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RUSSIANS CLAIM ADVANCE OF 40 Russians Leave Novgorod KILOMETRES INTO IRAN: BRITISH After Tenacious Fighting:

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LANDING IS RESISTED 'PLANE-U-BOAT

MOSCOW, Aug. 26 (Reuter-The offickt Soviet news agency announces that Russian troops have advanced 40 kilometres into Iran and that the advance continues, while Moscow radio says that Soviet troops are advancing in the direction of Tabriz,

According to the latest news from Iran available in autho- ritative circles yesterday afternoon, the British units which entered the country encountered some restslanec, but it is not yet known where this occurred or how serious the resistance was. states a report from London.

One British contingent made a landing from the sea in the Persian Gulf at Bandar Shapur. It is believed that this con- tingent met some resistance but this is nol definitely confirmed. The British forces entering Iran wishes of the Shah, declared the Include both British and Indian strict neutrality of the country. troops but it is understood that no which polley was applied in every Dominion troops are involved. sense of the word and to the best

WHEAT FOR IRANIANS

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our ability. We followed a SIMLA, Aug. 28 (Reuter)-Sixty policy of friendship and cordiauty thousand tons of wheat have al-with all countries in touch with ready been sent from India to Iran, especialty our neighbours. Iran. This wheat is for the pee- "Nevertheless, the British Gov. ple of Iran with whom Britain has ernment in agreement with Le no quarrel, and whose normal Russian presented a memorandum supplies have been seriously de- asking Iran to expel the majority pleted by earlier Axls demands. of the Germans in the country. Steps are being taken to send The Iranian Government assured supplies of other essential comune. those two Governments that ran dities to Iran

was watching every move by all foreigners in the country and that no danger could arise small number of Germans. ACTION DEPLORE11 "With a view to calming Britain and Russla. the frantan Gover" ment took special steps to reduce the number of Germans in the country and did their best Ballsty the British Rod Soviet

In

It is estimated that there are a

Indians present about 3,000 Iran, mainly in oil-fields and Meshed Aran. in the northwest.

Precautionary measures regard.

ing Irantan consulates in India will, it is expected, be taken im-

mediately

TOWNS BOMBEN LONDON, Aug. 20 Reuter British forces bombed and shelled Governments. several Iranian owns, according

from the

"It is most regrettable that des to the Iranian Premier, addressing pite all the efforts of the Iranian

an extraordinary acssion of the Government to preserve peace, the Iranian Parliament, according to British and Soviet representativesD, the Teheran radio last night, instead of discussing matters in a The Premier sold: "You all peaceful. understanding way, ar- know that the beginning of the rived at my house at 4 a.m. today present war. the Iranian Govern- with a threatening memorandun. inent

accordance with the "According to reports reaching

Iranian Army Strength

me. It appears that British and Soviet forces had crossed the bor

arrived forces

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ATTACK ON CONVOY

Seven Merchantmen Sunk In The Fight

LISBON, Aug.

26 (Reuter)

Fifteen merchant ships which are understood to be part of a convoy. of 25 ships attacked by enemy aircraft and submarines off Cadiz Friday while en route to Gibraltar from Britain.

bave ar rived in the Tagus.

חם !

According to the Lisbon news- paper Diario de Noticias seven merchantmen were sunk in the

fight following the attack while warships escorting the convoy were damaged.

The ships of the convoy which escaped a tenacious pursuit saved the greater part of the crews of the ships that were lost.

7bro 1,006, Petre: 1,354 tona, Star- ning 1,329 tons, Empire Stream, Lyminge 2.400 tons and Orelhead 41274 tons.

U-Boat Sunk In Black Sea

"LONDON, "Aug. 26 (Router) The evacuation of NOVGOROD is announced in the Soviet midnight communique which states: “Dor- ing Aug. 25 our troops stubbornly fought the enemy along the whole front After tenacious "fighting our troops left Novgorod,

"In the course of Aug, 24, 46 enemy planes were brought down in air combats and destroyed on aerodromes. We lost six planes. "In the Black Sea our warships sunk a German submarine." There is sul no confirmation in

London that the Germans have

the

any bridgeheads across the Dnie- fighting thus remains west of the per and the main part of

river.

While circumstantia) evidence shows that the Dnieper-Petrovsk Dam has been blown up, no off cial statement has been received the Russian to that effect from Government.

Fighting continues to be intense on the Leningrad front but there has been no marked move

JAPANESE BLOCKADE OF S'HAI IS FEARED

CHUNGKING. Aug 26 (Central) There 18 grave fear in Shangha that a Japanese blockade of the International Settlement, and the French Concession similar to that art of the British Concession in Tien-

In the Smolensk-Gone] area, it

Rusciaus is known that the

counter-attacking but no detafis tein in 1939 will occur. bave reached London.

our

Well-informed circles prediet LACONIC COMMUNIQUE that the Japanese will enforce a The vessels which arrived in the

Both the Russian and German complete blockade as soon as the Tagus Include the Switzerland i 1.291 tons, Lananrone 1,221 tons, cuale and ado

further worsens la-Pacific situation communiques are exceedingly

to cut

the off food supply for nothing to Palwing. Meta 1.575 tons, Spero

knowledge of the situation on the settlement areas, and in the event 3,619 tons, Cervantes 1,810 tons.

of any disorder caused by food eastern front, writes ANNALIST.

The Russian communique speaks shortage the Japanese will use it

demand pretext to

wider of severe fighting at Kexholm, 48 a Novgorod and Dnieper-Petrovsk powers from the Shanghai Munt- cipal Council. Rice is now sold at while the German communique

Barbed-wire barricades extend- Beven ships totalling 10,000 tona says that operations are proceed $130 per picul in Shanghai. ing satisfactorily according were lost from a British convoy

ing for about 25 miles have been plan attacked off the Spanish coast last

erected by the Japanese around the International Settlement and week. One corvette was the only vessel lost by the escort.

the French Concession. The ad- These figures compare with the

jacent roads are blocked with German

claim to have sunk 26

barricades leaving only ΠΑΣΤΟΥ ships and also to have destroyed

passages for traffic. two other warships.

SEVEN LOST

WORLD'S LARGEST BOMB FACTORY

world's aerial

der even before the representatives ELLWOOD, TU, Aug. 26 (Reuter

al my house. Britlah-What is considered the have attacked ships in largest factory making Iranian ports and British planes bombs began operations here this and guns

steady stream have already bombed week-end. and shelled some Iranian towns. bombs roll from the assembly line The Iranian authorities have which is a mile long, taken all necessary measures meet the situation."

to

A

It would seen. therefore, thai neither side has any special claim to record and that no further Ger- man advance has been scored the Leningrad sector.

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sug-

Independent information gests that Marshal Timoshenko's

LONDON, Aug, 28 (Reuter} counter-offensive is gathering mo-

It is announced 11) Berlin that; mentum east of Kiev and may re- the German Consulate in Cubs lieve the German pressure in the has been closed.

the famous Caleper hend where industrial centre of Dateper-Pe- trovsk is mentioned for the time.

NASTY THORA

first

of

Work on the factory began November, 1940, under a contract

in

There is, however, no suggestion that the Germans have anywhere heen able to establish themselves

on the east bank of the river.

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EFFICIENCY NOT UNDERESTIMATED LONDON, Aug, 28 (British Wire- less According to information available here the Iranian Army excitement prevailed in Cairo which is a personal creation of news gradually spread of the joint ahead of schedule. Shah Reza Pahlevi (himself a Anglo-Russian military action In The supervising officer is Lieut. control of the river and that the

famous cavalry leader), amounts to some 150,000 men organised, in 18 divisions raised by conscrip- tion.

Officers are supplied from cadets

of the Staff College tu Teheran

of

81-

CAIRO COMMENT

calling for completion within The German admission that Rue- CAIRO, Aug. 26 (Reuter)-Great year's time: so production has stan bridge-heads are being

that suggests

Marga:11 na started more than three months+ tacked

Budenny is stil} in comfortal:le

Iran.

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Odessa Colonel T. C. Gerber, who says Russian garrison in

the plant comprises 23 proving a nasty thorn in the Ger-

miles ot buildings and man flank.

The most important develop- ment, however, is taking place in the region of the Caucasus, where

It was felt that it was the first that

towards strengthening the square step weak link in the cham of Middle magazines. The factory cost $30,- East countries

000,000,

King Farouk's sister is married

The equipment of some divisions to the son of the Shah of Iran; not be on as large a scale as, say, British and Russian forces are

the Army is up to modern otherwise there is little in the in Syria.

standards. Training hours of the way of cultural relations between The Iranian Army is believed to troops are long and their efficiency the two countries which, because number about 19 divisions, said to

quarters

likely to establish a junction very soon. The effect of this open and expeditious route for supplies and, is recognised in British military they belong to opposing Moslem be well-trained but lacking mot necessary, reinforcements. sects, are sharply divided on rell-dern equipment. It is reported should have an appreciable result There are some 25 cavalry, about glous ground.

that their Air Force is only 10 on the operations in Bouthern 50 infantry and 15 artillery re- Unofficial observers consider modern aircraft while there are Russia, The possibilities of early regiments and also suppers, signal- that the operations in Iran are said to be even fewer tanks, of R.A.F. collaboration must not be lers and gendarmerie. The tanks likely to take two forms-firstly, German make. are of Czechoñovak make and are linking of British and Russian of the medium and light class forcos by the shortest

cut and Their artillery consists of Bofors secondly, a drive to the north from mountain guns and Skods pieces. Basra.

COMMUNICATIONS

WEAK LINE

overlooked:

Big Shanghai Robbery

SILVERSMITH FIRM LOSE $420,000

AIR-BORNE AID There is a possibility that the Germans may try to send rein- forcements by air, but the fact that Russia is acting in co-opera- Communicatiors in Persia ure News of the advance into Irantion with Britain will make this few but the main railways and caused great relief throughout the most difficult. roads lead from the northern counties of the Middle East Com- The advance from Iraq should western and southern frontlets to mand who have been highly con- lead to a rapid linking up of the the capital.

scious of this weak ink in the British and Russian troops. This One line MIAS from Bandar great front which now. stretches step towards the creation of EL Shapur, at the head of the Persian from West Africa to Singapore. front stretching from Marmansk Gulf (where the British landed!, It is still

not known whether southwards to the Middle East, One of the biggest robberies in through Ahwaz to Teheran and the Iranian forces intend to offer from Cairo to Basra, will form a Shanghat involving the thence to the Caspian at Bandar resistance but it is thought here great arc on Germany's east. bar-over $420.000 took place in the Shapur near the Russian frontier that if resistance is offered, it will ring her road.

Chu Hsing Silversmiths in Rue du Consulat in the French Con-

Shenghu cesston, according to a dispatch.

east of the Caspian. Another runs from the Russian frontier in the Caucasus to Tabriz, after which there is a gap, and then from Zin- Jan to Teheran,

Dr. Quo

Tai-Chi

Welcomes.

British Warning To Japan

CHUNGKING, Aug. 26 (Central) Chins welcomes the grave

CHUNGKING, Aug. 26 (Central)

loss of

Eight or nine robbers broke into

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and sharp warning by Mr. Winston Churchill to Japan against any bell wires, bound and gagged alr

They cut the telephone and alarm particulars, apply Box 398. H.KDP, further aggression in the Far East and the Pacific, said DR. QUOsalesmen, numbering between 20 TAI-CHI, Minister of Foreign Affairs, commenting upon the British and 30 and forced the

The two main roads (having hea- vy metalled surfaces and good for motor transport all the year round except for show blocking in win ter) lead from the Russian fron- tler at Julfa to Teheran, and from) the Traqi town of Khanikin to Teheran,

Mr. Churchill's broadcasts to The secondary roads, poor in Bether with the conversations now summer and often impassable in being held in Washington between Kichisaburo Nomura, winter, lead from Northern Iraq Admiral

Premier's broadcast, pull

aggressive polley. Personally

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for all gold and silver articles. They took from the safe ten gold bars, over 100 gold and shlyet Jade, diamonds, jewels, watche. rings, over 100 gold bracleta, car fountain pens. Apply Far East rings, and other ornaments, Diamond and Gold Refining Co., ree weighing totally 450 ounces and Room 621, China Building, 6th.

I doubt if the warning will be 'needed seriously," Dr. Quo, ré

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SAME CONFLICT

Dr. Que said that in one

to Soviet Armenta, from Atiwaz Japaness Ambassador to Washing (near the oilfieldy to Kazvin and ton, and the United States Go Teheran, Iram Pabrevi, on the ernment and in Tokyo between pect he differs with Mr. Chur valued at more than $420.000, and floor. Sundays and Holidays Caspian, to Kazvin, from Meshed Mr. Joseph Clark Grew, Amerl chill: The British Premier sald escaped in a motor car.

the north-east frontier tocan Ambassador to Japan, and that Japan imitated the bluster-

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A reward has been offered for open,

Teheran and from Teheran to the Calmusho must make it un-ings and threats of Hitler and the arrest of the robbers

mistakably clear to Japan that Mussolini but Japan was the oné,

Slurry.

the "rea light atgnals" have been to initiate them. giyen her against the

conunun

Dr. Quo declared that China is tion of the aggressive polley. De gratified as the fact that as a re- Quo sald,

NATURAL OBSTACLES

TOBRUK PATROLS Rivers running into the Caspian from the Elburs Mountains form

CAIRO, Aug. 28 (Reuter) Bri- military obstacles, to any march

ault of the Roosevelt-Churchill tleh patrols at Tobruk are activa along the shore of the Caspian Ignoring the warning. Dr. que Atlantic meeting in which the despite continued enemy artillery from the north-west or north added, will certainly bring Japan world: situation was discussed, the and mortar fire, states a com- vast while both the Campian and into conflict with the "armee Aslatie front has been definitely munique from the British GQ Persian Gulf litterai districts are policeman" of the world, unhealthy.

The country three times the size of France arid mostly" mòun- tainous in the north and west bor- dericia Kisalk and Iraq.

This warning may be re garded as the last opportun3– ty for Japan to make the pholce between the abandon- ment and continuation of the

linked with the European front. One dive-bambing attack dur

"As I have "always maintained," ing the day did only minor dam- he added, "the war in China and age.

that in Europe form bus two In the troftler area there was different fronts of the same con intermittent artillery fre arid

somo patrol activity.

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