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Nazis Claim Enormous Advance

BASTILLE DAY SALUTE

Mr. Winston Churchil yesterday sent the fol- lowing message to Gen- eral de Gaulle and his "gallant comrades” 011 the occasion of the anni-¡ versary of the storming of the Bastille:-

"The soul of France can never die and the spirit of the French people will rise again from all ruin and misery purified and re- juvenated from what it has un- dergone.

"I send this message to tell all true Frenchmen and French- women wherever they may be, however burd their lot, that the British nation and empire always march along the great road which leads to victory.

NAVAL SLOOP SUNK

The Admiralty an- nounces that the sloop "Auckland,"

com-

manded by Comman- der M. S. Thomas, has been sunk.

The next of kin of the casualties have been informed.

"Auckland" was a vessel of 1,200 tons, completed in 1938.- Reuter.

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RAIDERS ROUND

THE COAST

A SMALL NUMBER

OF Or

"I feel sure that most of us ENEMY AIRCRAFT WERE OFF

Moscow Reports Show Situation

Still Under Control

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AN ACCURATE PICTURE OF THE SITUATION ALONG THE STALIN LINE, WHERE THE FIGHTING HAS REACHED UNPRE- CEDENTED INTENSITY, IS STILL QUITE IMPOSSIBLE OWING TO THE ALMOST FANTASTIC DIVERGENCES BETWEEN THE GERMAN AND SOVIET COMMUN IQUES.

If Berlin's claims were accepted, the Nazi attack is proceeding with dreamlike speed and precision. The official German ac- counts deal in terms like "the rampaging panzers” and the “shat- tered Stalin fortifications." They commit themselves to state- ments like: “A decision in the Russo-German war has been reach- ed. The Russians are no longer able to save themselves.

Moscow, still dealing more specifically

with the main sectors of the fighting, states that it is on a scale never before witnessed. SHANGHAI will live to see another July 14 THE BRITISH COAST YESTER- The Red Army and the Red air legions have THERE WAS NO inflicted staggering losses on the Germans, in

A FEW FLEW IN-

DAY AND LAND BUT REPORT OF ANY BOMBS HAV- ING BEEN DROPPED. STATES AN AIR MINISTRY COMMUNI- QUE ISSUED IN LONDON LAST of NIGHT.

when the glories of France will be restored and when amid the road of liberated Europe we wi11 make amends for all. "It is a good augury that 'his Juty 14 should witness the liberation of Syria from the control Wiesbaden by British and French

Two enemy bombers were des-

off the Welsh

men and machines.

It is noteworthy that the Russian High Command makes no claim that the Germans

TELEPHONE STRIKE

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One thousand Chinese em

em-

hands. Independence and sover-troyed yesterday afternoon, one by have not met with some success in their re- eignty can be restored to the anti-aircraft gunfire on the east

tab peoples and the historic in- coast of Scotland and the other by newed offensive, but it treats the German the Telephone Com-

Coast-claims to have "battered into Kiev" and pany in Shanghai struck

"thrusting at the very gates of Leningrad" as hardly worth denial.

terests of France in Syria be re- fighters cognised and preserved."-Reuter. Reuter.

SAIGON UNSHAKEN BY NEW CAMPAIGN

While news of the continuation of the Japan- ese Press attacks against Indo-China is greeted apathetically by the general public in Saigon, it is felt that some form of Japanese action is pend- ing for the near future,

ATTACK ON NAZI CONVOY

Moscow says, on the contrary, that the Red Army is strongly counter-attacking, suonorted by masses of 'planes and tanks and has "stopped, and at some places hurled back, the triple-pronged Nazi offensive."

the

the

Inferentially, the German at- tack has made progress, but there is nothing to confirm algantic strides claimed by Huns, and far less to suggest that the Red Army is not well In control of the general situa.

tion.

Counter-Attacks

attempt

to

Typical comment asserts that

One part of the latest.communi- the apparent ability of Russia to stem the German invasion is que says: “A particularly vio causing Japan to relinquish ideas lent. Nazi tank and motorised for a northward move against the Soviet and to renew the south ward drive with a view to quiet- ing unrest in Japan, due to the present static situation.

work yesterday following demands for the removal of a number of-for-- eign overseers. Our Own Córres- pondent.

THAT'S THE LABEL

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reach Leningrndrants

through the northern Pakok sec tion of the Stalin Line has been held up and in some places, re rised "with terrific losses to the Germans,”

The communique covering yes-

The only real incentive would be the acquisition of advanced During a search for aeroplane and naval bases in the terday's fighting refers to tremen

Southern Pacific.

dous fighting on the three main enemy shipping yester- Except for a temporary: hitch battle sectors and to repeated in the delivery of rice, Indo Soviet counter-attacks. In the cen day afternoon, Blenheim China is fulfilling all the contral sector ground has been re- aircraft of the Bomber ditions of the recently ratified gained-International News Ser-

treaty to the lotter

vice Command - attacked a omicini and Japanese circles

“No Large Operations” small convoy off the refuse to comment.-Reuter, i Dutch Frisian Island, stern, while an "escort vessel of The officiul Moscow commun! states an Air Ministry 1,500 tons was hit aft and amid- que lasued yesterday morning

ships.

states: "During the night of July communique.

Ono enemy fighter which 13, no large-scale operations took One vessel of 8,000 tons recelv-attacked the bombers was shot, place and no substantial, altera- ed three direct hits and another, down into the sea. No, British tion occurred in the position of

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