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H

The people are

miserable becaus

they are only producing

so much more than they were before the war

Distinguished

seniuses have to wear beards became

of the shortage | of razor-pladés.

Kids now

for the first

Time in Their lives.

don't know whether to

Suck it or rub if

in the

hair.

WOR Desolation

RUIN

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

You

at ita.m. just in Time for a cuppa

The whole population faints daily

WHO TOLD LORETTA ?

Big executives have thwest Tissue paper suits and cardboard boots. (Those Amencry

Cordboard cows nave Dean Supply- ing poor hides Tafely)

Some people cant Gat more than one mouthful

of food at a lime.

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DRAMAS OF THE LAW COURTS

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1948.

Listowel's Visit To Hongkong

BY "CANDIDUS"

CCORDING to Lord Listowel. Minister of State for Colonial Affairs, who will shortly visit Hongkong, the problem here is "acute and difficult in many respects."

Once again, a statement by a British Govern- ment Minister reveals a total lack of under- standing or knowledge as to what exactly is Hongkong. It is good, however, to know that such an important personage intends to seek first-hand information, and it is to be hoped that the information gained will serve some useful purpose in enlightening the British Government na to the importance of, and necessity for, Hong- kong..

It can be said that in spite of many handl- caps, mostly governmental, Hongkong progressed, amazingly in its first century, and has set an example to the world in general and China in particular. Its primary role in that of fostering trade between China and the rest of the world, and that the Colony has successfully filled that role none can deny.

Furthermore, it demonstrates the best that: Western culture has to offer, and above all meta an example in sound government and administra- tion. Freedom of speech is as jealously upheld i here as in any other enlightened. part of the world, and 'citizens | of all races and creeds are free to come and go and enjoy the protection of British laws which make no distinctions.

The end of the amazing Horatio Bottomley

Robbed the poor

who trusted him

by

►

A. E. BOWKER

who was confidential clerk to SIR EDWARD MARSHALL HALL. K.C., the famous defence counsel.

FORATIŲ BOTTOMLEY, supreme egotist, was as pot- pous as he was portly. He had the saving grace of n keen sense of humour.

Possessed of great personal Bigland published a pamphlet, charni, and a convineine, bungie. "What Bottomley did for Bri- he had above all a tremendous tain during the War," ego.

The inside pages were blank! Marshall Hall had a gr at That was only the first of a * respect for his abilities as a series of pamphlets which Big-

Jawyer, and at

of his and--himself :1 Birmingham carliest meetings, when Rotford printer-published to try to get ley was consulting him about Bottomley to take him to court. his defence in a lottery charg in connection with a paper called the Sun. Marshail Hall turned to his would-be plient and Said: "There's only one counsel who will do von itative in this on!"

"Let": bave his name," said Bottomley promptly. Who is

he?"

"Yourvif," was the reply, and there began that intriguing and systematic campaign of legal representation which proved so successful over the ensuing years,

Bottomley, taking full advan- tage of the greater licence per- mitted to a person appearing on his own behalf, would conduct his own case, backed by all the skill and finesse of Marshall Hall's subile mind.

Thus, you would have the amusing spectacle of Marsbuil Hull rising to speak after Bot- tomley. solemnly beginning: Following my unlearned leader

properly audited report was of vital Importance to meet the defendant' plea of justification.

There was a deal of ndroit lestal argument following this opening particularly when to read his plea.

Bigland wanted

By this means he would have got almost the whole of the charges in summary form stated in open court.

This would have neaut publica- tion in the newspapers, represented at the hearing by a battalion or enger reporters.

To this Marshall Hall objected, saying that the prisoner had pleaded not gulity, and he was not going to assist. Bigland by giving blm the opportunity of reading the 57 counts of his plen of Justification.

Therefore he proposed to offer no evidence on the general count.

I is only natural that 'compari- sons should be macie between this Colony and China, but it is re- grettable that the chaolle state of our great neighbour should present such an obstacle in fostering mutini friendship and prosperity. -The American Ambassador spared no words In condemning the extreme reactionaries and extreme radicals who, regardless of the suffering of the people, add fuel and yet more fuel to the commotion and disorder, which not only disunite the masses but add to their misery.

It is generally accepted, and right- fully so, that it is the agitators and war-makers who, from time to time. east their jealous and envious eyes towards Hongkong. What a picking this Colony would make for China's "squeeze" and racket kings! All the good secured in a century of order and enterprise would vanish almost overnight, and the light of progress be extinguished,

Mr. Justice Coleridge, remarking | Ty that the case had come to a "some- what abrupt conclusion." directed the jury to and a verdict of Not Guilty, Bottomley having to pay the entire costs.

Very Soon afterwards Bottomley I shalt not forget the look

was arrested on charges of fraud heter a bit, but Marshall Hall was police court he again appeared at Bottomley's face as he tried to and after a long hearing at the having no nonsense, and told him the Old Bailey in May 1922. bluntly,——

WIN HOL

•

China would endeavour to emulate the shining example of Hongkong, she would soon be on the; road to happiness, and prosperity, As it is, she in vituntly bankrupt; her currency is almost a fantastic

myth, and she is fast losing her position as a great and enlightened Power. Her friends are still un-

alinust

Paid for speeches UE disclosed that Bottomley

· He-conducted his own defence as- „xious-to-assist-her-out-of-the-quog-- had been paid £24,000 for

ably as anybody else could have mire into which she has making

"Either you take my advice and done, but from the very beginning deliberately stumbled, but for some recruiting speeches offer no evidence, or I withdraw there was not the slightest hope. during the war, and that be from the case.

unaccountable reason she seems to 1 you do what I But he remained the old rhetori-prefer to spurn such offers and con- tween the years 1918-21 he had tell you, I'll do whatever I can in enl Bottumley, and tried his spell-tinue blindly to stumble backward laid his hands on some £1,300,- help you but you dare not go into binding qualities upon the jury.

and yet deeper into adversity. the witness-box" 000 of public money.

Emotionally, trembling with

Those who intense feeling, he denied the allega-

appreciate China's Bottomley could see that he was tons of fraud against him. Bigland frankly

also froubles should admitted beaten, and that he was near

appreciate the "Even if the terrible verdiet of Hongkong's virtues, and leave no that in a certain Bond draw he end of his run.

Huilly

comes from your lips, I sil stone unturned in munking this hnd improperly been made the

I can

his face now, as, turning believe something will happen to Colony an even greater and better "winner" of £1.000.

example of what can be achieved by to Marshall Hall, all the bluster undo it." deported and with a look of pathetic And then pointing towards the honesty of purpose and vision,

of relentless and appeal in his eyes, he said: "But emblem justice

then they will prosecute me"

Judge's seat-the bejewelled sword "That. I fear, is inevitable," was he declared: "If I am convicted the reply.

bard."

It WAS # vengeful pursuit of Bottomley carried out by Reuben Bigland, yet absolutely unavailing until Bottomley launched his notori- ous Victory Bond Club, which took in some 700,000.

Again another Bigland pam- phlet, in which he declared:

crooks ever born to issue as £1

it would be futile to go on with the Bottomley agreed in the end that

the behind

that sword will fall from its seab-NEGRO GIRL WINS

He then sank back into his sent exhausted.

HER CASE

An American Negro girl luis won the right to train as a lawyer, from which she had been barred because.

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ease

Biland, and on that against January morning in 1922 Marshall

But the jury were absent only 28 minutes. They found Bottomley Hali sprang one of his Kreatest surprises on the court when it guilty on 23 out of the 24 counts of

the indletment. Bottomley sitting at the solicitors'

Bottomley half crouched over the

of her colour. "The British Government has table directly in front of counsel, he ledge of the dock listening to the

the greatest of the case.

rose and asked for an adjournment words of Mr. Justice, Clavell Saller The Oklahoma State University allowed one of

he referred to "this series of was. in effect, directed by heartless frauds." and then went Supreme Court order to admit her. shares nearly 1,000,000 of these In Receivers' hands on to say: "These poor people despite

Slate law forbidding pieces of common blue paper

trusted you, and you robbed them Negroes to attend "white" schools.

་་ 6u ...with no trustees- iudi- HE explained that the whole of of £150,000 in ten mel

The girl, Ada Lois Sipucl, the books of the Victory Bond will go to penal servitude for

graduate of Langston, Oklahoma's Club-concerning which the libet years."

.Negro university, applied for admis- At length Bottomley was had been published-together with

(World Copyright.)

ston to the State university two I was young Mr Douglas Hogg gouted into bringing proceed books and documents of other con- (now Lord Hailsham) who ings for criminal libel against concerned, were in the lands of the

NEXT SATURDAY:

years ago. cerns in which Mr. Bottomley was spotted the weakness of issuing Bigland.

Gun Drama In Receivers, and he required gecess writs against both Bottomley

Court After a lengthy hearing at to these documents and books, un j

"am so on.

Spotted weakness

fors."

and. the publishers, and plain the police court Bigland was tiffs started to issue them committed for trial at the Old against the publishers only: by Bailey, the time being fixed that means Bottomley, could after some delay, caused by only be called as a witness, and Bigland putting in, a plea, of his "in person" advantages justification. were reduced to nil.

cause

-

Bottomley came to us, and

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U.S. Apprehension Over

Jap Textile Revival

The beginnings of revival in Japanese textile produc- tion have caused apprehension in the United States cotton industry, reports Associated Press. Despite assurances that Japan's output cannot reach prewar levels for years to come, American textile circles fear the threat of import. ed Japanese cotton goods. American manufacturers are

The court's unsigned recorded ouinion was that the State must pro-worried not only for the dumes- vide the girl with legal education.

tic market, but also for their world export.markets,

BY THE WAY by Beachcomber

ex-

second apology

IT appears that the words "cap. In The substitution of "gap in n-hedge" an en were correct, after all completely changes the sense of the passage.

Already the first signs of Japanese postwar penetration in world mar circles. American exporters are pro- kels have been noted, in textile

testing that recent offers of Japanese This month, reports of United | print cloths resulted in cancellation States Government plans to permit | of business already concluded with the Import of textiles brought the Belgian Congo, vigorous protests from 'cotton elrekes.

Thraugi, imports of Japanese The Japanese product was sold at

prices below 11:ose

of comparntily American goods.

.

even with limited

IE Filthistan Trio were Still getting nowhere

textiles, the US. Government hopes It was fun while it lasted, but we entered upon what was to who asked them to state what

passed to a higher official. STILL higher official then took

to provide Japan with dollar income with which to buy raw cotten. In there was to come a time when be our last appearance on his it was they wanted as shortly said he, "what's all this about leap

recovery of Japan's over.. 3. breezy fool. "Now,"

this way it is hoped to speed up fearful that

Domestically, textile sources aro Bottomley was to tempi Fate behalf.

frog? What's the trouble?"

economy and too fur.

as possible.

reduce the burden of American quantities, Japanese textiles could On the morning of the trial, It was the more tragic be- Mr Comyns-Carr, who was

Patiently the three Persians

undersell American products. Lower expenditure. They replied, reasonably enough, ves said the official, "but in Eng Twenty Years of Uproar

plained what they wanted. “Ah,

Experts like William H. Hock, priced goods, industry sources said, during the 1914 war fending Bigland, came to see that they wanted a plank in order land, you know, leapfrog and seesaw

formerly a high official of the textile could seriously imperil the economle 011 only a few types of textiles, Bottoniley had become a figure Marshall Hall. He was looking to play seesuw in hotel vestibules and are quite different things.

REMEMBER an occasion when branch. of the milltary occupation who stood for all that was rather serious, and had with ed them if they had anything to de Adults,"

other places. The official then ask- don't play secsaw."

Adults Blotow was singing Tristan and forces, recently said it would take position of the American textile "We patriotic and to the advantage him a bundle of documents.

are not Rustiguzzi Isolde. A busy body filled Japan 10 to 20 years to regain its industry and its workers. with the Friends of Asia League or Kazbulah, and we never hear of was drunk will something to remember vividly what happened sald the New York Journal of Com-

we are Persians," said the cup from which the love-pollon; former textile position.

"The current threat to American of the men who had fought for

These he showed to Marshall the Society for Cultural Friendship lipfroog, ho yes." "That's good,"

But American industry sources producers cannot be over-estimated.” the country.

Hall, who was so shocked nt with the New Mongolia. Of this said the official, "but I doubt if wu German Inngange, thick enough to In the 1930's. From

powerful than the usual beer. The Certainly the average work what he read that he dashed word. The official then said he that. Can't you do

they understood not one solitary can aliot any wood for a come like begin with, grew thicker, until a

an initial im-merce. ing man and woman and the off straight away to

port total of 1,000,000 yards in 1933, the Old didn't see why they needed a plank plank?" "O sir," said Ashura, "none rang out, to

without Acry of "Geschoschschwaschsch" Japon managed to increase exports Service man looked upon him as Bailey to see Bottomley.

to piny leapfrog. This Summoxed but a mighty magician can play see- "Nachoschgeschoschschusch!"

be answered by to the United States 500,000,000

· their champion.

"We

the three gentlemen, who shouted. saw without a plank, for there is aro offering

yards by 1937. His final downfall was due to evidence," he told that worthy. one Reuben Bigland, who died "It's the only course to take. in February last year at the And there's nothing you can to age of 85. Soon after 1918 about it."

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no

the official. "Liptroog," and the to go aaw upon but the emply air" "Rut what is ipfroog?" "Who?" sald naught for the players to go seo and Tailpiece Persinns. "Is it your English word "Very sorry," said the official, "but that one hos Ho

He drops ro cassially into the arla do with 1?" asked the amcial. So for seesaw?" "What's acesow got to leapfrog isn't seesaw, you know.

o sense of drama. (Musle critic.) another deadlock set in.

And the disconsolato Persians were That is exactly what the cook said alown out..--

about the policeman."

i

Other Considerations Industry sources sold it, was re- ported that the; U.S. Government Export Markets Last.

was planning to permit the Import During the same period. normal the middle of this month, however, of 80,000,000 yards annually. · By American export marketa were being protests had lost to low prico Japanese.competiputting into effect the government-

brought a dolayin

tion.

programme.-Associated Press.