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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

INTENSE FIGHTING IN

THE DIRECTION OF SMOLENSK

LONDON, July 20 (Router)—Today's Hussian communique states that during last night intense fighting occurred in the directions of SMOLENSK and NOVOGRAD-VO LINSK.

Nothing of importance has occurred in other sectors of the

front.

ITALIANS TO PREVENT CURRENCY INFLATION

ROME July 20 Reuter)- Steps taken by the Italian Government|

to prevent Inflation were mention-

The following communque was Issued by the Soviet Information Bureau early on Baturday morn ing:-

"Stubborn fighting took place in the directions of Pskov and Polotsk-Nevel Smolensk and Novograd-Volynsk,

SYRIAN AIR ACTIVITIES TOLD BY AIR COMMODORE

Syria

"Although there were ten squad- rins opposing 125. Commodore "Despite unfavourable weather

Brown says. "after the first few conditions, our air forces continuea

days when their aerodromes came to destroy enemy motorised troops within our operational range ac- and his aircraft,

Ston against 115 was practically Degligible."

TRANSPORTS SUNK

WORK OF R.A.F.

Commodore Brown

emphasised

CABLE

Chinese Government Has No Intention To Launch - Punitive Expedition Against Communist Army

CHUNGKING, July 20 (Reuter)-The Chinese Government has no intention to launch a panttive expedition àgainst the Chinese Communist Army, Reater was authoritatively informed.

The announcement regarding the hostile action of the Com- munist Army was made for the following reasons:- incident, the Chinese Communist der and causing 50 casualties.

Firstly, since the new 4th Army killing one Regimental comman-

Army has been persistently attack. In North Shantung, as the Cen-

that the

Another

JERUSALEM, July 20 (Reuter- How the R.A.F. and the Royal Aus- trallan Air Force put the Vichy air force virtually out of action after

advance into Syria was described the first few days of the Allied by Air Commodore L O. Brown. who was in immediate command of the Alled air operations Ding the Central Government forces tral Government forces crossed un various fronts in the past few the Yellow River on June 21, months though the Central forces moving southward to attack the are strictly forbidden to take re-Japanese forces, the 18th Group taliatory action;

Army units suddenly, on the night Secondly, it is hoped the Com-of June 22, attacked the rear Chi- munists will co-operate with the nese forces resulting in two off- Government like the Communists cers being killed and the Chief of In England and America. but Staff, one brigade commander and Communists in China only inten-one Battalion Commander wound- "A large convoy O. eneing trans-

sified subversive activities.

ed. ed by the Finance Minister, Signor ports, salling under a strong es

a speech in cort, was discovered by our ream the work of R.A.F. Bomber squad hoping

While the Central Government Thaum D Revel. In

Communist detach- had telegraphed General Chu Tebment, totalling 2,000 men, ralded Milan yesterday.

naissance in the Baltic Sea. As a

rons during the Syrian campaign would check their hostile action, it Chinese force.

Communists and occupied the base of the These steps were, firstly, a 60 result of attacks by our air force. per cont. tax increase in the value motor torpedo-boats and destroy-restricted as it was by the para-s belleved the announcement of res estate, secondly, energetic ers, eleven enemy transports and mount consideration of the British would make the facts known in arilan 10 keep prices at their one tanker were sunk.

Icommand not L cause avoidable the hope that the world public by the Eighteenth Group Army—| tion of dividends and measures down.

Our josses in this combat Syrian property. At the same time tude of the Chinese Communists. concerning rises in security prices. were one aeroplanie and one motor the allies were determined to evict

South Shansı and Northern Speaking of the guld problem. torpedo bout.

KEEN INTEREST Axis agents from Syria.

Klangsu, and also in Shantung. the Minister declared according in' saved.

The sudden announcement by a ere published by the Chinese The aim of the RAF was the Chinese High Command that High Command yesterday. the Stefani agency, that the fight "Second Lieutenaca Proko-neutralise the opposing air force the 18th Group Army (Communist of gold from the Continent had pemko's bomber plane has brought by dealing with it when grounded Army) is taking arbitrary action the South of the Hungtun high- The Eighteenth Group Army to proved that it could very well be down 12 Fascist aircraft," for actively engaged against allted in attacking Central Government way, it is reported, has been ap- dispensed with.

The communique continues to land or naval forces, and at the forces is arousing keen interest pointing its own magistrates and

detalls give

O! Licut. Proko- same time to give all assistance and speculation among all circles. Interfering with local admin's- Pemko's expŝolt.

to the allied troops.

The announcement says thetrations. CAPTURE CLAIMED

A great part of the work fell on National Military Counell has al-

Units under Chang Ai-ping have: LONDON, July 20 (Reuter) The fighters which particularly were ready telegraphed

Chu attacked the offices of the Mags- capture of Novograd-Velinsk, 130 successful in attacking opposing Teh, C.-in-C of the Communist trate of Hsuchow, killing Mr. Sun miles miles west of Kiev is claimed planes on. the ground, putting forces ordering him to check theya-ying, the sectional chief, and by the German official News them out of action with the mini- the original positions but no reply staff, 234 rifles and 4 machine- hostile action and withdraw to carrying away 70 members of his

HOSTILE MOVES Reports of further hostile moves

normal level, and thirdly, Imita- "One erfemy nighter was brought las of I'fe and destruction of opinion would influence the atti-the Chinese Communist forces--in

The classic conceptions of cur- rency." he added, "must be re- garded as out of date since the phenomena of production is re- gulated by the supply of materials serving as purposes of economic

production"

ENEMY POSTS AT TOBRUK RAIDED

CAIRO July 20 (Reuter) Á series of nerve-wrecking raids on the enemy watching Tobruk con- tinued on Friday for the successive night.

Agency

The

crew were

mum of casualties and damage.

Germans Paying Dearly For Every Square Mile Of Russian Territory Invaded

LONDON, July 20 (Reuter)-The progress of the Russo-German third war is lengthily reviewed by the London Times in an editoria) which says that the end of the fourth week of the German onslaught Though the raid lasted only finds the Russian armies everywhere resisting in good order and, quarter of an hour the casualties despite their ordeal, with unabated courage and confidence. Inflicted and the prisoners taken, a

There is no sign at all of the break on which Hitler must have nervous tension was created among counted, either in the rallitary or the political tront. the chemy.

The spirit of the Russians is indomitable in the line, behind Stealing silently across the few the line and indeed in front of the line, where resistance is eon- thousand yards between the op-stantly springing up to embarrass the invader in territory already posing outposts, British and In-occupied by him, dian patrols, carrying tommy-guns

every square mile of

Hitler is being made to pay dearly for

and hand grenades, suddenly Russian territory invaded by him in the past four weeks.

sprang and shattered the stillness;

of

the night with a hall of The Times proceeds: "An essen- grenades and bullets on the enemy tal factor in Russia's power

entrenched in a strong point.

of

resistance is the modern dispersal Fifteen minutes later the patrola of Russian heavy industry.

"There withdrew with equal suddenness

Can no longer be any with their prisoners.

question of putting Russia out Commenting оп these tactics for action by a few fortunate or which are proving costly to the well-planned strokes at vital points. enemy In men and material, "If Hitler counted as he may

"SCORCHED EARTH"

Russian Raid On Ploesti

General

guns.

has so far been received,

The announcement enumerates the hostile actions on the part of near the Hopel-Shantung border When Central Government units the 18th Group Army in Shans moved against the Japanese forces and Shantung.

"One detachment of the 18thteenth Group Army units attacked In South-west Shantung, Eigh- Group Army at dawn on July 8

the Central Government forces, attacked the Central Government

resulting in some casualties. forces south of the Hungtung highway. Another Communist de- tachment on the morning of July 12 attacked Changte prisoner of Sun Pet-wen, Magis- trate of the district.

PUSHED. SOUTH

and took DARLAN INFORMED OF TOKYO CHANGE

Vichy, July 20 (Reuter)-A¤- Other Communist detachments miral Darlan received Mr. Kato, pushed southward into the Taiyo the Japanese Ambassador yester mountains, menacing the Central day afternoon following the troops and appointing their own Cabinet meeting but no special! magistrates.

political significance attaches to Three thousand Communist the talk," according to "well- troops belonging to the 115th informed circles," states the Vichy. Division of the 18th, Group Army official news agency.

on July 8 suddenly attacked one It was stated that Mr. Kato in- brigade of the Central Govern-formed Admiral Darlan of the de.. ment troops in Western Shantung. velopments at Tokyo following the formation of the new Japanese Government,

MOSCOW DEFENCES

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THAI AND INDO-CHINA

Agreement On Financial

Matters Reached

EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO OIL FIELDS LONDON, July 20 (Reuter)--O : plant damage at Ploesti, estimated

at 200,000,000 lei, is principally in travellers who have just left Rus- the Swiss Radio. Admiral Darlan respective heads of the delegations, declared that the discussions This information. gleaned from presence of Admiral Darian, states The Indo-China Finance Controller and Prince Viwaterafai,

left a refinery ablaze as well as message to Vichy yesterday. an area where the Red-Air Force ala, was reported in an Istanbul also received the Japanese Ambas-were conducted in a most friendly atmosphere and both sides were

Moscow is defended by 12 concen- LONDON, July 20 (Reuter)

SAIGON, July 20 (Reuter)-It is ometally announced that the THAILAND and INDO-CHINA delegations to the monetary conference 20 (Reuter)~ tric, rings of A.A. guns and an Admiral Leahy, United States Am-

reached an agreement on financial matters under alectisados in~~ massed behind Moscow, army of several dozen divisions is bassador to Vichy, has been re- cluding exchange currencies and territory ceded to Thailand by

celved by Marshal Petain in the

the armistice.

military circles in Catro contrast well have done on the strategy them with the Italian method of a knock-out blow, this method which is to operate from the air has failed him. which, unlike and operations, produces neither casualties nor in- "The Russian armies can with formation.

draw, as Military eireles are reluctant to Napoleon, leaving destruction and they withdrew before give figures but hint that the devastation behind them. casualties inflicted are at least as "So long as the Russian defence strong as the patrols themselves. holds together and there are no and is now burnt out.

"Rumanians

Masters In

Their Own

Country"

stills and car loading equipment.

The refinery burned for 18 hours

symptoms

disintegration--no Eighteen tanks and 200,000 tons German acquisition of territory of petroleum products were des- can destroy its power to resist and troyed. fight to live another day."

In the opinion of experts even The Soviet Information Bureau If repair materials were available has issued a strong denial of the immediately it would take six "absolutely mendacious and in-months to restore the damage. famous invention of Rome radio Jahd the Swedish paper Atton-

CONCRETE PROOF

Determined

sador,

To Pull

This Thing Off And Make End Of Hitler

satisfied at the outcome.

Thailand will commence occument officials still contend that no pation of the ceded areas on July direct or indirect representations 24 and complete the occupation have been received from Japan on Aug. 1.

and thought that the new Japan The new frontier takes in two ese Cabinet will likely take a short small areas in the Laos province time to settle down. and the area bounded by the. Mekong River on the fifteenth parallel to just beyond Angkor, then due south to the great lake and then follows the boundary of Battambang Province to the former national frontier 25 miles from the sea.

WIDESPREAD HAVOC

jbladet" alleging that the Red "First concrete proof that the Army is using poisonous sub- Rumanlan oll felds have been stances: in the Karelian Isthmus. hard hit by Soviet bombing was SAN FRANCISCO, July 20 (Reuter)"I promise you our people GERMAN COMMUNIQUE provided when it was authorita-are determined with your help to pull this thing off and make an LONDON, July 20 (Reuter)-Atively learned in Ankara that ond of Hitler," declared LORD HALIFAX, the British Ambassador.. BUCHAREST, July 20 (Reuter) German High Command communi Rumania had been forced to in- to the Americans when he addressed workers at the huge Todd rights of the whole great lake and sidential buildings..

"The Rumanians will, in truth, que states:

form Turkish of importers that California Shipyards at Richmond, California, where ships are being. be masters in their own country," "German and Rumanian forces the amount of the oll and petrol built for Britain. Bald General, Antonescu on Satur, jadvancing from Bessarabia have imports from Rumania would be day. This phrase occurred not in continued the pursuit of the enemy drastically cut." a speech to Rumanians in general on the east bank of the Dniester bat in a proclamation to the in-after breaking enemy resistance.

habitants of Bessarabia and Buko In the Smolensk region, opera vina (lncluded in the Soviet Unkon tions are progressing according to when the Russian frontier was ad- plan." vanced to the River Pruth),

"On the Finnish front, further

By the blood of the Rumanian successes have been scored. At a heroes and of their brave allles, number of points on the east front, the Germans, Gen. · · Antonescu"desperate attempts of encircled said, the enemy had been driven Russian, troops to break through “from” “Rumania's ancestral soul, .⠀⠀ have been frustrated.

Ho declared that he would him- "The enemy suffered heavy and | self personally supervise the re- bloody losseK, – organisation of the two provinces

and urged the inhabitants to tur- ther work for national recovery,

MIDLANDS. RAID.

Lord Halifax sold that no ainglo industry was more vital to Britain So said Martin Agronsky, Nathan shipbuilding and none were tional Broadcasting Corporation

more deserving than the mer-

correspondent, broadcasting from chant seamen of all nationalities Ankara early yesterday.

who had been working with Bri-

Kishinev Blazing

ROME, July 20 (Reuter)

In the fight against Great Bri-Kühinev in Bessarabia has been

tain.

Lord Halifax added ter

HITLER TO MEET MUSSOLINI AT BRENNER PASS LONDON, July 20

20 (Reuter)-A

FISHING RIGHTS Thatiand obtains equal fishing

a majority of Indo-China's teak forests which were formerly ex- ploited by French monopoly or piring 1940 and not renewed, and

That quarters consider the new territory under-populated and capable of considerably greater exploitation,

Cont'd from Page 1 In face of the recent raids, en- tire areas were completely burned- out including industrial and re-

One single heavy bomb de vastated an ares more than 7,000 Equare yards and another "had, s similar effect covering 6,000 square yards

These two areas had been, de- molished and are surrounded by Thailand, is paying Indo-China Euch larger areas of fire and report that Herr Hitler and Signor00,000 piasters, spread over six blast damaged buildings. will know more about bombing Mussolini are to meet at the Chinese Government property in Muenster almost completely during the next six months than Brenner Fass in the next few days taken over and return of gutted by are, the Air inter

years on the agreed value of Indo- After enumerating the districts he has ever known before becauso

we will be able to give Hitler was broadcast by the Moscow Hanot tomorrow with the whole News Berpice says that other di back as good or better than he Radio last night.

staff presents a new factor in the tricts heavily damaged include an has given us.”:

The report was attributed to situation in Bouth Indo-Chingaren of 25,000 square yards ben "DO YOUR BIT""

nwoll-informed source in a Cen- It is officially explained that the tween the railway and the DORT- Earlier, Lord Halifax told seven

tral European country

move" is due to the necessity to MUND EMB CANAL taln. German bombers last night blazing for three days and all ef- wounded men of the Hall-Scott The report added that the ques-attend to routine matters" by Marshall Goering's boast that bombed military targets in the forta medo by Rumenian soldiers Marine Engine Works that Hitler tions they will probably discuss in Hanoi due to the Government's not one bomb would ever fall on Midlands and East England to quench the flames have falled. had turned from plane to sub- clude the situation on the eastern long absence, and 19 is stated that German towns la shattered, adda

Last night British bombers This was admitted on the Rome marine in an attempt to coffquer front, the replacement of German the return to Salzon is possible by the "Air Ministry, Hadi drooned high explosivba and in Radio today, which addsi

England, and added in view of occupation troops by Italian in the middle of Augur

promise made by the Prime Minis cendiarios at a few places in North- Part of the population which this, I do not know anything more some areas, the prospect of a night. It was originally, Intended to lat is being Talalled, and the Ge West Germany, especially Hanover, managed to escape from the Red Important from Belfain's View against England and the position stay for several weeks in Baigon

No damage to milliary targets savages relate how the Russians point dinn the work you are do- of kanonNO REPRE probably tatal+ 6,060,000 plouis' or 92 mdustrist targets was affected, bet tre to every house in the city]ing. If you do your bit as we brei Herr Hitler, it was stated, might Two fending omolala frois Hanoi than their own is being brodent

SZECHUEN LAND TAX CHUNGKING, July 20 (Reuter) -The Ministry of Pond annourisca that the Swechton, land tax will

foodstuffs yearly

"Night nghters brought down one When they saw that they would doing 'ours we can bring this Nari permit Bignor Musolin) to coupy arrived of the attacking bombers."

have to retreat,"

business to an end."

Cotsion and Bavoy in France.

[TIONE

The

man people are beginning to ap preciate that the war witch they hoped to ware on territory other

sport ta to their doorstep, onis, the toug