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EDITORIAL

RUSSIAN AIR FORCE IS SURPRISE OF THE WAR, SAYS OLIVER STEWART

ANOTHER TIN

HAT BALL

NOVELTY

Yet another novelty has to be

Bail. not be

"One of the characteristics of the Soviet Air Force added to the list of attractions at has been s professional seriousness and this seems to be the forthcoming Tin Hat

The scheme Itself will one of the things that has helped it to stand up so well diverged in the night of the against the German Air Force and to dispute every Ger- event, but it can be stated that it man advance in the air," said MAJOR OLIVER STEWART'.entalis the provision of prizes lo the value of over one thousand M.C.. A.FC., the well-known authority on aerial warfare

dollars when he broadcast from London yesterday.

and

EAL

other

SMALL UNITS

AL Kiev points the Germans were un- The Soviet Air Force. there ¡able to gain alt supremacy fore. had to cope with the main and I look upon this fighting weight of the German. Air Force but the Germans have been 46 as the main reason why this

operating in the east in a different rampaign has been so differ-way to which they operated in the Lent from other German cam-west. Their air force is how di

paigns." continued Major vided inin small units along the

Stewart

PROFESSIONAL SKILL

It will be remembered that there were a number of unetained prizes left over from the Monster Raffic. and these include such items as an RC.A radio set, silver salver, jade necklace. silver pagoda. two orders on local firms to the open

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1941.

K.R.A.& Inadequacy Of The Mainland Bus. Taxi Services

Complaints regarding the inadequacy of the bus service formed one of the main toples of discussion at the September meeting of the General Committee of the Kowloon Residents' Association held recently in the St. Andrew's Church Hall.

In the absence of the Presiden1, Mr. D. W. Munton, through in- disposition, the Vice-President, Lt. Col, E. D. Matthews, presided over the meeting and others present were:--Mr. F. C. Mow Fung, Hon. Secretary: Mr. R. A. Wong, Hon. Treasurer: Hon. Mr. Les D'Almadá e Castro, Dr. S. G. Kirkby-Gomes, Major C. M. Manners, Mr. R. Pes- tonji, Dr. A. M. Rodrigues, Mr. J. N, Sweeney, Mr. C. E. Terry, Rev. H. A. Wiltenbach, Mr. B. Wylle and Mr. Yeong Tsun Tat. Apologies for absence were received from Miss E. M. Gibbins, Mr. R. J. Shrig- ley, Mr. Lam Ming Fan, Mrs. H. F. Phillips and Mr. R. A, da Silva,

The Financial Statement showed | Kowloon Motor Bus Co, that if the that the bulk of subscriptions had Committee were not satisfied that been paid up to date and of those some real steps to remedy the very value

reputed unpaid several had been bad condition of affairs were being The Hongkong War Effort Com debited to members who have left taken immediately, the strongest

the Colony

possible action to bring the maiter Correspondence read concerned to the attention of Government

As regards the re regards duction in the number of journeys

of $500 each wines and spirits te

mitier bus evolved a clever scheme whereby these will be disposed of

Collars

whole fruml I' appears from statements made by the Suviet Air Force that enemy aerodromes are In their other campaigns dive many and small and each aero- ban bers and parachutists bruke drome has about forty six131ng that down al resistance In Russia the planes

thing

done. was same

Dizt the "The Soviet Air Force has made German Air Force was not able to

many attacks on these werodromes break down the Russian resistance and they claim to have destruyed

There has been the some t own

2.000 machines on the Unelt dive. Stake tid artillery

grand. These machines inclu bombers never had things their, the Messerschmit

The 109 and Heinkel 1 bomber. They are of the same type that were used in

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Hongkong, September 24, 19941

RUSSIA'S NEED THE CAPTURE of Kiev by

the Germans,

and the

passing of a large part of in-; dustrial Russia Inta, German hunds has raised the question We shall continue bustness of how long the Soviet can!

lo at Sassoon House, P. 0.

Stay Die course at the terri- 457. Shanghai, and at

P. O Building

Wilson ble pare which the fighting,

Box 1457. has now

assumed

now

25

Other matters discussed included the ever increasing number of bur

in aid of the Bomber Fund, then the main suggested alterations would follow.

ImprovementS attractive part of the scheme be- and

every participant will reads and street lighting and the allowed on school childrens tickets secare a prize, but Individual con Chairman of the Sub-committee the Committee registered a strong tributions will be limited to nve concerned was able to assure the protest and asked that this matter

meeting that the bulk of sugges might receive further considera tions made to the P.W.D. had been tion. accepted and that the work was Complaints as to ansatisfactory DENIAL BY HON.

In some cases being put in hand service of taxi cabs were also dealt MR. N. L. SMITH

Bi once, Also at considerable with. The report. published in anfunds had been allocated for im- yesterday. proving Kowloon roads in the near evening contemporary of the appointment of Mr. Hyman future.

gluries and thefts and the nuisance Welsberg, Financial Secretary of

Unsatisfactory conditions in the of hawkers' crles in prohibited If we look at the situation as the Straits Settlement, as Colonial new King George's Field and. In areas and the very slow delivery a whole. th magnitude of the secretary of Hongkong in succes-two Childrens Playgrounds were of letters, especially those arriving fighting the Soviet Air Force son to Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith, reported by the Sub-committee by Clipper mail. It was decided

plain, declared Major whose impending retirement was

and the Authorities that these matters should They have prevented a rumoured some months ago, was have been notified of the state of brought to the attention of the | repetition

the German Alt | officially denied by Mr. Smith affairs. Force's favourite pastime of des-when approached by the Hong- troying ettles in the manner of kong Daily Press late last night. what អ'មង់ done K Rotterdum The Colonial Secretary stated They have played an Important that the report Was "absolutely part in cackling armoured German incorrect" vehicles and transports, and help-

we

the west

way

The Soviet Air Farve bas

than proved itself bigger thought and bigger than the Grymans thought. The failure of the German Air Force to dominate the eastern sky has been due to the professional We skill of the Soviet airmen. should have expected this high degree of professional skill from them from the begiunlog of the war, because several Soviet newspapers had articles discussing new methods of air war and went deeply into the subject

becomes Stewart.

fנו

ed the RAY also by launching raids on Berlin and other points

DIFFICULT CONDITIONS

bu

concerned

BUS SERVICES

Several complaints as to inade- quate Bus Bervices were considered

be

Hon. Commissioner of Police and

the Postmaster General respective- 1.

The Periodical Bulletin was pass-

and it was decided to write theed for printing and distribution.

Questions

On

Sleeper

Purchases

"T was reading recently an The all- arttrie in the USSR Air Ficet Marila, P.1., to either of which swer 18 obvious. Russia's News of the mythods of rameu- A this has been done under offices correspondence may be staying power 14

in- flaging aerodromes.* continued the most ofcult conditions

You sold 3,500 sleepers at $3.90 Now, Mr. Leong, what did you It is typical of possible in describe for in alr Continued from Page 3 addressed. In case of urgency creasingly dependent on how, Major Stewart.

pay for the sleepers that you sold each to Marsman's?—Yes. the logical thinking

Russlan teren It musi be remembered

me these sleepers. The National Tai Lee for $1.907-The whole Where did you get those sleep- reference may be made on our she is given her second wind

afficers and their men and it des that an air force is most sensitive Finance Development Corporationot. I bought from Jardine En-ers from? From the Chik Hing bekalf Hastings & Co., Marina war materials from the cribes the methods by which the to the state of Its bases, It is then still had 100.000 sleepers gineering was 98.000 pieces and Firm.

western democracies. This is Soviet Air Force was saved from necessary for aerodromes to

Have you any House, Hong Kong.

hand. They thought the purchase they were crimated at the price! now the first onslaught of the German abandoned, air work is made very of them was too much of a spe of firewood, as they were not going that firm?-No. bated this 22nd day of Septem the point which has

Don't they occupy found this culation so we refused to buy. Al to be used for tunnelling work. T her, 1941.

been emphasised by every ob-Air Force.

ut in France and our pilots found SERIOUS ERROR

approached Maraman's

paid $1.15 each for the 98,000 pieces office as the Kwong Hip Shing?— server and commentator in

firms use the Ame their work hard and difficult and and also Mr. Perkins of the ARP and I could only deliver 80,000 to These two Britain and the United States! "German reports had put on

they were extremely tired.

The latter replied that the hard Ta Lee. because

The premises were at one some of them that aid for the Russian fantastic reports of the number of

tine used as a private residence. This

wood sleepers were no longer suit-

were not suitable.

They use the same office as you troops, in order to help them Russian machines destroyed

able for the purposes of tunnel

Have you calculated the profit work. Here are the letters. Pro- to maintain their stubborn

you made on that transaction?-did-Yes. duced

Yes, about $22,480.

SWAN, CULBERTSON

& FRITZ.

R. M. STRONG,

Manager.

Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Building.

NOTICE

was due to a serious error by the i German Air Force The plots resistance and take a heavy really thought they were destroy Lon from their enemies, ing Soviet machines, while all they i 46% should be stepped up to the while they were only destroying

mit. This does not. of dummies. course, mean that Russia is western demo- asking the

We hereby give notice that cracies to produce the whole our Hong Kong Office will be of her needs.

closed on the 36th September, 1941 and will remain closed until further notice.

Building, Manila (mail address

P. O. Box No. 3239, Manila) to either 01 which offices COF respondence may be addressed.

was

If the Soviet į entirely dependent on Britain and America for her war materials at the moment,

and America, thus making

Building,

S. E. LEVY & CO.,

J. HOLLZER,

Partner. Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Building-

COW. Great steel, coal and iron works have been es- tablished here and have en-

The RAF

"The Soviet Air Force fought under similar conditions and yet in spite of this, never for ent moment did it show the smallest dimunition in its fighting value. It is as strong in the east today as it was at the start of the campaign and now it is receiving some sup- port rom the R.A.F. and from

in

fist

We

troni

connexion

with

the same

Does the Tal Lee Chan Brm use

Have you anything to do with

Have

the letter you go!

Were you prepared to sell the the same office too?--Yes. Marsinan's here too?-Yea

same timber to Marsman's and Kin The Chairman then read the let-Lee for $1.902-Yes, if they bought that firm?--No, ter from the Director of Air Raid the whole lot from me.

in which Precautions to witness,

the that as Director stated

tlie

You bought these sleepers from the Chik Hing firm? Yes.

How much did you pay them per sleeper?-$3.50 each.

You made a profit of 40 cents gach? Yes.

you purchase them from Chik Hing firm?-Sometime in February 1941, the purpose of was to make the the purchase

When did

Tinson: May I have the not know when you entered into wood into firewood.

It 18 dated

Chairman (to Witness): On October 21, you wrote Mars- man's and you told them what you had in band and the quantities and you also said that you had a stock of tregon pine sleepers for sale. What price did you mention?--The hardwood sleepers $2.00 each and the Oregon pine sleepers $3.20 each.

NO DIRECT SALE Did you sell any to Marsman's sell did not any time?-We

Do you know if Marsman's sub.

NG

the Tai

the

You Just made the deal to make engineers before delivery.

Do you know whether boxwood?Yes, but I want to make this point clear. We have three Lee Chan firm, who occupy

same office 35 you, ever sold kinds of sleepers. one is Oregon

don't

pine, which cannot be used for sleepers to Mursman's?—I tunnelling work. Secondly, some

You never heard that?--I look

know.

are classifed as sleepers. but only after my own business and they a certain percentage are good ones, look after theirs. and thirdly, the best kind of hard- wood sleepers,

for tunnel

That can be used work? I don't know.

But you know now that it can: be used?-Of course, after I bonght! the sleepers I knew

You still have a large stock in

They did, as a matter of fact.

Bell in July 10,000 pieces. By that time the price had gone up to $6.15.-Yes.

com-

The article went on to say

Before you went into this huge that dumny groups of animals

deal in sleepers, had you ever been and trees were particularly

British and American factories. size of the tunnels bad since been connected with the timber trade? useful for masking the position

the hardwood sleepers No. of aerodromes. The mass use

"The RAF could always give amended,

Your first excursion into the of dummies thus kept the So- Indirect assistance by hardening were no longer suitable for that!

Its offensive in the west and that purpose and suggested that W-trade was with Jardines?--Yes, and viet Air Force from suffering

It is continuing to do. Everyone news get in touch with Marsman's the first transaction was for mak- much heavier casualties.

to the sale of the anxious The Oermans have been using | İS

that aid

ing boxwood. to Russia with regard the position would indeed be all their attack squadrone, as the should be on

Is this not the truth: Did you immediate and sleepers. EN We shall continue business at

Mr. dangerous for her because: Americans would call them. In the largest scale. Although it has

A few days later you sold them this deal that they were going to

tunnels?-YIS, No. 113 Kiukiang Road, Shang

The Chatman: hai, and at 3rd Floor, Wilson even if all that she needs can fact. I very much doubt it there been slow it will still achieve its date of that letter?

use sleepers in ARP. tunnels? to Marsman's for

the wood was examined by their be produced they cannot be are very many types of attacking purpose providing the Soviet Air transported to her fighting planes left in the west that they Force continues to fight in the October 18, 1940.

have not used against the Rus-east with the same fortitude it has front in sufficient volume.

The Soviet Air Force is sjans. As the big RAF. sweep on shown

are one of the surprises of the war and WHAT the Soviet requires Saturday lust showed. there now is that her own produc-many parts of occupied territory it has shown itself to be one of

finest fighting forces In the west which have been left the In case of urgency reference may

existence." be runde on our behalf to Messrs.tion and industry be increas-

without any air defence. Wilkinson & Grist, Solicitors, Ingly reinforced from Britain National City Bank

up for the loss she has suffer had to pay for his advance,cupied countries for every Hong Kong.

ed as a result of the occupa-

Russia

or official into

mounts dally. German soldier Dated this 22nd day of Septemtion of the Ukraine area. A

This is Herr Hitler is now facing a murdered by them. ber, 1941.

great portion of her indus-hird front in the west a typical of the ruthlessness of trial plant has already been

so-called **new order" at front which has been created the transferred Lo the Urals,

which Herr Hitler and his direct. about 1,000 miles east of Mos-by the people of the coun-

tries which he has subjugat-associates are trying to folst sequently purchased these sleep-hand? Yes, about 60.000 pieces,

The next Witness called was Mr. It shows the ers? The situation is this. Mars- ed taking up an attitude of on the world.

to purchase 2,009 Tsz Chan, proprietor of the Kwong active opposition to German extent to which the German man's offered

trial order, but we Yick Company. quantity the

too Chairman: When did you form ??"SWS hanced the production of the domination. Almost daily re- Fuehrer's desperation is driv-deepers as a

the Taj After that

Lee this firm?-About ten years ago. Ural district which was in- ports are reaching the outside ing him and is on a par with thought

world of acts of sabotage Nazi mentality. But the very

Are you timber merchants? Lumber Company bought from us dustrialised very efficiently

and murder in the occupled drastic nature of these me- and we turned the order over to Yes. under the Five-Year Plan.

countries, where the people, thods is merely increasing them. HONG KONG & CHINA But unless she gets ready who for some time past had and lengthening this third How much did you sell lo

Tri Lee?-80,000 pieces, GAS CO., LTD.

been content to offer only a front which has now risen up

At how much per sleeper?- form of passive resistance to to coufront the Germans. In

$1.99. Owing to shortage of tonnage States, the output from her their conquerors, have now addition to throwing the full

These were the sleepers that considerable difficulty has been new industrial regions will boldly demonstrated their weight of his war machine

Tai Lee subsequently sold to experienced to obtaining further only be sufficient to permit hatred for the Nazis.

to Kin Lee. The into the war against the Rus- Marsman's and supplies of coal, and application her to stand on the defensive fact that news of these kill-sians and suffering the hea-

Correct?-Yes, in small quanti- for assistance has had to be made against the destructive Gerings of German soldiers and vlest casualties he has so to the Ministry of Shipping who man onslaughts. What the officials have leaked out must far sustained and taking daily

now have to have allocated tonnage for this democracies

constitute a major worry for poundings from the R.A.F. in

use? Yes, I think so. Very heavy increases help Russia to do is not only the Germans, who have all the west, the active oppos!- purpose

defend herself, but to In freight rates have been made to

Did you after the same sleepers Marsman's?-On August 14, 1941. along been trying to convince tion from the countles un- on these shipments and this adopt offensive tactics in the world that everything in der the Nazi yoke is some to Kin Lee-Not the same sleep-We sold 33 Ft. 7 in. and the compels the Company to make a order to keep the Germans the garden of occupied Eu- thing that will tax the in-ers. I know nothing about Kin amount was $99.50.

Mr. Kan Lee-hing, sale proprie-Man-chung, and he is here further increase of 20% on net and their allles fully engaged rope was peaceful and bright, genuity of. Herr Hitler and On this same day, October 21,tor of the Kwong Hip Shing Com- Did you sell sleepers to Kin gas charges from September meter without giving them a respite

Not being able to deny the his Gestapo and the whole Marsman's repiled to your letter pany, said firm was formed about

The next witness called war Mr.'' readings. This temporary Increase to consolidate their gains.

truth of these toports any sordid band of Nazl murder-land informed you that they found 10 years ago, and that he was also

K! ban chứng, menagor of the A THIRD FRONT longer, Herr Hitler has re-fers to the utmost. It is proof the size of these sleepers not sulla broker,

Broker of what? Brokor Tai Lee Chan firmi, WHILE the terrible battle sorted to his usual methods that the sore created by Nazable for tunnel work and that was

The Chatemiah to witness: We an so011 as condiilons allow!'

Railway sleepers7-1 did only have just heard that you occupy of death and destruction of barharism by ordering the ruthlessness will not be heal-why they did not purchase from wood.

and you subsequently sold continues on his Hong Kong, 22nd Sept., 1941.

eastern killing of five or six pro-ed as easily as the Germans these to Tai Lee at $1.90 cach? one transaction, arid that was on

Continued on Back Page Tebruary 11, 1941. 41 front and the price he has minent citizens in these oc- would have the world believo. Tea.

464

NOTICE.

is to meet the present emergency only, and it will be withdrawn

made Britain

war weapons and the

from United

amali.

ties.

you

Were these the same sleepers offered Marsman's and

which they said they could noi

Lee at all.

you

I understand you supplied rali- way sleepers to Marsman's and to Kin Lee, la that right?-No.

NOT SLEEPERS

NO CONNEXION Although these three panies occupy the same office, you still

say that you have nothing to do with the other two?-Formerly we used the premises as my residence. My family then moved away, and the telephone belongs to I simply Kwong Hip Shing. have my signboard in these premises. I don't have to pay expenses towards the run- ning of this' office.

And you still say you have no- thing to do with the other two

What did you supply them?-companies?-I say that Hardwood.

Were they not. sleepers?No. Where did you get them from?-- Sandakan.

When was your last sale to Kin we Lee?-On May 26 this year, sold them 13 cubic feet of wood.

last anle to When was your

In

Do you know Ah Kee?-I know him:

J

Who is he?-He belongs to the Tai Lee Chan.

Is he the manager?-Yea You know if he has anything to do with the other two-Surely he has

with my nothing to do firm, but I don't know about the

othors.

What is his full name?--Kee

present.

at

Lee? No.

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