THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 13, 1941.
RUSSIAN AID THROUGH IRAN
EARTHQUAKE DISASTER IN TURKEY
More than 500 lost their lives in the town of Agri alone in an earthquake on Thurs- day which convulsed o large area of eastern Turkey, says an An- kara despatch to the Vichy news agency,
The disaster, which is described as more serious than at first thought, covered
about 250
area
of
on
miles in diameter. The complete death roll is
not yet available.
1 Reuter.
Great Difficulties To Be Overcome
Three Principal Routes
(By Reuter's Special Correspondent)
WITH IRAN'S OILWELLS now safely under British control and with British and Russian forces occupying strategic points on her communications, as well as blocking the path eastwards through the Caucasus, the British and Russian Governments are now intensively studying the problem of sending war materials to Russia through Iran.
With only one railway and very few roads traversing the country, which is three times the size of France, great difficulties have to
BLENHEIMS ON be overcome.
RAMPAGE
BLENHEIM
The three principal usuble; tains to the Caspian is likely to routes are the railway from the be partially snowed up within a or two, it is at present Persian Gulf to the Caspian, a, month
that material distance of nearly 1,000 miles, thought likely the roud leading from railhead at brought by rail to Teheran from
through Meshes, Nakhund!
in the Persian Gulf will be despatch- Persia, to the Russian ed by lorry to the Caspian ports OF eastern AIRCRAFT
it will be shipped to which skirts Persia's whence THE COASTAL COMMAND, railway ESCORTED BY FIGHTERS, north-eastern frontier, also some Baku. EARLY YESTERDAY AFTER 1,000 miles NOON ATTACKED AN ENEMY OFF THE DUTCH CONVOY COAST, STATES AN AIR MIN ISTRY COMMUNIQUE.
One of the larger ships was hit and set on fire and left with a heavy list to port.
Fighter Command the afternoon carried sive operations over
All sizes
14" to 18"
long, and the road from Baghdad to Teheran.
Since the railway running from Teheran across the Alborz Moun-
Sea and the coast of Holland.
One enemy fighter
in the course
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Food Shortage Among difficulties to be coped Persian railways' with are the shortage of rolling stock and the problem of clearing snow from mountain roads during three or four months.
Meanwhile bread queues took
up positions yesterday morning Toheran's food shortago.
战役
caused by the events of the last two weeks, suddenly made it- self keenly evident.
Meat was almost unobtainable and there is a grave shortage of many other important foodstuffs.
Principal causes are the com- mandeering of lorries by the Per- slan army and the road and railway however, has now sumed. Reuter,
stoppage of traffic which, partially re-
AMERICAN CONVOYS POSSIBLE
First unofficial Wash- ington reactions to Pre- sident Roosevelt's radio speech regard his momen- tous announcements as tantamount to a virtual order to shoot on sight any German man-of-war in the Atlantic, the Paci- fic and other oceans and to protect ships of all nations vital to American defence.
STOP PRESS
NAZI WOMAN SPY IN UIS. TRIAL Although President Roosevelt did not mention convoys, it is be- (Continuad, from Page: 1. lieved that the system will be un- Another message demands, officially enforced for the protec-"How many Allison motors made flon of ships operating to Green-in series in Indianapolis have land which will relieve British been delivered up to now and to warships two-thirds of the dis where?". tance to the British Isles.
One message from Long Island
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AN EXCHANGE TELEGRAPH - DESPATCH RECEIVED IN LON; DON LAST NIGHT FROM STOCKHOLM SAYS THE NAZIS WAY HAVE FOUGHT THEIR INTO THE WESTERN OUT. SKIRTS OF LENINGRAD AND STREET BATTLES ARE OCCUR- RING IN THE SUBURBS - IN- TERNATIONAL NEWS SER-
VICE.
The prefix spaolal" to telegrams is In essence, the message is in to Hamburg: Said, "Siegler Bays used by the Sunday Horaldi and terpreted as heralding a shooting if none comes off the ship Duarte China Mail to indicate news which alons of the Telecommunications Or war without declaring it. Con- should try to come in a small is strictly copyright under the provi siderable surprise, however, has boat as a pedlar to the port side ainance, 1938, and may not be reprint. been aroused by President Roose, midship, to the porthole from ad: under any circumstances, alther velt's silence regarding the Neu- which appears a radio aerial bg-wholly or in part, without prior ar trality Act and the Far Eastern tween 5 and 8 p.m." — Reuter.. situation but it is generally ro garded that he is obviously con- cerned only with the sinking of American, ships by German raid era, Central News,
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