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Where was that?" Peterborough. Only one more hour to King's Cross."
Good. Wonder how. Town's looking these days." "Pretty good, I should say. Any place would look good after a spell of the Northern Patrol. What are you going to do'?".
Oh, the usual things. Art galleries, Museums. Feeding the ducks in St. James's Park.
Neither am 1. I'm going to step high, wide and handsome in spite of the bombs, By the time I've finished the metropolis will be painted c chaste crushed strawberry.
Well. Well. Boys will be boys. Only beware of pickpockets, don't play billiards with strangers for money, and always wear flannel next your skin.”
"I hear you, uncle. And now, take a tip from me. Try and remember this time to mix somo Rose's Lime Juice with your gin. Or take a long one to wind up the seemly fun and games. There's no time for morn ings-after on a seven days" leave.
First sensible thing you've said since we crossed the Forth Bridge. I shall adhere to Rose's Lime Juice like a barnacle to an Italian battleship.
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ROSE'S, THE WISE MAN'S NIGHTCAP
THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 22, 1941.
Kiev's Fall STEAMER Admitted By BREAKING The Soviet
UP
As a result of huge waves and strong gusts (Military Commentary By "Annalist")
battering - the river boat YESTERDAY'S GERMAN HIGH COMMAND
Kwong Ning, which was COMMUNIQUE, WHILE MAINTAINING ITS swept ashore at Rock CLAIMS REGARDING KIEV, SPOKE OF Point (opposite Cheung FIGHTING TO THE EAST AND SOUTH-EAST Chau Island on the south- OF THE UKRAINIAN CAPITAL, “WHERE THE Jern part of Lantau Is- RUSSIAN TROOPS ARE BEING ANNIHILAT- land), during the typhoon last Tuesday, the vessel is ED.”.
This euphemism reveals that the Rus-now a total wreck and is sians are still resisting desperately, even east breaking up on the rocks. of the town, and confirms the Russian com- munique that the battle continues all along
the front but most fiercely at Kiev.
enemy,
the
By putting out premature claims | STEP FARTHER TOWARD THE of victory the German High CITY, SAYS A DISPATCH FROM Command not only hopes to in- THE FRONT LAST NIGHT.
to further spire its own men efforts but Lo discourage
especially in advanced led to positions, who may be believe that their cause is lost.
The High Command also an- that Ger- nounced yesterday man troops have reached Sea of Axov, thua cutting the Crimea.
'Ware Neutral
Sources
All the cargo has been removed by the Water Police during the and this morning the Police Patrol launch was still standing by taking off cargo.
last few days
The 14,600-ton ocean-going ship which went aground on Little Green Island, had not yet been refloated in spite of attempts car- Powerful artillery fire has drivried out during the week. en the Nazis back to hastily-dug!
Bold coun-
have been trenches and dugouts.
All the passengers
and ter-attacks frustrated German pre- transferred from the vessel parations to advance and at many this morning some of the cargo points forced the enemy to retire, was being taken off to lighten the The Germans are hurling dozens ship so that she may be refloated.
In this fails, it off of 'planes into their attacks on the
Is undersfood Soviet lines but the Red Army men that all the cargo in the ship's are staunchly holding their posi-holds will be removed.
the
An earlier report to this effect, which received some credit in London, shows how wary one has to be of such German claims, especially when
from received neutral sources.
The fact of severance of land communications with the Crimea, even if it should be confirmed on likely to this occasion, is not have a very material bearing on the progress of hostilities.
tions.
Kiev Evacuation
Admitted
Following is the text of the Su- viet midnight communique issued by the Soviet Information Bureau: "During September 21, our troops fought the enemy along the whole front. After many days of troops eva- fierce fighting, our cuated Klev
AL Leningrad the situation 24. seems somewhat easier and absence of German claims in connection with Murmansk would suggest that things are not going favourably with their offensive in this region -
Leningrad Check
ORDER NOW RESTORED IN PEEL
Order was restored at "During September 19, we des- troyed 60 German 'planes and lost the Peel (Isle of Man) internment camp, where the "The Finnish coastal battleship.
by a riot broke out on Satur- an attack Imarinen, during our ships in the Gulf of Finland, day night, after the com- struck a mine and sank."
mandant of the male in- ternment camp saw the men's spokesman.
Oesel Claim
A special German High Com-
mand announcement issued yester-
The commandant pointed out FOR SEVERAL DAYS THE day afternoon stated: "Exemplary
listen to the GERMAN FORCES BEFORE cooperation of formations of the that he would not
have men's case until there should be LENINGRAD HAVE BEEN UN-army, air force
quietness for an hour and that ABLE TO ADVANCE A SINGLE secured a new and important sus-they had proper means of voicing
ODESSA GROWS IN STRENGTH
The strength of Odessa is increasing every day, it was announced by the Moscow Radio last night.
The defenders are resișting huge German forces who are sustaining very heavy losses.
Red Army troops have 'rebc-. cupled, the laland of Hortitza in Dnieper River which had been in German hands for soversi weeks.
The local inhabitants, added the Moscow announcer, showed Soviet newspapermen a hastily Alled common grave in which, under a
cess.
and navy
own
their "Arensburg, capital of Oesel, has grievances through
leader. been captured. The Islands of
Little material · damage was Moon and Oesel are thus securely
done. One soldier was injured in in our hands.
"Only shattered parts of the the hand and an officer has garrison of Oesel are to be found bruised leg.
All was quiet in the camp yes- in the western end of Oesel. Their
Reuter. destruction is imminent."--Reuter, terday.
NECK VEIN CUT, PILOT FLEW HIS BOMBER HOME
A SERGEANT PILOT, a vein in his neck sever-
thin layer of earth, were savagelyed by a chance bullet in the raid on Merville Aero-
mutilated bodies of three, Red
V
Army men and a nurse-Reuter. drome, near Lille, brought his badly battered Blen- heim bomber safely home. His story was told by the Air Ministry News Service but, as usual, the hero's name was not revealed.
NO BRITISH
After the pilot was hit his observer pressed his
and partly stopped the flow of
INVASION--YET thumb to the veient was able to keep the bomber
blood. The sergeant
on an even keel.
AS ARMAN
"MR. CHURCHILL IS
An ME, attacked, but the rear MAN TO ANXIOUS AS ANY TAKE OFFENSIVE ACTION IN gunner shot it to pieces.
The Blenheim was then flying THE CAUSE OF RIGHT, BUT SUCH ACTION, TOO SOON in formation with other bombers, WITHOUT FULL PREPARA and they were attacked by nine TION, AND MERELY BECAUSE more Messerschmitts which were THE PEOPLE CALLED FOR IT, driven off,
Throughout this the observer WILL BE FAR WORSE THAN WAITING TO DELIVER THE was tending the wounded pilot, BLOW WHEN IT WILL BE who, having lost much blood in spite of the pressure on his neck, MOST EFFECTIVE."
So said Mr. Chuter Ede, Parlia-collapsed in a momentary faint. mentary Secretary to the Board
of Education, speaking at New- Fainted, Collided. . port, Monmouth, yesterday. Com
When, the formation arrived over Britain the wounded pilot, feeling he was unable to carry on,, told his crew to bale out,, They persuaded him to let them Stay while he attempted a land- Inga MarkdavSSE
The leader of the formation or
dered the Blenheim to breaks away and make for the nearest aerodrome, wopMAR
MAWhen the pilot tried to put his flaps down ready for land- ing the aircraft immediately went into a spin. Ong flap had been shot away, byenENT But he still retained sufficient strength to correct the spin and
*
He added: "I know enough of His aircraft shot forward among Mr. Churchill to realise that the the formation of bombers and col. moment it is possible for us to Ilded with one of them, which was take offensive, action in support turned upside down by the Im- bring the Blenheim down safely of our ally, he will take it." pact. The pilot was able to right The pilot, now in hospital, is
expected to recover. Reuter.
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