1941-08-13 — Page 41

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 13, 1941.

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RUSSIAN WAR FRONT SITUATION

JAPAN

ANALYSED

Nazis Now Fighting Mainly Holding Actions Attack Diverted Towards Odessa

AND THE

SOVIET

"Japan and the Soviet

Union

are conducting their affairs in an atmos- phere of quiet trust and accommodation," wrote yesterday's

Japan

Times," organ of the Jap- anese Foreign Office.

The paper referred to the "re peated denials" of M. Lozovsky, the Soviet spokesman. which "should convince the wor'd Soviet-Japanese relations are complicated by

ANTY ultimatum demands."

that not

Such unfounded runours reflect the nervous state of public opin- ion, says the paper, which Udd: that the two nations are just now becupied with their several pro- blems on other fronts, and for them even vaguely to

consider such possibilities as have been mentioned by "unhealthy and sub- versive publicity, can only add { the difficulties work "

confronting the.

Reuter.

STEEL HELMETS FOR ONE IN THREE

One person in three in Britain now has steel helmet following the addition of 2,700,- 000 of a new type to 14 million already dis- tributed to the fight- ing forces, police, civil defence, fire watchers and industrial work- ers. British Wireless.

STRIKE PROBLEM

IN AMERICA

THOUGH IT IS less acute than in the Spring, the strike situation in America con- tinues to hamper war production, one in- stance being 'plane production, which for July was expected to show a slight drop from the June figures instead of the considerable increase confidently foreseen when the avia- tion industry got into high gear earlier in the year.

During the last acute strike crisis, Con- gress considered the possibilities of strike legislation and this, plus the military occupa- tion of the California aircraft factory and the German attack on Russia, caused the strike tide to recede.

FOR PURPOSES OF CONVENIENCE, WRITES THE MILITARY COMMENTATOR “ANNALIST,” THE RUSSO-GERMAN FRONT CAN BE DIVIDED INTO FOUR MAIN SEC- TORS: - THE THRUST AGAINST LENIN- GRAD, THE THRUST AGAINST MOSCOW, THE THRUST AGAINST KIEV AND THE

THRUST AGAINST ODESSA.

are

pro-

Supplementary engagements ceeding in the extreme north at Murmansk and in Estonia. Neither of these operations is being pressed with vigour or has achieved much success as they are regarded by the Germans as minor issues.

The thrust against can be

Leningrad sub-divided into four sectors, east and west of Like Ladoga and north and south of Lake Peipus,

continucus

There has been heavy fighting On all there fronts but the wooded and marshy nature of the territory has favoured the defence and: the Russians have yielded very little ground.

offensive Moscow

The chief German was directed against Here both sides have. for the moment, fought themselves to 1 standstill with Smolensk as the peak of the German wedge.

New Thrust

While continuing their pressure in this neighbourhood, in order

tions, the Germans seem to have

towards Odessa and the Black

SHOCKING BRITISH AIR DISASTER

Twenty-two are be- lieved to have been killed when o trans- oceanic aircraft crash- .ed on

a hillside in England yesterday.

The plane is be- lieved to have left a

British airport.

The

Air Ministry issued announcement

the following

last night-

"The Air Ministry much re- grets

announce that on

to

Sunday last a trans-oceanic aircraf: flew into a hillside shortly after aking off from this country and that the 22 passengers and crew lost their lives."-Reuter.

ADMIRAL DARLAN'S NEW POST: THE EXPLANATION

A SEMI-OFFICIAL Vichy statement, ex- to pin the Russians to their posi-plaining Admiral Darlan's new post as Min- altered the direction of the main ister of National Defence, says: "While keep- thrust, so that it is now directed ing his offices as Vice-Premier and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, as well as Secre- by a giant pincer movement tary of State for the Navy, Admiral Darlan days at Korosten and Byelaya- now takes over all military powers. Tserkov and here too there has "The Secretaries of State for War, Navy

Sea,

The attempt to outflank Kiev!

has been held up for several

been no relaxation of the Ger-!

man pressure or dimunition of and the Air are all under him.

the Soviet resistance,

forces.'

Supplies, Chanbin;

Co-ordination of the new In- stitutions, Moysset;

CANADIAN NAVY CHIEF IN LONDON

Still seeking a weak spot inf "General Huntziger remains the Soviet wall of defence, the Secretary of State for War, Gen-

Secretary German spearhead is now turned eral Gergeret as

of towards Ödessu, striking down State for Air, and Admiral Platon · Minister of State and Perma- from man.

Secretary of State for the Co- nent Delegate of the Chief of Rear Threatened

lonies.

State to the National Council, But recently, Congress had been the body with which it negotiates

"The Minister for National Romier.--Reuter. engaged on other controversial wage rates and other matters, the rear of the Russians holding the general organisation of

This movement threatens the Defence is responsible for the! matters and now another wave of stand taken by the Administra-west bank of the Dniester,

national strikes threatens. the chief one fion is not clear except insofar as if a gap can be created the Rus- use of armed forces and for the and defence, for the distribution and at present affecting ship-building, it does not want strikes. and propellor production,

sians would run the risk of general inspection of the armed During his long administra-being outflanked both at Klev tion, President Roosevelt has and Odessa. consistently favoured labour in There is no confirmation that|

New Cabinet securing concessions from em- the German advance has pene-

Mr. Angus Macdonald, Camid- ployers, and there was no sign

The Vichy Cabinet, with Marjan Minister of Naval Defence, trated as far as Pount, 70 miles shal Petain as the head, is now Rear-Admiral P. W. Nelles, Chter that he had changed his viewa until his recent Instruction for

IF THEY HAVE, THEY ARE milltary seizure of the CallBELIEVED TO CONSIST ONLY fornia aircraft factory.

OF A COLUMN OF TANKS The present acuteness of the WHICH,

WHILE HAVING A situation has developed | NUISANCE VALUE, CANNOT only since his departure from the EXPLOIT · Closed shop means that none capital and

THEIR POSITION for that reason but Union

no UNLESS members

ADEQUATELY SUP- can be s'atement of policy has employed and this is the point available, but present indications {

been PORTED BY INFANTRY. at issue in the present Kearney are that the Navy is likely to take case yet.

This does not.seem to be the Shipyard strike.

over the Yards very soon, and if The situation shows very little this is done it can probably be change from Monday as is also interpreted as a blow against the apparent from the non-committal Union demand.

Strikes generally are being called for two reasons, firstly, if is suggested, because the necessity for war material prodction gives unrivalled opportunity to force wage concessions from employers, and secondly, the same conditions present the opportunity to force the closed shop principle on em- ployers who have successfully re-strike sisted it for years.

Army Attitude

It seems certain that no anti-

Strike Breaking Effort

Rather than grant the Union demand, the Company is trying to break the strike by asking the Navy Department to step in and take over the running of the yard. strike or strike-controlling legis- In Great Britain the attitude lation can be obtained from Con- of the Unions in this respect ingress until America enters the fully appreciated, and the In- war, and meanwhile strikes con- troduction of non-skilled, and tinue, non-Union labour, dilution, as

paratively raro."

In the case of the

It is reported that newly draft-

to the north-east of Nikolajev,

German communique-Router.

AUSTRALIAN WAR CABINET

A meeting of the Aus-

nilly for armed service, it should being held in Melbourne not be so lenient with workers to-day and a meeting of whose business it is to supply that army with the arms and am- the War Council to-mor- munition it needs, Reuter.

row.

It lo called. Is practised only by ed army men feel that if the tralian War Cabinet is agreement with the Unions, and Government can draft men willy. strikes on this ground are com- Kearney Yards, the Company say that this would make them responsible not only for the initial Union mem- "bership of all employees, but also for their continued membership, responsibilities they are not pre- Charged with cruelty by carry-If Parliament approves

the pared to undertake,

ing two pigs in a small crate Cabinet's, suggestion that Mr. without matting, yesterday, Tam Monzies should go to London, Yin, 58, and Chan Chỉ, 62. coolles when it meets on August 20, Mr. were each fined $3 by Mr. D. J. Fadden is likely again to become However, since the Company N. Anderson at Kowloon, this acting Premier with full adminis- already recognises the Union us, morning,

trative powers-Reuter,

Not Clear

The Cabinet has already sat for 15 hours; in two days.UN)

composed as follows:-

of the Canadian Naval Staff, 'äfid". Vice Premier, Minister

for Captain Houghton, R.C.N., whohr- National Defence, Secretary of rived in London recently to con- State for Foreign Affairs and fer with British officials on mat-, Secretary of State for the Navy. I ters connected with the Dominion Admiral Darlan;

War, General Huntziger; Justice, M. Barthelemy; Interior, Pucheux; National Economy and Finance, Bouthilller:

Agriculture, - Cazot;

Navy visited the Admiralty

They will shortly leave London to Inspect Canadian naval për- sonnel serving in the UK; Jünd will also make a tour of inspection of British shipbuilding yards, British Wireless.

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