The Archive · 1934

Salute Chief

Sunday wes eld day for chapelain's "Own" the green-clad Souths of the Chinese Post 'Office Fenen 700 of the men who Al Shanse fats leter' boxes" paraded before heir chief, "3M. Chapelsin, Postal Commissioner, and. gave. him a rear fniltarysaluie ata ceremony. held at Honakew Park.

Although they depleted the active working force of the Post Oftee Considerably snd. detached '8. special fuer to look after the 100 bieyeies, here wes no interference. with the cwt service and fetter boxes' were fied' and emptied as urinal, me cidentally, a lange' crowd. gathered Hongkew Parke to witness the rade and. were full of admiration for the smartness and discipline of the postmen.

Headed by the brass band of the shanhet Postal 'Employees' Union, a musical adjunct "especially fostered

men, afier a. flag-aising ceremony Chnpeai, he parade of 0 when "the national. colours wert hoisted tothe top of the. staff to the accompaniment of the. Chinese national anthem, formed tu two ines in front of speci platform which was occupied by postal oftelais and. dele-sion including "Mew Wang Shao. f'Gaarman of one Chinese Chamber After the fog-raising, M Chaplain, and pest officials inspected the els postmen and "passed down the: we niet examining che men teh responded ficient fo we een ly to the task M. Chapclain tater addressid_ the mea theough one of lis. assistants snd. expressed his satisfaction of the {so0d'spieit and' fine discipline shown the postmen and the neatness their uniforms. his parade. was the Second held by the local Post Ome, the last one being held in November when" the men. were wearing. thet NEED OF DEFENCE FOR,

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