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TRANSPORTATION COMPANY WITHOUT LORRIES VOLUNTEER

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He told me he had 20 money in, star the business but suggested that I Anance I

Did you? Yes, with $500 Where did you get it frag

My

faller gave ki me.

What is your Father's

To Chung-ym.

Be in dend

:>F stx

Lis

Where does he live?

When did he de-Five

years ago.

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this Your husband told us morning that in four months, your transportation company was paid $13,008 for transport. Is that so?—Yes.

Since then you have made another $13,000?----Fes Mr

That Blake:

assuming that they had worked at the samNE rate?

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The Chairman: Yes, assuming they bad worked at the same rate

questions,

the Continuing his

any Chairman asked: Have you Where do you keep a kept idea what the Kwong Wing Com- 11 myself

In your house?

he did

BY When inney Before he died? Yes.

Yea USED LEGACY

the man spoke to So when you, you fised the money your ог six five father

you gave years age and put it into bust- Hess? Yes

What is the name at your com

Wa Tun TAIW pany? Th

portation Company. And you desire business?-Yeb.

10 de transport

How many lorries die you buy I have Ike.

You have lorries?

I thought

was £1 transportation company

t

you ran

At that time. I did not av why desire to buy lorries.

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pany made out of this transport business? I cannot remember.

In May 1941, they were paid roughly $3,400 by Kin Lee?--Yea

undertake also

the Did you transport of timber for Rin Lee? Yes

In May, 1941, you were paid $1, 400 by your husband's firm for transportation of timber?-Yes

Since then, you have transported more timber? I cannot remember

In other words, you are mak- ing a very good thing out of this contract with Kin Lee and Company, are you not?—I have not yet worked it ont

ed in

work

disbursements; the list of

This plant that was given the made by Mursman's between July sub-contractors to do the 16 and July 31.

Is that paid for by Government?----

Mr. Kwong.-I have a receipt Yes. here for $23,078.95.

Chairman What was I for?- I don't know

Have you got the debit note, No. 21 417-I haven't gut it here. From this list of disbursements by Marsman's between June 1 and

15, there is another item of $10,400

What was that for?--That was for the 2,000 sleepers.

Then there is this item of $1,850 paid by Kin Lee to Marsman's be tween March 1 and 16. 1941.

Have you got an air compressor. any information about that?- We

Government Id not charge that amount.

What was that for? For an air

tank receiver.

·

On which you charged Govern- men: 10 per cent.?--Yes

And you charged 10 per cent. to Government on all the bills

CONVICTED

W. B. J. Bainbridge, of the Dairy Farm & Co., Ltd., a member of the Hongkong Volunteers 'Dr. fence Corps. was fined $250 or in default three weeks' imprisonment for failing to appear at Volunteers

rendered by the sub-contractors? ficadquarters on Aug. 22 for medi-

cal examination when ordered, Yes.

Assistant Mr. J. P. Murphy.

If Government itself nad lured

sub-contractors to do the work, it

would have saved a lot of money? Where could Government get the machinery for tunnelling?

By buying it. the same as you did. It is impossible for Govern ment to procure facilities Uke ours

But they

did procure it-tram

ma

for you? They bought certain

chinery from us, but we would not

Whom did you buy it from?- From Marsman's,

sell all.

But you would hire it to Govern- ment? We would not hire it we had not received the contract

Do you know that Government Why was it not charged to Gov-has power to requisition your ma- eriment? Because it was includ-chinery 7-Yes.

HIRED TO GOV'T.

In the machinery which we You know that under the De- id Lo Government.

Regulations. ince

Government

Lid the

Government pay you has power to requisition anything

Yes, $500 per month they want in Hongaung ; —Yes hire for it?

What did you pay for the ma- Well, we are going to work it out for you. We shall let you know onchinery? The whole set of ma- chir ery, including the air tank re reiver, cost about $2,000

Monday.

Since the company has no assets: The Inquiry was then adjourned in sorrice, what was the reason runt 1030 am. on Monday at the The $5,000 apical you put into ? Pulsne Judge'a Court.

To meet the expenses 01

TIMBER DEALS

What do you mrat; by sub-con-head supervisor tractors? I sub-contracted the reLee, building

moval of earth to Lee Kee.

There is an Item for $3,882.27

My suggestion is that bad Gov- ernment requisitioned your ma chinery and gave the work to sub. contractors. they would not have had to pay you 10 per cent, on the

or jack haminiers. I don't know total cost?-Quite so. anything about it, Sir. I have an item for $3,942.37

What date was that? May. No, it is $3,882 27, and the dat given here is March May have

look at the book, Sir?

over his

the

business.

What expenses? The paye sub contractors and workmen.

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Did you get

a

contract

The first witness riled in th morning

Mr WILS

Kwong Wing. of Messrs. Kly who contractors. requested

the produred. as from: Commission on Wednesday, a re- your husband remove dirt from ceipt in respect of $7.763 86 from

Maraman's for fuse calls, etc. ine fitnes? Yes

by

Atter looking Witness

Yout know

Kwong

Wing:

Company? Yes.

Is y Arm

is at your husband's Brm?

ANOTHER FIRM

entries. And any

I can't sald

I have an item amount #se thei for $4,000 and another for $9,000 of jord As regards another account $10,400 in respect of timber sold

There is an item here of $1,000 i t: by Kin Lee to Marsmans, witness being payment made by you 'tited that that was for 2.000 Marsman's between May 18 and "shes at $5.20 each

Charman, Where

the re

As that another firm you have? et { gave the receipt on the Yex

voucher produced.

What does this Arm do? It is

31s transportation company

Have they also got a Con- trael Froni your husband to transport much from the tun- nels u Kowloon?-Yes.

Bul where ដឹង the receipt? I

May 31. Have you any details o! this payment? It Was payment for rental of an air compressor for Four months

Have you ever soid anything 'n gave the receipt on the bill pro-Marsman's personally? No, duced to us by Marsman's

What 15 your name?--Kwong Wing

You do not keep any counter Tolls? No.

Is the transaction entered in the ¦ nume?--No.

Are you the sole proprietress?-book?--Yes. (Produced). Yes.

AL the bottom of the list, in red,

other

Are you known by any

And you never sold anything to Marsman's?-Never

Addressing Mr. Blake the Chair

What capital did you start that you wrote: sold to Marsmar's 2,000 company with?--The Kwong Wing pieces sleeperk ut. $5.20 each. $10.man asked.--What was the other and Wan

Tung companies are 400? That's right. practically the game business. I: Why did you put that in red? first had the Wan Tung company don't know It was the work of and after carrying on the name a clerk. Jor some time, I decided to give it

up.

Way

When

in that think March or April, but I cannot re- member, Pun So wanted to give it

up.

So that was why you formed the Kwong Wing Company? Yes

So the Kwong Wing Com. pany was not in existence in

you had dissolved the other transportation company"-No. The Wan Tung Company was never wond-up or dissolved. It is still carrying on. What capital did you start the Kwong Wing Company with?My intention was to give up the Wan Tung and start another company I had the desire to give the Wan Tung up

but am still using the

name,

What capital did you start the

What was the date of that trans- action? I cannot remember now

Was thai in May? Yes.

Then why did Marrean's put it down as having taken place March? How do I know?

in

That is in connexion with the 2.000 sleepers?--Yes.

THOSE 5,000 SLEEPERS

Where is the entry for the Arst ict of 5,000? I have got it in the bocks.

Mr. asked you to note, Itein I Blake-2.350 lbs. of steel bought from Marsman's for $1,436.75.

Chairman 110 witness).--Have you got detalls uf that? Yes

B produced.

Chairman. I

the see that anunt given here is $1,385.70. Apparently, the other $50 is charg

ed by Marsman's for sharpening? -Yes.

I see that the bill is okayed by

F. T. Cheng?—Yes.

Who initialled it? Mr

bell

NEVER SIGNED

Camp-

things

I notice that all these are never signed but initialled.-- Vouchers are only initialled. The appear on disburse- signatures

As witness was looking through bis books for the entry, the Chair- man asked the Interpretor; Te him I made a mistake in respect of the 2,000 sleepers. Marsman's got these down as May 15, which agrees with witness' statement. Bishop gave you the contract was Chairman to witness).We are because you had the necessary now talking about the 5,000 Have machinery?—Yes.

ments sheets

You said that the reason Mr.

you found the item? --We don't Then why did you sub-contract have a special account because we a great deal of this tunnelling

Kwong Wing Company with originally purchased 10,000 sleep work to other firms? The sub-

have put no money into it.

So you started a company with out any capital? The money of

the Wan Tung Company was transferred to this business.

The position then is that first transportation company you

the

ran is without capital?—Yes.

ers of which 5,000 were sold to contracts were for labour. Marsman's and we kept the other Who is the Union Express Con- 5,000. As they were taken by struction Company? They are one Marsman's immediately we receiv-of our sub-contractors.

ed them they were not deducted In January, 1941. I see you have from the 10,000 we bought.

under made a payment to them,

When you sold Marsman's 2,000 the heading "Tunnelling work," of sleepers you put it down in your $4,851.307—Yes.

Do you know Chung Mee? Yes. summary?—Yes. Is that a firm?—Yes.

Is that for labour or actual tun-

Why didn't you do the same nelling? That Was for labour

Have you anything to do with | thing with regard to the 5,000?-supplied. Do you know who are the part

ners of that firm?-No.

Are you quite gure?--Yes. Do you know Wan Kau?—No. Had the Kwong Wing Company any other sub-contract with Kin Lee except for the removal of dirt? Yes, I think there was some- thing else.

What was that?--I don't remém- ber,

Did they not let you aub-contract† the labour? We only did trans- portation business and nothing else.

Why then has Klą Leo put in an item for May 19, 1941. "Pay Kwong Wing for labour contract, $6,692.50?" don't remember.

You don't remember your firm revolving that money-The whole amount was not paid.

How much was pald?—I don't, remember clearly.

You remember you had a co tract for labour from your hus- band's firm?—Yes.

THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS

You also remember, you made

of this lot of 10,000 pieces, 5,000 It says here Excavating rock had been removed to Kowloon and and timber shoring." What does for which Government had paid, that mean?-The excavating work and the other 6,000 were sold to was drilling for soft ground. Marsrban's,

I know. What I am asking is why didn't you put it down in the summary: Sold to Marman's 5,000?--I don't know why. As a matter of fact, the way these 5,000 were entered up were done in the instructions of Mr. Buchanan and Mr. Chang.

10 PER CENT. NOT CHARGED

Did you charge Government 10 per cent. when you purchased the 2,000-May I have a look at the accounts as I have forgotten, since it was so long ago. 10 per cent. was not charged (this after look- ing at the accounts),

There is another Hem of $23,000. Did you find. out about that?-I was not asked to refer to that.

At this stage, Mr. Blake inter- vened and said that the Commis efon never asked for information about that account, pe

Whose drill did the Union Ex- press. Construction Company use? -Our ownY. -

What really happened then was You handed the mochinery to three or four sub-contractors and they did the tunnelling work. You did not do it at all? By ar rangement with Mr. Campbell, wa were allowed to sub-contract, and: carry out the work in that man- ner. It was impossible for us to do the work ourselves at such a rate.

DID NOT DO THE WORK Therefore I am correct in saying that most of the tun- nolling work. in Kowloon has been done by the sub-contrac- tors and not by Kim Leo? But under our emperyksion, I don't care under whose super- vision. Kin Lee did not do the work? That lo Boje

You said Mr. Campbell gavo Chairman-Very well Will you the permission to do the work!

thousands of dollars out of that please make a note of that. Pay- Yea

contract for inbour?-1 don't know ment by kin Lee to Marginan's Is there anything in writing?- how much profit we have made. $23,970,06. That Item was includ- } No. Pr

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TO BE STOPPED

Kin So we have this result. Lee have been making 10 per cent. for work performed by other firms?--Yes.

That, I presume, will go on until the job is finished? Yes.

Well, I can assure you that If the Commission it won't

Crown Solicitor. prosecuted.

It was stated that on Aug 15. Bainbridge was ordered to attend A parade at Headquarters but did not turn up stating that he was and that he could not ford to go to a doctor.

Examination but

On Aug. 20 he was ordered. by etter, to appear

Я for Medical telephoned al 5.30 p.m. to say that he had just

bad then finished work and money for 1erry fare.

Defendant was convicted for a similar offence in July.

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has anything to do with it, 11 would stop very quickly-If you choose to stop it, I cannot help H.

La

Referring to certain payinents made by Kin Lee contractors, the In January. you Chairman said: paid the Union Express Construc- tion Company $4,851.59, and February, you patd Ah Ding and Company $13.732.97 for tunnelling work. In February also, you paid the Union Express Construction Company $8,138.18 and again $2.- 775.02 In March, you pald Ab Ting and Company $11,031.49, and the Union Express Construction Continued Page 6. Col. 3

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