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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 8, 1941.

Difficult Tasks Ahead Of Germans

(By "Annalist“),

THROUGHOUT THE WEEK-END THE BATTLE OF LENIN- GRAD CONTINUED UNABATED. THE ISSUE REMAINS IN THE BALANCE: THE SOVIET COMMUNIQUE IS RETICENT, RE- PORTING ONLY THAT FIGHTING CONTINUES, WHILE EVEN THE GERMANS MERELY FALL BACK UPON THE ACCUSTOMED FORMULA THAT OPERATIONS CONTINUE “ACCORDING TO PLAN."

Despite the huge effort the Germans ore making it seems they have nothing concrete to report since their claim two days ago that Leningrad was under shell-fire.

Even if this claim is true it is not parti- cularly significant, for it may be noted that Odessa, Tobruk, and even Dover, all along have been under German shell-fire but are far from being in German hands.

Nevertheless it would be foolish "Twenty-three German 'planes to underrate the seriousness of were destroyed on September 5 in. the German thrust on Leningrad air combats and on enemy aero- and no doubt it is just because' dromes, We lost 11 planes. the Russians realise the strategic importance of that city that they are now exerting such strenuous efforts to defend it,

The German submarine "U-78" was captured in the Sea of Baren-

tz."

German Claims

Should Leningrad fall any time before winter sets in, it might leave a section of the Nuzi army free to sweep inwards towards "German bombers last night Moscow, and in addition would bombed the town and: harbour of give them in the port of Lening- Odessa as well as railway', junc- rad a valuable supply base free tions of milltary importance with from mud and snow though not good effect," said the German from ice, for it should be noted official news agency in Berlin yès- that the whole Gulf of Finland sterday. ice covered throughout the winter months.

Formidable Defences

The defences which the Ger. mans are now facing in Lon- ingrad are formidable.

AROUND EASTERN

TTS AP-

INDEED, THE THREE CON- CENTRIC RINGS OF FORTIFI CATIONS SOUTH PROACHES (THE ONLY DIR- ECTION FROM WHICH THE CITY CAN SERIOUSLY BE THREATENED) HAVE BEEN COMPARED IN STRENGTH WITH THE BEST IN THE WORLD.

They may not be impregnable

The agency adds: "Small and large fires testified to the effect of the attack. Reuter.

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THREAT OF

THE GREER

ISSUE

GERMANS RUSHING UP

MORE TROOPS

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

Reports received by Belgian circles in Lon- don yesterday declar- ed that the Luxem- bourg railways are jammed with German troop-trains.

The trains, it was reported, are rushing reinforcements to the eastern front.

In- ternational News Ser- vice.

German

Defences Crumble

MEAT W

[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"]

The slaughter of 15,000 |Germans and the destruċ- tion of large quantities of Nazi weapons and equip-

The German charges ment -by violent Soviet but they will certainly exact a against President Roose-artillery fire in a single disastrous toll of German lives if velt over the Greer in- day, was announced - in the Nazis decide to try and take the city by storm.

cident are treated as Moscow yesterday. Even if the Germans reach the ludricous in Washington, The Red Air Force dealt mass- very outskirts of this city of 3,000,000 inhabitants, their pro-jas no one believes the ed blows at panzers, troops and

artillery emplacements. blem will be only begun for the Greer had any orders to

The Soviets announce energe- tic

counter-attacks, on all ve do anything but defend main fronts and emphasise the itself.

power of massive Russian field- guns which are being increasing-

boundaries are a network of rivers and canals.

Stiff Task Ahead

The southern sector alone is Moreover, the destroyer was ly used in the defence of Lening. threaded by five canals, while so plainly marked that no sub-rad, Kiev, Odessa and, other, cen-

commander with the 400-yard' wide River Neva marine

his tres. protects this quarter from the periscope above water could pos east.

sibly have mistaken her for one of those that had been trans. ferred to Great Britain.

With the Russians determined to fight from waterway to water way and from house to house, and with winter coming soon, it is easy to imagine the formidable task and huge toll of human lives awaiting the Nazis before their communiques will be able to claim they have taken Leningrad "ac- cording to plan".

;

Gomel: Success

Recapture of an important section of the railway south of Leningrad. Is reported: p

GERMAN DE-

INTERNA-

THE RED STAR" SAYS THAT The incident, which appeared ON THE CENTRAL FRONT, now WHERE THE SOVIETS HAVE fairly inocuous at first, -threatens to develop into a BEEN ATTACKING FOR THREE

serious diplomatic issue, and WEEKS, THE while none still believes that FENCES ARE PROGRESSIVELY. It can lead America into the CRUMBLING, -war, it will intensify relations, TIONAL NEWS SERVICE.

tho and similar Incidents in futuro would unquestionably Inflame Copinion in Washington, REPORTS FROM HYDE PARK Further successes in local oper- THAT PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ations in the Western sector were IS CONSIDERING CONVOYS reported in Moscow yesterday. AS THE RESULT OF THE In one of the sub-sectors, In GREER INCIDENT ARE RE- the direction of Gomel, a Soviet CEIVED IN WASHINGTON rifle division, after overcoming WITH INTENSE INTEREST: considerable resistance, has re- BUT NO FURTHER INFORMĄ. taken a number of tärge.inhabit- TION ON THIS HEAD ed places, and destroyed 21 Ger- AVAILABLE IN WASHINGTON,

REUTER. man tanko and many guns... At another point in the Western sector, the Germans had establish- ed bridgeheads across the River Khmar, while Soviet aircraft, by

dive-attacks... destroyed bridge Nazi

Nazi Claims

heads and prevented the crossing

mans.

and killed some hundreds of Ger- "Nonsense

Soviet planes also attacked two mustakably

JAPANESE LEAVING SYRIA

THE JAPANESE CONSULATE- GENERAL AT BEIRUT, WHICH HAS JURISDICTION OVER SYRIA, LEBANON AND PALE STINE WILL CLOSE TO-DAY: OWING TO EXISTING CIR CUMSTANCES

The Consul General, Mr. Saita, and the Vice-Consul are leaving Beirut.

Other

Japanese officials and

Reuter,

aerodromes used by the enemy IT WAS STATED IN MOSCOW civilians have already left for and destroyed 35 planes, damag- YESTERDAY THAT THE GER-Japan, ing others.

Soviet Communique

GERMANS ACTIVE IN BULGARIA

MANS ARE NOWHERE NEAR THE SOUTH-EASTERN SAP- PROACHES OF LENINGRAD; STILL LESS THE EASTERN Following is the text of the SO-APPROACHES. viet communique::

WITHOUT THE CAPTURE OF "During September 7 stubborn THESE, IT IS POINTED OUT IN Travellers_arriving in Ankara fighting continued against the THE SOVIET CAPITAL, IT IS from Bulgaria report great Ger enemy along the entire front. NONSENSE TO TALK OF THE man activity in Varna and Burk "Our Air Force dealt massive CITY BEING ISOLATED, EVEN gas. Rumours are pirculating In blows against enemy troops. and THOUGH SOME RAILWAYS Turkey that the German naval attacked his air force on his aero- MAY BE PUT OUT OF ACTION headquarters have moved from drones.

FOR A SHORT TIME-REUTER, | 86fla to Varna-Router.

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