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No. 33.055

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1941

Price: 10 Cts.

BUTTER

SCANDALOUS RUMOUR

Foreman On Squeeze Allegation

MR. C. W. E. BISHOP, EXECUTIVE EN- GINEER, WATERWORKS CONSTRUCTION, GAVE EVIDENCE BRIEFLY AT TO-DAY'S RE- SUMPTION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING OF EVIDENCE BY THE CRESSALL COMMISSION.

A Chinese witness, Tsang Pui-fan, fore- man in the P.W.D., gave evidence that pay- ments into his banking account at the Under- writers Bank were of money which belonged to his sister.

He told the Commission he was aware of

• scandalous rumours that he had been accept- ing squeeze, and said there was no truth in them.

After stating that he foreman at $75 a month,

if he asked ness

was

was

-

Have you given it back to her wit- yet? Yes sir. could

When? - At different times, speak English and on stat- when she needed money she ask- *ing that he could was fur-ed for it.

ther asked if he would like to answer the questions in that language. He replied that preferred to speak Chinese.

The chairman, Mr. Justice

in

he

And have you given it all back to her? Yes sir.

No Receipt Necessary

P.

No

E. F. Cressall, then asked when Have you got a receipt?

he was first employed

the sir, because we are brother and

Public Works Department and sister a receipt was not necssary. witness stated that this was

in

You trust one another? - Cer-

1937 when he Ivas transferred tainly sir. from the Shung Mun Scheme.

Reservoir

Chairman: Do you know

Campbell?-Yes sir.

in

Were you employed by

On May 22, 1937, you deposited $210. Yes sir.

Where did you get it from, Is it Mr. your savings on $1.75 a day? - Again this money belonged to my sister.

him What is your sister doing? the Shing Mun Reservoir I don't know. I was working in Scheme?--Yes sir.

You were an office boy were you?-No sir. I checker.

What pay were then?-$25 a month.

was

Shing Mun and only saw her at then, week-ends..

a But didn't she tell you what she was doing?-No sir, but she said the money was to be laid aside for her marriage, her "marriage

getting you

How long were you on the fund." job? For six months. Then I was transferred to the office.

February Deposit

in

All Her Money

Is she married now?-Yes.

On June 24 you deposited an-

the other $200.-Yes sir.

How long were you office?-Up to 1937. When the

And on August 9. you deposited

reservoir was finished I was still $200. Is that her money? Yes

employed there as a charger.

On how much a month?--I be-

lieve it was $1.75 a day.

Did you open an account In the Underwriters Bank in 19377- Yes sir:

You opened this account by depositing $20?—Yes sir,

ny sister.

sir. all this is her money.

Now, on November 1, you' de-

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MR. GREW REPORTED CALLED HOME

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Melbourne radio re- ported yesterday confirma- (without tion) that Mr. Joseph Grew, United States Ambassador in Tokyo, has been summoned to Washington for con- sultations. The report said Mr. Grew would leave in the next few weeks. International News, Service.

TURKEY IN

INVASION

DANGER

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In

31 KILLED a despatch from the

THIRTY-ONE WERE KILLED

BLASTS WHICH SANK TWO OF

**In February 1937 you deposited (SPECIAL TO “CHINA' MAIL" German frontier the London "Daily Express" $170,-Yes sir.

Where did you get the money AND MANY INJURED IN THE Says Turkey is in "immin- from? This money, belonged to SERIES OF MYSTERIOUS ent danger of invasion,” What is the name of your THREE SWEDISH DESTROYERS due to the extremely jister?—Mrs. Leung,

IN STOCKHOLM YESTERDAY. urgent German need for Where does she live?--I' think] **S. the address is No. 84 Caine Road, Investigation of the explosions has oil. I am not sure, Mee

· started though there are few de- The paper: also reports that And you got the money from tails. The evening papers ascrib- Bulgaria has called three classes. her? She asked me to bank it. ed the tragedy to the mishandling to the colours and that 50 families Why didn't she bank it herself, of torpedoes or an explosion in the of Russian Legation officials in In her own paine? --- Because she boilers. International News Ser-Sofia have, arrived at Istanbul.

International News Service,

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vice.

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Myron Taylor Rumour

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THE U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE, MR. CORDELL · HULL, by DECLARED IN WASHINGTON Communists have appear-YESTERDAY HE HAD NO IN- FORMATION CONCERNING A ed in Paris threatening REPORT THAT MR. MYRON reprisals against 10 Nazis TAYLOR PRESIDENT ROOSE- for every hostage shot.

VELT'S PERSONAL REPRESEN- TATIVE, HAD REQUESTED THE POPE TO DECLARE THE WAR The German authorities in JUST AGAINST NAZISM.-IN- Paris yesterday issued warning TERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE, posters and announcements in the press that a continuation of the Communist hostages but of other anti-German activities would re-citizens of Paris. sult in the execution not only of News Service,

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