1939-04-27 — Page 26

CHINESE SMASH INTO NANCHANG

Bitter Street Battle In Kiangsi Capital

KAOAN, Apr. 26. THE CHINESE forces havo smashed into Nan-

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Prepares

Britain To Man A. A. Guns

¡LONDON. Apr. 27-Preparations for man anti-aircraft guns throughout the country continued all day yesterday and through the night...

They are reminiscent of the preparations which were made. during the Septembar crisis.

This is the result of Mr. Chamberlain's statement in the House of Commons yesterday that it will bo focossary to reinforce anti-aircraft defences during poriods of uncasinos.—— United Fresn

chang, capital of Kiangel Reinforcements

Province.

Bitter street fighting is

now in progress, according to field dispatches.

The streets are strewn with

fallen Japanese and Chinese

For

Kwangtung Front

YUNGYUN, Apr. 27.

THE JAPANESE have dis-

soldiers while huge fires seen for patched 4,000 reinforcements to miles around are quickly re-Kongmoon and Sunwui to engage ducing many houses to ruins.

the Chinese.

Other Chinese units are said to have forced their way to the Japan- ese aerodrome in the eastern suburbs of Nanchang and to be engaging the Japanese troops there.

5.0.5. For Reinforcements Llenting, key point nine miles to The south of Nanchang, ha been abandoned by the Japanese, who have been recalled to Nanchang s reinforcements. The Japanese unit at Ifsichfowshih, a point north-east of Llenting, has been wiped out.

The Japanese have been making full use of their bombing planes and tanks. So far they have failed to re- pause the Chinese,

German Lady Robbed

with

A 15-year-old boy was charged before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy to-day Besides Kongmoon and Sunwul, Lubereser, a German, who was walk- snatching a handbag from Mrs. G. sharp fighting has been taking placeing in Medy Road yesterday. in the outskirts of Hokshan and en the Hokshan-Sunwui highway.

Japanese attempts to land at Tan- shuthow in the district of Holping and Tachai in the district of Sunwui with the intention of outflanking the Chinese, have been repulsed "with Seventeen Japanese officers aud) considerable casualties, soldiers were taken prisoner and ciglit Japanese machine-guns and 67 rifles were seized by the Chinese. A Japanese captain committed hara-kirk when he was surrounded.

Fanghsin Doomed

The handbag contained severn gold articles, besides money, and the the boy was said to have gone behind Mrs.Lubesezer and snatched it from under her arm. He ran away but was chased and arrested.

The youth was

remanded for

According to a report, a group of week for further enquiries, 30 Japanese guarding the Kongpei Bridge, north of Tsengshing, was totally annihilated by the Chinese in un attack on April. 16.

The bridge was heavily damaged. Meanwhile, the Chinese column Japanese reinforcements which arri- counter-attacking Feuglisin, 23 miles ved the following day vented their west of Nanchang, is pounding at the wrath on the Chinese civilians, killing gates. The Japanese inside the elty some thirty of them. Central News. have set fire to many civilian houses.. They are sold to be preparing for withdrawal.

To the northwest of Nanchang the Chinese ghten their hold on Wu- ning. Fighting continues -in the suburban bills. In an engagement at Chillshan on Tuesday a Japanese unit was routed. Chinese captured two Japanese light machine-guns and 21 rifles. Central News.

PARIS, Apr. 26.-General Gamelin, Chief of Staff of the French Army, and Chief of Staff of the Air Force, General Vuillemin, are to be pro- moted to the rank of Marshal, and the commander of the Beet. Vice Admiral Derlan is to be given the rank of Admiral, according "Paris Solr"-Trans-Ocean.

April 27, 1939.

A.R.P. PROTECTION FOR 100,000

MINING EXPERTS REPORT ON PLAN

FOR PEAK TUNNEL

IN PURSUANCE of its campaign for deep tunnel air raid shelters in Hongkong, the "Telegraph" is able to-day to publish a report by a Consulting Mining Engineer on the practicability of the scheme for driving a tunnel through the base of the Peak from the city to the Aberdeen side.

The report has been compiled and made at the request of this newspaper.

"

It discloses that the scheme for such a tunnel is entirely practicable, and would afford complete protection during air raids for 100,000. people.

In Umes of penee, the tunnel could be used to accommodate a double stream of vehicular traffic lining the northern and southern sides of the island by a direct route.

The total cost, exclusive of rand surfacing, would be $1,166.300. The scheme could be completed in ten month,

The report received by the "Tele- graph" is a comprehensive document, Sovering every detail of the proposed plan.

long, right through the base of the envisages a drive, 12,000 feet Peak.

Harbour Reclamation

The height of the proposed tunnel n would be 20 feet, the width 40 feet.

The area of the section, which would be semi-circular, would be 1,356.0 square feet.

Total yardage to be removed would

Eight Strokes For be approximately 280,000 cuble yards.

Stealing

bour and eight strokes of the cane. Sentence of six months' hard la-

was imposed on Tse Chl, 23, un- employed, by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy to-day on a charge of larceny of a pair of gold earrings from a woman.

Inspector Wright said that Tse had Cone behind a woman who was on the stairway of a house in Portland Street and snatched carrings. to the Tse run away but was arrested by a

| constable.

the

The Engineer surgeats that the major portion of this could be used for the reclamation in Connaught Road, where Government has de- cided to extend the Praya by reclaiming an extensive area from the harbour between

Pottinger Street and the Naval Yards. The cableway Shing Mun during construction

which

was used at of Jubilee Reservoir, and which is now the soil over the clly sircets into lying idle, could be utilised to carry the harbour reclamation.

Ten Months' Work The Report estimates that the drilling speed, working at both ends

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with three shifts, would be 40 feet per day. At this rate

the tunnel would be completed in ten months.

Estimated cost of Labour and Supervision is $103,000, as follows: Chief Engineer @ $1,250 Superintendant @ $1,000 6 shift bosses @ $500 per

month

per month

per month

1 Superintendant mechanic

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1 Electrical Engineer @ $500

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100 machine drillers @ $1.50 100 helpers per day

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5,000

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45,000

29,000

21,000

20,500

2,500

6,000

10,000

$103,500

Estimated cost of equipment (allowance is made in the full

for total depreciaton) estimate $103,000. This includes a ventilation system which would become a per- manent fixture.

The equipment cost is computed as follows: Air compressors, 1,000 cubic

foot units (2 for harbour side, 2 for Aberdeen) .... $ 80,000 Rock

drills, heavy · drifter type with cradles Drill sharpeners and acces

sory plant

10,000

18,000

Mucking machines, .2 re

quired.

10,000

Electric locos and ore cars Ventilation system

25,000

30,000

Accessory plant

10,000

Total Equipment Cost $193,000

$672,000 For Explosives More than half of the total cost would be required for explosives, the Report computing that 211bs |would be required per cubic yard of excavation. The total cost of ex- plosives is set at $672,000. In addi- tion, allowance is made for 30,000lbs of Drill Steel ($13,500), Replacement Parts for all Equipment ($19,300), Electrle Power ($25,000) Contingencies (150,000).

Expenditure is

follows:

Labour, etc.

Equipment

Supplies, etc..

and

summarised – as

$193,500

193,000 -.779,000...

Grand Total $1,108,500

As can be seen from these figures, the estimated cost per cubic yard, allowing for full depreciation of plant and equipment, would be $4.15. $11.65 Per Person

With tho ventilating system working, the tunnel could accom- modate 100,000 persons without the necessity of drifitng galleries,

The cost per person sheltered

would be $11.05.

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traffic problem. I would provide a direct trafle route right through the centre of the is iand and would open up the Aber deen and other southern sections as residential areas, only five or ten minutes by car from the heart of the city,

If a toll system is employed the tunnel would repay capital expert- ture within a few years.

Militarily, too, such a tunnel would! probably be of the utmost importance to the Colony,

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