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No. 82,189.
THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1941
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MOSCOW'S CONFIDENT TONE Defence Holds Against Panzers
PANZERS AHEAD OF MAIN ARMY
German units are only 325 miles from Moscow, according to reports reaching Stockholm, says a despatch to the Vichy news agency.
THESE ARE ADVANCE UNITS, THE DESPATCH SAYS, WHICH HAVE THRUST BE- YOND MINSK. -
This column has left the main Minsk-Smolensk-Moscow road and is apparently aiming at an encircl- ing movement similar to that carried out east of Bialystok.
RE-
MOSCOW'S
WAR CABINET
The formation of the Committee of Five for, national defence has come at a psycho- logical moment, it is considered in Moscow. Many factory meet- ings have been, held acclaiming what the British might call the "War Cabinet.” Reuter.
PORTS CONTINUE. THE" RUS- SIANS ARE PREPARING A from Moscow. COUNTER-OFFENSIVEN
The despatch adds that fresh trated at Smolensk, 250 miles east moving westwards from Moscow. of Minsk, and the same distance-Router.
Intense Battles Round Minsk And In Kiev Drive
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL”)
NOTHING IN CLOSELY DETAILED SOVIET. COMMUNI- QUES ON THE VIOLENT SEE-SAW STRUGGLE RAGING ALONG- THE FRINGES OF WHITE RUSSIA NORTH AND SOUTH OF MINSK LENDS VERISIMILITUDE TO THE GERMAN CLAIMS OF LARGE CAPTURES OF MEN AND MATERIAL.
On the contrary, the tone of Moscow's reports on the vital battle is uniformly
optimistic and far from the Germana claim
MEANWHILE, THESE BE 1000000000000000000 that the panzer divisions which have streak
ed through gaps in the Russian defences are Large Soviet forces are concen- Soviet divisions are ceaselessly completing a massive encircling movement, the Red Army declares that the spearheads are being nipped off progressively, hundreds of tanks being cut off and destroyed.
SHANGHAI CRISIS LOOMING
foreign
Observers note what appear to be the Russian tactics approvingly-defence in depth against tank operations, with swift manoeuvre by infantry form- ations to prevent German motorised infantry from moving through the gaps in support of their tank units. -
Isthmus
The Soviet air force is cooperat- |-on the Karelian
our ing in the defence against tank troops are successfully repulsing penetrations, by concentrating all attacks by the enemy, inflict- their efforts against-units operating heavy losses..
(Continued on Page 16) ing behind the Russian main lines, by constant pounding until the Soviet land- cruisers can be deployed into action.
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") A HIGHLY authoritative source" told the Shanghai press to-day that and delaying them the Nanking regime is "definitely known" to be preparing an imminent attempt to take over the Chungking Court in the Internation- al Settlement.
is
It was not stated whether negotiations or. force are planned but it i "quite certain” that a Nanking bid is near..
Workers Fracas
The Council stand is difficult to predict" but will probably de- pend on the method used.
be
The source said Litle can done if Japan forces back the move.
EVERYWHERE, ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL MÓSCOW, WHICH HAS WARNED THE POPULACE AGAINST ATTENTION TO BER- LIN'S FANTASTIC CLAIMS OF SUCCESSES.
PHENOMENAL
THE SITUATION IS WELL IN HAND...
in
Neutral sources indicate that a Soviet counter-offensive, is course of preparation... national News Service,
-Stubborn Battles
Inter
The following is the text of a communique issued by the Soviet The Axis recognition of Nan Information Board shortly after
midnight this morning:--- king may be used as an argu. During July 2, our troops mentas Germans, Hungarians and other nationale without ex-waged stubborn and flerce battles traterritorial rights now, have against enemy infantry in the directions of Murmansit and Kex- good grounds not to appear be
· On a receipt of a brief
holm and against enemy mobile fore the Chungking court, message that a fight had it is recalled that the Chung- troops in the sectors of Dvinsk broken out between work- king court in the French Conces- Borisov, Slutsk, Bobruisk and
sion was ceded to Nanking Luck ers outside Taikoo Docks, through Japanese mediation last the Police Emergency year and that soon after Judge d'Hooghe legal adviser to the Unit was hastily despat- French Municipality, was shot ched at 11.30 am to-day dead by terrorists International
News Service...
"In other sectors of the front the Soviet troops hold firmly the State" frontier against tho enemy who attempted to: cross
Efforts Breaking
the direction of Murmansk
On arrival, they found normai conditions in the neighbourhood.
Later it was ascertained that a fight had broken out between a Oght was over and the participants our troops are holding up an party of dock workers and a gang had dispersed....
of hooligans, alleged ex-dock em- Investigations are procooding ployees, in which two men were. bouton-up
Before the police arri
but no arrosta have boon made, "A police unit is patrolling the thaaron to prevent further incidents.
offensive of enemy infantry num- boring about two divisions against the Sredni Peninsula, and Inflict- ed a heavy defeat on them
"In the Kuolajarvi sector and
ta
ONE MAN'S
OPINION
(SPECIAŁ TO "CHINA MAILID.
"Russia is fighting for herself," declared Henry C Wolle, noted
American author and authority on German-Russian affairs, in
an
Interview with the "Shanghai Evening Post."
He expressed the opinion Rus- sla had played into Hitler's hands by offering resistance and not retreating. - International News
Service.
BELATED CLAIM
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL" The German radio claimed yesterday that the British battle ship Rodney was "severely dam aged" in the battle in which Hood and Bismarck were lost- International News Service.
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