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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 27, 1941..

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NAZI TANKS BREAK THROUGH Moscow Summary RUSSIAN

Of Situation

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA "MAIL")

THE RUSSIAN SOLDIERS GUARDING THE ENTRANCE TO THE UKRAINE ARE THROW ING BACK GREAT GERMAN ASSAULTS AND ARE EVEN WINNING VICTORIES.

While the Russians admit that the Nazi 66JUST

tank break-through means a spearhead pointed at Minsk, they claim that success-

WENT ON

ful tank battles blazed in the night along A BOOZE'

what was once the northern hump of Poland, around a line running down from Vilna to Baranovitch, 100 miles to the south.

Baranovitch lies across the vital railroad

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For unlawfully absent- ing himself from a British ship on which he was em-

George Kilgour, of Glas-

DESTROYERS

WRECK HANGOE

VESPECIAL TO "OHINAVMAIL!”)

Berlin yesterday al leged that "a great armada" of Russian destroyers "heoped destruction" on the Finnish port Hangoe in the wake of four aerial assaults on Helsinki. Inter- national News Service.

leading to Minsk, toward which the north loved, a 56-year-old Scot, RESIGNS prong of the German thrust is pointed.

gow, was ordered to for- FROM

feit 12 days' wages, by

The Russian communique said

ly announcing that everything was Commander J. Jolly in the

tu plan, Russian

'planes made furious progressing according

Marine Court this morn- issued another fairly attacks in this area but admitted Moscow

claiming varing. that "tanks have broken through lengthy statement in the Vilna and Oshmiany areas. ious successes, including the re-

of capture

Przemyl, about Oshmany is slightly south Vilna, on the Vina-Baranovitch mi es west of Lamberg, on the San lighting line.

River.

Reuter,

Rumanian Oil Town Bombed

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While claiming the com. Elstent repulse of the German and Rumanian forces in the south, the communique said the Russian air force atruck at A Russian communique from German air bases in Finland. the Soviet Information Bureau HUNDREDS OF RUSSIAN | announced last night; "Our air PLANES BLASTED ACROSS force bombed Bucharest FINLAND AND VISITED HEL- Ploesti (the Rumanian oil town). SINKI FOUR TIMES BUT THE "Several factories near Ploesti CITY ITSELF WAS NOT are in flames. BOMBED.

"Enemy fighters put up weak resistance against our bombers.

"Figures

Many were killed and injured but, says Helsinki. damage was "unimportant from the military point of view.International News Service.

Minsk Sector

and

for the losses of enemy aircraft and those of our own air force have not yet been exactly ascertained. "Captured Rumanian soldiers relate that 40 German soldiers drafted have been

into

every

A RED ARMY COMMUNIQUE Rumanian regiment because the BY THE SOVIET INFORMA- German command does not trust TION BUREAU LAST NIGHT the Rumanian soldiers. STATES: "OUR TROOPS

WERE ENGAGED IN FIERCE

TO-DAY (THURSDAY) German Artillery FIGHTING WITH LARGE ENE- "German artillery is at the rear MY TANK UNITS IN THE of Rumanian troops. The Ger- MINSK SECTOR. FIGHTING mans are compelling the Ruman- ians to fight because Rumanian soldiers are opposed to the war and to the Germans.

CONTINUES.

in the direction of Luck, fierce tank battles continued, with the advantage to our side throughout the day.

"In the direction of Chernautsi our troops successfully repulsed strong attacks by the enemy, who attempted to force the River Pruth.

"In the Bessarabian sector our units firmly hold positions along the frontier, having thrown back the attacks of the German and Rumanian forces.

to

"Enemy forces attempting advance at Skuleni have been pushed to the western bank of the River Pruth.

Jassy Bombed

"The military objective of the town of Jassy (Rumania) was the object of a raid by our aircraft. Great destruction was caused.

"The commander of an artillery division, Comrade Manjin, ably helped by infantry, beat back an

River Pruth at one point.

"No aerial combats occurred on the Soviet-Finnish frontier on Thursday.

CONGRESS

of

MR. GANDHI HAS PERMIT- KANYALAL MUNSHI

Appearing for the master of the vessel. Mr. L. S. Evans, First TED Mate, said that defendant left the FORMER HOME MINISTER IN ship at 7 a.m. on Monday and THE BOMBAY GOVERNMENT, as missing to the TO RESIGN FROM CONGRESS was reported

FOLLOWING MUNSHI'S DIF- Police on Wednesday.

FERENCE ON THE QUESTION. behaved all right Defendant

THE USE OF NON- when at sea, but was a cause of: OF

METHODS FOR of VIOLENCE The master trouble in port.

DEFENCE SELF

IN the vessel took a serious view of

as desertion,

DRASTIC U.S. BILL PREPARED

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA. MAIL”)

President Roosevelt has on his desk the draft of a drastic Bill empowering the Government to fix prices and wages in all in- dustries, trades, transpor- tation and agriculture.

If the President approves the Bill it will be submitted to Con- gress early in July.

made as

This disclosure was

the Price Control Administra- tor, Mr. Henderson, he will

announced auto-

freeze prices of mobile tyres and tubes.

The proposed: BHL_Is..design- ed to: provide "rigid control 'of prlocs and wages" as a final ro- course by Government to bar Inflation

the growing out of armament programme.

It will also be applicable to about 50 per cent, of the nation's economy," according

cratic circles.

News Service.

to Demo- International

OPTION OF

A FINE

A fine of $500, or three months' COM-imprisonment, was imposed on Fernando Antonio Ozorio, 33, by the offence but did not regard It MUNAL RIOTS.

morning, Munshi has sent a letter to Mr. Mr. G. T. Lowry this

fraudulent conversion of Sergeant Mackenzie, of the Gandhi stating he could not agree for

advice Water Police, said that accused with the Mahatma's

to $660.97, belonging to the Central Com- the Seamen's form peace brigades at

based on Meat and Dairy Supply was arrested Institute at 4 p.m. yesterday.complete non-violence to check pany, in which accused was am-

disturbances. having absented himself from communal

Mr. ployed.

Accused, pleading guilty on Gandhi advised him to resign and his ship for 81 hours. Accused pleaded guilty. "I just attain freedom of

un- Tuesday, was remanded until this hampered by restrictions entailed morning for consideration of sen- went on a booze" he explained.

"That's not the right spirit to by the Congress creed of non- tence, his solicitor having urged'

in these difficult times,'

leniency. violence. Reuter. f adopt

Commander Jolly. commented adding "The regulations provide for

10 at least imprisonment weeks, but I shall deal leniently

with you and make an order to you to forfeit 12 days' wages."

PURSUIT OF A SNATCHER

of

Mr. Paul Braga, Manager

Garage, chased and Gilman's

in arrested a handbag snatcher Kimberley Road yesterday and, air as a result, Kwong Shing,

was to-day sentenced to

hard months'

labour and

belonged strokes. The handbag to Mrs. C. M. C. Ribeiro.

action

McEwan's

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"In the Baltic sea our force and our naval air arm sank two enemy submarines. "On Thursday the enemy air force showed no particular activi- ty. Enemy fighters showed little Mr. Braga was commended by resistance against our bombers." Mr. D. J. N. Anderson for his

prompt action.

Reuter.

"WE SHALL FIGHT

FOR FREEDOM

--Dr. Ryti

"WE SHALL FIGHT for the freedom of

attempt of the enemy to ford the Our country and for the creed of our fathers,” "Having organised selected declared Dr. Ryti, the Finnish President, in a observation posts and having broadcast to the Finnish nation last night. carefully found the most vulner

able points of the enemy, Com-

rade Manjin opened a devastating

"Accusing the Russians of a new and

fire suddenly at the very moment brutal aggression, Dr. Ryti said: "Now at

last Finland is not alone in her struggle.

when the enemy: began to cross

the river."-- Reuter."

Aabo Attacked

— REUTER.

Dr. Ryti declared Russia" was all along our frontiers since yes- facing a united front stretching terday. from the White Sea to the Black IT IS TO BE NOTED THAT The Russian air force attacked Sea, and added: "Citizens, cen- DR. RYTI DID NOT ACTUALLY the port

****_of_Turku ̈ ̈(Aabo), in tufles have shown that in the DECLARE WAR. south-west Finland, yesterday, situation in which fate has plac- according to a Helsinki despatched this nation, permanent peace to the official German news cannot be achieved. agency-Reuter.

Gigantic Mass

"The pressure of the East lo on us. To reduce this

e" to "destroy this eternal} monaco and secure a happy and peaceful life for the coming generations, we now embark on Pour defensive battle.

Very fierco fighting continued along the entire Russo-German front yesterday as, confronted by what the Berlin spokesman deg-

"Our confidence in our army cribed as the most gigantic mass of troops and war material. ever and their Field-Marshal, Baron thrown into one buttle, the Rus Mannerheim, is absolute.” stans staged desperate counter- attacks at many points.".

While Berlin again was as terso an ever in its communiques, bare

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CHINA WAR BOND DRIVE SUCCESS

A total of $120,055,414.20 has been obtained as a result of the. campaign soliciting subscriptions to wartime bonds launched re- cently in Chungking, it was on- nounced at a meeting of the War- time Bond Committee yesterday

afternoon.

Soviet Attack

The sum exceeded the original President Ryti declared that the expectation of $60,000,000 by 100 Eoviet troops had been "attacking per cent.-Central News."

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