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the same offer ts Chilk Hine and the Kwong Hip Shing? Yes

And you all three dra) 12 ฟอง ber? Yes

INQUIRY

her Company borrowed their paper i

man who introduced this business to re

This gentleman rings up, and used it. very day to inquire of the!

almut prico

This gentleman did practically all the sleepers dealings for Mars-

Yes

When did you start this Tai Leeman's Chan (FM)? About eight years

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Have you ever sold sleeper's W Marsman's" Yes

GOING TO MANILA

Du you follow the local custom ut paying commission to people

Did you sell them 10,000 on July who get you business? Nu.

You have 8 1941? Yes

cever done that? From whoto

Never.

did ind

Who put the chop on H as thei money was received, Tai Lee or Pang Chik and Tam?-11 was chopped by the people of the Tal

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am 11 on July 18, and the other leaving on September 27.

July 19 When did you buy them from these people? We had, 1 never dealt in steepers beture,

July 18 and 19 we got su order from Maraman's we prin meedik! to buy from Kin Wah

What are you going there for?.... am going there on business

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Maryman's Rave you an order for 10,000 steepers which you did nd have in stock, and you pre readed to buy from Kin Wah?

We had about 1,000 to 2,000 pieces in stock, and we purchased from Kin Wah to make up the order

In order to fulfil Marsman's or- ter you purchased from Khi Wah'

Yes

Limber firm?—

Is Kin Wah Kin Wai Is the same firm as K ( Long

How much did you buy from Kin War for? $4.82 each, but the

ree that I demanded from Mars. man's included transportation and Cutting up

You sold them at $6150 Yes You have worked out what pro- A you made on the transaction?

A little over $3,000 And that is the only transaction] you ever had with

Yes. for sleepers

Have you

Marsman's?

ever sold sleepers to Kin Lee? No, never

Are you quite sure about that? Quite sure

Did you ever sell Kin Lee hard- wood timber? No, newET.

What business?-We are going, to amport timber so I want to see the manufacturers and make the necessary arrangements

Have you got a letter of Intra- duction to them--No.

You are sure? You did not ask Mr Rocha for one?---I have never received a letter

from Mr Rocha.

of introduction

The suggestion has been made that the Ta Lee firm. the Tui Ler Chan and the Kwong Hip Shink are one and the same?—No

And that they

went into sleepers business solely for purpose of selling at a profit? That is not true

No.

the

1

That suggestion is not true?

Ang It is also not true to say that you are the manager of al three Arms? That is untrue.

Also of Chik Ring-1 am look ing after the business of Chik Hing.

That was the whole profit you

The public are reminded that it is a breach of postal made on the sale of 80,800 strepers.gulations to enclose in a postal cover communications intend-

was it? Yes

arrive at thated for persous other than the addressee.

How did you figure?-1 am not the manager or the cashier of the business. The

figures were worked out by them Who worked out the figures?--- Kwong Ming-kwong, the Manage: He kept the books. did he?--Yes You are stating that the

Tal Lee Lumber Company kept books in which they entered the transaction of 10,000 sleep- nes?---You can call the record of accounts a book or silps of paper They are written on sheets of paper.

Are these still in existence?-1 don't know. They were in the charge of the Manager.

who

Who is Int Lal-sang7-He 15 the accountant

looks after the cash

He would be the man who re- celved cheques In payment and made out these slips of paper?

Yes.

Do you know if this Company had a bank account?-It has not

The Tal Lee Lumber Company

Tell me, who pays the rent of the Office-Chik Hing.

The other two firme don't pay did not keep a bank account?—No rent?-Kwong Hip Shing does not pay rent They have only a name there and the place is for their convenience.

Kwong Hip Shing only have R name up an accommodation ad- dress? Yes.

What about Tai Lee Chan?--The

They have gol Tal Lee Chan in Beir books as having sold them $1,078 worth of hardwood timber. This bill is in connexion with the sale ut wood by Tai Lee Chan partners of Tal Lee Chan are the af Wanchaj This lut of wood was tast sold by the office.

NOT THE MANAGER

Is this the same Tai Lee Chan? There is connexion between thei ffee and the Wanchai Tai Ler than. bist each establishment seeps their own accounts, and de Ceir own business.

Are you not the manager that Tal Lee Chan? No, there is another Manager at Wanchai

You say that they are not the same firm although there is con nexion between them? The capi

same as Chik Hing.

The same frm then?-The same partners, but they are two different establishments,

The same partners. the same capital, both dealing in timber -sleepers?No. the Tal Lee Chan has been in existence for the last eight years, and the Chik Hing only for the last two or three years. Their busi- ness consists mostly of wooden

boxes.

Both have scid sleepers to Mars- man's and Kit Lee. The Tal Lee

tal is commide to the two firms.Chan sold 10,000?Yes. although each establishment looks after its own business.

And you keep separate books, do j wou?--Yes.

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“I DON'T KNOW" What did you do with the huge sum of money when you got it? - don't know what was done with the money. Certainly it would go to the man who kept the coffers of the money.

Was it kept cash in the Office? That I don't know.

I thought you said you were the high-class assistant to your man- ager? I have no recollection now! as to how this firin dealt in this Je of wood because in 3 short! Брасе Di three months 80,000 pleces of sleepers were sold.

The Company only lasted three months?--Yes.

Yet they sold the sleepers at a tremendous profit. We have the figures-We made only $4,000.

That's what you say. At a pre- vious hearing I suggested to your Manager that your firm made profit of at least $50,000. 1 am going to suggest to you that your Company was merely a blind to Mars-cloak the firm of Pang Chik and Tam and that they did it to escape Hing

the provisions of the War Profits Tax Ordinance?-No.

Did they buy from Chik Hing?-- They bought only from Kin Wah.

You say Chik Hing never had any business dealings with Where does the profit go

or Kit Lee?-Chik then? The profit goes to the never sulg to Kin Lee. shareholders of the Tel Lee Chan

Did Chik Hing ever sell to Kwong 122 Wanchai

Klp Shing?--Yes.

Are you

tu. Ian's

ELM

a shareholder ? ... } not a shareholder of the Wanchat Tai Lee Chan.

What about the other

one?-1: am only the manager, not pro- prietor.

Уон have no

them noney in yourself? -No money invested in the capital.

Do you know whether the two firms have the same shareholders --Same shareholders for the two firms.

Who did Kwong Hip Shing sell to?--Marsman'a,

I presume Chik Hing made profit on the transactions?—Yes.

So did Kwong Hip Shing?—Yes. 1 The next Witness W28 Tarı ¡Long-ying.

HIGH CLASS ASSISTANT

Before the Inquiry was ad- tourned the Chairman said: The Commission hope that the responsibla authorities wiji make a searching Inquiry into the firm of Pang Chik and Tam and also of Tai Lee and get a share of the profits of War Tax.

The Inquiry was adjourned to The Chairman asked: What are 10.30 a.m. today at the Pulsne you in Pang Chik and Tam?-1 Judge's Court. am a high class officer.

How high? I offer my services

You know Pang Chilk and Tam? to Pang Chik, my manager.

Yes.

Is it connected with the Tal Lee Chan firm?-No connexion at all. We know each other.

Pang Chik is your manager and you are his high-class assistant, are you? Yes.

What do you assist him in doing? I supervise the work because 1 am an engineer myself.

Have Can you tell |

you cvez sold

Who is the proprietor or chief; partner In Tai Lee Chan-Kan Chik-son.

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LANDLORD IS ACCUSED OF USING FALSE AFFIDAVIT

The landlord of No. 7 Hiller Street, Wong Wong-bel, 46, den- cribed as a salesman, was arraigned before the Chief Justice, 'Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Criminal Session yesterday on a charge of using a false affidavit for the purpose of obtaining a distress war- Fant against His tenant.

The

Mr. J. P. Murphy, Assistant months at the old rent, which was Crown Solicitor, prosecuted, as accepted by accused's collector A telegram has just been resisted by Det-Sge. Forrest,

and receipts were issued, ceived from the Faculty of Di-

Hon Mr. Lee D'Almada, of Uppsala University. Jnr.. instructed by Mr. C. A. vinity Sweden, stating that the Rev. K. Sutherton Russ. was for the de

Wong Tak was a very bad tenant. 2. Reichelt, the well-known Rector fence, while the jury empanelled He denied that Wong Tak came

Accused testified that the rent wus payable in advance and that

of Tao Fong Shan School of were Messr E, H. Brazel (Fore to ask him not to Increase the timber-Reitgion, Shatin, has been created man). Chan Bal-cheung, F. N. rent. me who it was that approached sleepers-to Kn Lee?-The Pang Doctor Honoris Causa of Uppsala Merritt, Marc Fettt, Chan Chiu-

you from Marsman's and gave you Chik and Tam

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nin and J. H. Simmons,

firm never sold University.

On July 23 he issued a distress the order for the 19,600 pieces of aleepers to Kin Lee,

Dr. Reichelt has done extensive Mr. Murphy said that No. 7 Hwarrant and swore the necessary sleepers? I must give you a híg-i Did Tal Lee ever sell? I know research work in connexion with ller Street was rented to the Wal affidavit. He did not know that tory of this transaction.

this: Tal Lee Lumber Company the religions of Asia and is reckon- Lam Tak firm for the past three Wang Tak had paid to his collec- purchased a lot of aleepers and ed as one of the greatest authori-years. The original rent was $85tor two months rent. He went to Kin Lee bought some of them. ties on Buddhism of this genera- per month but by agreement had the Supreme Court to try to can-

You know the Tal Lee Company. į tion.

been increased to $128.70 in April cel the distress warrant, do you?-I am a partner.

last.

CROWN OBJECTION

We don't want too long a his- tory. Just a short account of it. First of all one Mr. Rocha, a Por- tugueso, of Marsman's, phoned us

up, enquiring the price of wood. The same as Pang Chik and STRIKE FAILS I then made some suggestions to Tam?--Yes, but they are two Mr. Rocha that if he wanted to different businesses. bay wood from the market, the

In April accused wanted back In the course of cross-examina-

All the employees of the Steam the premises but allowed Wong tion of accused, Mr. Murphy ob- Laundry Company, with the ex-Tak to stay on payment of $60.jected to whispering on the part They use the same notepaperception of a few members of the Later he issued a distress warrant of the deferice and was heard to price would be $2.60 or $2.70 per don't they? The Tal Lee Lumber committee representing the work- for recovery of four monthey. 'Will you please stop cuble foot. If he cared to buy Company was formed at a moors interests, reported for work at rents, the tenant, Wong Tak, whispering" sleepers and cut them up to their ment's notice and after the estab-the usual ilme at the Laundry / eventually paying $38460. own requirements the price would shment of this Company they yesterday morning, the threatened ALLEGED RENT DUE be $2.44 per cubic foot. He sald had no letter paper to use, so they strike over the dismissal of several

he had to consult the Manager of used some of Pang Chik and Tam's employees falling to materialise. the Engineering Department. In

the afternoon he phoned me again only for a short period.

Mr. D'Abnada objetted to some of the questions being put to ac-

On July 23 secuủand went to the cused but this was not upheld by Supreme Court and made an his Lordship who had occasion to |affidavit in which he stated that warn Mr. Russ from · further in-

Mr. Runs: I am very sorry, your Lordship. siding in Parkes Street, ran amok | Wong, after the ball had call- Further hearing was adjournod yesterday morning, and strippedjed, paid $257.40, being for two to the morning,

and ordered 4,000 pieces of sleep- A document beating the date of WOMAN RUNS AMOK the Wong Tak Lam firm was interruption.

debted to him to $300, being two

ers and they to be eut according December 7, 1940, was then banded A woman, Wong Shlu-mul, re-monthe rent due. to measuremmanta, 2" x 5" x 7'. to witness,

off her clothes and danced about i

But eventually you got the-or- Have you ever soon this docu- der from Marsman's, through. Mr.ment before?—Yes. Rocha, for 10,000 sleepers?-Ho What does it say?-It says 1.100 in the house. did not give me the order for this, places of sloopora soki to Kin, Leo. he was the man who... A.

And the price?-$3.40 each. by the Inmates of the premises Printed and Published by Henry Lloyd Murrow, for the Hongkong •

She was soon put under contret į

He got you the business ATLY- And it was sold by Pang Ohik and removed to hospital for trent- how, didn't ha?-He was not the, and Tam?—No, the Tai Leg Lum- |mont,

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