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伍拾症佰捌仟伍离式第
"HITLER
REPORTED
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1941.
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ON RUSSIAN HOW DOES THE NEW SITUATION
FRONT: REPEATED ATTEMPTS BY
GERMANS TO
TO CAPTURE CERNAUTI CLAIMED UNSUCCESSFUL
HERR HITLER IS WITH HIS TROOPS ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT AND YES- TERDAY'S GERMAN COMMUNIQUE DATED FROM "THE FUEHRER'S HEADQUAR- TERS," STATED: IN THE EAST, OPERATIONS OF THE ARMY, AIR FORCE AND
FAVOURABLY NAVY AKE PROGRESSING SO
THAT GREAT SUCCESSES
EXPECTED.
AIRCRAFT BOMBED
RESIDENTIAL
DISTRICTS
ARE
AT
THERE WERE FATAL CASUALTIES IN PARTICULAR PRISONERS OF WAR. SEVERAL BUILDINGS WERE DESTROYED OR
SOVIET ** ISOLATED MEMEI AND KONIGSBERG. AMONG DAMAGED."
Comm aling on the situation on the Rumanian-Russian front, the Bucharest correspondent of the NEUE ZERCHER ZEITUNG says that a large part of the former German Army in the Balkans is understood to be pushing northwards from Mol beyond Cernaut in Bukovina, says Reuter.
Black Sea Port Of Constanza Ablaze
ia
The southern wing, con- sisting mainly of Rumanian troops, is said to have cross-
shal
RUSSIAN ASSETS
IN AMERICA
WASHINGTON, Jure 25 (Reuter) --The
the Treasury has lifted restrictions from Russian money in the United States.
The Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Henry Morgenthau, signed the order at the request of the State Department and, after consulting the Department of Justice.
SIR R. CAMPBELL FOR WASHINGTON
Ronald lan Campbell, former Min
LONDON, June 25 (Reuter)--Sir
AFFECT JAPAN-SOVIET PACT?
Sir Frederick Whyte Seeks To Explain What
What Was In Hitler's
Mind When He Decided On His Fresh Campaign Against Russia
"HERR HITLER HAS GIVEN THE WAR A NEW TWIST. His pact attack on the Soviet Union has come as a complete surprise to Japan, HOW DOES THE NEW SITUATION AFFECT THE AGREEMENT JAPAN HAS REACHED? " said SIR FRED- ERICK WHYTE, K.C.S.I., former Political Adviser to the Chinese National Govern- ment, in the course of a broadcast from London yesterday when he sought to explain what was in Herr Hitler's mind when he decided on this fresh campaign,
"IF HERR HITLER CAN TEAR UP AGREEMENTS SO EASILY, WHERE DOES THIS PLACE JAPAN?" continued Sir Frederick.
"Japan thought that her place was defined when she Joined the Tripartite Pact,
which Japan,; according to Germany and Italy were to
Japan's Own Treaty Value Involved
A TOKYO. June 25 (Reuter)~~~While a Government statement on
repeated attempts by the Charles is appointed Ambassador arrangements made under it did/"devaluates the motor power" of the Tripartite Alliance as well as
MOSCOW, June 25 (Reuter) — THË RUMANIAN BLACK SEA PORT OF CONSTANZA IS ABLAZE FROM A SOVIET AIR BOM- BARDMENT. states the Red Army communique which also reports a heavy bombing of the Danube port of Sulina.
Soviet bombers similarly thrice raided Danzig. East Prussian capture Cernauti and gain a foot- capital. Konisberg. Warsaw and Lublin,
SOVIET-GERMAN
MILITARY STRENGTH
CHUNGKING, June 25 (R+u- Ler) The Central Daily News estimates the respect ve mili tary strength of the Soviet and German forces as follows:
Germany. 25 div.stons, or 'between 2.500,000 8,250,000 troops and 15,000 aircraft:
Soviet. mobil sable forces 12,500,00 men, 7,000 aircraft. including 2,000 planes stat on- ed in the Far East.
לקם
No Important Decision
German and Rumanian
hold on the eastern bank of the River Pruth have not been success- ful.
JAPAN UNABLE TO MAKE DECISION
ed the River Pruth and to be ter in Belgrade, has been ap-go to war together IF ONE; approaching the former Rus-painted Minister in Washington in OF THE THREE PARTIES slan frontier on the River succession to Sir Gerald Campbell, WAS ATTACKED BY Dneister in the direction of who was recently made Director POWER NOT AT PRESENT the Soviet-German war is still awaited pending the High Com
General of Information in the
mand conference this afternoon, the KOKUMIN SHIMBUN asserts, INVOLVED IN THE WAR, the Black Sea port of Odessa.
United States. A Russian communique claimed
Sir Nuel Hughes Havelock
"But the Past also said that the it is obvious that the impossibility of exporting to the Axis via Siberia
the Soviet Nentrality Fact. urmies to in Rio de Janeiro in succession to not in any way affect the political
Bir Geoffrey Knox.
status that exists at present be- "At least, some of those com tween the contracting parties and mitents cannot be fulfilled which Sir Noel is made a K.Ü.M.G. on
the Soviet Union.
involves the question of Japan's Its appointment
"Japan, under her own treaty own treaty value," said the Ko- with Russia, agreed that if either kumin, Russia or Japan becomes the ob- The NICHI NICHI SHIMBUN, north-west, this triangle of Ger- German and Russian tanks and
ject of military action by a third warming that "the situation does Mr. Chen Kwan-pu, Chairman of Party they man attacks in the Shauial area
would preserve neu-not allow the loss of even a single was repelled, tank. Infantry facing all along the 1,500-
thu Chinese Currency Stabilisation trailty towards each other through day's delay", in Lithua
mile Russo-German front, while Board. accompained by MI.
that Japan says formations destroyed and a
Soviet and German bombers are snung-sen,
Pel out the entire period of such a should take advantage of this mechanised regiment annihilated.
the conflict.
"one chance of years" to work Baltic and Black Board, proceeded to Kunming by setting aflame ferman parachutists are being Sea ports used by the
toward the establishment of the sir on Tuesday, to collect data for dropped behind the lines in small
and Soviet Flects.
the Board. They expect to remain partles in the uniform of Soviet milamen, but these are
in Kanming for three weeks before being
returning to Chunging. says death with by a special branch of
Reuter, The Red Army.
In the north, fierce fighting in defence of ground in Vilna and Kaunas is proceeding while to
Large German aku boviet tank formations are still engaged in the battle in the Brodsk агеб in southern Poland.
AIR LOSSES
Soviet air losses since the begin- ning of hostilities total 374 mostly from attacks on aerodromes, while German losses are 181 in combat MADRID, June 25 (Reuter)-A and 220 from Soviet bombing of communique issued after the two-Nazi aerodromes.
day meeting Of the Spanish The communique accuses Finland Cabinet contained no important of lending her territory to the Ger- decision as the result of the out-man army and air force for the break of war between Ormany past 10 days. and Russia.
The Foreign
Minister. Senot
German Army units which tried to cross the Soviet border in the Buner. 18 stated to have informed Kulojaarvi region from Finland, on! the meeting of the Nazi announce-Monday, were repelled. ment of the German war against Russia
D.F.C. AWARD
CRIPPS MEMBER
OF P.C. The DFC has been awarded to Acting Squadron-Leader C. A. Sir Stafford Cripps, British, Am- Pritchard, who was born in New bassador to Russia, has been made South Wales.
a member of the Privy Coubell.
Today's News Summary
FIERCE BATTLES ON A 1,500-MILE FRONT between Russiens and Germany are reported Hitler is stated to be with his troops on the Soviet front, Repeated German attempts to capture Cer- nauti have been repelled according to a Red Army communique.. The Rumanian Black Sea port of Constanza is oblaze after a Sovlot aerial bombardment.
THE RAF RELENTLESS OFFENSIVE AGAINST the German Industrial war centre is continuing and on Tuesday night the 14th successive raid was carried out. It is reported that the bombs drop- ped during the past fortnight were heavier than for the whole of April,
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JAPAN'S ATTITUDE TO THE RUSSO-GERMAN WAR unknown and the general opinia in Chinese Press and public cir- oles in Chungking is that Japan le at the cross roads and cannot make a decision. An emergency conference was called in Tokyo yesterday,
NAZI AGENTS, NUMBERING ABOUT. 300 TO 400 YOUTHS. 'wearing Talanglat uniforma, demonstrated in Front of the British Embassy in Madrid on Tuesday hurling bricks and smashing almost all the windows of the building. The Britialı Ambassador to Spain had protested to the Spanias Government,
!
FIERCE BATTLES
There are ferce battles between
German
The German High Command maintained reserve on the progress
Cont'd Page 7, Col. 3
BRITAIN
GIGANTIC WORLD HAS
£
member of
TOOK NO ACCOUNT "How is Japan to and her way new order in East Asia by pre- through this tangle of agreements paring herself to take direct action which Herr Hitler has turned into where necessary.
Cont'd Page 7, Col. 1
DEVELOPING
AIR
EVER
MOST OFFENSIVE
KNOWN
THE ROYAL AIR FORCE IS DEVELOPING. THE MOST GIGANTIC AIE OFFENSIVE THE WORLD HAS EVER KNOWN AND, carrying out Mr. Churchill's pledge given on Sunday night, British bombers continued their sustained offensive against the German war machine on Tuesday for the 14th night in succession.
Heavy attacks were made at COLOGNE, DUSSELDORF and the naval base at KIEL and also at CALAIS and BOULOGNE. Flashes from exploding bombs made flares 20 miles long on the French
coastline.
kaya:
"For those who have the strength and courage, world changes always offer heaven-sent opportunities, but those who profit by opportuni- ties are limited to those who are fully prepared."
CREATE ECONOMIC BLÓÇ TOKYO, June 25 (Reuter)-The outbreak of the Soviet-German hostilities should Impress Japan with the fact that it must find its place in East Asia and concentrate on building up a programme of | self-sufficiency in the Orient, lead- ing papers declared editorially this morning.
ed
•
CHUNGKING, June 25 (Reu- ter)--Japan is at the Cross roads and unable to make a decision as to whether to sup- port Germany's attacks on Sa- viet Russia or launch a move in the Southern Pacific-this ap- pears to be the prevailing opinion of the Chinese Press and public here.
The official CENTRAL DAILY NEWS says Japan is postponing announcement of her altitude in connexion with the Soviet- German war to await further development which may deter mine her course of action, The paper asserts that Mr. Sumner Welles' statement ecndemning the German invasion of Russia should also be a warning to Japan.
WELCOMING MANIFESTO
The lles capecially stressed the economic repercussions of the new war on Japan and emphasis- [·
that Japan must create an
LONDON, June 25 (Reuter-A economie bloc of its own at its welcoming manifesto is issued by THE AGGREGATE WRIGHT OF BOMBS USED DURING THE PAST FORTNIGHT WAS MORE
doorstep. THAN FOR THE WHOLE MONTH OF APRIL.
the National Council of Labour in The ASAHI pointed out the So connexion with the declarations by Two of our aircraft are missing | The thuds of bombs were heard: Of Tuesday night's air activity viet-German war cut off one of the British, American and Soviet from the operations on Tuesday on the opposite side of the Chan- over Britain and by the RAF. over Japan's important war-time trade Governments that they would cor- night.
nel later.
Germany, the German High Com-routes. "This fact, as well as the dially co-operate in doing all in Enemy air activity over Britain
Early yesterday, a Heinkel dive-mand communique
"Last fact that current trade with the their power to defeat Germany. the same night was again on a bomber attacked a British convoy, night the German air force bomb United States cannot turn for the small scale, according to an Air It was brought down by AA, freed Important military installa-better should impress Japan with The manifesto expresses warm- Ministry communique, states Rou-
need for creating from the convoy and its escorts. tions in the harbour area of Liver-the
a self-eat greetings to the Russian people No damage or casualty was us-pool with good success.
sufficient economic policy in East and assures them of support in Bombs were dropped on the Mer-tained by the convoy.
"Bomb bits among the docka Asla as early as possible," adds their effort to beat the common seyside and there were strall
utility services and warehouses the paper.
enemy, number of casualties including
caused large fires. Other air at- some persons killed. Four enemy
tacks were directed against port bombers were shot down.
Installations on the Tyne and Tees catuaries and against aerodromes in south-east England.
ter.
50 MILES INLAND
In the daylight sweep on Tues- day, British planes flow 50 miles Inland over occupied France,
in 11 daylight raids in nine days, the Germans lost 121 planes which does not include the destruction of five isolated enemy bombers round the coasts of Britain.
The RAF. lost 28 machines with the pilots of five safo,
The Br.tish squadrons TD- ported that many of the Gor- man planes, dived away and were reluctant to engage In fighting but it was also point-
ed ont that the Messerschmitis were of the 100E typs which are inferior to the Spitfires: Yesterday morning, large forma- tions of British bombers, escorted by fightera headed towards the French coast in what is belløved, ka; be the most, intensive daylight awoop over Northdra Franco..
-On Other- Pages
Page
2 Company meetings; Lawn'
bowla selections; Water- polo. 3-Radio programmes; Coming
events; Crossword puzzle. 4-Eight Vichy aircraft des- troyed in Syria: Big battle between Boviet naval urilte and Luftwaffe: Spectre of Naal victory is removed;· Commons Lorda debate support for Bovlet. 5-Bino-British Cultural Asso- clation annual report; Round the Polles Courts. 6-Leading articlo: Russia's
Charices.
BAB.P. Orders; What's in a
nancy:
"British planes dropped high explosive and incendiary bombs in Western and North-western Ger- many. There were some casual- ties among the civilian population, No damage was done to military targets or objectives of war im- portance.
"Night fighters and naval arti)- lery that down three British planes.
"In attacks by British bómborð urder strong fighter escorts on oc- gupled territory 13 Br.tah air craft were shot down yesterday evening in air batiles and twỏ by anti-aircraft fire.
"A strong formation of German bombora last night attacked the British naval base of Hatra with bombe of all calibres,?.....
Disconcerting Position To Matsuoka, Colleagues
"A FEW DAYS AGO I REFERRED TO THE DIFFICULT POSI TION IN WHICH JAPAN NOW FINDS HERSELF. She faces thie situation in which Great Britain, the United States and Russla are prastically, lined up together-s position which must be most dis- converting to Mr. Matmoka and big colleagues,” said MAJÓR ALLEN MURRAY, B. B. C. news commentator, when he broadcast from London yesterday.
*This is not the first occasion in which Mr. Matsuoka has had to face an uneasy, position. In 1889, for instance, to Japan's mir- prite Germany lined up with Stalin-throwing out the Anti-Comin- fern Faut. And then Mr. Matsuoka was induced to signės pact of friendship and neutrality with Russia,
"By the Tripartite Phot, Japan is now obliged to go to the help of her Axls" ally in her present war wiik Rumla. On the other hand. her past with Humia makes is necessary for her to promeiva neu- trailty in the war in which Russia is now involved,
1 am afraid that it will take all Mr. Matsuoka's ingenuity
· findza, way out of his predicament”
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