1941-09-19 — Page 13

Simon On

Atlantic

Charter

LONDON, Sept. 18 (Reuter)-- Speaking at the annual conference of the Liberal National Council in Londen, Lord Slmon said it was im- possible to exaggerple the significance of the joint signing of the Atlantle

referenco Churchill,

10 Mr Winston Lord Simon. said liat there had never been

a more striking example of wise sintermanship than when the Prime Minister, efter Hitler's treacherous attack on Rusela, went to the microphone the same evening and told the world that Russia was from that moment Brl- tain's close ally.

Nazi-Vichy

Chambers Of

Commerce

LONDON, Sept. 18 (Reuter).—A session of the French and German Chambers of Commerce began to- day - in Paris and will last until September 21, states a Puris dispatch | to the official German news agency.

The purpose of the session, it is. stated, In to discuss Franco-German collaboration in the organisation of commerce.

Delegates taking part will be given an opportunity to visit Paris and make a trip to Nantes where the har- bour works will be inspected,

Free France

And N. E.I.

De Gaulle's Message

BATAVIA, Sept. 18 (Reuter). -On his return

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

AIDING WOUNDED A Russian doctor and a nurse give aid to a wounded German flier, Ernest Roctx. At left, another prisoner taken by the Reds has his head bandaged, but

amitos,

Gallant Fight Against Heavy Odds By British Motorship

September 19, 1941.

Chungking Digs For Dud Bombs

CHUNGKING (UP)—While the heroism of London suicide

squads which dig up unexploded The

bombs has been praised through- out the world, in Chungking for three years the clean-up squads have been taking the task of unearthing duds more or less as a matter of course.

With a fairly high percentage of duds falling after every raid, there are numerous unexplained holes which must be probed and explored to ascertain if they were caused by a bomb. Forti- fied by the knowledge that far no delayed action bombs have been dropped by the Japanese, the clean-up squads Immediately begin digging.

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Sometimes they find high flung fragments of rocks caused the hales, but more often the workers discover bombs. The largest bomb excavated to date fell at the down-town cross- Foods last year and penetrated 20 feet of soft earth before came to rest. When finally holsted out, the bomb proved to weigh 1,000 pounds.

Ordnance officers withdraw the. charges from the bombs, which are Rold either to chemical firms от re-used by Chinese munitions Arms. The cases are used for scrap tron.

Citizena Joke

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Thrifty Chungking_residents Joke

chemicals by Japanese air express.

Since none of the duds ever has

The gallant fight against heavy odds put up by the Australian and about the delivery of badly needed English crew of the motorship Rabaul with a German raider has been told to the "Sydney Sun" by a survivor who hails from Sydney.

Against eight six-inch guns, fired point-blank, the gunners of the or Rabaul fought on until the ship was on fire and sinking. died at their post.

Is

sald That

Some of them

exploded during the excavation operations, the areas are

not ropeil r and anyone can watch the process. bomb fell During a recent raid, Aquarely in the centre of the main rond between the elty and a a suburb, but traffle continued

the edge around of the hole as the clean-up squad

the night. The use of

or oll incen- diaries first was

noticed "The Altertor raced for Spain and

during one the Germans evidently feared, the of the recent Chungking rakis, when game was up because they prepared floors of the National Library and n bomb penetrated the roof and twn

prisoners that night that they would have equal chances with the German crew.

In the battle two Australians tons, does 18 knots and is wonder

worked to London, and seven Englishmen were kill fully equipped with eight six-inch General de Gaulle, leader of the ed and three Australians were guns and many anti-alreraft guns. Free French,

She has also a small seoplane which cabled

Major-wounded. General Terpoorten, Chief of The narrator, 19-year-old Irving seeking victims."

employed from daylight to dusk, King

Temesis rafts. the possessed special, spacious air-con- altioned halds for prisoners, and good food. The hospital had two surgeons and X-ray equipment.

The prisoners were allowed to be "We sighted British warships at on deck for four hours a day. 2 pan and the skipper told us to King went on: "We were trans-jump for our lives as the ship was ferred from the Temesis to the being scuttled.

Klug, of Vaucluse, Sydney, slates Uhat markings on the bunks of the raider, the Temesis, prove that she was converted and armed in Japan. The Rabaul, a motorship of 5,018 018 tons, and owned by W. R. Carpenter and Co., was sunk the South Atlantic, but the survivors of the engagement were rescued near the const of Spain.

in

Staff of the Netherlands East Indies army, as follows:

"I hear you have accepted mem- bership in the Committee of Friends of Free France in agreement with the Government. I wish to thank you profoundly for this proof of your friendship towards Free France, the guardian of France's honour, know your determination to guard the NB.I. against all aggressluft is I am certain our "common enemies will never succeed in compromising the work of civilisation carried on by your country and mine. In the Far East. (Signed) General de Gaulle out sighted the raider Temesis, which

Japanese Leaving India And Malaya

I

"The captain superintended the burled itself in loase damp earth: bringing up of a stretcher, with Rted below, after leaving a blotch which Cross markings, for two wounded appeared and smelled like gasoline.

men.

Japarn a 3,000-ton supply ship from "We rowed to a warshly and I was the Babaul was in the South Atlan-modation for prisoners, but her crew wearing a souvenired German Cap." Irving King told "The Sun" that Brazil. She had no prepared decom-nearly made prisoner because I was lic, bound for the Middle East. I did their utmost to make us con- was a cloudy night when the look-

poured in six-inch shells when the

er refused skipper

scuttie the Rabaut. "In all "

Enid King. #2} struck the Rabaul, causing fires and

fight up a horrifying scene. We lay down in an alleyway, cind in

pyjamas and thinking that death was near. The flames forced us up on Shelling Ceased

SINGAPORE, Sept. 18 (Reuter)-deck. Mrs Ken Tsumuri, wife of the Japanese Consul-General In Singa-

which

fortable.

The Temesls, to prevent us mutinying. sent four guards with a machine-gun and hand grenades to the Japara.

taining the prisoners' names and the prison ship's identity and her where-

"We threw overboard a bottle con-

abouts.

"The Germans heard the splash and mustered us on the fore deck. They threatened that we would be battened down in the event of a re- petition.

soners.

pore, is among about 100 Japanese "After what seemed an eternity the (mainly residents affected by the shelling ceased. Burning oil covered "freezing" order) going to Japan the deck and the Rabaul was-leting The days passed uneventfully, aboard the N.Y.K. steamer Hakone so badly that I slithered into the and we all grew beards because there Meru,

arrived bringing 77 Scuppers where I was badly burnt was only one razor among 78 pri- Japanese evacuees from Bombay and by acid from burst containers. Colomba.

We lowered a life-boat_In

the

Transferred Again Japanese circles maintained that blinding glare of the Temesis's "We were transferred again, this Mrs Taumuri's trip was planned long courchlight. The Temesis began to time to the Alstertor, which was a ago and was accelerated owing to her move, causing us to fear we were converted-banana-ship with first son's flness at home and not duel goners, because the life-boat was class prisoners' accommodation. She

lenking to the politlen tension.

and the water-casks had had a crew of 17-year-old cadets. It is expected that 800 Japanese been holed; but the Germans were We were permitted to be on deck all evacuees from Malaya will call on the manoeuvṛing to shelter, us while they | day." ofcial evacuation ship Fuzo' Maru, helped us aboard. They also lower- Describing the rescue, King said which is expected at Singapore on ed a lunch to search for survivors. | that a Catalina flying-boat appeared; September 21,

"The Temesis is a ship of 8,000 and the Alstertor's captain told the

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Shot Dead

in

Axis Ship For

Britain

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (Reuter). The 0,000-ton Italian liner Leme, which was among Axis ships requisi- tioned by the United States, will, it la reported, shortly be transferred to Britain under the Lease-Lend pro cedure.

The damage inflicted by her crew before she was requisitioned is now being repaired.

The United States thus far has re- quisitioned about 60 foreign ships. The Leme would be the first of these to be transferred to Britain.

Library Was Once Nassau Prison

CHUNGKING, Sept. 18 (Central News).-Chen Chang-kun, asalatont manager of a thermos bottle manu- factory in Shanghai; was shot and killed by an unknown gunman Shanghal this morning, according to a Shanghai dispatch,

NASSAU, Bahamas (UP).-The The shooting occurred when Chen Public Library, an odd octagonal was passing Yates Rond in his rick-building not for from Rawson's sho. Several bullets-penetrated his Square, originally was the Naasa head and killed him instantly. The Prison. gunman-escaped.

The old building, set in the midst of a park, bright with bougainvillen and hibiscus and shaded by royal palms, was built in 1797, during the relga of George III, and served os a Jall until 1847, in Queen Victoria's reign, when Wes made public library and muscura,

WILL DEFEND THAILAND

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BANGKOK, Sept. 18 (UP)-"We in Thailand are ready and willing to do our share in defending the coun- try should danger ever threaten it through foreign_aggression,"

wrote i an Englishman from Chieng Mai to the "Bangkok Times" under the pen name of "Northerner,"

added that although the act defining wartime duties does not apply to aliens, he, as well as his fellow subjects in every part of the British Empire will perform any duiles required of them.

Draftees' Mothers Organise

(UP)-

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The organisation, known as the "Mothers of Selectees," is headed by Mrs Alan Kistler, whose three sons have been called to the colours.

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Our objective will be to work for the welfare of our boys in camp. Nobody knows the problems of the boys better than their mothers who get letters from them every week."

The local group is contemplating organisation on a national scale.

Rival To Golden Gate Bridge

SAN FRANCISCO, (UP),-San Francisco has a third bridge with as Impressive record as the more famous Golden Gate and San Francisco- Oakland Bay Bridges-the Third and Channel aqueduct elty engineers re- vealed recently,

This little rawbridge-the heavi- est single-leaf Bascule ever con- structed is rated unlimited load

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Since its dedication in 1939 more than 77,000,000 cars have passed over Its span and Its gates have been rais« od over 177,000 times to allow, ships to move up and down-stream

An average of 1,000 cars an hour has been erlablished until recently, Faven4 greater than the - Bay -- bridge

TIN HAT DAY

Saturday, Oct. 4, 1941

Entire Proceeds to

Hongkong's Bomber Fund

Those desiring to send advance donations are. requested to address them to the President, Lady MacGregor, 372, The Peak; or to the Honorary Secretary, Miss S., Bander, Morning Post Bullding.

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