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By Ernie
September 17, 1941
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EXTRAVAGANT NAZI Leningrad
WAR CLAIMS
Unconvincing Communiques
Talks To London
of Lon-
LONDON, Sept. 10 (Router).- Leningrad and London are now talk~; (War Commentary by "Annalist”)
ing on the air. In response to the LONDON, Sept. 16 (Reuter),~The German communiquo Londoners' message broadcast A few indulges in some extravagant claims regarding prisoners cap days ago, Leningrad Radio to-day
"Listen, people responded: tured, divisions destroyed and war material put out of netion don; this is Leningrad calling. We south of Lake inten. The most significant feature of the Ger- thank you warmly for your greetings. man claim is the fact that the successes, according to the Ger-We adinire your courageous airmen, sailors in fighting our man High Command, have taken place over a period of the last soldiers and sailo
common enemy-Nazi Germany. few weeks.
"We shall ruthlessly
avenge the Innocent blood of the peaceful_In- habitants of London, Coventry, Ply-
verpool, Warsaw, Moscow
This does not suggest that
there has been a major but Honour To
battle
with decisive result. It rather looks as though in the absence] of a big concrete success, the Germans have added up their alleged local results, multiplied
Sand
Exiled King
the whole by "x" and blazoned Peter II
forth a shout of victory in order
"The people of Leningrad are fight- ing the Fascist hordes with deter- mination and fortitude. Your voice of friendship coming from the battle- deld inspires us to new resistance till final victory."
London will talk to Leningrad
the BBC.
to keep up the morale of their! LONDON. Sep1. 18 (Reuter).through own people and prepare them at Saint Paul's Cathedral to lay was a
Jewish Declaration
the same time for news of con-scene of pomp and colour. s be LONDON, Sept. 16 (Reuter),-"In siderable German losses.
King and Queen, Mr Winston Chur-this struggle against barbarism, the chill - and * members of the British Cabinet attended a special service celebrating the Royal coming of age at 18' of King Peter 11 of Yugo Slavia.
Stubborn Resistance Assuredly БИССОБИ cannot be achieved without sacrifices against such stubborn fighters as the Russians admittedly are. Therefore, despite Identification of the number of the Russian armies alleged to have
bren smashed, the whole tenor of the German communique Is unconvinctua
There is no news from either side regarding the fighting in the central, zone, but in the south the Germans claim to be advancing eastward on a broad, front across the Dateper River. This probably refers to the capture of Kremenchug admittedl
which the Russians
Pictures of the King and Queen and other Royal dignitaries were prominently featured in the London evening papers,
Jewish community in Beltain, an indeed the Jews of all free and free- dom-loving countries, are greatly encouraged by the fact that the Jewish population of Russin, together with their fellow citizens of the Soviet Union, have whole-heartedly joined us."
The President of the Board of Kitig Peter in naval uniform sat Deputies of British Jews, Professor with his mother, Queen Marle, and Selig Brodetsity, makes this declara his two younger brothers, Princtation in replying to a message received Tomislav and Andrei, the latter in from a Jewish rally held in Moscow. school uniforms of grey flannels.
Royal Audience
Queen
Queen Elizabeth wore an egg-shell yesterday and where the blue dress and King George was in situation seems subsequently to have Admiral's uniform. Next to the become more or less stabilised.
The best criterion of the situation is the fact that neither Leningrad, Kiev nor Odessa, seems to be unduly concerned about the situation.
Supper Carnival At Ritz
The committee organising the Sup per Carnival of the Ritz, Quarry
sat King Haakon of Norway, the Grand Duchess of Lazembourg and the Crown Prince of Norway.
of the Allied forces were' also pre- sent.
Exchange At Upstarts'
Sentence,
On Queen
A Glance
SELLIN
T.T. London Demand London T.T. Shanghai, T.T. Singapore TIT. Japan Indla
T.T. U.S.A. T.T.
1/27% 1/2
400
.624
1021
.825%
.2418
T.T. Batavia
.40%
.49%
TT. Bangkok
.140
T.T. Salgon
.100
T.T. France TT. Switzerland T.T. Australia
107
1/04/
BUYING
4 m/s L/C London 4 m/s D/P London 4 m/s L/C U.S.A.
1/31/ 1/3% 25%
30 d/s India
.04%
U.S. Cross rate in London 4.02% U.S. Cross rate in NY. ;.
4 m/s France
De Gaulle
Returns. To
London
LONDON, Sept. 16 (Reuter). Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands has had all her property seized by the German occupation authorities in Hol- land.
"
The order of seizure applles also to all property belonging to living members of the House of Orange- Nassau, states n Hague dispatch to the German news agency.
Confiscation is based on a decree dealing with persons who foster anil- German sentiments,
In one announcement issued by the Nelch Commissar, It Is stated that "fornier
hus Queen Wilhelmina excluded herself from the unity of new Europe by her persistence in adhering to the Bolshevik-Capitalistie front."
Nazi-Finnish Claims
Still Closing In On
Undaunted Leningrad
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Castoria is made especially
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So the next time his tongue is coated, a cold is on the way, or he has a stomach upset, give him Castorin, the laxative made espe- cially and only for children. Ie will take it willingly for children love its pleasant taste. But above all else Castoria is safe for deli- cately balanced young ayatemia- contains no harsh, irritating "adult" drugs.
'Castorin in so mild and gentle In action It can be taken from babyhood to 11 years. Get ac- quainted with Castorià-the safe
Iaxativo mado especially and only for children. Keep a bottle on hand always.
FASTOR
Where there are chlidren, Castorlats
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CASTORIA
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STOCKHOLM, Sept. 16 (Reu-VICTORY BADGES
ter).-Wormsoe Island,
between Dagoe and Oesel in the LONDON, Sept. 16 (Reuter). | Baltic Sea off the Estonian coast, General Charles de Gaulle, has been captured by the Ger- leader of the Free French forces, mans, according to Berlin re- has returned to London after ports quoted by Swedish cor- respondents in the German
Terrific Fire five months' absence. Of New U. S.
Fighters
During his absence, he visited | capital. Syria following the Armistice with the Vichy nuthorities there, and on his way back, passed through Cairo and Brazzaville, centre of Free French Equatorful Africa.
The Finns claim to have broken the Russian resistance in the province of Olonetz although admitting that numerous pockets of Russian troops The President of the Polkali Ro-
are still holding out, the Swedish Gorilla For Roosevelt
correspondents say, adding that the public, President of Czecho-Slovakia and Madame Benes and Prince Bern-
NEW YORK, Sept. 10 (Reuter).-
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (Reuter). Finns state that they are advancing hord sat in the same row,
tract "Two new developments which are-President Roosevelt accepted "non both sides of the High Commissioners of the Domin-just around use corner will add im the fine spirit in
which It was while the Russians are feverishly lons, Foreign Ambassadors and heads measurably to the striking power of offered" the gift of nn enormous proving their defences at Peiroskoj.
from
the Free French Further German reports quoted by American Sghting planes, writes the gorilla "Wall Street Journal" to-day.
nuthorities In French Equatorial Swedish correspondents say that "One is the 20-millimetre
Atrien as a symbol of the ferocity of Finnish batteries are now bombard- JELEN
ing Leningrad, whose outer defences will fire from the wing of the their fight against Nazi-ism.
General de Lärminat, offering the have been penetrated at many points Toute in the and that a ring of 15 or 20 kilometres pellar and
and the other is fre control |United States, wrote "we device which will permit the use of largest but we hope we are the most around the range-finders in with centralised control for inulti-
in ucroplanes together ferocious
Kroup of fighting men engaged in the struggle taking place turret-planes.
The gorilla is described 03 the Be-largest and "we belleve the most cause of greater recoil and heavier ferctious gorilla" ever sent from mountings, wing cannon have not Africa. been used until now,
which
Bay, on Friday, September 10, have Clark Kerr Flving plane Instead of through the progorilla which is enve are not the from the centre is almost complete
announced that n special charge of
two dollars will be made after
supper, from 11.30 pan. onwards.
To Singapore
"This is a radical departure from Sirtodox armament practice.
CHUNGKING, Sept. 16 (Central The Carnival opens at 7 pan., and it is expected-that--: swimming and News) Sir Archibald Kerr Clark roller skating will prove as japular Kerr, British Ambassador to Chinu, as dancing and miniature golf, Pro-left here this morning by plane for ceeds are being devoted to the So-Rangoon en route to Singapore ciety for the Protection of Children, Archibald is expected to be back in at whose disposal Mr Charles Gray Chungking in three weeks. hus generously made the Ritz avail- able for the event.
"U. S. Defence Bill
Maharajah In Egypt Works division of General Motors GERMANS SHOOT
CAIRO, Sept. 16 (Reuter)-In dian troops in the Western Desert
inspected to-day by
rate
HOSTAGES
10
round respondents say that the Germans claim that the thrust in the south over Keretop und Kremenchug| is designed to cut off Kiev and to encircle ag area as large as Saxony,
Pres. Roosevelt
To Be Host
"The Lansing Michigan Oldsmobile Corporation is starting production on
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" a £3,000,000 order of these Hispano- WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (Reuter), | were
Suza rapid-ive cannon. The firing the
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (UP). Is 575 shells per minute."
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" President Roosevelt will be host at The House of Representatives to Mabarnjah of Bahawalpore.
According to the newspaper, other
Sept. VICHY, day without the call
Previously the Maharajah wr re- of vote
(UT1).--Ten | un informal luncheon to the Duke promptly approved the £893,000,000 celved by King Farouk. He was ac-re-power development is a device hostages who were shot by the Ger- and Duchess of Windsor on Septem- compromise version of the Defence compared to the Palace and intro-perfected by the Fairchild Aviation mans included five Communists and her 25 when the latter pass through
11 flre-control Ave Jews all of whom were arrestexi Washington en route to their ranch Tax Bill, thus clearing the way for duced to the King by the British An- Corporation. "It is nual action to-morrow by the Senate.bassador, Sir Miles Lampson.
apparatus providing automatic range by the German police during the re- in Canada. Me Stephen Early, the calculation and control of a large cent anti-German street disorders, President's Secretary old that the number of movable guns and will be chiefly at St. Denis Gate three weeks meeting would be on the basis of the applicable to machine-guns as well ago, when 150 persons were arrested. President's long ncquaintance with us cannon," the journal says.
This forenton, while the Germans the Duke of Windsor. were shooting the ten hostages in Paris, unknown persons shot at two German non-Commissioned officers, one of whom was wounded and the other thinjured.
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Supper Carnival
FRIDAY, SEPT. 19
at
THE RITZ
·
Quarry Bay
7 P.M. TO 2A.M.
Midget Golf, Skating, Dancing, Swimming
In aid of the Society for the Protection of Children Tickets-$5 Single $9 Double
ADMISSION AFTER SUPPER, 11:30 PM. to 2 A.M. $2
On Sale at the Hongkong.
and Peninsula Hotels
MR HULL HEARS
VICHY'S VIEWS
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (UP),-
more
M. Henry-Haye, the French Ambos Gallant Czechs'
sador conferred with Mr Cordell Hull, Secretary of State to-day and Aiscussed pending Franco-American
.plcs.
Acknowledgments
Yesterday's typhoon caused a tempor- ary cessation in the daw at contributions to the Bomber Fund, Tite day was not entirely blank, however, one venture some spirit braving the elements, to pay 3 for Victory badge. The total of the Fund is now 82,522.547.12.
GIFTS FOR ORPHANE
Undercover War fully acknowledges receipt of a gift of
JERUSALEM, Sept. 10 (Reuter), The Ambassador later said that he-Eleven mysterious aceldents - had presented the Vichy view on curred in Czecho-Slovakia - during; various questions and he expected to the latter part of July, according to have further conversations,
news reaching authoritative Czech circles here.
Time Bomb Explodes In Shanghai
An ammunition fruln from the famous Skoda armaments works has
lso blown up.
1
Over 280 officers and men of the German Army were killed la' one
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" SHANGHAI, Sept. 10 (UP)—Two necident
days prior to the tenth anniversary Mass destruction of crops at night
of the Mukden incident, a limo bomb |time in Slovakia has led to the lin- exploded to-day in the operating position of
room of the Japanese owned Central grainfields.
China Telecommunications which
took over the Chungking Govern-
curfew. covering
ment's radio station in the Cathy Hamburg Deluged
Hotel, damaging equipment and halting the flow of radiograns to the whale world for an hour. There were no casunities.
With Bombs
all
SPECIAL TO THE."!TELEGRAPH" One Chinese Injured
LONDON, Sept. 16 (UP)—It was SHANGHAI, Sept. 17 (Reuter) announced to-day that a great lond A time bomb exploded late last night of high explosive bombs was dropped just outside the offices of the Japan on the Hamburg docks and several ese-controlled International radio industrial districts last night which office situated on the
first floor of the caused "Ares of great size." Cathay Holel.
200 Planes Over Germany Despite a terrife explosion, which blasted several doors.
LONDON. Sept. 16. (British Wire- on the
samo less)-Over 200 aircraft of the and smashed numerous winduw- Bomber Command were engaged in floor panes to smithereens, only
one last night's operations over Germany Chinese was „„slightly injured by and occupied territory.
falling glass.
"
The explosion is reported to have
caused considerable damage to the His Excellency Sir Mark Young, radio company's transmitting setex.c.M.O., has shown his interest for and slight damage to a British-owned the anti-tuberculosis campaign boing radio station which is on the anime waged in Hongkong by honouring floor,
the Association with his patronage.
The Director of Medical Services grate-
90 pairs of clogs and 10 faca towels, from the Hongkong Associated Bouth China orphan children in King's Park Camp. War Refugee Rollet Committee, for the
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