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GERMANS CLAIMED HURLED BACK
BY FIERCE
30 MILES BY RED COUNTER-DRIVES
Voroshilov Draws Up
Battle
Plan For Leningrad Defence
MOSCOW, Sept. 4 (Reuter)The visit of Marshal Voroshi- p. Commander of the Russian forces on the northern front to The front outside Leningrad some ten days
In the newspaper Red Star yesterday.
20
Says
Ago IN
described
that Marshal dated From Leningrad, The report.
not evening advanced position one Voroshaloy arrived at long before his Order of the Bay calling upon the defenders of Leningrad to fight staunchly for their splendid city.
plan of battle was worked out and at During the might a
When the time for allack dawn artillery preparation began.
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arrived. A battalion under the command of Denisov crossed an forest. A storm of mine-throwers and embankment towards machine-gun Bre proved powerless before the spirited drive of our men who reached the forest and disappened from sight. "Ssm a hight for the village N began Retreating hastly. enemy abandoned their an
tion and garprem
"A de artement Lieutenant Sokoly,
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Soviet Forces Praised
CRIPPS CONFIDENT
GENERAL
CONFIDENCE OF ENEMY TURNED
TO RESTLESS ANXIETY
SIMLA, Sept. 4 Renter) — We have suffered some rude buffets be upright and and undergone some heavy shocks but shall still stronger than ever." declared GENERAL SIK ARCHIBALD WAVELL. Commander-In Chief, in a breidet message on the second anniver· sary of the war.
"There is a long way to go and a hard time in front of us but there are many signs of the enemy growing weaker and bat, from will.
arrogant confidence, he has passed into restless anxiety which OF FINAL ISSUE
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Sept LONDON
Reuters "Our admiration of the magnif- cet achievements of the Solet Pers by land, sea and air is sunted, writes Sir Stafford Cripps British Ambassador to Moscow, in an article in yesterday's Soviet
j. Izvestia
We acclaim the determination of every man, woran
child protect their homeland from Urutal Invader, and we are
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con-
dret that de spirit t courage Dur and determination will brink
sur- Two countries to a final end Cestuj Issue in struggles
Though great trials and suffer. ne s81 he before our people, this third year of war opens in condi
abso. tons full of hope and with
the Fate certainty of victory
The
wap.19 They CHIL seen busy in the Celds while he front is only a very few miles
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Germans to the village WiFi help the villagers
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villainous aggression of Hitler and retaken territory
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in turn, turn to despair as he sees his cain approach."
Indian ting forces ap Alter reviewing the events in the the Middle East, Africa. the Balkans prouching the 1000.000 mark
In the Middle East. Indlan and Russia, he said "The balance
sdiers have helped to secure our sheet I can put before you is there fort by no means an unsatisfactory great base of naval, military and clear aur one. The enemy is not yet defeat air power in Egypt, to
Imes of communication by the ed but we have laid a firm fundu
Red Sea and everland through Iraq tion for his future defeat "
forestall Che Germans in and Seriu. Iraq and Iran thus keeping our frontiers free st of Nazi destruction slun
General Wavell disclosed
there are well over 100.000 Indian treops serving overseas with the total of
ADMIRAL LAYTON SEES M. EGAL
SINGAPORE, Sept 4 Reuter-
from Singa- British intervention pare
resulted in the immediate releasing from his Salzon brisen jot M Roderick Egal, Irader of the Free French to Stanghal it is un derstood from official apa:ters
point. Free French reles here
18
existing 1 mirates official
Jar
by his own ist for power that he out that this ind'eat That the
recognis! ald
Kailan closEDI collaboration strength of the Red
| between British Land Air Force now with the flower and the Free French in the
East and also the strony support land and thousands of his tanks given the mavement by the British and acromiones reduced to serap goverment
in
army
sirleken
with must k
L
Suvlet
a at the anting tutees of the
meny whom he once despised
the menace and Oppres
General Wave!! concluded the Far East also, Japan's south- ward move bas been carefa!! watched and Indian Soldiers Ar Malaya and Burma are ready
defence play their part in the
udla's eastern bastions"
U.S. Shipping Programme
of
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 Reulet i The United States shippe
ahend
schedule frame is stated Rear Admiral Emurs land. Chairman 1h Maritime Com
obierence. 201 a Press
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5.
1941.
New Stock of
"STELLATEX"
CELLULAR UNDERWEAR
has been unpacked.
SINGLETS
JOCKEY SHORTS
TRUNK DRAWERS
"Stellatex is British made and specially con- structed to ensure that the garments keep their shape after repeated washing, they are porous and absorbent The Jockey Shorts are designed to give support without restricting.
Sole Agents.
WILLIAM POWELL, LTD.
10, ICE HOUSE STREET
PATAVIA,
Sept
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Reuter
last July and the end of 1943. These Agures do not clade 15 Sume Line age early 200 United sessels in the Commission's long States mitots passed through Bata- range programme which has beeuvla en route to Chungking where reinforce the Chinese Los Celivered or additional small vow they wil
crail for which the Air Force, according to reports
circulating here
ever growing
Leal Free French are fub- missim. last over the release of M Erni yesterday
He predicted int !who yesterday afternoon saw the
about 12.410.000 Commander in Chef of the China, tolaliing
sbin
A
peration between the beginning Commisston
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RAF ATTACKS
En Die wood, tes night after Station. Vir Adoor : Sy Geoffrey dead weight would be placed i sels
ever Layton night, alle day alter day an
of British planes. berating for ruts down desern town the fa
In decupied pondustring of Getman L
scerllaries and he has racmanter ..1 vital <<7)
men and mari ificalles as 1: 24CARL Verse
The people at these lands pat ap all reached
ubber and courageous Jess Today by his dammation
APP
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SALADUNG berve and taxing their hands1
S GIPUS be the Finast 14) lara decisions to their own ad Vantage but the mere Metre th
Schales at the al d on land
Vuilding harvesting become the lewer authentie de
world Teach rye, wirit had strnd to during 'bad
trom the churned
spares where the world's LWU RTCALESL armies are at each other's throat
Both She German and Soviet High Commands krep their own;
brit 1 wa ga Counsel
very counmuntuucs, and in London au-
Jiberative quarters declare ober!
lank agalh that olical news is
Comment merely that
HEAVY ATTACK ON TRIPOLI POWER STATION
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Benghazi Shipping Again Harassed
CAIRO.
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Kiruteg
1
ing
and
Arrayed usainst him now stand ste hy side two of 1:0 greatest
Br! nations of the world Great lain and the Soviet Utrion, backed
their by the gallant forces ailes, by the hopes of Lens 191 lans of Europeans, and by the almost inexahustible resources of the Americean continent."
كان
U.S. MISSION
TO MOSCOW
there no confirmation of any Averell, Harriman To
viage anywhere either at
Fit scene of the German ofe sive around Leningrad
and
southern
to Ube sectors
Head Delegation
entraj
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (Reuter) begit
where the Russians are reported -President Roosevelt's announce-
thent that Mr. Averell "Heavy bibers of foe RAF
and Mr. Harriman would lead The Amert- tacked Tripoli turan the night to be persisting in their counter-
ean mission of five to Moscow said that they would act in conjunc-
of Sept 12 says an RAF Mid,
the Esat communique
Bombs power station and a
tires
Wik
were
attacks.
OTHER CAMPAIGNS
It is possible however, with the tion with a similar mission led by: sendy approach
drapper 203
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number
いろ winter
started Subsequently there visualise the main
autumn pur
· Lord Beaverbrook supplies to Russia.
*Thie
to deal
with
Mission Includes
Major
Line German strategy
30 violent explosion and a posts larg tire, with clouds st black They are smoke, broke out Two AA guns Kiev, Oden and were hit and put it of action.
"Other brers raided ghazi where shupping in the bar- hour was bombed. Several bombs fell near a vessel and a rolunun et black smoke was seen. rising frem one of the ships. A motor wans near Barce Was machine port gunned.
to capture Leningrad, ceneral James H. Burns execu-!
even Moscow tive officer of the Lease and Lend with the object of fixing a fren Administration: George H. Brett, for the winter
Russian Chief of the Army Air Corps; Ad- with
W miral
H Standley retired naval, miltary industrial and pol
cal strength seriously weakened former Chief of Naval Operations se that other campaigns can bend Mr. William Blatt, Deputy
the Eastern Director of the Production Divi pared notably in
North Africa mon. Mediterranean and together, it seven possible, with The White House announces in nine techni- a limited luvasion of Britain de addition that about
the "Aircraft of the South African signed to pin down and weaken clans will be accompanying
Mission. No announcement has Air Force and the Fleet Air Arm the Royal Air Force.
been made regarding the date of the Mission's departure
bombed the southern landing The limetable for a serious in
of Britain this year has ground at Gazain causing tres vasion which were visible many miles undoubtedly been upæet, but it is from the target.
SICILY RAID
The holding of this Conference possible that the Germans plan was agreed between the President United States and Mr 10 switch back
north-west of the
ail Churchill at their recent meeting Europe sufficient
their ot
night at sea. says a White House state- another
"A number of explosions occur. force Wo mount
when aircraft of the Fleet blitz On England, accompanied ment.
red
Alr
Tt is stated that Mr. Burns, who
Arm dropped bribs among before the winter by the use of { aircraft on Sicilian aerodrome of some air-borne divisions in land- associated with Mr. Harry Hop-
Gerbina and Comiso.
"From these operations one of aerodromes
R.A.Fins. would be a sort of "general
ings
selected to destroy
and other vital ob
our aircraft is missing.
Jectives.
"Photographs of manilion fac
Lorles at Licata which were raid.
SUICIDE DIVISIONS
i manaker" of the Mission.
The President's Secretary, Mr. Karty. told reporters that the at Army would take precedence
Try
Contracting
LIPTONS
CEYLONTA TEA
inthe new FLAY-O-TAINER airtight bag
WHICH RETAINS ITS
LIPTONE
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WPTOSE
ITSTA
Distinctive
LIPTON CEYLONIA
Flavour
ed by the RAF on Aug. 30 reveal
That these divisions will be cer- conversations because the Mission's
a number of direct hits and ven - tainly committing suicide will be work "will be 90 per cent, multory
siderable damage."
PRES. ROOSEVELT'S PROJECTED TRIP!
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (Rou- ter)-Supplementing White House'n dental that President Roosevelt
no deterrent to the German High and 10 per cent. naval"
Command should they consider
the damage they are likely to in Mct before they are rounded up. ked or captured worth the risk.
The fuctors against such a ven- ture, however, are the effect that such an indecisive "Invasion" will have on the minds of the sorely- tried German population and the
REINFORCEMENTS
FOR S'PORE BINGAPORE, Sept. 4 (Central? The arrival of further strong reinforcements in Malaya has been officially announced.
Most of the reinforcements are
had received an invitation to meat time required to mount it. Since midlans, Including famous units the Japanese Prime Minister, their bumber and trisport with valued services in. many
Mr. only
Prince Konove, on the high, se force on the western front theatres of war and infantry with
Secretary, the President's
down to bedrock it would take recent experience on the north- "The Stephen Early said:
them a least six weeks, it is eswest frontier of Indin. The units sea-trip projected for the Prest
timated, to prepare.
jare fully merchanland and have dent is from Annapolis down the
The Anwer to the threat of auxillary equipment. Chesapeake and up Potomad to
There is also a British artillery Washington aid any suspicious tresh German Initiative whorever reportera may bire bouts to follow it is shown is in the hands of 'contingent with the latest weapons
Rusia and Britam-arid America., and tractor the President's yacht."
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