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GALLANT REARGUARD ACTION

Grim Battle East Of Kiev Retreat To Don

MUNITION

FACTORY Alleged By Nazis

WRECKED

An important muni- tions works at Vlasin in southern Bohemia has been destroyed as a re- sult of a violent explo- sion, according to news reaching Czechoslovak circles in London says Reuter's Diplomatic Cor- respondent.

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The works were concerned with filling shell cases with explosives.

at least It is known that Germans, brought from the Reich to work in this factory, are among the wounded now undergoing hos- pital treatment, but nothing known as to the number of killed.

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Following the explosion, Ger- man troops immediately surround- ed the wrecked buildings and investigation was started but thus far this has proved quite frultless.

AT ALMOST THE SAME STATION TIME, THE POWER

AT TREBENICE WAS WRECK- ED BY ANOTHER EXPLOSION, A GREAT FART OF THE BUILD- ING BEING DESTROYED. REUTER.

ITALY LOSES BIG LINERS

"STATE OF SIEGE" DENIED

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No state of siege has been declared Bulgaria, says an offi- cial Sofia onnounce- ment quoted by the Rome Radio day.-Reuter,

FOLLOWING THE STATEMENT AN- NOUNCED BY MOSCOW AND THE GERMAN REPORT THAT KIEV, THE CAPITAL OF THE UKRAINE IS IN A STATE OF “INDESCRIB- ABLE DEVASTATION” INTEREST IN LONDON IS FOCUSSED UPON THE SAVAGE FIGHT- ING WHICH IS PROCEEDING EAST OF THE CITY.

Here regulars of the Soviet Army supple-

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ANGLO-AMERICAN AIR MISSIONS IN MOSCOW

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The Moscow Radio announced yesterday that the British and American representa- tives to the Moscow Conference have rived. Reuter.

mented by detachments of the Home Guard Teheran

are reported to be fighting a gallant rear-

yester guard action. Reports on the outcome of this Not

(The Ankara Radio last Friday described it as a "state of emer- gency.")

Cheaper Press

Cables

Rates for Press tele- grams within the British Empire are to be reduced from 24d. per word to a penny a word.

The new rate will apply from October

1 and will remain in force for the duration of the war. The rates with Eire and Burma will remain temporarily

un changed, however.

Announcing this development, Sir Edward Wilshaw, chairman of Cables and Wireless, said the arrangement followed consulta- Destruction of two Ita- tion with the Minister of In- formation, Mr. Brendan' Bracken lian liners and damage to and other interested parties and a third Italian liner was was made with the cooperation of announced by the Ad- the Empire Governments. Reu- miralty yesterday after- noon in London..

The communique-reads. On Thursday (September 18), sub- marines of the Mediterranean

ter.

ANOTHER

Flect on patrol in the Central U.S. SHIP

Mediterranean successfully.... at- tacked a fast and heavily escorted tallan: Convoy carrying reinforce ments to Libyü

inor

convoy, consisted of three Two have been destroy- is probable that the third

was damaged.

ONE OF THE LINERS IN THIS CONVOY WAS SIMILAR TO THE STEAMER OVUL- CANTA" OF 24,409 TONS THE OTHER TWO LINERS WERE OF APPROXIMATELY THE SAME TONNAGE REUTER.

TORPEDOED

THE US NAVY DEPART MENT HAS "JUST. AN-. NOUNCED THE SINKING OF "A" GOVERNMENT - OWNED SHIP BY A GERMAN U- BOAT.

(42 SHE WAS THE "PINK,

STAR” OF 6,050 TONS, FLY. ING THE PANAMA FLAG, AND SHE WAS SUNKIN THE WATERS OFFICE LAND REUTER;"'-

fighting are keenly awaited in London.

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Meanwhile, the Germans claim to have annihilated -large bodies and to in this area of troops have taken 150,000 prisoners.

The reluctant Nazi admission

that the Russians have left be:

hind only a city of ruins

and

wreckage, would indicate that

Marshal Budénny made an dorly retreat.

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Parrot Fashion The Hungarian Gen eral Staff last night issued

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Recent reports that communique saying: Allied troops had occu- "The Soviet forces that pied Teheran are incor escaped encirclement east rect, states an official of the Dnieper are being cominunique issued pursued towards the east. Simla yesterday. Professing concern for Kiev's

The communique says: "Owing atmospheric -disturbances, population, the Germans declare,

"Their rearguards are attempt to

Iran. and "by

rage, the ing to counter-attack but liaison communication with their destructive Bolsheviks have endangered the between the different units seems Iraq were subjected to interfer-

in the to have broken and resistance ence the last few days. lives of tens of thousands cruelest fashion," but it is point- weakening. ed out in London that there is no basis for this statement.

Orderly Withdrawal

In fact, observers

in London

take hope from German reports considering the thorough devasta- tion inflicted on this holy Rus- sian city which indicates not only an orderly withdrawal of armed civilians forces but that Kiev's

This were properly evacuated. would indicate considerable plans in advance by which they hope to insure the outcome of the engage- ments which are, now proceeding.

ESCAPED

IN CANOE

-FIVE YOUNG FRENCHMEN WHO ESCARED FROM FRANCE IN A ERAIL CANOE AND AFTER STRUGGLING FOR 30. HOURS: IN THE CHANNEL LANDED AT EASTBOURNE LAST WEEK, WERE RECEIVED YESTERDAY BY THE PRIME MINISTER AND MRS. CHURCHILL AT THE PRIME MINISTER'S, OFFICIAL RESIDENCE, NO. 10, DOWNING STREET,

The Frenchmen were still clad in a variety of clothing."

One wore white duck trousers und a pair of wooden sabots. ****Another wore blue shorts. Others were golf Jackets and plus fours and were still showing 'evid ence' of the daring voyage, across the Channel

toast

* Mr Churchill" "gave "Vive la France." Later the vist tors left to join General de Gaul lo's Free French Forco. Reuter:

"It is now established that re cent. Press and radio reports to "This suggests that the Boylet the effect that Allied troops have Command has renounced Its occupied Teheran is incorrect.

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"The Allied forces are still encamped outside the city."

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