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Friday, the 12th September, 1941

commencing at 2.30 pmD.

Government

I been paid yet.

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Idea how sitting a complete statement show are! Five dif

ing his firm's weekly disbursement on the job from the time it was started up to Sept 10.

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And live 30 BY ann altes there tercht Altea

Where are they siluated? One Alhambra Theatre. puslie the

Hunghom. three in

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Austin Road Are y

the

You have not claimed the mones Government? No, because The work was so satisfactory that we were instructed to carry on the wark sher sites

Basn't your firm been paid for this 200 Foot Emek? No

Even though the work with com

Yes peted nearly a year agu we have been paid but not accord

at their Sales Room, No 35 Bank to the prices agreed kow Road, Kowloon

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

romprising:

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Ah, so you did receive payamal mat. not aerording to the pries

Yes you contracted for "

PAID AT COST PLUS

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When dan you star (F} Pase Cve tunnels" 1 carest tell ! bard. but we started work

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LOCAL ESTATES

The late Mr. Lo Cheung-ip, alias Lo Fook-kl, retired merchant, who aled on Nov. 23, 1940, at his re- | sidence. No. 6 Moreton Terrace, at the age of 76 years, had left local A petition estate valued at $13,500.

by deceased's natural son, Man Pan-lo, purser, of No. 180 Nathan Road, I grant of probate of the

Mr. Blake pointed out that he had documents with him up will has been granted. July while Witness said that once

Local estule sworn under $1,800 one from the every week some Governcient came to his office to had been left by the late Miss take away the weekly sheet of ex-Maria dos Mercis Gonsalves, other

OF Sister wise Mercy Consalves Mercy, formerly of St. Joseph Build ing, Block Al. Robinson Road who died Intestate at the age of 76 years 1940. A petition by Miss Clemencia Muria Gonsalves for grant of letters of administra tion of the estate has been granted

Do you have

QUITE SURE 1 Tunnel September

The Chairman time you up time after

coples of these?-No

Are you quite sure about that? Yes.

et more tunnels: Yes

THE ONLY AUTHORITY To make clear am I correct in saying that your only authority for building these live tunnels is your icter to Mr Bishop on No- vember 13 and his reply to you

There is

A

man from the Government comes to your office and takes your vouchers away and you don't keep any coples of them?---No

How do you know whether you' get the correct amount from the Government! We trust the Gov

erniment

What price did you receive pay ment al" Cost plus 16 per cent

accepting your terms? Yes. Sin spite of the fact that you

nothing laid down as Dining are a firm offer to the over- Bed Room Teakwood

as tu how you should fulfil that build a 200 foul tunnel

as to whe should contract and Room Drawing Room and Offer meist to

Who is this extraordinary gente. rates and in spite of Enamel certam Chests. Furniture

work, is there?- supervise your

man that comes and takes away The act that the offer was accept

Nothing in writing but verbally he Bath, Porcelain Sink, Hand Bew

documents from you?---Mr these told me that Mr Campbell would ing Machines, Electric Table Fans by Mr. Bishop on behalf of the

Buchanan of the P W. D were suber

supervise. & Lamps, Ornaments, Brass. Glass Government,

After he has taker. these docu work on a

There is nothing in the exchangements, you never see them agal? basis? We

between you and Mr the rate of of letters

-They are al returned. Bishop which authorised you to sub let this contract is there? No.

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Pictures,quemy paid for that Ware. and

Porcelain Clocks, Cooking Utensils, etc., etcost plus 10 per cent were paid according to

A FEW PIECES OF BLACKWOOD

FURNITURE

and

1 "Westinghouse" Refrigerator

good condition)

"Saba" All Wave Radio

* Upright Plano by "Challen

Son"

iTeakwood Bed Room Suite

1 Gultar in Case

1 Perambulator

Pair Binoculars in Case

On View from Thursday. the 11th September, 1943

Terune

Cash on Delivery

LAMMERT BROS

AUCTIONEERS.

cox plus 10 per cent.

Did the

per cent

cost plus 10 work out at more than the prices you originally quoted? Yes

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WOULD HAVE BEEN LESS

words had you **** plated the work according to your own quotukiona, you would have received is than you did on the

What happens when you get thêm back? We have still got them, we

Have you in fact sub-let any of put them away in a cement-con-

that contract? Yes

On whose authority did you do that? Mr. Campbell's

When did he give you that an

don't remember tharity? 1

but

& est plus 10 per cent basis? Yes from the beginning we had sub-

WH you tell the Comintsson let part of this contract.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

How was you ente to persuade

[the Government to vary the terms

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said, made

good his escape,

HEALTH BULLETIN The folowing is the Returns of notifiable diseases notified as hav- Te the documents we want will you produce them? Yesing occurred in the Colony during On this job who supplied the the 24 hours ended at midnight on plant and equipment? The Kin Lee

Sept. 10-

Cholera, two cases; Dysentery, 13 four cakes: cases; Enteric Fever, And have you sold any of your plant and equipment to the Gov-Tuberculosis, 30 cases.

How many sub-contractors have you got on the Job?-Five.

ernment? Yes, tems like machines for drilling

4 the contract? If we based the Are here any sub-sub-conirar- jenst on our quotations for a 200! tors? That I don't know.

Hot Famel, it would be cheaper than the basis of cost plus 10 per cent, but the tunuel were long- fer then the basis of cost plus 10 per cent would be cheaper than the price we quoted.

That s ol the answer to my question The position was that you had A binding runtract 10

performs this work at certain rates That contract was not performed according to those rates but on a

There is nothing new scale

in

writing, as far as I can see, a thorising you to change the rates. and I want to know how did it that you persuaded BMr. Bishop to change this basis?

We did not persuade him to pay as in that way

DHE Undersigned have received enne about THE

instructions from Mr

Emmert

to sell by

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Thursday, the 18th September, 1941

commentelug at 11.00 aл.

So he gave you perfectly volun- Larily? Yes.

Up

ALL OF A SUDDEN All of a sudden you woke one morning to find that Govern ment had changed the

contract to coat plus 10 per cent basis, is

Have you got a wife?--Yes

Is she one of the sub-contractors? --Yes.

TENDER TO WIFE

What kind of work?. -Removal of earth from the tunnels.

as!

Who gave her that sub-contract? renders were called for and she submitted the cheapest, it was put before Mr Campbel: who ac cepted it.

Did Mr. Campbell know she was your wife?No.

You talk of tenders, did you call for tenders for the cartage of this earth? We did.

How did you invite tenders? --We asked different transportation coin- panies to submit us tenders.

How many did you ask?--Four or Ave the Oriental Transportation Co.. Sam Hing. Chung Lee. Yat Cheong and Kwong Wing. That is all I can remember.

You sent letters to all these peo ple? No. I mysel informed them

that it?-On one occasion Mr. verbally.

Bishop sent for me. That

at The Anchorage No. 9 Mag-after the work had started. azine Gap Road,

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

comprising: Upholstered Chesterfield Couches & Armchairs, Tearwood Sideboard, Extension Dining Table & Chairs. Cocktail Bar, Wine Cabinet, Twin Beds, Chests of Drawers, Dressing Tables, Wardrobes, Tables, Desks Cabinets, Folding Cara Tables, etc. etc.

was

Including your wife?-Shc did He not come into the picture at first.

Did you inform your wife jike you informed the other people verbally

quote

told me that he had worked out; the price for making tunnels ac- cording to our estimate. If the regarding the tenders? I did.

she And what price did tunnel is longer than 200 feet, our price, comparing with that based you? $4 per lineal foot. on the cost plus 10 per cent. basis.

What is the name of your wife's he firm? The Wan Tung Transporta- would be dearer. Therefore

tion Company.

asked for a change.

Tunderstand what you mean Do you know when it was form- what happened after that con-ed--some-time in February this versation with Mr. Bishop? He year. told me to send a letter referring

to the interview I had with him.

NOT CORRECT Would it be correct to say that

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You know the total value of your you were entitled to 10 per cent as sales to the Government? About you bought the timber for tunnel- $5.000.

CHARGED 10 PER CENT.

King work?--I did point that out

but he refused to let us have it, 8

And you charged Government 10' what could we do? per cent on that? Yes.

What is the total value of the hire of equipment to the Govern- ment per month-$1,300.

On which you got 10 per cent?-

Yes.

What is the captial value of the plant which you hire to Govern. ment? $45,000.

Have you purchased any timber for lining these tunnels?—Yes.

Whom did you buy them from? -At first from Wong Tong Kee, and later from Shum Mow. Shing Chow, Lee Yuen Lung, Tal Lee, and Kin Wha that is all I can remem

вет.

Did you purchase any sleepers? -Yes, 10,000.

Whom did you buy them from?-- From Kin Wah.

Was that for tunnelling work?-- Yes.

Did you charge Government 10 per cent, on that? Ten per cent. on 5,000 only.

Are you quite sure of that?-Yes Why didn't you charge 10 por rent on the whole 10,000 since they were for tunnelling work on the Kowloon side?--I asked Mr. Camp bell for it, but he refused. He told me that when he or the Govern - from ment purchased sleepers Marsman's they never charged 10 per cent.

But

BOUGHT 5,000 didn't Marsman's

ever

Did he suggest to you that you it was formed for the purpose or/purchase timber from Kin Lee?—

muck

from

They did. They bought 5,000 from

the

18.

pay transportating Yes, tunnels?---No.

What other work did it do, do you know?--No, because she looked after the business herself.

Government to Record Cabinet. Classical & Po- should ask pular Gramophone Records. Elec- you cost plus 10 per cent.? tric Standard Lamps. Heaters and and he also asked me if I would

Con- accept it. I replied yes. Clocks, Thermos Flasks & tainers, Punic. Sets, Rattan Ware. Cooking Utensils, etc.

also

Toasters and Transformers,

and

Although you had already con- tracted for this work at certain prices? That Is so.

You knew then that you were going to make more money than

-Yes.

She never discussed this fr with you? Never."

But as far as you know the only

ing muck from your tunnels?--Yes,

And these 5,000 which Mars- man's purchased from you had been bought by you previously for your own tunnelling work?--Yes.

Do you remember what price you paid for this timber?-$5.20 for each piece.

Automatic Electric Waffle Irons.if you stuck to the price agreed work it performed was transport-

And you subsequently sold that And so did Mt: Bishop?—Yes. Can you tell me what the other to Marsman's for the same price? -Yes. They took it away very Therefore we get this position: firms tendered for this contract?-shortly after we had taken delivery. And when did Marsman's Day 1 "Philco Radlo 1938 Model 15 That a binding contract between The Yat Cheong tendered $4.50; as

you and

Government was regards the others 1 don't remem-you?Shortly after. 11 varied verbally by Mr. Bishop, is ber.

Tubes

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Tubes (spread band tuning)

I Automatic Recora' Changer

the

ver-

Do

you

remember

the what

And Marsman's charged Govern-

that right?-Only in so far as the Was any of them less than $4.507ment 10 per cent on that? Yes. 200-foot tunnel was concerned. —No,

The contract

Was varied bally and subsequently confirmed 1 G. E" Electric Refrigerator 84after you had written a letter on

I Hawaiian Surf Boar

Cubic Feet (with new

December 1943)

unit-guarantee to

On View from Wednesday, the 17th September, 1941

Terms: Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS. AUCTIONEELLE.

WANT ADS ARE SEEN!

November 13?-Yes.

So we have this very happy pÖSE- tlon: Kin Lee provided the capi- Oriental Transportation Company tal to buy 5.000 sleepers and then sold them to Marsman's to allow quoted?$1 per cubic yard:

What difference is there com-them to get 10 per cent, from the pared with you wife's tender of Government, is that right? What And that variation was to the $47-The Oriental Transportation could we do, since Mr. Campbell detriment of the Government Company's quotation worked out at refused to let us have the 10 per since they paid more? Yes, only $5 or $5 per lineal foot.-

PAID MORE

in so far as the 200-foot tunnel

was concerned.

And it was to the benefit of

Kin Lee?--Yes.

Did you tell your wife of the other tenders?—No.

Does she live with you? Yes.

HER OWN.MONEY.

cent.

But that the position which appears, lan't it? Yes.

Is It usual for Kin Lee to supply capital for purchases for a rivál

You got this new contract from

What is she exactly in this arm? firm?—No, Mr. Blahop on November 13 tell-She is the sole proprietress, as ing you that he agreed to thefar as I know. terms stated therein, the terms

boing to carry out the work at the

It was hor money which formed the Arm7-Correct..

Have they over done that before? -No.

Why didn't you protest to the Director of Public Works about

rate of 10 per cunt. over and Do you know up to now how that?' did lodge a protest with above the cost of material and much morby you had paid that Mr. Campbell,

labour-Yes.

Since then you

had been per- firm for transporting the muck? And whhe did he say?-He said forming that work, on that basis? It 18 Impossible to tell off hand, that when we purchased materials because I have to remember so from Marsman's they never charged

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Have you any idea up to date how many feet of tunnel you have Witness was then told by the Did you tell Mr. Campbell that Anished?About 13,500 feet. Chairman to produce at the next under the terms of the contract

Ig that the only article you have ever sold to Marsman's?--I don't think anything else, I cannot re- member.

Did you hire any machinery to Marsman'?--Yes, one set of air compressors,

Who made the arrangements for the hire?-Mr. Campbell.

Did he deal directly with Mars- man's over this matter? Thai I don't know.

There is no correspondence be tween you and Marsman's with re gard to this hire, is there?-No. Hearing was then adjourned 9.30 pm.

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