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Marsman's have put the sale down in their books as having come from Pang Chik and Tam- Since our company was newly formed, and formed so suddenly. we borrowed some of the paper with the heading of Pang Chik and Tam
Who signed the receipt for these 5.000 sleepers? Pang Chik and Tam or Tai Lee?--I cannot now remem
Ng Nin Firmly Favoured To Annex Three Titles
Iast
BY JIN
week's heats of the Colony Swimming Championships Although proved without much doubt what the Finals will be like.
ber what name was used in giving many of the heats were inadvertently called off owing to the non- appearance of competitors the ultimate results of the events can the receipt.
easily be forecast.
I take it Tal Lee Lumber Com- pany had their own chops?-I can- not remember whether we had chop or not.
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Chinese termen and mermaids will claim must of the titles and the only foreigners who have chaners to be claimants are L. Roza- Pereira (diving). W. Lawrence (back-stroke) and the Misses Vivienne Churn and Celeste Guterres, sprint and long distance, respectively, in the ladies' events
crown
The formation was so sudden, You probably never had a chop at all? Not for ต time, but later, NA Nin. phenomenal Chinese the 220 yards free-style and had Even his when, I cannot say, a chop was star, is hot favourite for a triple the field well beaten made for the Tal Lee Lumber Com-
The 100 yard breast-stroke' coach and mentor Chan Chung pany.
Is is for a certainty but his record nam cannot cope with his burst Pang Chik and Tam had their 24.3 5 secs. for the 50 yards of speed
sprint could be bettered In the wn shop? Yes.
100 yards free-style he was besten by Tsui Hang of the E.A A. in an xbibition but anyone could see that he was not trying
And I presume they would put that chop on any receipts for
money that they receive?—Yes.
Their chop appears on the receipt dated December 24, 1940, for 5,000 sleepers of $3 35 per sleeper-Yes And these sleepers belonged to the Tal Lee Lumber Company That is 50
Do you remember that transaс- tion? Yes.
Who received the cheque lu pay ment? I cannol say, but I myself did not receive the cheque,
NO BOOKS
Was the transaction entered in the book of the Tai Lee Lumber Company? Yes
Will you produce the book which shows this particular transaction? --I can't produce 1 now because when the company was formed everything was done in a simple
manner.
David Hutchinson, last year's re- cord breaker and halder, did not participate in the exhibition He has done nothing of note during the season but in one of his good days, this swiramer an causy an upset.
Charles hang of the Hongkong University. another finalist. al- though way behind in the start, picked up considerably in the end and was a very good third in the time of 68.4 5 secs. ster has great fighting spirit and it would be no surprise to find hira amongst the Arst two.
This young-
LAWRENCE'S COME-BACK
W Lawrence, the ex-champ. Is making a great come-back in the
Is there such a book in existence? į back stroke events. He is a --No.
Did you approach him or did he
cer-
than Lawrence
*Legless" Chan the present champ, looks like again walking away with the long distance titles At present there seemed to be a general lack of long distance swim- ners apart from the Lal Tsun trio
Chan Chung-nam. Yau Sal kwan and Lau Tal-ping.
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LADIES' EVENTS the ladies events. MISS Vivienne Churn should account lo at least three free-style titles, the ;
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the above events.
In Miss Sa Wai-ying. The Chi- nese are bound to succeed in the dorsal division and although Miss Celeste Guterres is no mean per- former for this event she will no Miss Sa Just a shade more experi- enced. This young Portuguese lass was doing great things at the be ginning of the season but for some unknown reason she has lost her form lately.
However, some exciting and good races will be seen and the V.R.C Committee has spared
tainly for the 220 yards title and You never kept books? No, we might be able to win the 100 yards. only made notes in slips of paper
A. K. Rumjafm, last year'a title Through which particular person holder for the latter event, return. in Marsman's was this timber dealed a better time. put through between Tal Lee and bot he seemed tagged out in the Marsman's? Shum' Chuk-you,
end whilst the old champ won his heat without being extended.
Lawrence has a powerful stroke
of experience and effort in making this year's Clam What did he tell you?-He came and plenty
of the one
best ever answer to an advertisement young A.K. bad better be on his plonship
The lengthened pro- which we had in the Chinese papers mettle 11 he is to keep his crown, staged.
Chan Chung-hiami and Yau Sat-gramme of four days-Sept. 25 and regarding the sale of sieepers. He
kwan are
27 and Oct. 2 and 4 are the days sure winners for the asked for the price.
and long distance titles. every swimming enthusiast will be Did you come to an agreement middle
Young Yau swam with him-Yes.
a great race in anxiously waiting.
approach you?-He approached us.
ira
You fixed the price and he ac- cepted it? Yes.
sleepers? ---Yes,
Yes
And did he give you the order! there and then to supply 7,000 at a rate of $3.40 each. Correct?-- Did you sell Kin Lee any more He gave the order on behalf of sleepers? Yes, but I cannot re- Marsman's?—It was not until after member the date. We sold, I think delivery had been taken that he
Ritogether something like disclosed the name of the pur-sleepers to Kin Lee,
chaser.
NEVER ABOVE $3.40
0.000
What commission did you pay him?--We paid him no commission. What was the price?-It varied
You mean to say that you did from $3.35 to $3.40. not pay him any commission at all for this huge order?-No.
Isn't it the local Chinese cus- tom of business firms to pay commission to people who in- troduce business to them?-1 would pay commission to no- body if the purchaser came in answer to our advertisement, but if he came to canvass then I would pay commission.
It never went above $3.40?
Never.
You never sold them at $5.20 per sleeper?--Never, not even one cent above $3,40.
So in all you sold 6.000 sleepers to Kin Lee and 7,000 to Marsinan's? :~~Y CB.
To whom did you sell the re-i mainder of your stock?-To re- wood dealers.
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body had come to you in No- vember or December and offer- ed you $3.40 for each one of those sleepers, would you have accepted my offer or not?— I would Certainly I would, even have sold them at less than $3.40.
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This Chik Hing firm you men
tioned, is it the same as the Tal Lee Chan?-I don't know.
Shing? No.
Do you know the Kwong Hw
They are all in the same office -I don't know.
I am telling you this is so. Now that you know, would I be right!
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quantity' but Marsman's either interior or rotten, leaving bought from us only 7,000 in all. only half which had to be divided Those sleepers you sold to them into three classes good, better, at $3.35 were of the best quality? best. -Yes.
Let us say then, that 60 per You stily had better than cent. were rotten.
They were much those you sold to Tai Lee Chan-140.000 on which a minimum proft think they might have been just of $1 each could
or
had been
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Did you sell any to other timber to assume that they are one end
as good because Tai Lee Chan also made. 1 may tell you that the Did you know when this man ap-merchants?-I cannot remember the same firm?-I cannot say proached you that he was from we might have sold some to ether And these three firms together made their own selections.
reason for these questions is be- Marsman's? I knew that he was timber merchants.
with your two so-called firms-the When did you dissolve your cause I am going to make a very one of the employees of Marsman's.
Do you know the Tai Lee Chan? Pang Chik and Tam and the Ta firm? At the end of March. 1941. pertinent suggestion to you. Did you know whether he was yes, they have purchased from Lee-as well as the Rin Lee were How is it then that in August, suggest to you that you made a dealing with you in his personal
the only people who sold sleepers 1941, you purchased 8.000 sleepers profit of over $50,000 over these capucity or on behalf of Marsman's
How much, 10,000?--I cannot re-to Marsman's. I can only speak from K. C. Leong for $32,000?-sleepers and that the sole reason when he first came?--I formed no member the quantity but we sold of my own affairs,
That has nothing to do with me that you closed up this business opinion since he did not tell me to them at a price of $1.40 per
Marsman's had purchased rough-
was to escape the War Taxation about it.
ly 26,000 steepers between Novem-at all.
Is that leuble foot.
But isn't this the Tai Lee arm? Profits Tax Ordinance. How much per sleeper?--$3 oda, ber, 1940, and July, 1941. I don't
-No, our Tai Lee firm closed down so?-That is not true. There is About $3.507-Yes.
business completely in March and no ground for it. Would I be correct in saying With the exception of your firm, we made no further purchases. Your co-partner in this firm told that you sold them about 10,000 al- which purchased 80,000 sleepers after that.
us that he only got $300 back on together? Yes.
from K. C. Leong, do you know Anyway, this Tai Lee firm had the $2,000 which he put into the Do you remember when you sold anybody else who sold sleepers ex- nothing to do with your Tai Lee? | firm ---Yes. them that quantity?--I cannot cept Leong? Jardine's had sleep-Nothing to do with us.
Would it be in December, 1940?ers It is more likely about that time.
The nett result of that deal with Maraman's is that in a space of a little over a month you sold 5,000 sleepers at $3.35 each. Correct? - Yes,
And these sleepers having cost you $1.90 each?--Ye...
So you made a clear profit ol $1.45 per steeper?-Yes. A pro- fit of over $7,000 in all,
And all within the space of one month? Yes.
Would you be surprised to hear that that same tim resold the sleepers to Maraman's in July, 1941, at $8.15 per sleeper?--I know nothing about that.
know that
in stock for sale.
How much, did you get out of You had 800,000 sleepers and It? A little over $700, you made a minimum profit of $1 Are you seriously suggesting to per sleeper, did you?-Our proat the Commission that through this on the whole lot amounted to a sleeper deal you only made $700 a5 ittle over $4,000.
your share of the profit? Yes.
The Chairman then announced But on the three transactions that the Inquiry would be resumed alone, you made a profit of some on Tuesday at 10.30 am. at the So it is fair to assume that in $19,000. On the 2.000 that you sold Pulsne Judge's Court.
Leave Jardime's out of it. Besides K. C. Leong and your firm, do you know of any other Chinese firms which Bold sleepers at that time?-Not at the time when I made the pur- chase.
$18,000 PROFIT
NAVY TO FIELD CRICKET TEAM
Did you sell your sleepers to any body else? I sold some to Kin Lee. and some to firewood denters,
Are you not surprised to hear When was. It that you sold 6,000 sleepers to Kin Leo?-We did not 17-Yes, I am surprised,
Am I correct in saying that in November and December, 1940, you to Marsman's you made a profit sell in one lot, I cannot tell off-
able to sel of $2,000; the next 5,000 you sold hand at what time the sleepers November and December, 1940, you were the only firm were sold. Whenever they required bad 80,000 sleepers in stock and sleepers because you purchased to them you made another profit of $7,250, and on the 8,000 you so much at a time, they would cons you were prepared to sell that this huge quantity --Yes,
whole stock at a price not exceed- And le it also fair to assume sold to Kin Lee, you made a pront
that right?--Yes.
Royal Navy. It is learned, will be According to Kwong Wing, of Kinng $3.40 per sleeper? Though we that most of these 20.000 sicopers of $8,700.
And that only represents 13,000 running a team this year in the Lee be paid your firm $3,434 on old some of the sleepers to Kin bought by Marsman'a were origin- December 17, 1948. Is that right? Lee at $3.40, we might have sold ally your property? No, because out of the 80,000 sleepers that you Second Division of the Cricket to other dealers, say the Chik the sleepets that we sold to bought?--Yes, but not more than League. A meeting of representa- ---I cannot remember.
Witness was then shown a 'docu-Hing at a high price." mont, the contents of which, ha Why7--Because there was a very said, might be correct but he could good market for firewood at that
time. not remember clearly.
for them.
Chairman: That was made out in the letter-bead of Fang Chik and Tam-YOB.
Thoy paid you $3,434 for the supply of 1,010 hardwood' sleepers
SIMPLE QUESTION. My question ií a very simple one. You purchased: 20,000 sleepers at $1.30 in November.. Fam, asklug you if I or angs
Maraman's at $3.35 were of the 20 per cent, of the 60,000 were tives of the various ival ships best quality. We did not have perfect sleepers. You must con- was held early this week, when About 60 the decision was reachet to field enough to meet the demand or slder the rotten ones.
the sleepers were a team, Maraman's because not all of the per cent, of 80,000 were of the quality that they approved.
You had no more of the best Printed and Published by Henry Lloyd Marrow, for the Hongkong quality in stock after the sale to Daily Prose. Ltd., at Marina House: third floor, 15 19. Queen's Maraman's? We had perhaps, 2 Road Central, Hongkong. London Omee: 59 Meat Street 2.0.4.