THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 5, 1941.
Library, Supreme Court
GIANTS LOCKED IN BATTLE
Russian Situation Germans Throwing Masses Of Men At Defence Ring
(By " Annalist "');
THE MOST COMPLETE RESERVE ON THE PROGRESS OF THE FIGHTING ON THE EASTERN FRONT WHICH CONTINUES TO BE MAINTAINED BY THE GERMAN AND SOVIET COM- MUNIQUES CANNOT HIDE THE FACT OF THE CRYSTALLISA- TION OF THE SITUATION IN THREE DIRECTIONS.
ONE-MAN DEFENCE DRIVE
Crystallising
U.S. TANKER ARRIVES IN VLADIVOSTOK
The United States Maritime Commission announced yesterday it had been advised that a United States oil tanker has arrived at Vladivostok with fuel for Russia, says Reuter from Washing-
ton.
MOSCOW
TAKES IN
WINTER SUPPLIES
The Moscow authorities are taking all steps to en- sure that the city's popu- |lation shall have as com-. ****** |fortable a time as possi-
ble during the winter.
Two In
Halt A Minute
Marshal Mannerheim has announced ›◊◊ that the Finnish forces have reached the old frontiers in the Karelian Isthmus and it will not be long before it is known whether his order of the day, reminding his soldiers that the time has not arrived for turning "swords into ploughshares," means they are to con- tinue to wage war for Germany's benefit or whether they will rest on their laurels and re- Bernard Baruch, main on guard over the restored Finnish who was head of the War territory. Industries Board during.
A tremendous battle is now raging for the last World War, has Leningrad against those formidable rings of submitted a defence pro- outer defences and the German forces are duction plan to President Roosevelt calling for a
throwing in masses of troops and hundreds of one-man direction and a aeroplanes without so far, it appears, making ceiling on all prices. any real impression on the great air defences Commenting on the allocation and the military and citizen army which Mar- of supplies and priorities, which shal Voroshilov has assembled.
Mr.
A South African Spit- fire pilot shot down two
out of three ME 109F's within half a minute over the Channel yesterday
and landed at his base only 20 minutes after he had taken off.
Huge reserves of goods are be- ing stocked, including 400,000 tons of potatoes and 214,000 tons of other vegetables.
On Wednesday night Moscow City Council's President Prònin stated that the work of fixing up Mascow's Underground etations as air raid sholtera wap being completed. Thousands of beds for children and double layers of bunks for grown-ups pre being provided op the stations which are also being fitted with running water, good sanitation and even a radio set.
The House Committee have arranged a special corner เท shelters with beds for children, and In districts where there are many wooden dwellings, 100pp dug-out shelters have boon.con structed, with bunka And
stoves.
Some 3,300 houses are being strengthened to resist the effe of bomb blast.
He had gone up on patrol and saw three ME's flying below.
"I dived and fired atione of All this work is scheduled. them. Within a second be belch-be completed by October 17. ed a cloud of black smoke, then Pronin urged the utmost are regulated by a board com-
just went to pieces blew up economy in the use of wood and posed of seven men, Mr. Baruch
in front of me.
coal although Moscow-has con- said: "Nobody has the final au- It is believed that the Soviet at- which, as I pointed out yesterday, thority there
"As the fragments fell towards siderable supplies.-Reuter. but it is a tack on the enemy salient in the is rapidly approaching decisions of the sea I swung round to attack
central taltering step forward."
sector of the front, in vital consequence to the future
the others but the leader half roll- wor, overshadows Mr. Baruch said he would testify which they hurled the Germans course of the
and captured 22 for the moment but should not be ed and dived away into the haze started spinning down out of con- ME climbed as trol towards the haze. I followed before the Senate Banking Com back 30 miles mittee in a fortnight's time villages, is probably the counter-allowed entirely to black-out other and the third
him down to about 3,000 feet and though to, try to attack.me. price control legislation, adding attack which was seen by Gener- interesting considerations.
"I opened fire as I turned to- as it was obvious he could do "I am going to kick the everlastal Mason Macfarlane, head of the
wards him and right away his tail nothing to save himself I decided ing lights out of it."--Reuter.
flew off. He flicked over and to come home."-British Wireless.
V
GLIDING SCHEME
on
where north-east of Smolensk.
}
as
British military mission. some- German Misgivings
One is that the misgivings of THIS, ALTHOUGH A CONSID-the military leaders as well ERABLE OPERATION, WAS NOT private citizens of Germany over ON THE SCALE OF THE COUN- the way the war is going for them, It is understood, says Reuter TER-ATTACK FOR THE PRO-are now being freely expressed. from Simila, that the Govern- TECTION OF THE RUSSIAN
FC- ment of India has
General Kabitech,
in a markable article in "Der ·Neue Tag," it is: learned from `Prague, points to the teaching of Clause- of witz that the conquering enemy territory without sub- stantial gains could lead to а weakening of Germany's own position.
decided
to SALIENT AT
KIEV,
ABOUT
give financial assistance to glid- WHICH DETAILS ARE AWAIT- ing in the country, granting ED IN LONDON, £7,500 spread over two years. A gliding centre was recently start-
ed in Poona.
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General Kabitsch, with an eye on Russia's reserves of manpower and material, adds: "This applies especially to the war in the east where our aim must be to defeat the Red Army to such an extent that our forces can resume the offensive against England or in the Near East.”
Empire Marshals,
Another consideration is that under cover of Germany's pre- occupation in Russia the emigra- tion of "the armies of the British. Empire and Britain from Canada to, England, from Eng- land, South Africa, Austràlia and India, to the Middle East," from India and Australia to the Far, East has reached formidable proportions and must soon be ready to meet all eventualities on- existing and potential battlefields.
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That Mr. Mackenzie King, one of the leading personalities in the Empire, and very close to Presi dent Roosevelt, has been... · in- structed in these eventualities in the highest British counsels con- cerned with all questions of strategy and.... war, which arq pending," was one of the most Interesting-references to tha Canadian Prime Minister's visit to England and the Canadian forces made by Mr. Churchill at Mansion House yesterday-cu-
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