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in Chungking obtained natural ventilation.

Sanitation

Regarding sanitation. Can you tell me if any tunnel in Kowloon has sanitary arrangements? No,

sir.

None?--I don't think any, Do you know why has taken so long? No, but the tunnels huve only just-been completed.

Having been started a year ago?

Yes.

Are there any in Hong Kong with electric light? Yes.

Tinson,

now asking the police to take over the duty.

ters Deepshelters or tunnels names and am which do you:mean?.

The chairman then explained that, he meant a deep shelter or a tunnel to mean a shelter which bomb-proof.and provided

was

safety in air raids,

Am I correct in saying that all tunnel work is authorised by the

Tunnel Comunittee?-Yos.

What does that consist of?Mr. Pearce, myself, Mr. Bishop, "Mr. Lavrov and Mr. Campbell.

Three. PWD, men, you as as D.A.R.P. and Mr. Lavrov employ- ed by Marsman's?—Yes.

Therefore these five gentlemen, are the people who look after the construction and are responsible for the work?-Yes.

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You had no difficulty in getting people for A.R.P. wardens?-No. “The Right Answer" Why was it difficult to people to join the tunnel depart- ment? Perhaps they do like to stay in the tunnels.

Chairman: I think that is the right answer.

Do you know that the work of the building of the A.R.P. store was given to Leigh and Orange?:

Yes

Do you know that this store is adjacent to the Government storas? Yes,

And that the A.R.P. and Gov-. ernment stores were erected at the same time?

Yes. Do you know that the Gavern- ment store was

the built by P.WD. and the architect was Yes, I know from the P.W.D.?

now.

Which one?-Belchers group. In view of all the questions put to you and the answers you have) given do you think this expresses the truth an excellent and clear

ort on the progress of the 'In your statement that you Director and his.staff”....

read you mentioned, that you had Mr.

Commander other duties consisting of nearly Steele-Perkins' legal representa-21 items:-- tive, intervened at this stage and What was among your first? Do you know why the gentle- said that Government could not Officer attached to Fire Brigade. Iman could not do the ARP. hold witness as a funnel expert. When was that?--In December, store? -- I wrote to the Director All he knew of tunnels was 1938. I used to go round and of Public Works about it and obtained from reading books on make recommendations for in-fald him that I had no expert the subject. Witness was an ex-creased personnel for incendiary and asked him to undertake the pert in anti-gas and A.R.P. pre-work. It was through this that work. I was told to get outside cautions.

the A.F.S. came into being. assistance and this was approved The Chairman: Thank you, Mr. You also organised the Decon- by the Financial secretary.

lamiration Squads? Yes, this Tinson. I shall not need your as-

started in March, 1939.

stance in the way of-putting stions or the forin in which

they are made.

Am I right to say that the same plans could have been used for both stores? I think so0; Prior to leaving England, I had seen several plans for 'stores'?de-

What is the personnel?-272. Every one paid for every parade The Chairman to witness: Can he attends"-No. you in view of the questions put) Are all these volunteers-we signed for storage of respirators, to you and the answers you have can't call them volunteers if they When I left, I brought the plans given say that the statement ex-are .-paid but membors of the and gave them to Leigh and- presses the truth? I do, sir.

public who volunteered or this Orange and asked them to modify kind of work-paid?-No, only them to suit conditions here. when: they turn out.

Gas Precautions

The decontamination squads are Have any steps been taken in not paid? No. regard to preventing gas fromWhy... do wardens, get paid? getting into the tunnels? Wardens work all night. No, but it is intended to erect

a blanket

Have you got air wardens?--Yes, The ordinance covers, them?

"Up to now not a single tunnel Yes. in Hong Kong and Kowloon sis) gas-proof? Yes.

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Chairman: I am not talking about the inside; only about the construction of the building wing? don't--know; b see no reason why the plans could not have been used.

If that had been done there would have been no need to:-pay Do you know roughly the vari-Leigh and ‘Orange? That is cor- ous ranks?—Yes, the first are the Chief Air Wardens.

Who are they?Mr. Pentreath Hong Kong and Mr. Terry in

Kowloon.

herefore, if a gas bomb-fell at the entrance of one of the tunnels, at present there is nothing to pre-in vent gas from escaping into the. tunnels and all the people from being killed?-A proportion would be killed. It depends entirely on the direction of the wind.

saliming the wind was blowing directly into the tunnel? Not all wild be killed:

s an expert in anti-gas mea- sesid you draw the attention- of the Tunnels Committee to this?

Yes.

Are they on a salary basis? Only in a black-out.

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What is their pay?-$30 a night. Every time they turn out a black-out?--Yes.....

What next? After that are the Head Wardens.

Who are they? Mr.. Manning in Hong Kong and Colonel Mat- thews in Kowloon,

Continuing, witness said next The Chairman then requested all

the Divisional Wardens. corresdence relating to this came subject and showing that witness Thero were 15 in Hong. Kong and drew the Tunnel Committee's at Kowloon and were in charge of tention t the fact that no anti-a division.

gas measures had been taken.

When these mechanical-fans are

on, is it right to say that it sucks

the air through the entrances?

Yes.

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rect:

You said that you had seen stores in England the inside of which had racks for clothing and were air-conditioned?--Yes.

Air Conditioning

The evidence of the Controller of Stores 'shows that after the stores was completed the air-con- ditioned plant was not ordered, 1s that cprrect?No.

Was the plant ordered before or after the completion? Definitely before.

Do you know the date?-No. Witness was told to take a note and let the Chairman know later.

Is it installed? Yes.

It was not installed on Satur day? Only two small parts were missing.

Evidence by Mr. Andetaryt

• Will your run down the ranks?showed that the chute chain was Next is the District Warden."A rot of the ze to handle big boxes.

So if a gas bomb fell at the en-division is divided into districts Did you inspect the work when

trünce, the gas, will be sucked in? -Yes and no. The fans can be reversed.

“Uncomfortable", Inside

according to the size of the divcompleted? Yes. sign and a District Warden is in Were you satisfied the way it charge. Below this group are the had been built? Yes, Senior wardens in charge of two men at individual, posts.

Is he the lowest, offiger?—He is not an ofter. The lowest is the warden,

Which correspondends- wate? Yes.

With the funnels in their pre- sent condition and during an air raid if a bomb dropped near one, what would be the result for the people inside? With the tun What is the strength of nels. In their present condition, I corps? 4,375..

Did Mr Anderson say, he was not satisfled?—I have minute. that there were no plaint whatever.

Witness asked to be permitted to apti-bring the minuito Inter.

"When you inspected the store, the you were satisfied that clothing could be stored? Yes, as soon as would say they would be, uncom Is, it the duty in an air raid the racks were ready. The clo fortable,

and black-out to marshal the ing was in boxes.

I suggest to you if would be a people and direct them to the Is it a fact that the racks were topolition of the Chungking tunnols-Not so much northat, erected wrongly? No, I believe affair? Am I right or wrong? Among their duties would be the plans were for that and they I would not go so far,

helping to put out Incendiary followed the plan. Have you seen any of the tun- bombs, lcping essential services Regarding air conditioning: were

going etc.

vou satisfied that protective:cloth- nels in England?—No,

Every one knows that this is aing could be kept there?--Yes, well-organised body, Of the 4,370 When the Controller of Storos persons how many are women? was informed that the store was 1 About n'-fourth..

ready, were all the windows in?-- Yes.

Have any of your staff or the stuff of the Public Works Deport- ment of any one with the AR.P. ever sech 'n modern, English (un- nel? I don't think so. I am open. It is a vary efflolently run or- to correction. There is a modern ganisatión? I think so. tunnel in Ramsgate, wrong in calling

They were built for air-condi Do you know anything about tioning and spore hermetically Chairiman: -- Pechups. I am the tunnel wardens, Have they soaled-the Controller of Store lind

them tunnels, been organised? ---I advertised: 101-bfor poople, but received only (12)

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