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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Force Withdrawn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 LONG TERM CLAIMS REGARDING THEIR SUCCESSES AT FOR BRUTAL

A SUB- ATTACK

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

STEAM

THE

DISMISSED FROM

LAUNDRY FOR AL- LEGED LAZINESS, LO HING. 32, ASSAULTED 68-YEAR-OLD YÚ FOO, THE MAN WHOM HE BLAMED FOR HIS DISMISSAL. At the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, Lo was sentenced to 12 months hard labour and recom

The Germans admit this resistance but allege that an increasing tendency towards mended for banishment. 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 five divisions in to the battle in addition to over 200 steam laun-

It is perhaps unkind to remind them that they made a similar allegation just eight weeks ago and the disintegration has proved to exist only in their imagination. Similarly stories of Soviet offi- and political commissurs abandoning their men can be tak- en as wishful thinking.

cers

evidence All

received from the Russlan front has

shown the splendid morale of the Rus- alan soldiers and the remark: abtc 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- tinelly more favourable.

Appalling Losses Appalling losses have been in- flicted upon the German attackers Russians have actually gained ground in counter-attacks.

ches for landing operations and upwards of 100 military planés. and the

The battle ground covers 70

kilometres both ways with the The slaughter among Cerman nearest Japanese spearhead over officers has been particularly

80 kilometres to the north of heavy, and confirmation of this Changsha along the Canton-Han- fact has been found in the cap- kow Railway.

tured diary of a Nazi officer of the Latest feld dispatches revenled 93rd Division. that in face of Vigorous Chinese counter-attacks. the Japanese THE WEATHER SEEMS TO have held large reserves behind HAVE BROKEN IN THE LEN- their frontline and it is too early INGRAD AREA AND THE to predict whether the enemy will

NIGHTS ARE INTENSELY bour in reinforcements or retreat. COLD. RAINS AND MIST ARE

The communique suggests that

IMPEDING OPERATIONS TO If the enemy does not break the THE ADVANTAGE OF THE DE- present stalemate soon, there

FENCE. à possibility of the invaders along The Milo River being completely surrounded.--Central News.

AMERICAN EXPERTS IMPRESSED

is

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

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

It was alleged that after his dismissal, he followed complain- ant to a teahouse in Shanghai the old man Streel, and struck four times with a chopper.

The victim is foreman in the Steam Laundry.

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LIFE AT STALAG 18

VON PAPEN HEAVY

RETURNS

1-

TO TURKEY

The German Ambas- Franz

sador to Turkey, Pros

von

Papen, arrived

back in Turkey by air

yesterday from

his

visit to Germany, ac- cording to an Istanbul telegram to Berlin,

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FIGHTING

IN HUNAN

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL”

An extremely severe

battle is raging along the

whole north Hunan front,

with the Japanese throw-

Von Papen proceeding in more than 100,000

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

British Advance

at Tobruk

of

men assisted by an in- creased number 'planes; the Chinese troops are resisting stub- [bornly.

Chungking says 'heavy casual- ties were suffered by the Japanese but the onslaught is continuing unabated.

General Hsueh Yuen, defending

to Changsha, belleved be the Japanese objective, has been giv- en $100,000 for rellef by the Interna- Chinese Government, tional News Service.

China's Air Attack Chinese air squadrons, yesterday

STALAG 18 "A" THE GER MAN PRISON CAMP WHICH CONTAINS 5,300 BRITISH PR}, SONERS OF WAR INCLUDING

Yesterday's Cairo took active part in operations on DOMINION TROOPS CAPTUR GHQ communique an- the north Hunan front and suc- ED. IN. GREECE AND CRETE, IS STATED BY THE WAR OFFICE nounced that the Britishceeded in inflicting heavy casual- TO BE GENERALLY A SATIS forces at. Tobrukare naval craft on the Milo River and ties on Japanese land units and

FACTORY CAMP.

The health of the prisoners is steadily penetrating be- the Tungting Lake. said to be in general satisfactory. yond the perimeter de- Red Cross parcels are arriving

well.

wave

Chinese troops were greatly cheered by the presence of the fences.

war planes and launched Stalag 18 "D" contains 3,500 The communique stated: "As a after wave of attacks on the Ja- British prisoners of war from result of their victorious patrol-panese. Greece and Crete. The camp is ling activities our forces at Tobruk

Fighting now centres principal- still far from completion but the are steadily enlarging the arealy on the banks of the Mila River authorities are working hard at it. outside our perimeter defences where the Japanese main forces Morale of the prisoners is high which the enemy is forced night are being subiected to localised

Red ly to evacuate. and health generally good.

attacks. Central News. "In the frontier area aggressive Cross parcels are also reaching this

patrols is con- camp in satisfactory quantities.-action by our

tinuing." British Wireless.

NAZIS BY

Reuter.

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RAID ON

IMPRESSED GERMAN LENINGRAD AIR BASE DEFENCE SYSTEM

The destruction of a German aerodrome and 17. 'planes is described by the Moscow. radio.

Near the town of "S" the Ger- mano bullt an aerodrome from

THE SUPERIORITY of the Leningrad de- which they tried to attack Lenin-

Capt. Iermachenkev re-

to be stiffened with German rein- fence system compared to the Maginot Line,ceived orders to locate this aero-

forcements.

Severe Mauling

both as regards the number of

| and their adaptation to the swampy cations

terrain,

is admitted in the German "Militaerische Russian counter-attacks are re- Korrespondenz und Deutschland,”

In the central sector successful)

ported in the neighbourhood of Glukhov, where one of the pincer

arms of Marshal von Bock's troops

beyond Gomel has been severely mauled:

At Smolensk, too, the initia

It says, "The French fought with tradi- tional bravery but without the deep political conviction which makes the Russians more stubborn and is causing heavy losses."

tiva is still with Marshal Timo- |

It says

the Russian defences, shanko, although it may be ex-have proved "extraordinarily pacted the Germans will now severe obstacles" consisting of davote more of their attention huge tank traps and rows: to this sector, where they have often 10 or 12 miles deep- of been driven back as much as 30] pine trunks rammed several miles in places,

After 92 days of violent battle the Russians are still fighting strongly and the only one of their Their object was to get further main objectives captured by the Information on the manner in Germans is Kiev, the least impor- which American factories cantant militarily and strategically with Leningrad or their compared Cooperate and co-ordinate butput in conjunction with British Moscow.-Reuter. output.

FIFTY SHOT IN CROATIA

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drome.

After some hours-flying: he found it and saw enemy pilots preparing to carry out a raid: They did not see him and he

returned to base.

A short time later, with an air squadron of bombers and 'fighters, he returned, "The Gar- mans were taken by surprise when the Russians began to bomb the aerodrome, and machine-gun it

In the first attack 12. enemy planes were destroyed and in the next attack five more. Three Messerschmittsattempted to take. off but were shot down.

The enemy aerodrome was dósk- troyed and a big oll store set on All the Russian, planes return-

LIFT OPERATOR CAUTIONED

yards into the earth, as well as (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL”) pine trees cut down a yard above. The execution before firing the ground, concrete pyramids squads of 50 Jews and Communed safely, British Wireless. and barbed wire.

ists, purveyors of Communist "'intellectual Garrisons were able to occupy propaganda, and the great ring of forts imme- perpetrators" of the recent Zagreb diately the squads of clvll bombing, was announced by the workers, had finished their con- Croatian Minister of Interior yes-

terday -International struction, it adds. Th

News Ser The forts are fully protected vice. against all but the heaviest bombs

operator, and shells. V

BURGLAR GAOLED Tam Ping, was cautioned, by Mr. „Tribute is also

H. G. Sheldon, K.C., at the Cen- NO DAYLIGHT AIR garrisons formed by Leningrad Lee Ching, 23, was sentenced, tral Magistracy this morning, for factory workers which "have to six months" hard labour, by stealing four bottles of pills from VISITORS

praved excellent despite their Mr. G. T. Lowry at the Central the office of the China Provident very short training.

Magistracy this morning, for bur-Loan and Mortgage Company Regarding daylight air activity | AIR ATTACKS ARE OF LIT-glary at No. 3, Lower Lasear Row. yesterday,

Detective Sub Inspector F. Accused stated that he was siele machinery to the manufacture of over Britain yesterday the official, TLE USE IN THESE SECTORS; war materials. We shall profit communique states there is no-THE STATEMENT CONCLUDES. Nolun said accused stole clothing and needed the pills to cure Him-.

from the premlacs,

self. by your experience."- Reuter, thing to 'roport British Wireless. 1 — REUTER,

Both visitors declared them- selves deeply impressed with whatį they saw.

Mr. Biggers said: "I was par

ticularly impressed by the man- hor in which British manufac

turers have converted peacetime

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to the

55-year-old lift