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SOVIET CLAIMS BIG VICTORY Panzers Thrown On Defensive

VITAL BEIRUT BATTLE

The vital battle for Beirut involving posses- sion of Vichy's key port| on the Lebanese coast is focussing all attention in Jerusalem.

Authoritative military circles Beirut, the Vichyites would loss not only their most valuable por

point out that with the capture o

but also the main bastion of their defence in the west.

The area under Vichy contro

daily and is steadily

many in Jerusalem opine the fall of Beirut might well have a de-

cisive effect on the campaign.

TALK OF AN

ARMISTICE

Ostrov Battle DAYLIGHT Over: Buoyant

SWEEPS

Spirit In Moscow CONTINUE

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HITLER'S WAR MACHINE IS NOW SHATTERING IT SELF AGAINST A FIRMLY HOLDING LINE FROM THE BALTIC TO THE BLACK SEA, ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL MOSCOW COMMUNIQUES WHICH ARE ENCOURA GINGLY BUOYANT.

The most shattering defeat yet inflicted upon Hitler is claimed as having taken place in Latvia in the Ostrov sector, scene in the last two days of some of the most sanguinary Moscow now announces fighting of the war.

Soviet

Approves Mr. Eden

the end of the first phase of the battle, with That the Syrian_cam-complete victory for the Red Army. paign has entered the "Hitler's panzer divisions in Latvia have final stage is the opinion now been forced to adopt defensive tactics," of observers in Ankara

says the Russian High Command, adding TISH who would not be sur-

that the severe defeat suffered by the Ger- mans in this sector may prove to be one of the war's most important battles.

prised if an armistice is signed within a week.

An exchange of views is report-

ed to have taken place in Syria and elsewhere with the aim of seeking a settlement to avoid fur- ther bloodshed.

Nothing is shown in London of this report.-Reuter.

+ Damour Fighting

communique A Cairo G.H.Q. states: British mechanised troops their advance continuing are

central towards Homs, In the sector an important position nortn of Jezzine has been captured by! British forces.

.. On the coast, Australian troops. have crossed the River Damour and are now in contact with the main Vichy positions about the town of the same name. — British Wireless.

JAPANESE CHANGES IN COMMAND

Important changes

The R.A.F.

continued

the offensive on the

western enemy's

front yesterday, according to an Air Ministry com-. munique which says that heavy bombers, ac- companied by fighters, attacked the aircraft works at Meaulte, and the power station, and chemical works near Bethune.

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The Soviet also refers to Ger- Bulgarians have reached Upper ON ANY SUBJECT, AND THAT convoy off Calais, and one ship of

and have

Both targets were hit by pow- erful bombs and many incendiar- ies, and the escort shot down THE NEWSPAPERS IN MOS- seven enemy fighters. COW PUBLISH PROMINENTLY Three British fighters were lost, THE SPEECH WHICH THE BRI- but two of the pilots were rescued

FOREIGN SECRETARY, from the sea. MR. ANTHONY EDEN, MADE Bomber Command Blenheims attacked strongly escorted AT LEEDS, EMPHASISİNG THE PASSAGE IN THE SPEECH

convoy, of eight enemy ships of SAYING THAT BRITAIN IS NOT 5,000 tons off the Dutch coast. -

by IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCES six of the ships being hit PREPARED ΤΟ NEGOTIATE bombs. WITH HITLER AT ANY TIME, The Blenheims attacked another

north Dneister

captured man attempts to cross the

HER 2,000 tons, and the escorting SHE WILL INTENSIFY its Chernauti.

WAR EFFORT UNTIL HE AND E-boat were sunk..

IS bank of the Dvina River at

Operations in Galicia continue ALL HE STANDS FOR western end, in the Polotsk sector, and says that Soviet troops firmly on a wide front beyond Sereth.

UTTERLY DESTROYED. held their positions, repulsing

Hungarian Claims every attack with severe loss.

Eden's statement that Britain On Saturday and After vain attemp~ to

Sunday, will do her utmost to help Rus-

else out sia, or help anyone

who reservations, or second thought the River Dniepe

the Hungarian troops In

without Reuter, Bobruisk sector, sou.h-east of flanking attacks against the enemy, fights Hitler, doing so

a Hungarian Supreme Minsk, the Germans were oblig- states

communique. ed to retire, suffering further Command heavy losses under withering Panzer divisions particularly dis- "In some fire of the Russian forces,

tinguished themselves. One German battalion in the places our troops are advancing Moguilov-Podolsk sector was com- on the Eastern side of the Dneis- pletely annihilated-International ter."-Reuter. News Service.

Heavy Toll

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carried

The

No Essential Changes Latest news of Russian, coun- ter-attacks and successful Russian resistance to German thrusts is contained in the Russian

early this munique broadcast morning.

com-

A Soviet Communique stated yesterday that the Russians have

at repulsed numerous German tempts to break through in the Ostrov sector in Eatvia. --

DURING · SUNDAY: NIGHT, The communique states that THE RUSSIANS .TOOK A fighting continued in the Ostrov. HEAVY TOLL OF GERMAN Polodskc, Lepel and Novgorod- TANKS.

Volynsk sectors."

the High Command of Night-long German efforts to No essential changes occurred

the Japanese Army have been made, states a Lon don report..!

The Japanese have appointed two new members of the Supreme War Council and a new Chief of Staff.in: China, ""

Prince Konoye, Prime Minister and Admiral Olkawa; Navy Min ister, were given an audience by the Emperor when the Premier reported on Cabinet, matters.~~.

TWO KILLED IN ALEXANDRIA RAID Two persons were killed fourteen injured in an air on Alexandria on Sunday

uter. enemy aircraft

cross the western Dvina river in the Podolsk sector-were flercely contested.

The Russians also frustrated German motorised, attempts to break through eastwards In the Novograd-Volinak sector. In the Bessarabian sector, the Russian flung back the Germans to their original position Inflicting heavy losses.

were

* Two Germun destroyers sunic. In the naval battle-when German forces were trying penetrate the Gulf of Riga:

Nazi Communique

in the position of our troops at these fronts

In the direction of Ostrov. our troops repulsed repeated attempts by enemy motorised

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JAPANESE LAND IN

FUKIEN

Landing of Japanese troops on the Southern Fukien coast was reported in Chungking yesterday.. The report stated that over

A German communique claims 1,000 Japanese troops effected u and that the Germans have repulsed, landing in the vicinity of Shao- rald counter-attacks at Bessarabla and An last Friday morning and that

by continue to advance,

fighting was going on south and In Bukovina, the Rumano-west of the city-Reutor,

Three Bomber Command" and one Coastal Command. aircraft are missing as a result of these oper- The press emphasises also Mr. ations, Reuter.

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