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IRAN MASSES TROOPS

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Iran is reported to be massing troops on the frontier-as-the-British Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, is weigh- ing the reply from Teheran to the Anglo- Russian demands for the explusion of German technicians from Iran,

Trouble is envisaged by an Iranian broadcast that. "the nation is rallying to obey Shah Rizah's wishes in whatever course may be necessary in the interests of the country. Iran's policy always been strict neutrality."

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ITALIANS FEARING

AN INVASION?

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Writing in the "Giornale d'Italia," Virginio Gayda, in an invasion article, said: "British-and Ameri- can attempts to land troops on the Italian mainland or islands are fore-doomed.

"A million men will not be sufficient to attack Italy, and the Anglo-Saxons lack the ships to carry and supply that number." -International News Service.

It is authoritatively believed that the Iranian Note has 0000 proved unsatisfactory to Great Britain.

It is reported that Iran hasi agreed to expel a small number but the British

of Germans,

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AMERICANS

charge the Nazis with occupying: LEAVING

key posts in factories, railroads

and communications-Interna- tional News Service.

SERIOUS CLASH IN POOTUNG

SHANGHAI

Success Of SHANGHAI Gen. Koniev's STRIKES

Troops

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") THE TERRIFIC SOVIET COUNTER-OF- FENSIVE, LAUNCHED THREE DAYS AGO AT THE DECISIVE MOMENT WHEN THE GERMAN LINES OF COMMUNICATION HAD BEEN STRETCHED DANGEROUSLY, IS NOW AGAINING IN MOMENTUM, ACCORDING TO INFORMED QUARTERS IN MOSCOW LAST NIGHT.

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(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Shanghai's labour situation, already in the sened yesterday most serious state, wor- when 10,000 printers of 450 printing plants in the Set- tlement and Concession struck for higher wages.

In addition, a strike by several thousand omnibus drivers, has paralysed the Settlement network' and is threatening to spread to. N other transport concerns.

The workers walked out early.

de- this morning, presenting no mands. '

It is believed the strike was in- stigated by the Nanking sponsor-

General. Koniev's troops in the central sector of the front have routed a German in fantry division and have decimated reinforce- ments which were being rushed to the battle.ed Labour Union, which is seek- front, it is stated, and 130 German tanks and many guns were destroyed.

Leningrad is girdling Ochakov, a Back Sea port. They R.A.F. Patrols

also claim to have damaged two

ing control of workers and trans- port concerns. International News Service.

Over France

itself for a direct siege, in trains and to have "annihilated" 12 response to Marshal Voro-Russian columns behind the lines. in addition to bringing down 12 shilov's plea to the inhabi-'planes.

R.A.F. FIGHTERS CARRIED tants to "dig yourselves in

OUT A NUMBER OF OFFENSIVE The Finns {SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") and do your duty to meet Kestenga, 50 miles, inside the fron- AN AIR MINISTRY COMMUNI

are advancing on PATROLS OVER NORTHERN Murmansk and have captured | FRANCE YESTERDAY, STATES tier and 30 miles from Murmansk, QUE. according to a Helsinki despatch,

In the course of operations han- The Finn communiques signi- gars, barracks;; troops and gun to the north of Lake Ladoga from Little fighter opposition was en- ficantly did not mention the drive positions were attacked,

· THAT THE EVACUATION the terrible peril."

FEVER IN SHANGHAI LAST AUTUMN WILL BE REVIVED

Berlin sources admit a large- NEXT MONTH WAS REVEAL-scale Russian courter-offensive but ED YESTERDAY BY AN OF- FICIAL OF THE AMERICAN try to minimise it, saying it ap- Lieksa and Nyslaett-Internation-countered and none of the British PRESIDENT LINES, STATING Dears “Iutile" with Russia's "great-al News Service. THAT TWO ADDITIONAL LIN- est

aircraft is missing Reuter.. production centres directly

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") ERS HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO menaced."

A SERIOUS CLASH BE-REMOVE AMERICANS FROM 'TWEEN JAPANESE GEN- SHANGHAI IN THE COURSE OF DARMES AND NANKING PO- THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. LICE WITH CHINESE GUER- ILLAS

The first vessel is scheduled

to

The fighting, according to Ber- lin, has entered the phase of a

WAS REPORTED To leave early in September, and the direct struggle for the production

ON next in mid-September.

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areas.

HAVE TAKEN PLACE SATURDAY AT POOTUNG WHEN SEVERAL CASUALTIES | American liners, formerly on

It is believed that popular WERE REPORTED.

the Nazi propagandists outline the Orient-California The furious gun-battle

run, will be most important characteristics of was employed for the new evacuation, the war as follows: heard in the Settlement during and the action taken will relleve Saturday night, but only this the current shortage of adequate morning was the cause revealed, transport facilities with the arrival in the Settle from the Orient. ment of a party of wounded News Service. Nanking police officers on their way to hospital. International

News Service:

CANADIAN

HOSPITAL FLATTENED

to America International

TAKEN OVER BY THE NAVY

Nazi Claims

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/*"Safe-guarding, the' contre and jower" "Dniepar: for the Ukraine crops, bringing about an encirs cling mavement between Kiev. and "Gomel, and a direct drive for the Stalin-Line."!

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The Germans claimed the cap-

(SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL") ture of 2,000 mines, 18, 'planes, J1

* Work on $493,000,000 worth of gung and more than 8,000 prison- shipping orders is due to resume ers, as well as the occupation of to-day with the Navy taking over the striice-bound. Federal Ship- building and Dry Dock yards in Kearny, under President Rooso- velt's orders.

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(SPECIAL TO “CHINA "MAIL"Y According to news received. in Chungking from: Funing, 60 miles down river, the Canadian Mier elon's Hospital there was flattered The President proclaimed that and the girls dormitory razed to national interest was endan- the around, while the boys' gered by the prolonged strike, by The Duke of Kent yesterday in- dormitory was- soveroly damaged 17,000 strikers, and pointed out spected President Roosevelt's es- during a Japanete ale raid yes that Government. occupation would tate, the President persona ly terday.

be terminated as soon as the plant driving the car. The Duke Infor There were no casualties, as was "privately operated in a man- attended Divine Service and left most of the foreign missionaries nere consistent with national Hyde Park, last night for Wash- were on vacation in Chungling. Interests." International Nowa Ington. International Nows- Ser-

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