67 $7
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in the outlying districts to prevent people coming to the central
part of the town, where they would almost inevitably gravitate
towards the head office; and further, I knew of no premises which
I could have had in the centre of the town free of charge.
Leighton Hill Road, the old Yaumati Police Station
those cases
and the Depot
I had in
premises which were available and which I could have
without rent, without expense.
Mr. Woo: Mr. Forrest, I have here certain Chinese notices which have
been posted up at your office in Marina House. I would like some
information on that, if I may?
Mr. Forrest: May I see them?
Q. That is the Chinese form.
These are the translations.
I have
marked the notices A B and C and propose to deal with them in that
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order. A copy of the notices A and B was supplied to me by Mr.
Walter Harming Chen, an assistant in your office.
Will you read the translation?
Take notice A.
Copy ettaried
(Translation of notice A read by hir. Forrest).
e. The name of this person who was to do the work for the public is
not mentioned in the notice. ho was that person?
A. That is the general agent. I am not very sure whether it is correct
to speak of him in this connection as general agent or as the
Kobza Art Studios.
Chairman: That is the photographer in the first floor of the cockloft?
That is one of the express recommendations in the Middlebrook
report?
A. Yes.
Mr. Koo: This notice was posted up long before the date of the agree-
ment appointing the general agent?
Mr. Forrest: I am not sure about that. I did not check that.
Q. I think the secret:ry received a letter from a member of the public
complaining about this notice, before Mr. Kobza was appointed the
general agent?