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SATURDAY, JUNE 29,

1929.

entered particulars of registered AMBULANCE BRIGADE. and insured mail. It was found that "Table 3" in that document had not been filled in, but looking up "Table 3 In the duplicate ro Lained on file at the Post Office,

PORTUGUESE CHARGED WITHthey found that it had been filled

THIEF OF MAILS.

GOOD TIME IN BATAVIA, The case against Jose Mariano de Sousa (22), described as a Hongkong-born Portuguese, who is charged with offences under the Post Office Ordinance, No. 7, of 1920, was opened before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Central Police Court yesterday afternoon.

In. Therefore, the two forms did not tally." The record showed that the accused had handled that parti- cular muil,

Was

"On the Spree.” Enquiries were then started ng to whereabouts. It Sousa's found that on February 6 or 7, immediately after leaving the cm- ploy of the Post Office, Sousa gava a farewell dinner to a number of friends at the Empress Hotel, and Committal of the accused to the manget some of them he distri a sum, of. fifteen hundred Criminal Sessions, opening on Julybuted 22, is applied for on two charges. dollars. He had also invited one The first charge is that on of his friends to accompany him to February 6, of this year, bolng Batavia, at his expense. That in

accepted and Sousa then an officer of the Hongkong vitation was

friend loft by the General Post Office, and being and his entrusted with the preparing of a Tilearona on February D for Bata document, namely, a letter bill, the vin. They had a spree there. The acausad did fraudulently prepare friend then decided to return to the document incorrectly, or alter, Hongkong, which he did, again at

such Souan's expense. or destroy

on both charges.

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next put the registered bag in the last ordinary mall bag:. then put the registered mall in with the original letters bill, the carbon conv being kept on file.

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Kobe and $380 in respect of Nagasaki. He had no personal knowledge of the precien value of the contents of the mail mentioned.

"IXION" Examined by Mr. J. T. Prior on behalf of the accused, the witness agreed that the reason for giving Souss notice was that he was in- efficient and made a lot of mistakes: there was

no question of dis- honesty. All postal officials were more or less in a position of trust,

Witness then put in correspon- dence exchanged with the Japanese postal authorities in connexion with the matter, together with or secreto

Sousa remained there until he other documents to which he had documents.

The second charge is that the was traced by the police. He was proviously referred. He said that aftorwards found and arrested in the liabilities Incurred by the accused did steal two postal Sourabaya. Extradition proceed- local Post Office in the matter were packages, namely, one bag con-ings were commenced, but Sousa to the extent of 3770 in respect of taining 30 registered letters and.. 2 insured letters, and one bag con agreed to waive these proceedings and return voluntarily under police taining 9 registered letters and one escort, which he did on June 10. insured letter.' The Post-Master General is cited as the complainante was then arrested upon arrival here by Chlef Detective Inspector Reynolds and charged. In reply Mr. J. T. Prior appeared for the to the two charges against him, accused.

In opening the case, the As-Son said he had nothing to say. Replying to the Magistrate, Mr. sistant Crown Solicitor (Mr. L. R. Andrewes said that part of Sousa's Andrewds), said the accused was duties as sorter of malls was to first employed in the Post Office on make out letters bills in duplicate, June 18, of last year, as bationary sorter. On September 9 one of which, the original was for he was promoted to Class G in the warded with the mails to their destination, and the other, the order of the service, and on carbon one, was retained and filed February 1 of this year, he was at the Post Office here. That pro-

Replying to other questions Mr. given one month's notice to leave.edure coming in as a general way, Smith said he would go so far be Following that, on February 6, ho asked Mr. T. llynes, the Superin the mans were not checked. Sousa to say that such an offence as the tendent of Mails, and Mr. N. L. Was in a room where there were a accused was alleged to have com- Smith, the Post-Master General, number of other officials working milted could he carried out without

premeditation. It was not whether he might be permitted to alongside him..

Acting Chlef Detective Inspector necessary for him to have an ac- leave the service on that same

* pro-

Mr. Prior: Although they are under notice?-It is so rare to give man notice, that I don't think there is a fixed rule on the sublect,

day, as he had got other employ A. Reynolds, who was the first wit-complice.

even

Yen 10,000 Missing. Mr. L. J. J. Caron, assistant cashier of the Netherlands Trading Society, deposed that on February

5 he handed in at the Post Office

a package containing 10,000 Yen and arranged to have it despatched

ment. He was, of course, allowedness to be called, said that at 8.45 to leave, but he had to forfeita.m. on the 12th instant he saw the accused at the Central Police pay on the six days that he workstation. He told Sousa that he was ed in February.

On February 6, the dûtics dis-arresting him on two warrants charged by the accused included the which he read and which were now closing of mails for Kobe and produced In Court. Nagasaki. Incidentally,

At 9.16 on the sumè morning, he to the Kobe branch by insured mail. he had also to go to the Rexistration charged the accused, all due forin-Ho got a receipt for the package Branch which was situated next-ality as regards warning him bo- from the Post Omec but was un- door in the same building, to en-fore being asked if he would makeable, to produce it because he had quire whether there was any re- a statement, and asking if he need- sent it to the Head Oflice, gistered mail for Kobe anded an interpreter, being discharg- Nagasaki. The Registration Branched. la answer to both charges, drew up the registered mallSouuu said he had nothing to say. and insured mall in little bags, and then put them' all in one'ble which was then sealed up.

Evidence would be given to show that the accused collected a bng from the Registration Department containing Kobe mail and also an other ng containing the Nagasaki mall, and that it was his duty to put these two bags into one general lot be mall going to Kobe and Nagasakh The evidence would be that he did all this and stole the contents of the bugs.

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P.M.G's Evidence.

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The witness added that February 26, he received a cable from the Kobe branch intimating thut that particular parcel had not Leen received, although two others Mr. N. L. Smith, the Post-Master' which were sent later arrived.

In reply to the Magistrate, Mr. General, deposed that early in Feb-Caron said that the 10,000 Yen ruary of this yunr, after serving was sent to Kobe in notes, mostly on probation, accused was given of -yen denomination. ono" month's notice by witness as He was his probation was ended. to go.

| On February 6, Sousa asked if he might go at once for a better job and witness allowed this on condition that Sousa drew no pay for the six days that he had worked In February.

Mr. T. Hynes, superintendent of Maila at the Post Office, was the next witness, He produced the in- aured list book in which was an entry, dated February 5, showing that two insured letters for Kobe had been made up in one bag. One of those was from the Netherlands Trading Society, but the name of the adireasce was not recorded. There was only one insured letter for Nagasaki on that some date,

The first indications' of an offence having been committed. came to Continuing witness and that light on February 26, when one of part of Sousa's duties on February the senders of a registered package 6 was to close the ordinary maila containing 10,000 Yen enquired at for Kobe, Nagasaki and Mojl per After giving similar particulars the Post Office how it did not reach "Tamba." The procedure was from the registered list book re Its destination at Kobe. The Post that the officer closing the mails, Inting to letters for Koho and Office sent a réclamation for them when his ordinary mail Was ready, Nagasaki, Mr. Hynes produced o to make enquiries at Nagasaki, called at the registration branch to document showing that all these while the Post-Master General also see if there were any registered insured and registered letters had communicated with the postal and insured mails for those des been signed for by the accused as people, first at Kobe and then at tinations. He then should take having been received by him for Nagasaki, asking them to return the registered bag and make inclusion in the ordinary mail bags the original lettera bill that had an entry on Table 3 of the letters for Kobe and Nagasaki, which were been sent with and accompanied | bill, of the details of the re-sealed by him.

The case was then adjourned to the mails. This registered letters glstered mail as shown on the inbel bill was a document in which were of the registered bag. Ho. should Thursday next at noon,

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