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POST OFFICE EXTENSION. ALLOTTED ANOTHER FLOOR IN. POST OFFICE BUILDING.
SURPRISING DEVELOPMENTS OF FORTY YEARS.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH, 19%
KOWLOON MARATHON RACE.
AN EXCITING FINISH: V. C. BELL
"THE WINNER.
Garrison
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE (SIR WILLIAM REDA DAVIES).]
SEVEN YEARS AND THE CAT:
ROBBING DEPEXCELESS WOMEN..
St. Andrew's Church Men's Association. held its second annual marathon racel yesterday afternoon when 13 competed Yesterday, the Hongkong Post Office
over a course of miles, Leading Sea-
Before the Chief Justice and a Jury Link possession of another large section V. C. Bell of EMS. Submarine comprising: Messrs. T. R. Farsong (fore af the first floor of Post Office Building, L.- new comer to the
mary, P. A. X. Piquet, M. Wong, R. where the Money Order Ofice has covered the distance in 35mins. sec, Taylor, J. B. Way, M. A. Gomes and hitherto shared accommodation' with the and won the event with two seconds to Treasury and the Secretary for Chinese spare. Pte. W. Carter, King's Rest... J. Newman, two Chinese, named Affairs. The last-named Department has finished, second. Bell held the lead from Cheung Rau and Chan Cheung, were in *handed over several of its offices and very the start and only once was his position dicted on a charge of participating in son will be removed entirely, and the challenged and that near the finish when an armed robbery by two or more at a Treasury with is, to another building.
Carter drew level at the corner of Nunnery, on Lan Tau Island on Janu- Middle Road and Nathan Road.
Heary, 21st.
The Post Office entered is present
under consideration that they were ten
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[ALLEGED FORSED CHEQUES
YOUNG CLERK CHARGED.
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A young Chinese clerk named Luk | Tang was "charged at the Magistracy, yés-
terday with the following offences.
(1) Forging the signature of Mr. B. R., Branch on a cheque drawn on the Hong kong and Shanghai Bank on the 20th
January.
(2) Uftering the cheque.
(3.) Receiving the sum of $705 by virtue of the cheque.
(4.) On the 1st February forging the signature of Mr. Branch on a cheque. drawn on the same Bank.
(5.) Ullaring the cheque..
(3.) Receiving the sum of $350 by virtue of the cheque, en
(7) On the 14th February forging the signature of Mr. Branch on a cheque. drawn on the same Bank, yoga
(6) Uttering the cheque.
Mr. H. K, Holmes, Crown Solicitor prosecuting, said the robbery, took place at the U. Chik Nunnery, situated on the Island of Lan Tan about three miles from Tsi . About 11 p.in. on the day in question, the five agus were awakened. (8.) Receiving the sum of 8885 by virtuo from sleep by the doors of the Nunnery of the cheque. being smashed down, the firing of arms
Mr. G., S. Tinaon prosecuted, and Mr. and the crashing of glass. Immediately R. G. A. Webster defended. afterwards five men made their appear
quarters on the 19th June, 1011. Plans went slightly to the front but Bell spurt- for the new building had been so long ed, regained the lead and finished some years old, before the building was com-yards in front of his challenger, though be leted. In consequence, they were based appeared to bo "all-out" while his upon the requirements of an earlier period, and the new building, from the opponent fished comparatively fresh first, could not accommodate all the Bell was exhausted and had to be assisted departments of the Post Office on the into the dressing rooma. ground floor as had been intended.
Perhaps the moet plucky runner of the Immediately, the Money Order Office and the Accountants Department had to bʊị
15 who faced the starter was a boy of transferred "upstairs. Rapid develop is years of age named Bobbie Patten, ment in the dozen years which haves
a Kowloon boy scout, who stayed the disce one being armed with a revolver ployed by Mr. Brauch, an official mea- elapsed since then make it necessary for
and the others with daggers. They all surer, as a clerk, at a salary of $50 per iciency is not to suffer
month. Mr. Branch's office "was in Con- The terrified women carried torches, were driven into a room and the robbers, naught Road. The cheque book was kept in a roll top desk in Mr. Branch's office, after footing the place, locked them in a room. Some time later one of the nuns and the desk was always kept locked when smalt something burning in another part
Mr. Tinson said the defendant was em-
the Post Office to be given more room iftance and finished tenth, smiling and quite Treah. He was accorded a rousing ovation when he arrived hoare. STATISTICS OF GROWTH. The Postmaster-General (Mr. S. B. C. Starting from the church, the course tos) kindly gave to a representative of followed Nathan Road, past the Yaumati the Daly Press, yesterday, some com- Chinese Theatre to Ho Mun Tin' and the parative figures which show how greatly
work of the Pat Office has grown Kowloon Dairy. Passing along the new ade ly decal. To count every letter 100-foot road to Kowloon City, the course of the premises. They forced open the that passes through would be an enor- went back to the starting point by way door and found a mosquito net ablaze the accused went into the Hongkong and mus hour not justified by the value the result especially as the sale of the/ of Hunghom, the Cement Works, Chatham They were fortunate in extinguishing a cheque for $665. Mr. McPhail took it,
of
Middle this. The head nus the ran to a monas. tery, about ten minutes away, and re- ported the Tobbery. Accompanied by
the office was cloned.
In the afternoon on the 5th February
Shanghai Bank and handed over the scurter
postage stamps is recorded and deduction Road and past Signal Hill ( is made for revetrüe stamps cancelled by Road) to Nathan Road. the Supreme Court. The following table The race Was a representative one, Aves the sale of postage stamgs y de endes since 1881
entries being drawn from the Navy, the two monks she made a trip to Tai O Accountant, Mr. Pentyerosa, and he also Sale of Postage Military, the Police and Civilians (inclad ing ene Portuguese runder-a youth named Carvalho, who many considered to In likely winsor)
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Venr
1911:
Stamps
À ILDAN 02.273
-830,37%
346.216 543,370
He
and on examining it became suspicious of the signature. He took it to the Chief
came to the conclusion that the signaturo the police were put on the track of the
was a forgory, "They managed to get in 'robbers. The following day the first
touch, with Mr. Branch, and he came prispaer was arrested in Tai U. He was round to the Bank and denied ever issning, identified by all five nuns. "The other such a cheque. Accused was then arrest- Starting a minute or to after 3'clock
On examining the cheque book it the competitors" got away in a bunch, prisoner was arrested in a village about d Multiplication of eles ten times in a Carter and Bell taking the lead. dong two and a half miles from Tai O. was found that two other leaves had been pace of 40 years is an astonishing index the Ho Mun Tin Road Bell, Carter and was identified by one of the mins. tora out. There was no direct evidence of the development of the · Colony, It Old get out of the ruck" and forged
After the case for the prosecution was with regard to the other two cheques. will be noted that business more than ahead, Lading Seaman Marchant and
A number of witnesses were then called doubled between 1881 and 1901, and there another, jogging along comfortably, bring closed the first prisoner elected to give is evidence of rapid expansion. also, in ing up the rear. The boy, "Patten, who evidence as to his movements on the night for the prosecution, including an employé the increase of over $100,000 between 1001 got left at the commencement in the of the robbery at the Nunners. In the of Mr. Branch's who stated that during and 1911, and of over $200,000 between cramble for positions, was going strong; 1911 and 1921.
he passed the stragglers and was run box he admitted boarding a.mall boat the tin hour on three separate difes ring with ease alongside a "six-fonter," in company with four other men, during during February accused asked him for who seemed to take two strides to the earlier part of the night. He stayed the key to the office where the cheque book Total Revenue. the boy's three. 'On the Kowloon the boat until 10 p.m. then went was kept, in order that he might go in
City Bond it was rident it was n
race between the three leading Rel Carter and Old, They were keep
Here are the totals of revenue for the
same years
"Year.
1951
1001
J911
102)
.3102.710
142.770 555,012 109.217
44.137.
ashore.
and do some typing. There was never Asked by the Chief Justice why be anyone else on the premises on these ing close together, with the former setting should go on board the bout at that time occasions. This man never suspected any- the pace. He was leading by about 10 Business in the registered letter departyards and was eating up the distance of night, the prisoner replied, "we-five thing and let him Have the key each time, ment, of course, is recorded by numerical with a long swinging stride. Woodward of us wanted to have a little load of Defendant's grandmother also gave evi- counterfoils, so that exnet totik are avail- and Police Sergeant Dowse were fan-board-thit was all
[dence to the affect that her grandson gave able. Here are the figures by decades ning fourth and fifth, practically abreast. The Chief Justice: There are 3 men her over 8450 in February in small and
Number of Register Bowse looked n likely man, bus both he
ed Letters. and his companian were too far behind to alleged to have taken part in the rob large sums, stating that he had won it
35.760 be any real danger to the leaders. Dosebery Yes, that may true, but at the gambling at Macao. 104.870 just prior to the race had had one hour's Magistracy three of the fire were dis 175,530
drill on the Central Station Square. 870.527
Despite this he finished in quite a lively charged.. 1,000,000
Year
1802
1002.
1912
1921
GROWTH OF THE PARCELS DEPARTMENT,
fashion. There was no change amongst The second prisoner was one of those the leaders antil Middle Road was reach on board the boat-Yes,
cheered
A man named Wong Chow told his
The case will be continued at mid-day. to-day.
COMPANY REPORT. HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.
In 1952 a special check was made offed when Carter,, spurted and on turning the work in the registration and parcel into Nathan Rond took Bell by surprise branch. This showed that, taking 13 The pull up Nathan Road told on Bell, Lordship that the two prisoners were his working days in the year, a neticles but he regained the lead and strove hard fokis. He employed them as stonecutters. were dealt with per working day. In to put a sale distance between himself! 3692 this had risen to 516, in 1902 it had and Carter. Passing the Cinema he was He was in the prisoners' company on the multiplied three times to 1760 by 1912 it 19 yards in front. This distance he main- night of the robbery and went on board
Subject to final audit the Directors of The leaders on the boat with thein The first prisoner the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., had nearly doubled again-1.172; and in Lined to the finish.
were the Church 1927 the figure was 1.5. Figures for arrival at
Ltd., will recommend at the forthcoming 1922 are not yet ready but the daily total heartily by the large number of people spent the night with him..
This statement lead his Lordship ta is expected to be over 6,000. In other who had collected to witness the finish. words, on an eight hour working day,The times of the first three, in were as suggest that he was one of those who anual general meeting of shareholders, partiopated in the robbery. The wit that the balance at credit of proft and the Post Office handles as many parcels clows:- in a quarter of an hour as it used to
ness stoutly denied the suggestion and loss account at 31st December last be. added that the prisoners had been falsely dealt with as follows, viz. deal with in a day in 1862.
accused, though he could give no reasons as to why they should be 'so accused."
The Jury after a short retirement re- turned a verdict of guilty ** against both prisoners and his Lordship in sen- tonging them to seven years imprisonment and 15 strokes of the "cat" said he looked upon it a serious crime to attack de
THE GROWTH OF THE PARCELS POST. Before 1962 the Post Office did not un-
dertake parcel business. People who wanted to send parcels bad to ship them. In the first year that the new facility was given, only 406 parrets were despatch- ed. By 1892, the ralur of the service was beginning to be realised and the total parcels numbered 26.024. In 1921 as many as 333,061 parcels were handled.
The mezzanine "Boor in the Sorting' Offer has just been extended to facilitate handling the enormous parcel business,
The year after the Post Office removed to
276е¢6:
-Leading Seaman Bell (L5), 35mins 2-Pte. W. Carter, King's Regt.
35mins sees.
-W. Old; 31a Tau Kok Slaughter
Houle, 35mins 32secs. The next seven in finished in the following order:
4,-Fte. Woodward, King's Regt 5.-Police-Sergt. Dowse.
6.-3. Thompson, Kowloon Naval Depot 7-Leading Seaman G. Shelton (L5). HPtc. B. B. Tinge, Royal Marines. 9. E. Carvalho, Club de Recreio. 10.Bobbie Patten
The remaining five "competitors, all of
the present building 110,145 parcels pass who finished the course, we-P.O.
fenceless women.
For the next seven years the New Territories would be well rid of such men as they were.
[BEFORE THE JUISSE JUDGE (MA, H, 11.J. COMPERTZ).)
ed through in twelve months. The figure F. Bullon (L4), Pte. H. Garner (King's FIVE YEARS FOR AGGRAVATED for the last available year, 1921, given Begt.).
Lending Seaman Merchant
ROBBERY.
To
pay to shareholders a finál Dividend of $5 per share and n bonus of $3 "per share (making with in-" térim Dividend of $4. per share a total of $12 per share for the year 1922)...$480,000.00 To write off Duildings and
Plant
085,361.68
To pay a bonus to Staff 60,000.00 To carry forward to new ac
count about ................... 580,000.00
Mr, Dyer Ball said that on January 25th a woman named Cheung Fai went to the Po Hing Seamen's boarding house,
a volca enquired for the woman. The
Seaman Barrett above. was 333.001-more than double, (tani), Leading Since November last, when the British (Tan), and Pte. F. Jones (King's
The case in which a Chinese was in Cosnaught Road West, to enquire after postal agencies in China were withdrawn, Regt.).. the congestion has been nente.
Friday for committing aber husband, who was a steward on board China At the conclusion of the race a large dicted on
St. Andrew's armed robbery together with others not in a vessel running between Hongkong and not having yet made direct arrangements gathering assembled in wish India, the Dominions and Colonies. Church Hall where the Vicar of St custody at nematograph dealer's
America. Whilst the master of the board- parcels for Shanghai now pass through Andrew's (Rev. "R. Lindsay) presented house in Shanghai Street, on Janing house and the woman were in con- Hongkong. Formerly, as Shanghai had a the trophies to the winner and to the 26th, was concluded yesterday or versation a knock care to the door and British Post Office, parcels were sent second and third man in.
The Jury returned a verdict of guilty direct now they come to Hongkong as Mr. Lindsay said it was the second -the nearest British Post Office and have marathon race they had held and in and the prisoner was sentenced to five complainant went to the door and saw the
years' imprisonment with hard labour." -to be forwarded Similarly, China is many respects it was a better race than he prisoner was identified nine days prisoner and he was with six or sever bonding her outward parcel mail for the first was a representative one after the robbery by one of his victims, other men. Prisoner asked if she had Lay money, and when, she replied that British Colonies through, Hongkong. Our Ee then handed a cup (presented by the
8 wearing
she had none they seized her by the coat Post Office receives transfer fees on all Hou, Sir Paul Chater, CM.G.) to the by a folt hat that he was wearing. the transactions and will have consider winner and two smaller caps to the neond
her. They repeatedly demanded money. ably swollen ravenner until direct ar- and third men. These were presented ALLEGED DEMAND FOR MONEY BY and one of them pointed a revolver. at When the boarding house keeper inter- rangements, are made. In order to cope by the St. Andrew's Men's Association
fered the prisoner dragged her outside, with this pressure, and with the huge and
There, the other men threatened to kill normal increase noted above, extra floor The Vicar briefly referred to Bobbie apete for handling, parcels has been Patten's effort which he described as an 10 a charge of demanding money by her and cut her in ieder The Loom secured by an excasion of the mezzanine extremely fine one for a youngster. When menaces from a Chinese omad and plainant became to Alarmed that the Hoor Henceforward local parcels, and he was older he hoped to hear of him a charge of intimidation, nid a Jury was decided to stay at the boarding, bquis parcels to be forwarded, will be dealt with doing as well as the older men in fact as selected as follows to hear the cues all night The next morning, she weat
Hers G. H. Elliott (foreman), Bin back to her, home at Tai Hoog, scom the ground floor of the Post Office will The record time for the course is held Man Tai, T. P. Kew, A. 8. Mackicha, panied by an aith and two men froko
separately. Other re-arrangements of well as Mr. Old. Econ become necessary, and the box by Mr. A Meir who, in 1921, covered RH. Douglas, W. S. Drake, and A. B. the boarding house. Since then she had holders section is soon. to be transferred the distance in 30 mins. 32seca.
Osborne to the Des Tour Toad side of the buttd The committeee in charge of the race
Mt. A. Dyur Ball prosecuted and Mr. received a number of threatening letter, ing Another improvement which came was: Mr. A. G. Simpron, in charge of
boarding house kreper. into use yesterday was a counter in the the course Messrs. N. L. H. Railton and F. G. Jenkin, barrister. at law, instructed The prisoner had also threatened the public afce so placed that in times of A. O. Wilcox, timekeepers; H Penny, by Mr. Lao d'Almada, appeared for the pressure it can be reserved for ladies' hon. secretary; D. J. Purves and A. Meir, defence.
(Continued at foot of next column,):
280,
Anonymous" respectively,
who assialed generally.
MENACES.
Chin Fo King pleaded not guilty
The hearing of the case continued during the afternoon and was adjourned until this morning.
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