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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 11,

1941.

Kin Lee Partner

Kowloon

And Tunnel

Contract

~ WAN HIN, managing partner of Messrs. Kin Lee, Building Contractors, was the first witness called at the resumed sitting of the Commission inquiring into certain matters in connection with the Air Raid Precautions. Architectural Department, in the Puisne Judge's Court this morning.

He told the Commission that there were two other partners in the firm, Tom Yiu-po, : who lives in Ship Street, and Kwong Nai- kwong, whose address is in Hennessy Road.

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In answer to a question by the

Cressall, witness said his firm were at present, engaged on tup-

WORKED FIVE

DAYS WITHOUT STOPPING

The Russian com- munique, which praises civilion, as well as service heroes, nomed:

"Comrade Zagqu

SWEDEN TO zoff, who, working on

nelling work, in Kowloon, for the KEEP OUT

A.R.P. Department,

Chairman: Now, will you tell the Commissioners, shortly, how You came to get the contract?

In the very beginning it was the engineer, Mr. Bishop, who had a

OF WAR

Premier P. A. Hanson of

chat with Kwong Wing, one of Sweden declared: "We. Mr. Bishop enquired must keep out of the pre-

my fokis.

whether we had engines and

two lothes simul- taneously, did not leave his work for-five whole days until he had finished his job."

Reuter.

machinery for opening tunnels. sent hostilities and pre- SPY-HUT

What month

was this?-Sep-

serve our independence”

tember, 1940. As to the forms, I addressing the members ON STILTS

think Kwong Wing, my foki, will be able to tell.

of the Social-Democrat Youth Association of Where does he live?--In Jaffe Kalamar.

Road,

"Although

there are

Is that Kwong Wing (indicat- ing a person sitting in Court)? differences of opinion in

Yes.

then

A hut built on stilts in a desolate spot, overlook- certaining the trans-Atlantic sea

tho

our

country concerning the assistance lanes and an aerodrome to Finland, the publle opinion is used by British-bound The chairman

opposed to asked unanimously Mr. D. S. Blake,

who had participation in the conflict, "the bombers, was among the entered an

appearance for Kin Premier further stated.

nests in the huge spy ring Lee, if he would mind Kwong

The to leave the Wing being asked

Minister of Commerce recently smashed by G- Court, There were no objections. P. E. Skoeld, speaking at the civic men.

celebrations of Rosholt stated in this connection that the grant of passage of a German, "division. through Sweden was prompted by the desire to assist Finland,

Estimate Submitted

Chairman: Did your foki tell you anything about this conver- sation he had with Mr. Bishop?

He did. He asked me whe- ther wo had tho equipment and I said yes. We were asked to submit an estimate

Who asked you?-Mr. Bishop. We submitted one and we were asked to make a test of 200 feet of tunnel

Let's have more about this estimate first 1 have the docu- ments here. (Witness then pro- duced the papers).

That is submitted to the Execu-

tive Engineer, Waterworks?—Yes.

"The modifications made in the Interpretation of neutrality did not restrain the Sovereign rights of Sweden."

"Sweden did not display any enmity

Western towards the Powers of Europe or towards the Axis" the commerce Minister concluded.

BERLIN WORRIED

And you submitted prices for The message sent by tunnelling work in Hong Kong Prince Konoye, Japanese or Kowloon, is that correct? Yes!

Kong? No sir.

Premier; to President

Did Mr. Bishop ask you to sup- Roosevelt, was received mit prices for work in Hong with mixed feelings in German political quar- ters, the Berlin correspon- dent of the "Journal de Geneve" reported from the German capital.

Then why did you submit prices for work in Hong Kong?-Bo- cause at first we did not know which side we had to work on, in Hong-Kong or Kowloon

What did Mr. Bishop say?-1 did not speak to Mr. Bishop.

What did Mr. Bishop tell your folti?—I cannot remember.now.

No Experience

› Can you remember if your (foki had told you Me? Blahop

had asked him to submit prices, for work on the Hong Kong aldo? cannot remember.

Anyway, from your letter you vore prepared to do tunnelling vark in Hong Kong according to the prices submitted? Yes sir.

Has your firm over done any work of this sort before? No.

Has any of your fokis ever had any experience of this works? Yes.

Where? In the interior of China, buliding railway tunnels,

But not A.R.P.?-

These quarters are wondering whether the German Government had been informed of the text of the message before it was sent to the President of the United States.

According to a Wilhelmstrasse spokesman, the corres added, the end of the Jap American parleys must be. before forming a definite of the situation in the Fan which is considered in Berlin still tanse.

The bellofprovalla to the German capital that lapan WLIG stand firms An for the Waited Stator, political quarters in) Ber- Iin doubt whether it will digk, a war with Japan as ar: Roosevelt is lbaning more and more towardo Great Britainti It is therefore believed, that a compromise settlement will be sought, and this would enable the Tripartite Pact to give further proof of its solidarity,

The hut was deceptively tum- bled-down in appearance, but in- side was a short-wave transmitter and powerful· binoculars on tripod.

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Every 'plane arriving.on its way to England could be seen and British shipe jaden, with, war supplies watched steaming into the Atlantic.

Armed G-men closed in оп the shack. The names of the spies seized are not disclosed.

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