ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL CHURCH HALL
H.E, THE GOVERNOR LAYS THE FOUNDATION STONE.
The interesting ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the now Church Hall, which is to be erected adjacent to the St. Joha's Cathedral, was performed yester, day by H-E. the Governor in the presence of a large gathering, immediately after the morning service. H.E. the Governor, accom" panied by Lady Stubbs, and attended by Capt. Warner, Private Secretary, was taken in procession, the choir leading, to a raised dais, decorated with Bag, Hote a special form of service was conducted by the Rev. V. H. Copley Moyle the Cathedral Chap lain, who, inviting His Excellency to lay the stone, said:-Your Excelicacy, I will now ask you to receive at the hands of our honorary architect a silver trowel with which to lay this foundation stour.
Mr. W. LEASE, in presenting the trowel, which was suitably inscribed, much said:-Your Excellency, I have very pleasure in handing you this trowel, and waking you to keep it as a small memento -of-the-ocension-from the contractor.
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ROBBERY AT THE POST
OFFICE.
THE THIRD IN EIGHTEEN MONTHS.
THE SAME GANG AT WORK!
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY MIST, 1920.
A very daring robbery was committed at the Post Office on Friday night--the third during the past eighteen months. There is good reason to believe that the latest out rage was the work of the same gang that committed the two previous robberies- arrests for which were made by the Folice. On the last cecasion, however, the booty was only $278 and some odd coate, the contents of three safes, for very little money is kept in the office overnight.
The robbers-the Police theory is that there were three-appear to have entered the building from the box-holders' lobby The big door leading to this lobby is closed every night at 10 p.m, and it is presumed that the three men went into the lobby before 10 p.p, and secreted themselves on the top of the wire-setting above the Private boxes. thus evading the attention of the man who closed the door.
Thank you very li EXCELLANCY:
CIVIL SERVICE' SALARIES.
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,
The revised salaries for the Publig Works Department are as follows:-
Second Assistant, D.F.W., 2000 to £1.000, by Egs annually.
Executive Engineer, First Grade, £700 to £850, by Les annually.
Executive Engineer, Second Grade, £20 to £700, by £20 annually.
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Clerk of Works, £100 to £190. by £20 annually.
Road Surveyor. £400 to £480, by £20 annually.
Drainage Surveyor, £100 to £is, be
COMPANY MEETING.
"PEAK" TRAMWAYS-CO..--LTD:
The annual general meeting of the Peak Director of Public Works £1.950 to Tramways Company, Ltd., was held on Saturday morning at the Hongkong £1,500, by £30 annually.
First Assistant. D.PW Couto Crion Hotel Mr. D E Clacke presided....and There were also present:-Mr. A. O. Làng. by £25 annually,
the Hon. Mr. John Johnstone, and Mr. 4. S. Gubbay (Directors), Mesars, J. A. Tarrant, W. Morley, M. S. Northcate, J. D. Humphreys, and J. M. Wong (share- hoiders), and G. Rapp (Secretary).
The "CHAIRMAN said:-Gentlemen,—The Assistant Engineer. £400 to £800, by £20 report and statement of accounts and auditors report having been in your annually.
Principal Land Surveyor, £as0 to £800, handy for the past work, I will, with your | by £es annually.
permission, adopt the usual equrse and Land Surveyor, First Class. £550 to take them as read. Traffro receipts show an increase of $25,282.79 and the net profit feas, by fes annusily.
Land Surveyor. Second Class, £400 to for the year shows an increase of $8,773.75. £320, by £20 annually.
The previous year's accounts benefitted to Electrician. £400 to £600, by £90 an the extent of $6,318.50 profit on invest- nually.
ment realised, whilst in the year under réview no sales of shares took place. Turning to the debis side, you will notice conis and stores are $1,125.38 up. whilst From the lobby the robbers, are believed -to-have-entered-the-general-sorting-office-
maintaining and rehairs are $3.990.53 higher.
The increase in this account is much. My friends, we are met to lay the by squeezhig themselves through the aper | £20 annually.
Senior Overseer. £100 to £450, by £20 part cot of work in connection with the retnining wall above Barker Road station Foundation stone of the Cathedral hall between the private boxes and, the
sorting office. There was nothing suf-annually. For years part the work which centres eieatly valuable to attract their attention
which it was fonad 'necessary to erect Overseer, First Class. £320 to £n6o, by round this Catherdral as the other here, so they moved into the shroff's £10 annualiv
owing to a landslide at the cutting at church of the diocese has been bampered cubicle, where they opened a safe. This
Overseer, Second Class, £220 to £300, by this point, during the heavy rains early in in two ways-one by lack of funds, and safe had a big Chubb padlock, in addition to annually.
July. Wares are $3.382.15 up and there) the other by lack of buildings The first!
↑ to an ordinary big lock, but the Police are Land Bail 5:20 to £360, by 2:0, seem little likelihood of any reduction difficulty has, to some extent been re
not surprised that they were able to drill annually.
in this item in the future. Stations Crown moved in the course of this year by the a hole and remove the locks, in view of
Mr. Julyan (Clerk in the Waterworks Leaseholds Buildings you will notice are generous devation, with which Sir Paul the magnificent set of housebreaking tools Branch), £400.
|18.000,79 higher than the previous year. Chater has endowed the church, and which the robbers left babind.
The Inspector of Stores, Clerk of This mount which was the cost of the Spust that before I leave this Colony I The rubber naxe dored into the com-Works. Road Surveyor, Drainer Sinew station at Barker Band at proviz may see the finances of the Diocese placed pradore's office where they prised open veyor, Senior Overseer, the First and ously included under en a proper footing by the establishment two drawers, but got nothing from them. Second Class Overseers, and the Land "Regrading Lane, Shares in public of an Endowment Fund, without which They then obtained entrance into the Post Bailiff are entitled to free quarters..
Companies have been written down to the i the work of a church must inevitably be | master-General's Office by way of the fan-
market nrigg ruling on April 30th, and carried on with difficulty. The other light. Here they set about to create dix
the debited to investment fluctuation difficulty has been that the Cathedral has order, making a thorough search in all the
account. I trust that the ornnosed trans no place where it can centre the activities drawers, but finding nothing they could
ferito reserve fund of $10,000 will meet of a quixi-social nature such as lectures, take away. They did not attempt to open
with your approval. The present enziner classes, meetings, entertainments. Sunday the safes in this room. From the Post
and car will in the near future have to school, and so forth. That difficulty has master-General's room they moved into the
be replaced so I am sure you will agree wow been removed and it is a great thing branch, where they tackled the First Bailiff, £100 to£ 180 by £30 pleasure to think that in my first year big safe. This was a new one, replacing bere I have seen the two dificulties taken the one broken open during the last burg- away from the path of the church. There ary, and they drilled a hole through the is much to be done in a hall such as this, safe-door and damaged the lock, but they and I have every hope that the results of failed to open it. They must have spent aytbe vatablishment of this hali will be at least three hours in trying to spea
increase in the strength and value of the work of the church and I trust that the building will be a alecorsial intitution the glory of God and the spread of the name of His Holy Church And now, in the faith of Jesus Christ, we place this foundation stone in the name of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy
safe. They broke several drawers open.
this
Mr. Chatham receives a personal non pensionable allowance of £130.
LAND BAILIFFS. · The new scale for the Land Bailiffs in the New Territories-in-£20 to £3g rising by £10 annually,
THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE.
nually.
Second Bailiff... £30 to £360, by £10 annually.
Clerk and Usher. £200 to £300, by £10 annually.
The Second Bailiff retains his language allowance.
the
beading
with me as to the advisability of building up this fund. I do not think there is anything else in the account before, you that calls for special comment, but before proposing the adoption of the report and statement at accounts I should like to men of place on record our thanks to the the Navy and, Army who existed us dur ing the recent strike. Without their help -e-should-have had to close down entirely. With these few remarks, gentlemen, I beg to propose that "Directors' report aud statement of account as presented, bé adoped. After this has been seconded, but During the hearing of a case against, before patiting it to the meeting, I shall tenin They drilled holes in and broke William Whiteley (Limited); of Bays be pleased to answer to the best of my The stone, which bore the inscription open two safes, and took away all the water, for charging £12 2s. 6d. for a coat ability any questions shareholders may like This foundation stame was laid by Sir money they contained. They also took out which cost the firm £8 as. the Marylebone to ask. Reginald Stubbs, K.C.M.G, Governor of a lot of stamps but these were not taken Magistrate (Mr. Chester Jones) said that
Ghost
CANTON NEWS.
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Back through the general sorting-office, the robbura appear to have gone to the registration department. but here damage was done. It was in the Parcels department that the robbers obtained most of their money. They ripped open several parecis, but did not take away the con-
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TRADERS' "PROFITS. MAGISTRATE ON CHARGES FOR LUXURIES.
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Mr. Molar
Hongkong May 30th, 1920," was then out of the building, and were found 3 1-3 per cent. was the proper profit in Mr. NonTacore seconded the motion placed in position, Es Excellency first scattered about in various portions of the that trade, though he knew perfectly well which was carried unanimously. using the trowel and then tapping the Post Office ·
that there were traders who charged The Hon. Bir Paul Chater, the Hon. stone with a mallet.
All this had occupied the robbers the double and treble the cost for articles. He Mr. John Johnstone, Mr. A. 0. Lang, After further prayers the ceremony conwhole of the night. In the Parcels Boom did not believe Whiteley's made more Mr. J. Scott Harston, and Mr. 4. S., Cab... olddal. *****
they selected a number of parcels and put than 331-3 as a rule. Had counsel any bay were re-elected Directors, on the pro- them into a basket, preparatory to carry evidence that other firms charged more position of the CHAIRMAN, seconded by ing the basket away. There is every than that? May 30th
reason to believe that the robbers intended. to hide themselves-as they had done "LITARY GOVERNMENT IN TINNAN, The formation of new Military earlier in the night on the wire-netting Government in the province of Yunnan above the private boxes, and make their has been unanimously decided by the escape in the morning, when the big door prominent leaders sad the M.Pain leading to the lobby would be opened by Shanghai, and stops aro being taken to the postman. No one would be about so establish the Government., and
early in the morning, for the Chinese staff Dra. Wa Ting Fang, Sun Yet Sin, and come in at about 6.45 am. This plan mis others boing the Administrative Directors carried slightly.
consequence of the Shanghai –deci- sion, the members of the Government in har held many meetings in
Cantor
#camera.
THE EAST RIVER BIGION.
Owing to the impending troubles in the Street pavement, opened the big door lead. East River region, the Tuchun Mok beld a military conference with many of the ing to the private bez holders' lobby. He Kwangsi leaders in his yamen the other then opened the door leading into the day. It was goided that all the leaders office, and was amazed to see the basket -must-participate-in-the-coming "conflict,
fall of parces near the door and the place and that each of the leaders should send moveral battalions, from his army to the in some disorder. East River region for action.
"
Mr. R. J. Win (for defendants)—Yes, Se fridges and
On the motion of Mr. Tarrant second- ed by Mr..J. M. Wong, Mr. C. Bernard Mr. Chester Jones-I should. like the Brown and the Hon. Mr. A. R. Lowe were public to know it. Let us have all the re-appointed auditors, 'at^aʼremuneration rus who do it. It is quite interesting of $150 each. The OHAIRMAN announced
When it was argued that the cost was a luxury article the Magistrate asked that dividend warrants were ready and what did it matter if it were so "The the meeting terminated. public" he said, "should be no more swindled over a luxury article than over anything else.
The case was adjourned for evidenge that 33 1-3 was a fair profit in the circum
stances.
It was not surprising that they found
ALIEN
ENEMIES
(WINDING
UP
ORDINANCE.
It is notified in the Garette that, under
to the Military Government have notified It appears that it has been the habit of the Canton Farliament, the 1st Squadron, the Ministers and Vice-Ministers of the Mr. Thomas Hynes, Superintendent of Military Government in Canton, to send Mails, who resides upstairs, to go down to representatives to Yundan. (ed)
the office at about 6.30 am every day. Early on Saturday morning, Mr. Hynes, no one. If the robbers were in the office the powers conferred upon him by Section following his custom, came down the stair when Mr. Hynes frat calored, they lost 21 of the Alien Enemies (Winding up) no time in secreting themselves in the case, opened the main-door facing Des narrow aperture above the boxes. Even Ordination, 1917, H.E. the Governor has Vaux Road and, walking along the Pedder the Police, when they arrived later, did been pleased to order that the provisions Hynes and the watchman were searching of sub-sections (1), (9); and (3) of Section not think of looking there. When Mr. the building, the robbers seem to have 4 of the Alien Enemies (Winding up) slided down into the lobby walked through Amendment Ordinance, 1914, as amended, of course, all open, for Mr Hynes and by Section 3 of the Alien Enemies' (Wind- it and then it by the big door, which was, the watchman were searching inside willing-up) Amendment Ordinancey-1914, shall the door leading to the office closed on the inside.
cense to be in force with reference to Ger The Police are of opinion that Mr.
The Police were summoned but made no man nationals, except as regards trans Hynes did a courageous thing by going important discovery which may lead to the It is said that the lenders of the lot into the Parcels office and examining it, arrest of the robbers. For a long time it actions prohibited, and property, rights Squadron have sent representatives to as he was unarmed and the robbers-who, and left the building. The men who enter- sions of the Treaty of Peace Order, 1919.
was inexplicabie how the robbers entered and interests charged, under the provi negotiate with the Premier in Peking, it was plain, were still in the building-ed the building were familiar with the about the surrender of the Squadron to the North, on conditions that the leaders might have shot him without any warning. interior, and the Police believe that they Nole. By the Treaty of Peace Order, and the crews are paid two months Mr. Hynes straightway came to the con- opened and three hours ou the safe which 1919, all property rights, and interesta salaries and wages: before the 5th day of elusion, that the robbers were in the build. they failed to open. A strange thing in within His Majesty's Dominion, belong- The 5th
i moon, on the Dragon has festival.
connection with the robbery is that the BILK PRICE DECLINE
ing-se indeed they were so he closed the Indian constable on daty in the building to German nationals at the date when The price of silk, which was about door leading into the office, went out and knew nothing of what had happened if the Treaty of Fence with Germany came $1,500 per picul, has recently, declined to called the Indian watchman on duty. The the morning. It seams that he is suppated into force, and the net proceeds of dealing
to make: ular patrol
regular in the corridors therewith, are charged with the payment about 8000 per pirul. The decline has two of them then went in, Mr Hynes inside the building, as well as
"go round proved profitable to Chinese sille mar chants as foreign exporters have placed having armed himself with a stool. The outside the building, looking through, the of certain British claims. All unauthoris peep-holes, specially constructed so al toed dealings with such property, are pro- large orders with thara. It is stated that watchman had his revolver. Both made & give a person outside a view of the interior hibited. The Order also prohibits the
Jeading Japanese silk merchant has be thorough search of the building.
of the building. Since the last burglary settlement of certain "enemy debts,” ex- "coms" bankrant. The price of suk shows
the electric lights have been kept alight algus-of-ïill further decline.
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