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No. 33,056

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1941

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BUTTER

VON LEEB'S LENINGRAD BID Fighting Rages Night And Day

BRITISH

ENTER TEHERAN

Following a conference of the British and Rus- sian commanders, British and Russian Staff officers entered Teheran yester- day to arrange for billet- ing.

THE BRITISH ADVANCE CAME FROM THE SOUTH AND THE RUSSIAN FROM EAST AND WEST.

the

east

Those coming from travelled by train to within five

miles of Teheran, whence

marched into the city.

they

Most were armed with auto-

matic rifies. Others drew heavy machine-guna

on small wheels.

They are now

mounted

encamped

an Iranian machine-gun factory.

New Shah's Decision

The new Shah has decided

101

restore to the nation his father's

property which

Includes much

wealth, according to

newspaper.

reports published in Teheran yes-

terday.

ing the oath.-Reuter.

RUMANIAN CHIEF OF

STAFF KILLED

General Yoonitiu, Chief of Staff of the Rumanian army, has been accidentally kill- ed in alighting from an aeroplane Tignina, says a Buch- arest despatch receiv- ed in Vichy last night.

ot

He was decapitated by the propellor. His body has been brought Reu- to Bucharest. ter.

Fish

Torpedo

Attempt

Violent Russian Counter-Attacks

THE GERMAN COMMANDER, GENERAL RITTER VON LEEB, IS MAKING A DESPERATE NEW EFFORT TO SMASH HIS WAY INTO |LENINGRAD.

Day and night fighting is raging and it is admitted in Berlin that the Russian troops are striking back.

The Nazi official news agency yesterday Japanese

spoke of "obstinate Soviet resistance with constant counter-attacks in which tanks are being used."

heavy

The agency claims that despite this, new terri- torial gains have been made by the German forces in which "a large number of Russians were cap- tured."

The actual situation is not clear as the official Soviet communiques continue to deal in general terms with the nature of the operations, merely stating that "the enemy

AMERICAN

were engaged along the whole SHIP

front."

It seems clear, however, that Intensification of the fighting in

the Leningrad arda is primarily

DETAINED

Leaving Malayan

Mrs. Ken Tsumuri, wife of the Japanese consul- general in Singapore, is among about 100 Japan- ese (mainly those affect- ed by the freezing orders) who are returning to

the outcome of violent Russian (SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL")|Japan aboard the NY.K.

counter-attacks,

THE AMERICAN - OWNED "ZOELLA LYKES,"

liner "Hakone Maru.”

The vessel arrived in Singapore Japanese bringing 77

Bombay and

which hava Germans thrown the

back at ons point, according to Gem-VESSEL

a OWNED BY LYKES BROTHERS yesterday reports, for officia Moscow

OF NEW ORLEANS AND evacuees distance of nine miles.

AMERI-, Colombo. Little news has come from the OPERATED BY THE

IS LINES The reports add that the new (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Ukraine front in the Kiev region, CAN PRESIDENT

Congressman Hamilton which is taken to indicate that UNDER CUSTOMS DETENTION Shah conveyed this decision to his

LOCAL INFRINGING Ministers immediately after tak-J. Fish (Republican, New the thrusts north and south of the IN SHANGHAI REPORTEDLY

capital have. been FOR York) announced in checked and that the situation is HARBOUR REGULATIONS. Chicago that he plans to more or less stabilised. introduce legislation in Dnieper Attack Congress in a few days London quarters are calling for a declaration anxious regarding the of war against Germany.

V

JAPANESE

PROTEST TO S.M.C.

Ukrainian

from

Japanese circles in Singapore maintain that Mrs. Teumuri's trip was planned long ago and was accelerated owing to her son's illness at home and is'not' due to the political tension, It is expected that 600 Japanese evacuees from Malaya will sail in It is understood the U.S. con- the official evacuation 'ship “Fuzo! chiefly sulate has been notified.-Inter- Maru," expected in Singapore on: German national News Service.

attack across the Lower Dnieper, which the Germans concerning

Mr. Fish, one of the leading 180-have made important claims, and lationists. said this was the only on which Moscow has, thus far, way to reach a showdown with

preserved silence. and President Roosevelt

show him he lacks the support of the nation for war and to expose the efforts to embroil the country an con-war, especially over the sinking of sulate-general in Shang-"so-called American ships which hai on Wednesday made national News Service. to the representations

The Japanese

Municipal Council calling

were actually Panaman.”—Inter-

V me

that body's attention to BISMARCK

the recurrence of terroris-pakashcam kong

tic activities recently, ac- BOMBING

cording to the Japanese

press,

The press says the following

MISSION

were drawn to the attention of THE GERMAN BATTLESHIP BISMARCK CARRIED TWO the Council authoritles:

The Increasing numbers of 'PLANES WHICH Japanese, who have fallen victims TO BOMB QUEBEC AND MON-

INTENDED

claim is The latest German that their troops have reached the Perokop neck of the Crimea, which, if true, would probably involve the collapse of the Russian defences in the Crimea Peninsula.

No confirmation of the German however. claims is forthcoming.

-Reuter and International News Service.

TWO NEW STRIKES IN AMERICA

to armed attacks by terrorists who TREAL, ACCORDING TO MR. (SPECIAL TO "CHINA aimed at the indiscriminate as- ROBERT. DEMING, ASSISTANT | 95 sassination of Japanese military STATE DEFENCE ADMINIS-

TISH. SOURCES.

TWO NEW STRIKES ARE officers and men and policemen, TRATOR, WHO QUOTES BAI-BOTHERING AMERICA'S WAR EFFORT AS, 3,000 WORKERS IN as well as civilians; ...

The Municipal Police should During a speech at Branford, THE MCDONALD ROLLING pay, due consideration to mez Connecticut, Mr. Deming saida MILLS IN NEW YORK STRUCK

high British army officer told him FOR MORE MONEY. each plane carried 1.200 therm

Bures for preventing these ter rorist operations; *.

The machinery of the Muni- mite bombs. They intended to For the same reason workers in cipal Police should be revised on lund in the United States after the American Radiator and Stan- the basis of Japanese considera- the Canadian rald, submitting to dard Sanitary Corporation walked tions and the position and au internment."

out This strike interrupta am- our munition factories, output as the thority of the Japanese, Special "Does this bring war to Deputy Commissioner should be door, or does it not?" hd asked factory turns out moulds.Inter-

Inational News Service, consolidated. Reuter,

Reuter.

It is learned the ship is newly- built and this is her first trip to the Orient.

Sunday-Reuter.

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