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What did you supply them?-
Hardwood.
Were they not sleepers?-No. Where did you get them from?
Did you ever approach Mr Car-Sandakan, man about the sale of these sleepers?
-Yes.
When was your last sale to Kin Lee?-On May 20 this yent, we sold them 13 cuble feet of wood. ..When was your last let Maraman's? On August 14, 1941. We sold 33 tt 71⁄2 in, and the amount WOR $90.50. }
September 23, 1941.
OF THIS MORNING'S
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between
DEPARTMENT
What do
I thought you sald you were the high-class assistant to your Manager- have no recollection now as to how this firm dealt In this lot, of three months 80,000 pieces of sleepers wood because in a short space of
were sold.
The Company only Jasted three
Yes. timber months?Y
Yet they sold the sleepers at a profit. We have tho figures. We made only $4,000.
Merely A Blind That's what you say. At pre- vious hearing I suggested to your Manager that your Arm
made profit of at least $50,000. I am going to suggest to you that your Company was merely a blind to clonk the firm
Wanchai. This lot of wood was not a high class officer. I offer my as- sold by the office..
sistance to Pang Chick, my, manager. Is this the same Tal Lee Chan?- Pong Chick is your manager and There is, connection
the you are his high-class assistant, ure offee and the Wancha! Tal Lee Chan, your you assist him in doing? but each establislimerit keeps their own accounts, and do their own --I supervise the work because I am bustness.
un englheer myself. Not Fit For A.R.P.
Are you not the Manager of that Have you ever sold What happened when you nu-
Tai Lee Chan?-No, there Le an- sleepers 10 Kin Leo? The Pang proached him? We wrote 10 Mr
other Manager at Wanchai.. Chick and Tom Orm never sold tremendous Carman and received a reply that
You say that they are not the same sleepers to Kin Lee. the sleepers were not nt for use in
Arm although there is connection Did Tal Lee ever sell? I know connection with A.R.P. tunnel work.
between them? The capital is com- this: Tai Lee Lumber Company Broker In Wood They did not want to buy.
examination ended, man to the two firms, although each purchased a lot of sleepers and Kin What happened to these sleepers Mr Chan's
pro- establishment looks. after its own Leg bought some of them. afterwords? have to make this and Mr Kan Lee-hing, sole
You know the Tai Lee Company, The National Finance prietor of the Kwong Yip Shing business.
do you?-I am at parinér hought Company was the next Witness call- Corporation
The same as Pang Chick and-Tam? 210,000
sleepers which ed Pine
Yes, but they are two different of Pang Chick and Tam and that were only good for making gasolene bi
The Chairman asked: When did
businesses.
they did it to escape the provisiona boxes. At that time there was a demand for gasolene boxes in Hong-you form the frm?-Witness: About
of the War Profits Tax Ordinance?— of merchants 10 years ago, I am also a broker. kong and a number
Broker of what?--Broker in wood. here wanted to buy sleepers. As a
Railway sleepers?—I did only one finance company, they approached us to buy the whole stock and sell to transaction, and that was on February them in amuil quantities. After we 15, 1941.
You nold 3,500 sleepers at $3.00 cach to Marsman's7-Yes. had bought the 210,000, we bought of 98,000 hardwood another lot
Where did you get those sleepers classified sleepers which were
as
And you keep separate books, do you? Yes,
Same Notepaper
а
Before the Inquiry was adjourned
They use the same notepaper don't No. they? The Tol Lee Lumber Com- pany was formed at a moment's notice and after the establishment of the Chairman said:. The Commission this Company they had no letter hope that the responsible nuthorities paper to use, so they used some of will make a searching Inquiry into Pang Chick and Tam's, only for a the firm of Pang Chick and Tom and also of Tai Lee and get a share of short period.
A document bearing the date of
the profits of War Tax. December 7, 1910, was then handed
Where does the profit go to, then? The profl goes to the shareholders of the Tai Lee Chan in Wanchal.
Are you a shareholder?—I am not a shareholder of the Wanchal Tat Lee Chan.
No Capital Invested What about the other one?—I am only the manager, not proprietor.
You have no money in them your
invested in the expital. most of
Used Same Office Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, decayed sleepers because of their from?-en the Chick Hing Firm. No money
Do you know whether the two Have you any
connection with Arms
have the same, shareholders7-to Witness. them were deteriorating. The Jar- dine Engineering Corporation offered that arm?No.
The National
Don't they occupy the same office! Same shareholders for the two firms. me these steepers. Finance Development Corporation as the Kwong Yip Shing? These you know Pang Shick and Tam?— then still had 100,000 sleepers in two frens use the same office. hand. They thought the purchase of premises were at one time used as Chan Arm? No connection of all thens was too much of a speculation private residence, the
They use the same alice na At first we
Who is the proprietor Or chief we refused Lo approached Marsman's and also. Mr did? Yes..
Does the Tal Lee Chan Arm use partner in Tal Lee Chan?-Kan The latter Perkins of the A.R.P. replied that the hardwood sleepers the same office too?-Yes.
One last question. Can you tell Have you
you anything to do with that!
me who it was that approached you were no longer suitable for the pur-1
Here are the Arm?-No:
frem Marsman's and gave you the poses of tunnel work.
from order for the 10,000 pieces of sleep- Sellers. (Produced).
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Letter Read Out Have you got the letter Marsinan's here 100?—Yes.
from
The
you!
them
You bought these sleepere the Chick Hing firm?—Yes,
How much did you pay for per sleeper?-$3.80 each.
You made a profit of 40 cents each? -Yes.
The Chairinan then read the letter from the Director of Air Raid Pre-
Bought For Firewood cautions to Wilness, in which tho
When did you purchase them from Director stated that as the size of the
Hing Gim? Sometime tunnels had since been
amended, Chick
Mr Tinson: May I have the date of, that letter?
The Chairman: It is dated Octo- ber 18, 1940.
e11-
Is it connected with the Tal Lee
We know each other.
Chik-von
this transaction.
Document Produced Have you ever seen this document before? Yes.
What does it sny7-It says 1,300 pieces of sleepers sold to Kin Lee.
And the price?-$3,40 each. And it was sold by Pang Chick nud Tam?-No, the Tal Lee Lumber borrowed their paper and Company used it.
Who put the chop on it US the money was received, Tal Lee Pang Chick and Tam? It was chop- ped by the people of the Tal Lee Company and the Tat Lee Lumber Company also received the money.
The Inquiry was adjourned to 10.30 a.m. to-morrow at the Puisne Judge's Court.
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History Of Transaction We don't want too long a history, You sny you were a partner in the Just a short account of it-First of Tal Lee Lumber Company? Yes. all one Mr Rocha, a Portuguese, of Have you worked out what profits Marsman's, phoned us up, enquiring you made before the firm disappear- the price of wood. I then made some ed? Yes. the hardwood sleepers were no longer February, 1941, the purpose of the
wanted to buy wood from the market, suitable for that purpose and sugpurchase was to make the wood into suggestions to Mr Rocha that if he gested that Witness got in touch with firewood, .A A few
days later you sold them to the price would be $2.00 or $2.70 per am only made a little over $4,000,
cubic foot. If he Marsman's for
cared to buy Question Of Accounts Marsinan's with regard to the sale of
Alor Star Tunnels? Yes, the sleepers and cut them up to their own the sleepers.
iheir
That was the whole profit you Amritsar wood was examined by
requirements the price would be gineers before delivery.
$2.40 per cuble foot. He said he had made on the sale of 80,000 sleepers, Bangkok
he had was --Yes. Do you know whether the Tai Lee
How did you arrive at that figure? Bombay Chan Arm, who
same to consult the Manager of the Occupy the
Engineering Department. In the un not the manager or the Calcutta office B UR ever sold sleepers to afternoon he phoned me again and cashier of the business. The figures
Agencies: The Chairman (to Witness): On
Clive Street, ordered 4,000 pieces of sleepers and were worked out by them. October 21, you wrote Marsinana Marsman's I don't fold
You
ever heard that I look
Who worked out the Agures?- ments. and you told them what you had in
Kwong Ming-kwong, the Manager. hand and the quantities and you after my own business and they look they were cut according to measure- But eventually you got the order stock offter theirs.
He kept the books, did he? Yes.. They did, as a matter of fact, sell from Marsman's, through Mr Rocha, also said that you had
What
You are stating that the Tol Lee Colombo.. Oregon pine sleepers for sale.
the price had gone up to $6.15.me the order for this, he was, the which they entered the transaction traiphong each
of 80,000 sleepers? You can call the Hankow No Connection
He got you the business anyhow, record of accounts a book or slips of FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Although these three companies didn't he? He was not, the man who sub-pccupy the same office, you still say introduced this business to me. This paper. They are written on sheets Banking Business transacted.
of paper.
CURRENT ACCOUNTB opened that you have nothing to do with gentleman rings up almost every day Are these stil in existence?—I FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year the other two?-Formerly we used to inquire of the price.
My This gentleman did practically all don't know. They were in the charge or shorter periods in Local, or Other
of the Manager. the premises as my residence.
Who is Lau Lai-sang?-He is the on application. family then moved away, and the the sleepers dealings for Marsman's.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in accountant who looks after the cash. | Local Currency and Sterling with interest telephone belongs to Kwong Yip Yes.
No Bank Account
allowed at rates obtainable on application. Shing. I simply have my name in these premises. I don't have to pay
He would be the man who received undertakes Executor and Trustee busi The Bank's Head Omcg in London expenses towards the running of this
cheques in payment and made out neas.
British and claims recovery of Income Tax overpaid, on terms which these slips of paper?—Yes,
of It ascertained at any Agencies and Branches,
W. II. EVANS THOMAS,
Maniger.
price did you mention?-The hard-In July 10,000 pieces. By that time for 10,000 steepers?-le did not give Lumber Company kept books in Deihl
a
and the This is an important meeting und wood sleepers $2.00
each. Oregon pine certain décisions will have to be
sleepers $3.20 taken, therefore it is necessary that Did you sell any to Marsman's at husbands who are affected by the any time?-We did not sell, direct.
know if Marsman's Do you purchased these deportation should be present to give effect to any decisions at which weThe situation is this.
sequently may arrive.
Great prominence has recently offered to purchase 2,000 steepers as trial order, but we thought the been given to the arrival of more women in the Colony, and my Cam- quantity was too small. After that mittee wish to make it quite clear the Tai Lee Lumber Company bought order that they have no quarrel with these from us and we turned the
uver to them. arrivals; the system, and the prin ciples involved, the injustices posed on the loyat women who left at the Government's behest, and the individuals who are responsible for the discrimination are amongst those for which the sword of retribution has been unsheathed.
Yes.
How much did you sell to Tai Lee? office. in
-80,000 pieces.
At how much per sleeper?-$1.00. These were the sleepers that Tai Lee subsequently sold to Marsman's and to Kin Lee. Correct? Yes, in
Hantities-
man who,
Leaving For Manila Do you follow the local custom of paying commission to people who
And you still say you hove noth-get you business? No. ing to do with the other two com panles?-I say that,
him.
und
Currencies at rates which will be quoted
OFFICE
You have never done that?--Never.
Do you know if this Company had my Am I correct in saying that you a Banic account?-It has not.
The Tal Lee Lumber Company did propose to leave for. Manila very shortly? am.
not l
Bank account?—No, Have you booked your passage by What did you do with the, huge Taipane-for-to-day7-No.-I-am-leaving sum of money-when-you-got-It? I
on September 27.
POST don't know what was done with the What are you going there for?-I] money. Certainly it would go to the man who kept the coffers of the What business?-We are going to money.
The following changes in postage impart timber so I want to see the
Don't Know
rates will be effective as from 15th Was it kept in cash in the Office? September 1941. Man-manufacturers and make the neces-
eary arrangements.
That I don't know. Have
You got a letter of introduc- tion to them?—No.
Do you know Ah Keo?-I know Who is he?-He belongs to the these the same sleepers you Lee Chan.
Is he the manager7-Yes. So in conclusion, my Committee offered Marsman's and which they would
You know if he has anything to doj welcome who were originally deported to 543.
views and Australia in that their
nothing to do with my firm, but I experiences may be helpful to my
don't know about the others. Committee's efforts.
What is his full name?-Kee chung, and he is present here.
Did you sell sleepers to Kin Lee?
militer.
the presence of wives said they could not use?--Yes, I think with the other two?-Surely he hasi am going there on business.
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Next Witness
You are sure? You did not niki That ended Mr Kon's evidence, and Mr Rocha for one?-I have never the next Witness called was Mr Kreceived a letter of introduction from
Lan-chung, Manager of the Tal Lee Chan Arm
to
Did you sell them 10,000 on July 18, 19417-Yes,
From whom did you purchase the sleepers? From Kin Wah,
+
Mr Rocha,
Suggestion Denied
The suggestion has been madoj that the Tai Lee firm, the Tal Leo Chan and the Kwong Yip Shing are one and the same firm?-No.
And that they went into sleepers business solely for the pur- pose of selling at a profit? That is Thuit suggestion is not true?-No: And it is also not true to say that you are the manager of all three Arms? That untrue.
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an accident. port an
than the addressee. Private K.
Bridge of the same Be- giment was summoned for transfer following places in China la tem- ring his driver's licence to Herdy.
porarily suspended:-Yunnan, Sze- Traffic Sergeant G. G. Clarke huen, Kwelchow, Hunan, Fuktion stated that
about
11.45 am. on August 10 a
Also of Chick Hing?—I am lookingį after the business of Chick Hing.
Tell me, who pays the rent of the Onice?-Chick Hing.
The Printed Matter Service to the
(except Amoy and Kulangsu), August 10 & Sanitary Department angst North and East of
along Waterloo Kwangtung.
Did you ofter the same sleepers to Kin Lee?--Not the same sleepers. I know nothing about Kin Lee at all. This I belleve to be the view of the On this same day, October 21, majority of the husbands as it is
Marsman's replied to your letter and obvious to any, even thinking hus informed you that they found the size-No. band, that further antagonism to of these sleepers not suitable for Those who have returned will not en- tunnel work and that was why they hance our cause one lota, and that to did not purchase from you and you cause misery to athers will not re-subsequently sold these to Tai Lee move the cause of our own loneliness. at $1.00 each? YCS.
W. V. TAYLOR, Now, Mr Leong, what did you pay The Chairman to Witness: We have. Honorary Secretary & Treasurer, for the sleepers that you sold to Tal just heard that you occupy the same Evacuation Representation Com-Lee for $1.907-The whole lot office as Chick Hing and the Kwong
bought
from
Jardine Engineering Yip Shing? Yes. Was 98,000 pieces and they were es- And you all three deal in timber? timated at the price of firewood, asYes. they were not going to be used for
When did you start this Tai Lee tunnelling work. I paid $1.15 for Chan finn?-About eight years ago. not true. the 08,000 pieces and could only Have you ever sold sleepers dellver 80,000 to Tal Lec, because Marsman's? Yes. WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (Reuter), some of them were not sultable.
Profit Made The Navy Department announces that 12 British worships, including Have you calculated the profit you transaction? Yes, three battleships, have
made on that been United States ports in
in addition about $22,400.
Took Order First those mentioned a day or two ago, Were you prepared to sell the same When did you buy them?-On July
12 have now left again.
timber to Marsman's and Kin Lee 21, 1941, we entered into a contract
Road when Accommodation Address
a car, overtook the They were the battleships Resolution, for $1.007-Yes, if they bought the to Buy them.
The other two Arms don't pay vehicle from the left side. A slight Malaya ond Rodney; the auxiliaries whole lot from me.
You sold one lot on July 18, and rent?-Kwang Yip Shing does not accident occurred and the car drove is suspended. Canton, Southern Prince, Montclare, Before you went into this huge the other lot on July 19. When did pay rent. They have only a name along without stopping Bulolo, and Launia; the corvettes deal in sleepers, had you ever been you buy them from these people there and the place is for their con- Result Of Report Tulip and Clarkin; the destroyer connected with the timber trade? We had never dealt in sleepers be- ventence.
As a result of a report made by Air Richmond and the armed merchant No.
Kwong Yip Shing only have the van, driver, the Sergeant made fore, so on July 18 and 19 we got an cruiser Aurania,
Your first excursion into the trade order from Mareman's and then we name up an accommodation address? Investigation and found the car be- was with Jardines?—Yes, and the proceeded to buy from Kin Wob. Yes,
longing to the Samuel Chinn Garage. first transnation was for making box-)
What about Tai Lee Chan? The The car was hired under the name Maraman's gave you an order for Lord Mountbattenwood.
10,000 sleepers which
you
did not partners of Tal Lee Chan are the of Private Bridge on the day in For A.R.P. Tunnels have in stock, and you proceeded to same as Chick Hing
question. At Honolulu
Is this not the truth: Did you not buy from Kin Wah-We had aboutThe same firm then? The same SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”
know when you entered into this deal 1,000 to 2,000 pieces in stock, and we partners, but they are two different HONOLULU, Sept. 22
22 (UP)Lord that they were going to use sleepers purchased from Kin Wail to make up catablishments.
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the order.
The same pariners, the anme Louls Mountbotten, Commander of in A.R.P. tunnels?
deal to make
order In You just made, the
to fulfil Marsmon's order, capital, both dealing in timber- the British aircraft-carrier Illus- irious, arrived here to-day by Clipper boxwood? Yes, but
I want to make you nurchased from Kin Wah7-Yes, sleepers?—No, the Tal Lee Chance to, the traffic office in Hongkong | Beg... Bet, 26, 4.30.p.. and will spend ten days to a fort this point clear. We have three wah is the same firm ne K.C. Leong, eight years, and the Calck Hing only betnia G. W. Flood, of the Mid-Air-Mall' for Manila, Guan, Honolulu. night
of sleepers, United States naval Hinds, which cannot be used for one is Oregon Inspecting bases and confer with Admiral Kim- pine, 1 mel. Admiral Block and others, tunnelling work. Secondly, some
His Lordship made no comment re- garding the International situation.
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A visit to the Middlesex Regiment revealed that Bridge had lent his Air driver's licence to Hardy about a year ago.
Private Hardy: took Bridge's Ucen-
Is Kin. With a timber firm?-Kin has been in existence for the last where he renewed Bridge's licence
Selling Price
for the last two or three, years,
wooden boxes...
his
own photograph.
How much did you buy from Kin Their business consists mostly of descx were, very good
are classified as steppers, but only a Walt for--$4.82 cach, but the price certain percentage are good ones, that I demanded from Marsman's and thirdly, the best kind of hard-Included transportation and cutting wood sleepers.
That can be used for tunnel work? -don't know.
Both Sold Sleepers Doth have sold sleepers to Mure mon's and Kin Lee. The Tal. Leo Chan sold 10,0007-Yes.
You
that both
In evidence stated
soldiers. They were of the quiet type and had good military records. Private Hardy was cautioned on
the first summons and fined $10 on
the last two counts. Private Bridge
was bound over In the sum of $50 for
you sold them at $0.187-Yes. You have worked out what profit
Did they buy from Chick Hing? But you know now that it can be you made on the transaction? Thy, my chick Hing never had any six months.
bought only from Kin Wah. used? Of course, after I bought the little over $3,000. sleepers I knew it.
And, that is the only transaction business dealings with Marsman's or you ever had with Margman's?Yes, Kin Lee?-Chick Hling hever sold to inHave you ever sold sleepers to
for sleepers.
Kin Lec Kin, Lec? No, never.
3. Stock On Hand
Are you quite sure about that? Quite sure,
Did you ever soll Kin Leo hard-
You still have a large stock hand?--Yes, about 60,000 pieces.
That concluded Mr Leong's ovid- ence, and the next: Witness called was Mr Taz Chan, Proprinter of the Kwang Yick Company.
The Chairman then asket: When wood timber? No, never.
When Separate Books did
You
this Firm?-Witness: form
They have got Tel Loe Chân In About ten years ago. Are you imber. mes
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sleepers to Maraman's and to Kin This Gill la In connection with the
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Australian Banks
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Bept. 20, 4. p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 27 (30)
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