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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1941.
TRADE UNIONISTS' PART IN PLACING INTERNATIONAL MORE RELATIONSHIPS ON PERMANENT FOUNDATION Task Emphasised In Address By President At Edinburgh: Never Was Nation More United
IN HIS PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS TO THE TRADES UNION CONGRESS IN EDINBURGH YESTERDAY, MR. GEORGE GIBSON EMPHASISED THE PART TRADE UNIONISTS COULD PLAY IN PLACING INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS ON A FIRMER AND MORE PERMANENT_FOUNDATION.
On the Trade Unionists of this country and on their comrades in the Dominions and the U.S.A., the task now fell of seeing that their forces and those of their "Allies are provided with an overwhelming mechanical and fire power in tanks, planes and armoured cars and guns of all descriptions,
With those they should be above to overwhelm and finally destroy the malignant enemies which menaced everything for which their movements had struggled through 150 years of effort and sacrifice.
REFERRING TO THE PRIME MINISTER, MR. GIBSON SAID THAT THEY HAD HAD THEIR QUARRELS WITH HIM AND WOULD HAVE THEM AGAIN BUT AT THE MOMENT HE EPITOMISED THE TENACIOUS MOOD TO WIN OF THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH. NEVER WAS THE NATION MORE UNITED. THEY WOULD FACE ANY AND EVERY HARDSHIP TO OVERTHROW HITLERISM.
No Sacrifice Too Great
To Smash Hitlerism
Looking to the future, Mr. Gibson said: “Let us, as Trade Unionists, be worthy of our- selves and our history. Let us be sure that in the .re- building of Britain, new cities
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German Strategy And HEAVY FIGHTING ALONG
Reply By Russians
"Taking it by and large the portends of the sieventh week are more hopeful than a week or two ago and 'General Winter' is on his way with his reinforcements," remarked MR. EDWARD MONT- GOMERY when he broadcast a commentary from London last night
Mr. Montgomery said that it was not possible to see the broad outline of German strategy and and the Russian reply to that strategy.
In the opening phase of the, but Marshal Budenny got his men campaign the main German out in masterly fashion. weight was thrown into the drive The German General Staff then towards Moscow. After 30 days of shot but its left-hand punch to- bitter Highling the Russians wards Leningrad but here the ad- stemmed the advance.
vance had appeared to slow down against tenacious Russian rests
tance.
ENTIRE EASTERN FRONT: SQVIET GUERILLAS BUSY
LONDON, Sept. 1 (Reuter)-Today's Soviet mid-day communique speaks of heavy fighting along the entire front last night.
A supplement to the communique declares that Soviet guerblas were active behind the German and Finnish troops in the Kare- lian Isthmus,
With weather conditions deteriorating, especially in the north and centre fronts, the Germans are clearly determined to achieve, if not decisive, at any rate a crippling blow to the Russian Army or at least to Russian Industrial power, within the next month, writes Reuter's Spewi correspondent in Moscow.
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Can they succeed?. The last | under what the Germans them- weeks have shown that the Gor-selves admit when saying that have discovered that the their losses were only one third of mans Red Army is a much tougher pro- the Russian "5,000,000 casualties." position than they expected, and The latter figure clearly it may generally be said that the absurd. Faced with the Russlan Russian Army's fighting power is Army's toughness and genus to elude destruction and encircle- NAZI CASUALTIES
ment, the German polley appearn According to Russian figures, to have switched over during the German casualties amount to recent weeks from the primary 2,000,000 which is only a little objective of destroying the Rus- start Army to the objective of greatly weakening the Russian
Then the German General Staf launched a right-hand punch into
FULL ADVANTAGE the Ukraine and the Germans
In the centre the Germans had sped south by-paasing Kiev in the south and Odessa to the north dug in round Smolensk and the not substantially impaired. For some days the situation look-chance and they had taken tull respile had given the Russians a ed to be critical in the Ukraine advantage of it.
A.R.P. INQUIRY TO BE OPEN TO PUBLIC TODAY
A PROCLAMATION issued by the Commissioners appointed by His Excellency the Governor to Inquire inte certain matters concerning the Air Raid Pre- cautions Department, contained-| In a Government Gazette Ex- traordinary issued yesterday. notifies that A PUBLIC EXAM- INATION OF VRTNESSES will take
place in the Council Chamber today (Tuesday) at 10`
a.mi.
Counter-attacks were now being made for the recapture of Smo-
lensk and General Koniev was re- ported to be counter-attacking in German strategy reversed. the Gomel area. It was, in effect,
There
with
were rumours that the Finna were seeking
separate peace
the Russians. Tais had been officially denied in HeL sinkl. The mere fact that a dental had to be issued was strong con- firmation of the rumours and he saw no reason why they should not be true,
UNDISCLOSED POST War potential:
FOR ADM. KONDO Among a number of changes announced in the Japanese Navy yesterday, ADMIRAL KONDO bas been assigned to "an undisclosed post at sea," says Reuter Bulletin.
LIEUT.-GEN. SUMITA, who headed the Japanese delegation to Indo-China has returned to Tokyo,
He described his work in Indo-China as being concerned only with spade work and added
If the Finns, having lost terri- tory to the Soviet in the Russo- Finn war last year, were willing to make peace It would be to the advantage of all concerned to
that efforts inust now be made make it, concluded Mr. Mont-to put in the finishing touches, gomery.
Replying, by special broadcast for Labour Day in the United shall be finer and cleaner and PACIFIC SITUATION CRITICAL I
States, to a cable (says Reuter) sent by the Vice-President of the American Federation of Labour, Mr. George Hicks, Parlamentary great in
aggregation Secretary to the Ministry of Works and Buildings, said:
more than their
"WE HERE FEEL THAT NO SACRIFICE IS TOO GREAT Toland business. SMASH HITLERISM. WE ASK THE WORKERS OF THE UNITED STATES TO FEEL THE SAME WAY."
INDUSTRIAL TARGETS IN
RHINELAND ATTACKED
The President of the American Federation of Labour sent a mes- sage to the Chairman of the Bri tish T.U.C. In which he said that America Was associated in the
common cause for the purpose of establishing and maintaining Je mocracy and freedom throughout the world. It was the Federation's purpose to continue to support that
cause.
LONDON. 9 pt. 1 (Reuter)—It 18
The annual conference of the understood that RAF bombers British Trades Union Congress last night attacked industrial tar- opened in London yesterday, says gets in the Rubr and the Rhine-Reuter, when resolution. Was placed before the meeting suggest- land.
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The Al Miniatry and Ministry ing that there be regular meetings of Home Security this morning between British and Russian tradu stated: "Last night a larger num-
unionists.
deal They would
with trade
of
BUT
population NOT PAST STAGE OF ADJUSTMENT
MR. GIBSON
Formidable Defences Of Australian
Malay Peninsula
Trade Office
MR. PETER FRASER, PRIME MINISTER OF NEW In Shanghai FAPERMEN IN TORONTO THAT THE SITUATION IN Now Closed
ZEALAND, WHO IS NOW IN CANADA, TOLD NEWS-
THE PACIFIC WAS CRITICAL BUT IT WAS NOT PAST THE STAGE OF ADJUSTMENT, according to Reuter.
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It is true they have failed to reach the Moscow Industrial area. but they have captured a major part of industry and iron ore mines on the right Dnieper bank. Owing to the destruction carried out by the Russians, they will be unable to make much use of these, if any, but they have at least de- prived the Russians of part of the Ukraine industry and particularly iron ore without which the coal and pig Iron industry east. of the
down. Dnieper will be partly slowed
INDUSTRIAL SOURCES
It is true that there are other tron ore deposits as alternatives to those at Kelrol Rog, and also electro power alternatives to the Dnieper hydroelectric plant, but the Red Army's industrial sources are still great so long as the cen- tral Russian industrial area is un- affected:
It is probable that every con- ceivable "offort will be made by the Russians to safeguard them areas in which the Germans are clearly interested, Judging from their recent thrust at Gomel:
Considerable importance is also attached to Leningrad, not only from the military and morale [point of view, but also Industrial- ly. The Germans are aiming at the capture of Leningrad, but as SHANGHAI, Sept. 1 (Beuter) this will prove an extremely With the impending departure to arduous task, it is probably that “I am convinced," said Mr. Fraser, that the people Singapore of MR. V. G. BOWDEN, they will be satisfied for the pre- of the United States will not stand by complacently while the office of the Australian Gov-sent if they are able to besiege any attack was launched on the younger democracies of ernment Trade Commissioner in the city and thus curtail the in- the Southern Pacific or the Netherland East Indies." |China is closed from today, accord-dustrial output.
The defences in the MALAY Japanese propaganda talks dally Bowden this morning.
ing to an announcement by Mr. Even this would not be a fatsi
blow to the Soviet war produc SENINSULA today are as Journalists who visited 50 coun-
Mr. Boyden explains that the tion, but nevertheless, it would be formidable as those on the tries the last two or three years. withdrawal for the time being of serious. Frour all this, it is clear island fortress of Singapore.
found the Malay-Thailand frontier a direct representation to China that Britain and America must Let us make our economies
posts among the least pretentious of the Australian Department of reckon, juster and more equitable. Let us
This was the main impres- they have ever visited.
during the coming Commerce la due primarily to the months, with the losses and im- resolve that our International re- sion brought back by a re-
FRIENDLY RELATIONS ... ¦ limitations of trade which resulted pediments in the Russians indus- lationships shall be put upon a presentative of the STRAITS
The conditions reflected the "from various causes arising out of trisi production and it will be for flrmer and more permanent TIMES from a tour of Malaya close and friendly relations exist- the war."
them, and especially America, to foundation. In the fulfilment of from Singapore to the Thai ing between Thailand and Malaya He adds, however, that it is, de make up for it these great tasks we shall need the
for many years. All the troops finitely the expressed intention of closest co-operation between all
He says that as a result or are highly proficient in jungle the Australian Government to re- able number ralded the Ruhr and Every possible record was broken our forces, a strong and virile the expansion of defence works warfare. Their sense or disap- open the office in China "atter Rhine districts last night and the by British aircraft production last trade union movement and B principai targets were Essen und week, says Reuter.
powerful and adequately staffed throughout the peninsula, an at-pointment, when first arrived that the war, or as soon as conditions
tack on Singapore via the main-they have not been called to serve appear to justify it."" Cologne.
There were more cotapleted labour party."
PRIMARY: PURPOSE Enemy shipping was also attack.planes, more engines and more Even in the stress of this titantic land would prove as costly and in a more active theatre of war, has given place to appreciation of the sea. Cont'd Page 5, Col. 1
British and American journalists, to them. visiting the Thai border, found no evidence of the tension and, mass-
ber of enemy aircraft operated over this country thor of late, unton' affairs only and not with These were mostly over the east questions of national polley, it was and north-east coasts. but a few added penetrated as far inland as the Home counties."
UNFAVOURABLE WEATHER
In spite of unfavourable wea
ther, R.A.F. bombers in a considet.
BRITISH AIR RECORD
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frontier.
OPERATION FOR VON PAPEN LONDON, Sept. 1 (Reuter)-Herr
von Papen, German Ambassador to Turkey, whip shortly leave for
ed while the docks at Boulogne planes were repatred than in any struggle, the President concluded perilous as, a direct assault from the importance of the task allotted the Australian Government trade Vienna where he is to undergo a
-received attention.
previous week, states Reuter.
:: Seven of our bombers were miss-
First Contact Of Russian
ing after the operations.
LIGHT ACTIVITY
During the week ending at dawn
Bunday, there was exceptionally And British Forces In Iran
light German air activity over Bri- tain and the enemy lost three bombers. There were no British losses.
The first contact of Ruslan and British forces in fran has been established, reports a communique from Simla, says Reuter.
The forces met at Kazvin, about 85 miles north-west of Teheran. A small detachment of 'British troops moving from Hamadan to- ward Kazvin have made friendly contact with Russian troops in soparate contact made in the Kermanshah area.
The most significant feature in the same week has been the
·RAF's continuous, night and day, activity.
British forces. are refraining grain definitoly exlat in the con-·. Numerous daylight attacks wore from any offensive land or air ac- fral stores, of Iran, and the reason also made against shipping. The tion.
for the shortage experienced fi heary offensive nature of these The damage which was done to other parts of the country are activities Is shown by the figures the railway track between Ban-probably due to the difficulty of of the losses the Germans lost 21 darshahpur and Gaggar was an- distribution, and the Britlab 73, of which 43 parently caused by the Iranians General E. P. Quinan, GOO, In wers bombers 27 fighters and themselves,
Iran, replying to the modange of. three unspecified.
The Kerman aron la quiet and congratulations from General Wa« 'HULL, VISITED
the manifesto explaining the res- vell, statedvhit, the work of the Trail North-East coast port, sons for the Soviet British action dominiarvions and which nua; already been in the was well received. It is now bes continues: 33 suomirable, despite
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coming apparent that wrocks of dimricbition är i Heuter.
att
ed troop concentrations of which
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Page
2-Lawn bowls; HK. Evening Institute exam, results. 3-Bolence building opened;
Round the Police Courts. 4-Loading artile: Our De-
parting Governor. 6-Radio programmes; com-
ing events, Croatword. 7-Enemy" vsusele, in Tripoll harbour hit; "China" war; Opposition to) Nazi- rule; Rumo-German" hostilities. 0–Police Bowerys Orders,
Cont'd Page 5, Col. 1
Mr. Bowden further explains that
service was established primarily Cont'd Page 5, Col. 3
surgical operation says an Istanbul message quoted by the Vichy Radio.
Summary of the News of the Day
"LET US RESOLVE THAT OUR international relationships shall be put upon a firmer and more permanent foundation," said Mr George Gibson in his presidential address before the Trades Union Congress in Edinburgh yesterday, Referring to Mr. Churchill, Mr Gibson said that he epitomizes the tenacious mood to win of the British Commonwealth. Mr. Gibson welcomed Russia as an ally
À STATEMENT ON THE PACIFIC situation was made by Mr. Fraser, the New Zealand Prime Minister, to newspapermen in Toronto. He said that although the situation was critical it was not past the adjustment stage
HA A CORRESPONDENT WHO HAS JUST returned to Singapore writes that the defences of the Malay Peninsula are just as formidable as Eingapore,
INDUSTRIAL TARGETS IN THE RHINELAND and Ruhr were attacked by bombers of the Royal Air Force on Sunday, night in spite of unfavourable weather, Hull was visited by enemy raidem.'
FIRST CONTACT ENTWEEN BRITISH AND SOVIET forces in Tran has been established: The British G.0.0.. has replied to the message of congratulations sent by the Commander-in-Chief__ Ih India, General Waveli
ACTIVITY BY SOVIET GUERILLAB IS REPORTED in » Moscow communique whion states than on Bunday night there was force fighting along, the entire front
ADMIRAL KONDO, OF THE JAPANESE NAVY, has been geeigned to ans
1 announced in Foryo,