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"There goes the warbling note, Sir. Will you wear the grey pin- stripe or the brown tweed?"" "What--who-?"

"The warbling note, Sir. Igather, Sir, that there is hostile aircraft in the vicinity.

"Tell it to go away. Tell it I'm busy with a Bhtshangoverkrieg.” "Very good, Sir. I take it you are feeling the effects of-er-the little celebration last night ? ** "Hawkins. If the R.A.F. could only drop hangovers like mine hehind the enemy liner the war

would be over before you could say Messerschmitt.”

"No doubt, Sir. But on the other hand, the enemy would probably discover Rose's Lime Juice, Sir. Abem as I have mentioned before, Sir-the restoration of the metabolic balance by Rose's Lime Juice →→→

"Don't stand there mumbling, man get some Rose's—at once. Oh! there goes that awful din again,” "That, Sir, is the sustained note or All Clear. There is a bottle of Rose's at your elbow, Sir."

ROSE'S THE WISE MAN'S NIGHTCAP

Nazis Will

Find The Price

For Advance On Leningrad Is Much Too High For Them

military commentary by LONDON, Aug. 20 (Renter) --- A Annalist states that "desperate fighting is proceeding on two sectors on the Eastern Front: in the north near Narva, and th the south, the Ukraine, The Germans hava apparently been assembling their resources for another big thrust towards Leningrad and like all offensives launched with weight and Intensity it has met with some initial success,

The Russians admit that they have fallen back from Kingisepp but there is no indication of any freach in their line.

CABLE

Further Light On The JAPANESE PUSH

Atlantic Rer.dezvous

PERSONNEL OF "PRINCE OF WALES” HOLD SWEEPSTAKE ON DESTINATION!

LONDON. Aug. 20 (Renter)-Bit by bit, the story of Mr. Churchill's tour is being pieced together. The Prime Minister Joined the train for the departure pert somewhere between London and the train's destination and with him were the Chiefs of the Imperial General Staff, the Naval General -Staff and Ah Force as well as Sir Alexander Cadogan, Permanent Under-Secretary of the Foreign Office.

The party was deposited at a northern port and embarked in a destroyer, the personnel of which, till that moment, had no idea of the party to be conveyed.

Soon the Prime Minister and bis Chiefs were transferred to the Prince of Wales on board which there was some astonish- ment. Even the officers in the Prince of Wales, apart from the Captain, were not aware of the journey on which they were about to embark

TIOE

IN S. HONAN

REPULSED

Line Collapses After Sino Counter-Attack

CHUNGKING, Aug, 20 (Central› --The recent Japanese offensive north-west of Sinvang on the Pei- ping-Hankow Raliway in south Honan carried out by 5,000 men with the object of crushing the Chinese field force at Ping-chang- Kwan has been blunted by the Cht- nese, reported a Chinese military spokesman at a Press coriference yesterday.

Fighting lasted from August 8 to August 13 during which between five and six hundred Japanese were killed, the spokesman an-

nouncer.

$

They knew, however, that they

SETTLED DOWN were taking distinguished passen- When the rendezvous was reach- Attacking over 20-kilometre gers and had even organised aca, Mr. Churchill went aboard the front, the Japanese advanced - in sweepstake as to their destina- American cruiser Augusta and three columns. After making

came face to face with President Uttle headway, they were counter- of many

guesses made, two Roosevelt. He handed the Presi-attacked by the Chinese on August officers hit upon the right answer.dent a letter from the King-then 11. The following day the Japanese Une predleted that they were tak-they quickly settled down to bust the collapsed and a general with- ing the Prime Minister to meetness. Nevertheless the President drawal was ordered by the Japanese President Roosevelt; and the other found time during the day to send Command. On August 13. the that they were taking Mr. Barry over a present to every man in original positions of both sides Hopkins who was already in the the Prince of Wales of a carton were restored, Prince of Wales-across the At-containing 20 cigarettes, an apple. lantic.

Both

being right, they an orange, a banana and half a Mared a "bumper kitty."

pound of cheese a thought which WEATHER BAD

was tremendously appreciated board the British ship.

The weather at the start of the voyage was bad but Mr. Churchill For the greater part of the time, was in fine fettle and appeared the President and Mr. Churchill to enjoy the rough seas. In such were alone and to the meantime a vast ship, it would take a long conferences went on between the time to send a messenger from heads of the services, sometimes in one part to another and to faolli-the American ship and sometimes tate communication, microphones in the Prince of Wales. were installed. When Mr. Chur- chili called for the detective Roosevelt went aboard the Prince

The only time that

President

of

The spokesman said that the Japanese offensive which was short duration, with A limited objective and undertaken by a small number of men was part of their tactics of testing the strength of the Chinese troops before effect- ing any movement of their own troops.

Chinese A.A.

(Inspector Thomson) his voice of Wales was on Sunday when he Gunners Down

could be heard booming through the ship.

attended Divine Service and un- ched with the Prime Minister.

There was not a single untoward

After dinner several films were shown Including "Lady Hamilton." | ineldent during the outward jour-

Jap. Bomber

which Mr. Churchill save for the ney and there was no sign what-One of a Japanese air squadron CHUNGKING, Aug. 20 (Central)

fourth time. When the picture ever of enemy craft of any kind. ended, Mr. Churchill turned to the

ICELAND VISIT

raiding Szechwan yesterday was by Chinese anti- officers and, referring to the Bat- Mr. Winston Churchill's success- brought down tle of Trafalgar scenes, said "I fui visit to Iceland is the subject aircraft fire at Fengkieh in east Thought that it would interest you of many leading articles in the Szechwan near the Hupeh purder. gentlemen, some of whom have so Reykjavik press. One daily news. All the seven Japanese airmen recently been under fire of the paper says that it was most ap

abrong were killed in the crash.

Two Japanese squadrons of 36 enemy in a matter of equal bis-propriate that the smallest demo- toric importance."

cratic nation in the world should planes came to raid Szechwan in The Prince of Wales, it will be he the first visited by the British the morning. One squadron of recalled, took part in the chase of Prime Minister after his historic nine plines bombed Chunghsten the Bismarck,

conference with President Roose on the Yangtze River above Wan- velt

shlen. After the bombing, this The Reykjavik correspondent of squadron passed over a place where! the Norwegian telegraph agency it was subjected to heavy Chi- kays that no foreign statesmannese anti-aircraft are. One of

enthusiastically welcomed. Mr. while several others suffered dam-i Churchill won all hearts,

During a military parade, A detachment from the Norwegian forces, although numerically small, attracted great attention owing to

ANGLO-N.E.I.

|COLLABORATION Visiting Iceland had ever been so the planes was brought down

POSSIBILITIES

NEW YORK, Aug. 20 (Reuter)- Mr. Duff-Cooper, who is on the

ages.

The other squadron of 27: planes attacked Tzeljutsing, famous salt- ; producing region.

An air raid alarm was sounded

way to the Far East on a special their erect bearing and hard ap- to Chungking when the Japanese mission for the British Govern

pearance. Norwegian forces inplanes flew into Szechwan and ment, told reporters here that he Iceland consist of naval, military the "all clear" was given at 130 plans to visit Batavia in the near and air units. future and discuss collaboration with N.El. officials,

He said that he would also pro bably go to Australia,

Mr. Duff-Cooper will leave San Francisco on August 26 and is ex- pected in Singapore on September

2.

"My mission," he said, "has two.

p.m

BRITISH NAVAL AIRCRAFT

SUCCESSFULLY DISPERSE

BIG NAZI CONVOY IN MED.

phases. Firstly, a fact-finding in- CAIRO, Aug, 20 (Reuter) - Half of an enemy convoy in the quiry which will be followed by Mediterranean was sunk, beached or set on fire, as the result of an a report to the British Govern-attack by the Fleet Air Arm on Sunday right. A communiqué from ment, and, secondly, the possible! R.A.F. headquarters in the Middle East states: execution of plans submitted by

me.

"The aim of my Batavia visit would be to find a basis for more direct exchange of views,

"At the same time I wish to

Their defences increase in num markable skill in extricating his point out that my mission was ber and strength the nearer the men from encirclement and the decided on before the present Far front approaches Leningrad, and German thrust (must be losing Eastern crisis develupen and is if the defence yields a little ground vigour with every mile of its pro- not directed against Japan," under pressure the toll taken in areas.

to clear, however, that the INDIAN NATIONAL casualties is probably so high that even the Germans must eventual- High Command is "all out" for a DEFENCE COUNCIL ly find the price higher than they decisive victory before the weather can afford

breaks and puts an intolerable LONDON, Aug, 20 (Reuter)

Swordfish aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm carried out a highly, sue- cessful attack on an enemy convoy consisting of Ave large merchant vessels and a tanker escorted by six destroyers in the Central Me- diterranean during the night of August 17-18. One vessel of 6,000 tons was hit by a torpedo and sank after two hours,

The tanker was also hit by a attack shipping off the Egyptian torpedo and á violent · explosion coast yesterday was folled by To- followed

mahawk fighters of the R. A Aircraft which shadowed the which gave combat to the 109's remainder of the convoy reported and compelled the 110% to drop Later that the tanker was still their bombs some miles from the

on fire and had stopped, target

Scenes of considerable confusion.

ABYSSINIA

were taking place, anti-aircraft In the Wolchent, Debarech and guns being fired in all directions Gondar areas of Abyssinia, aircraft It is probable that a similar strain on their lines of communi- Mr. L. 6. Amery Secretary of without any definite target.

of the RAF. and the South Afri- offensive is being prepared at cation.

State for India, made the follow

A second merchantman was then can Air Force have been co-opera- Smolensk and K'ev, as it would be The Russian have shown aston-ing statement regarding the re torpedoed and reconnaissance on tingin machine-gunning and consistent with German traditions ishing skil in evadig being cor- cent invitation to Indian Provin- the following day showed that It bombing enemy positions Direct to exercise the maximum pressure nered in a position from which fetal Premiers to join India's had been beached at Lampedusa hits were seared on huts and

De teland. The ship

was

there at-

buildings and the Fascist Head- tacked by Bionhelms of the R.A quartors was destroyed. A number The Prime Ministers of all and a direct hit with a heavy bomb of area were startd.

which the working set it on fire, with volumnes of of the Constitution has been the black smoke pouring from Interrupted were invited by the Viceroy to join the National Da-

at all polis at the same time, there is no leave. They have newly-constituted National

a fence. Council: In the Ukraine the Germans practised elastic defence in claim to have got to the lower most subtle form and have given reaches of the Dnieper, but Mar- ground in exchange for heavy provinces in shal Budenny's rearguard is put-loans.

ting up stiff resistance on the cast

SOVIET COMMUNIQUE

of the river further north In the MOSCOW Aug 20 (Reuter)

bend, and at no place has a cross-The following is the text of the fence Dounell in their capacity as ing been forced.

Soviet midnight communique Is Prime Ministers and regardless of sued by the Boviet Information their personal, Party or communal

affiliations."

BIGNIFICANT POINT.

BENGHAZI TRIPOLI

aircraft intercepted and not down Operating off Malta, a Hurricane

a Caproni seaplane, In Libya heavy Bombers of the From all three operations, two R.A.F. raided Benghast and Trip-airoraft are missing.

during the night of August 17

18 At Booghal, the harbour and

shipping were attacked Bombs were observed to burst on the

SUBMARINE LOST

It is significant that the Ger- Bureau mans make no big claims as to "During August 19, our troops captured prisoners and this would waged, battle against the enemy

LONDON AUT. 20 (Heuter) suggest that the main body of along the entire front, especially our planes bombra Ploesti Our buses of Juliana, the Cathedral Marshal Buttony's army is still stubbornly in the Kingisepp, planes were brought down in the und Central moles and on rallway The Admiralty announce that "the intact and will have to be reckon~ Novgorod, Gomel and Odessa course of air combats. We lost 12 sidings. An explosion and severn submarine Cachalot commandet ed with even if the Germans sue directions,WANG

planes tres resulted making bourby Reutenant it. &. 5 Newton

"AL" Triboli," "the harbour was DBC., is overdție and mult be the Black Sea, our bomocy "According to information now coed in obtaining possession of the whole bond.

avariable, on August 17 In the sank two onomy transports and set bombed. Hitts on the Spanish More considered lost chemy, broadie and fort caused a numbor nt ar dable stem to indicate tunt the The question of Russian restucourse of air combate 28 derman fire to another transport ance la inrgely a question of the plance, were brought down and not zilors observed large fires and explosione entire orew of the Citranc have An attempt by a large force or been rescued and are prisoners of reinforcemente af Marshal Buden- 22 as previously reported, plosions. ny's disposal. He has shown re- On the night of August 17-18, on August 18 30 German Messerschtditt 100's and 110 to War/

THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1941.

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