1949-01-24 — Page 5

PWD LARCENY TRIAL:

WITNESS OUTLINES ORGANISATION OF ELECTRIC OFFICE

A prosecution witness, J. C. Brown, Chief Elec- trical and Mechanical Engineer of the Public Works Department, during cross-examination by the defence this morning, told the Court that though Spary was officer-in-charge of the Wanchai workshop of the PWD electrical office, his duties often took him to Kowloon, and it was no surprise to the witness to

THE HONGKONG : TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 1949.

Togliatti Adds Voice To

Red “Peace” Offensive

Rome, Jan. 23.—The Italian Communist leader, Signor Palmiro Torilatti, speaking here today at a meeting at which the veteran French Communist, M. Marcel Cachin, who also present, reiterared M. Cachin's recent statement that agreement between Rusala sıxd the United States was possible.

"It is not inevitable that two systems such as the capitalism of the United States and the Communism of the Soviet Union must clash, and that their rivalry must necessarily and in war," Siznor Togliatti said.

They can and should, ce1laberate on economie questions and seitle by mutual accord any helplest conflicts.

"The march towards Booallam and Commanism is inevitable, but it should develop. pacifcally."

M. Cachin said: "Tomorrow, Communiam will master the world. Today ila enemles are strong and have powerful fleets, nir forces and the atomic bomb. But this is nothing in the face of the union of all the workers" forces."--Reuter.

hear that he had been seen there during working REDS DRIVE TOWARD

hours.

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Brown was testifying before Mr Justice Rey- nolds at the Criminal Sessions on the fourteenth day of the trial of two Public Works Department em- ployees on charges of theft of Government stores. Accused are Kwak Kwong, 47.7 What about the Kal Tak Airport? foreman, and Austin Spary, 50,-From Hunghom. The construction electrical inspector, Grade 1, both of the lights themselves was done in

Works Department. of the Public They are charged on nine counts of lateeny by public servant, one of obtaining money by false pretences from the steward of the Kowloon Bowling Green Club and one of conspiracy to defraud the Govern- ment of money.

Mr Percy Chen, Instructed by Mr C. A. S. Rus, is appearing for Kwok, and

and Spary is represented by Mr V. J. L D'Alton, instructed by Mr P. J. Griffiths. Appearing for the prosecution is Mr A. Hooton, Crown Counsel, assisted by Chief Sub- Insp. J. Johnston, and Det

Insp

D. G. MacPherson, of the Special Branch.

The Jury empanelled comprises four men and three women.

On

Wanchai.

It would therefore occasion you no surprise if you heard that Spary had been som at the Airport, or even if he had been teen having a drink in the bar of the Kowloon Bowling Would that astonish Green Club? you?-No.

Mr Justice Reynolds: That would be during working hours?

Spary lives in Kowloon, so he might be at the Club after office hours.

Mr D'Alton: You my Lord. (To witness) He had in fact to Ko over quite often in the course of his duties? Yes, to see

to these things. various

Do you Imow whether Spary had a regular timo for going over to Kowloon? He had no regular time, but усгу often went on Saturday momings.

Now, in

In regard to the question of stores. On the Island nide, at least

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After 20 minutes all was quiet again and there were no reports of any casualties.

The three-nationa Conciliation Commissión, charged by the General Assembly with helping the Jews and Arabs to decide the future of the country, is expected in Jerusa- lem tomorrow.

Composed of representatives of the United States, France and Tur- key. the Commission left Geneva," where.

it held several preliminary meetings,

by alr on Thursday, PRESS TRIP CANCELLED Dr Azcurate, a Spanish Republi- can aged 03, who served for many years in the League of Nations, Communists or whether many

was until now United Nationa, re these liberals now have lost their presentative with the Arab League Independence and gone over leadquarters in

in Calro. Communism were questions

Dr Azearate, who in staying at whien informed sourees here

the King David Hotel, is already in contact with the Jewish and The pamphlets said the Com- reed.

The group's manifesto, in 13 Arab authorities. Todny Jic BAW protection munists guaranteed the

demands, called principally for the Dr Day Josephi (formerly Dr Ber- of private capital and property

signation of "reactionary elements"ard Joseph), the currently of

Israel Military well on private capital

Kuomintang and the Governor of Jerusalem, and was to the government in controlled by

reorganisation of the party under confer later with Colonel Abdullati

direction uf factories, banks and public

the leftwing | El Tel, the Arab Military Governor Revolutionary Committee headed by of the Old City. They still insisted that provincial

Marshal Li Chi-cen, who is cur- and local government officials, ex-

rerently in North China talking peace ernment House, arranged for jour- A trip to the compound of Gov- cepting "such war criminals,' main at their posts during the period with the Reds.

nalists Lalding Are

The Democratic League also de- the Concillation Commission's head- for thin afternoon to see when the Communists over the city.

manded: Abolition of the Kusmin-quarters, was cancelled, it was Sunday afternoon newspaper re tang-written constitution, the lifting

one Communist

nt Dr Azçarnie's of restrictions on the freedom ports sold that

of understood, speech and press, release of

No quest.

reason, was riven. column already had entered Pelping speech under the truce

of impri- ogreement,

roned

Reuter. students, confiscation of foreign newspapermen were unable "bure

"bureaucratle capital arrest of

PARLIAMENTARY CLASH to And it. Nationalist troops have

"members of favoured families and

London, Jan. elements

Foreign heen evacuating the city since catly war-seeking cler for prosecu

between tlon,"

Secretary, Mr Ernest Bovin, will morning and discussions

and an invitation to all the Nationalist and Red representa- "righteous

report to the Cabinet tomorrow, on foreign who have been, barred from Chino Palestine "situation,

correspondents the latest developments. in the lives on technical issues continued

(presumably including Edgar Saow tonight. tonight,

and Theodore White) to re-enter and observe developments in Now China."-United Press.

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before the beginning of this case, is left the city for mustering points to EISENHOWER WAS Bevin's statement next ho had spoken of the or-

James Connell Brown, Chief Elec- friend and Mechanical Engineer, Public Works Department, continued his evidence this morning. Friday, Kanisation of his office and of the correct to say that there was in

fact duties of the Inspectors in charge

only

one Government store, of both the Wanchal and Hunghom that is, in North Point? That was workshops

Would you to further and say It was the Government store?-Yes.

Speaking of the dally labour dis- tribution and Job reports, Brown said there was a duty on the fore...

the main store.

at

to

MY BOSS

It appeared that the Communista fulfilled the agreement to withdraw troops around the city to a distance of 10 miles. The Nationalist troops, whose discipline has been excellent, the southwest. Some remained points inside the city crucin! maintain order.

Nationalist commander, to General Fury, peman have arranged the truce in such There were no Government regu-way that law and order was main- lations regarding stores in Wanchai tained and there was no visible sign ar, for that matter, at Hunghom of looting or other disorders. the foreman, the time and

had

The form of a coalition adminis- when this case began?—They the Inspector of the

not been promulgated,

there tration has not been determined were used for paying the cost of the were regulations under considera- but it is expected to include two labour of the different votes.

generals from each side. Many In fact, however, whatever names stories were circulated to the effect one gives to these institutions, the that Nationalist-Communist peace store nt Watchat was really a talks would be held in Peiping and store, in that stores came it was understood that Marshal Li North Point for Jobs, and Hlunghem whether that store was la Wanshal-sen, lender of the HongkoDE the Rhine and the crossings them- opinion and others a "clash.***

anti-government group, was

man to keep those forma daily. Such forms were usually signed by

and

labour

The Pay Office obtained their in-! formation from the daily distribution and job reports, and the pas dels were made up of a com- bination of the time sheet and tie

ports for reports.

reports were compiled in Wanchal from in- formation supplied by Hunghom.

Cross-examined by Mr D'Alton on the organisation of the electrical office of the PWD.. witness naid hu hind succeeded to the port of Chief Engineer. The post of Electricni Engineer was at present vacant, but that of Chief Electrician had been abolished. Spary, as

nn Electrical Inspector, was dire

directly under hin, mid witness, since there was no Electrical Engineer. Witness agreed that since the re-occupation of the Colony, there had been a very heavy increase of work in his offier, and it i was possibly three or four mes greater than pre-war.

Mr D'Alton: Do you agree that in the case of un inspector these altered circumstances would In effect alter the nature of his duties to a large extent, that is, be would be given more designing work to do, sprelilea.. tions, etc., nnd would not have

man?

i

tion

but

in the House of Commons debate.

For the first time the Goverment will face a major debate on forelan (Continued from Page 4) policy without any assurance of sup-.

port from the Opposition. The Go- At one o'clock on the morningvernment's large Parliamentary ma- of March 24, the airborne attack bojority almost rules out any posiblilty gan, the two divisions making con-of an adverse vote winning the day, toet by afternoon.

but it will be powerless to prevent a This two-hour landing represented verbal demonstration by members of a Historic degree of planning, all parties, notwithstanding the ex- | timing, and fighting-a peak of joint peeled British recognition of the

effort by two Allies. As General State of Israel. Eisenhower described it in his re

Most political quarters are con- port to the Combined Chiefs: "An

vinced that the Government's de- Allied operation in the fullest cision to recognise Israel was taken scrise."

by the Cabinet last Monday after After all these campaigns up to what come describe as a division of selves, I lost interest in the grand The Health Minister, Mr Aneurin or Hunghum did not really matter?pected to arrive here from Shih-strategy. From then on, like every Bevan, the chief left-wing figure chinchitang. Official provincial ar- one else, became lost in the cou in the Cabinet, is believed by some So If Hunghom wished to draw Kanisations and police bureaus fusing but exclting avalanche of to have the pressure upon the

functioncil

nurmally. A

curfew individual victories and new ad- Foreign

have led

Secretary. was still imposed United Press.

vances and mass surrenders which

Left-wing critics,

are not APPROACH TO LIBERALS

radie up the month of April

expected to vote against the Gov- Shanghai. Jan. 24.--In a deter- The

was crament

though some may abstain, feld-iny of Allied reports: Kassel will probably argue that the re- cleared,

and Welmar

Erfurt cognition of Israel is not the issue and cleared... Ninth and First Armies that what matters are the methods encircle Ruhr pocket, largest double of recognition and the actions that

trapping follow-Reuer. Prisoners become n

Trauslent from

Yes, they were in transit.

stores direct from North Pulat, they could have done so, provided all the formalities had been complied with7-Yes.

In

of

the question respret to pary's quarters at Hunghom above the workshop, of which we have heard quite a bit, it is true to say, is if not, that Spary occupied these quarters on the instructions of the allocated these WD-He

quarters.

WATE

It was not the result of an op- plication by him?-No.

Now, the matter of the relationship between Spary and May, Spary has been in the P.W.D. for over 20 years?

Yes.

During the war he was a POW and on file relente he went to Australia for recuperation? Yes

IN-SAME-RANK----

On his return he found, to put it

mined effort to attain peace, high rat fortnight of April

udviser,

envelopment in history, 2 iivisions.

government officials are coming to Shanghai courting the favour and asking the aid of ton figures in the outlawed and semi-fugitive Demo- mo- critic League in peace negotiations.

President Li Tsung-jen's personal problem... Ruhr pocket spilt in

Kan Kai-bnu, Shanghai's too liberals, including Rhine fall..

caRed on two. Karlsruhe, Schweinfurt, Yat-sen and Sun Madame

tho

skirts Democrat Bemocratic League chief, Chang cleared. Lan, yesterday asking their ald in pence negotiations. Nanking's peace mission leader, Shao Li-tze and the former Premier, Mr Chang

who

Fourth Armoured a FIRE AT BEAUTY

PARLOUR

of Chemnitz... Jena

-On April 27. General Eisenbower sent two staff officers to Holland. They found General Blaskowitz un- Chun, willing to corsider surrender 35 expected to be in Shanghai lons as any form of resistance con-after Ba.m. today to 22 Connaught today to continue efforts to intro-tinued inside Germany.me Com Road, where a fire had started In leadership. duce new blood into the Nationalist

Arc

festo

Three fire appliances were rushed from Central Fire Stotlon shortly

April 20, the Supreme

the Kin Kwok Beauty Parlour, on 'sent Beelle, along with the first floor. It was found that the other Allied staff officers and athe fre was caused by a short cir-

the

mander

representative, to meet

neet cuif, The blaze was soon brought Both General Blaskowitz.

sides

269 under control. agreed to the truce, the Germanɛ re- emphasising

thu their promises, Allies postponing any further ad- vence.

KOWLOON FIRES

so much time to servise his fore-bluntly, that he had been superseded by Mry? Would it go as far as that? Witness: Yes.

The developments enne 149 →ND. He was in the same rank, but outawed League showed signs of Russian I understand that in the ease of

at Wanchai the Inspector

he has

ho was senior in length of service. coming back to full political life on lately had a European Electrical In-

Brown agreed that there had been its own, The Shanghai offshoot of spector of Works Cinss 117-Yes. an enquiry by Mr Cryan, former the League Chinese Cl

Citizens Pro- Chief Electrical and INSPECTOR'S DUTIES

Mechanical

Association-issued a mani- gressive Asso Engineer, some tine in 1946, regard-

immediate action to demanding in And his duties would comprise, int whether Mus had taken Clark's restore political, freedom, oust nominally anyway, the supervision

That same day General Alexander A 11.40 pm last night, the Kow- under the general control of the clec-sition as Chief Electrician. An Righilst clique which has dominated sent a message to General Eisen loon Fire Brigade sent two ap-

clucrative reply trical engineer of all works connected that enquiry, as

had been sent to the Kuomintang and give China'shower that the Germans in northpliances to Wingslow Street, in the with electric installations in Govern-aid as Acting Chief Electrician.

May was getting liberals and leftists a voice in peace

Italy would surrender, effective ment "buildings,

talks. including ifts, Mr D'Alton: Three or four heaters, motors, switch gears, etc. months after that. May went into plans by acting President

The manifesto paralleled reported noon. May 2. and in the absence of the electrical hospital, in February or March, practise any emergency reforms. engineer this Inspector Class

1017. 1947-March, would

come under the oficer-in-

BID FOR POWER 06 his leaving hospita! May then charge?-He would certainly in the

went to Hunghem and Spary

Taken together, the two develop- beginning.

here as the moved to Wanchal, and thereafter ments were regarded

Hrst moves in the rise to power of (COPYRIGHT. TO BE CONTINUED where there was a chimney they were on equal footing, more or Jess7-Yes,

men that General Marshall sought Lanth were Electrical Inspectors, Grade I.

Me Justice Reynolds: The OIC In this case is Spary?

Mr D'Alton: Yes, (To witness) He would be general assistant while learning his business, checking

labour, transport, ete?—Yes,

was

Li to

to houst into leadership in his un-

I wrote in my diary:

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successful mediation mission during SIDE GLANCES Would you say

Wanchat | iD10. that workshop is a much bigger establish-

Whelber their bid would

ment than Hunghom in that it em-ignored this time by the victorious

In fact, he would take ROSTE of plays between 300-400 men in com- the physical work oft the hands ofparison with 60-70 at Hunghom?- the OIC?--Yes.

In fact, you have not had the The actual total strength of elec-men?-The posts have not been ap- Brown agreed that it was possi-tricians is about 330 or 340, and of Lle that the officer-in-charge of the this, 80 are for unglicm.

proved,

Hengkong workshop would he called And the work at Wanchal Wus -We have an establishment. upon to do some work in Kowloon, correspondingly

Kreater than At

Mr D'Alton: Do you agree that Hungliom?-it was the main work-

jobs as I will How mention, shop,

such

although in Kowloon, were really Questioned on various forms used under the supervision of Spary and in the electrical office, Brown agreed

Witness: Yes.

What about the European stal?

ad- Further questioned, Brown mitted that the duty of the Inspec- Under

tors was purely nominal.

the circumstances of the time, they

did not have the time to go around

required his presence there, such that none of the forms in use existed to all the various jobs, and had to as the typhoon signals and mast. before the war, with the exception of

fore- Was that not his work?

Lite stores requisition form, He also rely to a large extent on the agreed that May was responsible for

Witness niso agreed that many of devising the estimate and cost sheets the clerical staff of the after the

electrical -accupation of thu Colony,

office were recruited from the ranks Brown 'admitted that just before of the electricians, and were paid as

considered that

e was all over the colony?

auch.

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And the Kowloon-Canton Railway clocks, including tho big station clock? Yes, the one in the tower. the present case began, Spory, had they were doing a job of work, they The Royal Observatory barometer made a suggestion to him that some were doing their fair share. There testing chamber?—Yes.

telephone operators be taken off The Arlington Hotel lifts rehabili- their Jobs and put on to the work were no special votes for the cleri- tation work, that is his responsibill- of taking inventories of electrical cal staff, but there was no official Government build authority for paying the men for

work which they did not do.

Asked whether it was not the case

ty too?-Yes..

ramps? Yes,

And the question of the Kai Airport trame Hghts for the strips, these were designed Spary, were they not? Yes.

installations in

super-

The electrically operated ferry D'Alton: Zo it true that Spary that stores in the Wanchal workshop Tak had, on various occasions, expressed might at times be worth as much

air to you uneasiness or dissatisfaction

as $150,000, witness agreed that was 50, He also admitted they were in

of charge

charreman Chinese

King- action in the store-keep nained

who

pald cheung,

was a daily to the labourer earning $0.50 a day. He asking did not consider, the positon at all

And although Spary had

Hunghom for Wanchal before

by with regard the lack of

to vising staff? left Witness: Yes.

that

Did you take any

#

Chan

Job was entirely finished, you would matter? Yes. I wrote think it quite naturn) that he would | Director of Public Works

Inke an interest in it, that the establishment of foremen entlefactory as it was too much rea continue having designed them in the first for my office be Bxed and that we ponsibility for a man who was pald place? He would want to see how | be given as many as we had before they turned out? Ver.

Now, there fobs I have mentioned, with the exception of the Kai Tak Airport, had labour furnished by Wanchal, in intany cases?—Yes.

the war.

Aud also for Europeans?--Yes.

A

daily labour rate. The European Inspector was unable to carry out

full supervision of the stores, added Was any odon taken?-It had to witness, as he had too much work. he dealt with as a departmental to do. matter for the whole Department. The trial is proceeding,

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