1941-07-28 — Page 19

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 28, 1941.

BLITZKRIEG A WASH-OUT

NAZI TRAIN DISASTER IN POLAND

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Magnificent Defence Of The Soviet Armies "Smolensk Battle Will Be Studied For Many Years"

THE LATEST NEWS FROM THE RUSSIAN FRONT RECEIVED BY AUTHORITATIVE QUARTERS IN LONDON YESTERDAY SHOWS THAT DURING THE PAST WEEK THE OPPOSING LINES REMAINED PRACTICALLY UNCHANGED WITH THE RUSSIAN FORCES PUTTING UP A MAGNIFICENT DEFENCE. THERE HAS BEEN VIRTUALLY NO CHANGE IN THE POSITION FROM THE ARCTIC TO THE BLACK SEA.

HITHERTO REGARDED AX

THE ISLAND - WAS STORMED AND CAPTUR-

AFTER THE SURPRISE AT..

The only advance worth mentioning has been a very slight one by the Germans on the IMPREGNABLE, Finnish front but this is so slight that it can FU ONLY THREE HOURS be regarded as having no military signi-TACK WAS LAUNCHED. ficance.

Service.

[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"]

The Soviet Informa- tion Bureau in Mos- COW announces that the Nazi Gestapo have made numerous ar- rests following a colli- sion between German troop and freight trains near Warsaw.

More thon 2,000

AFGHANS TO REMAIN NEUTRAL

AM OFFICIAL ANNOUNCE- MENT MADE IN KABUL ON SATURDAY AGAIN DECLARED AFGHANISTAN'S NEUTRALITY IN THE PRESENT WAR,

that

The Government wished there be no misapprehension

abroad.

The declaration said that Afg- hanistan strictly adhered ta her and policy of perfect neutrality maintained extremely cordial re- lations with the belligerent pow- ers. Reuter.

were killed and injur. NO RICE

ed in the collision, it was reported. —Inter- national News Service.

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NEW CORSETS FOR OLD?

The Naz and Rumanian de- fenders fought fiercely but were News of the annihilation of two German completely routed, and the Rus- sian naval landing forces seized a divisions is claimed to be a very severe set-large number if artillery pieces,

Miss Joy Burley, expert in munitions and "figure glamour." is sponsoring th back to the German invaders but it is pointed machine-guns,

equipment. International Newsjea of rejuvenation service to out that with the huge numbers of men now

women's corsets,

Shortage of these garments in taking part in the fighting it must not be re- German Convoy Losses England is likely to produce more heartburning among the feminine garded as a major defeat for the Germans.

Last night's Soviet communi- population than silk stocking que said: "Our troops fought on dearth. Board of Trade said to Sunday in the Nevel, Smolensk he contemplating tightening up and Zhilor directions. There still further already rationed WITC no mportant. engagements supply of corsets, hence Miss Burley's idea for a valeting sys- tem to enable women to do with-

"We cannot yet give particulars] about the vast Smolensk Battle but we shall do it as soon as we have finally beaten the Germane there." declined the Vice-prest dent of the Information Boud, M Lozovsky, at press confergner in Moscow yesterday

"It is a battle that will be stiul- jed for many yi dân," he added.

Speaking of the ads on Mox- COW, he reiterated That only small percentare of the Germaa 'planes broke through to Moscow, and most of them perished thought the Gerinas erant keep it up.

Heavy Casualties

Remarking on the fact

He Ul

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that

many German bombers were brought down near Moscow with much petrol aboard. he raid the Germans were mostly obliged to operate from distant bases, any new aerodromes near the frant being subjected to continuous Russian bombing, involving the destruction of German machines. Reverting to the war on land, M. Lozovsky said: "We inflict numerous casualties in kifed and wounded, and also take many pri- soners."

He also declared that details would shortly be kiven of the surrender of an entire Slovak

mechanised regiment.

A Wash-Out

the

Most of

German bombs were dropped on the outskirts of the city. Six raiders were In other sectors. downed, out of the 100 which | are estimated to have parti. cipated in the attack,

Daring Danube Feat

"During Saturday 104 German fout new ones. nirerall were destroyed for the lass of 12 Soviet munchiney

Young, shim, pretty, Miss Bur- ley designed a special brassiere "During Saturday vessels of fur the W.A.A.F,S, now part of the Baltic Fleet sank two enemy rach member's equipment. destroyers, one Submarine and two transports loaded with fuel coast. and put out of action a guard vestal. "One German infantry division has been annihilated,

In a daring feat, threatening to Cubank the southern anchor of the whole Naza front and placing The Red Army in a position to strike at Rumania's chier Blark Sea ports, a Russian torpedo-boat Rotila, covered by shore guns ont th- Bessarabian coast, seized an island identified only by the let ter "K" in one of the Danube man blanes were shot down," outlets.

Router.

on

"During the German rad Moscow on the right of Saturday/ Sunday eight, and not : IX. Ger-

LONDON VIEW OF EASTERN FRONT

ALTHOUGH THE SITUATION on the Russian front is confusing to military obser- vers in other countries it is felt in authorita- **THE BLITZKRIEG 15 Ative circles in London that all signs pointed "WHEN WE DECLARED. IN THE to the fact that there had not been any serious

WASH-OUT,"

HE

ADDED.

DAYS FOLLOWING THE SUR-

PRISE ATTACK, THAT THE or marked change in the position during the LOSS OF CERTAIN TERRITOR- last week the fifth week of the German

IES WAS NOT VITAL, SOME

PEOPLE THOUGHT WE EXAG- onslaught.

GERATED.

"But, the Soviet Union, with scores of industrial centres, can- hifford to lose a small proportion of her territory.”

*I asked M. Lozovsky (says Reu

ter's Special; Correspondent in

There were few signs of any further ad- vance, of the Nazi hordes and only a small. advance by the Finns in the north. Com Moscow) for particulars of the muniques and reports coming in confirmed the view that the Russian armies are doing. well at present.

bombing of the Ploesti pipeline,

in the centre of the Rumanian oil "Ploesti;, there is nothing left but

fields, and he,.smiled, saying:

the name."-Reuter.

Three Divisions

Destroyed:

the

The Russian - air force doing ques-is still able. the throw extraordinarily good work, parti- fresh units into battle. cularly in attacking armoured

Time and again, vory; fierce formations and oil refineries.. at

Russian..counter-offensives have Ploesti, in Rumania.

boon checked. Moscow reports that three Nazi

He followed this by the state- Great, significance is attached to ment: "If you review this state divisions have been destroyed in

chance of tone of the of affairs without bias you must the past few days and that a highly strategic Island at the German

propaganda machine, comprehend that such a battle mouth of the Danube has been which recently claimed that the takes time," quite forgetting captured, while Russian troops Russians were throwing in their that he had already announced along the entire front repulsed last reserves.

that organised resistance: in Rus- The German High Command (sia wag ending, that the Stalin fresh Naz! onslaughts and coun-. ter-attacked at several points. spokesman said last night that it line was pierced everywhere by The sixth successive attempted became evident that the enemy, the invincible. Nazis and that mass air attack on Moscow falled,. In spite of heavy losgon-which the Russian campaign would send only a few raiders getting through the Russians themselves have as quickly as the "Blitzkrieg" in the city's defences.

mentioned in their own communi- the west, British Wi

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SHORTAGE

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA, MAIL")

Market experts in San Fran- cisco expect there will be no rice shortage as a result of the free:- ing order.

California, Texas and Louisian ›roduce enough rice for the nation's needs and export.--

nternational News Service.

DOMINION STATUS

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The Indian Non-Party Leaders' Conference at Poona passed resolution demanding complete reconstruction of the Viceroy's Executive Council and urging a declaration specifying the time limit where the new constitution for India will be inauguratedt. according her the saine status s Great Britain and the Dominions. -Reuter.

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