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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
September 17, 1941.
Doubt On Succession Nazi Plan To Seize The Hood Casualties QUEENS & ALHAMBRA
Of Shah's Son Island Is Foiled Included 94 Officers
FROM PAGE ONE
accept the action of the Shah in nominating the Crown Prince as his successor as the two are tarred with 'the samo brush,
The Iranian Government have for shown a helpful appreciation the realities of the situation...
FROM PAGE ONE
and pontoons, some members of the Russian storming party swam the river while others jumped from rock ..to rock.
so
› FROM PAGE ONE
Lieutenant J. M. Tago, Midshipman S. L. L. Jones, Temporary Midship- man R. S. Knight, Temporary Mid- shipman P. R. Lapthron, Lieutenant The advance was covered by an E. P. S. Lewis, Major H. Lumley, of artillery barrage. As the storming Hoyal Marines, Paymaster Lieutenant party reached the islands, the bar-P. J. P. Luxmoore, Lieutenant Com- Advance On Teheran rage was lifted and transferred to mander J. L. Machine, Temporary LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter) further bank preventing the arrival Midshipman J. B. McLaren, Lieuten- ant Commander E. H. Maultrie, British and Russian forces in equal of German reinforcements.
The official, Russian news agency Tempman C. J. Norman,
Lieutenant C. B. Newey, numbers are now moving towards)
Midshipman
Lieutenant Teheran, states authoritative quar-giving detalls ddde that mine throwers
figured prominently in lala river Cdr. G. E. Owens, Lt-Cdr A. Pares, teck in London.
Surgeon The purpose
is stated battle.- of this action
Midshipman G. Perman, The Russiand have recaptured the
R. G. to be not
not directly related to the
"RG. niddication of the Shah but is con- town of Saulinto on the northwest
Engineer R. A Plumley, cerned with the definito intention of front after cutting off the retreat of
force. Here the Allies to clear up the situation a forge German regarding the Germans who are to be Germans lost one and a half battalions
before they fled. deported from Iran and to put an end to Axis tactics which the Iranian Government, in spite of their good had to run the gruntlet of ride and intentions, have not been able alone machinegun fire. to counter effectively.
Liewenant J. E. C. Pen-
EM Lieutenant R.
G. Phillips,
Lleutenant S. A. Porter- Mister W. A.Price, Warrant shipwright, Lieutenant B. C. Roach,
C. Robbins, Pay
They were taken in the rear and Sub Lieutenant A. C. ROO, Sub
Prisoners And Booty
of anti-tank guns meutenant C. F. Studds, Com-
muster Commander D. Lieutenant J. H. Scott-Kerr, Licuten- ant 11. G. Smith, Temporary Lieuten- London Reaction
In another action in the Leningrad ant T. F. Spence, Instructor Com- LONDON, Sept. 10 (UP)-Reports area, the agency states that the Ger- mander D. M. Steel, Temporary Midshipmen B. B. Stevens, Reverend of the abdication of the Shah of Iran man 30th Infantry Division was
T. R. Stewart, Chaplain. Tempor- were greeted with great satisfaction "completely annihilated." The Rus here to-night, by authoritative cir-slans here captured 250 prisoners, 100 ary
Ordnance Officer J. C. Sul- lorrics, ballery cles. The Foreign Office has not yet and much other booty.
ley, Commissioned Telegraphist W. received confirmation of the news
These successes followeed a series. Taylor, Commissioned Gunner 11. but the reports are belleved to be
of counter-attacks against the Ger- G. Tozer, Paymaster Midshipmon G. truc.
Some doubts were expressed in man forces which had broken into D. Vacher, Commissioned Gunner A. C. Varlow, Warrant Engineer W. r. Walter, Probationary Temporary London as to whether the Crown the Russian positions. These forces, Prince would be able to ascend the it is stated, were finally compelled
Midshipman K. G. Worden, Acting throne or he does would he be to retreat.
The newspaper "Red Star" describ. Commander S. J. Warrand, Proba- able to remain. The idea of a Re-
tionary Paymaster Sub Lieutenant S. Watkinson, Gunner E. F. Wheeler, gency or Regency Counell with Pre-ing still another battle in the Lening- rad area says, "The Germans were
Probationary Temporary Sub Ali Furuguht wielding a great mler
Tempor- influence is still being discussed here. staggered by an unexpected tank at-r
fuelt." From fortified height over- Radio Teheran said that the
Williams, Electrician, F. J. Woodward, Lieutenant Com- A. C. Wyldbore-Smith, mander
Lieutenant
Willetts.
Boatswain, R. G. Yates.
Shali looking the railway and road the ary Midshipman R. G. abdicated "owing to ill health," add-Germans had planned to drive the Acting Warrant ing that the Shah's abdication was Russians into a "mud irap" T. the presented to the extraordinary sitting low-lying lands where incessant rain of Parliament at 11
a.m. The new
had turned the ground into a swamp. King will attend Parliament and
Battle In Swamp start carrying out his duties according
Before the attack could develop, to the laws of the constitutional Goverment.
the Russians cut special lanes through a neighbouring wood enabling the tanks to deliver their surprise attack.
The Germans were
driven off the
Relations To Be Broken CAIRO, Sept. 10 (UP)-It Is rell- ably reported that diplomatic rela-
Polish Navy Midshipman S. Czeruy, Midship- man K. Szymalaki, Midshipman L. Zmuda Trzebiatowski, Midshipman O. Zurek occupied
adds that the men's names 43 pages of the Admiralty
1,152 ratings, 161 Royal Marines, four · Australian naval ratings and seven members of the Navy, Army and Air
Institute. Force Four
Polish midshipmen and 90 British boys
(ratings and marines) gure in the list.
The officers lost included the noted gunnery expert, Vic
Vice-Admiral Lance-
tions between Iran and Germany will/ heights and into the very "mud trup" animalty list consisting of 04 officers, be broken off. It is understood that they had planned for the Russions.
Floundering in the swamp they the United States has agreed to re became a target for the Russian artil- present the Egyptian Interests
Hitherto, Iran has re-routed, leaving 400 officers and men lery and mine throwers, and were Germany presented Egypt.
dead on the battlefeld. Ex-Shah Takes The Road
Two German dumps with ́ tanks, TEHERAN, Sept. 16 (Reuter). guns, machine-guns and valuable The Shah has left the capital. He is operational documents fell into Rus- going to Sifahan by the road along sion hands. which British troops are advancing towards Teheran.
Despot Fails
TEHERAN, Sept. 16 (Reuter) During an extraordinary meeting of Parliament to-day, the ex-Shah was declared to be solely responsible for the Government's policy during the Inst 20 years because he was an ab- solute ruler, according to a radio announcement.
A declaration was also made re garding the new government. This, it was stated, will be based on con- stitutional procedure,
The new Shah will be sworn in on Wednesday afternoon.
Japan's Attitude Towards US.
>>> FROM PAGE ONE
the announcement of the basle points on which agreement has been reach- ed. Although the nature of the difficulties is not clear, is under stood that they are not likely cause a collapse of negotiations or icopardise hopes.of a successful out-
tcome.
lot Ernest Holland, aged 53, who had been described as one of the most outstanding officers of his generation, and Captain Ralph Kerr, who com manded the Hood.
Three survivors were picked up, | including a midshipman aged 17, whic
was making his first voyage.
an-
Gallantry Rewarded LONDON. Sept. 16 (Reuter).-
the "Finis" was written to-day to the sinking of
the epic story of
unsinkable" Bismarck, which was the swift revenge the British exacted from the German Navy for the sinking of the Hood, with the nouncement of
to awards omeers and men of the Fleet Air Arm who crippled the Nazi battleship, enabling the Royal Navy to send the German ship to the bottom.
The awards include three Dis- Orders. medals tinguished Service and three mentions. Shared by air- craft of the Ark Royal Victorious and by H.M.S
Advancing On Teheran LONDON, Sept. 16 (UP).—OMcial: Eleventh. Hour Hitch quarters to-day confirmed reports that Anglo-Russian troops are ad- "The dimeyllies are alleged to vancing on Teheran and are expected have resulted from points raised by
Washington at to occupy the capital.
the eleventh hour. The
same quarters said that the Before these dificulties arose, reason
for the Anglo-Itussian ad-two governments are sald to have vance was because of the obstruc- reached un agreement on certain tions offered by the German Legation basic principles covering future in surrendering German nationals to Japanese-American relations and redaring and skill in operations in
the Allies.
the
of economic restrictions
lating chiefly to an assurance of Will Not Enter City pence in the Pacific and the gradual TEHERAN, Sept. 18 (UP)-Ar-ensing -rangements-have-been completed_to_agninst_Japan."-
billet the fussion and British troops in barracks outside of the city where they will remain unless the situation
warrants their entry.
The Shah stepped down from the throne in one of the quietest, un- heralded and undemonstrative acts in the history of the country,
Germans Leaving.
Hitler Still Beaten If He Forces Red Cities
WELLINGTON, Sept. 16 (Reuter). The belief that if the Husstans should be forced to retreat from Kiev, Leningrad and Moscow, Hitter. Is BERLIN, Sept. 16 (UP)—Au- already beaten as long as the line is thorised German circles to-day sald kept intact was the opinion voiced that the staff of the German Legation by Mr Peter Fraser, the Prime Minis- with their women and children and ter, speaking at a civic reception alher Germans who are permitted to here.
leave Iran, arc departing from Mr Fraser added that this view is Toheran to-morrow. As far as is held ́in authoritative circles in Bri- known, these to be interned number|tain. around 300.
4
And The Sparrow-
hawk and one naval air station, the honours are made for "gallantry,
which the German aileship Big- marck was destroyed."
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