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POSTAL EMPLOYEE CHARGED
TRIP TO JAVA
CHINA MAIL,
ALLEGED THEFT OF REGISTERED MAIL FOR JAPAN
10,000 YEN INVOLVED
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Sousa remained, there until he THE SHARE MARKET was traced by the Police. He was afterward found and arrested in' Sourabaya. Extradition proceedings were commenced, but. Sousa agreed to waive these preceedings and re-
under Police! turn voluntarily escort, which he did
Hong Kong Stock Exchange
on June 10.TT. on London He was then arrested upon arrivel T.T, on Shanghai here by Chief Detective. Inspector
Reynolds and charged. In reply H.K. Bank
to the two charges against him, H.K. London Reg. Sousa had nothing to say.
Chartered Bank
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. E, W.
the Replying to the Magistrate, Mr. Mercantile A. & B. Hamilton heard evidence at Central Magistracy in the case in Andrewes said that part of Sousa's Mercantile C. was to P. & 0. 'Bank which a Portuguese youth named duties as sorter of mails
Insurances Jose
Antonio Mariano de Sousa, make out letters bills in duplicate, Bank of East Asia
of which, the original, was (22), formerly employed at the one
the Union Insurance local Post Office, is charged with forwarded with the mails to their Canton Insurance offences under Post Office Ordinance, destination; and the other,
carbon one, was retained and filed No. 7, of 1926.
was in 3 room
The Crown is applying for the at the Post Office here. That pro- North China Insurance
committal to the next cedure coming in as a general way, Yangtze Insurance accused's
where nura-China. Fire Insurance Criminal Sessions on two charges the mails were not checked. Souss China Underwriters as follow:-
(1) That he on February 5, 1929, ber of other officials worked along-H.K. Fire Insurance being then an officer of the General side him. Post Office Hong Kong), and being of a entrusted with the preparing document, remely,
a letter bill, did fraudulently prepare the document in correctly, or alter, or secrete, or des- trey such document; and
now produced in Court.
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.$1240 £1324
2193 b
SWEEP
..£38,
£15 £9
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.$90% n
$630 s .8323 n [323 324 sa ....$160 b .M850
.$2.10 s .$300 b
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.$770 b
Shipping
$271⁄2 n
-$25% B
-$2.6 &
$45 b
570 n
.98/- n
$22
.48 n
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.T14 &
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$124 b
.$35 n
$3.95 b
T138 n
T6 b
T137% b
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...Mining
Douglases Evidence Led Acting Chief Detective Inspector H.K. Steamboats A. Reynolds, who was the first H.K. Tugs & Lighters witness to be called, said that at Indo-China (Pref.) 8.45 a... on June, 12, he saw the Indo-China (Def)
Central Police Shell Transports. (old) (2) That he or the same date did accused at the
He told Sousa that he Shell Transports (new) steal two postal packages,, namely Station. one bag containing 30 registered let ters and two insured letters; and one was arresting him on two warrants Union. Water-boats
Benguets bag containing nine registered letters which he read and which were and one insured letter, the property of the Postmaster General,
At 9.15 on the same morning, he Kailan Mining Ad. duel Langkats (comb.) Mr. J. T. Prior appeared for the
accused, charged the defence.
formality being observed as regards Langkats (single)
Shanghai Explorations At
outset, Mr. L. R.
Shanghai Loang Andrewes, assistant Crown Solici-warning the accused before being
Raubs he needed an in- tor, who prosecuted, said that there asked if he would make a statement,
and asking if
Tronoh Mines to both In answer was one thing that he was not Lerpreter. quite sure of and that was the ac charges, Sousa said he had nothing rused's right name. There seemed to be several variations of it such as Jose Mariano de Sousa and Jose Armando de Sousa.
the
The Magistrate intimated that he would go
by the name appearing on the charge sheet, which Jose A. de Sousa.
Case for the Crown
was
·
to say.
all
H.K. & W. Docks China Providents in Hongkews
Mr. N. L. Smith, Post-Master
that early General, stated
on pru New Engineers February, after serving
was given; one Shanghai Docks bation, accused month's notice by the witness as
for a
his probation was ended. He WAS Ewo Cottons...13:15 b 13,40 s T2.20 b On February 6, Sousa ask-Oriental Cottons to go. ed if he might go at once
Shanghai Cottons (old) T78 b Mr. Andrewes then outlined the better job and witness allowed this Shanghai Cottons (new) T34% b
He said that on condition that Sousa drew no case for the Crown. the accused was first employed in pay for the six days that he had the Post Office on June 18 of last worked in February.
Accused's Duties year, as a probationary sorter.
per s.s. ""Tamba."
that the was
Lands, Hotels & Buildings H.K. & S. Hotels..$8.65 b 831 s
H.K. Lands Shanghai Lands
$61 b 624
.T147 b T13 b .$7.60 b
Public Utilities H.K. Tramways .819 b 19/19.30 sa Peak Trams (old)
On September 9 he was promoted Part of Sousa's duties on Febru-Humphreys' Estates to Class & in the order of the ary 5 was to close the ordinary H.K. Realties. service, and on February 1 of this mails for Kobe, Nagasaki and Moji HK. Territorials
The procedure Prince's Buildings year, be was given one month's
officer closing the notice to leave. Following that, on February 6, he asked lir. 1. Hynes, Superintendent of Mails, and Mr. N. L. Smith, Post-Master General, whether he might be permitted to leave the service on that same day, as he had got other course, He was, of employment. allowed to leave but he had to forfeit pay for the six days that he worked in February.
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Level and Storage of water in Re servoirs on June, 1, 1929:
CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS.
China, Lights (new) China Lights 1928 18ue
4 months'
sight
1197%
-1272%
.$55% b
On Berlin-
On demand
-$26% n
On New York-.
..$7 bOn demand
46% T144 b Credits, 60 days' sight 48%
11/9 On Bombay- $19/6 b Wire
129
1928
1929
$21⁄2 On demand
129%
Tytam
Level
30' 5"B
On Calcutta
Tytam Byowash
Level
27' 6"B
.85 ets. b Wire.
129%
Tytem Intermediate Level
59' 8"B
..$27 nOn demand
..32. b On Singapore
Tytam Tik****
10 7 B 98'11"B
12934
Tong Nei Chung.
Level 40 1'B
Pakfulum
Level
88' 8"
b 834 sa On demand.
[8.80 n
882
On Kanile-
$7% 8 On demand ............
94
$1.40 n
On Shanghai-
..$7.6
On demand
812
30 day's sight (private
1929 884.80 176.80
.$5 b
Paper)
Stores, &c.
On Yokohama
Tytam Intermediate:
22.37 195.90
11
10.02
Tytam Tuk
1,171.15
43.42
.319 i
On demand
1061⁄2
Wong Nel Chung
80.34
68
$125
Gold Leaf, 100 fine
Pokfuium
06.00
4.42
.80 cts. b
235.45
.$18
.$18 'b
10.00 244
1% 18.
Nominal
3% Frem
·7% p.a.
On February 6, the duties dis-mails, when his ordinary mail was H.K. Electrics (old) included ready, called at the registration HK. Electrics (new) charged by the accused the closing of mails for Kobe and branch to see if there were any re-Macao Electrics Nagasaki. Incidentally he had gistered and insured malls for those UK. Telephones
He then should take China, Buses also to go to the Registration destinations.
an Singapore. Tractions Branch which was situated next the registered bag and make door in the same building, to er entry on Table 3 of the letters bill, Singapore Pref.
Industrinis quire whether there was any regis of the details of the registered mail Sandakan Lts. tered mail for Kobe and, Nagasaki. as shown on the label of the regis
He should next put the China Sugars The Registration. Branch put up tered bag. the registered mail and insured registered bag in the last ordinary Malabon Sugars mail in little bags, and then placed mail bag; then put the registered Canton Ices them all in one big bag which was mail in with the original letters Cements (comb.) .38.70
Evidence would bill, the carbon copy being kept on then sealed up.
Cements (old) be given to show that the accused file. collected a bag from the Registra- Witness then put in correspon- Cements (new) tion Department containing. Kobe dence exchanged with the Japanese H.K. Ropes (old) mail and also another bag contain-postal authorities in connection E.K. Ropes (new) ing the Nagasaki mail, and that it with the matter, together with United Asbestos was his duty to put these two bags other documents, to which he had!
He said that Dairy Farm into one general lot of mail going previously referred. to Kabe and Nagasaki. The the liabilities incurred by the local Watsons evidence would be that he did all Post Office in the matter were to the Der A. Wings this and stole the contents of the extent of $770 in respect of Kobe Lane, Crawfords
Mackintosha. bags,
and $380 in respect of Nagasaki
Sinceres First Indications
He bad no personal knowledge of The first indications of an offence the precise value of the contenta
came to of the mail mentioned. having been committed
Examined by Mr. J. T. Prior on light on February 26, when one of
(per tael) Sovereigns (Bank's
buying, rate)
$12 b Silver (per oz.)
Bar Siver in Hong .$8 #
Wm. Powells
:
:.
Miscellaneous H.X. Amusements
Колк
$29% n
Copper Cash
.$11⁄2 n
Copper Cents
67% n
7.9% b-p.
m.
H.K. Govt. Loans
the senders of a registered pack-behalf of the accused, the witness HK. Constructions age containing 10,000 yen enquired agreed that the reason for giving B. Ind. G.$ Bonds at the Post Office how it did not Sousa notice was that he was in- reach its destination at Kobe. The efficient and made a lot of mis- Post Office sent a reclamation for takes. There was no question of them to make enquiries at dishonesty. All pestal officials Nagasaki, while the Post-Master were more or less in a position of General also communicated with trust.
EXCHANGES
✨, TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS the postal people, first at Kobe and Mr. Prior: Although they are then at Nagasaki, asking them to under notice-It is so rare to On London-
1/11/ return the original letters bill that give a man notice, that I don't Bank, wire had been sent with and accom think there is a fixed rule on the Bank, on demand ... 1/11 3/16
Bank, 30 days, sight panied the malls, This registered subject. letters bill was a document in which Replying to other questions Mr Bank, 4 months' sight-1/11 wore entered particulars of re- Smith said he would go so far 28 Credits, 4 months'
sight 2/-% gistered and insured mail, It was to say that such an offence as the found that "Table 3 In that secused was alleged to have com- Documentary 4 months' document had not been filled In, but mitted could be carried out without sight looking up “Table 3" in the premeditation. It was not even duplicate retained on file at the necessary for him to have an ac Fost Office, they found that it had complice.N been filled in. Therefore the two forms did not tally. The record showed that the accused handled that particular mail.
A Farewell Dinner
2/-
[Nota: B, denotes "Below Overflow": A. denotes "Above Overflow: I de notes "Level with Overflow."]
Storage in millions and Decimals
Tytam
of gallons,
Tytam Byewash...
1928
per
1928
248.30
Rate of Native In-
Chinese Sub. Coin. 28% dis Hong Kong Sub. Coin Par
LONDON EXCHANGES
London, Yesterday.
-123.878
4.84 15/16
Total, .... 1,870.56.
Consumption of water in the City and Hill District in millions and de- cimals of gallons during the month of May.
19/29 139.21* Estimated population 422,240 432,560 Consumption
Consumption engin
10.4 head per day
...17.8... Includes 8.10 mg. from Talkoo Refinery Dam & 8.24 mg, from Kow- Icon.
Intermittent Supply in all Rider Main Districts during May 1928. Ia 1929, Principal Main Sapply shut off from 6 p.m.-8 am May 1-27 inclusive. Fram May 25-31 inclusive the hours of supply from the Prin eipal Mains were 6-10 am. & 3-8 p.m.
*terest
Paris
New York Brussels Amsterdam
Geneva
KOWLOON WATER WORKS LEVEL
1928 1929
43 178
2-6"B 38' 3"B
Storage in millions and Decimals
94.90
12.08
25.205
Milan
92.675
Berila Stockholm Copenhagen
20.35
18.09
18.20
Oslo. Vienna
18.195
34.495
1634
Kowloon Reservoir. 10 "B Shek Lai Pul Reser
Helsingfors Madrid
193
voir
24,245
Reception Reservoir Level
Lisbon Athens
108 875
Bucharest
817
Rio
5%
1/6 27/32
2/4/12
47.9/82
1/11%
24 5/16) British Wireless Service.
Malls at the Post Office, was the A Bank Cashier next witness He produced the Mr. L. J. I. Caron, masietant insured list Book in which was an bad cashier of the Netherlands Trading entry dated February ♬ showing Society, deposed that on February that two insured letters for Kobe 8 he handed in at the Post Office had been made up in orie bag. One Enquiries were then started as to a package containing 10,000 ven of those was from the Netherlands Sousa's whereabouts. It was found and arranged to have it despatched Trading Society, but the name of that on February 6 or 7 Immediate to the Kobe branch by insured mall. the addresses was not recorded. ly after leaving the employment of He got a receipt for the package There was only one insured letter: the Post Office, Sousa gave a fard from the Post Office but was unable for Nagasaki on that same date. well dinner to a number of friends to produce it because he had sent it After giving simlar particulars
from the registered list book relat Silver Fors at the Empress Hotel, and amongst to the Head Office. some of them be distributed a sum The Aritocas added that on Februing to letters for Kobe and Naga- of fifteen hundred dollare, He dad ary 26, he received a cable from saki, Mr. Hyres produced a also invited one of his frie accompany him to
expense. That s
accepted and Sousa
to the Kobe branch intimating that document showing that all these his that particular parcel had not been insured and registered letters had tation was received, although two others which been signed for by the accused as
left by the Tjisorea on Febru for Batavia.
Bombay Shanghal Buenos Aires Hong Kong. Yokohama Silver Spot
of gallons.
Kowloce Reservoir
Shek Lai Pui Reser
voir.
Reception Reservoir
Total
1928
5"B
1929
351.69 49.00
106.02 18.45 33.15 22.00
490.80
89.45
Consumption of water in Kowloon
in millions and decimals during the month of May.
1929 Consumption 107.15
of gallons
1920
Estimated population 108,280 170,320 Consumption pers
head per day 20.0 18.0
Does not include water sent to Hong Kong.
Patrick Let's have a party. Fall Supply in all districts during May 1928. During the whole month of May, 1929, the supply was shut Henry Sults me, I'll get mer off nightly from 6 pm-6 a.m.
his dend were sent later bad arrived, having been received by him for I'll get Mary. In reply to the Magistrate Mr. inclusion In the ordinary all bags Caron said that the 10,000 yen was for Kobe and Nagasak), which were Flor there. The friend then decided to set to Kobe in nates, mostly of sealed by him.
10-ven denomination return to Hong Kong, watch he did
again at Souss's expense,
The case was then adjourned Mr. T. Hynes, Superintendent of until noon on Thursday next
"This weather is awful?" "Well it's better than none.
The Government Analyst's reports show that the quality of the water is
Total rainfall to May 31, 1928, 3215 May 81, 1529, 10.18