Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
September 24, 1941.
HEROIC DEFENCE Exchange At Invaders' Heavy Losses In
OF ODESSA
Big Rumanian Losses
MOSCOW, Sept. 23 (Reuter)A graphic description of the heroic defence of the Black Sea port of Odessa was given to-day in a "Tass" agency report from the city which says that repeated Rumanian attacks were broken up with heavy losses.
"In an effort to advance along the entire sector held by the formation under Commander Ivan Pentrov, the enemy hurled in eight or nine divisions,” the dispatch. says. "Pressing. their
advance, the Rumanlans drove a wedge of nearly a mile into our positions, throwing a second large force into the gap to support the Gral. The success of the attack seemed, assured but at this point, Soviet artillery came into action.”
The dispatch described how | guns at point-blank rangé mow. ed down the attackers and the attack spent itself. The enemy began to retreat, leaving a valley filled with dead and wounded, one Rumanian battalion being com pletely annihilated.
"The wedge has been cut off at its base and the front line straightened wut.
"Attempts to break through other sectors of the front were repulsed everywhere.
met
British
Prisoners
In Reich
LONDON, Sept. 23 (British
A Glance
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U.S. Cross rate in London 4.021⁄2
U. S. Wants Facts
North Hunan Campaign
CHUNGKING, Sept. 23 (Central News). Over 15,000 Japanese officers and men have been killed and wounded up to Monday in their current drive southward by land and water from Yochow In northern Hunan, necording to a Chinese mill- tary communique.
The Japanese have thrown ap. proximately five divisions into
the five-day old battle in ad-
No Mother
dition to more than 20 warships Hubbards In
of various sizes, over 200 steam launches for landing operations and upwarls of 100 military planes.
Britain
from
onc
The present battleground covers 70
Good News Of Food kilometres both Wayn with the LONDON, Sept. 23 (Reuter)—New nearest Japanese spearhead over 80 improvements in Britain's food sup kilometres to the north of Chiangsha ply were announced to-day by the along the Canton-Hankow Railway. Ministry of Food. The price of Latest field dispatches revealed that four-pound white loaf of bread will, in the face of vigorous Chinese with certain small exceptions, be counter-attacks, the Japanese have reduced from 81⁄2d to d held large reserves in readiness be- October 6. hind thele frontline and It is too The Ministry also announced that early to predict whether the enemy the United States is sending will pour these in or stage a north-million cases of canned salmon under
the
while Lease-Lend facilities ward retreat.
Canada is also sending one million Encirclement
with cases. This
in- considerable At any rate, the communique creased imports of canned pilchards stated, if the enemy does not break and herrings will mean that during the present stalemate soon there is n the third year of war, the available possibility of the Invaders along the supply of canned fish wll!
exceed banks of the Milo River being com- even that of pre-war years.
letely surrounded by the Chinese.
The controlled prices of several According to the communique, the kinds of fresh fish are now being designations of seven Japanese units reduced. actual strength of the enemy totals have been discovered although the
A Ministry spokesman sald that ve
One divisions,
division
Was jwhile it was not desirable to reveal from
апе Yochow, drawn
from the total imports of foodstuffs from Sulhsien in northern Hupeh, parts the United States, it could be said front, northern Klangs, Wuchong, 255,000,000 pounds of of the divisions from the Han River
that the United States will be
be sending Lehang and one mixed brigade from United States and the Dominions, he cheese. The Buld
were changing their agricultural In The South
methods to sult British requirements. SHUHING, Sept. 23 (Central Thus New Zealand was changing: at more than a 1,000 men who were Australia was making similar efforts News). The Japanese unit estimated from butter to cheese making, and landed at Kwonghol last Saturday while Canada had undertaken to lit morning drove northward and enter-crease fourfold her export of bacon.
of many Talshian, home town
The spokesman further indicated overseas Chinese and terminal of the that the Ministries of Food Toishan Railway near the southern Health were considering additional Kwangtung coast, the same evening measures to control the price
on Wireless),-Stalag 18 "A", U
Britain's Obligation German prison camp which con- Second Blow
tains 5,300 British prisoners of
Emphasised LONDON, Sept. 23 (Reuter), "In the evening, the enemy began war, including Dominion troops to mass large forces in quilles ready captured in Greece and Crete, is-Major William Dwight for a fresh blow but no sooner.was stated by the War Offico to be a Whitney, personal assistant to the attack launched than it hall of grenades and machine-gun
generally satisfactory camp. Mr Averell Harriman (who is The health of the prisoners is satdheading the American delega bullets. A detachment commanded by Kovtun repulsed the
be generally satisfactory. Restion to the Moscow conference), Humanlin to attack
Cross parcels are arriving well.
Stulag 18 "D"
3,500 speaking at a luncheon given in Kluklang, contohus British prisoners of war from Greece his honour to-day by the The dispatch points out that the and Crete. This camp is still far English-Speaking Union, mudo defence of Odesan, where the front is from completion but the outhorities. shaped like 21 narrow horse-shoe was the ends reating on the Black are working hard at it. The morale strong plea for America to be Sea, has already insted a month and of the prisoners to high and their given facts so that they could
will Cross a half. "The names of the gallant health generally good. Red defenders are renowned
parcels are also reaching this camp
points even advanced ut several |
over
the
whole front," the message adds. satisfactory quantities. "Everyone speaks with deep admira-
tion and affection of Ivan l'eatroy.
In the worst moments when it seems that even a
Iron will and iron nerves will give way, this vallant
appears among
commander
inosphere
troops, bringing with him
confidence."
of courage unit
the
at- ลา
serene
Evacuation
To And From Japan
Thousand From N. E. I.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Officer-M. P.
Disgraced
Captain Sir P. Latham
LONDON, Sept. 23 (Reuter) Captain Sir Herbert Paul Latham, nged 36, and former Member of Parliament for Scarborough and Whitby, was recently tried by court martial and has been sentenced to be caslilered and imprisoned for
two years without hard labour,
was attached to the 70th Searchlight Regiment of the Royal Arüllery. He wna
WD3 found guilty on eleven charges under the Army Act, ten of them alleging disgraceful conduct of an improper kind while on active service, and the eleventh of attempted suicide.
understand Britain's
to
win.
Major Whitney said that if the British expected decisive nution from Americans, it was necessary to give them a full picture of the situation. It was necessary before an attitude of expectancy might legitimately be BESUmed at all."
Mr Clement Attlee LONDON, Sept. 23 (Router) "From the moment Russia came into the war we have been doing our best to send help in every, possible way." declared Mr Clement Attlee, member of the War Cabinet, speaking luncheon to-day at a ex-officers
Banised by of
Regimente ng
the
Tank
pre fighting a common battle and obviously it is common-senso and right that we should do our utmost to suppert our Aliles in every way," he added.
cd
Cheese Promised
GREEK GOVT APPOINTMENTS
and
and
He will retain his duties as Greck Minister,
From Toishan they followed the quality of substitutes for eggs and
-to Leeure railway and continued their advance various fruits in order northward on Sunday but met with quality and to prevent fraud,
to strong Chinese resistance. Up Sunday night, sanguinary nghting had been proceeding to the south of Tolshan.
In the Sunwul sector, a fresh
was LONDON, Sept. 23 Japanese offensive westward
(Reuter).-- Saturday morning following the arrival of some 6,006 The Greek Minister in London, Mr reinforcements at Sunwul and Kong Permanent
W. Simopoulos, has been appointed Under-Secretary for moon from Canton. The Japanese Foreign Affairs in the Greek Gov- are striking in three directions west-
ernment. ward and fighting is in full swing.
Chinese Air Force CHANGSHA, Sept. 23,-Chinese Mr Andrew Michalopoulos,, Pre- aft squadrons to-day took active part sident of the Anglo-Hellenic League in operations on the north Hunan in
Athens, has been appointed front and succeeded in indicting Under-Secretary for the Press in the heavy ensuallica on Japanese land Greek Government units, and naval craft on the Milo George of Hellenes River and the Tungting Lake.
LONDON, Sept. 23 (Reuter).— Chinese troops were greally cheer-King George of the Hellenes, broad- ed by the
of the war planes casting to Greece to-night, said that attacks on the Japanese despite their be impressed by the absolute control and launche
waves after waves of anyone who crossed the Atlantic must of the seas exercised by Britain and It is estimated that the Japanese the United
ited States. forces thrown into the present north
The King added: "He who finds Hunan batile have exceeded 100,000 himself to day in this mighty outpost men. To
assist their and units, of civilisation, this impregnable for- dozens of Japanese planes yesterday tress-he who witnesses the steadily Most Japanese their
are now serving in the factory should have had holidays in carried out bombing operations at increasing strength of Britain and her residents are now Canadian army said the Minister for lleu of holidays foregone at Western Chinese onslaughts. All frontal at of the British people cannot possibly
to the front, but these falled
check
Allies and the incomparable fortitude rights
and National War Services, Mr J. T. They have aga voluntarily
their
tacks by Japanese infantry units doubt the certainty of victory." Interests as early as possible_bul ac- Thorson to-day. cording to new regulations the Japanese are allowed to take only 50 per cent of all air crews, pilots,
KOBE, Sept. 24 (Domel)-More than 1,000 Japancae evacuees, mostly and children the largest group of evacuees to return from the
women
Latham had pleaded not guilty to Netherlands East Indles arrived a total of 14 charges, on three of here yesterday aboard a Japanese which he was found not guilty.
ship
Evacuces. said that Japanese still in the Dutch East Indies aro men who are trying to protect
the Japanese interests there as long as possible. Since the freezing Japanese assets by the Dutch Gov.
Japanese residents are Tens of of the
Americans In The Canadian Army
of
We shall beat the Germans with our tanks not only because of the skill and courage of our men. but because of the skill, Inventiveness and devotion of our engineers."
"Tanks For Russia” LONDON, Sept. 23 (Reuter)This preliminary reports suggest that the
is a "Tanks for Russla" wook and |
output will represent the greatest production drive Britain has ever seen. Hourly reports reaching the
of Supply, confirm this.
QUEBEC, Sept. 23 (Reuter)ver 2,000 workers in one Midland
to carry on their business. eltizens
to
travellers said.
Whitsun
stubborn resistance,
a six-and-a-half-day week, Aghting is now raging along the en- Dutch gullders out of the country, the observers and gunners training under with much overtime, preliminary tire north Hunan front.
the Commonwealth Air Training reports indicate that production is Scheme, while doo Americans were likely stepped up.
to be ncling as instructors at training Similar reports are coming, in
from other plants,
"He said Americans"moke"up"elghit] F factory,already have been mot-and-repoiled. Furious
centres.
the Midlands tank factories to-day sent a telegram to Lord Beaverbrook in Moscow pledging themselves "to
British And Indians SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH” YOKOHAMA, Sept. 24 (Domel) - Japanese Customs authorities husled of the Canadian Active service Army
Mr Thorson said that the strength A representative of the workers in themselves checking the baggage of to-day numbers 300,000 men, the British nationals who are leaving on a special British evacuee ship. British and Indian evacuees from Kobe and Osakn will arrive here by train on September 24 to board
the evacuee ship which is entering port on September 25.
Officials of the Customs once HONOLULU, Sept. 23 (UP). The yesterday completed Inspection of police are still holding Customs baggage consisting of books and Guard Young who shot and killed personal effects belonging to over 20 Lieutenant. Connelly yesterday. British and Indian nationals in Tokyo
Says Gun Went Off break all records from now on in alt
.
Accidentally
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
of the tanks for Russia weekt."
Ordnance Manufacture LONDON, Sept 23 (Reuter).- President Roosevelt's Lease and Lend
Ofeials were conferring to-day! 10-day wat factories.
Their object
on
Magnificent Defences Of Leningrad
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Gayda Admits Frenchmen Are Sabotaging Vichy Policy
kong from the London headquarters of the Free French Move- The following telegram which has been received in Hong-
-ment-clearly-illustrates-that-the-majority-of-Frenchmen-in- France stand definitely against collaboration with Germany and are violently opposed to the Vichy Government.
The telegram reads: "An
LONDON, Sept. 23 (teuter). One enormous number of Frenchmen Winter Campaign
the enormous last-minute rush of
,
Preparations
stresse i
Leather goods have been practi
are de Gaullists," writes the Italian semi-official oditorialist Christmas postings to forces in the Virginio Gayda in the very in- Middle East, India and Malaya. fluential Rome paper "Gionale BASLE, Sept. 23 (Reuter) ---Der -
A large number of army lorries
d'Italia" On September 19, cribing Germany's preparations for have been requisitioned to ensure that the gigantic mall reaches the acknowledging the failure of the a winter campaign in Russia, the ships in time.
German collaboration policy in Berlin correspondent on the Bas
"Renachrichten" to-day The latest figures of Christmas France.
their effect on the production expert, Mr J. D. Biggers, and the superiority of the Leningrad defence letters and cards and
postings are more than two million Goyda goes on, "Anti-German goods for civilian use. Chief of the United States Army system compared with the Magino milion parcels, many bearing the
a quarter hatred remains unshakeable in the: Ordnance, Major-General Wesson,
hearts of Frenchmen. To beat Ger- The correspondent says that shors; visited a number of Midland Line both as regards the number of Inbel "Not to be opened until Christ
many remains the foremost preoccu- selling furs, boots, clothing, over- fortifications and their adoptation to and Yokohama, Four car-loads of with City and County Prosecutor was to get further information
the swampy terrain is admitted in mas Day."
Sixty per cent contain pudding and pation of France. All hopes are couts, woollen goods, and body ar the baggage of evacuees from West Charles E. Cassidy regarding the the manner in which American pondenz and Deutschland" which says the whole consignment is known an
the German "Militaerische Korrea-cakes and at the Army Post Office Pegged on Britain and de Gaulle; de bed linen lack materials containing
Gaullism appeals tremendously to the natural products, charges. Although jurisdiction is factories can co-operate and co-pand
that "the French fought with tradi-pudding mail."
whole nation which refuses to re- still undecided. Mr Cassidy salt that ordie their output in conjunction tional bravery but without the deep
cognise case may be transferred to the with the British output. Federal Court instead of the City deeply impressed with
Both visitors declared themselves political convletion which makes the and County police courts.
Yeung told the police that Connet-saw. Mr Biggers said "I was particu-is causing heavy losses,
It says that the Russian defences struck him
impressed by the manner
have At to-morrow's meeting of the search on ice during the which British manufacturers inve Legislative Council, the Attorney "to scare" him and the gun went to. manufacture war, materials.
consisting of huge tank
ANKARA, Sept. 23 (UP) Some and rows often 10 or 12 miles General will move a resolution that off accidentally. The stories of wit shall profit by your experiences." decs of pine trunks rammed several elements of the Turkish Government the Director, Criminal Investigation nesses disagreed as to whether or not
Precaution Taken
yards into the earth as well as pine are reported to be trying to stcure small token (Special Branch) will hereafter be any blows had been struci.
Director, Special Branch, that, styled
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (Reuter), trees cut down, a yard above the Britain's approval for the Assistant Director, Criminal In-
Germany as evidence of Turkish Forts Well Protected neutrality but the British authorities vestigation (Special Branch) will be customs Guard has been E. J. Stettinius, Jnr., has urged the
Special charged with second degree murder. House of Representatives sub-Com- Garrisons were able to occupy the loss and belated appeasement, The Branch; and that Assistant Director: ffis preliminary hearing is scheduled miller for Appropriations which is great ring of forts Immediately the latter point out that Germany Ignored Criminal Investigation (Crime) will to be held in the Honolulu District considering the latest Lease and squads of civilian workers had finish- the Turkish resources Inst year. be known as Director, Criminal In-Court on Wednesday. Judge Jolin Lond Appropiations Bill vestigation.
rejected their construction, It adds. The
Japan arrived here yesterday.
New Titles For
the
Police Officials
as
what they Bussinns more stubborn, and which Britain's 'No' To
his gun converted their peace-time machine tra proved "extraordinarily severe |
Charged With Murder
We
Token Gesture
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
of ground, concrete pyramids and barbale of chrome ore and -The American Administrator HONOLULU, Sept. 23 (UP)- the Lease and Lend programme, Mred wire.
to
| A. Mathowman has set ball at $2,500, any prohibitions which would bar old forts are fully protected against all to Russia, according to information but the heaviest of bombs and shells. received from informed members of Tribute is also paid to the garrisons formed by the Leningrad factory the House.
Gen. De Gaulle Appoints
Trustees For France
the
Mr Stettinius explained that it is workers which have proved excel- .not
American Government's lent" despite their very short train- policy now to extend nid to Russia Ing. through the Lease and Lend. pro- Air attacks are of little use in these gramme, but he emphasised that Insectors, the statement concludes. view of the uncertainty of the future, any restrictive provisions would be specially undesirable.
Chungking Appoints
Food Controllers
of
copper to
Ihave disapproved the idea as a use-
Aircraft Workers Threaten Strike
To The Havouring a strike tor
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" SAN DIEGO, Sept. 23 (UP)—Five thousand day workers of the Cone solidated Aircraft Corporation to day voted on a strike proposal. After 0,000 night workers bad balloted, LONDON, Sept. 23 (Router),.-General. Charles de Gaulle,
union
Leaders predicted a ten to one Boon Of Press. Cable majority head of the Free French-forces, has announced the formation of
higher a Free French national Committee to act as trustees for France
Rate Reduction
plant holds $700,000,000 worth until a constitutionally representative government is established.
LONDON, Sept. 23 (Reuter)-The of defence orders,
Negotiations with the union leaders Introduction on October 10 of a Press Announcing the formation of, British Government when they sent CHUNGKING, Sept., 23 (Central rato at a penny per word has been broke down last Friday. the now Free French National Mr Duff Cooper to Singapore. News) The Executive Yuan, op- described as "a ment event", by Mr
"I would like to make clear our pointed Mr Wong Pel-shih and Brendan Bracken, the Committee, General de Gaulle position regarding the constitution Messrs Yang Hung-pin and Wu Information.
Minister Bald that it would be a matter for and laws of the French Republic. Chun-but to be Director and Deputy
In a message to Sixt the United States and other That Constitution and those laws Directors of the Honan Food Bureau show, Chairman of Cable
Wire
SPEDMI TOKTHE STERKGRAPHUMANA nation to decide whether the have been violated-firal-by-the-in respectively. Mr
"Food Bureau; Bracken stated that "when the rate BAGHDAD, Sept. 23" (UP),—The committee is recognised
Mr Chu Pel-tien and Mesara
disembarking on the The Free
recognise none of
and comment between Great Britain construction of a system of truck and Deputy Directors of the Yunnon and overy corner of the British Com highways in Iraq,ho : Billisti The From French would be obliged Food Bureau; Mr Huang Shu and monwealth will be stimulated and Gaverament le paying the cost and War had shown the necdsalty of amount to a delegation of national gu Director and Deputy Directors of wil enjoy the same facilities Fund Thousands of labourers have already y of to extreise de facto nuthority tan-Messrs Chen Chi-trund Kang Chao- increased Every Empire country has already advanced 200,000. doomtralisation and the Defence interest which will be handed back the Sikong Food Butead, respective empire: newspaperman will be free been engaged for work on the first Counall in its modest way had met to antional representation when ly; and Sur Huang Ti-lens Director from the frentelon which the old road, which will link Baghdad, with
same neodrecognised by the possible,
of the Kwangd Food Buronus a cable costs Imbo L
new
vader and, then every day by the ac Director of the gang Chi-chuen less read at a Glasgow luncheon:
Truck Highways In Iraq
instead of the Vichy Govern.mplices of the invader at Vichelen and Yang, Tien-1 comes into operation the flow of news Government *
Inònt:
Emphlet #
that the "majority of fally unobtainable for a year. Frenchmen act
act as propaganda agents for Britain," the author adds, "Pelain's statements have not suc- ceeded in shaking the Frenchmen's
belief that de Gaulle alone is safe- guarding Franco's honour. This pre- vents the collaboration policy from bearing fruit."
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