"LET US BE FRIENDS.”
COUNSEL'S OFFER TO A WITNESS.
REFRIGERATION EXPERT'S THIRD DAY IN THE WITNESS-BOX.
Further passages of a light-bumoured nature took place be Gween Mr. Hacker, who spent his third day in the witness-box, and Mr. Eldon Potter, who continued his cross-examination of the witness yesterday. To a remark by Mr. Potter that he required text book authorities, Mr. Hacker remarked: "Oh, we aren't going to school, we have progressed beyond that."
Later on Mr. Potter said it was no use quarrelling, and added: Let us be friends, Mr. Hacker." Counsel also said that one of" the things he was proud of was that he could see things without glasses.
TECHNICALITIES OF TEMPERATURE.
Messrs. Andersen, Meyer & Co., the plaintiffs, are claiming from the Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., a sum of $3,000 as balance due for installation of refrigerating and ice plant. Defendants counter claim for $140,000.
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The case is being heard by the Chjel Justice (Sir Joseph Kemp). Mr. H. G. Sheiden, instructed by Messrs. Johnson, Stokes & Master, are for the plaintiffs. Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., with Mr. F. C. Jenkin, instructed by Messra.
Deacons,
are appearing for the Hotel Company.
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Üross-examination Resumed.
Besuming his cross-examination of Mr. Hacker, the plaintiffs'expert witness, Mr. Potter said: "You will agree with me that from the time the plant commenced To work what we call sanitation water, it was mever, in fact, pumped direct from the well at all. It was switched off after passing through the con densers and went direct up to the tanks on the Hotel roof-I don't think it could have been. I don't. know just what you mean. That the waler had to come from the well?
Mr. Potter: It came from the well, but the water, after it bad passed through the condensers, so far as the sanitation water was con-
cerned, was sent up direct to the
roof1-So far as I know it was always pumped that way from the condensers.
Mr. Potter put it to witness that apparently one of the most import ant items in connection with room No. 1 was the loss of transmission through cork, and witness agreed this was the largest item.
Text Book Authorities.
Taking Mr. Hacker's co-efficient
of B.T.U.9
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1930.
NO EVIDENCE OF MORE ON DOLLARS. WATER SUPPLY NOW
FRAUD.
ON RIGHT SIDE.
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HEALTH BUREAU EMPLOYEE DISCHARGED.
MAGISTRATE'S COMMENTS.
Kwok Chun Sing, who, until. lately, was the Hong Kong Manager of the Health Service Intelligence Bureau, and who was recently charged with embezzlement of the funds of the Bureau, was discharged by Mr. A. W. G. H. Grantham yesterday.
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The Magistrate expressed himself satisfied that no evidence of fraud had been produced by the prosecution. The Court was not concerned with the question of whether or not the defendant acted wisely in incurring certain expendi tures, but the Magistrate held that in none of the charges brought against the defendant had any fraudulent intent been proved.
What struck him particularly, said Mr. Grantham, was the small amounts that were involved. The defendant had given a perfectly
of 1.2 which was intended to re-reasonable explanation in the wit- transferred from the outside to the pressed by the answers he gave present the amount
ness-box and his Worship was im- inside of the room, passing through
Had the complainant asked "or taken the trouble to go through the firm's books with the defendant, I am sure that none of these charges would have been brought There is absolutely no evidence of fraud before me," concluded his Worship.
six-inch thickness of cork, per square foot, per 24 hours, M. Potter compared it with the figures given by the American Bureau of Standarda, and pointed out that they differed.
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Mr. Hacker replied that he had never Been the publication re-.] ferred to, but his figures were not The Chief Justice: Did you say his own, but were the universal | Mr. Mackenzie? basis "adopted by all refrigerating engineers. He had allowed a margin of 10 per cent. for additional elements, this margin being one of safety.
"We can give you authorities, said Mr. Hacker. “
Mr. Potter: Can you give us their names so that we can make
note of them -I can gige you Messra. Armstrong's Cork Company. Mr Potter: We want text books. Mr. Hacker: Oh, we aren't going to school, we have progressed be-
yond that.
Mr. Sheldon: We can give you text books, Mr. Potter.
A Mistake in the Bina Print. At one stage of the cross-examina
with a number of technical points,
Mr. Potter: No, my Lord, I am Mr. Parker, who was hir. Hacker's sorry if I did. I was referring to predecessor and Messrs. Andersen, Meyer's expert.
Mr. Potter (to witness): You may not think that Mr. Parker was an expert, but he professed to be one, didn't he?-Yes,
Witness went on to say that in his own calculations he gave serious consideration to the economical
working of the plant, keeping frost off the coils, opening the doors once à day, and the fact that in this particular room only frozen mutton would be stored. This method was followed in arriving at the figures
for the other rooma.
Mr. Potter: You understood that frozen mutton only was to be stored
in this room. Who told you that
Mr. Brearley,
At what temperature does frozen mutton arrive by ship in Hong ley told me that it arrives with a I say that is also untrue?-There seems to be quite a lot of this
temperature of 15 degrees.
In answer to Counsel's request to be referred to any letters that would establish the allegations that Mr. Brearley made certain representation, Mr. Potter informed his Lord-Kong 1-I have no idea; Mr. Brear 'tions regarding the supply of water, ship that his questions would deal temperature, quantity and purity, witness mentioned three letters in the Court file in one of which he said it was clearly stated by Mr. Brearley that he would supply 120 American gallons of water.
Mr. Potter: Where does he state "supply""
I do.
You inter that ?—Yes,
That figure was got from your own letters 1——Naturally, I told Mr Brearley he would have to get 190 galions.
Document 19 is a letter from Mr. Forbes which contains an extract of a letter from you? Yes.
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but the principle would cover all the rooms under discussion.
In answer to Mr. Potter, Mr.
Hacker said that in his blue print
the thickness of the walls was four
inches, and he agreed that the heat transmission through these walls was three B.T.U.'s in 24 hours.
An important point arose at this stage when it was discovered that there was an illegible figure in the blue print on which the. calcula tions for loss of transmission in the cold rooms were based. Mr. Potter said that if the figure was 3" then his own calculations were right and
witness was wrong.
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stuff.
Mr. Potter: Of course there is. Witness: All right..
Did Mr. Brearley also say that the ships would go alongside Holt's Wharf-He said the mutton would come from Australia at a tempera ture of 15 degrees.
Temperature of Mutton.
In answer to another question as to whether the mutton would retain the same temperature be- tween its passage from ship to the cold room, witness said that there would be a slight rise. It would be a couple of degrees.
SOME OPINIONS OF READERS.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG
DAILY FREIS.
Six-The supporters of stabilisa- tion of the Hong Kong dollar are' clamouring for a two-shilling doliar. They would introduce this irrespective of the actual silver value of the dollac. They say it would make no difference whatever to anybody if the 2/- dollar was introduced artificially. They would convince as that speculation in the new currency is (1) impossible or (9) of no consequence to Hong Kong. They go further and tell us that business between Hong Kong and China will not in any way be affected by the difference in the two currencies. They argue that 810 to the pound would do Hong Kong a world of good, and they would have the British Govern- ment guarantee the new dollar at 2. even if exchange. goes down to sixpence
".
Now, I am not an exchange ex- pert and don't want to be mistaken for such, but I ask in all serious ness why, if we are going to fix the dollar artificially should we fix it at such a low rate as 2/-1
fixed Hong Kong dollar-and no If we are going to benefit by a
one is going to suffer by any arti- ficial maneuvring on our part-why
not fix it at 4/-, 10/- or even ut £11
We will get our staff cheaper! Everybody will be paid exactly the
STORAGE IN RESERVOIRS,
SHOWS INCREASES.
BENEFICIAL EFFECT OF RECENT RAINFALL.
The total storage in the island reservoirs on the morning of Mon- day, June 9, amounted to 908.63 million gallons, showing an increase of,307.31 million gallons during the past week; the amount collected from streams being 361.17 million gallons.
The week's consumption amount ed to 62.74 million gallons, which includes 9.08 million gallons from the Shing Man supply,
Kowloon Water Supply.
The total storage in the mainland reservoirs on the morning of Mon- day, June 9, amounted to 335.03 million gallons, showing an increase of 41.57 million gallons during the pait week.
The weak'a consumption, not in. cluding Hong Kong applies and 1.93 million gallons delivered to water "boats at Lai Chi Kok, amounted to 30.77 million gallons.
The yield from the Shing Mun River and streams during the week was 83.37 million gallons...
ROBBED AT LUNCH TIME.
THIEE ENTERS FLAT IN
BROAD DAYLIGHT.
A thief again entered the Bat same as before, and will be spend-occupied by Mr. H. R. Latham, No. think of it, a gold sovereign for ried Quarters, between the hours of ing the same amount. But just "D" Block, Kennedy Road Mar- every buck you save! Why not? 12.30 p.m. and 1.30 p.m. on Tues- Perhaps some of the advocates of day, and was successful in taking stabilisation will oblige-Yours. away a fairly large jewel case, silver ware and other" valuables. etc.,
The family were actually at lunch at the time of the intruder's visit, and as soon as this was discovered. the matter was immediately report- ed to the Polico,
OPPORTUNIST
Heng Kong, June 11.
WHAT ABOUT HOUSE- KEEPING?
DAILY PRESS."]
This flat seems to be a particular
(TO THE EDITOR OF THE “HONG KONG baunt of our light-handed pests, having been entered no less than four times during the past four months, and other Bats in this. vicinity have also had such visits. quite often of late without any of the thieves being caught.
SIR-I would like to put the case of a man who buys a good deal of imported stuff out of his earn ings. When the dollar began to slide down, prices went up. compradore, for instance, has put
The
an all-round 25 per cent rise, The compradore's money in the bank has to be" converted into the new dollars, and as a result he is
poor mun.
bank-any, $1,000-which he is to repay monthly out of his salary at 8250 a month. If the Hong Kong his debt will be reduced by half, for dollar at 18, is stabilised at 25. Would he be likely his overdraft in old dollars will be to reduce his prices as a result?repaid in new dollars, and so he Is the Government going to provide that prices should be reduced again to the same figure as when the dollarstood at 2. (1929)? Is the high cost of living reduced in any way by the introduction of the new dollar 1-Yours, etc.
Hong Kong, June 10.
PATER.
AND 'BUS FARES!
Counsel went on to describe the method of unloading such cargo ing glass, Mr. Hacker said that the at a time would bring the muttop
After looking through a magnify from the ship. He said one coolie [TO THE EDITOR OF THE “HONG KONG Mr. figure looked like "3" instead of on his shoulder and dump it on
"2" and, if so, the draughtsman deck.
When the stevedore thought
Now it is interesting how that
letter came into existence. Brearley was going through the
DAILY PRESS."]
debt in two months instead of four, looks forward to wiping off his for he is earning the same salary paid in the new dollars. How would the bank feel about it 3-Yours, etc.,
JOKER
Hong Kong, June 11.
COMPARATIVE COSTS.
[TO, THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG DAILY PRESS.]
SIR, There are just two points I would like to take up with your Fixist. He says correspondent
contract and thought you had made had made's mistake. Later he said, there was a sufficient load, then it F.V." dollar at 2a, this question that the argument that an article
a
mistake about the circulating putops and apparently wrote to you about it 7-No, that is not the way it came into it.
He did in fact query an item in the contract! Did he not query a statement for the original pumping contract of 1,600 revolutions per minute 1-Yes.
Figures Challenged.
"I think it is three."
Mr. Potter: There is no doubt The only thing that it is a "3. I can pride myself about is my eyes; I haven't worn glasses yet.
Asked to point out section 26 mentioned in the blue print, witness Potter, remarking." There it is, but passed on his pocket book to Mr. please do not see outside of it be- cause sheets."
would be slung over the side. After that, the carcasses would be loaded into a lorry. The process took a lot of time during which heat was being absorbed.
there are the discount.Ne....
Sin-Trying to puzzle out what would happen if we have the
came to mind. Take a 'bus com- рапу which
might cost $100 in Hong Kong collects subsidiary coins-10 and 5 cents a time. By against 888 in Canton has nothing renson of the change-over to the to do with the question of fixing. "F.V. dollar (I am taking the the dollar, pointing out that the Is and 2x rate for convenience) the capital of the company is re- duced by 50 per cent., but their earnings are doubled, which mathe
mainly shows an increase of 100 per cent. in earning power, an shown below:-
OLD DOLLAR,
NEW DOLLAR
same article might cont even less in number of dollars in America, Manila, or Canada
I fear he has overlooked the fact
Witness said that he could not entirely agree with this view. He degrees, but not more. was prepared to go as far as 20 Then this table is entirely wrong! Dealing with a paragraph in the A number of questions were then contract providing for a reduction put to the witness on technical of the temperature, if necessary, Mr Potter: Don't be too hasty points. concerning loss of tempera witness said the provision was done Capital $200,000 Receipts $100,000
ture in the cold roogs owing to away with owing to additions to the Mr. Hucker Mr. Brearley was going through the contract and opening of doors for people to get plant, Witness told Mr. Brearley Capital $100,000 Receipts $100,000 informed Andersen, Meyer of the in and out of the rooms, lighting about it. fact that a mistake had been made of lights, and also loss of transmis in the quoting of 1,500 revolutions aion through, cork. In answering per minute for a pumping capacity these questions, witness said that of 35 gallons per minute, and his he followed a rule-of-thumb method, letter suggested it should be 1,800 or custom; and also be had to take
should pay 3/-against a How do into account various factors in the revolutions per minute, you come to the conclusion that rooms which a refrigeration engin Brearley states that he will give eer alone could judge..
you a certain quantity of water at
a certain temperature -Mr. Brear-
Before the change every dollar of Mr. Potter: Why did you not capital earns 50 cents, but after tell me that before 1-I think per-wards every 81 caran a 81. Of haps it is because I am a slow course, if the change was from 18.
3d. to a the difference would not thinker,
be so great, but the principle is the same-adding to the high cost of living-Yours, etc., Kowloon, June 10.
Former Expert's. Report.room 1-Yes.
Mr. Potter: It doesn't strike me that you are a slow thinker.
Docs Mr. Parker say that you can freeze meat in a 90 degrees
You don't agree with it 1 No.. ley knew the condenser, surface in Referring to Mr. Parker's.report, Witness continued that there the contract and it was rocking contemne to give his experience with con- that gentleman's opinion that the being placed in rooms Nos. I and 9, densers to know that the tempera- transmission losses amounted to 4 provided mutton, in which there was ture was just as essential as the per 1,000 square feet of room sür- no animal heat, was not also stored quantity. He states he was going
there... Fresh meat in that case to furnish 120 gallons per minute.
would have to be pre-cooled in a chill room to a temperature of 35 Taking Mr. Hacker's calculations of the loads, Mr. Potter said ho
degrees before placing in these was going to challenge the loads on
rooms. certain points and prove that they were wholly fallacious."
face. Witness agreed.
Take room No. 1. There are 1,030 square feet of surface in that room. You get a transmission loss of 190,000 BTUs on Mr Parker's estimate?-That is about right.
"(Continued on nézt Column. morning.
The Court adjourned until this
A.B.C.
ANOTHER CONUNDRUM
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{TO TUE-EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG
DAILY PRESS,
that Canton is only a couple of hours distance from Hong Kong.) Now if "Fixist" was a stranger in South China, and wanted to give
large order for a certain com modity, where would be go if Cantor was 33:33 per cent. cheaper, than Hong Kong! What has. Canada or Timbucto to do with the question? The point is that Canton is just next door to ust.
I did not suggest in any part of my previous letter that the bank
worth 1/3d. What I said was that having deposited 81 legal currency in Hong Kong in the bank, a per- son was fully entitled to withdraw $1 legal currency from the bank ats
dollar
or sixty cents for that which he had looked upon as a good "solid dollar looks a Top-sided arrange- ment, as indeed, it must be, since objecany depositors cannot be concern- ed with the sterling value of the dollar. Yours, etc., hi-
Six, Among the various tions to the stabilisation scheme, please add the following case of ag person with an overdraft at the (Oontinued on next Column.)
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