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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 27, 1941.

Germans Claim Panzer Capture Of Dniepropetrovsk

ANOTHER 24 HOURS HAVE - PASSED WITHOUT ANY MATERIAL CHANGE ON THE RUSSO-GERMAN · FRONT, WRITES “ANNAL- IST" IN LONDON. BOTH THE GERMAN AND SEEM TO VIE RUSSIAN COMMUNIQUES WITH EACH OTHER IN UNREVEALING LACO- NICISM.

*

The Germans say everything is going suc- cessfully according to plan. The Russians say desperate fighting is proceeding along the whole front, especially at Gomel.

PEAK BURGLAR SENTENCED

Only important news was con- tained in Monday night's Russian admitting that communique Novgorod had been evacuated.

The Germans claimed this place

und the four days ago

neussion suggests

h: ve consolidated.

re

Russian

the Germans their advance

Novgorod is a railway junc.

tion north of Lake Ilmen but it is doubtful whether any rail- ways are of much use so close to the front line.

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DUTCH BLACK OUTLOOK

Disturbed at black- out offences, Dutch Nazi newspapers pub- lish alongside the black-out times this warning:

to

"Comrades, attend your black-out, otherwise Churchill will black you out.”

LONDON'S FIRE FIGHTERS

TRIBUTE WAS PAID TO THE

The burglar who broke into the residence of Lady

Its fate. therefore, is not likely the Blackburn, wife of

to have decisive effects on the Councillor to the British | Righting in this vicinity, where the Embassy in Chungking, Germans are pressing forward in

the hope of culling the mam LONDON FIRE SERVICES BY was sentenced to seven | Leningi ad-Moscow railway. months' hard labour by Mf. D. J. N. Anderson, at the Central Magistracy this morning.

THE LORD MAYOR IN PRE-

TROPHY AT LONDON BRIC The fighting at Gomel seems to ADE HEADQUARTERS YESTER-

Gomel Fighting SENTING AN EFFICIENCY

very serious and unofficial re-DAY. ports reaching Lorden suggest "Even in peace time," the Lord the Russians may have to fall Mayor said, "fire fighting was al- Sergeant W. Willerton said that in this region to improve ways considered the most danger - at about 4.20 a.mm on Sunday, Miss her position with relation to ous work any man could under- G. Ybarra, of No 115. The Peak. Kiev.

take but pence time dangers have was awakened by a noise inside

been as nothing compared with her bedroom. She saw defen-

the ordeals that you, our gallant dant taking a bag from the

firemen, have had to face during wardrobe As she was about to

the last twelve months. Many Puise an alarm necused gagged

sacrificed their lives in the won- her with some cloth, and ran out

derful courage and devotion to of the house. He was appre-

duty

There is no further news re-

garding Odessa but in the Leningrad sector heavy rains are reported from the region which already is one of lakes, forests and swamps. Rain in any quantity should hended by an Indian watchman quickly reduce the roads to quag- At the Police Station, accusedres and this is likely to be dis- revealed that he was responsible advantageous to the Germans with also for the theft of jewellery

improvised lines of communica- from Lady Blackburn's residence. Accused, employed as a hou coolie at Lady Blackburn's house, was dismissed on July 19.

TREK TO BOMBED ¡ST. PAUL'S

Family parties. groups of schoolchildren, men

and women

tel.

Hitler Claim

that has been shown by every member of the force.

"The future probably hokis trials even more severe but We know they will be overcome 1 the same way.

"Living as I and my family have done, in the centre of the enemy's Sty A special announcement by the attack, I can very sincerely

that no words of mine can ade- High Command from Hitler's headquarters yesterday statedquately express the great admira

tion of all Londoners for your

gallantry and

Fast units of General Kleist's panzer army took by assault the | courage, bridgehead and town of Dnieper-ance." British Wireless. Petrovsk after heavy fighting.

"The enemy has thus lost his last strong-points on the west- ern bank of the Dnieper below Kiev.

"During the attack on the Dnie- 1er bend. General Kliest's panzer has, since the Battle of total of 83,596 Uman, taken a prisoners, 465 guns, 199 tanks and innumerable other war malerisi." The announcement was broad- the usual accompani- cast with ment of fanfares.

Russian Communique Although not one of the beautiful memorial windows re.

The following is the text of mains, the lovely chapel of St the Russian midnight communi- Dunstan, reserved

for private que issued by the Soviet Informa- prayer remains undamaged. tion Bureau:- From the devastation of past glory a new glory will arise.

in uniform gazed up towards the cross surmounted dome, went in-army side and walked again on the floor of the Cathedral which has been closed to the public since it was third time by damaged for the Nazi raiders. Many of the visitors knelt in a prayer of thankfulness that so much beauty is left.

"During August 26 our troops stubbornly fought the enemy along the whole front.

Some such thought must have inspired the symbolical idea of

"According to precise data now using as a receptacle for offerings available in the course of August towards the cathedral renovation 24, 63 German 'planes were des- fund the beautiful carved top of troyed and not 48 as previously one of the shattered oaken columns reported. During August 25, 93 which had supported the de- German 'planes were destroyed. transept and which suffered the

"During the last two days So- full force of the latest bombing. viet airmen guarding the ap- Nearly all visitors made for proaches to Leningrad have that symbol of broken beauty as brought down in air combat and they completed their tour of the destroyed on aerodrome's 101 cathedral.

Fascist aircraft.”

SCOTS WHISKYmolished gallery in the north We lost 18 'planes.

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An increased allocation of sugar and fat to bakers and manufac- turers of cake, confectionery and biscuits is announced by the Food Ministry. Release of these in- creased quantities is on condi- tion that the materials are used in the greater production of in- expensive varieties of calces and biscuits. British Wireless.

Reuter.

EX-AMERICAN DESTROYER LOST

endur-

TRADING WITH

ENEMY

A fine of $1,000 was imposed by Mr. G. T. Lowry this morning on Cheung Ching-pong, alias Cheung Sing, of the Shiu Cheung Wing Lok Company, No. 229, Street, West Point, for a breach of the Trading With The Enemy Regulations.

Mr. T. J. Gould, Crown Solici'- tor, assisted by Detective Ser- geant Russell of the Special Branch, prosecuted while Mr. F. G. Nigel appeared for the de-

fence.

It was alleged that accused sent letters to a man in Shang- hai to deal, on his behalf, in goods coming from enemy terri- tory. The goods were stated to be sulphur black dye, manufac- tured in Germany,

SAID TO BE ABNORMAL

Said to be abnormal, a 24-year- old Chinese, Cheung Hung, was charged before Mr. H. G. Shel- don, K.C., at the Central Magis- loss The destroyer 'Bath,

of tracy this morning, with: stealing from which was announced by the a bicycle, valued at $30, Norwegian Navy yesterday morn-outside the Wanchal Market yes- Ing, is the first ex-American de- terday.

It was stroyer to be sunk in Allied ser-

stated that accused |vice.

visited the Wanchai Police Sta- NO LICENCE-- In a message sent to the Nor-tlon on Saturday and gave him-

weglan Minister of Defence the self up as a returned banishee....””” Summoned before Mr. H. C. First Lord of the Admiralty ox- Investigations revealed that he Macnamara at Kowloon this presses the Navy's sympathy in had no police record. He was morning for possession of a radio the loss of many fine Norwegian released about 10 a.m. yesterday, set without a licence, Lee Shu-seamen, The Norwegian Minis- and arrested at 2 p.. for steal- yung, of No. 254, Prince Edward ter in reply stressed the closeness ing the bicycle.

Mr. Sheldon adjourned the Road, and Lo Ting-pong, of No. of the bonds existing between

week to consider 6. Túng Fong Street, were each the British and Norwegian Navies, case for one fined $20.

-British Wireless.

the sentence to be imposed.

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