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ENEMY VESSELS IN TRIPOLI BRITAIN HAS 3 MILLION HARBOUR HIT AND SET ON FIRE DURING R.A.F. RAID

CAIRO, Sept. 1 (Router) — “The Bomber Command of the R‚A.F. carried out heavy raids on Tripoli during the night of August 29-30," says last night's R.A.F. communique from the Middle East. "Some 25 tons of bombs were dropped and at the end of the bombing, the whole of the Spanish Quay was on fire with great clouds of black sinake—apparently from an oil store — rising Into the air.

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attempts to cross the Dnieper one point and have been thwarted after two days' efforts to place the pontoon in position.

This is announced in a ment to the Soviet midnight com munique.

supple.

"Two ships, one of 8,000 tons and the other of 5,000 tons, "were hit and set on fire. One of these vessels was later seen to be ablaze from stem to stern. Some time later a small ship exploded,

"Hits were also scored on an other medium-sized ship, which subsequently started burning.

"Three Ares broke out on Kara-

an

B

MEN UNDER ARMS Development Reviewed After Two Years Of Hostilities

LONDON, Sept. 1 (Reuter) in the following article spe- etally written on the second anniversary of the war, Reuter's Military conumentatør reviews the development of Britain's militars strength during the past two years.

When Britain took ap the challenge of the Nazis, who set forth on the march to dominate the world two years ago, her military position was extremely weak. Her strength has enor- mously increased since then though it has still some way to co before reaching full power.

When Hitler started the war by, Winston Churchill and also by the his unprovoked invasion of Po- whole-hearted manner in

which

manli Mole and from one of them, land, the British Army was weak the people responded to the cult

in numbers and equally deficient to arms at flames which were visible from

by creating the Home in the equipment necessary for Guard great distance rose hundreds of war. All the The first spread tacked training.

te:ritorial units

GROWING MIGHT feet into the air.

How very along the Mole to a petrol depot

different is the plc- Vital garrisons on our communi- ture today of Britain's growing explosion took where

place

cations all over the world equally military might! The Army Itself tellowed by another extensive fire. were on an insufficient scale. We has been expanded till

"Other small fires were observed had some difficulty in equipping at least three million men unde

we have the quayside and loading on

even a token farce to go to France arms and these men are now well wharves

and this was submerged by the organised and commanded from "Reconnaissance on the follow-flood which temporarily destroy-generals to corporals. Our losses The Germans who had assembled ing day showed

merchantman ed France in May and June last have been made good, we are large tanks and Infantry forces of 8,000 tons outside the harbour year.

powerfully armed with anti-air- near the town on the right bank on fire from the stem to the fun-

Owing to the heroic efforts of craft guns, anti-tank

weapons d the Dnieper also lost 50 tanks. six anti-aircraft batteries and large number of pontoons,

It says that in this attempt, the Germans lost, nearly 1,000 suppers and infantry klied.

UNIEPER ĐẢM LONDON Aug 29 (Reuter).

Opinion is Britain is deeply im pressed with the news announced by M Lozovsky of the blowing up of the giant Dnciper Dam

It is fell that the destruction Thereof this "first child of the Soviet quency with which the Thai Gor Five-Year Plan" is striking proof ernment have lately felt obliged of the realism of the Soviet au- to iseur official denials of rumours thorities and their

determination

has aroused widespread comment to make sacrifices to defeat the in political quarters, writes Ren invaders and teave nothing

r: Special correspondent.

An analysis shows that

that

their hands save ruins.

ENEMY BARGES

LONDON,

Sept. 1. (Reuter-

The story 01 the dispersal of

In the last few weeks no less than 16 Press reports from Japanese sources have been either flally denied in coamuniques or by the

barges enemy

which has been authoritative spuke man while

given out over the enemy con- only one report from non-Japanese trolled radlo should be treated sources drew an official contradic with greatest reserve, it is pointed

tion

nut In authoritative quarters.

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nel and two other ships of 500 our Navy and Air Force, we res- and field artillery which protect

of

tons each in the harbour Â

out and another alight at points. Fires at the base Karaman Mole were still 118

"Absolutely devoid of truth" is how which add it might well be a piece the That Ouvrnment communique of propaganda. dismissed the latest Japanese al-

The barges which were sup legation that British and America posedly dispersed were those Ministers in Bangkok have threa-placed along the French and tened economic pressure against Dutch coasts. Thalland unless she ceased trade relations with Japan The com- that after Iran. Thalland will be another the next victim of Anglo-American munique mildly rebukes Japanese daily for the suggestion aggression

CHINA WAR:

Jap. Drive On Hungsinkiao Repulsed By Chinese With Heavy Losses In Men, Arms

CHUNGKING, Sept. 1 (Central)-In an effort to stamp the Chinese advance the Japanese troops at Changhing on the west bank of the Taihu (lake) and at Siangshan, north of Changbing, counter-attacked in two columns at dawn on August 28.

One colump drove in a south-westerly direction from Chang- hing to Hunghsinkiso and Linchengklao where they met with stubborn Chinese resistance and sustained considerable losses in men and ammunition. The other column pushed from Yang tien, north-west of Changhing, to Huaihuakan, south-west of Yangtien. Chinese attacked and took Yangtien, entting off the Japanese rear. The Japanese retreated to Meishan (Coai Hill). south-west of Yangtien

After an abortive counter-offen- Foochow, in the counter-offensive sive, the Japanese driven at in Fukien which began on Aug. 25, Kausbun on the Klangau-Anhwel according to a field dispatch re- border have retreated to Hunglan- celved here. fow

Meanwhile, severe fighting has operating in also broken out in the Cienklang south Hupeh bave been active area, 25 kilometers north-east of during the last few days. In an Poochow.

Chinese troops

attack against the Jupanese at Hainglungtien and Shihchengwan :

FOOCHOW FIGHTING SHIUKOW, Sept. 1 (Central) on August 28 the Chinese killed about 150 Japanese. Six Japanese Sharp fighting is reported to be army trucks passing through Shih- going on in the western suburban

areas of Foochow

un August 27. All the Japanese soldiers escorting the trucks were killed. Five Japanese trucks pass ing on the highway north of Kwelkow were also blown up by Chinese mines on August 28.

LOW-LEVEL ATTACK

burnt cued most of our men but lost, our towns, factories and our many two the whole of their equipment. widely-flung naval and air bases, the Norway and Greece further de-stretching, as they do, from Ice- burn-pleted our resources,

and down to the west and east

We extricated ourselves from coasts of Africa, along the south- this extremely critical situation, ern shores of Asia £6 far ELS At Benghazi, a low-level attack however, by the splendid fighting Singapore and Hongkong Into the was made on a ship at Juliana of our Air Force and the bold and Facific Ocean. Mole and a cloud of white smoke resolute face with which the peo- was seen after the attack.

ple of Britain met dangers under "Aircraft concentrated on Berka the inspiring leadership of Aerodrome were machine-gunned.

"Aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm dumps north of

bombed

Bardia started.

store

and

several fires

"During the night of August 29-

30, aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm

Opposition To Nazi Rule

bombed Gerbin! Acrodrome (Steliy) In Occupied

and carried out a ning attack.

machine-gun

Countries

MOSCOW, Sept. 1 Reuter)

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1941.-PAGE 7

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FIGHTING GOING ON Final Issue

Though the Army as a whole has not yet stepped on the stage THE ENTIRE FRONT Mr. to play a great decisive part In

the offensive strokes which it will Following is

MOSCOW, Sept. 1 (Reuter).... the text of a com- nave to do to complete our vic-munique of the Soviet Informa- tory, it is collecting and massing tion Bureau Issued st in two directions which are dic-GM.T.: tated by sound strategy for the

"During Aug. 31, Out Jocation of our reserves,

troups namely fought the enemy along the whole islands and the Middle front.

by

COT-

these East.

THIRD RESERVE

The necessity of stopping Japan- ese aggression is causing us collect a third reserve In the Paci-

to

Of The War

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Hit-

LONDON, Sept. 1 (Reuter) 11 p.m. "We fight to the end until

ferite Germany is utterly and completely crushed," said M. Mai- sky, Soviet Ambassador, speaking on Sunday.

ил

"Our air force dealt concentrat ed blows at the enemy panzer troops, infantry and artlilery and "Other aircraft of the Fleet Air

destroyed the enemy aircraft Arm located a merchant ship af

their aerodromes, 5.000 tons escorted by destroyers How greatly the opposition, to the c. The Army is getting ready to "In the course of Aug. 29. 26 off Stelly and attacked the convoy. Nazi rute in

strike anywhere when the moment German aircraft occupied countries The merchant ship was

were destroyed believed

arrives. has Increased was stressed

in aerial combats and on enemy to have been hit by a torpedo,

aerodromea, M. Lozovsky, Bavlet spokesman, "Yesterday Blenheim airdraft of in a statement to Foreign the R.A.F. bombed the power

respondents yesterday. houses of munition factories of

This opposition is tinding expres.. Licata and obtained a number of ston in partisan warfare, acts direet hits on each target. Clouds sabotage and attacks on

German of smoke were seen and debris was agents, German officers and thrown high into the

so)-- air. Conal-diers. derable damage was done.

M. Lozovsky declared that 10 ABYSSINIA

weeks ago, shots fired at M. Laval

In Abyssinia, R.A.F. and Souto African Air Force aircraft bombed and machine-gunned enemy for tified positions at Deberech August 29 and again yesterday, direct hits being observed on the forts, huts and trenches.

On

"From all these operations, one! of our aircraft is missing."

JAPAN'S POLICY IN PACIFIC

Adjustment Wanted Without Change

TOKYO.

Sept. 1 Reuter)

of

"We lost 24 aircraft."

no

"My people are fighting herot- cally and with the greatest deter- mination. They are building half-way course."

Declaring that his people had not the slightest doubt of the final issue, M. Maisky asked: "But what.. of the price?"

.of

But though our military forces have so far only been employed

He went on: "The Soviet people in small bodies, they have gained

APPEAL TO TROOPS

have already sustained many losses some glorious victorfes and have "Come over to us" says an ap- and sacrifices in men, material

which cannot be peal on won successes

Sunday in the German and territory with the possibility surpassed by any army. Thus our language by Marshal Budenny-or future losses and sacrifices, But first campaign in Libya, the who commands the Soviet forces everyone them knows Abyssinian

and campaign and the in Southern Ukraine--addressed everyone here knows that the conquest of Syria were all carried to the German, Rumanian, Hun closest possible military, economie.. out brilliantly against an army garlan and Slovak troops and and political co-operation between numerically far superior and officers. would have been impossible. Simi- equally well, if not better, equtp-

the peoples of. Britain' and the The appeal refers to the flrat Soviet Union is on the way to larly, strikes in Poland had pre-ped.

world war in which "millions of reduce those sacrifees to as low viously been impossible but now Today our forces are reaching your brothers and fathers were there has been one at an impor- a high standard of motorisation sent to death and destruction by

a level as possible.". tant Polish railway junction

at all over the world and tanks are the German and Austro-Hungarian Rzhnov and a serious accident at arriving to good and Increasing Imperialism" and adds act as Krupkov.

you acted in the time of the first COL. LOVAT-FRASER Ten weeks of herolt: resistance In Britain itself, the Home war-turn your weapons against by the Red Army against 9/10ths Guard, composed of civilians. are those who drive you to death." of the entire German armed forces engaged in every kind of work and the enormous losses infileted and have reached а stage in on Germany had raised the spirit training and equipment at which of the down-trodden occupied they must be seriously reckoned with in case of any attempt at invasion

countries.

BURMA'S PREMIER

TO PAY VISIT

TO BRITAIN

1 (Reuter) LONDON, Sept. Prince Konoye's message to Preal-The Premier of Burma, the Hon. Mr. U. Saw will shortly visit Bri- dent Roosevelt was given pro-tain. He will convey personally to minence in the Japanese Press 18 the Government and people of opening the diplomatic negotia- Britain a message of goodwill, tions for settling the outstanding from the Government and people questions between Japan and the United States.

Mr. U. Saw has been a Minister' The CHUGAI SHOGO declares since 1989 and Premier since 1940 that it is clear the United States. Shortly after becoming Premier does not want war in the Pacific he issued a statement outlining as already emphasised by various the policy of his Ministry, stating American leaders.

that he would try to secure the

of Burma,

numbers,>>

CHUNGKING, Sept. 1 (Reuter) Marshal Budenny adds that le It is learned that Colonel · Lu la being spread that the Red Army vat-Fraser, former British Military kills prisoners of war and promises Attache, who is present in India.. we guarantee your lite, a good will shortly come to Chungking to treatment and speedy return to join the Military Attache's office your homeland,"

of the British Embassy here,

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lief that as Prince Konoye's mes-number and he appealed to all the Chinese and

After defeating the Japanese at sage was personally addressed to classes and communities in Burma Jade, diamonds, jewels, watches. were blown up

the Min River, the Chinese pushed American relations are being the Kwanyuanli and Hsuchlatsun on President Roosevelt, Japanese and to unite in the common task. fountain pens. Apply Far East to the Foochow suburbs and are roughly restudled and the United gives her a great and growing. Room 691, China Building, 6th making a bid for the city.

Burma's geographical peltien Diamond and Gold Refining Co., States Government le giving care importance in the Far East. A floor. Meanwhile, Chinese troops ful study to the view that presenta neighbour of China she has for

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THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN de abroad can reach the Chinese. clares that Japan's policy in the Burma's Premier will be nëcam- attacks, the Japanese on the LIHUANG, Sept. 1. (Central) Pacific is based on the principle panded by Mr. U. Sin Tut, senlar northern slope of Chiwangshan Over 200 Japanese troops were that Japan and the United States official or the Civil Service in (mountain) in south Shansi have Elled and wounded as the result should not come to blows.

Burma, as the adviser fled 'northward.

of a train accident on the Hwai-

CONTINUITY EMPHASISED Chinese attacks at the various Nan Rallway in northern Anhwet Prince Konoye's message in in- crossings along the Fon River in last week when a Japanese troop tended to remove the misunder- south Bhans have also been sus-train was dynamited near the standing between Japan and the contul. Boveral crossings, includt-Shuantungchin Station after strik United States. Emphasis, however, ing the one at Chowlutsun have ing Chinese land mines.

Following a series of Chinese

TRAIN WRECKED ···

LAVAL SHOWING IMPROVEMENT LONDON, Sept. 1 (Reuter,

is fald on the continuity of the There is a decided improvement i

been recaptured and the Chinese The locomotive was overturned Japanese policy, be

in the condition of M. Levai and are pursuing the Japanese, fleeing and completely wrocked, while The HOCHI SHIMBUN declares Marcel Deat according to a Paris southward,

*four conchen were thrown off the that this policy remains "inimu- memage to the German news

to the FUTSING RECAPTURED tracks and badly. damaged, table" while the Churat Bhogo as-agency, Nasping, Sept. 1 (Central)- Material losses sustained by the sorta the adjustment of the out- Laval's temperature was falling While one Metachment has recap Japanese wore estimated to total standing questions, between the and the bullet in this body le tured Mstsing, de miles south of over $500,000, K two countries is "only possible becoming enclosed in a spot thas Foochow, another Chinese détach Truffle on the Rallway was in when the establishment or the is not dangerous ment in now launching an attack terrupted for three days as a ro- Greater Bast-Aslan prosperity pn Tungkow, 15 kilometers west orsult of the incident."

recognised"

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