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Japanese Ship
Is Released
CAPE TOWN, Aug. 12 (Router) The Japanese ship Delgium Maru left here to-day.
The writ of attachment granted against her by the Supreme Court on July 31 had been lifted. The writ was granted on behalf of a group of merchants as security for delivery
of a cargo valued at £20,000,000
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MOSCOW, Aug. 12 (UP) —It announced that the Soviet air force raided Berlin for the fourth time Inst night. Military objectives were attacked: explosive and incendiary bombs were dropped causing Area and explosions.
One Soviet plane which was re- ported missing yesterday returned to its base to-day.
Colossal Battle
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" MOSCOW, Aug. 12 (UP)—The Ukrainion campaign is centred on the Korosten and Uman directions The 64th. Annual General Meet-where the terrain and weather will Ing of members will take place in favour mechanised warfore until Inte the Club House on Friday, 15th. August, 1941, at 6 p.m.
E. L. STRANGE,
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ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE, STANLEY
in the autumn,
There is colossal battle going on in the gap between the Dniester and the Dnieper rivers with the invest- ment of Klev from the north and south is objective being to cut off the vital Odessa base,
To-day's communique reported a local Russian counter-attack in the
on a long Korosten arca
German tank column. A co-ordinated drive by tanks, artillery, aviation and in- fantry destroyed more than fifty tanks, two anti-aircraft batteries and other equipment,
The new School Year begins on which, it was feared, might not be September 1, both for the Middle brought to port owing to the inter-School and the Preparatory School.
Russian Resistance national situation.
Entrance examination for New
LONDON, Aut. 12 (Reuter).- Students (Middle School) on August | "During the night of August 11 our 30, at 9 a.m.
troops continued fighting in the Df Kexholm, Solsti, For prospectus, aply to M. S. directions Fung, Esq., or P. L. Chan Esq. c/o Smolensk and Messrs Harry Wicking, Prince's communlque to-day. Bays a Soviet | Building. (Tel. 30241) or to the Worden, St. Stephen's College, Stanley,
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ZBW, 155 metres (845 kc.) and 3145- motras (9,520 kilo-cycles) Dance Music and Variety
Programmes
ZBW an a Frequency of 845 k.c.'s Radio Programme Broadcast by and on Short Wave from 1-2.15, and 8.30-11.16 m. on 0.02 m.c's, per second.
0.47 The Boston Symphony Or chestra with Paul Robeson (Bass).
Emanuel 7.17 Cello Solos by Feuermann.
7.30 Half an Hour with Mozart. 8.00 London Relay The News.
"Co-operating with our lond troops, our air forces struck blows 8.15 London Relay War Com nt enemy infantry and mechanisedmentary. units on the battlefields and at his
8.25 London Belay-Listening aircraft on their aerodromes,
Post'.
8.30
of
"There were no major operations in other directions or sectors."
A large German tank column has bern routed in the direction Kurosten by combined operations of Soylet tanks, aeroplanes, artillery and Infantry units.
Fifty German tanks and twn. A.A. batteries were destroyed,
in
Moscow Raided LONDON, Aug. 12 (Reuter).— German bombers on Monday night
military installations bombed Moscow and several important rail-
Junctions, according to omclat German communique,
Large Dres and violent explosions were caused in rallway installations. Operations on the eastern front are continuing favourably, it adds.
way
an
Forest Fire Shells STOCKHOLM, Aug. 12 (Reuter). A new Russian weapon is reported "Demokralen" by the
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SELLING FOOD OVER GOV. PRICES ALLEGED
W. Thom, of the Groceteria, No. 27 Des Voeux Road Cen- tral, was summoned before Mr. H. G. Sheldon at the Central Magistracy this morning for selling foodstuffs at prices exceed- ing the maximum permitted by Government.
The summonses stated that defendant had sold one pound of Purico for 35 cents, one large tin of Del Monte salmon for
nation of Points in Daily $1.10 and one tin of Heinz pork {
Propaganda. Programme Summary, 8.32 Light Opera Selections. Local Time Signal and nouncements. ements. 9.02 Variety,
0.00
and beans for 40 cents.
When the summons was called, 11 was answered by a man who gave An-his name as W. Thom.
Mr E. H. Williams, prosecuting for the Crown, sald that the summons had been served on a younger man, brother of the man in Court,
9.45-10.00 News in French (On Short Wave Only),
9.45 Al Bollington at the Organ, 10.00 London Relay The News and News Commentary.
10.15
A Programme Maslo.
11.00 London-British To-day." Discussion.
11.15 Close Down,
of
W. Thom stated. that he would deny two of the summonses.
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P. I. AIR CHIEF IN DUTCH E. I.
MEETS AUSTRALIANS
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” BANDOENG, Aug. 12 (UP)-- Brigadier General H. B. Clagett.
After
Mr Sheldon asked the man appear-Chief of the Philippine Air Forces Dance ing in Court, whether the summons to-day conferred at length with Aus- officials at the was served on him. He replied at trallan milltary
but Netherlands East Indies War Ofice. Arst that he did not know,
General he conference, subsequently stated that the sum-
Clagett stated, "I have visited Java nons was given to him,
and Singapore just to take a look around, I had heard little about the I reached A.B.C.D. alliance until
Inspector's Evidence
Mr H. N. Bishop, Price Control
LETTERS Inspector of the Food Control Te-Singapore."
Massed Bands. Concert
The Editor,
Hongkong Telegraph.
second initial because the man re-
partment, said that on August 6 he accompanied a European Police Ser- geant who served a summons on
was difficult to get the Thom. It the
fused to give it. The elder brother W. Thom and was the Sir-1 was very pleased to read who was that
"Music Lover's" letter in this morn- man in court came down the stair- ing's edition of the S. C. M. Post with way and was given the summons by reference to the Mussed. Band Con- his brother.
Mr Williams said that as the man cert to be given on the Hongkong Cricket Club Ground at 9.30 p.m. an had come on a summons not served Saturday, the 23rd August. We have on him he asked the Court for a taken careful note of his suggestions warrant of arrest for the brother on and can assure him that the position whom the summons was served. selected for the bandstand will give him entire satisfaction,
Air Sheldon granted the warrant, and fixed ball at $100, the hearing
As regards the serving of refresh~ |
He asserted that he came to Javn to see what would be possible to facilitate war material deliveries to the N.E.I. and Singapore.
Four United States army officers accompanied the General. The party will leave for Manila on August 13 aboard a Dutch bomber:
Japanese Planes Raid Chungking
CHUNGKING, Aug. 13 (Central News)-A total of 108 Japanese planes railed Chungking in four
con-
Thic correspondent states shells filled with petrol burst 200 feet high. Igniting the forests. The ensuing artillery barrage prevents enemy troops from extinguishing the Many of the Finish wounded have been suffering terrible burns.
Finns Call on Youth LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuter)All inen born in 1022 In Finland Hable for military service have been asked ments. In order to minimise any die of the cpse will take place at 11 wavca yesterday afternoon, 10 report
the local military turbance caused by the boys, it has.m. on Saturday, authorities-for-examination-between been-arranged that drinks can only September
Helsinki telegram to Berlin.
and September 20, says be purchased by Dy
Coupon These Coupons will be on sale in books of German Claims
con's BERLIN, Aug. 12 (UP),-A_Ger- and 50
coupons for military
to-day alcoholic drinks, at Messrs Milling spokesman
MONTEVIDEO. Aug. 12 (Reuter). Lack Of Foodstuffs stated that German forces in the ton Lid office, first floor, King's A British convoy of six large Ukraine at some points have reached Building, or around the town from ships has arrived safely in the River Lower Nazi Morale
He claimed the lady programme sellers during Pinte to-day. It's safe arrival is ac- the Black Sea shores. that the lower reaches of the Daleper next week, or at the concert itself. claimed by the Press as proof that NEW YORK, Aug. 12 (Reuter).- Tables may be reserved at $1 per Britain rules the Atlantic. The ships Mr Lazreet Root in his column yes- river have been partially rendered
application (accompanied
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Defence Of Sarawak
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centrating their bombs in" the into the city limits and dropped a BRITISH CONVOY number of bombs. As all bombs fell wide of their marks, few casualties $5, one dollar coupons for alcoholle AT MONTEVIDEO and little damage resulted.
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Budenny's they have already dominated by Bank Building.
by Messrs Thomson & Co., Hongkong with cargoes of meat and
foodstuffs. the German military. He
claimed
terday sald: "Dr Robert Ley, the
other Nazi Labour Frost lender, sent Hitler a memorandum on the low German monile owing to lack of food and the
that the whole transport system in graciously promised to attend and Anti-German Moves
the South Ukraine has now been put out of action making the remainder of the Daleper untenable for the Red
army.
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Shanghai War Anniversary
Incidents
SHANGHAI, Aug. 13 (Reuler).--- The fourth anniversary of the out breaks of hostilities in Shanghai went off with a bang this morning as a Ume bomb exploded at divisional headquarters of the Western Aren (better known as Badlands) Special Pollec.
Nobody, however, was injured as the room in which the explosion took place was empty at the time.
Japanese gendarmes marched in and took complete, charge of the investigations.
The foreign areas are quiet up to the discovery of an unexploded bomb on _now.___The_only_incident___was
a side street in the vicinity of, a Chinese department store,
Shanghai resembles a beleaguered etty to-day with strategic exits in foreign areas heavily guarded volunteers patrolling the streets in trucks and armoured cars.
Dominion Air Forces
and
His Excellency the Governor has has already reserved his table.
LONDON, Aug. 12 (British "At Thuringia J. F. MacGREGOR,
BERLIN, Aug.
en ring and Saxony, there Wireless).--Australia's export (UP) The has been no Chairman,
"Deutsche Zeitung," in the Norwegian months than bread and potatoes. of aeroplanes in 1942 will exceed Massed Band Concert Committee, language prominently displayed on There is no meat, no fat, no butter." £12,000,000 in value with n total British. Pelsoners of War Fund. its front pages an interview with the "In the Rhineland there are no production value of £20,000,000. NEW YORK, Aug. 12 (UP),~~~The
German Chief of Police in Norway, more vegetables. The same is true German's third blitz offensive is now CAIRO, Aug. 12 (Reuter)-A | Lieutenant-General Wilhelm Redless, of Alsace. Yet these are precisely attaining maximum intensity. Mos- five-word communique issued from frankly admitting that an anti-Ger- the regions which in normal times cow comununiques reported that the British G.HQ. to-day reports "No man and pro-British movement has supplied vegetables for many other Nazl armoured forces are driving change in the situation."
been growing In Norway recently. localities. powerfully towards Leningrad and Klev in
Berlin claimed gains
pincer operation,
the Ukraine drive which are destined to encircle Kter and thereafter sweep southward
down the Dniester river to the Black Sea for the purpose of isolating Odessa. The extent of the German progress in the Odessa region is un- certain.
internal (22)
SARAWAK, Aug. 12 (Reuter) Former head-hunting dynks and olher Malays are being recruited for the defence of Borneo. They are
Nazi Losses being banded into security military force to be known Forty-one German aeroplanes were LONDON. Aug. 12 (Reuter).- ns the "Sarawak Rangers."
Besides defending the territories of destroyed on August 11, and White
Rajah Brooke, they will losses were 34. Warships and the operate in Brunet and Labuan and air arm of the Red Banner Baltic As such should form a useful addi- Ficet destroyed four enemy torpedo tion to the milliary frees already boats and two enemy transports on stationed in these territories,
August 11.
The new force, the active recruit- ing for which has already begun, wit be under the command of Major G. S. J. Pegler, formerly of the Strawak Civil Service.
CANAL ZONE RAIDED
CAIRO, Aug. 12 (Router). The Canal zone was raided last night by German planes. Eight were killed
and 13 Injured.
At Alexandria, the casualties werd four injured.
RED CROSS IN SYRIA
our
Americans' Good Work (BY "REUTEN'S” SPECIAL
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BEIRUT, Aug. 12 (Router),-In- Kaluable work has been performed by the American Red Cross since the vention and the conclusion of the Glaning of the Acre Armistice Con-
campaign. Syrian
Already they have distributed 800 tons of food and clothes with 100 tons of medical articles to wounded re- fugees or those rendered destitute as a result of the campaign.
Civilians As Targets 'CAIRO, Aug. 12 (Heuter) Savage Nazi attacks on the Suez Canal region last week when ralders deliberately sought out the civilian, population further 1,700 tons are exported short- have caused the greatest indignation ly here.
All goods arrived by sea and a
The Germans dive-bombed civil- various parts of the Nile dolia last lans indiscriminately and caused most week to escape bombing. ensualties In pan-European quarters Meanwhile, however, anti-aircraft of Sucz
whore houses are not strongly opposition is increasing and raiders are finding it more and more dimcult About-7,000 refugees flocked to to penetrate to their objectives
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South Africa which started the war with an air force of only one squadron and a total of 1,500 pilots afid mechanics, to-day has over 2,000 pllots and an additional personnel of at least 25,000 of which 3,000 are women.
In co-operation with the British Government, South Africa la bulld- Ing up a far more powerful air forco which will total 50,000 men und
women.
Free French Ships Working For Allies
LONDON, Aug. 12. (British Wireless). There are two and a half times as many Free Frenchmen serving in the Free French Navy as a year ago. The number' and gross tonnage of ships they man is more than a quarter of the total merchant- navy of France,
The famous line Ile de Franco han carried and is carrying' British Im- perial and Free French troops to different theatres of war.
Cargo ships are carrying munitions - and other supplies to England.
MARTINIQUE
AND AMERICA
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (Reuter). Senator Walter F. George, Chair- man of the Senate Foreign Relations' Commillee, told reporters to-day that the United Stater "might", speedily, find it
necessary to anticipate any participation by: Germany la control of France's Westerb Hemisphere sessions, by taking over such strate #le points 61, Mártinique.”