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Remarkable Way In Which The Navy Has Maintained Volume Of Raw Materials Emphasised By First Lord

LONDON, June 30 (British Wireless)The remarkable way increasing help of the In which the Navy, with the steadily Coastal Command of the R.A.F., has maintained such x-vokime of food, raw materials and increasing quantities of munitions from the Dominions and the United States, was emphasised by the First Lord of the Admiralty, MR. A. V. ALEXANDER, in a speech at Sheerness.

"No one could possibly exaggerate," said Mr. Alexander, "the magnitude and gravity of the task which has confronted 'the Royal Navy since the double event in the middle of 1940, which resulted in the withdrawal of the French Fleet from the Allied forces and the acquisition of the Italian forces by the Axis, "When this is coupled with the gramme of the USA. and other faet that Germany found herself overseas building, and also to in- possessed of

the output of repairs of bases for aircraft, crease surface falders and U-boats from merchant slipping."

Mr. Alexander condemned the the northernmost part of Norway

statements about to the Bay of Biscay, while Britain exaggerated was left almost alone, it can bet-slackness on the part of workers. ter be understood how great has 'In fact," he said, "compared with been the strain upon our sea for the output of shipbuilding. navali ces in order to withstand the most and merchant, in the years 1915- Intense counter-blockade in our 16, results achtered in the first 2 history composed of such a variety months of this war have been re- of forms of attack upon our mer-markable, bearing in mind that we chant shipping-mines, surface have far fewer shipyards avail- raiders. U-boats and bombers from able and little more than half the

number of workers compared the air."

1914-18 in shipyards,

After stating that the losses of had been merchant shipping

to

MUST NOT OBSCURE "That, however must not be heavy and of a very importance," Mr. Alexander said that the main- allowed to obscure the fact that Afterwards! tenance of imports had been made because of the balance of forces possible not only by the support of against us the need is more urgent the Navy and Coastal Command, and we require the greatest pos-

losses had been replaced.

forts to prevent it from going the typhoon appeared to be slow over the side into the ses were in ing down with a tendency to move

on a westerly track so that it was but also by the extent to which sible effort in increasing volume likely it would pass south of the Colony At uidnight Ils position A coolie. Wong Tang. 50, was

was given 60 miles SSE of blown off the roof of Peak Man sions about 11.30 yesterday morn- Hongkong moving WNW. ing and his dead body was found in Stubbs Road.

The man was employed at the Peak Manstons, and occupied a space on the roof to look after the D'arc

In Chatham Road, Kowloon, trees WPIC prooted and the roofs of the Marsman godown were torn

off

The

TIN HELMETS

children's playground in Chatham Road was badly damaged

Police wore the helmets for the first time in a typhoon yesterday as a precaution against flying de- bris.

WHEN TYPHOON FIRST APPEARED

The typhoon first appeared on June 23 In the Pacific appro-

As

MOTION SLIGHT From that time its motion be

came very slight and then ceased altogether The remarkable feature of this typhoon was the steady north east direction of the wina

for practically a day and a half

The typhoon having slowed up it started to increase in strength which is a most unusual feature

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and speeding up of delivery of ships, guns, tanks and planes." NEW MERCHANT TONNAGE

The First Lord' concluded: "The "We have built in this country. and have finished. a considerable country's need at this moment es- quantity new merchant ton-pecially emphasises the necessity nage: we have purchased another for money to be subscribed to the For this to uverseas, we have converted to have the fullest possible effect in large quantity of tonnage from Government Loan.

of stabilising the financial position; our use a substantial amount

tonnage captured: and money loaned to the Government enemy have also cherkered some tonnage should represent genuine saving. o! neutral character nat pre- vlous'y employed in the conveying of goods to this country.

"If our people can be persuaded to refrain from unnecessary con-

umption they will, first of all..

the problem of Imports; "It is imperative, however, in ease spite of these four important fac- econdly, their personal expendi- The maximum wind velocity re- gistered up to 9 a.m. yesterday was tors. to point out that there is ture will well be less, and, if sav

reason why 80 mp.. which was recorded at every

a maximum ing is invested in the Government 8.41 am, while Forces 6, 8, and over possible effort should be made to loans Anancing law, we shall avoid were registered from midnight on increase production of merchant uncontrolled inflation and, at the Sunday. Gap Rock and Waglan each connage in this country as well as registered Force 8 and over from.

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Russian Army Claim GEN. DENTZ'S

Holding Own In Two Great Battles

LONDON, June 30 Reuter)-THE RUSSIAN ARMY CLAIMED YESTERDAY TO BE HOLDING ITS OWN IN TWO GREAT BAT- TLES THAT HAVE BEEN RAGING FOR THREE DAYS IN WHITE RUSSIA AND EASTERN POLAND,

The struggle is swaying to and fro, over the vast battle- field on some 3,000 square t'es, ranging from Minsk, the White important Polish town of Russian capital, in the n ́rth to the Lwow, in the south.

The two armies. trained in almost identical methods of mo- dern warfare, are al grips in a confused melee of tanks, guns and men.

Armoured units, with motorised

member of the investing detachments following behind, 2 p.m. on Sunday. The greatest tonnage as can be provided from public for hls, or her. use after have

force

at Gap Rock the expertenced was at 8 am. yesterday when ai 30 m.ph. gust from the north- east was registered,

ximately 300 miles East of YLD The lowest barometer reading:

This was maintained unt! It was 200 miles

moving in a NW track.

was 29.087 inches at 9 a.m. yester- |day It continued to fall steadily east of Manlia when it showed a and at 5 pm read 28.906 inches. tendency to recurve, but soon after

new

and

expanding

pro- the War."

Serious Fighting In Area Round Minsk

but

doubt

thrust far abead of their main forces of infantry and i artillery. Behind these units: fighting is continuing with abated fury.

un-

In this way the Germans re- ported last night that their tanks had pushed on beyond-Minsk and

HAMBURG, BREMEN ..

FROM SYRIA

LONDON, Jun "The efforts.

(Reuter) →

of British to break our resistance remains un- successful, states Gen, Dent's communique from Byria, accord ing to the Paris Hadio.

"In mountainous region, south of Lebanon, we evacuated or advance posts protected by our artillery which caused heavy enemy losses.

"In southern Syria the British have contacted our troops in the region of Nebek while enemy ele ments which. had infiltrated into our positions north-west of Damas 026

were repelled with heavy fosses.

was

At Palmyra the garrison severely raided by the RAF -oh

the morning of June 28 but con

ATTACKED mined its herole restatance and

On Sunday night, RAF, bombers effected local counter-attacks.

"Enemy aircraft bomber Deir Zor, causing casualties among the civilian population."

were now astride a 400-mile long made heavy attacks on the ship motor highway to Moscow.

building yards and industrial tar Cont'd from Page 1

Earlier in the day the Soviet gets of Hamburg and Bremen, resumed a northwest track, having | MT A. Manel Fox, the Ameri -

CAPTURE ADMITTED crossed Luzon on June 28, accord- can member on the Sino-American the Soviets state they lost 850 air-agents were engaged in subversive High Command stated that the Big fires were caused and great

activities which were contrary to German tank rush in the Minsk damage was done. Ing to the Royal Observatory.

VICHY, June 30 (Reuter) The Very few German planes ap Currency Stabilisation Board, and craft and 900 tanks.

direction had been stopped. Soviet Them 18 no confirmation of the safety of the State. The first distance signals were Mr. William H Taylor, alternate

troops were said FLAT, GRANDIOSE

to be counter-proached Britain on Sunday night capture by the Allies of Nebex, 95 Agures hosted in Hongkong at 9.47 am member, who arrived in Shanghal these

(Reuter) attacking the main Nazi forces be- and of those that did. one was miles north-east of Damascus. LONDON, June 30

effort to on Saturday the position given be

admitted in a statement aspect shot down. last week, have been busy discus is felt in London that the Ger

German announcements concern-hind the tanks in an ing within 60 miles of Lat. 18 N sing with responsible officials of mans have suffered heavy losses.

are prevent them bursting through

A few bombs were dropped in here last night by the Vichy Newa The Vichy

hasing the Russlab campaign Government

Agency. Long. 121 E. moving north west, the Central Bank of China, the

off diplomatic relations flat in some respects and grandiose and joining up between Minsk ad Eastern England.. sc-¡broken The No. 1 signal was helated at 3.47 | Chinese carrency problems,

On with Russia. stating that the in others, says THE TIMES MI Baranovitch, p.m. on Saturday and the No. 7 at cording to a Shanghai report.

a action was taken because Soviet tary correspondent. of these discussion the basis 8 am on Sunday.

By 3 a.m. on Sunday wind velo-report will be submitted to the elty had reached Force 6 (about Board. (Central News).

EGYPTIAN

New Zealand, Rhodesian PROTESTS:

Pilots Honoured In Latest R.A.F. Awards

LONDON, Jane 39 (British Wireless) - New Zealand and Rhodesian pilots are among those honoured in the latest list of Royal Air Force awards.

ANDERSON One New Zealander is PILOT OFFICER J. R. who receives the DF.C. for daring work this month during a low level attack on dockside buildings at Brest where the German warship Scharnhorst, Gaelsenna and Prinz, Eugen lying.

Another 18 PILOT OFFICER J..

W. STEVERB who wins the same award for gallant work

same area,

in the

are

NO MORE

She would officially record the raids and leave world opinion to be the judge of the bombing of a Ineutral country.

DISASTROUS RAINSTORM IN WESTERN JAPAN

They tell no more than the Red Army bas itself put on record.

The advance has certainly been rapid but so it was expected to be

| south-west.

BO miles

to the

Berlin states that their tactics have resulted in big Soviet forces boing encircled in this area.

TANKS HALTED

DASH AND INITIATIVE OF BRITISH BRIGADIER

LONDON, June 30 (Reuter) LARGE-SCALE ARMY EKEK- DISES IN NORTHERN IRELAND, including the repelling of a German invasion, nearly came to an abrupt end following the dash and initiative of a British brigadier who captured the ken- eral headquarters of the enemy in a surprise attack.

The umpires released some of the captured commanders so as to allow the exercise to continue.

For five days and nights thou thousand vehicles crossed in less.

eral

teral

and, possibly, the Germans expect In an other great battle round ed it to be faster still Even their the Polish town of Lück, about 250 claim that tanks have penetrated miles south-west of Minsk, on the beyond Minsk towards Moscow other side of the Pripet Marshes, but another version of the Boviet the Russians claim that German CAIRO, June 30 Reuter-The report that their forces are fight tanks have been balted.

Yesterday's Soviet communique Egyptian Prime Minister, Husseining near Minsk to prevent the! Sirry Pasha stated today that German main body from regaining says, "Heavy losses have been in- Since three Egyptian protests to touch with the bodles of tanks ficted on them. Further south in-. Italy and Germany against air which have broken through and tensive fighting la reported in the raids on Egyptian territory h-d re-in the rear of which the defence Lwow district where the Germans sands of men and vehicles were then 24 hours

claim to be advancing on the engaged in these important exer- At this critical: "moment mained unanswered Egypt would has closed in,

operations the "German". AIR CLAIMS

town, after taking "the strongest cisas. not protest in future.

If there is anything in there and most modern fortifications" to The "Germans" were attempting pushed from his headquarters to break through to Belfast after battalion was in the course announcements in the nature of a the west.

Operations on the Soviet-Fin-landing in Ulster and pushing up moving to the right flank position triumph it lies in the "claims to have destroyed vast numbers of nish frontier are mentored for from the south-west. The British when a British brigadier acting Russian aircraft and tanks and the first time in yesterday's Mos- general expected the main enemy purely on his own initiati

attack to come from the south in two battalions over the enveloped two Russian armies in cow communique.

The bridge of boats over the where the rivers were less of an and succeeded in striki the neighbourhood of Bialystok,

constructed by obstacle but the "German" com- through to the enemy's Figures of Russian aircraft and Danube recently tanks destroyed should not be ac- the Germans between Giurgiu, in

preferred to beadquarters. cepted. The German Army often Rumania, and Rustchuk, in Bulmander-in-chief tells the truth if, perhaps only garta, has been damaged by Rus. carry out a blitzkrieg northwards In a very rapid advance his because its campaigns have gone slan bombing planes, states the where his first obstacle was the troops surrounded the headquar MONS who gains the bar to the TOKYO, June 30 (Renter)-With the disastrous three-day rain-

well hitherto the Luftwaffe never. Istanbul correspondent of the In- formidable 100-yards wide River ters and captured, the general and most of his star and at least two dependent French agency. DF.C. following a sweep against storm finally coming to an and yesterday morning, WESTERN

The claim of the capture of 40,-

Reports from Constanza indicate By pushing forward reconnais- brigadiers, the Dutch

Such a disaster with its remult enemy shipping off

JAPAN, including Kyushu. has staggered to her feet and begun to

000 prisoners is small by compari- coast in the courge of which his check up and clean up the tremendous destruction caused by a son with the length of the front that 60 per cent of the bridges sance troops and dropping para- filght destroyed two vessels. each 52-year record of rain.

and the depth of the advance. It were destroyed by Russian bomb chutists he hoped to secure at in disorganisation and obses one of the bridges The would almost certainly have led of 5,000 toru.

The main railway lines south of of acres of land and the repairing is not unduly optimistic, to suggest in huge quantities of goods, least British winners of the D.FC.

done their work too well and

SKELETON;" STAFF- are beginning to resume of damage to tens of thousands of that the Germans were hoping to much of which were intended for Ulster Home Guard, however, had to a complete rout of the enemy. are ACTING FLIGHT-LIEUTEN- Kyoto

rather more sensational Turkey, being burned.

when he arrived he found every

ruled The umpires, however ANT 8. G. STOCK and FLYING service on a cautious scale today Dooded houses.

Meanwhile, the total of flood events to report

ITAIJAN REFUGEES

one of the bridges had been blown that the general and enough offi. OFFICER R. W. OOX. The former while various prefectures started

The same correspondent says up.

cers, to constitute a skeleton staff, hundreds of victims has increased to 08, accord- was attacked by three ME-109's the rebuilding of

that Italian refugees from Syria

HEAVY LOSSES.

had escaped. Thus the "exercise during a sweep of the coastline bridges, the draining of thousands ing to the latest roports, HARDEST HIT

After Royal Engineers had com, was able to continue, The Russian Air Force her not are continuing to pour into Iatan- from Flushing to Dunkirk but by

pleted their task of bridging the LONDON, June 80 (Router)-One The hardest hit prefecture was

omnibuses to dong. Brilliant shooting he destroyed one and damaged another. --

of the reasons for the visit or M. Fukuoka with 52 dead, 20 seriously been driven from the skies and but and are being sent on in F. O. Cox took part in a similar Banolt Mechin, Admiral Darian's injured and five missing, while 126 Ruslan oured brigades are Mail connexions between Istan- wide river, suffering heavy losses bul std the rest of Europe are from the air in the process, over "operation and fought ME-109's Secretary of State, to Ankara is bridges were washed out and over

of direct bomber control enabled? with determination and success, the wave of resignations among 17,000 houses inundated.

It would be an exaggeration to now completely revered. It is now Osaka God Kyotd reported -a

British Empire and with Rusala. key is speeding up the construse the ground commander in a kn A few days previously he carried the Turkish diplomatic personnel

In view of the difficulties of tion of two railway lines, which corner to get support from th out an operation successfully in Turkey, says the Istanbul eor combined total of 14000 houses

possible to correspond with the

Bir in a furprisingly short time.

munication with his ban

The Rhodesian is ACTING SQUADRON-LEADER PH.A. SIM-

though deprived of wireless com- respondent of the independent nooded owing to the rivers over

French Agency

fldwing.

bave

For the moment, it is clear - that no decision has béba reached, ed

still counter-attacking

Buff the multiple communique a damp squib but it is not quite, the which Germany was looking for

soaring and gleaming rocket tå

Ward.

Bann.

communication with Europe Tur are run to Trani and Tran.

The minet Leartening feature of

the operations was the excellent co-operation between ground and

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