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NAZI ADVANCE SLOWED DOWN

Red Army "Holding Its

Its Own" JAPANESE Bombardment Of LEAVING

SHIPPING RIDDLE

Constanza

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AN OFFICIAL MOSCOW ANNOUNCEMENT LAST NIGHT STATED THAT THE GERMAN ADVANCE IN THE MINSK AND LUTSK SEC- It is strongly rumour- TORS HAD BEEN APPRECIABLY SLOWED DOWN, AND THAT THE ed in Manila that the RED ARMY WAS "HOLDING ITS OWN” IN EIGHT VAST BATTLES Japanese Government FROM THE ARCTIC SEA TO THE CARPATHIANS.

It is admitted that the Germans are on all

has recalled all Japanese

vessels from Philippine

waters.

bringing terrific pressure to bear Agents of the "Kyusu Maru" fronts, including the Karelian Isthmus, where the Germans and Finns, shaken in their first

confirm that the ship was requist

the United States, was unloaded

tioned by the Japanese Govern- ment on its arrival at Kobe yes- drive, are again pounding at the Russian de- terday and the cargo, including sugar, oil and chrome destined for fences 70 miles north of Leningrad. by lighters at the expense and Giving further details of the combined The "Philippine Herald" learns naval and air operations in Rumania, tne that the "Nozima Maru” was or- official report claims that the German naval sugar and other materials just base at Constanza was completely wrecked United States yesterday morning. by the Black Sea Fleet's bombardment.

risk of the consignors.

dered to unload its cargo of cil

before saj'ing from Manila for the

Philippine Order

THE PHILIPPINE CUSTOMS BUREAU HAS ORDERED AN INSPECTION OF ALL JAPANESE SHIPS IN PHILIP-1 PINE PORTS TO PREVENT POS. SIBLE EVASION OF THE EX- PORT CONTROL BY CARRYING CARGOES OFF STRATEGIC MATERIALS BILLED FOR THE U.S. AND DIVERTING THEM TO JAPAN.

Cargoes consigned to the U.S. are exempt from licences regard- less of the carrier.

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The "Nozima Maru" was or. dered to unload in Manila Bay. She had loaded 6,000 tons chrome ore and was loading copra and hemp in Manila, al consigned to the U.S.

The "Bordeaux Maru" is on its way to the U.S. carrying 3,600 tons of chrome ore and 1,000 tons of copra.

..

THE "SYDNEY MARU” WAS LAST REPORTED LOADING MANGANESE ORE. AT BHOL (AND HAS NOT ANSWERED QUERIES AS TO ITS WHERE- ABOUTS.

NY.K. Statement Officials of the New York office.

of the N.YK stated yesterday

NO CONFIRMATION

OF REPORTED JAPANESE ORDER

the

Reports that Japanese Government had ordered all Japan- ese ships to refurn to home ports lack con- firmation in Washing- ton, says a Reuter despatch.

Stalin

Speech Extolled

U.S. AND JAPAN'S POLICY

NAZIS GUESSING

Our daylight air sweeps and night bombing raids "leave the Germans guessing GS to where, when and how the next pieces of British interven- tion will take place," the weekly periodical "Aero- plane" said yesterday. "They are persuaded that combined offensive by British

be arms can

for undertaken several months.

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Mr. Sumner Welles,

"THE R.A.F. HAS BEEN BUSY U.S. Under-Secretary of FOR NEARLY THREE WEEKS CASTING DOUBTS ON THE State, stated at his press ASSUMPTION. conference yesterday the "Before this month is out there United States Govern- may be developments which will cause Germany more doubts and 1 Huge fres were seen ashore ment naturally hoped the hearten all people over od and the opposition offered was

taken by the lands the struggle must be very weak. Naval units shot down attitude

newed. three attacking aircraft on the Japanese Government in "British strategy la still that return journey and then sank an the war would be of such

of renewing the sinews of war and some of them are nav to be found In France.

enemy U-boat.

whose

re-

In the rald on the Bucharest a character as to make arsenal, direct hits were scored

"But another form of strategy. for the maintenance of and

the munitions

the store-house

help to Russia, is also in blew up with a tremendous de- peace in the Pacific. making and France is probably tonation. International News This statement was made in concerned in that too."Reuter. reply to a question as to whe Military quarters in London, ther the United States had off-SION AS TO ITS POLICY AND says Reuter, express the view cial information "concerning the "THE COURSE * IT WOULD that the German advance looks policy adopted by Japan.

Service.

PURSUE IN WORLD AFFAIRS.

as if it is beginning to slow THE JAPANESE GOVERN- Mr. Welles' remarks express- up," pointing out that white MENT. MR. WELLES SAID, HAD ing the hope that Japan's at- appreciable progress has been OFFICIALLY STATED THAT titude would make for peace, in made in some sectors, as ad- IT HAD REACHED A DECI-the Pacific, followed-Reuter

mitted by M. Stalin in hie broadcast, the tenacious Rus- sian resistance and the fierce support of their air force has slackened the rate of advance in places and In others halted it. completely.

Wrong Side

There appears to be some truth In German laims that they are mopping up isolated units of the Red Army caught on the wrong .side of the German armoured units between Minsk and Blaly- stok, but the figures are regard- ed as grossly exaggerated.

Ther els no confirmation yet of the reiterated claim of the Ger mans to have captured Minsk, but it seems the Germans have made they had received no orders to "A striking combina-powerful thrusts north-east of close their shipping service.

Dvinsk and appear to be trying the The Japanese Government has tion of frankness and to form bridgeheads over requisitioned about 50 of their firmness" was one com- river Dvina. It is possible that ships since the Chinese war stort-

from this sector they might start cd. Two more were taken last ment in London political a big drive towards Leningrad.*** circles on M. Stalin's The German claim to have cut Many of the line's freighters |

off a body of Russians in the have been withdrawn from the speech, the importance of Mingis area is true and they have Atlant owing to lack of busi- which has been imme-^

*(Continued on Page 10) diately recognised in Lon- don...

week.

ress-Reuter.

RATIFICATIONS:

OF TREATIES

All last night's newspapers de- vote many columns to full ac- counts of the speech..

Ceremonies for the exchange of The "Evening Standard" says:

rat lentions of the treaties signed | "M. Stalin calls as much to the

between Japan, Franco and British as to his own people. By

"

ests and ours are locked in an in- dissoluble bond and alliance."

"Even The Rothermere paper, ing News," comments that M. Stalin showed himself neither boastful nor dismayed, and adds: "There is more conviction and. more encouragement m such brave

Thailand, will be held to-morrow deed and word, by the highest and balanced words than in any

at Mr. Matsuoka'socialre exertions in our factories, Soviet whirling, shouts of triumph sidence, suys Reuter from Tokyo, Russia must know that her inter-1 Reuter,

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