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三拜禮 號六月八英港香 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1941.
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$4,790,000 WAR EXPENDITURE
TO BE VOTED TO-MORROW Food Storage, Anti-Sabotage And High Cost Of Living Provisions
AN ALL-TIME RECORD SUPPLEMENTARY EXPENDITURE VOTE OF $7,506,562 IS TO COME BEFORE THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO-MORROW AFTERNOON, OF WHICH $4,790,818 IS EARMARKED FOR SPECIAL WAR EXPENDITURE.
MOST NOTABLE ITEM IS $2,939,168 FOR FOOD CONTROL. IT IS EXPLAINED THAT IN ADDITION TO THE RUNNING EXPENSES OF THE FOOD CONTROL DEPARTMENT THE EXPENDITURE INCURRED IN BUILDING UP RESERVE STOCKS OF BEANS, PEANUT OIL AND POWDERED MILK HAS BEEN CHARGED TO THIS SUB HEAD.
Soviets Are Fine Fire-Fighters
Shining Examples of Heroism
(By "Reuter's" Special Correspondent) MOSCOW, Aug. 5.--Moscow has not yet experienced the gigantic London fire raids but it would already appear that the fire-fighting organisation is more disciplined and more complete
DARING RAID BY WARSHIPS
than London's,
On March 31 of this year reserve stocks with
a book value of $2,854,719.75 were in storage while the total amount which had been charged to this sub head was $3,034,167.47. Losses on sales amounted to $35,589, storage charges $112,358; salaries to $17,044, and rents, equip- ment and incidentals to $14,455. A sum of $95,000 has been previously voted and a further supplementary vote of $2,939,168 is requested.
Also under food control is vote of $713,798 for reserves of meat and in explaining this expenditure it is stated that at the time of the international tension in July, 1940, it was considered desirable as a defence I talked to-day with several measure to make urgent purchases of tinned and frozen women who have received medals and other distinctions meat, together with a quantity of butter, on Government for gallant fire-fighting and or account. The value of the stocks at March 31, 1941, was ganisation of this service, and $699,576.01 to which sum must be added $14,359.01 tant Chief of Moscow's fire representing the loss on the sale of a certain amount of: fighting body, who is the re-meat and butter less $137:15 representing the profit on British Navy Innlent of the Order of the Red
a certain amount of meat which was sold. Banuer.
M. Pavlov particularly dwelt un
nue extinguishable with water, con- tending that experience in Moscow "LONDON,”Aug,5-(UP);—Ant showed that if a bomb-was-tackled-
Immediately after Its
also with M. Pavlov, the Assis-
Italian Harbour the controversy whether incendiaries
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHI
Admiralty communique to-day with water
the danger of injury announced that British des-ble.
troyers raided the roadstend at
Was
women dwelt. on the
of social
of
A reserve of stocks for the P.W.D. Essential Services and
NORTHERN Rescue and Demolition Squads
FRONT
at certain points in the Colony was considered necessary last year and the cost up to March 31, 1941, was $161,339.01 for which a supplementary vote was requested.
The War Suppiles Board incurred
Finns Claim Some Algehero Harbour and Porto enthusiasm with which the youth of Conte, Sardinia last Friday. Moscow has participated in fire-
Progress In Centre "The seaplane slipway and fighting and on the sense
duty shown by the population hangars at Porto Conte were Moscow. On pretty young working STOCKHOLM, Aug. 5 (Reu-expenses including office, etc. of severely damaged by gunfire. class woman told how they learned ter).The Finns anticipate that $20,553.43 of which $15,702.43 was the cost of the Delhi Conference No shipping was found at the from London's example that it was the fall of Sortabala is imminent delegation. This amount was sought anchorage at Algchero but the necessary to organise
even before the war, had constituted but the Soviet forces there are in a supplementary vote. aerodrome was bombarded."
H.C.L. Allowance re-fighting teams for each com- being greatly helped by the ¡mittee. Members are aged 16 to 05 naval units based on the Ladoga In September, 1940, It was decided The old people did marvellously The attack followed up an R.A.F. and the enthusiasm of the youngsters Islands. rold which was made Jast Wednesday TURN to Back Page, Column 4
Noval aircraft subsequently attacke ed and set fire to the buildings and hangars at Algelero.
on the derodrome and seaplane bases
at Elmas, Surdinin when the R.A.F. claimed considerable destruction to enemy planes.
Early this year, the feet or arm attacked with torpedoes and bombs, the granite wall of the Tirco dam, the source of Sardinia's electric power, and previously raided Elmas: base at Cagliari.
Rains Prove Expensive
$201,986 For Repairs The heavy rains of this year cost Government dear.
The Legislative Council are asked
defence
and
-i
with the concurrence of the Finance
GILMAN'S
for
GUARANTEED
USED
CARS
Nazis' New War Trick
The Nazis have invented many new war tricks. One is the laying down of artificial fog behind which troops advance. This picture illust rates the use of this weapon in the fighting on the Eastern Front. German troops are crossing a river behind the “fog."
MR CHURCHILL MAY BE ON
OTHER SIDE OF ATLANTIC
LONDON, Aug. 5 (UP)-British quarters to-day stated that Mr Churchill and Mr Hopkins are "together" somewhere at some unrevealed point. (They may be enroute by air for a conference with President Roosevelt who has possibly already arrived on this side of the Atlantic. The President is aboard the Yacht Potomac off the eastern coust of the United
Australia Making Big War Effort
Respirators Cost More
Colony Must Spend Another $162,933
States).
An official announcement was made that Mr Churchill would at- not find It "convenient" to tend an important war progress debate in the House of Com- mons. It was added that only a matter of extreme urgency in connection with the war would cause him to be absent.
The "Dolly Mail” sold that a "very high personage elther Mr Churchill or Lord Benverbrooks would by to the United States to confer with Pre- sident Roosevelt.
The whereabouts of Mr Hopkins since his return from Moscow hea been a hystery; however, British quarters who are in position lo TURN to Back Page, Column 5
Russia And Japan
SYDNEY, Aug. 5 (Reuter).-Mr P. C. Spender, Minister for War, has given figures revealing the extent of Australia's war effort. He said that upwards of 50 naval vessels, including mine-sweepers, patrol vessels and Tribal Class destroyers, would be built.
Naval personnel had been in- since crensed by 360 per cent. the war began and enlistments were continuing at the rate of 5,000 year.
The Royal Australian Air Force
equalled three strength
urmy The Finns claim that they Committee to grant a high cost of divisions while the Australians' share made considerable progress inving allowance of $2 a month to of the cost of the Empire Air Scheme every Government servant corning was likely 10 be £80,000,000 by the Ladoga and Somonssalmi $35 a month less. The total cost March ne
next. from September sectors on the east side of Fin- of this allowance
Originally Australia undertook to Because of increased freight and land's "waistline" close to the 1940 to March 1941 was $108,102.
The Importance of the St John provide 10,000 air crew personnel by insurance charges and the fact that after that, their purchase price is higher than
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" old Russian frontier.
Ambulance Association, and Brigade x1 March and 10,000
TOKYO, ·Aug. 5 (UP)-The $102,933 is being sought by Govern Russion Ambassadar, M Smelanin It is understood in Helsinki that Reserve is being acknowledged by but these figures were increasing anticipated, a supplementary vols of
beyond recognition.
of Mr Spender added that if the war ment for the provision the Finas ure pressing forward to Government in the equipment of
100,000 to-day conversed for an hour with gain a line where they can await the male recruits of the A.R.P. Auxiliary
extended beyond 1942, the annual civilian respirators, 20,000 of which Foreign Minister Admiral Toyoda haversacks costing The following questions will be Germans from Estonia for a joint Reserve with asked at the meeting of Legislative attack on Leningrad.
$4.50 each and 1,500 waterproof j army expenditure would more than are for babies and children under but the nature of the conversation
total the army expenditure' for the five years of age. The Helsinki newspaper "Hufvud sheets costing $2 each for regular whole of the
fast Council to-morrow:
namely WRIT
Firat provisions made for this item
Fantastic Story stabled" snys that Russian resistance members of the Brigado. A sum of
£192,600,000. The Hon. Mr J., J. Paterson, pursu-In Estonia is nearing its end and TURN to Back Page, Column 4 He also revealed that the totul amounted to $391,910, but it is - BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” art to notice, will ask:
were 1.104 pointed out that the bables' respira- A.I.F. ensualties so for
Aug. 5 (UP)—M. that the bulk of the forces are being
killed and Will the Government make a state-transferred to the Finnish front.
11,345 wounded and lors are much more costly than was Lozovsky, the spokesman of the Lantleipated, the price being 25s. 4d Information Bureau, referring to the ment as to the general policy adopted
missing.
cach as compared with 3s, 01⁄41⁄2d cach Japanese reports of an alleged by the Rice Monopoly which was
for children's respirators.
Soviet-Chinese military conference. instituted in accordance with Govern-
The additional commitments due at Chita, Siberia, said that it was a to this increase and to higher freight?"fantastle newspaper invention. and insurance charges amount" to lacking even a remote semblance of $103,033.
truth."
Govt's Rice Policy
Russian Communique MOSCOW, Aug. 5 (UP)-The
ment Notification No. 617 of May 19. morning communique did not men
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The Hon. Mr Li Tse-fong, pursuant to notice, will ask:
tion any activity on the Kholm front where the Naxls are driving on.
With regard to the new Grant and the main Moscow-Leningrad railway
Y
Recognises Manchukuo
Subsidy Codes for: schools which 110 miles away indicating the Ger- Thailand's Gesture
to approve a supplementary vole of have been recently approved by the man pressure may have $201,080 "the cost of repairing the Secretary of State, will Government somewhut. damage ezused to
relaxed
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH” -| BANGKOK, Aug. 6^(UP),—
tion to Manchukuo,
The communique reported heavy Government take steps to make the necessary property by the recent heavy rain financial provisions to bring them battles throughout the night on the It is officially announced that storms as under: Buildings $22.712; into effect from September 1, 19417 TURN to Back Pogo, Column 3 Thailand has extended recogni
works electrical drainage. $21,000 $5,200; Public Works (including $14,000 for repairs continuing from last year) $45,082; roads (including $80,800 for repairs continuing from. Inst year) $107,302.
Another Item relating to Water Works states that the recent rains further damaged catchwaters, mainly at Shing Mun which were under re- pair for damage caused by rains last year and a further $45,000 will have to be expended on them.
$5,000 FOR THE
Hostilities in China
Aid Govt. Opium Trade
There is such a scarcity of smuggled opium, owing to the Sino-Japanese hostilities in South China, that Government desires to spend $102,839 on purchasing oplum in order to meet the local demand,
year it becante necessary for the first time since 1937-to order fresh This is revealed in the supple supplies of raw oplum to replenish
voted at to-morrow's Logislative Council.
ten
Simultaneously, the Minister of Finance told the press that three Thal banks are extending million baht credit to the Yokohama Specie Bank In order to facilitato Japan-Thal trade,
Meanwhile, the Premier, Bipul Songgram who is also Foreign Minis ter conferred with the Minister, Sir Josiah Crosby, but the nature of the discussions were not disclosed.
British
FILMS ON CHINA
LONDON, Aug. 6 (Central News). -It is learned that Mr. Philip Price,
BOMBER FUND montary expenditures to be the stocks, held at Singapore, M.P. will nak in the House of Com-
A generous donation to the Bomber Fund of $6,000 was re- coived from Masers Davie, Bong '& Co., Ltd., this morning.
The costs, including freight of the mons whether the Minister of In first consignment, of 135 cases was formation
considér will
means
It is explained that there has been $402,839, and since no provision for whereby the British public may be a very large increase in the sale of the purchase of raw opium was made come well-informed on the subject of Government prepared oplum with in the 1940-41 estimates, a supple- the Chipera people's struggle by the result that towards the end of the 'mentary vote is requested.
| means "bf{dbéumentary films.
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Smetanin Pays Call
was not disclosed,
MOSCOW,
Japanese Troops From Canton In Indo-China
SAIGON, Aug. 5 (Renter),--While half a dozen Japanesg freighters continue to come up the Saigon River daily past five destroyers and a cruisor moored, on the bund, long lorry convoya roll towards the Thai frontler.
A large number of lorries have departed since Saturday.
No heavy artillery is yet seen, als though warehouses and docks are fammed with material.
A typical convoy consists of half a dozen Harley Davidson motorcycle combinations and
.It is now learned that except før about 60 Chevrolet and Ford the remainder of the Japanese forces a few hundred troops from Tonkin, trucks, hallcontaining 25 troops arrived from Canton, a considerable ench and the remainder carrying proportion having seen service at a few troops and material, In-Nanning, cluding small, field pieces and trench mortars,
A few trucks trail long-barrelled 75's which are probably all-purpose guns with high elevation against air craft.
Buildings. Taken Over
· ít, is understood that all buildings surrounding the main square at nompen have been commandoered TURN to Back Page, Column