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IMMIGRATION INQUIRY REPORT FINDINGS
AMUSING
INCIDENT
An amusing incident took place (Continued from Page 5)
at Government House on Wednes-
An
The po day, when an elderly Chinese man having agreement
been, was aware of his record.
that twenty seven was found in the dining room by report executed and banking account lice
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the stail were u Capt. B. H. Batty-Smith, ADC. having been opened by Mr. Kobza, members of the one provision of the agree-known at the addresses given by used ment which imparted some mea- them, while several others
sure of Gnancial control on the these addresses as accommodation
FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1941.
FOREIGN MAILS
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, 20th JUNE, 1941.
Airmail Service by British Overseas Airways Cor. When questioned through an 10-poration to East & South Africa. United Kingdom and terpreter the mah replied that he had been ruined by the Japanese beyond is temporarily suspended.
operations of the agent was by addresses only.
who took everything he had away, No paroi agreement abrogated.
COMPLAINTS OF DISCOURTESY and wished to make a petition to auditors were appointed, no ac-
the Governor.
The public are reminded that it is a breach of postal countant was available to counter-
We have received and inves-
He was found to be menang un-regulations to enclose in a postal cover communications intend-
ed for persons other than the addressee.
balanced.
sign cheques, and they were in tigated a number of complatats fact countersigned by Mr. Kobza's containing allegations of dia- secretary, a lady in his pay and a courtesy shown to members of the very intimate friend of Mr. Forrest public by Mr. Forrest or members We would add that before Mr. of his staff. It is only fair to say, Kobza was appointed general agent however that we also received a renders him entirely unsuitable to no tenders were called tor, though number of tributes to the Invari-be placed in charge of a new de that was clearly contempisted by able courtesy, patience and help partment, with its inevitable wor- Executive Council, the terms of fulness extended to the writers on
ries and complexities, 83 visits to the Immigration lacking in the qualities of disci- the proposed agreement were not their submitted to the Crown Solicitor, Office.
pline and self-control, Mr. Forrest Government's financial advisera
has been in the service of Govern were not apprised of the step con-
ment for over twenty years and templated and no security was
Government must have been fully
taken from Mr Kobza,
cognisani of his fallings in these directions.
Of the whole matter of the ap poutment of Mr. Kobza as gen eral agent we take a very grave view adverse to Mr. Forrest. We cannot resist the conclusion that having advocated the grant of a monopoly "with the enthusiasm of
were
The three exceptions the tactless treatment" by Mr. Forrest of the Bank of China and of Mr. Ma Tsu! Chiu, J.P., and "most serious allegation," made by Major C. M. Manners and Mr. W. J. Kes- wick regarding Mr. Forrest's behaviour
on board the 5.5. President Monrec.
he is
For his second fault no such ex cuse can be found. We entertain ro doubt that he deliberately, to further his own ends and give his own pet #chemes a chance of worth, disregarded
It is unfortunate that Mr. Kes-proving their
not appear
a convert," Mr. Forrest, despite the wick could
and be the spirit of the Instructions of adverse decision of the Governor questioned by Mr. Farrest. We the Governor in Council, and, by
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From
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in Council. determined to persist have, however, no hesitation in ac being a party to the supplemental in the appointment of Mr. Kobza cepting the evidence given that agreement, did his best to render Air Mall by "Pan American Airways Direct Ser-
vice" San Francisco date. 24th June, as agent in a preferential position Mr Forrest. when officially visit-bugatory
he' any orders which to other agerils. The provision in ing a ship flying the American might be given when the existence Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Direct Ser-
vice"-San Francisco date, 8th July. the agreement for its termination bag, showed bad temper and irri of the agreement with Kobza eume by three mouths' notice is onetability. and on deck used tangu to light. which might well give rise to mis
age and gestures for which there
Mr. Forrest, In our opinion, has givings in Mr. Forrest's heart, for
can be no excuse We are inclined proved himself unfit for the posi- GovernmeINL on learning of the to the opinion that Mr. Forrest at tion of head of this, or of any agreement might order him to that time was so overworked and other department, and we recom terminate it.
was so suffering tron insomnia as mend that Government give the The supplemental agreement was to have lost that measure of self
most careful consideration to the
such the remedy for any
in un control which is so essential in question of his retention the fortunate state of affairs. We can dealing with the public, and per public service. draw no other conclusion from Mrhaps particularly so when dealing on a foreign ship with those of Forrest's failure to take any ad- vice, administrative, legal or finan- other races and nationalities. Mr. cial, before executing
an Forrest's conduct on this occasion agreement, from his failure to re-may be palliated by the considera- port its existence and from the tlons we have just mentioned, but later execution of the supple cannot be excused. It was a mental agreement. For the dele most regrettable happening. gallon of the power to grant im
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION or for the i migration documents
such
issue of permits for which there, Under the heading of the gen- is no statutory authority there feral administration of the depart can of course be no excuse,
The ment
we took the opportunity.
whole transaction has left on our during Mr. Forrest's illness, to
RECBUITMENT OF STAFF
at Marina
a
minds a profoundly bad inpres- visit the main office
and is, in our judgment, House, the passport and deposit ston quite indefensible.
refund office and the depot at West Point. Even at that time,. A first advertisement inserted in when the flood of applicants was the local press, for which Mr. For obviously coming, there was rest was in no sense responsible, steady stream of visitors and we calls for applications for the post were able to examine and test, the of Assistant Iminigration Officer system from the first application at a salary of $450 per mensen for a permit form to the issue of plicants shall be British subjects in spite of the
(inclusive) and provides that ap- the competed permit. The system,
extremely Un of pure European descent between favourable surroundings in which the ages of 21 and 28 and of at had to be carried out, struck
38 essentially 2 good one, certain educational standard.
adequately safeguarding Govern-
We cannot refrain from the comment that thus to limit the field of a selection by exclud- ing the great majority of pus- sible local candidates to wh.m the salary offered would be a real inducement strikes us as bardly the most likely way to re ruil
- suitably intelligent and impeccable staff. Ultimately stuff
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TUESDAY
UNHELPFUL ATTITUDE OF TREASURY AND SECRETARIAT
Throughout the evidence We have been struck by the unhelpful attitude towards Mr. Forrest and his needs shown by some other de- partments and in particular by the Treasury and the Secretariat Forrest's evidence to us lays great Air Mau for Manja, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A. stress on this point, and, in our
Europe via "Pan-American Airways and The files which opinion, rightly.
Atlantic Services" we have read, as well as the oral evidence taken by 119, show a marked inclination to let things alone, hoping against hope, no doubt, that order would arise out of chaos. tendency
TUESDAY
There is a noticeable Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honotala, U.S.A.
Atlantic Services"
to write mordantį Europe via "Pan-American Airways and Trans-Reg. minutes compact of destructive criticism where a little practical constructive advice would greatly have ameliorated things. Mr. Pud-
ney's argument that because he SOLDIER HURT IN
has no disciplinary powers over other departments he is powerless
COLLISION
JUNK ROBBERY ALLEGED
to intervene does not impress us. A collision between a motorcycle Kindness has always proved a and a lorry occurred at 9.45 a.m.
Charged with having robbed s more potent training force than yesterday, as result of which,
Junk and its passengers and crew ment property and public moneys the threat of punishment for both L/Cpf. Hu, of "B" Company, Mid-In the waters of the Colony, LO and issuing permits to the public children and animals: It might dlesex Regiment, was sent to the KAU, who described himself as an without avoidable delay.
with advantage be tried in the Kowloon Hospital suffering sileht ex-soldier of the Chinese 18th case of beads of government de injuries to his back.
Route Army, and TE WAN, stated partments.
During the heavy rain yester- to be a salt fish merchant, pleaded before Mr. Justice day, L/Cpl Hill was riding motor-Not Guilty cycle No. 701 long Sai Kung Rd. Creasali at the Crimini Sessions
In the early days no doubt the system did not work so smoothly as later when the staff bad more experience and the
pressure of work was less, but the system as in operation when we visited the office appeared to be adequate,|
APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL
OFFICER
Both accused, were defended by Mr. Hin-shing Lo, instructed by
If the man in the street is late near Kal Yan Road, when sudden-yesterday. In his payment of war taxation orly he collided with a motor lorry,
No. 1852, driven by Cheung Fat sembled, largely consisting, as far and we see no reason why the dewater rates Government has in-
partment should not have operated force a most insistent and effec- Slight damage was caused to Mr. J. M. Hall, while Mr. J. P. as the more senior and responsible normally if only a proper account- tive follow-up system which very both vehicles. posts are concerned, of Mr. Foring system had been instituted; soon ensures payment. If a rate- rest's own personal friends, We
and perhaps, someone a little less payer ls ordered to abate a hasten to say that to the appoint-temperamental than Mr. Forrest nuisance only a very short tirae ment of friends simpliciter we
had been in charge. take no objections, and there is no
RECOMMENDATIONS ground for suggesting that to any!
of his friends Mr. Forrest extended
any preference in the department.
dissatisfaction.
done.
Among the European Assistant
partment concerned calle on him and assures itself that the neces
the same
Murphy, Assistant Crown Solicitor, was for the prosecution.
Island.
V.
Both accused denied having
The jury comprised of Messrs elapses before the Government de- HEALTH BULLETINA S. McKay (Foreman), Chiu Kwan-chee, F. P. Pereira, F. E. The following is the Return of Castro, Wong Tak-wing. D. notifiable diseases notified as hav-Tomashevsky and F. V. Wong. The Commission recommended sary work has been well dore ng occurred in the Colony during The accused were alleged to be On other grounds, however, the that the deposit aystem be aban- Cannot something of staff selected gives cause for great doned or drastically restricted as kind be done as regards Govern- the 24 hours ended at midnight on members of a gang that pirated a June 18: Cerebro-Spinal Fever, boat on May 17 near Peng Chau soon as I can convenient y be ment departments? If there were
cases: jone case; Cholera, three an officer charged with the duty
case: Dysentery Mr. Forrest has been found by of seeing that orders given were Diphtherix one Immigration Officers are two us to have been at fault in two punctually and effectively carried six cases; Enteric Fever, two cases; whose short-comings have already major matters; and one minor out, Secretariat files would cease Measles, 1 case: Tuberculosis, 35 taken part in the robbery.
reported to Government. matter. that of discourtesy and to be, as are so many of those we cases.
the end of November, lack of tact. We refer to that as have had to read, a mere record 1940, Mr. Forrest appiled to Gov-a minor matter only because we of calamity on calamity. We con- erument for covering approval of are satisfied that Mr. Forrest 18ddently recommend to Your Ex- the appointmente which he had normally a most courteous and¡cellency the initiation of made, he was Instructed to dis-polite man, that in very many of such innovation in the govern pense with the services of three of his dealings with the pubite as ment of the Colony. them as soon as possible. One was Immigration Officer he displayed dismissed forthwith: the other two his usual politeness; patience and
been
When at
some
SMALL 'SLIDE
A small landslide occurred yes- terday about 9.10 am. at the slope Our thanks are due to Mr. Bar-between the Royal Observatory
our Betretary, on whose and St. Andrew's Church.
whose past records will hardly consideration and that it was only t
shoulders has fallen the task of bear close examination are still occasionally, and then, in part at members of the Department Fur- least, because of ill health and analysing a large number of files ther comment is surely unneces-over-work, that he lost his temper/ and 'making the contents thereof Bary.
Among others recruited by Mr. and transgressed as we have found speedy and intelligibly available
in an earlier paragraph." Forrest are two whom the police,
on good grounds, regard as shady FAILURE TO INSTITUTE PROPER characters and not, respectable |
FINANCIAL SYSTEM рекбола
D. O. SOUTH
Hearing was adjourned to this morning at 9.30,
DOMESTIC TROUBLE
Wong Kwat, 69, married woman, was alleged to have attempted to commit suicide yesterday at 11
a.m.
It was learned that she had do- mestic trouble and decided to Jump into the harbour off the to us, to Mr. J. F. Murphy of the Lau Fat was remauued for seven Yaumatt Ferry wharf, at Kowloon Crown Solicitor's Office for taking days, in gaol custody, when he ap- City. proofs of witnessos for us, and to peared before M. T. J. Houston our stenographers, Miss Eura of yesterday on a charge of possession the Supreme Court and Mias
The efforts of Mak Fong, 21,
of 9,000 heroin pilla, at Tai San stoker on the ferry Man Fat. and Wong Bun, 20, seaman of the same Of the Chinese staff generally As regards the first of his two Murrey of the Attorney General's Back Street, Cheung Chau, on
forry, saved her from drowning. ittle that is adverse can be said. major faults, in our opinion Mr. Department, whose work through wednesday,
Sub-Insp. McMahon is in charge! She was sent to Kowloon Hos- A man who was dismissed from Forrest is xiot in hiniself to blame; long sittings has been beyond
pital. Government service for demanding | bat' rather the Government who prales,"
money with menaces, and was appointed him Immigration Öffcor. The Commission of Inquiry com- of the case.
then used as King's Evidence in a We are satisfied that Mr. Forrest | prised the Chief Justica, Bir Atholi recent sensational trial, la said to le lacking in business knowledge MacGregor (chairman), Mr. H. H.
be employed "f the Department and in administrative, and or Woo, Mr. D. Drummand and Mr. Printed and Published by Henry Lloyd Murrow, for undor an umed name, but there ganiating abilities. Further he is C. Bernard Brown, with Mr. K. M. is no suggestion that Mr. Forest possessed of a temperament which A. Barnets da Beoretpry
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