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P.W.D. FOREMEN QUESTIONED Gambling Allegations Mentioned Excessive Charges GREAT BLAZE
For Explosives?
GERMAN OFFICER
SLAIN IN PARIS [SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"
A special tribunal in Paris has sentenced five hostages to death as it was revealed that Captain Scheben, a German army offi- cer, had been assas- sinated. The funeral was the first indica- tion of the murder. International Service.
News
MOSCOW ARMS
TALKS BEGIN
QUESTIONS ALLEGING EXCESSIVE ISSUE OF EXPLOSIVES WERE MADE TO P.W.D. FOREMEN WITNESSES AT TO-DAY'S SESSION OF THE COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO A.R.P. MATTERS.
It was pointed out to one witness that $18,000 worth of explosives had been issued for a tunnel in which nothing but soft rock had been met with up to two months ago.
Mr. Justice Cressall also alleged, in ques- tions, that foremen who should have been
AT SKODA WORKS, PILSEN
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
The London "News- Chronicle" yesterday reported that the huge Skoda arms plant at Pilsen, Czechoslova-
Czech anti-Nazi sabo- kia, was ablaze after
tage. International News Service.
supervising spent their time gambling in the Give
"office" at Hunghom.
Lo Hok-pui, foreman employed You do that in all the tunnels?
at the Public Works Department,[ Water Works, who is paid on a daily basis at $2.50, told the Com- end of mission that up to the
$47,000 August, he had issued
connec- explosives in worth of tion with the work on the A.R.P. tunnels in Kowloon,
Witness told the
Commission
that his duty in connection with the tunnels on the Kowloon side consisted of supervising the work. to see that the levelling was done (SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL") properly "and such like jobs.".
After preliminary discussions
had been completed the Anglo- Chairman: What such like jobs" Russian-American talks in Mos-To count the number of work cow opened yesterday.-Interna- men and to see that the tlonial News Service.
was done properly.
work
PRESIDENT TO ASK REPEAL OF
NEUTRALITY ACT
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL”)
-I am looking after five sites. How many sites are there? Five.
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MIDDLE
EAST
FLARE-UP LIKELY
(By KENNETH DOWNS) That the Axis forces are preparing for an at- tempt to conquer the Mid- dle East as soon as they are forced by winter to stabilise the Russian PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, declaring yes- front, is the opinion I terday that the United States is heading to- have reached after a sur- wards the arming of merchantmen as a result vey of the military pic- of the sinking of the "Pink Star,“ also told ture from Turkey to the
Western Desert. the press that the Administration bably ask repeal of the Neutrality Act some THE HEAVIEST FIGHTING OF time next week.
will pro-
This would allow the arming of American merchant shipping, the President added. He sold it was still under con- As. Administration, demands sideration whether the Adminis-mount for repeal of the Neutral- tration would request,repeal of ity Act, Administration supporters the clause preventing arming And Congress indicated that the The President said that ships proposed resolution by Represen supplying Britain under Lease tative Hamilton Fish for a declar- Lend would be armed as well.ation of war, would be "steered" Meanwhile the Office of Pro and allowed to die in the Foreign duction Management announced Affairs Committee; yesterday that appropriations Attacking the proposal, Re- for American defence and Bri- tish war orders in the UB. total $60,16,000,000 at the end of August. Largert eingle cate gory was planes, which, ag counted for 20,8 per cent of the
IT APPEARS LIKELY THAT
THE WAR WILL TAKE PLACE IN THIS THEATRE IN THE
AUTUMN AND WINTER
Last week's short-lived German incursion into Egypt may be the preliminary shots in the campaign, Calto military circles believe, av Despite the toll of "shipping exacted by the RAF the Fleet "Air Arm and British submarinės, the Axis la steadily strengthen- Ing its forces In Libya, Huge stocks of munitions have. been plled up as well as large, quantities of bombs, which aro being prepared for the arrival of strong forces of the Luftwaffe.
"SPECULATION IS RIFE IN
protentativo Norris predicted Congress would approva a formal declaratil
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not
"at CAIRO WHERE THE FIRST:
this time.""
BLOW WILL FALL IN AN AREA
He added: “If war comes let it REACHING FROM TURKEY TO come through Hitler."-Interna- SPAIN INTERNATIONAL tional News Service,
NEWS SERVICE
Facts To America
GERMANY TO RISK CLASH
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With decks cleared for action American warships, it is believed in Washing- ton, will_intensify the efforts to hunt down sub- marines, in: thous north. Atlantic after the sinking. of the "Pink Star."
Official quarters view the sink-. ing as a direct challenge to Pre- sident Roosevelt's policy, of pro- tecting all ships.
It is thought Germany does nát intend to withdraw.” her das warships from American fensive waters-but-wili, rinkimas clash with the U.8. Navy......"In" order to attack ships in 'the' Germán-declared blockade zone, In a tacit admission of German responsibility the Nazi spokesman in. Berlin said the "Pink Star"
News Service.
Major William Dwight was sunk "according to Interna- Whitney, personal assist-tional regulations."-International ant to Mr. Averell Harri- man, speaking at a lun- cheon given in his honour Britain's will to win, he added.
Major Whitney said that if the by the English-Speaking British expected decisive action Union in London yester-from the Americans it was neces
sary to give them a full picture day, made a strong plea of the situation. for America to be given titude of expectancy might legi- the facts.
They could
It was necessary before an at- timately be assumed at all. then understand |-Reuter..
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