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UNREST AND DISCONTENT IN THE Forces Beseiging Odessa Belgians ITALIAN ARMY, FASCIST PARTY: Are Thrown Back Several Held As GESTAPO WATCHING ALL SERVICES Miles In Counter-attacks Hostages

By Beleaguered Troops At Tournai

Hitler Asked Mussolini To Germany Send More Men To Russia

STARTLING DISCLOSURES OF THE UNREST AND DISCONTENT IN THE ITALIAN ARMY AND FASCIST PARTY, AND THE PRESENCE OF THE GESTAPO AGAIN AS THE WATCHERS IN ALL ITALIAN SERVICES AND DEPARTMENTS OF STATE, were referred to by THE TIMES yesterday, according to Reuter.

The newspaper is strongly critical of the Fascist administration and states that by having articles printed, Signor Mussolini probably wishes to make a show of meeting the discontent which undoubtedly exists inside the Army and Party.

ITALIAN OFFICERS CERTAINLY BELIEVE THAT HERR HITLER ASKED MUS- SOLINI TO SEND MORE MEN TO RUSSIA AND TO CALL MORE CIVILIANS TO THE COLOURS.

Even the Italian soldiers who have gone to Russia are not properly equipped and have not yet seen the battle field.

HOW THEN, IT IS ASKED, ARE OTHERS TO BE EQUIPPED WHEN LIBYA DE- MANDS SO MUCH? In conversation, Italian officers have said that the army, depleted for other Fronts, COULD NOT DEFEND ITALY IN THE FACE OF A DIRECT ASSAULT. ONLY THE POLICE, ITALIAN AND GERMAN, ARE PROPERLY FITTED OUT,

"Such views inside the Army are matched by the

ECONOMIC prevailing mood of many of

INTERNAL ECONOMIC SITUATION IN ITALY IS DISCUSSED

Threatens To Occupy Bulgaria

that

It is reported in Ankara Germany has threatened to occupy Bulgaria f the latter refuses to Join in the war against Russia mays Reuter,

The Bulgaria Prime Minister has returned to Bofa after report. ed conversation with German officials, while Herr von Papen, who was also present at the con- ference, has returned to Ankara.

British Press Attache's Wife Missing

PEIPING Sept. 23

(Reuter)

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 (Reuter THE FORCES BESEIGING ODESSA

Twenty-five Belgians are held as HAVE BEEN hostages at Tournai for the killing THROWN BACK SEVERAL MILES IN COUNTER- of two German policemen on Sept. ATTACKS BY BELEAGUERED TROOPS, states the Mos-7 cow Radio which adds that since the beginning of the w, the Rumanians have lost half their army, says Reu- ter from London.

The German Official News Agency limits the counter- attacks, in which artillery and tanks took part, at Lenin- grad and Poltava, adding that seven Russian 62-ton tanks were destroyed in Leningrad.

If those who killed the Germans are not found within 10 days, these hostages will be executed.

In future. five hostages wUT be shot each time a German is killed by the Belgians anless the killers are immediately discovered.

This is the gist of an official an- The Germans describe the Budyenny's forces are attemptingnouncement published in the Bel- counter-attack at Poltava as to fight their way out, it was gian Press by General Baron strong, adding that the Rus-stated in authoritative quarters in Alexander von Falkenhausen, ac- sians also used an armoured

London yesterday.

cording to the Berlin correspondent There is, however, no news of of the NEW YORK TIMES. the progress made by these forces. The announcement says the As usual, the Nazis claim that There are reports, however, of suc" | German policemen were shot while. all the counter-attacks were cessful local Russian counter-at-investigating the shooting of beaten back with heavy losses to tacks in the neighbourhood of Rexist leader at Tournai. It added the Russians and state that 30 Glukhov, which is about 75 miles that all political prisonera in Bel- tanks were destroyed.

south-east of Smolensk

train.

The Derman News Agency quating Finnish reports, says the Finns have now captured some islands in the northern part of Lake Ladoga.

and

It is certain the Russians are holding out well at Lenin grad where they inflicted very heavy losses on the enemy. German losses in officers have,

Some units lost

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glum will be considered an hos- tages.

MORE FRENCHMEN

SHOT AT LILLE It adds the Finns 10 the north-been formidable.

LONDON, Sept. 23 (Reuter)---- Toree more Frenclumen have been the Fascist Party, rank and,

ern sector scored great successes as many as two-thirds of their shot at Lille, according to a com file. The Right Wing of mal- The British Embassy has made the last few days, surrounding officers.

munique issued by the Garman contents dreams of support Japanese authorities over the

completely destroying five the strongest representations to

Soviet battalions and killed 3,000 grad are very bad.

Weather conditions about Lenin- Military Headquarters. for the dynasty, army, clergy disappearance of Mrs. Denzi H.

Russians.

There is in- It says that the Frenchmen tense cold and the and financiers and have in Clarke. Japanese wife of the Press

terrain is were Communists and they were NAZI CASUALTIES

muddy and boggy in the forest shot for repeated crimes with ex- mind a leader who ought to Attache to the British Embassy. LONDON, Sept. 24 (Reuter) area.

plosives, and arson, of Milan says: "FISCISMUS MARCH HAS STOPPED PRECISELY remain nameless.

She left home on

The Soviet Ambassador, M. Mal- a bicycle at

ed German casualties in the east-

ZURICH, Sept. 23 (Reuter) --Discussing the internal economic situation in Itoly де writer in the newspaper POPOŁO D'ITALIA

BASIS OF ALL MODERN POLITICES.

AT THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DOMAINE WHICH IS THE The Left Wing group hopes for [ support of The peasantry and "We hore corporations but they emigrate abroad, but each group are July az Idea. Instend or ar. I wishes to preserve a kind of Fas riving at a goal, we stopped in the cisti. the economic world brought

ITALIAN CLAIM

EXAGGERATED

ant chamber Our discipline in

the present fudiscipline. We con

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PROMPTED BY GESTAPO Remarking that Mussolin) had

GERMAN CLAIMS

10 a.. on Saturday and has notky, speaking in London, estimet- The German High Command, FINNISH returned or been heard from since ern front at about 3,000,000 and reports "Prisoners in the battles BATTALIONS

from the Fuehrer's headquarters,

According to an unconfirmed report, she was kidnapped by un-German Army is now

[about one-third of the entire around Klev hicrease to about hors de 320.000. known persons when leaving a combat,

More than 570 tanks and friend's house.

2.100 guns were captured or des- troyed.

SUCCESSFUL WITHDRAWN Her disappearance, follwng a A part of the Russian forces has

FORCED OUT

MOSCOW, Sept. 24 (Reuter)-- battalions of Finns have

"Flity Soylet divisions may be Four

LONDON, Sept 23 (Reuler)-It demned plutocracy and we stop faced similarly widespread moods recent scurrilous article in a local been successfully withdrawn from regarded as completely destroyed been forced out of fertifled post- 1 learned in London that at at-ped before plutocraty c# Joint before and overcome them. The Japanese newspaper attacking her the Kiev sector where heavy fight-The commander-in-chief of the tions

tack was made on shipping at stock companies, but worse still Gibraltar last Saturday

A hulk was sunk but the rest of

Timest

Diplomatic correspondent and her husband.

1s considereding continues.

The remainder

we ourselves loined the companies says that he 1s supported and most disquieting. boards.

prompted by the Gestapo who

the enemy's claim to have inflicted "Thus, instead of making joint concludes that certainly any i heavy lossca is exaggerated

stock companies fascist, we turn- changes Mussolini makes will have Yesterday's Italian communique ed fascism to a joint stock com. Ito be approved by his superior stated that Italian naval

carri pany."

penetrated Into inner habour of The Turin newspaper, STAMPA Gibraltar and sank

two tankers writes

that al

present Italian and one ateamer, and damaged a Joint stock companies are exclu- further vessel,

xively engaged in exploiting all the situation arising from the

diabolic fact of Inflation,”

The Stampa concludes by asking. "where do Italian speculators draw all the power effrostery?"

TURKISH ENVOY SEES EDEN

DUFF COOPER TO! VISIT AUSTRALIA CANBERRA Sept. 23 (Reuter- The Prime Minister. Mr. A. W. Fadden, announced that Mr. Duff Cooper, representative of the Bri-! tish War Cabinet in the Far East, has accepted the Government's in- LONDON, Sept. 23 vitation to visit Australia after he Mr. Anthony Eden. has established his headquarters cretary, today saw in Singapore,

TEHERAN, Sept. 2 (Revtor) - The Iranian Government has re- called its diplomatic representa tives trom Germany. Italy and Rumanta

(Reuter).-- Foreign Se- the Turkish Ambassador in London and later)

uffleers in Berlin even if they have not actually dictated them.

Commenting on this state of

affairs in Italy. the DAILY

TELEGRAPH, after referring

Lo an article bv SIGNOR FARINACCI, one time Party Secretary, and a statement by SIGNOR SERENA, Public Works Minister. expressing criticism, remarks on the ap- prehension of Italy's rulers about the firmness of their

home front.

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the

neighbourhood of

5th Russian Army is among the Makeysyach and a large number of Marshal prisoners."

killed, according to the Soviet Army organ, RED STAR.

The Red Star also declares that two regiments of the German 102nd infantry division have been defeated, the two battalions being completely smashed in fighting near a place "" in the north- western sector of the front which the enemy had seized.

RIGHT OF COMPULSORY SERVICE TRIBUNAL TO COMPEL ENROLMENT IN ANY GROUP IS QUESTIONED

The right of the COMPULSORY SERVICE TRIBUNAL, before which he had been summoned, to compel him to enrol in any Combatant Group or Essential Service was questioned by MR. I. G. SULLIVAN, Accountant of the British-American Tobacco Co. and the British Cigarette Co., when appearing yesterday before a session of the Tribunal held at the Council Chamber.

First emphasising the point that he was prepared to do his part in this war, Mr. Sullivan added, "BUT I MUST TELL YOU QUITE CANDIDLY THAT THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT CANNOT COMPEL ME TO DO ANYTHING, BECAUSE IT IS NOT AN ELECTED GOVERNMENT."

SPINE INJURY Chairman, after studying the re-

Stating that the Italian home the Greek Prime Minister, who front, however, cannot break be-

Replying, Mr. Justice Wil- Mr. Sullivan: No thank you. I arrived with the King of the Hel-cause it le far too well guarded

Hams, Chairman oľ the can't walk. It's in this Medical lenes yesterday.

and controlled by swarms of the Tribunal, told Mr. Sullivan Report, Mr. Eden has also arranged to Gestapo and masses see M. Maisky and Mr. John G. troops camped in Italy, the Tele- powered

of German that the Tribunal was em- Winent. Russian and United States graph says that Italy is in no bet-subjects here to the various spine injury. How does this affect to assign British port: It states you have a Ambassadors, respectively.

ter position to revolt than that defence groups. of occupied France and only one degree less occupied.

Today's News Summary

THERE IS DISCONTENT in the Italian Army and the Fascist Party. According to the Times, Italian officers believe that Hitler asked Mussolini to send more men to Russia and to call more civ]- Hans to colours. The internal economic situation of Italy is also discussed,

THE GERMAN FORCES beseiging Odessa have been driven back several miles by the beleaguered Soviet troops, according to latest in- formation from Moscow. There has been a sucocssful withdrawal of the Tussian forces at Klov,

UNFAVOURABLE WEATHER does not prevent the nightly at- tacks by British aircraft on Germany and enemy occupied territory and on Monday night a small force of bombers attacked the docks at Boulogue.

THE JAPANESE-BORN wife of the Press Attacho at the British. Embassy In Polping is reported missing. Strong representations have been made by the British, to the Japanese authorities.

THE CHATILMAN OF THE Shanghai Municipal Counol hra isaued an appeal to a political grouusted parties.

CABLE NEWS ON PAGE SEVER ih savage fighting east of Kle; Italian linera destroyed in Mediterranean; former Shah of Iran gedes property; enemy shipping harassed.

8 MILLION BAYONETS Asking where are the "8,000,000 bayoneta". Mussolini spoke of long ago, the Telegraph comments that if the Black Shirt Legion in Rus-

you?

His Lordship conferred with the Mr. Sullivan: I cannot do too other members of the Tribunal much walking. and then, turning to Mr. Sullivan,

Chairman: How far could you said: "I think we will put you into walk, say, in an afternoon? the Combatant Group."

Mr. Bullivan: It is not a matter of how much walking I can do in an afternoon. It is a matter of how much. walking I can do in

sia has seen any fighting the Ger- ENEMY SUPPLY successive afternoons. I under-

SHIP HIT

stand there 19 a considerable amount of foot-slogging to be done in the Volunteers.

mana have been careful not to ad- vertise the fact. adding that the Italian Army had done nothing for months but provide garrisons for Greece and the districts of occu-Coastal Command, on patrol off physical condition, strain over B On Monday aircraft of the Mr. Bullivan added that in his pied France.

the coast of Norway, attacked and period of daya would diminish his Concluding that Italy has almost it a large enemy supply ship coloney a considerable extent. more to hope for Hitler's defeat says Reuter.. than victory, the Telegraph adds:

DECISION DEFERRED On Monday night the weather "There can be little question that was unfavourable for operations

The Chairman, replying, sald today through courtesy, the ally of it a small number of bombers, that the Tribunal would defer Germany (Italy) is a captive as without loss to themselves, attack decision regarding the Group to discontented as any in Hitler's do-ed the docks at Boulogne.

which Mr. Sullivan would minions.

Ehey motivity Över Britain assigned until after Mr. Bullivan www slight, Bhortly after dark, had had an opportunity to discuss

ingle

memy aircraft dropped his particular case with Colonel į kainbs in East Anglia estising HB Rose, of the Voluntoirs,

Casualties and only tight damago. |

*No wonder

ROMO devout Fascists are beginning to think aloud about the errors of their 'Party and regime.”

Cont'd Para 5, Col. 3.

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Soviet troops, says the news- paper, advanced under artillery СОУВТ and engaged the enemy with bayonets. An engagement developed into a larger battle, re- sulting in the throwing back of the two German regiments.

CAIRO, Sept. 24 (Reuter)-a G.H.Q communique announces that the British forces in Tobruk are steadily penetrating beyond the perimeter of defences.

S.M.C. Chairman's Appeal To

All Political Groups

SHANGHAL, Sept. 23 (Renter)-Following the shooting of a Jap- anese civilian in Nanking Road yesterday, MR. J. H. LIDDELL, British Chairman of the MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, Issued an appeal to all political groups and parties in Shanghai to use wholehearted- ly all the influence they possess, so that law and order may again prevail and the international status of the Settlement may be pre- served for the benefit of all.

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2 Army teams' soccer "pros-

pects.

6 of interest to

women;

A. R. P. Inquiry (aloo pages 4 and 16),

4 Lending articles:

Russia's

Need A Third Front,

* Radio programmes; Coming. * events; Crossword.

Maisky vlalts tank factorios; Alr defences of Burma, Neutrality Act rovision

4 Rotary timn meeting.

He says the shooting of a Jap- anese citizen in the International Settlement yesterday afternoon adde yet another to the outrages which have recently taken place in the Settlement.

He continues: The Settlement is an international zone which weathered the storm of war arid served as a safe refuge for many hundreds and thousands of civi Han people, a large majority being Chinese. Gunmen of Chinese na- tlortality, however, are disturbing the peace of the area to the detri ment of all residents therein.

"As Chairman of the Council, I make this appeal in the hope that I will be heard and have the sup port of every section of the com