1941-09-01 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 1, 1941.

Library, Simreme Court

RED ARMIES LAUNCH SURPRISE OFFENSIVE Trying To Drive Wedge In North

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL””)

TEN RUSSIAN DIVISIONS, TOTALLING ROUGHLY 150,000- MEN, SUPPORTED BY AIRCRAFT AND MECHANISED UNITS, HAVE: LAUNCHED A HUGE COUNTER-OFFENSIVE ON THE LENINGRAD AND ESTONIAN FRONTS, THE LONDON “DAILY EXPRESS" REPORTS FROM STOCKHOLM;

MORE AMERICAN AID WANTED

[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"

The

conservative "Sunday Times" in London yesterday bluntly criticised the amount of American aid.

Asking for more, the paper declared: "If we fail, America will not have three years o f independence ahead of her."-In- ternational News "Service.

British War Review

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The Russians, the despatch adds, are try- ing to drive a wedge between the German armies on the shore of Lake Peipus and west Estonia.

Meanwhile Russian parachutists, massed behind the German lines, are striking at the Nazis in surprise attacks after the invaders were pushed back by frontal attacks west of Moscow.

A large German column

motorised

was ambushed by a strong force of Red Army para- troops who inflicted heavy losses.

Bitter encounters are reported in the Gomel sector where Rus-

MARSHAL BUDENNY'S

sian losses, Moscow admits, were APPEAL

Tobruk's garrison is bually engaged preparing defences, repelling enemy attacks, and is fairly humming with activity. This picture reveals that main street in Tobruk sull has a fairly normal military aspect and Traffic Control.

£6,500 FOR HER LOYALTY

FOR TWENTY

A MOTHER STRIKES BACK

ON

ΤΟ AVENGE HERSELF THE NAZIS FOR TORPEDOING HER SAILOR SON AND BOMB- YEARS MISSING HER OUT OF HER GERTRUDE A. HAYNES WORK-HOME, A FORTY-YEAR-OLD. ED AS A MAID IN THE HOUSE PORTSMOUTH WOMAN WENT OF MR. SOUTHWARD GILBEY, TO A LABOUR EXCHANGE OF CONNAUGHT-PLACE, LON- AND DEMANDED TO BE GIVEN | DON. W.2. FOR SEVENTEEN WORK AT A BOMB FACTORY:

YEARS HER

SISTER, MISS The authorities "Come over to us," says ED WITH HER.

did the next WINIFRED E. HAYNES, WORK-best for her and sent her to an appeal published yes»

Midlands shell factory. died aged "She's one of the factory's best terday in the German 77, two legacies in his £109,000 workers," a Ministry of Labour language

will were given for "very faithful official said. by. Marshal service;" one of £8,500 to Miss "As each shell is turned out, Budenny addressed to Gertrude Haynes and one of she says: "That's one back for east of Smolensk has not only garian and Slovak troops

German drive German, Rumanian, Hun- £1,500 to her sister.

what you did to my boy."

heavy, but it is claimed that the 7th German Panzer Division was cut up in this fighting.

Odessa is still holding, out.

Reds Re-Cross Dnieper 1

Military despatches: received in

Moscow said the

been halted but the Nazis have

dug in behind field fortifications and officers.

in an effort to stem the con- tinuing Red counter-attacks.

The appeal refers to the first world war in which "millions of your brothers and fathers were Half a dozen enqmy divisions sent to death and destruction by have been crippled. In the past German and Austro-Hungarian few days in Red counter-attacks | imperialism," and adds: "Act as on the northern and Southern you acted in the time of the fronts..

first war-turn your weapons Two Nazi regiments were des-against those who drive you to

death." troyed and the artillery of an Marshal Budenny adds entire division captured.

the lie was being spread that the Red Army killed prisoners of war and promises: "We guar- antee you your life, good treat- ment and a speedy return to you” homeland."-Reuter.

American radio com- mentators in. Ankara

THE "NEWS OF THE WORLD" IN LONDON. YESTERDAY RE- reported

in- PORTED THAT MARSHAL terview between Pre- BUDENNY'S ARMIES HAVE DE- sident Ineunu of Turkey TER-ATTACK

VELOPED A TERRIFIC COUN

ALONG THE and the British Ambassa- DNIEPER. SOME OF THE dor, Sir Hughe Knatch-ED; HAVE PUSHED TO THE RUSSIAN FORCES, IT ASSERT~ bull-Hugessen, in which WEST BANK OF THE RIVER.

דדי

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SER-

the latter. presented, an VICE. official review of the war position.

Ambassador

According to this report, the

said thes, German were using in Russia, 5,000,000/out| of the total strength of 7,000,000 of the German army, B0 per cent pf their armoured forces and hndi

at least 2,000 'planes continus

RAIDS

FIGHT TO THE END

that

"We will fight, to the end until Hitlerite. Ger-| many is utterly and.com. pletely crushed," said M Ivan Maisky, the Soviet.

CONTINUE Ambassador, speaking in

ously in service with a very heavy CHUNGKING, CHENGTU AND

wastage

London yesterday.

"My people are: Bighting herois NGSHAN IN SZECHWANcally and with the greatest deter German losses were 15 per cent PAN SEVERAL CITIES IN mination: They are building no of the whole. German army, YUNNANE WERE RAIDED BY half-way course

i In July, the Ambassador, is said, JAPANESE AIRCRAFT. YES- Declaring his people had not the to have stated, the RAF Bomb | TERDAY)

er Command carried out 3,000 The raids, were carried out by sorties and dropped 4,400rtons of over 1300 machfiles, of which bombs. This was over five times some 50, appeared i over, Chung- the totalling Janunay-Keuters,

EVACUEES ARRIVE

kibge and dropped bombs on Natipball Givordmønty. Rbad, Shangchingsze, Chungshan: Road, Hsuehtienwan, and other parts of the city

Central New

POLISH PREMIER: AT FOR

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA „MAIL"! The Polish Premier, General Sixty Americans arrived.. in Sikorski, accompanied by Count Shanghai aboard the "Tatutn Edward.... Maru from Japan, including appointed Acting Polish Foreign

Raczyrisky newly military, naval and consular off- Minister, visited, Mr.. clals and missionaries..

An- thony Eden, the Foreign Secrt-

The liner also brought 300 tary, at the Foreign Office Polish political refugees who, had and discussed with him a num been residing in Japan since ber of current military and poll their expulsion by the Nazis from tical questions.

slightest doubt of the final issuan M Maisky asked “But what of the price?"

went on: “The Soviet people have already, sustained-6 many jószek, and sacrif666730;}

With men, material and territor the persibility of futura 1000s

and encrificos. M

"But every one of them, khows and every one here knows that the closest possible military, economib and political cooperation between the peoples of Britain and the So those sacrifices to as low viet Union, is the way to reduce as possible."—Reuter-

a level

COLL FRASER TO

RETURNS.

yesterday, that Colonel, Lovat

It was learned in Chungking Poland, At first informed they Later, General, Bikorski gave a Attache, who is at present", In Fraser, former British Military could stay, in Japan indefinitely reception in honour of Allled Indlu, they wore later ordered to leave military offedrs and members of Chungking to join the Military.

will shortly. como to}} | before September 15-Interna- the Polish and British Cabinets Attache's Office of the Brittel tional News Sorvice

Eribussy in Chungking-Reuter-

When Mr. Gilbey

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