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CHINESE WITNESSES CLOSELY Bombed Yet Realistic
QUESTIONED IN ARP INQUIRY Sub-Manager Who Feared To Make His Superior Colleague Jealous
THE ADMISSION BY WONG SAU-YU, SUB-CONTRACTOR TO MESSRS SANG LEE, THAT HIS WORKMEN HAD HELPED THEMSELVES TO STONES DEPOSITED ON WASTE GROUND AND THAT THESE STONES HAD BEEN USED IN CONNEC- TION WITH HIS CONTRACT FOR SUPPLYING MIXED CONCRETE FOR THE NORTH POINT SEA WALL EXTENSION,' WAS MADE AT THE RESUMED INQUIRY THIS MORNING INTO THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE A.R.P. DEPARTMENT. WONG ADMITTED THAT MAKING USE OF THE STONES, FOR WHICH NO PAY-
MENT HAD BEEN MADE, WAS A MISTAKE ON THE
Part of the morning's proceedings were taken up
with the further examination of Cheng Chik-chi, manager of the
VIOLENT BATTLES PART OF HIS MEN.
IN PROGRESS Big Air Duel Over Baltic
Special to the "Telegraph"
MOSCOW, Sept. 3 (UP)-Dispatches from the front to day indicated that violent battles were in progress in the north western direction from the Arctie Oevan to Leningrad, disposing of rumours of Russo-Finnish peace negotiations. The North Sea Neet is reported to be actively assisting the land forces in keeping the const clear as far as Peisamo." Marines are being regularly landed in the German-Finnish rear.
RUSSIAN TRIBUTE TO FINNS
Better Fighters Than Germans
Naval aircraft claimed 4 heavy toll on enemy troops and munitions. The air fleet is re- ported to have destroyed several large transports, trawlers, many submarines and more than 100 aeroplanes.
Air Battle Over Baltic
The newspaper "Pravda" to-day reported an immense air battle over the Baltic, "over targets which were protected by Baltic fighters," in which more than 100 bombers parti cipated.
Soviet Aighters and coastal to have repulsed the attack. batteries of the air fleet are reported
Baltic Situation.. LONDON, Sept. 3
Chiap Hua Manufacturing Company, who was closely ques-
tioned regarding certain dinner parties he had arranged and as regards the people who attended them.
Lam Bat chung, assistant manager of the Chlap Hun tes-)
tined that he avoided becoming friendly with Miss Mimi Lau Cheng's and he feared Cheng because she was a friend of i
would become jealous.
The Commission comprises Mr{ Justice P.E.F. Crossall, Mr S. Hampden-Ross, Mr L. C. F. Bellamy and Mr K. M. A. Barnett (seeretary). Mr G. G. N. Tinson was present on behalf of Wing-Commander A. H. S. Steele-Perkins, and Mr M. H. Turner of Messrs Deacons, who
had been instructed by the Com- mission to act in an advisory capacity also attended.
Cheng Chik-chi, manager of the Chiap Hua Manufacturing Com- piny, who was asked by the: Commission yesterday to produce more books and documents, pro- duced one cheque book on the Manu- facturers' Bank of
nk of China.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH MOSCOW, Sept. 3 (UP) Analysing the German-Finnish tactics on the northern battle-
The Chairman: Did you find any front, the "Red Star" states closing of the German ring around Not yet.. I believe these receipts
(UP). The receipts for entertainment given? that the Finns rarely attack Leningrad, plus the admission that frontally, but small groups Tallinn has finally fallen to the Ger- were mixed with other documents.
mans has turned the spotlight full TURN to Page 2, Column Four operating in the dense woods. on the future balance of sea power advance carefully where the op-in the Baltic, where the Russlan Goet has hitherto dominated the vitai .position is weakest.
Gulf of Finland and. has inflicted heavy losses on German transport convoys.
The paper added that unlike the Germans, the Finns. are stronger in their resistance and
nets.
After seizing a position the Finns Immediately consolidate, build trenches, pill boxes, entangleme..t and lay mines.
The paper declared that the Ger- mans were unable to use many tanks and they employ chiefly noisy mute matles and mortars calculated to un- nerve the Russatis.
The relentless advance of the Ger- man columns now threatens every
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Spying For Germany In America
Huge Ring Broken
Spain, Portugal and Germany.
PLATA
STATION
Again All-Out
Defence Measures
Berlin has been bombed again
by the RA.F. This picture κλίσεις some of the principal thoroughfares and buildings in the heart of the city,
UNTER
HITLIRANRY CHANCELLRY,
GERMAN SOLDIERS IN TERRIBLE plight
Nazis Admit They Are Up Against it in Russia
Special to the "Telegraph"
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
EA
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (UP). The Administration to-day initiated what is termed being a "realistic all out defenco programme." They started by scrapping the less essential civilian production and driving the present seven billion dollar armament machine to the limit, following President Roosevelt's statement, to the press last
tite Tuesday regarding ariament drive which must bo speeded up.
re-
In a statement of general policy, the new Supply Priorities and Allocations Board declared that "every availablo man and. machine must be employed either on the direct defence re- quirements or at work essential to civilian economy."
The total defence programme which Congress has so far authorised; "in- cluding the original seven Villion dollar Lend and Lense fund fa $36,357,000,000,
U.S. Feeling On Convoys
NEW YORK, Sept. 3 (Reuter).——
To the question, “Do you think that the American Navy should be used to convoy ships carrying war materials to 'Britain?" - 52, për cent, replied "Yes" and 39 per cent, "No," "nice expressing no opinion according to the latest Gallup survey.
An identical poll in July showed 50 per cent favouring convoys.
Dr Gallup adds the comment that
That the fierce Russian resistance in the southern suburbs of Leningrad, the downward trend reflects inter- together with driving rain was stemming the advance of the German soldiers is ventionism's natural tendency to de- frankly confessed in Berlin, according to the latest "United Press" report received relaxes. from the Nazi capital.
S'hai Bankers Urged To
but re-
cline when pressure against Britain Shake-Up Possible WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (UP)- During the last 24 hours Ger- The Federal Security Administrator, man forces have been engaged Mr Paul McNutt conferred to-day around Tsarkoe and it is ad with President Roosevelt mitted that only slight progress mained silent regarding the reporta has been made. It is also de-that- a shake-up might place him at the head of some of the civilian clared that the Nazis are battlefence functions. ing "appreciably strong" tance Marshal defenders.
Speak Grievances Here are from an Vorshley's However it was revealed that re
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AGAIN
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President has signed on executivo order putting more teoth" into the
SHANGHAI, Sept. 3 (Reuter) —A strong appeal to the The German spokesman said that health, welfare, educational, hiri- China Stabilisation Board in Hongkong to recognise that two Leningrad had not yet been hom-tional and recreational setup where- exchange 'levels do exist in Shanghai was made by "Finance barded by artillery.
by Mr McNuft"received additional and, Commerce,” the lending, British financial weekly.
· Fiercest ́ ́ Battle Of War
powers and also the title of Director Ha predicted that the impending instead of Co-ordinator. Reviewing the local exchange battle would be the dercest of the market for the week ending whole war, adding that there was un August 30, "Finance and Com-impenetrable steel ring ground the
elty. merce" states that there is little
It was claimed that i would be to be said respecting operations "only a matter of a short time" be- on the official market..
|fore German troops east of Lenin- On the open market-or" "free", grad would be beyond the Neva market-business proceeded for the River, and the southern shore of: greater part of the time without any Lake Ladoga would be the only re particular restrictions but there were maining avenue of cacape for the
open | Russians. many complaints that it is an market only in nome, and that the He claimed that the bad weathe tendency was more and more to-TURN to Back Page, Column 3 wards individual negotiation
Frequently the difference between the
out of action.
and
Was
200 U.S. Pilots For China well
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EGAL SEES LAYTON IN SINGAPORE
SINGAPORE, Sept. 3 (Reuter) resulted in the immediate releasing British intervention from Singapore from his Saigon prison of M. Roderick Egal, leader of the Free French in Shanghai, it is understood from official quarters..
do not avoid the Russian bayo-base upen to the Red navy with the exception of Hangae where stubborn defence has hitherto thrown back overy Finalah attempt to regain what they lost to Russia by the peace treaty of 1940. Hangoe, however, with only one year of development hardly could be more than a tem-
orary desperate expedient for the NEW YORK, Sept. 3 (Reu- CAIRO, Sept. 3 (Reuter).- Soviet Baltic feet.
ter). On charges of conspiracy "Heavy bombers of the R.A.F. Threatening Situation to violate the Espionage Act attacked Tripoli during the Reports from Hangoe, the westerr-
With the increasing threat to three men and an 18-year old night of September 1-2" says an most base in the Gulf of Finland, Leningrad, the menute to Kronstadt, girl were indicted here to-day as R.A.F. Middle East communique, squeeze. state that the besieged peninsula is the position of the Battle fleet's main part of a Government drive to "Bomba were dropped on continuing to repulse land, sea and base grows more grave, Kronstadt | break up the international spy power station and a number of fires the buying and selling rates air attackers.
is one of the most powerful fortresses In the world and could possibly hold ring.
were started. Subsequently there too wide for the market to be re- out a long time if the Germans took Federal agents said that the ring fire with clouds. of black smokeaintained, support coming to some
was a violent explosion and a large garded as a normal one, PLANES DOWNED Leningrad but it is questionable what is operating in the United States, broke out.
Free French circles here point out Nominally, the rates were
that this indicates that the closest BATAVIA, Sept:~3" (Reuter). Brilch.oficial circles and the Free collaboration to existing between BY RUSSIANS
who took their profits, and, further-Some time ago nearly 200 French in the Far East, and also the The defendants are charged with "Two AA, guns were hit and put extent from over-bought speculators gathering and transmallting to their "Other heavy bombera raided more, merchants who were able to United States pilots, passed strong support given the movement colleagues in Europe information Benghazi, where shipping In
the obtain official exchange, found them-through Batavia en route for by the British Government. about the movements and disposition harbour was bombed. Several bombs TURN to Back Page, Column 4 Chungking, where they will Local Free Frenchmen are jubilant of American forces as well as pic-fell near a vessel and a column of tures and sketches of strategic points black smoke was seen rising from
reinforce the Chinese Air Force, over the release of M. Egal who this i. All eastern
four one of the alipo.
according to reports circulating Chief of the Chin Station, Vice- afternoon, saw the, Commander-in- A cheque for $222 was received are in custody.
"Motor transport near. Barco was
here.
Admiral Sir Geoffrey. Layton, from No. 27 Company, R.AMC, this
homes are Kurt Frederick machine-gunned. morning, representing the proceeds Ludwig named as the ringleader, who
South Africans from a raffle. This is No. 27. Com is Americah born of German parents; pany's. 11th. donation to the Bomber Hans Pagel, German-born, who en-Force and the Fleet Air Arm bombed "Aircraft of the South African Air Fund.
tered the USA. In 1931: Frederick the southern landing ground at Edward Schosser 10, native of New York; and Miss Lucy Boehmler, born Gazala, causing fires which were visible many miles from the target. who nt Stuttgart,
United States in 1939.
"A number of explosions occurred when, alreraft of the Fleet Air Arm The indictment charged Ludwig dropped bombs among ulrcraft on the with having taken photographs for Stelian nerodromes o Germany. for which that country Comiso.
of Gerbina and paid him
"From these operations, one of our Meanwhile the trial of 10 others aircraft is missing. charged with espionage opened "Photographs of munition factorles Brooklyn Federal Court to-day. Licata which were raided by the RAF. on August 30 reveal a number of direct hits and considerable dam- ogo!!
MOSCOW, Sept, 4 (Reuter)-The following is the text of the Soviet mid-night communique Issued by the Soviet Informatio
Information Bureau: "During..September. 3, our troops stubbornly fought the enemy along the whole front.
On September 1, 39 enemy alt- craft were brought down in air com- bots and destroyed on aerodromes. We lost 27 planes."
Soldiers Donate
To Bomber Fund
Cripps' Encouragement To People Of Russia
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LONDON, Sept. 3 (Reuter)—“Our admiration of the magnificent achievements of the Soviet Forces by land, 'sen and Dair is (instinted,” writes Sir Stafford Cripps, British Ambas- Andor to Moscow, in an article in to-day's Soviet paper. “Izvestia.”
final and successful issue in our atruggles.
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on the
Soldier Found Shot Dead
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BERLIN, Sept. 3 (Reator)—Thr
We acclaim the determina Though great trials and suffering tion of every man, woman and stil fle before our people, this third Royal Scots was found shot dead at child to protect their homeland year of war opena in conditions full his home at No. 3 Block, Victoria Charge D'Artoires of Guatemala In front a brutal invader, and we of hope and with absolute certainty Barracks, shortly after 3 a.m. Lo-day. Berlin has been informed that the are confident that the spirit of of victory for the cause that we de A service rifle was found beside the German Government has found it
fend against the villainous aggres- courage and determination will alon of Hitler and his minions. He It is understood that his wife is an tur from Consuls of Guatemala - in
body.
necessary to" withdraw, the "¿sequh= bring our, two countries to a TURN to Back Pago, Column 4 evacuee in Australle,
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Effects Of Economic War Telling On Reich
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LONDON, Sept. 3 (Reuter). Reviewing the effects of the conomic war on-Germany at the close of the second year of war, economic experts say that civilians, and non-essential industries of the occupied countrics and of Germany, itself are now feeling the pinch acutely, dve
necessary to the Germans now to It is probable that political supply them in many cases with food and economic considerations will and raw materials, d make it difficult for the German German military requirements (for
example, labour
In defence works) 'caders, to reduce much further have also in some cases confileted the amount of food and raw with economie requirements (for materiāla available, either to dxample, agricultural labour) in the their own civilian and consumer. Editern Pre-Occupations
occupied countries, ag industries or to those of the oc They whole German machinery of cupled countries
axploitation is weakened further.byr Extremely thorough looting of the knowledge of Germany's eastern these countries in 1940-41 makes It TURN to Back Page, Column