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SOVIET ARMY GAINS Targets Of The R.A.F.
MOMENTUM IN DRIVE
ON CENTRAL SECTOR
Special to the "Telegraph"
MOSCOW, SEPT. 1 (UP).—ON THE CENTRAL FRONT STROng russian forces COMMANDED BY GENERAL LANDREI DODNOV APPEAR TO BE MAKING IMPORTANT HEADWAY IN THEIR COUNTER-DRIVE WHICH BROKE THROUGH THE GERMAN FORTIFICATIONS AFTER ARTILLERY HAD BLASTED GERMAN TANKS, TANK-TRAPS AND TRENCHES. ANOTHER COUNTER-ATTACK, · COMMANDED "BY GENERAL CON- STANTINE RÓKOSHOVSKY, ALONG THE SMOLENSK-MOSCOW highwaY IS SAID TO BE SWEEPING BACK THE NAZIS AND INFLICTING MANY THOUSANDS OF CASUALTIES.
FIGHT ON entire froNT
DETERMINED TO CRUSH NAZIS. Outspoken Pres. Roosevelt
Special to the "Telegraph"
HYDE PARK, Sept. 1 (UP).-In his Labour Day broad- cast, President Roosevelt told all working men and women throughout the nation that they must subordinate all personal interests to the supreme effort being made to re-arm the United States and check the "insane violence" of Hitler's attempt to
¡rule the world-
SPEECH IN FULL
He added, "Our vast effort is. due solely to our recognition of the fact that our fundamental rights, including the rights of labour, are threatened by Hitler's violent attempt to rule
Rights Of Labour the world."
Emphasised
He asserted that the preservation of the rights of United States workers was vitally important, not only for those enjoying the rights but for the entire future of Christian civilisation.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1 (Reu- ter). "On this day-this American holiday--we celebrate
New Weapons the right of the free labouring "The American nation is devising men. The reservation of these nnd developing new weapons of un- rights is now virtually important tenance of democracy. Why are we procedented power for the main- not only to us who enjoy them doing this? We are an un-warlike -but-to-the-whole-future-people and never sought a warrior's
Christian civilisation,” declared glory. We are not interested in President Roosevelt in a broad-quest and not interested-but the cast speech on the occasion of Labour Day in the United States.
The President continued: "Ameri- con labour now bears a tremendous responsibility in winning this most brutal, most terrible of it wars. In our factories, shops and arsenals, we are building weapons on
scale
grent in its magnitude. To all the battle-fronts of the world these
von-
die-
tators are--in tooting. Our vast effort is solely due to our recognition of the fact that our fundamental rights, in- cluding tabour's, are threatened by
Special to the “Telegraph”
LONDON, Sept. 2 (UP)-The Moscow war communique of to-day states: "On September 1 our troops fought the onomy on the entire front. Our aviation continued to deal heavy blows against armoured troops, infantry and artillery and destroyed planes and aerodromes. According to the latest data, 31 German planes were downed in aorial combat on August 30. Our losses were 16."
HUNGARIAN CLAIMS Special to the "Telegraph"
BUDAPEST, Sept. 1 (UP).—A Hungarian High Command communique states: "Since the publication of our last communique on August 18, our troops have advanced 250 to 300 kilometres into enemy territory. Our pursuit planes battled with success against the more numerous enemy air force. Our planes shot down · 15. enemy planes. One of our planes is missing.
"Our pioneer engineering troops contributed by their mag nificent activity to the rapid advance of our troops. We suffer. ed on August 10 to September 1 the following losses: 11 officers and 154 soldiers killed; 37 officers and 370 soldiers wounded; two officers and 21 soldiers missing."
SMASHING
SOVIET BLOWS
TURN to Back Page, Column 4 Hundreds Of Thousands
Squeezing Food From Russians
Of Nazi Casualties
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" MOSCOW, Sept. 1 (UP).— According to a High Command
"hundreds
weapons are being despatched by day Nazi Locusts Get Busy communique,
and night over the sens and through the
On Karelian' Isthmus SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" HELSINKI, Sept. 1 (UP),-- Correspondents on the Finnish; front report that Finnish troops; have recaptured Taipale, on the. Karelian Isthmus, the anchor- point of the former Mannerheimi Line.
Finnish troops continued to ad- vance eastward within a few kilo- metres of the former Russo-Finnish border on the Ladoga side of the Isthmus.
Divisions Wiped Out LONDON, Sept. 1 (UP)-Moscow of Radio claimed that most of the 170 SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" thousands" of wounded Nazi divisions with which the Germana BERLIN, Sept. 1 (UP).-The Ger-soldiers are flooding into Ger-started the Russian war were wiped mun Propaganda Company is astert-many and overflowing the Ger-out. After this Germany threw in ing that harvesting everywhere occupied Soviet territory is in full salt of the smashing Soviet milion Germans were
Inman occupied countries as a re-any divisions from the west,
"In two months of war, over two swing. are we determined to devote tat* It is revealed that Field Marshal blows against the Nazis all wounded."
von Keitel, the German Chilex of along the 1,800-mile Russian Staff, has issued a proclamation make-front.
air, and this nation is now devising and developing new weapons of unprecedented power towards the maintenance of democracy.
Not Covetous
"Why are we doing this? Why entire industrial effort tu the prose- cution of the war, which has not yet actually touched our shores?
"We are no s warlike people. We have never sought glory as TURN to Pago 2, Column One
China, Russia. Re-Assured
Far East Situation
SPECIAL TO THE "TELLPH
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (UP) -President Roosevelt's failure to mention Japan specifically in his condemnation of aggressor forces is interpreted hero as "leaving the way open for an adjustment of the Far Eastern aituntion.
At the same time, informed circles pointed out that the President's re- newed warning that there can be no compromise with the aggressors Implied a continued firm stand in any dealings with Japan
The
ing the entire rural population res- uonsible for the harvesting of former collective forms.
fl
the
would
а
no!
The Russians claim to have counter-attacked or repulsed the
The proclamation announced that Germans on all sectors and to
Soviet scheme of agriculture
be altered at present and ave annihilated 1,400 Finnish any division of land or cattle troops" in a savage battle, pre- among individuals Is forbidden. sumably in the Karelian Isth-
It has been promised Germans will
that
tiat
the
the Rustill pay higher prices than
mus.
killed ond
LATEST
and the farmers who Reports indicated that the Red are Industrious in this harvest not Army's counter-attack alded by only will retain their former private heavy rains which are turning thej
NO. 1 TYPHOON ishment of an orderly administra- property tax-free but after the estab-
battlefronts Into seas of mid at SIGNAL HOISTED lan, will have increase their herds. Portunity to TURN to Back Pago, Column 4
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Belligerent
some places, have stemmed the
Address By Japanese Officer
TOKYO, Sept. 1 (Reuter)—"Japan must break through
the American-British-Chinese-Dutch East Indies encirclement warning is interpreted as re-assurance to China and Russia and if necessary will use force," declared Colonel Hayao Mabuch!, that their position in the world line Japanese Army Presa Chief in an "East Asia Day" radio up against aggression will not be endangered in the event of a peace-
broadcast to-day. ful settlement of outstanding United
gardless of how long the war might last "In a death struggle to save our States and Japanese issues.
"It is the highest folly to sit great history even to the last mon President Roosevelt's nation stop up arms to the Idly by and await death," he and at the cost of reducing our land
produc- I added. ***
to ashes. tion, and to provide a greater 08-
This speech and other expressious surence that war supplies will be Mabuchi predicted Intensive of sentiment in Japanese army delivered safely is viewed as a warn diplomatic efforts would be continued quarters sharply contrast with the Ing to Japan or well as Germany in an attempt to overcome the very cautious attitude of civilian members. on one hand and as an assurance to grave crisis confronting Japan but of the government who are apparent- Britain, Russia and Chitm on the if these efforts were to foil Japan ly awaiting the outcome of the other
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Hongkong says Farewell to Governor, Lady Northcote
Representatives of all sections of the Community of Hongkong filled the King's Theatre to capacity at noon to-day on the occasion of the Public Farewell Ceremony to His Excellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, and Lady Northcote.
A
Valedictory addresses were delivered by the Hon. Mr J. J. Paterson representing the foreign community of Hongkong, and by the Hon. Sir Robert Kotewall representing the Chinese.
A.R.P. Inquiry;
This
Morning's Proceedings
camera was
A presentation of a screen was made to the Governor by Sir Robert Kotewall, while a gift- of a jade brooch and n table- cloth from Chinese residents of Hongkong was presented to Lady Northcote by Mrs M. K. Lo, supported by Mesdames W. N. T. Tam and Li Tse-fong.
A bouquet of pink gladioli was pre- Rita Lo, daughter of the Hon. Mr M. K. Lo and Mrs Lo
Miss Mimi Lau's evidence given yesterday in rend out this morning before the public session of the Commis sion to inquire into certain matters connected with the architec-sented to Lady Northcote by Miss tural branch of the Air Raid Precautions Department, the evidence mainly dealing with Miss Lau's banking account
and her meetings with Wing Commander Steele-Perkins.
Japanese
Positions
Bombed
Sir Geoffry and Lady Northcole afterwarcia shook hands it the Theatre lobby with the gathering as they fled out,
His Excellency, who is retiring for reasons of
of health, has been Governor
Mr Justice P. E. F. Cressall sat as chairman of the Commis- slon, the other members being Mr L. C. F. Bellamy, Mr S.
Hampden-Ross and Mr K. M. A.,
of Hongkong since October 28, 1937, The theatre entrance was draped Barnett (secretary), while Mr in a huge red, white and blue tri- G. N, N. Tinson sat on behalf of coloured banner, while pots of palms Wing Commander Steele-Per. were placed on both sides of the kins.
lobby and entrance. A carpet ran the length of the lobby in the mid- dle, while the pavement entrance was In her evidence Miss Lau said cordoned off by a rope fence. The CHUNGKING, Sept. 2 (UP); Chinp Hua Manufacturing Company traffic
she had been employed with the immediate vicinity was cleared of
shortly before пооп -A military spokesman said since January of this year. She re- TURN to Page 2, Column Three that the Chinese were very vealed that she first came to Hong- grutilled by the result of the 16 kong at the beginning of the Sino- raids against the Japanese in nerd
Fun Tak-sen. She cried Eastern China on August 25 and her Job with the Chop Hua Manu- 27, which were described as
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Miss Lau's Evidence
who
Mr
she knew to be the
and
Governor's Departure
It is officially announced that
feeler attacks designed to test Cheng Company through the ship in which His Excellency the Japanese strength and to Managing Partner. She knew Mr the Governor and Lady North- In Canton before she was cote will leave the Colony will disrupt communications.
The spokesmun said that the from the Se received $200 a month not sail, as had been previously
Hua and each The No. 1 typhoon signal was metres from east to
operations ranged over 890 kilo-month put port of her money in the expected, on September 3. The Yuyao, west of Ningpo to the suburbs cantile Bank of India. She added lency's departure will be notified west; from bank. She banked with the Mer-date and time of His Excel- of Nanchang, to the south of Futsing TURN to Back Pago, Column 3 in due course. near Foochow Japanese casualties, the heaviest of These operations resulted in 20,000 which were sustained in the vicinity of Changhsing near the Tai Lake, and also at Yulang, to the west of ifungchow. raids wert
The spokesman added, that the not interided to regain territory.
hoisted shortly after 2 o'clock Units afternoon.
According to the Royal Observa-
the disturbance is reported to be tory, in Lat. 17N and Long. 1165. moving westerly. This
places the typhoon about 400 miles south of the Colony, and just cast of the Macclesfield Bank. ·
From local observation the depres- slon appears to be moving north west and getting nearer to Colony.
See Back Page For Further Late News:
the
Speed-Up In British
War Production
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Iran Peace Conversations
Proceeding Satisfactorily
TEHERAN, Sept. 1 (Reuter)At an ordinary session of the Medjless (Parilament), the Prime Minister Mr Furughi In-
formed the Deputies that conversations proceeding satisfactorily
and that the situation was becoming clearer, matters would be settled in a day or two.
He hoped that
Referring to various rumours to the population, the Govern LONDON, Sept: 1 (UP)The circulating In Ministry of Aircraft Production has Prime Minister said that he ra- Such rumours were circulated by
Teheran, thement or anybody else. announced that fast week's production
Mr Furughi urged
of bombers and fighters as well as air gratted: that the people wore in: | mlichtet-makers, bow not frames, engines and accessories, was such a nervous state that some the best since the war started. were even quitting the Capital, assuring the House that there was to hoge bread and other foodstunts, The British aircraft industry is and he assured the House that ample for all and asked the Honour nów, producing at a rate the world there was absolutely no danger TURN to Page 2, Column Saves has never seen before,