1941-06-25 — Page 2

CHINA MAIL

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No. 32,182

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1941

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MIGHTY CLASHES OF TANKS

All Along

JAPANESE TO LEAVE MOSCOW

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All Japanese women and children have been ordered home from Mos-

cow, according to Q message from Tokyo.

The Japanese Government has again postponed an official state- position and ment on Japan's policy in regard to the German- Russian conflict although a meel- Cabinet

held ing of the yesterday.

was

Admiral Toyoda, Minister of Commerce and industry. and General Suzuki, President of the Planning Board, arc to submit reports on the possible economic effects of the war on Japan.

The Press shows a pronounced sympathy with the German in- vasion, the "Kokumin Shimbun," Army organ, saying that "Japan had already

herself of dependence on Britain and the United States, and has

freed

the only possible

attitude

adopted with

the Anglo-American countries

hostile to Japan.

IN VIEW OF THIS, MOSCOW,

• COOPERATING WITH BRITAIN

REMAIN UNAFFECTED."

VICE.

R.A.F. HAMMERS

AT GERMANY

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British 'planes keep hammering at Ger- many and German- occupied France while Germany and Russia are locked in battle in the east. Hundreds of British 'planes took part in night attacks in very strong con- centrations against Cologne, Dusseldorf and Kiel.-Interna- tional News Service.

HAND

Russo-German Front

Moscow Claims Hitler Is Held

On Old Frontiers

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GREAT TANK BATTLES ARE NOW ENGAGED OVER PRACTI- CALLY THE WHOLE LENGTH OF THE RUSSO - GERMAN BATTLE FRONT, AND IT IS REGARDED AS SIGNIFICANT THAT THE. GER- MAN RADIO LAST NIGHT ACKNOWLEDGED: “IT MUST BE ADMIT- TED THAT THE RUSSIANS ARE NOT DEFENDING THEMSELVES IN- | EFFICIENTLY."

The Germans, nevertheless, have claim- ed the annihilation or surrender of an entire Soviet division, as well as the destruction of 100 Soviet tanks, in "typical Nazi blitz *** | tactics“ at an undisclosed location on the

long front.

TO HAND

FIGHTING

Moscow, meantime, while admitting Ger- man successes in the first clashes of the armies, asserts that Russian soil has not been violated at any point.

The terrific German offensive, into which the German High Com- mand has thrown its entire weight, has not carried the German hordes (barbarians, Moscow calls them) beyond Polish and Bes- sarabian territory.

continues to cloak of

AND AMERICA, COULD NOT Fresh battles and bitter INTERNATIONAL NEWS SER-hand-to-hand fighting all

Russian military sources state is notable, along the vast Soviet officially that except in bombing by silence the actual scenes frontier, are reported in attacks, the invaders have nowhere the real fighting and the extent succeeded in reaching Russian of the operations, which suggests that probably the offensive is not the latest despatches ground.

Total of German 'planes shot going quite in accordance with -International News

BALTIC SEA BATTLE

available in London on Russo-German hostilities.

There is, however, no indication of specific developments at specific points.

down now exceeded 127 while expectations, the German panzer divisions Service. have suffered heavy lossen of tanks.

Bukovina Fighting

While all German, reports speak of "terrific resistance" by the

The main German thrust, Mos- Russian troops, Moscow news- paper this morning splashed a cow states, appears to be design- sea battle south of report that Soviet 'planes bombed ed at overrunning the Ukraine, Helsinki was reported in targets in Germany yesterday but Bukovina has been the region after flying 440 miles from their of the staunchest Soviet resistance. the Swedish newspaper bases in Russia. BEN EEN

The Germans have been thrown "Allehanda" yesterday, (ONE REPORT LAST NIGHT back in swift counter-attacks and HAD IT THAT THE RUSSIANS the great mass of German troops according to a Stockholm HAD BOMBED BERLIN) concentrated under General List despatch received

in The Germans, however, make in this area have not yet succeed- several big claims, including the ed in carrying their attack to the crushing of a Russian frontier old Rumanian frontier, behind division

"in spite of stubborn which the real Soviet defence Gunßro has been heard off

system is situated. resistance." Stockholm and the Swedish is

MrMoscow Radio declared fast THE GERMAN RADIO STAT- land of Gotland.

'night: "The firet battles against ED IN A BROADCAST THAT

the barbarians are revealing the German aircraft are reported THE NAZI TROOPS ARE USING to have bombed. Tallinn.

strength and va’our of the Red FLAME THROWERS AGAINST

Army. Five thousand German prisoners were taken in one en- nadamant."

New York:

Helsinki and other Finnish THE RUSSIAN PILL BOXES ~coastal towns have heard dla WHICH ARE BUILT TO itant exploplops from the direc-DEPTH OF THREE MILES.

on or Estonfa across the REUTER.

Baltion

Smple and explosions are also

reported to have been seen along LITHUANIANS

thu Estonian-const-Reuter. RE-ASSERT

ITALIAN CLAIM: INDEPENDENCE

Berlin has circulated a report from Hitler's headquarters," "some. where on the eastern fronti". which declares that the German offensively meeting with ' great success, and that the Soviet de- fences are crumbling like egg- shells.

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The Rome High Command The Kaunas radio proclaims Eye-Witness Reports!! claims that a total of 240 British the creation of an independent tanks have fallen into their hands National Lithuanian State, show-

Germon newspapers carry "eye- in the North African campaign, as ing the closest sympathy with witness reports" alleging that the the result of the recent battle at the Relch. It is not clear who Nazis move so swiftly and dendly Sollum, and that 12 of them arether the Soviets have been driven in their operation that the Reds completely intact International away from Lithuania, Interna“ rapidly surrender or flea. News Service":

tional News Service.

The Gorman High Commatid,

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AMERICANS FORBIDDEN TO LEAVE ITALY

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It is officially an- nounced that Ameri- can citizens in Italy have been forbidden to leave Italy. The action seems likely to throw into climax the 'increasing diplomatic strain between the United States and the Axis. International News Service.

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