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FINAL EDITION

Thongkong Telegraph

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No. 164

二拜染一號一月七英港香

Death Of World Famed Pianist

M. Paderewski

TUESDAY, JULY 1, 1941..

RUSSIANS RETIRE

BA SINGLE COPY 14 CENTS

TO

NEW POSITIONS ON LEMBURG BATTLEFRONT

Special to the "Telegraph"

LONDON, JUNE 30 (UP)—ACCORDING TO A COMMUNIQUE ISSUED BY RADIO MOSCOW, THE RUSSIANS HAVE RETIRED TO NEW POSITIONS BEHIND LEMBURG "AS A RESULT OF A DANGER TO THE REAR OF OUR TROOPS.". IT WAS CLAIMED THAT ALL GERMAN ATTEMPTS TO BREAK THROUGH IN THE DIRECTION OF MINSK AND BARANOWICzi were repuLSED WITH HEAVY LOSSES. IT WAS ALSO DECLARED THAT RUSSIAN NAVAL UNITS SANK two German SUBMARINES IN THE BALTIC AND AN- OTHER IN THE BLACK SEA.

DAYLIGHT RAID ON GERMANY

con.

During the night of June 30, Russian troops tinued their stubborn fighting in the Mirmansk, Daviusk,. Minsk and Lutsk areas, continued the communique.

Partial regrouping of troops and irtillery duels are taking place in other areas.

During June 29 the enemy pertently and re-

Typhoon Passes To North

Bremen Docks Heavily Bombed peatedly attempted to cross the State frontier on the

LONDON, June 30 (Reuter).-—-Making use of cloud Karelian, isthmus, but each time there and counter-TO cover over northwest Germany, the R.A.F. made a day-attacks of the Red troops threw him Jack with great light attack on docks at Bremen and a railway yard south of Oldenburg to-day.

losses.

Bremen was also among the targets attacked last DON'T BE

night.

SYRIA &

LIBYA

RAIDED

R.A.F. Activity

Ships Destroyed

LONDON, June 30 (Reuter), )

FOOLED

-The Royal Air Forces day- BY HITLER

light raid on Bremen was des

Comel has in the Air Ministry Americans Warned the landing party

¡communique:

morning,

"t daylight early this several aircraft of the Bomber Com- of clot nmd, making good use

eover, bombed the docks at Bremen

bura.

By Col Knox

WASHINGTON,

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The task of clearing Landon's hombed buildings to make way for the new city which is to arise is going on apace. This picture, taken in the shadow of St Paul's Cathedral, shows Pioneer Corps workers getting the job. i

In the difction of Rexholm, i two German infantry battalions | three time attacked positions,! ibut

The typhoon which passed, were hurled back by Russian try the Germans close to the Colony last night, leaving 80 kited on the field. having remained in a threaten- On the fans day, in the Ing position throughout the day, benavermaydig-tafakaria ISJEDS Vybor, the enemy at- tempted effect a tanding om bably filling up rapidly NNE of

Hongkong.

This is revealed by the Royal was anulated,

On a 29 the Russian air force Observatory this morning. JL lost 21eroplanes.

was, added that rainfall yester- Berlin Claims

day amounted to four and a half June 30!

In de meantime, Berlin reports

completely and railway yards south at Olden (Reuter)."Hitler Is getting the the oficial news agency that inches, and that rainfall for the

sur-month of June was 21 inches.

Official Statement The ducks and wireless station on nervous about the hardening Nazurces have

Be sea coast area, adding, "the the Dutch islam1 Terrchelling temper of the American people coded a Hed army division in a

MA I Starbuck, Professionat also attacked and to the and is frightened by the possi- it is so tight that the destruction

may go from the Soviet forces is certaint

sued the following statement on the LONDON, June 30 (Reuter). Wre

Avanced was bombed and destroyed.

through the Itawaruska -Details of British bombingst of the island a patrol ship bility that we

"Other aircraft attacked a convoy passive to active belligerency German troops, it is claimed, have

the tough phoon this morning:

"At 3 o'clock the typhoon was 10 operations in the Middle East yesterday are given in an R.A.F. juif the land of Nordenry, in which against him," declares the Secre-rea and have smashed

destroying and capturin, miles south of the Colony, moving several hundred Soviet tanks, steadily northward. At 3 pm, the Middle East communique to-day, two of the largest, vessels, respective-tary of the Navy, Colonel Frank resistance of the Russian forces

ly 7,000 and 6,000 tons, were ret afire, Kao, tu an article in "Look there,

north-east wind direction which had Libau. Taken and are believed to have been sunk. the text of which follows:

"One chemy fighter was shot down appearing to-day.

LONDON, June 30 (Reuter).The been maintained for no-less than 43 "Syria-Barracks and store build-

hours changed to the south-west for "No British aircraft was missing." ings at Palmyra were heavily raided

tured, says the German High Com-onwards there was no Fale by RAP. bombers yesterday,

German Admission

inand communique to-day.

registered even in gusts. The south- Aleppo airfield bombs were dropped

west gale signal No. 5 was hoisted at Moscow Confident on the runway and among dispersed

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“

MOSCOW, June 30 (Reuter).A 9.56 p.m. and by midnight the wind aircraft.

DERLIN, June 30 (UP)-British

is struct by the had again attained gale force. This "Pravda" newspaper in commenting continued up to 3 a.m. from which

The principal awards on the military situation this morn-time the force has gradually slacken- confident noie

ed. The maximum gust during this ing

It writes: "Hitler's cut-throats ex- period wal 70 miles per hour.

Solensk

The typhoon came very close to would pected to take Kley and

AL

"Aircraft of an R.A.F. squadron.

start of the Royal Observator

by violence, Hitler is beginning to Baltic port of Libnu has been cap-seven hours, that is, from 5 o'clock i

"Lacking; the certainty of windi brave, siedless before dangle British eyes the offer of an hour- fying American fighters, destroyed bombers, under cover of low lyinable peace, thus trying to slide the of co-strength will, in the run, four Vichy aircraft on the aerodrome clouds, flew in on Heligoland Bight British and American peopl whose at Questir and damaged other large to-day and dropped a wildentifled aircraft. Later they en-bombs on residential districts" at bring Nazi Germany to listes

warn on to Colonel Knox goes countered another aircraft in the ale Kiel, causing slight damage, while at

sea.

number

forc

off Beirut and shut it down into the number of civilians were killed and readers that this peace

wounded.

It is claimed that the R.A.F. attack Jenable Hitler again to ack Britain within a week but this has not come the Colory, south-east of Waglan at damaged five Potez planes on the collapsed owing to the Nazi defences. Jor Amerien without throther going of. The powerful Red Army has the time of the lowest wind velocity,

"Our aircraft machine-gunned and

I prodrome at Deir ez 20:

Western Desert

"Cirenaien.-Raids were made on, several objectives during the night: of June 20-20. A number of fires were started in the harbour area of

Benghazi and on the landing grounds nt Gazala,

"The port of Derna was also bomb- cd.

"From all the above operations, one of our aircraft is missing."

HEART OF PADEREWSKI

Must Lay Separate From Body

L

NEW YORK, June 30 (Reu- ter)-The heart of the famous pianist, Ignace Jan Paderewski, who died yesterday, will be re- moved from here and ultimately placed somewhere in. Poland other than the place of the body's interment.

Rumanians

Shoot 500 Jewish Reds

30 LONDON, June

to the victim's assistar.

Adolf The Evious

-

elven the vaunted German troops a crack on the jaw."

The newspaper points out that the co-ordination of the German fronts Foreign observers in Moscow re- a Nazi Adolf the har been dislocated. devious is trying to conquer by

Importance.

"It is

that is at 8 o'clocit.

Moving Inland

It is now moving land and is

the Colony,

guile. Hitler, raus und bellow-ard this claim as of the greatest / Probably filling up rapidly N of

ing threats, is ler dongerous than Hitler slobberintoisonous syrup."

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Raids on Finland

This storm like many of its type con- had the strongest wind at a HELSINKI, June 30

(Reuter)eiderable distance from the centre.

The maximum wind velocity was Colonel Kn* says that Britain Four people were killed and three

injured and

some dwelling registered in the two main directions, (Reuter) will not listento peace offers if sure re

on Sunday. f

on with

Honours To British Fighting Leaders

LONDON, June 30 (Reuter)-Men in all three services prominent in building up Britain's home defences share with "those an-active services abroad in awards announced in the Ser- vices' section of the King's Birthday Henours List published to-day.

For the first time, Home) Guard officers have received nwards.

Knight Commanderships of the Bath to the following:

mouth

Marines,

Formerly of Marines Lieutenant General Alan Darwhys Bourne, who hr a former Assistant Adjutant General of the Royal Marines and for some years was are Colonel Commandant of the Ports-

of Division

the Royal

Lieutenant-General Charles Nocl Broad, who is one of the pioneers of mechaned warfare in the British Army, -having played a big part sin General Brond tarik development. was appointed General Ofeer Com- TURN to Back Page, Column 5

Vice-Achniral John Henry Cun- ningham, cousin of the C-in-C of the Mediterranean Fleet. He relinquish ed command of the First Cruiser Squadron last April to become Chief of Supplies and Transport at the Admiralty,

Vice-Admiral William Jock Whit- worth, who directed the victorious action in the second naval batile at: Narvik when seven German destroy- ers were sunkt. Last December he Was appointed Second-in-Command of the Home Fleet and in May was made Lord Commissioner of

Noval Per-

sonnel

Russia dropped spics and terrorist of American,Support and that it in ouses were ft on Are during air north-east and south-west, at an in- Admiralty and Chief agents from parachutes for the pur-up to Amering to make the Britisattacks on various parts of Finlandį terval of, 14 hours, pose of entering into contact with understand that they "can count on Jewish Communists living in Country

the

in order to organise acts

our and to the lirait," of

fession, says

durican Swar it!

by the Rumanian Prime Minister's people are ready to gof Britain

oflee in Bucharest, according Bucharest telegram to Rome.

ndds

a communique issued He deziares that the

to a necessary. They are leave the must not be beaten of securing The communique

that 500 clice of the mean ther Jewish Communists have been shot hitler's at Jassy for having Ared on soldiers, leaders.

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defeat

chosen

The Russo-German War:

Japan To State Policy

Special to the

felegraph" dications are

This is in accordance with an old

seen that the Polish tradition requiring the separa-j. tion of a great ortist's heart from its TOKYO, June 30 (UP)ecting, will decide the Govern- body after death.

Japanese Cabinet, at Tuesdagards coping with the "delicate The eventual disposition of the re- anins will depend upon a ruling by ment's fundamental policy,ding from the Russo-German war", the Polish Government but it is sug-international situation runouncement will probably be made. gested by Paderewski's friends here upon which a Governmis huve | They attached importance to that his heart should be kept in

High Government offerating Mr Matsuoka's report to

the Warraw Cathedral,

the Throne to-day, because he re- for some time heeng

mained at the Palace for more

of members

on

Army

the

Privy Councillor appropriate mele informa- than two hours. LONDON, June 30 (Reuter)-Mr besis of all agreed on a Raoul Dandurand, Minister Withbut tion, and icy which will Supreme War Council conferred Portfolio in the Dominion of Canada, fundamenta, the Cabinet on to-day with regard to interna- has been appointed a member of the be submit

tional developments.. Privy Counell, according to an official announcement to-night.

Tuesday

LATEST

Finnish -Attack On Hangoe

STOCKHOLM, June 30 (Reuter). -Information has reached the Swedish Telegraph Agency that there has been heavy throughout the

Rainfall on Sunday amounts to halt an inch and on Monday, four und a half inches, which was not excep- tional for a severe typhoon. Up to 8 o'clock this morning total rainfall! for the typhoon of seven inches had been, registered.

TURN to Back Page, Column 4

Yacht Safe

In Macao

RAIDS ON BEIRUT

ALIRT, June 30 (Reuter), Thred "extremely violent" air dids were made on Beirut last hight between 10 p.m. and 11

the Vichy

news

Acting Vice-Admiral Tom Spencer Vaughan Phillips, who is described as "one of the smallest and cleverest. officers in the service." He has pin, states repulation as a fine strategist and agency.·. was appointed by Mr Churchill na The message ndda that four Admiralty Commissioner soon after civilians were killed and six were the outbreak of war.

injured.

Our Air Force In Middle

East Is Greatly Enlarged

day is the neighbourhood of the Our Lady OF Mercy' Air Force in the Middle East has recently been considerably,

Itussian base at Hangoe, 100 miles) west of Helsinki,

believed that Russian sero-i

the planes were trying to cover country

and incendiary boniba

high le base by dropping}

Evades Typhoon

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" MANILA, June 30 (ÜP)——

to which Finnish batteries replied The Hongkong-built yacht "Our during the greater part of the day. | Lady of Mercy”, which had he-

The Helsinki correspondent of the

trip from "Alton Bladet" reported that late this come overdue in a afternoon Finnish troops had begun Hongkong to Manila for delivery to attack Hangoc.

to the Mexican Consul, Senor Alfredo Carmelo, is reported to have arrived safely at Macao, where she is at present lied up, Sonor Carmelo was informed of this to-day, the news dispell- ing apprehension felt in Manila lover the safety of the craft,

Sco Back Pago For Furthor: Late News

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CAIRO, June 30 (Reuter). The gradual expansion of the improved owing to the large arrivals of aircraft both from Eng- land and America and there is.now a formidable, number of American aircraft in "use.

fdily built-up German morale, based Glen-Martin bombora have been on ceaseles Invulnerability, is now

Breaking used with signal success, but it was Even in récent days, when it was only recently that Tomahawk fighters Bpvious that a certain number of had been able to take the air ferman aferaft had been withdrawn suelent numbers to demonstrator serv

service in Russia or were being their excellence.

kept as an emergency reserve, Ger- R.A.F. pilots, now that they have nan fighters have been avoiding can had cnough practice, And esenet while the bombers efforts have speedy American fighters as effective feen very poor. as Hurricanes.

Very often British patrols do not encounter

aningle Oghter and during R.A.F. superiority over the tallar air force is now an accepted fact, bua' recent short offensive. In the nol only have German plant Western Desert, fighter patrols re- operating in this sector been brought turning from a fruitless search for down as easily as the Italians, but enemy machines, took a deadly foll there are strong signs that the car of marching German columns.

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