Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
September 15, 1941.
Supreme
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SUCCESSES CLAIMED BY BOTH SIDES
IN THE OF LENINGRAD
BATTLE
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH”
CONFLICTING REPORTS CONCERNING THE PROGRESS OF THE BATTLE OF LENIN- Invaders
GRAD HAVE BEEN RECEIVED TO-DAY, “UNITED PRESS"; IN A DISPATCH FROM MOSCOW QUOTES THE LENINGRAD CORRESPONDENT OF "PRAVDA" TO THE EFFECT THAT MAR-
SHAL VOROSHILOV'S FORCES HAVE COUNTER-ATTACKED, FORCED A CROSSING OF THE Astonished
RIVER "T", PUSHED BACK GERMAN TANK UNITS, AND RECAPTURED THREE VILLAGES. On the other hand, the same news agency in a message from Berlin states that according to a German High Command communique'datelined “The Fuehrer's Headquarters”, strong German forces have broken into Leningrad's first defancos.
"Red
Other "United Press" reports from Moscow state that according to the newspaper Star", two Finnish regiments, who were trying to cross a river on the Karelian Isthmus, north of Leningrad, were repulsed by concentrated fire from Russian trenches. The Finns were unable to advance, and they retreated loaving behind 200 dead and more than 200 wounded.
The newspaper "Red Fleet" reports that the defenders of Odessa killed 20,000 Rumanians during the first few days of September.
Oppression Campaign By Japanese Army
By Soviet Resistance
-WAR"COMMENTARY BY "ANNALIST"
LONDON, Sept. 14 (Reuter). On the central front which covers Moscow, the invaders have been astonished by the force of Marshal Timoshenko’u counter-attacks..
Along the whole vast length of the central front, reports state that the Russians have here thrown in one of their most formidable "secret weapons”— tonks of up to 64 tens in weight.
It is also disclosed that the Red Army and fleet havo been reinforced by 12,000 Communists and 70,000 Komosols who abandoned their civilian occupations and took up arms. One regiment of the Black Sea marines, in a continuous three-day battle, wiped out two regiments precedented extension of the oppression campaign is being con- being, provided that they continue of infantry and took much material..
Gory Battles Roging.
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DY "NEUTER'S" RESIDENT CORRESPONDENT
the Civil Guards were sent in to attack the village "P". They cleared the enemy out of it and captured much material.
Undaunted by Gerninn fire from
Special to the "Telegraph"
CHUNGKING, Sept. 14 (UP)—It is announced that an un-. ducted by 100.000 Japanese and mercenary troops in North China against the Shansi, Hopel and Charhar border district which, Is administered by the Eighteenth Group army.
It is said that the campaign started on August 14 and is
already one month old; however,
MOSCOW, Sept. 14.-Day and night artillery duels have turned the battlefield outside Leningrad
three their hold. The Germans into an inferno. The Russians carried out six artillery bombard-according to confidential docu- and Germana Are
24 hours.ments seized from Japanese hurling ments of the village in immense quantities of steel and Twice German planes made mass, barracks in the see-saw battle, allacks, dropping hundreds of bombs. high explosives at each other's The Civil Guards, however, weathe Japanese had planned a forces massed at the approaches thered the storm and launched a fur-"four months' suppression plan," to the city.
the attack, driving, the Germans aiming at the complete uprooting Units of the Soviet Civil Guard buck and freeing the stranglehold on of this border district before the
end of this year,
have for three weeks been fighting shoulder to shoulder with their com- rudes in the Red Army in what must
the village.
Guerilla Fighting MOSCOW, Sept. 14 (UP),---In the be one of the deadliest battles in Leningrad sector, Russian guerillas to-day kiled over 300 Germans in- How the Civil Guards are holding cluding a Major and a Captain, a sub-sector of the front and drovë | burned four German bombers on a
the world's history.
It is asserted that the original Japanese garrison around this district, umbering 50,000 men plus another 60,000 reinforcements from other
t sectors, are conducting the sup-
are trying to storm
The attackers
the Germans back at bayonet point | German aerodrome and destroyed 34 / Pression campal the border din
was told to-day in a dispatch to the lorries and other light cars. newspaper "Provda.”
the
way,
trict from five different directions; Russian Communique The Germans had advanced
namely, from Linchlu in the north, River and occupied Beveral
MOSCOW, Sept. 14 (UP)-To- from Fangshan Chohslen in the east, day's communique states, "During from Chengting and Shihchlachwang hamlets. The Civil Guards' orders fast night our forces were fighting in the southeast, from Chinghsing in were to dislodge them. After Soviet the enemy on the entire front." artillery had prepared the
the south and from Wutal in the west. ailencing one German
A supplementary communique All these routes are at present check- strong point stated that the Germans lost severely ed by the defenders. after another, the Civil Guards moved up to attack in face of she}}~ | on the approaches to Leningrad; the It is announced, however, that Ing and machine-gun fire that forced Soviet air force bombed and "more bloody battles and more them to stick close to the mud in the machine-gunned German tanks, in- gruesome killings will be continuously roin-soaked ground,
fantry and anti-aircraft batteries, 18 unfolding themselves in the
which were decomissioned. Some diale future." sklifully camouflaged petrol lorries were also destroyed and pontoon bridges destroyed.
Bayonet Charge
As they reached the German lines, the Civil Guards charged with their bayonets fixed. The enemy faltered and retreated and the villages "y" and "N" were relaken.
of
"Soviet tonic units under command of officers Sherenkovo and Koplite- henke killed
400 over
German
The Civil Guards went on to force soldiers, captured five guns and over their way across the river, dis- regarding the mass of meini poured 100 boxes of ammunition and other:
on them by the German artillery. war materials."
Soviet guns then opened up and) Kremenchug Evacuated
imme.
LETTERS
Blind Girls' Picnic
The Editor,
Hongkong Telegraph.
Action Around
A
Tobruk
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH"
CAIRO, Sept. 14 (UP)- General Headquarters
communique issued to-day
states: "British patrols penetrated the enemy pusi-
tions at Tobruk Without
making contact. Enemy
shelling was heavy in the
eastern sector of the Tobruk defences, while enemy bombing attacks during the night were continuous, but there were no casunities or important damage. In the frontier area, enemy patrols were moving in a somewhat wider area than usual and are being successfully en- gaged.
German losses continue to be great but the Germans may still be able to sustain mich losses for the time
to gain ground, for it was their own warrior King Frederick the Great who uttered I the precept, "To conquer Is to advance.“
Towards the south, new dongers threaten. The Nazis are at Cherni gov, 80 miles to the rear of Kiev and 10 miles too near. And the enemy has forced the passage of the Daleper.
In Britain such facts aro regarded either with complacency or despair but rather a moral is drawn that nothing shall be left undone to strengthen the Rusalan resistance.
Exploits Of A British
Submarine
not
Full Story Released LONDON, Sept. 14 (Reuter).: With 18 feet of her bows miss- ing, a 12-feet split in her amid- ships and other severe damage after hitting a mine, the sub- marine H.M.S. Triumph limped home 300 miles across the North Sca. But she was repaired and has since torpedoed five warships and five supply vessels..
CHINESE TIGHTEN nearly 21 months after they began on
CONTROL OF IMPORT TRADE
"outstanding initiative,
and
The full story of her exploits was disclosed to-night by the Admiralty-
Boxing Day, 1930. It completes brief announcement In April, 1840, that Lieut-Commandor John Went- worth McCoy then her commander --had been awarded the D.S.C. for CHUNGKING, Sept. 14 (Central)
skill News). Following the withdrawal MOSCOW, Sept. 14 (UP)-To-
resource when a mine struck his Sir, The Christ Church Group of 14 foreign banks from participation night's communique states: "Fight the V.D.M.A, intend to hold a plenic in the Shanghal
ship." exchange ing continued along the whole front for the blind women of the Industrial market the "Ta Kung Pao" says the the mine explosion-and an able sea- None of the crew were injured by black Kremenchug was evacuated after the tome on Saturday the 4th October. Chinese Government flerce battles of many days.
is tightening man sleeping only about 30 feet from "On September 12 the Russians This will be the 15th year in succes-control of import trade by promoting where the mine went off did not destroyed 07 enemy planes_in_alr, sion that this plenic has been held. export trade as a means of strength- awake.
stabilisation Of the ten-torpedoes ready for combats and on the ground and lost May we, through the columns of ening the currency
your paper, appeal for generous sup- fund.
Aring, one was missing, only the During daylight to-day, one Ger- port from the people in Hongkong. Firstly, the Chinese
Government after part of another was left and man scouting plane was shot down We fully realise how numerous and is already refusing to grant foreign the tube of a third was crushed in,
how great are the demands that are exchange for imports which ate but none exploded. being made at this time an banned. Secondly, it is requesting
the
Unable to dive, the Triumph lay of Marshat Voroshilov's army in the that it would be a very great plly if ments to restrict licences for exports had to be kept running at full
"On the northwestern front, a unit generosity of everyone, but we feel the British and American Govern right inside mine-infested enemy course of repeated battles, destroyed these blind women were
waters, maklog water fast. to be to
be to China which are not more than 10,000 Germans, 200 lanks, neglected. The majority of us, who necessary
cap- absolutely a In this regard, the ucily with ratings plugging the leaks. hundreds of molor cars and guns.
"It seemed as if she was pushing have full possession of all our facul- Chinese Government has already ob- "Kremenchug Is on the east bank of the Daleper 90 miles northwest of Les, will readily appreciate how tuned the support of the British up half the North Sen," stated a greatly auch small kindnesses as this Government as the Board of Trade member of the crew, as she started Dniepropetrovsa."
annual outing help to alleviate the is banning British exports to Chino on her long journey home at five dreariness of those whose lives are unless via the Burenn Road,
to six knots, spent in total darkness.
In bad weather she had to reduce
whole day and at one time she was
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it will not be necessary to disappoint | Fina, Ceutive Yuan and Minister of
them this year.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (Reuter). morrow after one month's vacation. moved to Sheung Shul, New Terri- President Roosevelt is likely to make tories, and for this reason, the picnic appropriations, being held at Castle Peak Beach D request for new probably totalling $5,000,000,000 for instead of Shele as heretofore. It aid to Britain and other states fight-is not our intention to ask for loan of
cars this year ang Hitler.
from as, experience It is thought that this request will it has been noticed that those
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Propaganda
Meanwhile the United States has beon preoccupied with enquiry of its Inter-state Commerce Sub-Committee into allegations that the film industry is spreading propaganda to Involve the United States in war.
The Board will co-operations partments and will work in close
with the
Currency Stabilisation Board.
Finnish Trade
With Germany
plane drove off.
British Fire On French Ship
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAFH" VICHY, Sept. 14 (UP)-Parts newspapers to-day announced that a British warship fired on the French
Barcelona; freighter Tlemgen off however, the vessel was able to-con- tinue on to Oron under the protection of the French destroyer Fougeux.
Leningrad Defiant
LONDON, Sept. 14 (Heuter).--An LONDON, Sept. 14 (British Wire- economie delegation from Finland less),--Leningrad has wired a reply will leave for Germany within the to a greeting from the Municipality jnext few days, according to an of Glasgow: "The people of Lening- official German news agency message rad will defend the city, sparing from Helsinki.
neither effort nor life. We are con- The Finnish Minister of Industryfident that the peoples of the Soviet and Commerce, M. Tanner, will head Union and England, united for the the delegation and will confer with struggle with the common enemy, Walther Funk,
Duke Of Kent Back the Relch Minister of Economics, Dr will wine the Nazis off the face of
From Canada
Duke of Kent has returned from LONDON, Sept. 14 (Reuter).The Canada where he has been visiting a Mr Wendell Wilkie, representing number of air training establish the fint producers, had demanded that the Committee view the films monwealth Air Training Plan, states. ments in connection with the -Com- which
Senator Gerald Nye and the Dominions Omeo. Senator Clark complain contain war
propaganda. Charlie Chaplin has been he travelled some 15,000 miles, hos Ha tour, in the course of which subpoenaed to testify on October, been most successful and widely op regarding his picture, The Great preciated. Dictator,"
QUAKE KILLS
200 TURKS
Canal Zone Raid
CAIRO, Sept. 14. (Reuter) —A enniunique Issued by the Ministry: LONDON, Sept, 14 (Router) damage was caused to property but of the Interior states that alight Over 200 people have been there were no casualties during an killed in an earthquake which air raid in which come bombs, were shook parts of Asiatic Turkey, dropped on the Scez Canal zone in saya an Istanbul dispatch to the the early morning, Pofficial Italian news agency.zone, and a number of provinces.
Alerts were sounded in the Cairo:
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