TIES OF
CHARACTER
THAT TONE
CORRECTLY
Rarely, if ever, have we been able to show such a large variety of high quality ties.
Foulards in London's newest designs, beautiful French silk ties, and the increasingly popular straight. end shape in morocain or the Firmaband make they are here in profusion and in such delightful colourings that you will have little difficulty in finding some to go perfectly with that coat you have had so much trouble to match.
HANDKERCHIEFS AND TIES TO MATCH. BATSWING
TIES. AND - THISTLE
MACKINTOSH'S
MEN'S WEAR SPECIALISTS.
SAY WHEN?
NOW and at any time when Quality is the first consideration-the call is
King George IV
The Scotch Whisky of "Good Taste
SOLE AGENTS :
GANDE, PRICE & CO. LTD,
TEL. No. 185.
HONG KONG.
THE NAVY'S CHOICE
Coates'
ORIGINAL
PLYMOUTH
GIN
OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE,
THANK GOODNESS LAM INSURED!
This might be your Car and with you in 3t! Insure against Accident
with
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 1929," JUNIOR SORTER AND VALUABLE MAILS. ROUND THE COURTS.
ALLEGED THEFTS INCLUDE 10,000 YEN.
SOUSA'S FINAL BANQUET AND FLIGHT TO JAVA.”
11
"SAW HIS CHANCE AND TOOK IT."
Mr. N. L. Smith, Postmaster- General, then gave evidence corro- borating the statements of Mr. Defendant was given
AN ABSENTEE DEFENDANT.
When the name of Mr. R. C. Lee was called at Central Magistracy this morning in respect of a sun- mons for parking in Percival Street, a Chinese stepped forward to say that he had been sent up by Mr. Lee to answer the summons.
Where is Mr. R. C. Lee?" arked bis Worship.
"He is very busy," ;wne the reply.
His Worship: You think he has time to be arrested "What does he mean by saying he'ia busy?
The substitute He has sent me up here to plead guilty,
Inspector Nicols said that he thought Mr. R. C. Lee was the son of the late Mr. Lee Hysan
His Worship then imposed a fine of 810 and asked the substitute if he bad money to pay the fine, The intter replied that he had not
Proceedings commenced at Central Magistracy yesterday against J. A. M. de Sousa, an ex-employee of the Post Office, who in charged with preparing a letter bill incorrectly and with stealing two postal packages, one containing registered letters and two in- sured. letters and the other containing nine registered letters and one insured letter, the property of the Postmaster-General.
Mr. L. R. Androwes, Assistant Crown Sclicitor, prosecuted, and Mr. J. Prior appeared for the defence. Mr. Andrewes said that the de- fendant was employed at the Post Office. He started on June 15 last year as a probationary sorter and Andrewes. on September 8 he was promoted notice to leave on February 1, 1929, to Class 6, but on February this and on February 6, he asked if he year he was given one month's might be allowed, to go at once. notice to leave. A few days after Witness allowed him to go on con- that he asked Mr. Hynes and sub-dition he drew no pay for February Aequently the Postmaster-General Continuing, witness said: "On whether he might be permitted to February 5
`part of defendant's leave the service on February as duties was to close the ordinary he had found other employment. Remail for Kobe, Nagasaki and Moji was permitted to leave and agreed for s.. Tamba. The procedure for the officer closing the mails is that to forfeit six days'- pay.
when, his ordinary mail is ready, On February 5, said Mr. An he calls at the registration branch drewes, Sousa's duties included the to see if there are any registered fine. closing of general mails for Kobe mails for those destinations." He should then take the registered bag and Nagasaki and part of his duties and make an entry in Table 3 of the money, were to go to the registration branch the letter bill and enter particulars of the Post Office, which was on the of the registered mail as shown on Bame floor, and inquire whether the label of the registered bag. Hep at 16.30 to-morrow.
should then put the registered bag there wers any registered: mail for in the last ordinary mail bag tó- Kobe or Nagasaki.
gather with the original letter bill, the carbon copy being kept on file."
Mr. Andrewes explained that the
Mr. Smith went on to say that registered and insured mails were he obtained a copy of the Hong done up into packets by the regis-Kong-Kobe letter bill from the tration department. Evidence would Director of Post at Kobe. This did not tally with the copy on file in be given to show that the accused Hong Kong and he cabled for the collected from the registration de original which he received later. partment, two packets, one contain The document was in accused's ing the Kobe mail and ope the handwriting and purported to bear Nagasaki mail: It was the accus- his signature. The original Hong ed's duty to put these two packets Kong-Nagasaki letter bill was also into the general mail bags going to obtained and both documents were Kobe and Nagasaki.
produced in Court.
The evidence would show that the defendant failed to do this and that he stole the contents of the two bags.
The offence came to light on February when one of the send ers of a registered packet containing 10,000 yen inquired at the Post Office why the letter had not reach
ed its destination at Kobe. The
The Originals. Witness said that the originals and carbon copy were the same ex- cept for Table 3," the space for entering details of registered and forwarded with the mail bore the insured matter. Both original copies entries ail but the carbon copies
His Worship: You tell Mr. R. C, Lee than if he is not up here by 10.30 to-morrow morning. I shall issue a warrant for his arrest. I don't care who he is. It is no good his sending you up here and giving you not enough money to pay the
The substitute I can ring up for
His Worship: He has get to come
RECKLESS DRIVING.
"I am much obliged to Mrs. Matheson for mentioning this case to the Polite. I wish more people would do this sort of thing," said. Mr. Hamilton at the close of a case in which a Chinese pleaded guilty to reckless driving in Ice "louse Street.
Inspector Nicol said that on June 10, the defendant, was driving car No. 26 down Ice House Street be- tween the Dairy Farm Company and Queen's Road Ceaarni. Car No. 573, Mrs. Matheson's car, was coming from an opposite direction and the defendant only missed it by a matter of inches. The defen- dant was fined $15 or in default three weeks' hard labour.
The defendant was also fined $5 or one week in respect of another summons
to which he pleaded bore correct entries.
guilty. It was stated that he failed Witness then Post Office sent up a report to Kebe Colonin! Secretary's warrant to upon to do so on June 19.
produced the to producf his license when called and inquiries were started. The Postmaster-General communicated open certain correspondence, by with the Postal authorities first at vitture of which two lestere were Kobe and then at Nagasaki and opened by him. These letters proved INCIDENT NEAR HONG KONG asked them to return the original instrumental in tracing the defend- letter bills that had been sent with that mail.
In the letter bill particulars of registered and insured mails are entered. It was found, when the
t
Witness also produced a re- gistered letter which was returned as a dead fetter to Hong Kong and chance in order to find the sender. was opened in Hong Kong just by
The registered mail for which the letter bills had been returned by accused signed were theoretically the Kobe and N gasaki authoritice that they had not been filled up in the property of the Postmaster respect of registered and insured General. The total liability of the letters although the duplicate which Post Office was 81,150, being 2770 was filed in Hong Kong bore parti- for the Kobe mail and 360 for the culars of several of such letters. Nagasaki lot, Witness had no per The two, therefore, did not tally and Fenal idea of the value of the san the records of the Post Office show. tents of the mail. The parcels were ed that Bousa had handled that insured for the amounts which he
had mentioned. particular mail.
Inquiries Start.
He was in a position of trust although he was under notice - All postal officials are in positions of trust, I should say.
"HOTEL,
E
"At about 10 9.m. last Thursday two coolies started to quarrel vio- iently near the Hong Kong Hotel. Finally one chased the other threatening him with an iron bar. An impetuous spectator, who was standing before the fire alarm, turned round and broke the glass and in two minutes three engines from the Central Statico answered his cali. The two men were brought before Mr. E. W. Hamiltor at Cen tral Magistracy pesterday.
One accused the other of brandish- ing the iron bar over him, and Baid that he snatched it away, where- upon the other turned and fled, ""
His Worship fined the pursuer 810 or 14 days' imprisonment and discharged the other with a caution.
MAGISTRATE'S SOLICITUDE.
The Best
Dance Tunes Ever!!
That's what you'll say when you've listened to a few of these new Victor dance records for June. They're all Just the kind of "it" you like. Some got "it" are fast and peppy: Some are slow and rhythmics Some are just plain low-down mean! Whatever type of dance music you like you'll be able to find it on these snappy new Victor records. And be sure you notice the orchestras!... They're all the very best in the game... The ones you read about! Play some of these records and you'll be con- We would be glad to vinced that they know their stuff. play for you whatever of these selections especially attract you. Come in and let us do this!
With a Song in My Heart-Fox Trot Focal Refrain Your Sincerely-Fox Trot Focol Refrain
LEO REISMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA No. 219, 10-inch.
Walking with Susie Fox Trot With Vocal Refrain That's You, Baby--Fox Trot (from "Fu-Monitorze
Fallics of 1929" With Vocal Refrain
#
GEOICE OLSEN AND HIS MUSIC No. 1927, 10-Inch The Wedding of the Painted Doll-Fox Trot (from
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture, "Broadway Melody"} I'm Ka-razy for You-For Trot With Vocal Refrain
HOLACE BEDT AND HIS ÜKCRESTYA
• No. 21957, 10-fach
1
Breakaway-Fox, Trot With Vocal Refrain Big City Bluca-Fox Trot (from "Fox Movietona
Follies of 1929") With Vocal Refrain
GEORGE OLIEN AND HIS MUSIC No. 161, 10-inch
Underneath the Russian Moon-Valts Vocal Refrain The One That I Love--Loves Me For Trot Vocal Refrain RUDY VALLER AND HIS CONNECTICUT YANKEES
·No. 11963, 10-mch
I Kics. Your Hand, Madame-Fox Trot, Vocal Refrain Josephita-Fax Trot (from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture, "Tide of Empire") With Vocal Refrain
LDO HEISMAN AND HIS ORCHESTEL No. 21920, 10-lach
Bye and Bye Sweetheart-Waltz With Vocal Refrain My Time in Your Time-Fox Trot With Vocal Refrain
BUDY VALLES AND HIS CONNECTICUT Yankees
No. 21924, 10-inch Pagan Lore Song-Waltz (from the Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer picture, The Pagan" With Vocal Refrain
THE TROUBADOUES The One Girl---Fox Trot With Vocal Refrain
NAT SHILLHET AND THE VICTOR ORCHESTRA'
No. 1931, 10-inch
I Get the Blues When It Rains-Fox Trot Focal Refrain The Things That Were Made for Love-Fox Trot
NAT SHILLEET AND THE VICTOR OSCARSTRA
No. 27943, 10-inch
Menn, to Me-Fox Trot With Vocal Befruta That's What I Call Herren-Fox Tr
Pas Vocal Refraks LED RESHAM and This Özc
No, 17971, 10-kasal.
S. Moutrie & Co., Ltd.
(Victor Distributors) Chater Road,
ROYAL LIFE-SAVING SOCIETY,
EXAMINATION RESULTS.
An examination under the aus- pices of the Royal Life Saving Society was held at the 12th Heavy Battery's bathing beach at Lyemun on June 27. A small class was pre- sented for the Proficiency Certi- Licate and bronze medallion of the Society, and the following fulfilled) "Pretty hard lines " were the the necessary tests to the satis- Although they are under notice words used by Mr. Hamilton when faction of the Hon. Representative,
didates:- Well, it is such a rare thing to give he heard of the circumstances which he examined the a man botice that I don't think had brought a 14-year-old boy be-
Ganners W. Fogarty, W. Pollard, there is any fixed rule on the sub-fore him on a charge of acting as Gray, A. Emery, and J. White. ject,
a motor tout. Sergeant Brown said it is hoped that some will take the You have described to us how you that the boy was an orphen and Examination, for the Award of Merit allege he did this theft. No was sent by his uncle from Canton in the near future.. elaborate preparation was neces to look for work. Upon arrival hem Haristore have qualified for the sary?—That I can't say. He had to get into the first public car he met get a bag of a certain size out of and took up work as a tout. a room while a number of other people were about.
Mr. Prior (cross-examining): The accused was under notice. The rea- Inquiries were started to son for your giving him notice was Sousa's whereabouts. It was ascer-nothing disgraceful to him, not for tained that on February 4 he gave dishonesty I mena -It was because a sumptuous farewell dinner party I considered him inefficient: He at the Empress Hotel and that he made a lot of mistakes. had distributed 81,500 amongst his friends. He had also invited one of his friends to accompany him to Datavin, promising to defray all ex penses. The invitation was necept., ed and Sousa left with his friend on the .. Tjisorca on February 9.
They had a spree there." said Mr. Andrewes, and the friend de- cided to return to Hong Kong. which he did, at Sousa's expense."
Souss remained at Sourabaya until he was traced by the Palice. Extradition proceedings were com- merced but Sousa ngreed to waive these proceedings and returned to Hong Kong under "escort. On ar rival bera he was arrested by Chief Detective Inspector Reynolds and when charged bad replied, "I have nothing to say.”
In reply to Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Andrewes agreed that it seemed that the letter bills in the Post Office were not checked.,
It was not in carefully worked out fraud 3-I don't think it was pre- meditated.
L/Bdr. W. E. Adams and Gnr. Honorary Instructor's Certificate. The Magistrate made a grant of They have taken the two classes 32 from the Poor Box and told the which have been formed by the ad he was not to squander it at Hong Kong Police, and are also a tuck shop. Try to get a job as St. Stephen's College, and have assisting with life-saving classes at an errand boy," hia. Worship ad-
displayed both enthusiasm and efficiency to a marked degree.
Answering another question witvised. ness said that he thought no accom-
Last year the men of the 12th
plices were needed. He agreed that DANGEROUS DRIVER HEAVILY Heavy Battery achieved a good
probably the defendant saw bis chance and took it."
His theft was bound to be found O.D.I. Reynolds said that he art out in the end? Yes. certainly. rested the defendant on June 12 He nge is 22, do you know that
FINED."
$um-
A Chinese motor-car driver with a very bad record and who has had at the Central Police Station. He I don't know. I have tried to find his license withdrawn, wa showed the defendant the warrants out but he is not in the Civil Ser-moned for driving without a license against him and asked if he want- vants list.
and in a reckless manner. ed an interpreter, but Sousa replied The next witness, Mr. L. J.. Defendant was alleged to have that he knew English quite well and Caron, of the Netherlands Trading stopped the car on the tram linen had stated in answer to the charges Society, said that on February 5 when chased, jumped out and run that be had nothing to say. Souss he handed in to the Post Office a away. He was later arrested. The was brought to Hong 10,000
number of successes, and it is hoped they will continue to do so this year. Threa qualified instruc tors who passed out in Hong Kong- last year are now furthering they work of the Society in their new stations, two in Ceylon and one in England.
ARMED ROBBERY-
3
Gills Shaving Stick
Cold Cream
contains
all the soothing properties that make shaving a pleasure. It makes the skin smooth, and gives it a wonderful refreshing feeling — an The economy of it is well worth noting. A. stick lants; three times to that of another wake.
Sold at all chemists.
PENINSULA HOTEL
Dutch Police sport who handed arranged for the Post Office to and Magistrate dismissed she reckless Three Chinese were committed TEA DANCES
stances,
In imposing a fine of $100 or two months on the first count, his Wor- ship said: "It comes to this, that you have a thoroughly bad record, so bad that the Police withdraw your licence. If you people think
718
IN
admission to an unnumbered mat ROOF GARDEN
witness the accused's passport.ward it to their office in Kobe. He the defendant was stopped and that for complicity in an armed robbery This document bare accused's photo- got a receipt for his parcel which he did not think it would be fair in Kowloon City some time ago. graph but the name appeared to he had since forwarded to the Head to make a conviction in the circum. The defendants are alleged to be have been altered.
Office in Amsterdam.
three of the five men who gained shed at Ngau Siu Wan, but were driven off by neighbours who had been aroused by a small boy who cleverly slipped out of the shed. i One of the defendants was caught after a strenuous chase, white the other two were arrested of the mar Tack Aerodrome wearing part of the stolen clothing.
THE GENERAL ACCIDENT, FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE CORP., LTD. theft.
For information apply
J. H. BACKHOUSE, LTD.
Tai No. 1738.
1. CHATZE ROAD.
His Worship: Is that relevant 7 On February 20, witness received Mr. Andrewes: It was all part a cable to say that the 10,000 yen of accused's activities after the had not been received although two later parcels had been received. Answering Mr. Prior, witness Witness complained to the Post said that he knew that extradition Office and confirmed his complaint proceeding worry at this heyetu mwen sou can get your licence surpended end, but these were dropped, pře After Mr. T. Hynes, Superinten- and then go on, driving, you are sumably because accused agreed to dent of Mail, had given evidence very much mistaken." waive them.
the hearing was adjourned.
(Continued at foot of nest column's,
ON
SATURDAY AFTERNOONS ONLY.