THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 18, 1941.
Minor Success For Nazis After Eight Weeks War
SOUTHERN MORE WISHFUL MR. CHURCHILL
UKRAINE OVERRUN
EIGHT WEEKS OF CONSTANT WAR, IN WHICH MILLIONS OF MEN, THOUSANDS OF TANKS AND WARPLANES AND ANY NUM- BER OF GUNS HAVE BEEN ENGAGED, SEE THE GERMANS WITH THEIR FIRST SUB- STANTIAL SUCCESS IN THEIR HANDS, NAME- LY THE TOWN OF NIKOLAIEV, ON THE BLACK SEA.
It is not a very big prize, nor was it forti- fied like Odessa, but it confirms that the Ger- mans have overrun the extreme southern portion of the Ukraine, as far as the estuary of the Dnieper, with the exception of the port of Odessa, which may involve a costly toll if reduced by force.
Intrinsically. Nikolalev but it is not regarded as impro- bable, or of special importancy.
London.
Scorched Earth
may be regarded as 2 in well-informed quarters in minor success, but com- pared to the aspirations and ambitious claims of the Germans, it fades into insignificance.
In any case the Russians will Surely have left very little material of a serviceable char-
acter for the use of the Ger. have been removed or scuttled.
mana, and all shipping will
On the rest of the front,
the
Just four weeks ago the Ger- man radio, with a roll of drums and bursts of fanfare, was tell- ing the world that Russian re- sistance was primarily broken, situation remains unchanged al- with the roads to Leningrad, though there are indications of Moscow and Kiev definitely open, renewed fighting north of Lenin- and that the largest portion of grad. at Kexholin and around the Russian army hud either Smolensk. Reuter. been made prisoners or destroy- ed.
Evacuation of Nikolaisy
Despite these resounding broadcasts, the front is not alter- A Soviet communique, issued ed even on the German showing at midnight, announced
the
at Leningrad, Moscow and Kiev evacuation of Nikolajev and since that date.
efforts!
or
Krivsirog.
The
communique
also
nn-
THINKING?
Japan has opened new trade talks with the Netherlands East Indies to end the "freezing” war, according to a News Agency (Japanese) despatch received in Tokyo yesterday from!
Batavia,
Domei
The despatch says that talks are making such "smooth progress" that the resumption of normal trade relations is expected next. week.
"Virtually all trade questions have been settled but technical problems concerning the export of, N.E.I. goods to Japan are still be- ing discussed." the despatch added.
Reuter.
TO SEE STALIN?
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
The London "Sun- doy Graphic" yester- day published an un- confirmed report that Mr. Churchill, follow- ing his meeting with President Roosevelt, will meet Stalin.
There is no official confirmation of the report. International News Service.
A GUARANTEE OF
TEHERAN ISSUES A
DENIAL
Teheran
The official paper, "Iran," yesterday categorically denied for- eign reports that a num- ber of Iranians with "certain foreign agents" were hatching a plot against the regime.
According to these reports, the plot was to be carried out at Mim- nugust, It was added that the plot had been discovered and some of the conspirators were arrested and executed, and then the law took a hand to keep the incident secret..
Dismissing these reports as "im- aginary," the newspaper says one would never and a single Iranjan who was not attached to the prin- ciples of the Government, or who would be the instrument for the execution of the bad intentions of others, and that provocations had not the least effect on the unity and patriotism of the Iranians. --- Reuter.
ALLIED VICTORY OVER FASCISM BLACK-OUT
"CONSOLIDATION of the anti-Hitlerite coalition of peoples is a guarantee of victory, Over Fascism," says an article in the Soviet paper "Red Star," official publication of the Red Army, dealing with the Roosevelt-Char- chill message to Stalin.
The article says that the Red Army's struggle contributes to the growth and strengthening of this coalition "which came into being from the very first days of Fascist Germany's dastardly attack on the Soviet Union.
The German forces had been forced to make their further south In their endea nounces that. during yesterday, "The Red Army, which isism by their joint efforts. vour to find a weak spot
Russian troops continued nerce | carrying outflank the Russian system of fighting against the enemy along glory its great mission of destruc- defence,
the entire front.
Budenny's Feat
Even in the drive to the south- east, which terminated with the full of Nikolalev, the Soviet) forces, under Marshal Budenny, seem to have succeeded in evad- ing encirclement and their re- treat into the arc of the Dnieper, and in some cases across the river, appears to have been conducted} without large loss or serious dis- organisation.
SYDNEY
SUCCESS
During a half-hour test black-out of the whole city yesterday, Sydney's 1,300,000 in- habitants experienced conditions under which the people of England have been living for the last two years.
It is claimed officially
that
Sydney is the second largest Em-
pire city to be blacked-out.
Mr. Heffron, Minister of Nation- al Emergency Services, reported
out with honour and "The peoples who are strug- that the test revealed certain gling against the Fascist beast weaknesses which were being, re- still haye many difficulties medied. ahead.
There were several glaring
tion of Fascist barbarism, receives with especial satisfaction the as-
"In the Black Sea our sub-surances given by President "It is all the more important breaches for which heavy penal- marines sank two large Rumanian | Roosevelt and Mr. Churchill to to ensure the timely and correct ties were being sought but gen- transports." Reuter.
the head of the Soviet Govern- co-ordination of all efforts. in erally the citizens cooperated well. ment and the People's Commissar this struggle." Reuter. for Defence, Stalin.
"BLACK MARKET”
IN FIREWOOD
To combat the "black market"
Many Difficulties Ahead.
"The message is all the more significant in that it came at a moment when the Soviet people and its Red Army are exerting
in firewood. In the Colony, Mr. all efforts to render their blows Tung Chung-wal, Chairman of at the treacherous enemy still The Russian communique has the Chinese General Chamber of more crushing. not yet admitted the loss of Commerce, and Mr. Li Jowson, **The assistance which the Nikolaiev, so the German claims have been detailed by the Cham- United States and Great Britain may, as so frequently has hap-ber to cooperate with the Control-intend to render to the Soviet pened, be somewhat premature, ler of Stores, Mr. W J. Anderson. Union will help to smash Hitler
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R.A.F. STRAFE
STRAFE IN V MEDITERRANEAN
A SUCCESSFUL RAID on Sicily on Friday. night is reported in a Royal Air Force Middle East communique which states:—
Sicily:
out a succeavy R.A.F. bombers carried
raid on the port of Cantania during Friday night.
Many bombs were dropped" on
the-central-mole, railway station,
Benghazi Again
Customs: "buildings and wore- At Berka grounded aircraft houses, causing, one large tire were attacked. SENIN and many smaller ones.
Later an explosion occurred, the names rising to a height of BD0 feet and wern visible for 70. miles.
Sweeps were made by fighters over Southern Sicily on Saturday, but no combat resulted.
Bar-
Aircraft of the "Fleet: "Air. Arm, supported by R.A.F. bòm- bare, successfully raided dia and bombed – shipping Benghazi.
Enemy gun positions east bur positions at Tobruk were subjected to heavy bombar ment by the combined forces the RAF and South air force fighters and bombers:
Our fighters intercepted: and damaged an Italian bomber, över Gambut.
Cyrenaica: During Friday night RAF bombars, raided the aero- dromes of Berka and Bening and the ports of Bardia and Benghazi, Malta, Malta, was raided At Benina direct, hits, were re Friday night but only gistered on hangars and adminis damage.. was sustained." trative buildings. Control offices From all these operations only were set on fire and a number one of our aircraft is missing. of- explosions were caused
Reuter.