HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
ENORMOUS INCREASE IN U.S. WAR PRODUCTION: STRIKING FIGURES GIVEN BY MR. JOHN BIGGERS
LONDON, Sept. 14 (British Wireless) - Detalls of the enormous increase in production of American war materia) are given by Mr. John Biggers, who is now in London un special mission ordinate British ang American production.
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ROOSEVELT LAUNCHING U.S. INTO JEWISH WAR"
LONDON, Sept 14 (Reuter? —"President Roosevelt's political manifestos have only one sim-the launching of the whole people of Amories Into the Jewish war." according to the official German news agency
This semi-official statement coneindes yet another attack by Ber- 1 on President Roosevelt following his latest broadrast.
The statement also says "Der lated by the Washington Cover- many, however, does not regulate ment which has been careful not her actions by the wishes and to define the geographical Himits needs of those across the Atlantie of its action but only by her owTI."
"Italy and Germany have tried Signor Gayda, Mussolini's mouth to circumscribe the conflict while Dealing with warships Mr. Big-piece, is reported from Rome by North American bellicosity wants ing figures to show the progreas olgers said the production of naval the Italian official news agency to leave the doors open to war fu industrial expansion in the US combat vessels in America go into to bave returned to the attack all parts of the world. to meet Britain's wartime needs. its full stride at an earlier stage with the following-
Production of military aircraft so that the rate of increase could
"When Hitler chose to wage mechanised war," said Mr. Biggers. he selected the type of war for which the U. S. is best suited. we are anything we are a mass production industria] nation."
Mr. Biggers quoted the follow
was 500 in June 1940. 1.455 t
not be expected to be as striking
July 1941. 1,854 in August 1941, as in some other branches of war de facto declaration of war formu
and in December this year will be "well above the 2,000 line"
Production of merchant ships with be more than doubled between August and December this year
Production machine tais n America will exceed 4:200,000,000 this year, the peak figure in any previous year in the whole Ame rican industrial history having been £50,000,000
In aluminium production "her had been substantial progress 1ut there could be no further great advance unt) after the turn of the year when new plants come production.
to
Production of magnesium been more than double in The past year and another important increase had bren forecast 1053 December
Turning to muniong Mr Big gers Bald the production 0: machine-guns had gone forward At a very substantial rate of in- crease and although it was now very high it would be almost double between now and De cember because an entirely new group of factories had been con verted from peacetime to war pro- duction and would be in practically fully capacity by December
As for small arms ammunition.
production August saw the peak point to date and the expected in- crease by December would be! "moderately high
"Britain placed with the V, S last November an order for on cargo ships of 10,000 tons each. said Mr Biggers.
We did not get any of these ships away until about a month ago when the first was launched.
"The Axis powers must now re- "The world is confronted with avise their attitude and adapt their action of legitimate defence to the fresh necessities created by the plan of North American aggres-
· Blon."
will 120
days one every two the middle of next year schedale called for a ship a day
By
ARNAL ARRESTED
" thank the combined efforts of KOME, Sept. 14 (Reuter-The Britain and the U
properly Barcelona Police has arrested synchronised, will outproduce the Rarach Lovet Arnal leader of the axis powers by mid-1943 but Spanish National Confederation of every possible effort should be Labour, on the charge of havinR organised 180 assassinations of Spunish patriots." says a message te the official Italian Newɛ Agency
One ship every two weeks is put forth by all of us to shorten coming off the runways now and that pertod because obviously by the end of this year production time is so precious"
Complete Severance Of Diplomatic Relations Between Iran Government And Axis Powers Required By Allies
In view of the reluctance of some circles in Iran to accept the present state of affairs, it is emphasised in London that the policy of the BRITIS) and SOVIET GOV- ERNMENTS requires that there should be complete severance of diplomatic relations between the IRANIAN GOVERNMENT and the AXIS POWERS.
Surprise was evoked by the appearance in the Iran newspaper ETTELAAT of an article suggesting that missions of the Axis Powers should remain at their present posts and that the political relations between the Axis and Iran would continue as hitherto says Reuter.
If is now learned that the tomorrow or later, while the re
IVERY BUSE
production was almost double what Iranian Government has sup-mainder will be handed over to the ị The Germ 12!! Jave been m It was a year ago. A new battery of pressed the Ettelaat as the Brilish
ploying every ruse in order to de plants was at present coming into result of this article, which is
Every possible device had been lay heir being handed over as operation and it was expected that
It has ever been production would be doubled be thought to have been inspir-used by the Germans to stave off long as possible.
as long as possible their inevitable reported by an American. who
tween August and December this: ed either by the Shah or by sarrener. At nine o'clock the pre- made an unofficial visit to the
year.
AERIAL GUNS
Referring to 20 and 37-mil metre guns---a year ago there was no production of these guns to speak of production ΠΟΥ was fairly good but by December would be more than doubled as a result of an expansion of facil tles.
"These are guns," added Mr. Biggers, "which are used in soune of your fighter planes."
some members of his family.
The British and Soviet Rus- sian Governments arc fully alive to the state of affairs and they are determined that the carrying out of their po- Jicy iza Iran should not be hampered.
FINALLY COMPLIED
Viens mght, one hour before the German Legation this morning trains were due to leave and when three hours after the trains were verything had been made ready su op wed to leave, that he was told In Teberan's lavish stallon m- by the First Secretary to the Ger- tary and poltre guards, representa ma Minister that so far no ar- lives of the Russian Embassy and rangements had yet been heard of the British Legation and the Iran for the Germans to be handed over Foreign Office, the two trains at ..this was an obvious lie since fall steam standing ready-the part from communications made Folicwing two remonstrations Germans were able to postpone i to the Legation itsel! by the made on Thursday by the British their departure by taking full ad- Iranian Government, the Teheran Minister in Teheran, the German vantage of diplomatic conventions. Radio also broadcast a list of those Legation finally complied in part un yesterday morning when Germans to be expelled and had with the British and Russian de- they produced less than one-third given a full account of the ar- Military rifies--the figures of mands under the recent agree of the number demanded. production were double those ofment, and after the departure of a year ago and a moderate rate of the first batch of 250 Germans had expansion Was to be expected been delayed for 13 hours, a pre- from noW on because it was atliminary advance guard of 80 Ger- present at the contemplated high mans left Teheran by train on level of production.
Friday morning, writes Reuter's Smokeless powder-great new correspondent. plants were now coming into pro duction which
four was
times what it was twelve months ago. Between July and August this year
Seventy-two are destined for the British nes at Ahwaz ol station and the remainder for the Rus- sians at Kazvin.
Friday instead of 8 am.
They left Teheran at 10 p.m. an
as was
there was a gain of 20 per cent and a further Increase of 20 per originally agreed, and among this cent, was expected between August
first batch of 50 who are to be and December,
handed over to the Russians are
Both men were employees in the
rangements.
FIRE-WATCHING
DUTY DESCRIBED
Interesting sidelights on the work of fire-watching were given by MR. E. A. MONTAGUE in his weekly commentary broadcast from London last night. "Fire-watching." he said, "does not only mean looking for fires but putting out fires as well."
The new fire-watching service Order, announced yesterday, would come into force in a week's time and would apply to all men, be- Tanks before the war produc- the notorious Nad agents. Ramon tween the ages of 18 and 60, who work for their ring, at any tios of tanks in the U. E. A. was Camotta and Meyer.
rate, in the big cities. scarcely more than in the expert- mental stage. It had now reached Iran Express Transport Company office buildings, men would receive For 12 hours' duty a night at a fairly substantial level, running and it is believed that Gamotta is three shillings each and there into good many hundreds each month.
allas. and it is known that he play-The total hours of duty per month Even so, production of 13-toned a large part in Rashid All's re- would be 48 hours and if this was and 28-ton tanks would be dou-volt. bled between now
not done they would be called on
and
a German naval officer using an would be extra for longer shitte. WANTON ATTACK
December In addition to these 50, the Rus- because of new plants now being slans have asked for a further 42 brought into active production. Germans who are to leave Teheran
ATLANTIC DRAMA
to make up fire-watching duties in the districts in which they lived.
OR ACCIDENT?
Speaking of his own office. Mr. U.S. Vessel Damaged By Shell Fragments
Montague said that rather less than half of the staff were fire- watchers Each evening when work was over, three of them stayed on instead of going home, They split up the night into three was in the vicinity and Comman-SIDED, THE CONVOY PROCEED-watches, one man on duty and the der Thring was faced with the dan-ED TO PORT WITHOUT FUR- other two standing-by. ger of a lone fight against a raider THER INCIDENT. of grently superior armament
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aerodromes
German (Reu of these two main lines--through established
Vitebsk and through Pskov which and the powerful blows struck they are still holding.
against the Germans by the Bal tic Fleet.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 fer) President Roosevelt is pected to send to Congress very shortly, possibly
3 on Monday, new message the Lease and Lend programine.
ON
REINFORCEMENTS
FOR CYPRUS NICOSIA, Sept. 14 (Reuter)--It is officially revealed that Cyprus has received strong reinforcements.
The garrison is now the strongest in the island's history.
But Leningrad also has a power ful concentration of fighting pow- er and the population's iron will to resist, as seen from the Odessa example where, with the aid of the entire population of the city, resistance has continued for sever-
al weeks. the city will prove a hard nut to crack.
The weather, as the Germans
IMMINENT FAILURE
But most striking is the convic don with which not only the or dinary people-who have little to gu by--but the people in high su- thority and members of the Righ Command, speak of the imminent German failure to capture Lenin- grad.
significantly are beginning to com- plain, has been exceptionally bad
TITANIC STRUGGLE for early September.
"Stubborn battles along the en- Fighting south and south-west tire front" is the laconic Soviet of Leningrad Is however
con- Russian description of the titanic on HN unprecedently struggle proceeding along
the
eastern front, writes Annalist,
Apart from the Soviet admission
BERNE. Sept. 14 (Reuter)-The tinuing German Ambassador in Parts. Herr blondy scale. Abetz, has gone to Germany in The importance of Russian order to receive fresh instructions equipment : typified by the 1 from Hitler, it is reported here smashing blows delivered from the of the evacuation of Chernigov, from Vichy.
Leningrad sector against newly
GIANT PANDA FOR
CHINA RELIEF FUND
CHUNGKING, Sept. 14 (Renter--MADAME CHIANG KAI-SHEK and MADAME H. H. KUNG are jointly presenting a giant panda to the UNITED CHINA RELIEF FUND incorporated fr the United WASHINGTON. Sept. 14 (Reu-States, as an expression of China's gratitude for the campaign ter-The State Department an-undertaken recently by the organisation to raise funds for civilian nounced that the steamer Arkan-relief in China. sas, flying the American flag, had
there is little that is definite in
the situation.
The evacuation of Chernigor is interpretea in London as constituting a potential threat to Klev, and, in the event of its progressing, "a menace to the whole of the Dnieper defences. It is however too soon to in- dulge in gloomy prognostications as Soviet troops have repeatedly shown their power to hold up the most dangcrons looking rushes.
WAR. OF ATTRITION been struck and damaged by shell be presented to the New York Zoo- It is learned the pande will later fragments during a raid on the logical garden at the Bronx to re-
MOSCOW, Sept. 14 (Reuter)-- All three went up to the roof town of Suez during Thursday. place Pandora who died last May.
WATCH SNATCHED The war is more and more becom- where they had sandbags, etirrup night.
ing a war of attrition and exhaus- The Lords Commissioners of the pumps and buckets of water and
In a report to the Police, Mrs. tion of reserves of manpower and It was caught in the foothills of Mac, of Philips House, Mody Rd., material, and in this conflict Hit- convoy with a smoke-screen while Admiralty have sent a letter of Sp- when an incendiary bomb fell they that no casualties were reported Tibetan
The State Department added the Himalayas on the Sikang stated that while waking in Shellerite preciation to the masters and put it out with sand or water.
border by 20 hunters
reserves of material re- ships' companies of the steamers
bat United States authorities are under the direction of Dr. David C. day afternoon a Chinese male ning out while those of the Rus- Hey Street about 4 o'clock yester sources and manpower are run- The watchers also patrolled the Now the weather was getting feeland and Coxwold for their res-building to make sure that no in-
seeking further details.
Graham, Curator of the Weat bad. For the best part of two rue work after the air attack
came behind and The Arkansas was owned by the China Union University Museum.
snatched her sian Army cendiary bomb entered by a sido
are growing daily days and nights, the convoy was The
cromium Cima watch, valued at stronger. declares the newspaper American Ell-fated window as they often did.
Hawnlian Steamship
IN SPECIAL BOX hove-to in a fierco gale. This was Brandenburg, CAPTAIN WILLIAM
PRAVDA.' Company, of San Francisco and Fire-watching sounded саву
The panda is being shipped from too great a strain for the ship HENDERSON, was posthumously enough but it required, a certain New York, and was operating be- Bukang to Chungta from whore it
The Rusalan Army's reserves which had been damaged in the commended.
skill and a certain tween the United States and the will be flown in a special box to
TOKYO, Sept. 14 (Reuter) The paper declares. New units are be- are constantly growing, the news- air attack. She began to sink. Licut-Comdr, Thring won high amount of nerve. During a rald, Red Sox.
Hongkong.
JAPAN TIMES and ADVERTISER Ing formed in the rear and "ex- Another merchantship stood by praise from the men in the ships with incendiary bombs falling all The United States Legation ad- her. By an extremely fine fent of he brought safely through and athe tims, there was the danger of vised the State Department that representative to Hongkong to take the alloged "nancial pressure'
The New York Zoo is sending a 60es "a new threat Japan" in termination" battalions. gueria Tear-Admiral, who
detachments nrid scamanship the whole of the crew retired
was being blown off the roof through a the vessel was reported to have the panda back by Clipper. The of the Shanghal operations of the volunteer force are all constantly the popular of the sinking vessel was rescued Commodore of the convoys, stated: blast. Incidentally, there was also been hit by what were officially panda will probably go on a tour Chinese. Currency Stabilisation receiving strong reinforcements.
"I have the greatest respect for the possibility that a man may described 06 "shell fragments." of the United States before settling. Fund Committes which it ́says, are the Judgment and constant zeal of just fall off the roof, if It was a Bome of her plates were pierced down in its new home in the New dovised to strike at the economy is becoming less and less staple.
The German rear, moanwhile, AFTER THE DALE HAD SUB- the Captain of HM.B. Deptford," dark night.
during the heavy air raid
York Zoo.
of this country.
through the depletion of rekorvos,
she engaged the enemy. But the ralder did not find them.
despite the mountainous seas run- ning at the time.
muster of the
amount of
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