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GERMANS CLAIMED HURLED BACK

BY FIERCE

30 MILES BY RED COUNTER-DRIVES

Voroshilov Draws Up

Battle

Plan For Leningrad Defence

MOSCOW, Sept. 4 (Reuter)The visit of Marshal Voroshi- p. Commander of the Russian forces on the northern front to The front outside Leningrad some ten days

In the newspaper Red Star yesterday.

20

Says

Ago IN

described

that Marshal dated From Leningrad, The report.

not evening advanced position one Voroshaloy arrived at long before his Order of the Bay calling upon the defenders of Leningrad to fight staunchly for their splendid city.

plan of battle was worked out and at During the might a

When the time for allack dawn artillery preparation began.

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arrived. A battalion under the command of Denisov crossed an forest. A storm of mine-throwers and embankment towards machine-gun Bre proved powerless before the spirited drive of our men who reached the forest and disappened from sight. "Ssm a hight for the village N began Retreating hastly. enemy abandoned their an

tion and garprem

"A de artement Lieutenant Sokoly,

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Soviet Forces Praised

CRIPPS CONFIDENT

GENERAL

CONFIDENCE OF ENEMY TURNED

TO RESTLESS ANXIETY

SIMLA, Sept. 4 Renter) — We have suffered some rude buffets be upright and and undergone some heavy shocks but shall still stronger than ever." declared GENERAL SIK ARCHIBALD WAVELL. Commander-In Chief, in a breidet message on the second anniver· sary of the war.

"There is a long way to go and a hard time in front of us but there are many signs of the enemy growing weaker and bat, from will.

arrogant confidence, he has passed into restless anxiety which OF FINAL ISSUE

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Sept LONDON

Reuters "Our admiration of the magnif- cet achievements of the Solet Pers by land, sea and air is sunted, writes Sir Stafford Cripps British Ambassador to Moscow, in an article in yesterday's Soviet

j. Izvestia

We acclaim the determination of every man, woran

child protect their homeland from Urutal Invader, and we are

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dret that de spirit t courage Dur and determination will brink

sur- Two countries to a final end Cestuj Issue in struggles

Though great trials and suffer. ne s81 he before our people, this third year of war opens in condi

abso. tons full of hope and with

the Fate certainty of victory

The

wap.19 They CHIL seen busy in the Celds while he front is only a very few miles

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Germans to the village WiFi help the villagers

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villainous aggression of Hitler and retaken territory

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in turn, turn to despair as he sees his cain approach."

Indian ting forces ap Alter reviewing the events in the the Middle East, Africa. the Balkans prouching the 1000.000 mark

In the Middle East. Indlan and Russia, he said "The balance

sdiers have helped to secure our sheet I can put before you is there fort by no means an unsatisfactory great base of naval, military and clear aur one. The enemy is not yet defeat air power in Egypt, to

Imes of communication by the ed but we have laid a firm fundu

Red Sea and everland through Iraq tion for his future defeat "

forestall Che Germans in and Seriu. Iraq and Iran thus keeping our frontiers free st of Nazi destruction slun

General Wavell disclosed

there are well over 100.000 Indian treops serving overseas with the total of

ADMIRAL LAYTON SEES M. EGAL

SINGAPORE, Sept 4 Reuter-

from Singa- British intervention pare

resulted in the immediate releasing from his Salzon brisen jot M Roderick Egal, Irader of the Free French to Stanghal it is un derstood from official apa:ters

point. Free French reles here

18

existing 1 mirates official

Jar

by his own ist for power that he out that this ind'eat That the

recognis! ald

Kailan closEDI collaboration strength of the Red

| between British Land Air Force now with the flower and the Free French in the

East and also the strony support land and thousands of his tanks given the mavement by the British and acromiones reduced to serap goverment

in

army

sirleken

with must k

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Suvlet

a at the anting tutees of the

meny whom he once despised

the menace and Oppres

General Wave!! concluded the Far East also, Japan's south- ward move bas been carefa!! watched and Indian Soldiers Ar Malaya and Burma are ready

defence play their part in the

udla's eastern bastions"

U.S. Shipping Programme

of

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 Reulet i The United States shippe

ahend

schedule frame is stated Rear Admiral Emurs land. Chairman 1h Maritime Com

obierence. 201 a Press

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5.

1941.

New Stock of

"STELLATEX"

CELLULAR UNDERWEAR

has been unpacked.

SINGLETS

JOCKEY SHORTS

TRUNK DRAWERS

"Stellatex is British made and specially con- structed to ensure that the garments keep their shape after repeated washing, they are porous and absorbent The Jockey Shorts are designed to give support without restricting.

Sole Agents.

WILLIAM POWELL, LTD.

10, ICE HOUSE STREET

PATAVIA,

Sept

+

Reuter

last July and the end of 1943. These Agures do not clade 15 Sume Line age early 200 United sessels in the Commission's long States mitots passed through Bata- range programme which has beeuvla en route to Chungking where reinforce the Chinese Los Celivered or additional small vow they wil

crail for which the Air Force, according to reports

circulating here

ever growing

Leal Free French are fub- missim. last over the release of M Erni yesterday

He predicted int !who yesterday afternoon saw the

about 12.410.000 Commander in Chef of the China, tolaliing

sbin

A

peration between the beginning Commisston

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RAF ATTACKS

En Die wood, tes night after Station. Vir Adoor : Sy Geoffrey dead weight would be placed i sels

ever Layton night, alle day alter day an

of British planes. berating for ruts down desern town the fa

In decupied pondustring of Getman L

scerllaries and he has racmanter ..1 vital <<7)

men and mari ificalles as 1: 24CARL Verse

The people at these lands pat ap all reached

ubber and courageous Jess Today by his dammation

APP

13:4

SALADUNG berve and taxing their hands1

S GIPUS be the Finast 14) lara decisions to their own ad Vantage but the mere Metre th

Schales at the al d on land

Vuilding harvesting become the lewer authentie de

world Teach rye, wirit had strnd to during 'bad

trom the churned

spares where the world's LWU RTCALESL armies are at each other's throat

Both She German and Soviet High Commands krep their own;

brit 1 wa ga Counsel

very counmuntuucs, and in London au-

Jiberative quarters declare ober!

lank agalh that olical news is

Comment merely that

HEAVY ATTACK ON TRIPOLI POWER STATION

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Benghazi Shipping Again Harassed

CAIRO.

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Kiruteg

1

ing

and

Arrayed usainst him now stand ste hy side two of 1:0 greatest

Br! nations of the world Great lain and the Soviet Utrion, backed

their by the gallant forces ailes, by the hopes of Lens 191 lans of Europeans, and by the almost inexahustible resources of the Americean continent."

كان

U.S. MISSION

TO MOSCOW

there no confirmation of any Averell, Harriman To

viage anywhere either at

Fit scene of the German ofe sive around Leningrad

and

southern

to Ube sectors

Head Delegation

entraj

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (Reuter) begit

where the Russians are reported -President Roosevelt's announce-

thent that Mr. Averell "Heavy bibers of foe RAF

and Mr. Harriman would lead The Amert- tacked Tripoli turan the night to be persisting in their counter-

ean mission of five to Moscow said that they would act in conjunc-

of Sept 12 says an RAF Mid,

the Esat communique

Bombs power station and a

tires

Wik

were

attacks.

OTHER CAMPAIGNS

It is possible however, with the tion with a similar mission led by: sendy approach

drapper 203

:1

number

いろ winter

started Subsequently there visualise the main

autumn pur

· Lord Beaverbrook supplies to Russia.

*Thie

to deal

with

Mission Includes

Major

Line German strategy

30 violent explosion and a posts larg tire, with clouds st black They are smoke, broke out Two AA guns Kiev, Oden and were hit and put it of action.

"Other brers raided ghazi where shupping in the bar- hour was bombed. Several bombs fell near a vessel and a rolunun et black smoke was seen. rising frem one of the ships. A motor wans near Barce Was machine port gunned.

to capture Leningrad, ceneral James H. Burns execu-!

even Moscow tive officer of the Lease and Lend with the object of fixing a fren Administration: George H. Brett, for the winter

Russian Chief of the Army Air Corps; Ad- with

W miral

H Standley retired naval, miltary industrial and pol

cal strength seriously weakened former Chief of Naval Operations se that other campaigns can bend Mr. William Blatt, Deputy

the Eastern Director of the Production Divi pared notably in

North Africa mon. Mediterranean and together, it seven possible, with The White House announces in nine techni- a limited luvasion of Britain de addition that about

the "Aircraft of the South African signed to pin down and weaken clans will be accompanying

Mission. No announcement has Air Force and the Fleet Air Arm the Royal Air Force.

been made regarding the date of the Mission's departure

bombed the southern landing The limetable for a serious in

of Britain this year has ground at Gazain causing tres vasion which were visible many miles undoubtedly been upæet, but it is from the target.

SICILY RAID

The holding of this Conference possible that the Germans plan was agreed between the President United States and Mr 10 switch back

north-west of the

ail Churchill at their recent meeting Europe sufficient

their ot

night at sea. says a White House state- another

"A number of explosions occur. force Wo mount

when aircraft of the Fleet blitz On England, accompanied ment.

red

Alr

Tt is stated that Mr. Burns, who

Arm dropped bribs among before the winter by the use of { aircraft on Sicilian aerodrome of some air-borne divisions in land- associated with Mr. Harry Hop-

Gerbina and Comiso.

"From these operations one of aerodromes

R.A.Fins. would be a sort of "general

ings

selected to destroy

and other vital ob

our aircraft is missing.

Jectives.

"Photographs of manilion fac

Lorles at Licata which were raid.

SUICIDE DIVISIONS

i manaker" of the Mission.

The President's Secretary, Mr. Karty. told reporters that the at Army would take precedence

Try

Contracting

LIPTONS

CEYLONTA TEA

inthe new FLAY-O-TAINER airtight bag

WHICH RETAINS ITS

LIPTONE

CEYLOKE

WPTOSE

ITSTA

Distinctive

LIPTON CEYLONIA

Flavour

ed by the RAF on Aug. 30 reveal

That these divisions will be cer- conversations because the Mission's

a number of direct hits and ven - tainly committing suicide will be work "will be 90 per cent, multory

siderable damage."

PRES. ROOSEVELT'S PROJECTED TRIP!

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (Rou- ter)-Supplementing White House'n dental that President Roosevelt

no deterrent to the German High and 10 per cent. naval"

Command should they consider

the damage they are likely to in Mct before they are rounded up. ked or captured worth the risk.

The fuctors against such a ven- ture, however, are the effect that such an indecisive "Invasion" will have on the minds of the sorely- tried German population and the

REINFORCEMENTS

FOR S'PORE BINGAPORE, Sept. 4 (Central? The arrival of further strong reinforcements in Malaya has been officially announced.

Most of the reinforcements are

had received an invitation to meat time required to mount it. Since midlans, Including famous units the Japanese Prime Minister, their bumber and trisport with valued services in. many

Mr. only

Prince Konove, on the high, se force on the western front theatres of war and infantry with

Secretary, the President's

down to bedrock it would take recent experience on the north- "The Stephen Early said:

them a least six weeks, it is eswest frontier of Indin. The units sea-trip projected for the Prest

timated, to prepare.

jare fully merchanland and have dent is from Annapolis down the

The Anwer to the threat of auxillary equipment. Chesapeake and up Potomad to

There is also a British artillery Washington aid any suspicious tresh German Initiative whorever reportera may bire bouts to follow it is shown is in the hands of 'contingent with the latest weapons

Rusia and Britam-arid America., and tractor the President's yacht."

Sole Agents:

TIMA

CONNELL BROS.

BROS. CO., LTD.