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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 17, 1941.

U.S.

NAVY STRIPPED ACTION

FOR

SINCE "ZERO HOUR“ (ONE MINUTE PAST MIDNIGHT) THE UNITED STATES ATLANTIC FLEET, STRIPPED FOR AC- TION, HAS BEEN TAKING UNDER ARMED PROTECTION ALL LEASE AND LEND CARGOES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND ICELAND.

The widely accepted view in authoritative quarters in Washington is that this means actual convoying.

That the statement of the Secretary of Navy, Col. Frank Knox, was broader than the "shoot at sight" policy set forth by President Roosevelt, was the expressed opinion of naval strategists.

NEW FIGHTER

PROGRESS

"Two new developments which are just around the corner will add immea- surably to the striking power of American fight- ing 'planes," writes the "Wall Street Journal" yesterday.

"One is the 20-millimetre gun which will fre from the wing of The plane instead of through the

They declared the adequate pro- lection of merchantmen meant convoys as the only certain way of ensuring the protection of all ships at the crucial moment of at- tack.

FOR ITS TASK OF WATCH- DOG OVER THE PRICELESS CARGOES OF AID TO BRITAIN THE ATLANTIC FLEET IS BE- LIEVED TO HAVE SUBSTAN- TIALLY MORE THAN 125 VES SELS.

ROOSEVELT AND AMATEUR STRATEGISTS

Replying to a query whether convoying was one means of protect- ing the flow of Lease and Lend supplies, President Roosevelt said yesterday that strategists

amateur should not assume there was only one means.-Reuter.

These include three old bat. tleships assigned to it when it, was created a year ago, while 10000. the Ficet has been steadily, the growing by newly-built vessels. bably by transfers from the Pacific Ficet.

addition of and pro.

Meanwhile the US Navy De-

has partment

announced that every naval vessel authorised by

law has been contracted for "in

of

creation of the greatest array fighting ships under one flag the world has ever seen.**

In Battle Line

00000000000

Queen's

Property Seized

It is disclosed that two of six Queen Wilhelmina propellor, und the other is the new 35,000-ton dreadnoughts, the

of

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MAC'S CAFE

Page

MEET AND

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The Business Man's Favourite Rendezvous:

TABLE D'HOTE TIFFINS $1.75- GRILL SPECIALITIES A LA CARTE

SNACK COUNTER & BAR Quick Snacks and Refreshments

ON SALE AT MAC'S COUNTER Finest Assortment of Home-Made Pastries & Cakes. Chocolates in fancy boxes. ORDERS TAKEN FOR "EDDING CAKES AND CAKES FOR EVERY OCCASION

HONG KONG

HOTEL

THE HONG KONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.

WITNESS DECLINES ANSWER

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that Orango

had been completed and can house- 17,500 people. They are complete.

These tunnels Messrs.' with two shafts. notified had stone wall lining. portals,

mechanical ventilation, "

Chairman:

The fact was

and Leigh P.W.D. of damage done to the benches, godown of one of their clients, emergency lighting and emergency Mr. Carman added, and want gates. on to say that on October 23.

Have they got any P.W.D. wrote to Leigh and sanitary arrangements?--The ac-.. Orange in regard to the dam tual pails and buckets are not in- agreed on $40 comstalled but there is space for them. age, and pensation. permit the use of range finders "North Caro inu" and "Washing-the Netherlands has had

ton." have been added to the bat-all her property seized by Chairman: Why was it netes - Mechanical Ventilation? in aeroplanes together with a

month, giving the

to centralised control for multi tle line this

the United States 17 battleships

German occupation sary to submit that account in

you?--I' presume that all the cost turret planes.

authorities actual service.

of the tunnelling job was paid Department also Netherlands.

by us, I don't know.

fre control device

which

will

"This is a radical departure from the orthodox armament practice. Because of the heavier recoil and heavier mountings, wing cannons have not been used until now.

The Lansing, Michigan, Olds- mobile Works Division of the

The Navy stated that a survey of vessels, in the course of construction and

revealed "as contracted for tounding progress" in the acce- two- of the -lerated building

ocean navy.

A total of 2,831 combat

since January 1, 1940. at a of $7,234,282, 178.- Reuter.

in

the

The order of seizure applies also to all property belonging to living members of the House of Orange- Nassau. states a Hague despatch tol and the German news agency,

enst

General Motors Corporation is auxiliary ships has been ordered

£3,000,- starting production on a 000 order of these Hispano-Suiza

The rupid-fire

firing cannons, rate of this weapon is 575 shells per minute," the "Journal" says. According to the newspaper, other fire-power development is a device perfected by the Fair- child Aviation Corporation,

PARTING SHOTS

"IT IS A FIRE-CONTROL AP- PARATUS, PROVIDING AUTO- MATIC RANGE CALCULATION A LARGE AND CONTROLS NUMBER OF MOVABLE GUNS, AND WILL BE APPLICABLE OF A

HOW THE PARTING SHOTS DAMAGED HEINKEL

TO MACHINE-GUNS AS WELL WOUNDED THE CREW OF A! AS CANNONS," THE "JOUR-BRITISH BLENHEIM IS TOLD NAL" SAYS."

REUTER.

REFUSAL TO CALL

OFF STRIKE

BY THE AIR MINISTRY NEWS SERVICE.

The Blenheim, on patrol off the Norwegian coast, had sighted the Heinkel and attacked it, getting in a heavy burst.

centi -

Anyway, it was pald through you and 10 per cent, was charg- ed?--Yes, it was a disbursement.

Timber Purchases

went on to Mr. Carman then The confiscation is based on say that he had been asked to pro- timber a decree dea ing with persons, duce a complete list of

merchants his firm had dealt with who foster anti-German

said He alsu and he did this. ments.

"You requested information re In one announcement issued by garding Kwan Hip Sing. did they the Reich Commissar it is stated make us an offer, or did we re- that "the former Queen Wilhel- quest them to quote.” mina has excluded herself from! On February 10, Mr. Carman the unity of the new Europe by said, his firm received a quotation her persistence in adhering to the Bolshevik-capitalistic

Reuter.

front."

FOUND WITH ROPE ROUND NECK

morning.

A dead body, with a rope round The Nazi machine made for the clouds with only one gun firing the neck, was found on the road- but six of the bullets entered the side in Chuk Yuen Ling Village, Blenheim, wounding all three Kowloon City, at 10 am. this members of the crew.

The victim, believed to be Hero of the event was the wounded gunner who had reached around 17 years of age, was [SPECIAL TO “CHINA-MAIL" over the unconscious observer and believed to have been murdered; MR. JOHN L. LEWIS, THE endeavoured to send out signals to although there were no other signs AMERICAN LABOUR LEADER, Bose, persisting in each attempt of violence YESTERDAY REFUSED THE until he collapsed time and time The police are investigating. REQUEST OF THE NATIONAL again.

The Blenheim was found by DEFENCE MEDIATION BOARD TO ORDER THE IMMEDIATE Searching: sircraft and guided

to

RESUMPTION" OF WORK IN a base in the Shetlands where the COAL MINES THROUGHOUT crew found, refuge in hospital,- THE NATIONA

British Wireless,

Forty thousand-miners are in- volved in the strike."

Mr. William H. Davis, Chair- man of the Board, said he does not regard Mr. Lewis' stand, as a final refusal International News Service.

PANAMA DEMANDS INDEMNITIES

ALLEGED CHOPPER

CONFESSION

Ng Chuen, 24, was fined $100 or six weeks by Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C., this morning, for unlawful possession of a chopper in Hau Wo Strect yesterday.

The other ones? Sites G. andı. 7, at Smith Lane, with a total o footage of 3,200 ft., con “; accom--- modate 10,000 people. This is complete with two shafts and mechanical ventilation?

Referring to sites and 13, wit-:- ness said that a total footage of 2,500 ft., had been completed with y accommodation for 9,000 persons.

tunnels were completed -- These with shafts and mechanical-ver- tilation but there was no emer-. oil lamps gency lighting, but would be provided.

On sites 33 and 10, witness said that approximately 10,000 feet had been done, with accommoda- tion for 30,000 people. These were exhaust fans, with improvement complete with two shafts and two from Kwan Hip Sing for 5,000 as above stated. On all the other pieces of sleepers at $3.80 e On February 11, they (Marsman's) sites the tunnelling had been cam-- ---

pleted, except at Aberdeen, and from purchased 5,000 sleepers Kwan Hip Sing at $3.00 each but can accommodate two-thirds of only took delivery of 3,500 pieces, capacity from 8 to 18 hours. rejecting the balance of 1,500,0

each.

"As soon as mechanical ven tilation bad been installed, they will be able to accommodate: full capacity for 24 hours! Mex Carman added.

Chairman: Yes, what next? You wanted to know who paid the passages for the Filipino bosses on the job. Due to the necessity of

Witness went on to state that having skilled bosses on the job, the last time he appeared before. the Commission he was asked towcy. it was verbally agreed..

With whom? It was approved many of the tunnels can accomm by Mr. Campbell.

modate the full capacity for £247 It was verbally agreed by Mr Hours. That, he said, was a very Campbell? A memorandum was rigid question. At first, witness submitted to Mr. Campbell and he went on, it was not thoughtil approved it.

necessary to hold people for 24 He gave you nothing in writing? hours. The idea was obtained He signed the memorandum, from experiences in Chungking "approved By Mr. Campbell."where people use the tunnels from Witness then produced the mem-two to three hours at a time, crandum and; after reading it the chairman said, "It is apparently a personal note to him. Dear. Mr. Campbell Yours very truly, SE. Lavrov,

From Engineers

tunnels could accommodates two

Chairman: Who told you the thirds of capacity from 8 to 18 hours? I got that from. Dur Verbally Agreed:

engineers and PW.D. engineers. Witness then went on to say that P.W.D. engineers told you the the next information the Commis- tunnels could accommodate two sion wanted was whether any thirds of the capacity: load from written permission had been giv 8 to 18 hours? I don't say that, en by Mr Pearce, Mr. Bishop of but from the data before mell Mr. Campbell to house the Fit should think they will nigred with:1 pino bosses in the Kowloon Hotel that. Witness went on to say that they had no written, permission, but it was verbally agreed by Mr. Camp bell and the bill was signed and King: Haakon of Norway re- German Government regarding MEMORIAL SERVICE paid for by Government.

Continuing, Mr. Carman sold tha cently received: Brigadier A. E. the sinkings of the steamships bang om GEN Potts, who was in command of "Sessa" and "Montana, advising A memorial service was held next question was, "Have you the Spitzbergen rald, and extend-him to claim indemnity, yesterday for Sir Hugh Stephen- some tunnels complete? Detail ed most cordial thanks for the Decision in this regard was son, late Adviser to the Secretary them. He then went on to say Street and Electric Power Station, part played by the Canadian taken at yesterday morning's for Burma and an ex-Governor of that sites Nos. 2 and 9, Arsenal

Burma, British Wireless, troops-British Wireless,

Cabinet session, Reuter

BRIGADIER POTTS THANKED

The Panamanian Government has instructed its Minister in Berlin to présent a formal protest to the

According to Detective Sergeant C. Pope, he admitted that he was a member of a "society" and he bought the chopper to fight.

Have you made any peace tical testa? In no partiqula tunnet havo we made a "com) plote tout aside, from the experiment.

This statement then is a theo retical one? Yes,

What is the next point? - You asked how many sites had ven

Continued on Page 13) tilating shafts. On all sites,