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"High" Water
The
FINAL EDITION
Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED 1881
No. 18356
二拜體 號九月九英店香 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1941.
Full Story Of Resumed A.R.P. Inquiry
MR CARMAN TELLS OF
"ARRANGEMENT" FOR OVERLOADING TRUCKS
THAT AN ARRANGEMENT HAD BEEN REACHED WHEREBY TRUCKS COULD BE OVERLOADED AND THE POLICE WOULD TAKE NO ACTION WAS THE EVIDENCE GIVEN BY MR W. F. CARMAN, AT THE RESUMED INQUIRY THIS MORNING INTO THE ARCHI- TECTURAL BRANCH OF THE AIR RAIDS PRECAUTION DEPART- MENT. MR CARMAN SAID THEY WERE PROSECUTED ONCE AND FINED $10 FOR THE OFFENCE BUT THEREAFTER HE UNDERSTOOD AN ARRANGEMENT HAD BEEN MADE. WHEREBY THE POLICE READJUSTED THEIR REGULATIONS WHICH WOULD PERMIT OF A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF OVERLOADING IN CONNECTION WITH CONVEYING muck froM THE A.R.P. TUNNELS:
ENEMY CONVOY ATTACKED
Two Ships Badly Damaged
CAIRO, Sept. 8 (Reuter).—Aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm made a successful attack on a convoy of three medium sized merchant vessels protected by three destroyers in the Mediter ranean on Saturday night. One merchant ship was hit three times, causing violent explosions and much black smoke. The Vessel was compelled to stop, listing heavily to port.
SPITFIRE SINKS A FLAK SHIP
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Mr Carman said he under- stood the arrangement entered into was that the P.W.D. had told them they could overload.
In the earlier part of the morning session, Mr Carman was closely examined regarding a number of items in Marsman's accounts.
The Commission mot this morning in the Legislative Council Chamber.. Mr Justice P. E.-F. Cressall was Chairman, the other Commissioners being Mr S. Hampden Ross and Mr L. C. F. Bellamy, with Mr K. M. A. Barnett as Secretary.
Mr G. G. N. Tinson represented A tanker was hit with two Wing Commander A. H. S. Steele- torpedoes and severely damaged. Perkins, and the Hon. Mr E. David- Libya.--The same night a heavy son was, for Marsman Hongkong rald by R.A.F. bombers on Benghazi China Li and Mr Corman in per resulted in a number of direct hits sonal capacity.
At the commencement, Mr E. W. milltary stores and buildings.
Fleet Air Arm made a series Blackmore, produced correspondence attacks on landing grounds at El and documents, as requested yester- Tĺmimi, El Gazela, Martuba and Eldar showing details of the profit Five enemy aircraft were made by the South China Spuncrete LONDON, Sept. 8 (Reuter).—destroyed at El Gazela, another at Company up to the end of their fin- A German flak ship was destroy. Martuba and considerable damage ancial year,
ot
was caused to a number of others.
ed off Ostend to-day by a Spit-Fires were caused at Adem and fire of the Fighter Command TURN to Back Page, Column 4 armed with cannon and machine- guns, states the Air Ministry.
The Spitfire was on a recon-
· naissance · flight when the pilot saw three flak ships. He dived on them and while firing his first burst saw one explode and the superstructure disintegrate.
He commented on his retum; "It! is highly probable that I hit the mogazine. I broke off the engage
ment while still 200 yards from the
wreektago."
Bomber Fund Car Badges Sale
Authors To
Aid China
Direct Order
The Chairman; I see here that the original letter was from the Director at Alt-Raid TM Precautions, and was for hollow Spuncrete blocks. He condems in his letter of Sept. 9 1040 the order for 10,000 such blocks. So the order was direct from him?-
He also confirms that 10,000 blocks more were required? Yes.
Thank you, Mr Blackmore, I think that is all we want,
Yes.
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Hopkins Meets Nazis Throw 34
Stalin More Divisions
Harry Hopkins, U.S. Lend & Lense administrator, shown in this radio-photo sent from Moscow as ho conferred with. Premier Josef Stalin on
American aid for Russin.
Allied Forces
Against Russia: Threat to Turkey
Special to the "Telegraph"
LONDON, Sept. 8 (UP)-Responsible Allied quarters have learned that the Germans have thrown 34 fresh divisions into the anti-Russian offensive during the past fortnight. Roughly half a million troops have been drawn from the German-occu-
pled countries, and the Refch.
Exchange Of Nationals
CORAPH
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH??
WASHINGTON, Sept. & (UP)
The Soviet evacuation, of Tal- linn is reported to have released an additional 150,000* German: troops who are believed to have reinforced the drive against Leningrad.
Despite the continued hard army, resistance of Marshal Voroshilov's
the German threat to
The Japanese Embassy to-day In-Leningrad is creating a growing dicated that as a result of negotiaanxiety in Allied and Russian circles.. tions 100 Americans are returning to
the United States on a Japanese liner Pressure On Turkey
While the eastern battle rages,
which will return to Japan with several hundred Japanese nationals Hitler is rellably known to be who are waiting to leave California. intensifying his pressure on Turkey.
Two
The Japanese Embassy also pro- The menace to Turkey is not yet posed a "ferry service" between the that it has been advanced or
considered
red acute, but It is believed United States and Japan with one or
on Hitler's more ships handling mall and pas- time-table. sengers via the shortest route,
German mechanised divisions are reported to have been moved to the Bulgar-Turkish frontler ulong- side a number of Bulgarian divisions.
་ Herr von Papen is understood to have had a long conference with Hitler concerning plans. to line-up Turkey with the Axis.
Land And Take
Spitsbergen In The Arctic
LONDON, Sept 8 (Reuter).-It is officially announced that Allied Forces have landed at Spitsbergen, one of a group of islands in the Arctic zone. The landing was effected without enemy resistance."
Nazis Recruit Chinese Seamen for Raiders
Special to the "Telegraph"
SHANGHAI, Sept. 9 (UP).-Reliable quarters state that they understand the Germans, through Chinese agents, are re- cruiting several hundred Chinese seamen to serve aboard Ger- man freighters at preent in Japanese North China harbours.
It is declared that the vessels are at present heavily armed and will fly the Japanese flag.
The Russions appear to anticipate the opening of a German or winter" campaign across the Black Sea towards the Caucasus.
Raeder's Visit
naval staff met at Sofa and their re- norted visit to Varna and Burgas, Black Sea ports of Bulgarin, is bo- schemes.
Grand Admiral Roeder and his
The main purpose of the land-lieved to be closely linked to thesa ing was to prevent the enemy. from using the rich coal mines Ankara
Dr Clodius economic mission to
which constitute a feature of the TURN to Back Page, Column
besides seeking new island..
This desired fuel is now being denied to the Germans,
The "Allied landing. force-con-- sisted of British, Canadians and Norwegians.
Officers For Burma Army
Recruiting Campaign Reported
-- No Interference: SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Sept. 9 (UP)-The War Omec said: "The operations were carried out without enemy
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH", Inter- ference." It is believed that German
SHANGHAI, Sept. 9 (UP): troops never occupied Spilsbergen Reliable sources to-day said that, It is recalled that a similar group three German officers visited there hai, Hongkong and North China Archipelago, but it is reported that the British are combing Shang- of 200 Chinese seamen went to Dai- last year and left after a brief stay for Chinese speaking, Britons ren lost May whereafter their des- A War Office communique, refer-
Japan Faces and will Isolation In Far East
་
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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHİY
The United China Relief to-day The first letter from. Wing Com
NEW YORK, Sept. 8 (UP).-
Mr Tinson (to Mr Blackmore); announced that 69 American mander Sicele-Peridins was on Sep- authors, 'poets,
playwrights, lember 3, is that right7-Yes. novellats and editors are alding with
And after that you had interviews
tination was not disclosed. in the five million dollar cam- Perkins, as the result of which your Wing Commander Steele-
Foreign military officials said that source of fuel has now been denied serve in the British army in ring to the coal mines, said: "This who will be commissioned. to paign by contributing royalties quotation was lowered from 67 cents
unduobtedly the ships were would-be to the Germans." from their books and the pro- to 83 cents and from 23 to 20 cents-
raiders similar to those operating
Burma. TOKYO, Sept. 8 (Reuter) last year."
from the Japanese mandated islands Norwegians Return i It is said that ten Britons from A second contribution of $750 toceeds from articles, short stories: the Bomber Fund has been received and lectures.
Before Mr Carman was re-examin-Japan is. virtually isolated from
It sold that as a
Shanghal have been granted, commi owing
result of the missions in the past two days. However,
to the extensive landing a considerable number ed, Mr Davidson pointed out to the intercourse with Europe said Anglo-America-Dutch air patrol of Norwegian minera who "have now from Messrs Linstead and Davis, These include, J.-F. Marquard, Joy Commission, relative Secretaries and Treasurers-of-the Emmer, Elizabeth Steger, Pearl Buck, concerning the Concrete Products Vice-Admiral Sakonji, Japanese the South Seas they might be used arrived in Britain will play a part in
to questions Hongkong Automobile Association, Edgar Snow, Clare Lace, and Robert Corporation at yesterday's session, Minister of Commerce and In-ipments to Vindivo
United States the Allied war effort here. Most of being further proceeds from the sale Aura Smith.
that Messrs Marsman did take over dustry, broadcasting to-day. of motor car badges,
It was also announced that ten of a little over half the shares of the Representing the 28th. instalment, the most modern ambulances, 35 Corporation, so that the Corporation merce was limited to the so-called the sum of £5,000 has been remitted cases of medical and X-ray equip was, in fact, a subsidiary of Mars- to the British Government to-day ment, and two transport chassis, all man's. from the Bomber Fund. This brings valued at $30,000 have been shipped the total telegraphed to London to to Rangoon for use in China by the date to £158,039,-19-8.
American Friends Service Committee.
Chinese Dollar Now Blocked Currency
Special to the "Telegraph"
2
Only Specialists
For this reason he continued com- Asintic co-prosperity sphere in which "elrcumstances prevent Inter-change of materials."
cows.. G
He emphasised the necessity of a
The Chairman (to Mr Carman) drastic control of consumption urging In your evidence previously, you the utter abandonment of the "profit- said that one of the reasons your making
Idea" He company was given the work on the reclamation of vital materials. This urged the tunnels was that your company was effort to suffelency, he added, was In fact the only one here specialising largely dependent on popular moral in this type of work?-Yes, I remem- conduct.
ber saying something of that nature.
Is that a fact?-We are the only · Develop Hostile Feeling company. of its kind doing raining.
account.
ceon
name
do any
inevitable
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funnelling and such work for outside possibility of any application being TOKYO, Sept. 8 (Reuter)--The Wasn't there a gentleman by the made to Japan to implement the SHANGHAI, Sept. 8: (UP)—The Chinese Dollar which has
the Tripartite Pact is minimised in to- of Faber who also undertook day's Japanese Press comment on the such work?-He was only a' consult Greer incident. gath been freely convertible into foreign exchange throughout the
ing engineer, and not a company." war to-day became a virtually blocked currency when fourteen
Did he do any tunnelling work for Germany, fresco all
Newspapers which tend to favour banks, specially licensed under the United States, British and
the ARP.7-I believe he did. The frontier clash between Germany and Netherlands freezing of Sino-Japanese assets discontinued quot-
contract
was let to the Hongkong the United States. ing the black market rates, currencies. The bank action will
Company for one of tunnel
Colonel Hayao Mabuch!, Imperial of the * These banks in the future will enable the Stabilisation Board to pre-work? I believe the contract went valence of disturbing rumours. Ho
Did in
Chief in Headquarters | Press any tunnelling magazine article condemns. The pre- grant foreign exchange at the vort the depletion of funds. Currency Stabilisation Board's It is recalled that Japanese mant-pany for some work in Blake Gar-secretiveness and urges the people to to the Hongkong Engineering Com-upholds Government's policy o official rate of 18.82 Chinese pulations and unlicensed Chinese dens. dollars per United States dollar dealings depleted the 1938 $25,000,- Kowloon Work
develop a "hostile feeling for enemy on the quota basis enabling im- Bank currency stabilisation loan. Kowloon side? Yes.
000 United States Export-Import Were any tunnels made on the pending crisisg
ork countries" In order to overcome the porters to handle commodities Simultaneously, it
And the work was done by Kin small Ecalo operations, consider any Chinese contractor was foreign exchange and thoreby factured goods. Sinds
So in fact Maraman's were given obtain needed war materials without the contract to do funnelling work exchange shops still quoted simultaneously supporting ratul in Hongkong, and Kin Lee and others nose, dollars per United tously any unnecessary Importers on the Kowloon ride? Yes.
However It Is exe The Chinese have, now taken ile Allion the basis of cost plus ton stat thir will;dry up very step which Japan took shortly after ner Cent? I've beard it was on the the goarsity bf foreign the outbreak of warr
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permit
such as rice, gasoline, tobacco, American and British Intporters to Leaf Yes, but at the media Mr Campbell Doing
coal and foodstuffs, and cortain
raw materials and necessary amwill also be able to able to do the work properly.toky
Very Nicely
Vladivostok,
LATEST
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of
It is recalled that although Britain
and China deny the existence of any Joint pact regarding Burma, Chung-
recently them will join the Norwegian forces king
emphasised its
willing- ness to the Norwegian merchant ship-
supply troops to defend the ping.
Burma highway, while London off- I has been rollably learned that cials, including Mr Anthony Eden, the landing was by a combined the Foreign Secretary, emphasised Aliled force recently and it has the closeness of Sino-British re effectively hailed production of 350,- lations. 000 tons of coal, most of which was In reply to inquiries made this destined for German use its occupied morning. Headquarters Command Norway.
Pastated that while the report may in
It is understood that 700 Norwe essence be true, It was not a fact ginns returned to Britain on the that, any combing" for Chinese- transports which, conveyed the force. speaking Britons was being carried This number Included 70 women." out in the Colony,
H.K. Manning Exercises: Landings Repulsed
The following communique was issued by Headquarters, China Command, this morning: On the night of September 7/8, unsuccessful attempts were made by the "chemy to land,
During September 8, certain ing released as soon as they had roads were assumed to be creat- catablished their identity, but ed for the purposes of the exer-
Footing On Island clse. Detours were arranged During the early morning of at once and repairs were put in gained a footing on the fainnd. September 0 enemy landing parties hand by the Royal Engineers Heavy losses were sustained by thes and P.W.D.
chomly and those troopsy
ps which had
During the day mock seditious and unable to penetrate more than
succeeded in landing, were:-isolated pamphlets of a humorous type were few hundred yards inland. A coun left in areas where they were likely ter attack was launched at once and
in
The the longest and most Chinese, who had been employed by detalled Wet Hold in Hongkong Headquarters in distributing these have been most successful and swin pamphletarwerelther caught in the probably and sometime on Sep Fact or traced sandis
to budou deleted were found, and enemy, who had more-dec st landilar phlets no distributed reported to Fortress Headquarters
Several persons; both Brikkel and Rong, eds.or captured
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