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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

Battalion Of German Tanks Retreating From Rogatchev Surrounded And Destroyed

ZURICH, July 17 (Reuter)-It is admitted in Bersus that the Germans are meeting "extremely heavy Russian resistance and strong counter-attacks," writes the Neno Zuercher Zeitung, the Swiss newspaper.

Meanwhile the latest Bussian communique states: "When bur troops approached an aerodrome, right Fascist aeroplanes attempted to take off but owing to the bad state of the en- gines, the personnel of the aerodrome decided to surrender.

"On July 15 a Hungarian bomber landed in Soviet Bessara- bla and surrendered. The crews declared they refused to fight for Fascist Germany.

CLOSE TIES OF ALLIED FRIENDSHIP

LONDON, July 17 (British Wire-.. less) Asked in the House of Commons if he would publish the treaties of alllance between Britain and her Allies the Foreign Secre- tary, Mr. Anthony Eden, said that the only treaty of alliance is the Anglo-Polish agreement regarding mutual assistance signed in London

CABLE

VICHY'S SURRENDER TO NAZIS & EFFECT ON THE IMPORTANCE OF DAKAR

be

Vichy's surrender to Adolf Hitler is destined to have far- reaching reverberations, and holds potents that cannot ignored by the United States, writes Capt, Frederick L. Oliver (U.S.N. Retired) to the "Christian Selence Monitor," "President Roosevelt has stated that should France surrender its colonies on the west coast of Africa to the Germans, the peace and security of the Western Hemisphere is in peril Dakar

'This dect-

one of France's best- The very obvious answer is to In August 25, 1939, and slready developed colonial outposts. It deny Dakar and the several published.

has a SOUR}] but well-sheltered strategically located groups of Mr. Eden added: "It will, how harbour. excellent aerodromes for 1slands to Germany. "A battalion of

enemy tanks captured Tallinn

2012/13 Novkuroa, ever, be recalled that in the reso- both sen and land planes, repair son is more retiring under the

blows of cur says a message received by the lution unanimously adopted at the facilities for ships and planes, attained. troops from Rogatchev was sur-Stockholm Aftonbladet from Hel-inter-Allied meeting in London on including a 600 ft. dry dock. rounded and destroyed.

of

"The crews of the enemy tanks were so exhausted that many the drivers could not get out with out assistance.

"Medical examination

of the

sinkt quoting & Berlin report.

message

Portuguese

FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1941 PAGE 7

Lessons From The Bismarck: Long-Standing Controversy Settled Once & For All

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The long-standing controversy of sen power v, air power was sei- Lied once and for all by the Hood-Bismarck affair and by the battle for Crete. The answer was not that air power had proved indie- putably superior to sea power. The answer was rather that the whole controversy was meaningless, states "Time." Any sea power worthy of the name must work with gir power; air power over the sea is In fact power, The lessons of the Hood-Blamarck chase and of Crete, therefore, were lessons in the balance of these two powers as they team up to fight an opposing balance of the two,

The first duties of air power and about 300 8-in. ahelis, 4.7-10. used as a sea weapon are scouting. shells and other small stuff... easily stated than reconnaissance, keeping touch with Any move against the the enemy. The Bismarck might worthiness was due to her thick, Partly this wonderful shook- and Spanish islands will result in driving these coun- been stalked by US-made Con- an intricate system of cellular never have been sunk had she not modern alloy steel armor, partly to the waiting arms of

solidated (PBY-5) Catalinas, Should they not make

thet: own

accord, embrace them

Wil

be

far

"SARDINE TING”

compartments, "blisters" "torpedo

| burkheads"--all contributing is her great-118-t, beam and calculated

June 12 the Governments represent-

POLITICAL THREAT The message adda that Finnish ed were described as being engag-

tries into This port is one of the paradoxas reconnaissance planes on Sundayed together in the fight against found Tallinn ablaze

Hitler. Occasionally encountered by and ships eggression and they agree to con

the this move of busy evacuating troops,

Although situated on the Fahrer tinue the struggle against German seaman. or Italian oppression until victory the west coast of Africa, it is en- with his usual "protective" grip. EASTERN FRONT

These flying hosts, which have to isolate and minimize each hole personnel showed that the weak- A British Wireless

is won and mutuaily assist

from each vered

the eastward. This These islands, however LAN

a 104-ft wing span and weigh 27,-in her skin. But the crew's faith ness of the prisoners was due to states that after nearly four weeks other to the utmost of their respec anomaly comes from the fact that systematic mainutrition and phy- of fighting on

taken and Cape Verde forms a hook in much greatly

# does not really

080 lb. but are called "sardine tins" in her buoyancy was betrayed. The the eastern tronttive capacities. alexi overstrain"

by British pilots because of their British rescued about 100 of them, matter about 8pain and the Germans have achieved "No formal treaties are Indeed 'the same manner as does Cape Portugal.

Hitler has and Dakar harbour opens from molesting them thus nothing that can be reckoned as necessary to express the close ties Cod,

refrained compactness compared with the but had to move off when subma- a final or even

of friendship which bind the Allled onto the Bay of Goree which lies merely because it

monstrous British-built short sun-rines were reported near by.. substantial ad- vantage

has sulted his derlands, can cruise over 4,000 miles. peoples and which are Snding ex-within the Cape.

convenience. Another base or two and one of them set e British re- pression in deed rather than in Dakar has long been recognised in Iberian waters will, with the cord by staying in the air for 24 words."

potential threat to the exception of pavin; the way security of the Americas.

No one an attack on Gibraltar, make it- knows for sure how well the Nazis tie difference. already have entrenched them- iselves there, but it is rumoured that German technicians have long since

Dakar would be only

HEAVY BATTLES A Soviet communique says that heavy balties continued through out yesterday in the directions of This is the Pskov Smolensk, Novograd-Volinsk

Bobruisk and competent military

by

In

R.A.F. SWEEPS OVER EUROPE

Aus 4

for

ANOTHER STORY Dakar is another story. Vichy 18 on Berlin's lead strong, and it

hours

LUCK'S SHARE!

Luck has contributed a spectu.... cular share to the naval encountere- The Catalinas could fly from the of World War II. When the British- Bismarck to Gibraltar, to Iceland, knocked out the fire-control tower to Britain, and under ideal wea when the Germans dropped a of the Admiral Graf Spee and ther conditions might be refuelled

at sea; but shorter-range alreraft bomb smack down on the plane percolated the colony. would seem that there is no po but for aircraft carriera, Britain something more than skill was in

over the open sea would be helpless elevator shaft of the Illustrious,

opinion held

observers London who add that unless they During the day our air force can go considerably further thetr destroyed motorised units, attack- onslaught will not be worth the ed enemy aircraft on aerodromes expenditure of men and machina and operated against troop con- they have made. centrations on river crossings, and

"It is only fatr to say." is me bombed Ploesti and transport and comment, "that there is deep ad-

the fight they have already pat tures of 4.A.F. operations under- to be supplied by sea, but the "An enemy tank battalion re-up." treating from Rogatcher was sur- rounded and destroyed."

LONDON,

True, July 17 (Reuter)

--

au

albility for the United States

tu

oll tankers ut Sul'na. Tuleen and tration nere for the Russians in one of the most, interesting for advanced base which would have obtain peaceful entry unless Mar; perhaps two. Italy has none. How.. the average number of hits in sea taken in daylight over enemy ter- Germans heretofore have demon raged by Hitler's "roken promises carriers." and they are better than more than 2 per cent. of rounds

Baccea

The Germans claim to

M. O. CRITICISED

BY LORDS DURING DEBATE

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ritory has been the

series of strated sweeps. sometimes carried out maintain seemingly impossible ex

twice in a day.

shal Petain should

has eight carriers, Germany has yolved. Considering the fact that become out-ever, airfields ashore are fixed battle at long range comes to little uncanny ability to

and as a last defiant gesture, pro-mobile carriers because they are fired, the hit on one of Hood's ma- tended and exposed lines of com-

vide entree. Falling peaceful en-not bound by sea carriers' limitazines from extreme range of try we would have to take the tione, and on the continent of nearly 13 mbes was fantastically place. The repulse De

of the ill Europe the Axis controls most of lucky. And the British had their French and British, the fixed carriers.

share of solid luck when one of their dorpedo planes crippled B propeller and the steering

and

the

port

•

was

NIGHT FIGHTING The midday Russian commuubi- Regarding the Russo-German que yesterday stated: "In the war, a military observer in Lon- course of Tuesday night fighting of these offensive measures may Should Portugal and Spain

Those following the fortunes munication. don yesterday stated that the continued in the Pskov, Porkhov. next few days would be crucial Polotsk and Vitebsk directions. have noticed that more

timed Free recently acquired by the Nazis, the Canary, for the Russ'an bold strategy of "In other directions and sectors

there has been indication that Madeira. and Cape Verde groups expedition which attacked Dakar defence in depth.

RAF fighters have encountered of islands would afford bases froin to be sufficiently well fortified to of the front bo

last September proved the

SEA-AIR POWER major engage- have ments took place and no

somewhat increased sub-

opposition, which German submarine and afr stantful changes

Therefore, as the Bismarck and mechanism of the Bismarck, Such is in fact the case.

repet raids which are occurred in the

patrols could effectively guard the

advertised Crete demonstrated, British sea-air

But the main lesson was the need position of the troops.

This is regarded as highly satis- sea route from Lisbon to Dakar. in advance. "In the course of the night our main purposes of these patrols is picture

factory evidence that one of the With the British Navy out of the after-France capitulated, British Two aircraft carriers, the brune,neither atde was progerly co-or Power becomes progressively effec-for co-ordination of all the wea- In a surprise attack made soon tive as it moves away from shore pons, of sea warfare Near Crete air force acted against enemy

United States motorised and mechanised troops

succeeding.

embroiled with Japan in the ught forces succeeded in entering new Victorious and the still un-dinated: Britain, lacking aircraft, When Germany attacked Rus- Pacific,

the harbour and damaged the un-sunk Ark Royal, were able to crip-ships, lost men. But in holing the and continued the bombing of Bla the day fighter strength on the would be a fairly simple

protecting this route the Ploesti offields.

lost ships, and Germany, lacking completed French Large fires Western Front diminished sensibly, for the Nazis.

battleship ple the most powerful battleship matter broke out as a result of the bom-both in quantity and quality.

Richelieu which had been spirited in the world fust before it came Bismarck the British used almost bardment."

from France just prior to DANGER TO AMERICAS

the within danger range of land air canny co-ordination. And the INCREASED RESISTANCR

armistice being signed. Such an bases in France. Conversely, the Bismarck, without planes to scout As the President has several entry might be repeated, Should British The fact of increased resistance

did not dare

and destroyers to screen, ahd" to fight" means

expose that times brought to the attention of a regular investment be neces vulnerable alreraft carriers, which helpless once she was caught. many of these fighter squadrons the entire country, once an enemy sary, the expedition could be based they call "floating blocks of fats," have returned from the Eastern is established in South America, on the fairly good port of Bathurst in the confined waters of the Front in order to endeavour to we will have increasing dangers in Gambia, British colony. Aegean; and ships without planes deal with the R.A.F.'s menace. to meet, because an energetic anu Bathurst is only 80 miles south consequently took an unmerciful tou keen. In its determination to

It 18 not too much to say that resourceful enemy will gradually of Dakar. Any campaign. how-beating.

catch the fat prize, the Royal Navy several hundred Nazi fighters would work itself north, and before long ever, in tropical Africa is a major matic front. Britain should at- When questioned by the Hong- be available for ase against the the erash

Torpedoes played a greater part took a long risk-neglected convoys, tempt to stimulate unrest and dis- kong Dally Press, during a special Russians were it not for

of enemy bombá will undertaking in every sense of the than shellfire in crippling and deserted Gibraltar, sent out the appointment among the 77,000,000 interview yesterday.

thens resound in the Canal Zone. Fac word, and should not be attempt-sinking the Bismarck, At Taranto, Home Fleet, left Britain's normal whether Germans who were not

it sweeps carried out by the RAF ng such a prospect, what should ed unless all other methods prove at Matapan and in this confilet, supply lines and normal defenses officially was a fact that no air raid war-

be done to minimize the danger unavailing. members of the Naal Party.

dens were on duty after midnight;

the British have shown great skill almost naked of ships. Over 100 The Colonia Secretary,

I'vessels were said to be involved in in using the torpedo-carrying Monyne, replying. reitearted the out exercises, Mr. B. H. Puckle,

aircraft, which was invented by a the hunt Government's policy to release as Deputy Director

US.. naval officer in 1912, which When Napoléon planned the in- much news as was consistent with that that was not 100 per cent. safety. Experience had shown that correct as, though the majority of.

has surprisingly not been adopted Vasion of Britain he dreamed of by the Germans in the Battle of Just such a stripping as this, and the Atlantic. To launch torpedoes sent his feet as a decoy to the the Fleet Air Arm used antique West Indies to try to accomplish wire-stayed biplanes, which car-t; but then only Nelson and the rier plots refer to as "string Mediterranean squadron - entered bags" These planes had to ap the chase. With the Bismarck gone,« proach to within 500 yards of their the Germans still have her mater

LONDON July 17 (Reuter) The Ministry of Information was criticised during a debate in the House of Lords yesterday

when some peers urged that all propa- ganda be in charge of one Minister with a seat in the War Cabinet.

Lord Davies declared that time had come for A vigorous offensive along the whole diplo-

tile

AIR RAID WARDENS ON DUTY

Lord during the last three-day black- DETAILS OF

01 ARP.. said BRITISH SORTIE

telling everything would sacrifice the wardens were permitted to go AT TOBRUK

thousands of the war effort.

It was better to face complaints than risk muman lives.

lives and impede home, there were some wardens

The new arrangements aimed at eliminating unnecessary delays.

(Heater)

on duty.

wardens," contiamed

LONDON July 17

(Reuter

A zaid made by British forces from Tobrux which the enemy mistook for a major attempt to break out of the town took place jon July 12, it was disclosed 12

London yesterday.

a

ONLY CREAM

OF

CROP

FOR U.S. AIR FORCE

NEW YORK. The United States Army makes no compromise on the quality of men it chooses to fly its aeroplanes

From the reservoir of American youth, the army selcel's only the best for the strenuous duties of manning bombers. pursuit ships and interceptors:

A LONG RISK

British co-ordination was almoet

Physically perfect. the cadet school at Kelly Field, just a few targets at about 20 feet above the the Tirpits. If the German Navy,

HEAVY PUNISHMENT

Tirpitz out on a similar sweep, it might be a tip-on for mvasion,

POLICE REPORTS

"The Mr. Puckle, "have to be in their offices the following day and it would be hardly fair

must prove his courage, stamina, miles away. It is from Kelly -water, They were presumably knowing what certain death it to expect them to be on duty BUCHAREST MURDER throughout the night."

Judgment, and superior Intelli- that he wins his megala and covered by a plane-hung smoke would be, nevertheless sent the The raid was carried out as gence The weeding out process Second Lieutenant's Commission. screen. LONDON, July 17

When

the reporter remarked tride the road from Tobruk to El begins immediately after the rat- At Randolph Field, the Weat Zelon Codreanu, brother of the that with the withdrawal of the Gobl, about 38 miles south of didate-plot has signified his in- Point of the Air 1 saw dozens of chief of the prohibited numanian wardens the check on the black- Tobruk. The operation was the tention of joining the service, spic-and-span bulings devoted Naval architects were satonished Iron Guards, was shot dead in out would cease, or become con-work of a patrol of 40 mon and Bucharest on Sunday, according siderably lessened, and that there a tank-bunting pistoon supported army's three pilot-training cen- complicated techniques of military under punishment. Bismarck's crew Mr. H. T. Barma, of No. 3 Bun-

Before admission to any of the to the business of teaching the by the way the Bismarck stood up to a message published in Bertin would be nothing to stop the by artillery and machine-gun fires Maxwell Field in Alabama aviation, Living two lo a room, were convinced she was unsinkable galow, Stanley Beach Road, re- from the Raman'an capital, householder from switching on the from the British Doaltions on tue and Randolph and Moffett Fields the young pilots fill their days and they were almost right. She ports that some person or persons

An official account states that lights between 1 a.m. and 6 am Tobruk perimeter.

In Texas the cadet must have with class work, flying, study, and shells from the Rodney, 15 in worth of property at 3 am, on the affaly

absorbed at least twenty 16-in entered his house and stole $48 occurred in a park the Deputy Director siningly re- The object of the rum was to completed 65 hours of where a quarrel occurred among piled. "No, if he is prepared to cause casualties to the enemy and me at a certified primary civi day uniform is a simple blue shirt shells from the Hood and 14-in July 16.

flying physical exercise. Their work-a- a crowd. The policeman who shot run the risk of being seen by a to secure identifications.

Lan school Codreanu has been arrested,

de and trousers and an overseas Cap and King George V three torpe-Spr. Robertson of Wellington

shells from the Prince of Wales warden, or a police constable." The British inflicted over 50.

Not more than 60 per cent of They govern themselves, mete out does launched from aircraft, two Barracks, has reported the theft of casualties and brought back five the edgelings who complete this punishment to recalcitrants, and from destroyers, one from a bat his watch, valued at $150, from his prisoners, who gave the identifica-primary training make the grade develop an admirable esprit de ¡tions sought. No tanks were en at the advanced centres.

conntered,

In the ten-week periodat Aside from clead a pleasant, The British casualties were ten Randolph, he must complete 110 surroundings, the school is made men wounded and three missing hours of ground school curriculum attractive to young college men The enemy's description. of this and 70 hours of air-training by a monthly wage of $75, in ad- Close observers express the fear. These reports from Singapore small operation was "a determined curriculum. His first eight hours dition to room, board medical that pro-Axls elements in Japan state that the political crisis in sortie to break out of Tobruk."

are devoted to dial Instruction, care, sports, Instruction, and an are too firmly established to be Japan makes no difference to Bin-

After that, he tiles solo and passer occasional social evening. diverted from the course they have gapore's policy of pursuing their get out for themselves.

KONOYE ACCEPTS ORDER TO ORGANISE CABINET

Cont'd from Page 1

"There have also been widespread

preparations in every way.

rumours of Japanese demands on waters around Malays have been) As an example the mining of

BRITISH TROOPS IN ICELAND LONDON, July 17 (Reuter)

corpe

to more advanced manoeuvres, The 900 cadets at Randolph re- and by the end of ten weeks he is elve Instruction from 400 in- expected to be proficient in loops, structors who study the Indivi-

tleship and three from cruisers; quarters

MAGISTRATE WARNS

JAPANESE NEWSMAN

T have gone through the facts on April 7 by ordinaryý, mervice

anap rolls and Immelmann luridual student as well as his flying of the case and have com the Victly Government. When these rumours reached Shanghal now prohibited from using the The question of when it in navigation, formation firing, planes in top-notch

extended and merchant vessels are

At the end of the period,the titude radet prove his accomplishments carlier this month. Bir Robert waters to the west and east of troups are going to leave Iceland Craigle, the British Ambassador in JOHORE and also on the east was raised in the House of Com. instrument and radio-beam fly 4,700 Japanese Vice-Minister for Foreign or KELANTANE Tokyo, made enquiries from the coast of Malays off the STRAITS mons by a questioner who pited, onde bombardment, and com- aroun Affairs Ms Ohashi, and was told that there was no truth in the

report, w

MUCH ANXIETY

yeands

To keep their 360

maintenance.

statement by the Toeland Pro- bet. And if ALL TRACES ELIMINATED.

mier to the effect that British he is "washed out TOKYO, July 11 (Reuter-The cans arrive

troops will leave when the Amerl- "little Cabinet" has resigned Inclu

he delivered

emerits.

outbreak of AVDE dombat 1, there were on

AMIDE the work

WAST

In Indo-China, however, con- ding the Chief of the Cabinet, Se- Mr. Anthony Exten, the Foreign siderable anxiety ta being felt over dretary and the Chiefs of the Le Secretary replied that

question

the Japanese desire to open bases, gislation Bureau, the Planning really

in that country

Both: LONDON and WASII- INGTON kasbing a close watch on the situation and MOLESTOS Train Bloespore: whow THE AUTHOREXTES ARE "MUCH ON THE ALERT:

Board and the Information Board.

All traces of the old, Government. are eliminated as the Vice-Minister Jan

of the Harms Office, the Director of

the Follos Bureau and the Buperm Hant of the Metropolitan Police MAYE aldre