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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 18, 1041.

Soviet's Victory

In Yartsevo Area

THE VITAL IMPORTANCE of Marshal Timoshenko's victory at Yartsevo, 35 miles north-east of Smolensk, as reported earlier by Reuter, was emphasised by General Rokos-

Bengal

sovksi in an article in the "Izvestia" yester Crisis

day.

In this article the General makes it clear that the recapture of Yartsevo and Yelnia, roughly 30 miles south-east of Smolensk, has destroyed the German hope of a further drive on Moscow from this sector.

In addition, the Moscow radio announces that following this vic-1

in # tory. Soviet troops are now position to invest Smolensk,

In explaining this battle, which

SHIPS RE-FLOATED

Averted

What appeared to be an impending parliamentary crisis in Bengal has been temporarily averted.

Following the recent demands for the resignation of the Premiers of Bengal, Assar and the Punjab from the Viceroy's National De- fence Counell, which were made by the Executive Council of the is one of the most important of

All-India Muslim League, Fazul Front, the Eastern the war on

ALL THE SHIPS WHICH Huq. the Bengal Premier, obeyed General Rokossovski says that

WERE SWEPT AGROUND BY the League mandate and resigned German tank division succeeded in THE TYPHOON ON TUESDAY from the Defence Council but also invading the town of Yurtsevo by HAVE BEEN REFLOATED, EX-resigned from the League Execu- a sudden thrust some six weeks

CEPT THE LARGE

VESSEL tive Council. ago, with the object of developing

WHICH WENT ASHORE ON | en offensive through this town and

ISLAND,

WAS IT GREEN reaching Moscow by the shortest

LEARNED THIS MORNING, route which

is a straight motor

It is also learned that a river- road.

boat, Kwong Ming, has been re- Point, ported aground at Rock outside the Harbour, and is ex- refloated to-day.

On Defensive

"The resistance of our numeri-pected to be

troops cally small

This action was followed by

and demonstrations

counter-

Six demonstrations in Bengal. motions of no-confidence were passed in the legislature against the Finance Minister before the House adjourned until Septem- ber 18.

Supporters of the Premier and in this areu There were no persons on board managed to stem the enemy's ad- the ship when Police and Naval other party leaders have sent yester-letters to the Governor expressing vance. The

Command, patrols visited the ship German having lost a

want of confidence in the Finance large number of day.

The new ship which was driven Minister. tanks and men near Yartsevo, was forced to take the defensive in or- ashore at North Point on Tues- der to bring up reinforcements be-day by the gale apparently suí- fered no damage at all having fore resuming the offensive.

"By several strong counter-been re-floated yesterday.

blows, our troops not only foiled the second German offensive, but totally routed a German tank divi- sion, throwing the enemy back, from Yartsevo. and occupled the entire eastern bank of the River Vop.'

The General says: "The Nazis realised they would not reach'

V

FLYING

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MR. MALCOLM MACDONALD,

Party Conference

The Governor called a confer- ence of party leaders to consider the situation and told them he will prorogue the Assembly when it meets to-day in accordance with his previous decision.

The Assembly will be summon- ed again in November when fresh non-confidence motions will have to be brought, as those to which Moscow by way of Yartsevo and BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION-notice has already been given will

ER IN CANADA, HAS ARRIVED have lapsed. Reuter.

and decided to skirt the town probe for the weak spots In our defences against their thrust onl Moscow.

"They brought up three infan-; try divisions with large numbers! of tanks and artillery for shelling Smolensk, and ensuring the con-1 centrations of their main forces in the Yelnia area.

Tanks In Reserve

"They created a system of forti- fications on the western bank of the River Vop. Large reserves of this tanks were concentrated in region.

"We waited until August when,:

troops In order to relieve their

re-

which were suffering heavy verses in the Yelnia urea, the Ger- to bring up their mans resolved reserves stationed south and east of Smolensk. This was the signal for our troops in the Yartsevo area to march.

"Our first offensive came

AD

a surprise to the Germans, and on the night of August 31, our River Vop troops forced the

and deployed for an attack. "Preceded by an artillery bar- rage, our troops broke the enemy's resistance and advance lines. They penetrated deep into his defences. advance The Germans met our with mine throwers and machine- gun Are, but it was too late.

were stub- "Soviet infantry

Aban. bornly pressing forward. doning his arms, the enemy was forced to retreat and bring his reinforcements.”

10,000 Casualties

up

The General says that "by the end of the third day, the Ger- mans outnumbered us consider- ably. Fearing the Soviet troops might break through German Headquarters, they also hurled into this sector part of their re serves intended for. Yelnia, but Soviet infantry forced the Ger mans to retreat steadily west- wards. had anot

As the result of eight days of fighting at Yartsevo, the Nazis lost no less than 10,000 killed and wounded. Our troops captured 12 gung 30 mine throwers, somo 50 machine-guns and 100,000 car- shells tridges, several thousand and a considerable amount other arms and equipment;

•

100 .150

"We destroyed 100 guns, ming throwers and about machine-guns," the Russian_gen- eral says-Reuter

THE

IN LONDON FOR IMPORTANT

WITH CONSULTATIONS DOMINIONS OFFICE.

Mr. MacDonald made the Allan-

at the week-end tic crossing the same bomber as the Duke of

Kent.

in

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THE WAY OF THE

HUN

between the

This is Mr. MacDonald's first All Polish girls visit since he took up his duties ages of 12 and 18 have been or- ip Canada and he is expected to dered to register for forced lab- return shortly.-Reuter.

our.

FELLOWSHIP

OF THE

BELLOWS

AUG. SCORE

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