Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
September 2, 1941.
SOVIET FORCES AGAIN
OFFENSIVE
TAKE Labour
Leaders'
ON DNIEPER
LONDON, SEPT. 1 (REUTER).—FRESH COUNTER-ATTACKS BY MARSHAL BUDENNY'S FORCES SOUTH OF KIEV AND ON THE LOWER COURSE OF THE DNIEPER ARE REPORTED BY THE OFFICIAL GERMAN NEWS AGENCY.
SOVIET FORCES, SAYS THE AGENCY, SUPPORTED BY ARTILLERY AND GUNBOATS, YESTERDAY REPEATED AN ATTEMPT TO GAIN THE WESTERN BANK OF THE DNIEPER SOUTH OF KIEV. THIS ATTACK WAS FRUSTRATED WITH HEAVY LOSSES TO THE RUS- SIANS, WHO DID NOT SUCCEED IN REACHING the WESTERN BANK.
STRONG RUSSIAN FORCES ATTACKED GERMAN POSITIONS ON THE LOWER COURSE OF THE DNIEPER. THESE ATTACKS WERE REPULSED WITH SEVERE LOSSES FOR THE
RUSSIANS.
In this defensive battle one thousand prisoners were taken, The agency also states that violent fighting took place yesterday in the contre of the front and claims that 25 Soviet tanks, including eight of the 52-ton type, were destroyed in this section.
GERMAN TROOPS CRACK UP BADLY
MOSCOW, Sept. 1 (Reuter).-An S. S. division and one Finnish brigade were thrown against one Soviet regiment in the “N” sector of the western front, says Moscow's supplementary communique to-day.
Australian Chinese In Legation
1
Big Soviet Tanks In Action
Promise
NEW YORK, Sept. 1 Reuter),
"To our fellow workers of all lands, many of whom are risking their lives to hear this broadcast-your battle is ours," declared Mr Sydney Hillman, Associate Director of the Once of Production Management, in a broadcast to Mr Ernest Bevin, British Minister of Labour, to-day,
He spoke in the same broadcast as President Roosevelt.
"We will help to fight with all our faith, strength and skill in mine, factory and farm to-day, to-morrow and every day until that battle is won. We know that the outcome of to- day's fight for freedom and human dignity depends on us turning the guns, ships, tanks and planes that will guaranice victory for
Urose fighting the battle for densocracy.
Mobilized
out
our
of
"All Americans have responded to the task. We have mobilised manpower and will power for the contest between the work-shops the democracies and the Axis,
Our working people know that none of us can be secure in our
Jobs
while Hitler's gangsters remain at large.
Mr William Green, President of the American Federation of Labour, speaking in the same broadcast, sald:
Russia War Frontsation we have made up our
Analysed
this threat our pence and safely, to defend ourselves at any cost and to help other countries in the path of the Nazi with machines to
to defend themselves."
the
"Our Red Army men defended themselves courageously, attacking the enemy on all sides. Soon another unit joined our regiment, strengthening the
<WAR COMMENTARY DY "ANNALIST") resistance of the Soviet troops. Despairing of breaking
He urged the United States to meet LONDON, Sept. 1. (Reuter). our defences by counter-attacles, the Germans decided
Fighting continues unabated
force with greater force, and have more implements of war thun to try and encircle our unit.
along the entire-eastern front. Nazis could command. So much is clear from the Ger- "Through forests and marshes,
Mr Ernest Bevin The omen) news agency states
nan and Soviet reports.
LONDON,
1. Sept.
(British the Finnish regiment succeeded in the scelor south of Lake
Niemen, one Gernian division des- SINGAPORE, Sept.
While the Soviet High Command Wireless)Following his reply to in penetrating to
(Central) our rear trayed strong. Soviet forces in an News) Charles Lee, an Australian-is for the moment singularly un- the message from the Labour divi- where it counted upon creating enveloping movement, bringing in born Chinese, is among the staff of to numerous and widespread counter. Am
communicative, the Germans
refer slon, of
the Committee to Defend panic in our ranks, but the Finns over 1,000 prisoners. The Russians the Australian Legation in Chung attacks by the Russians not only in Minister of Labour and National Amerlen by Aiding the Allies, the made a mistake," the com-counter-attacked with their heaviest king, it is officially learned here.
of which five were destroyed, An accomplished linguist, Mr Lee the central sector but also now on the Service (Mr Ernest Bevin) broadenst munique says.
including one of 32 lous. The fight-speaks Chinese and Japanese fluently, lower course of the Duicper in the a special message to the Amerlesn "The Red Army repulsed alt
Ing was made extremely difcuit by lle was educated at the Southport south and in the north below Lake people, attacks and more Soviet reinforce the unbroken heavy rain which at Grammar School, one of the exclusive imen. ments Rrrived, In force engage times was of cloudburst proportions public schools in Australia, and the
The Soviet forces are reported to ments, the Finns were thrown back. leaving the few available ronds and University of Queenslandi.
be bringing up heavy tanks of over Stil more Russian reinforcements paths almost unusable.
50 tons in land battles and seem to arrived and the Finns found them-
be using gun-boats to advantage selves encircled by our troops. The
along the Dnieper harassing Ger- man bridgeheads.
Central Section
Finn- regiment was routed. Out of 2.000 Finns who penetrated to our renr, not more than 600 men munaged to escape from the encirclement.
anks
Mr Lee entered the Commonwealth) public service Arst serving with the Customs Department from which he was transferred to the Department of External Affairs.
Mr ice will have the rank of Third
Mr Bevin said: "We as you know have been resisting a brutal military machine. for two years. The Nazis have been plotting to get us down for years and at the same time pre- tending that all they wanted was peace. I do not need to tell you how long It takes to manufacture the colossal number of war machines
war.
In the northern sector. yesterday. according to the official news agency, German artillery, sank six Soviet ships including four monitors and (1) speed boat. Heavy continued on the central front with Secretary in the Australian Legation neation bet needs further clari- Getmanly, kas used and is using in this
one
fighting
Weapons Captured Forty machine-guns, many trench mortars, rifles and other military equipment were captured or destroy ed."
Russian report says The Recording to the Soviet communique. 80 armoured vehicles were shot up nearly
Company all
commanders and eight or nine men out of every and destroyed.
the Russians making
in Chungking. repeated counter-attacks
with tanks. The agency asserts that these attacks | were repulsed with the loss of 25 Soviet
tanks Including eight of $2 tons ench. On Saturday a total of
twelve were killed.
that
The counter-offensive which the Russians have been carrying on for four or five days against the Germani positions on the lower Dnieper con-
Guerilla detachments continued to buraxs the German and Finnish troops who have sized certain parts of the Karelian Finnish Republic. tinued and it is claimed that cach according to the Soviet communique, time they were repulsed with hey locating the enemy's weak spots and casualties inflicting severe losses upon him by prisoners, 21 trench mortars and
and much other war material. stores upon small
destroying bridges and making night attacks enemy detachments.
Communications Cut
En my lines of communications in many cases have been destroyed and ronds were mined, saya a Soviet report. In one case a forest through which the enemy, was moving was
sel afire on all siden, cousing great losses amongst the Finas and Ger-
Muna.
wounded.
About 40.000 German are expected to arrive any Belgium, the report says.
wounded
and the loss
of 1,000
Royal Air Force Decorations
j
The situation
it can be properly appraised but it is clear that Mar- sitals Timoshenko and Budenny are exerting healthy counter-action to
weak spots in the central section, and where the narrowing Dnieper near Kiev affords the Germans the easiest access to the east towards the Don and Donetz Basins.
the repeated German attempts Brave Queen
Speaks From Exile
LONDON, Sept.
1
The arch-
He
And
While there is no official confirma- tion that the Russians have evacuated Vilpuri in Finland, there are good military reasons for doing so, for defend Leningrad by shortening their would make it easier for them to line of communication
defensive factor.
Chungking Briefly
No Disputes In Britain "British Labour is fully conscious of the lasues Involved and we have set about the task together with your help of beating Hitler on the produc tion feld. The acceptance of responsibility through bette industrial relations has resulted in disputes being at their lowest and now while I am speaking to you, there is not a dispute worth mention- ing in Britain.
this
r
are
"Labour's aims are similar the
over. World
Not only the British Commonwealth and our Allies ure involved in
war. You mnising planes and munitions to re- scue the peoples in conquered coun- teles from the clutches tyrant and prevent him from
sprending his power over you as well."
A Challenge Mr Bevin concluded: "I put this challenge to my fellow-workers' classes to fight this battle alone.
02
You know in your hearts that your future also depends on victory over Nazi-Ism.. It is delnowledged that victory depends upon the
over whelming supplies of all forms of war material. Surely the working people will not allow any disunity in their own rants to hinder final victory over this monster who would
Visited By Planes destroy there. I have enduring faith
"After more than a year of oppres-
(Reuter) sten, the Netherlands are and feel sirenger. and more unconquerable
Political Consideration than ever before." declared Queen Wilhelmina over Radio Orange ordered. for political rather an to- Reports that withdawal has been night, broadcasting to the Dutcht people throughout the world in com- military reasons should be received memoration of her 1st birthday with reserve because of conflict-
of their which wa
was celebrated yesterday. ing nature. The Germans themselves She declored that the Netherlands
admit that ceaseless rain is hamper- would play a part in the new world the operations in the main Leningrad Men From Overseas
order envisaged by Mr Churchill and it seems evident that the weather is baitle-zone south of Lake Ilmen and President Roosevelt LONDON, Sept. 1 (Reuter)- enemy of humanity. Hitler, wanted becoming an increasingly important -The latest R.A.F. awards into destroy the Netherlands. He had According to another Soviet report, clude the Distinguished Service over-powered them, robbed them of thousands of Belgian patients, have been moved out from hospitals in Order-to-Acting Squadron Leaving the Dutch to starve.
ilberty and his-hardes-had-looted, Brussels. Ghent, Antwerp and other der Terence Patrick Armstrong sought to crush their sout but had towns following a recent order of the Bradley, D.F.C.. of No. 35 failed. German High Command that all Belgian hospitals be placed at
the Squadron, who was born in Call
Courage of Dutch disposal of the German milltary cutia and educated in England. She praised the "indomitable cour. authorities for housing German He was commissioned in 1936, age, daring and tough unbreakable CHUNGKING, Sept. 1 (Cen- and participate in the glory of what in your willingness to share risks promoted to Acting Squadron resistance" of the Dutch and paid
News). - tribute to the laurels won by the tral day in Leader in 1940, and won the Dutch armed forces and merchant Japanese planes staged a very of dentocracy in the world."
Twenty-seven I believe will be the final triumph D.F.C. in July, 1940.
seamen, adding that the entire realm' brief raid on the suburban areas Soviet Raid Coast
The D.FC. is awarded to Squadron would fight until victory was acbfev-1of Chungking up-river this MOSCOW. Sent (Reuter)-A|Lender Charles Ntil Fleming,
who ed. special radio announcement to-night was born in Poona in 1912 and was The Puren pold homage to all afternoon. No raiders, however, reported Soviet air raids on Berlin, educated at St Joseph's College, Nini those peoples who had met the same appeared over Chungking Pro- Kocnisberg, Danzig and Memel dur Tal. He received his commission and t The Netherlands and were per. ing August 31.
in the following year served in Iraq resisting Nazi tyranny. "While our Incendiary and high explosive on flying duties. He
Success in North Hupeh bombs were dropped on milltary Squadron Leader in Juris promoted natual assallant is now venting h
June, J. lust for murder and robbery
TSAOYANG, Aug. 31 (Centra targets at of four vinces,
One Soviet machine did not return.AF. Volunteer Reserve, No. 67
also awarded to Fly-the courageous Russian people, resis-News)-Chinese forces in northern Oncer Arthur
Jolin Smilz, tunce manifests itself as his back is upch in the evening of August 28 German War Reports
"nited neonies are staged a surprise attack on the DERLIN. Scot, 1 (UP)Heavy Soudros
Smitz was born in Ran- preparing presently to toll the death Jacances at Tutsushan near Sulhalen. fighting continued along the northern goon In 1911. He was a cadet in the, ituent for him and his detestable or. The attack which lasted a day front yesterday eccording to all Ger- North.rn Bengal Mounted Rites der" she raid, "most certainly a resulted in several hundred Japanese man dispatches with the ring being from 1920 to 1920 odd received his death knell but one which will ringed, three prisoners and a large constantly pressed tighter "around commision in the R.A.F. in 1940 ns joy because it
HULL, Sept. 1 (UP).-The will herald the war booty, Leningrad.
air gunner.
theration of the peoples."*
A railway bridge on the Pelping- Luftwaffe made sharp attacks Hankow Line north of Tangying in last night by flying over Eng-
orthern Honan was destroyed by Chinese troops on August 28. The land in greater strength than Japanese garrison guarding the at any time in recent months. rize was severely uttneked and Raiders dropped numerous high suffered numerous lorans
explosive bombs on Hull killing
number of civilians, Anti-aircraft guns engaged the raiders for over an hour, finally driving them off.
The D.F.C.
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"Glorious End" UNDISCLOSED AIR BASE, Sept. 2 (Domel).During the first large- seale raid, by Japanese Army planes on Sunday against Lanchow, in Kansu province, one of the planes under the command of Captain Kenzo Muro, while straddling the enemy with large calibre bombs in the face of intense anti-aircraft fire, received a shrapnel burst in its engine and dived against the enemy's position to a glorious end.
NO COMPROMISE SAYS GAYDA ́·
Sharp Raid On Hull Communal Shelter Tragedy
SPECIAL TO THE "TELKORAPH"
Д
The worst incident was at communal shelter in the working class district where bomb mado direct hit and demolished surround- ing property, the debris of which buried the shelter. Several people were rescued alive, but others, in-, cluding children were killed.
Vichy Admiral
Resigns
Appointed By Darlan VICHY, Sept. 1. (Reuter).
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ROME, Sent: 1 (UP),—Comment- ng in the "Giornale d'Italia" at the Admiral Leluc has resigned com- inning of the third year of war, mand of the French Naval Forces Signor Gayda declares that no com- and his post as head of the Navy
romise for peace is possible. Eng- and would have been beaten long him by Admiral Darlan,
Secretarlet which was entrusted to n Vichy BOJS
go If she had not entrusted herself news agency. He is replaced in both
nia
to the United States, and if Roosevelt posts by Admiral Aupban, who is the had not
to prolong youngest officer holding Admiral's
confoat to
rank in the French Navy.
the for
paseo ir ne Admiral Auplan was
londer.
he declared.
A communique lasued to day states that the Hitler-Mussolini. Înceting haibe élebrly thot the Axis if not pressing for a pened offerialva si the Anglo-Saxony claim, but are prepar- ing a Déw untensive plikse of the war, against the remaining British forces,
entrusted with the reorganisation of the French Mercantile Marine.
of
the
Admiral Delue was опо reneh plenifratchilaries who signed the Armistice; with: Germany. · He was regarded in French naval circles
Vary competent sailor for whom
a brilliant career was predicted. ir
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