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MANILA POSTAL SCANDALS.

ENORMOUS GRAFT

EXPOSED.

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LOSSES ALREADY TOTAL HALF MILLION PESOS.

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DAMAGED STAMPS.

Manila, Aug. 24. Damaged postage stamps worth approximately Pesos 70,000, of the 1927 stock of the Bureau of Posts, said to be the largest damaged

for any single year, were dis- covered yesterday by the commit- tee investigating scandals at the Bureau of Posts.

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LADY MOTORISTS SUMMONED.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

ONE REPROVED FOR FAILING |

TO ATTEND COURT. ̧*

FINES IN ALL CASES.

GRAF ZEPPELIN'S.

FLIGHT.

ILLNESS OF DR. ECKENER

.MARS TRIUMPH.

RESUMING JOURNEY.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1929.

SHIP'S CAPACITY DISPUTE.

CLAIM FOR DEPOSIT AGAINST CHARTER PARTY.

ACTION SUCCEEDS.

SIR ERNEST SATOW PASSES AWAY.

FORMER MINISTER TO CHINA

AND JAPAN,

FINE CAREER ENDED.

London, Aug. 20. The death has occurred of the Bight Hon. Sir Ernest Mason were Satow, P.C., G.C.M.G., well-known as former Minister to Japan and later to China-Reuter,

Miss Pearl Woo, against whom

Los Angeles, Aug. 26.

The recovery: of two sums of The magnificent flight. of the $500, paid preparatory to the hiring the Magistrate had contemplated inning warrant for arrest, in Graf Zeppelin ncross the Atlantic of the Saf On Company's ss. Tin Coвaequence of repeated failures was marred by the illness of her Sze for transporting sand, to attend Court in connexion with a commander, Dr. Eekener, as the claimed in the Summary Court this trale summms, was muleted ju a result of the strain of the voyage, morning before the Puisne Judge heavy fine when, at Inst,

As soon as the dirigible was (Mr. Justice Wood). It was alleged

The late Sir Ernest Satow, who responded to the summons before moored, he was hurried to a hotel by the Wan Tung Company, No. Mr. E. W lumilton at the Central in a state of exhaustion in artier 167. Des Voeux Road Central, that was 80 years of age on June 30th educated at Mill Hill Police Court this morning.

that he might get a proper rest they paid $1,000 as a deposit last, was The charge against Miss Woo before the resumption of the flight against a charter party in respect School and University College, London. He was admitted as a stock ever recorded in the Bureau was that of not having proper con- to Lakehurst Field, completing the or the Thn Sze whigh, prior to the barrister at Lincoln's Inn in 1887,]

deposit, was falsely represented to trol of her car, in the fact that two journey round the world. other persons were sitting with hor The trip across the American be of 700 tons nett burden and and entered the diplomatic service in the front seat. The time of the continent will probably start with which was, in fact, of 400 tons netta student Interpreter in 1861, offence was 2 p.m. on August 6. in the next few hours. The air-den. Because of that fact the becoming an interpreter in 1865. He was Japanese Secretary to 1.0 The Magistrate

charter party was not entered into Thin new discovery, said

(to Sergeant ship's engineers report that the and the deposit was therefore claim the British Legation in 1868, indicate wholesale substitution of George) Do you mean this young vessel is in perfect condition.

became Consul-General at Bang- ... San Francisco,. Aug. 26. good stock with used and damaged lady was driving with two other

Mr. F. G. E. Kendall was for the kok in 1884 and Minister Resident Glistening like silver, the

In 1886, stampa, may lead to the prosecu-persons in the front seat?

be, tion of two former employces of Sergeant George replied that Graf Zeppelin sailed over the plaintiff and Mr. A. d Arculli de- the following year.

fended.

appointed Minister the Bureau, who were directly in such was the case, and he indicated, heart of the city, attended by a

In outlining the case, Mr. Rendall Hesident at Montevideo. and In two girls who had come up to the swNITH of fifty aeroplanes, said the plaintiff discovered that the

1893 Was made Minister charge of the stock in 1927, it was

Court with Miss Woo as the others Thousands of people crowded ship was not 700 tons nett after

Morocco. learned yesterday.

concerned.

every vantage point, whistles

April 19, is year. The only rea- I was in 1895 that Sir Ernest The Magistrate "sto defendant +; shrieked and bells tolled.

son the firm wished to charter the Satow was transferred to Japan -Why did you not come up at the Eventually the airship honded ship was to save transport coats in an Minister, and he remained there proper date?

down the const, being sighted at their buslacss, of bringing and to until appointed to Peking in 4900, Santa Cruz at 7.15 where it the Colony for making glass, and where he was Minister for six caught the gleam of three search to be able to bring 700 tons at a lights before it vanished towards time, necessaritating only two trips Los Angeles-Reuter's American a month, instead of employing a Service,"

Inapsleen jurks,

Wholesale Substitution,

The committee is said to be in possession of important evidence, showing that wholesale substituit. tion of new stamp with old ones which had been recalled into cir- culation after they had been used took place in 1927. The committee, however, withheld the

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Mies Woo:-I forgot all about

His Worship:-Very good. If you think you can come up to this Court only when it suits your con- venience, I canpussure you that you

You will be fined $25. cannot,

Other Cases,

names of the two former 19• Mr. B. Youag of No. 5. Tung

ployees implicated in the alleged substitution.

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.Lands at Los Angeles. *

Los Angeles, Aug, 26.

Te Terrace, was summoned for The Graf Zeppelin landed here at The Bureau of Posts, investi- leaving her car, No. 268, unattend5.11 this morning. grating board recommended yester-el at the junction of Gilmar Street

of opium.

She replied that she was shop Pink in that locality and detained.

WEES

A traße sergeant said the car! WIS left unattended for minutes.

up passengers. Fined $5.

FORMER INSPECTOR'S SON DROWNED.

IN CANADA.

1

Leo

years.

was

GOVERNMENT SANCTION GIVEN TO PROJECT,

Canton, Aug. 26. The Brovincial Government has sanctioned the petition of the Mayor of Canton, Mr. Lam Man- course and athletic ground kol, for the laying out of a race- for

He was a skilled linguist, and in this connexion he wrote several text books on the Japanese lan Contract Repudinted. ·

guage. He was also the author of After the deposit was made, howeveral other works, the last of ever, the plaintiff discovered that which, "A Diplomat in Japan," it was 400 tons nett and consequent appeared in 1921. Since his retire- The airship tied up to her mour-is the firm repudiated the verbalment he had been living at Oltery

St. Mary, in Devonshire. day to Filemon Perez, Secretary and Des Voeux Rund Central, ating mast at 6.10.-Reuter's Ameri- contract for the hiring of it.

Leon Service,

Mr. Kendall read a letter written for Commerce and Communica-3.10 m. n the 17th instant,

Mr. to the plaintiff by tions, the filing of criminal

D'Almada, formerly acting for the CANTON RACE COURSE, charges against ne more insper

defendant. The letter referred ta tor of the Manila Post Office and

the agreement for hiring the bont inside of a few days will recom

for three months at $1,400 per ment the suspension of two other

month, Hongkong currency, and re- employees for their alleged partici

Mr. Hamilton to Mrs. Young

minded the plaintiff firm that a de- pation in the illegal importation-You have not put your ear at a HONGKONG BOY LOSES LIFE Posit of $1,000 had been made, and

proper parking stand. The car will

a promise given to execute a lease The investigators completed allowed to stop

only for

at Mr. Ray's office on May. 5. yesterday a large pile of evidence, it is necessary to put down or take

The fetter pointed out that implicating the postal inspector

The many friends of Mr. John the boat had been anchored off in question in the tracking of Mrs. E. Rodgers, living at No.Hongkong Pollee Foree and went at although repeatedly called James Watt, who retired from the Shamshulpo ready for delivery opium, and at the same time were 52. The Peak, pleaded that she me some years ago, will sym-upon to execute a lease they had the amusement and recreation of reliably reported to have come did not know thari shy was across sufletent additional facts allowed to leave her car at a spot of his eldest son, Robert John, which

not pathise deeply with him in the loss neglected to do so.

the general public. to warrant the suspension of the in front of the Wing On Company-negurred in Canada on July 18. In reply to that, a letter was

The Provincial Government and two other employees.

in thing her $5 his Worship News of the death was received the plaintiff firm

written on June 24, stating that the Municipality will jointly de- suht it was up to Mrs. Rodgera to by Friends in the Colony yesterday,pared to execute the lease as they at $500,000.

was not pre-fray the cost, which is estimated find out where to park her car.

and it tells of a tragedy which has had been told by Mr. Ray that the cut short a promising young life. tonnage of the vessel was 400 tons Only 21 years of age, and inherit nett and not 700. A request was Ing many of those traits which en-included for the immediate return deared his father to his many of the $1,000 deposit, as the con- friends, the young

hassideration had failed.

Mr. D'Almada replied in a letter The young fellow left with his admitting that the plaintiff firm father, on the latter's retirement had been told the tonnage of the Regarding the athletic meeting or some years ago. For a time he bout was 760 gross but not nett, us Chinese Athletic worked with his father on a farm, stated. As the plaintiff firm was gantsel by the Association, we are informed that the and then, like many others of his not prepared to execute a lense, number of athletes who will take part age, he decided to leave the old the $1,000 would be forfeit and for they would be held liable for all this meeting will be about 300 country and try Canada Singapore is sending its best Chinese change, and in 1926 he accordingly losses, tennis players and swimmers, and left Home. Work was plentiful incurred by reason of failure to

damages large number of athletes will also be when he arrived in Canada and it execute a lease. seat here from different parts WIN not was not long before he China,

Extensive Graft,

As the Investigation progresses and as the investigators are get- ting more deeply into the postal scandal, there is a growing con- viction

Department of

amore

ATHLETIC MEETING.

་་་

FROM OTHER PLACES.

man

Commerce officials that there BIG CONTINGENT EXPECTED met his death by drowning. never before has been unearthed a more enormous and extensive graft against the Government as were discovered in the present probe of the Bureau of Posts.

in.

In

of

It is expected that some fine sport fund a job on a farm.

Mats.

expenses

Plaintiff's Evidence,

Shek Pai, about five miles from The race course will be at the city in the direction of Tung Shan.

A road for motor-caTA goes from Tung Shan to Wham- pao district, passing Shek Pal on the way. The road is a mud road and not wide enough for two cars to pass with comfort, so the Municipality will widen this road when the race course project is put into execution.- Canton News Agency.

There is not a single depart ment or section of the Bureau looked over by the two committee which did not revent one form of

tons nett, he refused to execute irregularity or another with the

the lease. possible exception of the postal

In reply to his Lordship, witness: savings bank which, it was

will be witnessed. Stande having As a farm-hand he worked for dicated, will probably be the only frommodation for 15,000 persons are twelve months at Alberta, and if firm. said his arm imported carried 60 tons of sand at 20 cents Chan Tim, manager of the plain-suid that whereas an average junk division which will be spared from at present being erected 00 the the probe, Members of the in-ground, and seats can now be booked accumulated enough money from sand from Cheung Kay in Hoi per picul, if a 700 tons nett vestigating board are satisfed that at the Chinese Athletic Association at effect to a long-cherished ambition witness asked how many tons neti about 15 cents per pical,

his savings to enable him to give Fung. During the negotiations, steamer was used it would cost there is nothing wrong with the, and si per day for ordinary that of entering College and could the steamer carry and be

$5.for special reserved seats for three

Cross-examined by Mr. Arculli, postal savings bank after having Tickets or admission to studying for the Church. Un was Loki 700 tons nett, He under witness denied that the reason why looked it over cursorily.

cents, 30 cents, and 50 cents can be happily, however, he met his denth stood that to mean that 700 tons he would not execute the lease olanned at the entrance on the days last month in a drowning tragedy of sand could be put on board. was because he could not get a of the sports.

In a river at Albert. Only the Witness agreed to lease the ship permit until the time for the pro The upen events are as follows; other day, a cousin of his received and paid two sums of $500 each posed charter had nearly run out, Track Field, 1,800 metre relay a request from him for articles a deposits, but when the surveyor Mr. Arculli also put it to wil and 800 metre relay.

Swimming,100.

from China upon which he had aid him the vessel was only 400ness that, he never mentioned the metre free style and wished to lecture at College. metre

(Continued on Next Column.) Entries will be charged at the rate 20 centa for each event and $1 for

relay. Entry forms, can be ob tained by applying to the Secretary of the Chinese Athletic Association from to-day, and all entries must be sent in to the Chinese Athletic Asso- elation before the 1st September,

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Half Million Loss Already.

Bureau of Posts officials "yester- day roughly estimated the total insular losses suffered by the government through leakage of property and graft committed by

than of postal employees at more Pesos 600,000. This amount re- presents only what the committee of investigators have so far been uple to determine with some degree of certainty.

The insular auditor has estimat- ed leakage in property at ap

each

few

und

proximately Pesos 300,000 while £3,000 CHIPPENDALE

the committee has bared the loss of Pesos 217,000 stamps for which Florencio Reyes, chief of the stumps section is being held Optum passing responsible. through the Manila Post Office since 1924 was placed at more than Pesos 100,000. No figures

SUIT.

MIG BID FOR CHAIRS AND SETTEES.

Just under £3,000 was given re- were given regarding uncollected cently for a set of 12 Chippendale dues from smuggled jewels.mahogany chairs and two settees, Neither was any estimate made sent to Christistie's for sale from

or Yorkshire.

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to the legal extraction

sale of commemorative stamps.

With pierced vase-shaped backs, which also is believed to amount carved with, foliage and shelle to considerable suma, ·

cabriole

and with the familiar legs, I was the type of suite Eight Inspectors Suspended. which, before the war, would have The inspector recommended realised £500. The-hidding start- yesterday for prosecution in amonged at this sum, the hammer final- the eight suspended two weeks ly falling to An offer of 2,800 ago by Secretary Perez in con- guineas,

nexion with the present Investi- Three side tables, presented by gations and was among the first Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton, strongly placed under suspicion by realised 860 guinens, and a pair the Investigating board. He will of marqueterie commodes, former. be the third recommended forly the property of the Duke of criminal prosecution this week Devonshire at Lismore Castle, gold by the investigators.

for 1,000 guiness;

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Strong possibility of several Four lots of tapestry realised other postal employees holding over £8,000. positions of trust and respon- A set of four English panels, at- sibility in the Bureau and stilltributed to the 17th century crafts- others employed in lees significant man, John Vanderbank,

were

capacities, for suspension was knocked down for 3,700. guineas, admitted yesterday by both mem- while four Brussel's 18th century bera of the committee and postal panels, by J. D. Vos, made 2,050 authorities,

guinens..

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"The rooms are quieter than you'd think; If the music gete a little loud, I can always drown it out with the grama- phone,"

tonnage matter until he received a letter from a solicitor, but wit ness denied this.

After further evidence had been called, his Lordship said it seem- ed to be a question of which alde he relieved..

The Defence.

Mr. Arculli and that if his Lordship believed that they had said the ship was of 700 tons nett, then, of course, they have failed on the second claim. There was nothing to support the plaintif who said that they had promised a ship with a carrying capacity of 700 tons except his bare statement, The two receipts made no re- ference to weight and that in it self was peculiar the question of weight had always been 60 essential. The defendunt started the ball rolling for the re- turn of the $1,000 deposit and if, as the plaintiff said, they had been cheated, why had the plaintif not taken an action for such a long time? There was an urgent need for the sand which had to be carried in junks and at a slower rate.

had

Mr. Areull also asked whether I was believed that the plaintif went to discuss the ship not know- ing anything about it He would have thought that an experienced man would have known the differ- ence on siglit between a ship of 400 tons carrying capacity and one of 700 tons. He submitted that plaintiff had not made out his caso and that he had failed to prove that the defendant said the alip had a carrying capacity of 700 tons.

Without calling

Mr. upon Rendall, his Lordship gave judg- ment for the plaintiff.

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