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SECOND EDITION
Hongkong Telegraph
FOUNDED 1801
No. 16313
一拜禮 號一廿月七英港香
MONDAY, JULY 21, 1941.
日七十月六
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GILMAN'S
SOVIETS START A NEW "Are We Down-hearted?
Raid On COUNTER-OFFENSIVE
Hanover
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, July 20 (UP).— The Air Ministry announces the Royal Air Force was active- over Western Germany last night, concentrating their attack on the industrial areas.
At Hanover, large fires were started.
Two R.A.F. planes failed to return from the raids.
In enemy air operations over England, raiders flew inland last night and bombed two points in
Claim Recapture Of An
Unnamed City
Special to the "Telegraph"
Latest development in the Russo-German war is a reported powerful counter-attack by the Soviets on an unrevealed part of the battlefront.
"United Press" from Moscow quotes the "Red Star", the Russian army's newspaper, which declares that a powerful counter-offansive, is in the Midlands. There was little full swing somewhere on the front where the Russians have recaptured an damage and casualties.
The Nazis, in a Berlin communique, unnamed city the initial letter of which is "S", at the same time inflict- afruit the It.A.F. raids on Germans, ing heavy losses on the Nazis and capturing a considerable quantity of explosive and Incendiary boints on war materials.
stating that British bombers dropped
a few towns in northwest Germany, particularly on the eity of Hanover.
It is claimed that no industrial or military damage was caused. Night fighters brought down one raiding British bombers.
of the
"Best Offensive Week"
LONDON, July 20 (UP). The Press Association claimed that last night's raid on Hanover completed the RAF's best offensive week of the war.
long the week, 12 Axis ships, 242,000 tons were probably destroyed, Bombers blasted Indus- trics In Western Germany every night except Friday, ond bombed in- dustries in Northern France by day- light almost every day,
Dunkirk Attached
LONDON, July 20 (UP)—The Air- Ministry announced that heavy bom- ber formations this ufternoon bombed the docks at Dunkirk,
Escorting 6ghters destroyed four Messerschmitt planes. Three 123- tish bombers and two missing in the
and u convoy.
fighters are attacks on Dunkirk
BRITISH
CABINET
CHANGES
announced as follows:
all
CONVOY DESTROYED
GERMAN CONVOY
Leningrad Threat Removed
LONDON, July 20 (Reuter).-Heavy fighting continues in sectors of the Russo-German front, according to both the Moscow and Berlin communiques, but neither side make any decisive claims,
The Russian communique still speaks of haagy fighting about 160 miles southwest of Leningrad and claime destruction of
D. a German convoy in the Baltic Sea.
Black List Annoying To Rome
Roosevelt Branded As Belligerent
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
An ollicini Moscow com- munique declares that fierce fighting continue throughout Saturday night in the directions of Polotskenvel, Smolensk and Novograd-Volynsk, but that nothing of importance occurred elsewhere.
In view of this it appears that the reported Russian counter-offensive Is
taking place in the Smolensk arca.
Berlin Communique
"United Press" also quoles the Berlin communique issued yesterday,:
which reads:
The German and
forces advancing from Bessarabia Rumanion
"On
further
the
and
I Should Say Not!"
Wearing a magnißsently cheerful grin and giving the "thumbe up" sign, this British soldier arrives in a haven after fighting an historical rearguard action in Greece and then being evacuated un- der appalling conditions. Thousands of British and Imperial troops were successfully evacuated.
More Enemy Shipping Attacked: R.A.F. Set Nazi Tanker
Ablaze
LONDON, July 20 (Reuter)-British fighters have again been active over Northern
France to-day and have set fire to another German. tanker.
The Air Ministry, announcing this, says: "Our aircraft have been active over the Channel to-day and formations of fighters flew over Northern France. The weather, however, did not
favour large-scale operations.
"Fighters attacked with their guns an enemy tanker_off_the French coast, setting it afire.
JAPANESE
SHIPS AND They also attacked an anti-
PANAMA
20
aircraft vessel, which escorting the tanker.
was
"The only German Bghter which
| approached within range of our
Later on Sunday, Blenheim air-
German High- Command At Loggerheads
More Information
About Split
after breaking resistance 011 the eastern bank of the Dniester have Strongly - escorted convoys taken up the pursuit were attacked by Russian "Around Smolensk, operations are bombers which sank 11 German proceeding according to plan. transports, a destroyer and a successes have been scored. the Finnish front, torpedo-boat,
"At many points on the Eastern A large-scale German landing to Front, desperate attempts by the reinforce the attack on Leningrad Is Soviet troops to break out of their belleved to have been frustrated by jencirclement were smashed. The the destruction of the convoy.
cnemy suffered heavy losses." Speaking of the recent extravagant Meanwhile, the D.N.B. claimed German claims, the Russian com-that the German air force yesterday munique says that apart from con- curried out heavy
uttacks on tinuing-heavy-attack in most sectors, allway communications of the Red
columns no changes of importance have taken Army, on worching
feld fortifications. place.
A large number It still discusses heavy fighting in of trains are claimed to have been the Smolensk sector, over 200 miles (destroyed, tracks at many points cut, west of Moscow. Heavy. fighting and stations smushed. about 120 miles west of Kiev is also
The DNB. reports further that LONDON, July 20 (Reuter).-- ROME, July 20 (UP).-Signor reported, but the German report that attacked light Soviet naval
German bombers yesterday again Official Cabinet changes have been Gayda, editorially commenting Novograd-Volynsk has been captur-east
forces "Closed For Repairs" gters was shot down. the island of Hangoe. It east of remains unother unconfirmed claims that one destroyer Mr R. A. Butler (Under-Secretary in the "Giornale d'Italin" raed
was set SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" craft of the Bomber Command with for Foreign Affairs) becomes Presi-garding the United States black claim.
afre and two others were severely WASHINGTON, July Leaving Nothing Behind
Bghter escort bombed and hit the dent of the Board of Education.
damaged. Southeast of Fishermen's list to-day, stated that President
same tanker. Mr Brendan Bracken (Personal Roosevelt is trying to dominate and Rumanian forces are continuing merchantman is stated to have been to-day
The Germans claim that German Peninsula (Rybachi), 4,000-ton (UP)-Shipping circles stated
"From these operations, two of our Certo Mr Winston Churchili)
that ten the South Amercian countries to advance from Bessarabia and have sunk,
Japanese bombers are missing."
LONDON, July 20 (Reuter). comes Minister of Information.
steamers, en route home from No reports have been received of Bessarabia Fighting Mr A. Duff Cooper (Minister of economically so that he will be crossed the Dniester River after
American Atlantic ports have any German air activity over Britain Sharp differences of opinion Information) becomes Chancellor of able to lead them more easily breaking the Russian resistance.
to-day. Judging
LONDON, July 20 (Reuter).-A been ordered, to abandon their simply that there is nothing to
The Air Ministry states in regard to the conduct of the Duchy of Lancaster and is pro-into the
from a report from war against the
Rome, Axis the Russians are not leaving much violent battle is reported in Rome to- efforts to pass through the report. ceeding to the Far East to examine
war against Russia were on behalf of the War Cabinet
behind. The report from the Italian night to be raging cast of Dneister Panama Canal and are proceed-
Further Details Cabinet the powers.
pressed at a conference of Ger- present arrangements for consulta- He claimed that the bincit list was capital Блув that Kishinev. In River which the Nazis claimed yes-
An amplification of the above re- man Generals held on the eve llon and co-ordination between the prompted by United Sinter fear that Bessarable, which was evacuated a terday to have crossed from Bes-ing, instead, via Cape Horn.
authorities, military: Amerlen will be strengthened
the Axis commercial ties with Soully few days ago, has been blazing for surablo.
Two of the vessels had left Cristo or says that six Hurricane pilots of Hitler's attack on Russia,
attacked the enemy tanker. and three administrative and political, and to
days. Efforts made by German and Rumanian troops, bal on Sunday after the Canal columns of black smoke, each 50 feet according to well-informed cir- Increased if the Axis powers win the Rumanian soldiers to quench the operation from bases on the other authorities had refused passage on report to them how these arrange" (war, and he declared that the black damendinifted that the Russians ed the Stalin Line forts, says a going repairs. American vessels are ments can be made more effective.
have falled.
side of the river, have already reach the grounds that the Canal is under-high, were coming from the centre of cles in Berne, says the Moscow
tanker on the British aircraft
• Duchy
Lord Hankey (Chancellor of the list was already meeting with strong
Radio. city despatch to the official Italian news passing through, leading to the belief flew away. opposition in many South American set fire to every house in the becomes Paymaster General.
countries including Argentina, Brazil, when they saw that they would have agency.
While this attack was proceeding. These consist of cement and that the work under way la such a six other Hurricanes poured thou- blitzkrieg theory, including Generals .. The most ardent supporters of the to retire. Mr R. K: Law (Financial Secretary Peru and Chile.
aleel structures defended by artillery, they do not wish to expose it to to the War Omee) becomes Under-
To-day's Act of Belligerency
ofcial Soviet
sands of machine-gun bullets into an com- of all collbres and manned by Japanese eyes,
anti-aircraft Secretary of State
munique states: "During the night some of the finest troops in the
the List and Reichenau, pointed out the for Foreign
The Japanese Embassy which last
escorting Roine's first Sunday morning of July 10, intense fighting took place Soviet army.
tanker. Affairs.
broadcast in English charges
week
Inevitablity of the eastern campaign that in the directions of Polotsk-Nevel,
approached the State Depart-
Half a dozen Hurricanes attacked turning into E. D. Sandys becomes Finnnels the United States committed an act Smolensk and Novograd Volynsk made in one sector of the line, adds its efforts and has approved
By last night, a breach had been ment is reported to have abandoned
1 long-drawn "Bak" (anti-aircraft) ship Secretary to the War Office,
the of belligerency with the issuance of Nothing of importance occurred
on which might lead to the crash of Mr Hurlle becomes Under-Secret-the black list.
In the dispatch.
orders to proceed vis Cupe Horn.
TURN to Back Page. Column 3
Germany. nry to the Ministry of Information.
front. Mr Herwald Ramsbotham becomes Chairman of the Unemployment As-tries can be considered jurisdically and mechanised units of the enemy. Bistance Board and receives a Barony. as an net of belligerency by
Mr Harold Nicholson, Under-Stere-neutral country against other neutral July 19, our air force destroyed in one According to verified data, during TURN to Back Pago, Column 3 countries."
Mr
of
Lancaster)
It stated, "President Roosevelt's
other sectors of the
"Our
decision to black list neutral coun-, the nigt force continued during niglit to destroy enemy tanks
Vichy, Allied And Turkish Forces Fraternise In Syria
(By "Reuter's" Special Correspondent with Allied Forces in Syria)
ALEPPO, July 18 (Delayed in Transmission). With the close of the Syrian campaign, the Allied forces are already con- solidating positions in Northern Syria with patrols operating in the Turkish border regions,
fixed bayonets between two frontier
The meeting was very friendly and
To-day shortly after noon, I poste had the memorable experience the soldiers smiled and shook hands of watching the first meeting all round although unable to under- between an advanced British stand one another. Cigarettes were armoured patrol and Turkish exchanged. frontier troops.
of:
Armoured cars belonging to one the oldest English cavalry in the line recently
reziments
The Turks were most interested in the armoured cars and climbed in 10 examine them.
Meeting With TurksTM Prior to this meeting, we had walk- frontier roads from Aleppo and con-ed over the run-scorched rocky tasted three: Turkish soldiers with TURN to Back Page, Column 3
mechanised patrolled up to one of the
nir combat and on the ground 71. enemy aircraft and not 31 previously reported."
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WEEK-END TOLL OF AXIS SHIPPING
LONDON, July 20 (Router). -Fifty-five thousand tons of Axia shipping have been des- troyed by British bombera dur- ing the week-end.
Announcing this, the Air Ministry
states that this figure was reached
It la learned that five Japanese
vessels were outside Cristobal at noon
skilpa
Two
on Sunday awaiting possible permis. Japanese Transports
slon to pass through the Canal, but it Is understood that all would start vla the Cape during the next twenty- four hours.
POLAND IN NEW SET UP
Friends With Soviet Enemies Of Germany
Friends With Soviet
Pass Lantao Is.
Ex-
wor
Goering and the most prominent aviation leaders also expressed op- position to the castern venture. Nevertheless, Hilter signed the order A convoy of 15 Japanese transporta for, attack and after it had begun, and supply ships were sighted of reprisals were taken Lantao Island yesterday, outside recalcitrant
against the generals, British waters. They were apparent. Goering and Relchenau and a num- including ly moving southwart from the Pearl ber of generals were removed from River.
their posts.
Britain's
Formidable
New Super Tank
LONDON, July 20 (Reuter), - "Churchill" is the name
near Le Touquet. The bom-einres a press bulletin issued by the specially chosen by the Minister of Supply for the new type of
was hit amidships and astern, caus- ing an immense explosion.
Tanker Beached
ว
when a German tanker of about 7,000 MOSCOW, July 20(Reuter) ---- tons was disposed of to-day, This "The politcal groups now lending tanker, originally attacked by Bri-Poland, particularly General Sikor tish Aghters, WHA inter, found by ski, have always understood that Blenheim bombers a the French Germany Is. Poland's enemy." -de- bers came down to mast height to Information Bureau. deliver their attack and the tanker.
Poland, it stated, can only exist as heavy infantry tank now being mass-produced in British fac Independent state if it stands
on tories, They are probably the most formidable instrument pro- friendly terms with Russia.
The bulletin expresses confidence duced by any army in the world, for they are heavily armoured, During the attack, British bom- fooled by Hitler's new plans to enact
that the Polish people will not be giving maximum protection to their crews, bers drove off three German the role of "saviour of Poland" by They move at'n sterling speed | devastating firo, If brought to machines from one of which black creating a so-called Independent over all kinds of ground despite a standstill, "Churchills" can be smoke was seen pouring...
Later in the evening.
slate bereft of Pomeranin, Siltala their weight. Their terrific gun-used as small forts. reconnals and Gdynia, santo showed that the tanker had
The tanks, which are still secret, Soviet public opinion, it is stated, power is concentrated in a mini-move and manoeuvre with the tre been beached
near Dercksurmer la following with ever-increasing mum of space and it is unlikely of a taxicab as the Premier found down at the stern with the bow well interests and friendship, the Pollah that many enemy machines exist when he rode in ons and was entor out of the water and a trail of oil nation's night against Hitlerian op- that can long stand up to their control lapsedze
pression,
ished at the ease with which he could
was drifting seawards;
...