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Kiev And Leningrad Successes

COLONY'S

RICE POLICY

"Hitler's Armies ROOSEVELT Begin To Crack" PARTY

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"HITLER'S ARMIES ARE BEGINNING TO CRACK. BUT THE REICHSWEHR, STILL A GREAT FORCE, WILL NOT EXPLODE IT- A statement on the

SELF; IT WILL TAKE REPEATED POWERFUL BLOWS," DECLAR- working of the Rice Monopoly was made in ED M. LOZOVSKY, SOVIET VICE-COMMISSAR FOR FOREIGN Legislative Council by AFFAIRS, IN MOSCOW YESTERDAY.

the Hon. Mr. R. R. Todd,' Meanwhile the full might of the Russian in answer to a question Air Force is being hurled into the fray on all by the Hon. Mr. J. J. the battlefronts, decimating German armour-

ed and infantry forces.

..Paterson.

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of

Todd Mr.

sald that the Monopoly is controlled by Board of Directors composed highly experienced business men under the chairmanship of the Financial Secretary.

The Red Army now claims important de- fensive victories on the Leningrad and Kiev fronts, and announces that the 16th German.

was repulsed

The function of the Monopoly is Motorised Division

to import

the rice direct from

sources of supply for two purposes,

one being to maintain the emer- gency reserve stocks in good con-

dition and in prescribed quanti

while

attempting to pierce the Russian line in the north-western sector. The enemy suffered

1,500 casualties.

ties; the other being to sell to the public as directly as is practicable, j.e. through the medium of regis- tered retailers only, a reasonable WHICH REACHES AS FAR AS number of grades of wholesome,¦ KHOLM, palatable rice at prices which are GRAD AND SMOLENSK, as low as economic conditions per- BEEN HALTED. Init.

IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE ·

SALIENT GERMAN 70-MILES

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It la claimed In Moscow that Ruslan counter-attackers have

DAYLIGHT CITY ROBBERY AND

MURDER

FIVE ARMED ROBBERS carried out a daring robbery on a Chinese doctor's house in the heart of the City in broad daylight to-day killing a woman servant, severely wounding the doctor and decamp- ing with a considerable amount of money and jewellery.

thrown back the German Kiev offensive in the Korosten s00- tor, and that an enemy infan. try regiment was smashed. Waves of Russian dive-bom- bers are "inflicting heavy losses" weakening their on the Nazis, striking power.

German "Resource”

GAYDA FORECASTS PACIFIC FLARE-UP

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Virginio Gayda, authoritative Italian editor, yesterday pre- dicted that the Paci- fic powder-keg will soon blow up. "Japan is turning to Thai- land," he asserted.- International News Service.

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'FISHING'

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"

Rumours that Mr. Churchill and President Roosevelt are keeping a rendezvous in the Atlan- │tic still persist.

an

un-

A radio despatch from the presidential yacht, the "Potomac,” says: "The cruise is continuing in northern waters to disclosed destination. The Pre- sident spent some time discussing affairs with the Commander-in- Chief of the Atlantic Fleet.

The U.S. Navy Department announces the receipt of another, despatch from the yacht, saying:

THE CRUISE. SHIP IS PRO CEEDING SLOWLY ALONG THE IS COAST AND THE PARTY FISHING. THE WEATHER IS FAIR AND THE SEA SMOOTH."

The message made no men- tion of a rendezvous between the President and Mr. Chur chill at sea. Meanwhile

in

London the whereabouts of Mr. Churchill is still unknown. -International News Service.

SCOTTISH TOWN BOMBED

CHERBOURG RAIDTM (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") R.A.F. fighters attacked Cher- bourg aerodrome yesterday. (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") machine-gunning parked Messer- German raiders yesterday..

bombed a north-east Scottish schmitts, the Three oil tankers in the har-coastal town. No damage was propaganda trick of issuing re-bour were attacked.-International done to military objectives. markable Russian casualty figures. News Service.

to

With no definite successes announce the German High Com- mand has fallen back

on

The Red Army, according to the Nazie, has now lost four million mon killed, wounded and captured, while German loraes wore "comparatively small."

The bulk of the Russian field armies have been smashed, the Germans crow, and the German forces are "proceeding to the annihilation of the remnants."

Decisive Phase

to

The engagements have reached the decisive phase, according the Germans,

Shortly before noon, five robbers, one armed with a revolver and four with daggers, gained en- trance into Dr. Wong Fung-kuen's house on the first floor of No. 76, Des Voeux Road, Central, next to the Central Market, by pretending to be patients.

The robbers tied and bound the The police are still investigating doctor and his servant, and ran- and no arrests have yet been Soviet division has been captured sucked the premises.

made.

The doctor and servant put up

a struggle and the robbers attack--

ed them with daggers,

The servant died shortly after while the doctor was severely. wounded on the abdomen, The

robbers then decamped with

THAILAND

AGITATION

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Simultaneously with a claim that booty captured included 13.014 tanks, 10,000 guns and 9,008 planes, the German munique alleges that another

com-

and a thousand troops killed.

The Luftwaffe is credited with a major role on the Leningrad and Kiev front and in the Baltic, as well as the,southern front.

The Luftwaffe has now "elimin- ated the bulk of the Red Air Force." says Berlin. Interna-

jewellery and money, believed to CONTINUING THE PROPA- tional News Service. total over $1,000 PRO GANDA CAMPAIGN IMPUTING The crime was not discovered SINISTER BRITISH DESIGNS

---until the return of the doctor's ON THAILAND, THE JAPAN U.S. GUARANTEE TO

wife, who had been away visit- ring, friends, -

ESE PRESS QUOTED A BANG-

KOK REPORT THAT BRITAIN, THE UNITED STATES AND

EIRE SOUGHT

The police were informed and a party of nolice officers, under CHINA HAD PROTESTED (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")· Detective Inspector O'Donovan AGAINST THAILAND'S RE- A motion was Introduced in and Det.-Sgt. NB. Fraser, arriv- COGNITION OF MANCHUKUO, the Dail in Dublin yesterday re-. ed.

IT IS LEARNED IN WELL- questing United States afd to The doctor was removed to the INFORMED QUARTERS IN secure Ireland from attack t Queen Mary Hospital where his LONDON THAT NO BRITISH is considered doubtful if the condition is reported to be very PROTEST HAS BEEN MADE) Dail will support the move.

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