THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 22, 1941.
SOVIET STRENGTH
Considerable Forces To Spare For Iran
INDEPENDENCE FOR SYRIA
A new Syrian Minis- try, under the Premier- ship of Hassan Hakim, has been formed in Damascus.
The Free French leader, General Catroux, is expected to issue a declaration concerning the new statute of indepen- dence for Syria. ----Reu-
ter.
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Effect Of Occupation
On Caucasus
(By Reuter's Diplomatic Correspondent)
DESPITE BIG GERMAN CLAIMS OF SUC- CESSES AT KIEV AND IN SOUTHERN RUS- SIA, WHICH, LIKE MANY PREVIOUS CLAIMS, ARE STILL REGARDED VERY DUB)- OUSLY IN WELL-INFORMED QUARTERS, THE MOST INTERESTING FACTUAL DE- |VELOPMENT OF THE WEEK WAS THE AB- *** 'DICATION OF THE SHAH OF PERSIA.
FAMOUS CHURCH BURNT OUT
It is significant that the Russians have been able to spare considerable forces to complete the occupation of the zones which were allotted to their troops.
The Russians appear to have at the gates of Kiev but otherwise
communiques
have been disposed of numbers of tanks and their
Pressure on Leningrad appears to have relaxed somewhat.
of spectacular display
chute troups around Teheran.
They cannot be so hard up
para-
for
Serious damage result-armoured cars and they certainly excessively laconic. ed from a fire which landing large numbers of broke out during Satur- day night in the Oeucu- menical (Orthodox) Pat- riarchate at Phanar, on the Golden Horn.
This was reported in un Istan- bul despatch to the Vichy News Agency yesterday,
that the The despatch added famous church of the Orthodox Patriarchate was burned out and the Palace practically destroyed.
The Church treasures were how- ever, mainly saved. Fifty houses also in the neighbourhood were destroyed. Reuter.
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British bombers and fighters were active throughout the week and have not only relentlessly at- men and material in the South if tacked the principal German in- they were able to carry out these dustrial centres but have carried out daylight sweeps over occupied France with constantly increasing
force
operations with irresistible in perfect timing and with a full complement of mechanised units.
The junction of the British and Russian forces wiţi have im- portant
tho repercussions on whole
in strategic position Southern Russia and the Cau- casus.
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The Russians have admitted the loss of Kremenchug and fighting
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Large numbers of enemy supply ships have been attacked and sunk while creeping along the Dutch, Belgian and French coasts.
Railways Not Up To Strain
Germans
The fact that the are driven to use beaborne sup- plies proves that the railways are not equal to the strain put upon them another result to which British bombers have contribut- od.
Te-
In North Africa there was connaissance in force by German and Italian troops on the Egyptian frontier but they were promptly driven back to their original posi- tion with the loss of at least 14 tanks.-Reuter.
CANADA IS GOING ALL OUT
STOP PRESS
Large increases in the number of air training schools in Canada and in the output of existing schools were forecast by Air Vice-Marshal O. C Johnson, Deputy Chief of Air Staff, in a radio talk
The prefix "special" to telegrama la broadcast throughout used by the Sunday Herald" and Canada last night from "China Mail to Indicate news which Ottawa.
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AS A RESULT OF THE DIS. MISSAL OF TWO EMPLOYEES FOR ALLEGED INCOMPETENCE LAST WEEK, WORKERS THE STEAM LAUNDRY COM- PANY HAVE THREATENED TO TO-DAY UN- GO ON STRIKE LESS THE MEN WERE REIN- STATED.
So far the men have not carried out their threat.
A delegation had an interview with the Labour Officer, Mr.
B. C. K. Hawkins this morning, und it is understood that nothing concrete resulted from the talks.
Is strictly copyright under the provi} | slons of the Telecommunications. Or. dinance, 1936, and may not be reprints He declared: "New and greatered under any circumstances, either blue-prints have been handed to wholly or in part, without prior ar the Royal Canadian Air Force rangement. We are approaching the point of all-out production of pilots, ob- Servers and gunners as set forth in the original agreement.
"You can count on the fingers. of one hand the schools that the plan provided which remain 'to be opened. The enterprise is: being very largely extended. Alt across Canada, schools will. ärise on still unbroken ground." ima According to the Canadian Air Ministry spokesman the new schools referred to by Viet-Mar shal Johnson, will be RAF schools operated and manned by British personnel-Reuter
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