1948-04-26 — Page 4

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

MONDAY, APRIL 26, 1948.

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MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY

Charles

LAUGHTON Clark GABLE

FRANCHOT TONE

ZAVAGN DINGEDOJE KRILEAN ·

OPENS TO-MORROW!

SHOWING

"I should like it to be

clearly understood that this

is to be only an illusion "

Everman's

AYA

SAWING THROUGH A WOMAN ”

LOW

(Copyright in All Countries)

Robertson now faces two problems in the 'Berlin Bridgehead'

"He must be tough with one ... and -restraining-

with another"

BERLIN, April 12. IR BRIAN ROBERTSON lias, to my mind, the most difficult job of any British official anywhere..

He is faced in Berlin by a crisis of conflicting interests none of which is in every re- spect identical with those of Britain.

Sefton Delmer's

NEWSMAP

Already he claims their nction In Berlin has hastened the passing of the Marshall plan.

for this inquiry is an act of states- manship.

The Inquiry, I believe from the evidence I have heard, will show that the collision was an accident.

HOW TO CHECK THE

SHOPLIFTERS

The mystery of shop-: lifting by "usually respect- ablo" peoplo was discussed at a London conference...

It

that shoplifting is ing £1.500.000

cost-

year

in London alone. Today

a distinguished magistrate

has been estimated a'na.lys.os this

by CLAUD MULLINS

avil.

LL magistrates are worried detectives and fow cases come from

about shoplifters.. Most of branches X and Z; and so on. these tiresome people are "first Is not this some proof that much offenders," but that does not undelected stealing takes place? always mean that they have not stolen before; it merely means to examine their method of exhibit- Owners of shops should be asked that they have not proviously ing and protecting goods and in such been found guilty. But fow of examination they should ask them- them are really criminals. selves this question: "If I put this article here, can I profect it?" It Can one classify shoplifters? I is useless to demand exemplary think So, I belleve that three penalties from the courts, for courts quarters DX them hove atolen deal with offenders as individuals, because the goods are inndequately not as a class. protected. Shops of many kinds What of the other kinds of shop- lifters? I would divida. them into three entegories:

Taunt their wares and make them casily available.

customers atcal, debased sporting To do so scems easy;

The wrost offenders are the chain (1) Somo stores that have island counters. In prompted by the middle are two assistants, but instincte. often

only one. All round are some neighbours may have been. counters with open trays filled with successful, so why not try one's attractive goods. With the best of luck? Such people are akin to those Intentions ani assistant, when just mentioned. serving a customer, cannot protect the goods in the trays at the back and at the sides of her.

UNPROTECTED

2 Some have low morals. They want goods and feel that they must have them. This class of shoplifter is often the victim of the politicians who, especially at election times, Therefore, unless there is a emphasise the policy of "Something second assistant who happens to for Nothing.".

bo facing the opposite way, three-

quarters of the trays DFC unpro- These shoplifters almost con- tected. If there is such a second vince themselves that they have a asstatant, the trays at her right and right to have the goods that they left remain unprotected,

want,

This planning of shops is wrong Such people usually have no in my opinion. It is true that these contacts with churches; religion stores have door detectives, but an means nothing to them, This Is army of them would be required scarcely surprising, since religion. to protect all these island counters, teaches

self-discipline and the wrongfulness of stealing other It is a frequent experience In people's property... "niagistrates' courts to hear that,

In

when women have been caught 3.-Kleptomania is sometimes put stealing, numerous other stolen forward as a defence to a charge of goods have been found, in, their shoplifting.

Such a plea means bags-successfully stolen

the that there was on Irresistible im- same shop. Sometimes, when a pulse to steal. Technically this ia no woman is caught in Store A defence, according to our present Stealing may be an outward numbers of goods are found that law, have been successfully stolen from Stores B and C.

In other kinds of shops even quite expensive gooda ore sometimes within reach of customers, and neither assistants nor detectives can

A new mark

DEFORE 'going to Berlin I took Bsoundings of two other German always keep their eyes on them.

key points in the political battle of Europe.

to

protection This insufficient

of roods affords no excuse

the for the shortage In Frankfort, teat of the German shoplifters, but with Bizonal Administration, I found of goods it is not surprising that British and American ometals, with large numbers of people yield

this excessive temptation. French assistance, working оп и He expects the same help for project which will fundamentally Selective Service.

change the economic set-up in West Germany.

THEY ESCAPE

sign of many kinds of psychological trouble, but caution is necessary especially when the articles stolen will be useful to the shoplifter.

EASY DEFENCE

Keen as I have long been on the psychological treatment of offenders: in sultable cases, have misgivings about this plea in shoplitting cases. If evidence of mental illness is given by an expert for the defence, f should always be checked by an expert acting for the prosecution. This defence is too easy and can casily be abused.

On the one side he has the Soviet authorities. They want to climinate the British, French, and American occupation forces from Berlin, where they con-

I am convinced that for avery

In the official account of prewar stitute a dangerous Western'

offender who is caught. there are attempts to use psychiatry in prisons. bridgehead in Iron Curtain

Our envy

-They are making the preparations many who are not, Some Arms, occurs these words: "Some, whilst Europe. They want to make

for a currency reform. The Ger- with many shops have detectives awaiting trial, have exploited man mark will be made convertible who spend a period in ano shop medical psychologists in order Berlin the capital of an Eastern

The consequence of this at Inte dollars at 3.30 marks to the and then pass on to other branches, bring forward evidence, Germany, as firmly isolated titude is that the Americans dollar for import and export pur- from the West ng the other act in Germany with a freedom poses under much the

When they are In branch X the fore the court, that they are under medical treatment and irresponsible, Iron Curtain countries. They from inhibition which many ditions as the £..

local court will have many

or at least subjects for leniency." from that branch, but almost none

(East-Hubert Report, para. 39.). But it will take many times as from the other branches Y and Z This danger needs to be borne In -many-of-the-old-marks to buy the Then branch-Y-la attended to by the mind.

"THE THIEF OF BAGDAD" want it as a base from which British envy.

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-to-communiso-the-rest-of..Ger...

many-and Europe. Robert- Sir Brian has to exert a re- Bon has to be firm in opposing straining influence

his their encroachments.

American colleague-and on his On the other side stands own staff who would like most powerful Americans today. General Lucius Clay, one of the follow the U.S. line. .

to

new.

same con-

For it is intended to wipe out the savings accumulated by Ger- mans during the war as well as the black market profits and the six thousand millions of Soviet printed marks which have found their way to the West. At the same time food

He is commander not only of A Berlin cocktail party this the American forces in Ger- week-end was an example, Bri-

were there and and goods are to be put on the many, but in the whole of tish officials Europe. He has been granted they were freely discussing the German market in quantities not wider powers of discretion than night's big news: General seen so far. have ever been given an am- Robertson's note which accept- bassador. He has authority to "Ahoot if necessary.”

Germans, it is hoped, will begin ed an Anglo-Russian luquiry to work for money once more in- into the air crash without in- stead of cigarettes. sisting on the

presence of

And General Clay wants a French and American repre showdown in Berlin.

A shock

sentatives.

"Shameful," "An Indignity." "Climb-down," "Appeasement, He wants Berlin, as he has were phrases they used about again and again told his ad. it. And among the critics were visers during these last weeks, many senior men holding im- to become a kind of bloodless portant posts. Pearl Harbour," a signal to jerk

L

Holding out

THE Importance of this currency

reform was made clear to me in Dusseldorf, centre of the German steel industry and therefore a vital clement in Europe's economic re- covery.

Britain must import '1,000,000 tons of German steel scrap this year if our steel industry is to reach its target output.

1

But wo shall be lucky if we get as much as 200,000 tons of scrap

I understand how they feel. the American people into mili- But I do not agree with them. tant action against their Their tempera have been strain- etiemies. Soviet anxiety to ed to breaking point by Russian eliminate the Westerners from obstruction, insults, disloyalty under present conditions. Berlin, he believes, may lead and provocation. Lust Mon- them into deeds which will de- day's collision in their view

marks. ronstrate to all Americans the presents an opportunity for

The price they get for it now ruthlessness of Moscow and the "having things out."

le worth barely ten cigarettes a ton. gravity of the Soviet menace But Sir Brian Robertson's to Europe and the Western moderato nole pstablishing a judicial change that

Currency reform it is hoped, will world.

by giving the mark rather than a 'political atmosphere some value.

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Owners of Germany's steel scrap are hanging on. They refuse to part with it for valueless

YOU CAN'T SELL THAT LOOK AT THE CONDITION IT'S

IN

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