1941-07-19 — Page 10

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 19, 1941.

NAZI CLAIMS UNJUSTIFIED

Russian Armies Offering Most Stern Resistance

WASHINGTON DECIDES ON STEPS IF ---

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"

Unusual secrecy still surrounds the confer- ence called by Pre- sident Roosevelt with his chief noval ad- visers, though it is understood the talks produced clarification of major steps the United States might take through the Navy in the event of the Tokyo Cabinet giving signs of order- ing a Japanese move in the south Pacific.

Col. Knox, the Navy Secretary, said cir- cumstances made it apparent he could not comment on the talks. -International News

Service.

Germans

Reaching The Limit?

(By Reuter's Military Commentator)

THE GERMAN ARMIES, AFTER A PAUSE OF ONLY A FEW DAYS, HAVE RENEWED

RUSSIA THE OFFENSIVE AGAINST

WITH

EXTREME VIGOUR, AND AFTER SIX DAYS OF FURTHER DESPERATE FIGHTING IT AP- PEARS THAT NONE OF THE CLAIMS WITH WHICH THEY TRUMPETED THE START OF THIS OFFENSIVE IS JUSTIFIED.

They have undoubtedly advanced in three directions but the Russians have not been defeated neither are they in full retreat. On the contrary the are offering most stern resistance.

else-

If the Russian Com-¡ Much depends here, as

where, on the strength of the Rus- mand can reinforce its sian reserves and on their ability left wing round Bobruisk to move forward in the right direr-

tion. 0000000. | and continue to drive!

In Bessarabla the German ad- back the Germans, the vance has not been at all appre- clable. They claim to have reach- latter's advance troops ed Kiev, and the Russians say they round Smolensk will find have driven them out. [SPECIAL TO "CHINA_MAIL"] themselves in a precari-

Breaking

COURTS HAVE AN

EASY TIME

Tuesday's record,

when only 27 cases were tried in the Chinese courts, criminal pro-

ous position.

secution dropped to a new low in¦ day and the present jull is excep- Shanghai yesterday with 17 cases, tional International News Ser- Usually there are over 100 cases a vice.

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Limits Reached ?

It is very possible that the phy- sical strength of the German troops, as well as their supplies, may soon reach the'r limits.

THE EFFECT ON THE GER- MAN SOLDIERS AT THE FRONT AND ON CIVILIANS AT HOME WILL THEN BE VERY SERIOUS. Syria has now been cleared up and this Fives the Allies mos1 valuable air bases for defence of the eastern Mediterranean, and it seems to me, provides strong air support for Turkey in case of an attack by the Axis on that coun- try.

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In addition, a useful force la now at liberty to join the troops from Abyssinia in considerably reinforcing our striking. force in the Nile Basin.

Japan seems to be sitting on the fence, but whatever action she takes it will not separate us from our close collaboration with China, nor prevent Britain and America assisting the latter in every pos- sible way to drive the aggressor out of her country and to build up a powerful and friendly China in the future.-Reuter.

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