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CHINA MAIL

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No. 91,938

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1940

Price: 10 Cts.

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Australia's Choicest

BUTTER

$1,500,000 AIR RAID SHELTER SCHEME

K.R.A. Committee's Proposals For Kowloon

Submitted To DISCRETION

Government IN U.S.

WHAT WILL DOUBTLESS materially "EMBARGO"

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL”) THE "JAPAN TIMES" RE- YESTER~

PORTED IN TOKYO

DAY THAT SO FAR THE

UNITED STATES GOVERN- MENT HAS NOT REJECTED

LICENCES TO EXPORT PE-

SCRAP IRON TO JAPAN, A NUMBER OF

SERVED."

contribute to the defence scheme of the Co- lony is the report on Air-raid Shelters in Kow- loon adopted at the monthly meeting of the General Committee of the Kowloon Resi- dents' Association on Wednesday evening. ANY APPLICATIONS FOR The report is the result of much pains-TROLEUM PRODUCTS AND taking labour on the part of a Special Sub-THOUGH Committee which was appointed last month, LICENCES HAVE BEEN RE- consisting of Mr. J. N. Sweeney (Conven- Thus, says the paper, the United er), Mr. D. W, Munton, Dr. S. G. Kirby-discret on" in enforcing the re- Gomes, F.R.C.S. Edin., and Mr. S. E. Faber, ling system.

cent oil and iron export licens- A.F.C., B.Sc. London, M. Inst. C.E. &c., who on the other hand the U.S. received the advice and assistance of Majorly reluctant to charter tankers and C. M. Manners, O.B.E. (Chief Air Raid War- den for Kowloon, New Kowloon and New Territories); and Mr. C. E. Terry (Deputy. Chief Air Raid Warden, Kowloon).

The work was most favourably a certain number of public shel- commented upon at the meeting.ters should be built for persons in the suggestions contained in the the streets; comprehensive report being con- That the suggestions detailed sidered both practicable and effec- herein are practicable, reasonable

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States is exercising "reasonable

WARRANTS FOR FRENCH EX-MINISTERS

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The Prosecutor in the French Supreme. Court in Riom yester- day issued warrants for the arrest of M. Guy La Chambre, and M. Pierre Cot, both former Air Ministers, now abroad. Havas.

HONG KONG WOMEN IN BOMBED

STEAMER

It has just been learned that the wives of two Hong Kong police officers were on a ship which was bom- bed and sunk by German Jaircraft while on the way from England to Austra-

SHANGHAI CENSUS.

CANCELLED

They were Mrs. Smith, wife of Chief Inspector A. W. Smith, of the -Police Training School, and |Mrs. O'Connor, wife of Inspector

T. O'Connor.

The two officers received, a

cable on August 30 stating that

Marítime. Commission is, seeming-

other vessels to Japanese firms, and it is feared in Tokyo that im (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") ports of oil and iron from the

their wives had left England for United States may gradually de- * The ShanghaiTM ‍Municipal Coun-Australia.

further crease owing to a lack of bottoms. cil yesterday announced the can-cable was received revealing that

Yesterday a Some measure to remedy this cellation of the five-yearly census their ship had been bombed_and is being urged on the Japanese owing to the high cost involved. they were safely back in an Eng-

The census is usually held in lish port. October.- Last census was in 1935 when the population of the Settle- (2) By records and statistics

ment was 1,959,000, of whom furnished from other sources, 1,020,000 were Chinese. 745,000.

Government. Havas.

SWISS PROTESTS

It may be assumed that should the Settlement

It is believed the population of (SPECIAL TO "China_MAIL") tive. A supplementary value; the in cost, and well within the means a state of emergency exist, the about three times that of 1935.- yet received the British reply to alone is to-day! The Swiss Government has not map covered the whole of Kow of this Colony; Jon Peninsula "up to the foot That for residential shelters number of voluntary evacuations Havas. hills

economy would be achieved by plus a number of persons who The report was unanimously undertaking work for residents at family or semi-communal shelters WEATHER

might be expected" to provide adopted and it was decided to cost; -forward a copy of same together

with the original“map forthwith

to the Hon. Colonial Secretary,

Time Vital

asking that "Government would That time is a vital factor in give the matter of providing shel-any such scheme;

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[the official protest against flights of R.A.F. bombers over Switzer- land, The British Legation has FORECAST-East announced that a reply will be

forthcoming shortly. Hava J.

would réduce this figure to winds, möderate; fair. around 500,000.

Tenement · House; Protection

ters for the residents of Kowloon That Government is, therefore, early and sympathetic considera- requested to consider this matter The following practical sugges tion. It was also decided that in as an urgent emergency measure, tion for providing this snould be view of the question of Air-raid since an early 'favourable decision considered; Shelters being of paramount im would greatly strengthen public Existing ground floors of portance to the general públic, the morals;

Chinese tenement houses may be report should be immediately re The following types of protec-made splinter proof, and "demo- leased to the press for publication are considered feasible; lition proof" by the removal of Association to the gentlemen res-(a) Provision of blast, splinter existing wood first flooring

tion. A vote of thanks from the

ponsible for: the report was ret corded in the minutes,

[Report of Sub-Com- mittee formed to consider question of Air Raid Shel- ters in Kowloon.]

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con-

and proof refuges on ground floors access stairway thereto and their of existing tenements by in-substitution with reinforced con- stallation of "demolitioncrete slab about 5" (inches) thick proof" concrete first floors in with necessary supporting Chinese tenements."

crete beams, in many cases exist- Provision of blast and splin-ing wood flooring can be used ter proof shelters in certain of before removal as shuttering forj (c) Provision of trench and tun-

the deeper nullahs;

this slab;

(b)

This Sub-committee consider. That it is essential for some form of public protection: to be provided in: Kowloon, especially (d), for, the poorer population living

·in congested tenement areas;::dei

· Access stairway with side walls, nel shelters where hills are would be renewed in concrete.¡ in close proximity to area Portable wood pillars would be concerned;

provided, these to be installed' in Provision of sandbags or position only when a state of granite 'block shelters in cul-emergency existed.. The front and de-sncs, open. spaces, and rear of; these premises would be - That such protection is neces- other available places not in-protected by walls of sandbags.or sary to maintain morale, prevent terfering with normal work-concrete blocks. It is considered -panic, -ond, maintain order, as well ing and usage;

that a ground floor thus convert- as to save life, and thereford, an The following data have been ed would provide adequate, shelter important factor in the defence assumed as the basis for this re- for from 80 — 100 persons, and us

port

conversion already been schemat nothing foreston, actual (0) Time of warning: likely be done in eigen hat, he sai

w air raids, will indute people to --- -tweon siren and first bomba tion of the Director of Air Raid provide for themselves adequate minutes, of which I minute Precaution, at a cost of approxim- for actually entering shelter.ately 1,250 Hong-Kong dollars, the Tint, therefore, public, funds, (b) Maximum distance to shelter cost per capita is about HK$12,50. should be allocated, to defray the from furthest point-in area Further to the question, of Cost for at least the poorer classes: concerned 500, yards,... dank cost, we understand Government That in ¡residential areas, real-; (c) Population of Kowloon as es- is contemplating the abolition. dents would be expected stati pra- ...timated,

of all wood stairways, and their vide their own shelters; but that's;(1) By: Police, :800,000 900,000.., (Continued: On. Pags

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