On Thursday, the Postal Employees Union issued the following manifesto directed against the postal authorities: istd fire, so as to deceive the polic "Tragic ay was the murder of this loyal employee, it is accentuated by the death of Mr. Chai Sing-fang, the Korean inspector who was shot on Wednesday in Avenue Road, who ied within a few hours of Saturday's murder. The company, according to an. announcement. on Friday, proposed again on Saturday to establish a skeleton service, bub when their inspector was murdered, was realized at once that move would be impossible.
The murder on Saturday and the other's death make a total of four loyal officials who have been shot in Tt will be recalled inspector of the come pany was murdered during the Summer at Bubbling Well, at which time is riesha coolie heroically his life in an attempt to save Within a few months, the No. 1 inspector of the Rrench Concession tram company foully was murdered in his office, 'A Cowardly Crime The murder on Saturday was pré- meditated. The two paid assassins, under pretext of engaging room {in deceased's house, obtained admission and the inspector turned to show them the room. Without warning, tone of them drew a pistol and fired several times. One' bullet struck their victim in the forehead, Killing him instantly. Another "bullet me flicted a flesh wound on one of the women in the house. Having murdered the inspector, the as-sasins lit a bunch of fro-crackers to allay the possible suspicions of police on point duty and those in Wayside police station. Then they leisurely strolled from the house, and, before the occupants recovered {trom the shock, had made of. Chief Inspr. Crookdake, Chief Det-Inspr. Prince, Inspr. Kiloh, and all available men in the station turned cut and detectives of descriptions of the men, Tt hag been ascertained that the "During the past six_months avo bean domining "better. trea have boasted that, should trams again be placed in service, without labourers having gained. their the re-establishment of] be Promated and receive 1028," whereby" omg thatthe Anca position lot Post Ofice is Improving {hie reason Wwe, demand that out pete Me oppose the proposed tow avatens This manifesto, it is reported, hax already been handed to the Postal Commissioner. The (Postal Employees Union contains many radical workers of the lower grades and they are apparent ly displeased with the treat ment accorded to clerks, whom they deserino as being preferentially treated employees, and they are intent upon
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