1941-08-19 — Page 33

BIG EXPLOSION IN NEW YORK Page

IN NEW YORK ATE FINAL

Manufactured in England. Blended Cigarettes-

Rothmans

Rothman's Pullman

CHINA MAIL

FIRST NEWSPAPER IN THE FAR EAST. ESTABLISHED 1845.

No. 33,029

TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1941

Price: 10-Ots.

NIGHT

INSIST ON

Daisy Brand

Australia's Choicest

BUTTER

UKRAINE DRIVE SLOWING UP

Odessa To Become

Become New Tobruk?

CATHAY

HOTEL 'CRISIS'

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

Shanghai's

upper

crust" is badly hit by the new appearance of labour trouble with the walk-out of the three thousand Chinese em- ployees of the Sassoon properties.

THE LUXURIOUS CATHAY HOTEL HAS BEEN COMPLETE- LY EMPTIED OF STAFF AND GUESTS STAYING THERE IN EXPENSIVE SUITES HAVE TO MAKE THEIR OWN BEDS AND HELP IN SERVING THE FOOD. . Similar conditions prevail at the Metropole Hotel, Cathay Mansions and Hamilton House.

The strike was first reported as a protest against the arrest of 12 employees of Hamilton House by the police. It seems, however, that two were arrested for stir- ring up

the strike and ten for intimidation.

The management is taking a firm stand against the demands for better pay and conditions, and it is seen as probable that tho strike will drag on for some time.

The swanky Tower Night Club on the top of the Cathay Hotel was open last night, but only drinks were available for the white-shirted patrons. - Inter- rational News Service.

Budenny Army Extricated: Across Dnieper

HONG KONG BOY KILLED AFTER RAID

News has been re- ceived in the Colony

that Pilot Officer Leslie Richard Evans, R.A.F., former pupil of the Central British School (1922 to 1926) crashed whilst landing in England after returning from a bombing flight and was killed with three others.

This is the third former pupil of the Central British School who has given his life in the present war: in addition, one is miss- ing and another is a prisoner of war,

HULL HARD STRONG

HIT

PROTEST

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") It is revealed by the Air Ministry that it was Hull which suffered from

(SPECIAL TO “CHIÑA MAIL”)

THE MILITARY AUTHORITIES IN MOS- COW STATED LAST NIGHT THAT AT LEAST 20,000 GERMANS HAD BEEN KILLED AND WOUNDED IN THE RECENT UKRAINE

FIGHTING, ADDING THAT THE GERMAN

DRIVE IS BEGINNING TO SLOW UP.

While Nikolaiev and Krivoyirog have been abandoned, both towns were virtually destroyed before the Germans entered.

Information from reliable sources indi- cates that the Germans are using nearly 1,500,000 in the Ukraine offensive, in addi- tion to four to six panzer divisions and the greater portion of the Luftwaffe.

Germans Jubilant

TOKYO WISHFUL THINKING

Quoting

a statement received from an official

source, the Batavia radio denies the Domei state- ment that new trade talks between Japan and the Netherlands East Indies

have been opened and that resumption or nor- mal trade relations was. expected within a week.

The announcer said that Japan was continually endeavouring to

dispel the impression created by

the democracies' action in freez- ing Japanese assets when Japan occupied Indo-China,

The Russians are continuing to withdraw, but it is learned that Marshal Budenny has already (SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL") | The Netherlands East Indies; succeeded in extricating his arm-) Hitler's headquarters announced according to ies and formed them along the line the capture of Nikolajev as effect considered the occupation of Indo-

an official

of the Dnieper.

ed by German and Hungarian It is predicted that Odessa's troops.

China by Japan as a direct threût defences belṇa sound against; The military have jubilantly to them, and it goes without say- siege operations, the town will acclaimed: this as "the complete ing that all exports which would not be evacuated.

conquest of the-rich Ukraine-ter-constitate ald to Japan's - war The Germans, inevitably, deal ritory."

economy would not be in the in- In their claims with further "mass The imminent fall of encir-terests of the Netherlands' East annihilations" of division upon cled Odessa is predicted, with the Indies and will, therefore, not take division, and say that there is a assertion that Rumanian siege place. Reuter. lull on the central and northern · (Continued on Page 16) fronts "pending the capture of all Ukraine.” Berlin expects that "Budenny will make his last_des-! perate stand on the Don River behind which are the vast Indus- trial centres and, mines. - .

Army In Reserve

The correspondent of the "Daily Herald" says that a huge Russian army, in reserve, has formed a four-hundred mile line from the

·Sea of Azov to the Caspian Sea, defending the oil wells and the pipelines between Batum and

could be destroyed in a day. if it (SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL"), became necessary.

TO

the first heavy German JAPAN Baku. The whole of the pipelines

raid in recent weeks.

Many fires were started, there Mr. Cordell Hull reveal-

was considerable destruction

of property and it is feared that ed in Washington yester-

the immunity from raids having

ed fo link up the repatriation of

broader question of trade rela- tions and the freezing orders. International News Service.

the casualty figures will be high day that the Ambassador States to Japan, but is not dispos- lulled many people into a false in Japan, Mr. Joseph American nationals with the sense of security, s

The Royal Air Force, hit back Grew, was seeking clari- hard at Germany, their main tar-fication of the Japanese gets being Bremen and, Duisberg, refusal to grant the "Pre- where great destruction was caused International News sident Coolidge" the faci- lities for entering Japan

waters to ~pick up American nationals an-

PREMIER PLUNGES

RIGHT IN

Congressman Angry view with grave concern Japan's Official circles in Washington

$100 Americans refusal to per to depart by the s.s. President Coolidge regarding the action as as indicated in London last xious to leave Japan. Inspired by Germany to create

on his'rêturn to Down Mr. Grew has been instructed trouble in the Far Eustis

Mr. Churchill plunged to register a sharp protest in Representative John Dingelfhas y into heavy work aris- Tokyo though Washington quar- the conference with Pre-ters are inclined to minimise the Roosevelt and the impend- | importance of the incident. V

conference in The State Department, says it is tional News Ser- prepared to facilitate the return of

Jani

om the United

demanded that the United States immediately throw 10,000 Hawai- Ian Japanese into concentration camps, thus holding 100 Japan- ese for every American detained.

Central Newfc

Drink

FOSTER'S

AUSTRALIAN, BEER

Brewed by

THE CARLTON &

UNITED BREWERIES LTD,

MELBOURNE.

*

OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE

Agenta:

L. RONDON & CO., SUCCRS. French Bank Bldg.

Tel. 32923.