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DESPERATE RED RESISTANCE
Battle Goes On
East Of Kiev
BOUNCING Premature BLENHEIM Claims By
The Germans
SURVIVES
Despite balloons tether- ed to German supply ships encountered off the
Dutch coast
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(Military Commentary By "Annalist") YESTERDAY'S GERMAN HIGH COMMAND Saturday and despite COMMUNIQUE, WHILE MAINTAINING the escort of anti-aircraft CLAIMS REGARDING KIEV, SPOKE ships, British bombers FIGHTING TO THE EAST AND SOUTH-EAST japproached almost at sea OF THE UKRAINIAN CAPITAL, “WHERE THE level and rose hardly RUSSIAN TROOPS ARE BEING ANNIHILAT- more than mast high to
ED." deliver an attack in which four ships were hit and left afire.
The Air Ministry News Ser- says that a former New Zealand farmer who is now a Flight-Lleu-
vice, describing the encounter,
Blenheim
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This euphemism reveals that the Rus- sians are still resisting desperately, even east of the town, and confirms the Russian com- munique that the battle continues all along the front but most fiercely at Kiev.
to
offensive
Leningrad Check
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JAPANESE MANOEUVRES
IN CAMBODIA
Part of the Japanese forces stationed at the southern bases in French Indo-China, are to carry out large- scale manoeuyres in the plains of Cambo- dia according to a Sai- gon telegram.
The manoeuvres will be followed in Octo- ber. by big reviews in. which the entire Ja- panese forces in Indo- China will take part. -Reuter.
NO BRITISH INVASION--YET
KIEV AN ENORMOUS HOSPITAL
Kiev fell owing to com- plcte exhaustion, says a Milan despatch to Berne quoting the war corres- pondent of the newspaper, "Corriere della Sera.”
The town for a week lacked water and food and the market was almost empty for a month und closed for a week.
Russian wounded from the great battle in Eastern Ukraine were largely transported to Kiev where hospitals were full. Schools, churches, theatres, cinemas, hotels and private houses were filled. with wounded.
"Kiev is an enormous hospital.". Nevertheless, in order to-con- quer the town, which had been 'reduced 'to such conditions, `the
Germans had to overcoma belt of concrete forts, minefields, de- high-tension · barbed-wire fences and engage In terrible hand-to-hand fighting. German armoured advance guards after reaching the centre of the town were repulsed and
days [only after three
fighting were they able to conquer Klev,
tenant in the Bomber Command, said he had to list the starboard By putting out premature claims connection with Murmansk would
the bomber of victory
German High suggest that things are not going wing of his very sharply to avoid a balloon Command not only hopes to in-favourably with their cable.
spire its own men to further In this region.- efforts but to discourage the advanced enemy, especially in
led positions, who may be believe that their cause is lost. FOR SEVERAL DAYS THE "MR. CHURCHILL, IS AS
The High Command also an- GERMAN FORCES BEFORE ANXIOUS AS ANY MAN TO "in which the population, even nounced yesterday that Ger- LENINGRAD HAVE BEEN UN-TAKE OFFENSIVE ACTION IN the wounded. had not eaten for man troops have reached the ABLE TO ADVANCE A SINGLE THE CAUSE OF RIGHT, BUT 72 hours."-Reuter. Sea of Azov, thus cutting off STEP FARTHER TOWARD THE SUCH ACTION, TOO SOON the Crimea,
CITY, SAYS A DISPATCH FROM WITHOUT FULL PREPARA- THE FRONT LAST, NIGHT.
The Blenheim's starboard en- gine was hit and in the resulting lurch the bomber hit the sea, bounced off, again hit the sca and again bounced off.
Orst
It is believed this is the time a land machine has escaped after twice hitting the sea.
The plot said: "Although mak- ing strange noises, the Blenheim got us back safely and we blessed the men and women who made her so well"--Reuter.
V
'Ware Neutral
Sources
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TION, AND MERELY BECAUSE of Education, speaking at New- Powerful artillery Are has driv-THE PEOPLE CALLED FOR IT, port, Monmouth, yesterday. en the Nazis back to hastily-dug WILL BE FAR WORSE THAN He added: "I know enough ot trenches and dugouts. Bold coun- WAITING TO DELIVER THE Mr. Churchill to realise that the ter-attacks frustrated German pre- | BLOW WHEN IT WILL BE moment it is possible for us to parations to advance and at many MOST EFFECTIVE."-
take offensive action in support So said. Mr. Chuter Ede, Parlia- of our ally, he will take it." points forced the enemy to retire.
An earlier report to this effect, which received some credit London, shows how wary one has to be of such German claims, The Germans are hurling dozens mentary Secretary to the Board Reuter.. especially when received from of 'planes into their attacks on the neutral sources.
Soviet Unes but the Red Army men
ORDER NOW to be of such German
RESTORED IN PEEL
The fact of severance of land are staunchly holding their posi- communications with the Crimea,tions. even if it should be confirmed on this occasion, is not likely to have a very material bearing on the progress of hostilities.
Order was restored at
At Leningrad the situation the Peel (Isle of Man) seems somewhat easier and
the internment camp, where absence of German
a riot broke out on Satur-
day night, after the com-
claims
Kiev Evacuation
Admitted
Following is the text of the So- in viet midnight communique issued by the Soviet Information Bureau:
"During September 21, ou troops fought the enemy along the whole, front. After many days of fierce fighting, our troops eva- criated Kiev,
mandant of the male in- ODESSA GROWS
ternment camp saw the men's spokesman.
The commandant pointed" out| that he would not.. listen to the men's case until there should be, quietness for an hour and that
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"During September 19, we des- trayed 00 German planes and lost.
The Finnish coastal battleship. Imarinen, during an attack by- our ships in the Gulf of Finland,
The strength of Odessa they had proper means of voicing is increasing every day, it grievances through their own was announced by the struck a mine and sank.”.
leader
Little material damage was Moscow Radio last night. ¿done....” One soldier was injured in the hand and an officer- has fi a bruised leg.
All was quiet in the camp yes- erday... Reuter
VOROSHILOV'S SON
CAPTURED 7
Marshal Voroshilov's son has been captured by the Germans, Rome radio declared yesterday, ac- cording to Reuter.
Oesel Claim
The defenders are resisting huge. A special German High Com- German forces who are sustaining mand announcement issued yester- very heavy losses.
day afternoon stated: "Exemplary cooperation of formations of the army, air force and navy have secured a new and important sur- cesse d
Red Army troops have rooo cupled the island of Hortitza in Onieper: "River which had been In German - hands for soveral woeker
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"Arensburg, capital of Oesel, has The local fahabitants, added the been captured, The islands of Moscow announcer, showed Soviet Moon and Oesel are thus securely newspapermen a hastily filled in our hands,WALAN common grave in which, under "Only shattered parts of the thin layer of earth, were savagely garrison of Ousel are to be found. mutilated bodies of three Red in the western end of Oesel. Theh Army men and a nurse-Reuter. - destruction is imminent.Router.
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