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SPOTLIGHT ON LENINGRAD Desperate Efforts
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Arbitrary Japanese Move In French Indo-China
Without advising the French authorities, Ja- · panese soldiers and gendarmes on Thursday night and early yesterday erected barricades. and instituted cordons. in various parts of Hanoi and Haiphong.
The Japanese proceeded to search private houses and hotels, arresting about 100 Chinese and Annamites allegedly engaged in political activities on behalf of Chungking.
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MISSION TO CHINA
Airborne NIEMEYER Attack On The Crimea
(Military Commentary By “Annalist”)
THESPOTLIGHT OF INTEREST ON THE |RUSSIAN FRONT IS FOR THE MOMENT CON- CENTRATED ON LENINGRAD, IN THE NORTH, AND ON THE CRIMEA, IN THE SOUTH.
At Leningrad the most desperate efforts of the Germans have not only been foiled but the Russians have counter-attacked with success.
They have several small
local advances to their DUSSELDORF
credit and although*mea- sured in miles the gains
may not seem impressive, A SHAMBLES
they represent a most considerable achievement “AMERICA WILL BE in the war in 30 considering the weight of days," forecasts Dr. E; J. Frank Norris, anti-the German attack and the intensive character of Pacifist Baptist Minister of two of the largest the fighting churches in the “United States.
He leaves Britain to-day and will report to the Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, on his return.
DNIEPER GUERILLA ACTIVITY
"There may not be a formal de- claration of war," Dr. Norris said! In London last night but we shall be in It nevertheless!!
Throughout his lecture four in Britain Dr Norris has been send- ing cables on the lines of one he is sending before he leaves are.
This reads: "To keep the Neu- trality Law means to aid Hitler to
The spirit of the defence very high
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In the Crimed it is too early to appreciate the results of the fighting, which has only been in progress for less than 48 hours.
As anticipated, however, res ports are coming through of the use of parachutists and air. borne troops whose object would appear, totake the Perekop. liner in the rear.
Airborne Monace u Forewarned is forearmed and shown conquer the world. If he defeats the Russians, who have Britain, America will certainly be their ability to devise an answer the next victim. The situation is to blitz warfare, will no doubt more dangerous than America have their own original methods realises."..
for dealing with the airborne mentice.
At the end comes the Biblical quotation "How long hold ye ba. tween, two-opinions?"
Dr. Norris blames propaganda
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Guerilla bands operat-
The Germans claim further big bags of prisoners in the Kiev sec- ing in the area along the
tor while admitting that remnants banks of the Dnieper of the "Britain can take it" type wore still fighting. single out Germans and for much of America's previous There seems reason to belleve
apathy NG SANT have acquired a success. He said he was going to broad- that every Russian who falls into ful technique in destroy cast the truth about the wily readier, and this would give in sem- suffering in Britain and will tell blance at verisimilitude to their ing them, according to a Amerien "We are saving our own Soviet supplementary hide when we send help to Bri-mounting total of prisoners.
communique_yesterday.
During the last 10 days one des tachment alone destroyed with petrol_bottles five enemy tanks and the armoured car, while since the middle of September the same delethmont has made a number of successful attacks on the enemy.
On one occasion, says the com- .
lquo, 13- brrica – and, two
tain, who has paid us her War Debt not in money but in blood. It is going to be a long war and America must get in it."--Reuter.
LORD HALIFAX ON WAY TO US.
{their hands is regarded as a 501-
They have" made no further claim to advance towards Khar "kov."
Murmansk Solback
The fact that a serious attempt. is being made against the Crimen suggests their objectives are in. the south rather than the centre (Continued on Pago 16).
SWEDISH REDS SENTENCED
fuel tank fortios were destroyed Lord Halifax, Britión Amhaosa- when mines in the road explod-: [dor, to the US, left a British air, port for Lisbon yesterday, on the
otis were sentenced t Ifigen soldiers were killed and rst stage of his journby back-to-Six per
At imprisonment by a." Gothenburg number of tanks awelting fuel | Amerler, CEREAL set on fire.
Lady Halifax accompanied him (Sweden), court for Communist and they both oftgood luck espionage activity" yesterday, says and carry on" "messaged for the a Stockholm despatch to the of people of Britain pe they took ficlal German news agen off.-Router
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Twelve Bridges over the Deina River and its tributaries were also" destroyed during theso few days, Speuler,
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SOME
40,000 GERMAN EVACUEES FROM THE SOUTH-
ERN RHINELAND HAVE AR RIVED IN AMSTERDAM, AC- CEIVED IN NEW YORK YES TERDAY FROM HOLLAND. S
CORDING TO A LETTER RE-
Measures have been taken for sheltering still more refugees fol
the lowing the R.A.F. raids on Rhineland which seems to have -suffered considerably.
At the request_of the British Govern ment and on the in- vitation of the Chinese Government, Sir Otto Niemeyer has under- taken a financial and economic mission to China.
Sir Otto will be ac- companied and assist- ed by Mr. James Bax- ter, Financial Adviser to the Governor of Burma, who has lent his services for this purpose.—Reuter.
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R.A.F. BLAST! INVASION PORTS
-AFTER THE LULL IN NIGHT. RAIDS ON THE FRENCH SIDE OF THE CHANNEL THE R.A.F LAST "NIGHT" "WERE ACTIVE OVER THE INVASION PORTA...
On the English south east coast doors and windows were rattled by heavy explosions, and the rever berations appeared to come from: Calais and to extend along-the- The letter says that Dusseldorf French coast to Dunkirk, an to-day looks like Rotterdam did It is believed the R.A.F. attack after the first bombing. Postal was sharp and sustained and the services between the Rhineland violent explosions boomed like and Holland have been suspend-distant thunder across the sea, ed-Reuter,
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