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CLOSING THE POSTAL AGENCIES IN CHINA."

DISAPPEARANCE OF HISTORIC LANDMARKS

QUAINT STORY OF A SWISS POST-

MASTER-GENERAL,"

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17TH, 1922.

A PROMISSORY NOTE CASE.

A SIGNATURE WHICH WAS NOT PROVED.

Yesterday morning, “in” tha "Summary Cours before, tho Puisno Judgè (Mr. J. R. Wood) a Chinese named Chan Wai

THE WING WO STREET.

ROBBERY.

BUROPEAN'S PLUCKY ACTION.

CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE

BENCH.

HONGKONG BOXING

ASSOCIATION.-

ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS.

The report of the General Committee for year ending 30th June, 1922, states:-- The General Committee herewith pre-

sent their report with the accounts for the year ending the 30th June, 1992

Chi brought an action against Lo Hop Chinese are charged with having been The case in which five youthful-looking "The thing draws near for the disappear and the Hop Ka firm for the recovery concerned in an armed robbery at Ne ence of a landmark in the history of of the lialance of $300, lunged on 53, Wing. Wo Street, was continued an

From the accounts it will be seen that foreign reintigaships" with China.. For promissory note for $350. Mr. G. the Augistracy, yesterday afternoo eign postal agencies, established for the Vaux appeared, for the plaintiff and Mr robberies took place in the neighbourhood areaunt of $37.34 which with the around It will be remembered that three arme there is a balaner in hand on the general account of 896206 and on the tournament convenience of the various nationals in M. K. Lo represented the "defendants. of Des Voeux Rond Central at about the carried forward from the previous year the Treaty Forts, long before Ching had ¦ It appears that the plaintiff on look same time. An Indian silk merchant, an efficient postal services of her own, are ing through his deceased wile's effects Ward were responsible for the arrest of stationery and advertising in the geg named Mr. Mahtani, and Revenue Officer gives a credit balance on the 30th Juno inst of $1,823.18: The item “printing, due to cease in accordance with an discovered a promissory note, from which two of the prisoners. The first and eral account shows an increase over that undertaking given at the Washington it appeared that during her life the dead second prisoners are charged with at- for 1921, of $118.93. This increase is woman lent the sum of Saso. The hus-tempted murder and with the unlawful entirely due to the fact that your. Com Conference--at the end of this year.

Possession of a refolver and dugger mitice considered that it would be more It is probable that, when the time comes, band was acting as his wife's executor respectively. The first man is alleged to convenient to make the financial year of Great Britain and the United States of and probate of her estate had already have shot at and wounded a Chin the Association end on the 30th June than

detective" and the second max is said to America, only, will be found to have been taken out. The promissory note have stabbed the indian silk, merchant.

on the 30th September, as the new. Com carried out their undertaking punctually, was dated May 2nd, 1017. It appeared Giving evidence yesterday before 31r.mittee would then be appointed before Under present conditions, postal agencies to be quite in order and according to a Hamilton, Revenue Officer Ward, said the Boxing Season commence. To effect -like the appendix in the human frame-certain entry it seemed that on April that at 5.35 o'clock on the night of the this two extraordinary meetings of the 3rd September he was standing under Association were convened and the adver Are an unnecessary survival from other 14th, 1927, 850 had been paid back, the verandah of the Sincere Company,tising of such meetings and the printing days. It is really of no consequence to Mr. Vaux submitted that the whole Store in Des Voeux Road Central Ba of the resolutions passed at such meetings Great Britain whether they are retained question in dispute was whether the heard the sound of a police whistle from more that represent the above increase,

the other side of the roud and saw, I

The following" Championships were or not, but it is a cause of satisfaction to payment of April. 1921, took the case man running past Sincere's. That non-Featherweight by Lending Sloter Britons in China to note that their coun-outside the Statute of Limitations or was the first prisoner in the dock. The Britt, R. Middleweight by A try fulfils its obligations, prompt to the not.

man was holding his outside pockets and Dunean, R. and Heavyweight by Pte. the witness could see coins dropping out

AWilkins, R.M.LI date, or even before it, and the demons- His Honour, at the conclusion of the of the pockets. The man passed by him

The following donations have been tration tends to uphold British prestige. plaintif's case. told Mr. Vaux that all and ran into Gillman Street.

Witness

made. To Inspector Pitt on his retire he had proved was that the document man could not see that he was being efforts last year's successful tourna gave chase in such a manner that the ment, and your Manager to whose untir. In the case of France, the postal was found among the papers of the pursued. They were about 15 yardsments are in no small measure due, £30 agencies cannot be withdrawn-or" steps deceased and in respect of that doen-apart. The man slackened his pace and taken towards that end, apparently—until ment a demand for payment was made started to walk. He turned round, and a decreo has been passed by the Senate and that there was no payment. walked back again towards Des Veax That decree has not yet been promulgated, and, supposing it were passed to-morrow,

COUNTRIES WHICH ARE NOT READY.

Mr. Yaux: Therefore, the concy is

it must take months after that to close still owing. the postal agencies.

His Honour replied that it had now been proved that the note was signed by the defendants.

His Honour disagreed.

Road Central. The man spotted the Revenue Officer and commenced to run again. He immediately took his hands from his pockets and put his right has under his coat. The witness dashed up to him and aimed a blow at his jaw which missed and landed on his neck. They, grappled and in the struggle they nearly felf. Witness felt that the hands. The accused tried to bite him, had a gun and immediately, he seized his but witness managed to retain his wrists, During the struggle witness shouted for help, but none was forthcoming, in spite Garage, two doors away, there were two or three Chinese watching the struggle. During all this shine the money and jewellery rolled out of the man's pockets on to the ground. Two or three minutes later a ship's officer, named Mr. Bryson, Witness told the came on the scene:

Japan, which has the largest number of these offices-23-is also unlikely to be ready to put up the shutters on December Mr. Vaux said he had a promissory 31st. The postal agencies along the Man note. It was in order and fully chopped" churian Railway-on which almost every and signed by the defendants. He sub station is also a post office-form Japan's mitted that that gave him a prima jaci principal dificulty. The Japanese may case. that withdrawal from China never incant, i. is their minds, the suppression of posti offices on the Manchurian Railway, and Mr. Voux contended that it was im these familiar with the position recognise possible for him to prove the signature.of the fact that the Connaught Motor that there is a good deal to be said for The lady was dead and he had no wit Japan's contention. A, Commission, com- nesses. He had nothing but the docu- posed of Japanese delegates and repre-ment which was found. sentative's of the Chinese Posts, is now His Honour: The mera production of trying, at Peking to reach a solution of that paper from your custody doesn't the problem.

prove the defendants signed it, does itt

Mr. Vaux: If it purports to be

THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR-CLolise.

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cach: to Sergt. Sky Kerrison as a small token or his past fights and to the Sports Fund of the 2nd. Bate, The King's Regt. 300 each; to the British Legion $400; ead Cups to the Naval Draft proceeding home last December to the value of $108. Your Committee have also made a presentation to your Secretary and Treasurer to the value of 8388.95.

Your Committed. have also ordered a tour to be erected on the grave of the late Mr. J. C. Wildin at expense of $130.

an estimated

Your Committee during the year pur chased a scale for weighing in which was urgently needed and also had felt pro- vided for the ring. The new ring ordered Ast summer was used throughout the season and was an unqualified success.

The Committee wish to express their thanks to Mr. J. Scott Harston for his generous gift of $100 to be used for such purpose as the Cozmittee.might think fit..

The United States has only one postaligned by these people it is priam facie comer to be careful as the man had agency in China,that at Shanghai--so it evidence enough to make them deny it has been a fairly simple matter for the

The plaintiff was non-suited. with U.S. to fulfil its contract to withdraw, costs, It is reported that the agency will close by December 31st and, as a preliminary stop, the dispatch of postal matter to the agency, from all parts of the world, except the United States and the Philippine Islands has ceased..

Great Britain has made arrangements to close its ten postal agencies on Novemtion of the work will be a convenience to continued to struggle and attempted to F. C. Hall, F. C. Jenkin and W. Ward no more than covers expenses; the ceasa-defendant, though wounded in the leg, Mesars, S. J. Clarke, J. Scott Karston, ber 30th. Taking them from south to them rather than otherwise. north, they are: Hoihow. Canton,

get hold of the detective's revolver. The offer themselves for re-election as members Swatow, Amor, Foochow, Ningpo, Shang class; they are housed in Consulates and in the foot. The ran then collapsed.

All the other agencies fall into a third detective fired again wounding the man of the General Committee. bai, Hankow, Cheloo and Tientsin. There are worked by members of the Consular The Magistrate at this stage instructed as their three representatives on, the Gen- Vader Rule3, the Army have nominated! is also Wei-hai-wei, but this post office is Body in euch time as they can spare from Inspector Appleton to secure the attend-eral Committee: Lieut Mortimer, H.K.S. not on the same footing, as it is at pre- the duties that more properly fall within ance of the Ship's Officer in Court. If RG.A., Lieut. G. J. Jones, sad. King's, eent in British territory and not in China. The others are British administrations their sphere,

the man refused to come he would have and Lieut. Walsh, R.G.A., and the Police 10 a foreign country. The British The total Chinese staff of all the to subpœna him,

Sub-Inspector Marks." The nominationa anthorities made it clear, from the begin, agencies number 73, and the Chinese In reply to the Magistrate, the witness of the Navy have not yet been received. ning, that the post office in Wei-hai-wei Postal Administration has undertaken to said that the prisoner fired the revolver The Hon, Mr. A. R. Lowe, the Associa- will be conducted as'nt present, until the employ them. This is an excellent with the intention of killing the detection's Honorary Auditor, retires but offers Commission now sitting has drawn up the arrangement for it means that men with tive. The shot was aimed at the deter himself for re-election. scheme for the rendition to China of special, and in some cases very long, tive's breast. Wei-hai-wei.

experience of foreigners' mail matter will Asked if he had any questions to put, be available in the Chinese Post Offices to the first defendant denied that he in- deal with the mails of firms and intended to kill the detective. The wespon dividuals whose postal matter they daily went off by mistake. handled in the course of their former

At the conclusion of Revenue Officer employment in the postal agency Com Ward's evidence the Magistrato said: I tinuity," that blessed word-will thus be must congratulate you on your courage. postal agencies have declined to start life

Some very old servants of the ous action in tackling this man..

Further evidence was taken and the fresh under new direction, and they will case was again adjourned,

pensioned off by the British Imperial

Under the Rules of the Association all the officials (except the President and Vice Presidents) and the members of the gun. The ship's "officer was bitton General Committee retire at this meeting. through the left arm so badly that wit Sir William Rees Davies has intimated ness could see the blood trickling down that he wishes to retire from the chair- Between the two of them they dragged manship of the Association, but will re- the man into. No. 131, Des Yeux Road. maia a Vice-President. Mr. R. M. Dyer

Just then a Chinese detective came up

has been nominated to succeed him, and Mining Administration. Patriotic motives ed over the man managed to pull out G. N. Tinson offer themselves for re

and seed the man. While being hand.r. A Murdoch, Mr. J. Brooks and Mr. have induced these gentlemen and the bis revolver and fired at the detective, election as official Referee, Manager and Mining Administration to undertake the who returned the fire and at the same Hon. Secretary and Treasurer respec work, for a financial remuneration which time thatched the man's weapon. The tively...

CETTING OFF THE CIRCULATION.

the 30th

secured.

Posts,

4

AN IMPUDENT THIEF:

H

THE MONGKOK GODOWN ROBBERY.

MAN ARRESTED AND SENT TO GAOL,

The burglary which took place in a godown recently, at Mongkok, belonging to Mesars. W. C. Jock, & Co., had a sequel at the Magistracy yesterday, when a Chinese" was charged with the unlawful possession of some property.

These are the arrangerats made for clusing the British postal agencies: A notification was sent to all post offices in the world, through the International Bureau at Berne, that no mails should be sant to any British agency in China which would not arrive at the agency by the end of October. The Imperial Post Office (London Post Office) despatched its "last mails to the agencies on

September-a date which gives an ampleIt will be of personal interest to many margin. On the 16th November, "Hong ducted the Shanghai postal agency with STEALS HAT FROM THE KING to learn that Mr. Harborne, who has con- kong will cease sending, letters to any such success since 1917, has just been agency, but will send, instead, to the offered by the Postmaster-General, Lon Chinese Post Office, in that place.

don--the appointment of Comptroller of An impudent theft was related at the the Soudanese Posts, with heliquarters Magistracy, yesterday, wher a Chinese at Khartoum. His many friends will was charged before Mr. Hamilton with wish him success if he transfers from the stealing the hat of Captain Chalmers, A Chinese constable on his beat in master mariner, from the ledge of the DIRECTOR OF SWISS POSTH REMOVET HONG- window of the King Edward Hotel

lounge.

Capta a

Asian to the African Continent.

KONG FROM THE MAP Î

护

EDWARD HOTEL WINDOW SILL,

that Chalmers said

According to Inspector Lanigan it was after the robbery, the robbers concealed the loot in a coolyard at the back of the godown, and when the arrest took places an attempt was being made to remove the goods from the coal yard. Canton Road came upon a man at the moment when he was clambering over the wall of the coolyard into the-road. he way. He was to have been followed by

of the windows to others with the metal, but these men took warning from the fate which over-

the barbour, escaped...

The agencies, of course, do not and letters to places in China, in general, but anly to places where there is another British agency; they will cease to an letters to any other agency on November, 15th Letters will still be despatched, however, to Hongkong and places outside China, up to the end; for, obviously, cuca Aa amusing little atory will appro- was sitting at one despatched, correspondence has no further priately conclude this narration. When of the lounge about 10 p.m. on connection with its place of origin. Any the notice, referred to above, was sent out Saturday. His hat was on the pill close took their companion and fled to the returned letters can be dealt with by by the International Bureau, at Berne, to his elbow the brim being slightly water's edge, and, jumping into the Hongkong

to say that no mails should be sent to under his elbow. He felt a tag and on Arrangements have been made for the ady British portal agency in China which looking round saw that his felt hat had On the other side of the wall, two transmission of money orders from China, would not arrive by the end of October, vanished. On looking out the window he sacks had been abandoned and these on through Hongkong, to every place to the Director of the Swiss Posts forthwithaw the shoulder of a man disappearing of the 1,281 lbs. of metal stolen from being opened were found to contain 423 which one could send money orders wrote to the Postmaster of Hongkong that He called to the lounge coolie to give the godowa through the agencies, so that people living in accordance with this notification; he chase. He also joined in the chase. Tho in the places where agencies at present would send no more mails to Hongkong thief ran along. Des Vaux Road in that the window in the back of the Mr J. M. Jack giving evidence said exist, will suffer no inconvenience on that after September 30th! A considerable westerly direction, but turned down the score. Imperial postal notes (post office mail usually reaches the Colony from Jane connecting Des Vaux Road with gedown leads out on to the yard. By orders), however, will have to ga. Switzerland and there was consternation Chater Road. He was closely pursued forcing one of the iron bars and smash. DISPOSAL OF POSTAL AGENCY STATES. in the local office on receipt of this intima by the complainant and the coolie. In ing two penes of glass, the robbers were There is no need to conjure up visions Hongkong being shipped to and fro in Far By the time he recovered the thief had plant" on the part of the policeman.

tion. Visions arose of correspondence for the lane Capt, Chalmers slipped and fell able to effect an entry.

The defendant said that it was all a of considerable additions to the world's Eastern waters seeking for a resting place disappeared round the corner. Later the list of unemployed, through the closing of and finding none. No one could say same evening a man was brought into sent to prison, for four months.

The Magistrate ordered the man to be the postal agencies The British agencies whose caro Hongkong lettera might be the hotel by an Indian constable, and the fall into three quite distinct entegories, addressed if they were not to be sent to bat was returned to its owner. It op. Shanghai is in a class by itself, this offion their destination, direct. A telegram was peaza that the constable joined in the is conducted by a Postmaster and Assist accordingly sent to the amiable Director chase and arrested the man in Ice House ant Postmaster who are expert postal telling him what has frequently to be Street, close to the Star Ferry wharfe

THE BURDEN OF PROOF officials from the London Post Office, to told to Britons--that Hongkong is The hit was found under verandah which they will revert. In the second cate British Colony and that ite postal sizese close to where the man was arrested,

This is the title of the powerful gory are Chefoo Wei-hai-wal (although is not done in the back room of a Can

dramatic story which fills the screen at not an agency technically) and Tientsin milate in a Chinese town. In abort, the he became frightened and ran away whap Bonday and Thursday. It is a play based The man denied the charge and said the World Theatre today and on Wed- Theee agencies are conducted by business Director of Swiss Poste was politely ask he saw the people, running. He thought opon secret, pervica intrigue, with the war fixins in Chefoo by Mr. Curtis, ined to put Hongkong back on his map-be was going to be assaulted feel as background, and the scenes are laid Weihai wel, by Mr. Clark, the mesinger where he may leave it until he tears that The Magistrate ordered the man to be principally in New York Welkproduced, of the hotel in Tientsin, by the Kailan the British Empire and not its ten-postal sent to prison for six weeks with hard and full of thrilling dramatic situations,

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