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the City of Victoria, Hongkong:
Thursday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
September
1941.
|Lease-Lend Aid And A.R.P. INQUIRY Timoshenko's Forces RESUMED TO-DAY Deal Crushing Blows
British Trade
FROM PAGE ONE
United between Britain and the States, and asked whether it was the Government's intention to. abandon export trade..
Tho Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, Captain Charles Waterhouse, replied that it was eer- tairily not the intention to abandon export trade.
FROM PAGE ONE.
an estimate, which we did.. We were then osited to make a trial for 200 fect of tunnel.
Let's hear something more about this estimate. What was it7-Witness produced copy of the estimate.
The Chairman read out the docu- ment which stated: "In accordance with your request (Mr Bishop's) we beg to submit the following prices for tunnelling 8 x 75 feet arch shape either in Hongkong or Kowloon."
The Chairman (to Wiiness): Did Mr Blahop ask you to submit an estimate for the Hungkong side too?— No.
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of the Sovieti tanks, artillery and air force. The Nazis are falling back under the powerful blows of our troops and operations for smashing the enemy panzer group are. con Linuing."
Nazis Smashed At Gomel LONDON, Sept 10 Reuter)-A German motorized division WILE smashed at Gomel in Marshal Timo- the central sector, according to the shenito's second counter-offensive in
Meial Rupalan news agency.
Oil Shipments "United Presa" adds that previous ly. Mr Horaben had demanded that further shipments of oil to French North Africa should be refused until the existing stocks there had been exhaust
or reduced to negligible Mr Dingle-Foot admitted that French warships escorting French mereliant slp across the Mediter
nean had used the all for bunker-
Spoke To Foki Ing purposes, but stressed the fact
What did Mr Bishop way when he that
Britain had never agreed to approached you?-He didn't speak transport fuel oil, whereupon Mr
to me. He spoke to my fokl.
workers, engineers and Shinwell asked. "Do I understand
and But your foki told you what was soldiers. Engineer Nikolai Nizovin that the United Staice Government cald, didn't he?-He did but I can said, "When the enemy is at the gates insists on sending oil to North Africa not remember very clearly now.
of Leningrad, when the rear of con- despite the British Government's Can you remember whether your non reaches our homes, we stood protests?"
foki did tell you that Mr Bishop had
fast at our Aghting posts. Especial- asked for an estimate for the Hong-ly, kong side? I don't think he told recy, we are entrusted with the thak to
Nazi Claims Unconfirmed MOSCOW, Sept. 10 (UP) The German claims of the uncirclement of Then why did you mention Hong-Leningrad cannot be confirmed here. kong?Decause at first I didn't know Dispatches report bloody battles Indicating the milltary whether we were to make tunnels on without
positions. both or one side only.
Mr Dingle-Foot replied, "Thh question relates to fuel oil used by naval and merchant vessels. The that. cargo which went through on the From your letter, the position Is Scheherazade did not include fuel think
You were prepared to make the Hongkong side necording to the prices you quoted, In that right? Yes, certainly,
als on
Had your firm ever done any of this clave of work-before? Never
Exclusively For War Purposes WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (UP). The State Department has issued a memorandum in which Mr. Anthony Eden, the British Foreign Secretary | before, declared that all materials received in Britain under the Lend and Lease bli are being used for war purposes. Mr Eden denied that the goods are being diverted to private commercial channels.
Memorandum
LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter). The Drilish Government have given the United States Government Arms assurances respecting the ust of materials received under the Lease Lend Act.
Correspondence between the two governments is published is a White Paper.
Under to-day's date, Mr. Anthony Eden, the British Foreign Secretary, Fent to the United States Ambas- sador a memorandum in which he stated that all materials whles Britain obtales under the Lease- Lend Act are required for the pro- secution of the war effort.
The
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Had your workmen any previous experience in making tunnels? Yes, in the Interior of China where they had made tunnels for railways.
But not tunnels for A.R.P-No. The Estimate According to your estimate you say you were prepared to excavate rock from 0 to 50 feet deep, from work face per cubic yard. What does that mean?--That quotation was for excavations of cock for an area from the
of the tunnel 60 feet in entrance length only and after that the price would be higher.
Your price is to make a tunnel .50
feet in length at $25 per cubic yard in rock and $5 per cubic yard in soft? -Correct.
And for the timbering of the tun- nel you quoted $10 per cubic yard?
Yes,
The determination to defend the ancient capital house by house, was relterated at a radio meeting last night which was addressed to leading citizens,
forge terrible weapons for the Red army.
Raid On Leningrad MOSCOW, Sept. 11 (Reuter),—— The following is the text of the mid- night communique Issued by the
Information Bureau:-
"During: September 10 our troops continued to fight stubbornly against the enemy along the entire front,
"On September 8, German aircraft destroyed in air combat and on enemy aerodromes were 69. We lost
On planes. September 9 German plans made several attempts to
to raid Leningrad, but
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"Our air force fire destroyed 31 German planes on approaches to Leningrad, over the elty and on enemy aerodromes."
Battle Of Leningrad BERLIN, Sept. 10 (UP) The great Battle of Leningrød rages with undiminished fury according to com- petent German sources, with the Russians desperately defending every inch of ground on the city's main fortification lines.
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and will continue to take
And then you went on with- liding scale upwards, 50-100 feet, 100-150, 150-200, 200-250, 250-300 at varying prices which rise slightly according to the length of the funnel?
Yes.
Your maximum, quolation was $50 per cubic yard for a tunnel 300 feet long? Yes.
goods are not in any case diverted to the
There are no
no new reports of the furtherance of. private Interests.
progress of the land fighting, but Lend-Lease, materiala sent to Britain
con competent German quarters claimed have not been used for export and
that the German-Finnish advance is every effort will be made to ensure That was in rock and in soft proceeding according to plan, while that they are not used for export ground the quotation was $107-Yes, the German press estimated that the subject to principles that where
And for the close timbering of ring is now drawn at all points with- complete segregation of the materials that tunnel you charged $50 per in a 25 kilometer radius around the, in question shall be at least equal cubic yard? Yes. to the amounts received under the Lease-Lend Act.
new
trade
You also confirmed that all these
prices would cover the supply of all implements and labour for day and night divided into three shifts of eight hours each Yes.
No Trade Rivalry The British Government have not applied and will nol apply
any
In the alternative you all that nisterials similar to those supplies
you would be prepared to hire your under the Lease-Lend Act In such a way as to enable their exporters
Government? Yes, implements to enter
And you gave them a list of the markets or extend their
and the export
austractions at
amount you the expense of United States exporters.
would charge per month? Yes. The United Kingdom export trade
That is on the assumption that Government
do would
the work the restricted to
Irreduelbit minimum necessary for
Itself and you hire the instruments? the wor effort. No materials of a type whose-Yes, sir, I was prepared to do use is being restricted in the United that. States on grounds of short supply and Estimate Not Accepted of which Britnin obtains supplies -from-the-United States either by payment ar by Lease-Lend terms will be used in exports with the ex- ception of the following.
is
Exceptions
What was the next thing that hap pened when you sent in the estimate That estimate was not adopted.
What happened?—About a month or two after submission of that estimate 1 was requested to submit (1) Material which is needed | another estimate, overseas for essential wor supplies
Who were
you requested by?- fet curselves and our Allies and Me Bishop. which cannot be obtained from the
got the further estimate United States:
estimate
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was
thee second (2) Small quantities
such about workmen. materials needed as components of At this stage, Mr Blake suggested exports which otherwise are com- that all correspondence relative to posed of materials not in short sup- the estimate be produced, which was ply in the United States:
adopted. (3) Repair
for Parts
British machinery and plant now in use or needed complete installations, under construction so long as they already have bean, contracled for.
taken Steps are being
prevent export except to the Empire and Allied territories of such goods which
The Chairman: Apparently on September 18, seven days after you rent in this estimate, you got a letter from Mir Bishop in which he con- firmed the prices for tunnelling work contained in your letter of the 11th? -YCH.
And he says he has been authoris- ge not come within the three ed to instruct this firm to proceed categories mentioned above.
with the work is soon as possible Materials similar to those provided about up to a footage of 200 feet? under Lease-Lend which are not in Correct. short supply in the United States will
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not be used for export in quantities tunnel mentioned will be pointed out He tells you that the site of the greater than those which Britain on the ground by Mr Campbell?-. produces or buys, from any sources. Correct.
The memorandum then goes on lo deal with distribution in, the United mit to Mr Bishop at the office the
And you were instructed to sub Kingdom of Lease-Lend goods and cost sheets so that the cost of the states that the remuneration received work may be worked out for the by the distributors is controlled and. will be no more than a fair return for the services rendered.
No Speculation Arrangements rigorously exclude any opportunity for speculative profit by private interests dealing in Lease- Lend goods,
basis for further extension ot the scheme7-Yes.
Letter To Mr Bishop Now, the next letter is one dated i
Loc and November 13 from Kin Company to Mr Bishop?-Yes, sir,
In this letter you informed Mr In the distribution of Lease-Lend Bishop, as follows: "With reference goods, there will be no discrimination to our Mr Kwong Wing's recent con- against United States Arms,
versation with your goodself on the No food obtained on Lease-Lend above subject, namely, A.R.P. tunnets terms will be sold at uncontrolled in Kowloon, we confirm the arrange- we agree to prices.
ments made whereby Thus the general arrangements as carry
connection out any work in regards the issue of Lease-Lend food therewith, at the rate of 10 per Ats into the British Government's over and above actual cost of mate- policy of stabilising the price of food-rials and labour, all plece work, stuffs-a polley to which the Govern-approved by your engineer, Mr fenders of cost and materials to be ment contribute £100,000.000 per Campbell, before carried out. year
The correspondence, ends with a the cost down to the best of
will, of course, endeavour to keep from Mr John G. Winant, the
our American Ambassador, to Mr Eden stating that the latter's memo will be
Chairman further read out transferred to Washington for the from the letter certain wages to be. United States Government's informa-paid to foremen, atoresen, draughts
men, and the hire to Government of
letter
Bac
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Dispatches to the Propaganda Company reported that great fres are blazing on both sides of the Neva River where the Russians have set,
Arc
to all villages and farms as they retired. The Luftwaffe during the past few days has been carrying out non-stop mass uttacks on the high- ways around the city, tearing up tracks and wrecking stations beyond recognition.
Pressure Of Finns
NEW YORK, Sept. (10) A Lon- don radio message picked up here said that the Russian-Finnish nego-| tations for a separate peace were. interrupted due to "formidable pres- sure" from Berlin.
It was added
that they are expected to be resumed shortly.
The announcer said that Russia had accepted the restoration of the 1939 Finnish border us a basis for negotiations.
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It is explained in official quarters equipment and machinery, which In London that the assurances are
i were confrmed by witness. neither a
reversion of Britain's export Terms Agreed To policy nor do they mean a drosilc The Chairman: In reply to that restriction of trade... Their effect at letter you got one, dated the. most
would be to hasten certain day from Mr Bishop? Yes, Sir. restrictions which have had to bo The letter was read out, as follows: made in any case,
"I have to acknowledge your letter That was being done to counteract of November 13 and I agree to the Yes, Sir the propaganda used by the Isolation- terens stated therein." Ists and others which Le coutaing damage to the British cause in
America
much per cuble yard, they to supply all materials and pay all labour?
· And you did 200 feet or that The Chairman: We have" this | basis?—Yes, when we were told to position, Originally you tendere carry on and start with the work, the for this work on a definite basis, so price was not then fixed
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