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The FINAL EDITION
Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED 1801
No. 10404
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1941. 三拜禮號五月六英港香
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AGAINST NAZI SPEARHEADS
Rumanians Given Task Of Capturing Odessa
Special to the "Telegraph”
ANKARA, JUNE 24 (UP). -THE RUSSIANS ARE NOT MERE-
LY DEFENDING, THEY ARE ATTACKING AND HAVE ADOPTED THE OFFENSIVE ON ALL FRONTS. THIS IS ADMITTED HERE BY General Timoshenko, who is MILITARY QUARTERS CLOSE TO THE AXIS, WHO DECLARED THAT the Commander-in-Chief of the
war FAR FROM EMPLOYING WITHDRAWAL TACTICS SIMILAR TO THOSE WHICH DEFEATED NAPOLEON, THE RUSSIANS ARE USING TACTICS ALMOST IDENTICAL TO‘The germanS.
Russian forces in the
against Germany,
FRENCH WARSHIPS ATTACKED
20,000-Ton Italian Liner Torpedoed
OPECIAL TO THE "TELEGNAPH"
LONDON, June 24 (UP).
Two main German spearheads are now driving on Kiev from bases at Lublin and Dorohoi, southeast of Cernauti in northern Rumania. With- in the triangle formed by Cernauti, Lublin and Kiev, south of the Pripot Marshes, the Germans hope to surround and capture 35 Russian divisions which are known to be concentrated there. Another German spearhead is known to be based at Warsaw, directed on Moscow through Grodno and Minsk.
All three spearheads are operating along the main rail lines although the -An Admiralty communique Germans will not be able to use their own rolling stock in Russia in view of the states that the British different track gauge.
Amongst the Soviet Ukraine key cities is Kharkov, created, since the revolution, which is the tractor-buliding centre of The Ukraine. Capture ́ ́of this place is among the more kon. portant German military.objec- tives.
Vichy Admits New Allied
Successes
in Syria
Special to the "Telegraph"
VICHY, June 24 (UP).—An official dispatch from Beirut states that Palmyra
fleet and air arm operating The task assigned to the Rumanians with German support is to capture Odessa. has been wholly encircled and that a siege has begun. off the coast of Syria shell-The Finns with German support will push against Leningrad, although there will ed and torpedoed at least three Vichy destroyers yes- probably be some delay along this front since the Finns still deny that Finland is at
terday morning.
Italian Line Sunk
The Admiralty claimed that submarines, operating in the Eastern and Central Mediter- ranean, torpedoed a 20,000 ton Italian liner and sunk an enemy supply ship.
The communique iddél "naval aircraft also carried out successful attacks on the ports of Beirut and Tripolis, as well as ships und ship- ping in those ports."
R. N. Activity
LONDON, June 24 (Reuter),—An¦ Admiralty communique states, "Units
war.
GERMAN TROOPS IN KAUNAS
Lithuanian Independence
Special to the "Telegraph"
STOCKHOLM, June 24 (UP).-Lithuanian quarters
The British fleet resumed the shelling of Damour,south of Beirut.
R.A.F. Continues Channel Raids
German Communique LONDON, June 24 (Reuter), The official German
news agency reported to-night, "To- day there is nothing to indicate a systematic offensive movement by Soviet troops. The Germang have taken the initiative."
This statement followed a survey on the Brst two days of the campaign, from which, declared the news agency, the following points emerged: People in south coast towns The German forces were advanc- heard the roar of bombers flying ing according to plan.
out to sea and violent explosions Soviet troops were resisting
des-from beyond the curtain of haze perately in some sectors.
LONDON, June 24 (Reuter)—The unchallenged Royal Air Force carried out their first big offensive sweep of the day early this evening over northern France.
TURN to Back Page, Column 3 report that the Kaunas radio at 1.30-p.m.-to-day, broad-The Luftwaffe has shown-its in mid channel. The explosions
cast a speech made by a German officer in the German superiority.
BRITAIN'S language stating that German troops were then entering experience of the German
WAR BILL
£10,250,000 Per Day
MOSCOW
LONDON, June 24 (Reuter). TESTS ITS
Notwithstanding the generous supplica received from America under the Lease and Lend en- actment, Britain is still spend- ing £10,250,000 daily on the war
DEFENCES
First Air Alert
put
The striking power, equipment and forces have been well tested" in battle and Kaunas.
"the next few days will show what The officer expressed his ap-defence the Soviet troops can preciation that the Lithuanian up" against the German might troops were able to gain control
Shock Troops of the two important bridges over the Memel and Vilija Rivers leading to Kaunas before the Russians could destroy them.
lasted for nearly half an hour,
While the attack was in progress strong forces of British fighters swept and down the Channel on the
fighters look-out for German
approach none appeared to English Channel.
Nazis Feel -Blows
but
the
Watch On
Entrants
To U.S.A.
WASHINGTON, June 24 (Ruster). The establishment of a new im- migration polley was announced by
After consolidating at Dam- ISCUS and naming General Legentilhomme ns. Governor, the British and Free French
broke troops
through the French defence ring north and west of the capital, the two columns progressing towards Rayak, Beirut and Homs.
Force Way Through
De Gaullist, Hindu and New Zea- land bridgades forced their way out of Damascus nt down this morning and met instant resistance from the French troops in the Barada Gorges, west of Damascus, French artillery, tried to hold the bottleneck gorge
but British tanks forced n passage and motorised infantry followed.
but
The road follows the railroad up and over the Antilebanon mountains into the Mekka plains and then up and over the Lebanon mountains which rise
to 4,500 feet. The dis- tance from Damascus to Beirut is 18 only 60 miles
every foot of the road is difficult for motorised units. Two columns are cutting parallel routes northwest towards Rayak, one of the greatest French military air Australians Advance
bases.
The news agency's review began
in the LONDON, June 24 (Reuter).- by referring to "a breach Russian frontier positions achieved There is no doubt that the Germans the State Department to-day. by German shock troops, supported are undertaking A large-scale All Immigration visas will be by
with Washington evacuation of German civilians and centralised in engineers, artillery and armoured divisions Free and Independent
despile "stubborn re-administration officials to Norway to emphasis on the suitability of im- cistance"
secit rest from the relentless British
CAMO, June 24 (Reuter).—Aus- the national defence BERLIN, June 24 (UP)-Lithun-
Speaking of the High Command's bombing of Hamburg, Bremen, Kiel migrants to
tralian troops have made a further and her national expenditure | MOSCOW, June 24 (Reuter). nian circles report that the Kaunas
Important, advance in the coastal news the Norwegian telegraph agency. Under the new procedure which sector of the front, states ■ G.H.Q. under all heads is at the rate ofThe city's first air raid alert radio in its noon broadcast proclaimed "great reserve" regarding the pro- and other north German towns, soys programme, £4,400,000,000 per year.
firstly that Lithuania was a free and areas of land operations, the
In the last few days, the Germane comes into effect on July 1, visa communique. lasted from 3 a.m. to 4.25 a.m. independent State, and secondly that agency dismisses the Soviet High reports of counter- The House of Commons to-day,
The communique adds that artil- an
of the have requisitioned thousands of flats applications will come before Inter- "isolated parts without division, voted £1,000,000, but it was later officially
In action against and houses in Oslo and the sur-Departmental Committees, which, ittery is already
and also in is understood, will comprise repre- Vichy positions at Damour, rounding districts,
and sentatives of the State, War, Navy Trondheim and some
Yesterday, British troops occupied villages in Inland parts of the west and Justice Departments instead of Quelana and Gagana, southwest of visas being granted by Immigration Damascus, and are now advancing officials on the spot.
Towards the Damascus-Beirut road. It is announced that the new
Free French and Indian troops procedure is the result of "the de-havo
attacked successfully clared emergency and necessity from occupied high ground north of Parze. In the Meri Ayour area, our the standpoint of national defence for careful supervision over the troops made further local gains and entry of allens to the United States." | Aghting. Is proceeding.
names
of the Exchequer, and the 'sound of shell bursts, is headed by you ment which example of the Poles" and promises
that
Lithuania adheres to the principies Command's attacks on new order in Europe.
front" as following "the notorious They stated that the radio gave the
of the new
Lithuanian that the next few days wil the. Minister to Berlin, General Kazys "who is right." Skirpas who is now in Berlin.
It also announced that German bombers in "wave after wave" day
000 credit for the Army, Navy, Arnounced that in spite of heavy of Force and Ministry of Supply. and light anti-aircraft barrage
The Chancellor Sir Kingsley Wood declared compared with February
when the this was just "realism" and that last £1,000,000,000 was voted, there the whole affair was had been a further increase in the A.R.P. precautions. rote of expenditure on the war.
a test of
show
coast.
Luftwaffe Despite the great, distances to be scoring The population went quickly to the and night since Sunday had blasted covered; the Luftwaffe is
successes in all fronts and hos Investors Contributions
and other the airfields at Kaunas. shellers while, wardens
"destroyed a great number of enemy Britain's foreign expenditure had defence personnel went to their
Tallinin In Flames
aircraft, inflicted substantial injury naturally fallen but demestic Cx-stations and posts, and lorries dis-
STOCKHOLM, June 24 (UP)—to penditure had increased correa Iributed fire-5ghting material.
-of all kinds and com- pondingly. Investors were contri-
your, At this period of the the The entire city of Tallinin, capital of to ground troops and destroyed buting nearly £40,000,000 a week. Moscow sky is dark for only a very Esthonta, is aflame apparently due to
A
further effort in this direction short time and the sky was already! German air hombings, according to arts in the zone of ⋅ opera-!
was still possible and a new drive a clear when "ralders" flew over and press message received from Helsinki,
to be launched to expand throughout the sky was dotted with red and
the country the network of savings binek bursts as the ground defences groups and increase the rate of In-went into action. Observers nited dividual savings.
the effect of the test.
LATEST
towns
LATVIAN REVOLT
d
·
that
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGNAPH!! STOCKHOLM, June 24 (UP).—A The German Navy hus made dispatch from Berlin to the "Afton daring attacks in the Baltic and the Blodet" states that 60,000 Latvians, week's Black Sens In support of the Ger-jwho are supplied with
munitions are now rovolling against man flanks.
that the Hun the Soviets. It is added The news agency reports an "UD- Latvians have succeeded in building usual caso" of a Nazi U-bout sinking up a regular army, and have blown a Soviet submarine.
Besides mining the Baltic; the Ger-up bridges and important roads.
Radio Kaunas announced man Navy is mining the seas close to General Pundzevicius, former Chief the Soviet naval bases which had of the General Staff has been ap- polated Commander..of the anti- led to Uie enemy losses."
Soviet troops. General Reklattie has Berlin Claims SPECIAL TO 'THE "TELEGRAPH"'
been appointed Chief of Staff and LONDON, June 25 (UP)-Radio
June 24 (UP)The Colonel Bobeils has been appointed Moscow announces Russian counter-offielai news agency reports that Military Commander of Kaunas. attacks in the direction of Kaunas, Gerihan and Rumanian troops after where enemy tanks were routed and severe Aghting broke the tough re- Red force which sul- whole motorised regiments destroy-sistance of
fered heavy loases. No
Danger To Singapore Counter-Attacks
Over Says Washington
Special to the "Telegraph”
ed.
--
By Soviets
BERLIN,
a Japanese movement against the Netherlands East Indies or "Enemy attacks in the direction of talls, were given bombers, at-
WASHINGTON, June 24 (UP), Practically all danger of Singapore has vanished, .. The Russo-Nazi clash technically This is the considered opinion brought the war almost within cane of well informed circles In nen shot of the western hemisphere- Washington to-day, who also less than 36 miles from the tip of Rusata and Siberia if Russia all practical purposes the war seproo collapses under Germany's at ly touches that part of the Soviet
:
and
Soviet Split Precedes War With Germany
Special to the "Telegraph" VICHY, June 24 (UP)—A serious split among ́Stalin's subalterns has been reported in diplomatic circles and was also published in the "Journal de Genova." It is reported to have occurred over Russia's attitude towards Germany before the start of operations.
| mañ || mobilisation along the Two factions, the militarists frontiers by mobilising two No further de- HITLER ON WAY led by General Timoshenko and divisions for every German divi-
supported by Generals Kapano-aton there. vitch, Mikolan and Kalianin, clash between the two groups oc
The Journal states that the first A formailón of Red
TO POLAND tempting
and a group headed by M. Molo- eurred on May 12 at a meeting of the to fly in over East Prussia d destroyed when
Council presided tov and the Communist party Supreme Military Co It was stated that a battle is pro yesterday
STOCKHOLM, June 24 (UP) administrator Malenkov, com over by General Timoshenko, in the bombers. *The The Russians counter- down 20.endmy Viting for Grodno Kaunas, and German fighters after a brief battle
The "Afton Bladet," without diamonly called the "Brest Litovsk presence of Stails and other members of the political bureau. Stalin com- Constanza and Sulin were thrice pilots balled out and were taken stated to-day that Hiller left Gor- bombed. Danzig, Konigsberg, Lublin prisoner Inclaimed that the many yesterday in order to establish The latter favoured seeking officials to do everything necessary and Warsaw, in German-occupied German fighters suffered no losses. headquarters somewhere in Poland. diplomatic negotiations to as-to be fully prepared and at the same A specially armoured railway cortain Germany's real inten-time supported Molotov by urging thrice raided with The Luftwaffe yesterday on a com
be moving heavy destruction caused to milltary paratively narrow seation of the train was reported to
formation regarding Germany's "In» objectives, oll depots at Warsaw eastern front destroyed 100 enemy eastward immediately following the tions willo the Timoshenko diplomatic, efforts to get fuller In- being loft burning.
TURN to Back Page, Column 3 German troops.
group wanted to match the Gertontions.
Slalisi were repulsed with heavy
losses,
wad
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH",
predicted that Japan may invadò l'Alaska to the tip of Siberis, but for attacked in the direction of Brodsk.report states that a number of Red closing the sources of the report War Group," were opposed.promised, by instructing the military.
tack.
Unfor
It is felt that Japan will take no If Japan moved against Russia, definite position until the feat of Nazi is presumed she would strike versur Red strength becomes decisivo. Vladivostok.
at
Poland, were