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THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1941. 日九月六

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WHITEAWAY'S

NAZI DRIVE AGAINST

AGAINST Royal Princesses R.A.F. Wins New

MOSCOW RESISTED

STUBBORNLY

BY SOVIETS

Special to the "Telegraph"

MOSCOW, JULY 2 (UP)-GERMAN PANZER COLUMNS ATTEMPTING a major BREAK THROUGH TO MOSCOW ARE MEETING WITH FIERCE RESISTANCE AT BORISOV, 50 MILES EAST OF MINSK, ON THE OLD_NAPOLEONIC ROUTE TO THE CAPITAL, AC- CORDING TO TO-NIGHT'S COMMUNIQUE.

IT IS ADMITTED THAT THE GERMANS HAVE PENETRATED BEYOND MINSK TO

STUBBORN BORISOV AND BOBRUISK, 85 MILES SOUTHEAST.

FIGHTING BETWEEN LARGE MOBILE UNITS IS REPORTED TO BE PROGRESSING AT EACH PLACE. THERE IS NOTHING TO INDICATE THAT THE RUSSIANS HAVE EVACUATED MINSK

(THE GERMANS ANNOUNCED THAT MOBILE UNITS HAD PASSED AROUND IT.).

Joint German and Finnish thrusts across the long northern front towards Murmansk and Dorn on the

heavy resistance.

Chungking Gives Nazi Karelian Isthmus towards Leningrad, are meeting with

And Italian Envoys

Their Passports

Special to the "Telegraph"

Germany's greatest effort to break through appeared to be in the triangular section of White, Russia cast of Minsk. The apex of the equilateral triangle is at Borisov, the southwestern tip at Slutsk, 55 miles south of Minsk, and the southeastern tip at Bobruisk, 85 miles southeast of Minsk. "There is fierce fighting between mobile units

CHUNGKING, July 2 (UP)-The German and Italian Emat Bobruisk, Slutsk and Borisov," the communique bassies to-day were handed Dr Quo Tai-chi's statement breaking off diplomatic relations, as well as their passports and the stated. promise of safe conduct as far as the Indo-China horder.

FIGHTING

IN SYRIA Vichy Tanks Wiped Out

Nebek were destroyed by Allied tanks and anti-tank guns,

The position, recaptured by

Another gigantic offensive 14

The statement issued by the reported in the Ivinsk region, mị

Foreign Minister regarding the southern Latvia where a Gori FULL TEXT

to

11

: Berlin Claims BERLIN, July 2 (UP).-The Ger-

OF SOVIET

COMMUNIQUE

MOSCOW, July 3 (Reuter)!--

At Home

This latest official photo- graph presents a charming study of Princess Eliza- beth and Princess Margaret Rose. It shows Princess

Elizabeth enjoying a book while her younger sister sits in repose on a footstool, with their favourite dog, Jane, between them. The photograph wOR faken

their playroom,

Japanese fresli forces into the battle as the The following is the text of a Anti-British

issued by

the

Air

Battle Over Northern France

and Raids 'Drome

Practices

In Occupied China

Axis recognition of the Nankingman spearhead is striving to regime asserted that it amounts penetrate northeast towards

which is of their Leningrad the "extension

alsol aggressive policy towards the threatened by an invasion south- Far East and proves beyond ward along the Karelian doubt that these countries have isthmus. unreservedly cast their lot with CAIRO, July 2 (Reuter).China's enemy.'

It pointed out that the Nanking man High Command to-day hurled About two-thirds of the Vichy

puppel Government are tanks which took part in the un-

offensive "proceeded militarists and that therefore recogni-German successful counter-attack attion is a gross injustlee towards, China smoothly along the 2000 mile front," communique

whereby the Axis has forfelled all the authorised military spokesman Soviet Information Board short-

Itsserted.

ly after midnight: claim to China's friendship.

"The newly rested troops that Ger- "During July 2 our troops waged Axis Nations Hard Pressed the Allies at Palmyra lies north The Chinese Ambassador. Mr Hue lines gave the attackers a telling enemy infantry in the directions of WASHINGTON, July 2 (UP), Mas been able to throw into stubborn and flerce battles against Fadvantage over the Soviet troops Murmansk and Kexholm and against 011 Shh, commenting Newly-arrived-British-reinforce-recognition-of-Neuking-alto-day who are fallied by days of inces-enemy mobile troops in the sectors ments aided the operation,

that there bad hecis no changes in Santly fighting a losing battle of Dvinsk, norisov, Slutsk, Bobruisk

"The armies of five nations, Ger-fond Luisk. There is no sign of a Vichy attempt the puppet pharacter of the regime.

"In other sectors of the front, to relieve the enemy beleaguered in and it only shows how hard pressed any, Finland, Rumania, Hungary

patinried the Soviet Soviet troups hold firmly the state Palinyra,

the Axis nations will go to give and Slovakia

frontier against the enemy who at- Japan' something. From the Japan-forces."

templed to cross it, Support By R.A:F.

Hitler's Communique ese viewpoint, he asserted, reengni- tion has been overlong delayed. Japan

Hitler's licadquarters communique in the direction of Murmansk, our port received indicates that CAIRO, July 2 (Reuter).-R.A.F. originally expected such recognition stated that the Russians have lost tops are holding up the offensive of activity in Syria forms the subject of promptly after the creation of the 180,000 prisoners up to July 1. but two divisions against Sredui Penin- the enemy infantry numbering about to-night's I.A.F. Middle East com- puppet Government.

the killed and wounded are many sula and inflicted a heavy defeat on munique, which gives details of

times this number, adding "Germun attacks

Chunghing Reaction

losses, all in all, are happily small them.

of the oasis.

Of aerodromes, vehicles,

the Axis

barracks. stores and buildings at CHUNGKING, July 2 (UP), various places, luctuding Palmyra. While the world awaited China's Aleppo, Beirut and the fort and TURN to Back Page, Column 4 citadel of Soucida.

The R.A.F. Iost no planes.

Destruction From Air

CAIRO, July 2 (Reuter)-Air-

JOE LOUIS

craft of the RAF. and Australian SUED FOR

·R.A.F. carried out u number of

attacks on perodromes

other and

TURN to Back Page, Column 5 DIVORCE

HOSPITAL

SHIPS

ATTACKED

CHICAGO, July, 2 (Reuter), -Joe Louis, world heavyweight champion, is being stied for divorce by his wife-Maria Trot- ter Louis--on grounds of cruelty.

The Soviet armies which are

ped at Byalystok are

tenlauns and rifles.

Karelian Isthmus

fo

LONDON, July 2 (Reuter)-In the House of Commons to-day Mr 1. C. Hannah asked the Foreign Secretary whether he-bad-yet-received-a-report-regarding-the-declaration-by-the. Chairman of the Peoples' Anti-British Association that

British leniency should be shown to anybody openly selling goods and what action was taken in the matter.

Mr Eden replied that the re-

there is no evidence that the NEWS OF DEAN

Baie of British goods in Peiping was affected by the activities of the Anti-British Association.

WILSON

LONDON, July 2 (Router), - Strong fighter forces of the R.A.E. accompanied Blenheim bombers which this afternoon attacked the enemy acrodromo at Merville

ttear Lille, where hombs were dropped on the run- way, buildings and among dis persed aircraft. The railway junction southeast of Lille was also bombed,

These attacks

were pressed home in spite of heavy opposi- tion from the ground defences and a large number of

enemy, fighters which attempted to in- terfere in the operations.

These were benten off with heavy losses. So for 17 are known to have been destruyed, R.A.F. bombers ac- counting for two of them.

The Eagle Squadron (American squadron) Is credited with three of the enemy fighters shot down,

Two R.A.F. bombers and seven fighters are reported missing.

Lull Over Britain

LONDON, July 2 (Reuter).—The. daylight rald lull over Britain con- TURN to Back Pago, Column 5.

Auchinleck Takes Over Mid. East

CAIRO, July 2 (Reuter).— General Sir Claude Auchinleck, the new General Officer Com- manding-in-Chief, Middle East, is already in Cairo which ho reached from India.

Captain Lyttelton LONDON, July 2 (Reuler) —— Captain Oliver Lyttelton's head- quarters will be in Cairo, "Reuter's" Lobby Correspondent understands,

As his civil work will include the. dissemination of information and

the other political activities from British side, those activities will be to touch carefully designed not Egyptian domestic affairs or the normal relations of Sir Miles Lamp- san, the British Ambassador with the Egyptian Government.

Cairo Jas been chosen AB an obviously convenient centre for Captain Lyttelton's work which at no time will be allowed to overslep the lue of Egypt's position as a

Haining Appointed LONDON, July 2 (Reuter).—The

Sir John Wardlaw Miine asked Consecration Here vereign state.

DEAN John Leonard Wilson, Dean

In com chnos. Between June 22 and July 1, "In the sector of Kuonjarvi and

whether the Foreign Secretary was aware that all shipping services ex- or took as on the Karelian Isthmus, our troops cept Japanese between Shanghai and the Germans destroyed booty 5,774 tanks, 2.330 Bus and are successfully repulsing all attacks Ningpo and other ports on the coast of Hongkong, will be consecrated anti-aircraft

guns, four

armoured by the enemy, inflicting beavy losses. and an uncountable number of "In the direction of Dvinsis in the of Cheklung Province were banned Bishop of Singapore at Hongkong second half of the day, big battles by the Japanese authorities on the Cathedral on July 22, states the

"Straits Times." alleged "It is

is more and more apparent that were engaged in between our troops Sir John asked to what extent Bri

ground of milltary necessity,

He is expected to arrive in Singa- the uniliilation battle east of Byaly-and the enemy,

tish shipping companies were affect-pore at the beginning of August, and stok has brought a decision of world "In the directions of Borisov,

enthroned with solemn ristorical proportions, and chaos has Slutsk and Bobruisk, severe fighting ed and what action had been taken will be

to slop this arbitrary discrimination ceremonial. been brought out amongst the Soviet TURN to Back Page, Column 5 against British trade. armies which had been placed here

to attack Germany in the rear and to carry the torch of Bolshevism to Europe"

Hungarians In Action BERLIN, July 2 (UP). The omela news agency reports that Mrs Louis alleged that the "Brown Hungarian troops have contacted the Domber" struck her first on January (German troops

breaking akter

Huns True To Form and then again on April 10, after through the Soviet lines and over

which date she separated from him. coming

Soviet resistance. The

Tokyo Declaration No

Guide To Next Move

LONDON, July 2 (Reuter).~~No nuthoritative comment is

Attack From Latvia

Threat To Taglian

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

t

Chekiang Coast Shipping

War Office announces that General Sir Robert Haining has been ap- pointed Intendunt General of the Middle East.

wero

It is understood that the appoint- nent was made because it was felt re- that a very senior officer was He is the first Bishop-Designute of quired in the Middle East to deal Singapore ever to be consecrated out with the complicated administrative

which problems

bound to side Britain. Mr Eden replied that by the pro-

He was at Queen's College, Ox. arise.

The appointment takes effect from clamations of July 15, 1910, and forth and was ordained in Coventry May 10, TURN to Back Page, Column 3 in 1920.)

After being curate at St. Michael's Cathedral, Coventry, from 1924 to when he was transferred to Hong-

at 1920, he became curate St.kong. Margaret's, Durham, from 1929 to He passed through Singaporo last-

take his wife and family back to

LATEST

Dockyard Workers In Brawl At Shaukiwan

FUND EXTENDED 1930 and for the next five years held month on his way to Australia to STOCKHOLM, July 2 (UP).

the pust of vicar, SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHI OPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" The couple were married in 1935. Hungarian troops attacked on July 1. The Latvian radio at Kuldiga

He then served at Roker until 1030 Flongkong. WASHINGTON, July 2 (UP),~ LONDON; July 2 (UP)-g

announced to-day that German The Secretary of the Treasury. Mr Citing 31 "deliberate and

troops from Latvia are advanc-Henry Morgenthau and Mr T. V fingrant attacks by aircraft and

Ing very rapidly in the direction Soong to-day signed a one year

extension of shore batteries on British hos-:

China's $50,000,000 of Taglian

&tabilisation fund which legally, ex- pital ships and carriers" since

This afternoon, Radio Tallla re-plred on June 30. last year, and a number of re-

ported that numerous German para- cent attacks on British hospital

chutist troops landed in a district of the elty of Wenden,, northeast of ships in the Mediterranean, the Admiralty to-day announced

put, Eatonia,

and also in the district of Dor- that the Italian hospital slip Ramb

Kuldiga. which the Germans TV has been detained and will be available in London regarding the Japanese Government's state- employed as a hospital vessel for the ment of policy enunciated this morning, "Reuter's" Diplomalle occupied yesterday, announced that German troops are advancing along transport of British and enemy sick Correspondent learns.

The simultaneous action taken by the Tathway leading to Pytalevo. and wounded "for a minimum period Obviously the statement will these notes at this particular junes Other German troops are advancing Dvirsk If Germany towards Pytnlove. It is expected Hubert Wilking, noted explorer, is of those damaged by the enemy's wit-require careful study and con- tire suggests that the move was along the railway from ful action.**

sideration.

hus, therefore, acceded to the Japan tha

that these two groups of German In the meantime, there seems to ese request, it is probable that some troops will soon join in Pythlove now in Shanghal, having been tu Eye-witnesses estimato that districts also assisted to restore "Meanwhile, His Majesty's Govern-

a expeted. from where will probably studying conde, social and order to between 200 and 300 workmen order. not only a firm intention of refrain-mulated polley as the statement does simpe it will take must be a matter to push forward along the ratiway

meteo were involved the fight, which from further attacks on British not seem to carry the situation much of speculation--it is not disclosed by to Leningrad.

rological conditions" ing

No arrests have been made, accord- Insted for about 15 minutes and Occupation Report hospital ships, but also the power to further or clarify the immediate in the Japanese statement of policy.

It is understood that Sir Hubert 16

time looked soint to the Police. It is learned thas a number of workmen were injured, ensure that their intentions are tentions of the Japanese Government.

Consul-General's View

to-day by coastal steamer for which at one STOCKHOLM, July 2 (UP)The food and from Hongkong, he serious that the Emergency Unit but none required hospital attention. carried out; then the return of the There seems little doubt that the

SPECKL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“ "Allehanda" publishes unconfirmed will proceed to Singapore and then was summoned from Central The troubla is said to be due to Ramb IV will be considered."..

statement la not unconnected with

HONGKONG, July 2 (Domel) reports that the Lahti Radio

on probably on to Australia. He Police Station.

friction among the The Ramb IV has been held since the recognition of the Nanking Gov-

Police from selves, and dissatisfaction is said to have originally set out on his four from Shaukiwan and Quarry Bay have been present for same time. she was Intercepted off Aden after ernment by Germany and her Axia The belief that Japan will observo nounced that German troops

TURN to Back Pago, Column 4 TURN to Back Page, Column 5 New York, the fall of Mussawa.

antellites.

of six months in replacement of one

prompted by Japan.

Sir Hubert Wilkins Coming To Colony OPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" SHANGHAI, July 3 (Domel)-Sir

"economic,

Factional differences between workmen employed at the Thikoo Dock, which have been evident for some time, came to n head to-day when, shortly after noon, a clash occurred im- mediately outside the East Gate of the dockyard.

workers them-