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CONFUSED AND CONFLICTING

Grim Duel

Duel On Soviet Front

Heavy German CLARKE Crimea Offensive INCIDENT

ISLE OF MAN INCIDENTS

The disturbance at the Peel (Isle of Man) intern- ment camp which follow- ed the recapture of three

men who had escaped, is

the subject of an official inquiry by the Home Office.

A statement issued yesterday stated the inquiry is nearing.com- pletion and already it is clear thất some of the accounts of the in- cident, were exaggerated.

SAS Thore was much shouting and

disorderly, conduct but no an snulg directed at any person-and- only two were slightly Injured. The Home Secretary However, takes a serious view of the distur bance and appropriate measures will be taken to prevent a recur- rence of this state of affairs, when the inquiry is completed. Reuter.

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SPITFIRES PROTECT SOVIET BOMBERS

(Military Commentary By "Annalist”)

NEWS FROM THE EASTERN BATTLE: FRONT IS AGAIN CONFUSED AND CONFLICT: ING. ALTHOUGH BOTH SIDES SPEAK OF HEAVY FIGHTING AT LENINGRAD AND ODESSA, AT NEITHER OF THESE BASTIONS OF SOVIET RESISTANCE DO THE GERMANS APPEAR TO HAVE MADE ANY HEADWAY.

The Germans now assert that the reduc- bombing operations, ittion of Leningrad is a matter of two or three days but they have made similar claims on previous occasions, probably with as much justification.

R.A.F. fighters cently escorted Rus- sian aircraft in several

was learned authorita-

tively in London- ferday.

No fighter opposi- tion was encountered.

Reuter.

RUMANIAN TROOPS ROUTED AT ODESSA

THE POSITION of the Odesso garrison. has been greatly improved by an action in which the 13th and 15th Rumanian Infantry Divisions were routed for the second time, it was announced in Moscow yesterday.

These troops, after an earlier mauling at the hands of the Russians, were reformed and flung against the defences in an effort on which their commanders evidently pinned high hopes, says the 'Red Star ''

Shock To N. Y. Market

|

Certainly there is no sign of any

| weakening of confidence in the

tone of the Russian communiques, SHOOT ON

and independent news messages.

from Leningrad.

The populatioḥ, men and wo✨ men, soom to be animated, with

SIGHT POLL

Nazis Behind Affair?

Sir Robert Craigie, Bri tish Ambassador-

in Tokyo, has taken up with the Japanese Government the matter of the dis- appearance of Mrs. Denzil Clarke, wife of the British

Assistant Press Attache

in Peiping, who is believed to have been kidnapped.

Representations have already been made to the local Japanese fauthorities in Felning.

IT IS HIGHLY PROBABLE. STATES REUTER'S DIPLOMA”, TICE CORRESPONDENT, THAT THE GERMANS ARE AT THE an unbreakable spirit that has FIFTY-SIX PER CENT OF THEY WERE BEHIND THE ELĪBACK OF THIS OUTRAGE AS more than matched the ruthless AMERICANS APPROVE IN GEN-WHOLESALE ARRESTS OF BRI- Vardour of the Nazi assailants, ERAL "FOR" "HAVING THE TISH SUBJECTS LAST YEAR.

In the central sector, the fight-

UNITED STATES SHOOT GER-I ing seems more stabilised, with MAN SUBMARINES OR WAR It is extremely curious that the initiative with the Soviet in SHIPS ON SIGHT," ACCORDING. whenever relations between Great local counter-attacks which gain TO THE LATEST GALLUP Britain and Japan appear to be some ground and inflict heavy POLL, THE RESULT OF WHIGH showing signs of improvement. losses

WAB ISSUED IN NEW YORK, some incident of this kind: occurs YESTERDAY:

to set them back. Thirty-four per cent. disapprov- the south, reports have ed and 10 per cent were unde- reached London suggesting that cided, the Germans are launching The survey was made approxi

airly heavy offensive against the mately a week after President they are:

Roosevelt's broadcast on the pru tenance tection of convoys Reuter-

Crimea Offensive

Crimea.

Four divisions.are reported, to. have been allotted this taske, that is about 70,000 men, but if the Russian defence is on the scale of other parts of the front the Germans will find them-none too many.

Strong defence lines on the topol naval base who are known

Isthmus, sailors from the Sebas-

to be tough aghting men, and air- craft from the naval air base Lin After day-long fighting the Ru- the Crimea, will all contribute to manlans broke through the Soviet the defence. lines at the cost of several hun- dred dead.

? Undismayed the Russlang-To- grouped thele forces and *ed the flank of the

"troops", and isojated, the the main army before th

could be exploited..

When on the other flanie a sur¬ prise attack was made with the Jaid of Soviet - naval units, landed from the sea, the Rumanians broke and fled.

"ARB result the "Red

fonce concluded the Odessa was pushed forwRTU siderable distance. Rauter

recommendation by Mr. Henry Morgenthau US Secretary of Trea Sury

that all profits should be limited to six.

ring the pre But treme – lossCS gency caused

one of the

rom one to

when ggested

genthau's suggestion was

Second Crete?

If the Germans use parachut- Ists and air-borne troops, as in Crete, they must face the fact that the defenders of the Crimea: ore erous than those of even allowing for the being three times the size.

"KNEW TOO MUCH!

SIGNOR SEBASTJANI; "FOR" TER PERSONAL - SECRETARY TO MUSSOLINI - HAS BEEN LA KILLED IN A FLYING ACCI-

the DENTES ACCORDING THE

from GENEVA REPORT ETO Mr. Mor= | OFFICIAL = "RUSSIAN

to AGENCY LAST NIGHT".

NEWS

sharpest New York Stock encounter strong opposition in The agency adds there. Ture Market breaks since April both houses of

Some 1.200,000 shares

Steels, motors, aircraft, and hands during the day, other industrial specialties were largest total for two m among the ratito tumble, ddelinom Rautor

Sav! rumours In Rome that the acció ged dent was one in ñamo only and

that Sebastiani's death was really due to the fact that “ha knew too much."— Router":

The British Government hold the Japanese responsible for the disappear of Mrs. Clarke as

sible for the main-1 and order in Pei-

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