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一拜禮 號四十月七英港香

MONDAY, JULY 14, 1941. 日十二月六

SOVIETS RETAKE TWO TOWNS: STUBBORNLY RESISTING OFFENSIVE

Special to the "Telegraph"

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LONDON, JULY

RADIO (UP).—ACCORDING TO A MOSCOW COMMUNIQUE, THE RUSSIANS HAVE REOCCUPIED THE TOWNS OF ZHLOBIN AND ROGATCHEV.

"DURING YESTERDAY", THE WAR communiquE STATES, "LARGE-SCALE heavy fighting tooK PLACE IN THE DIRECTION OF PSKOV, Vitebsk and novograd-VOLYNSK. IN THE NORTH- WEST, LARGE ENEMY MECHANISED AND MOTORISED UNITS TRIED A LARGE-SCALE OFFENSIVE, BUT THE STUBBORN RESIS- TANCE OF OUR TROOPS HELD IT UP. THE ENEMY SUFFERED HEAVY LOSSES.

Hitler & Goering Quarrel

Air Chief Against

Latest Campaign

LONDON, July 13 (Reuter). -Reports of a quarrel between Hitler and Goering on the eve of the Nazi attack on Russin were broadcast by Moscow Indio to- night..

"In a westerly direction, our troops again reoccupied the towns of Zhlobin and Rogatchey. Heavy fighting is going on against enemy infantry and tanks.

"In the southwest, our troops are continuing opera- tions against enemy mechanised and motorised forces, preventing their advance to the east. They suffered heavy losses from our artillery and counter-attacking itank formations and aircraft.

Evacuation

Of Moscow

Alleged

"In other sectors of the front, there were no large-scale opera- tions, and no significant changes in the position of our troops.

"Our air force, operating against the enemy, destroyed 131 enemy planes, according to verified data. Mechanised units and airports were also bombed."

Great Battles

•MOSCOW, July 13 (UP).-TO- day's communique states that there were great battles during the night. Soviet troops annihilated an enemy Latest Nazi War

ent in the south- motorised regiment western area. The red ofr fleet Communique raided enemy mechanised detach- ments, airfields and milltary objec- LONDON, July 14 (UP),ives at Jassy and Ploesti.

A Soviet long range coast battery

Quoting well-informed Stock- holm eireles, the announcer said: "Goering argued that after the German air losses in the west, in the Balkan campaign and in Crete, the Luftwaffe was unfit for a new campaign. Goering Radio Berlin, quoting an. Ankara sank a Finnish torpedo cutter and refused to take the responsibi report that the Soviet govern- also a German transport which were attempting landing on Д Soviet lity-for-this-now-drive.

ment had informed the diplo-island. They finally beat out the "Hitler became frenzied, called matic corps that they were about enemy naval units infileting heavy Goering coward and declared that to leave the capital for a place losses, during which time the foe he himself would take over command to be announced later, added tried to bombard military objectives of the German air force.

"The disappearance of Goering's that the United States Embassy wileh were guarded by the battery. A German steamer loaded with name from the German press tends left Moscow early on Friday, and munitions for the Finnish-German to prove the veracity of this report that the staff of the British Em-armies was blown up presumably by

"It is rumoured too that Himmler hns Insisted on Geering being put hassy and military mission had

partly evacuated.

into a concentration camp.”

Free French In Malaya

mine, 60 miles from Merl,

"Reuter" reports the Berlin Radjo which claims an Important German vletory in the new Nâzi drive against German Claims

the Stalin

Llae, The commentator from Berlin de- BERLIN, July 14 (UP).The

clared: "With the break-through of brenk-through on the Stalin line the Weygand Line, the resistance of was announced by the High the French was completely smashed Command in a special communi-fand their collapse was inevitable. que issued at midnight which Why should not history repeat itself claimed that a German victory in the Eastern campaign?" in the East is in sight.

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Special to the "Telegraph”

LONDON, July 13 (UP).—The Anglo-Russian agreement not to negotiate a separate peuce constitutes a pledge by both belligerents to maintain their respective fronts against Germany. British and neutral sources admitted that the present mill-

tary position of the Soviets is precarious — if the German claims are substantiated but the most important element in the light of the pact is whether the Red army can continue tak ing the shattering blows, and still hold the front, and tie up huge forces of Germans regard- less of where they meet them.

Ordeal of Bomber Crew's

Eight Days In Channel

LONDON, July 13 (British Wireless).—An eight and half day ordent undergone by a bomber crew of four delfling in the English Channel provided a typical example of British

endurance.

The bomber had set out for a raid on Dusseldorf. Soon after crossing the enemy coast, the port engine.began to give trouble and the pilot turned back. Over the coast this engine failed and ten minutes later the starboard engine began to lose power, resulting in a forced'

landing in the Channel.

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Unaware that they were in the midst of a minefteli, the crew climb- cd into i dinghy: "The trouble was," the pilot said later, "that" we were down in the drink and no-one knew anything about it. The wire- less operator had sent on S.O.S. but it was not received because the generator was run off one

of

the

Parachutist Exercise On

With both Britain and Russin committed to utter defeat of the Nazis, they are apparently deter- mined to tie up Hitler in the thing which he dreamed of most and promised his people never to do; namely, to fight on two fronts.

In this view it does not inalter where the Russian front is estabüsh- ed nor how fuld it might be, but it must exist sumewhere in the vast plains of Russia as long as the Soviet stamina endures.

Britain's Front

Britain's front is now confined to heavy bombing attacks on the indus- trial centres of Germany in an effort to destroy their ability to wage a ton war on two fronts and the blockade.

The matter of mutual assistance outside of military is obscure. It appears that the two countries are at prevent content with the British

iving the Soviets information Rathered in the campaigns in Nor-

way,

France, the Low Countries, the Balkans, Greece, Crete and Libyn tegether with schemes for maintain- ing the production programine under bombing conditions and the counter- blockade.

Some sources

believe that the mutual assistance clause may en- visage aid to Russia under the United States Lend and Lease pro- gramine if the Soviets begin to buf- fer from sheringes of vital materials. It is pointed out that President Roosevelt hus not invoked the Neu- trality Act against Russia, wherefore American ships could carry cargoes `ta Russian ports such as Vladivostok, Wants Invasion

It is understood that Bussla wants Britalu to invade the Con- tinent and establish a firm front with the hope that idler will weaken the eastern frout by with- TURN to Back Page, Column 5

REPRISALS THREAT

Birmingham Gayda Angered By U.S.

Destroyer's Act

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

SINGAPORE, July 13 (Reu-

Special arrangements have motorn." ter).-The Free French in

Hopes Dashed

LONDON, July 13 (Reuter). Not every citizen, he said, quite been made by the Hongkong Malaya are celebrating July 14 with official receptions.

Then followed a continuous ordeal Several thousand parachutists The German military authorities realised the significance of the Ger- Broadcasting authorities to per- stressed that Leningrad is gravely mun success and that was why he mit husbands whose families of raised, and dashed, hopes as strove to force their way into ROME, July 13 (UP).—Sig. M. Charles Baron, General de threatened and occupation of Kiev is, thought it useful to compare it with have been evacuated to

last year's campaign.

Aus-British aircraft passed and re-passed the Midland industrial city of Virginio Gaydu, commenting in Gaulle's Far Eastern representative, inruinent, while no further fortifica-

to address personal without seeing the dinghy of the crew Birmingham on Saturday night the Sunday morning "Voce told "Reuter", that the night still goes turs threaten to halt the German). The Stalin Line was at points 32, train en. The French are not vanquished thrust across the broad plains to miles deep, it appeared. The deci- messages over the air, to their in spite of their waving and flash in realistic invasion exercises d'Italin" on the declaration by yet and they feel that the dead are to Moscow,

sive turning point in the battle had wives and children there, on signalling. The crew's rations were been reached by the break-through

a few boiled sweets, a tin of food when the defences, including the the U.S. Secretary of the Navy, The Soviet forces are described as (which had made "victory against Thursday, July 31, at 9.15 p.m. tablets, a few ounces of concentrated, Home Guard, repelled the forces Cal Frank Knox that a United chocolates, a pint of water and of the invading "General von States naval unit had dropped a is the initial training ground for large having spilt so effectively that only Bolshevism a beautiful certainty."

small buttle of rum. The sweets and Stirling," who failed to reach depth charge against an Axis numbers of Free French volunteers single isolated battles behind the | j

in the who arrive awaiting transport to the

Atlantic, their objective in any direction, submarine - Aliddle East.

it is reported.

declared that the Axis will take Many of the air-borne troops were reprisals. tough Czechs, Free French and Dutch He said that the United States and although they took several of the

be avenged rather than mourned.

M. Baron disclosed that Singapore

M. Baron reported a great increase in numbers of de Gaulic followers in the Far East despite enemy efforts to hamper the activities.

expected. At some Stull fine are points the German forces are stated to have penetrated 100 kilometres behind the line and it is emphasized that the main lines of communication, TURN to Back Page, Column 3

Chinese Reds Want United

Anti-Fascist Front

Special to the "Telograph"

LATEST

British Embassy Picketed

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

re-

the

The whole proceedings will be re-broadenst locally by Australian Broadcasting Cont mission.

The following rules will be strictly enforced:

:

(a) The broadcast will be con- fined to 25 messages, the choice being decided by ballot.

tablets Insted about four days.

"After the second day we did not feel hungry, the pilot sald."What TURN to Back Pago, Column 3

No Let-Up

By R.A.F. Persistent Bombing Of Germany

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, July 13 (UP),——An

outer ring of defences without great occupation of Iceland gives diflculty, their numbers dwindled as European countries the right to soon as they came into contact with take similar steps in the West- the Home Guard and the umpires

beaten.

decided that they were well and truly crn Hemisphere for the defence

of the European continent.

Reds Brand Hitler Fraud On Hospital Ships Issue

SITANGHAI, July 14 (UP) in the ballot for the broadcast of (b) Persons who were successful Travellers from Pelping have

Monila lust purted that unofficial Japanese youth personal messages to organisations blockaded the British year and those who, since the evacua

tion, have visited their families at Enibassy when the Embassy showed

Manila or Australia, will not bo a European war picture,

They said that these Japanese eligible for the ballot on July 31. youths stopped eight Japanese (c) Messages will be confined to CHUNGKING, July 13 (UP)-The Central Committee of

oflicers, members at the Embassy a maximum of fifty words, and no the Chinese Communist Party Issued a manifesto to-day urging staff and other prominent people aviation from the submitted text who had been invited to the show, (which must be approved) will be

MOSCOW, July 13 (Reuter)The Soviet has refused to support for an international anti-Fascist Front, together with the

and only 15 people were able to enter

Air Ministry communique states apply the rules of the Hague Convention to several large ves- consolidation of the Anglo-American-Sino-Soviet anti-Tripartite the building. The others were turn permitted. Front.

an appeal to strengthen Kuomintang-led back by pickets.

(d) Applications to participate in that R.A.F. bombers, flying sels which the Germans announced their intention of using as It is also related that several other the ballot will be received by the through heavy thunder storms, hospital ships in the Baltic. Communist co-operation.

observe the rules of the Hague In addition it called for The manifesto reiterated the Com-foreigners were stopped, but they Broadcasting Secretary, P.O. Box last night attacked objectives

M. Stamenov, the Bulgarian Convention.". northwest Minister In Moscow. acting on Government had protested against M. Molotov said that the Soviet internal improvements in China, munists willhgness to co-operate ultimately succeeded in getting into 200, up to noon on July 30. They and elsewhere in

with the Kuomintang against the the show.

should bear (on the same sheet) the Germany.

| behalf of the Reich Govern- the bombardment of Soviet hospitals including the prohibition of food Japanese, and denied that there was No oficial British protest in con-authenticated name and address of "Many high explosives and incen-ment, informed the Soviet of by German troops contrary to the hoarding, manipulations, dis. any attempt to bulld up a Communist templated. missal of corrupt officials, im-army separate from the central

proved training and equipping of soldiers, and guarantees by Chungking to support, guerilla operations behind the Japanese lines.

A third-point of the manifesto was

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the sender, as well as the text of the

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Mr Manuel Fox

were started. Two of our In Hongkong

national Law,

of Inter- proposed message. Envelopes should diary bombs were dropped on the the German intention in a note elementary principles

outside Industrial areas and ship-building nrmies.

be clearly marked on The text of this section of the

The Soviet Government had every Brondensting to Australia

yards al Bremen where large fires last week, says the official Soviet nat

aircraft news agency. ·

to suspect that Germany renson manifesto read: "This Party reiterates that it insista upon a united anti-

(0) The names of the successful

M. Melolov, in reply, informed M. would not observe the Hague Con- candidates in the ballot will be an are missing."""

Last night's rald was the 32nd Stamenov that "In view of the vention and would use the hospital Japanese Front and is willing to co- Mr Manuel Fox, head of the nounced over Z.B.W, at 8.30 p.m. on operate with the Kuomintang for American delegation to the

Un established fact of violation by Ger- chips for military purposes. There- China July 30, and only the people con- consecutive raid since June. 10 resistance and reconstruction. The Currency Stabilisation Commission, rerned will be admitted to the Studio Germany and German-occupied many of international treatles, and fore, the Soviet could not agree to Eighth Route Army has recovered has returned to Honglong from for the actual broadcast the follow- Europe. Bremen, has been raided agreements, the Soviets could not apply to hospital ships the rules of

believe that Germany would really the Hague Convention, eight times within a month. huge territories.".

Jog evening. Chungking.