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D.A. R. P. GIVING EVIDENCE Commission Of Inquiry Session

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QUESTIONS REGARDING THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH HE ARRANGED FOR THE OPENING OF A BANKING ACCOUNT BY MISS MIMI LAU AT THE MERCANTILE BANK WERE PUT TO WING- COMMANDER A. H. S. STEELE-PERKINS, DIRETOR OF A.R.P., WHO GAVE EVIDENCE AT THE RESUMED SITTING OF THE A.R.P. INQUIRY COMMISSION THIS MORNING.

During the examination, Mr. Justice Cressall suggested that the Kowloon tunnels would produce another Chungking tragedy if a bomb dropped near them. The D.A.R.P. said he would not go as far as that. He put the period of safety from a ventilation view- point at the present time at about three hours.

The Commission, comprising A.R.P. has made in the Colony. Mr. Justice P. E. F. Cressail One of my Arst actions was to (chairman), Mr. S. Hampden Ross take the English and Chinese press

ed its sitting after an adjournmem | broadcast talks on A.R.P. In

ness to testify this morning was staged. Wing Comdr. Steele-Perkins.

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The "Daily Express" reports that Hitler has ordered Mussolini to declare martial low throughout Italy be- cause he fears the Ita- lians may demand separate peace. It is believed that Hitler is

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CHINESE CHANGSHA

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The Chinese authorl- ties in Changsha waited in vain all day yesterday for the arrival of the party of foreign corres- demanding the right pondents who were sup- to send more Gestapo posed; by Domei, to be landing in a Japanese agents and troops to control. Italy. Inter-army-plane on an inspec

tion tour, said the Chin- national News Service.

ese military spokesman in 1000000000000000000 Chungking last night.

IF U.S.

HOSTAGES GETS INTO

THE WAR

IT IS NOT “UP TO US. WHE-

IS UP TO THE OTHER FEL-

The Changsha authorities, he said, would be only too pleased to meet the correspondents and show them the city and its en- virons, supposed to have been captured by the Japanesel

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It is categorically stated that"

have The Istanbul- correspon-

the Japanese - claim to and Mr. L. C. F. Bellamy, resura-into my confidence and to arrange dent of the "Daily Tele-

been anywhere near Chuchow la more ridiculous than the claim to the capture of Chang-: since Friday, and the only wit-addition A.R.P. exhibitions were graph" in London states THER WE GET INTO WAR-IT

sha. A Central News report from Later I found it was necessary to that Ivan Lobedev, former LOW COLONEL FRANK Changsha states that General The Court was crowded before enlist the sympathy of the Chin Counsellor to the Soviet KNOX, SECRETARY OF THE Kitano, commander of the Japan- the sitting commenced, the specta-ese womenfolk and in this con-

NAVY TOLD A PRESS CON-ese Fourth Division, was killed, tors consisting largely of women, nection my wife took a very active Legation in Belgrade, is FERENCE IN PORTSMOUTH; esaction in the outer defences European and Chinese.

part and endeavoured to teach leading Serbian guerillas. VIRGINIA, YESTERDAY, AFTER of Changsha on Sunday. Mr. G. G. N Tinson represented them how to look after their

| ARRIVING BY· SEA FROM Wing Commander Steele-Perkins.homes and children should air German troops near Sabac,

They recently captured, 65 BERMUDA

General Toyoshima, command- WHERE HE IN- ing the Third Division, was Idill- Chairman: What is your full raids be experienced here, and in According to the correspondent, STATES NAVY BASE.

SPECTED THE NEW UNITED ed on Saturday. International name? Alfred Horace Steele-order to do this she formed the Lebedev hus notified Perkins.

News Service. Women's A.R.P. Union and Mrs. Nazi soldiers are held as hostages the necessity" of maintaining do- are more dumb than I think we

that the · · If Americans do not realise I have a short report here Chan; which you submitted through

in the mountains and will be ex-minant sea power, he said, "We are."-Reuter, ecuted in reprisal for any Nazi your solicitor, to the Commis Mrs. Violet Chan sion. Will you refer to thất

execution of Serbs.-International statement and give us a short Chairman: One minute, which News Service. history of the start of the ARP, ¡ Mrs. Chan is this, Mrs. Violet Department since your arrival Chan?-Yes sir, Mrs. Violet Chan, here?

Witness then went on to say that Witness: I was appointed, by as the A.R.P. scheme developed; the Colonial Office: "as Air Raids it was found necessary to have Precautions Officer on January Instructors for the volunteers. 21, 1938 and arrived here on Chairman: Are these instructors March 16. I was concerned with paid?--Not instructors on the the preparation of a local ARP. staff of the school. scheme and the enrolment of Which ones are paid?--The out- volunteers to implement such aside instructors. scheme.

Personal Contact

WAR GAMES

OVER

American war man- oeuvres in Louisiana in How many outside instructors which half a million

are there? About 120 sir."

How much are they paid?-$4 troops took part, have pel lecture.

Witness then said that to begin. And how often are these lectures ended with the Blue Army

The Wardens

with, the number of such volun-held?-About three times a week about to capture Shrever- tears was very small, but later on. So that an instructor gets $12 a port with tanks. through propaganda work, an im week? Not necessarily sir. Owing provement was noted, Continu to the lack of space not all of them greatest ever, and Lieutenant The manoeuvres were the ing, he said:

TEKETEAREN got $12 a week, though one măn It soon became obvious to me might do:

General Leslie J. McNair, the that the only way I could get the

director of operations," " declares sympathy of the Chinçse was to

that the troops showed outstand- know them personally. I have

ing stamina. made, many hundreds of Chinese. Witness then went on to say friends and have not failed either that he was also concerned with to attend their parties or, to asks: the organisation of a Corps of self then the soldier of any other them to attend any parties which ARP. Wardens and to do that a perlot in our history.""" He spe- 1 have given. -I soon found that committed was formed commisting cially praised the mobile anti-tank this personal contact was having of Chinese in all the Polico dis defence International News Ser- the desired effect and I was able tricts in Hong Kong and Kowloon, vice.

to report that I thought I had Are these wardens paid?--They

"The soldier of 1941," he said will give a botter account of him-

the whole-hearted support of n are only paid when they are call tee the duties of the sub-com- tremendous" number "of Chinese jed out; air.

drantgmittee consisted mainly of enroll- who were willing to "nasint" In Continuing, witness sold that ing recruits, and altogether

(6] this committee was Inter divided district sub-committees wore _have_mado"""" through this into the main committee and the formed to look after this, meana, most valuable, controts, sub-committee, and .... while...” Mr. „In addition to the nhove, wit- of which has con ributan | George Pentreath took over chair- ness went on, he had to give con-

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