1949-02-07 — Page 5

Marsman's "In To Undertake More Work"

CHAIRMAN'S

ANNUAL

REPORT TO

MEETING

A hope that the authorities would deal more favourably with the firm at the eventual renewal of the agreement with the Public Works Department for producing, in the first line for the needs of Government, crushed stone at Morrison Hill, was ; expressed by Mr T. B. Wilson, Chairman, at the seventh annual general meeting of Marsman, Hong- kong China Ltd., held at the Hongkong Bank build- ing this morning.

Mr Wilson said that the Company was in a position to undertake large engineering and building projects, and it had expectation of securing, through negotiated' contracts or upon bidding, much more work of this nature.

A ret profit of £2,428.19.11 for the year under review was disclosed in The Chairman's speech,

man's Allegemeene Explorat'e My.. which have been previously written nominial down in our books to a figure, I wish to state that this action Addrcming the moating, Mr Witron does not imply any renouncement of

said.

"You have before you the report of your Directors and Statement of fiscal year. Accounts for the past

Ak disclosing which are submitted the position of your Company on April 30, 1948, at the close of the Company's Oscal year. A net profit for the year under review amount-i ed to £2,428.19.11.

your Company's part of our proper- fionate share in any reparation which this Company may able to obtain at any future date from the competent nuthorities.

SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES

"Owing to the present world con- dillons, Marsman Metal & Trading Co. Ltd. shows, since the last Annual Report, but little change in its activi-

"Our quarrying operations regs-ties. tered a loss of £9,380.0.0. As you

are aware from

by

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY Ì, 1949.

PWD LARCENY TRIAL CONTINUES

Position

Czechs May Form Exile Government

New York, Feb. 8-Several Creche who held high govern- ment office before the Com- munists came into power last year, have arrived here by air from London to attend a meet- ing tomorrow to work out plans for forming a "government la exile."

They

Are: General Bergel Ingr, the former Defence Minister, Vaclaw Majer, a former Food Minister Dr Jaroslav Stransky. ** former Education Alister, Miroslav Sedlak and Hobert Ninka, a former Minister of Foreign Trade.

Kipka Raid that Czecho- slovakia was now? "in a worse condition than under Her." Russia, e salú “is bleeding the Czech people of all industrial Quinui."

He added that underground resistance movements

all

Up

were

over

springing

Vie country.

Majer tolil reporters thal over 20,000 Czeclis had fled. the country since the coup and Thore were escaping dally... Reuter.

Formosan On Wife Killing Charge

Formosan,

Chiu

Searching Questions Put To Spary

(Continued from Page 1)

Did you make arrangements withi Therefore you are quite free, to anyone at the Dowling Green re- make up any old story?-I am not garding the actual tunes at which making up any old story at all. the workmen should arrive to do tha work? No,

years

this

the

Yet in the 20 odd years you havo Why not?-It was not necessary. been in the PWD, those were the I would inite times of their arrival anyway. Nothing had

not have known the de-only two jobs you had done?--Yes. Circumstances were different before,

happened in So we have had two jobs, Colony.

for the Yacht Club and the Bowling Green, in which, according to you, Further questioned, Spary agreed Government men were to

be em-

em- that the two Jobs were ployed in off-duty hours, Is there only ones Ite had donc during any other jab in the history

20 of his

in Hongkong. Ho your flave in the PWD where such denied that his evidence regarding received on arrangement has been made? the placing of the money Yes, the Saflers' and Soldiers' Heme for the RBGC work on the table and the Seamen's Institute in Wan between Kwok Kwong and Ho Sung chat, and Dr Dykes, the dentist. In the Hunghom workshop พล Beth were

complete nonsense. pre-war. Mr D'Alion: Your Lordship, there has been constant alluding to these men as Government MICH. They not Government men If they are not employed un Government Jobs, These men were only day la bourers.

DPS

Mr Hooton: You are finding t very convenient to remember Ho Sung on many occasions, aren't you? Spary: I am not Onding it con- venient at all.

I am suggesting you are hiding your responsibility behind Kwok Kwong and that you are passing the buck to Kwok Kwong na far as you can?--No.

And you are toning down your Sung's name wherever, you can?-I betrayal of him by introducing Ho tld not bring his name out.

JUDGE DISAGREES His Lordship: But if they are paid Govemment wages they are Govern- ment men. Numerous workers had mid they

were engaged ensually. They worked there every day.

Mr. D'Alton: But if men are on casual or daily labour, they are only Government men when they are working on Government jobs.

His Lordship disagreed and allowed Crown Counsel to continue.

Mr Hooten: What were the cirsimature to anybody who wanted cumstances of the Sailors' and Sol-

them. dlers' Home and the Seamen's In- stitute?

Spary: I did not do that. It was done by Mr Clarke.

use

Asked about the shades installed in No, 228 Nathan Road, Spary gald

were given "they":

way without

If he had been responsible for them he would have obtained signatures for them.

Mr Hooton: They were stores to which you had access in your rollon as OIC?

Spary: "Yes.

So in your time in the PWD the Yacht Club and the Bowling Green were the only two jobs which were done on these terms by you?--Yes. previous reports "South China Buliding Materials,

Why was

lo it necessary A young

THEFT AT STORES we entered into a contract with the Ltd., manufacturer of Cement Pipes

these labourers on these two jobs? PWD for producing, in the first line and Hollow Blocks, in which your Cham, 27, who was alleged-In the case of the Yacht Club And you had control over them for the needs of the Government, Company halda n majority Interest,

to have chopped his wife, discussed, the matter with

Air because of your position?—I cer- of crushed stone at Morrison Hill. have been in full operation since last Fung Kit-ling, to death with Forsyth generally and he wanted a telnly had control over them, but) The limitations imposed on 113 by Summer with satisfactory result

The arrange as regards ownership we had a lar a fire-wood chopper on August Rood job made of it.

ment the fact that the site is in a residen-

ceny there last year and the Police tial area make it extremely dif

dificult

"Now, as to the present and an- in Kowloon, stood trial for beats to use Government men ticipated future. You probably know

because they are rather good type arrested a man but they refused to to operate this quarry in a rational

the Criminal of tradesmen. The same uppiled your

him because of the question Chargo Comapny has actively entered murder at manner. Also, the cost of operation into the Construction business. We Sessions before Mr Justice to the Bowling Green Club. and labour have increased since the have been very fortunate in having Wicks this morning.

So in both cases you say you used flme when wa entered into the associated with us Marscon,

these men because they were good agreement.

of Manila, one of the largest сп Mr H. Heenan, Crown Coursi, men, and

Inspector Leslie.

Inc.,

"We trust that at the eventual re-ineering and contracting firms in is prosecuting, assisted by Det. Sub of 17 would make the best job

newal of the agreement the autho-the Orient, which is supplying tech

Defending the ac nien personnel and generally super-curd is Mr J. MacNeil, instructed

activities. engineering

by Mr W. H. Young. Amerlan

The jury empanelled three women and four men.

The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge.

ritics will deal more

favourably

vising our satisfactory

arrange Some of with us. 12

the largest ments which I trust will be unde

of engineering firms are in association Intention are made, we have

enlarging with Marscon, Inc. for Far Eastern modernising and greatly

Concerning these our plant and handling equipment, operations. which in turn will place the opera- shall keep your Directors advised. tlou on a profitable basis.

OPERATING LOSS

"We now have engagements with the Taikoo Dockyard and with the Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co.

sone

comprises

Our Construcllan Department with works in progress proceeding Formosa in May, 1940, and took up

loss, which most satisfactorily. fulfilment

"phows

Ad operating

is due to the

for the amortisation of equipment and for investigation

Inc..

previously

The accused had chudled medicine and after his arrival he tried to obtain employ-

SO,

There

can-

not? Yes,

I

must be.

There are other reliable tructors, are there suppose European firma.

Are the GEC, Jardine's, Gilman's and Reiss, Bradley reliable firms?

Yes.

of ownership. Nobody could say it was Government property.

His Lordship: What was stolen? Spary: Some wireless equipment left behind by the Japanese,

Mr Hooton: You donk that in the should take rext case the Police

advice before a case o Lttle more

like this is launched?

I don't.

Spary:

Who was the person who could give orders in respect of the dis A. large number of Chinese con-

posal of these things?—I could, or tractors who are on the Hongkong the Executive Engineer, Mr Brown. Electric list are reliable con- And you could give orders for tractors?-1 cannot vouch for these.

their disposal becouse of your posi You know the Hongkong Electriction as

as OIC workshop? Yes,

but and the China Light and Power disposal would be affected by the keep lists of recognised contracturs, kind of materials, if they were of

is you? That

no further use to the Government, like lamp-shurles which were piot DOESN'T KNOW

the Government type. CONTRACTORS

don't

.

to

true.

Spory agreed he had given or

Mr Heenan mid the accused and his wife and their two children

Age:

other a year and the three years) care to Hongkong from Through the residence with relations of the wife of connections of Marscon,

Wet 30, Fa Yuen Street, okl cominitmenta entered Inta have been able to secure necessary equipment and supplies to full cur before our last year of operation

requirements without delay. (the year of this report).

"Your Company is in a position to "Our Trading Department, al-undertake large engineering and ment in the Medical Department, And in every job in which the ders to Kwok Kwong to send the though maintained in nuclear form. building projects and it has expecta- tiongkong, and elsewhere, but was Hongkong Electric and the Chlum lamp-shades to Mrs Wheeler at No. registers a slight proft,

tion of securing through negotiated unsuccessful. The family's resources Light and Power are engaged on, 228 Nathan. Roud. He explained The sale of the Company's pru-contracts or upon bidding

before they much were not very good and with the and

allow current that he was staying with Mrs perly in Matuukok. as reported to more work of this nature. In fact, accused having ΠΟ work, their through, they send one of their own Wheeler after the case had com- you last year, resulted in an 19-

became there are a number of large pro- tinancial position

worse. specters around? Yes.

menced. He said that hud he the preciable proft.

jeeta

at under consideration the The wife eventually succeeded 371 I suggest it is nonsense say Intention of disposing of them he _We_have_made_ample_provisions present me within the Colony, getting employment as a teacher in a reliable' firm could not be found would have got rid of them before

and your Engineers, together with a nearby school. This entailed her to-do-these-two-Jobs?--if-you-refer they were found.

reliable Chinese contractors, Mr Hoolon: Your intention was Expenses of the Specalisis made available to oing away during the day and the to various construction projects, which. your Company through Marscon, accused having to take over many both the Hongkeng Electric and the to dispose of them?

the facilities of their of the domestic chores. They had China Light and Power frequently Spary: I gave them away.

had to turn them down. noticeable part of oullays of nerociates, are already giving these numerous quarrels.

But you do agree there must be

WITNESS ARRIVES Engineering projects very careful 'study." The adoption of the report and

The accused and his family lived one Chinese firm which could do At this sage Mr Hooton informed i

Mr Harris "The position of the various statement of accounts was seconded in one of the four cubicles of the the work?-Yes. However, I myself the Court that

flat. One of the chief prosecution did not know any Philippine mining companies by Mr J, P. Russ.

Chinese conrrived, and could be called. witnesses, Fung Kam-ting, aged 14tractors. which your Company has invest-

suggested that Mr Harris be inter- On the proposal of Mr L. M. 5.

the cousin of the wife, occupied a ments was substantially this same 83 Lloyd, seconded by Mr J. P. Loss, Ledspace in the teng

But Kwok Kwong knew them?-posed, as he had further questions next to the It is quite possible he did.

would year ago. The mining industry in

Me W Ilawitz inoks forward to Director.

was re-elected a cubicle of the accused. the Philippines

Why do you may It is quite possible. At the time of the incident on You knew he did? Before this case governmental

enenuragement' and

Messrs Lawe. Bingham and August 8 which led to the death of assistance, but of this I cannot at

In view at Matthews were reappointed auditors the wife of the accused, Pung was present give assurance. the uncertainty as to when repara- CH

the

proposal of Mr Rawitz, the only other occupant of the Ant

present besides the accused, his wife! tions or any other assistance will conded by Mr Telers.

and it was Present

and children, be forthcoming we have written off

the meeting, were

on her

from our last book value a further

Messrs T. 1. Wilson (Chairman) amount of £1,718,0.0.

IN D. Telers, E. R. Hill and W. "AS to our investment In the Rewitz (Director:) and L. M. S. Sumatra Mines, operated by Mors- | Lloyd and ð, P. Ross.

as you are aware, are bound to be a

Arm engaged in business.

SIDE GLANCES

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at

By Galbraith

"ŽOPR, 1968 BY MEA SERVICK, 180, T. 96. KÉO, IL. 8. PAT, OFF.

"Your father has his first winter cold and ho won't stay in bod-ho always knows just what to do about anything until it happens to him!""

to ask the 1 bed and it

come take

Reginald Harris,

had

He

of

Manager he told me he knew and would try Pacific Air Maintenance, was asked

by the Court when he had left

the to gel contractors.

Why did you not make a siraltor Colony and

and why. He said he left Farrangement In

In the case of the CPA Hongkong on December 20 for the and the Cecilia Beauty Salon? I purpose of leave. He did not in- evidence that the Prosecution large- ly depended us to what happened they asked if I could tell them form the Polier, having overlooked of a contraclor, 1 said I did the mutter, Previously, the Police between the accused and his wile.

not know any. In the first place, I had told

told him that the case would HEARD QUARREL

His

ex-

um a member of the Bowling Green come on not later than the end of Club and it the case of the Yacht November. Club. I

was approached by Mr

Lordship: Any questions? Government in- Forsyth, who is a

Mr D'Alton: I think his

to neer. Did you not

planation that he had to one for the Cecilia Beauty

want a reliable job leave is hardly sufficient. We all

Salon. felt like

оп going

leave. What

even be termed contempl.

On leave knowing

full

cusations against other people.

At about 8 am that morning Funz beurd the accused quarrel with his wife, Mr Heenan went on to say, Inter Fung went into Sune time

Inta their cubicle and the deceased re- quested her to look after the two and for your friend, Mrs Bethell?-1 would have been the position? It

only wanted to see she was not rob might children while she completed her bed. I was not interested in a beauty He went tolle! Deceased thien left the

for the rear of the house Parlour chup. It was from her com- well that he had made serious uc-

plaint that I pointed out to her sho had been overcharged.

a

tooth brush and

il

NOT EASY TO ARRANGE

difference

towel, tube of tooth paste.

His Lordship replied that be was As one of the children became

bearing in mind action against Mr agitated, Fung carried it and walked It would have been quite an easy Harris, There being no questiona Government by Mr Chen, the witness was al- out of the cubicle up and down the arrangement to have passage to the back of the premises. { time,

men do that in their off-duty owed to leave the Court.

would not? It

i

would During her walks the saw the ng-

Ils Lordship (addressing Crown There

13 ZL cused chopping firewood

near the

Counsel): I have no doubt the between Cluba bacit. After walking up and, down

and

commercial authorities will consider calrenting

to

some Mr Harris' recógnisances? several times with the child. Fung places. The clubs are

Mr Hoolon: Yes, my Lord. returned to the cublele and soon extent, our homes out here.

But the Yacht Club is not your after heard erles of, "Save Life”

The trial is proceeding. by the deceased, coming from the home?-As I explained, Mr Forsyth tear of the premises. As she ran approached me and the Club was also used by 60-70 per cent. out into the passage. she saw the accused and his wife facing the Government servants, and by the Navy and people attached to the accused Services.

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was striking his wife with a chop-I. will give you the reason why Fung ran back into the cublele and you say that this was the arrange-

and collected both children to go out into ment in these two cases

I

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