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SAVES HIS BEST-Hitler's airmen wrecked London homo, dur- ing recent intenso bombardment, but this frugal Londoner rescues his Sunday suit from debris. Cable picture from London posted by British contor. Dozens of fires wore sot.

Tokyo-Formosa-Saigon Air Service Started

TOKYO, July 15. (Domei).—Carrying 13 Japanese members of the mixed border delimitation commission to settle the new border between French Indo-China and Thailand, the Japan Air-

Company's ways

flyingboat White Cloud will take off from the Yokohama Airport at 6 a.m. on July 17 to inaugurate a new air service linking Yokohama and Saigon via Tansui, in Formasu.

The Japanese meinbers of the .border commission are led by Mr Makoto Yuno, former Japonese Minister to Spain,

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High Incidence of Cholera

In The Returns

July 16, 1941.

NAZI CLAIMS

FROM PAGE ONE

und numerically for weaker Ger-

11.

The genoy claims, however, that all Red troops which were encircled west of Berdlehey were either an- nihilated or taken prisoner..

Simulianeously the Soviet resist- anco on the German donks wus broken everywhere with tremendous losses to the Soviets in men and materials.

Nazis Talk Big

The agency allencs that "the Holshevik Intention of establishing a defensive line behind the riddled Stalin ne in the Dnleper-Duena orea has been conclusively frus irated."

The advance of German troops Leningrad continues without

pamet

halt. The Russiany rushed up mixed forces composed of all arms to close the gaps, but the diesolution of the Russian divisions continues, In the Vitebsk area, the German claim that several laundred additional prisoners were taken on Monday In- elling scattered remains of the Russian 140th and 140th divisions. The

say the

that German troops last evening took the casternmost forti- Acations of the S'al line in the Vitebsk area,

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German infantry took four days take a glunt, fron and concrete fortication with underground com- partments, The storm troops there- upon eliminated the remaining Lurkers with explosive charges "and rolled up the entire position on both dunkts."

Dilormed German quarters were nable to say whether this fortifica- tion was the eastermost of the entire Stalin line but pointed out Its

the strategic location, on

Central Front, directly on the route Bo Moscow.

Camouflaged Fortifications

The D.N.B. report stated that the Vitebsk fortifications were camou- flaged "to an extent completely un- recognisable" and was fitted with revolving steel cupolas,

Sharp

shooters concealed in trees provided the advance action and poured a hall of Are upon the advancing German soldiers from the closest range."

The Germans succeeded T dis- obling the

the armoured cupolas with support of

of heavy howitzers, field guns, mortars and infantry, after which, despite very strong fire from

C neighbouring bunkers,

they carried

10 explosive charges the loopholes of the fortifications. "The mighty explosions collapsed the con- crete walls and killed the crews", the report ends.

Russian Raids

14, stubborn fighting continued in

LONDON, July 15 (Reuter).The Soviel High Command communique broadlenst by the Moscow Radio states:

tes: "During the night of July the northwestern and western directions

of the front. In other directions and

The Japan Airways Oyingboat will fly from Yokohama directly to Tunsul in Formosa where it will land at 4 p.m. Hopping off from Tonsul Thirty cases of Cholera (11 from sectors of the front, no important tam, on July 18, the plane will Victoria, 13 from Kowloon, thresghting took place and no substan- blaze a maiden trial across the South from Aberdeen, and one each from til changes occurred in the positions China Sea and covering a distance Shatkiwan, the New Territories and of the troops. of 2,500 kilometres in a single fight the Harbour), three cases of

of Cerebro "Our air force during the night of rench Saigon at 4 pm. on the spinal Meningitis, one case each of July 14 bombed mechanised units, of same day.

Chicken-pox and Diphtheria, 20 of the enemy and raided refineries and Back home, the same flyingboat is Dysentery, five of Typhold, two of all-felds of Plosti.",

Reds Slow Panzers expected to start on its second air Measles, and 108 of Tuberculosis, Journey along the same route to were reported during four days end- LONDON, July 15 (Reuter).-The carry the second group of the Japan-ed on Monday. The Cholera total is Russian air force, according to a Moscow report, has taken the "blitz" members of the Thai-French wow 1,128. Indo-China border commission 'on The weekly return shows the fol-out of the "blitzkrieg," July 21.

lowing infectious

diseases: Four It has forced "new "go slow" cases of Cerebro-spinal Meningitis policy on the Nazi panzer divisions with two deaths, two of Chicken- which, instead of crashing on far pox, 59 of Cholera with 32 deaths, ahead and alone regardless of what two of Diphtheria with one death, 44 oppostion they leave behind, are now of Dysentery with 23 deaths, 19 of being protected against heavy casual- Typhold with five deaths, three of ties caused by Rusalan air attacks. Measles with two deaths, and 282 of Tuberculosis with 144 dentls.

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Syrian Armistice Of 22 Points

FROM PAGE ONE.

will

supervised by a Commission of Con- trol which will have its sent at Beirut and will be composed of Ave members, three appointed by the British and two by the French

(22) The present agreement be drawn up in, English and French and in

of disagreement the case English text shall be binding.

Moderation of Terms JERUSALEM, July 15 (Reuter). The Syrian Armistice, it is generally felt here, is an extremely moderate one which goes no further than neces- Bary to achieve the objects with which the Allies started the cam- paign.

These were to put an end to Ger- man iniltration and the use of Syrian air bases by German aircraft. and to ensure that Syria would re- sume the place she held prior to the of France as a strategle

color of the Allies in the eastern!

Mediterranean,

Satisfaction is expressed here that full honours of war have been accorded to the French in view of their courageous and skilful fight--| however misguided from the Ällled point of view, their action may have been.

Chance of Freedom

It is noted that the terms of the Armistice permit soldiers and civili- ans to choose between rallying to the Aliled cause or being repatriated. Hope is expressed that many will choose the former cause now that they are free from Nazi Influence and propaganda, which reached such pitch that some of the captured Vichy troops stated that they were under the impression they fighting Italians,

were

In

Berlin On Syria LONDON July 15 (Reuter), "With the Armistice agreement Syria, campaign of the British Army comes to a conclusion ́with which not Berlin but Vichy will have

to deal more closely saya a Wilhelmstrasse statement to-night.

statement Tho

addat The end of! the

battle

Ipr Syria does not prove that France is not in a position to defend her colonies."

Berlin political circles, adds the German news agency, and that "It was a matter of course that "certain lessons have been learned from the case of Syria. Whether by Ger- many or by both is a matter that is left open.

"

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They are being escorted by slow anti-aircraft units which reduce their "pace" "by "more than half "and com- plicate transport and supply, and they are also constantly protected by swarms of Messerchmitt Oghters,

Hungarian Foreca

ROME, July 15 (Reuter)-Soviet : parachute troops have been dropped in Hungary in order to destroy ruil- ways, states a Budapest dispatch to the Melal Italian news agency.

The

tempt patch claimed that an at-

made by Soviet parachute troops to destroy the

way line was frustratarian rail- "vigilance and

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America Building Up Great Army

FROM PAGE ONE |

President, also desired the removal of the 200,000 limit on the number of draftees who can be in service at any one time,

In Jetter to the Speaker, · Mr Sam Rayburn, Mr Patterson sald that legislation to accomplish these objects had President Roosevell's approval.

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GENEVA, July 16 (Central News)."I received repeated remarks of sympathy from different German circles especially intellectuals and industrialists and some government officials and; on my departure, many high personages came to the rail- way station to bid me farwell," said Mr. Chen Chieh, recalled Chinese Ambassador to Berlin, when interviewed by the "Cen- tral News" in Berne this evening. Mr Chen arrived in the Swiss capital on July 10.

demand of Wang Ching-wel Germany Mr Chen said that an offelal re-accorded him do jure, recognition ar Mr Patterson wrote. invasion, Perly

presentative of the German Foreign one of China's governments." "In each case, they launched- an Office accompanied him and his party Mr Chen revealed that Germany overwhelming force against an in- to the Swiss frontier. He disclosed decided to recognise the Napking prepared army. We cannot specu- that Wang Ching-wel agents had puppet regime on June 27 and he late with the security of this nation." sint

Mr Patterson added that to de-arted propaganda urging the Chinese officially informed the German Vice

Affairs- and thren- Minister of Foreign

The to change their mobilise the

tening them with expulsion if they following day of the Chinese Foreign "court disastery now would be to

should fall to do so. The German Office's declaration concerning the No Breaking of Faith

promised to allow the firm decision of WASHINGTON, By If (Heuter). Government numbering about 800 ment to sever, diplomatic relations -President Roosevelt declared at his merchants and 150 students to slay Immediately with any press conference to-day that the in Germany if they chose to do so,cognising the Nanking original Service Act contained pro- but further negotiations for the pro- As recognition of the so-called. viso that draftees were retainable for longation of the period of validity "Manchukup" only called forth sim- service through' a declaration of na- of their passports failed. tional

emergency by Congress or by

an amendment of the law.

re...

the

ple protests from the Chinese Gov- Nanking Recognition ernment, Mr Chen added, Concerning the German preas, Mr German Government seemed to The men came in for a year sub- Cher said that telegrams exchanged attach little attention to his formal Ject to that provision. Therefore, it between Wang Ching-wol and Ger- warning regarding the Nanking re- would

not be breaking faith for Con- many on recognition of the Nanking ginie. But it was greatly surprised gress to enact legislation extending puppet regime were not published when he officially declared the sever- the service,

Sino-German diplomatie and certain papers arounced the ance of President Roosevelt lold, reporters

follows: "On the relations on July 3

that he thought that it was a simple recognition as tholce whether the army should be disintegrated or not. The decision,

he added, was up to Congress.

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