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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 24, 1941.

Russians Fighting Hard

To Evade Kiev Encirclement

Substantial

Force Withdrawn

(Military Commentary by "Annalist")

DESPITE THE MOUNTING GERMAN

WINTER

CLAIMS REGARDING THEIR SUCCESSES AT CAMPAIGN

KIEV, THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT MARSHAL BUDENNY WITHDREW A SUB STANTIAL PORTION OF HIS FORCES AND THOSE THREATENED WITH ENCIRCLEMENT ARE STILL FIGHTING DESPERATELY IN THEIR EFFORTS TO ESCAPE.

The Germans admit this resistance but allege that an increasing tendency towards disintegration is becoming apparent.

JAPANESE ATTACK

IN HUNAN

Over 15,000 Japanese| officers and men had been killed and wounded up to Monday in their drive southward from Yochow, according to a Chinese military communique.

The Japanese, the communique stated, have thrown approximate- ly Ave divisions in to the battle in addition to over 200 steam laun- ches for landing operations and upwards of 100 military 'planes.

The battle ground covers 70 Rilometres both ways with the nearest Japanese spearhead over 80 kilometres to the north of Changsha along the Canton-Han- kow Railway.

DESCRIBING

GERMANY'S

PREPARATIONS FOR A WIN- TER CAMPAIGN IN, RUSSIA,

THE BERLIN CORRESPONDENT

OF THE SWISS PAPER "BAS- LER NACHRICHTEN" YESTER- PAY STRESSED THEIR EFFECT ON THE PRODUCTION OF GOODS: FOR CIVILIAN, USE,

The correspondent stated that shops selling furs, boots, and body and bed linen lack

clothing, overcoats, woollen goods

materials containing natural pro- ducts.

Leather goods have been prac- tically unobtainable for a year.

It is perhaps unkind to remind them that they made a similar] Reuter allegation just eight weeks ago and the disintegration has proved to exist only in their imagination,

Similarly stories of Soviet off- cers and political commissars abandoning their men can be taks en as wishful thinking.

the Russian

All exidonce received from shown front has the splendid, morale of the Rus slan soldiers and the remark able comradeship between officers and men which had not) proved subversive to discipline.

Although the situation east of Kiev is admittedly confused, thus giving German propaganda, an op portunity to exercise its inventive-

ness, news from Leningrad and Odessa is more clear cut and dis-

tinctly more favourable.

Appalling Losses

VONI PAPEN GERMAN

RETURNS TO TURKEY

The German Ambas- sador to Turkey, Franz; von Popen, arrived:: back in Turkey by air yesterday from his visit to Germany, ac- cording to an Istanbul telegram to Berlin,

Von Papen proceed- ed to the summer-re- sidence of the German Embassy at Therapia, the telegram adds.- Reuter.

NAZIS IMPRESSED

BY LENINGRAD

DEFENCE

SYSTEM

THE SUPERIORITY of the Leningrad de fence system compared to the Maginot Line, both as regards the number of fortifications and their adaptation to the swampy terrain, is admitted in the German "Militaerische Appalling losses have been in- Korrespondenz und Deutschland:”- and the Russians have actually It says: "The French fought, with tradi gained ground in counter-attacks. tional bravery but without the deep political conviction which makes the Russians more stubborn and is causing heavy losses.'

ficted upon the German attackers

have

The slaughter among German officers has been particularly heavy, and confirmation fact has been found in the cap- of this tured diary of a Nazi officer of the Latest field dispatches revealed 93rd Division. that in face of vigorous Chinese counter-attacks, the Japanese THE WEATHER SEEMS TO severe have held large reserves behind HAVE BROKEN IN THE LEN- their frontline and it is too early to predict whether the enemy will pour in reinforcements or retreat. The communique suggests that if the enemy does not break the present. stalemate soon, there

is

a possibility of the invaders along the Milo River being complesaly surrounded.--Central News.

AMERICAN EXPERTS IMPRESSED

President Roosevelt's Lease-Lend expert, Mr. J. D. Biggers, and the Chief of the US Army Ord- nance, Major - General Wesson, yesterday visited humber of Midlands armament factories.

Both

them-

į

tank traps huge

and rows often 10 or 12 miles deep of

TERROR

METHODS

Evidence is reaching London of the brutality of German methods of "occupation" in different parts of Europe.

The German news agency states that 50 Croats have been shot in Zagreb as "intellectual perpetra- tors" of an explosion in a tele- phone exchange in which several German soldiers were injured.

From Belgium comes, news that 25 Belgians held as hostages" at Tournai for the killing of two German policemen on September 17 will be executed if the per- petrators are not discovered with+, in 10 days, The Germans an- nounce that in future five hos- |tages will be, shot for every patt of violence against German sol- diers and all Belgians now in prison will be treated as such hostages.

German

military headquar.... tera in Lille announce the 6x+ caution of three Frenchmen while four fresh depth selt tences have boon parsed in Parle,

The German so-called, new or=" der thus has all the marks of the old ruthlessness, which Nazi mentality imagines as

the, the

only possible treatement of nations writhing under alien domination this resort to the time-honoured. ly to make oppressed populations. tual retribution on the Nazis.

and its failure is admitted by.

method of brutality which is like-

more determined to bring even-

British Wireless.

POLICE TITLES TO

BE CHANGED

It says the Russian defences, the ground, concrete pyramids

proved "extraordinarily and barbed wire.

Three police titles are to be, obstacles" consisting of

Garrisone were able to occupy changed by resolution to be intro- the-great ring of forts immeduced in Legislative Council ton diately the squada of civil

The D.C.I. morrow.

(Specint workers had finished their con Branch) becomes Director, Special COLD. RAINS AND MIST ARE pine trunks rammed several struction, it adda...

Branch, and the A.D.C.I. (Special IMPEDING OPERATIONS TO yards into the earth, as well as The forts are fully protected | Branch) becomes A.D.S.B. The THE ADVANTAGE OF THE DE- pine trees cut down a yard above against all but the heaviest bombs Assistant Director of Criminal In FENCE.

INGRAD NIGHTS

AREA AND THE ARE INTENSELY

In the extreme south, at Odessa,

a number of unsuccessful attacks have been severely punished by the. Russian defenders and it is reported the Rumanians have had be stiffened with German reia- forcements.

to

Severe Mauling

-

REST CURE

FOR TIRED AIRMEN

In the central sector, successful Russian counter-attacks are re-

A contented group of airmen ported in the neighbourhood of sprawi on the deck of a luxurious Glukhov, where one of the pincer with its graceful towering sail, house-boat, watching a felluca, arms of Marshal von Bock's troops glide serenely, past them on the beyond Gomel has been severely placid Nile. Only two or three days ago they were with their

mauled.

and shells.

vestigation (Crime).... becomes. Tribute is, also paid to the Director of Criminal Investigation garrisons formed by Leningrad Council will also take the second, factory workers which have and third readings; of ave Bills," proved excellent" despite their including the betting duty amend very short training.

ment ordinance, the Bill giving. AIR ATTACKS ARE OF LIT- the police the status of militia in TLE USE IN THESE SECTORS, time of war, and the amending? THE STATEMENT CONCLUDES: Bill affecting the HK. Corps ... of

REUTERONE

|Air Raid Wardens.

Stung By Wasp He Still Sat

At Smolensk, too, the initia-squadrons among the choking dust

A WASP STING nearly spoilt the chance of as 'and. såndstorms of the desert. tive to still with Marshal Timo Today they are unbelievably nineteen-year-old prefect of Douglas High School ( shenko, although it may be ex peace, beside the green felds and sitting for a vital examination.

pected the Germans will now devote more of their attention

still waters. ¿

Walter Callister had been accepted as a student to this sector, where they have The houseboat is part of the at Manchester University to train for the teaching- been driven back as much as 30 magnificent effort which these miles in places.

Gezira Club in Cairo is making on profession, provided he obtained higher school certi- After 02 days of violent battle behalf of British soldiers and air-ficater

the Russians

men: Moored Balongside. Gezira

YO

are still fighting island, it has accommodation for Working in the garden on the Matriculation Board of the North- strongly and the only one of their 30 airmen and 30 soldiers in its eve of the examination. Walter ern Universities, asking if the Their object was to get further Germans is Kiev, the least impor-

main objectives captured by the handsome cabins. The occupants was stung on the back of the right paper could be postponed for the

Manx candidates. Information on the manner in tant militarily and strategically are put up for seven days, free hand by 'n wasp which American factories can compared with

of charge; after a spell of Libyan At once the hand began to swell. cooperate and co-ordinate, their Moscow-Reuter.

Leningrad or warfare, the change is heavenly to and was still bandaged Land un He Got His Chance

tired men, :^)

usable next morning when ho output in conjunction with British

reached the school..

The secretary was sympathetic.. Although the boat is called the He saw no hope of taking the but sorry it couldn't be done, But, "Puritan" there is a bar abourd;, Vital; phynice paper; due to be in the exceptional circumstances, as well as baths, reading, roompot in the afternoon..

.." he said, the board would be: pitay and practically every other amen Mr. Biggers said: "I was par-

The headmaster, M A H ticularly impressed by the man-

ity which Libya hasn't got. Sykes, was determined that, all pared to allow the boy to dietate hor in which British manufac-

The Club runs a pension in the hard work which the youth | futers have converted peacetime Regarding daylight air activity Cairo-on-the-same-lines It has had put into his preparation should. The suggestion was eagerly ac¬ machinery to the manufacture of over Britain yesterday the afflcial in addilon, set aside one of its nos be sacrificed without an effort copted and that afternoon a form war materials. We shall profit communique states there is no-polo grounds for hockey, football He put through a long-distance master wrote to the scholar's tion... by your experience."-Reuter, thing to report-British Wireless, lund cricket pitches for the troops, call to the accretary the Joins tation and Walter got hig, choncoj.

output visitors declared selves deeply impressed with what

they saw.....

V

NO. DAYLIGHT AIR

VISITORS

the paper.