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Defence refers to Lam Chun-kit as a scoundrel'

Of The NO CASE TO ANSWER CLAIM

Day

IT'S UP TO

MR K

008 and jeers greet Mr

Khrushchey in New York. They will be echoed all around the world for he should be left in no doubt that since his lusti visit to America the much publicised "Cam David spirit which emerged during Kisenhower's pri- ! vate meetings with him, has been poisoned by the Soviet Premier's diatribe of ridicule, invective and which he

scorn

Елен

Low's counsel Periscope view of North Pole Mr Kosteals

says charges

not supported

The only ovidence against 31-year-old

was

to a

Robert Eli Low, on trial for fraudulent conversion, corruption and conspiracy, was the testimony given by Lam Chun- kit, who

referred to as scoundrel" ond "one whom even children would not trust." on the American In recent months.

the This was sušti at the Victoria { Mr How then referred Nu e will deny that

District Court This morning 1055 Criminui Appeal Report in original juntion came

U when Mr H. II. B. How, defence which the following judgment from Anurien. The flight on the

eve of the misel, subrated to Judge P. was given; 'It must be proved H. Springall that there was nu that the mimey or property was summit talks shocked not rima facie case against Law.

untrusted to the person for a only fussia but also the

and that he My low also submitted that particular purpose W'est. But the train of the naudulent conversion used it for some other purpose insulta which followed were charges against Low were "bad" and that such misuse was frau-

dulent and dishonest.' not only grossly unwar- and referred to tive sections of ranted but emphasise the; the Larceny Act of 1861.

"It is the onus of the Crown fact that both Cisenhower |

what it is and Khrushchev had been to know precisely

Lo charging

charge skating on dangerously t well and viso 1 ust thin ice during their brief evidence which should support period of friendship a year the charge, Mr. How added. ay, which was bound w collapse at the first sign of

strain.

THE

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Quite clear

"It is quite clear that even if they had charged accused with THE Americais people who converting cheques for his own turned up at Pier 73 to use and benefit, and if evidence "welcome"

Soviet given by Lam and even evidence the leader on Monday have of ectised receiving certain gifts is accepted, I was cur- play shown that two cun

Bainly not entirely for, his own at the game of being irres use or benent and certainly not ponsibly austy. The Ameri- his own use and benellt exclu-

Government has cold-sively," Mr How said. shouldered the Soviet With regard to the custody of leader and their decision the cheques, Me low submitted to confine him to Manhat-that the cashier of the firm, Mr tan island stresses that he Wong, kept the cheques in the

sale in his office, "When Is anything but welcome.

cheque is required to be issued, Rose McColl in bis despatch he will go to one of the solici

yusteraday suggested that tors," he added. it was a case of carrying 11 is quite clear that the demonstration too far. custody of the cheques was Accused had Hut it was not. Mr Khrush- under the firm. chev remains suspect and at no time the custody of the was the no one has yet been able to cheques. At no time

accused entrusted with the explain why he felt it mo

custody of the cheques. necessary to attend the: United Nations General: Do not relate Assembly meeting and why

"I submit that the charges he brought his coterie of against pecused do not in any fellow-travelling puppets i way relate to the evidence across a vast ocean on a under the section," Mr How sato, conspicuously small liner. On the question of conversion, Mr How submitted that there

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EVERYONE Jones

"What We have here 13 allegation that certain cheques, the value of securities, were and entrusted to the accused

that they were entrusted for a is particular purpose. There

no purpose, as I said, alleged In the charge," Mr How con- tinued.

"What the Crown have to prove in their evidence is the misuse was fraudulent

and

was

dishonest. In that respect, we have evidence that the accused the drow these cheques and

the Crown. evidence to which rely on to show that they were drawn dishonestly and used dishonestly and converted the evidence of Lam."

Referring to the corruption charges Mr How said com- mit the

offence a person hud not only to accept something and accept corruptly but to re- cept them for doing or fore- bearing to do something.

there

"In other words, if the Crown Is to make out a case for the accused to answer, they have got to satisfy Your Honour that

Crew members of nucleur is evidence before this

powered submarine USS Sea- court that monies paid by the

dragon walk on ice at the North witness Lany were paid to lite

Pole. This picture was made accused, and the accused well knowing that they were "re- through sub's periscope while

ceived in connection with a criminal transaction, and they must prove in so far as they alleged it in the particulars of the charge In the case that the witnessing of the documents an the signing of cheques was done corruptly.

'Absolute lie' to something the cheques "until the money is at the time

with "That is to say, done more than just another improperly taken

that theso trans International slanging when Low signed the cheques." knowledge

there is no actions were I submit that

false and frau- match conducted in

!conversion whatsoever in either dulent &nd that they were

the

and

and

fall blaze of publicity the cheques the money. When signed by the accused as 201 which the UN affords. But these cheques were taken by the act to assist perpetration Mr Macmillan is right to messenger to the bank and the further that the money which hold off 11 decision to bank honoured the cheques and was paid to him was a con- to the sideration for his completing attend, und Mr Eisenhower money was handed is justified in keeping the messager the messen that part of the concern.

with

"Eubinit that there is no Soviet

returned leader at arm's ser

whatsoever before length until his intentions money and handed to Lam, at evidence

have this court that the accused knew that stage, there might

that these transactions fraudulent and false. The only evidence that there might have been was the evidence which

have been made clear.

International harmony, if it been conversion of that money.

"Bul even if he were to give is to be genuine, cannot be

part of that money to Low, that switched on

and off like would not be a conversion on electric current. Essential the part of the accused."

ly the need is for the cul- tivation of trust between the nations, and the West wonders how much of such an elusive and rare com- modity can bo suddenly realised at a single ritting of the Assembly,

IN

the meantime, tho newɛ

that Eisenhower wili

were

Contd. on Back Page, Col. 4)

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surfaced. The submarine travel- led 8,300 miles from Ports- mouth, New Haven, Honolulu last month and was submerged 90 per cent of the time-AP Photo.

Shark attacks dinghy

Perth W. A. Sept. 20. A twelve feet long shark to- day attacked a small dinghy for more than ten minutes at the southern port of Albany.

aboard Tho shermen dinghy clapped and shouted to frighten it away,

They cut the anchor rope escape.

the

to

of

The shark took splinters wood from the gunwales of the dinghy,-China Mall Special.

Cronin the Royal butler

gets a blasting.

London, Sept. 20.

respond to any friendly "Camandra” outspoken ootama.

of a new record in snide ra- minizoenoc."

overtures by Khrushchev Ist of the Daily Mirror, today } "Cassnindra”, continues:

will be widely applauded. Indeed

by adopting such

an attitude ho is showing

the all

magnanimity that Khrushchev pabulantly and vindictively withheld after the U-2 incident in Paris year:

earlier this

Mr Khrushchev arrived

New York in

boon

torrent

In

of

and catcalls. But he

does not have to be seen

off with such hostility and

his

hate. Depending on tactics and on the message he has for the world, ho

could leave people with · n

hit out at Thomas Cronin,

former butler to PrinceRN Antony Margaret and Armuirung-Jones.

He was commenting on a series of articles by Cronin appear- Ing in a popular Bettiah Bun- day newspaper, '-'

“Cassandra” (William Connor)

wriles: "Nol- sinoe Bucking- ham Palace wis pirgued by the terminabla revelations ‚of `microscopic trivia labouri- ously oollooted, and hoarded over 17 years by the Ineffabla koverness "Crowflo", has ikere oorna such sonovellon Impudation, insalespe and

new feeling of hope, how Thomas Albert Cronin

ever existence

alight, that

something"

of

me, was of leather, and un- bulloned; his trousers 'muol too tight, and of an eccentele "Crotín · berbis

material'." by bellowing from the houselops that he "According to Cronin, a further

altercation Book 'to break mist tool himaoff

place with

Mr Armi- his new muster. strong-Jones protested about

charwoman's

itern, Day saying that when he was in dies in Liverpool things were differrent.

the silence habitual to man of my calling" if the 'dignity of the Royal Family is to be preserved. This

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defender of buranti

dignity, this knight of the

;!woullery then attacks Princess "To which Cronin replied:

t

Margaret's husband

by

sympathetically saying

that

perhaps his audden elevation

into royal tradition may have

I venture to say, air, that a royal residence is somewhat different

'from "Algs' : In

· Liverpool!”,

had something to do with "Cassandra" declares that "the

the lack of smoothness in our relations',

....

orawling condescension as has This sly. Young travesty of the Just been published by

'gestial «Jõeven goes on to, say of his nest encounter with Mr Armstrong-Jones; *Twin "taken aback by Mr 'Jones's; manner of dress,. kla“ ovat," Il memory serves

co-Cassandra? goes on for describe Crols' article as "'s conddo- tion of humbur,violiberý,

tered and discredited pomposity" and "keyhole con-

more than an empty, tat-

political slogan,

Adenoon that got up something

monarchy does not deserve the likes of Crotilu, his misor» able eifquetie, his tawdry › patronago......... Cronta left the employment of Margaret"""and" bor - ‚husband," af "the beginning: of August after a month in thele service. China Hall Special

Princess

Clung to

capsized

boat for 8 days

Perth, Sept. 20.

Eight Indonesians who lived for eight days on a

the show at the

UN

By RENE MACCOLL

United Nations, Sept. 20. Mr Nikita Khrushchev turned up early today for the opening of the UN Assembly meeting. Garbed in a businessman's dark blue suit and behaving with studied restraint as though he felt himself almost to be a sightseer he was shown to a seat at the extreme end of row number 11.

There he sat, one more bald Marshal Tito, a gently smiling head amid a sea of other bald figure in spectacles, Dr Castro, and balding domes, looking bearded and sweaty, wearing about him with apparent jungle-green battle fatigues, interest,

glaring about himself as E

From time to Ume other looking for something else to ciclegates approached de nationallas.. ferentially to have a word with But Mr Khrushchey saw the him. For onc and all Mr Soviet bloc tako another annoy- Khrushchev had punctilio and ing smack when Eire's Mr beat Czechoslovakia'a courtesy. Each time he rose to Boland.

his feci, bowed and shook Mr Jirinasik to the Presidency hands.

of the new session.

When the President of the Assembly called the gathering to tise for one minute in prayor or meditation Khrushchev sprang

to his feet, his hearing aid deep ly embedded in his ear to catch the instantaneous translations..

MEDITATION.

Many observers think that the survival of the UN Organt- sation itself might be at stake Mr Khrushchev succeeds in attempt to his extraordinary swing the world balance of power and prestige over to Russlo,

Despite. Mr. Valerion Zorin's defeat in the Assembly--on the

is obviously in

As he stood kupressively, the Congo question early today Mr supposition was that wKhrushchev miaitalion in which he was mood of utmost self-confidence. engaged,

He already has, beaten Mr Elsen-

him for he smiled'

His thoughts seemed to please hower to the post and will speak faint amierst. He is obviously out firstly Dr Castro 100 seemed not to win to Russia a large group be praying but perhaps meditst of the new nations, secondly to convince them and anyone else ing on the matter of hotel ac-

that le le the US who is respon.. commodation,

sible for the threat of nuclear

Mr Khrushchev Lypically raised the first laugh of the meeting when he waited to the dals to register the Russian de- legation's vote for presidency of the current meeting.

He was wearing two rows of medals and they clanked audib ly on his lounge stat.

war and thirdly to create fric tions, uncertainties and -GUS- picion among America's'allies.

SUMMIT MOVE

Also be will try to bring about a summit meeting during his current stay which could be bill- ed as Russian inspired,

Such a move would doubtedly appeal, to the smaller nations.

ur

But joking apart where was the West in all this? There was Mr Khrushchev, there was Dr Castro, there wce Marshal Tito,

Khrushchev has secured for America's Mr Herter was some himself an audience completely where and so was Britain's unique in history, Tito and Lord Home but without wishing General Shehu from Albania to seems invidious it must be arrived today. Nehru and said that they are not crowd pullers. The man Britain wonta here Is Macmillan;

But Mr Khrushchev had

bag of sago and a few fish while they clung rivals for the crowd interest. to the bottom of their capsized boat in the Java Sea were rescued four days ago by the 3,964-ton British motor vessel Charon.

The Charon, which reached. Broome in Western Australia to-

day, reported that the men sald they were sulling their trading Drou (an Indonesian saling vessel) with ten lons of timber from Jamasini in Borneo Madura in Indonezia when ran into a storm,

The timber kept

lo

ic

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afloat but it overturned during the night,

They clung to the vessel unili daylight when they managed to scramble on to the botton and eling to the keel,

A bag of sapo was the only food salvaged and their only' drinking water was provided by ralut.

men

ASPRO HEAD DIES

Melbourne, Sept. 20.

George Richard Nicholas, 76, founder of the million dollar Aspro empire, died in a Melbourne hospital tonight. He had been ill for a month.

The Charon found the Boating on the prou eight days later and picked them up. They

Mr Nicholas, con of an im- appeared to be in fair condition and were able to climb the lad-migrant Comish mining family, der unaided...

was running a small chemist changed course shop in Melbourne in 1915 when for Surabaya and transferred the men to un Indonesian vessel the discovered the accret'of maak- about 16 miles offshore before aspirin-at that time a Ger- resuming passage to Australiam patent, Reuter,

The Charon

Sea of mud

Australia's first

wartime

discovery

abdec

AN OPPO

ENTRY FORMS

Sukarno are сп their way. Khrushchev expected to have 16, beads of ', state and 40 fớr- eign ministers,, · ·

(Cenid, on Back Page, Col. 5)

Prime Minister, the late Mr. W. M..Hughes, had, offered tha sola manufacturing rights, to anybody who could discover ALL DRUG STORES how to make aspirin here. Rome, Sept. 20.

wealth: the A son of mud today, blocked The workers Booking victims of a brought him enabled M flood which swept acroer a busy Nicholas and his brother, the tourist highway north of here, labe A. M. Nicholas, to establishi The death toll stood at 44 10-4 flourishing pharmaceutical night after, four days of heavy business.The company now rains, Rivers and streams were has factories in 14 countries.

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