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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH:
Attempt On Life Of Pro-German Laval
since the
war.
FROM-RAGE ONE
Strong Russian Counter-Attacks
> FROM PAGE ONE
for the Germans to attempt to drive
August 8, 1941.
Stability Of Tokyo QUEEN'S
Cabinet Threatened
-> FROM PAGE ONE
start of the Russian
Successful Operation M. Laval telephoned to his wife from the hospital at 8.45 p.m. and in a clear voice said that the bullets had been success. fully removed from his arm and leaves the field, clear for resound failure of our International also his liver, adding, "I will re ing German claims fortunately these diplomacy? · Inte cover."The bullet wound in M. have so often proved to be exagger- The paper asserts that Japan's Deat's army is not serious.ated that they are always treated representation to the United
with extreme reserve,
tire attention is focussed on the tankers passing near Japan, the in a wedgo.!
The Russian communique again “Nichl Nichi" newspaper in an front but does not mention any place editorial to-day says, "It is not speaks of severe fighting all along the specifically. It must be admitted just a problem of oll shipments that this revere reticence of Russian it is a tremendous problem communiques does engender n certain which means the success or degree of nervousness especially us
The third victim was Major Durvy whose condition is not "seridus,
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jest of the Russian counter-offensive consideration that while the Soviet | TOMORROW ROBERT MONTGOMERY INGRID BERGMAN
States regarding the matter of
The shooting occurred during the
fuck shipment was almost too flag-raising ceremony in the barracks
reasonable."
The leader atresses once again the courtyard when 1,200 volunteers were inade rendy to go to Poland,
Union and
the United States may Who's Who
the ahipments perfectly nce consider M. Deat regarded as one of the at Gomel. Considerable importance
attached to this Soviet attack na legal from the standpoint of Inter- most outspoken pro-German, anti- felt it may have a decisive in-national Law and fustable because Petain figures in Paris. Major Durvy Ruence in the
wollent Surrian
at they are from one neutral to another, Is a member of the National Popular lov. Here again one is very near such shipments are nevertheless an Rassemblement Party in Paris to the point of junction between the affront to Japan "who is being dis- anti-Petain political
and the criminated against and organisation
and taken advan- sponsored by Germans. Dest is also left flank of Timoshenko right of Marshal Budenny.
toge
of." a member of this group.
ut that it is decidedly The
Having falled in their blitz tactics shocting threatened to in-and
lian not yet for Japan the
to reo ship. nugurate a wave of German reprisals
policy of
results, yielded having
Appreciable inasmuch na the new Nazi orders
passing right provide for severe penalties for anti- the Germans are apparently trying ments of military fuel sent to an "Nicht Nicht" to separate the three Russian com Nazi, unti-Vichy troublemakers. mands 30 ns to deal piecement with concludes, "such actions as are de- The French Government was in the one offering the best chance of signed to work against the best. In- formed by telephone at 8.30 pan. .of
success. It they are able to retain the attacks. The Minkster of Justico. the initiative there tactles are cerereals of Japan, cannot be M. Barthelmey arrived in Vichy attainly full of menace but it is pos- the same time from Paris where he sible that the Russian commanders had instituted anti-terrorist, anti have some cards up their sleeves. Communist special courts,
Condition Not Grave
At 10 p.m. the Versailles hospital said that Laval's condition was not grave, The bullet entered the right side, above the liver and tore through
Borislav Captured BERLIN, Aug. 27 (UP)-Rodio Berlin ic-day announced that Bori- slav, near the mouth of the Dnieper river has been captured. The town was heavily mined.
Houses wero
Five Soviet bat-
the abdomen without tearing the taken individually with heavy hand Intestine and went out the left side to hand without seriously Injuring any the organs.
Aghting,
of talions reinforced by ploneers were destroyed, 1,500 were taken prisoner
The assailant, Paul Collette, al and the streets are strewn with dead. through е belonged to a Communist
Lavaly
According to a special communique,
unknown destination under her nose, the
looked."
over-
LATE NEWS
(Continued from Page 1).
organization, enlisted in the the Germans have captured Velikije happened recently urged Konoye to anti-Communist Legion which are 30,000 nappe it stronger leadership" which plained his presence amongst
the prisoners and 400 guns. The Soviet diplomats Interpret to mean that the youths who were being mobilised, dead is estimated at 40,000.
Premier is unable to continue with operation last 40 minutes. Rene De Chambrun, another former member of the Cabinet, ar- rived from Vichy at 8.30 p.m. and went directly to the hospital.
M.
*
Incident Described
Hugo German Losses his present fence-sitting policy and MOSCOW, Aug. 27 (UP). The this would probably result in the Germans lost 80,000 dead and wound- establishment of a complete war ed, 200 tanks, 100 guns and 100 planes cabinet when the army, for the first la the battle of Gomel according to time, would take responsibility for report from General Ivan Bere- Biring polley without the civilian LONDON. Aug. 27 (Reuter) zovsky.
front. Pierre Laval and Marcel Deat were Hungarian, Claims
However, it is thought that any shot at and wounded-though not
BUDAPEST, Aug. 27 (UP)-A change in the Cabinet might not be seriously-ut Versailles this after-communique Issued 10-day states that immediate in the event of Konoye noon, says the Vichy news agency. Hungarian troops have crossed the deciding to adopt stronger policies.
The assailant was a young man, Lower Dnieperat
several pointa. Paul Colette, aged 20.
The Soviets" "threw all available Count Femand de Brinen, French forces into the east. bank of the Ambassador in the Occupied Zone, Dnieper, but counter-attacks repulsed afterwards
made the following state-them." ment to the press, according to the Paris
Radie:
This afternoon Laval and Deat ENEMY CONVOYS
SMASHED
FROM PAGE ONE
Tallinn Abandoned In Mass Of Flames
car
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH
have been the victims of an attack
STOCKHOLM, Aug. 27 (UP),— under the following circumstances:
[Reports reaching here state that Inspection of Barracks
German troops which are closing in "At Versaillea the first French
on Tallinn, from the south und cast will find only the burning, and volunteers of the anti-Bolshevist Legion were to enter their barracks.
smoking ruins of the most beautiful city in the Baltic. At the beginning of the ceremony, tactics while its gunners kept up a Gigantic Aures in the sky are the French colours were holsted and
concentrated Аге On the enemy clearly visible from cities La Marseillaise was sung for the
planes. first time In occupied territory,
Tallinn. Thereafter offefal visitors inspected Air Ministry News Service,
One gunner alene, according to the
It is originally belleved that only fired the port and its ships were set on the barracks.
1,500 rounds. He saw pieces fall off fire, but it is now believed that the Thousands of the Versailles a Messerschmitt, but there was no entire city has been made a victim of population in a procession, in which
the Russian scorched earth policy. was present, passed under the time for checking scores.
According to Helsinki reports, porch of the barracks. According to The flack ships put up n, fierce de-faines are visible from 50 preliminary Investigations,
Do miles gulf. The newspaper and Deat must have been immediate- fence and one Bleahelm was scon to across
ny through the thick of the barrage, ly behind me.
Sovict "Aftonbladet" I heard faint reports
the quotes Pris receive a hit and dive into the sen. Radio to
that not only the effect
only to which I pald
no particular atten-
About half an hour later, Blen- Tallinn, but all of Estonia is burning Lion. A few moments later, I ob-heims with fighter escort, found and there is not even a sack of onts served Laval, supported by some an even larger convoy off the Dutch left, not a single tower remains and people. He said "They have hit me.'|
of not a single bomb is to be found.
Laval
"He was Immediately verhoved to the Versailles Hospital.
"Deal_was_also wounded,
Deliberate Attack
Blenheim Worsted.
There were two lines
the
Fastmen staggered in line astern Oil and other plants have been
with flack ships at the four corners destroyed while counter-revolution-
of the convoy, and two in the middle ists and friends of Germany have on the seaward side.
been liquidated.
"The alleged attacker has been Fighters were seen but they stood
arrested. He is a young man who off not engaging either the Blenheims Main Railway Cut,
has admitted that he joined the for the. fighter escort. Legion for the purpose of committing the attack...
Largest Ship Sunk
A Blenheim attacked the largest
"Laval was shot in the arm and ship of the convoy from a height of
Claim Germans
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
in his side. The bullet has been ex-50 feet, dropping a bomb which blew BERLIN, Aug. 27 (UP)--The tracted.
all the top works off midships, caus-official German news agency claims
"Deat was also shot in the arm.
"The conditions of the victims are not considered to be serious."
before
To Shoot Someone Brought
examining Magistrate, Colette said that he was born at Mondeville in the Depart
cut off the main
Ing a billow of black smoke to im- to-day that German troops have mediately cover the entire vessel.
and reached Another Blenheim dropped a bomb Leningrad-Moscow railway at an un- on the same ship which
up disclosed point. quickly and sank,
broke
In all, four other ships were hit and left blanketed with flames,
Both fighters and bombers machine-
ment of Calvados. 1 only arrived gunned bridges and decks of many
in Versailles this afternoon 26- volunteer," he said,
ships, "Nothing could have lived on those bridges after we had put such "I had decided to enlist in the loads o lead in them", says onej Legion with the iden of shooting Blenheim gunner. down someone.
The only man
could recognise among the person-Laval. That is why I fired at him," ages was the former Prime Minister, The loquiry is still continuing.
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