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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER: 1941.
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SOVIET OFFENSIVE CAUTION Moscow Awaiting Result Before
FINLAND WILL FIGHT ON
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Finland has issued a denial of reports that her troops will cease the ad-
vance when the lost terri-
tory has been fully re- covered.
"Finland will not give up the
battle," it was stated. "until the 00
menace from the east is totally eliminated."
Six, Leftist members
of the
MUSSOLINI ASKED TO FILL GAPS
M. Lozovsky, the spokesman, said in Moscow yesterday Hitler had appealed to Mussolini to fill the gaps caused by huge Nazi losses on the eastern front, says Reuter.
ODESSA CLAIM
Finnish Parliament have been Rumanian troops have captured arrested on a charge of high the Odessa waterworks, which treason, it
Helsinki-International
Service.
News to the German official .news
agency quoted by Reuter.
Public Announcement Heavy Attack In
Bobruisk Sector
(By "Annalist")
THE FIRST OFFICIAL HINT THAT THE SOVIET HIGH COMMAND IS TAKING THE OFFENSIVE IN SOME SECTORS ON THE EASTERN FRONT MAY BE CONTAINED IN
Japan
VESTERDAY'S RUSSIAN COMMUNIQUE, Worries
WHICH VARIES THE LANGUAGE CONSIS- TENTLY USED IN THE PAST AND NOW REFERS TO THE SOVIET ARMY. “WAGING BATTLES" ALONG THE ENTIRE FRONT.
This formula may purposely be vague to
was announced in are outside the city, according cover both the “stern resistance” which has been the common lot of the Russian army in the past 11 weeks and the "counter-attacks' to which the Russians are loath to commit themselves publicly.
JAPANESE DISPLAY
OF ILL FEELING
"
Nazis
Anxiety is felt in Ger- many about Japan's pre- sent attitude towards the world situation, according to the Berlin correspon- dent of the "Basler Nach- richten."
Authoritative quarters in Lon- IF THE SOVIET FORCES CAN don are still without any direct STRIKE SOUTH IN STRENGTH | confirmation of the reported FROM THIS, THEIR NEW SA÷ counter-attacks and are able LIENT, AND JOIN FORCES Cause of this anxiety, he says, merely to content themselves WITH THE RED ARMY STILL are reports circulating that Mr. with such a deduction or to as- HOLDING OUT IN THE Matsuoka, one of the sponsors of sume that as these reports eman- NORTHERN PART OF THE the Tripartite Fact with the Axts, a'e chiefly from German sources PRIPET Marshes, onE GER, resigned from the post of For- they may be Harrowing tales of mistreatment and severe
merely an over- MAN SPEARHEAD TOWARDS eign Minister in favour of Ad- subtle form of Nazi propaganda GOMEL WILL BE NIPPED 'mical Toyoda in order to give the anti-foreign discrimination were related in Shang-designed to provide excuses to the CLEAR AND NOT ONLY WILL latter an opportunity of bringing German people for the lack of any THE THREAT TO THE FLANK about a Japanese-American un- recent German advance,
OF MARSHAL BUDENNY'S derstanding. ARMY IN THE UKRAINE BE
(SPECIAL TO 'CHINA MAIL")
hai yesterday by travellers on board the "Tatuta Maru" which arrived from Kobe on Saturday.
Travellers revealed they were forced to sign numerous permits before leaving the country and many were forced to leave minus their baggage owing to severe restrictions on luggage.
Premier Takes
Control
Several Marine officers arrived in Shanghai without a single piece of luggage. Many trunks were thrown from the ship by the Jap- anese onto the wharf at Kobe be- Core the ship sailed.
Rather naturally the German REMOVED BUT THE GERMANS It is admitted that Admirni High Command does not sub- WILL HAVE SUFFERED THEIR Toyoda has always advocated scribe to these stories but con- FIRST tents itself with the assertion THE WAR-REUTER.-
MAJOR REVERSE OF 50od relations with the United
Statés. Reuter that operations are proceeding according to plan a claim which can hardly be reconolled with the vigorous counter- action by its enemy.
Hopeful Aspect
It is difficult under the circum- stances yet to appreciate the This diocrimination was not situation, the most hopeful aspect only against British and Amer- of which may truly be, as reports icano but was also directed from Stockholm yesterday as- against · German and Italian serted, that both the Russian and passengers, indicating a gen- German armies appear to be en- Oral anti-foreign attitude.
gaged in a more stationary strug- Americans still remaining ingle than at any stage since the Japan-are anxious-to-leave but Stalin defence line was claimed i It was officially an-taining permission.
are meeting great difficulty in ob by the Germans to have been -Internation-pierced in July nounced in Bangkok yes-al News Service. terday that the Premier, Field Marshal Luang
Pibul Songgram, who is
QUISLINGS SHOW IMPROVEMENTË
The condition of both Pierre Laval and Marcel Dent continues
also Commander-in-Chief of the Thai Army, has been appointed special to show considerable improve- Commander-in-Chief of ment, stated the Vichy newa the Thai Navy and Air agency last evening-Reuter. Force.
Already, there are separata commanders-in-chiet, of the Navy and Air Force.
The announcement is gener-
Premier recently fightened his own burden of departmental] duties by relinquishing: three portfolios Defence, Foreign Affairs and "Interior; 17
It is likely that before long some conprete territorial: gain orʻolrcumstantial account of the progress of the struggle: will alde to emerge from either. eluoldate the state of the main -Gorman thruat — to Leningrad or.. ~ the apparent : Søvlet threat directed by AMarshal Timoshenko to both Hanks of von Booh's army "holding the German front from Smolanak to the northern boundary of the Pripet Marshes.
Bobruisk Battle
the
On the Nazi right flank" ally considered another Important Meanwhile Bangkok is going Russians are reported to have step in Thailand's preparedness to ahead with A.R.P. and air raid made a strong thrust along the meet all eventualities in the pre- shelters are under construction fit Rogahév-Bobruisk road, which sent critical situation in the many open sites in the centre of may be confirmed by the German Far East.
the city and parks on the city's mention of fighting in Bobruials "it" "will" be recalled that the outskirts-Réuter.
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