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No. 16510
二拜禮 號五十月七英港香
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Reds Arrested
RIVAL AIR FORCES In Indo-China Nazis To
CLAIM
SUCCESSFUL
ACTIONS IN RUSSIA
Syria Won Without Alienating Arabs
("Reuter's" Special Correspondent in Damascus) JERUSALEM, July 14.-With the close of the Syrian campaign, it is pointed out here that within a period of 34 days from June 8 when the Allies entered Syria, a country of an uren of 60,000 square milles has been so effectively penetrated that General Dentz, despite considerable Vichy forces at his disposal, has been obliged to sue for peace.
Food And Stores From America
Both the Russian and German air forces played prominent parts in yesterday's fighting according to the latest reports from Berlin and Moscow.
The "United Press", quoting the Moscow High Command com- munique, states that the Red air fleet carried out a smashing assault, apparently again halting the Nazis in the vital Pskov, Vitebsk and Novograd-Volynsk sectors. "The Red air flect continued to rain bombs on German air bases and resumed attacks on vital Rumanian cities- Yassi on the River Pruth, the Ploesti oil region and rail junctions in
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" SAIGON. July 14 (UP). The Indo-China authori- ties to-day carried out similar measures against Russians in Indo-China us." were adopted by the Vichy Government in unoccupied France,
It is announced that as a result of the severance of diplomatic relations all Rus- sians in French Indo-China have been arrested, while 600 French and native Com- munists have also been detained and sent to con. centration camps.
AIR RAIDS
Rumania. The German losses on Sunday were 94 planes, while the CASUALTIES
Soviets lost 12."
The communique indicated there was a full during the night, following fierce fighting throughout the day on Sunday, when the Red army was report- ed to be holding the Germans in the same sectors.
"Reuter" reports the official German news agency statement which declares that air attacks. on railway lines in the neigh- bourhood of Leningrad and Smolensk, as well as military objectives at Kiev were carried out by the Luftwaffe.
It is claimed that the attacks were successful, trafe on the railway
dislocated, and belag
that sheds. warehouses ond waterworks at Kley were set allrc.
led
Substantial damage was also claim-
IN JUNE
Be Made
To Suffer
By R.A.F.
Churchill Gives New Assurance LONDON, July 14 (Reuter). -Mr Winston Churchill, after reviewing the London Civil Do- fence Forces at Hyde Park this morning, was the guest, with other members of the Govern-. ment and the London Regional Commissioners, of the London' Council,
In his speech, the Prime Minister said: "It is time that the Germans are made lo suffer in their homeland and ellies something of the ferment that they have twice in our lifetime let loose upon their neighbours' and the world.
"We have how intensited our systematic, scientific and methodical bombing on a large scale on German cities and staporta, industries and milltary objectives. We must-keep LONDON, July 14 (Reuter), de until the Nazi regime is either the process going on a steadily rising -A big drop in the scale of expurgated by us or, better still, torn German air raids on Britain is to pieces by the reflected in the latest official themselves, figures of civilian victims.
Axis Convoy At Considerably Less
Tripoli Raided
During the month of June, 399 persons were killed of whom
64 children.
German people
Italy Included
"That object, subject province of Germany which used to be called
bombing.
plies to North Africa have been destroyed by BA.F. bombers, 175 were men, 160 women and Italy will have its fair share of the
CAIRO, July 14 (Reuter).-More Axis ships carrying sup- including one ship of 7,000 tons,
A comniunique issued from Brilish Headquarters says: "R.A.F. bombers carried out a successful attack on an enemy convoy outside Tripoli yesterday. One 7,000-ton ship was hit and set afire and destroyed. Huge columns of smoke rose from
the ship to a great height.
as the result of raids on Soviet ITALIAN
troop concentrations in the Vitebsk,
and Jotomir arcas.
Shock Troops In Action TANKER
"United Press" quotes the Berlin
Radio which
announced yesterday DAMAGED
evening that German shock
troops
fought their way to the suburbs of
Mogilev. B5 miles southwest of R.N. Subs In Action
Smolensk. after crossing the Dnieper
River.
The announcement adica
the prea was stubbornly defend-
"One three-masted schooner, apparently carrying oil or muni- tions, blew up when hit by a bomb and another small vessel of about 1000 tons was seen burn- ing steadily.
"Several large bombs were also dropped on ships Inside Tripoll.
harbour.
"Heavy bombers of the R.A.F. LONDON, July-14 (Router) aerodrome at Dernn during Friday attacked Benghazi harbour and the
ed by snipers, who fired on German "The Commander-in-Chief of night. One Junkers 88 was shot Troops from windows,
The same agency reports the om-the Mediterranean has reported cial German news agency which further success by the sub- declares that German troops are marines operating under his BC and won further, ter communique.
Petersburg command," states an Admiralty
St on
ritory yesterday after overcoming Soviet bunkers and sentiered Soviet The Italian tanker Strombo of troopan troops, added the
5,232 tons which, as already reported, on had put into Istanbul seriously nouncement, were exploiting the damaged by a torpedo from one of break-through of Stalin Line yester- our submarines, has now been sunk across the Dnieper and Upper Duenn repairs. day in
"irresistible" an
advance while on her way to Italy to undergo fought The retreating Soviet troops
futilely, and with heavy losses
Escorted Supply Ship
A heavily laden supply ship of about 5,500 tons, which was salling merchant cruiser and n destroyer,
has also been sunk,
down by British fighters off the Libyan const or Saturday.
Rhodes Island
"Heavy bombers ralded enemy aerodromes on Rhodes Island during Saturday night. At Calato, bombs fell on the landing grounds and the. dispersal area, causing fires and ex- plosions.
"At Maritzo, aerodrome buildings and hangars were hit and left burn- ing strongly and a number of heavy" explosions were caused. aircraft are believed to have been Dispersed destroyed and the forest to the east
nerodrome was left burring. "Fires and explosions were also "From these operations all our air- craft returned safely,"
of
the
to offer resistance in several posi- tions In the Vitebsk area. The planes, of which D2 were shot down in a convoy escorted by an armed caused at Kattavla aerodrome. Soviet air force yesterday lost 167 in air battles and 85 were destroyed on the ground,”
According to the "United Fress," Berlin authoritative circles yeater- day stated that they had no con- firmation of everseas reports alleg Ing that the Germans had entered Kiev.
It is emphasised in military circles that the Allied object; could have been achieved in half the time or less if there had been any intention of proceeding on the lines of the German blitz which was possible with thei forces at the Allies' disposal,
The wisdom of the Allied tactics, government-owned malze under the consisting of slow. enveloping move- Lease and Lend Act within a few! ments, doing minimum destruction weeks was announced by the Com- LONDON, July 14 (Reuter), and Interference with the local pop-modity Credit Corporation spokes-Announcing the capture of the Soviet Iation but implacably strangling the man to-day.
radio station at Barnowicze to-day, Vichy supply lines, is shown by
the German wireless complained
the
NEW YORK, July 14 (Reuter).—- Completion of arrangements to ship Britain 2,250,000 bushels
to
of
The Cupboard Was Bare
fact that the Syrian and Lebanese He also stated that negotiations that the interior of the station had population, which is mainly Arab, were in progress for the shipment of been completely destroyed, Soviet but with a largo Christian element in naval stores under the same Act.
TURN to Back Page, Column 4 Lebanon, has scarcely suffered during the campaign,
Enemy Bombing
Only at Mezzine, where Vichy aircraft bombed the town and at Damascus where Axis planes adopted the same tactles was there extensive loss of civilian life.
Contrasting with
was the
Currency Expert Holds 114
Conferences In Fortnight
A large sailing vessel transporting eneiny troops and military stores hos been sunk in the Aegean.
no
Another submarine, Anding enemy shipping on the high seas, attacked by gunfire the enemy an- chorage of Has Tayones, near Beng- hazl. In this attack a supply ship of about 1,500 tons and an armed trawier were certainly damaged and probably sunk.
LATEST
Franco-Thai Conference
Marred. By Shooting SAIGON, July 14 (Reuter) While the Monetary Conference between the Thai delegation and Indo-China representatives is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. lo- Peace With Honour that an Indo-China mail boat morrow, it is revealed to-day
was fired on from the Thailand bank of the Mekong River near Savannakhet and a protest ia being made by the Indo-China authorities.
In Syria
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" VICHY, July 14 (UP) The Government has authorised General Dentz to sign military armistice recognising the British right
the
slowness with which the Allies appranched Damascus and their re- Back in Hongkong from a two-week visit to Shanghai, Mr military occupation, while the French were injured on board.
to Two natives were killed and two peated attempts to persuade General Dentz to evacuate the town without A. Manuel Fox, American Member of the Chinese Currency troops will receive war honours and It is believed that Thailand is ex- resistanca.
Stabilisation Board, declared in a Press reception at the Penin-will not be taken prisoner, instead, periancing some difficulty regarding When the Allies eventually entered sula Hotel that he had a "pretty good pleture" of the economic they will be
ated with other cash compensation for capital Invest Damascus, it was found that the and financial situation in the northern metropolis, states "Central
high civil repatilation
ments taken over in the ceded terri- elvilian casualties were only two
It was explained that after the tory, and this will form one of the killed and eight injured, while News,"
situation in Free Chica on the basis overse
had rejected the British subjects of discussion at danlage to buildings was negligible;
While in Shanghai, he said, he of his study made thus far, saying
political demands, Monetary Conference, and sacred edifices were unscathed. met some 100 important people by the Chairman of the Board later. negotiate exclusively with the British that a statement will be made public General Deniz was authorised to No Blitz Attempted It is pointed out that at no time British businessmon, bankers tions, the Board also delves into the ment added,
including Chinese, American and
Aside from purely currency ques-ion of the de
Deniz has they instruc ferences. They examined every said. Its major tasks are to make tions. That is
permitted China's war effort more effective and France to transform the pollical phase of the economic and finans to lay a fourdation for post-war ultimatum which could not be signed H.M.S. Auckland Sunkcial situation, and collected con- reconstruction.
LONDON, July 147 (UP)-An enrofully studied.
siderable data, which are being;
without dishonour into an honourable milltary, convention."); Admiralty communique states that the 1,200 ton sloop, II.M.S. Auckland|
was the Allied entry into Syria an
TURN to Back Page, Column 4 and financiers and hold 114 con- general economic problems, Mr Fox
scrupulousiy
has been sunk. The vessel carried
a crow of 103 men. The next of kin
General Economica
Mr Fox declined to commit hin
of the casualties have been informed, self to a comment on, the financial
The Board, with headquarters in Chungking, recently branched out in two parties to study the financial and economic conditions in various parts of the Country preparatory to the TURN to Back Page, Column 4
ntato
miiltary officials, but to the exclus Alexandria Alert: Suez Canal Raid
raid alerts were again sounded in CAIRO, July 14 (Reuter)Air Alexandria and in some parts of the delta area on Sunday night.
The Ministry of the Interior nn- nounced this to-day and stated that a few bomb were dropped on the Suez Canal aren during the night, |causing slight damage.
One person was killed.
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Injured and detained in hospital numbered 461, of whom 230 were men. 175 women and 47 children) under 10 years of age.
In addition, seven persons, all men, are missing, believed killed.
Comparisons
Compared with these figures, It can be recalled that 5,300 were killed in May and 8,085 in April.
"We have loosed upon Germany now more than half the tonnage. of bombs loosed by Germany on onr cities during the whole course of the war, but this is only the be ginning and we hope by next July to multiply our deliveries mans- fold.
"It is for this reason that a must ask you to be prepared for vehement counter action by the enemy. Our civil defences' throughout the court- try must be prepared for further
During the first half of this year, i TURN to Back Pago, Column 5
18,314 persons have been killed by German air raids.
In the previous six months, the number killed was 23,060,
Imperialist Russians To Aid Soviet
Quisling Labour Methods
LONDON, July. 14 (Reuter). —A new "Quisling decree issued LONDON, July 14 (Reuter)—in Oslo gives the Government "White Russians" who have been op- powers to compel any person, ponents of the present- Communist male or female, to do any work regime and who are members of the anywhere, according to informa- "Russian refugees community Britain," have issued a vigorous aption reaching the Norwegian peal for support for Russia in the telegraph agency in London. present circumstances.
The decree, it is stated, paves the
On
state,
her
Di
names
and penting of a number
their behalf, M. Sabling, way to deal with many State, former Imperial Charge d'Affaires municipal and professional workers for Russia in Britain, says: "Ilitler who refused to co-operate with the 1s atfacking Russia not because she Quisling Government for it is now is a Communist state but because she possible to use them to provide becoming a national sheap labour for German milltary
learning the lessons works.. of
The quistings have forged the countries, own mistakes
of Norwegian in officers in a desperate effort to get mind her national and glorious past," recruits ald Germany against
Urging all possible military and Russia, the agency states. economic nid for Russie, the appeal
The officers concerned were sur concludes: "We feel sure that the prised and indignant to find that their Russian people of to-day as in 1812 names had been used without their will not lay down their arms while permission but the German a single enemy remains on Russian censorship forbade publication coll."
their dentals.
to
press
of
Cherbourg and Le Havre Docks, Shipping Bombed
LONDON, July 14 (Reuter)-It is learned that docks and shipping at Cherbourg and Le Havre were attacked by Blen-... helras escorted by fighters early-to-day.
At Cherbourg a ship of about bomb a convoy of the Dutch Frisian 6,000 tons was hit and set afre. Islands. Direct hits were also seen on a down in the four sweeps while two-
Eight enemy fighters were shot railway station south of the RAF. bombers and our nighters docks, on locomotive sheds and are missing. on a factory.
Two pilots balled out to safety when their machines collided At Le Havre, a ship of about 6,000 diving at a Messerchmili. tons was hit and was later seen to
Three Vessels. Hit. be half submerged.
LONDON, July 14 (Router),
In
Later in the morning, another During a search for enemy shipping escorted formation of Blenheims at this afternoon, Blenheim aircraft of zucks of bombs falling on the target. small convoy off the Dutch Frisian tacked rallyards at Hazebrouck, many the Bomber Command attacked a
Seven enemy fighters were des Islands, states the Air Ministry. troyed. Two British bombers and three direct hits, another of 3,000 tons One vessel af 6,000 tons received four Aghters are missing.
Frisian Islands Convoy LONDON, July 14 (Reutor).-In tho afternoon, Blenheime again winged their way across the son to
was hit on the stern and an escort vessel of 1,300 tons was hit aft and amidships.
One enemy fighter which attacked was shot down into the sod
No British aircraft is missing
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