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"Hongkong Dally Press," Sept. 15, 1941,

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ATLANTIC DRAMA IS REVEALED: RUSSIANS GAINING BIG STRETCHES OF

CONVOY, ATTACKED BY U-BOATS GIGANTIC

AND PLANES, COMPLETES CROSSING IN FIERCE GALE

Splendid

Organisation And

Ability Of Officer-in-Command Of The Senior Escort Vessel

A BRITISH CONVOY IS PLOUGHING ITS WAY OVER THE ATLANTIC. Que U-boat attack claims victims. Then six four-engined Fockewulf planes swoop down to hit the others while a second U-boat assault is launched but still the convoy goes on and complet es its dramatic crossing in a fierce gale.

THE ADMIRALTY ON SATURDAY REVEALED THIS STORY.

Three ships were sunk by torpedoes, four by bombs and one, damaged by bombs, later foundered in the gale.

THE FACT THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE CONVOY GOT SAFELY THROUGH WAS LARGELY DUE TO THE ORGANISATION AND ABILITY OF THE OFFICER-IN- COMMAND OF THE SENIOR ESCORT SHIP-LIEUT.-COMMANDER G. A. THRING. D.S.O., COMMANDING THE SLOOP DEPTFORD.

The BRANDENBURG, carrying a large number of the survivors rescued after the first submarine attack, was hit and sank immediately. Only one man was saved.

It was far out in the Atlantic early one morning that the first U-boat attack was

made.

Two ships were hit and sank in a few minutes.

WAR SUPPLIES

+

ON SOVIET SHIPS?

ALONG

TERRITORY AT SOME POINTS

EASTERN FRONT: SOVIETS HAVE INITIATIVE IN SMOLENSK AREA

Weather Reported Exceptionally Bad

THE RUSSIANS ARE GAINING BIG STRETCHES OF TERRITORY AT SOME POINTS ALONG THE GIGANTIC EASTERN FRONT, AND AT OTHERS LARGE FORCES OF NAZI TROOPS ARF CONCENTRATED. ATTEMPTING TO FORCE: THE SURRENDER OF and

BIG TOWNS WHICH, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF DNIEPRO- PETROVSK. THE RUSSIANS HAVE MANAGED TO HOLD, writes Reuter's Special cor- respondent in Moscow

SHANGHAI. Sept. 14 (Reuter)- Customs officials denied rumours that the Soviet ships which left Tar Viadivostock on Sept. 9 Sept 12 were carrying war piles.

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The undisclosed ships were load ed with coal, cotton goods and general merchandise. says a Jap- anese report.

With the departure of the two ships only one Soviet vessel maine in port.

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In the Smolensk sector, which showed some signs of stabilisation after the Ger- mans' desperate attempt to break through towards Moscow, the initiative is now clear- ly in Russian hands.

WING

OF

R.A.F. NOW IN RUSSIA

Marshal Timoshenko's troops, who saved Moscow, are numerous and powerful- ly equipped and are taking advantage of the German concentration in the south and in the Leningrad area to strike hard and well beyond Yelnia and towards Smolensk. It is reliably learned that the The situation here is con-: sailing of the final steamer willsidered by the Russians to mark the end of Soviet vessels be extremely satisfactory. In calling at Chinese ports for some tline as the Soviet authorities are spite of the German practice sald to have abandoneg hope of ob of fortifying, with a great taining war materials through Aring force of guns, mortars Shangbal, according to the Jap-jand machine-guns, any new- anese report.

ly occupied place, thus mak- ARRIVED IN RUSSIA MEANS THAT THE RAF. HAS GONE TO

THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT A WING OF THE RAF. ing it a firing strong-point, THE DIRECT ASSISTANCE OF THE BUSSIAN AIR FORCE AT A CAR MISSING the Russians have suceceded CRUCIAL STAGE IN THE CAMPAIGN ON THE EASTERN FRONT,„ Mr. J. P. Ferguson, of Avenmore, in making a remarkable ad-writes Renter's Air correspondent. No. May Road, has reported to vance in this sector. the Police that his Austin salvon

WITHOUT A THOUGHT FOR HER OWN SAFETY CHINA'S CLAIM FOR LEASE, LEND SUPPLIES IS URGED

THE STEAMER BRANDENBURG HAULED OUT OF THE CONVOYS AND WENT TO THE RESCUE.

She picked up nearly all of the complement of one of the torpedoed ships.

HAS

fern front. In favour of the Red

Air Force could be revealed.

BIG FACTOR

The significance of this development lies in the fact that after Further to the north, increased three months' Aghting on a scate unprecedented in the history of car, No. 623, was stolen from out-Russian activity in the Velikieluk! Warfare, it must be the primary aim of the German military com alde the house yesterday morning. sector must be considered as an inanders to achieve a decisive result before winter.

Laccompaniment to this::Smolensk It is reasonable to assume, from been made in direct air aid to

sector operation and designed Mr. "Churchill's disclosure in Par-Russia. primarily to prevent the Germans Hament last week that hundreds from using the main railway line of British fighters have been sent before this major strategical step Secrecy was naturally essential for supplying troops in the Lenin-¡ to Russia and that some have alito tip the delicately balanced grad sector.

ready arrived, that the wing sent scales of the atr war on the East- This railway line, running just is one exclusively of fighters. behind the main German Hnes through Mogilev and Vitebsk to

ELASTIC TERM Leningrad, is in increasing un- A wing includes full operational ravourable weather conditions in and administrative personnel, that boggy part of Russia and is ground

speed with which the and maintenance staf the Germans' main lifeline,

R.A.F. In Russia goes into con and reserves, The exact compost and how quickly the wing is built If the advance could be pushed tion of a wing is not usually re-up into a force of more Emportant stfl further, the Russlans could vealed in wartane. but the term proportions will be a big factor in Although the escorts

succeed in cutting the second main is very elastic. ON BREST

The strength of line to Leningrad. which

determining the success of this well as the defensively armed tribute

runs a fighter wing of advanced afr

step LONDON, Sept. 14 (Reater) —Last through Pskov.

striking force of the RAF at the merchant-ships put up a China's long frontier with Burma night the R. A. F. heavily attacked

opening of the Battle of France. was two squadrons.

LONDON, Sept. 14 (Reuter)-Under the title "Lease Lend and H.M.S. Deptford lowered & boat to rescue the crew of Duff-Cooper," the ECONOMIC MAGAZINE urges China's claim for the other torpedoed ship while the sloop went on hunting Lease-Lend supplies even at the expense of Britain and Russia, for the U-boat. Later, she picked up her own boat and cially for an efficient, though not necessarily the largest air

force, on the flank of any Japanese move southward. survivors from the lost ships.

Lease-Lend supplies to China de- pend on communications since the

MR. CARROLL ALCOTT

The convoy salled ou. About 12 hours later, came The air attack.

Burma Road's capacity 18 very much limited. With China contri- buting man-power and the United as States the tools, Britain can con- communications since

Tankard Given By Berce fire, the Fockewulf Con- and india can certainly be pierced dors pressed home their at- at other places besides Burma Rd.. R.A.F. Assoc.

especially a sater road northward tack.

from India and Burma, besides the Ond

projected railway from Lashilo.

CONSTRUCTION MIRACLES The terrain is among the most: difficult in the world but wer

after.

HEAVY ATTACK

BREST.

The

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GERMAN BOAST German boasting about dropped in the dock area and soon they were of their enormous con- A great weight of bombs was Leningrad showed how conscious to straddle the dry docks in which centration of troops

and equip

Later in that campaign. 11 was increased,

A vital significance of today's announcement is that a start has

No Information is available as the battleships Scharnhorst and ment in that sector, made possible to the officer commanding the Onelsenau are lying.

with the help of Latvian and wing in Russia, Other aircraft bombed the docks Estonian railways, and especially Velox

LIEUT.- creates construction miracles. The at LE HAVRE, ROPER D.8.0. British RN. stood by the torpedoed ships. accepted in principle some of these

Cont'd Page 7, Col. 6 Government has already Early next morning. they caught projects but time is vital. up with the convoy.

SHANGHAI Sept. 14 (Reuter After an unprecedented round of right and two others so heavily merebant-ship wak sunk farewells by the British and a hit that they sank soon Lied communities. Mr. Carroll Alwards cott, well-known through the Far East and Pacific areas for his news broadcasts from the local station MMHA, 1s sa ling today for America on vacation.

The Royal Air Force Associatio

The destroyer COMDR.

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Iew hours later came the yesterday presented him with a second U-boat attack. tankard "for his unceasing and

The Brandenburg, carrying

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Mr. Duff-Cooper's despatch tu Singapore augurs that the British Government appreciates the pro- gency blems in their immensity and ur

tireless efforts on behalf of Demo-large number of survivors rescued cracy," while the British Residents' Association gave him an Inscribed after the first submarine attack, watch.

was hit and sank immediately. besides communications yet the

Mr. Duff-Cooper has many tasks

Japan-U.S. Negotiations In Delicate Stage

H.M.S. Deptford and Velox at- latter dominates the Far Eastern THERE WILL BE NO POLICY OF

Earlier, the British and Ameri- can communities in Tientsin pre-tacked the submarine and possibly problems. sented him with a four-foot high damaged 11.

shiver Teplica of the Temple of

Heaven in Peiping.

STILL THE ON.

CONVOY SAILED

Because of his strong stand on

LONE FIGHT

behalf of Democracy. Mr. Alcott has had to travel about Shanghai A day later came A wireless year or so, heavily message that a German warship

in the past guarded.

Cont'd Page 7, Col. 1

News Summary

Today's News

A WING OF THE RAF, HAS ARRIVED in Russia and British pllets whenceforth be attacking the enemy on the Eastern front with the Red Air Force. Of the actual fighting, the Russians have gained some territory at points along the entire gigantic front while In the central sector the initiative is in Soviet handa.

THE ADMIRALTY REVEALS A DRAMATIC story of attacks on an Atlantic convoy by U-boats, then planes and followed by a second assault by submarines. Three ships were torpedoed and tour sunk by bombs. But the convoy carried on and completed its Journey in - a fierce galo,

A STATEMENT ON THE PACIFIC SITUATION was made by the Prime Minister of New Zealand in duerland yesterday after his ro- turz, from a visit to Britain and the United States. He said that

the Japan-US. negotiations were in a delicate atago but he was cor- tain that there would be no poller of appeasement.

NEWS CONCERNING IRAN 19 THAT THE DAITISH and Soviet Governments require that all diplomatie relations between the Tranian Government and the Axis Powers must be completely over-

· Ed.

MEREST WAS HEAVILY TAIDED BY DRITISH BOMBERS on Saturday night and the docks at Le Havro were alan bombed,

Mr. Duff-Cooper must become the Generalissimo of the Astatic life-lines and supreme or- ganiser to the intricate network of sealanes, airlanes and motor-roads to check Japanese aggression.

This great task requires great

and energy

closest co-operation with America and China perhaps the creation of an administrative machinery in Bingapore but it is also a great opportunity.

-On Other- Pages

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2 Lawn bowls; Football. Swimming carnival; Cricket

3 Coming events; Radlo pro

grammes; Crossword.

4 German wedge to Bryanss smashed; Fiery speech by president of Tohokal Party. Argentina expels German Ambassador, United States muy armed merchantmon, Of interest to women; Now- Butter

$ Lending article: The Only

Stop Possible.

Round the Police Coiets: Postage rates chanked,

The

RECORD INDIAN SUBSCRIPTIONS

TO WAR LOANS

SIMLA, Sept. 14 (Reuter)--India ushered in the third year of the war with a record week's subscrip- tions to the Defence Savings Movement.

For the week ending Sept. 6, subscriptions to the three per cent. Defence Loan totalled over £2,- 625,000, while sales of Port Office Savings Certlicates amounted to £80,000-a

record week's total

APPEASEMENT since the movement was initiated.

DECLARES NEW ZEALAND PREMIER

The New Zealand Prime Minister, MR. PETER FRASER, on his return from Britain via the United States has arrived in Auckland by Clipper, says Reuter.

Mr. Fraser stated yesterday that he discussed the Pacifie situation fully with Pre-, sident Roosevelt.

Negotiations with Japan were still in the delicate stage and it was impossible to say whether they would be successful.

"ONE THING IS CLEAR-THERE WILL BE NO POLICY OF APPEASEMENT AT THE EXPENSE OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS," added Mr. Fraser. "IT IS TO BE HOPED THAT JAPAN WILL ACCEPT THAT FACT."

"We are winning the Battle Prime Minister to be a permanent | Kaname Wakasugt, Minister-at-

of the Atlantic-we have member of such a Cabinet as the Large and Special Assistant to

Yokohama tomorrow after

The grand total of subscriptions

to all Indian defence loans since they were first issued on June, 1940, up to Sept. 8 is £64,322,000.

Retention Of Firearms Forbidden

BERNE, Sept. 14 (Router)---An

been winning it for the last Prime Minister's place was clearly Admiral Nomura, is sailing from order forbidding the retention of

in his own country.

only firearms and all kinds of other three months," he said and

This fact would apply in even two weeks consultation in Tokyo, war material on penalty of death added that one result was greater extent if trouble arose in says the Japanese Agency.

has been published in all papera that New Zealand shipping the Pacifc.

As far as is ascertainable, no by General von Stuclpoegel, milf- was in a better position than Mr. Fraser mentioned that the ships are scheduled to sail from tary commander in Occupied expected,

New Zealand trado agreement Yokohama tomorrow to Americe France, according to a Vichy report

Meanwhile, mother attack on a Gorman non-commissioned officer by four youths on Friday night in liopo

the street behind the Chamber 'of "

Mr. Fraser declared that all Now With Canada, which is due to ex- or elsewhere and there is no evi to the Swiss news agency. Zealand butter produced during pire six months hence, has beendence of other passengers depart he season ended in July had now extended for the duration of the ing simultaneously.

However, the hasty return in Geen shipped or was being loaded. war. Ratineation of this would

take place after his return to manifest Indication that IMPERIAL WAR CABINET'

Wellington.

has not yet been given up for a Finally, he stated that negotia.satlatactory outcome of the Jap-Deputies is reported from Paris. somie quarters for an Imperial tions are still proceeding for the anese-American talks.

Another Paris message sintes War Cabinet, he said that Newcatablishment of a United States Zealand would be prepared to

On the discussion of the desire

It appears that Japan's 'original that further sentences on Cont proposals and the United States! mun'sis, ranging from two years' counter-proposals are at present imprisonment to seven years' hard: nelther wholly satisfactory nor labour, hava, boòn paservt by the TOKYO, Bept. 14 (Router)-Mr. wholly unacceptable.

Paris Special Court,

consider any scheme which would Legation at Wellington. Improve co-operation, but it would be impossible for the New Zealand

STILL HOPE