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P.W.D. FOREMAN Tips Given To

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afterwards?--I then hand the book

to the No. 1 foreman.

Is that George Tsang?-Yea And has he to rely on what you put in the book as to the number of workmen actually employed?-HT also checks the number of workmen himself,

When does he do that?- count workmen in the morning and the work afternoon, and he does that in the morning.

Then he has to rely on your in- formation as to the afternoon work men, isn't 117-Yea.

Second Count

are

And if you were a dishonest man I do not suggest that you can put

than down more workmen actually employed?--It is possible, but after I have counted the work- men, a man from Kiu Lee also counts them.

Which man train Kin Lee?-Kwong Cheung

U.S. Drivers

How To Save Fuel

September 24, 1941.

Soviets Regain Territory In North

FROM PAGE ONE

WASHINGTON (UP)-The Commerce Department has joints inventiveness, news from Lening- paganda an opportunity to exercise ed the drive to conserve motor rad and Odessa is more clear-cut and fuels by issuing a list of 10 "do's distinctly more favourable. in- and don't'a" for automobile Appalling losses have been

drivers:

Don't race your engine.

Use first and second gear no longer than necessary. Maintain an

operating speed of not more than 40 miles an hour.

Don't leave your motor going while waiting, making calls or de- liverles.

Don't make individual trips for various activities when the object of travel may be covered in one circulor trip.

Have your carbureitor and ignition checked frequently,

Maintain tyre pressures at five or 10 per cent. above manufacturers recommendations,

Don't fill your gasoline tank within more than one gallon of capacity to

Avoid

nicted upon the

German atlockers and the Russians have actually gain- cd'

ground in counter-attacks, Slaughter among German officers has been particularly heavy and irmation of this fact has been found in the captured diary of a Nazi oficer of the 23rd Division."

con-

The weather seems to have broken In the Leningrad free and the nights are intensely cold. Rains and mist are impeding operations to the ad- vantage of the defence.

In the extreme south at Odessa, unsuccessful attacks number of have been severely punished by the

it and Russian defenders

is reported that the Rumanions had to be silf- fened with German reinforcements. Central Sector

Does he also work in the Hunghom avold rapid acceleration and de- Russinn counter-attacks are reported

office?-le does, and he goes round to all the sites.

ecleration, "jack-rabbit" starts and too rapid stops.

can

The Commissioners have visited this office at Hunghom and found it Plan travel so that one car consists of a very small hut with serve more than one person travel practically no furniture in it at all-ing in the same direction. Yes.

And when we went there--it was last Saturday-there was not a soul

there.That I don't know.

Pres. Roosevelt

In the central sector, successful

in the neighbourhood of Glukhov, of where one of the pincer drms- Marshal von Bock's troops beyond At Smolensk too the initiative is Gemel, has been severely mauled.

al- still with Marshal Timoshenko though it may be expected that the Germans will now

devole more of

back as much

lam telling you. Anybody could Wants Ships Armed they have been to this sector. where

have walked in from the road as we did and take away any books they found there--Dut the books were locked up..

At nay rate they could have been got in there?-It is possible,

a

nin telling you this because

the statement has been made to Commission that the foremen very seldom go to the office. The foremen spend all their time at the works. We only go to the office after we have finished our duties and make, notes in the book.

And when you did go there you spend most of your time in gambling. that is not true, of course, is it?

That is not true.

You have never seen any gambling

In the office?—I have never seen such matters.

Denies "Squeeze" Report

report has been made by the No. I foreman that the people say that you and other foremen are in the habit of toking squeeze. Have you ever heard that before?-1 have never heard of that.

is not true, is it?--I have never heard of such a thing.

It is not truc.

any7---Untrue.

Would I be correct

correct to say that all the work at the Kowloon tunnels is supervised by Chinese foremen drawing not more than $2.50 a day?- Yes, but Mr Campbell

also had charge of the work,

But Mr Campbell has told us that he had so

so much to do both in Hong- kong Kowloon he had not the time to supervise and hind to rely on you? He did no to these sites and if

if there is anything we were re- quired to do us instruction specially he would give

used

The fact remains that for all prac- tical

the work which Kin Lee is

to perform is super- vised by Chinese foremen?—Yes.

You know of course that Kin Lee sub-contracted practically all this

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work, such as to Al Ding?-Correct.

So that if

If you and the other Chin-

esc foramen were dishonest men you could work in conjunction with these sub-contractors and charge the Government-too-much?---That-is-so-

but I never did such a thing.

I am not suggesting that you did so, I am saying that it is possible to be done. Yea,

FROM PAGE ONE

as 30 miles places.

After 92 days vallant battle, the Russians are still fighting strongly and the only one of their main ob- jectives captured by, the Germans is power to arm ships and proceeded to Klev, the least important militarily strategically compared with do it. He asserted that in effect, he and had reached the end of quibbling Leningrad or Moscow: over

British Troops For Russia? the details of attacks on American commerce on the high scas ANKARA, Sept. 23 (UP)-It is and that his main objective is the rumoured in several newspapers that defence of the new world and the the British might send troops into defeat of those who are attempting to the Caucasus to fight with the. Rus- dominate the world,

sians, the "Tasvirifkar" mentioning a

250,000 men. of

Agure Repeal Advocated . ATLANTIC CITY, NJ., Sept. 23 (Router)The repeat of the Ameri- can Neutrality Act was advocated to day by Mr John Green, President

of the Industrial Union of Marine Shipbuilding workers in America.

Speaking at the Union's National Convention liere, he said "We support President Roosevelt's foreign polley, We agree with his pronouncements. We agree with the eight-point pro- gramme that President Roosevelt and Mr Churchill gave to the world, and we agree with his actions to imple- ment these pronouncements, and we say that there is no turning back If the Neutrality Act is in the way, let it be wiped off the Statute Books."

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foreman and I. would hold that re- ceipt. I would be given a receipt

Mr Bellamy to Witness: The wotion which I sign or initial, and that particular receipt would be handed goes on for 24 hours a day?—Yes.

over to the store for dynamites. You work eight hours day?—

Ycs.

There is always Government foreman looking after the Govern- ment's interests?-Correct.

Nothing to Do With Stores Do you have anything to do with the stores?-Nothing to do with me. Nothing to do with cement, timber, explosives or the Issue of any these things? I am only concerned In the issuing of dynamite for blast- ing purposes, but I am not concerned with the issuing of cement

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timber.

Who issues the drilling stecis? I don't do that. don't know

who issues them. They were issued, in the day time by some people.

But there is somebody ม the Government who can vouch for the

vccurkey of these stores which Government pays?—I don't know.

Chairman to witness: You just told the Commission that you issue ex- plosives? Yes.

Another statement has been made. about that, that the person who Is- sues explosives 10, sub-contractors demanded sume of these back so that he could sell them?-No such thing, that never happened.

Up to the end of August Govern- ment had been charged $47,000 for explosives in Kowtoon?-That does not concern me.

Issue of Explosives -

Who is in charge of that store? There was a watchman.

What is his name?-I don't know.

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men, had largely been inflicted by artillery, he said.

At present the Russian air force also holds superiority on this froul and enemy planes are evading tir batlles.

Weakness of Rear

A factor of great importance in the German foilture on the Smolensk front was the weakness of their rear as a result of guerillas activity and the hostility of the local populations, the General explained. This wenk ners is increasing, he said, A large number of troops must have been sent from the front to take care of the rear.

"Only the main roads such as the Minsk - Orsija - Smolensk Road are properly under German control. of the main roads the Germans hesitate to venture except In large forces und querillas are continually attacking their columns and convoys."

Mr Churchill Warden Of The Cinque Ports

-LONDON;-Sept.-23-(British Wire- less). The King has appointed Mr Winston Churchill to be Lord War- den of the Cinque Ports in place of Cinque the late Lord. Willingdon.

The Lord Warden of the Poris is an honorary historic office dating from the time when the ave ports on the southeast coast were of great importance to British defence.

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That is so, but there was a man who TOMORROW:

Yet you are the man who

has

Issued $47,000 worth of explosives.—

spacially took charge of the actual

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biarting and the stores.

of

LEE THEATRE

Dally at 2.30, 5.30, 7.30, 0.30 p.m.

Did you issue $47,000 worth explosives? That is so.

Was Mr Campbell ever present when you issued these explosives?-

I don't know. Never, when I issued them.

Was Mr George Tsang, the No. 1 foreman, ever present when you Issued? Yes.

On how many occasions, was hel there?-I don't remember,

But there were

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Issued explosives?I Issue

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