· THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 25, 1941.
A.R.P. Tunnel Men Paid On Basis Of Results
HO HOK-PUI, P.W.D. foreman, was again called at the resumed hearing of the A.R.P. Inquiry this morning when he produc- ed books as instructed yesterday, recording the number of workmen engaged by the sub- contractors on the tunnelling job in Kowloon, from September 20, 1940, to date.
Witness told Mr. Justice Cressall, chair- man of the Commission, that although the number of workmen engaged on the differ- ent sites was recorded, there was no entry in the books showing the rate of pay as the men were not paid by the day, but on results.
CONFOUND THEIR KNAVISH TRICKS
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Chairman: In these books, the names of all the workmen ployed by the sub-contractors have been entered?-We do not have of the names, just the number nen on the job.
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That's right, it's the number we want, The point is, if we go through all these books and add up the numbers, we can get the
workmen total number of ployed since the job started? Yes, one can find that out from the books, though we have never Since the days of the last war, added the numbers up ourselves. when embryo pilots were warned
And is the rate of pay entered? to "Beware of the Hun in theThe workmen were not paid at Sun," the German pilots have so much per day, but according had a reputation for trickiness, to the amount of work done. Some of the dodges they employ And is that entered?-In these are fair enough; some dennitely books here, the number of work- of the "below the belt" variety. men employed by the sub-con- In this respect the Nazi fliers are tractors is entered, but no record neither better nor worse than is kept of the amount of work their compatriots in the other done. That is included in German forces. From fifth col-morning reports. umnists to sailors flying false col-
ours; from parachute troops in
Check On Work
the uniforms of their enemy "tourists" and trojan-horse troops So
to
these books Fontain
And the morning report
the
the
the
SERGEANT IN R.A.F. POSTER IS MISSING
A young R.A.F. ser- geant-observer, whose portrait looks down from the hoardings in a war-time appeal, has been posted missing, believed killed. His name is Ernest John Holland.
His pointing finger gave emphasis to his message:
"You can help to build me 0 'plane."
CRASHED
AIR CREW
11 DAYS ADRIFT
Two airmen gave their
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playing bands, the Germans dear-number of workmen? - Yes. ly love a trick or a disguise. It should have been a German who amount of work they did? Yes.
work
first said "All's fair in ... war." And the work is checked by alives in an unsuccessful Government foreman? The No. 1 effort to save four other One of the tricks which the foreman would check the Luftwaffe has tried to pull over the other foremen have entered. R.A.F. men drifting in a forced is to fly patrols of Mr. George Tsang would check dinghy after а fighters at sea level, cunningly the amount of work done during
landing in the Mediter- camouflaged to blend with the the night?-Yes. sea. The idea is to get beneath
And Mr. Tsang would make out
the R.A.F.
British aircraft unobserved, and the morning report on these re- pull up into an attack from be- ports?-Yes.
morning So that the
low. Another trick is for a bomb-
reports
ranean.
Three hours later the men in the boat were picked up after being at sca for eleven days.
The survivors, a pilot-officer
three sergeants, are and getcuperating in hospital.
er to drop coloured flares when are made out from your reports? attacked. Sometimes the Hun is That is so. signalling to his" escort Aghters
So if you purposely put down for help, but it may simply be a
more work than has actually been ruse, to "give pause" to the at- done, the workmen would tacker.
more pay?-We can't do that be- cause there is a plan."
Nazi crews sometimes. bale out when shot down, and dive their
Never So Dishonest
apparently émpty machine to- Well, what about it? We will
pay the-
re-
In their boat they had only one and a half pints of water, nine biscuits, 15, pieces of chewing gum, and some: chocolate.
!
They rationed the water in two teaspoonfuls twice daily. On the ninth day they were"
wards the sea. But one member never be so dishonest. bas stayed behind for a while-in The sub-contractors order to fire a Parthian shot at workmen a daily wage?--I have seen by an R.A.F. flyingboat, but the British pilot. approaching, to no idea." witness the end of his viċtim. An-
a destroyer sent out to rescue And the sub-contractors are them was unsuccessful.· other trick is occasionally to in-paid by Kin Lee according to the
On the eleventh morning they stal a gun on a bomber in an length of the tunnel they have saw on the horizon four "British unusual position on an otherwise excavated, so much per foot? destroyers. familiar aircraft. A fighter pilot That I don't know. approaching a known blind spot You do not know the arrange- may perhaps be met with a dis-ment with the sub-contractors?--- concerting burst of gunfire,
I don't know, sir.
Which are the small books con-
Two of the airmen on board the dinghy plunged overboard and set out on a four-mile swim. They were never Boen again, ··· Eventually the ships vanished
The Italians are not above copy-taining the number of sub-com- out of sight.
Axis tractors' workmen?-Witness pro- It was largely due to the efforts. ing the trickiness of their friends. One dodge is for the duced the books, explaining the of two Dornier aeroplanes at one ground defences to lie completely system followed at the same time, time part of the Yugoslav Fleet attached to an "doggo" under a British pilot's There was also a smaller book Arm, and now air attack, in the hope that he will amongst the lot and when asked RAF squadron that they were come down low to take a closer what that was replied "We used brought to safety, for three hours look at the target. This is the this small book as it was nearing later the aeroplanes sighted the signal for heavy and co-ordinat- completion of the job and we
A destroyer was summoned and ed AA. fire, including short range wanted to save Government pa-
picked up the exhausted men. per:" pom-pom guns,
SOVIET SHIPS TOLD
TO TAKE SHELTER
"Cannot Say!!
Mr. Bellamy (to witness): You told us that the sub-contractors were not paid per day, but so much per lineal foot or cubic yard. I cannot say as Kin Loeem- ployed them
dinghy,
CUT IN
It is understood that the Gov- ernment of India is considering a
WHEATY ON
You said they were paid by re-reduction of the import duty on
The Berlin official radio an-sults, that is what we call piece wheat at the carllest possible. moment, according to a Reuter nounced that instructions have work?-I have no idea. !
You do not know whether Kin telegram from Bombay this morn been issued by the Soviet Gov ernment to all Soviet, ships at Lee pays the sub-contractors: Lying.. present in the China and South results, or the sub-contractor pays Seas to make immediately for the his workmen by results? I have nearest British or Dutch harbour, no idea sir. I cannot say MARIA
Hong Kong and the ports of the Dutch East Indies were mentioned as the main places capable of offering shelter to the Soviet ships;};
NOTHING DOING
Mr. D. H. Blake then explained
A communique issued by that his instructions were that Kin Lee paid the sub-contractors for G.HQ. Cairo states: "Nothing of their work and they in turn paid importance to report."British
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