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A.R.P. DIRECTOR GIVES

EVIDENCE: THE VALUE OF PERSONAL CONTACT

THE INTENSE PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE PUBLIC INQUIRY INTO MATTERS AFFECT- ING THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE A.R.P. DEPARTMENT MANIFESTED ITSELF THIS MORNING WHEN a large crowd was PRESENT TO LISTEN TO THE DIREC- TOR OF A.R.P., WING-COMMANDER A. H. STEELE-PERKINS, OPEN HIS EVIDENCE. WING- COMMANDER STEELE-PERKINS STARTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE CHAIRMAN BY OUT- LINING THE METHODS HE ADOPTED IN DEVELOPING THE A.R.P., ORGANISATION IN

HONGKONG.

War Of Attrition Now Indicated

He said that he quickly realised that if he were to gain the confidence and response of the Chinese, personal contact with them was necessary, and to that end he had made many hundreds of Chinese friends and had not failed cither to attend their parties or to invite them to any parties which he had given. He soon found that this personal contact was having the desired effect. In this work too, he had the co-operation of his wife who enlisted the sympathy of the womenfolk. She Chinese

(War Commentary by "Annalist”) LONDON, Sept. 29 (Reuter),-To-day is the 100th day of the war on the eastern front. The Russians state that fierce fighting is proceeding all along the front. The Germans make claim to success northeast of Dniepropetrovsk, but except for the fact that Italian troops are alleged to have shared in the vie-started the Women's A.R.P. tory, it does not seem to have been a big battle.

Union with the assistance It is becoming more evident of Mrs Violet Chan. that operations are developing

The Commission comprises His into a war of attrition. Both Honour Mr Justice P. E. F. sides register tocnl successes but Cressall (Chairman), it would seem that any decisive Hampden Ross, Mr L. C. F, Bel- result before winter puts Alamy and Mr K. M. A. Barnett brake, if not complete stoppage. upon all military activities is most unlikely.

THREAT

TO FOOD

SUPPLIES

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20

· (UP) ~ The Department of

Frustration

Mr S.

(Secretary), Mr G. G. N. Tin- son represented. Wing-Comdr A. H. Steele-Perkins, and Mr D. L. Strellett was for Miss Mimi Lau, who was not present. There was an unusually large crowd present, including a number of

That the Germans ore feeling this Agriculture to-day said that the sense of frustration is obvious from invasion of the Ukenine and the news from the occupied coun-Servicemen and women. Crimea was "n serious threat" tries when repression and persecution are the order of the day. The trou-

The first witness called was Wing- to the Russian food supply, bie does not proceed so much from Comdr A. H. Steele-Perkins.

The Chairman: What is your full increased hostility of the in-name-Alfred particularly if the war continues the

Horace Siecle-Per- habitants as from the growing weak- Into 1943.

kine, iness of the German authorities in "It was pointed out that thej dealing with the people

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Dramatic Rescue Pictures Taken at Sea

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

Nazis Believed Snow Bound In Northwest

Special to the "Telegraph”

Swift

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 severe hardships. The snow in Moscow melted as the morning, tem-

Premier To

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I have a short statement which you Ukraine produces about three- The drainage of men is beginning:

for the submitted to the Commission through quarters of the Soviet Union's to tell and to compensate

the A.R.P. "ori sugar and one-quarter of her fewness of their own numbers, the your Solicitors on

Germans are introducing new and ganisation. Will you just refer wheat, as well as considerable bestial methods of terrorism in the that statement and give us as concise

words burley and other crops. Crimea hope of cowing the people. They will as possible in your own

of also produces wheat and barley and that this does not pay psycholo-short history of the

start

time and is the leading fruit and

gically because it is not by shooting RP, organisation, from the hostages that culprits of acts of abso you arrived in the Colony? I was tobacco region.

tuge are punished. It means sow appolated by the Colonial Office s fing, a seed of which will yield A.R.P. Officer on January 21.

thetred

1938 In the world war, both regions

und prrived

16. During remained virtually intact and in crop of vengeance later on.

every person shot, hundreds are anta- the Arst year I concentrated on the Russian hands.

ganised or driven to desperation, and preparation of a local A.R.F. scheine On the other hand, the report said the Gestapo will find growing op- and the enrolment of volunicera to

implement

scheme. that several important factors are in position which will call for increased Russia's favour, while "it is very severity and greater forces of police, number of persons who volunteered for instruction or service was smali at the commencement but inc

increased as active work and propaganda work The terroristle methods in France, attracted the

the publie's attention. It Belgium, Czecho-Slovakia, Yusoon became very obvious to me that Slavia and Norway and above all, in the only way that I could enlist the Poland, therefore, are an index of sympathy of the Chinese was to get

Indication of a spirit of de- concentrated on

the this throughout whole period of my services in the "olony, I have made many hundreds Chinese friends and have noi el either to attend their parties

given.

will

doubtful whether the Nazis obtain any appreciable foodstuffs or supplies froin these fertile regions inį the near future."

Index of Morale

the lowering snorale of the Germans to know them personally and I have

arzel an

New Lord Mayor of

London Nominated feat

As in war, the question of mors resistance and spirit of snerifice

LONDON, Sept. 29 (British Wire-be determining issues. This reveali

less)Licut-Colonel Siz John exhibition of German tendencies is o to ask them to attend any Laurie was chosen at the Guildhall most encouraging although the lot of parties which have

Norai

found

RAF Ride Alps & Storm

To Strike At Genoa

lo-day to be the next Lord Mayor of those exposed to their vengeful spite soon

that this per-

LONDON, Scot: 29 (Reuter),—"Objectives at Genoa, Turin London.

in grently to be deplored.

contact Was having and elsewhore were attacked by aircraft of the Bomber Com- Sir John, who is 00, has been There is no definite news of the the desired effect, and I was able to mand last night. At Genoa, Industrial areas were bombed and Alderman since 1931 and was Sherift fghting in the Crimea except reports report that

thought I had the 1 1035-30. He is a Prime Warden that the Germans have been active whole-hearted support of a tremen- large fires were started in the docks," says the Air Ministry. of Sadler's Company. He is a bacho- strafing rallway and route communt-dous number of Chinese who were "Other force ttacked targets cations in the Peninsula. Their nt-willing to assist in. A.R.P. I have in Western Germany, including His great uncle, Sir Poter Laurie, tempis to advance have made no made through this means most" valu- was Lord Mayor in 1851.

progress,

lor.

Aid To Russia Missions Get Down To Business

(By "Reuter's" Special Correspondent) MOSCOW, Sept. 29-Last night the heads of the Anglo- U.S. delegations and the British and American Ambassadors had in the presence of M. Molotov and M. Litvinov, the latter acting as interpreter-conferred for threo and a quarter hours with M. Stalin.

tion of transport and routes for such supplies.

A satisfactory outcome of the con-

able contacts all of which have con- Frankfurt. Five aircraft of the tributed to the success which I claim A.R.P. has made in the Colony. One TURN to Back Pago, Column 3

FIGHTERS OVER FRANCE

.

Bomber Command are missing," the communique states.

Aircraft of the Coastal Command attacked an oll depot and refineries at. Saint Nazaire; ♬ says the com→ Įmunique, adding that two aircraft of

the Coastal Command are missing.

Pilots Report

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LONDON, Sept 29 (Reuter). Stirlings and Wellingtons were in the force which attacked objectives. in Italy last night. A Wellington pilot, who made a carefully-planned LONDON, Sept. 29 (Reuter), low-level attack on a large factory fighters attacked a number of eams cloudy, bef

Offensive patrols of R.A.F. in Genon, said that going out it was moonlight but near the Alps it be-

The scope of the conference

objectives to-day, said the Air They kirted a terrine electric storm cannot yet be discussed and probference is a factor of absolutely pri- Ministry..

over Mont Blanc. They could see ably the exact results will not mary Importance for the Russian Off the Belgian coast, enemy patrol zig-zag flashes of lightning. When morale. The British tank week lang boats and a sed-going barge were they reached Genoa, they stayed be disclosed at any time-the created a good impression here, but swept with cannon and machine-gun there an hour and a half, flyling round Germans are

anxious as M. Lozasky pointed out in a fire, resulting in one patrol boat at between 2,000 and 2,000 feet,

The bombers above kept dropping message to the press, what is wanted being set on are and others damaged

while the barge was left sinking. flares mund them lighting up their is not one week but many weeks. But naturally, the conference is A typical Russian standpoint also put out of action.

A gun position on the coast was plana dealing with possible direct military is M. Lozovsky's phrase about the Five lorries of a

There was |_ good deal of heavy help as is already visible from the whole brunt of the German war Dieppo were set on fire in another There were two layers of cloud over

convoy near flak" and Fair, amount of light fak participation on the Rumian front of machine falling to Russia Soviet rald. NASANDOLEWARE Genoa and a high bank of cloud over the ELA FE short-term supplies and papers also have been emphasising From these operations, one IAP, the moon t

he important and not easy ques- TURN to Back Pazo, Column 5 fighter in missing but the pl01-le mated TURN 10 BACK P

to know the details,

LATEST

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perature rose:

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

Commons western Dvina regionare: ex-

posed to the cold ruin, mud and ice,

LONDON, Sept. 29 (Router). The Prime Minister will make the recapture of two villages south A dispatch from the front reports

statement on the latest west of Brlansk following the recent developments of the war situa. Soviet counter-attack and the smash

ing up of Nazl panzer divisions. tion when the House of Com-ce

Ceneral Guberjatin's 12 divisions mons reassembles shortly, writes which were beaten back from the "Reuter's" Diplomatic Corres- west of Driansk a fortnight ago are left a gigantic topic reported to have pondent.

cemetery which is the Red Army continues its pursuit.

is growing dally as Radio

Moscow announcing 10- night's communique stated that stub. orn fighting continued during the the Germans lost 113 planes and on day over the whole front. On Friday"

Saturday 150 planes, while the Russian losses were 28..

Although normal consultations only began to-day between the represen |tatives of Russia, United States and Britain, the time that has clapsed sinec members of the Mission

| arrived at Moscow has not been

wasted.

Preliminary Report

born

Guerilla Activity It is unlikely that the Prime

MOSCOW, Sept. 29 (Reuter) Minister will be able to give anything men have been killed and much Nazi More than 70 German officers and more than a preliminary report on

ጊን? inaterial has wither. the progress so far achie Velieved to destroyed or captured by guerillas been the help sent already is believe ter operating behind the German lines

be substantial. The Prime Minister

muy also deal with General Wavell's on the Russian front, according to a visit to this country and General supplement to the Soviet com- Wavell's talks with the Russian munique to-day. commander at Teheran.

wilh

were

boots

In ene action, 20 lorries loaded Some members of Parliament are two war materials, tanie lorries and

mobile repair shops auxious to raise the question of pro- destroyed while more than 200 cases duction us it affects help for Russin. of food, medles! supplies and winter As there probably will be a further | clothing stores, Including opportunity of debating this question destined for German soldiers, avere after Lord Beaverbrook's return from seized, the communique says, Moscow discussions on the Prime In another sector, the guerillas Minister's statement may be confined destroyed 40 White, Finnish soldiers to general issues.

And

captured their weapons and Subsequently the House of Com-equipment while the Russian air mons will be asked to pass a further force has destroyed: 40. automobiles, vote of credit for: £1,000,000,000 for five armoured cars, three artillery war expenditure.

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Harry

Deportation of Bridges Recommended

Special to the "Telegraph"

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept.-29 (UP)~The Immigration "De- partment to-day announced that Judge Charles Seam and recom- mended the deportation to Australia' as an undesirable allen of Mr. Harry Bridges, the labour leader.

My

The announcement was made (submit them to a special board of by Mr Albert del Guercio, review or act upon them himself by Immigration Department at ordering the arrest of Bridges. The

latter is believed to be in New Zork. torney. The Judge also rejected where the arrest would be made if. the motion of Bridges attorney ordered

to re-open the hearings are Rated A Communist

The recommendations were pre- Judge Selfs informed the All rented to Attorney: General Francis i Cièneral illat the hearings 40 Biddle in

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