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PH August 26, 1941.
Tuesday:
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SHANGHAI
CONTENTS: OLbs.RICE
SACK CLOTHES-This little Chinese girl finds an American Red Cross rice sack makes a good blanket, for wool clothing is scarco at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Shanghat. The thrifty Chinesa uso thoso sacks for many purposes, including shoots and clothing.
Thrust Toward Dniepertrovsk
FROM PAGE ONE
neither side has any special claim to record and that no further German advance has been scored in the Leningrud
Turkey Said Displeased
FROM PAGE ONE
ing alongside the Russians in the defence of Baku.
Iranian quarters said that accord- Ing to their Information, there is no Coffensive
indication here that the Germans are Independent Information suggests planning to aid 'Iran, although same that Marshal Timoshenko's counter-Turkish observers think it has likely offensive is gathering momentum been suggested that Germans and relieve the Italians might launch an attack from German pressure in the Dnieper the air, thus relieving the pressure bend where the famous industrial on Iran. centre of Dnieper-Petrovsk is men-
Official Notification tioned for the first
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There is, however, no suggestion LONDON, Aug. 25 (UP). It is that the Germans have anywhere authoritatively reported that Britain been able to establish themselves on has notified Turkey, Egypt, Iraq. the rust bank of the river. The Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan of the German admission that Russian entry of British troops into Iran and bridge-heads are being attacked suge the reasons therefor. gests that Marshal Budenny is stil in comfortable control of the river and that the Russian garrison in Odessa is proving a nasty thorn in the German flank.
Reinforcements
the
The notification Included assurances that Britain will do nothing to damage the interects of iran and her neigbours; moreover, Britain and Russia informed Turkey that they have no designs on Iran's political independence or territorial: integrity.
Soviet Note
Malaya
Strength
Increase
Singapore, Aug, 25.
It is Metally stated that the inrgest body of R.A.F. reinforcements for more than a year orrived in Malaya this morning from the United Kingdom.
Tho some quarters state that rela-
Cats have also arrived for the
Malaya, unit,
The
Expeditionary Force. Jn including a complete hospital
R.A.F. arrivals, who com- pleted their 10,000 mile journey un- eventfully, Include air crews plus hundreds of ground technicians who will be posted all over Malaya,
Their organized debarkation was completed within an hour, and the men were eager to leave the former luxury liner on which they had spent eight monotoncus weeks,
Tre arrivals said that the voyage was without incident save for the rinking of one ship whose inadequate вреса had prevented her from keep- ing pace with the convoy, whi
which had
a very strong haval escort for the grenter part of the voyage.
"I bet old Winston didn't have a better escort when he went to meet Roosevelt," one airman remarked.
The new contingent includes party of R.A.F. men from the Middle Enst,
The Indian reinforcements belong to many categories of the service, including volunteers still in train- ingUnited Press.
The Indian reinforcements disem- barked at several different ports, Reuter adds. They Included Sikhs, Pathans, Degras and South Indians belonging to the infantry, artillery and ordnance corps. All were com- pletely equipped with their own
stores:
House-Breaker,
Gaol-Breaker Captured
LONDON, Aug. 25 (Reuter), Stanley Thursion, the escaped convict known as the "man whom no gooi can hold," was arrested in London to-day after 152 days' liberty.
He had no identity card, no ration book and no gas mask,
Thurston, who is
to is 31
years of age, escaped from the grim high-walled prison of Dartinoor on March 23. He was serving a sentence of five years' renal servitude and five years preventive detention passed In August 1930 for house-breaking, larceny and being a habitual crimin- ul
Dartmoor is the Afth prison from which he bas escaped.
The most important development, however, is taking place in the re- gton of the Caucasus, where British And Russian forces are likely to establish njunction very soon. The effect of this open and expeditious route for supplies and, if necessary, Mescow announced that this morning reinforcements, should have an ap M. Molotov, the Foreign Commissar preciable result on the operations in handed a note to the Tran Minister southern Russin. The possibilities reviewing the relationship between of early R.A.. collaboration must Soviet Russia and Iran since 1918 not be overlooked.
when Soviet Russia concluded the Best treaty of friendship with Iran.
LATE LONDON, Aug. 23 (UP).-Radio |
Hitlerian Strategy In East
FROM PAGE ONE
runges and deserts form its main defence.
Development
NEWS
Lady Northcote Arrives
The announcement stated that the Soviets moved into Iran on the basis of the Russo-Iron treaty of February
Lady Northcole, wife of His Ex- 26, 1921 in which Soviet troops are
Governor, Sir Geoffry cellency the allowed to march in if Iran was early this morning.
Northcote, arrived in the Colony ns a base for the preparation of hostile petion by a third Power, The note promised that the Soviet forces would withdraw immediately when this danger has passed."
us
Reaction of Egypt CAIRO, Aug. 25 (Reuter)-Great excitement prevailed in Calro as news gradually spread of the joint Anglo- Russian military action in Iran.
Iran has In the past been con- quered from the west, cost and south, and in those times the in- vaders were not as desperate as are to-day's Nazis for Iran's 60,000,000 barrels of oil which her wells pro- duce
by the Anglo-Iranian It was felt that it was the first step Oil
of the country's oil towards strengthening the weak resources has to-day made it the link in the chain of Middle East No. 3 oil producer in the world. countries.
Doughty Fighters
King Farouk's sister is married to Although the Persians are doughty the son of the Shah of Iran; other- fighters they have to-day little but cultural relations between the two wise there is tile in the way of their traditional courage with which
to oppose any panzer drive. The countries which, because they belong Iranian Army is around 100,000 to opposing Moslem sects, are sharply strong and has an air force of about divided on religious ground. 200 planes, mostly of an antiquated Unofficial observers consider that design. There are at least one the operationa in Iran are likely to dozen air bases established and the take two forms-firstly, linking of country is in general sultable for the British and Russian forces by the construction of landing grounds. shortest cut and secondly, a drive to
tiny navy concentrates on the north from Basra, carrying out patrois in the Persian
Guif.
Lying as it does midway between
Relief At Decision
the Soviet Union and India, Iran has CAIRO, Aug. 25. (Reuter).—News Become the centre of conjecture in of the advance into Iran caused which only one thing is certain great rellef throughout the countries the Germans determination to ex- of the Middle East Command who plait Iran's strategical situation and have been highly conscious of this her great natural resources.
weak link in the great front which now stretches from West Afriza ta
Singapore.
Successful Espionage German agents in Iron have been
It is still not known whether the generously supplied with Reichsbank Iranian forces intend to offer re gold and their tasks of espionage and slalance but it is thought here that corruption have met with some sue resistance is offered, it will not cess. There has been extensive Nazi
be bn as large n-scale as, may. In infliration and there is sound reason Syrin
for assuming that their activities have
The Iranian Army is believed to met with considerable
success amongst the officers and ranks of the number about 19 divisions, said to be
·Iranian Army. This is an achieve- equipment. It is reported that their well-trained but lacking modern ment which has gratified Hitler.
Air Force is only 10 modern, nireraft Iran, whose development in the while there are said to be even last 20 years has been almost en fewer tanks, of German make. tirely due to British aid, as the bulk
possibility
the
did
that There la of her revenue comes from the per- Germans may try to send reinforce- centage payment on her oil produc-ments by air, but the fact that Russia tion, has been given every portunity to rid herself of German Britain will make
op 12 acting in co-operation with Infitration but has failed to do so.
this most The
advance from Iraq lead to a rapid linking up of the British and Russian troops. This step towards the creation of a front stretching from Murmansk south- wards to the Middle East, from Cairo
Hughes Approves Churchill Speech
SYDNEY, Aug. 25 (Reuter)The to Basra, will form a great are On Australian Minister for the Navy, Mr Germany's east, barring her road. W. M. Hughes, described Mr Winston Churchill's broadenst as "a clarion
call inspiring the British people to Mr D, J. N. Anderson, Magistrate, iron resolve to conquer.”
has been transferred to Central
Mr Hughes said that the Premier's Magistracy, with effect from yester- declaration of policy towards Russia day, his place in Kowloon Mogin= would be received with loud acclaim tracy being taken by Mr A, N. Mac- throughout the Empire.
Ladyen.
His Excellency and Lady Northcote are to lunch to-day with the Chinese Members of Council and their ladies at the residence of the Hon. Mr W. N. Thomas Tam.
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