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WHITEAWAY'S

The Ukraine's RUSSIANS DECLARE GERMAN One Of The

Capital

Here is a twilight picture of Kiev, capital of the Ukraine,

which is kely to position-Lu the

Ruunanlan drive

become a key

- Joint - Naz}......

against the

Russian terrllory. Klev las al-

ready suffered air raids.

OFFENSIVE IS TURNED BACK

LUFTWAFFE THRASHED AGAIN: LOSE ANOTHER

18 PLANES

LONDON, June 23 (Reuter).—The R.A.F. gave speedy action to Mr Churchill's promise to Russia of fierce day and night bombing, of Germany within a few hours of the Prime Minister's speech on Sunday night. Twice to-day at least, bombers,

accompanied by large numbers of fighters,swept over Northern France and while their escorts were shooting down 18 German fighters, they attacked-once again the important industrial plant near Bethune and other targets.

The objectives of the offensive sweep in the evening have not so far been disclosed, but ex- perienced listeners on the Eng- lish coast were inclined to be- lieve that heavy attacks were 'being made on the Germans' ad-

vanced aerodromes.

Two bombers are missing. Eleven German fighters were shot down;

Little Opposition

Spain Pleased With Anti-Red Campaign

LONDON, June 23 (Reuter).--Senor Ximenez de Sandoval, Madrid's Foreign Office spokes man, this afternoon made the first official Spanish comment on the Russo-German war.

Press conference, He told a

By contrast, very little opposition was met in the sweep of the day and fighter pilots, particularly the Poles, "I can express to you the satis-

Counter-Attacks Drive Nazis Beyond Frontier

Special to the "Telegraph"

MOSCOW, JUNE 23 (UP). TO-DAY'S SOVIET COMmunique STATES THAT DUR- ING THE DAY, THE ENEMY STROVE TO DEVELOP AN OFFENSIVE ALONG THE WHOLE FROnt from THE BALTIC TO THE BLACK SEA, DIRECTING THEIR MAIN EFFORT IN THE SHAULAI, A KAUNAI,. GORDONVOLKOVSK, KOBRIN, VLADIMIR VOLYNSK, BRODY AND. RAVARUSSAKA DIRECTIONS, BUT MET WITH NO SUCCESS. "In the Shaulai and Ravarussaka areas the enemy this morning wedged into our territory,

and driven out by our counter-attacks to beyond but during the second half of the day was defeated

the State frontier. In the Shaulai direction about 300 enemy tanks were destroyed by our artillery fire. In the Byclostok, Brest directions, after fierce fighting the enemy succeeded in pressing our screen units and occupying Kilono, Lomzha

and Brest.

Nazis' Latest Objectives

Electrified train passing through the Baku oilfields.

Great Battle For Eastern Syria

By RALPH HEINZEN

Special to the "Telegraph' VICHY, Juné 23 (UP)—A battle was fought to-day at the Our air force carried out successful flights, protect-oasis of Palmyra in the heart of the Syrian desert, 90 miles ing our troops, aerodromes, populated places and cast of Homs and 120 miles northeast of Damascus, for the

possession of the whole eastern half of Syria. military objectives against enemy air raids and co-

The operating in the counter-attacks of our land forces.

During the day our aircraft and anti-aircraft artillery LITHUANIA

shot down 51 enemy planes on our territory. One enemy plane was forced down by our fighters on an aerodrome near Minsk..

During June 22 and 23 Soviet troops.took prisoner about 5,000 German officers and men. Ac-

PROCLAIMS FREEDOM

were glum on their return over the faction with which the Spanish rder I Viuscovites cording to more precise data, well Informed circles claimed that a the columus

disinclination of the enemy to fight. Government--the final Inter-:

Severt German planes were silot down on this occasion for the loss of preter of the feelings of the

two British fighters.

On Sunday night, northwest Ger- man poris, chiefly Bremen and W- helmshaven, were hammered.

Big Channel Sweeps. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

people have received the news of war against Soviet Russia, the common enemy of all, and against whom the war of libera-) tion of Spain was one of the most determined noble and

FOLKESTONE, June 23 (UP)-heroic struggles."

Shanghai's Fleet St

Cheered By Resistance

SPECIAL TO THe "telegraph"

The German Version

munique issued by the Soviet ously, are rolling back the 'Russian surten troops.

MOSCOW, June 23 (Reuter). SHANGHAI, June 24 (UP)Late-Flushed by the first war com- The R.A.F. again carried out an- Asked about rumours concerning Inat night the police Identified TURN to Back Page, Column 5 Spanish volunteers to fight against murdered Chinese an Lee Tsen-ying, High Command declaring that frontier troops in a typical blitzkrieg the

advertising the U.S.S.R., the spokesman sal "I 40.

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of

British motorised columns which had completed the difficult trek across 100 miles of desert from Iraq, de- ployed their tanks and motorised infantry around the oasis and began the battle for possession of the French alrfeld-and-fort

General Dentz reported In 10-

the dispatches that SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

umns had established contact with STOCKHOLM, June 23 (UP) the French post. The advance of had been co-ordinated during June 22 altogether 76 radio broadcast from Lithuania at so that they reached the cast and enemy planes were brought 10.25 am. to-day, Swedish time, pro- south edges of the oasis together. down instead of 65 as mentioned i claimed that Lithuania is now it Each column carried all the water, in the previous communique. free and independent State.

food, gasoline and munitions men needed for the whole campaign. Press reports published in the Military experis admit it is one "Afton Bladet," originating in Berlin, TURN to Back Pago, Column 5 A Berlin message from "United inferred that the Baltic revolt against Press"

says that the D.N.B., asserts the Soviets now embraces the three that German panzer divisions and Bultic States and is nesuming sizable the Luftwaffe, operating simultane

with about 150,000 in- already in full struggle with offensive,

destroyer plane "Lithuania, which became an in- am not authorised to reply, but I can "Tamei Wan Pao" which is the Chin./ the maximuta penetration of the | formations far ahead of the Nazi dependent state after the Great Wor enemy is only nine miles, Musco troops, damaging Russian airfields, was voted into the U.S.S.H. last shy without doubt it is the desire ese edlilon of the Shanghai "Evening vites have gone to work to-day rallways and highways, and breaking year after Soviet troops had occupied of many thousands of

Post-Mercury." Spaniards."

up the Red army tank and artillery the country, charging a violation of German Ambassador In

in high spirits. Mr Lee who was on Wang Ching-

columns, in a manner resembling the a mutual assistance pack. Elections SPECIAL TO THE "TELÉGRAPH" Madrid, von Stohrer, yesterday had

with General Franco wel's black list, la reported to have

held and The effect of Inst night's mobilisa-early stages of the Nazi, offensive Parliament was chosen. The German long-range guns, apparently long conference

Communist dumt-

FOLKESTONE, : June 24 (UP) — nated after informing Senor Suner about lived in his office for nearly one year tion order was Been

to-day when in Poland. and seldom ventured on the street approaches to the main railway It is Germany's action against Russia.

claimed that the suddenness of new Parliament proclaimed Lithu-in the vicinity of Boulogne, opened MALTA, June 23 (Reuter)-The

Suner received the on account of his fears of assassina-stations were crowded with parents the offensive has caught the Russians) anla a Soviet Socialist Republic and up at 12.45 a.m. to-day after which To-day Sr King has paid a tribute to Malta's Italian Ambassador and the Japanese month, he resumed his practice of bands. Many of these parents are

tion. However, during the past and wives seeing off sons and hus- unprepared.

asked for Incorporation into the British planes proceeded across the' "Unfilnching gallantry and resolu- Minister. He will see

German reporters described the U.S.S.R., which was granted by the Straits and there were several heavy walking home.

with which the German Supreme Soviet. former peasants who found work in secrecy Minister to-morrow.

explosions in the vicinity of the the

МОБСОМ rapidly expanding Replying in a telegram to

and advance guards brought A lone gunman shot Mr Lee otice, whose sons are now

Latvia and Esthonia were also in-guns. highly Governor to Malta's birthday

tank-drivers, camouflaged spearhead divisions corporated into the U.S.S.R. last year, The firing continued at intervala fatally, as he strolled along the machine-gunnera and pilots,

within several hundred yards of the,

of every few minutes for nearly half greetlags, the Secretary of State

French Bund near Avenue Edouard the

lines Colonies

His

Just Saturday. In Many of these scenes were tearful Russian

jan hour. After the shelling had VII Shanghal's newspaper row. as Russlans are emotional, but there readiness for launching their sur-

ccased, observers on the Kent const Majesty thanks you for your mess-

Deceased was once closely asso-is no doubt of the peoples convic-prise oftensive.

Dr Iarelson, of 12 Empress Lodge, heard a terrific burst of anti-aircraft age, and desires me to say that his

ciated with the late Samuel Chang, tion of the strength of the Red Armstarted, said to be exceeding any somebody entered his residence and their now powerful bombs on the gun terrife artillery barrage

Mody Rood, has reported that be-fire and the thud of heavy explosions thoughts are constantly with his

Director of the Post-Mercury who and the Red Air Force.

tween 1 a.m, and 9 a.m. yesterday as the I.A.F. were apparently raining subjects in Malta in the severe

of News of Mr Churchill's broadcast TURN to Back Page, Column 3 took away a watch valued at $25, ordeal which they are facing with

was assassinated in the spring

positions. quickly spread and has done much to prevent any impression that this is a general assault on the Com- munist state but simply, an nction jogainat Nazi aggression..

King Remembers Malta's Courage

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New Raid On Alexandria

ALEXANDRIA, June

23

LISBON, June 23 (Beuter).-The torpedoing of the Portuguene mer- day, when 20 survivors out of a total (Reuter)-Twenty persons were chant ship Gands, reported yester of 10 passengers and 60 crew were killed and 60 injured in an air landed in Lisbon na nxelled publierald on Alexandria carly this opinion here.

morning, anya a Ministry of the The Ganda, it is stated, was corry Interior, communique.

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LATEST

NAZI GUNS IN ACTION

Soviets Admit Loss

Survivor of Command In of Brest Litovsk

Crete Tells His Story

LONDON, June 23 (British Wireless)-Brigadier Taglis, one of the New Zealand commanders in Crete now in England, has given an account of the Crete operation.

He explained that the bulk of the defenders of the island had been evacuated there from Greece. Many of theni were

NEW YORK, June 23 (Beuter) The Soviet" Government' admite - the Joss of Brent Litovsk, famous town In Islan-occupied Poland, where the Russo-German peace treaty of the

war was signed.. This was revealed in a Moscow message broadcast by the National Broadcasting Company.

last

non-combatants and unarmed, and therefore, were unable de Palmyra Occupied

quately to contribute to the defence of the island..

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It had been impossible to evacuato them to. Egypt for the same reason

CAIRO, June-23 - (UP)--Ida Junioficially but, sellably announced [that British troops · · havd occupied

Special to the "Telegraph” WASHINGTON, June 23 (UP)-Senator Elbert Thomas of Ulah, the foreign relations specialist, and·· often times Ad ministration spokesman, in an Interview with

the

"United Press" to-day stated that the chief question raised by the Russo-German war is Japan's reaction.

"Japan will now need her been making friends with the ing goods only between Portugal and damage was done.

her West African colonies an she

that it was impossible to make good Describing the first day of the in- Palmyra............. great statesmanship to doter- wrong nations."

the losses in equipment of the troops vasion, Brigadier Inglis said that n Senator Thomas speaking us al former friend of Japan, and as one her Portuguese markings," says one Egyptian Minister of the Interlor namely, the overwhelming dificulties came in from the norlit. They tur

There could be no doubt about CAIRO, June 23 (UP) The evacuated from Greece to Crete, terrific circus of aircraft of all types face of this gigantic develop who had lived a long time in that newspaper. The Government will announced that during an air raid imposed on suipping by control of the ried on for hours heavy bombing and ment," he declared. "I think country said, "I think that Japan certainly not fall to use every effort on Alexandris early this morning, air by the enemy

machine-gunning, Ther parachutists Will see the muzjako, she has been that Japan must now be dis making in aligning herself with the confidently, expect the nation to pro- were dropped, 20 were killed and Crete had been heavily dive bombed mostly fell among our troops and to clear up what look, place and we during the course of which bombs Further, the ports and beaches in were dropped. At Heraklion, these

BUDAPEST, June 13 (UP),lt is. Blusioned with her attachmint to. Nazia, especially if Mr. Matsuoka wan|tent indignantly against this wicked about 60 Injured. There was some for some time before the actual in were soon dealt with not in droomcially announced that Hungary has -

the Axis and sees that she has | TURN to Back: Págo, Column 5 attack.

TURN to Back Page, Column 3 broken off diplomatic relations with

Russia.

mine the wisest course in the

always does.

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vasion of the island took place.

Hungary Breaks Off Relations.