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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER-24, 1941.
CLOSE QUESTIONING OF P.W.D. FOREMAN AT INQUIRY
LO HOK-PUI, foreman employed at the Public Works Department, Water Works, who is paid on a daily basis at $2.50, made a statement at the A.R.P. Inquiry, in the Puisne Judge's Court this morning, that up to the end of August, he had issued $47,000 worth of explosives in connection with the work on the A.R.P. tunnels in Kowloon.
Lo was the first witness to testify this morning before the Commission, with Mr. Justice P. E. F. Cressall as chairman, that is conducting the inquiry into certain matters 'connected with the A.R.P. Architectural
Department.
Witness told the Commission Mr. Campbell has told us that that his duty in connection with he has so much to do both in Hong the tunnels on the Kowloon side | Kong and Kowloon that he had to consisted of supervising the work. rely on you.-He did visit the to see that the levelling was done sites.
properly and such like jobs."
Chairman: What such like jobs" The fact remains that the work
-To count the number of work Is done by Kin Lee and supervis· men and to see that the worked by Chinese foremen?—Yes. was done properly.
You do that in all the tunnels? --I am looking after five sites.
How many sites are there? Five.
Looking After All
You are looking after all tunnels. then?—Yes.
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Chairman (to witness): You told the Commission that you issue the explosives?—Yes.
Another statement has been made that the person who issues it back so that he can sell it. the explosives demands some of
There is no such thing as that.
That
You know, of course, that Kin Up to the end of August, Gov- Lee has sub-contracted all the ernment has been charged $47,000 work, such as to Ah Ding?—Yes. for explosives In connection with
And if you were dishonest you the Kowloon tunnels? could work in conjunction with does not concern me. them and charge Government too much? That is so, but I never do such a thing.
Supervision
At this stage, Mr. L. C. F. Bel- But you are the man who issued lamy, one of the Commissioners, 1547,000 worth of explosives? asked witness if work goes on in, That is so, but then there was a And you count the number of the tunnels 24 hours a day. wit- man who was in charge of the en in each tunnel?—Yes.
ness replying in the affirmative. blasting.
Then what do you do?—I make note of it in my note book and then make my report.
You have got your book with you?-No.
You work eight hours a day, ļ don't you? Yes.
Do you have anything to do with the stores? No.
You have nothing to do with the issuing of cement, timber, explosives and those things? - am only concerned with the issu-
Where is it?-In the workshop. You keep it in the Hungboining of explosives. office?—Yes.
Where, in a drawer?--No, in « large case.
Well now, having entered the number of workmen in your book, what do you do?—I enter it into the large book in the office.
hom.
Whose issues the drilling steel? They were issued in the day time.
Accuracy Of Stores
That is so but you issued the explosives?—Yes.
Was Mr. Campbell ever present when you issued explosives? Never.
the
Was Mr. George Tsang, foreman, ever present?-Yes sir.
On how many occasions he there?I do not remember how many occasions.
was
But there were occasions when But there is somebody in Gov-there was nobody to supervise Where is this book?-In Hung-ernment who can vouch for the you when you issued the explo- accuracy of these stores for which, sives?-1 issue explosives only Having entered this in the book. Government pays? That is no according to what is written down what do you do?—I hand the large part of my work so I don't know. on a piece of paper. book to my No. 1.
That is Mr. George Tsang?-
Yes,
And he has to rely on your Bgures? He counts them over himself.
Oh, he does? When?--He docs this in the morning.
And you go in the morning and afternoon?—Yes.
So that he has to rely on vour figures for the afternoon?.........Yes.
Gambling Allegation
And if you are a dishonest man,
I am not suggesting are, you can put down
Mother Of Six
Sent To
Gaol
AN ARMY SEPARATION allowance of £2 15s.
a week for herself and her six children, aged from
you 2 to 17, is drawn by Mrs. Elizabeth Wotton. Her
that
extra. men?-Oh no, after I have
man does it again.
a
few husband is in Malta on active service.
counted the men a Kin Lee fore- One of the children stole, some money in an Which man for Kin Lee? escapade. In a moment of weakness, Mrs. Wotton kept it and spent some of it on clothes. for the children.
Kwong Cheong.
Now, the Commission visited this Hunghom Workshop last
Saturday. It is a small hut with no furniture at all. When we went there, nobody was present and the place was empty. Any body could have walked in and taken the books away.. But we locked up the books, sir.
But anybody could have go: in? Yes.
I am telling you this because a statement has been made to the Commission that these fore men very seldom go to the office ----We do all our work outside. We only go there to make our
entries in the book.
And that when you go there at all, you go there to gamble. No.
Of course that is not true, is 1t? It is not struct
A statement has also been made to the effect that you and the other foremen are in the habit of tak- ing squeeze-That is not true.
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Chinese Supervision
JEEPNE ADULTE von
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The Bench at Stratford, Lon: don, sentenced her to a month's hard labour.,
The Chairman, Mr. C. W, Hodg- son, said that Mrs. Wotton's seven-
The Chairman said the Proz bation Officer would attend to that side of the case. He sup posed the P.A.C. would look after the children,
Needed It So Badly”.
teen-year-old daughter who had Just started work, would be able to look after herself. The Justices regarded it as a very serious case, Mrs. Wotton, who pleaded guilty and one which had to be dealt to receiving £10 knowing it to with severely...
kasaw have been stolen, stuted in court |
that she knew she ought to have returned the money, qu
The police said that Mrs, Wot ton held a good character,
After hearing the sentence, Mrs. Wotton lost her self-control and cried: "But why, that? What about my children?
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“But I wanted the money so badly," she said, "My husband's allowance, doba; not keep the children and me. I know I have done wrong," RULONELY She was assisted to the cells. Detective-Sergeant・・ Tresidder Later the Warrant Sergeant anid said that because of the children that Mrs, Wotton, whose home Mrs. Wotton could not go to work address is Earl's Cottages, Wood- herself and the Army allowance lone, Dagenham, was nnxious was her solo income, excepting the about her children's welfare.faw shillings earned by the eldest
She wanted a messugo sent to girls du p
her seventeen-year-old daughter, There was no doubt she was in All the work! In the Kowloon | so that she would go home and sec | straitened circumstanceą,, tunnels in supervised by Chinese to the children; int home alone The Benchmade an order. re- foremen drawing $2.50 a day? except for a neighbour, looking turning £4 of the £10 to tho Mr. Campbell is there too.
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