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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1957.

JOHN CLARKES Give Rebels RUSSIA WANTS TO

CASEBOOK

Snatch And Grab

THE housewife

"One Last Chance"

Manila, Feb. 20...

TRADE WITH US

New Orleans, Feb. 19.

Two Russian diplomats said today that their The Lower House Speak-country favoured unrestricted trade between Russia and the United States as a means of easing the cold war.

er, Mr Jose Laurel, Jnr., Last night proposed that ele- came ments in revolt against the from the Far East, Government, particularly from

country where the Huks, be given "one last minor violence flares so sud- clear chance" to return denly and so often that men peace before they are out.

and women-grow as ac-inwed by Congress.

to

The USSR officials, stationed in Washington with

the Soviet Embassy, are attending the 12th annual

Mississippi Valley World Trade Conference.

climatised to it as they do Mr Laurel declared be was Commercial Counsellor at the to the harsh and continual) for heat of the sun.

of

by the Soviet

The Russians made their coin- ments an interview,

Mr Charles Weaver, General Sales Manager

Stude- America was breaking through Co., said Latin

They are Mr George Doronin, | Imitations First Embassy Secretary, and government. Mr Juri Gvoeden, assistant

inviting Huks now

Embassy.

'We believe trade without But for hiding to retum to the pale

redress of restrictions will tend to improve baker-Packard the law and seek years the housewife had their grievances in the coming general relations between our lived in London, in Camden elections.

two countries," sald Mr Laurel's formula came

after Gyosden.

we "For instance, Town, and she had

grown

caused by ob.

are particularly anxious to buy accustomed to the general the impresse

industrial machinery, tranquility in which, de- tions to a bill which would heavy

ના!w the Communist Party perhaps some types of farm spite wages grabs, mailbag and kindred organisations machinery and perhaps freight robberies

Government's over-ships, and in return, our coun- and Saturday seeking

Throw.

try will sell to the United Lon night brawls, most

States anything it has to sell," doners live their lives,

The shock to the housewife her, Michael when

altacked was therefore all the greater.

WELL HELD

THE

THE housewife had gone with her husband to the post

amce. He went to one counter

ABUSE DANGERS A large segment of the Lower House bill provides wide avenues for abuse by the Party in power and could lead to dras tie eurtailment of civil liberties, some quse Committee hud As R contend, result, a flou withheld consideraitor of the unti-Communist bill.

a

Mr Laurel yesterday claimed

to buy some stamps, she queu- | that dissidence in the Philip-

there

are

RUSSIANS

of the

on incitatrial frontier period und Mr Donola MacFarlane, Comi- tish metcial Counsellor In the Bri- Embaery in Washington, said Western Europe expected to boost the exports to the rest of the world by 21 per cent in the next five years.

Mr R. G. C. Smith, Commer- US RESTRICTIONS

cial Minister of the Canadian Mr Gvozden sald restrictions Embassy, forecast no particular now stopping free trade are change in

the total volume of posed by the United States, trade between the US and whereas

such Canuda.

said that more Canadian iron ore, uranium and oil were expected to be sold to this country. Newsprint

will continue to be a major เอฟ material brought South, he saki. Mr Henry Sargent of New York. President of the American and Foreign Power Co., said the US had more money invested in Central and South America than in any other area. He said the investment was about US$7,000,- 000.000.-United Press,

ed at another to draw some pines was no longer a serious CAUGHT

money.

She had

threat and government no long- as strong a weapon just been handed er nexts as £14, when Michaei struck. He as that urged in the bill. hunged at the notes and tried in tear them from her.

The housewife held on, and screamed, and a burly, reliable Londoner stepped forward and seized Michael in a bear-like hug which he did not relinquish un til the police arrived.

COMPENSATION

A Clerkenwell, Michael,

shagZY.

night-watchman,

"Fear of Communism Is the bugaboo raised by military leaders in order to get bigger

from appropriations Mr Laurel said.

STEALING

Copenhagen, Feb. 19. Conpress, Three Danish fishing vessels caught Russian trawlers In the Although the local Commun- net of stealing their Ashing ist Party is theoretically a legal tackle and their catch in Inter

16 leaders and | national waters, it was learned organisation, members went underground in tonight. 1950.-France-Presse,

Poolie looking Prefer Empire

aged 10.

pleaded guilty to attempting to

steal the money.

"No previous convictions,"

policeman reported.

"It was just I was in drink," "I don't know said Michael.

what I was doing in the post- office at all."

Trade

The vessel Havet reported the theft of 300 of its fish hooks and a lot of fish,

The skipper, Boerge Finne, said he and his crew were Osh- ing with hooks and buoys some 40 nautical miles outside the port of Memel on Sunday night. As they returned to the area London, Feb. 19.

the next morning, they saw a Most people would prefer to

closer Russian trawler busy stealing Britain establish

Their buoys, hooks and catch. Russians succeeded In

靄

sec trado

4ies with the Empire The rather than join the European stealing 300 hooks but dis- Common Market.

appeared when they saw the Danish vessel.

This is shown by a Daily "I'm surprised you have no previous convictions," Mr Frank Express poll of public opinion Powell, the magistrate, ob-carried out recently. A represet served "As you haven't, 1 tative cross-sec.ion don't see much point in asking was asked: the British

http taxpayer to

you in prison for a few months. You will be dischargel, but you must pay £2 to the lady you tried to

as compensation

for the sh

of

Two other skippers who ar- rived at Roenne today told at- voters most the same story. They also kost much fishing tackle and favour

part of their catch. They said Britain establishing closer Swedish vessels had had the trade iles with the Empire, or- rame experience earlier.

2. Britains Joining the United Press. European Common Market?

Do

སྐྱབས

Fifty two per cent said they Yes, sir," said Michael, and favoured closer ties with the. left, looking far less em- Empire, 20 per cem. with barrassed by the morning than Europe, and 22 per cent said the burly Londoner who, when they didn't know, Alichael had gone, was sum- There was much less support moned to the courtroom to be for increased Empire trade from publlely thanked for his part in Socialist supporters than from keeping the peace in Camden the Tories and Liberals Town.

London Express Service.

The New

FACTORY FIRE A small fire broke out at the|

Works, 58 Bel- Diaward Steel chers Street, about 4.10 today.

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Coolie Charged With

Manslaughter

SHEAFFER'S

ADMIRAL SNORKEL PEN

TSUN WAN RIOTS TRIAL

IDENTIFICATION EVIDENCE

Further evidence of identification was given before Mr Justice C. W. Reece at the · Criminal Sessions this morning in the trial of 19 young men charged with taking part in the Tsun Wan riots in October last year.

The accused are Wong Shek-Station under arrest. That was chun, Leung Yuk, Chong Shek-about October, 13 or 14. shan, Lau Wai-koung, Yun

Questioned on the events out- Wing-sum, Ko Pul-kong, Ylu side the Pao Haing factory, wit- Chung toi.

Yuen-pak, nesa said that when he saw first Chung Lam Put-leo, Mau Man-keung, accused,

he was

a few yards Chee-from him. He observed Him for

Chlua minute or two.

Cheung Yu-yin,

Chung, Trung

Cho-man, Chlu characteristics

Noi and Chan Sal-hung,

Tung, Leung He could not recall any special

about first ac-. cused, but the latter impressed The Л

15 accused are himself upon his mind by the charged with rioting outside the way he shouted. The

accused South Textiles factory on Octo-held the stones in his clenched ber 11.

ists and looked as if he was All the accused,

except the going to throw them. 12th, are charged with rloting on October 11 outside the Pao Hsing cotton mills,

first slx The

accused are further charged with rioting out- side Thun Wan Police Station on October 12. The 15ti

arc

and Joth tecused also chargeet with rioting outside the South Textiles fat- tory on October 12,

The 17th and 18th necured are charged with rioting' outside the Kowloon Textile Corpora- tion factory on October 12.

Mn V. L. J. D'Alton, instructed by P. L, Lam and Co., is defend- ing the first, second, sixth, ninth, 15th, 16th and 18th accused. He la also defending the 10th on instructions of H. K. Woo and Co.

Asked how he knew there were stones in his hands, witness said he saw first accused, pick them Witness

up.

agreed he did not give evidence of seeing this act, and explained that it had nel occurred to him to give evidence of thal.

Hearing is proeceding.

Fireman Was Not The Culprit

Lam Fat-pang, a 31-year-old A blow on the eye allegedly delivered by the ac

fireman of the Hongkong: Fire cused, a 33-year-old coolie, caused the death of a Mr W. S. Collier, Crown Brigade, was acquilted by Mr man, the Prosecution alleged when the trial of Kwok Counsel is prosecuting, assisted Hin-shing Lo at Central, this by Divisional Detective Inspec- | morning or a charge of posses- Leung sze, charged with the manslaughter of Ma Lau.

tor M. O'Brien,

sli of a smull" amount › of chau, opened before the Puisne Judge, Mr Justice J. R.

heroin, when a carpenter friend ROUND FACE Gregg in the Criminal Sessions this morning.

came forward to claim the drug PC Chung Tat-lam It was stated that the two men slept on the stair-morning testified that on October

as his,

Ng Lam, the carpenter, stated case of a house in Bonham Strand. Early on the morning 24 he identified nest and second that he put the heroin without of December 21 last the deceased was found lying un- accused at the Chatham Road the knowledge of defendant in conscious on the stairway with a discoloured eye and it detention camp as having takteft a package of cigarettes that de In the riot outside the Pao fendant had proffered him, be part was alleged that he died as a result of the injury re-

Hsing factory. ceived.

woman

Mr G. R. Sneath, Crown} The alleged incident, he said, Counsel, is prosecuting, assisted took place on December 21 last by Det. Insp. T. Chalmers.

year. The

deceased and the Six men anka

have accused were scen together at been empanelled as a Jury. about 7 am on that day or the Mr Sheath cald that the charge staircase of a house in Bonham of manslaughter simply meant Strand. They were sitting or that the pecused had killed some-lying on the staircase where they body. Had the accused Intended used to eleep, but about an hour to fill that person or had he and a half later · deceased intended to inflict some serious | found

these unconscious lying injury from which he died, with a discoloured eye. He was Docused would of course have taken to hospital and died the been charged with murder, same day. Accused was arrest-

As it was, it was the case for ed later in the day. the Crown that accused did not Evidence would be adduced to intend to inflict any serious in-show that few days previously

a.m. many, France and Great Britain, 93ed

The fire which destroyed the the factory was of root

after the arrival extinguished of fire engines.

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BOY ROBBED

Was

In fact he gave the de- there had been a quarrel be- a black cyc and the tween the two men, Crown tragedy was that the deceased, Counsel sold. as the medical evidence would

Hearing is continuing. show, had a very thin skull and was unable to sustain an or- dinary blow. He suffered a frne- ture of the skull and died, said Crown Course).

Mr Sneath alleged that the deceased died as a result of a blow delivered by the accused with his fist,

Fined For Inconsiderate Driving

this

ملي

the

WOID

him causo

ran away

On October 29, he said, he cause he saw some policernon Ho said he approaching them. identified the 17th accused "as

because defendant was being one of the participants. in

union and Police Questioned by Mr D'Alton not likely to witness said he remembered the

search Ng sald ho 17th accused because the latter he was frightened though he saw had a face which was rounder his friend arrested. He added than normal. He remembered that he now came forward second accused, he said, because because he did not want to in-

volve his friend in trouble" had an unusually pale face. Replying to more questions, the constable said that it was 9am. when he and other Tsun Wan constables went in a vehicle to the Chatham Road

There Camp on October 24. they went into the dining hall and walted,

about

out

/

Lam Fat-pang was repre- sented by. Mr A. et Arcuiti,

Death Of Mr M.F. Baptista, MBE

ONE BY ONE They were called one by one

hali of the dining

by Mr Marciano Francisco d'Paul who designed Inspector Ross. By the time his | Baptista, MBE, turn came for identification, It | illuminated addresses for King was afternoon. The dining hall George V on his Sliver Jublice was on the ground floor,

and for the coronation of Queen Wliness said that when his Elizabeth II, died early this turn came, he was called to an morning at St Paul's Hospital. upper floor. After waiting for

Mr Baptista was educated at some time on a landing, he was St Joseph's College from where made to enter a

room where

he graduated in 1901. people were lined up.

After

He joined Shewan Tomes and, making his identification, he

member. of the staff of Green

Radio Hongkong charged with driving without but waited in another ng hall, Island Cement Co., Ltd.

FIK.T.

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by Margheria; 050, Weather Ne port; 7, Time Signal. News; Commentary or Stop Press

Item: 7.15, Bond Call: 7.45, Letter from Aimerica, by Alistair Cooke;

1easonable consideration for

Was

Wonk Kip-ming, of 113 went out the other door. He did, but two years later became Leighton Road, second floor, not go back to

place, Chung said that while he had the Hongkong Volunteer Do

In. 1027, Mr. Baptista, joined 6.30 PT "Women Only." A others, was this morning fined waited earlier in the dining fence Corps, and during the weekly

magazine Introduced by $100 or two weeks in prison by hall, he had lunch there, He war was sergt-major of No. 6 Mary, Sharman; 0, Time Signs. Mr Thomas Programme Summary: 0.02, Lucky,

Tam at Central prisoners out in the yard. Company. He decorated DipListeners Requests presented Court.

with the MBE in 1949. He also In addition, his licence was

Asked if those prisoners were won the efficiency medal and

who three clasps. ordered to bó ·endorsed,

the same people as those D. H. Deighton, of the Hong-were lined

the ed up

upper kong & Eastern Shipping Co. room, witnes

witness said there were Time for Jazz" presented by Ltd., sald Robin Day: 8.30. "Here come the

in evidence that many, many prisoners having Boys: Time Signal. News and about 5.15 pm, on January 14, lunch over 100 of them. Home News from Britain: 2,15, ho was driving his car from Witneso said that some time Wednesday Theatre. "Gilbert and West to East along Connaught after he had identified first and Sullivan", 2710 Story of a rent partnership, Part 2, The Farmer Whip Begina: 10,15, Mulo of the outer lane.

Police van with the other con- Twentieth Century, London Studio Near Mercury House, Concert The Scottish Or traffle holted, witness continued. Wan. It was about 6 pm. by Social Welfare

the stables and went back to Tsun

Lam Hol-cheung;

of the chestra Symphony No, 2 (Malcolm

Office Firo Arnold): 10.45, Modern Sounds: Suddenly a largo American car the time they reached there. Brigade Bullding.

Was this 10.69, Weather Report: 11. Time directly in front of his car, Mr D'Alion suggesica to wit morning fined $150 or signat. Radio Newsreel 11.15.

three Goodnight Music: 11.20, Close Dawn, Dulied out into the inner lane ness that after taking part in works

without signalling.

Imprisonment by Mr the Identification parade, the REDIFFUSION

Thomas Tam at Central Magia. A traße police officer, who constables went back to the

Refused To

Read Central, travelling in the second accused, he entered a Obey Instruction

3. Wednesday Concert-Overlure to swerve ind brake violently to not see that.

2 pr. Variety Calls the Tune; was on, patrol City,, had to dining hall, Chung said ho did tracy for falling to move his car "La Scala Diasta," played by the avoldi and

and

accident.

AID TO LEPERS

GROUP MEETING

HOLDING STONES

from & non-parking area when called upon to do so by a police officer.

.

Lam, who also faced another charge of obstruction, was finert $25 or three days in prison,"

Women Victimised

BB.C. Symphony Orchestra: The Thieving Magple", played by the Festival Concert Orchestra; Over-

PC Ngal Kit-chiu said that ture to "The Barber of Baville."

during the disturbance. outside Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1," played by the Radlo Leipzig

the Pao Hsing factory on Octo- Orchestra: 4. The Blory of Bottle

ber 11 he observed" .one man A Chinese boy was stopped strictly Instrumental; B, Children's Castle: 4.15, Tea for Two: 450,

whọ ho later recognised as the Arst accused. The latter was by two men while walking along Corner-resented by Auntis Hay: Nathan Road near Waterloo 0.30, Wednesday Requests Present

holding stones. In both fista and Don't ed by Belly: 0.20, Birthday Mali Road at 8 pm. yesterday, who bag: 6.30, Tope in Popular Mulle: Marianne Reich! Aid to Lepers be afraid."

The monthly meeting of the was shouting, "Hit him. stole from him a pair of trousers 9.4. The House of Peter McGovern:

Witness said he was not cicar in connection with the larceny Two boys have been délainëd he was carrying at the time..

7. Time Signal and the News: 700, Group was held this morning at Weather Report, Arinuncements the S.C.M. Post Boardroom 8 to whom first accused was of a purge containing $7, Dom and Interzuder 2.16., Dick Jure with Mrs F. R. Ashton in the referring

his Orchestra:

the pocket of a Chinese wegian 7.30, Eddie rufer with Akal Stordahl's Or

On October 24, ho continued, outside the Kwong Ming chestra;; 1,45, Concert Miniature; it In the course of the meeting he went to Chatham Road camp Theatre in Public

Street Personality Parade-Gracie di

Identified

Square A fine of $10 was imposed on

first accused, yesterday evening th 8.15. Interkide for MURIO -* WI

contributions or $1,000 to the and So Kwok, 50, by Mr Hin-shing Vlore: 550 Diamond Musle Shows George Hall Memorial Fund and Cross-examined, he said he did Another woman, whiking

Time signal, News and Home of a Lo at Central this morning for | News from Britain; 0.is, Pot O

first accused before atong Boundary Street, Had her a tent for the newly formed October 1 pair of earrings snatched earlier offering, a, stray cat for sale in ESMJ.BAN, "Martin Chuzzlewit" by

Girl Guides group

Between the 11th and the In the afternoon. As man, haa Queen's Road Central yesterday.monial Deering Donald Wolf: cowledged to

Starring -

It was dond

hold the 24th, however, he saw first been detained, by the. Folled in 10.13 mile au Varietes Baring annual

on semised at the Thin Wan Police connection with this oneneo y Monsoon Signal- Jón S. Howard and sestrice - Ray:

general meeting. 10.4% One "Night stand; 11. Jerry's Thursday, March 7 at The monsoon signal- (black Jumble and Junks Pageanted by Helena May Infiitute, Garden

Jerry Lewis 11.30. Prelude to Mid nichir pabudaniak, god Bayu Use Road, at which Mrs 17. Harman Queen, CION DOWN,

will give a talk.

Tried To Sell Cat

ball) was hoisted at 8.30 am, to-

chair,

werd

not sco

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