr therefore in the interpretation H. L. Hu, Captain J. H. Pain, be supplied only by a dash or 4 Among those present at the of law, the unchanging moral soupcon of spirit distilled from

ADC to General Stratton, and service were His Honour plums, of

God's the principles of the

Maria's Senior kind

law are a Palme Judge, father made.

Hon. necessary criterion of judgment," members of Consular Corps. Justice TJ. Gould, His Honour Fr McGovern added: "Ir øver the Putsne Judge, Hon. Justice those principles should be quan- acting

there can be was "good to remind ourselves | Leong, Mr G. 6. Edwards, MX | JU PRIsno Judge, Mr Justice limitation of actions, It will bevious year. But amongst minor

Two. Charged

J.R. Gregg, His Honour the doned. If ever the administra. Radio Hongkong Edwarda (Clerk of the Cpurt to

Judge,

Hon.

Puisno Justice A.D. Scholes, the De

deteriorate

tion of law should towards a mere matter of the skilful juggling of words, if ever the knowledge of the legal profession should be replaced, by

dexterity merc

in verbal Mrs quibbling, Hon and

If ever any baser

puly Registrar, Mr William Low, the Chief Bailiff, Mr L. Alitree, the Colonial Secretary

Stratton, the

With Wounding to E.D., David.

Two Chines appearing on separate charges of wounding were remanded two days in Pollee custody by Mr F. X. D'Almada at Central Magistracy this

Heune.

Hol-yuen,

50. 18

charged with wounding Chong Chun-piu, 43, on January 8, on the third floor of 230 Des Voeux Road. West.

other with

Wong Chung, 24, 'the defendant, is charged wounding Ma Hai-chong. This incident is alleged to have oc- curred on the roof-top of 31 Des Voeux Road, Central,

November 7 last,

May Bring Summit Talks

(Continued from Page 1)

Ota

It was noted here today that President Eisenhower's state- ment, expressing regrell at the Preiner's iness, did

not ex- press regret that Sir Anthony Eden had ngally risigned,

Acked about this at the

White

House,

Mr

James Press

Hagerty, the President's Secretary, merely pointed to the piece of paper from which he had been reading and sold: "That's the slatement."

Mr

As 4 possible successor, R. A Butler is well known and highly regarded in Washington. But United States officials said they could not predict what effect, if any; the resignation and a now appointment - would have in attempts to setile the Sudz dispute. Chine Mall Special.

Lady

SIDE GLANCES

By Galbraith

-"He'll have a wask off between football and basketball

practice-a girl certainly "can't play, hard;;;;

to get nowadays!"

I alludo

of

the

college of

my pieces of legislation passed in in a British territory, 1960. First, the Adoption Or-

an American school. for which there was a

In the criminol Acid the year Rex also mentioned, that dur- the opened somewhat

aminously ing the Goodmax tour of the dinance which brings our law the highest Agures ever record- dance band with a trombone in 01

this subject into closer con-ed in the history of this Colony. the line-up. Having heard Rex Sented at the Bench of the Mr F. X, D'Almada e Castro, My opening of the Assizes were the

formity with that prevention owing to the Police zupervision the band and having heard in But later in the year, possibly piny this lusty instrument with England. I would also W. F. Pickering, Mr T. Creedon,

the Chief Justice, Mr

that a Crown Proceedings Bill Ordinance, saw a reduction and him coax the most melliduous Mr D. Rea, Mr Simon Li, Mr

Jitsleo M, J. Hogan, His Ex-

will shortly be ready for Sun October, the Police ended the year a night club after a show I feel notwithstanding riots in music from whas relaxing at D. Mayne, Mr

C. Q. Lim, MF cellency the Patrick

Mr Yu,

mission to the Government, and Lawrence

tish Forces,

uire there is

Is in the coursO

a nguro for serious crime it would be a great shame 1}-- of prepara... Stratton, the Scrilor Pulse

actually 453 less than the pre he stopped playing altogether. J. Gould, tion Mr Justice

relating to

offences there were some sharp that some pro- J. R. Gregg, the Acting Puisne seen, therefore

MAIN CRITICISMS Judge, Mr Justice A. D. Scholes, gress is being made in this field, increases, notably of 1,730 in simple larcendes and 516 in cases

The main criticisms of the Sir Shou-son Chow, Mr Li Po-

oner, Mr &. C. Maxwell,

of unlawful, possession. THE RIOTS.

Benny Goodman performances kwan, and the Police Commals-

have beca that the presenta- The really disturbing thing istion was not good and that the Below the Bench were

"There is, my Lords, one Mr C.

the drug traffic. Castro (Registror ather topla of public interest to effort of the Police and other theatre were poor,

Despite the acoustles in certain parts of the d'Almada General), Mr William C. Low, which I would refer:

to the riots which occurred last to be making little headway at criticism should realise that the Government agencies we seem Those who have voleed such (Deputy Registrar) Mr G. 8.

October and which enabled

all, and that is the root of t

Empiro will not at gangster elements to engage in most of the serious crimes in the Chief Justica). 1.K.T.

activities of various criminal

such Present at the opening of the kinds. As a result,

a large body of On this Colony. 5.30 p.m., Programine 15%

a pretty

musiclans to be accommodated Older Children

presented by Assizes wudge Jw heavy Elizabeth: 5.65 Stock Market Ro- Judge W.T. Charles, Judge

and yet permit the drawing of KR.

extra burden has been

In the District Court litigation the front curtain when they are por; Time Signal, Programme Macfce, and Judge Mills-Owen, cast

cast upon those engaged in the seems to have settled at a level not playing. Summniy

preservation of law and order slightly below that of last year Portuguese Half

Colonial and Huur: 6.30, V.D.A. fit arade; as the Hon. EB, David,

It would obviously have been Weather Heport;

af with an overall figure of 3,700 much better had the curtain 7 Mme Signal Secretary, the Attorney Gen- and in the administration The News: 7.00, Commentary or cral, Mr Arthur Eldchalgh, QC,

Justice.

Disturbances of the matters as against 4,400 In the opened on Stop Pread Item: 1.15, A Life of

character this Colony witnessed Tenancy Tribunal there is also closed at the interval and the a full stage and H [BBCTS). HICY HAITION Produced by Leale QC, leader of the Bar, Mr J. M. 1

Written by God- the Hon. Leo d'Almada e Castro chan

October must obviously

ously an overall drop in the ordinary end. -Hector Chauvin at the Organ; B, of the 'Law Society). Msgr which has been evolved for the the exemption cases where just forgive a Bridgment: 7.45, Quiet Listening" d'Almada Remedios (President tend

machinery to clog the

It Unfortunately wasn't substantial rise in cases, but

possible and I think we can Wallaceraday

that fault, Catholic orderly discharge of the Blanchi,

· Producer: Hilary: Green; Lawrence B.30, magazino entertainment for most AP. Rose,

A Bishop.

As far as the acoustics are Hongkong, Canon tions of those departments con-under 1,000 cases were deposed of

of as against 300 in the previous members

the corned with the administration

concerned oges, in which there a mulc. of

gear,

there will always be I conclude Executivo of Justice. However, with interesting Legislative Council, myeling

complaints about this aspect of people, various problems in sound, Council, Urban Council, Con- that this burden of extra work In the Supreme Court, the an orchestral performance. The and all manner of Trivia for your milar Corps and members of the is being disposed of with due figures are almost identical for amplifying system at the Empire distraction: P. Time Bignal zne News and Home News from Bri- Legal Department and the law despatch and with proper re- the last year as compared with is a good one when controlled tain; 9.30, At the Opera, “”Mattha"

gard for the principles of the the year before, 963 as against probocie howls.

were Floto) Acts 2, 3, and Prin-

$72... local system under which we

on the fret cipals with Ordiestra and Choris of Radiotelevisiona

Hvo.

night but the lesson was learnt Italiana, -Turin under the direction

The Chief Justice ended by that right: The fact is that a of Francesco

"Finally my Lords, may I ox- thanking all officers of the listener in the audience is hear Molinari Pradelli:, 10,13, David Car- The Attorney General said; press the hope that we who Judiciary, Justices of the Peace, ing the band twice. He hears

all and its Orchestra; 10,30,"Angel We Pavument" (DECTS).

are assembled here today practise law will continue so to Prosecuting officers and both the natural sound coming over By Priestley Dramatised by Howard for the formal opening of a new do in accordance with Agg. Purt The Princess of judicial year, and once again it highest traditions of our call-

the branches of the legal profesdon. the footlights and he also heara day's broadcast): 10.09, Weatherfalls to me to make a few ring?!?

the amplified music - from: the In the task of drawing to- loud speakers at the side. gether the two elements, of Eng-

·lish law, and Chinese customi In certain parts of the theatro which mould the Ute of Hong the two sounds mergo together

0.02,

Beginners Please: Compere John

Scrapbook.

Malda Vale" (Repeat of a Bun

Report:: 11, Time Signal.

profession.

AG' ADDRESS:

Newn feet: 11.15, Goodnight Music: Justice gives his

Radiomaries before

efore my Lord the Chlef 11.30, Ulose. Down,

the

customary ad-

ex

HAPPY SYNTHESIS

func

Thero

come

dress. I do not propose to

activities in the legal field alt to the ceremony and gave a on the barristers and solicitors Benny Goodman himself praised

REDIFFUSION pallate on the many various The Chief Justice, welcomed kong the heavier burden fell nicely but in others they do not

Variety

Calls. the

Romantic

·;་

The following points made in this address:

+

aband

Tune: Selections

the mich with the last year; nor do I comprehensive' seldress, review-who marry the concepts of sta. the acoustics of the Empire and

| cycles an

'to assume the role ofing the past year and noting new tutes and common law of Eug- said they were the best so tur Rociety"

Novetime Rormances of the World Mary Ann Prophet in relation to the year developments for this year. land with the needs and under met with on this tour,

were standing of an Esterni 'people." Clark: 416 Tes Time Tendervous: ahead of us. I will therefore

One thing still remains truo, +30, Vocally Yours: Children's content myself with a few brief Comer--Presented by Aumile hay:

The ideal balance of a Tho synthosia" would depend 150, The Time Prevezled by remarks.

Asla draws on the West for largely on they practical we

.com

only bo heard in a abaricutienst Betty Souza), Dr. Tropicana: 6.28, "My Lords, there han over the scientific knowledge and system perience of the practising law-

or on a meobra. Thong thu Hirthday Malibug; 0.30. Songs of past few years been talk of of law capable of sustaining ayers, but it may be that in the

Bound fas selected by the en 0.45, The House Labor McGovern 7 ime signal law reform, and in the Budget modern state, and in Hongkong discharge of that task they nylerophones And they arrange

•ginders who

Tho place and the News 100, Weather Report Debate in the Legislative Coun- English law and Chinese custom would be substantially assisted it so that the end result is Announcements and Interlude all cil in 1955 Mr M. W Lo sug-meet and mingle closely as to by „Super-White Show: Yao, Binoy |-

the stablishment of better than you'll ever hear. In.. law reform com- form a unique pattern which Faculty of Law In the Goodman and hit Orchestra: 18745, gested that Banging Brink: 7,

Univer Personally mittce should be appointed. Mr produced a happy synthesis. In ally of Hongkong

́lvo' Parade: 3.13, Capitol show: B3 Lo referred to the existence of Hongkong we have an oppor

performance. where Hear Musly-Featuring Max Jaffa

Despite the odd things that with the Orchestra LøgMile

peoplo «complained about, a End the Lord Chancellor's Com-tunity of showing how Western particular problem and others John lúxvell; D, Time News andom Newth Bri-suked in troportat amendments freedom can be comblood with rolled by the practical of bo

milter in England which had ra- concepts of low, and individual could beolvo concentrated and great deal of farale

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