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Von Nerath LENINGRAD SITUATION Nazis Urging Japan To Go
Deposed Despot Of Moravia
IMPROVES:
STRONG
RED COUNTER-ATTACKS
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH”
MOSCOW, SEPT. 28 (UP).—THE POSITION AT LENINGRAD - APPEARS TO HAVE SOMEWHAT IMPROVED ON SUNDAY, DISPATCHES REPORTED STIffening resISTANCE AND THE GROWING STRENGTH OF THE RUSSIAN COUNTER-ATTACKS. IN SEVERAL SUB-SECTORS THE RUSSIANS BROKE THROUGH THE NAZI DEFENCES CONSISTING OF SEVERAL LINES OF TRENCHES 150 METRES APART AND SEIZED THE FORTIFIED POSITION.
The "Red Star” in a dis- The Germans appeared to have advanced nowhere. patch asserted that Leningrad itself had become an invulnerable bastion and that every | inhabitant had become a warrior. The city's approaches consist of an elaborate system of barricades including dug-outs and pillboxes which are everywhere. Factories have been organised on military lines and individual shops are now constituting companies and platoons under the command of former; managers.
USUAL WEEKLY
DRUBBING
Raids On Italian Bases
CAIRO, Sept. 28 (Reuter).—The R.A.F. had a busy time between Friday night and Saturday night. bombing and
WORLD'S
machine-gunning targets at Sardinia, Sicily. Taranto, Palermo, GREATEST
Agrimento, Bardia and Mersa Lukk..
Bases and aerodromes BATTLES
Elmas in Sardinia were
at raided i
A London message states that according
to authoritative quarters, the fact that the Ger-
mans have made no new claims in the Ukraine and Crimea could be construed as a favourable factor and also, that rain is con- tinuing to fall along, the entire front. Fighting continues in
OPERATIONS. and a large number of seaplanes No Soviet Weakening the strongly defended Crimea.
OF WEEK BY RAF
LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reuter). -R.A.F. operations over Ger many and occupied territory during the week ending at dawn on September 28 were much reduced by unfavourable wen- ther.
Strong forces of bombers and fighters made successful attacks in daylight on September 21 on the power station at Goanay and railway objectives at Lille, In all 24 German fighters were destroyed in these operations for the loss of 13 British fighters, but two British pllots were anved and no bombers were lost.
News was released this week of the now Hurricmes equipped with powerful armament of 12 guns and four cannon. They have gained fur- ther successes against enemy ship. ping.
Shipping Attacked
In daylight on September 26, they attacked four mine-sweepers and two anti-aircraft ships, probably des- troying two mine-aweepers and damaging the anti-aircraft ships.-
were severely damaged us well as defending aircraft.
amount of rifles have been captured.
Moscow Communique WAR COMMENTARY BY "ANNALIST"
LONDON, Sept. 28 (Router).
in Moscow announced
com- The hangar and wireless station at
munique that 19 tanks, 41 urmoured Marsala nerodrome at Borizzo and-The war on the eastern front
mine- Porto Em-enters its 15th week to-day. For cars with ammunition, ten the electrical plant at
were destroyed, peslocie also sustained damage, air-98 days Soviet forces have been sweeping batteries craft being damaged and ground exposed to the full weight of the hundreds of prisoners were taken, 40 crews machine-gunned,
guns, two redio outfits and a large In the Gulf of Taranto, a merchant German military machine. Over guns, 10 minc-throwers, 66 machine- vessel was set on fire by the RAF. zone nearly 2,000 miles long, who on Friday night attacked Paier- German panzers, and Stukas, ma harbour and Agrimento with with infantry support, have success, a large fire breaking out at hammered and battered at the the latter objective.
Bardia harbour and neighbouring Russian lines with never-ceasing dumps were attacked yesterday as pressure, well as transport at Mersa Lukk,! one Messerschmitt being destroyed in the Dardis raid.
From all operations, five RAF alreraft were missing.
Italian
Fortress Falls
The Russian forces continued fight-
ing on all fronts.
com-
After seven days of fighting on the western sector, the Russians.com- manded by Comrade Uckevich forced the Germans to leave their reinforced Millions of men have been engaged positions. Eighteen Infantry in this titanic struggle, which is un-panies were annihilates and 2,300 doubtedly the greatest battle ever German officers and men were left known. Yet although-the-Russians dead on the battlefeld. have lost ground and have suffered
e grievous loss in men and material,
at no point of their far-flung battle
line has their front been pierced nor is there any sign of weakening in their power et resistance,
Impregnable Bastion
In the fighting itself, there has been no important development in the last 24 hours. Leningrad is still holding strongly and Odessa, is proving equally impregnable bastion. Fight ing in the central sector has sincken- cd.
wilts do not
Midnight Bulletin
To War With Russia
SHANGHAI, Sept. 29 (Reuter)-The American owned "China Press" carries a statement attributed to a source in Tokyo that Germany is exercising pressure on Japan through Fascist Japanese Army officers in favour of an im- mediate clash with Russin
Prince Konoye, says the report, is losing confidence in the policy of aggrandisement through aggression. Ils views are stated to have clashed uncompromisingly with Fascist army and navy officers.
Meanwhile the attitude of the administration is can- tious, feeling that Germany is by no means victor in Russia. yet and that for Japan to tackle Russia's powerful Far Eastern army would involve giving second place to the China war and the southward drive,
Spirit Of Revolt Among
Czech
Alarms Germans
LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reuter).-Faced by a mounting tide of sabotage, passivo resistance and revolt among the people of Czecho-Slovakin, the 68-year-old Baron von Neurath, for two and a half years the Nazi “Protector” of that country, has handed his task over to a young Black Guard Group Leader, Reinhard Heydrich, Second-In-Command of the Secret Police.
Germans From Iran Arrive In Turkey
Hoydrich took office to-day and issued his first decree pro- claiming a state of emergency in six districts of the pro tectorate of Bohemia Moravia,
and.
will This proclamation
enabic swift and drastic'action to be taken against those suspected of opposition
ANKARA, Sept. 28 (Reuter)-Four hundred and fifty to the Nazi regime. Axis women, children and staff of the German Legation from Teheran passed through 'Ankara, to-day. The train was
met
Observers in London believe that It is the prelude to a fresh wave of arrests without trial and summary
by Frau Clodius wife of Hitler's trade negotiator, the Bulgarian executions. Minister and representatives of the Italian and Hungarian Simultaneously came a report of
Missions.
an unsuccessful attempt on the life The women said that the lorry Premier of Slovakia,
of Dr Tuko, the Nazl-appointed · drive from Teheran to the frontier took eight days, during which they were constantly Heydrich paid his first official visit stopped and searched by the to President Dr Emil Hacha accom-
TANKS!
Britain's Record
Visit To Hacha LONDON, Sept. 28
(Reuter).—
Russians who, they alleged, papled by Dr Frank, State Secretary took their watches, shoes, furs of the Protectorate. The districts to Brno, Maehrisch-Ostou, mergency applies Bre Prague, son only one suit, LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reüter).
Koenigsgratz and The majority of the travellers were
and Oelmutz. Heydrich "informed the president LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reuter)-The-Tank production during very poorly dressed but
several of the reasons and events which Soviet midnight communique states: Tanks for Russia" week
women wore furs and jewels, sugges- necessitated the proclamation stating wasting that the stories of the Russian that irresponsible sections of the our September 28 troops
whole nearly 20 per cent, higher than treatment were greaty exaggerated population in the pay of the enemy fought the enenty along the front. On September 26, 38 German the previous week, which itself lunch for the refugees, who looked dffiduul actions hostile to the Reich. German Embassy provided recently committed a number of in- aircraft were destroyed. We lost 30 provided an all-time record, TURN to Back Page, Column 5 aircraft.
Effort for Soviet and jewellery, leaving each per- which the state of emergency
On
Ships of the Northern Fleet sank states the Ministry of Supply.
enemy transports of 8,000 tons
A Ministry of Supply ofletul stated j that targets had been set for every lunk and plane in the country... largets which were even higher thanį the peak objectives of last week,
Workers Pledge
week-end,
The
RATIONING IN ITALY New Restrictions Announced
Fate of Europe
"The population who for the most part realise that the fate of the nations of Europe is linked with the Relch are expected not to allow themselves to be in any way pro- their propaganda. Every voked by order loving person is assured of the protection of the authorities. Tho Deputy Reich Protector then inform-
m ed the President that the Premier of the Protectorate Government, In-. SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH"
gencer Elias had been arrested on N | charge of plotting high treason and 28 ROME, Sept.
(UP). The would be tried by the national court- Ministry of Agriculture to-day issued in due course. He expressed his re- instructions to datry retail shops to TURN to Back Pago, Column 5 divide their stocks of cheese qually their clients, selling nut more among
Sunday morning newspapers com-
Saturday's tank output was and 4,000 tons respectively.
"Coastal batteries and ships of the the highest dally production rate. LONDON, Sept. 28 (British Wire- probably because the ubiquitous Balile Ficct sunk an enemy cruiser, ever reached and the last three
Is hampering operations. inud is
one destroyer and heavily damaged days of the week produced more less).--An finlian communique But in the south, the German two other destroyers. states: "In East Africa, the garrison assaults
tanks than any previous three not seem to have made "On September 27, two German of Wolcheat stronghold which has any impression on the Crimea. Nor reconnaissance plane, were brought days. been besieged since April 15 and has is there any talk of any further down over Moscow and on September now been without food supplies for advance towards the Donciz. number of days, received orders to Marshal Budenny seems to have 28 two enemy bombers." cense hostilities.
succeeded in re-grouping 's forces
Russians Advance "Crowning their brilliant offensive before Kharkov which may prove the
defensive und
action, tailan soldiers nexi German objective in addition
(UP).--- MOSCOW, British fighters also sank a patrol carried out a last audacious sortie to the Crimes.
Sept. 28 vessel off the French coast.
Following the local counter-offensive Element of Time The Coastal Commund also made during which they faced and set to
at Staraya Russa; 123 miles south of forces which were successful attacks on enemy ships off flight enemy
Throughout the The Germans now claim that all Leningrad, due west of the Moscow- superior In numbers and on the coast of Norway. A 5,000-ton they infileted heavy losses.
Russians grams red telephone calls had been resistance behind their advance lines Leningrad railroad, supply ship was hit and 6,000-ton
"In other sectors of flie Gondar cast of Kiev las been annihilated. have pierced the German fortifica- pourhlo the Ministry from tank supply ship is also beloved to have front, attempted enemy attocks have The process has taken just ten days) ilons, advanced and captured Ave (octories, foundries and steel-works, menting on measures passed by
villages, according the "Red Star," etc., in which workers pledged, Calais, Dunkirk and been promptly repulsed by efficient their own showing and tosses have Flerce fighting is still raging in this themselves to do their utmost to ex-erally point out that they are annedį An Inquiry into the circumstances
In spite of the exhaustion which sector.
ceed last week's record production pt
the internal front. attending the death of Bombardier this week, must be beginning to tell upon the
The forcing
that press admits
bread Dennis Edward Smith of the Hong- Germans as Russians. Sir Mark Young Visits
obvious
rationing It is
Command that
will be Ministry of Supply experts have
be unpopular but kong Volunteers, will open at 3 Police Headquarters eunnet break off the struggle at this
planned rapidly expanding tank states that the Italians are willing to o'clock this afternoon before Mr H:
thes this and other covering
sacrifices
for G. Sheldon, sitting ns Coroner at the juncture and give, the troops a rest.
programme His Excellency the Governor, Sir production tember 27 United States Minister to Dublin, Mr more and more acute, especially in A.D.C. Captain Scart Police policy for a constant flow of these workers that no one will be permitted 12, when a lorry in which he was
LONDON, Sept. 28 (UP)--The The element of time is becoming Mark Young, accompanied by his every process of manufacture. This ultimate victory. Furthermore, they Central Magistracy.
long tern);
the affirm that programme is based on
- Bombardier Smith dled after -A big air sweep over
were passed to assure the nation's accident at Cape d'Aguilar on August. Blenheims with a fighter escort was David Gray, has arrived in London, the operations at Leningrad...
inspected Central selected, Immediate
types Headquarters this morning.
been hit.
Docks at Boulogne were raided by Bomber Command aircraft ns were also ob- Jectives at Cologne and Western Germany,
Over N. France
In the afternoon of September 27,
made. The railway centre at Amiens and the railway junction near Lavas- see was bombed with good results.. Twenty-one enemy fighters were destroyed to 13 British.
The attack was the week's heaviest and Germany sent up more fghters than had been seen for a long time. During the week's operations, 28 British aircraft are missing but five pilots are safe. Forty-five Germin fighters were destroyed."
Italian reaction."
Minister Arrives
In London
which
C]
probably not been one-sided.
the He
Chinese High Command
Shows Fine Confidence
Special to the "Telegraph"
CHUNGKING, Sept: 28 (UP).—It is authoritatively stated Our Fighters Over France
that the Chinese High Command is very confident of n large- LONDON, Sept. 28 (Router) scale success in the Changsha battle, regardless of the fate of the R.A.F. fighters to-day carried out city as the Chinese are employing largo armies, including con- offensive patrols" over Occupied sidérable reinforcements for one of tho biggest mopping-up. France. Attacks were made with moves against six Japanese divisions.
cànnon fire on a supply, `trali and
niso two petrol wagons which were The authorities said that anghting was raging on the outskirts set alight.
Aircraft on the ground, troops and quick victory was unlikely the of Changsha where six Japanese objective requiring occupy the city, while Japanese fifth machine-gun pozta were also attack Chinese
ed and an anti-aircraft gun was steam-roller efforts. silenced, says the Air Ministry.
divisions were doing their utmost te
columnists were working Inalde the:
It is reliably stated that Japanese | city, Heroported that Chinese
No British aircraft was ralssing. plainclothes: soldiers haves: bean | bombers heavily attacked the Japan- It is now known that one of the rounded up. In the Immediate Changese forces at Changsha to-day. British fighters reported, lost in the the defence sector this afternoon.
A milltary, spokesman said that he
Japanese Claime
operations over Northern France on had conversed over the telephone A SHANGHAI, Sept. 28-(UP). The Saturday afternoon le safe with General Hsueh yuen this after Japanese South China Command 10- ww/There was no enemy activity over
Britain during daylight to-day gadkad noon who reported that bloody TURN to Brok Page=Column
the
own
tele-
than half a kilo.to each family daily. Sequel To d'Aguilar
Council of Ministers yesterday gen
measures
ment.
Tragedy
an
Sir Mark was received by the by the Soviet Government and also to profit while the majority are mak- travelling ran over a steep embanks- Police Commissioner, Hon Mr Penne to maintain simultaneously the in- ing sacrifices, father-Evans, and Mr W. It. Scott, creusing requirements of Britain's Director, Criminal Investigation Do-
swiftly-expanding armoured partment, and he then proceeded to fighting forces. make a detailed inspection of the police station and administrative offices."
LATEST
Son Back
Woman Golf Champion Photographic Killed By Burglars
Contest
Judges Named
Special to the "Telegraph"- LEXINGTON, Ky. Sept. 28 (UP)—Miás Murian Miley, 27,
The following gentlemen have top-flight amateur golfer was shot and killed at the exclusive undertaken to act as Judges in the Lexington Country Club to-night by two masked burglars when- Eleventh Photographic Competition she attempted to assist her mother who was benten and shot. organised by the Hongkong Tele three times and wounded critically. graph: Mr. Walter Clark, r.R...,
A. Von Kobza-Nagy, B., Dr The burglars ransacked the she was knocked unconscious H. F..Bunje and Major R. It
Ber-
ridge, R.E. It is worthy of note that Club house and escaped with and then shot. Marian heard Von Kobza-Nagy has assisted with $145,
the commotion and went into
the judging since the inception of the Mrs Miley, caretaker of the the hall where she was shot in competitions.NAM
Club is the wife of Fred Miley, the head and in the back and Competitors are reminded that all golf professional in Cincinnati. instantly killed, entries must be handed in at the Sho was awakened by the burg- Building not later than -6 pm. to-down, went into the hall where Mississippi tournam "Telegraph" Office, Morning Post are who were beating the door Westem Open, Western Women's marrow SeptemESE 30
Marlen's golf titles included the
Amateur, and the Southern traná","