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Former Shanghai Man Now STARTLING QUESTION
In German Prison Camp
His many friends in Hongkong and Shanghai will be glad to learn that a card has been received from Sergeant Jack Sheridan of the A.I.F. indicating that he is alive and wall, although in a prison camp in Germany
* Sheridan là a member of a well-known Irish-Tamily at Shanghai and was wounded at Bardia in the curly stages of the fighting in the Near East. Thereafter he took part In the Grecian campaign and nothing had been heard from him since April last,
He writes that the Australian troops In the German prison camps are doing well, but are, in need of sweaters, socks and tobacco and also hard chocolate, as a supplement to their diet. This information may serve as a guide to any who intend sending parcels to the prisoner-of-war
camps.
NEW DUTIES ON
PUT TO WITNESS
AT
TO-DAY'S ARP INQUIRY
"I suggest to you that you made a profit of over $50,000 on these sleepers and that the sole reason you closed up this business was to escape the War Taxation Profits Tax Ordinance. Is that so?—That is not true. There is no ground for it.”
The public court heard this dramatic question and answer at the resumed hearing this morning of the inquiry into matters affecting the architec- tural office of the A.R.P. Department, when the
MEDICINES chairman, Mr Justice P. E. F. Cressall, was examin-
Become Effective To-day
ing Kwong Ming-kwong, manager and partner of the former Tai Lee Lumber Company.
Kwong also declared that he made a little over $700 his share of the profit from the sale of sleepers, and
An order has been issued extending the present duties on "tollet preparations" to n combined daty on "proprietary medias cines" and "tollet preparations" according to an order issued under the Public Revenue Protecilon Ordinance and which comes that his co-partner, who invested $2,000 in the firm, got
into force at 2 p.m. to-day. {back $800.
BORDER
FIGHTING REVEALED
Japanese And Soviets In Recent Incidents
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" SHANGHAI, Sept. 18 (UP). -The closure of the Manchu-
kuoan North Chinn border and the Japanese forbidding foreigners to travel to and from Manchukuo has put the seal of silence around the tremendous Japanese movements there.
There is increasing belief in Shanghal diplomatic quarters that the Japanese and Russians are engaged in an undercover “diplomaticTM struggle that ap
proaches in intensity, to the nerves" although neither Tokyo
Japanese-United States "war of
nor Moscow acknowledges the existence of such a struggle.
Traveller's Story
from Manchukuo told the United
Details of the order arc The whole of the proceedings published in a "Government were occupied in the examina- Gazette Extraordinary" con-tion of two witnesses, who tes- taining the authorisation of tified to the sale of timber and H.E. The Governor, Sir Mark sleepers to Marsman's and
Young.
Duty must be paid on all stocks in Colony in other than bonded the storage. Dealers, importers, manu- facturers and retallers must declare
their stocks of proprietary medicines to Mr E W. Hamilton, Superinten dent of imports and Exports, as boon stocks. os possible, and pay duty the
on
Stocks in bonded storage or in the
hands of manufacturers will be sub- of dutiable
ject to the provisions commodities Ordinance.
The sale of proprietary medicines TURN to Back Page, Column 5
Terrorism In S'hai
Japanese Note To
Municipal Council
Chinese contractors,
Pang Shicit, Manager and Partner of the firm of Pang Shick and Tam, was the first witness called.
Witness said that including him- self there were soven partners in the firm, their names being Lau Zalmacer Kwong Ming-kwong, Fung Man-fan, Kwong Yan-shan, Tam Long-ying and the Kwong Yick Company.
The Chairman (Mr Justice P. E. F. Cressall): What is the Kwong, Yick Co.
Witness: A land Investment com
pany.
No.
They are not timber merchants?—
Are they contractora in anyway? They are not building contractors.
How much money did they put into the Arm?-$4,000.
Invested $2,000
And did you put in $4,000.also No, the amounts varied. I put in
2000 myself.
What is the highest amount any one has put in?-The Kwong Ylex
15 Women
Back From
Australia
Govt Officials Plead Ignorance
ACTIVE DAY FOR THE RAF
CAIRO, Sept. 18 (Reuter).— Fifteen European
women "Harbours and shipping at arrived in Hongkong this week Tripoli and Benghazi werc from Australia and have landed attacked by heavy bombers of here.
the Royal Air Force and aircraft
It cannot be ascertained from of the Fleet Air Arm during the any of the authorities whether night of September 16-17,” says they are returned evacuees, but an Air Ministry communique. it is believed they carried transit visas which permite them to land and remain in the colony for seven days,
Usually, too, this means that British
put in the highest amount, $4,000 people enjoying this right to land,
What is the total share capital of can remain in Hongkong indefinitely. SHANGHAI, Sept. 19 (Reu-Fang Shick and Tam?-$12,000 odd. "Delicate Matter"
formed? The "Telegraph made persistent General on Wednesday made re-
Siberian border. He said numerous thorities:
efforts yesterday afternoon to secure
The communique continues: "The results of the bombings were obscured Benghazi saw a tanker alongside the by low clouds but the pilots over Juliana Mole, which had been hit previously, still blazing,
Before then the Company was not information from the recognised au- Sicbombers of the RA.F..
TWO
Willkie Pleads For China
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"! NEW YORK, Sept. 18. (UF). -In a speech here to-day be. foro 400 business men at the United China Relief Fund luncheon, Mr Wendell Willke urged them to contribute generously. He described the shipment of war materials to Japan as a grave error.
Ilé asserted that he was thankful for Chinese loyalty to the United States in the face of Buch shipments.
He also declared that a strong demonstration of sympathy for China, such as: the over-sub- scription of funds past the five million dollar goal, would show Japan that China is still ' able "to stand up.".
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for
152 Nathan Road,
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Tol. 58540.
Soviet Tanks In Action
Feature of the Nazi- Russinn war has been the brilliant performances of the. Soviet tank units. They' have been largely responsi= ble for the fallare of tho. Nazl blitzkrieg. This ple ture just received, from Moscow shows an "army" of tanks going forward into battle positions.
RED ARMY RETAKES
A TOWN
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“ LONDON, Sept. 18 (UP)- Tass quotes the Soviet Informa- tion Bureau in Moscow na fol- lows: The Red Army has re- taken the town. "N" after-28 hours of stubborn fighting.
The Nazis lost 600 officers and men, 12 guns and seven mine- throwers. Forty-seven-soldiers. were taken prisoner.
Von
now
Lon-
Desperate Fighting LONDON, Sept. 18 (Reuter).---- Berlin reports state that the German Commander, General Ritter Leeb, is making a desperate effort to smash his way into ingrad. Day and night fighting i raging and it is admitted that the Russian troops are striking back.
The official
try to-day news
agency "obstinate Soviet resistance. of speaks with constant, counter-attacks in which heavy tanks are being used,"
The agency claims that despite this, new territorial gains bays been made by the German forces in which a large number of Russians wera captured."
"At Tripoll a large number of bombs fell in the target area, ...
"Dumps
of stores at Bardia 'were With increasing Japanese super-ter).-The Japanese Consulate About the middle of 1939.
When was the Company
ralded and large fires resulted from yision of communications, the news
bombing. tho from the north will be increasingly presentations to the Shanghai in existence?-Up to the middle of thorities, but they pleaded immornace day,
"Munition factories of Ligata, scarce aside from the official reports Municipal Council calling that 1030 there was in existence a busi- One oficial declared: "It is a delicate she
were raided in daylight yester from neutral countries possessing contacts in these areas;
body's attention to the recur-ness in my name, Pang Shick,
matter
sheds in the north factory were and no information can be What was that business?I did rence of terroristic activities
one exploding and the other work for the P.W.D., such as re-
given. recently, according to theclamation and
In reply to repeated protests by centre of the south factory were collapsing. Large buildings in the A foreign traveller just arriving Japanese press which says that
salvage
the Husbands Representation Com- demolished and one big shed was re- But you weren't in the timber mittee, the late Governor, Sir Geoffry peatedly hit. Clouds of smoke were scale" took place on the Manchukuo- attention of the S.M.C. au- this Company in the middle of 1939 cases instructions had been issued attacked chemy positions northeast of Presa Uat fighting on a "considerable the following was drawn to the trade? No.
Northcote made a public statement to And it was only when you formed the effect that except in very special visible many miles from the target. Abyssinis, R.A.F. bombers that you started to deal in timber? that no evacuees in Australia were to Azozo, some bombsi bursting among
A Chinese Consulate is ex- We have never be granted, transit visas for entry trenches and buildings.
into Hongkong.
pected to be established in Hong- You have never dealt in wood?-
"From all these operations none of kong in the near future. It was our aircraft is missing."
learned this morning that nego- Raid On Cairo
tlations on this question between LONDON, Sept. 18 (Reuter)-It is His Majesty's diplomatic repre- stated here that in the raid on Cairoj sentatives In China and the during the night of September 15-16. Hongkong Government, on the bombs were dropped in the Abbassle one hand, and the Chinese area, which is a suburb, and ten, miles outside the city.
Government at Chungking, où the other, are far advanced.
TOKYO, Sept. 18 (Router)-The Final arrangements may be con- War Minister, Lieut-General Tolo, cluded when the British Ambassador, in his capacity as President of the Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, comes to Manchurian Affairs the Colony after his visit to Malaya. minuto radio speech at a banquet Board, In a ten- Thers are no rellable indications at celebrating the Tenth anniversary
of
Never Sold Sleepers Pang Shick and Tam have never sold, sleepers to A.R.P. contractors7- What is the address of Pang Shick
wounded soldiers were arriving at Increasing numbers of Japanese-Not even then. Harbin, indicating that most of the have fallen victims to armed attack dealt in wood. fighting took place around Nomonhan, by terrorists who aimed at the in- while reports also were heard of discriminate assassination of Japan- Never. fighting on the Amur river front.
ese military offe
omeers, men and police- The Japanese have officially men as well as civilians. admitted that such closhes took place The Shanghai Municipal Police but the Soviets have denied the re should pay due consideration ports.
Most observers interpreted picnsures preventing these terrorist Never. this to mean that the Russions were operations. The machinery of atlempung
of the amicable Municipal Police should be revised and Tam, 33 Queen's Road Central?. present Soviet-Japanese relations the on the basis of Japanese considera--Yes. world at a time when the Russo- tions, and the position and, authority
Do you know the firm called Tal German war was approaching one of of the Japanese Special Deputy Com-Lee Lumber Company?—Yes. the crucial points.
missioner should be consolidated, TURN to Page 5, Column Onc
to
to
Big Military Movements
The traveller said there were tremendous milltary inovements throughout Manchukuo and on the day he left Dairen 10,000 troops pass ed through the city en route to the north, while for several previous days heavy artillery and quantities of tariks, and other military supplies were constantly moving in and out of the city..
HO
While
to
Further Lend, Lease Funds Requested
Special to the "Telegraph"
sald blinds on train compart- ments were pulled down day and night. travelling in order to
movements. He said it was to the nations battilog against the Axis through June 1943.
Impossible to obtain trans- He also requested permission to allocate Lend
- WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (UP).-President Roosevelt sent
a message to Congress to-day requesting that $5,985,000,000 be
Rubber Works Here In Difficulties
It is learned that most of the rubber works in Hongkong are experiencing difficulty in carry- ing on due to the lack of chemi- cals, which are necessary in the manufacture of rubber articles. This was confirmed this morning by the Labour Officer, Mr B. C. K. Hawkins...
At Abbassin, there are barracks and itself was not bombed.. an aerodrome quite near. The city.
LATEST
Russian Strength Estimates
He said that the works, with the exception of the Hongkong Rubber
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" Due to the war, it was difficult to Manufactory, had hot actually closed.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 (UP)—– obtain the chemicals from Europe, It is learned that an article in the and the factories are now trying to naval periodical claims that with
The matter, added Mr. Hawkins
Tojo Warns Japan To
Be Ready
here as Chinese Consul, but Chinese tional preparedness
Manchurian Incident, urged t
pars
with reports have constantly mentioned that the post will most likely go to possible extension of the. Eu
European Dr Philip K. C. Tyqu, Special Com- The War Minister declares that
hostilities to the Far East. missioner of Foreign Affairs for the "actions of third Powers vis-a- Kwangtung and Kwangel,
vis Japan have at last compelled the Japanese to realise increasingly, the danger of the international crisis.
R. A. F. Shoots
prevent travellers from observing i appropriated for the purpose of continuing Lend and Lease afd. obtain them from the United States should be able to hinder and even to
proper air support the Russian Navy Down Germans Chataken up by the General prevent German armed forces from
and Lense
due to the Japanese onny materials to any nation whose defence is considered vital to
requisliloning most of the railroads
had
spreading further
The Foreign' Minister, Admiral Toyoda, also spoke at the dinner,
LONDON, Sept. 18 (UP)-It is Cunard White
Star Gesture
United States freedom; hence, he would be enabled to assist land Cement#tween the ping to use the Baltic and reported that the RAF. destroyed
Al stations passengers were forced to carry their own luggago and armed | Russia.hawn Mar Sentrys hurried them up and In stricted them not to look behind.
Negotiations
Co.Ltd and their argi-
Sous.
Government Re-Paid LONDON, Slopt
18(Reuter)
The Cunard White Star Company has decided to repay the British Treasury 27,050,000 which tho
Goy": ernment advanced to build the Queen
Mary and Queen Elizabeth. The Directors remark that the
eleven German fighters in an offen- ties; $1,875,000,000; repairing and san and factory Htaff, who had asked ship manual for 1940, Russians claim
According to the official fighting sive fight over Northern France. The President sent an analysis reconditioning defence materials for for an increase of wages, have been that 112 new naval units were com- but two pilots are safe. Two bomb- Eight British fighters were lost, The Japanese were reported to be of the proposed expenditures to forgiverion, $175,000,000; neces successful and the matter has now pleied in 1939, and 160 new vessels ers, are also missing. holding air-rald drills and taking Mr Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the for the effectuation of the original
sary services and expenses essential been
word
org expected to be constructed in The Safe Makers Association and 1940, other et precautionary measures House, as follows: simula throughout Manchukuo. Blackouts
Lend and Lease Act, $285,000,000, their masters are continuing negotin- Ordnance and stores otc, including Including Administrative expenses. tions on certain demands made by the Boviets with 716 merchant
yd's Register for 1939 credited Radio Reception Lloyd's have been held in the major cities armour and ammunition $190,000,000, The President Bald that $0,280,000, the employees, 42 and the Japanese were said to have aircraft plus aeronautical materials, 000 of the original leven billion Negotiations are also proceeding displacement with sea frontiers in
vessels of BOBIG 10
1,800,000 gross, tons
Black-out "bean"able to train - the natives to 1$885,000,000; toriks and armoured dollar tranch the successive stages Suplovore, and they have been given baktom front; Lacha "Japan," the seal Owing to a radio reception "black- building of passenger: shIDHJE PRE
Lend and ise Bill was "now between the Tailors' Guild and tho cars, automobiles and trucks, $380 moving
and Lease
the Battle Sea, Black Sea and on the we 000,000; miscellaneous military equip of allocation, obligation, production two weeks to arrive at a settlement forces in any one locality seem too out the normal news agency ser placement of types muitable for pesce ment; $155,000,000; facilities and and delivery, Additional funds are h equipment. The traveller sald the Japanese defence materials including acquis interruption to the flow-efalt to
ents with which to produce now needed so that there will be no BOMBAY Gel 18 (Reuter) The the remaining walls of the Nazi deet; seriously diffused (thus ribrning, and taken during the war and they
small but they are mumclent to oppose. vices Into Hongkong hayo, been. Imer Atlante trade esemer Ve unde Hlady collected ceplies in large ton of land, ($375,000,000; #grich those countries whose."
Eto Back ɛPago, Columin
until atmosphérie conditions: improve, sicer: that their Venditale defence Di tural, industrial and other commode with)-10, our owINARY TEAM
Ipractically impossible to receive should becavaliable to the wireless momages Into: Hongkari gasi
Recooperate closely..
New Fortifications
to September 13