1941-09-18 — Page 13

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

PW.D. Foreman's

Bank Acct

September 18, 1941.

Abdication Of Despot Of Saving Bar Effects Of

Iran Breaks Grim Bonds

(By "Reuter's" Special Correspondent)

FROM PAGE ONE

Economic

Warfare

What pay did you get?—$25 c month.

How long did you remain on that Scheme?For about six months as a less).The Minister of Economic LONDON, Sept. 17 (British Wire- checker after which I was trans-Warfare (Mr Hugh Dalton) said retain ferred to the office.

to-day that economic warfare work- What year was that?-1934.-

ed slowly but surely and remarked what year?-Up to 1037 when the And then you were transferred to what job?--I was still employed at Shing Mun as a charger.

At how much a month?-I think at $1.75 a day,

TEHERAN, Sept. 17 (Delayed).-Striving 'desperately till the last to his position, Shah Riza Pahlevi was forced from the throne by the surging demand. And your continued in that job und of his own people who had been brought to the point of revolt by the tyranny of the Shing fun feservoir was completed. last 16 years.

of

H.K. Stock Market

were

Only a still lingering fear of the ruthless despot, whose secret police were as eficiently organised as the Gestapo pre-

· vented them from rising ́against him during the last two weeks.

By Monday only one quarter fcountry during these last years, it is remained from which he could necessary that a younger man who can do more for the country shall expect help-scnlor officers

take my place. I therefore recom- The following quotations the Army whose positions endowmend that the Crown Prince

khali issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar- thom with rich pickings. The succeed me. From to-day, the 26th ket this morning.

solar remainder of the army, consist of Shahrivar (Itan

calendar dating from Mohamed's ing of conscripted peasants and light from Mecca), the Iranian nation under-paid young officers, is as and Army must obey the new Shah, hostile to him as the rest of the recognising him as the real king and population.

must give him the same loyalty as they gave me,"

Gamble On Army

It is believed

that the Shah gambled to the last minute on

uses

Normal Life of Country Later the Government announced: the "The Shah left Telieran this morning. hope that the Army would help him The Government is in touch with the quell a popular uprising and that British and Russian Governments in the British and Russians would not order to preserve as far as possible intervene,

the normal life of the country anti

It is reported that the Cabinet saw maintain the same friendly relations him on Monday night, urging abdfés. with the two guvernments. There tion but was inet with a blunt re-will soon be no more difficulties." fusal. He then sought the advice of The swearing in the Crown Prince Sir William Bullard, the British as the new Shah will take place at Minister, through a secret emissary. 4.30 pan. on Wednesday in Parlia- The rendiantion that he could

not ment. obtalu, any help from Britain

The Crown Prince will swear an bably convinced him that the "game path on the Koran, according to the formula laid down by the Constitu-

was up.

-סיוון

Early on Tuesday morning he tion. The coronation which will be summoned the Premier to the Win-ecular ceremony will take place ter Palace near Teheran to which heater, possibly after the war. had moved from its Summer Palner In the mountains to the north handed him the deed of abdication.

Although every effort was made to keep the abdication secret for fear of disorders, the news quickly spread throughout the capital and big crowds gathered before loud-speakers at mid-day to hear the offelni at- nouncement.

The new Queen, Fawzieh, the 20- year-old sister of King Farouk of and Egypt, will not attend the oath

ceremony. During

the crisis, she stayed at Isfahan with her small daughter.

Departing Diplomats

route

The staff of the Rumanian Lega- tion leaves Teheran, on Tuesday by car for Tarbiz, from where they will Prisoners Freed

pass through Turkey on their way to Rumanin. The German, Hungarian One of the first results

of Hiza and Bulgarian Legations leave by the Khan's removal from power is the same

Wednesting. The releuse of some of the great number: families of the Germans had origin- of political prisoners who crowd tally elected to go with the men so guols, The Shoh dismissed from The British made special arrange- post the Minister of War immediately ments for them to be billeted with

Cease Fire" had been ordered. their after

husbands in concentration Before throwing him into prison, Riza camps in India, but apparently they Khan

beat him with the fat of his have now been ordered by the Ger sword and kicked him,

man Government to return to Ger- many

fo also struck at the most senior Army officers, who had not already fled from Teheran.

The great number of cars required for the journey is provided by the Iran Government, which are requisi- tiuning them. The German Minister has given his word that the convoy will not linger on the way.

Insisted

After interviewing the Premier, the Shah set out in a car for Isfahan, about 220 miles to the south. Isfahan is the ancient centre of Persian art and culture, where young men and The Italians, who boys whose sight is not yet ruined travelling in a separate convoy from by the closeness of their woric stille Germans, are expected to leave paint some of the world's finest Teheran on Thursday.

miniatures on camel bone ала mother of pearl.

Passed Allied Troops On the rond he must have passed British and Indian troops advancing on Teheran. It is not yet known

on

The strength of the other legations Is smaller. It is not yet known whether Hungarian, Rumanion and Bulgarian subjects will

be also repatriated.

Constitutional Monarch

whether he had taken with him any been authorised by the new Shah to The Prime Minister said he had of the vast fortune he has amassed from his trade in monopolies and say that he would rule as p› com- taxation- fortune, he kept in thepletely constitutional monarch. "He vaults of his palace. A part has al will observe the law of the constitu- ready been sent

tion and the rights of the people of lo America and

- All -Furùngh)-said.

will obey all acts already passed or in future to be passed by Parliament and will do his best to

end the wrongs done to the people- singly or collectively.'

perhaps to

Specials are being taken by the Persian Government as well as British and Russian troops in case the tyrannised people should seek revengo on the former Shah's agents.

Russians Near City Russian troops had on Tuesday reached the 30th kilometre stone from Teheran, from where they can reach the elty in 20 ninutes. If

"He will try to ensure that all be realised," the Prime Minister told hopes and wishes of the people shall members.

#

He also promised full facilities for Committee of Parliament with ex-

Teheran remains quiet, they are experts to verify his assurance that the pected to remain there till Wednes- Crown jewels were safe in the Na-

day when they will enter

same time as the British.

at the Lional Bank in Teheran,

At present there is complete calm

in the city., People in the streets

seem dazed by the news although Crown

nn-

the

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DANKS

H.K, Banks $.. JLK Banks £ ILK. Banks (HK) Chartered Banks £ Mercantile, A. & D. £ Mercantile C. East Asta $

INSURANCES

Canton Ins. $.

Union Ins. $..

China Underwriters $. H.K. Fire Ins. 5.

Douglas SHIPPING

Steamboats Indo-Chinas P. $. Indo-Chinas D. S Shell (Bearers) of→ Waterboats $..

That was in 10377—Yes. Underwritera Bank Account Did you open an account in the Underwriters Bank. In February, 10377-Yes.

Clary, Supreme Court

The

Snap"

that although German European con- // quests had brought her important economie, gains at the samo

mo time

her attacks had cut off certain other supplies and he instanced the cotton Russia and the wool hitherto, coming Germany was previously getting from

to her from Iran.

Nelther was economic warfare only a matter of blockade, Attacks on German shipping and the dominanco of British scopower had Important results on the enemy's already over- (strained Inland

citing the case of coal trame between

Mr

Dalton illustrated system,

by point Germany and Italy which used to go by sea now had to be carried by rail which involved some 50 trains

this

And did you on February 3, 1937 open continued to hold that account

it by deponiting $207-Yes, You

February, 1939, Is that correct? until 1,480 n.1938. ar 1939. I don't remember

.70 n.exactly which year. ..65 D. During the period that you had this of 40 trucks daily for an averag Dn. savings account, you deposited the journey of 809 milles. These wag- 23 n. sum of $1,017.43. Is that correct?gons had had to travel back empty because they were unsuitable for conveying fruit and vegetables which were Italy's natural exports.

On

11 n. Yea.

.70 n. Will you tell me a few details about these deposits you made? I think 240 b. I will remind you of them. 440 b. February 14, 1037 you deposited $1707 Where did you get that from?- From my sister.

...i n.Yes, 187.

Mra Leung

Where does she live?—I think 04 Caine Rond. I am not sure of the number.

Air-ralds on enemy rail communi- cations were all the time increasing the. strain.

#1

Me Dalton spoke of the black-list, weapon which was jointly wielded

What is the name of your sister?—with the United States, "Hand in

hand we are hunting down all

over the world firms which try to trade with the enemy. These are binck- listed and are barred from trade with any firm in the British Empire. If they are on the Americon black-list as well, there is not much more to be said."

And you got that money from your sister? She asked me to put the .07 .money to this account.

20. 7.70 8. 37.

120 11.

.11 s.

.00 n.

.70 .

50/10%

.0.55 t

DOCKS ETC. Wharves $... Docks $. Providents

Shat Dockyards 5.

MINING

Kaikin 8/.. Haubs $.. 11.k. Mines

.15/8 n. .744 22. cts n.

LANDS

Why did she not put it in her own name?-Beenuse she cannot rend.

Has Paid Her Back

.

How Much Aluminium

It takes 20,000 pounds of alumintura to manufacture one bomber, accord- Canadian National War Services Sal- ing to statistics complied by the vage Bureau.

Have you given it back to her yet? It Takes For A Plane -Yes, I paid her, of various times whenever she usked for it. The whole amount has been paid up. Hotels $.

.....4.27 B. And did she give you a receipt Lands $..

.30/30 su. from time to time? No. As we are Lands 4% Debentures....07 n. brother and sister we

Trust each S'hai Lands Sh. $..

.22 n. other. Humphreys $..

....a b.

On May 22, 1937 you, deposited. H.K. Reallics $. 415 b. & sa. $210 in your savings account, What Chinese Estates $: .100% b. was that? Sovings from your salary?

UTILITIES

This was also my sister's money. 18 n.

Have you thore money?—Yes.

Trams $. Peak Trams (old) $.

Peak Trams (new)

Star Ferries $

Y. Ferries $..

It takes 4,000 pounds of the metal for a fighter plane and 052,000 Pounds to construct one battleship, it was slated.

:34 n. t. What did your sister do?- don't Professor Hsu Ti-shan, M.A., B.LITT,,'|

11.

ELI,

know.

A memorial service for the late 1.0, of the Hongkong University, will Did she work?—I don't know. I be held by the local cultural or- lived at Shing Mun and I returnedganisations at the Confucian Hall on home only at the week-end.

Sunday, September 21, at 3 p.m.

513 n. 24 b. China Lights (old) $. 7.60s. China Lights (new) $..2.50/55 8,

But didn't she tell you about this H.K. Electrics (old) x. rts 24 sa.

12 money that she gave you to deposit? H.K. Electries (new) $....23% s,

Shu didn't, but she said that the 11.K. Electrics is $..

money was to be for her marriage. .13.05 11. Macao Electrics $...

.181⁄2 n.

Did she not tell you where she had Sandakan Lights

3.10 n. got the money from?-No. Telephones (old) $. Telephones (new) $.

INDUSTRIALS

Cald: Macg. (Ord.), Sh. $.. Cald: Macg. (Pref.), Sh. $.. Cantor. Ices Cements $.. HK Ropes $.

STORES, &c. Dairy Farms $... Watsons $... Lane Crawfords $. Sinceres $..... Wine On H.K.)

On August 9, you deposited $2007 .25 b. .9.30 b.-Yes. This was also her money.

All the money in this account is hers.

43 n. .35 .

Withdrawals

ed this, we would issue to the fore- m

The sub-contractors have made a explosives from you unless they gave statement that they could not get

That is not truc, No such you cumshaw. Is thal correct?-

thing happened.

Having examined the workmen ou ..1 n. On November 1, you deposited the site, do you OK. the pay-sheets 174 B. $200. Then you started withdraw-sent in by the sub-contractors? No, .10%

ing your account. On November 19: It is not my business to do that. 1.

you withdrew $200. What was that for? I withdrew the money at my .20.30 n.

wanted .13.40 za alater's request. She

6.20 b. money to prepare for her marriage, On February 17, 1939, you had 3D withdrawn all the money your sister Yes.

.2 1.

Who did that?-F. T. Cheng. He is employed by Kin Lee?-No, the he is a Government servant

ployed by the P.WD.

n. had given you to deposit except for $77.437-That might have been 50, I don't remember.

50 n. .305 n.

W Powell, Ltd -x.d.

COTTON MILLS Ewo Sh. $.., S'hai Cotton Sh. §..

MISO. H.K. Govt 4%

.151 n H.K. Govt 35% (1934)

.00. H.K. Govt 31⁄2 (1040) ...08 n. Ch. Govt 5% 1925 G5Bds. 43 n. Entertainments $.

.0% n. Constructions (old) $.......1% b

b. Constructions (new)....80 cts_n. Vibro Puling $....

......7 8. Marsmans Inv. (Lon.) s/ 7/0 n. Marsmans Inv., (H.K.)'s/-,. 170 n.

Obligations

To Russia

am

telling you it is so. If she did not get married until last year, why did she withdraw this money? That is her business. I don't know er private lite.

of

What did you do with the balance $77.43?- returned it to my sister. Have you got a bank account now? No,

You are quite sure?—Yes. What are you doing at the present moment?-Part of the time I net as a foreman and the remainder of the time I look after the accounts In the ofce.

What ofce?-The A.R.P. tunnel office at Hunghom. It is a Govern- ment office.

not say.

em-

He used to OK, the pay sheets? Checks Workmen's Work On information that you supplied him? You checl the actual work done by the workmen?--Yes.

Who else checks these? Did

Me

Campbell check it?—Yes. |--How does he check them?-I don't

know.

We have had a lot of documents put before

us, pay sheets and vouchers which Mr Campbell O.K'ed

and so have you-That is correct. had O.K'ed the documents, Mr Comp

Am I right in saying that once you

the

without any

bell also O.K'ed further

enquiry?No. What

lie did do to check your O.K.7-That

I don't know. Perhaps you will tell

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"How old are you, my boy?" **Fourteen and seven months, Sir." "And how long have you been in the hotel business ? "!

**Six months and two weeks, Sir,"

"And are you going to stick to it?"

"Oh yes, Sir, I want to go into reception, then have a year in New York, and another in London."

"And then come back and manage an borel ?"

“Oh no, Sir. A chain of hotels.”

I see. Well, my lad, if you want to succeed in life, just take a hint from me. When a guest aaks for a Gimlet make sure that he gets what he asks for. Rose's Line Juice is the pure juice of the lime. This ersatz concoction is nothing of the sort,"

"I'm terribly sorry, Sir. Owing to tome overnight on the part of the management", i

"Boy, remember George Washington. Now get me some Rose's Lime Juice, and don't ' come back till you've got it. And ́here's a floria for your trouble.”

DUKE OF KENT TELLS OF CANADIAN VISIT

LONDON, Sept. 17 (Reuter); —The Duke of Kent has re- turned from his five-weeks' tour of Canada, amazed at the growth of the Empire Air Training plan. In the course of his. us what hap-visit, he covered about 15,000 miles by air. pens after checking and O.K'ing the documents. Did you hand them to

and

then make an

A Government office?-I don't

Broadcasting his impressions ship and union of those people who know but I was when it was put up.

Mr Campbell-When goods arrived. of the air training plan to-night, cherish freedom for freedom's sake, Isn't that Kin Lee's offer?---I can- I would check the vouchers with the Duke said: "I do not think privileges of liberty but of re-dedicat- not only preserving the hard-won goods.

I

am satisfied, I would O.K. the vouchers

the people in this country have ing these simple fundamentals of Entry

itry in the books,

any idea of the magnitude of the life, honesty and fair dealing between Did you make yourself satisfied plan nor of the very rapid ex-men and nations upon which any that

vouchers were correct? What exactly did you do?For instance, if ten bamboo brooms are delivered to us, I would count them and check the number with the the voucher and enter in the book "Ten bamboo brooms,"

Crown Prince Takes Oath TEHERAN, Sept. 17 (UP). The Fadden Tells Country

Prince look the oath Di they have lived in hourly expectation loyalty to the constitution in

LONDON, Sept. 17 (Reuter).-- Who told you to go there?-Mr of it for the last two weeks.

presence of Parliament at 4.55 p.mmonwealth's obligation to Russia, Mr

Speaking of the Australian Com-Campbell. Shortly after the announcement into-duy. Parliament, Government pamphlets

A. W. Fadden, the Australian Prime

Did he tell you it was a Govern- were circulated in the streets

Legation Forced Out

Minister, said it was clear that Soviet

ment oflvo7-o did not. nouncing Riza Khan's abdication and officially stated that the Bulgarian material support that the

SOFIA, Sept. 17 (UP).—It Is Union needs were more

You think it is a Government thun the giving the text of the abdication deed Legation at Teheran has been forced States and the British Empire could

office?I thought it was, United which stated: "Because I spent all to leave the city under pressure of offer.

Work Described my energy for the good of

Will you

tell the Commissioners the the British and Russian authorities. Australly has obligations to

what you do in that office?-In the her Russian ally. "We are bound by our

mornings I go out and inspect the security as well as by our honour to work at the Tunnels and in the after- give her this help. There should be noons I return to the office. I have no slackening. The respite we have

several assistants there and I look gained by Russin's resistance will into the accounts to see if they have provide us with a chance to fill up

work. been doing their

What the gap in our own defence require nected with the daily paid workmen

accounts?-Accounts ments,

Speaking in London to-day, Mr and stores we received. Hugh Dalton, Minister of Economic

Do you check off these daily paid Warfare, also referred to the help workment--The workmen work in that Britain is giving to Russia and three shifts and there are three forei Everything that the use of Russia am the No, I formare foremner. the help that the Russian resistance

men. The shifts are from 8 m. že was giving to the

4 p.m., from 4 p.m. to 12 midnight, reaches and from 12 midnight to 8 a.m. I and the Germans, who used to

Fet charge of the other three

1 supplies through this channel head check their reports. have forfeited that opportunity by

What else do you do?-For each;

Chiang Says Recovery Of Manchuria Is China's Goal

4

CHUNGKING, Sept. 18 (CentralNews),--Stressing the fact that the recovery of the Northeastern Provinces is the ultimate goal of China's war against Japan, Generalissimo Chiang Kai- shek reaffirmed the Government's determination to continue the war, regardless of sacrifices, until the territorial integrity of the whole of China is restored, in a message commemorating the a. tenth anniversary of Japanese invasion of Manchuria.

for:

the

commun

now

cause.

lso the future est independence, but British Planes In

con-

the

voucher.

If correct, I would O.K.

cd."

pansion which has taken place. new and better order must be found-

"Two years ago it was a plan: to-day it is a vital war Industry which combines the advantages of mass production with the most skil- ful selection and individual training.

"Training aerodromes are being Did you have anything to do with built everywhere. Airmen are now King the transport vouchers for passing out from the schools not in conveying muck from the tunnels ones and twos but literally in thou Yes.

sonds." What was the procedure with re- They came from all parts of the gard to that?-Mr Campbell told me Empire and there was "an encourag- that the cost of removal was by ing and growing number of young incal measurement, so much per men from the United States and from fcot. Everyday the foreman of the South America. This is a great part- Inst shift, from 12 midnight to B a.m., hership," he continued. would take measurements of the tunnels. At the end would add up. uccording to this mea-

of the month, surement so many feet of tunnel had been done during the month,

Measurement Only

"We are all contributing to it in our own ways, but it is Canada who Is responsible for the administration of the plan and Canada can therefore take special pridie In Its outstand.ny

success.'

Industries At Work The Duke said he had seen Canada's busy factories and shipyards, her naval establishments on both

the

Who checks off the actual loads book is kept by a foreman, that were taken?--We care nothing and for each site there is a separate about the number of loads. We only book which is divided inta contract | 80 by measurement. inbour and daily labour. In Who checks off the lineal footage Pacific and Atlantke, and her great this book also is marked the number removed? The of the site and in each site there may mentioned take turns so that each Canadian people has impressed me

It should be known to all that the words, the Northeastern Provinces reason of their attack on the Soviet shift lives of Chinese inside the Great Wall are China's richest storehouse, Indis-Union. and the lives of Chinese In Northeastern Provinces are une, and

thepensable to China's immense pro- that territorial integrity for China Eramme of reconstruction. Proper and

territorial integrity the Northeast Ja Indivisible.

stability the For "China wil

will permit no inch of terri-Est, sold the Generalissimo, hinges tory in the Northeast to be detached on the settlement of the Manchurian from here wo

Survive, we survive to problem, because so long as

Northeast remains in Japanese honds gether; and die we die together,

The huge sacrifices China has 50 long will China's war continue. undorgone in the fast ten years of

struggle, asserted the Generalissimo, one objective, willingly because

have been made

of

V.C. Is. Missing

the

namely the libera- LONDON, Sept. 17 (British Wire- tion and independence of the Chinese less). The young New Zealand Ser- nation and the freedom of the people geont, James Allen Ward, who re to live their own lives.

cently won the V.C., is reported miss Geographically und strategically, ing. His Wellington bomber from added the Generalissimo, the North-No. 75 New Zealand Bomber Squa-

is on integral part of pointed out that the Not China. He dran did not return from a recent

the attack on Germany,

east

is

Action In Russia

three foremen

1 when

I military camps. The magnificent

spirit and resolution

of the whale be ten to twenty tunnels.

will tak

take measurements You go dally to check this work? turn comes.

deeply," he declared. "It may be

R.A.F. Wing now in Russia under the. LONDON, Sept. 17 (Reuter).The

So you relied on what your fore-becnute I have been in the new world Yes,

What time do you arrive at the men told you as to the footage re for the past few weeks that I am strategie command of Russian Head-

cach

morning?At & n.m.

from the tunnels? base my able to separate my thoughts at least quarters has already been in contact late, but by no more than 10 minutes.

Always? Sometimes I am a little/their reports.

from the tragic events of the pre- with the Germans, it is learned here.

If they made a mistake, you would sent and look forward to the

dny Of 100 Brilish machines sent, a large

Isuca Explosives

not know anything about 117-That more be pursuing the patlis of peace. when the whole world will once number have already arrived.

New Offensive In

Abyssinia

site

"I bellove that out of this conflict

Do you have anything to do with might purposely mislead your is surely being born a friend-

of

They

us to the actual footage removed?- No. There is a final measurement of

the tunnels so that we can check

Vigorous Protest

By Egypt According to the system you adopt-

the issuing of explosive for blasting? -Yea

Who do you issue the explosive to? The sub-contractors. They used to asle you for certain whether the measurements are cor- amount

explosives, did they not? rect. CAIRO, Sept. 17 (UP)-In con- looks after that.

No we have a blasting foreman who nection with the resumption of the Do you issue explosives to him you outer the correct amount of Telegraph anys that i understood LONDON, Sept. 17 (UP) — A that has not yet been cultivated, Security states that during daylight Italian and native troops

Home is believed that there are about 25,000 amount of explosives that footage of muck was removed? that the Egyptian Government has 800,000,000 mow of dorosts 8,000,-to-day there has been nothing to re- Gondar and Wolchant, commanded this on a piece of paper. This would would make a mistake too, for I can-Italy in connection with the air raid around would be used and would enter Naturally, 12 they made a mistake, I protested vigorously to Germany and 000,000 tons of minerals.. in other port

by General Nash

be brought to us and having examin- not" dót all the work.

37 on Monday night.

1 v. ed; you were not' in a poultion to when

..

home of 30,000,000 Ane Chinese LONDON, Sept. 17 (British Wire- offensive in northwest Abyssinia, it No, the, blasting foreman gauges the K'ed thesa charges for trans- report. from Cairo to the Exchange"

People and has 240,000,000 mow of Farmland 200,000,000 mow, of land less)The Ministry of

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