1941-08-29 — Page 21

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Friday,

HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH

All-Out Aid For Russia Vital To Permit Allied Spring Offensive

Special to the "Telegraph"

LONDON, Aug. 28 (UP).—The relentless Gorman penetra- 'ton Into Russia re-emphasises the point of extreme urgency of the need for an all out Anglo-American production effort dur- Ing the next six months, according to informed opinion in Lon- don. Otherwise, it is believed that the Allles-and the United Sintes---will, he left next spring in the same position they have been in since the war started-on 'the defensive,

Planes, tanks, guns, moralo-

which Britain con creato in the

in quality as well as quantity Our Bombers Drop next half year will determine Comforting Words

the strength of the offensive in Russia, the Near East or in Western

the Europe which Allies can throw ngainst the Germans this coming spring. Nothing produced later than six months from now can play any role in the clash of arms. which will come when the snow melts.

It is granted that nobody is going to win this war without hitting the enemy over the heart with every means at his disposai ́next spring] and if in probably going to be the Alles big chance, these circles be- Ileve.

No Winter Campaign

It is generally recepted here that Britain is not going to produce any- thing

In the nature of a counter- offensive in Western Europe before} winter at least nothing which will divert the big mass of German troops; from the Eastern front.

That would be n

A very serious state of affairs in the mind of my think- Ing Englishman except for the grow~. ing conviction lust Russia will now be able to carry on under her own steam until the now 1les and forcen the Germans into a

weary winter: campaign.

Sober Facts

Regardless of theories, however, both Britain and the United States have faced the fact that Rusala in beginuing to lose her industrial areas, And, according to sober estimate, the combined British-American produc- tion ut ita present level is not) aumcient to bulld

lid enough

planes,

Iranians Re-Assured

SIMLA, Aug. 28 (Reu ter).-"We don't want your food. We will bring food for those who need it as we are doing in Syria," de- clares a pamphlet, copies of which have been dropped on towns and military stations in Iran addressed to the Iranian people.

your

"We don't want goods but we will open your ports for trade as we are. doing in Iraq. We come as' friends, armed only against. the common enemy,"

A second pamphlet ad- dressed to the soldiers of Iran declares: "Our greeting to you is Peace be with you.' Let your reply be "And upon you be peace"."

Thai Policy Explained

Loan From Japan

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Noi

tanks and guns in the next six months BANGKOK, Aug. 28 (UP). to beat the German army. Benting Direk Jayanam, the newly appointed the German army In one sense means Minister of Foreign Affairs in a the staging of an offensive which will statement made at a press conference sweep it from Ha feet. In another this morning sald that he would ad- sense, it means equipping the pre- here to the polley of "equal friend... sent Allies and possibly new nations ship for all, enmity to With weapons to meet new clean to guide into none, as the

threat.

Sino-Burmese Mission Of

Understanding

CHUNGKING, Aug. 20

He asserted that a peace proposal to the warring nations is under con- sideration by the Government but the methods could not yet be reveal- ed.

Great R.A.F. Activity

Over Sea and Land

:

CAIRO, Aug. 28 (Reuter)-Fighters of the Royal Air Force and the Fleet Air Arm on Tuesday engaged a number of German fighters which attempted to attack our shipping in the Mediterranean, says a communique Issued to-day. Three enemy

aircraft were shot down.

During Tuesday night our heavy bombers attacked dock

Areas at Tripoli and Benghazi

About fifteen tons of high ex- plosive and incendiary bombs were dropped at Tripoli and neveral violent explosions oc- curred and many fires were started in the docks and near the wireless station, One particularly large blaze at the military stores was visible 120 miles away.

Medium bombers of the South African Air Force attacked a con- centration

mechanical of enemy transport near Raa Uennu yesterday. Bombs were seen falling among the vehicles.

Two unidentified enemy aircraft dropped

Incendiary bombs on Multa during Tuesday night. Both alreraft were illuminated by searchlights and attacked by our lighters, Both were

and one engine of each of them was not on fire. One was losing height rapidly and the other had its Undercarriage down as they flew towards the Italian coast.

In Iran HAF. bombers aircraft dropped pamphlets on Hamadan ard Sultanabad and other southern towns. From all these operations two of our fighters are missing.

Suez Raided

CAIRO, Aug. 20 (Reuter) --The Suez Canal area was subjected to another air raid during Wednesday night.

A communique announcing this says that bombs were dropped, kill- in seven persons, injuring 30 and

using light damage.

Bomber Fund Subscriptions

Yesterday's contributions to the Bomber Fund included 8379, per Mr Abbas Khan, representing part of the proceeds from the screening of the Indian Alm "Yamlit Jal" at the Alhambra Theatre, and $200 from Mr P. K. Kwok. The total of the following is the latest list of subscribers: Fund has now renched $2.500,634,25. The Mr P. K. Kwok....................... $300 Part proceeds of special screening

of the Indian film “Yamlit-Jat” at the Alhambra Theatre, Sun- day, 10th August, per Mr. Abbas Khan ... Craigencower Cricket Club” (boventi

donation). .........

(fourth

The Government's bill defining the duties of citizens during war time with any foreign Power was accepted this afternoon nt the Assembly sesalon. The contents the bill could not be learned. (Central The Minister of Finance told the News). The Chinese Goodwill Mis vernacular press that an agreement sion to Burma left this morning by had been reached between the Na- Mr and Mrs W. H. Bailey (in lieu plane for Rangoon vla Kunming. tional Banking Bureau and the Yoko-

of Birthday presents)" It will remain in Burma for about hamn Specle Bank for the purchase Sale of Brooches, ten days returning before the middle of 25,000,000 ticals

pins, alc.. of September.

donated by The Caravan of gold from

Tale of Japan to be effective between August

Labels The Mission is composed of

by the Caravan the 20 and December 31, He added that following: Leader Dr Monlin Chiang, the Japanese Goverment will grant

Members of the detachment Royal

Army Pay Corps .... President of the National Peking a special permit for the export of the Universliy:

PRISONERS OF WAR Deputy Leaders Mr gold; however, the Thai Government

The S. C. M. Port has received Tseng Yang-fu, Kuomintang Central

following donation to the Driti Executive Committee, and Mr Y. T. Jy house to deposit the gold in

General Manager of the New

Fullen Bank, Yunnan; Secretary-

General Mr Han

Li-wu, People's

Political Coune!! and Secretary- General of the Sho-British and Sino-

Burmese Cultural

bers Mrs

Associations;

Political Council; Miss

Chen

C

Japari.

worth

DISCONTENT IN GERMANY

Chin-luen, People's Lo

Chi-yl,

LONDON, Aug. 28 (Reuter).-The Deputy Secretary-General the

of Women's Advisory Committee of the "New York Times" on August 20

"Refugee New Life Movement

passengers and Association; stated: AIr. P. C. Miao, Expert of the Kuo-Americans returning from Europe mintang Overseas Board; Mr T. C. Yesterday aboard the finer Excalibur

declared

thut

dislllusionment Tang. Chief Editor of the English growing among

of the "Central

German military News

police ranks and reported instances who is concurrently English of German officers actually secking ou Secretary of

of the Mission; Mr King

listen to Lung-chang. Manager of the Kun

British ming Electricity

Works;

and other news from out- Mr Jen Shien, Secretary-General of the People's Foreign Relations Assoca-be withheld fearing reprisals against passenger, making his name to tion of China and Miss Laley Tou, his relatives in the Reich, said that Secretary to the Mission

abject of the Mission, accord- he had been asked by Gestapo agents, ing to Mr Han, is to promote better whom he knew, to direct them to relations between Burma and China, English broadcasts, which he did, to Interpret to the Burmese people accompanied the men to private the true conditions in Chinn and the homes with great risk to the ownern aspirations of the Chinese people and himself, but the agents sald in the war resistance against ag-nothing except to express gratitude gression and to get Brst-hand in-for the opportunity to hear 'real Cormation on Burma.

newa.'"

oners of War Fund:

Mr G. White, $10.

פדם

70

30

02

Exchange At A Glance

*TT. London Demand London T.T. Shanghai

T.T. U.S.A.

TUT

SELLING

1/2%

.1/2

.400

T.T. Singapore

.52

TT. Japan

10212.

T.T. India

.0244

.2410

Manila

493%

T.T. Batavia

40%

T.T. Bangkok

148

T.T. Saigon

100

T.T. France

T.T. Switzerland T.T. Australin

107

1/01/2

BUYING

4 m/s L/C London 4 m/s D/P London

1/34

1/36

m/s L/C U.S.A.

2532

4 m/s France

30 dis India

.04%

U.S. Cross rate in London 4.03% U.S. Cross rate in N.Y.

Formidable

Gibraltar

Defences Lessons From Crete

Gibraltar, Aug. 20 (Reuter) Gibraltar is very much a going con- cein and its defences are daily be- Coming more formidable. The lessons of Crete have been carefully Considered and although conditions are very much different every effort has been made to ensure that similar with meet clion here would similar success.

The "Rock's" peculiaritics would make the fanding of paratroops and |troop-carrying planes very difcult yet every place where such landings could be attempted can be subjected to a thering fire.

· An attack by E-boats would ro- colve as devastating a reply as the recent attempt an Malta.

August 29, 1941.

Northwest Frontier

Heroism

PESHAWAR, Aug. 28 (Reuter).~. Azran Gul, a constable of the Dis- trict Police, has been posthumously awarded the King's Police and Fire Services Medal by His Majesty the King for outstanding gallantry and devotion to duty.

On March 10, 1941, a section of additional police was ambushed by a strong party of hostile natives. When the enemy opened fire, Azran Gul

ran forward and took up a position only ten paces from the

enemy.

Although wounded, he opened fire on the enemy, thus enabling his comrades to take up positions and compelling the enemy to retiro,

Azran Gul died after receiving three more bullet wounds..

I. L. O. HEADS TO MEET Montreal Conference

less).

LONDON, Aug. 20 (British Wire- Mr Joseph Hallsworth, Gen- eral Secretary of the National Union of Distributive and Allied Workers will represent British workers at a conference be held by the Inter- national Labour Office in New York In October, it was announced to-day.

Mr Hallsworth is member of the governing body of the IL.O. and. Is a pust President of the T.U.C.

The International Labour Omce now has its seat' at Montreal and this will be the first conference since the outbreak of war.

Major Baseball

Cardinals Move One Step Nearer

NEW YORK, 28 (UP)~St Loub Cardinals moved one step nearer Brooklyn Dodgers in the battle. for the National League pennant, to- day, beating New York Giants 5-0 while the Dodgers were idle. Scores were:

NATIONAL, LEAGUE

RE

3

St Louis

Battery-Pollett; W. Cooper. New York

3 J Battery-Melton, Carpenter. Adame;

Davis. Chicago

berger. Mccul

Battery-Eaves, Ital

itaflensberger;

laugh,

2 ་

* 10 1

Boston

Battery-Early; BerreS, Pittsburgh

Battery-Diets, Kilinger, Lopez, Davis, Philadeiplita ....

Battery-Pearson,

Ifocrat;

Livingston

Hughes.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

New York

ปี 10 .. Battery-Donald, Deanch, Chandler: Dickey. Rosar.

St Loui

0

I

Battery Muñerieft, Harris, Galchouse, Ostermueller; Swift. Washington

0

were

Batlery Sundra. Zuber, Evans. Chicago

Battery-Lee; Trekk. Philadelphla

Masterson;

4 10 办

7

0

Old Fortifications Although the old

defences 3.70 quite inadequate to meet a modern attack, full use has been made of 21

them by cleverly incorporating them thin the new scheme of fortifications. Pri-Parts of the old works are admirably suited for the prevention of landings by paratroops.

DONATIONS WAITING Dostations for the following Organiza-: tions awall collection at the ence of the for

If Vichy grants German demands increased facilities in North

3. C. M. Port: Lord Mayor's Fund for Africa, Gibraltar would obviously be, Hie Hellef of Air Victims: .W.OF. Emer-FI,

ney Refugee Council British Prisoners affected. The naval and air forces of War Relief Fund; Food Kitchens Fund; stationed at Gibraltar

St Vincent de Paul.

Gifts To Internees The Director of Medical Services grate fully acknowleduce receipt of a gift of bundle of old clothing and $50, for Chinese interned soldiers at Argyle Street interninent Camp

from the Hongkonk Chinese Women's Club.

Ciano's Throat Operation

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

would

have

even more to do and the chances of an attack on Gibraltar would be in- creased. Casablanca for Instance is within easy reach of the "key to the Mediterranean."

Negligible Damage

non-

Battery-Babich, Beckman:

Cleveland

Boston

cock.

Batters-iltar, Brown; Desautels Ballers-Dobson, Ryba, Harris; Pea-

B 12 Battery-Denton, Manders; duilivan.

Detroit

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Czar's Ashes Said To Be

In Londe

Bank Vault

VICHY, Aug, 27 (UP),—An urn containing the ashes of

0 Czar Nicholas II and his entire family lies in the vaults of the Bank of England in London awaiting ultimato return to the Kremlin, according to General Pierre Janin, French World War leader.

*

General. Janin, who was sent by the Allies to Siberlu by way of New York and Yokohama to help General Alexander V. Kolchak organise the White Russian resistance against tho brought the urn out of Russia.

Starting Times Bolsheviki in 1917, declared he had

Sunday

OLD COVÄSE D.14, G. Aitkenhead. A. E. Lissamjan, Contrary to Axis claims that 9.20 P. M. Cotton, 11. M. Rowland,

9.24 . O. Baldwin, J. W. Clague. Gibraltar has already been heavily

28. H. Genre, A. Parrtal. damaged and its use as a base con- 9.32 F. D. Hunter, R. Young, sequently restricted, the signs of 93 FG Price, K. & Burrisan.

10.12 G. C. Worral, S; L. Lloyd. enemy attack are virtually

10.18

F. Bishop D. §. Robb existent. One-has-to-search-hard-to-1026 1. D. Lloyd, & Park. And the three or four houses hit by ROME, Aug. 28 (UP)--Count bombs last year and damage is underwent a successful throat oper- claims to have carried Clano. the Foreign Minister, to-day negligible. German and Italian ion for a serious illness which pre- ralds re

out heavy ented his attending the funeral of bombs have ever fallen an Gibraltar nonsense. No German Bruno Mussolini. It is stated that he and the nearest the Italians got this it doing well.

LONDON, Aug, 28. (British Wire- less)-On Saturday all women born in the year 1915 will be required to register at the local office of the Ministry of Labour.

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year was to a Spanish town La Linea where men, women and children were killed.

CARRIED DRUGS: FINED $1,000

Yu Kou, 37,

messenger of the Northcote Teachers' Training Col- lege, Bonham Road, and Wan Tal-

in

Roderick And Danahar Signed For Title Bout

LONDON, Aug. 28 (Reuter),—— Ernie Roderick will defend hals

HAITI TO PRODUCE RUBBER

General Janin sald eleven mem- bers of the Russian Royal family and its entourage were executed by the Bolshevik at Ekaterinburg in the Russlan Urals on the night of "July

WASHINGTON, Aug27 (UP) 1918. He saki he had talked The Republic of Haitt is expected in 10. 1918 with the Czar, "who often expressed the future to supply a part of United Buxiety over Russia's fate, and States rubber requirements, accord- that General Kot

who coming to the Department of Agricul manded the echo-Slovak

and ture. White Russian forces in Siberia, hed unsuccessfully attempted to rescue, the Czar.

Although Haiti grows no commer- clal rubber now, an eventual plant- Statement Amplified Ing of 10,000 acres of bigh-produc- In 1038, General Janin asserted in ing Hevea (rubber) trees is planned, an interview that he had smuggled A. Fennel, Agricultural Advisor to according to an article by Thomas the royal family's ashes out of Rus- the Halian Government, which ap-

tural

British welterweight boxing tilla and that they were interned in pears in the current issue of "Agri-- over to rounds against the Irish counity of France." Now he has publication of the Office of Foreign a bank vault "In neighbouring culture In-the Americas," monthly -Guardsman, Arthur Danahar, at the Albert Hall on September 29 in amplified this statement, and specin Agricultural Relations, Tho nid of the Royal Air Force Bene- cally named the vaults of the Bank mediate objective is to establish ra

of England. volent Fund, Some splendid contests were seen with

Four heavy leather valises filled ber plantations totalling 7,000 acres,

he suys. last

documents, photographs and night's programme. The Welshman, Ronnie James out Bolsheviki for the conviction of the adds, has been made the chief ob- other evidence collected by the The production of rubber, Fennell wul, 20, were fined $1,000 or in de-er, Harry Lazar, over eight rounds, Royal family also were sold to be jective of the U. S. Haltian agricul

pointed the 18-year-old East London- fault four months hard labour each,

and

in the Bank of England's vaults. remains undisputed lending Mr II. G. Sheldon, R.C. by

expansion at Cen-

"On

agreement April 27 Boon's light- challenger for Eric

1010, Judge nounced on May tral Magistracy this morning, for weght belt.

the Depart- by Salomon came to see me of the R

ment of State. In an introduction possession of dangerous drugs.

Nel Tarleton, 34-year-old British Ailled Generat Headquarters in to the article, President Elle Lescot Det-Sergeant John Bentley stated featherweight champion,

Ypation House Ekaterinburg, of Haitl terms the agreement Fono that a Policeman saw first Defendant masterful display, beating the young where the Cheka had executed the of the most far-reaching economic carrying a parcel which when exa- Londoner, Billy Walker, on points Czar and his family, and asked me steps in our national history," and mined was found to contain heroin over eight rounds.

to send some precious packages to clies it as an example of "Demo.. pills. Second Defendant then pulled

Europe," General Janin said.

cracy In Action." out a small baton 'showing it to the Constable said, "I am a fellow faki," By this he was understood to mean that he too was a Policeman:

મારા

That was why second Defendant was additionally charged with Im- personating

a police Constable.

gave #

NAZI PRIVATE FORTUNES ARE SAFEGUARDED

in

"He returned with more than four valises filled with all the evidence submitted against the Royal family,

#

Ensure Supply

as well as other relies such as un- The Hattian agréemont ទ the form buttons, melted rings and belt latest step in the Department of buckles picked out of the ashes of Agriculture project to reduce United the pyre on which the Czar's and States dependence on rubber sources 28 (Reuter) — bodies

the

Western about ten miles from patiey burned Since August, 1940, bureau of plant

industry

survey parties have ins- perled potential rubber-producing areas in 15 Latin American Re

were

Plan That Failed.

:

First Defendant, stated that the Several ulgh Nazi personages, in- pills were not his and that second cluding Dr Robert Ley, have trans- Defendant had naked him to carry terred their private fortunes from the parcel. He did not know that South America to Switzerland, says "I. brought these things to Max publics, of which Halti is the smal the parcel contained heroin.

Second Defendant stated that he in their alarm at the recent events in me, either from the Grand Duke and nurseries, have been established, dispatch from the German frontier, sellle, but there was no one to meet fest. Several experiment stations found the pills on the road,

South America-particularly the ex-Nicholas or from the Quel d'Orsay, among them one at Marfranc, Haiti pulsion of the German Minister to The French Foreign Omce) so which is the source of the high-pro- Bolivia.

took them to my family estate inducing rubber trees for the laltian Swiss banking circles say that the the Alps, Nazis prefer Swiss to Swedish banks, "Two years later. I.... was- able to because they fear that the latter turn them over to the Grand Duke The Hallan plan also calls for may one day be controlled by the and I learned later that General immediate establishment in Halt of Russians.

had hoped to carry them banana plantations totalling 6,500 victoriously back to Moscow, but bures, and for increased production

of cacao, olls, spices, abres

and

Empress Of Abyssinia Rejoins Emperor

that

falled

programme,

"The Qual d'Orsay did not want other tropical crops. It is also

NAIROBI, Aug. 20 (Router)The Empress of Abyssinia arrived, here to-day by special, train from Mom- basa and was welcomed by the

Petrol In U.S. A. Crown Prince, who had down from WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (Reuters, to guard them at the French Foreign posed to develop's email Hallan- Addis Ababa for her arrival.

The Empress and her son are leav-upplies of patrol at eastern filing mice. Finally, they were sent to owned craft industcles United

stations the United States during London for safe-keeping unill they Blatos capital and technical, assis ing by air for the Abyssinian capital September will be roduced by 15 per can be returned to the Kremlin tance; will help make the expansion on Friday Ka

cent compared to the July, figures, some day

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