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BRITISH AIRCRAFT ACTIVE No Important Change OVER CHANNEL: MERCILESS STRAFING OF ENEMY SHIPS
again
LONDON, July 21 (Reuter)-British fighters have been active over Northern France yesterday and have set fire to another German tanker. The Air Ministry, announcing this, says: "Our aircraft have been active over the Channel today and formations of fighters flow over Northern France. weather, however, did not favour large-scale operations.
The
"Fighters attacked with their guns an enemy tanker off the French coast, setting it afire. They also attacked an anti- aircraft vessel, which was escorting the tanker.
"The only German Fighter which ¦ approached within range of
fighters was shot down
Our
Blenheim
"Later
Sunday On aircraft of the Bomber Command
BRITAIN'S FORMIDABLE
In Eastern Front
HEAVY FIGHTING REPORTED SOUTH-WEST OF LENINGRAD
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MOSCOW, JULY 21 (REUTER)—A SOVIET COMMUNIQUE ISSUED LAST EVENING ANNNOUNCED THAT DURING SUN- DAY heavy fighting continued in the directions Pskov. Pollsk-Nevel. Smolensk and Novograd-Volynsk. No important change in the position of the troops at the front is reported
Heavy fighting continues in all sectors of the Russo-German front, according to both Moscow and Berlin communiques, but neither side makes any decisive claims
The Russian Romamunique stilt speaks of heavy lighting about
with a fighter escort bombed and NEW HEAVY TANK 160 miles south-west of Leningrad and claims the destruction
it the same tanker
"From these operations, two of
bombers are missing "
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of a German convoy in the Baltic Sea. Strongly escorted cou- voys were atta ked by Russian bombers which sank 11 German transports, a destroyer and a torpedo boat. A large-scale Ger- man landing to reinforce the attack on Leningrad is believed to have been frustrated by the destruction of the convor Speaking of the recent extra- side of the river, have already
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"CHURCHILL" BEING No reports have been received
MASS-PRODUCED of any German Bir activity over Britain The Air Ministry states
LONDON July 27 •Reuter- simply that there is nothing to "Church!" is the name specially vagant German claims, the Rus- reached the Stalin Line forts, says chosen by the Minister of Supplysian communique says that apart a despaten to the official Italjan
agency. above for the new type of heavy inton-from continuing the heavy attacks news
These consist of amplification of the
no changes ¡report
of cement and steel structures de- says that Hurricane try tank now being mass-produced in most sectors
six
112 British factories. They pilots attacked the enemy tanker.
are importance had taken place
fended by artillery of all calibres the most formidable sull discusses the heavy fighting and mantsed by some of the nest Two columns of black smoke, each Probably
the Smolensk sector. frum instrument producea by any army Ir
over 200 troops in the Soviet army. 60 feet high were coming gate the centre ul
By last night, the tanker as
had The the world, for they are heavily miles west of Moscow
A breach Armoured, giving British aircraft flew away
Heavy fighting about 120 miles been made in one sector of the west of Kiev is also reported, but line, adds the dispatch. While this attack was proceed-
They move at #sterling speed the Germaʊ report that Volinsk
SCORCHED EARTH ing, six other Huertcance
RELIEF WORK IN voured
ver all kinds of
captured remains AB- ground despite nad been
ZURICH, July 21 (Reuter)-This thousands of machine-gun bullets
Mr. A. other unconfirmed claim.
Manuel Fox, American their weight Their terrifle gun-
KWANGTUNG thoroughness of the into
Russian an anti-aircraft ship escort-
Member on the Chinese Currency power is concentrated in
GERMAN CLAIM mini- AL
scorched earth policy is described Stabilisation Board, and Dr Wil-
SHIUKWAN July 21 (Centrals ing the Lanker
mum of space and it is unlikely The Germans claim that
Der In detall by the correspondent on liam L. Taylor, his assistant, who Kwangtung Reflef Commission at Reviewing the work of the nat many enemy machines exist man and Rumanian forces
are the eastern.
front of the news have been in Hongkong since Julyte fifth plenary edu 'flak can-atrerait ship on that can long stand up to their continulog thear udvauce from paper Tributa, Saturday, streaking
one devastating fire
14 after a
visit to Shanghai, are 18, General If brought to Bessarabla and have crossed the Smolensk suffered particularly leaving here alter the other from 250 feet lo standstill
shortly to return to "Churchills" at he Dniester river after breaking Rus- though some arms and textile 1ac-Chungking via Manila 50 fret. Alter the fourth of the used as small torts
and Ran- tories are only partially damaged. goon, is learned here this morn- The tanks, which are still secret. Judging from a report from
In Karella, the Russians "haveing. move and manoeuvre with the Rome, the Russians are not leav-terally razed towns to the The purpose of their going back Saturday case of a taxicab as the Premiering much behind. The report ground." Nothing remains of the to Chungking was nude by a lobe lighter plint found when he rode in one and from the Italian capital says that celebrated Siemens Martin steel, way is to study economic condi- in the current year. on a 1,500 ton autor ship half a was astonished at the mathe troin 1 French coast, which he could control #
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a rghters had dived. ad guns un the "hak" ship slopped firing
Another attack on
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Diving down nearly to sea-level, i
by blazed away with his cannon and machine-guns, only stopping · iling when he was nearly hitting the mast As he broke away, he Isaw Mashes
explosions and smoke coming from the bridge Th vessel turned immediately and made for shore.
GERMANY
Bedsteads. PLANNING TO
Teakwood Wardrobes. Dressing Tables, Cup-
boards, Sideboards, aning Tables, SEIZE THE
stan resistance
in a round-about
session on July Han-yun, Chatr- man of the Kwangtung Provincial Government, revealed that the Commission received a tolat 01 C.N.$2,565,142,86 and H.K.$900 re- Uefunds from January to June
During the period 3,038 refugees were repatriated from Hongkong, Macao
Kwangehowwań te
ease with Kishinev, in Bessarabla which works at Vaertslae, which had an tions along the Burma Road.
Was evacuated a few days ago annual production of 29,000 tons. had been blazing for three days The correspondent mentions the NEW MUNICIPALITY Kwangtung, and 200 refugee chil And that efforts made by manian soldiers to quench the front. For the flames have fulled
the begtrming
U.S. Bomber Production
The
to retire.
Ru-advent of rain
the eustern
since
FOREST FIRES
dren were accommodated.
A total of $42,000 was appre- priated for improving
the work shops accommodating the refu-
gees
HENGYANG, July 21 (Central The Hunan Provincial Govern- ment is planning to elevate Heng yang. important town on the Canton-Hankow
in Hu- Rallway nan. to the status of municipality in view of Its enlarged population RURAL LOANS
A preparatory office as Doeni formed with Mr Chu Mel ying a total of $1,000,000 has been dis- HINGTS1 July 21 (Central)--A
director
tributed in Shansi in the form of the Blan agricultural loans by
first time of the offensive. It is admitted that the Russians violent rainstorms have occurred set fire to every house in the city in Russia and if these continue. when they saw they would have
mechanised columns will have OUTPUT FIGURES
very great difficulty in progress- AIR ACTIVITY ALMOST DOUBLED
ling in districts Yesterday's Soviet communique come marshy.
which easily be- WASHINGTON, July 21 (Reuter) states: "During the night of July production of twin-en-19, intense fighting took place in gined bombers in the United States the directions of ruisk-Nevel, LONDON. July 21 Reuter- was nearly doubled in the first Smolensk and
Novograd-Volynak. Huge forest fires are raging north threat to Moscow is considered branch of the Farmers Bank of Importance six months of this year, stated de- Nothing of
occurred for Lake Ladoga on the Soviet-in opportune at the present mo-China fence officials yesterday.
in the other sectors of the front. Finnish
in collaboration with the frontier following the ment in official Nazi circles, ac- Bhans! Provincial Government This was one
the example of
"Our air force continued. dur- withdrawal of the Russian troops.cording to the Berlin correspon- The fund was jointly appro- increase in output of militarying the night to destroy enemy says a Berlin message to Rome,
dent of the Basler Nachrichten. have tanks and mechanised units
priated by the four Government Towns and villages have
The correspondent comments banks, namely, the Central Bank been far greater than was indicated the enemy.
razed to the ground.
that this attitude is regarded as of China, the Bank of China, the an Indication that the German Bank of Communications and tha BASLE, July 21 (Reuter)-The drive is slowing down.
Farmers' Bank of Ching
DARDANELLES planes which they disclosed
"According
of
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MOSCOW, Juty 21 leuter) by the published figures from the
to verified Pictures, Clocks,
data. Ornaments,
Dar. Office of Production Management. during July 19 our air force des- Cabinet & Portable Gramophones. German pans to seize the
the reasun for the These published figures show that troyed. In air combat and on the records, Silver, Bronze, Cnt Glass, danelles are Cloisonne
Bul production had increased 42 per ground. 71 enemy aircraft and not and continued concentration of Porcelain Ware. Pressure Tucades. garian and German troops on the cent, from January to Jane, but 1181 as previously reported.”
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VIOLENT BATTLE
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July 21 (Reuter- gained 92 per cent. in output, one- A violent battle is reported in engined dive and torpedo bombers Rome last night to be raging east The Moscow radlu commentator 146 per cent and pursuit and ab- of Dneister River which the Nazis last night said that according 10
servation and other military air-claimed ал Saturday to Ankara reports, the German Pot-craft 142 per cent.
crossed from Bessarabia. eign Ministry has already elabor- ́
Only in the heavy bomber class- German and Rumanian troops. ated plans for the re-organisation
glant four-engined eraft was operation from bases on the other there no appreciable gain, buti
in the Balkans.
These include the formation of officials indicated that an appre-
new Macedonian states consisting ciable increase could be expected CHANGES
of Western and Eastern Thrace as soon.
well as the Dardanelles region,
Officials said that a "substantial
Italian circles in Ankara, it was proportion" of two-engined bomb- sald, have expressed disappoint- ers had been sent to Britain.
ment at this plan, considering it
contrary to Hitler's promises that Italy should hold a key position in the Mediterranean.
JAP. REVERSE
IN S. SHANSI
German Camp Detachment Fall Into
Split
IN JAPANESE ALIGNMENTS POSSIBLE
DEIVE SLOWING?
been
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Application forms may be ob LONDON, July 21 (Reater) tained from the Correspondence Broadcasting in Japan yesterday Office, Public Works Department, Mr. Ito. Minister of Information, | Lower Albert Road. said that Japan could not rely on other nations in the present inter- national crisis.
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He made no ciention of Japan's CHUNGKING. July 21 (Central) relation with the Axis but sug The Japanese suffered a reverse gested that further changes in the in the vicinity of Mailancheng in alignments of the country were DIFFERENCES OVER the triangular area in Bouth possible.
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a conference of German generals nants were routed and fled back "The situation is not so simple MOSCOW, July 21 (Reuter) held on the eve of Hitler's attack to Mallanchong.
and I think it is dangerous to "The political groups now leading
On Russia, according to well- In southern Hupeh. Chinese jump to any rash conclusiona." floor. Poland, particularly General
informed circles In Berne, says troops on July 10 occupied a Jan- Bikonki, have always understood
Moscow radio.
anoge post south of Shaping near that Germany is Poland's enemy." declares a press bulletin, issued by The most ardent supporters of the Hunan, border and attacked
the blitzkrieg theory, including other JapanESS
Dosts nearby. the Information Bureau,
List and Poland, it is stated, can only Generals
Reichenau, (Over 300 casualties were inflleted dependent state if it pointed out the inevitablity of upon the Japanese Including an 'Atands on friendly terms with the eastern campaign turning-Into officer named Watanabe.
a long-drawn war which might booty was also seized. Russla The bulletin охртевся confidence that the Polish people tend to the crash of Germany. will not be fooled by Hitler's new Goering and the most promin- In Central Hupoh, the Japanese clally announced. plan to enact the role of "saviour ent aviation leaders also expressed on the southern bank of the The organisation will be known of Poland" by creating a so-called opposition to an eastern venture. Yanatate opposite Ichang made as the Commisariat of Internal No. 469 e/o HKDP. Independent state-bereft of Pom- Nevertheless Hitler signed the an attack' on Palchifawan and Altair erania, Bilesta and Gdynia,
order for the attack, and after it Tuyonehung on the morning of War conditions are stated to be Soviet public, opinion, it is stat- had begun reprisala wore taken July 12. Following a novero eh-responsible for this reorganisation, ed, in following with ever-lasting against the recaleltrant · generala, gagement with the Chinese last The present Commissar for Inter- interest and friendship, the Polish including Goering and Reichenau, ing the whole day, the Japatiose nal Affairs, M. Barla, and the De nation's fight against Efitieriem and a. number of generalo were were driven back on the following puty commissar, M, Mörkulov, will and oppression. »
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