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STREET FIGHTING
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
IN
July 11, 1941.
Lilward.
TALLINN
REPORTED: REDS HOLD THE LINE K SHOES
Special to the "Telegraph"
STOCKHOLM, JULY 10 (UP)-THE "AFTONBLADET" TO-DAY Calm Before a Storm
REPORTED A NEWS BROADCAST FROM Koenigsberg WHICH IN- DICATED THat street fighting WAS GOING ON IN TALLINN (ESTONIA). HOWEVER, 'THE “ALLEHANDA” REPORTED THAT THE ESTONIAN RADIO STATION AT TUERI ANNOUNCED THIS MORN- ING THAT "ALL PREPARATIONS HAD BEEN MADE FOR THE DE- FENCE OF TALLINN AGAINST THE GERMAN TROOPS APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTH." THIS is substanTIATED BY THE OFFICIAL MOSCOW COMmunique, WHICH DECLARES THAT THE SOVIET ADMINISTRATION IS IN FULL CONTROL AT TALLINN,
RUSSIAN COMMUNIQUE
MOSCOW, July 10 (UP).—To-day's communique and fairly stable in all directions along the almost
indicated that the Red Army is holding the front firmly
straight line from Ostrov towards Bobruisk, north of the Pripet marshes. Here follows a gap southward to the Novograd-Volynsk sector where there is another gap in the belt. The German thrusts are still being counter-attacked on the three main linesOstrov, Borisov and Novograd-Volynsk.
Most competent foreign milit ary observers denied the exag-1 gerated German claims of the losses in Soviet planes. They
SHIGEMITSU
asserted that the Red air fleet NEARS HOME
is very active in supporting the Red Army.
Expects To Return To confirm the German claims of the Britain This Summer
The communique did not seem to
seizure of Ostrov.
News from the Finnish sector is not available,
German Lossca
Soviet Good News
summer.
Large Cargo Of Petrol In
Court Case
a
The discovery of 3,000 tins of gastene worth $22,000 on board
ink at Cheung Chau Harbour yes- terday resulted in Lo You, 32, carro owner, and Lal Yuen-chu, 21, Junkt master, appearing before Mr S. F. Balfour in the
the Court
of the District Officer, South, this morning.
Policy in
Japan?
Special to the "Telegraph"
CHUNGKING, July 10 (UP).—A Foreign Office spokesman,
reviewing the world situation to-day, stated that the "fate of China, Amerien, Britain and Soviet Russia was interlocked. The most wise course against the aggression bloc-to defeat the nggressors and destroy their plan of attacking one enemy after another should be to adopt similar tactics and attack weakest link of the aggressors first."
He was of the opinion that the imperial conference In Tokyo on
July 2 was more important than Journalist ving the Soviet-Japanese and the Welcomes
the announced policy of obser-
tripartite pacts.
Dr W. Koo
the
"The present calmness in Japan is likely to be a calm before a violent storm," he said, asterling that it was noteworthy that the day after the LONDON, July 10 (Heuter)
ove conference, the stocks of the Japan-"We
your government and ese-Russian Fishery Company
innution a tribute of admiration, "and Tokyo regist
registered
a sharp fall on the what is more, gratitude," said Mr market. It was also significant that Philip Graves, for inany years For General Hagaki was
at the Chinese Embassy on ception un act preparatory to the commission He declared that he would like to the occasion of the arrival of Dr of exporting petrol against an order warn his friends in America and Wellington Koo, the Chinese Am- of the Controller of Trade under the Britain not to regard
Japan's north-bassador. Defence Regulations, by having onward and southward expansion pro- "Your resistance has meant a great Board a Junk 3,000 tins of asofene in grammes as two separate questions, deal to Britain and Indeed to the Inbour Limits, and without a licence immensely strengthened, after which Let Cheung Chau Harbour, outside the If they succeeded, either would be English-speaking people in general. us suppose that counsela · of
and Japan would dominate from Alaska Prudence
had appeasement from the Controller of Trade. was also charged with a breach of to the Southern Pacifle.
prevalled In Nanking at the begin- the Deferice
nee Regulations by export- |
ning of the China incident. I think ind the gasolene from Hongkon
that my colleagues will agree that a without a licence,
militant Japan, encouraged by China's surrender or token resistance, would not have stood still.
Lo Was Cimized with having done i mander-in-Chlef of Korenied Com-elgn Editor of "The Times," at a re-
He
Lat was on similar charges as Lo and additionally he was charged with insoring his junk with 3,000 tins of tasolene aboard, at Cheung Chou Harbour, a place other than a dangerous goods anchorage.
Charges Admitted Defendants admitted the charges against them.
Sub-Inspector MacMahon
U. S. AID TO BRAZIL
Huge Loan To Build Steel Mill
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" HONOLULU, July 10 (UP)—Mr Mamoru Shigemitsu, Japanese Am- bassador to Britain arrived here to- NEW YORK, July 10 (UP) day en route to Tokyo aboard the Moscow Radio, quoting the Soviet steaner Kamakura Maru. Ile assert Army newspaper "Red Army," ased that he is going to Tokyo to report serted that in one battle on July 7 and denied the reports that he would the Germans lost approximately 7,000 replace Mr Matsuoka as Foreign killed and wounded, while in another Minister. He sold he expects to encounter 1,500 Geiman troops sur return to London by the end of rendered.
Ife did not desire to dis- Anglo-Japanese relations in WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuter). detail but said that relations would -Following a talk with President "probably improve. Roosevelt to-day, the Soviet Am ite nentioned that the Japanese bassador, M. Oumansky, told the Embassy In London had been press that he had given the Pre- damaged by bombs and that there! sident "good news on the progress had been a few Japanese casualties the Junk caught fire and dad the cost, $20,000,000 will be supplied
around, it would have burned by the Export-Import Bank
$25,000,000 by the Brazilian Govern- everything in
Cheung Chau Harbour.ment and financial institutions. The juni concerned was worth
The United States nid is designed $2,000 and the carge $22,000. The Junk had been about 200 yards away Bible within 30 to 36 montlis permit- to make completion of the mill pos- from the nearest eraft in the Harting the National Steel Company of
there,
Wilkins In Chungking
slated
Southern Seas
"We have yet grave dangers be- fore us in the southern seas, but the
edge has been taken off the sword
blade and the arm that wields it in no longer so fresh and lusty as four WASHINGTON, July 10 (Domely. Years ago,
"We welcome your Excellency as that Lo was on bail of $500 and Lenounced that the Office for Producanciest nation that is fighting the -The State Department last night an the representative of { great and tion Management granted priority same battle for decency, order and
construction honesty aid to Brazil for the
in International relations of a
Of that we are fighting." $45,000,000 steel mill.
on $250.
Lo said that he had applied for a licence but this had been refused.
The Sub-Inspector stated that had
and
China Nearer To Antipodes
bour. Lo was aboard to see that Brazil to obtain steel machinery and New Zealand Speech
of the Russo-German fighting
-Scorched Earth Policy HELSINKI, July 10 (Router).- Fulfilling Stalln's "scorched earth" policy, the Russians In the Ukraine are destroying as much as possible.; ятуя the correspondent of the "Helsinki Sanontal" with the Ger
troops
in the Ukraine. The Russians are specially
CHUNGKING, July 10 (UP)Sir charges against him and Lai was centrating on rendering useless cas Hubert Wilkins, Australian explorer fined $100 on the charge relating to and water services and electric com- and student of long range weather
her the dangerous goods anchorage and munications. Not all grain stocks forecasting arrived in Chungking catitioned on the other two counts. were destroyed because some were this morning in connection with n still green.
lifelong plan to establish a worldwide
DIRN
.
con-
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHNE
All signs point to sanguinary fight- chain of co-ordinated meteorological ing having taken place and German observatories which may eventually soldiers confian reports of Russian be able to forecast seasonal weather. soldiers' bravery.
Wis F
The correspondent, who -member, of a party of ten foreign Journalists who made the journey, AZR that the Germans were sur- prised by the quality of the Russian armoured cars.
Poland's Sacrifice Not In Vain
sacrifice
Collapse Of Verandah
there was he cooking or smoking.
Lo was fined $500 on the two
President Loses Factory Issue
other equipment, promptly.
Some
Figures On
U.S. War Effort
WELLINGTON, July 10 (Reuter). Although the Chinese and New Zealanders are not engaged in the same theatre of war, I feel certain
that they are nearer each other than ever before in thought, ideals and spirit," declared the Chinese Consul- General, SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Wang Feng, atu gathering of Chinese citizens in NEW YORK, July 10 (Domel)..--- Statistics compiled by the Ofice for Wellington
"At the begin of the fifth year Production Management reveal that United States defence expenditure of the Sino-Japanese war, I express from June 11, 1940, to June 30, this deep gratitude to New Zealand for
the moral
China in to given of $10,014,000,000 which
a support listed the last four
he added. Was Pedestrians walking along Sat proposal that President Roosevelt under completed contracts up to June He assured Zealanders of his district. In the be empowered to take over defence 15 actual payments reaching $8,500,- and said that they must envisage the great sympathy with their struggle _vicinity-of-house-No.-25-about-10,40|factorles_where the management hus | 000,000,
pm. yesterday, scampered to safely refused to use Federal conciliation
The lion's share of the expenditure day when the British and Chinese as the first floor verandah of this) and mediation services 10 seille was taken by the Anny which re- would lead the way in a world de- house collapsed with a loud crash.. Isbour disputes.
quired more than $28,000,000,000ocracy and Fortunately nobody was on the
while the Navy budget reached order. verandah at the time.
Street. Western
WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuter); --By 170 votes to 91, the House of Representatives to-day turned down
yeur,
totalled
$20,960,000,000
The Police were notified and shert- | DUTCH QUISLING almost $14,000,000,000. Lady to ro
lo render assislarce.
ly
afterwards were on
the scene
DISAPPOINTED
In May of this year 1.334 military planes were manufactured, while merchant ships completed during the came inonth totalled 10.
Further Requests WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuter),
an
a now international
Bomb Incident In Shanghai
WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuter).| -Confidence that the
of Poland and other, countries would Coolles of the Public Works De-
LISBON, July JO (Reuter), eventually result in a world free of partment were despatched to the There have only been some 1,000 fear of an unprovoked attack is ex- collapse and it was not long after-Dutch volunteers
in a message freen President wards that the building was shored Soviet Russin," complained Mussert, in order further to strengthen
to fight against Roosevelt to M. Rackiewicz, Pre-up and the debris on the pavement the Dutch quisling, according to national defence.
CHUNGKING. July 11 ," President Roose-
(Central cleared. sident of Poland,
news reaching here.
velt.to-day asked Congress for News), handgrenade was thrown The message was in reply to n telegram
July
He also declared that Germany appropriation of $4,770,000,000 for into the Japanese Gendarmerie Head- attocked Russia because the United States War Department. quarters at Nantão shortly after 5 Poland's cordial wishes.
"Russia's cornilekts must be opened The request, made in a letter to D.m. on July 7 and exploded, causing to the whole of Europe."
the Spealter of the House of Re-some damage, according to a Shang-
al dispatch. presentatives, contained 11 Individuni
The Japanese immediately cordon- items, the largest of which was $3,- 480,000,000 for the Army Ordnance, ed off the area, barred entrance into und exit from Nantao and Instituted Budget Estimates
However, no arrest a close WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuter). was made,
ose search,
on
4
expressing Boy Charged With
President Roosevelt said: "Your assurance of the unfaillig friendship of the Polish nation for the United States is deeply appreciated. The American people are proud to have the friendship ot The people Poland.
Inspiration
"During the last two years, the herole and determined manner ist which the Polish people have strug gled and sacrificed in the face- of tremendous hardships and deprival tions have been an inspiration Hot
Manslaughter
A 14-year-old boy was, charged with manslaughter before Mr D. J.
N. Anderson at Kowloon Magistracy this morning
J
He was alleged to have killed a 16- year-old boy, Lung Fung-kit, at Mongkok district on July 18.
Chlef Del.-Inspector A. E. Carey asked for a remand of one week, which was granted.
Bathing Fatality
At Laichikok
noon.
Head-
A man was drowned at the Laich! President Roosevelt has approved the Around 6 o'clock in the morning kok bathing beach yesterday after-budget estimates of $1,700 millions an explosive was also thrown inlo
He was Tam Wai-chung, 28, new money for the War Department. the bogus
Nantao Police of Shanghal Street, who, according to This sum is part of the £15,000 quarters but did not explode. Puppet report made by the YM.CA. bath million programing for National De-policemen made a chase for the ing payllion authorities, was swim- fence and for Lense and Lend pur-thrower but failed to get him. ming about 25 feet from the shore poses. -
A boat was sent out to the rescue and the LONDON, July 10 (euter).The was dragged ashore, but he had! "We are confident that the sacri- King granted an audience to Dr already succumbed. flces
which the Polish and other Wellington Koo, the Chinese Am- peoples opposing the furces of aggres-bassador, at Buckingham Palace to- slon are making will eventually re- day.
only to the people of the United Dr Wellington Koo when he got into difficulties.
States but to liberty-loving people everywhere.
sult in the restoration of a world in Dr Koo presented his letters of which It will be possible again for credence to His Majesty. nutions to curry on with each other normal and friendly without fear of a sudden and ኪነ- provoked attack."
Intercourse Fu Ping-chang Slated For Waichiaopu Post
Early Morning Praya Tragedy
Tesello
French Gunboat Sailor Sentenced
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LONDON, July 10. (Reuter),— LONDON, July 10 (Reuter)The H.E. THE GOVERNOR, SIR GEOFFRY, A. 5. NORTHCOTE K.C.M.G. General Charles de Gaulle, the Free engagement is announced of Mr French leader, has arrived at Brazza- Albert Willam
The Hong Kong Chinese Civil, Sorvants' Club Burkill, o..., St ville, French Congo, according to the James' Court, Londor. and Mrs Brazzaville radio.
Catherine Isabelle Skinner, 1 Prince's General de Gaulle is broadcasting Row, London, widow of C. A. Skinner to France to-morrow at 8 pm. G.M.T.[of Dorchester. (Interra-
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onni)Ordan Jean Claude is not
SHANGHAI, July 10
CHUNGKING, July" 10 (Central worried by, the sentence of penal News). It is learned from authorita- | servitude for fifteen years imposed tive sources that Dr Fu Ping-chang on him in absentia by n French marl- (Foo Ping-heung) is slated for the time tribunal in Indo-China, as he is post of Political Vice-Minister of out of the jurisdiction of the court Foreign Affairs.
Gaulle's A member of the Legislative Yuan, and is with General de
forces,
Several boat people whose junks De Fu has been Chairman of the Claude was a French anilor on the were onchored off the Tung Chaul Foreign Relations' Committee since gunboat Francis Garnier which was Street prayn wall Shamshlupo, this Decanber, 1928. In March, 1920, ha stationed here some time ago and morning attempted to
a was appointed Minister to Belgium but later proceeded to Halphong woman from the harbour,
did not proceed to the post. In 1931, Foreign About 4.30 am, the woman, aged he was Vice-Minister of 33, ankl ro for unidentified, ap Affairs in the Canton Government. pronched the praya wall from the Dr Fu is also the principal drafter of
Chinese Civil Code.
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CHUNGKING. "July 11 (Central Income to date is $19,000 only. Jumped into the Roñ,
Nowa)-The German and Italian In order to continue its work, The Bocisty sp The aplush attracted the attention a native of Nanhai, Kwangule Embassy staffs will leave Chungking peaks for the balance of
$13,000 of a boatman and his crles roused received his education in Hongkong others. rowed to the pot University, holding the degree of following China's, beveranciely before the close of the financial year on diet
They where the woman. was believed to
have entered the water and succeeded
in locating her, When brought to
the surface she was dead,
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diplomatic relations with Germany The number of children assisted last year was
Workless Of Britain and aly.
They will be escorted by tho LONDON, July 10 (Reuter) Chinese Government as far as the The body has been taken to Die further drop of 67,000 is shown in border. Kowloon Public Mortuary.
to unemployment returns, issued to- It is learned that German and day. The total of unemployed on Italian residents in China are also LONDON, July 10 (Reuler) - June 10 was 310.000 compared with preparing to leave Chinn but no General Maxime Woygand has ar-the 360,000 of May 12 and 768,000 on definite date has yet been fixed for rived in Vichy.
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