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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1941. B+яt 號一十月九英沁香
Revelations At A. R. P. Inquiry
CONTRACT CHANGED TO COST PLUS 10% AT THE REQUEST OF MR BISHOP
THIS MORNING'S RESUMED PROCEEDINGS IN THE INQUIRY INTO CERTAIN MATTERS Affecting the ARCHITECTUŔal Office OF THE AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS DEPARTMENT CENTRED ROUND THE EXAMINATION OF THE MANAGING PARTNER AND SUPERVISOR OF KIN LEE, BUILDING CONTRACTORS, WHO SECURED THE CON- TRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A.R.P. TUNNELS IN KOWLOON.
In the course of his evidence, Kwong Wing, the Supervisor, admitted that after an estimate had been submitted for work on 200 feet of tun-
Vichy-Berlin Deadlock
LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter).—It is learned that a deadlock has been reached in negotiations which have been in progress between Vichy and Germany for re- duction of the occupation charges. These are being paid at present at the ori ginal figure of 400,000,000 francs dally.
It will be recalled that earlier in the year Admiral Darlan referred to the "gen- erous" - Germany when he announced that the charges had been reduced.
Vichy's inability or unwil- lingness to furnish gold for the payment of these charges appears to be one of the reasons for the failure of the negotiations,
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China Will Never Waver Says Gen.
Chiang Kai-shek An Interview
In
Special to the "Telegraph”
CHUNGKING, Sept. 10 (UP). Pledging that China will continue to resist Japan to the bitter end, Generalissimo Chiang
i'reag". Kai-shek in an exclusive interview with the "United to-day expressed his hope and belief that "while China is continu». ing her fight, the economic sanctions directed against Japan by the United States and other nations friendly to China will be intensified, or at least in no way be relaxed.
"Such should be, and I trust is, the bond of understanding binding all nations interested in Pacific affairs that are com
mitted to the policy of opposi tion to aggression."
nolling and had been agreed upon by the Government, he was asked to Timoshenko's Forces Deal
submit a further estimate based on cost plus ten per cent, which meant that for the 200 feet of tunnelling Kin Lee received more money than Sunder the original contract.
ATTACK ON TURKEY EXPECTED
Nazi Preparations
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
ANKARA, Sept. 10 (UP).- Informed quarters here
now
Kwong said that Mr Bishop of the P. W. D. told him one day that if the tunnel was longer than 200 feet the original price would be dearer than that based on cost plus 10 per cent and he therefore asked Kin Lde to change the contract to a cost plus basis.
In a later part of his examination, Kwong Wing said that without any contractural authority he sub-let some of the work,
including a contract to his wife, who was sole proprietress of
+
a transportation company, for carrying away muck from the
¡tunnels,
The
Nazis Admit
consfier that a German attack Progress
upon Turkey will be made in the autumn and will open second front in the Middle East.
up П
Will Be Slow
Commission comprises
Mr Justice P. E. F. Cressall (Chairman), Mr S. Hampden Ross, Mr L. C. F. Bellamy and Mr K. M. A. Barnett (Secre- tary). Mr D. H. Blake repre sented Kin Lee and Co. and Mr
Comdr A. H. Steele-Perkins.
Wan Hin. Managing Poriner of
Travellers report intense though Calm Before The Storm G. G. N. Tinson was for Wing-
perhaps long-range military activity in Bulgaria.
General Brauschitsh is ex- pected to visit Sofla soon, while Admiral Raeder is inspecting
German naval stations.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
sion that, besides himself, his firm
Witos
that the time required to take Haw Contract Was Obtained the city is still uncertain and competent German quarters in-
Will you tell us shortly how you cwbe to get that contract?--At the
BERLIN, Sept. 10 (UP).— German quarters to-day were Kin Lee and Co., told the Commis silent regarding the ground had two partners. Tum Xiu-por, fighting along the entire central living in Ship Street, and Kwong Apparently most of the pre-front, but the authorised Ger- Nai-itwing, residing in Hennessy cautions are converging
man military spokesman stated Road. on
The Chairman: 1 understand you, Black Sea ports, particularly at that the lack of reports from
are at present dolg funnelling worki Varna where numerous small the Leningrad area could be for the A.R.P. Department in Kow- ships from Rumania are still taken as the calm before noon arriving, while German air and storm. He cautioned, however, naval personnel, troops, petrol and ammunition are steadily increasing,
At the same time there is a dicated that the reduction of the beginning, Mr Bishop, of the constant dispatch of German fortress-like city with a poten-p.D., had a chat with a fok! of troops 'from Rumanin to Bul-tial garrison of four million in
Kwong Wing, Inquiring! garin.
would probably be a slow pro- whether or not we had machinery for opetre tunnels. That was in German reports continued to em- September, 1940. phasise the Luftwaffe's role on the Did your fold tell you anything various fronts. The offle news
about this conversation?-He agency termed Tuesday's
usked me Odessa as hailstorm of bombs on machinery. the the port works and military objec
I told him we had, and later we tives. An authorised
were asked by M. Bishop to submit milltary spokesman, asserted that during the the estimate, which we did. We were past 41 days the Luftwaffe had de-
to make a trial for 200 livered 50 attacks on objectives in
of tunnel. the Suez area.
Let's hear something more about this estimate. What was 117-Witness produced a copy of the estimato
Sessa Survivors Tell Story
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAFH"
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10. (UP), Survivors of the steamer Sess to day told the State Department that the ship was torpedoed__ without warning and sunk within 1we minutes.
cess.
raid on
He pointed out that the presence of German troops on the Neva river
and
feet
if
we
hud
did the
The Chairman read out the docu-
The survivors include H. J. Bier closes the final loophole for the es-ment which stated: "In accordance regard, Danish Chief Mate; Ole L. cape of the Soviet Baltic fiert cont with your request (Mr Bishop's) we Junggren, Swede; J. Do Oliveira prising two old battleships, three beg to submit the following prices for Carreira, Portuguese who were battleships under construction, at tunnelling 8 x 74 feet arch shape: picked up by the destroyer Lansdale. least six cruisers, about 30 des either in Hongkong or Kowloon."
They said that the ship was tor-troyers, of which half are damaged, pedoed at midnight on August 17 twelve torpedo boats, about 100 sub- about 300 miles from Reykjavik, marines and numerous smaller units Two shells struck the vessel amid-such as mine sweeperk, speed boats No. slips after ska had been torpedoed, and nutboard bonts.
Errors Of Judgment In Crashes Ferry Plane
The Chairman (to Witness): Did Mr Bishop ask you to submit an estimate for the Hongkong side loo?-
Then why did you mention Hong- kong?-Because at first I didn't know whether we were to malte tunnels, on both or one side only,
Spoke To Foki
Crushing
Blows
U.S. WARNING TO JAPAN AGAINST NEw moves
Four Years' Resistance
The
Generalissimo continued, "For more than four years, China han. reslated Japanese aggression, Japah was the first to disturb world peace and is still striving and scheming to develop aggressive ideas. However her fighting strength has diminished
adding perceptibly
and so is her arrogance." Asked to what he attributed this, he largely
with A
smile
reponsible for the situation confront termined 10-day: First. China's do
resistance. and second,
the
The
Ing
economic sanctions enforced under the leadership of the United States
as freezing
asseta Japanese and' embargo on the shipment of war materials to Japan.
"It is evident that the prime object of Japan's present diplomatic moves is to bring about, the cessation of Chinese resistance or what she calls and the relation of economic measures tho liquidation of the 'China incident'
directed against her by the United States and other democratic nations."
MOSCOW, Sept. 10 (Reuter),—In à flerce counter-offensive southeast of Smolensk, Marsha! Timoshenko's forces have driven the Germans across the River "N", destroying 238 tanks, 50 aircraft, 486 lorries and 135 guns, according to a war correspondent of the "Red Star," the Soviet army organ. Some 4,000 Germans were drowned in the river, he claims. Although the name of the river is withheld it may be noted that the Dnieper runs southwards between Smolensk and Yelnya city, 45 miles southeast of Smolensk which the Russians
have already captured,
The correspondent of the
"Red such as Star" writes: "Our gallant troops continue their operations, destroying soldiers and equipment. Our troops forced the Germana to retreat be- yond the river.
""" The
Command had mass- German ed in this sector a panzer group con- sisting of several tank divisions and mechanised units. In this sector by mens of this 'wedge', the enemy in- tended to assure his advance in the eastern direction. For several day. and nights, the Soviet Air Force viu. lently attacked the tanks and the enemy rear.
of tanks continued
Special to the "Telegraph"
LONDON, Sept. 10 (UP).—Foreign diplomats in Lon. don to-day confirmed the reports that Washington had warned Japan against attempt at northward expansion at the cost of Russia, as well as any resumption of her south- ward drive.
The warning appears to have been delivered in the early stages of the past three weeks' American-Japanese conver sations. The implications as reported go beyond the unwil- · · lingness to countenance Japanese interference to American........ or Allied war material shipments to Vladivostok. If true, the United States warning was applied without dis- tinction to the threatened Japanese northward or south- ward advance. Diplomats here say that it would represent domocracies' most valuable aid to Russia given thusfor.
Vicious Attack On Prison Officer
Mr Barrett Seriously Hurt
A vicious and unexpected attack by a convict on Chlef Officer
"The battle
Will Never Waver
Asked if I was likely that Japan would succeed, he said, **I would emphatically tell our American friends that for her part, China wili for five days in conjunction with the not waver in her policy of con- force and other orms. Soviet tinuing to resist to the bitter end; tanks vigorously attacked enemy nor will she fall to make any fur columns Endeavouring 10 prevent ther sacrifices which may bo re the advance of our troops, the enemy quired until the Far East and the showed fierce resistance. The bottles TURN to Back Page, Columb 3 near the river crossing were parti- cularly stubborn. But the resistance of the enemy, was broken.
German Lossca
"In the course of these battles, the Germans lost 239 tanks, 50 planes, 180 lorries, 135 guns. 39 machine- Runs, 27 mine-throwers, 34 motor cycles, 25,000 rounds of ammunition, 65 cases of shells and a quantity of automatic weapons.
"About 4,000 German officers and found their graves in the river, "The already considerably battered 17h Nazi tank division lost on the battlefield 00 tanks, 30 guns, | tcrries and 1,600
killed or
"An
men
LATEST
GERMANS ADMIT RETREAT
NEW
YORK; Sopt, 10 (UP). -Berlin radio this evening admitted that the Russians are now 00 kilo- meters from Smolensk. The broad-
Harold Barrett at Stanley Gaol yesterday morning resulted in wou elfective blow was dealt to the European officer heing sent to Queen Mary Hospital with another German tank division, 600 cast which was heard at the "Unlied knife cut in one leg which reaches the bone,
Americans Must Take War Risks
See Back Page For Further Lato News'
Remarkable Odyssey Of
Escaped Frenchmen
officers and men being killed.
Pros" listening, post said that on This morning Chief Officer Barrett was reported to be “fair-
"Germans taken prisoner speak
Monday and Tuesday, "Soviet detach ly comfortable."
with horror of the concentrated blosments and battalions attacked Ger The attack took place about of the Soviet tanks, artillery and man positions 60 kilometers north- air force. The Nazis are falling east of Smolensk," supported by 9.30 a.m., while Mr Barrett was back under the powerful blaws of our tanks, but all Soviet attacks were walking through the workshop troops and operations for smashing broken in the bloody battle." where prisoners
the enemy panzer group are con were making tinuing." mats.
Nazis Smashed At Gomel Without warning, one of the men whipped round and with a razor- LONDON, Sept 10 Router),—A sharp knic, used for cutting colled German motorised division was. mailing, slashed the officer on the smashed at Gomel in Marshai Timo- I knee.
shenko's second counter-offensive in The wound was a very deep one|TURN to Back Pago, Column 3 WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 und cut through to the bone.
Assailant Overpowered. (Reuter)-Mr Cordell Hull re- vealed to-day that the Germans The assailant was overpowered by had refused to assure safe pas could strike any more blows while another European officer before he sago to any American ship pro- Mr Barrett fell down unconscious. What did Mr Bishop any when he ceeding to Britain to fetch He was given first aid at the gaol approached you? He didn't speak United States citizens. The and then removed to the Queen to me. He spoke to my fok! State Department therefore, had Mary Hospital still in an unconscious
But your foki told you what was taken emergency measures to
stalo.
"Ills assailant is now in the prison aald, didn't he?-He did but I can-permit Americans stranded in hospital suffering from the effects of not remember very clearly now. LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter) Errors of judgment were
LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter).—The amazing. Odyssey of 183 Can you remember whether your belligerent countries to return being manhandled as he was being French officers and men captured by the Germans during the mentioned by the Air Minister, Sir Archibald-Sinclair in the foki did tell you that Mr Bishop had home in planes and ships other overpowered and taken into custody: Battle of France last year was disclosed when they arrived this
This is the third time Mr Barrett House of Commons to-day in giving : results" of Investigations naked for an estimate for the Hong- than American. into two fatal crashes of Åtlantic aircraft in which 44 lives were
kong side?-I don't think he told me
has been the victim of assaults by morning at a London rallway station where they were given a that.
He emphasised that this was Prisoners, the last occasion being in warm welcome by representatives of the Free French forces and lost.
was properly Inspected before the From your letter, the position Is Sir Archibald said that the light.
this: You were prepared to make not a blank authorisation to use
Mr Barrett is due to retire from of the British Army." first accident is attributed to an
tunnets on The inspectors' Anding in the case according to the prices you quoted would be limited to applications the Gaol, joined as a warder of Hong- and after incredible experiences After their release in Foussin, they the Hongkong side belligerent transportation, but Government service next week. All these men escaped from winter with the temperature at 20
Mr Barrett, who is Chlef Officer of various. German prison camps many miles before reaching Russia. error in navigation which caused of the second accident is that it was Is that right?Yes, certainly. the aircraft to strike a mountain due to the bad judgment of the cap- Had your firm ever dona any of
to accommodato Americans ma-kong prisons in September 1920 and and hardships succeeded in were collected together and taken by under conditions of bad visibility tain firstly in taking off along
this
class of work before?-Naver ooned many months.
to-day completes 21 years service which were not, however, such wrong runway, presumably through before,
with the_Government.
crossing the frontler into Russla ship to a British port. They oversight; secondly in allowing the Had
workmen any previous your
In 1925 he was appointed Principal In Russia they were interned but the toughest type in the French Army. Many of them had tried to escapa aircraft to swing to port, with the experience in making tunnels?--Yes, among Americans in Britain, Europa Warder and in 1832 became Assistant the Soviet authorities released from Nazi prison camps several times result that it left the runway and in the interior of Chitin where they and Asia to return he explained, Chief Warder, other montes alta them as soon as Germany attack before. Many have wives · and "The mountain is many miles from took to the grass; thirdly, In not had made tunnels for railways adding that between 75 and 100 then from September 1938 to od hor
children in France, about whom they But not tunnels for A.R.P.7-No. Americans in Britain alone must February 1830 he was Acting Super Fow of these men sport German were taken prisoner last year. All the track which the airerait should shutting off the engines, immediately
have been without news since the have followed. From the evidence this occurred. available, it is 'impossible to explain
return within a 'fow weeks or lose intendent of Hongkong Prison, the but one captain in particular, whose are filled with a The Estimate
their citizenship. A large number appointment being confirmed in name must remain a secret because the Germans and their one
a burning According to your estimate you
ambitions say you were prepared to excavate were technicians who went to Eng- December 1980. In January of last he has a family in France spoke is to avenge last yeno amator land in connections with the war how year hittle was changed to that.of Germanuently Disguised In France They have, of course, joined. TURN to Pago 5 Column One wished to retiene las
Chief Oficer.
yelvlilan, clothes and often wading the Free French forces
as to have justified cancellation of the flight, ok
vidence
In neither Ease was there. how the mror occurred. The naviga="¦ of negligence, on the part of the flon Instruments lind been fully and authorities, of sabotage or of mech
dilsfactorily tested and the aircraft | unical defects
There had been, a terrifle clamour,
17
and
knee-deep in snow in the depth of degrees below zero, they had to walk
are