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"at Leicester, to the wife of
H. J. Brontley, of Bostuquet Co.. Ceylon, a son
Hongkong, Thursday. "Sept. 23, 1926.
go on for ever; allocating iffade-. quate votes in the Estimates for the Post Office Department, nor can it always expect the same [ratio of excess of receipts over expenditure. With the admitted-
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1926.
THE YEAR'S WORK.
DEATH SENTENCE.
(Continued from 'pag's I.
Identification.
ANNUAL MEETING OF C. S. C
THANKS TO OFFICERS..
Mr. Sheldon submitted that the ly wretched material at their facts went to show that there command the higher Postal were never, in' fact, more than A successful year in regard to officials and supervisors have three men and that the other marsport, membership, social activities referred to by witnesses was and finante was reported by the done-and are doing-wonders. really the man who should be in President of the Cvf: Service Club But that by no means acquits the the dock in the place of his client, (Mr. Justice J. R. Wood) at the Government of its duty of ensur- Counsel further submitted that
it was. Tudicrous for the other annual meeting yesterday evening. ing that sufficient funds are voted fishermen to state that they could An increase in membership of a to make locul postal efficiency identify people on the boat at a considerable Tercentage - was 1 pn, something of which the Colony distance of 200 yards. With referred to by the President, 68 new gard to the identification by the can be proud. Retrenchment or
boy, counsel emphasised that the members having joined and 13 re- no retrenchment the spoiling of lad in question had been kept by signed. The membership stood at the ship for a hap worth of tar the police for some considerable 256. They had to record with re- cannot be tolerated in our primary period, net with prisoners in the
all and that the inspector hirrel the deaths of three members, public utility--the Post Office. self had stated that the prisoner Messrs. J. H. Oxberry, J. Hutchison
Some time ago when this same when identified, was the only man and W. Blakey.. subject was being discussed," the wearing the particular type of
Dealing with the Bnancial report". clothes. It was obvious that the which showed & balance of $1,338, idea was ventilated of appointing boy was given to understand that a Select Commission of Enquiry he was expected to pick out a
the President, said that expendi ture on improvements to the into the working of the Post fisherman.
building had been carried onto the Office. But such should be quite
Mr. T. Addis. for the third pri- year's working acerunt without unnecessary if the Government sener, said that the most reliable having to draw on the reserve, will only take a more intelligent and trustworthy of the Crown!
New Premises. Interest in the Postal Department witnesses, the small lad, had been With regard to the Centre Club, and if it will think less of so-soner and the only witness who taking over would be avaliable for unable to identify the third pri- the premises which they propored called economy and more of the said she did was the alleged wife use some time during the latter. public convenience. There can be of the first prisoner who had prov-part of November, ne middle course!
"Fantastic.
POSTAL GRIEVANCES.
Several weeks ago complaints were published in our correspon dence camns in regard to the belated delay in the delivery of postal matter. These were made
ed herself most unreliable in heri The President.congratulated the other statements, For instance treasurer (Mw B. E. Maughan) on the subject of special enquiry,
she had stated that it was pitch the excellent year's working and when a satisfactory explanation Kowloon School Complaint.
dark at the time, a suggestion also referred to the work behindi "How much has been spent on which in the light of what had the scenes for the Club but in by for the delays on the specific oc-
Queen's College and other similar casions was forthcoming. At the institutions to provide education happened, counsel submitter was Mr. J. J. Gregory, the Club steward. fantastic in the extreme. The On the proposition of the Pre- same time it was gathered that. for the Chinese during the last woman had obvious motives insident, seconded by Mr. L. For normal times, the present staff few years?" poignantly asks a wishing to shield one in whom the Longbottom. the report 16. of the Post Office is considered to educate as far as posstole, the the statement alleged to have meeting. Mr. R. C. Witchell con
corresportont. With the project was interested. With regard to accounts were adopted by the sufficient, although emphasis was "China May is in full sympathy been made by the third prison-gratafiting the, Club on a anec laid on the special difliculties of But our attention has been drawner, counsel said that all it in factful year. employing men
to an alleged shortcoming at the comparatively
Lamounted to was an admission! The chairman, adtiregaing", the Kowloon British School Kowloon that he had rowed the first pri-meeting again. said that he had new to the work. A large per folks can hardly say, with pride soner to the boat in question. Put-been authorised by the committee centage of the clerical and cutdoor that the Government had beenting the case at its very blackest, to propose that the Hon. Mr. H. T. staff has been engaged since the generous to them in the matter of the most that could be said Creasy: Mr. G. R. Sayer and Mr. strike. and it was
schools, notwithstanding pointed out vigilance of the Residents. Asso- rowed the first prisoner out to the sidents of the Club. Proceeding, the against the man was that, having P. 7. Lamble be elected vice-pre- that, although they are doing ciation. A boy of five was taken Beat for the purpose of the first he said it would seem to put the their best, "testood to venson that along on Monday-when the win-prisoner paying back a debt, the Club right, with the Director of they are not se conversant with ter term started-but his mother first prisoner had made a last Public Works as a vice-president, the technicalities as men who had was informed that infants were minute change in his plans and Referring to Mr. Sayer, Mr. Wood been engaged on the work for ten cause there was no room. His tion.
not being taken at present be-decided to rob the boat in ques-said that he had been a tower of surength to the cricket team" for [JACKSON—On September 1, 1926. years or more (as some of the name was placed on the waiting His Honour, in summing up. Frany years. They knew that he had in Colombo, to Mi and men who left during the strike list. perhaps there may te a emphasised the grave duty of a leaptained an interport team in
vacancy at Christmas, and if jury called to find a verdict on a Shanghai, And had been). As the outcome "a there was the list would be drawn capital charge. The Crown had wanted as
Mr. Sayer was #vice president of the great deal of extra supervision upon according to age. That was to prove the case against each Club. Ceylon to the wife of L. v. work is required.”» »
all that "could be done for him at man for their case to be upheld Mr. Lamble, said the chairman, der Spoel; a daughter..
These complaints of belated de- respondent's query is
the moment.. However, our cor and if the jury found that the was one of the oldest members of SYKES-On September 14, 1926 ays in the delivery of postal nected with the incident alleged violence with intent to kill then in sport on many occasions.
not con-men did not, in fact, rob and use the Club, and had represented them at the General Hospin Saatter-newspapers in particular He has heard that two classes of the proper verdict was acquittal had served on the committee and pore, to doan wife.o G. K. Sykes, Malayan Civil Service are recurrent. In this office a British, school-children are ac- His Honour reviewed the evidence had taken ofter. The Club would
commodated in matsheds at the at considérable length: A son.
Very careful watch has been kept rear of the Gun Club Hill annexe,
be honoured to elect him. PANSON-On September 10, 392,
His Honour's View. over the delivery of incoming believed to be on loan from the
The motion was seconded by Mr. at the Maternity Hospita'.
At yesterday afternoon's hear; Vergeste, and carried unanimously, Johor Bahru, FM, to Mr. papers-not, be it noted, by the Military authorities, Dame ing of the case, His Honour said Mr. Sayer returned" thanks for and Mrs. H. J. Manson, Kota postmen but in our own private Gossip had whispered that the that it had been consended that his election, and promised to do as Tinggi, a daughter.
Goverment once intended to for the prisoners be much as he could for the institu- box at the General Post Office, erect two more rooms during the found guilty it would have to be Ition. Time and again ships have ar-holiday's but changed its decision. proved against them that the in- Mr. Lamble endorsed Mr. Sayer's rived early in the morning. but it Accordingly," the Kowloon re- cidents, if proved, took pince on remarks and said that although he CRAIG CROMAR-On September has been noon-and sometimes ed upon the peninsula, in view of ial waters. His view was that ter- would do all that he could for the silent asks if more can be bestow the high seas and not in territor would be leaving shortly he too 5, 1926 at St. Andrew's Scot Kirk, Colpelly, John Alexandrafter-before a single newspaper generosity in other directions. ritorial waters might be included Crady, of Urugalhi, Badulla, was received from the Post Office. Taking the temporary matshed in the high seas and that piracy Margaret Forbes Keith Cromar From outside sources, we learn together, the "China Maf" seri-ritorial waters.
business and the full-up incident might be committed within ter
Election of Officers. of Aberdeen, Scotland.
The following officials after being that the service of delivery by Fously asks if there is a quick re- LAMB-SHAW.-On September 8,
Mr. Alabaster remarked that duly proposed and seconded were 1926, at the Parish Church, postmen is not all that it should medy; at the same time repeating us His Honour was against him elected: Folkestone Donald Chande be--one of our informants was an old request for admission to he would ask that the point be re- Secretary, Mr. L. Longbottom; Mrs. Lamb Carak Estate, quite Eugene-Chenian in his lurid meetings of the Education Board. served. P.W.) and Edith A. Show condemnation-but naturally no @widow of Lieut. John Shaw strong protest can be voiced in Canadian Exp. Force), and the absence of concrete instances eldest daughter of Mr. and Mes, Kings of Guildhall Street, of, apparent gröse dereliction of Folkastone (by cable),
duty by the postmen.
F. C. Jackson, a son.
VAN DER SPOEL-On Septemberd
4. 1926, at Bambalapitiya,
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DEATHS...
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FATAL ACCIDENT AT SWISS
"COTTAGE ESTATE.
D.
MR. B. W. HAME.
The death is announced under Bernard Whitfield. Hame, M.C., very sad circumstances of Mr.
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treasurer,. Mr. B. E. Mayghan; hon, His Honour declined to reserve stewart, Mr. S. E. Alderman; the point.
groundsman, Mr. H. Rose; crieket, Mr. Sheldon said that the captain of first eleven. Mr. B. D. ruling was equivalent to a French Evans; vice-captain, Mr. F. J. do ship being pirated by another Rome; captain of second eleven, Mr. French ship within half a mile of J. H. B. Nihill'; vice-captain, Mr. Boulogne and a British ship cap-H. F.. Harper; cricket representa- turing the pirates and they being tive, Mr. P. T. Lamble: lawn bowls tried at the Old Bailey.
representative, Mr. R. A. Smith; His Lordship: That's it., tennis representative,, -Mr." R, `R. Mr. Sheldon: And Your Lord-Wood; cricket scorers, Mr. W.
His Lordship: No.
Sayers feecond eleven); umpire, Mr. Alabaster, addressing the Mr. P. T. Lamble (first eleven).
This much, however, is clear- that the Postal Department is not BOWMAN-On September 5, 1926, dog all that it car and ought to
at Colombo, Miss C.-H. Eowman meet the convenience of the com- A.MI.C.E... assistant Municipak Enship will not reserve the point? Fincher (first eleven) and Mr. W.. COREA-On September 4, 1926munity, which is the sine qua non gineer at Singapore, at the early
of Baddegama, Ceylon.
Corea. of Chilaw.
age of 87.
at "Chilaw, "Ceylon, Mrs. J. -E. [of any postal service anywhere; Mr. Hame lost his life as the re-court on the defence of the pri- General committee, Messrs. J. W. Corea, wife of Mudailyr J. E. The supervising staff and the sult of an accident at his house, 6, soner, said his view and the view Deakin, A. O. Brawn, P. S. Vergette, EBELL-On September 5, 1926, higher officials at the General Swiss Cottage Estate, in the early of other counsel for the defence C. Sara, H. F. Harper, H. E. Strange Ernest Ebell (of the Post Office are apparently being hours of the morning of September was that from the first the pri- and R. 5. W. Patterson, Messrs. Australian Air Force) son overwrought, to the risk of im-some concrete steps to
15. It appears that he went up soners stated their defence. They F. H. Williams and C. James were
call the stated it when they were charged re-elected auditors. of the late Mr. B. W. Ebel.pairment of their health and syce at about 11.45 the previous and when they were before the The chairman then proposed that. and nephew of Mr. F. W. Andre, of Non-Farell Estate ultimate efficiency They appar- night when he slipped and hit his magistrate. Each prisoner rested an honorarium of $50 or the equi- Ohiya, Ceylon. Killed in anently are being obliged to handle cussion of the brain.
Head on the stops, causing con- his case on his statements and valent be voted to the secretary, aeroplane crash at Melbourne. material which-though doubt-
the defence would call no evid-treasurer and stevard," The SMITH-On September 5, 1926, in
All possible assistance was ren- once.
motion was put to the meeting and London, Georgina Caroline less welcome after the strike-dered by Dr. Dawson, who lives Mr. Dyer Ball, for the Crown, carried. Elizabeth Colomb (née Roll was of an inferior type from the were so serious that he died less there was no doubt that all three Mr. H. Rose, for his energetic work close by, but the deceased's injuries submitted that from the evidence Votes of thanks were proposed to ings), wife of Thomas Smith, beginning. formerly of Barnagalla, Dolor-since the majority were engaged.
It is well over a year than two hours later...
prisoners were at Lap Sap Moi on during the year, to Messrs. Ver- buge. Ceylon.
Much sympathy will be felt for that evening, that was gained getta, B. E. Maughan, and all retir. CLUNIES-ROSS-On Sept. 15, if we are correctly informed and the Municipality loses by this submitted that the actions of the dent for the able manner in which Mrs. Hame and her young child, from their own statements. Heing officers; and also to the presi 1926, at 75, Scotts Rond, at 3.30 and yet we are told that "a great tragic occurrence an able and popu- arst prisoner subsequent to the he had conducted the meeting, 1.M., Mrs. Emily Clunie deal of supervision work is re-lar official, Clunies-Ross, widow of Charles
affair were not those of an hon- Cluntes Clunies-Ross, aged 71 quired.". Surely it does not take The late Mr. Hame was with the est and innocent man. He said Bournemouth Municipality before he was compelled to go. If so
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beloved ten years to train a postal clerk the war. He joined up in 1914, and why did he not go to the Police at that he received money which he mother of Georgina, Sophie, or a postman up to, the standard after service in India he obtained the first opportunity as did the was to pay for the hire of the Ottie and Mr. J.A. AcCully of even moderate efficiency? If a commission in the Royal En-boy. Did the jury believe that boat.
In addition $30 or more Ross) of Cocos Keeling Islands, so, then the only thing to do is to fingers and served in Franco, the third prisoner mame him row was an absurd aum for the hire HAME-On Singapore 15, 1926, at make a
where he was awarded the Military out to the boat. He thought of the boat. his residence 6, Swins Cottage have been engaged since the
clear sweep of all who Cross,
there was ample evidence to con- In his statement the third pri Estate, Singapore, Whitfield]
He came out to Singapore after vict the first prisoner.
sondr said he was compelled to do Hame, M.C., A.M.I.C.E., oged strike and start de nove with bet-the war, and did valuable work for Clearly identified
it." He left it, to the jury to de 37, Assistant Municipal Enter and brighter material-men connection with the road reconstruc-identified by the boy. The jury ring as his share but he did, not the Municipality, particularly in Number 2 prisoner was clearly cide what "it" was. He got a gold gineer, Singapore. HEPWORTH.-At Eastbourne, and who will adapt themselves with tion programme which is being would recall that he was the man say, what for.
carried out in Singapore. He was to whom the cargo of sweet pota denly, Colonel W. Hopworth, greater speed to postal routine..
At this stage the Court ad». V.D., T.D., formerly Com-j
At whatever cost the con-in Singapore, to whom the news of and therefore he must have hired all three counsel for the defence known to a wide circle of friends toes belonged. It was his cargo journed until this morning when manding Officer of the 8th Buttalion of the West Riding venience of the public must be his tragic death will come as Regiment
served. The Government cannot deep shock.
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the boat and it was his place to will address the jury on behalf pay for it. Yet his story was of prisoners,