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A.R.P. DIRECTOR ON Dramatic Rescue Pictures Taken at Sea

HONGKONG'S TUNNELS: EVIDENCE IN DETAIL

QUESTIONS AS TO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HONGKONG A.R.P.. TUNNELS AGAINST GAS BOMBS, IN THE COURSE OF WHICH MR. JUSTICE CRESSALL MADE REFERENCE TO THE “BLACK HOLE OF CHUNGKING", WERE PUT TO WING- COMMANDER STEELE-PERKINS, DIRECTOR OF 'A.R.P., WHEN HE GAVE EVIDENCE THIS MORNING AT THE RESUMED PUBLIC INQUIRY INTO MATTERS AFFECTING THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS DEPARTMENT.

Thinks Japan Will Attack Russia

Chinese General's Views

By BETTY GRAHAM

Special to the "Telegraph"

After he had given a comprehensive review of the system he adopted in organising the ARP, Wing-Com- mander Steele-Perkins was examined at length by the Commission in connection with the tunnels in Kowloon and on the Island. The Director said that he did not agree that the occupants of tunnels in Kowloon in a six- hour air raid would suffocate, but he admitted they would be very uncomfortable.

The original plans provided for protection against 500-1h| WITH THE CHINESE FORCES IN CENTRAL CHINA, bombs. He agreed that as the Sept. 24 Via CHUNGKING, Sept. 29 (UP)—“Japan will most

war developed very much larger probably attack Russia very soon," "declared General Li Tsung-bombs had been produced, but jen, the famous Kwangel Commander of the Fifth War Zone to he did not think an enemy, would

JOE LOUIS WINS

Lou Nova T.K.O'd In

"Sixth Round

NEW YORK, Sept. 30 (Reu- ter)-Joe Louis retained his world heavyweight title to-day beating Lou Nova on a technical knock-out in the sixth round.

Louls weighed 200 pounds and Nova 202.

This was the champion's 19th successful defence of his crown.

Fight Described

The official ruling was that Nova suffered a T.K.O. after two minutes and 59 seconds in the sixth round. Louis stalled Nova for Ave rounds and then exploded a straight right punch like hand grenade on Nova's chin, blasting his dreams of winning the championship and making him ready for the T.K.O. in the next round,

me to-day.

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use 1,000-lb bombs on any but "With Kiev captured and such-important targets at the should Leningrad fall and the naval dockyard or a generating Germans drive towards Moscow, station. Japan will attack. It is now impossible for Japan to move south because the Russo-Ger- man, war has relieved British forces for action in the Far East and has cemented Anglo

American relations.

"The internal struggle In Japan at present is between the young mill- tarists wanting to attack north and the conservative capitalists economists.

and

U.S. Participation "American participation in the war is not expected to be avoidable but the question is whether it will be in Europe or the Far East. Two strong countries are now fighting Germany,

should America therefore

a weak nation and Japan which thus being prace back to the world while protecting her own interests."

nilack

The Director admitted that the shelters were not gas proof although he claimed they were. ventilated. He also agreed that Banitary arrangements had not yet been installed in all of the

tunnels. However, on the paint ni ventilation, the Director agreed that a rising gradient tunnels built on were ventilated naturally by this means to a certain extent, Some such funnels existed in Chungking which he had visited.

Chungking's Sheltera Wing-Commander Steele-Perkips also accepted the Chairman's state. ment that Chungking air raid tunnels were built zig-zag which would provide protection against blast. He said thai blast pròo;; curtains had for long been under con sideration by the appropriate' com- mittee here."

bomb

Questioned about the expenditure Regarding the form American on Hongkong's AR.P. the Director action should fake, tile General said that he thought the Government advised blockading Japan and sending had received good value for

very mechanised troups to China. "In my the money expended. TURN to Page 5, Column Five

GREW CONFERS WITH TOYODA

The Commission comprises

His Honour Mr Justice P. E. F. Cressall (Chairman), Mr S. Hampden Ross, MEL

1. C.. F. Bellanty and Mr K. M. A. Barnett (Secretary), Mr G. G. N. Tinson represented Wing-Condr A. H. Steele-Perkins, and Mr D. L. Strellett

wus for Miss Mimi Lau, who was

was not present. There was

an unusually Iarge crowd present, including a number of

The champion's punch drave Nová backwards to the canvas and half- way through the ropea. He rose at the count of nine, and Louis then battered him into a corner until the

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" referee, Arthur Donovan intervened' and stopped the match to save the ΤΟΚΥΟ, Sept. 20 (UP)-The blood-smeared Nova from further United States Ambarsador, Mr John punishment, despite the demand of Grew, conferred at length with Ad-Servicemen and women, Nova's handlers for the fight to mirai Toyoda the Foreign Minister continue.

on September 27 on undisclosed sub-| fects, but presumably on many ques- sions which

may be regarded as extremely important.

The delay in Sir Robert Craigie's departure is still unexplained, and It cannel be determined here whether

ments.

New U. S. Military Attache

·SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"?

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (UP)

is connected with these develop

Toyoda To Palace

Momentous Decisions On Aid To Russia Likely

Special to the "Telegraph"

The first witness called was Wing- Comdr A. II. Sterle-Perkins.

The Chairman: What is your ful nume-Alfred Horace Steele-Per-

kina,

History of the A.R.P.

I have a short statement which you submitted to the Commission through

These dramatic pictures were taken from a British warship after the vessel had sunk U-Boat. Crew of the submarino are seen swimming towards the British ship which ros- eued them, and below the Nazi survivors being directed to quarters.

RAF Ride Alps & Storm

To Strike At Genoa

your Solicitors on the A.R.P. of and elsewhere were attacked by aircraft of the Bomber Com

LONDON, Sept. 29 (Reuter),-"Objectives at Genoa, Turin ganisation. Will you just refer

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Major Richard Grussendorf has been named Military Attache to Chung-

that statement and give us as concise mand last night. At Genon, Industrial areas were bombed and king. He was formerly Assistant TOKYO, Sept. 20 (UP)~~Admiral | as

large fires were started in the docks," says the Air Ministry, words Military Attache and also Assistant Toyoda, the Foreign Minister, has possible in your own

short history of the start of this Military Attache for Air in the same gone to the Palace to report an

A.RL.P. organisation

"Other forces attacked targets timc on from the post.

matters under his jurdisdiction.

you arrived in the Colony?—I was in Western Germany, including oppointed by the Colonial Office a Frankfurt. Five nirerr.ft of the

January 21, 1938 and arrived on March 16. During Bomber Command are missing.' the first year I concentrated on the the communique states. Preparation of n local A.R.P. scheme Aircraft of the Coastal Command and the enrolment of volunteers to attacked an of depot and refineries Implement

such

scheme. The at Saint Nazaire, says the number of persons who volunteered mualque, adding that two' aircraft of for Instruction or service was small the Coastal Command, are missing. at the commencement but Increased

Pilots Report | as active work and propaganda work WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (Domei). — Ernest K. Lindley, attracted the public's. attention. R LONDON, Sept. 20. (Router) writing in the. "Washington Post,” says that Britain and the

soon bicu

brcame very vi

obvious to me that Surlings and Wellingtons were In United States face the necessity of making' momentous - deci-

the only way that I could enlist the the force which attacked objectives sympathy of the Chinese was to get in Italy last night. A Wellington *sions regarding the Russo-German war, stating that the alter-

to know them personally and I have pilot, who made a carefully-planned native confronting them is either to give Russia. immediate nid concentrated on this throughout the low-level attack on a large factory. on a vast scale or to run the risk of Russia possibly being com- wh

whole period of my services in the in Genog, said that going out it was Colony. I have made many hundreds moonlight but near the Alps pelled to make an armistice.

hem forces in the Middle East to the of Chinese friends and have not came cloudy plectric

NNTAK The writer says that Mr Harry abandonment of plans for a North or to ask

which will ". meun the falled either to attend, their parties akirted a terrific electric storm

Thoy them to attend any over Mont Blanc. Hopkins is convinced following African drive this winter..

which

They could see partles

I have given,

flashes of Ughtning. zig-zag his visit to Moscow that Rusein

When per

they renched Genoa, they stayed will fight on to the end. A

The commentator points out that soon found that this the Russian position will become the desired.

Nonal contact

WOB having there an hour and a half, dying round In order to keep Russin fighting, serious if the Nozis succeed in cut- the ̈t ired effect, and I was able

le to at between 2,000 and 3,000 feet. Lindley believes that Britain musi ting the northern and southern supply report that, I thought I had the The bombers ahova kopt dropping -turn - over considerable equipment routes via="" Archangel and Iran whole-bearted mupport of- artmen-flares, round them, lighting up their

Caucasus,

reserved for the defence of the through the capture of Vologda and dous number of Chinese who were plane ca British Isles, as well as most of the Stalingrad before winter, and says willing to assist in A.R.P. I

war supplies obtained from the Chat Rueda have There was a good deal of heavy fink and a fair amount of light fak, United States during the next several on meat supplies via Vladivostok, able contacts all of which have con- There were two layers of cloud over months, and mys that Britain may while Moscow will surely face tribuled to the success which I claim Gend, and a high line of dicua over also to compelled to decide whether attack from three directions in the ARP has made in the Colony. One me hodit but (iy* to shift a large part of the Britian spring

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Sam Back "Page: For

Nazis Believed Snow Bound In Northwest

Special to the "Telegraph"

MOSCOW, Sept. 29 (UP)—A thin blanket of snow cover- ed Moscow on Monday, while it is believed that Northwest Russia is already snowbound, exposing, the Germans to Bevcre hardshipa... The snow in Moscow melted as the morning tem

perature rose, “Or, i

Economic

Conference

In H. K.

BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH SHUNGKING, Sept. 20 (UP)—Mr -T, F. Tsiang, Secretary of the Execu-

Otto

Merle Cochrane.

Following an extended period of rains and winds which made this. September the coldest for many years, Russian troops in the northwest are reported to be quartered in deep, comfortable dugouts, but the Germans in the western Dvina region are ex- posed to the cold rain, mud änd ice,

A dispatch from the front reports the recapture of two villages south tive Yuan, as Government spokesman west of Briansk following the recent to-day volced his hearty welcome to Soviet counter-attack and the smush- the United States and British finan- Ing up of Nazi panzer "divisions. clal experts who are coming to General Guberjahn's 13 divisions Chin-Si

Niemeyer and Mr which were beaten back from the west of Briansk a fortnight, age are He stated: "These two experts are reported to have left a

a plantic

tank not only well known authorities but cemetery which is growing dally an have had suficient experience in the Red Army continues its pursuit.... war-time financing which they pala- Radio Moscow announcing to- ed. In world war number one. The night's communique stated that stub- war has made. China go through a born fighting continued during the new,experience war-time economic day ever the whole front. On Friday life; hence, we invited those experts the Germans lost 113 planes and on

help us.

Saturday 150 planes, while the Questioned regarding the economie Russian losses were 28. conference in Hongkong, Mr Talong

said: "It is rather

term

than

Journalists'

Guerilla Activity

than an official tille. They will More than 70 German officers and

MOSCOW, Sept. 29 (Reuter)

and exchange information in Hongkong

but all their work will be men have been killed and much Nazi done here."

wor material Asked whether they

*has ∙either BORD would have anything to do with the destroyed or captured by guerillas operating behind the German lines monetary warfare in the occupiţă zones, he replied, They have a very on the Russian front, according to a large scope of activities and mighsupplement to the Soviet com

munique. to-day.

In one action; 20 lorries toaded with war materials, tank lorries and. two mobile repulr shops were destroyed while more than 200: coses of food, medical supplies and winter clothing

stores, including boots

include that.”

Panic In Italy

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" NEW YORK, Sept. 29 (UP), | ro -Rumours are said to be cir-

culating in Italy that Ifftler hashed for German soldiers, were:

of

the communique days, In another sector, the guerillas destroyed: go White Tinmish soldiers

asked for a blanket state emergency to be imposed in and captured "their weapons and Italy, where "the food situation equipment while the Russian air, force has destroyed 40 automobiles, is alarming the population' who live armoured cars, three artillery are making panic purchases." TURN to Pago 5, Column Four

Deportation of Harry Bridges Recommended

Special to the "Telegraph"

ecco (UP) The Immigration De-

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29

pariment to-day announced that: Judge Charles Sears had recom- mended the deportation to Australla as an undesirable allen of Mr Harry Bridges, the labour lender.

The announcement was made (submit them to a special board of by Mr Albert del Guercio, review or act upon them himself by érdering the arrest of Bridges. The Immigration - Department- ats torney, The Judge also rejected where the arrest would be made If

latter is believed to be in New York: the motion of Bridges' attorney ordered. PENZAN to re-open the hearings, * Rated A Communist –

The recommendations were pre- Judge Bears informed the Attorner sented to Attorney, General Francia General that the hearing proved that Biddle in Washington di who, lavendt Bridges je a Communist and amilsted bound to follow them and he may TURN to Pare 5 Column Four