Not Be
May Not
Permitted To Take Reins
Further BISMARCK
Activity Indicated
VENGEANCE HONOURS
Finis was written yes- terday to the epic story of the sinking of the "un- sinkable" Bismarck which was the swift revenge which the British exact-
THE DRAMATIC announcement of the abdication of Shah Pahlevi of Iran is likely to be followed by further developments in Teheran in the next few days, Reuter's diplo-ed from the German navy matic correspondent learns.
Confirmation of the abdication has not
for the sinking of H.M.S. 'Hood.
Yesterday came 217 announce- j Iment of awards to officers and men
HEAVY AIR RAID ON CAIRO
Thirty-nine
were
killed and 33 injured when the Cairo area was raided early yes- terday morning, it is officially reported in Cairo, according to a brief Reuter message.
yet reached London though authoritative of the Fleet Air Arm who crip- Present
quarters are prepared to accept the news as true as it is in line with the probable course of events in view of the extreme unpopularity of the Shah's regime and the oppression under which the Iranian people have been labouring for years past.
It is known that the people of Teheran were surprised that the! Allies did not themselves take al stronger line against the intri-i gues with the Germans from thei beginning, but British policy has! been rather to strengthen the people in realisation of their aims. of self-expression.
IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES. THEREFORE, IT WOULD BC SURPRISING IF THE IRANIANS ACCEPT THE ACTION OF THE SHAH IN NOMINATION OF THE CROWN PRINCE AS HIS
pled the Nazi battleship, enablingį the Royal Navy to send the Ger- man ship to the bottom.
The awards include three
D.S.O'S. D.S.M's and three men-
tloned in despatches.
Shared by aircraft of Ark Royal and Victorious and by H.M.S.
Of A
Sparrowhawk and one naval air Gorilla
station, the honours are made for "gallantry, daring and skill in operations in which the German
ed."--Reuter.
V
BODYGUARD HOUR'S INTERVIEW
ADMITS
SHOOTING
•
SUCCESSOR, AS THE TWO (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
TARRED WITH THE
ARE
SAME BRUSH.
FIGHTING WILL BE GRIMMER
Announcement of the composition of the dele- gation to Moscow has given great satisfaction in London and comment in the press generally is ap- preciative of the fact that the Moscow Conference will not now be müch further delayed.
Stress is laid on the tactics on the fighting which is progressing in Russia.
"The Times" says the fighting will become even grimmer during the next few weeks as the strug- gle for the three threatened cities -Leningrad, Kiev and Odessa reaches the climax,
has
fine
"Now it is likely that tension will be greatly relaxed with the coming of winter if the defenders can stand their ground till then. Operations may well slow down and the Germans, especially if they will have to camp in open country, may suffer even than at present.
battleship Bismarck was destroy- President Roosevelt
accepted, "in the HOUR'S INTERVIEW spirit in which it was WITH POPE offered," the gift of an Mr. Myron Taylor, President enormous gorilla from the Roosevelt's personal envoy to the Free French authorities
French
Equatorial
Holy See, who arrived in Rome last week bearing a message from in President Roosevelt to the Pope. Africa as a symbol of the
had an hour's interview with the
De vesterday, according to a ferocity of their fight
Vichy against Nazism.
Vatican City despatch to quoted by Reuter,
V
Liou Fong-lin, Chinese MR. CHURCHILL AT the gorilla, which is en route to
The Iranian Government has sol far shown helpful appreciation of bodyguard employed by a
the realities of the situation.
Clearing Up Situation
wealthy Chinese, has con-
PLACE
The Primie Minister and Mrs. fessed to the police that Churchill lunched with the King Queen yesterday. Mr. An- he shot dead Serge Mam-and
of
British and Russian forces in equal numbers are now moving antoff, former employee thony Eden had an audience
British Wire- towards Teheran, state authorita- tive quarters in London,
the Kind later.
of the Japanese-sponsor-less. Purpose of this action is stated ed Russian-language to be not directly related to the abdication of the Shah but is daily "Far Eastern Times" concerned with the definite in-in Shanghai on Sunday
tention of the Allies to clear up
the situation regarding the Ger- evening. mans who will be deported from Iran, and to put an end to the Axis tactics which the Iranian Government, in spite of good intentions,
been alone had not able to counter effectively.
Absolute Ruler
The Shah has left the capital. He is going to Silahan by the; road along which the British troops are advancing towards Teheran.
During an extraordinary meet ing of the Iran Parliament yes day, the ex-Shah was declared to the be solely responsible for Government's policy during the last 20 years because he was an absolute ruler, according to a radio announcement.
A declaration was also made regarding the new Government. This,
Mamuntoff was shot while rid-1 ing in a ricksha in the French Concession and died on Monday afternoon after a daylong struggle for life.
Prior to his death it is report: ed he told the police the names of several persons responsible for the attack, indicating more arrests are pending:
A Russian actor, Eugene Hoy- ans, is also being detained by the French police in connection with the crime. International News Service.
be It was stated, will
constitutional pro-
based on
codure...
The new Shah will be sworn
in this afternoon. Réuter.
V
SIR HENRY CRUMP
PASSES
V
MUNITIONS
TRAIN
VIOLENT
General de Larminat, offering
the United States, wrote: "We are not the largest but; we hope, the most ferocious group of fighting men engaged in the struggle tak- ing prace to-day."
The gorilla is described as the largest and we believe the most ferocious gorlila" ever sént from Africa. Réuter.
RUSSIAN
COUNTER-ATTACKS SUCCESSFUL
RUSSIAN ARTILLERY played a valuable part in the river battle in which thê Germans were ejected from islands which they planned. to use as a jumping off ground for further attacks in the direction of Leningrad.
Apart from the use of boats and pontoons some members of the Russian storming party swam the river while others jumped from
BLOWN UP rock to rock.
Eleven mysterious Sir Henry Ashbrooke Crumpcidents occurred died of a heart attack at the Eng-Czechoslovakia Hish Hospital in Lisbon yesterday.
more
"But of the many forms of military activity, frost is more favourable than mud and it is jithe tha not to be expected. Germans have failed to prepare for a winter campaign with their usual thoroughness.
Moral Effect
"Fighting will still go on though perhaps, at a slower pace For us the lesson is plain-get to the Russian front all help-we. can send, as quickly as we can.”
1
not “The Times," although denying that the Germans have had substantial successes, adds that the capture of the three Rus- sian cities is ardently desired. by the Germans for moral effect,. which is needed to wipe out the impression caused in Germany it- self, as well as upon the outside world by the disappointingly slow progress of, the campaign,...
The
"Frankfurter - Zeltung" -most frankly speaking .. Ger-
newspaper says:
man
"The
weeks will most; pro- be the hardest of all Ger- and will demand from
ör the many the greatest hardships. This cannot be helped as the experience of the last few weeks proves, we must fight Russia to the death. "Germany has no other choice. than between life and death. complete victory or total collapse. Our defeat in Russia would not mean the mere loss of some pro-
vinces or districts but the death of millions of German women that remained." British Wireless.
and children and slavery for all
Germans were staggered by. unexpected tank attack.
Surprise Attack
From a fortified height over-
100king the railway and read the
Germans, says the paper, had planned to drive the Russians into
where Incessant rain had turned the ground into a swamp.
The advance was covered by and to run the gauntlet of rifle a mud trap" in low lying land an artillery :: bárrage. As the and machine-gun fire. ac-storming, party reached the is- lands the artillery barrage lifted and was transferred to the further bank, preventing the arrival of German reinforcements
ini
during
dion Civil Service, had retired to according to news reach- Sir Henry, formerly in the In-the latter part of July, Alassio, in Italy, and came to Portugal recently as a refugee- ing authoritative. Czech Reuter.
bircles in Jerusalem yes- terday.
NEW TAX BILL ON FINAL STAGES The U.S. House of Representa- tives yesterday without a vote promptly approved the £893,000,- 000 compromise version of the Defence Tax Bill, thus clearing the way for final petion to-day by The Schute.-Reuter.
Division Wiped Out
the
In still another action in Leningrad áren, the agency states, The official Russian news the Germans 30th Infantry Divi- agency, giving these details, slon was completely annihilated." nuds that mine-throwers also The Russians here captured 250 figured 'prominently in this river prisoners; 100 lorries, a battery battle.
of anti-tank guns and much other OTHER REPORTS FROM THE Booty NORTH-WESTERN FRONT YES- In addition an ammunition train TERDAY, THE AGENCY ADDS, from the famous Skoda armaments STATED THAT THE RUSSIANS works has been blown up.
HAVE RECAPTURED THE Over 250 officers and men of TOWNSHIP OF SLAUTINO the Gerinan army were killed AFTER CUTTING OFF THE RES In one acoident.
TREAT OF A LARGE GERMAN
The mass destruction of crops FORCES
Here the Germans lost one and at night in Slovakia has led to the imposition of a curfew covering a half battalions before they fled. all gruinfields.
were taken in the rear and
Before the attack could develop the Russians cut special lanes through the neighbouring wood, enabling tanks to deliver a sur- prise attack,
The Germans werd driven öff the heights and Into the very "mud trap" they had planned for the Russland.IN THE FLOUNDERING IN AG SWAMP THEY BECAME A TARGET: FOR RUSSIAN AR- TILLERY AND MINE THROW- ERS AND WERE ROUTED, LEAVING 400 OFFICERS AND MEN DEAD ON THE BATTLE- FIELD."
These successes followed. Berlos.of counter-attacks against the German forces which had broken Into the Russian pos! tions. These forces, it was stat ed, word finally compelled to rotreat.
Two German dumps, with guns, The newspaper "Red-Star, de- tanks, machine-guns and valuable scribing still another battle in operational documents, fell into the Leningrad arca, says: "The Russian hands,-Reuter,
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