THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 18, 1041.
PAYMENTS INTO BANK BY P.W.D. FOREMAN
EVIDENCE THAT certain sums of money deposited by him in the Underwriters Bank between February, 1937, and November, 1939, all belonged to his sister who wanted to save it for her "marriage fund” was given by Tsang Pui-fan, who described himself as foreman in the P.W.D., at the resumed hear- ing this morning, of the inquiry into matters connected with the Air Raids Precaution Architectural Department, in the Puisne Judge's Court.
After stating that he was a foreman at $75 a month, witness was asked if he could speak English and on stating that he could was further asked if he would like to answer
THE KING CUTS HIS SMOKING
The Queen, talking with the Mayor of Shoreditch remarked when visiting a hostel, "I don't smoke but the King I know has cut down his cigarette smoking because of the shortage."
She said she thought there had been a good deal of cigarette wastage before the
war.
the questions in that language. He replied TOMMIES
that he preferred to speak Chinese.
The charman, Mr. Justice FF Cressall, then asked he was first employed Public Works Department
itness stated that this was
P.
Have you a bank account now? when No sir.
the
Are you quite sure about that? and - Yes sir.
in! What are you doing now?
1937 when he was transferred I am partly foreman and partly From the Shung Mun Reservoir in charge of the Scheme.
accounts 11
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TO SALUTE liqueur. A.T.S. OFFICERS
What office? The Govern- With the granting of
the office.
Chairman De you know
Mr.
Campbell?--Yes sir.
Were you employed
hy
him
ment office in Hunghoin.
Government Office?
" the Shing Mun Reservoir know.
Scheme" Yes sir
You were an office boy were you? No sir. 1 checker.
What pay were you then?-$25 a month.
to
F don't full military status
the A.T.S. Volunteers are classed as Privates
Who told you to go there? then, Mr. Campbell.
was
getting:
Did he tell you it was a Gov-now ernment ofce?--No.
ment office?--Yes sir.
-
- Tommies and
You thought it was a Guvern- N.C.O.s must in future salute women officers whose rank is in
now de-
On the Now will
How long were you job? For six months. Then was transferred to the office.
February Deposit
you tell the Co-
I mission what work you do
this office?--Yes sir. In the morn- noted by "pips" in place
ings I inspect the work and the afternoons I check the counts in the office.
What accounts?-The the payments to the workmen,
How long were you in the
When office?-Up to 1937. reservoir was finished I was still employed there as a charger.
On how much a month?—I be- lieve it was $1.75 a day.
Did you open an account in the Underwriters Bank in 19377- Yes sir.
You opened this account
depositing $20?-Yes sir.
by
V
WOMEN TRAIN AS
in
ac-
of A.T.S. "stars."
Male officers are also expecter daily to give a courtesy salute to that
from women officers.
In February 1937 you deposited GARDENERS
$170.-Yes sir.
Where did you get the money! from? This money belonged G my sister.
sister?-Mrs. Leung.
Women gardeners are What is the name of your being trained in large Where does she live?--I think private gardens, market gardens, and nurseries all
the address is No. 84 Caine Road, I am not sure.
And you got the money from over England so that food her? She asked me to bank it.
Why didn't she bank it herself, production will not suffer
cannot read.
1
i
For serious broaches of dis-
now be cipline the 'A.T.S. can court martialled before a joint board composed of officers of
both sexes.
On the domestic side A.T.S. rankers nearly 100,000 new re- cruits are wanted by December- are being told that with their now "Private" rankings parents and relatives must always include the girl's number with the prefix "W," for women, when writing to them, otherwise the letters may be sent to a male ranker with the
same name attached to the new- mixed units, where ly-created men and women drill together.
The A.T.S. girls have wol- comed the Northern Command Important summer dress con cecsions whereby girls can dis- card their tunics both "on" and "off" duty, wearing their khaki shirt-blouses with sleeves roll- ed up to the elbow, But bare legs or just ankle socks The Women's Farm and Gar-
khaki stockings den Association is undertaking. in place of the this important work, and more are banned: than 100 girls are already help-| ing food production in this way.
in her own game? Because she by the call-up of men
Have you given it back to her gardeners. yet? Yes sir.
When?
- At
different times,
when she needed money she ask- ed for it.
And have you given it all back to her? - Yes sir.
Girls who undertake this No Receipt Necessary
work must be over 16 years of age Have you got a receipt? No and willing to serve six months' sir, because we are brother and apprenticeship to head gardeners sister a receipt was not necssary. on approved gardens or estates.
You trust one another? Cer-
tainly sir
On May 22, 1937, you deposited
$210. Yes sir..
Where did you get it from, is it your savings on $1.75 a day?. Again this money, belonged to my Kister.
What is your sister doing?
I don't know. I was working in Shing Mun and only saw her at week-ends;
But didn't she tell you what she
was doing?-No sir, but she said
LOVE OF
WHERE'S THAT HATE?
Mr. Tracy Strang, Gen- eral Secretary of the
ANNIE FOR Y.M.C.A. World Commit-
GEORGE
ANNIE INCKS IS A WIDOW' the money was to be laid aside for WITH FIVE CHILDREN.
hermarriage,
fund.'
her "marriage
All Her Money
Is she married now? Yes. On June 24 you deposited on- other $200-Yes sir.
And on August 9, you deposited $200. Is that her money?--Yes sir, all this is her money
you withdrew $100. What was
She met George Jones, who is 43 and an ex-convict, as he drift- ed (so he says) back into a life of crime.
He now knows what "the great love of a good woman is.".
tee for War Prisoners, after a tour of prison camps in Britain, Swit- zerland, and occupied France, says:
I found surprising little hate. between captive and captor- Conditions in European prison camps to-day are far better than during the Great War.
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MISSIONS TO RUSSIA SEE KING
Mr. J. Benstead, Assistant Gen- eral Secretary, told the annual conference of the NUR at Swane
sea that though the smash-and- Members of the British and
He told the Judge so at Ches-grab of Germany must be stopped U.S. missions to Russia were Assizes, when he pleaded at all costs,, they were opposed to received by the King at Bucking-
ANTI-NAZI DRAMA
"Professor Mamlock the fame.
guilty to two charges of fraud the idea of some people that we ham Palace yesterday, Lord Benous mati-Nazi drama by Friedrich Now on November 1. you do and also with, causing a public had to exterminate every German, averbrook and Mr. Averell: Har Wolf, opens to-day at the Le posited $200 and on November 19, mischief.
riman presented them to His Theatre. It's Here
Majesty.
The Slay is being given by the Chinese Drama Group, under the "Once the Soviet has been wiped.
General Sir John Dilk Chief of auspices of the China Dafence. out there will be absolutely noth- ing to deter Germany from throw the Imperial General: Staff, was League, and net profits will be
Chinese Medical {ltet. M $27.377-Yes sir, all the money Mr. Justice Hawkes said he ing her full force against Britain," also received in audience Bri- devoted
1, the Germanɛ wireless, bawled, tish Wireless, was given back to my sister. would postpone sentence.
that fof? She said she wanted the Annie Incks pleaded with the money and I got it for her. Judge to give Jones
In February 17, 1939, ull the chance.
money had been withdrawn except
ariother