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formation about that account.

The Chairman (to Witness): Very) well, you take note of this then;} Payment by Kin Lee to Marsman's $23,978.05. That transaction took place

between July 16 and 31-1 have a receipt for this amount.

What was it for?-I cannot tell off-hand. You will and it in this bundle.

7-Yes.

AT A.R.P. INQUIRY

you

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from the list of disbursements by Hongestion is that had Govern- where did you use thSome was Have you seen him apart from your-About a

Marsman's between June 1 and 15,

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What was it for?-For an air tank receiver.

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-By JOSEPHINE CULBERTSON-

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O supply declarer with an entry had to make one discard. Whatever which he cannot produce through He chose would be equally unsatis his own efforts is one of the worst of factory from his point of view. To all defensive errore. In to-day's blank the ace of hearts would invite hand East's defence was characterised declarer to lead dummy's heart and more by altruiam than by shrewd-West then would have to return ness.

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diamond from the A-J. To blank the diamond jack would mean a throw- In play in diamonds, with a subse- quent heart trick for declarer."

By buying it, the same as you did.} Tunnels Can Be Used Engineering Construction Company Lee, and they thought that as I had -It is Impossible for Government to Are any of them capable of hous-vas 'not approached by Mr Bishop been invited it would be better for procure facilities Uke ours,

ing any people in the case of an the anme as you were?-1 don't them to invite the whole staff of the But they did procure if-from you? | ufr-raid? Yes. Every one of them.know.

Waterworks Department in return. the Commission never nsited for in-They bought certain machinery What do you mean then when you Do you know Mr Campbell per-

from us, but we would not sell all say that they are not finished7-180gally7-Not personally,

Waterworks Contract Power To Requisition mean we have not yet installed elec- You have never seen him apart

It was very nice of them. So be- But you would hire it to Govern-tric lights und washing the

your business associations, is walls from ment7-We would not hire it if we with lime.

It?--Never.

cause Mr Campbell gave you a din- had not received the contract.

Is the walling up, shoring, and so

Are you quite sure about that?ner in his own house for which he Do you know that Government has on? In most of the tunnels the walls I, myself, never.

paid personally, Kin Lee considered want to have to remind that they should entertain the whole I don't power

to requisition your machinery? have been properly constructed. --Yes.

Are they all of timber, or some of you of this, but I must because these Waterworks Staff? Yes.

Is Kin Lee doing any work for You know that under the Defence concrete?-Only a small portion has questions are very important. You Regulations, Government has power been propped up with timber, the are giving evidence on oath.-1. my- the Waterworks Department?--Yes. There is another item of $10,400 to requisition anything they want in greater part with cement-concrete. self, never had anything to do with The Eastern Filter Bed scheme near

East's insistence on clubs had been What became of All this large

him personally or socially.

Stubbs Road, Wongnolchong. bought?

not talking amount of timber that

about socially.

the sort of defence that drives part- the value of that contract? What

ners to distraction. East should What was that for? That was ment requisitioned your machinery used for making benches, some for can remember, whenever I faw this the Waterworks Department? Some

ta quarter of a million.

have counted that his Anal club re- business associations?-As far as 1 for the 2,000 sleepers,

Any other contracts beside that for the sub-contractors, gave

turn, putting declarer back into his Air Compressor they would not have had to pay you some for supporting cement-concrete man it was only in connection with wor: in connection with the main-

own hand, would mean nino certain Then there is this flem of $1,050 10 per cent. on the total cost?—

tricks for North-South, Declarer when it was being built. A portion the work.

tenance of Waterworks, but that was paid by Kin Lee to Marsman's be- Quite so.

Went To His House

already had a heart trick home and completed inst month, So we have this result. Kin Leeds still in the store unused. tween March 1 and 15, 1941 for an

five spade tricks were in sight. Two $10,000 Worth Of Timber Always in the office or at

bed contract air compressor. Have you got any have been making 10 per cent, for

club tricks would bring this total to What quantity is still unused?of the work? Sometimes the site before the party or f Information about that? We did not work performed by other firms?--

party or after?—I cannot

eight, and East could see that the I cannot tell offhand.

his house to take him to inspect the

remember

diamond exactly. charge Government for that amount. Yes.

king, whether or not West Roughly? The value of the

Try to remember. un work.

You know that

had the ace, was a sure trick. used timber is something like over-Every Friday afternoon I used to don't you?—No,

You used to go to his house then? what month the dinner was given,

Successful defence involved nothing more Ingenious than keeping de- $10,000.

How

This Where do you store it?—In Hung-send a car to Inkte him round to in-

clarer out of his own hond, hom on n plece nf

could have been done in two differ- and sometimes I four months ago. Government pect the work.

went in the car for him.. ground.

And $54,000 To Sub-Contractors

ent ways: East could have thrown do you know how many Is

spade dummy back on lead with And after the inspection, did you months ago liat you got the con- anybody watching it?—Yes. Our Referring to certain payments watchmen, made by Kin Lee contractors,

go back to his house?—After the in- tract?-Round-about three or four

or could have'led a diamond directly West opened the heart jack. De-up to the king. Surely it took no And you charge Government tenspection he always came over to months ago. Chairman

clarer won and immediately took the great arithmetical ability to count said: In January, you

this side of the harbour.

So, it was about the same time as spade finesse to the jack. East won that If declarer had the diamond aeg paid the Union Express Construction per cent. on their wages? Yes.

You say you have no lights in these Where did you go? We each went the dinner?--Yes. Company $4,851.50, and in February, tunnels yet?--We have some lights our own way after the inspection.

and, having no heart to return, But you cannot remember whether shifted to the fourth best club. De all was lost. pay for the ma- you paid Ah Ding and Company for the workmen, but there are no Sometimes I came over to Hongkong it was before or after, is that it clarer put up the king and led the ehlaery? The whole set of ma- $13,732.97 for tunnelling work. In lights for the public.

by the vehicular ferry, but he al- chinery, including the air tank re- February also, you paid the Union

club queen right back, East won Are there any sanitary

with the ace and made д arrange-ways travelled by the Star Ferry,

return ceiver, cost about $20,000.

Express Construction Company $8ments installed for the public? We 138.18 and again $2,775.02. In March, have already erected speciel com-kong,

You live in Kowloon?-No, Hong-

Contract Sub-Let

which, to put it mildly, was

not Have you sub-let any of this imaginative. Impressed by the fact you pald Ah

Ding and Company partments for that purpose.

And Mr Campbell lives In Kow-The digging of earth and so on.

contract?-Certainly, we have to. that his long club suit was within $11,031.10, and the Union Express

Are any sanitary pans there?—No. Loon?—Yes.

one trick of establishment, he naively No, it is $3,882.27.-I can't find Construction Company $7,150.53 and

Is that all?-Carpentry work and led back the nine of clubs, thus mak- any amount like that. There is only $7,000.20. Is that correct?--Yes.

Have you ever seen him on any the buliding of walls with bricks. Is there any system of ventiia con

Ing declarer a gracious gift of a club one for $3,042.37.

Does the name in Lee appear in for the ventilation system so I don't Yes. I went to see him in his house-It has been

Installed yet? We have no contract occasion after 8 o'clock ut night?— Have you got the right to sub-let? trick that could not have been reach- Witness then looked through any of your books for actual excava-now.

Our practice anded in any other way. on an occasion when there large ledger but could not find the

tion? No,

system of work for several tens of collapse of a portion of

Declarer led a spade to dummy tunnel, ond sum mentioned.

So in three months, January, Feb- No Ventilation System The Chairman: Have you details runry and March, you paid at least Has there

In other words, you are not con- brought his total to been any ventilation Do you remember when that was? tracters at all in the strict sense of when the last spade was played poor eight tricks. you by Marsman of $54,000 to sub-contractors who were system installed in any of these-Either in February or March this the word?--Yes we are, because we of payment $1,000 between May 10 and May 317 doing the excavating of tunnels? tunnels?--No,

West found his discarding difficulties only sub-contract for labour for the unsolvable. It was for the rental of an air That is correct.

And did he go with you to see removal of earth.

Holding the A-J of his collapse? He didn't go with me, compressor for four months,

but asked me to go back first.

That is not true, because you have hearts and the A-d of diamonds, he sub-let practically all your contracts for the tunnels. Isn't that right? Yes.

Who did you buy it from?-Mars- man's. And

you didn't charge Government for that?-No.

Why

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not? Because that included in the machinery which was hired out to Government.

Did the Government pay you hire for it?—Yes, $500 a month.

What did you

There is an item for $3,082.27 when you bought jack-hammers?- The amount was $3,042.37.

No Personal Sales

Did Marsman ever buy anything from you personally7-No. What is your name?-Kwong Wing.

And you are not known by any other name? No.

I presume, will go on until finish this job?-Yes. Well, I can assure you that it won't-If you chose to stop it, then it cannot be helped.

the

way Are they ventilated in any In addition to that, in March, April except through the opening? That and May, your firm purchased new don't know, The question of ven- plant to the value of $22.000 for tilation is entirely out of my know- which Government paid you? Yes. ledge, but our workmen are able to

And on which Government

was carry on

their work under the charged 10 per cent? Yes.

present conditions,

How many workmen are there in A -tunnel-at-one-time?-About-200,-

What is the capacity of each

That plant was used by these sub-

-And-you„never_sold_anything to contractors?Yes.

Maraman?No.

I see here an item, $1,385.70 for steel bought from Marsman and $50 for sharpening-Yes.

This cheque has been okayed by

F. T. Cheng?--Yes.

Whose initials are those under- neath? Mr Campbell's.

And these sub-contractors made their full profits on the jobs they sub-tunnel? For every lineal foot we contracted for?--Yes.

have accommodation for three or four persona.

No Idea Of Profit Made finve you any Idea what profit they made?-No.

In addition to all that, you charged

I want an idea from you as to the total number of people that can be housed in any of the tunnels which

Was

many months ago?-About

cannot remember.

I had to go and nsk him to inspecteurs to sub-let part of our contracta. and ran off the entire sult, which

year.

you

Invited To Dinner Was that the only occasion have been to his house after 8p.m.?

There was another occasion, was sometime about Christmas lust year when he invited me to dinner at his house.

Did you go? arrived at his house about 9

p.m. And did you have dinner him7-Yes,

with As a business ncquaintance or as a friend?-I don't know how

Well don't make апу state- ment that is not true that you sub contract for labour only. You have written contract from the Govern ment, haven't you?-Yes. As the result of tender.

Is there anything in the written contract which allows you to sub- contract?-I don't remember now.

Dinner Cost About $80

I notice that at the time Mr Cump-/ Government 10 per cent, on all that you have built?--It all depends on treated that entertainment-whether To come back to this party what bell did not sign these things but the sub-contractors charged you? the length of the tunnel.

he Well, look it up when you go home, as a social or in connection Yes,

with time did you finish?-At 12, mid- Can House 50,000 business. There were several Euro- only initialled them?-He wrote his

And that is your idea of n cost

{night. You have signature

disbursement sheets, on

seen them all. We peons present, including Mr Lavrov Have

you any idea what it cost are going to of Morsman's, Mr Simpson (I don't Kin Lee? About $80. but the vouchers only contained his yo ten per cent contract, is it? haven't, though we Initials.

Inspect them. I want to know how know what he does, and Me Manslov All this was done with the op-]

Is that all? We brought wine proval, you may, of Mr Campbell7any people can any one of these one of Maraman's foremen.

there nurselves. tunnels hold?-The tunnels on these Was it a nice dinner?-Turkey and Yes.

something else (laughter). five sites will hold 50,000.

On an average of ten thousand Wine, whisky? Yes,

You said Mr Bishop engaged you for this work because, you had the necessary machinery?—Yes,

If that is so, why did you sub contract a great deal of this tunnel- Ing work to other fama?-The-sub-

Hing

contracts were for labour supplied by

other Arms.

Who is the Union Express Con-|

struction Company? They are one

of our sub-contractors.

Payment For Labour

In January, 1941, I see you have made a payment to them, under the heading $4,851.597unnelling

work."

of

Yes.

He knew you were sub-contracting

to this large extent to these people? people a tunnel then?-Yes.

Yes.

amount?—Yes.

Pen Shelters

But Including wine, what is the' total cost? About $110.

You only drank $30 worth of wine? Did Not Enjoy Himself -I'm not sure about the amount You all had a very nice time didn't spent, but that is a rough estimate you? The whole themselves except me. I was feel- I think a fair estimate would be

party enjoyed of mine. ing rather uncomfortable as I was $3007-Not as much as that.

any

Will you agree with me that if 10,- He knew they were making the 000 people were put in one of these usual sub-contractors' profits on, the tunnels they would be suffocated in job?--Yes.

And he knew you were charging half an hour without any system of Government 10 per cent. of the gross ventilallon?-I don't think so. not accustomed to such a dinner. In Have Kin Lee ever given

Let me say this then.

If these fact I did not want to go, but since parties since then?--Yce, about a people had to stay there for 24 hours, I was invited I thought it would look week afterwards. would they

be suffocated? I cannot bad if I did not express an opinion.

not go,

Port Works Staff Dinner You didn't have indigestion like Mr B.

Who did they ask to that party?- did you?-I had my we invited the staff of Lam dinner before I went there.

the Port Works Development Office. So you didn't have on when you went there?-I

them? We Why did you invite only Chinese in the party so I didn't give dinners every year. It all de feel very comfortable.

pends whether we want to invite Europeans or Chinese, Have you ever been to his place for dinner again?-No.,

did you invite I'm asking why Whose drill did the Union Express new premises for the Urban Council? publie use? Strictly speaking they wonderful dinner, did you think of repairs for them.

Having been, entertained

these people? Do you have a, con- Lo this Construction Company use? Our We are.

tract with them?-Yes, we do the Are you using concrete blocks? can be used by the public. If any returning the hospitality? Isn't that Was that the reason why you in-

Is that for labour or actual tunnel-

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Now tell me. Mr Kwong, besides the tunnelling work, does your firm undertake the erection of any pen shelters in Kowloon?-No, sir. that work?-I don't know.

Do you know who has been doing

ling? That was for labour suppiled

It says here "Excavating rock and umber shoring." What does that mean? The excavating work was-Never.

for soft ground.

own.

Did you ever purchase concrete blocks from the Spunerele Company? Are you not at present building the

It is a fact that some of the blocks

Do you

you know roughly the total cost to Government up to date for these tunnels?-Up to the end of July we received payment from the Govern ment to the extent of $801,850.42. Government Pays $800,000 In other words, Government havej tunnels which are not ready for so far paid over $800,000 for five

body cares to go in, yes. Let me put it this way.

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appetite the Was

year.

What really happened then was Yes.

the Chinese custom?-Since I was vited them?-No: you handed the machinery to three

Govern- invited personally, I did not think of Do you know some of the blots ment have already paid over $800,000 doing anything in respect of this.

Do you remember or four sub-contractors and they did are from the Spunerete Factory?-and the five tunnels are not yet com-

who were there?Although I was present, I the tunnelling work. You did not Yes.

Did you return the hospitality? cannot say because I do not know do it at all? By arrangement with

pleted although you have been on No. How did you get them?-We re-

their hames, as I rien. not in charge Mr Campbell, we were allowed to celved instructions from Government the job for nearly a yeart-At first Are you quite sure about that?-I of the work. sub-contract and carry out the work to remove the blocks from the atlitzovernment's idea was to lay aside myself have never invited him. Were there any Europeans?-AIL in that manner. It was impossible side and make use of them.

$100,000.

Kin Lee's Invitation I know all that. I'm asking, isn't

Europeans. for us to do the work ourselves utj

They were given to you for no- this a fact that Government have has invited him on your behalf?-;

Do you know anybody else who' Was Mr Campbell there? No. súch a rate.

thing?--We did not have to pay for

When was the next party Kin Lee Did Not Do The Work- them. Our fob was to do the inbour, already paid $800,000 and the job is Yer Kin Lee did invite him. Kave? There was no other party. Therefore I am correct in saying

not yet completed?---Yes.

When was that? Sometime this Kin Lee gave only two dinner parties that most of the tunnelling work in came from the Spuncrete Factory? Hongkong Engineering and Con-

firm called the year at the Golden City Restaurant. this year. Do you know Kowloon has been done by the sub- Yes.

Did you go to the dinner? Yes. What about last year?-Many contractors and not by Kin Lee?---- Have you found out the Informa

struction Company? Yes.

Do you remember But under our supervision,

tion I don't care under whose super- wife for transport? Yes, about this may to what extent WOwn there? The whole. So you started 'Inviting Europeans

what sum your firm paid your they?--I cannot

They are a well-known firm aren't Our manager, 'A Who were there? | dinners were given for Chinese last.

Wan Ah Ding there? No

No Europeans?-No. vision. Kin Lee, did not do the $13,000.

is well-known.

Who work? That is so.

Between what months was that?--ing engineer nanied Mr Faber?-No. Department with the excep

Have you ever heard of a consult-engineering staff of the Waterworks guests this year? That is so. said Mr Campbell gave the From February to sometin

to sometime in June,

exception of DermTeston-

to do the work?—Yes. 1941.

Braga Estate Tanniel Mr Blakeford and Mr Woodman.

Wanted To Reciprocate there anything, in writing?No. Since then how much

much have

Do you know that this firm con- Kin Lee invlled the whole of

of the Why did you suddenly do that? This plant that was given the sub-paid your wife?I have been doing structed a tunnel to Braga Estate in

staff of the Waterworks Because I told Kin Lee that I had contractors to do the,

Is that very hard work last night and

have only been able to discover e job? No. ་ ་ ་

men whose names you have mention- bell, and they wanted to reciprocate. On which

And that job was done by private ed7-The invitation was extended to So I was due to Mr Campbell's anything further than June.

nothing to do with the them too but, they did not turn up. kindness to you that Kin Leo start- And you

19-per cent. to Assuming that she was doing the

have no idea. One

giving dinners

to- Goverriment on all the billa rendered same work right up to date the

the by the aub-contractors?—Yes, S

have been paid another sis, would That tunnel is completed and is in foot of them said that he

Can why Kin

was only a strange coincidence Government Itself had hired For the same amount of work, yes,

Do you know that Mr Faber also should you tell me wolves tee that the people invited happened to sub-contractors. to da the work, You told us yesterday that not one inada a tunnel on the Hongkong side tertain the whole of the start of the belong to those departments is with buld have saved a lot of money?' of these tunnels that you have, can- at the request of Government?—Yes. Waterworks, Department! Since Mr whom you have contracts)—It may Scoula”: Governmento get 7 the structed. | was finished?—Not - one | And you cannot tell me, I sup» Campbell had invited me to dinner be a coincidence, but we did not rive

-for-tunneling?-

completed.

pose, why Mr.Faber or the Hongkong once I reported the to Kin TURN to Page 5; Column Thraw

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