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the costs of the hire the neore your firm inakes?--Yes.
Can you tell me who xed this hure? Are you referring now to the Hongkong Mines?
Yes, you like That was ar ranged between ourselves and the P.W.U
Which gentleman in the P.W.D.? I believe Mr. Campbell and Mr. Pearce
CANNOT REMEMBER
How was the arrangement made' in correspondence or vebally? cannot remember.
Bscertain and let
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Will you Anow? Yes.
With regard to Ki Lee, how were the terins of hiring made That happened to be Just another question of getting a compresso
We were looking all over Hongkong
Has that been charged to Govern ment?It has not.
You know the group of tunnels at Belcher??—Yes.
Can you tell us when you started! do that job?--I have to supply that information. It cannot Tu
designed for sleepers but after placing orders with Jardine's we found they were in such a shape that we were unable to use them for certain parts of the job. Later these were cut up. Were you ever approached by: member off-hand It commented anybody to purchase railway sleep- several months ago,
people approached ers-Several Is 1 completed yet?--It is com- me. We first purchased 2,000 from pleted so far as the driving is con- the National Development Com cerned That was what we were panz. actually concerned with in the I forgot to ask you one thing in original contract
with Other problems, connexion
the Contract the Govern Were you ever told by the Public! such as ventiation ment deciued to carry an
Works Department that you were
liberty to sub-contract But you are in fact. performing but
this
that? Yes.
work? I have sub-contracted the work in agreement with the P. W. D
Have you sub-let much of this work? Very ilttle.
It has not yet been compisted? No, for what reason I don't know
Do you know when it will be com pleted? As an ordinary citizen
Who Instructed you to do this?
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would you say that these tunnels | Since I received most of my in-regulations to enclose in a postal cover ruminunications intend- are in fact able to house people structions from them, I presumed Bed for persons other than the addressee.
for 24 hours? They can
be used was Messrs Campbelj and Curtis.
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and all the ports in the East for the equipment and it so happened Kh Ler hud a spare one Just how it came to the job I don't know
I I don't know who arranged it presume it was arranged between ourselves and Mr Campbell
Who fixed the rent?-1 canuotas arranged for sanitary accom
modation to be installed,
There is some kind of ventilation
Did your firm fix it? No Therefore 11 must have been Mr
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ranged by Mr Campbell and Mr Pearce and Kin Lee.
So Marsman's fixed the rent?
Yes.
The veallation in that areu
Is there anything in writing per particularly good.
mitting you to sub-let the contract Would they be able to stay 24 you have undertaken from Govern- There is ÚQ sanitationment The contract was on a cost hours" there? I think not My company plus ten per cent basis and every thing has to be approved by Gov ernment I don't think there is more than two or three, possibly The natural ventiation is suffer sub-contractors on the ob [etent but it may be necessary to They were brought in for tunne!
drive a few ventilating shafts for relining, dead ends.
But is there anything in writing from the P. W. D. to your firm per- mitting you to sub-let these con- tracts? I have to supply you with that information
There is a lot of seepage there?.. Who fixed the rent for the plant that you hired? That was arrang-There is, if it is not gunited. ed in conversation between ACTIV Assuming taht water is dripping through rock, it will be necessary Ders of my stall
to gannite the rock and that ha"
DOES NOT KNOW not yet been done. Are the rall
Who is doing the ventilation to way track lines pulled out?Some are We were held up by military the tunnels?-I am afraid I cannot answer that, I don't know just what is happening. Originally we did nothing with the ventilation some months ago, I learned from outsiders that a contract had been Jet for ventilation
Whithoul consulting the PWD We consult the PW.D. on every item of expenditure.
In Linkt
case. Marshman's fixed the rent with Mr. Campbell and Mr. Pearce? That's right.
considerations. but they finally agreed to let us through.
You know the site at Wyndham Street by the Dairy Farm? that been completed?-No.
mformed that all Goods NONSIGNEES of Carpe are hereby being landed at their risk into the informed that all (hoods are being hazardous and/or extra hazardous landed at their risk into the hazarious lodowns of the Hong Kong and sed/or extra bazardous Godawns of the long Kong and Kowloon Whart and owloon Wharf & Godowa Company,
whence and/or from From Ltd., Godown Co. Ltd., whence and/or from delivery may be obtained. the wharver Del
Delivery may be
be obtained
That tunnel system was Claims will be admitted after the
the wharves
No Claims will be admitted after the Goude bave left the Godown, and all
remaining
1941, will be subject to rent. Hopt, All Clans against the vessel must All Claims inst the Steamer must be presoated to the undersigned on or be presented to the Undersigned on or before Bept., 1941, or they will before the 20th
not be recognised.
Goods have left the odors, and al
allads retosining undelivered alter the (looda aining andelivered after the Atla Gth Sept., 1941, will be enbject to Kout
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All broken, chafed and damaged Clouds are to be left in the Godown, where be examined on the 5th they will Sept., 1941, at 10 AM by Mar Goddard and Douglas.
by
To comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations, Consignees
have a Revenue Officer in atten and wires datinged dutiable goods dance when are examined.
Has
TUNNEL SYSTEM You know when that started?
To come back to this arrange ment between you and the Public! Works Department for making the tunnels. It is mentioned in the lat ter from Mr Pearce that your firm would be responsible for the insue- ance for which Government would Day. Is that correct? Not that we were responsible, but we would try to secure policies similar to opened. those in force in the Needi, i! Mine
started
some months ago. After starting on the general system it was decided that various other portals would bẹ opened and that is the reason why some of the portals are now being
Ey who do you know? -I do not know, and at that time I could not belleve. 1 thought I was strange we had not been consulted. I went to have a look at the sites myself Someone and found it was true. was starting work.
Have you not heard who sub-let the contract?—I don't know, but J think it was discussed at one of the Tuesday meetings.
When you say it was decided, who decided that? It was during one Did you succeed?.....We approach-of the conferences held every Tues.
Is your firm actually doing the ed several insurance firms bul day between the Public Works De- British company
would lake ont partment and the Director of Air ventilation work?-Since that time,
We decided to Finally, we obtained atd Precautions. the policies.
All broken, chafed sad damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the
Is that known as the Tunnels through shafts, Committee? I did not know they matter 1941, at 9am. by
had such
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a pulicy from the Asta Life.
When was that?-Shortly after the job started.
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In which all your workmen werd insured? Yes.
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ventilation ибе Later, when the
I came up, questioned
name.
Those who officials again on the other system
and the matter was reviewed. attended were Mr. Pearce, Wing- Comdr Steele-Perkins. Mr. Bishop, Committee, I believe, was appoint
We carried out one or two tests Mr. Campbell and Mr. Livroy.
They have been meeting every connexion with the systems and hired coolles to try to substantiate week
the tunnel system
the merits of both systems.
since
Including Mr. Olsenr. Visen was insured under â new policy
that which stipulated would be made f an accident oc- curred, resulting in death or loss of a limb or an eye within three months after the accident. There- fore we did not receive compensa tion from the Insurance Company.
The actual total w the amount Bocs down some 30 feet. ΟΙ plant hired to Government comes to $249,000?-YCB,
payment started?—Yes.
You take your orders from them" -Yes.
Would it be correct to say that unless you had the plan: un
Job you would not be lo a position
to do the job?--Yes.
So you had in fact been sup- plted with plant by Government to! do the job for which they paid ten per cent. ?--Yes, according to our contract we were to receive ten per cent for the east of the job.
You would also be supplied free by Government with plant to do the work? Which is ordinarily the case with most contracts.
Let me put it this way. You have
In fact been supplied y Government with plant to do the job on the tunnels? No, in fact we secured plant for Government for which they paid and for which we got ten per cent to which we are entitled under the contract,
This Wyndham Street shaft goes very far down?--I forget the extent of it, but I know it is very deep. It
It is still in an early stage? The started connecting tunnels were
Various only short time ago. technical reasons held it up.
When the work was first started, did you use timber or concrete for
beams?-Timber entirely.
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Are you now doing the ventilation system?-We are in some of the tunnels but I don't know what polley has been decided on,
Who instructed you to start the ventilation system? It was at the Tuesday meeting.
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DESIGN FANS Is there anything in writing?--I think there is, We have been in- structed to design various fans which we have done and made.
You don't know off-hand how Do you know the amount of many fans you have installed In timber bought by you?-I cannot these tunnels?--We have made in
the neighbourhood of 12 to 16. give it offhand.
How many have you stalled?--I cannot tell. We try to get the most satisfactory Govern- system to that end. ment has decided to send Mr. Campbell and Mr. Curtis to Chungking a few days ago.
from Miss Josephine Chow, 25, of Until Messrs. Campbell and Curtis No. 48 Village Road, and Miss Ng went to Chungking, do you know if | St-in, of No. 2 Kal Tak Road, either had seen any tunnel ven- was cautioned by Mr. H. O. Shel-Sun.
I take it Marsman bought the timber? It was approved by Gov ernment.
A woman, Cheung Sau-fong, 23. charged with
wrist receiving watches which had been stolen
Days of
Height
Height.
Standard Standard
Time
ft. in
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028710 15 532 6
GLUT OF WATCH THEFTS
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From 6 to 12 Sept. 1941.
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After looking up some files. Mr. Carman announced that a total of $478,945.97 had been expended on timber for tunnels. Included in the total was ex- panded on timber for tunnels. Included in the total was ex- penditure for smaller items. tilallon system? Have you your Subsequently, it was found that self? The system is the same as The
Tong Lal-hung, 17, unemployed. Tues. owing to seepage of water, timber that we use in our mines. was not the right stuff to use and Chinese shelters have not got pro-
As a mat- who pleaded guilty to snatching You have been given plant by concrete was used?This is not per ventilation systems.
the watches was remanded 24 Wed. we are going Government to this job?-We have correct. They originally used noth-ter of precaution
hours
Thu. | 11 Then Government, into the matter in detail. We have certain facilities Government has ing but timber.
consulting our decided to use reinforced concrete got Mr. Newman.
Fri. 19 engineer, from Singapore where hejsecuted. Have you got the right type of beams. equipment?---As much as
Any timber replaced by reinforced had been working. He is here now we can
concrete? Yes.
and is checking on the ventilation. sechro.
Much or little?-I cannot give the You have TO recent definite; Lo Pau, 18, and Kwok Choi, 24,
very Instruction to Instal mechanical were convicted on a charge of FINED BY NAZIS it was actual amount but
ventilation smanil.
system?-On certain larceny of a wrist watch from
LONDON, Sept. 5 (Renter)-- FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Lau Siu-lan, woman, at Fenwick What happened to the timber re- Have mechanical systems been street. The first was reminded Monseigneur de Jong, Catholic placed?-It was used for other installed in these sites? Yes, on 24 hours and the second was sen-Bishop of the Netherlands, has
other sites the work is held up by tenced to six weeks, purposes,
We make the What happened to the timber lack of entrances,
up into fans and Goernment purchases the damaged?-It was cut small blocks and used as lining. engines.
Am I correct in saying that
not..
Have you paid for it?--No.
Do you pay for the hire of any thing? We receive hire.
Do you pay for hire on anything you do? Everything comes through our company, but we do not pay for It ourselves.
Marsman's do not pay for that plant because you recover it from Government?--Yes.
THE NET RESULT
The net result is that Govern-timber condemned was sold as are
sites.
Mr. Carman was requested to supply information on the timber
ment can use the plant at different wood by the Public Works Depart-purchased, the price paid, and his jobs?-Yon.
On top of that you get ten per cent, on the cost of hire?-We have no other means of gelting any re- torn
Out of equipment you coula riot?
| -At cost plus ten per cent. naturel-
ly.
When Major Beckerieg came from Manila by air, did your firm pay his passage? Yes,
ment?-Not to my knowledgo,
Where did you buy the timber?
I can give you information.
And also the price you paid for it?--Yes.
Do you know off-hand if you bought railway sleepers?----- Yes,
Many?-Originally, We 11- tended to use railway steepera. The size of the tunnels were
firm's dealings in concrete at the afternoon's Hearing.
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