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VOUCHERS, INITIALS AND DEBTS To-day's A.R.P. Inquiry Evidence
Gross Neglect Of Duty Alleged
FAILURE TO INITIAL SCORES OF VOUCHERS WAS ADMIT- TED, BY A GOVERNMENT FOREMAN AT TO-DAY'S RESUMED HEARING BY THE COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INVESTIGAT- ING A.R.P. CONTRACTS.
His explanation was that he simply forgot, but he did not reply when the Chairman (Mr. Justice Cressall)" suggested that he had been guilty of gross neglect of duty and had not checked the items charged against Government.
The Chairman, questioning Li Man-shing, who
described himself as sole proprietor of a sub-contrac- SHANGHAI
tors' firm, suggested that this firm was another "blind," covering Kwong Wing.
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QUAKE IN SIBERIA
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The Fordham (N.Y.) seismograph yesterday indicated a heavy earthquake "in the vicinity of Kam~ chatka" (Siberia). International News Service.
ON VERGE OF HARD ACTION
(By Kenneth Downs)
An impending struggle in the Middle East looms and will probably start | before Christmas, with the Allies stronger than they
HURRICANE have been since the start HITS TEXAS of the war.
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA -MAIL” TEXAS YESTERDAY CAUGHT| THE FULL FORCE OF A HUR-
I base this prediction following
a widespread personal survey..
To-day Iraq, Iran and Syria are valuable assets to the: Allies,
RICANE WHICH RACED INwhile the clean-up in Ethiopia and LAND AFTER STRIKING THE South African troops for service - Eritrea has freed crack Ind an and
COAST:
in the Middle East.
(SPECIAL TÓ: "CHINA -MAIL") The 100-mile-an-hour gate is
The Exchange Stabilisation causing mounting damage. Board, it is reported in Shanghai,
Houston was lashed by a.77
of
Never So Dishonest Well, what about it?-We will is unwilling to grant facilities form.p.h. wind. Three were electro- never be so dishonest.
the remittance to the U.S. of the cuted by hot wires while crops the proceeds
the showing of were ruined. International News American films, in view of the Service. freezing order, and it is thought cinemas may close due to lack of new films.
pay
The sub-contractors workmen a daily wage?--I have
This witness declared that Kin Lee owed him substantial sums for work performed and that he had received $5,000 a few days ago only as a result of the intervention of Mr. C. W. E. Bishop.
Ho' Hok-pul, P.W.D. foreman, again called at the resumed hear- ing this morning, produced books as instructed yesterday, recording the number of workmen engag- ed by the sub-contractors on the tunnelling job in Kowloon, from no idea. September 20, 1940, to date.
And the sub-contractors are Witness told Mr. Justice Cres-paid by Kin Lee according to the sall, chairman of the Commission, length of the tunnel they have that although the number of excavated, so
much per foot? 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 results.
That I don't know.
You do not know the arrange- ment with the sub-contractors?— I don't know, sir.
on Which are the small books con- taining the number of sub-con-
the
› Chairman: In these books, the tractors' workumen?-Witness pro- names of all the workmen em- duced the books, explaining ployed by the sub-contractors have system followed at the same time. been entered? We do not have There was also a smaller book the names, just the number of amongst the lot and when asked men on the job.
Unshown films on hand are be- lieved to be sufficient to continue for several months.-International News Service.
SERBIANS REVOLT
what that was replied "We used [SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") TWELVE THOUSAND SERB
"Cannot Say".
ED FROM PRISON CAMPS UN- DER A PROMISE TO MAINTAIN | THE PEACE, HAVE REBELLED AGAINST THE AXIS FORCES OF OCCUPATION.
· That's right, it's the number we this small book as it was nearing want. The point Is. if we go completion of the job and we OFFICERS AND MEN, RELEAS- through all these books and add wanted to save Government pa- up, the numbers, we can get the per." total number of workmen em- ployed since the job started? Yes, one can find that out - from
Mr. Bellamy (to witness): You the books, though we have never told us that the sub-contractors
German dive-bombers, it was added the numbers up ourselves, were not paid per day, but so reported, ́ are participating in
And is the rate of pay entered? much per lineal foot or cubic yard. efforts to put down the coup. -The workmen were not paid at -I cannot say as Kin Lee-
so much per day, but according
em-
Some of the rebel forces have escaped and are now fighting__in|<
ployed themhey were paid by re- the woods and mountains. Inter- to the amount of work done."
You said And is that entered? In these sults, that is what we call piece national News: Service. books here, the number of work-' work?--I have no idea,”. men employed by the sub-con- You do not know whether Kin tractors is entered, but no record, Lee pays the sub-contractors by foreman, was then called and was is kept of the amount of work results, or the sub-contractor pays told by the Chairman: We have done. That is included in the his workmen by results?I have got here all the so-called vouchers morning reports.
no idea sir. 1.cannot say..
Mr. D. H. Blake then explained maries submitted to Government
submitted by Kin Lee of the sum that his instructions were that Kin on which they received-their Lee paid. the sub-contractors, for
money. You told us yesterday,
the their work and they in turn paid when we asked you Did you Yes.org
the labourers per day.
the
Check On Work these books contain number of workmen?
And the morning report
check these vouchers? that "I Do amount of world they did? Yes, All The Books
¡don't belleve I missed any,”'; And the work is checked by a The next witness, Li Lin-shing, you see your initials on that! Government foreman? The No. 1 stated that the books in which voucher?" (Showing witness one foreman would check the work the number of workmen employ-
of the vouchers)... the other foremen have entered ed were entered were all before Chairman: And on the second
Witness: No, sir." Mr. George Tsang would check the Commission now. They had the amount of work done during been produced by the previous one? No, sir. the night? Yes....
witnessMAL
The third? No, sir.
You will and dozens without
I've missed those, I forgot to ini- have you got to offer for that?----
tial them.
And Mr. Tsang would make out Chairman: Have you any more the morning report on these re-attendance books to produce? your initials. What explanation ports? Yes.
That was the only one. (Witness So that the morning reports pointed to one of the books). are made out from your reports? *** So we will find in those books
That is so...ÊN
everything in connection with
Yes,
So If you purposely put down your work since the work started? more work thân has actually been done, the workmen...would get more pay?We can't do that bo cause there is a plan.
“Forgot To Initial”!
Cheng Fung-ting, Watery
Simply Forgot
can understand that one or two occasions but we Intinued on-Pago: 0)
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Cyprus is a bulwark fortress and an important factor in the defence.
American supplies are piling up and American accents are be- ing heard more and more as Unit- ed States observers, instructors and technicians arrive in a steady: stream:
In addition, Free French for...” ・ces are massing in ald of the
British.
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