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Cont'd, from Page 2 supervisor was appointed by him self in the case of each individual contract.

The Chairman Who supervised the work on behalf of Govern- For in- ment? It all depends. stance in the case of matitenance

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"In one of the photos is a man. Do you know what the man is do- ing? I do not know.

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cracks but

A.R.P.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1941.

WOMAN SHOOTS MAN IN FALSE TEETH

P.I. ARMY DEPOT & TELLS

POLICE HER REASONS

He produced the books, naming Philippine Army officers and employers in the records sec- tion of the finance service. PA general depot on Mucile de In each as he handed it up, stating that these were for 1940 and 1941. Industria, were thrown into a commotion recently when a young You were told by me to produce girl, later Identified as Juanita Razona y Quinones, 20, walked Have a look at that photograph

into 'the office and fired a shot from a "palik," pistol of local and tell me if some of the blocks books from January 1, 1938, why

manufacture, at Nleanor Morabe, 21, a clerk in that office, re- haven't got cracks in them--Those haven't you done so?-I began

ports the Manila Bulletin. "cavities" having any dealing with Govern-

A short time later be in- ment only from July 1940. There Morabe had a premonition of sald. caused by water.

The Chairman then asked wit-was a fire and as a result some of what was coming and turned side-duced her to become a taxi dan- of houses, it was Mr. Feltham, in ness to examine the photograph the books are missing.

ways. He was hit in the right cer, and later be sent her "deeper the case of the Shingmun Catch-produced and after having done Do I understand you, have no arm, the bullet traversing the arm in the mire," according to her..

For three years she supported some books for 1938-I have them but and grazing his right shoulder water, it was Mr. Bishop.

80, witness replied: Witness

they are incomplete. If you want blade. He was taken to Philippine him in his studies, giving her all said that everything of the blocks are cracked,

of them I can produce them.

General Hospital, where his con- to help him. "I fed him, I clothed was passed by the Executive En- The Chairman-Not

We do want them. Produce thedition was reported not serious, him, I paid the house rent," she gineer, Mr. Feltham. in the case them, most of them are cracked. of the North Point seawall It was

Yes according to the photograph. books at 3 o'clock is afternoon The giri was promptly caught by told secret service investigators. Mr. Key. Mr. Peitham paid visits

And were those all condemned?--I am afraid that because of the au army sergeant who turned her

fire these books for 1933 may not over is the secret service. -Certainly. whee or twice a week.

I sce

some

Reterring to the seawall exten-

Chairman to interpreter: Tell be complete. sion at North Point, the Chairman him that we intend to test the askeri Do they get all the spoils truth of that statement, -Witness them from A R.P. sunnets? Some stones then went on to say that some of

ray site. BY were dumped on

unloading whom I don't know, but I think the cracks were caused in the pro-Yes.

of loading cess

and

Produce

That doesn't matter.

Have you a bank pass book?--

How many

banks do you dear e dumping of stones there was from lorries.

with The Wah Klu Bank, Swatow allwed

Chairman: Nevertheless, crack-Commercial Bank, Bank of China, and ed blocks have been used?-Very Central Government

Kwok Wah Bank, rarely

Chairman examing one of the 011 books produced by witness): page 1 of this book there is a list of eight banks.-Yes.

bis that

Witness continued states were taken from the dump by his arm to break into smaller

as for work on the seawall Do

you pay for them? -No Who the extraordinary person; makes you a present of the tones! It is a my business to it who dumped the stones tere

Lones

The Commission intend to pull down a few of these walls and test the blocks Do you know what iness blocks have to !pressure

WithStudy No

Bank

Have you got accounts in one of these banks? Yes.

each

GIVING DINNERS

she

Then he decided to cast her off.

CAST HER OFF "I acceded to his every request, although my soul revolted when TALE OF WOE

he placed me in hands of white At secret service headquarters

slave traffickers. He despoiled the girl admitted

at shot Morabe, relating a tale of woe to toe of all my furniture, of all my savings which I intended to send A native 1 Car-

to my parents." Justify her act. car. Cebu, she came to Manila 10 work and was employed in a Jap after promising marriage last July anese bazaar when Morabe alleged-3. She pleaded with him to came ly seduced her three years ago.

Dack, but although he called on She went to live with

him, she

her at their last home, 872 Sto, he Cristo, on several occasions, refused to live with her any more. Desperate, she bought the "paltik" trom a casual acquaintance several days ago and decided to kill him. She went to his office with the intention of killing Moraba admitted

$2 MILLION BUILDING SCHEME

NO TESTING MACHINE Is it not down in the specifica

Here's an item marked enter- CONTRACTED FOR

tion? Yes. it is in the specifica-!

What does that mean? Witness explained that stones, test, but I haven't a machine to tainment.

with

Increased costs of materials and a sub-

Witness added-It means giving dinners and in test these Dicks were entracted for

in connection with thel caracter Te removed the big that this was his firm's first ex-some cases giving presents on fes-labour

Penang Rebuilding Scheme for broken пр. The perience in connexion with a job tive occassions.

To whom?-Relatives and busi-new police headquarters and bar- spaces from which the big stones regarding blocks,

hess friends.

racks, a new post office and new wire removed were later led up

Within your memory what is the magistrate courts, has prompted with earth.

highest amount you ever spent in the Finance Council to recom-

month on Entertainment?--

inend an extra $109.180 being ad- According to the best of my re-

ded to the original $2 million collection the nighest amount

allocated for the scheme,

Who is the sub-contractor? mel do nut contrarter

ktow the Suc

Chairman-You GO not know what pressure the blocks have to I withstand?----No.

Bul 1

followed take il you specification and used the material

What is his name? Wong Sang specifled? Oh, Yes. Yur

Witness agreed to and out and¦ bring the man to attend the

u'ry today.

In answer to a question whether spent is about $1,000 but never any other firm was engaged in more making these blocks, witness gave:

The tender for the contract for

the new police headquarters was And did you always get receipts? ¡ accepted at a cost of $14 millions

contractors."

Where is his office?--I know the Beaton. bu i

know the do nut

I nuv Su mver

sub the names of Sang Tai contrac-Yes, giving dinners at restaurants many

tor, and South China Spuncrete.

-

the

Chairman Are you aware 01 sites where your concrete blocks were used to make walls".

The Chairman;

mady concrete

blocks A.R.P Department? Yes.

Has the

for

firm the

f'know them.

Let us know them:--

When did you start?--In Sept.

or Oct. last year.

а when and giving presents, say man is opening up a new shop and we present him with a mirror, we always get a receipt.

When did you last give a dinner party?--About a week ago.

What restaurant was this held

on Feb. 24, 1939. The contractor invoked the war clause on Dec. 5, 1939,

The Government agreed to in- crease the contract sum by the increase in cost of materials over the pre-war price. In addition an

extra

10

per

Southern Playground. Possession in?-Our dinners are mustly given cent over the cost of labour on Suert O.C.H site, Sand Stree. at the Ham Loong Restaurant, Who Instructed you?- Mr. Hobbs Ellis Kadoorie playground

Tenders were fulum Road opposite old Salyung the order euve

alled for and we were engaged.

Pok-

Was Mr. B. C. Lam there? Yes, Were there any other guests.... pun school. Wongnelencong Road, any Europeana?—No.

There How were you engaged?-Verbai-Wanchal old market site. ly by Mr. Hobbs.

Have you ever had any Euro-

are other sites, but I do not re peans at any of these parties

What was the total value of that member them.

Witness went on very rarely.

Brst lut was for to say, regarding the walls built When was the last party you

1940

was

the outstanding work on the cut- tract atter April 1, agreed to.

The total cost of the buildings, apart from extras due to war, is within the provision of $1 mil- ons. The extras due to increase were in cost of materials and labour month ago. We are estimated at $99,700 which, gave a dinner to the staff of Relas with the unexpended balance of

froom the allocation Chairman:--Are any of these Bradley and Co., and a Mr. Morri-$9,480 blocks used for making walk? --Onson was there. I have a list of $1,500,000 amount to $109,100 and So you have made 425,000 blocks yes. When Tung Shan came and the guests and can produce it ir this application for supplemen- for the A.R.P. at 40 cents each. took away some of our blocks, I, you wish.

contract-The 250,000 blocks at 49 cents each, on these sites, that not all the gave at which Europeans the second for 100,000 blocks and blocks used were supplied by his present?-About considerably the third for 75,000 at the same company. Unconscious and

blood, price as the first lot-494 cents weakened due to loss of Mrs. Belle M. Lauritsen, president each.

of the firm bearing her name, was reported in serious condition at the

on verbal instructions think some of these were used for Yes, produce it. Has Miss Mim! this Philippine General Hospital, re- All cently, reports the Manila Bulletin, from Mr. Hobbs--I do not think walks, She had cerebral concussion and they were all verbal instructions.

over the body Some were written instructions. numerous wounds

inflicted by her cook-houseboy.

Gaudenelo Albert, who attacked

Witness agreed to produce all

her in her apartment, 404 Bowe-written instructions or

vard Alhambra Apartments. Owing to her condition,

one from

contracts relating to the making of concrete Mrs. blocks for the A.R.P. Department

SIZE OF BLACK

were

Lau ever attended any of your parties?—No.

NOT POLIQ

Do you know if she had attend-

ed any party given by Mr. B. C.

of

tary vote 28 submitted.

Provision was omitted from the current estimates as last year no estimate of the extras involved could be given.

accurate

Do you know Concrete Products* Is it the saine as Henry Graye? Yes, I have heard of the name; but I do not know the firm.

AT 38 CENTS

Lam-I don't think so because it about?--I have been very busy`and The Chairman then said that is not the policy of our firm to only see her about an hour each Concrete Products

Arm send ladies out to meet business day in the office. Lauritsen could not be interviewed whether from Mr. Hobbs or any that specialised in making concrete people.

And you still pay her $209 ? ~AS Do you know Mr. Hobbs?—I have I have said it is charity. either by secret service investiga-one else.

blocks and they had offered to; The only

And now that you have heard tors or by reporters.

make 400,000 concrete blocks ac-never heard of him.

Steele Comdr. the The Chairman: What was

Do you know

she had been able to save $5,000 verglon of the attack which the

cording to a specification sent out

within the past six months, are secret service could secure was the size of the block?—174′′ x 84" x 8" from London at 38 cents per block. Perkins? Yes, slightly.

himself the houseboy

Witness then explained that the

That offer was made to the Have you ever met him at any you still going to be charitable?

At this paint Mr. Tinson pro- and from other people who rush-Jatze originally was 18" x 9" x 9"Director of ARP. and Mr. Hobbs, party?--Nu.

You know Mimi Lau, don't you? | tested: ed to the apartment after Mrs. but after discussion it was found and the size of the block was 18

There is nothing in the -Yes,

evidence that I have read to say Lauritsen had yelled for help that the measurements were not x 8 x 9.

You gave her a job in your firm, that that $5,000 was saved in the The househoy was detained by the proper so they were changed to In spite of that, the tender was polico in default of P500 ball set the size mentioned.

not accepted but Sang Lee and the why did you do that?-We made last few months. All she said was.

acquaintance in When the tender was accepted two other arms were given the our

Canton, according to the statement I have, for his provisional Mberty on

January-February that she used to carry her money charge of

the size was for 18" x 9" x 9"-contract at 494 cents for smaller Round about juries.

¡No.

blocks. Those are facts, said the she rang me up on the prione... about in ber handbag and she Are you perfectly sure? I have Chairman, who asked witness if

And you gave her a job?-Yes. used to put part of her salary in at $200 a month?-Yes.

the bank. no doubt about it.

he was surprised to hear that.

For fling lettera-Well, strictly Tth Chairman: Now that you that the blocks Witness sald

Witness:-It all depends on how were manufactured in a block yard the blocks were manufactured. I speaking she is not worth $200 know he has $5,000 in the bank, İ The Chairman: When the blocks they were turned out in mass and, month but the reason why sheare you still going to be charit were finished where were they by maclnery no doubt they would was paid the amount was more

You do that with any other em stored?-On one side of the yard. be cheaper than blocks made in of a charity and favour Aug. TARLAC, Tarlac,

20. ime Who came and teated them small quantities and by hand.

Chairman: Gulte. But are you ployee?--Yes, I extend the same Speaking before faculty members Once a week, a sample block was and students of the Tarlao high taken away to be tested. By whom surprised that the A.R.P. people avour to the employees who came

should have given the other firms there as refugees, school yesterday afternoon, Dr. I do not know.

By an official of the A.R.P. De- the contract-Naturally, I cannot Jose D. Martinez, school physielan

ace why.

serious physical in

32,000 DEATHS YEARLY IN P.I. FROM TB.

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in Arsenal Street,

of the province, stressed four partment? I cannot say, I must principal health factors to avoid make inquiries.

tuberculosis. The school physician who then can toll, your fore- was the convocation speaker at man? Yes. the school's celebration of Preal.

dent Queson'a birthday in

Who is your con- Kwal,

foreman?-Lam

-I cannot see either.

Mr. Bellamy then put the follow ing questions, to witness...

You say that your firm are not competitors with Tung Shan

function with the anti-tuberculosis Let's have his address-I do not No. campaign,

know his address.

Dr. Martinez disclosed that of Will you bring him here to type of work?--In that case, yea, the 10 inition Filipinos one million morrow morning? Yes.

Are auffering from the "terrible

2.000 BLOCKS

So you paid this girl $200 from a charity point of view but she is not really worth that? Yes...

You say who got in touch with you in January or February?

Yes.

Do you know if this girt has any other source of income? I don't

know.

did not do much work, I am able?-Bince I discoveded that she

thinking of dispensing with her services.

ANOTHER $500. ...... Perhaps you would be interested to know that within one-and-a- half months of depositing the $5,-. 900, she deposited another $600, Did she get any of this $5,500 from you? No.

You are quite sure about it? —-

Apart from her pay of $200 she has had no other monies from

Chairman: I am telling you this, In the course of six months, on You? No,

200 a month, she has been able to gave 36,000s that so?

GETTING NOTHINGTM

think tam correct in saying that none of this $5,500 represents entertainment don't know, none of this money is ming."^"

A CORRECTION,

Don't you tender for the same

Then you are competitors that case, yes

or st Your firm got a very important malady" 38,000 of whom die an- nually. The celebration of Prosi-How many blocks were delivered government contract in 1940, and dent Quezon's birthday today gives every week?The contract requir-Tung Bhan got it, this year. Didos. and I'll tell you something

In our report yesterday of Tuen us occasion to realise that this od 2,000 blocks a day. Sometimes you tender this year? You more Before you employed her Were you not disappointed not she was getting nothing at all, atckness is curable. On this day wo mado 100-mote and somethings.

and on, June 14, abe was introduc day's hearing $8,500 was given as shake the bad to have got 10 this year? Yes.

led to the Mercantile Bank by the amount paid to Mr Ch. W. let tia pledger a co-ordinated cam- 100 lode-a tast

How many were delivered in

BOOKS paign to wipe the malady from

Comdr. Steele-Perkins and deposit Olsen, through Masers, Descons, by our chores," He said that rest, week?When blocks were required.

Mr. Cheng Chilk-chi, managing ea 85,000 that at did not Memes, Maraman's, Colan, Bong good food, plenty of fresh air and then they would be taken awas proper, exercleo are strong repel. The Chairman then have wit director of the Chign Hua Mahu know that, she does not stay all kong Limited, as compensation for lants of the discuss. The high no two photographs to scrutinise, factory Co., who was thu at this the time in theories, she goes the long of his l school Choo Club sang the Queron explaining that one was of blocks previous hearing to produce cor-out to play about all the limo

was incorrect and shaula Thain book was next to bi takod. What do you mean by play have read 3.500 March(Manila Bulletin

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