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BERLIN'S HEAVIEST RAID

Twenty Bombers Lost In Attack Heart Of City Blitzed For

SOVIETS

RETAKE YELNYA

The Soviet High Com- mand in their midnight communique, broke their long silence regarding place names in order to announce a smashing victory in the Smolensk sector and the recapture of the railway town of Yelnya.

The following is the full text of the communique which gives no clue to the situation round Len- ingrad:

During September 8 (Monday) our troops fought against the enemy along the whole front.

"In the Smolensk direction, fighting for the town of Yetnya, near Smolensk, which lasted for 2 days, ended in the routing of the enemy's XVth Infantry.divi- sion, XVĺith motorised division. Tenth Tank Division, 137th Austrian Infantry division and the 187th, 290th and 268th in- fantry divisions.

"The remnants of the enemy's divisions are hastily retreating in a western direction. Our troops have occupied the town of Yelnya.

"Our air force continued to depl blows to enemy troops in field action and destroyed aircraft on

his "aerodromes."

Best

German Claim

A SPECIAL GERMAN '.... AN- NOUNCEMENT ISSUED IN BER LIN SAYS A MOBILE DIVIŠIOŇ, SUPPORTED BY THE... LUFT- WAFFE, HAS REACHED POINT NORTH-EAST OF LEN "INGRAD ON A BROAD FRONT -AND- HAS TAKEN THE. TOWN OF SCHLUESSELBURG ON LAKE LADOGA,

The Germans ciafiri that this completes the gap, in the ring

by land." ny

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Several Hours

BRITISH 'PLANE DOWN IN SWEDEN

from A message Stockholm states that British war: 'plane crashed in Scania, southern Sweden, early yesterday morning after engine failure. The 'plane was burnt

out.

been

The crew of five baled out, four of them having found safe, with one of them injured. He was taken to hospital, while the police are searching for the fifth.

Reuter.

EVACUATION

SHIP GOING

TO JAPAN

around Leningrad which is thus A cable from Reuter's cut off from all communications Tokyo correspondent, held Schluesselburg lies 25 miles talup by local censor, the east of Leningrad-Reuter.

states t a British eva-

EXTENSIVE DAMAGE IN BERLIN WAS DONE DURING SUNDAY NIGHT'S R.A.F. RAIDS, ACCORDING TO AN AIR MINISTRY COMMUNIQUE ISSUED YESTERDAY AFTER- NOON IN LONDON.

ALLIED

LANDING IN ARCTIC

It is officially announc- ed that Allied forces have landed at Spitzbergen, and that the landing was effected without enemy interference.

The main purpose of the land- ing is to prevent enemy use of the rich mines in the area. The force was composed

gians.

of

The communique states: "The_R.A.F. last night attacked objectives at Berlin, Kiel Canadians, British and Norwe- |and other places in Germany, and docks at

Boulogne.

"The attack on Berlin was carried out by a very powerful

Like A Map

Spitzbergen is a large island, mass in the Arctic Ocean, due north of Tromsoe in Norway. The island group belongs Norway.

As a result of the landing, a

force in brilliant moonlight. A When they reached the city, the considerable number of Norwe great number of high explosive lakes round the west were, shingan miners has arrived in Bri- and incendiary bombs

were ing in the moonlight and by tain to help the Allled war effort. dropped in the attack lasting two familiar landmarks, the

hours.

crew

Reuter,

SWEDISH CRASH

found their way to the centre. "We could see the place like a "GREAT FIRES SPRANG UP IN THE CITY AND EXTENSIVE map," said a flight sergeant, "and

The fifth occupant of the plane DAMAGE WAS DONE, FOUR 600n there were many fires with ENEMY

one in particular blazing large which crashed in Sweden ar NIGHT FIGHTERS

and flerce in the heart of the city rived in Malmoe by train, while WERE DESTROYED. BY OUR BOMBERS IN THE COURSE OF as a further guide to the bom-it is now learned that the mem- ber of the crew who was. Injured bers." THESE OPERATIONS AND 20

A great many high explosive sustained a broken leg... OF OUR BOMBERS ARE MISS-bombs were scen to burst round

The plane was returning from

Reuter. a main railway station: Volumes a raid on Germany, “Aircraft of the fighter Com. of black smoke poured upwards mand attacked a number of and, on the return journey, it was enemy aerodromes, in occupied a long time before the crews saw territory during the night. One the last of the glow of the many

fires.. of these aircraft in mlesing."

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ING.

It was the heaviest rald on Berlin «cince the war began. The first i bombers arrived just before midnight and the last did not leave. until, well into the small hours of the morning.

JAPAN

CUT OFF

cuation ship is scheduled Japan is virtually isolat-

1

to arrive in Japan on ed from intercourse with

FLAK SHIP September 23, although Europe, said Vice-Admiral

BLOWS UP

A German flak ship was destroyed off Ostend yes terday by a Spitfire of the Fighter Command, armed with cannon and ma- chine-guns, states the Air Ministry News Service in London yesterday.

there may be a few days' Sakonji, Minister of Com- delay.

V

MR. J. G. CAMPBELL

Mr. J. G. Campbell, Chartered this Civil Engineer. P.W.D. morning reported to have ly improved overnight.

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merce and Industry, Whisky

* The vessel is said to be less broadcasting in Tokyo

than 4,000 tons.

Possibly a thousand British yesterday. nationals and Indians are expect-

ed to embark, which would seen

For this reason, he continued,

to preclude the possibility of the commerce was limited to the so- ship carrying Americans or other called nationals, a

Asiatic co-prosperity sphere in whịch....... "circumstances The vessel is believed to be a prevent the smooth interchange. former B. and S. freighter. The of materials. British Embassy refuses to con- 4. Ho emphasised, the necessity firm or deny this, Reuter.

Afor drastic control of contump

tion, urging" the utter abandon. ment of the "profit-making iden." CR

superstructure disintegrate,

He commented on his return: "It is highly probable that I hit

The Spitfire was on reconnais- sance flight when the pilot saw three fine ships. He dived on the magazine. I broke off the

of

He urged the reclamation vital materials. This effort at sufficiency, he added, was largely

them and while firing his first engagement while still 200 yards dependent upon popular moral burst saw one explode and the from the wreckage." — Reuter, conduct. — Reute

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