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MOSCOW HARDLY
SCATHED
FROM PAGE ONE
slons were observed near the Krem- lin, the Germans likening the raid to the "henviest dealt on, targets of Billitary Importance in Britain,"
L.C.C. Sympathy LONDON, July 22 (Reuter)-Mir C. G. Ainion, Chairman of the London County Council, has sent the following telegrain to the Chairman of the Soviet Union:
TYPHOON TROUBLES
TOKYO
RECORD RAINFALL
July 23, 1941.
Germans Making But Small Headway
***>FROM PAGE ONE
and bombed or destroyed ́220 Soviet tanks and forty guns.
It states that Soviel counter-attacks
from
RPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" TOKYO, July 23 (Domel)-Fair weather is promised some time this against German troops advancing in Leningrad Raid Fails afternoon by, the Central Meteoro-
an easterly direction
Smolensk MOSCOW, July 22 (UP)Tological Observatory which predicted collapsed under German fire, caus day's communique states that the yesterday that the centre of the ing severe anil bloody Soviet losses. German Luftwaffe tried to bomb season's Best typhoon would have Many Soviet prisoners are claimed to Leningend twice but the Russian do-swept past the metropolitan area by have been brought in and numerous fenders intercepted them.
midnight that night, leaving in fis tanks destroyed, the number being]. wake a gentle rain gradually giving given as 108 for Sunday.
In the area of Vilenic, Soviet tanks place to clear skies. Moving north-
in several ward at 10 miles per hour, the attacked the Germans typhoon was expected to strike the waves, but all the attacks were re- auto region shortly before mid-pulsed, with heary Soviet losses, the night.
agency declares, claiming that one Meanwhile, the 27-inch rainfall Geman ponzer division alone des- during the four days from July 10troyed 73 out of a total of 130 Soviet constitutes a new record for Tokyo, tanks.
indicated Reports up to 10.30 p.m.
Nazi Claims In Air War that at least 12,000 homes in Tokyo and the surrounding districts were flooded, but no heavy casualties are reported thanks to the special pre- cautions taken during the long rainy spell.
I
"On behalf of the people of London, send sympathetic greetings to the people of Moscow in the warton damage to their elly. We share with you the hazards and dangers of these inhuman attackts.
Mosrow, M. Stalin, as Commissar for
10
BERLIN, July 22 (UP). The Dews agency claims that In the pride of resistance, we
official zalute you.
We will stand together
between Sunday and Monday the until the end. Vietory is assured,"
Soviet air force lost 71 machines in alr battles und that 39 wero Stalin's Commendation. MOSCOW. July 22 (Reuter).In Toys area are operating as usu
Trumcars and subways in the destroyed on the ground.
Twelve British machines were | an order of the day issued to-day in in the intermittent blasts and down-brought down yesterday over the Defence, attributes the dispersal of Hour, but the streets are largely de-Channel coast, it states, adding that
persalserted. the German
At 10.20 p.m. it was an-heavy air battles have been continu- ar raiders to
nounced that one person had been ing there since early yesterday after- Vigilance of the Air Observation
is claimed. that cight Service, night fighters, organised led and five seriously injured in noon. I
and that Spliffres were shot down anti-niteraft Sire and
Tokyo as a result of the storm. searchlight
there were no German losses. crews, while the fire-fighting brigade
Gerinan
bombers
ure stated yester- and city mililia were also thanked.
Thanks to the measures taken by
day to have sighted a heavily Inden these organisations, sald M. Stalin,
convoy of Soviet merchantmen on the the order of the enemy planes was
Dotester, with troops on board, and to have sunk three of them, [upset, only isolated planes penetrat-
lag to the capital,
Strong Force |Smashes Nazi Plants
FROM PAGE ONE
40 aircraft flying well above 12.000 feet.
"y" Lights Seen
Lights in the shope of "V's" were scen by R.A.F. pilots while over France, Holland and Belgium last night, adds the Air Ministry.
A report to this effect by one of the, British crews on their return from France was at Brat received with sceptical smile by the inter- rogation officer. But other crews had also seen this and other "V's" both In France and the Low Countries.
Traffic Disrupted
OPECIAL TO the "teleGRAPHTM TOKYO, July 22 (UP)-Virtually all trains out of Tokyo have been discontinued on account of flouds and
landslides resulting from
typhoon.
2
Finnish Communique The typhoon swerved away from ROME, July 22 (Reuter)♪! 11 is Finnish communique claims that! Tokyo itself and hit Shizuoka, expected to pass into the Jupon Sen. Finnish troops have occupied the thus clearing the weather. There in passes of Pitkaranta in their advance uneasiness in Tokyo regarding the north-east of Lake Ladoga, according extent of the damage caused, regard to Helsinki telegram to the Italian ing which no details are yet avail-offelal new able.
Younger G.O.C.s
For Britain
Two Changes
Two changes In Army commatids at home, both Involving the appoint- ment of younger generals, were an nounced by the War Onice recently.
The changes are:
Lt.Gen. Laurence Carr. 55, to be General Oncer Commanding-in- Chief. Eastern Command, in succes- sion to Lt-Gen. Sir Guy C. Williams, 50.
news
agency.
Large Nazi Claim
LONDON, July 22′ (Reuter).—A German High Command communi- que states that breaching operations of the German Army in conjunction with their allies have divided the Soviet defence front into unco- ordinated groups.
по co-
obstinate counter-attacks,
Despite tough local resistance and ordinated leadership of the enemy is now recognisable.
On the whole eastern front, It is stated, the defeat and annihilation of Isolated groups of Soviet forces is continuing ceaselessly.
Reprisal Raid
The crews suld that they were not L-Gen. A. F. A. N. Thorne, 56, As a reprisal for the Bolshevik air anything like the lights of acro-in be General Oficer Commanding raid on the open capitals of Buchar- dromes. One "y"
est and Helsinki, the Luftwaffe last Was made
by in-Chief. Scottish Command, in suc- white #ghts enclosed in circles of cession
their first attack on to Li-Gen. Sir Robert 11. night made red lights and another by five yellow Carrington, 53.
Moscow. In a series, waves of 12 lights in each arm.
They varied be
Lt-Gen. Care spent 1937-38 in bomber formations bombed military tween 12 and 50 feet in length but a Palestine and Transjordan at a time installations, and munitions indus- in Belgium scored to be about when the British Army was being the vicinity of the Kremlin and
ries, visibility being good. the river Moskva, direct hits caused a number of fires, some of which were large.
100 yards jong and made continuous introduced to modern mobile war- nes of lights like a neon sign," as fare. tie has been Army Instructor the pilot, who reported it, cald. at the Imperial Defence College, Germans Attack Ports Director of Staff Duties, and Assis- LONDON July 22 (Fruter)-Atant Chief of the Imperial General German High Commud comunique Sta
StafT. states that in the waters around Eng- Gen. Thorne also had experience land, German bombers scored directi Palestine, commanding the 1st hits on two large freighters,
Infantry (Guards) Brigatie. As Berlin from 1932-05 he saw the birth of the Nazi Army. He has been G.O.C. London District.
sweeps the says
Others attacked harbour installa-Military Attache tion: In southeast England. In the attempted enemy over the Channel const, communique, stx British fighters were brought down by fighters
German New Vice-Minister
British bombers dropped high ex- plosive and incendiary bombs at various places in southwest Germany, killing and wounding some civiiluns. Moally, houses were danged destroyed.
In
Buildings of the High Command and administrative authorities and a public utility plant were destroyed or severely damaged.
Germana Lose 22 Planes MOSCOW, July 22 (Reuter).-The following communique was issued by the Soviet Information Bureau night:
10-
"On July 22, our forces were eng. the In heavy Aghting in Perazavodsk, Porhøy, Smolensk and
essential changes in the position of TOKYO, July 22 (Reuter). the troops on the front. Mr Kumaichi Yamamoto, Direc-
"On July 22, our aircraft brought 67 enemy planes. We lost 14 ortor of the Bureau of East planes.
Asiatic Affairs, has been formation, 22 German bombers were -- “According-to-supplementary-in-- pointed Vice-Minister of Foreign brought down in an altempt to make Affairs, succeeding Mr Chuichi
Of Foreign Affairs Shitomir directions. There were no
Anti-aircraft artillery shot down one attacking bomber.
London Disquiet At Ohashi.
Indo-China
> FROM PAGE ONE
from the Far East, Japanese Military Attaches being the only foreign milltary people allowed to visit the Russian front. Their reports, it is
credibly stated In Washington, reflect admiration for the manner in which the Ited Army is being used,, adding that it holds a line as long as possible and withdraws it in rchsonable crder, then attack, the German flanks and often the rear as well.
Leningrad And Kiev Japanese cbservers are quoted as saying that these movements bre "beautifully executed."
While they are said to express the bellef that Leningrad and Kiev will be occupied and that the Germans will eventually reach Moscow, they are stated to hold the view that the bulk of the Red Anny will withdraw as a fighting force to the east of the Soviet capital.
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Charge d'Affaire Leaving BERLIN, July! 22 - (UP). - The Bolivian Legation told the,” “United Presa" to-day that the Charge | d'Affaire is leaving Berlin to-day "after being recalled by the Bolivian government.”
BOMBS ON SUEZ
CAIRO, July 22 (Reuter).-There was an air raid on the Suez Canal Brig/early this morning, the Ministry.
the Interior announces.
A few bombs were dropped, caus- ing no casualties, find only,
slight damigo.
The alarm was also sounded in other parts of the dolia,
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down
of
a mass rald on Moscow.on the night July 21. These losses must be considered very great under the conditions of the night raid. Scatter- ed and demoralised by our night fighters and anti-aircraft guns, the German planes dropped most of their bombs in the woods and flelds out- side Muscow.
"Not a single military target was touched nor was any damage done to municipal enterprises.
"Mention should be made of the splendid service rendered by the fire brigade militia and also by the Moscow population who quickly ex- tinguished incendiary bombs dropped the city by hidividual planes which broke through and
also quickly got the fires under control." German Advance Claimed
on
BERLIN, July 22 (UP).- An au- thorised military spokesman 10-day announced that German troops are now 150 kilometers_beyond the up- per reaches of the Dnieper river.
CUNNINGHAM'S "CONTEMPTIBLES'
NAIROBI, July 22. (Reuter). -General Cunningham's forces in East Africa did not exceed
20,000 infantry and 68 guns; it it officially announced, but they defeated Italian forces number- ing 170,000 including 96,000 infantry and 400 guns.
South Africa And Symbol Of Victory
JOHANNESBURG, July 22 (Nou, ter),— Marshal Smuts has appeated to South Africa to adopt the "V" sign as its own.
"The tortured peoples of Europe," he said, "have suddenly and agon- taneously accepted the V as the symbol of their release from their agony. It has spread to America- everywhere it is art expression propica frm confidence in our victory."
of
Dutch East Indies BATAVIA, July, 22 (Reuter),~~AI
result of the campaign
by Mr Winston Churchill, the "V" for vic- tory sign has been introduced here too by the local France Indo-Euro- peesch Verbond( one of the greatert political parties) which took the initiative to-day by selling orange- coloured "Y" badges.
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