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RED ARMY TAKES INITIATIVE
Counter-Attacks On All Fronts Rain Slows Down Belgian
Leningrad Area
Operations Stolen
JAPAN HAS GONE
IRAN CALLING
TOO FAR --DR. QUO FOR PACT
Questioned whether he entertained
any appre- hension over the possible outcome of the Washing- ton - Tokyo negotiations yesterday, Dr. Quo Tai- chi, Minister of Foreign Affairs, replied, "No."
Dr. Quo said that the Democra- cies could not change their post- tion against aggression any more than Japan could abandon aggres- sion. "Japan has gone too far to stop,' he commented.
Any settlement reached be- tween America and Japan, Dr. Quo said, must be in harmony with the principles outlined in the
Roosevelt-Churchill declara- tion.
Asked if he had any further information regarding Japanese
demands on Thailand, Dr. Que
replied in the negative.
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Ą Nazi report from Ankara alleges that Iran is demanding the application of the Four-Power Pact call- ing for consultation between Iran, Turkey, Iraq and Afghanistan. -International News
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The $230,000,000 worth of Belgian gold formerly cached at Dakar has been turned over to the Nazis, charged M. Ansiaux, In- spector of the National Bank of Belgium, before York by leaving New Clipper for Lisbon yes- terday.
M. Ansiaux has been in the United States to sue for recovery from frozen French funds.
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL”) INCESSANT RAINS HAVE SLOWED DOWN THE GERMAN DRIVE ON LENIN- GRAD AND ARE ALSO HAMPERING GER- MAN MOVEMENTS IN OTHER SECTORS, WELL-INFORMED CIRCLES IN MOSCOW STATED LAST NIGHT, COMMENTING ON THE FIGHTING ON THE EASTERN FRONT. In London, the "Daily Mail” publishes a despatch from its Stockholm correspondent saying that the Russian counter-attacks are assuming a general character along the en- tire front. The Red Army, the correspondent States but the French authorities
is attacking fiercely in the Novgorod, says, Smolensk, Gomel and Ukraine sectors.
The German propaganda or withdrawing from the Baltic is-
meanwhile, again gans,
claim lands and Hango Peninsula. that the Germans have pierced the Russian positions outside Tai-
Cruiser Bombed linn (Estonia), where the Russians]
between "trapped"
are
yesterday announced a program-forces and a "powerful German sian cruiser of the "Kirov" class
me to build additional merchant-
fleet."
land The crippling of a heavy Rus-
have, by Stuka dive-bombers in
Gulf of Finland is announced in Berlin.
He said that Japanese pressure
Eight Soviet ships men under the Lease and Lend been sunk, it is claimed. had somewhat slowed down and scheme which will virtually the attitude of Thailand was double existing construction.
The Germans say they are stiffening.
The scheme will cost $1.246,- | pressing
from onto Leningrad International News the south and south-west, and it
is claimed the Russians
However, he added, "I don't 650,000. think the Japanese have slackened Service. and it is only a change of tempo.'
Dr. Quo expressed the opinion that Thailand would pursue stronger policy with the assurance
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United States Central News.
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MINIMUM LOSSES
In London, British say the Russian resistance tenacious and is
The gold was deposited in the Bank of France when the Belgian Army broke. Belgium asked that It be sent to the United
despatched the treasure to Dakar Instead. International News Service.
Afghan Attitude
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A DESPATCH RECEIVED IN VICHY QUOTES MOHAMMED quarters
is ZAHIH SHAH AS DECLARING AFGHANISTAN, "POC- stiffening THAT everywhere despite shattering KETED AMONG IRAN, RUSSIA AND INDIA," IS "READY TO
TO
HER MAINTAIN and FIGHT
INTERNA- Kiev shows no change. Inter- INDEPENDENCE."
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German blows.
The situation at Odessa
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HisDying IN RAPID IRAN HAVE AN H.B. —
Wish
The American weekly "Time" writes: "Hitler, when visiting the eastern front, asked a soldier what was his last wish if £
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(SPECIAL TO. “CHINA MAIL") AMERICAN-BUILT transport 'planes are
Russian shell landed near flying British troops deep into Iran, forming lines of protection for British families in the
him.
The soldier answered I would oilfields. wish my Fuchrer stood beside me"
The American weekly "News-]
week" writes: "As reported by
the book 'France on Berlin Time, by the Nazi General von Turner, we shall make Francea country' that is part a vegetable patch and part brothel."-Reuter,
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It is believed the airborne invasion is the largest yet tried by Britain.
The move is an object lesson to Turkey, now under pressure both by the Allies and the Axis.
London Hopes
Indian troops, who fought In London military quarters under General Wavell in North hold out hopes that the ousting Africa, Iraq and Byria, aro con- of Germans from Iran may be solidating...their position at the achieved without the complete ralthead: running"to" Teheran. occupation of the country by Bri A communique Issued in Simla tain and Russin... says there is no indication of
hostility against the British on the A spokesman said: "If the Ger The German Government Is part of Iranians. It adds that the mans are booted out It doesn't maintaining an attitude of reserve rapidity of operations so far has look as if we will have to do any regarding Iran International resulted in minimum losses on more." International News Ser- News Service,
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