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DNIEPRO-PETROVSK FALLS Midnight Moscow Statement Crossing Of River Dnieper Not Borne Out By Facts

THERE IS NOTHING IN THE RUSSIAN COMMUNIQUES TO CONFIRM THE CLAIMS OF THE GERMAN HIGH COMMAND TO HAVE CAPTURED VILIKI LUGI AND DNIEPRO-PETROVSK, SAYS "ANNALIST” WRITING IN LONDON YESTERDAY ON THE CAMPAIGN ON THE EASTERN FRONT.

MILK SUPPLY

On the contrary the Russians speak of

ONIEPER DAM BLOWN UP

M. Lozovsky, the Soviet spokesman, stated yesterday that the Dnieper dam had been blown up. Reuter.

heavy fighting in the sectors of Kingisepp, General

Gomel, Smolensk and Odessa, which would

suggest that there has been no important Catroux

variation in the front.

REGISTER The Hungarian claim to have crossed the

persons to register for milk was not a preliminary measure before Imposing a ration,

Purpose of the direction to all lower reaches of the Dnieper is not borne out by the Russian communique and hardly seems consistent with the general scope of said the Hungarian operations.

This was made clear yesterday by the Food Minister who that the step being taken purely precautionary.

Although it

was

not

sible to estimate

wns

On the whole, therefore, there pos- seems some justification for accurate-slightly more optimistic outlook ly the quantity of milk on the situation. available during the winter,

ENGINEERS TO BE CALLED UP

Lord Woolton said it was expect- IT WOULD * CERTAINLY ed that some seventy to eighty LOOK AS THOUGH THE THIRD million gallons monthly would be GERMAN OFFENSIVE HAS available at the worst period of PASSED ITS PEAK WITHOUT the winter. This figure was equal [ANY DECISIVE RESULT, EX- to the average monthly consump× CEPT HEAVY CASUALTIES TO tion for the last pre-war year. BOTH SIDES.

Milk drinking was on the in- stepse und in last December con- Although German spokesmen, sumption rose to 78 million gal-making a virtue of necessity, have lons.

Supplies of condensed and dried that they should destroy the Rus-ARE RESERVED, IS RECOM-

THE CALL TO THE COLOURS OF A LARGE NUMBER OF EN-

In Syria

General Catroux, Free French Commander - in - ¡Chief, has

ANOTHER NAZI DREAM

On June 6 a German home broadcast stated: "It will not be long before. the whole Balkan region and the south-east will be turned from a centre of unrest into a blossoming garden."

other

Nazi

In common with dreams this one shows little evid- ence of materialisation.

There is hatred for Hungary in Rumania, despite the Antonescu Government's acceptance of the German arbitration, transferring Transylvania to Hungary, and the fact that the youth of Rumania and Hungary is sacrificed in Hitler's shevik crusade.

both

being anti-Bol-

Bucharest radio on August 20 stormed at Budapest radio for broadcasting the information that Icolumns of Hungarian crack troops with the actively participated Germans in the Battle of Odessa. In reality, not a single Hun- garlan has joined in the fight- Eng."

embroiled with Hungary Damascus to negotiate Yugoslavia over the seizure of a number of farms belonging to with prominent political Hungarians and Germans, the Croat people are actively dissa- leaders on Syria's futuretisfied with the Italians who are constitutional status.

arrived in

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occupying Dalmatia, and the Bul garian Government have sent

of protest against the presence He had a long talk with the Italian troops in those parts of former Syrian President, Hashem Greece and. Yugoslavia now oc- Bey Atassi. Subsequently an cupied by Bulgaria. official-communique declared the In fairness to the German interview had the aim of finding simile it must be remembered,

the promises made by Free France have fruits.British Wireless..

V pendence.

said that it is more important GINEERS, WHO AT PRESENT ways and means of implementing however, that iniquity and evil milk were being accumulated and ṣian armies than capture towns, | MENDED BY THE COMMITTEE / for the restoration of Syrian inde-i

be SET

it is expected enough of these will the question of price must → be available to provide 25 mlition the determining factor, and So- gallons monthly to bring the avail-vlet Russia has certainly bigger

UP BY THE MINISTER OF LABOUR TO CONSIDER

able total liquid milk supply up to reserves of manpower than Ger- THE QUESTION OF MAN-

one hundred million

gallons u many.

Uneasy Yoke

month — an amount considerably in excess of the greatest consump- tion of milk ever known in Bri- tain.

Besides, a very large percentage Registration was, however, ne-of the German troops are requir- cessary to ensure that priority be ed to maintain the uneasy yoke given infants, invalids and adoles- of the new order upon the con- cents and that distribution bequered countries. effective.-British Wireless.

I.L.O. CONFERENCE

POWER.

In an interim report, in which the committee states they are "still at a very early stage of our enquiries," it is suggested that in view of the military programmes

Referring to supply arrange-} ments for Syria and Lebanon, the communique stated both countries had now obtained large supplies!

con- of wheat and petrol while signments of rice and sugar were arriving.

the

CHEERFUL TONE ON STOCK MARKET

The turnover · on the London Stock Exchange yesterday was moderate but sentiment was de- cidedly more cheerful on the gen- eral war news.

bonds

These shipments did not include a large increase in the number the distribution of commodities

Prices mostly tended higher, in- of men engaged on modification, during the actual course of

cluding gilt-edged securities, home repair, maintenance, servicing of Syrian campaign.

rails and industrials, particularly How uneasy this hold is be- machines and instruments of war is coming is evidenced

Hashem Bey Atassi, in, a.state- Guinness, Imperial Chemicals and the inevitable and, recommands that by attempt upon the two Vichy

a large percentage of requirement to Reuter, paid tribute to the tobaccos. Oils were also better quisfings, Laval and Deat,

ments alread given by the Ser- Allies and hoped the outcome of under the leadership of Anglo-

the present war would be the Iranian while Japanese vice departments be agreed to. establishment of the full indepen- continued to improve. Specula- The committee states that since dence and autonomy of Arab coun- tively Kaffirs also advanced. Wall first Street showed a generally harden- October, 1940, over 38,000 men tries towards which the already have been transferred to steps had been taken in the last ed tendency under the influence of skilled work or earmarked for war.Reuter,

the Iran developments-Reuter, transfer from within the Army itself; while a further 34,000 ap- |plications are being considered.

Mr. Joseph Hallsworth, General Secretary of the National Union This unrest is much more gen- of Distributive and Allied Work-eral and widespread in Norway, ers, will represent British work-Holland and Belgium, not to men- ers at a conference to be held by tion the more recently subjugat- the International Labour Office in‡ed Balkon States. New York in October.

Mr. Hallsworth is a member of the governing body of the ILO. He is a past president of the T.U.C.

The I.L.O. now has its seat at Montreal and this will be the first conference since the outbreak of war, - British Wireless.

D.A.R.P. TO GIVE EVIDENCE

It was learned to-day that Wing-Commander A. H. 5: Steelc4

Winter Campaign

The chances of Germany achiev.. ing a decision before the advent of winter, now almost at the gates of northern Russia, sezin very near to vanishing point, and the prospect of a,winter campaign, unrelieved by aby hopeful out- look, must be weighing heavily upon the spirits of all Germans

Dniepro-Petrovsk Abandoned

The Soviet midnight communi- Information que, issued by the

-! Perkins, D.A.RP., who is leaving Bureau in Moscow, stated:-

I för India shortly, will be called to

testify before the Air Raid Pre-During August 28, our troops cautions Department Inquiry Com-stubbornly fought the enemy mission before his departure.

along the whole front. After The Commission was appointed fierce fighting, our troops evacu- by His Excellency the Governor toated Dniepro-Petrovsk. inquire into certain matters con- cerning the architectural branch of the Department.

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GARDEN PARTY AT THE PALACE

"Our air force effected la suç- cessful" raid on Koenigsberg.

In on Air Force there is a con- tinuous process of remustering of skilled men.

A further recommendation is the large replacement by women of older men or men who at pre- sent are carrying out clerical and similar work in the Services, British Wireless.

BRISTOL WAR HOSTEL

A new war hostel financed by the citzens of Bristol (Rhode "According to precise data no Island) was officially opened la available, 37 German planes Bristol, England, yesterday in the were destroyed on August 28 and presence of the Lord Mayor of not 17 as previously announced Bristol by Mr. Evarts Seelys Scud- In the course of August 27, 41 der, of the namesake towns.com- German planes were brought mittee and the Committee to De- down in air combat. We lost 23 fend America... planes.

;

Nearly 500 disabled veterans of the last war attended the annual antho Baltic Senour Mr. Scudder said that many *** Garden Party-nt Buckingham aircraft sank two German citizens in Bristol (Rhode Island)

Palace given by the "Not Forgot- |-:transports.”.

would like to go further than pro- ten-Association." They were en- A supplement to the communt-viding hostels and see their ships tertained to tea and a concert at que admits that an Ukrainian convoyed into the Bristol Channel which a number of well-known town, "N," has been evacuated, but meanwhile they sent this ex- artists gave their services. The The enemy, it said, lost 5,000 pression of their sympathy and King and Queen were represented officers and men killed and admiration as an earnest of bottor by Col. Packe.—Brith WirCICES. “Wʊanaka." 24 Reuter.

things to come. British Wireless.

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