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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 8, 1941.

NOT A STRAIGHT SEVEN MORE

LINE BUT A ZIGZAG

THE RUSSO-GERMAN FRONT IS NOT A STRAIGHT LINE, BUT A WIDE ZIGZAG IN WHICH MOBILE FORCES WERE OPERATING, SAID M. LOZOVSKY, CHIEF OF THE RUS- SIAN INFORMATION BUREAU, WHEN QUES- TIONED BY JOURNALISTS ON THE MILI- TARY SITUATION.

Whenever any German unit stopped, he added, it was immediately counter-attacked and he quoted an incident in which a column of German tanks, halted by lack of fuel, was swiftly set upon by the Russians, throwing

petrol. Many of the tanks were completely

destroyed.

M Lozovky claimed that the Getman losses were much greater ; In the Best fortnight on the pre- sent companga than in the pre-

29 war months.

VIOUS

The Germans, he said, had ad- mmitted casualties, before the in- vasion of Russia, amounting to while British offe.ul

300,000.

quarters

900,000

estimated then

at

VITAL BEIRUT BATTLE

M. Lozovsky added that ** The vital battle

700,000 casualties and these were

DANISH SHIPS REQUISITIONED

re-

The U.S. Maritime Commission announc- ed yesterday the quisitioning of seven more Danish cargo ships and their assign- ment to United States operators for use in the Pacific trade.

Eight Danish ships previously had been requisitioned.

Reu-

ter.

MENZIES'

BUDGET PROBLEM

i

The Commonwealth Government, headed by Mr. Menzies, may face difficulties in the forth- coming budget session, says a message from Can- for berra.

Rust mas, in 12 days, inflicted Beirut involving posses- mounting daily as the battle was sion of Vichy's key port on the Lebanese coast is

proving fereer.

The proposed Budget is believed matters to provoke Labour hos- to contain sufficiently contentious tility and the three Government defeats on minor issues in the Comparative Figures focussing all attention in House of Representatives last The British estimate, he suid, Jerusalem.

week are interpreted as pointing that in 22 months, the Germans Authoritative military circles to the weakness in the Govern- the state- lost 4.500 planes and 2,000 tanks. point out that with the capture ofment position, despite

the Labour The Russians claim that in eight Beirut, the Vichyites would losement of Mr. Curtin,

and he days they destroyed 1,500 planes not only their most valuable port leader, that Mr. Menzies

concentrating only on and 2,500 tanks.

but also the main bastion of their are He said he was unable to dis-defence In the west.

strengthening Australian defences close the Russian casualties or The area under Vichy control and denying the possibility of an the number of troops mobilised, is steadily shrinking daily and early election. It is understood that the heavily many in Jerusalem opine the full

There is talk in some quarters wounded are being brought to of Beirut might well have a de-

of looking issue. Moscow for complicated opera-cisive effect on the campaign. tions and that the lighter casual- tics are going farther inland.

TALK OF AN Russia M. Lozovsky said that has three times the number of

ARMISTICE Germany. men possessed by Reuter.

HER TROUSERS

(D

for a good

New South

election Wales,

where Labour parliamentary in-

fluence la strongest,

It is sug- take

gested that Labour would office under Mr. Curtin as Primie Minister without an election. Unions are showing increasing anxiety that Labour should take the action

Government against the

That the Syrian cam- paign has entered final stage is the opinion and are bringing increasing pres- sure to bear on their parliamen- of observers in Ankara tary leaders, but no crisis is in

HIM who would not be sur- any case likely before Parliament

INFURIATE HIM

meets, probably late in August.--

prised if an armistice is Reuter. Because he considered signed within a week.

An exchange of views is report- his

19, stepdaughter,

ed to have taken place in Syria should not wear trousers, and elsewhere with the aim of John Coutts Yendall, of seeking a settlement to avoid fur-

ther bloodshed. Myrtle Road, Exeter, Nothing is known in London of! quarrelled with his wife this report-Reuter. and refused to pay her £1 a week maintenance.

He was sent to prison for a month for being £4 3s. 6d, in

arrears.

The Mayor pointed out to Yendall that bus conductresses wear trousers.

Yendall: But are they out at night until eleven o'clock?

The Mayor: Yes, they are, The magistrate added that his daughter had been out until 2.30

that morning wearing trousers.

Yendall: But did your wife have to go down and fetch her in from an Air Force man?

The Clerk: That is not a good reason for refusing to maintain your wife.

TOBACCO FACTORY DISPUTE

[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"

A CROWD OF 150 WOMEN PARADED BEFORE THE FOO SHING TOBACCO FACTORY IN SHANGHAI YESTERDAY AND DEMANDED REINSTATEMENT, Tiley flung buckets of ordure at a cordon of police attempting

Damour Fighting

SEVEN BURIED IN LANDSLIDE

A Cairo GH.Q.- communique states: British mechanised troops are continuing their advance towards Homs. In the central A serious landslide oc- sector, an important position nortn

British forces.

of Jezzine has been captured by Curred this morning near the junction of Argyle On the coast, Australian troops Street and Prince Ed- and are now in contact with the ward Road, at the site of main Vichy positions about the the old Victoria Home.

have crossed the River Damour

town of the same name. British Wireless.

GUERILLAS KEEP IT UP

[SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAILTĮ,

were en-

Seventeen, coolles gaged in excavation work on the site when a huge rock came down bringing down some hundreds of tons of earth;::

Ten of the coolies escaped but seven were burled under the

Pavalanche The Fire Brigade

FOLLOWING THE RAILWAY BLAST IN THE WESTERN DIS- TRICT OF SHANGHAI YESTER DAY MORNING, GUERILLAS MARKED THE WAR ANNIVER SARY AGAIN LAST NIGHT. BY THROWING BOMBS NEAR THE JAPANESE GENDARMERIE HEADQUARTERS, IN THE NATIVE CITY OF NANTAO, NEXT TO THE FRENCH CON CESSION.

later rescued four, seriously in- jured, and sent them to hospital, and two bodies were recovered, | "The = crash "occurred, at about 8.15 a.m., soon after work had The seventh victim was dug begun, out at 11:30 am, but was beyond medical aid.

BURIAL URNS STOLEN

Charged with stealing three earthenware; burial urns from Other guerilla activity in Nan-Homuntin Cemetery, Lo Cheung, sentenced to seven to disperse the demonstration. tao is reported as Japanese search 40 was

The plant management. 1 is pedestrians and vehicles, but de- months hard läbour by Mr. H. C. this gloomy regarding the settlement talls are not immediately avall Macnamara at Kowloon of the week-old strike, saying able, since the Nantao gates are morning. UN that is was "impossible to reason clamped shut by the Japanese and Accused was with the women after they had even telephone communications Sanitary coolles yesterday morn made their demands."'—'Interna- have been suspended.-Interna-, ing when leaving the Cemetery, tional News Service.

tional Now Service.

with one urn.

arrested by