THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 24, 1940
POSTMAN SENT TO PRISON FOR TWO
YEARS
“THE LAW REGARDS THIS OFFENCE so seriously that it enacts punishment for stealing postal letters to 14 years," said Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell at the Criminal Sessions this morning when Ling King-fai was found guilty of larceny of 23 letters.
Accused was sentenced to two years' imprisonment.
in the evening he found it jutting out and had been opened. He took the letter home. Asked why he did not deliver the letter there and then, as it was only on the second floor, ac-
Mr. T. J. Gould, assisted by Chief Inspector A. F. Carey, conducted the case for the Crown and the jury was composed of Messrs. R. Sleap (fore- |cused said he wanted to finish quick- man), J. A.. de Alvares, M. D.ly. Sakhriami, F. L. Banuch, Ho Keng- po, Chan Kui-fan and J. A. Chen.
Accused was not legally represent-
ed.
Mr. Gould said that the Police visited No. 226, Sai Yeung Chol Street, ground floor, where accused, who was a postman, lived, and în his cubicle found 23 letters,
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His Lordship, summing up, said the Jury must be satisfied that accused Intended to keep the letters perman- ently and that his motive was dis- honest.
After a retirement of 15 minutes, the jury returned a verdict of guilty after which His Lordship remarked that the evidence of the open letter was sufficient to convict accused. It
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In answer to the charge, defendant | said he had been lazy and had taken the letters home because he could not was the only letter that might have| New Universai And the addresses. He had forgotten | contained something.
to return. the letters to
Office.
P.O. METHOD
the Post
of Posts,
J. H. Woodler, Inspector said that letters taken out for de- livery were chopped with a special chop for each postman. Accused's
number was KE 26. Of the 23 let- ters shown in court, 17 had his chop on, one had KE25 and five were not chopped. One of the letters had been opened.
FACTORY INCIDENT
The case in which thirteen ex- employees of the Chung Wah Book Company were charged with disorder- ly conduct, was concluded this morn- ing when Mr. E. Himsworth imposed on each a fine of $40 or five weeks'
When a letter was not delivered, postmen were required to return the letter to the Post Office with the rea-hard labour. son for non-delivery.
Leung Wah-shing. a constable, Inspector H. E. Rogers stated that testifled that 15 of the addressees lived the workers had been carrying on at the addresses on the letters. The opened letter could have been de- livered.
'ACCUSED'S STORY
Accused said he had been employ- ed in the Post Office for the past three years. He had failed to deliver them as he had been lazy. He had placed the letters under a mat on the bed and had forgotten about them. He could have opened all the letters had he wanted to steal,
Regarding the opened letter, accus- ed said he had delivered the letter on his first round by putting it into a letter box..at the bottom of the stairs. In the evening, he noticed that the letter was torn and took it home with the intention of delivering it person- ally,
their trouble with the for the last six months. gathered in front of the created disturbances.
management They always premises and
BROTHER-IN-LAW VICTIMISED
Chan Kwan-mui, 30, spinster, was bound over by Mr. T. J. Houston this morning, when charged with stealing jewellery and $59 from Cheung Leung- yee, storeman at the Queen Hospital.
Mary
Defendant was Cheung's sister- in-law. Defendant admitted the theft.
All the jewellery was recovered. Defendant was ordered to pay $59
In reply to r. Gould, accused said that when he first delivered the open- | compensation or serve three months' ed letter he placed it in the box, but hard labour.
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