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6.47 The Boston Symphony Or- chestra and Lawrence Tibbetl Elegie, Op. 24 (Faure)....Serge Koursevitzky and The Boston Sym- Orchestra; Bravest Heart phony Faust" Act 2-Gound)... (From

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Trucks For Burma Road

Special to the "Telegraph”

the

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 11 (UP). Three members of the White House Commission returned here to-day aboard. steamer Matsonla, concluding a three months study of Chinese defence problems. The party included Mr Daniel Arnstein who asserted, "American supplies alone are keeping Chlang Kal- slick's armics alive. The British need all their supplies for

themselves."

Officers' Surrender

Questions Raised In House Of Commons

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

un-

He declared that American planes, trucks and coolic labour are keeping the Burma rond open.

Mr Arnstein naserted that the commission had worked out a pro gramme to increase the capacity of the Burma Road which included the following general prohibitions; firstly, and the elimination of, provinelal

tax

secondly, super delays:

of "boot-

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LONDON, Sept. 11 (Reuter).-The Royal Air Force yesterday raided the Royal Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 Arsenal at Turin, north Italy, in by far the most powerful' attack yet made on that region. It was led by Britain's biggest bombers the four-engined Stirlings followed by four-engined Halifaxes and twin-engined bombers.

This was the first time that; - Britain's heaviest bombers have made the journey of 1,200 miles there and back with a double crossing of the Alps which they.' took in their stride.

Describing the attack one of the Stirling pilots said: "As we went. down through France it was as quiet as a grave. One or two searchlights poked into the clouds but they soon gave up. Most of the time during the crossing of the Alps we flow at over We were about the third 20,000 feet. bomber to come over Turin' and al- ready there were three large blocks of Gires

in a row. We dropped a stick of bombs on the railway stations and then went round again and came back to drop a second stick.

"After we had bombed we started we turned climbing again and as toward the Alps we saw the attack getting under way. There were a lot of bombs being dropped,

LONDON, Sept. 11 (UP)-In the ion of the road by American train- House of Commons to-day implica- tions that British officers surrendered ed trucking experts; thirdly, the es- unnecessarily were contained in a tablishment of fuel and maintenance question by Mr Wedgewood, who ask stations to be policed by 35 Ameri- ed why so many British officers sur-cans who are now enroute to China; rendered in Syria, despite the fact fourthly, the elimination that the British greatly outnumbered leg" transportation by independent the

and if it was sufficiently operators. епету, understood in the army that there was

Other members of the commission Burcly

no justification for on who returned to-day were Mr Harold

Mr and

Marco F. wounded officer to surrender.

G. Davis

Fighters Scared Off Duncan-Sandys on behalf of Hellman, Captain James Wilson who Mr The

Secretary of War, Captain Mar-

is an officer in the United States

"A few minutes after leaving Turin three Hessen in n

rear gunner reported written reply said, ariny remained in China to supervise my

fighters coming up very fast astern. "Seventy eight officers were made

transportation,

I told him to get them because there In Syrin prisoners

Of these, 15

Mechanics And Trucks were known to be wounded but com- plete information is not available.

SAN PEDRO, Sept. 11 (Domel). the Aips. He opened up on

at once and they split forma it was not until late in the campaign

Daniel Arnstein of the United

into One disappeared the that a superiority of numbers was Mr reached and even then there were States Transportation declared that clouds, the others joining friends who had come up. They made no attack the enemy GO American engineers and mechanics occasions when inny

will be sent to Chungking immediate- possessed local superiority"

"One solliery gun in the foothills Regarding the wounded officers Mrly while 5,000 American trucks are and soon made off.

on the Italian side of the Alps took Duncan Sandys reminded Mr Wedge- already en route and expected to

a pot at us. It just fired once for wood of the "gallont resistance of the reach Burma soon. Royal Fusiliers at Kunctra where,

luck. We came home very nicely."

to withough outnumbered and surround

A Wellington pilot came down ed, they continued to fight until their

2,000 feet to drop his bombs planting five large fres in Turin with

other ammunition was exhausted."

small ones around it

15

Belgians'

Gallantry

Last Year

LONDON, Sept. 11 (Reuter). Fil--An authentic story of how the

D

He said that he had reached

with complete agreement

Chiang Kai-shek for sweeping renovations on the Burma route enabling trucks to carry heavier loads and cut the travelling time by more than 20 days. At present there are 2,000 trucks operating on the Burma road, Arnstein revealed. The 900-kilo- irip from Lashio to Kunming, however, takes 30 days, while lack necessitates of refuelling stations Leach tri

truck to

to carry gasoline supply Mr Arnstein for the entire journey. was confident, however, that with American technique, experts and trucks, the time required to traverse the distance from Lashio io Kun-

metre

Krim's Song Op. 47, No. 5 (Tolstoi-Belgian Army fought desperate-ming will be cut to five days. Tchalkovsky) Lawrence Tibbett ly to the last of its reserves to (Baritone) with Orchestra; Mi

Minuet

save the British Army at Dun- O' The Wisps, Hungarian (Both from "Damnation of kirk is told to-day for the first

The

Will

-Berlloz) ....Serge

Vitzky and

Kousse-time in the publication "Belgium LETTERS The Boston SymphonyAn official account of what None

But

The Lonely

Heart, Op. No. 0 (Tchaikovsky)... happened in 1989-40" by the Return of Wives and Families

Orchestra;

Lawrence Tibbett with Larghetto

Orchestra; Belgian Ministry for Foreign

12 in B Min Concerto Grosso No. | Affairs.

The Editor,.

Hongkong Telegraph. Sir-We were promised that the ban would be tfted as soon as the tension in the Far East lifted. Mr Spender has announced that he has official Information that the tension has lifted, and os the evacuation was ordered in a hurry, it would be a nice gesture if the rescinding order is issued with equal haste.

Why not to-day?

(H Moil) (Handel)... The book ecntains a photograph: Koussevitzky and The Boston of a charred German document

Orchestra,

which provce that Hitler had com- 7.30 Portuguese Programme. pleted by January 1940 detailed plans 8.00 London Relay The News, for the Invasion of the Low Coun- 8.15 London Relay War Com-tries.

"Crpitulation occurred at the last mentary.

8.24

London

Relay "Listening extremity states the record. The "Examination of Points in Belgian Army having done its utmost to cover the British forces going, to German Propaganda, 8.30 Programme Summary, Dunkirk did not lay down its arms 8.32 Charlie Kone (Piano) and until it could continue the struggle

no longer," (Vocal). Day

Frances

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05 "The New World"-Dvorak) 2nd Movement: Largo....The Royal Albert Hall Orchestra: Liebesteu

Liebesteld Fritz

(Love's Kreisler (Violin) with Piano; Song Of The Volga Boatmen (Challapine, Koenemann).... Th

Theodore Chaliapine Orchestra; Hungarlan (Bass) will Fantasia For Piano and Orchestra (Liszt)....Jacques Dupont (Plano) and The Orchestre Symphonique of Paris; Hungarian Dance No. 5 in F Sharp

Minor (Brahms).... Royal Opera Orchestra, Covent Garden

9.45-10.00 News in French (On Short Wave Only).

(Love's Sorrower)

9.45 Classical Requests (Conl),— Sonata in G Major, (G Dur) Op. 40 No. 2 (Beethoven)...Artur Schnobel

(Plano So

The Last Rose Of Sum-

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Kentucky

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Donauwellen (Danube

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10.00 London The News and News Commentary.

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11.15 Close Down,

STOCK EXCHANGE Generally Firmer LONDON, Sept. 11 (Router).-The Stock Exchange was generally firmer to-day. Gilt-edged holdings were better and among foreign bonds, Japanese, Czech and Greeks shares Improved.

Home ralls. altowed several gains whilst the, shortage of stoelt caused further rises in South American rails, Industrials were better on the balance with breweries and tobaccos again in demand,

Kaffers continued to be prominent, especially Farmest Rands,

Wall Street was very quick.

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Indian Resignations

Queries

In Commons

resignations

recent LONDON, Sept. 11 (Reuter).-The from the National Defence Council of India and of two recently appointed members of the Governor General's Council ventilated at question-time in the Commons.

were

Mr L. S. Amery, Secretary for India," stated, "There have been no resignations from the Viceroy's Executive Council. As re- gards the newly created National Defence Council its main pur- pose was as I made clear at the time, to bring the war effort in the provinces and states as well as in the ranks of commerce, industry and labour into more effective touch with the Central Government.

necessary material from the United

On that basis Invitations to serve States.

Mr Ammon naked whether the es- were issued to and accepted by the premlers of four provinces in which tablishment of such an industry could a normal constitution. has remained be used in connection with the pro-

duction of war potential. in force, in their capelty as pre- miers and without reference to the The Secretary of State for India, Mr L. S. Amery, replying, declined fact that three of them were mem-

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Other crews described how they saw fires "bulging and billowing" and made out the gaunt frameworks of gutted buildings.

Mr

NOTICE

the Moslem League. A meeting .con- |*****

would draw upon are fully Agencies and Uranches. vened by Mr Jinnah has since called the upon the members of the Lengue,

for the development of including the premiers of Bengui,

war production, Punjab and Assam, to resign

In reply to a

to a question about such and from the Viceroy's Executive

Amery said that there were no difi- ground that they had associated the National Defence Council on the development after the themselves with a step taken without cullies in the way, provided, they do not at this moment draw upon labour reference to and against the wishes and material urgently required for

President of the war production, of Mr Jinnah an League.

"These three premiers have com-

Committee.

war,

►

plled with the request of the work- SUCCESSOR TO

The Nawab of Chalain had pre- SUPPRESSED

"DAILY WORKER”|

.

Another crew counted 34 Dres from

Defence bombs which were seen to burst on viously resigned from the a large factory. There were, enorm-

Council accepting the post of Fre- ous explosions in the heart of the firesident of the Hyderabad Executive and "things seemed to burst out of Council. The Begum Shah Nawaz LONDON, Sept. 11 (Reuter)-The the fire and explode at a height from remains a member of the Council, suspension of the Communist news- 2,000 to 5,000 feet."

There have been no other resigna-paper "Dally Worker" has been llons,

circumvented by the pubiication of a Maladroitness

new paper called Workers' Gazetta,"

the according to a questioner in Mr Charles Ammon asked how for House of Commons, who asked whe- taken been has this been brought about by the ther Any action had maladroitness of government re-against those concerned for the con- presentations which had rather travention of the Defence Regula- claimed them as

of tions under which the "Dally Worker" representatives the Moslem League.

was suspended, Mr Amery declared, "I think it The Home Secretary, Mr Herbert was made absolutely clear both by Morrison, replled showing that the LONDON, Sept. 11 (Reuter)The the viceroy and myself that the pur-matter had not escaped his notice Oxford Group not accepted by the

Oxford Group And Mr Bevin

It was essential as is:

SEIZURE OF A FRENCH SHIP

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Government as a religious organisu pose of the National Defence Counell and that "any future developments D.16 G. c. Worrall, R. Forrest, tion within the meaning of the Bri-was to bring the provinces and states will be watched carefully." fish National Service Act said the commerce, industry and labour into

closer

contact with the Central Labour Minister, Mr Ernest Bevin, when answering a question about the Government.

"Of course number of lay preachers of military always the case in Indin that on any age who were exempted from mill publie body there should be a rea- tory service.

Mr Bevin said that over 400 y sonable representation of the two in Mr Jinnah preachers were exempted or reserved. communities and I think this was

misrepresented When asked whether he regarded order to secure the resolution passed

by

in

LONDON, Sept. 11 (British Wire-

Of Spain

less).Asked for information relat stenrmer Isac, which was intercepted Ing to the seizing of the French the Oxford Group as coming within r

by the Moslem League. No claim on July 10,on passage from Bordeaux to Casablanca, the Parliamentary the category of lay preachers, Mr was ever made by Government that Bevin replied: "No. Within

the anybody was invited as a representa- Secretary to the Ministry of Economie meaning of the National Service Act of the Moslem League. The Warfare said that this vessel was

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community was worthily re- parts weighing 127 tons, 165 tons of Oxfords not prepared accept the

any represented

sugar and 248 tons of general, cargo Group as a religious organisation." Presented, not

other sense except that there was a Two members raised protests. Sir reasonable proportion of Moslems for Casablanca, Dakar and other

West African ports: -William-Allen, Conservative, spoke and Hindus in the total. It was made.

of "persecution of the Oxford Group"

Issued and another member gave notice that clear to Mr Jinnah that the basis on

which these invitations were he would rulse the matter again.

and accepted was that they were in Cuba Arouses Ire U vited as premiers of these provinces Falangists In Sabotage In Holland and that if they ceased to be pre- MADRID, Sept. 11 (Reuter).The LONDON, Sept. 11 (Reuter)-In-miers their position would be auto-closing by the Cuban authorities of there of the Spanish habitants of the important industrial matically taken by those who sue branches

Falange "Auxillo Social" Relief Or- town of Enschede, in castern Hol-ceeded them." Jand, huve been Aned 50,000 guilders

War Effort Obstacle

ganisation is reported in the nows-

"Arriba" to-day, by the German Commissår for "com- LONDON, Sept. 11 (Reuter)-It paper

Cuban newspapers alleged that the mitting acts of sabotage," it is learn-was suggested at question time in the

for the "Auxillo ed in Dutch eircles in London.

House of Commons by the Labour money raise The nature of the sabotage is not member, Mr Charles Ammon, that Social" went to Spain.

In denying this, the "Arriba" says: the Indian Government faced dim- culties in the way of an attempt to "Our compatriots have been perse-

Imprisoned

Alth LONDON, Sept. 11 (Reuter).-Ac-start an Indian autemobile, manu-cuted and

to columnists for the single fact of hav- cording to the oficial Germion news facturing plant by the refusal agency, Pierre Laval left hospital release the necessary machinery and ing in their houses portraits of El to-day..

provide dollars to purchase the Caudillo or Joe Antonie."

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Chinese Purchases In Britain Last Year

LONDON, Sept. 11 (Central News), -In spite of increasing 'difficulties during wartime, the Chinese Gov- ernment Purchasing Commission in London reported that purchases from Britain during 1940 exceeded

£5,500,000.

The purchases have been paid out of the. Boxer's Indemnity Funds to Britain and were made for supplying the Ministries of Railways, Commu nications and Industries, the No- tional Reconstruction Commission, the National Resources. Commission, tho the Hunt River Commission, Kwangtung River Conservancy Com- mission, the Cheklang-Klangs Rail- way,

and the China Merchants' Steam Navigation Company.

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