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COAL CASE.

TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 1031.

Witnesses from the Railway De- partment yesterday spoke of tho procedure attendant on the receipt,

ureeptance #10

ten- against

ders and conl such tenders when giving ov dence before Mr. Schofield yester- tay on the resumption of the case against the Li Jing Company, two of whose officials are charged with tering forged Analyst'a certi-

Mr. 1. B. Trevor, Acting Traffic Manager and Chief Storekeeper of the Kowloon-Canton Railway since March 28 of this year, des

describing

his duties, said he received ten- ders for contracts from the Manag- er of the Bailway for the purpose

with of making a comparison vious tenders. From Li Hing Arm this year, he received thres reparate tenders in respect of De partmental contracts which being fixed for

the

for one year, were reckoned

to commence in June of one year. and to end on May 1 of the next. The analysis produced related to deshigarph coal which was reput- ed to be a first-class Indian cont

Mr. Somerset Fitzroy: That analysis was originally given For ! ho

of conis submitted and supply of marked Malayan-Borneo coal. know anything about Borneo eoal?

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Witness: Burneo coul as far as I know, in very unsuitable, because it i a very fast-frning. Borneo coal is spark-emitting-p

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of great discumfort to passengers, I take it then that Bornen enal is coal which would not be sidered by the Railway? I don't think it would be considered for a moment.

with the Tenders Board? -Yes.

Do you know if the tendera, with the certificates attached, comic be- fore Mr. Lambert and also

the Tonders Manager and also the Board Generally speaking, they

The 1929-1930 contract was held | do.

by the Hing Company. They Will you take the 1920 contract. supplied at that time, if you will Just look at Clause 6. That ekuuse remember, Akaki No, i Lump-requires that the coal shall be Yes,

Ji the 1930-1931 Contract I think again the Lễ Hing supplied the coal. Do you know what roal they were then supplying" --They obtained the contract on Akaki Xa. 1 Lump

equal to the sample submitted, and also to the analysis attached to the tender?----Yes.

What is done with the sample submitted? it is kept in the Rail- way store.

is it ever looked at? In the That cool was originally submit-case of the 1929 or 19:10 contracts ted to the Analyst and was call. were they referred to?-1 cannot od Myino? 1 don't know anything say

about it. I know nothing of As far as you know they were Akaki beyond what I had for the rallway. I was informed that it was Japanese by the contractor.

have

not--1 cannot say. Perhaps the Chief Storekeeper might done so without my knowledge.

Is it your duty to check the coal?

The 1930 Supply. Continuing, witness said that

Witness replied that he neted the first lot of coal that was sub- only after having had his allen- mifted in the 1830 contract' was tion drawn by a complaint fron returant because it was unsuit-the Chiet Meshanien) Engineer. Jable. was discovered very The 1980 contract ran for 12 dur- early on, and the amount could not months, Will you tell me if have been more than 125 tons.ng that 12 months you had any The defendants then supplied an occasion to make any examination other coal.

under the circumstances you inve set out, of the coal supplied?-) was on leave.

in June this year he took a same ple of the coal. on instructions from the Police, some 10 lbs. In: weight, and sent it to the Govern- ment Analyst. At the same time he look a similar quantity, also on the instructions of the

Police. with the view to giving it to the defendants should they require it. Subsequently, he received a certi- fente at analysis signed by Mr. E. R. Dovey.

Upon whom did that duty then fall?-Upan Mr. Walker. He is acting, or was acting Manager at the time.

Witness said upon his return From leave, in October

of that year, he had no occasion to make an examination of the coal,

Witness spoke of a further re- |jection under the 1930 contract of Mr. Jenkin feross-examining): 400 tons. He also alluded to Da I understand, Mr. Trevor, that safeguarding clauses, including you are the official deputed by the security of $5,000 for fulfilment. Railway to look after these ten-inserted in the contract. Clause ders? My action ceases after 19 also provided for cancellation have made out the comparative but upon a month's notice bein statement. Mr. Lambert in the given.

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replied that It depended on how take ten pounds, either in one or in two lots each of five pounds coal When Mr. V, C. Brunson, Assist-the ten pounds had been taken.

Analyst,

Witness stated that he had not out of 230 tons?-If the went ant Government into the witness box to produce heart of the British Engineering varies, Yes,

Do you know that the coal does certifiente of the results of an Standards Association's method analysis of a sample of coal, he of analysis by name. There was vary?-- don't know about some was cross-examined by Mr. Jenkina standard method in the Govern-coal but I have got variations in

ment laboratory,

the analysis of coal. us to the methods of analysis.

Mr. Jenkin: If the British As-

A Candid Witness. Answering questions. Mr. Bran, son said that he could not tell sociation. to which I just referred

Mr. C. D. Lambert, Chief Mo- whether there was any difference you, lays it down that out of in samples of coal taken from the every 20 tons, to get a fair analysis chanical Engineer of the Kowloon

He consignment. under you ought to take ten separate Canton Railway, was next called.

Mr. Fitzroy: It is part of your stood that conl taken from the lots of two pounds, do you agree

fulr way 7-It is a duty to look after coat and say same seam of a mine varied. Re that that's

whether it is up to standard? ferring to the sample, taken from fair way.

Witness: It is my duty to burn the

So that for n bunker of 230 by the consignment supplied

Lons the fair way would be to take coal, not look after it. Li Itin Co. during the 1930 con- tract, witness was asked if he sug- 100 lots, at least, of two pounds?— gested that the analysis of ten Yes. rounds was any indication at all

same

Continuing witness said that he did not know the various coals by Then it follows, does it not, that their names but he could tell from of the quailty of the coal supplied it would he ridiculous, in order to 27 years' experience a bad conl ether than the ten pounds, and he 'get a fair malyals, merely to from n good coal.

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IN THIS SPECIAL PLEA FOR OUR FORESTS, I DOUBT IF THERE IS A SINGLE PERSON HERE WHO HAS EVER BONG ANYTHING. Tó save “TIMBER!

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Witness agreed that he had a certain amount to do with recom- mending coal and for the 1080- 1931 contract witness recommend- cd the coal supplied by the Li Hing Company. That was a conl months' experience. Referring to with which they had had soven (Continued on Page 15.)

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