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WICKHAM STEED
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penalty is threatened to those who will have to be made after the listen to them."
Anal destruction of Nazi tyranny. Mr. Breed quoted instances from And now President Roosevelt has an American writer's article which informed Congress that no com. was published recently in the United States. One instance told now the inother of a German, who was lost
in a fight over Eagland, was told
authorities that these friends had
promise that will give the Nazis an armed breath can be associated with it.
NOT PLEASING
WILDEST GAMBLING
IN S'HAI HISTORY
OPEN EXCHANGE WARFARE
SHANGHAI, Aug 22 (Reuter)---
CABLE
WORLD'S BEST CRUISER TANK
"Covenanters”
In Service
Now
LONDON. Aug. 22 (Reuter>-- "Covenanters," Britain's intest and fastest cruiser tanks, are probably | the best designed tank of their type
in the world.
now equipped with many of this Britain's armoured divisions are
by some friends who had listened "This cannot be pleasing read- to the B.B.C. broadcast that her ins to Hitler and Goebbels. Thes son was still alive as a prisoner may not fear for their own skin The mounting tension on the floor She had promptly informed the out they fear that if the Germans of the Nanking-sponsored China type as well as every description
stes to British broadcasts and God Exchange which listened to the B.B.C. and they get the notion that caly Hitler and augurated about
was in of fighting vehicles-trucks, cars were puntshed by the Gestapo. Of Nazi tyranny sland between them deal
£1 year age to and motor-cycles. exclusively in fictitious course, this action on this German and peace they might feel that "paper" gold-bars, threatened to mother's part was supposed to be they should du without Naal day to break cut into open war-
tyranny."
fare. Mr. Steed compared Dr. Goe
The Exchange has recently been bels technique to that of General the scene of some of the wildest Von Hindenberg in 1918 when he gambling in
Shanghai's history, had warned his soldiers against The turnover for the week ended what he described as the polsoil. Aug. 16 approximated $1,000,000,
In British pamphlets 000. which were dropped over the Ger-
herole.
who had listened to the B.B.C., had told them that their son was Alive
prisoner. 2
contained
It has been suggested in German military circles that war has now reached such a high degree of technical perfection that it would SECRET CLLABRATION
be impossible in the comparatively "The second instance concernea
short period of the war itself to that of a German submarine leut-
men for such specialised train enant who, unknown to the Ger-
fighting units but the British Army man authorities, was rescued by
has now many technical ferma- British seamen, Els parents who
tions capable at their own game. been informed of his death, hac
"TIN HEARSE” As a result of the new foreign arranged for a funeral service but an Jines giving the Germans the exchange regulations instituted on
The latest British tanks have. shortly before the service. friends actual situation of the hostilities. Monday last. gold-bar operations given even greater speed to the
And have became virtually impossible,
armoured division without dimi- in new business being done, andishing their striking power and same operations at present are confined many of the lessons learnt in this German to the liquidation of existing ac present war are represented in the
most recent models.
A typical division with its HEAVILY OVERSOLD
moving armoured G, H. Q. fami Meanwhile, it seems that one liarly called the "tin lesrse" and "I feel a sort of sneaking ad-end of Oct., 1941. Herr Hitler and group of big operators, comprising including
the latest American- miration for Dr. Goebbels," went his fellow-rogues will see that they residents of Shanghai's western made 70 m.p.n. armoured trucks
Lhe sort of aa-have lost the war and seek an "Badlands" area. has heavily over-has, In addition to its
feels for thermistice. No such expectation is in sold, and another group known as artillery, scout cars, medical corps, own cleverness of a clever burglar." Lour rrinds. The Germans are the Nanking group, has equally anti-tank, anti-aircraft and in-
Mr. Steed then pointed to the trying hard to break down the heavily overbought. manner in which Dr. Goebbels nad Russians' resistance
fantry units. but at the The officials of the Exchange blundered in his propaganda over! same time they are also preper- have decided that all open post Herr Hess' flight to Scotland. Tuate for a winter campaign, And Lions must be liquidated by to- WELS because the story had been yet while they make these morrow
and
These
the
"This was in Aug. 1918, now. 23 years later, in Aug., 1941. Dr. Goebbels shows the alarm and warns parents had kept quiet and carried people to beware of British poison counts. out the funeral service after which and not. the safety of the lleutenant was Fuehrer's promise to win the war. to lose faith in their secretly celebrated.
I am not suggesting that by the
on Mr. Steed, miration thai one
111111ÆZd LO him by Hitler and Loebbels Gao halo work con-
but it appears that the
are two opposing groups are preparing to "shoot it out" and fears are ex- pressed in interested circles that
Ports. Hitler and Goebbels conscious that the spirit vince a bewunerec German pubuc. 191 the German people is becoming The failure of Hitler to smash his
Obie of despondency and dis Way through the Russian Army
appointment,
and capture Moscow in six weeks as promised by Goebbers, nad also
made the German people want to know what was happening.
And now, with a winter can paign looming up before
sive.
"But somehow Or abother ME
ATROCITIES BY NAZIS
Cont'd from Page 1
guns might be brought into play joined the guerillas, and declares on the floor of the Exchange.
"Corpses,
corpses and again
Elled scene in every
'This is the situation inte which Mr. Churchill will broadcast on Exchange will suspend operations people-the same
It is reliably learned that the corpses all tortured and
may hear him and others may read cleared up. Sunday evening. Some Germans as soon as the current position is village, in every town where the
Germans have passed."
GANG OF ROBBERS "What Army ever
committed
still and their way into Germany. his words in the newspapers which them. We must bear this in mind and S.M. POLICE CLASH such crimes?" asks Pravda. "Does Herr Hitler and Guebbels had been one thing we may be sure of and preparing to launch a peace offen- that he will tell us the truth, or as
WITH STRIKERS
the Fascist gang of robbers de- much of the full truth, as can be
serve the name of army, for these told without giving information to One striker was killed and five are
SHANGHAI, Aug. 22 (Reuter) monstrosities from all these crimes Churchill and President Hosevelt the enemy. It is this truthfulness seriously injured when a
not isolated cases--they are gut together first and launched that Hitler and Goebbels
clash a mass phenomenon-a system have their peace offensive Brst before reason to fear because they are tween Chinese whart coolles and Army Command."
occurred yesterday afternoon be taught by the German and Fascist the enemy," said Mr. Steed. "This fighting a losing battle against speaks of the sort of peace that 'truth."
the Municipal Police on a British owned Hongkew Wharf in Way- side,
Norwegian
Fighter
Squadron
LONDON, Aug. 22
(BWS)
Two foreign police offers were
|CENTRAL HUPEH wounded and one is in hospital.
FLOOD
After giving an extract from the notebook of a dead Gerinan sol-i dier referring to the mass execu- tons of the population, it quotes an excerpt from the secret. in- The strikers demanded an in-struction of B German army crease in wages, whereupon they
commander. were locked out by the manage- ment of the whart. The strikers retallated with acts of sabotage on wharf property. 2611-
It is feared the strike will spread on the other fronts, it is necessary
CHANGTEH Aug. 21 (Central) -Tungshih, a town on the north bank of the Yangtze River proximately midway between Shast
This instruction states: 'It is necessary to emphasise once more from conditions of warfare on the the fundamental problems arising
eastern front. Here, more
than
Equipped with Hurricanes, the first and Ichang, is inundated by flood to other wharves and cause a tie- to develop in the German soldier! fighter squadron of the Norwegian waters from the river. The town up of loading
• Air Force will shortly be operating with the RAF.
Some of the plots belonged to a party of 18 airmen who escaped in a fishing boat. They steered for the Shetlands, missed the mark and were found by a destroyer wall out in the Atlantic.
One pilot actually did cross the Atlantic in a small boat. He was with three other Norwegians and it took them 40 days to reach Newfoundland.
They had some difficulty al first in persuading Newfounders they were not sples.
Many of the aircraft men f the
is now under Japanese tion.
and unloading occupa-operations in Shanghat.
AXIS EVACUEES FROM MANILA
overflown
The Tsu and Chih Rivers in the Kingmen-Tangyang area in cen tral Hupeh have also their banks. The highway be-f tween Tangyang and Hoplchen is submerged, disrupting Japanes communication.
Finnish Ship On Fire
NEW YORK, Aug 22 (Reuter)-
a feeling of mercilessness, A feel- ing of compassion towards
any- body, irrespective of age or sex. cannot be tolerated.
Every initiative
of German ldiers kely to spread fear of the German Army must be en- SHANGHAI, Aug. 22 (Reuter)-couraged. It is necessary to in- The French liner Marechal Joffre culcate in every German soldier a arrived here from Manila this feeling of personal-interest in this morning with over 300 Japanese, war.' German and Italian evacuees troni the Philippines.
WILL NEVER FORGET "The Soviet people will never It is reported the majority of forget nor will it forgive these the Japanese are going on to crimes. This blood calls for cruel Japan but the Axis refugees will and
merelless vengeance. This remain in Shanghai,
vengeance will come and its hour arisen in the fatherland war and is near. The Soviet people have they will not lay down arms until the enemy is crushed and anni- hilated.
It was revealed that the ship was
squadron were sailors in Norway The Finalsh motorship AURORA subjected to a stringent search
before the invasion
Heavy Dust Storms In Libya Desert
CAIRO, Aug. 22
(Renter)-A
2,601 tons, which has been in New before leaving Manila. York since its arrival on July 28 from Curacao, caught fire carly this morning at anchorage in the Hud- son River just above Manhattan,
The engine-room was reported to be ablaze. Fireboats and am- bulances were rushed to the scene.
British G.H.Q. communique atates ported to that in the Tobruk area, heavy jump into the river from dust storms continue to limit our ship. patrol activities.
In the frontier area there is no change,
The Suez Canal area had, an-
other air raid on Wednesday night,
the
POLES TO FIGHT WITH RUSSIA LONDON, Aug. 22 (Reuter)
"Blood for blood; death for death!"
TWO MILLION CASUALTIES MOSCOW, Aug 22 (Reuter)- Nearly two million casualties, were
A number of persons were re. Ab army of between 100,000 and uttered by the Gerinans in the
have been forced to 120,000 Polish soldiers
is likely arst two months of the war on to be formed on
U.S.S.R. terr-the Eastern front, according to s tory, according to the present Russian estimate announced by M. estimate of General W. Anders Lozovsky, of the Soviet Informá- newly-appointed Polish C-in-0 in tlon Bureau, today." Soviet Russia, and General Szyszko- Bohuse Chief of the Polish Mill-were killed.
NORDS TO FIGHT WITH R.A.F.
LONDON, Aug. 22 (Router)
tary Mission there."
About half of this two million
where these Generals have taken in such a short time," Bald M. Never in history has an array It is reported from Moscow. been known to, suffer such losses
conaldered Lozovsky.
A communique states. that two In a week or so the first fighter were killed and 28 were injured squadron of the Norwegian Air and that there was slight damage Force in Britain would be ready" duties, that it is to property.
FAMAGUSTA RAID
that a Polish army of between. BULK CROSSED four and six army corps would
ANKARA, Aug. 22 (Router)-It
to operate with the R.A.F.
Equipped with Hurricanes, its NICOSIA, Cyprus, Aug. 23 (Reu-pilots and ground crews have come ish war prisoners capable of bear bulk of the army of Marshal Bu- be raised among the former Po-is strongly rumonted here that the ter) Enemy planos raided Pama- from all over the world. The pilots gusta yesterday morning, causing are all filers of great experience ing arms.
denny, Soviet. Commander in the some civilian casualties and alight who were either in the Norwegian
Ukraine, has safely crossed the damage to civilian propert
Dneiper.
PATIALA LEAVES.
Air Force or were commercial
pilots before the invasion of Nor- way.
Commanding Officer te
髓
CHINESE AIRMEN
SHANGHAL Aug 22 (Edutor)--
Not Some 120 Chinese volunteers from
wegian Staff Offeer who escaped. Skgapore have been sent to
Manila by the Chinese, Govern
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INVASION OF U.K.
SINGAPORE, Aug 22 (Reuter)----
TOKYO, AUG 25 (Reuter) try The Mallarajah of Patiala has left
LONDON, Aug. 22 (Reuter-ment for air training by American death of the 8.A. Group Loader,ght as she has tict control of the r is officially announced that makes an attempt
LONDON Aug 22 (Router)-The would be suicide for Japan to
SINGAPORE, Aug. 22 (Router situation on tie: Eastern. Fráns for Indie on the conclusion of a report emanating from American exports, according to local Chinese Heinz Knickman, one of the dicent air without which her navy canno owing to the reduction of traffic, England improbus visit to Indian troops manning sources that General Wavell was reports. Malaya's defences in the course of leading an important force into After completing their course ing on the Russian front was ren his arrival here yesterday, and Bangkok, at present twice the Ari Babbi Nast Party members, while night operate," said Sir Victor Sassoon train service between Bingapore states the Berlin which he travelled extensively, up- Tran from Baluchistan is officially they will return to China to join phrted by the German radio st
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sight
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Bir Victor added that he did not weekly is to be reduded to find ! sand think that Japan would go to war
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