Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
September 26, 1941.
4,000,000 SANDBAGS PAID FORK SHOES
ΤΟ PRESENT
BUT NOT USED UP TO
(Continued from Page 4.)
It was carried out in conjunction with the Military authorities
Three Tenders
60 lbs p..f. Lifting Limit"
the
Who is Mr Mackichan?-He is of Leigh and Orange. Mr Mnckichan whom I had approached informed me that the lond limit in the lifting What was the next thing that tackle was only reald that, in my 50 lbs per square happened?-On July 18, 1941 the foot and thereupon D.A.R.P. requested that Lenders view, steel beam should have been should be invited for 0,500 sicci
In put
the root when the root bullt. I further, stated helmets, and tendera were received
the D.AR.P. that it seemed
that the expenditure
clothing protected could be avoided when tenders were called for the clothing recks, and also that I could not see any object in storing the clothing in the Bank when we had a new store building.
agreed
with the D.A.R.P; that the temporary storage in the Bank pre- mises would not be a solution for the simple reason that the clothing had that it was essential that metal frame to be hung. I further submitted windows should be installed now, otherwine it would be too late either for urgency or for convenience. The D.A.R.P. thereafter approached the MR Government and was given approval CHAIRMAN OF THE to Instal mental frame windows.
three firms, the Chiap, Hwa te Manufactory Co, at $4.65 each, the me Safety Industrial. Co. at $4.75 and the respect of Dinward Steel
Works at $4.75. These tenders were passed to the D.A.R.P. and he made his recommendation direct to Government, stating that the cheapest tender was that of the Chlap Hwn. He also stated that the
tender Chlap Ilwa's
ahould be accepted in view of the fact that this firm's helmets and been tested by the Army authorities and passed a very nearly approaching the British
helmets as far as resistance power to damage la concerned. He also drew attention to the fact that the Chiap Hwn could deliver the 6,500 helmets within 14 days.
The position then was: On July 18 Chiap Jiwn tendered for 6,500 helmets at 10 cents lower than the other? Yes, and for the first time direct to me.
made
花好
Do you know at that time that there was DA additional 2,000 ordered?—No, Sir.
Order Increased Government accepted, the offer at $4.85 for 0,500 and, inter did the D.ARP. Inform you that he had
I take that the original idea was to provide this Store with an air con- ditioning plant? Has that plant been ordered? Yes.
Is it installed now?-It will be fanctioning within the next few days.
When was the building part actual functioned?-In June, 1940.
No Air Conditioning
So the Store has been without an
flot purchased by tender was 10% cents. The Financial Secretory then wrote to the D.A.R.P. saying that his altention had been drawn by the Controller of Stores to supplies from India and that he agreed to it, ',The DARP replied that he hardly thought he could express any other opinion than in his minute of Jan- ubry 22 to the Colonial Secretary.
System Helped Him
Scientists' Task After
The
Mr Eden
dress To
· His minute of January 21 express-
British Asociation ed the view that hitherto sandbags had been purchased through__local LONDON, Sept. 25 (Reuter).-"We tenders and that the system indirect had to call on you to help us in the ly helped him with his work?-Yes, cause for which we are fighting. We The maiter
was then referred shall need you even more for the to the Governor who decided that cause for which we will be working supplies should be obtained from the in peace," said Mr Anthony Eden, Department of Supply..
British Foreign Secretary, to-day, Government Did Not Agree welcoming to the British Council So the Governär did not agree lunch in London delegates to the with the view of the D.A.IP.lle British Association meeting
and world order which is to-morrow.
on
did not.
behalf of the Government for, sand-
So you took over the business on low
Sher's regime and ita concep-
bogs? Yes and I placed an order for tion of a master race and subject JUSTICE CRESSALL, 2,000,000 sandbags with the Depart-races is founded on racial intolerance and buttressed by cruelty. It must COM-ment of Supply.
Davie, Boag had told you they be overthrown, and so at present could supply at 24 cents, did you tell your work is destined to be dedicated the_D.ARP, that? Yes.
to the destruction of this regime."
MISSION.
stock. In the Colony from Davke, Bong and Co.
Order Increased
He questioned that and then sub- sequently he submitted a letter to the
effect that he had received from Davie, Boag a quotation of 18% cents?
do
Mr Eden said that there was once in the Heidelborg University the in- scription "To the Living Spirit." That has now gone and has been re placed by "To the German Spirit."
Slaves of Regime
been authorised to increase this order wir-conditioning plant for nearly 150d wear and so he hud accordingly Yes, and they were delivered at of the regime which was opposed to
monthis?--Yes.
You don't know how he got that, You? No.
placed an order for 2,000,000 It was that some German spirit bags with the Department of Supply? which made German scientists alaves
science represented, 154-cents which worked out 3% everything cents less than Davie, Boag's quota-That spirit has to be overcome. We tion to the DARP.
have to see it in the political sphere that when that spirit has been over- Number Purchased
come, precautions will be taken so Do you know that number of sand-that the world may not be subjected bags purchased for the A.R.P.7-again to the ordeal it has endured 7,550,000,
so many times from this same Ger- And the total cost?-Approximate-man spirit.
"The advent of the machine nas That
Did he mention any other firm? No. The D.A.R.P. further reported that he had inspected the bags stocked by Davle, Boog and Co, and that he was satisfied that the bags would stand all the necessary tear gly increased the order from 250,000 to by a further 2,0907-Yes.
600,000. At the sume time the How long after July 187-11 was
And in order to make use of the D.A.R.P. notined Duvie, Boag and shortly after. And as
result of that statement building at all Government had to go Co. that he was prepared to accept provided they to you, 2,000 more were ordered from to the additional expense of putting second-hand bags Chlap Hwa-Yes.
steel frame windows which were were up to requirements. The order was fixed at 450,000 at 14% conts So am I right in saying that the never intended originally? Yes.. position
Do you know off-hand the total cach, and 500,000 at 0 cents each. why that on July 18 three Army were told that 0,500 steel cost of the Store to the Government? That was the first consignment.
Did Dovic, Boug get this order?--- helmets were wanted and one arm,I have to ask for the information the Chlap Hwa, quoted at ten cents toning plant was actually ordered?
Do you know when the air condi- Yes..
And it was not placed through Jess? Yes,
The other two firms did not know-To the best of my knowledge, in you?--No, it was placed direct by then that shortly after 2,000 more
the D.A.R.P. July 1040,
No Tenders Called For were ordered?—Quite,
Then it was ordered utter the
No tenders were called for?-Not You don't know, of course, why it building has been completed?--Yes. was that all these steel helmets which Was it not down in the original to my knowledge. On February 18. the D.A.ILP, said were urgently re-plans to have an air conditioning 1939, Davie, Bong and Co. offered the quired could not have been ordered plant at all?-It was, but 1 under- D.A.R.P. 500,000 bags at 1134 cents at once and so reduce the cost of stand the delay was due to technical caeb, for March-April delivery, ex-/4,364,110. That that over 4,000,000 will be only too happy to make it." dimculties. By that I Inean speci- Calcutta, and the D.A.R.P., having sandbags have not been used? C Acations to the manufacturers at obtained approval for this
placed the order direct purchase. but for
the tender?-No.
Building A.R.P. 'Store Now, Mr Anderson do you know anything about the building of the A.R.P. Store?I do.
When did you first come to know about this project had been deelded by the Government
that when the A.R.P. Store
was
Home.
ly includes, of course, the 2,000 brought astonishing material advan-
inges to many" but #t has led to unfair division and materialism. Inequalities. to much selfishness, to
000 you ordered from India? Yes.
And the amount received by Davie, Boag for sandbags supplied to the
"If after the war we are going to A.R.P. was roughly $586,200? Yes.
have many changes with these A total of 7,580,000 bags were things, science and statecraft must ordered, what is the total number to work together. You will help us and date in stock available for issue?-guide us, and if there is any conn
was yesterday.
button we can make you know we Then I take it
Although it Was 11 matter of
Stock Carried
And the position is that Govern- ment is carrying a stock of nearly 4,000,000 sandbags which they paid for and up to date no use had been found for them? Yes. You don't know..
where the sand-
CAUTION
land Road, wus
might be later, required to be accom- ¦ Orange happened to become archi- the Government to purchase them used, do you?- Used have been at Waterloo Road on August 22.
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Do you winand
sandbags function of the road and Watering
on
So the result was that the Store 400,000 only at 114 cents each. On urgency that they were first ordered? DRIVER LACKED vas built by the Government for the Augu. 24, 1939, the D.A.R.P. nd-Yes. urgent need of sloring various vised Government that every en- A.R.P. articles which required air deavour should be made to purchase That store was built the existing stocks of sandbags in cons and campleted without any air con- the Colony. Also, Davle, Bong and
conditioning.
Ng Chan-kuen, of No. 13 Cumber- pleted, it would be taken over by the ditioning plant having been installed Co. had informed the D.A.R.P. that
Mr HC. Macnamara at Kowloon summoned before DAR.P. from the bullding contrae- und no such plant was even ordered they had 80,000 bags at 123 cents tors. The Store would, then be until the building has been com- each and 100,000 of a rather better
Magistracy this morning for driving at 16 cents, available. The bags that have
his car without due care and caution handed over to my Department for pleted?—Yes.
quality at 10 the storage of:AR.P, equipment that Do you know how Leigh and D.A.ILP. requested authority from
Sit Whitley who prosecuted, sold anodated in this building. As
these all over the f my knowledge,
that tects for this undertaking?--No, Str. two lols
about 8.05 p.m. on August
22 he and approval was given result of this decision, we carried out
had it anybody was driving his car along. Prince Godowns Hired
after
Excellency inspected, submission to Hig from time to time inspections and in
of the Govern- Edward Road and as he reached the the Governor. On these inspections it became apparent
25, August 1939 ment, Do you know whether this Store however, Davie, Bong and Co. edvised to me that there were certain defects wag being put in a condition which the Stores Department that they had know that in October 1939 Mr I. P. overtaking a bus which was proceed- vised which Davie, Boag supplied?-1 only Road he noticed Defendant's car which, in my opinion, should be enabled stores to be kept in it or only 80,000 bags and the Controller Duntop, of the Hongkong Electric ing to Kowloon Tong along Waterloo remedied in view of the fact that I whether Government had to hire of Stores informed had to operate this Store later.
Government and connected with the ARP. Road. godowns to keep the articles? Yes. accordingly, as a result of which the Auxiliary, complained that the sand- Am I right in saying that the godown space was hired from Mars-Financial Secretary wrote a minute bags were of most inferior quality dant's car suddenly swerved in front architects were Leigh and Orange?-man's to store sandbags.
to the D.A.R.P. that approval had
he had ever seen. the worst
He made Sandbags which were intended to bron van on the assumption that that complaint to the DAR.P., and of his car causing him to apply his First Complaint
120,000 bags What did you do then?-The first And which I take it, could not be this quantity was actually ready for the Controller of Stores if we could a collision. Defendant was followed result of this the D.A.R.P. asked brakes hurriedly in order to prevent complaint that I muda was in connec-stored there because the Store was delivery. tion with the windows. The Store not in a suitable condition to store
Govt Approved
name the supplier. He was inform to his residence and refused to give was designed for air conditioning them?-No, the AR.P.
ed that the bags were supplied by his name when asked by the Sergeant Store was In reply, the D.A.R.P. minuted to and I understood that i was to be already over-stocked with sundbogs.the Fancial Secretary that Davie, order in September, 1939.
Davie, Bong and Co. on the D.A.R.P.'s who was in plain clothes. Later, Atted with steel windows of the
bowover,-Defendant-submitted-it-to- close-block type which amounted
Were any other A.R.P. articles or Bong and Co, had left high with the
the Sergeant. practically to sealing hermetically equipment stored in godowns then? Impression that that order could be
Defendant was fined $50.
Yes.
the store building. At in inspection
be
why not
this Store?—Yes.
chase
the
Worst Ever Seen
So Mr Dunlop complained that the
Yes. In Government godowns, accepted immediately and in view of bags ordered by the D.A.R.P. were
His Excellency the Governor's I made in April, 1946 I informed the the first place because the building to be issued with sandbags, the D.A.R.P. asked who was the supplier Why was that?-11 was stored incision that Essential Services were the worst he had ever seen, the D.A.R.P that I was much concerned with the absence of ventilation and
ready. In the second place to
D.A.R.P. submitted that the order and you informed him Davie, Bong that, na the air-conditioning plant, because there was no proper room
placed should stand and Government with whoin he had been dealing had not then been ordered, it would, in the Store. in my opinion, be impossible to store!
Do you know why there was no approved. These we
were the first three direct? Yes.
And who received $500,200 for satisfactory goods which would be proper room there-Thut was stock purchases of sandbag, and each pur-
capacity. From the time the DAR.P. on aRected by damp
ed to
was done through direct by the supply of sandbags which Mr Dunlop almosphere. I
June 23,
1039, the sold were the worst he had over suggest that as windows which could Stone was handled over to me in be opened had been installed in the June, 1948, I have had no occasion DA.R.P. requested the Stores De-seen? Yes.
pariment to invite supplies of 3,500,-
You mean the, second-hand sand- 19 transier stores from there 000 sandbags. Tenders were called bags?The let complained of was plant elsewhere for storage.
Why was it necessary to do that fur by the Stores Department and 11 supplied in 1938, I don't know if comparative-
before you look it over?-For a short ders Board, at which the D.A.R.P
submitted tenders. The Ten- they were second-hand. period, we had to move something was present, approved the acceptance p.m. to-day,
The Inquiry then adjourned to 3 in because of the unsultability of the of the two lowest tenders-Marsman's
any
វិប
Arms
irst place, it would not be necessary
air-conditioning to run un continuously during the ly cold winter months.
And that would have resulted in a na saving?- -Undoubtedly. Early May, 1940, the D.A.I.P. visited the Store and subsequently we exchanged
mentioned just now that each approximately, and Davie, Bong minutes. The DA.R.P. Informed in Mursman's godowns were hired to and Co. for two million at 10% cents on May 18, 1040 that us a result of store sandbags because the A.R.Peach. An order was placed with his visit to the Store he was extreme Store was filled to capacity by other these
only
Purchase Of Sand Bags
for two and half million at 011⁄2 cents
Liva
Arms by
the Slores
$325,000 For Sandbags
Were these delivered in Hongkong?
inform-
Yes.
not FOB Calcutta, On January 1, 1940, the D.AR.P
the
an inllestions!
of
After overtaking the bus Defen-
FINED $40 FOR FAST DRIVING
E. C. Clegg of No. 80 Waterloo Road, was summoned before Mr H. C. Macnamara at Kowloon Magistracy this morning for driving his car at 48 miles per hour at Nathan Road near Waterloo Road on August 30.
It was stated that the road was quite clear at the time.
Defendant pleaded guilty and was Rned $40.
AVIATION PETROL SHORTAGE IN U. S.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (Reuter).-A study of plans 'to'
Mr Ickes told a press conference 1y 120,000 barrels.
Was
ly anxious with regard to the condi-andbags. Would it be correct to say Department. tion of the protected clothing which that the A.R.P. Store was designed was then stored on the second floor. In 1939 and was found in 1010 to He drew my attention to the fact that be inadequate to hold all the A.R.P. there was no ventilation in this room equipment?—Yes. and that he was convinced that if the protected clothing was to be
ed the Stores Department that he treble the United States refining capacity for aviation petrol at there the whole time it would Let us now break out the story had $325,000 available in his estimates a cost of approximately $150,000,000 was announced byol at
for the further eventually become a mass. As a about the A.R.P. Store and ask you and desired":
of sandbags Harold Ickes, Minister of the Interior. temporary measure he suggested if you know anything about the pur- rent pri
the cur rent price. that the clothing should be removed chase of sandbags.In September,
The Controller of
He disclosed that the Navy that the emergency In respect of high of Stores to the top storey which, in his opin 1938 the D.A.R.P. advised Govern replied that he was not aware of had entered the market within octane petrol.
Intensified lan, was much cooler. In the mean- ment that plans should be made had been market price, though he the last few days for 600,000 materially by the needs of Russie had been informed by Davie, Bong barrels of aviation petrol and several weeks ago that the refining thne, he said he would
'would 'seck the available to purchase 3,000,000
and Britain and recalled that he said Authority of the Government, for the sandbags at once and that he had each bag. The Controller of Stores had failed to get bids.
and Co, that their price was 24 cents eccion of temporary battens upon obtained the Bong and Co. He added also pointed out to the D.AR.P. that Navy is understood to have
The capacity should be doubled.
He declared that the situation now protected clothing would from Davie, supp be held. He added that should this
Bestion be, by any chance, not as salt we expected there would be applies should be obtained in future sufficient high octane aviation required that it should be trebled.
from the Department of Supply, fuel for its present needs and needed to boost the daily refining reduction in the price for such a Government of India; in accordance
Filly now refining plants were by the Government, then the large quantity. The advice of the with instructions. Thereafter there was seeking stocks for storage. capacity from 40,000 to approximate- alternative was to ask the D.ARE was pubmitted to His Ex-was correspondence Hongkong and Shanghai Bank If they
between the cellency the Governor who agreed would store the clothing in one of that the D.A.R.P. should make a coller of Stores and the D.A.R.P.
aand Government, their air-conditioned
rooms. He rangements to purchase bars pointed
nied out that even
Supplies Of Jute even then, it would material to the total of 500,000 on not be satisfactory, because. It
way best terma available, Was the
as the pas→ casential for the boxes containing the sibility of making bags in the witness, the D.A.R.P. wrote to the In reply to my minute, continued clothing to be opened as soon as Prison had been considered, and it Colonial Secretary on January 22 possible. In my reply to him on
on was afuy 10, 1940, I soal that I shared his could get going on the making of been purchased through local tenders unlikely that the Prison 1840 that heretofore sandbags had found anxiety in the matter of storage of them before some weeks by which and that this procedure indirectly RANGOON, Sept. 25 (Reuter),-"Australia takes the war protected clothing. I sold I I was me Davie, aware of the lack of ventilation in abla to deliver. The Controller of January 25, the Financial Secretary vie, Bong and Co. would be helped him with his work. On the now ARP. Store and.
the atmosphere posite One Stores was informed that time did wrote to the Controller of Stores that building was hot and
not permit of the arder being placed
Inquiries produced previous dump and
that through him.
Batis- factory results from India and asked the windowa
being
sealed, the Store
Who Informed you?-The Hon, the for quotations from Davie, Boag and be totally unsuitable without Financial
Secretary.
Co. To this, the Controller of Stores Insufficient
Time steps were taken to inst
replied that he had instal
scen · tho that I was of the end of also said permit of the General Orders beling Do-artment of Supply, that India was which was colossal for a nation seat while Australia, was taking full
same opinion. metal frame windows which could be stand that that was so. The DARP, Department Ind arranged to deal in tralia's greatest admiration for cognised that the responsibility.could
·That!
carried out for tenders?--I under- the largest
est supplier
fute that that of 7,000,000. He expressed 'Aus- her interests in the Pacific, she re-
responsibility for the protection opened when desired should have was advised, on September 29, 1938 lute goods, and that such goods been, installed. I agreed to remove that the price quoted to him by ordered by Government would be the splendid resistance by Chinn be discharged only under a system the boxes of protected clothing to Davie, Boag and Co, was for F.0.3. given priority. He also pointed out against aggression and especial. whereby, there was foint consultation the top floor provided. I was given Calculta, and in view of the fact that saidbags had been imported by ly for the great leaders of the and co-operation between the Brush coolles and à lift tackle as the stairs that the sandbags, could not arrive local merchants and that Davie, cake was not suitable for the re-in, the Colony in four week he cons Beng and Co, received the fist oner Chinese peopley
Cooperate with the British Ambas representatives and he hoped fully to moval of the boxes, Mr. Mackichen.sidered it advisable to buy direct ex-at-14 cents each whereas the last Emplidalens the unity of the sador In Chungking
that
would
the
DO
the
Canberra Envoy to China Will Work With Kerr.
most seriously and no change of government makes any dif ference in this respect," said Sir Frederick Eggleston, the first Australian Minister to China, who is now in Rangoon en route to Chungking, when Interviewed by "Reuter."
Sir Frederick added that Aus-diplomatic system of the British
air conditioning unions also take It that time did not memorandum on the functieris of the tralia was making a war effort Commonwealth, Sir Frederick.BONI
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