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The SECOND EDITION

Hongkong Telegraph.

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FOUNDED 1881 No. 16561

五拜路三號二十月九英港香

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1941.

日一廿月七

KOWLOON

Urges 'DOD"

For Britain SHOOT ON SIGHT ORDER

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

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CHICAGO, Sept. 11 (UP). -Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia of New York speaking be- fore 20.000 persons. this evening urged the Govern- ment to deliver aid to Britain "D.O.D.” (Deliver- ed on Ducks in England).

He declared that United States was not neu- tra! but bad "taken AL decided stand against the Axis. We never do muy- thing half way. If we are going to help someone, we help them. We have taken sides against the Nazis and Fascists and have taken vides with Britain and the countries fighting the Axis."

BY ROOSEVELT TO U.S.

AIR & NAVAL FORCES

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH”

WASHINGTON, SEPT. 11 (UP)-WITHOUT MINCING HIS WORDS, PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, In the course of his BROADCAST TO-Night WarnED GERMANY AND ITALY THAT HE HAD GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS TO HIS AIR AND NAVAL FORCES TO SHOOT ON SIGHT ANY AXIS VESSELS APPEARING IN AMERICAN DEFENCE waters.

A.R.P. INQUIRY CONTINUES

Supervisor Again Examined

A number of accounts relating to dealings between Kin Lee and Co. and Marsman Hongkong China Ltd were examined by the Commission inquiring into certain matters connected with the Architectural Branch of the A.R.P. Department at its re-

sumed sitting this morning.

Icelandic

Freighter Torpedoed

War In Northern Seas

President Roosevelt warned German or Italian ships which enter waters whose protection are essential to the United States defence, do So "at their own peril."

He said that the "blunt fact" was that a German submarine had fired first on the U.S. destroyer Greer "without warning and with deli- berate design to sink her.”

The President said that the “sole responsibility rests upon Germany" for this order, adding, "there will be no shooting unless Germany con-

tinuos to scok it."

Reviewing the Robin Moore, Sessa, Steel Seafarer and Greer incidents, Presi- dent Roosevelt said that a "submarine whose nationality was clear" had tried to The Commission comprises His attack an American battleship in July last. He said that it was apparent the attacks Honour Mr Justice P. E. F. Cres-

sall (Chairman), Mr S. Humpden were part of a general plan to abolish the freedom of

Ross, Mr L. C. F. and the seas and to acquire absolute domination and control,

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Japanese Emperor Acts

Emperor Hirohito has given now importance to Japanese International policy by inking over direct command of Japan's Home Defence through the medium of the newly established General Headquarters. Here is a striking pose of the Japanese emperor, mounted on his favourite horse.

Mr & M.A. Barnett (Secretary); clearing a way for the "domination of the United States Reds Continue To Advance:

G. G. N. Tinson

Wing Comdr A. H. Steele-Per- and the Western Hemisphere by force.”

kins, and Mr D. H. Blake was for Kin Lea and Co.

Continuing his evidence from the previous sitting, Kwong Wing, Head

Supervisor of Kin Lee and Co., pro- duced, as requested, a receipt in respect of $7,703.86 from Marsman's for fuse coils, etc.

Receipt On Bill

account As regards another

of sale of $10,400 respect of the

LONDON, Sept. 11 (Reuter). The official German news agency quotes Reykjavik report that the Icelandic sleepers by Kin Lee to Marsman's, freighter Hekla was sunk June 29 on a voyage to Amerfen. requested to produce. Witness said Of the crow of 20 only six were that the receipt was entered on the

bill. Itself, suved

that there were no Amerleans minong the crew.

Thor Thors, Consul General in New York for Iceland, said that the ship was torpedoed without warning in daylight and sank in two or three

minutes.

was sunk about 500 miles southwest of Iceland and the survivors spent ten and a half days on a raft before they were rescued.

LATEST

The President warned Ger- many and Italy that he had ordered air and naval forces to shoot on sight Axis vessels

waters.

Offensive

appearing in American defence SITUATION REVIEWED

At the bottom of this form you ing in Russia were reported in wrote in red, 2,000 steepers at $5.20 London lo-day from indications each from Marsman's—Yes.

work of the clerk.

month.

Now in Full Blast

Special to the "Telegraph”

MOSCOW, Sept. 11 (UP).-Continued successes by the Russians in their "No matter what it takes or counter-attacks against the Nazis are claimed in Moscow. According to dispatches costs we will keep open the line from the front, tank units under the command of General Yeremenko yesterday of legitimate commerce in these

Joccupied 10 points, advancing in some areas as far as 13 miles. defence.waters," he said.

"The Red Army counter-

declare the -dia-

taining intact the two bulwarks blast,"

Big Blaze at Messina Follows R.A.F. Raid

LONDON, Sept. 11 (Reuter),-"The biggest blaze I have ever seen since we started operations out here", was the descrip- tion given by one pilot to the great fire which R.A.F. bombers left behind them at Messina, Sicily, early on Wednesday morn

Prison For Rumanians

|R.A.F. communique from Calro.

The targets were the power- house and landing stages of ferries, connecting Sicily with the mainland, Numerous heavy bombs were dropped. Some pilots dived low to straddle

"No act of violence or intimi- on the receipt for which he was also German Attack At

Murmansk Begins dation will keep us from main attack is proceeding in full The Chairman: Is the transaction (WAN COMMENTARY BY "ANNALIST" of defence; first, our line of suppatches. "Soviet bombers are From New York comes a message entered in the book?

LONDON, Sept. 11 (Reuter). Ply of materials to the enemies actively and effectively givingį Witness: Yes. (The entry was-New developments in the fight-of Hitler; second, freedom of our assistance to the Soviet advance shown).

and are not giving the Fascists a shipping on the high seas."

Atlantic And Pacific

minute's peace, dropping tons President Roosevelt emphasised of metal and routing enemy tank Why did you write that in red? that the Germans have started that the historic American policy of I don't understand why. It was the an attack in the Murmansk dis-the freedom of the seas appiled to columns and troops."

The "Red Star" reported that trict on the Arctic Sea, 600 miles the Atlantic and the Pacifle and

all other oceans as well.”

Russian troops continue to advance The Icelandic colours were paintedhetion? I don't remember now.

What was the date of that trans-north of Leningrad.

He said that unrestricted sub-towards the Soviet-Finnish border plainly on her sicles when she left

This attack seems to be coming Reykjavik two days earlier. She Was it in May, 19417-Yes, in that from a direction due west of Mur-marine warfare in 1941 constitutes in the Karellon Isthmus on the shores ing states the Air Ministry news service amplifying to-day's

defiance on Het of aggression of Lake Ladoga, "Finnish und Ger- mansk and Finnish troops are be-

that historic American man troops are resisting fiercely, but Then why did Marsman's put it lieved to be taking part.

they have been pushed back west- down as having taken place in

There is a rallway line runnle

"Upon our naval and air patrol-wards with heavy losses." March? How do I know?

down to Leningrad from Murmansk

The report added that Point "D" That refers to 2,000 sleepers. The which at one point skirts the western now operating in large numbers over first lot sold to them was 5,000 and bortler of Lake Ladoga on the eastern the vast expanse of the Atlantic had been recaptured, a radio station un infantry brittallon the second lot 2,000,

side of which the Finns

the Ameritin policy of the freedom destroyed. BURMA ROAD

Where is the reference to the first claimed to have advanced recently Ocean-falls the duty of maintaining seized and

One of the fiercest battles of the Pending further Information, this develo, ment does not seem to affect EXEMPTIONS

of Veliki the fighting in the main Russian clearly that our patrolling vessels fortnight in the direction

125 miles due north of As Witness was looking for the centres. Detailed information on the will protect all merchant ships-not Ruki, CHUNGKING, Sept. 11 (Central entry, the Chaltman suid: I make Intest developments was not provided only American ships but the ships of Smolensk, where the Red Army had News) -For the exemption from mistake. Markman's gut these by to-day's mid-day Soviet cam- any Alug-engaged in commerce in repulsed all attacks and destroyed our defensive waters. They will 12,000 offers and men, 340 tanks, poyment of transit dues of American | 2,000 on May 15, which agrees with munique.

protect them from submarines and 100 machine-guns, 400 motor Leningrad Sector Lease and Lend goods for Chinn your statement. We are now talk- through Burma and the granting of ing about the 5,000. Where is the a subvention by the British Govern item?--We don't have a special re-news of my important change. The raiders.

"It was not act of war on our parti

officials have been imprisoned for destroyed during the week without ment to the Government of Burma at count because we originally pur- situation between Smolensk and when we decided to protect the seas the role of ten rupees a ton in respect chased 10,000 sleepers of which Gomel, where the Russions

ZURICH, Sept. 11 (Reuter)--The having spoken against the con-loss by naval aircraft to-operating are which are vital to American defence.

with the R.A.F. of such goods, the Chinese Foreign 5,000 were sold to Marsman's and we counter-attacking on a 200-mile front, The aggression is not ourn.

Italian newspaper "Amrosiano" tinuation of the war against the Minister Dr Que Toi-chi, has written kept the other 5,000. We made no has become somewhat confused.

writes: "Odessa is one of the most Soviets, according to "an Istan- to the British Ambassador Sir Ar- deduction.

All Our Planes Safe solely defence.” Reports have been received of a

terrible baitie-fields in history. The bul message Has No Illusions

to the Free chibald Clark Kerr, expressing the When, you sold Marsman's 2,000 German counter-attacks routheast of

ground Is covered with the bodies of Rumanian news agency.

CAIRO, Sept. 11 (Reuter), On Chinese Government's appreciation. |TURN to Back Page, Column 3 Gornel, but these lack confirmation President Roosevelt revealed that

Monday night, Royal Air Force heavy under his orders, as Commander-in-lorries, abandoned guns and muni- Minister, Mihal Popovici, follower of Palermo. Bombs werd dropped on

horses and other animals, over-turned Those arrested include the former bambers from Soviet sources.

attacked the harbour at If they are true, important develop-Chief of the armed forces, American tionless tasks. The cries of the ments one way or other may be ex-warships and planes "will no longer wounded are louder than machine-dulu fan the leader of Use former docks and many, hits were observed pected in the next two or Uliree days, wait until Axis submarines, lurking guns and bomb explosions,""

Rumanian Peasant Party. The re- on the three main quays and a dry- Soviet Successes

port also said that General Clutela, dock. Three large merchant ships under water, or Axis surface raiders,

commander of the Rumonian eastern are believed to have been damaged. strike their deadly.blow-first." tral sector, the Russians report fur-illusions about the gravity of as TURN to Back Pago, Column 5 occupation of Bessarabla.

At various points in the large cen- The President said that he had "no MOSCOW, Sept. 11 (Reuter).- army has been court-martialled and Fire broke out on the northern quay

shat for having refused to order near the oil storage. Installations. ther advances and successes. At one step," adding that bis

this Twenty thousand Germans were lost troops to cross the Dniester after the point, General Yeremenko yesterdný

clear and was historie.

lut of 5,000?

Chairman's Mistake

Indo-China-Japan Accord Reported Near Completion

Special to the "Telegraph"

In the Leningrad sector, there is no

of

the

sens-now.

"That means. very simply and war has been raging during Want War Against their objectives. One pilot was so

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

fascinated by the vivid light Soviets To Stop from a fire raging near the citedel that he flew around LONDON, Sept. 11 (UP).- watching for about half an hour. they will protect them from surface and 47 planes, according to dispatches Deputies and other political | aerodromes in Cirenalca had been Two hundred former Rumanian 14 Axis Beroplanes dispersed on

Ours is

pushed the Germans back 12 miles / Presidentp" because the Nazi danger

and re-captured ten villages.

The "Tass" agency reports that dur-to the western world bad long eens- ing the last 24 hours 12,000 Germana ed to be a mere possibly but was

here, now." were killed at Villkie Luki, which is 125 miles northwest of Smolensk. | These terrife leases on the part of the TURN to Back Page, Column 3

PACIFIC RAIDER Gets Dutch Vessel-

NEW YORK, Sept. 11 (UP), The National Broadcasting Company to-day stated that ite Chungking correspondent had radioed, "Unconfirmed but reliable reports say that a Japan-Indo China military accord has been almost completed, permitting the Stationing of 250,000 Japanese troops in Indo-China when necessary,"

Mr Kenkichl Yoshizawa as special Chichibu's Mission

Japanese envoy to Indo-China, has SAIGON, Sopt. 11 (Reuter).— aroused considerable interest here, Prince Chichibu arrived at mid- It is felt that Mr Yoshizawa's act- day to-day in a special' military back in the Netherlands East Indies aeroplane from Tokyo ns the has clearly caused no loss of his ́NEW YORK, Sept. 11 (Reuter) — personal emissary of the Em-personal prestige and that Japan is A German raider, operating in the using his unrivalled. knowledge of Pacific about 1,000 miles west of peror "to keep up the spirit of southern Pacific conditions to co- Panama has sunk the Dutch motor- Japanese soldiers in exile." V Prince, Chichibu formally visited

ship Kotanopan and has threatened He is to be special cavoy with the other vessels, according to New York the Governor-General. this afternoon rank, of ambassador and will have and will presumably start keeping up full powers to consolidate relations

shippingt ourceR

The Kotonopan is reported to be the soldiers' spirits to-morrow,

between Japan and Indo-China. He carrying rubber, tin and palm oll Yoshizawa's Job

is likely to pay, most attention to for the United States.

ordinate their more obvious gains.

SAIGON, Sept. 11 (Reuter)The economie relations which Japan is at The fate of the crew and passen- appointment, announced yesterday of | present stressing strongly. *gers, if any, is unknown:

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Battle For Odessa

Kiev Strikes Back

cars

Volunteer Fined $250

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The Air Ministry also states that

The

tame night, bombs were dropped

on the aerodromes of Catania and Gernini, and both, ob jectives were machine-gunned.

Aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm on Tuesday bombed and machine-gunned the aerodrome at Eastelvetrano. A large fire was started.

Aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm bombed the aerodromes at Gambut and Menastir on Tuesday night. · At Gambut, bombs fell near aircraft on the ground, two of which were des- troyed while others were damaged.

aircraft returned

From these o ail:

W.B.J. Bainbridge, of the Dairy Farm Co., Ltd., and a mem- ber of the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps, this morning was lined $250 or in default three weeks' imprisonment for failing to appear at Volunteer Headquarters when ordered to on August 22 for a medical examination.

letler to appear at Headquarters for Mr J. P. Murphy, Assistant a, medical examination, but he tele TIN HAT DAY Crown Solicitor prosecuted and | phoned at 6.30 to say that he had said that Bainbridge had been just anished work and did not possess

the ferry fara. He failed to put in, ordered to attend Headquarters an appearance,

Advance Donations on August, 15, but he failed to

The following advance dona- After he had been found guilty by tlona have been received towards turn up and pleaded that he was sick and that he could not afford the Magistrate, Mr II. C. Macnamara, the "Tin Hat Day Bomber Fund Defendant was stated to have been drive: Sir Atholl MacGregor, to go to a doctor.

convicted of a similar offence on July On August 20 he was ordered by 15 of this year......

$100; Mrs. R. H. Hancock, 810.