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INFERNO AROUND LENINGRAD Ceaseless Artillery Duels
One Of Deadliest Battles In History
(By Reuter's Resident Correspondent in Moscow)
REPORTS SHOULD BE TREATED
JAPS. USE PARACHUTE
WITH RESERVE TROOPS
DAY AND NIGHT ARTILLERY DUELS HAVE TURNED THE [SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"} BATTLEFIELD OUTSIDE LENINGRAD INTO AN INFERNO. THE RUSSIANS AND GERMANS ARE HURLING IMMENSE QUANTITIES OF TEEL AND HIGH EXPLOSIVES AT EACH OTHER'S FORCES MASSED AT THE APPROACHES OF THE CITY.
Units of the Soviet Civil Guard have for three weeks been fighting shoulder to shoul- der with their comrades in the Red Army in what must be one of the deadliest battles in the world's history.
How Civit Guards holding a sub-sector of
FLEET AIR
ARM IN
the front drove the Germans back at bayonet ACTION
point was told yesterday in a despatch to the newspaper, "Pravda."
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Pan-American Airways announce the inaugura- tion, on September 25, of the first trans-Atlantic express service between the United States and Europe.
The Germans had advanced to the river "T" and occupied several
hamlets. The Civil Guards' or- ders were to dislodge them.
News advices receiv- ed in London, and quoting а Vichy source, advise "treat- ing with reserve" re- ports that Japan and the United States have reached an agreement in principle on Pacific matters. Inter- national News Service.
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BULGARIA
The
Japanese have used parachute troops in China for the first time.
This was revealed in Chung- king yesterday by the Hsin Hua | Jih Pao," organ of the Chinese Communist Party, giving details of the Japanese offensive against the 18th Group Army (Chinese Communists) west of Peiping. Some 100,000 Japanese stated to be, attacking the, Com- munist troops holding the moun- tains on the borders of Sharsi and Hopei provinces-prese
arem
Parachute troops made sur- prisc. ralds on bases. In the the Chineze rear but, saya paper, they were all mopped up..
The offensive launched on August 8 had been expected for the last four months. Since July, It is
COMING IN? Is stated, the Japanese had
An Admiralty-com-
been concentrating troops along the four key railways - Pel- unique issued in London yesterday, giving news of
THE BULGARIAN COUNCIL ping-Suiyuan, Pelping-Hankow, ¡OF MINISTERS HAS DECIDED Chengting-Taiyuan and the Tun- an attack on enemy ship" THAT THE TIME HAS ARRIV pu line,
COUNTRY'S. Four Japanese columns in the After the Soviet artillery had ping off the Norwegian ED TO PUT THE
DEFENCES. ON A WARTIME face of stiff resistance are mak- prepared the way, silencing one
one coast by naval aircraft FOOTING, ACCORDING TO A ing a concentric drive from the German strong point after other, the Civil Ġuards moved upstates:
SOFIA -TO north, north-east, south-east and
south. Reuter.
lines the Civil Guards' charged with bayonets fixed. The enemy
taken.
Mass Of Metal
of.
MESSAGE FROM VICHY YESTERDAY.
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to attack in the face of shelling "Further successful action has and machine-gun fire that forced been taken by the Royal Navy
A Decree has been issued for the them to stick close to the mud in against the enemy's supplies and
with his purpose of suppressing subversive sea communications. the rain-soaked ground.
troops on the north Russian front, activities and providing the, death As they reached the German "At dawn on Friday: carrier penalty for acts of sabotage or es
The Army Department in borne naval aircraft attacked plonage.
Men of the 1921 class are to be Washington reports that 10.plants faltered and retreated and enemy shipping in the Bodo, area
off the Norwegian coast and mili-called to the colours to-day are now producing machine-guns villages "y" and "N" were re-tary objectives in the vicinity.
Youths belonging to the 1922 and as compared with two plants 14 1923 classes other than students months ago. The output has risen "One enemy supply ship
will also be called to the colours, by 46 per cent, since August 1940. about 2,000 tona was sunk
-Reuter.
Reuter. and other ships 'damaged. "An aluminium works was hit Pan-American Airways say The Civil Guards went on to force and set on fire and
an electric that shipments to Europe will their way across the river, dis- power station was also bombed. not be accepted unless accompani-regarding the mass of metal pour From these attacks all our air- ed by "aircerts" from British ed on them by the German artil- craft returned safely."-Reuter. Consular officials, certifying that lery. they contain no war contraband goods. Delivery will be made by glant Clippers which will main- tain
thrice-weekly schedule from New York to Lisbon.
Airways officials point out that mail and passenger demands hitherto left no space for cargoes, but in recent weeks the traffic bottle-neck at Lisbon had been reduced.
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Air express rates have been fixed at two dollars per pound with a five dollars shipping minimum, and in accordance with Government ·· Postal Regulations, air express cannot accept, "inter allo, packages containing money, securities or cheques Reuter
FINNISH TALKS WITH GERMANY
Soviet guns then opened up and the Civil. Guards were sent in to
They attack village "P". cleared the enemy out of it and captured much material.
V.
R.A.F. WING IN RUSSIA
Undaunted by the German fire from three sides they stood firm and consolidated their hold. The NEWS THAT A WING OF THE Germans carried out six artillery R.A.F. HAS REACHED RUSSIA bombardments of the village in HAS CAUSED MUCH SATIS 24 hours.
||FACTION IN THE SOUTHERN. Twice German 'planes made SECTOR OF THE ALLIED macs attacks, dropping bombs.: FRONT OF WHICH CAIRO IS The Civil Guards, however, THE HEADQUARTERS. weathered the storm and launch- Civilians as well as the military. ed a further attack driving the realise how closely the defence-of Germans back and freeing the the Middle-Eastern nations, India stranglehold on on the village. and even Africa itself, is bound up Reuter
in the defence of Russia.
DUKE OF KENT:
HOME AGAIN
It is felt in Cairo that other and not less striking measures of An- glo-Russian cooperation may be anticipated in the near future Reuter.
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LEASE AND LEND
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An economic delegation from The Duke of Kent has returni Finland will leave for Germany ed to England from Canada]i within the next few days, accord- where he had been visiting u The American Lease and Lend ing to a German official news number of training establishments procedure will apply henceforth agency message from Helsinki to in connection with the Common for importation into · India »ṛof BerlinRA
wealth Air Training plan, states lubricating all and associated pro- The Finnish Minister of Indus the Dominions Office. His tour, ducts from the United States. try and Commerce, M. Tanner, in the course of which he travel- | Requisition and handling of will head the delegation and will led some 15,000 milos; has been these products will pass through confor with the Relch Minister of most successful and widely ap official channels, says Reuter from
Simla. Economics, Dr. Funk, Reuter, preciated. Reuter.
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