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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

Stubborn Fighting In Direction Of Novograd-Volinsk

MOSCOW. July 21 (Reuter)-The morning communiqne issued

by the Soviot Information Board states:-

"During the night of July 20. stubborn fighting continued in the direction VOLINSK,

» POLOTSK-NEVEL, SMOLENSK and NOVOGRAD-

Formidable Defences Of Leningrad

In other directions and centres

of the front, no large scale opera- tions took place.

"Our Air Force during July 20

destroyed 31 enemy planes.

"Six of our planes are missing "

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NAZIS DISAPPOINTED LONDON July Reuter}-- VICHY July 21 (Reuter

German rauld listeners on Sunday Leningrad's defensive system is were disappointed when the Ger- described as one of the most

remon Radio talled to broadcast a markable in the whale world by special announcement of a Suc- the Stockholm newspaper.

JAPANESE LOSSES IN CHINA. WAR

BINGTAI,' July 21 (Central) -Japanese losses In China during the past four years of war totalled 'sunic 1,600,000 men and officers, it was re- Venice by B high ranking Japanese officer on July 7 at a memorial service for the war dead held at Wanchnan in southern Shansi commemorat- ing the war anniversary

BRITISH

CABINET

CHANGES

CABLE

Anxiety For Immediate Future Is Deepened

BANGKOK, July 21 (Reuter)- Seeing that even veteran British and American commentators are cautious in their verdict of the new-Japanese Cabinet, experienced observers here besitate to venture an opinion of Tokyo developments. In the absence of clarification from Tokyo, they frankly confess themselves puzzled by the con flcting interpretations of Mr. Matsuoka's exit and Admiral Tu- yoda's entry into the Japanese

NEW APPOINTMENT ! Foreign Office.

FOR RA. BUTLER LONDON. July 21 Official Cabinet changes have been accentuated

announced as follows:-

(Reuter)-

Meanwhile, gloomy forebodings from various sources bracketting Thailand with Indo-Chins, have confusion and deepened anxiety for the imme- dlate future.

the "Nya- 'cess on the Eastern front for the daglit Allehanda." quoted by the first Sunday since the start of the Vichy news agency

Invasion

The writer declares that this de fensive system comprises an exten- atve fortified territory bounded on the west by the River Narva, Lake taken

Another Indication that

the Germans are not doing so well is the tact that they have not yet Peipus and the River Velikaya on stated to be immunent athe days Kley, whose capture was

The east by the Valdau Mountains ago. and on the north by Lake Ladoga and the Chalf of Finland.

Leningrad's

fortifications,

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GERMAN CLAIMS BERLIN, July

21 (Reuter) In the southern sector of the frunt

says, extend as far as Pleskau, The German, Rumanian and Hungarlan fortifed belt along the Gulf of Finland is stated to be 50 miles in depth.

All these fortified positions have been recently strengthened. Within this area, accomandation is pro-) vided for 5,000 aeroplanes.

AXIS SHIPPING LOSSES

HEAVY TOLL TAKEN

OVER WEEK-END

LONDON July 21 (Reuter) -

Fifty-five thousand tons of Axis shipping have been destroyed by British bombers during the week end

Announcing this, the Air Ministry states that this figure was reached; when a German tanker of about 7.000 tons was disposed of yester

day tacked by British fighters

!

Mr. R. A. Butler (Under-Secre- tary for Foreign Affairs) becomes President of the Board of Educa-

Lion.

Mr. Brendan Bracken (Personal

mation.

Mr. A. Duff Cooper (Minister of

NOT DISSIMILAR Observera hold that if Indo- China is about to become the

chill becomes Minister of Infor similar to Turkey's as both are Becretary to Mr Winston Chur-Syria of the Far East, then That

land's present position is not dis- determined to safeguard indepen- dence and maintain neutrality.

While Britain's sympathetic Terdship is the common. factor of Thailand as well as Turkey, the

Germany whose counterpart in Tballand is Japan.

informallon becomes Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and is

proceeding to the Far East to txamine on behalf of the War

Troops are pursuing the beaten toe. cabinet the present arrangements active Axis friend in Turkey is

claims a German communique.

are

for consultation and co-ordination On all other fronts, operations between the various British RU- making further successful thorities, military, administrative progress and umerous encircled and political, and

to report to groups are being destroyed.

them how these arrangements In operations against Great Bri can be made more effective. tain, the Luftwaffe last night sarık Lord Hankey (Chancellor of the twn freighters totalling 11,000 tons Duchy of Lancaster! becomes and an E-boat off the east coast,

German: bombers attacked bar-

bour works on the east coast of

Scotland and South-east coast of England and aerodromes in South- east England.

During attempts by British air- craft yesterday and this morning to attack the Channel coust. fight- and anti-aircraft gons shot down eight enemy aircraft.

کا حکم دے کر

Paymaster General

Mr R. K. Law (Financial Secre- ary to the War Office) becomes Under-Secretary of State for For eign Affairs

Mr. E. D. Sandys becomes Fin-

Thai offiudal quarters pointblank

on the com refuse to comment plexion of the Japanese Cabinet of the disquieting . forecasts of Japan's southward move. They are content to reiterate that unlm- paired sovereignty combined with)

qual friendship for all Powers

foreign the pivot of Thailand's policy.

LIAISON PARLEY

TUESDAY, JULY 22, 1941, -PAGE 5

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2. CHATER ROAD,

Hot Weather And The Black-out

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88 DEGREES AT

6. P.M.!

Hongkongites were given some、

SHANGHAI July 21 (Reuter). thing to talk about during the

frlends meet it was the style to

TELEPHONE NOS. 20075 & 30644.

| BLACK-OUT

EXERCISES

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special posters were exhibited

announcing that all officers and

THE MAINLAND Despite a number of persons in

Dismembered Body: S'hai Crime Traced

last month.

The police have been working

Formal charges of murder have men of one of His Majesty's shipa now been framed by we Bettle- were requested to return to their ment police against four persons, ship.

jone of whom is a woman, in con- Black-out of buildings in the nexion with the gruesome dig- Central district was as far af could covery of the torso of a woman be determined from the street in Soochow Creek ancial Secretary to the War Office. The first Liaison Conference be- past 48 hours-and, believe it or In North Africa, German bomb- Mr.

Batisfactory. Hurtle becomes Under- tween the new Japanese Cabinet not, it WAS about the weather.

The accused are being detained ers heavily bombed British arti-Secretary to the Ministry of In- and the High Command of Na- Instead of the stereotyped "How

The Police Force all turned out by the First Special District Court ¡lery positions. Three British formalion.

tional Defence Services was held do you do?" greeting when two for duty last night,

when more details of the case are Mr. Herwald Ramsbotham beat the Imperial Palace in Tokyo greet each other with "Hot, isn't helmets were also seen

Street guards with their tim

expected to be revealed by both fighters were shot down.

to patrol of them and the police, reports the comes Chairman of the Un- this afternoon, with Prince Kono

it?" or "Pretty warm, don't you all thoroughfares. employment Assistance Board andre presiding.

North China Dally News. feceives a Barony.

After the meeting. It was off think?" And the majority of the Mr. Harold Nicholson, Under-clally announced that similar con- answers was "Rather," Secretary to the Ministry of Inferences will be held from time to

In case any of the die-hards Kowloon being charged with fall-on the theory that Sun Wang-sze. formation.

becomes Governor of time to exchange views and work should take it into their heads to ing to obscure their torchlights, woman who lived the B.B.C.

argue the point whether it WAS the black-out the mainland house with the victim and who le still at large, instigated the crime Colonel G. S. H. Watt becomes GAIMUSNO CHANGES

hot or not, the temperature at 6 proved to be very successful. pm, on Sunday was 85.5 degs., and From 8 pm. Star ferries main-since she wanted to obtain a large sum of money from the victim to lowing the resignations of Mr.

noon yesterday: At 6 am, yester- Sir Hugh Seely becomes addi-Honda, Ambassador

Shamshulpo district was in total

make good her gambling losses. to Nanking. day it was 81.0 while at 6 p.m., 88.9 darkness soon after the exercises The victim who was chopped to tional Parliamentary Under-and Mr. Ohashi, Foreign Vice- Secretary of State to the Afr Min- Minister, Mr. Yoshie Salto has now

degrees was recorded.

began.

death and dismembered was Mrs.

Istry.

Due to the black-out exercises, tendered his resignation as Diplc- and the different interpretations ed at 10 p.m. and the "all clear" murder, had received $10,000 from The "raiders" signa was sound- Tseng Liang-sze who, prior to the matic Adviser to the Foreign put on the definition of "effective was heard at 10.30. Office.

her husband who lives in an out- It is generally belleved that as dens, the majority of the local in-came to a standstill, while ferries

shading" by different A‚R.P. war¬ During this period all vehiclesport. a result of Admiral Toyoda's ap habitants were given a real taste stopped running, polotment, the personnel of the of what being trapped Foreign Office will undergo con siderable changes.

FIN-PRICKS

NEW YURA, Jay 21 (Reuter) ---

out plans."

· on

This tanker originally at-Pin-pricks in Russia's skin" is the the Prime Minister's Parliamen- TOKYO, July 21 (Reuter)-Fol-reached the maximum of 88.9 attained a 15-minute service.

was phrase used by the NEW YORK Lary Private Secretary. later found by Blenheim boinders | TIMES in a leading article this off the French coast near Le morning describing the Arst Touquet.

German campaign In

The bombers came down to mast eight to deliver their attack and the tanker was hit amidships and astern, causing on Immense explosion,

one

month's

a.

The New York Times and the NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE agree that so far Hiter has not

¦success.

Captain H. H. Balfour, Mr. Tom WiBams, M.P., and Major Lloyd George become Privy Councillors.

achieved anything like a decisive j LONDON, July 21 (BWS)-The TANKER BEACHED

Labour Ministry states that the During the attack the British The newspaper recalls hopefully total of men registered on July 12, bombers drove off three German suggesting that Hiter may meet born between Jan. 1 and June 20, machines from

of which the fate of Tameriane. Genghis 1923, was 120,099 of whom 503 were black smoke was seen pouring. Sha and Napoleon.

Later

in the evening recon- naissance showed that the tanker had been beached near Bercksurmar down at the stern with the bow well out of the water and a trail

of of was drifting seawardy

NAZI ACCUSATION

conscientious objectors.

Waichiaopu Spokesman Foresees Fresh Japanese Move In Near Future

Japan will make some move in the near future. said the spokes- man of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reviewing the international situation at the Weekly Press Conference in Chungking.

The

ground is like,

A CHOICE

under-

The public was given the choice TURKS PLEASED of either closing all windows and so having the lights opened or ISTANBUL, July 21 (Reuter)-closing all lights and risk kicking Turks are pleased at the against the furniture or tripping estabilshment of British military over the carpets. (And to think authority in Syria because they that there is going to be two more have become neighbours with their nights of this!) British alty." writes the Well To revert to the heat: it is an known Deputy. M. Yaltchin, ill-wind

AGAINST VICHY

LONDON. ~ July 21 (Reuter- The German controlled Paris racio last night virtually accused the Vichy authorities of plaaning

The spokesman warned that no matter whether Japan will be and other using force or pressure to accomplish her objective, whatever fresh to move M. Daladier ponticar prisoners

Place adventure she launches in the future will have a grave bearing on to a where they could be rescued by

the interests of China, Britain, America and Russia and the security

KIAN, July 21 (Central)--To-de- of the Pacific. the British Navy

velop farming and water conser- These prisoners, It was stated,

Commenting on Japan's politicat cause a relaxation in the precau- vancy enterprises, the Kiangs! Rive

·

KIANGSI FARMING ENTERPRISES

that hlow's no good.

DESPERATE DASH

ва

the astor

ARRESTS IN SOUCHOW Amony

the detained persons there are Warig Ken-ti,'. younger brother of the alleged instigator, and his wife, who were arrested many days ago in Soochow, They are alleged to have, actually par- ticipated in the crime while the victim was sleeping in her house at 10 Ho En Faunis, Lane 139 Changsha Road, Her torso was picked up from the Creek many For years secate persons whis days later, while other parts of pered solemnly about the "goings her body were

Churchill's Nephew Popular

picking a radical to head the Gov Bank the Fan

of Communictions, and the Farmers' Colony on Thursday morning, to fall in love with Jessica Free-

i

found at other

Dawnshop tickets were also found indicating that many of the per- sonal belongings of the victim had baen pawned after her murder.

HOLE BORED

the Turkish paper, Yenisabah. While the cafes and restaurants on" of young Esmond Romilly, places. By that time, all crimin- Arguing that this fulfils the might have been adversely affect nephew of Winston Churchill. als connected with the case had basle principles of the Tripartite ed, due to the feeling of not want- He first came into the limelight fled, presumably to Soochow and Mutual Assistance Part, M. Yalting to eat-experienced by their re- when he made a hasty exit from other places in that neighbour-.. chin says that the Allies are lead-gular patrons, soda fountains fashionable English school after hood. ing Syria towards complete in were packed the whole day. Hun-editing a paper called "Out of dependence

dreds of quarts of ice-cream must Bounds," which exposed" the During the detention of the four have been consumed during the public school system.

accused by the court, the police past two days, and dozens of bot- Then the

naughty Bamond have made further investigations. tles of aerated waters drunk dur-shocked the "nice people" by pub More evidence against them was ing that period.

Hshing another magazine which found. It was alleged in court that through the confession made he personally hawked around the streets of London,

by the accused, the police found The nice people were shocked a bank pass hook belonging to are to be transferred from Bour-situation following the formation dons on sne, but of resila in din Conservancy Bureau has obtained FOR FREEDOM to Spain to fight Franco, who had deposited more than $1,000 with asspl., in central France, to the is of the third Koneye Cabinet, the Soviet Russia, but the result is that a loan of $3,000,000 from the

again in 1986, when Esmond went the victim showing that she had land of Porquerolles, off the Medi-spokesman said that the collapse Hitler continues to wage war on Kiangst Branch of the Joint Office terranean coast, near Toulon. of the second Konove Cabinet was England and make Russia the of the four Government banks, Hice station for having obtained, it London circles then,

While being escorted to the Po-many appeaser friends in high the Wing On Company. Many ja clear manifestation of Japan's victim of blitzkrieg attacks. The announcer commented political confusion and economis

namely, the Centraj Bank of China, was alleged, $5 from two Chinese

FAMOUS CHASE Japanese militarists in retaining the Bank of China, the Bank of who crossed the border into the "These gentlemen could not have crisis resulting from the four years Konoye as Premier mstead

After that young Esmond dared been placed nearer a British war-of the Chiria war, ship with their hospitable cabins " The fact that Foreign Minister ernment, the spokesman explained,

Cheung Fook-cheung, + Janior man Mitford, daughter of Lord, The loan will be devoted mainly Chinese Immigration Officer, sta Redesdale and stater of Hitler's Balsuoka submitted his resigna- are adopting the game tactics as to finance the development of toned at Shataukok, New Terri- friend Unity samotn tion in advance and that among Hitler used in the Heas affair. The farming land and the dredging of tories, made a desperate dash for

About 4:45 or 5.16 am, yesterday, the four important Cabinet prata only difference is that Hess is now inland waters for irrigation and freedom and fled across the border through France and Spain by re-tulam Road, by boring hole

There was that famous chase.

some persons entered No. 174 Pok of Premier, War, Navy and Forelen a prisoner In the hands of the navigation purposes, Ministers, only he was not loft out British, while Konuye has become

into Japanese-occupied territorylatives in an endeavour to

LONDON. July 21

indicated that the third Konoye; the puppet of Japanese militarists. (Reuter) Cabinet is of greater significance The India Office announces that externally

The spokesman praised in glow. friendly Powera on the basis of the British and Amorlean govern-

than internally. The the terme the British Soviet agree equality are positively strengthen-- apokesman remarked ments, in consultation

Mr. ment, stating that this le the most ing the international anti-aggre Government of India, have agreed as a gesture of repentance. -

with the Matsuoka should commit barakiri appropriate menrurn to face their ston front reade

actual common foe at present and

Finally, the spokesman revealed and they had him arrested. A year ago young Emond was their potential common too In the that the Government is consider It is understood that Cheung working in alami bar. He and Mr. DK. Monsiou, of No. future. The spokesman likened the third

ing establishing a Chinese Con- had been released on bail of Yessica had motored there in Bowen Road The Peak, Jas Bir Girja Shanker Bajpai, a Konoye Cabinet to a Japanese

MOST

OST OFFORTUNE

"sulato-General - at Lisbon. As re- $5,000. A

| dilapidated car, parte ported the 15sa money and member of the Viceroy's Counoll, edition" of the Hesa affair, Takisig

gards the closure of the Chinese managh De

The other day, in a hure Mat... Jewellery, has been appointed a first Agent-advantage of the Hess fight, he ment's declaration of readiness to man said that this has been done address the Hongkong Rotary Club Toronto, every man was asked to Bunday night.

Regarding the British Govern Legation in Denmark, the spokes Major Cyril Champkin. R.A., will ton Air Force trainmy school near $3,000, from his bungalow on the total value of

General for India in the United pointed out, Hitler on one hand negotiate for the surrender of in nucordance with the Ministry's at its weekly umn meeting today vote on which pupils would make States

minde a peace gesture to Britain special privileges of British re- plan to readjust China's diplomatic on The China Lascars." At the the best officers. They selected The name of the United States while on the other Isunched a dents in Chins, the spokesman service abroad and will not affect following meeting of the Cub, on three men, representative in India will be ab-blitzkrieg against Boviet Russia, pointed out that the declaration Bino-Danish relations. (Central Tuesday, July 39, Mr. P. B. Wit nounced shortly

The object of the move was to most opportune, adding that the News).

The Find was an aircraftman of ham will speak on "Assain” named Bamond Romily,

REPRESENTATIVES

EXCHANGED

to a reciprocal exchange of repre- sentatives between the States and India.

United

THESS AFFAI

that

He was, however, arrested by a the marriage, or through the front door of the pre- Japanese sentry and was handed In 1938 Mr. and Mrs. Romily mises and stole a Cyma wrist- over to the British authoritien Ulved in London in a furnished watch, walked at 135. And 30

It was alleged that Cheung was bed-sitting-room. Then they em- Hongkong currency, seen by two other officers of the grated to the United States third Department accepting the money class M

POLICE REPORTS

Rebording to the Police, money

watch, to the totas valne have been reported mojén: