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No. 32,995
THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1941
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LATE
MIGHT FINAL
INSIST ON
Daisy Brand
Australia's Choicest BUTTER
NAZI DISREGARD FOR LOSSES Vigorous Drives On Stalin Line
Redoubled Effort NAZIS
Unrepentant
NEW CHAPTER IN FEUD
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It was disclosed in
Washington yesterday
cern
an-
that President Roosevelt has received an official despatch from Mr. Churchill expressing con-
at premature nouncements of military moves, such as express- ed by Senator Wheeler before the occupation of Iceland.
Nature of the despatch was not a protest but it declared that such revelations "jeopardise lives."
Disclosure of the Note marks another chapter in the bitter feud between Senator Wheeler and the President.
SENATOR WHEELER REPLI- HE WOULD ED BY STATING TELL THE COUNTRY EVERY TIME HE LEARNS OF A STEP ADMINISTRATION BY: THE
TOWARDS “WAR.
Senator Wheeler challenged.
the President
to
follow the
.Constitution and ask Congress
for a declaration of war rather
than "slip the United States .inta
methods."
Service.
war
by back-door International Newn
Second In Two Weeks
In Last 24 Hours SHAKEN
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HAMMERING AT THE STALIN LINE AT THREE MAIN POINTS, FOLLOWING SERIOUS SETBACKS IN THE LEPEL AND PODOLSK SECTORS, THE NAZI ARMOURED UNITS HAVE RE-DOUBLED THEIR ATTEMPTS TO BREAK THROUGH IN THE LAST 24 HOURS.
Scenes of the most violent fighting are Ostrov, in the path of the thrust to Leningrad, along the Dvina at Polotsk, the northern orm of the drive to Smolensk and Moscow, and in the direction of Novograd-Volinsk, the line of attack on Kiev.
NEW PRICE FOR TRAM AND BUS "SEASONS"
announ-
The new rates for season tickets for the bus and tramway com- panies were ced to-day.
Ordinary monthly tickets of the bus companies will cost $10 and a monthly ticket for the trams is raised to $8.
The special ticket of the China Motor Bus Company
will cost $14.
LEAVE
WITHOUT PAY
BY R.A.F.
The fear that Britain may have some "unplea- sant surprises" in store for the Nazis in the West, has led the High Com- › mand of the German for-
ces to maintain consider- :
able troops in the West,
according to the German radio yesterday.
The southern arm of the drive to Moscow, in the Lepel sector, has been hurled back
COMMENTING ON THE HIGH upon itself by Soviet counter-attacks, which
COMMAND COMMUNIQUE THE have compelled a German withdrawal.
-ANNOUNCER DECLARED: “THE ENEMY IS NOT IDLE ON THIS All reports received by
FRONT, AS The German High Command | SECTOR OF THE neutral sources confirm has been forced to rush reinforce IS PROVED. BY HIS ALMOST TO RAID that the Germans every-ments from the West as the Rus- DAILY ATTEMPTS
slans continue their counter- THE CHANNEL COAST. where are attacking with attacks and crack Rumanian "This is further proved by his оп north-west an utter disregard for troops take a terrific pounding on nightly attacks
the southern front, declares the Germany. losses, which are describ- Soviet Bureau of Information in "THE CENTRAL TARGET IS ed as "terrific.'
The Moscow communique issued late last night indicated that the Germans had made some progress in their renewed offensive at Os- trov, Polotsk and Novograd-Vol- insk, but stressed that they were being made to pay heavily for every inch of ground and that no
tactical ›00 | important success,
Mail"
The "China learned from authorita-
[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"]tive quarters this after- noon that a Proclamation
an
or
strategic, had been achieved.
The Red Army is standing up to the assault' magnificently against 'a superior weight of mechanised power.
Ankara Reports
Neutral sources in Ankara are enthusiastic at the stubbornness of the Russian challenge and point out that the Germans will find themselves in an extremely dif- ficult position if Russian resistance is kept up until the rains set in December..
It is also pointed out that even If the Gorman war machine breaks through the Stalin Line and the abandonment of: Moscow
becomes necessary, the loss will not materialy 'Injura thá... Rua- olan position.
It is confirmed, incidentally, that the evacuation of children from Moscow is under way on a large scale, but Moscow broadcasts de-
a
Amplifying the earlier nouncement, the American Red will be gazetted on Satur- Cross declares that the six Amer day calling out all mem- ican nurses reported missing were on board the second medical sup- bers of the HK. Naval ply ship torpedoed in two weeks Volunteer Force for clare the move is a precaution in
case of air raids rather than Four other nurses were picked up after the British ship was actual service.
menace to the capital by lands International News Scr- Enquiries, confirming the re- In case of the fall of Moscow port, revealed that the Proclama- the capital would probably be tion will not mean, in actual ef- moved to Kubyshev, Orenberg or fect, what. It says, and that its Sverdlask, primary purpose is to simplify administrative procedure,
sunk!
WHITE RUSSIANS
TO AID SOVIET
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THE EXISTING ARRANGE- MENTS AFFECTING THE PER- SONNEL OF THE H.K.N.V.F. WILL NOT BE ALTERED.;
Those already mobilised will carry on their duties as hereto- be fore. The remainder, to
to obylate the need for separate proclamations naming (In- dividuals whon It is desired to call up additional personnel for actual service,
Under the old procedure, it was necessary to issue, a special Proclamation to mobilise one man,
Shanghal's White Russian com munity of 30,000 has been pred by its leaders to refrain from formally "called out" on Saturday, Now: should it be found desirable dano'ng or visiting: amusement will be immediately placed on in-at any time to add to the active service strength of the Force, the places and instead to work for the definite leave without pay. motherlandInternational News This proceduro, It is under- individual-concerned will sim-
atood, hàu boon adopted in order, ply be "recalled from leave.";
Servico.
Moscow.
was
after com
THE UNHAPPY TOWN OF The first battalion of the MUNSTER AND TARGETS OF Rumanian "King's Own Guard" MILITARY AND INDUSTRIAL"
annihilated by Russlan IMPORTANCE.". machine-guns, and the second The commentator, battalion wiped out or captured. m'serating with the citizens who In the Palodsk region, in Buko- "night after night have lost not: vina, the Russians have hurled only sleep but often their be back the Germans into retreat longings and their lives," added: westwards after the Nazis suffer- ed heavy losses, leaving hundreds of dead on the battlefeld.-Inter- national News Service.
"It is Justas Impossible to eliminate these attacks as it is Impossible to eliminate artillery fire on the front."-Reuter A
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