1941-08-27 — Page 3

POSITION REMAINS CRITICAL

Can Germans Stage Fourth Great Offensive?

Russian Morale Stands High

(By Reuter's Military Commentator)

THE POSITION ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT REMAINS CRITICAL ALTHOUGH NO DECISIVE CHANGES HAVE O CCURRED. THE

· THREE GREAT GERMAN OFFENSIVES, AFTER GAINING MUCH GROUND IN SEVERAL PLACES, HAVE CLAIMED THE DESTRUC- TION OF RUSSIAN FORCES AND THE CAPTURE OF THREE GREAT RUSSIAN CITIES.

The Russians are not trusting to their for- tifications or to natural obstacles. They rely SHANGHAI

on their men and on their arms.

MAIL

Their men are still there, firm, confident and resolute, and apparently they have plen- MYSTERY ty of arms and equipment.

While these conditions exist Hitler's generals have won noth- ing decisive, and Marshal Timu- shenko's army has already

some

considerable success

serious counter-stroke.

Won

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SHANGHAI WHARF STRIKE OVER

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

SHANGHAI'S MAIL MYSTERY CONTINUES UNSOLVED WITH M. CHAPELAIN, DIRECTOR OF THE CHINESE POST OFFICE. INFORMING THE U.S. CON. SULATE THAT ALL MAIL FROM THE "PRESIDENT HARRISON" It is Impossible at present to say how considerable this suc

BEEN DELIVERED. THOUGH -cess has been but from all points

Shanghai's strike situation has LOCAL FIRMS HAVE NOT RE of view it is important for it is! evident that the Russian army slightly eased with the settlement CEIVED U.S. MAIL FOR SOME

Hongkew TIME. has been neither destroyed nor of the Shanghai

Wharf deadlock invojving 1.700 M. Chapelam chained that only annihilated in spirit or in mor-workers which resulted last week 34 bags of first-class mail arriv- ale or in manpower, as German

the wounding of four, including he said, was printed matter. two foreign policemen,

First reports indicated that 757 The city, however, remains bags were held up by the Japan- without buses, a company ofleialese authorities owing to a misun- stating no demands had been re- [derstanding but were later

Now the location of the workers. The leased.

mails cenuns puzzle. inter- bus strike involves 2,700 men. International News Service.

national News Service.

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL" AND "RUTH ALEXANDER" HAD

BRITISH LOSS MULTIPLIED BY ELEVEN

In the German at- tack on a British con-

voy, reported in mes- sages from Lisbon, it is ascertained that six merchant vessels and sunk, one tug were the tonnage totalling 11,094 tons.

It is pointed out in authoritative circles in London that the German claim to have sunk 21 ships, totall- ing 122,000 tons, thus multiplies the actual losses by 11.--Reuter.

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BANK MANAGER KIDNAPPED

GERMAN EMBASSY INVOLVED

The German Embassy

in Buenos Aires is seem- ingly implicated in the reception of certain sums from public subscriptions in the Argentine intended for local benevolent and cultural purposes.

the

The Argentine Attorney-Gener- fal has been asked to submit

question of procedure to be adopt- ed in regard to the German Am- bassador to the Supreme which alone can decide on trials of diplomatic personalities.

**

Court, the

A note from the Attorney-Gen- eral to the judge regrets that this action will delay the investigation into the charges against other Ger- mans accused of anti-Argentine activities.

Sanstede Jumps

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA_MAIL") Despite Hongkew being virtu-

The chief German Gestapo ally an armed camp, with the Japanese carrying out widespread agent in Argentina, Godofred San-

fled by stede,

air yesterday anti-terrorist searches, kidnappers Brazil u few hours before hc propaganda has so cften claim.. in the killing of a Chinese anded on the two ships. The rest succeeded yesterday in snatching should have appeared before the

ed

Against Leningrad in the north the and against Odessa and on Dnieper line the third German offensive SECTION to be slowing down, if not definitely halted.

One More Effort?

effi-

. Can the Germans stage a fourth offensive before the autumn? We must credit them with the cient organisation of communica¬ tion lines and they are apparent- ly doing much to improve roads and alter

Russiati the gauge of railways in the rear.

But it is doubtful if they can bring improved roads and alter the rallway gauge close to the fighting front for some time.

THEIR SUPPLY QUESTION MUST BE TERRIBLY DIF- FICULT. BUT THERE IS ALSO THE QUESTION OF MEN AND MATERIAL.

Can the Germans still maintain confidence among their soldiers and the necessary efficiency of the numberless mechanised vehicles? It is doubtful.

Solid Front

When that confidence fades and many machines become immobile, their armies will be ripe for de- feat.

ceived from the

re-

GERMANS BRING

PRESSURE

FRESH

ON TURKEY

MESSAGES PUBLISHED IN THE SWISS PRESS ON THE SUBJECT OF THE ALLIED ENTRY INTO IRAN INDICATE THAT GER- MANY IS COMPENSATING HER INABILITY TO OFFER DIRECT HELP TO IRAN BY EXERTING FRESH PRESSURE ON TURKEY.

Thus the Axis "Telepress” agency, in a despatch from Vichy, says Turkey's attitude is arousing special interest.

It is recalled that Turkey is give Iran military assistance is at Meanwhile the entry of Anglo- bound to Iran by the Sandabad present rather problematic. Soviet forces into Iran greatly (non-aggression treaty rigned, at strengthens the Russian position Teheran in 1937 by Turkey, Iran. and the whole Midale Eastern Iraq and Afghanistan) which has situation. It will provide a long already greatly embarrassed An- solid Anglo-Russian front with kura and which is a card Ger- good lines of supply barring a many may eventually ploy. Germán advance eastwards.

At. the beginning of this year -the situation was far less favour-

able and indeed critical

Syria, with its sea and air bases, was Ih Vichy hands and Iraq was In the bands of Nazi-controlled adventurers, with Iran. rapidly coming under Nazi domination.

Defence Of South

"Berlin at present, counts, on restatance by Iran which will probably, not last long but will anyhow give Germany the pos- sibility. of following up strate- gical falme in the Black 8ta, and. thus gaining precious time." "We do not bellave, that to The Berlin correspondent of the

also. remind Ankara of the letter of "Neue Zuercher Zeitung" the pact, is the only-action: en-notes that Germany is paying par- visaged by Germany, Informa- ticular attention to the Turkish tlah received from several cap- attitude. - Reuter. Ital appears to indicate; that German headquarters have madd certain dispositions,” adde "the papor..

Von Papen

Wakes Up

The Berlin correspondent of the Derne newspaper "La Suisse,” ob- serving that the Wilhelmstrasse spokesman declared "Germany To-day, thanks to frm decisions dnes not consider herself interest- and energetic action, all that Im- ed in the Iran affair," says Ger portant area forming a solid base 'many 'will in time take counter-TO, for the defence of southern Rus-measures and adds:

'sia. and the Near East against

Germany is now in Allied hands. Question Is “When?”

THE GERMAN AMBASSADOR VON TURKEY,'” FRANZ PAPEN, WHO HAS BEEN AT: HIS SUMMER RESIDENCE ON THE BOSPHORUS, IS RETURN- ING TO ANKARÁ TO-DAY TO

Behind that front the flow of "The question is when, since SEE THE TURKISH FOREIGN supplies from Britain's great re- Berlin realises that Britain pos- MINISTER, DR SARAJOGLU, sources in the Enst and even across sesses all possible strategle advan- ACCORDING TO A DESPATCI the Pacific can bo quickly and tages in the Middle East, and a RECEIVED IN BERLIN TROM

to ANKARA REUTER: efficiently organised. Reuter,' real possibility for German ---

activities.

to

Mr. S. T. Nyi, general manager of the First Trust Bunk, from Judge investigating anti-Argentine the latter's residence in west Bongkew. The Shanghai police The Brazilian Foreign Minister

by telephone do not see political motives in the was informed affair and believe ransom money Sanstede's flight. It is understood will be demanded. Interna- he was due in Rio de Janeiro yes-- tional News Service.

terday afternoon.-Reuter.

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