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NO AIR MASTERY Summary Of NAZIS STALLED
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land have, spolted these bases" and infleted crushing blows on them.".
Huge Lossca'
According to "Ileuter," General Grendal gave the following figures of German losSCH:
Week's Air Warfare
Europe & Mid. East
LONDON, Sept. 7 (Reuter),- "In the course of the war, our airR.A.F. losses in the European force han destroyed over 2,000 Nazi zone last week showed a cou- planes on the ground. Our artillery siderable drop compared with is also inaleting on the enemy heavy several previous weeks although losses. Nazi air formations
are their western offensive continu- breaking up under the crushing ated unabated.
our airmen.
tacks of our
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IN RUSSIA
FROM. PAGE ONE
U-73 was captured in the Barents, i Sen but gave no details.
Soviet militury observers slated that the German air force has ni- ready been weakened so much that it was compelled to thin out in certain sectors. If the current rate of hostilities continues for two three months, the Luftwaffe, will be bled white and their operations drastically curtailed,
Berlin Report
Dr
BERLIN, Sept. 7 (UP).-Hundreds of Gennan divebombers are report- ed to be aiding in the siege with artillery battering Leningrad and the
"The 51st and 64th Bomber Squa Lossca in Western Europe and the drons of the Air Corps commanded Middle East that we were 30 Axis by General von
von Greim, lost during
and 40 R.A.F. Twenty-eight B.A.F.
their planes and the 55th on and attacks on shipping.
day of war 30 per cent of bombers failed to return from raidsinirlente
over Germany and occupied territory
the first
ዳበ
50 per cent. Losses of the
of
R.A.F. fighters destroyed 14
system of fortifications around the city causing "immense losses in men mnierials," nccord- Mes-ing to the official news agency.
Authoritative circles continued to be silent, however, regarding status of the drive against Leningrad and also falled to mention the situa- tion on the eastern front.
air force were heaviest In the zones
of Generals Kessert-merschmitta for the loss of 11. operations of ring's and Stumpe's
flects in air
in the In the Middle East, 20 Axis bom
bers and fighters were destroyed for
western and southwestem die the loss of seven R.A.F. machines,
The General adds: "If the and
On several sweeps, fighter pilota of activity on the front sente of from the Barentz Sea to the Black Teported that Messerschmitts refused Sea continues without change for to fight and it appears that the Luft- another two or three months, the wale chief is trying to conserve
pitals..
German air losses will increase con- siderably."
Raw Pilots
After a few thousand skilled plots, General Grendel continues, “the bulk of personnel of the German air force now consists of hastily trained pilots which must inevitably result in Increase of losses.
"According to war prisoners, the majority of the present German pilots joined the air force either in the Infter half of 1940 or the first half of 1941. It should also be burne in mind that prior to the war with the Soviet Union, German factories could replace the of aircraft only when part of the air force was in action. During the perlot of May
to September,
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German Plane. Losses MOSCOW, Sept. 7 (UP)-AL least 300 German planes have been destroyed over the approaches to Leningrad as well as hundreds of tanks and thousands of men. This was announced by M. Kuznetsov, a member of the War Counell at a muse meeting yesterday and broadcast from Leningrad.
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Japanese Scheme To Oust British
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The war by London publishers against infringement of copyright by the sale in Hongkong of cheap edl- tions of their publications printed in Shanghai, was carried further before Magistracy Mr il. G. Sheldon, c., at Central
D. B. Evans of Messrs Johnson this morning, when Mr
Stokes and Master, appearing lor Messrs Longman, Green and Com- pany, London, obtained convictions Many Office of Production Manage-
Company. ment executives received their on-against the World Book nual compensation without ceremony, four summenses for possessing and 74 Hollywood Road, Central, on but John D. Diggers, Production Director, and E. R. Stettinlus,
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books to which false trade descrip- Priorities Director, arranged for tions
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and selling, infringing copies of these text books.
realplents in their sections,
No.
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Mr M. A. da Siva angeared for the clale Director, received a check. They Mr Evans said that the summonses hold office under a 1017 law
which
were in respect of August 23 and provides that they serve without August 27. compensation. That cxempls them
Search Of Shop from an old low forbidding the Gov- ernment to accept the free services of any individual.
The smallest cheque for 2 cents went to Randolph Paul of the Office of Price Administration. Gov- ernment offeints guessed that most of the checks would be fronted and never cashed.
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the book shop and he bought a copy On August, 23 a clerk was sent to of Hall and Knight's "ementary Algebra,"
The shop was later searched on a warrant by police officers led by Sgt Wall, and total of 350 infringing coples of books were discovered, As a result of this on August 27 two further summonses were issued. Evans added that the name of the publisher was actually printed on the outside of some of the books and these were exposed for sale in the shop.
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Mr
Mr Silva, pleading mitigation said that a certain friend of the owner of the World Book Shop In Shanghai, had obtained a considérable number of these books at a good price and sent them down to Hongkong with view to helping Defendant. The Shanghai frlend requested that the books be sold on consignment basis, Defendant to receive 25 per cent, of the profits.
Recklessness
Mr Silva added. that it was clear that his client did not know that these books were infringing copies
so much on complete ignorance but on the plen of recklessness and care- lessness. The books were not photo- stalic coples but were actually re- prints and the infringement Was hardly detected.
Board's Statement and that the defence was based not
Defendant was fined a total
a
of
The following statement was issued to the Press this afternoon by Mr W. H. Taylor, assistant to Mr Manuel Fox, American representative on the Chinn Currency Stabilisation Board:
Conferences between the Stabilt- "How was he to know that they the small but purely British units in sution Board of China and represen- were not genuine?" asked Mr Silva, tatives of American and British "the only question was that of price." Banks have been held in Hongkong Meanwhile, Congress would ap-
He added that the confiscation of the" point a provisionul Government in in the course of the last week in 350 books would in itself prove India which would be established by order to exchunge views instituted by serious loss to Defendant. Japan, prepared to return India to the United States and British Gov- the Indians when the
ase cruments. Mr J. A. Mackay, repre- phase of the revolt was concluded. In re-Hopkins, the British Banks, announc
the military
senting the American, and Mr H. C. for this, the provisional Governed that they would co-operate fully turn ment wo
would undertake to compensate with the Board in the attainment of Japan for the expenses of the ex-
excommon objectives. They indicated peditionary force and any subsequent they would only buy or sell Foreign milltary ald necessary and also Exchange at the official rates fixed undertake to conclude trade treaties by the Board. The Chinese Banks according to Japan's preference for have also promised their India's import and export tratte, etcetera. Additional detalls of sub- sequent relations between India and Japan to be worked out later.
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$520 on the four summonses, with
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The books were ordered
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that the arrangements and under-Lake City, Chicago, New York, and The agents were understood to standing arrived at mark substantial Memphis, Tenn. have reached India and saw Jawa-progress.
on
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Australia's New Premier Makes A Fighting Speech
Regarding sugar, Mr Wickard said haral Nehru and other Congress The Stabilization Board of China that "no nereage limit was expected,” leaders. The interview-to the sur-
was instituted by agreement indicating a renewal of the sugar act| prise and dismay of the Japanese reached on April 1, 1941 between which is expiring this year. was short and decisive, as well as
as China, the United States and Great explosive.
Britain. It consists of three Chinese The agents bent a hasty retreat, their cars tingling with members, K. P. searching rebules which elaborated Mr Tsu Yee-pel and Mr Hsi the Indian leader's refusal; for, con-
on-one American member, Mr A. M. trary to most reports according to Fox; one British member, Mr E. L. the traveller who is in a position to Holl-Patch. Mr Choo Ting-chi is Ita know, the Indian National Congress. Geno
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SYDNEY, Sept. 7 (Reuter) -In his broadcast to-day, the is bitterly anti-Japanese and would are at the Central Banic Building. under no circumstances consider any office in Hongkong at the Hongkong
Australian Prime Minister Mr Á. W. Fadden, said that at least Chungking and it has a temporary form of co-operation with the Japan Bank Building.
one in four Australians of fighting age were fighting with the ANKARA, Sept. 7 (Reuter) forces, namely 400,000 in the Navy, Army and Air Force... C30 even In an attempt 10 free The United States
Finnish, Hungarian and Rumanian India from what they consider. "Treasuries will co-operate to the full sinds of standardised wooden huls figure would exceed 600,000 in termination to sweep Hitler and his
and British British
say mills are busy producing thou- Within another two years the the world, are relentless in their de- Congress leaders explained that to insure that information is available which the Germans have ordered for
yoke, this attitude developed with the with
regard to the freezing Orders Japanese invasion of China. Pre- issued by their respective Govern- use in Russin during the winter. addition to 200,000 engaged followers into oblivion."
ments. The United States Govern- The need for these huts is demons directly or indirectly in the pro- viously there had been some hopement is delegating special personnel trated in the film of the Russian war duction of munitions, war equip- that
Jepan DS the most advanced Asiatle nation, might lend other kong for this purpose.
need to be stationed in China and Hong-which the German Embassy recently ment and war supplies.
showed to Turisiah Journalists who Asiaties in their struggle against
Naval personnel had are amazed by the fact that they threefold and Air Force European imperialism, But when
saw not a single hut standing
acvenfold. throughout the alm. The huts are being made without windows with an air space between the inner and the (outer walls in 'order. to keep out the| "intense cold.
copled the worst features of
2SS Imperialism and began i
to subjugate other. Aslatie peoples, the revulsion of feeling In India was said to be, ne one Indian. Congress leader told the traveller, "It was as though a friend one of turm- ed, and stabbed us in the
our own people-had suck"
CHUNGLING
Sept.
(Central News).—The National Government reliaved Mr.K. Tsong of his post ́ ́as. Administrative... Vice-Minister · of Foreign Affairs and appointed him to be Resident Representative of the Executive Muut in. Burma.
·President Lines
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Navy Minister MELBOURNE, Sept. 7 (Reuter). "We-rejoice that the Russians are fighting so magnificently, but Russia' eannot hope to defeat the Germans. in Germany and: bring her to her: knees," declared Mr W. M. Hughes, the Navy Minister, in
in a speech here to-day, S
Tribute To Menzici Mr Fadden paid a fine tribute to Mr R. G. Menzies his predecessor, na "Nothing, lass, will suffice. This Prime Minister, who bŋ said, gave wor is our war. We must fight it himself unselfishly to his country' la ourselves to the end. Maybe victory one of its most dimcult periods. 16 noming sooner than we dare to Mr Fudden added: The third hope. Britain's position is incom yeur
will probably determine if civi-parably stronger, than a year ago." Ination, already bruised and bat Me Hughes, added: "Australia's SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" tered, is to survive. That is why destiny depends on her ability to ac MANILA, Sept. 7 (Domel) The Australians, with the free people of hleve unity," President Lines" have decided to transfer ita Orient Office from Shang- hai to Manlin. A skeleton staff willi- be maintained in Shanghai,
Removal
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