THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 27, 1941,
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POSITION REMAINS CRITICAL
Can Germans Stage Fourth Great Offensive?
Russian Morale Stands High
(By Reuter's Military Commentator)
THE POSITION ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT REMAINS CRITICAL ALTHOUGH NO DECISIVE CHANGES HAVE OCCURRED. THE THREE GREAT GERMAN OFFENSIVES, AFTER GAINING MUCH GROUND IN SEVERAL PLACES, HAVE CLAIMED THE DESTRUC- TION OF RUSSIAN FORCES AND THE CAPTURE OF THREE GREAT RUSSIAN CITIES.
The Russians are not trusting to their for-j tifications or to natural obstacles. They rely SHANGHAI
on their men and on their arms.
Their men are still there, firm, confident
and resolute, and apparently they have plen- MYSTERY
ty of arms and equipment.
While these conditions ONIST Hitler's generals have won noth ing decisive, and Marshal Tummu- shenko's army has already WOL some considerable sucress in Suriais counter-stroke.
It is impossible at present to say how considerable this suc- cess has been but from all points of view it is important for it is
evident that the Russian army has been neither destroyed nor annihilated in spirit or in mor ale or in manpower, as German propaganda has so often claim
cd
SHANGHAI WHARE STRIKE OVER
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
BRITISH LOSS MULTIPLIED BY ELEVEN
In the German at- tock on a British con-
voy, reported in mes- sages from Lisbon, it is ascertained that six merchant vessels and one tug were sunk, the tonnage totalling 11,094 tons.
It is pointed out in authoritative circles in London that the German claim to have sunk 21 ships, totall- ing 122,000 tons, thus multiplies the actual losses by 11.--Reuter.
SHANGHAI'S MAIL MYSTERY CONTINUES UNSOLVED WITH O- M. CHAPELAIN, DIRECTOR OF THE CHINESE POST OFFICE, INFORMING THE U.S. CON. SULATE THAT ALL MAIL FROM THE "PRESIDENT HARRISON" AND "RUTH ALEXANDER" HAD BEEN DELIVERED. THOUGH Sharghar's strike situation has LOCAL FIRMS HAVE NOT RE slightly eased with the settlement CEIVED U.S. MAIL FOR SOME of the Shanghai and Hungkw TIME.
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
BANK MANAGER KIDNAPPED
the
GERMAN EMBASSY INVOLVED
The German Embassy
in Buenos Aires is seem- ingly implicated in the reception of certain sums from public subscriptions in the Argentine intended for local benevolent and cultural purposes.
The Argentine Attorney-Gener- al has been asked to submit the question of procedure to be adopt- led in regard to the German Ain- [bassador to the Supreme Court, which alone can decide on the tals of diplomatic personalitles.
A note from the Attorney-Gen- feral to the judge regrets that this action will delay the investigatori Into the charges against other Ger- mans accused of anti-Argentine activities.
Sanstede Jumps
to he
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Dispute Hongkew being virtu-
The chief German Gestapo Wharf deadlock involving 1,700 M. Chapelam claimed that only ally an armed camp, with workers which resulted last week 34 bugs of first-class mail any Japanese carrying out widespread agent in Argentina. Godofred San-
anti-terrorist searches, kidnappers stede. Bed by air yesterday Chinese and¦ed on the two slups. The rest. the killing of a
succeeded yesterday in snatching Brazil A few hours before the wounding of four, meluding he sand, was printed matter, two foreign policemen,
First reports indicated that 757 Mr. S. T. Nyi, general manager should have appeared before the of the First Trust Bank, from judge investigating anti-Argentine The vity. however, Against Leningrad in the north
remains bags were held up by the Japan-the Jatter's residence in west activities, without buses, a company official¦ese authorities owing to a misun- and against Odessa and on the
Hongkew. The Shanghai police The Brazilian Foreign Minister Dnieper line the third German, stating no demands had been re-derstanding but were later
de not ste political motives in the was informed by workers, The leased.
telephone Now the location of the air and believe ransom moneySanstede's flight. offensive em まい be slowing
bus strike involves 2,700 men.
It is understood -mails remains a down, if not dedimtely halted.
puzzle. -Inter-
will
demanded. Interna- he was due in Rio de Janeiro yes. International News Service
national News Service.
tional News Service,
terday afternoon.-- Reuter.
One More Effort?
ceived from the
Can the Germans stage a fourth offensive before the autumn? We must credit them with the elli. cient organisation of communica tion lines and they are apparent - ly doing much to improve roads and alter
Russian the gauge of railways in the rear.
But it is doubtful if they can bring improved roads and alter the railway gauge close to the fighting front for some time,
THEIR SUPPLY QUESTION MUST BE TERRIBLY DIF- FICULT. BUT THERE IS ALSO THE QUESTION OF MEN AND MATERIAL.
Can the Germans still maintain confidence
their soldiers among and the necessary efficiency of the numberless mechanised vehicles”
It is doubtful.
Solid Front
GERMANS
BRING
FRESH
ON
PRESSURE TURKEY
MESSAGES PUBLISHED IN THE SWISS PRESS ON THE SUBJECT OF THE ALLIED ENTRY INTO IRAN INDICATE THAT GER- MANY IS COMPENSATING HER INABILITY TO OFFER DIRECT HELP TO IRAN BY EXERTING FRESH PRESSURE ON TURKEY.
Thus the Axis "Telepress" agency, in a When that confidence fades and despatch from Vichy, says Turkey's attitude
many machines become immobile,
their armies will be ripe for 'de-
- feat.
is arousing special interest.
It is recalled that Turkey ist give Iran military assistance is at Meanwhile the entry of Anglo-bound to Iran by the Sandabad present rather problematic. Soviet forces into Iran
greatly non-aggression treaty signed at strengthens the Russian position Teheran in 1937 by Turkey, Iran, and the whole Middle Eastern Iraq and Afghanistan) which has situation. It will provide a long already greatly embarrassed An- solid Anglo-Russian front with kara and which, is a cand Ger- good lines of supply barring
a many may eventually play. German advance castwards.
At the beginning of this year the situation was far less favour- able and indeed critical.
Sýrla, with its sea and air bases, was in Vichy, hands and Iraq was in the bands of Nazi-controlled adventurers, with Iran rapidly coming under Nazi domination.
Defence Of South
"Berlin at present counts on resistance by Iran which wil} probably not last long but will anyhow give Germany the pos- sibility of following up strate- gloal-alms In the Black Sea and thus gaining precious time." "We do not believe that to. The Berlin correspondent of the remind Ankara of the letter of "Neue Zuercher Zeitung" also the pact is the only action en- notes that Germany is paying par- visaged by Germany, Informa- | ticular attention to the Turkish tion received from several 'cap- | attitude. Reuter. Ital appears to Indicate that German headquarters have made. certain dispositions," addo the paper.
The Berlin correspondent of the Derne newspaper "La Suisse,” `ob- serving that the Withelmstrasse spokesman declared "Germany To-day, thanks to firm decisions does not consider herself interest- and energetic action, all that im-ed in the Iran affair," says Ger- portant area forming a solid base many will in time take counter- for the defence of southern Rus-measures and adds: sia and the Near East - against
Germany is now in Allied hands, Question Is “When?”
Von Papen
Wakes Up
VON
THE GERMAN AMBASSADOR TO TURKEY, FRANZ PAPEN, WHO HAS BEEN AT HIS SUMMER RESIDENCE ON THE BOSPHORUS, IS 'RETURN- ING TO ANKARA TO-DAY TO
Behind that front the flow of "The question is when, since SEE THE TURKISH FOREIGN supplies from Britain's great re- Berlin realises that Britain pos- MINISTER, DR. SARAJOGLU, sources in the East and even across sosses all possible strategic advan=| ACCORDING TO A DESPATCH the Pacific can be quickly and tages in the Middle East, and a RECEIVED IN BERLIN FROM efficiently organised. Reuter, real possibility for Germanto NKARA.REUTER, ***
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