1941-07-24 — Page 21

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

July 24, 1941.

SOVIETS CONTINUE TO STALL Smolensk FOUR BIG NAZI OFFENSIVES In Hands

Special to the "Telegraph"

LONDON, JULY 23 (UP);———1

-THE THIRTY-THIRD DAY OF BATTLE ALONG THE LONGEST BATTLEFRONT EVER KNOWN FOUND GERMANY'S Terrific mass OFFENSIVE APPARENTLY. SLOWLY PUSHING THE soviet trooPS BACK; HOWEVER, HITLER'S IM- MENSE MILITARY ORGANISATION' SO FAR HAS NOT SUCCEEDED IN BREAKING THE RUSSIAN RESISTANCE.

MOSCOW REPORTED THAT FOUR German DRIVES ARE PROCEEDING AGAINST THE SOVIET DEFENCES WITH UNABAted vigour, ONE OF Which is appARENTLY AN ATTEMPT TO ENCIRCLE LeningrAD. ·

The fortnight-long battle of Smolensk continues to rage, but apparently there is no material change in the front line positions.

A Moscow communique mentioned a strong Finn- German attack in the Petrogivodsk area, east of Lake Ladoga, while south of this around Prokov the Germans have launched a smashing attack towards Leningrad, thus endeavouring to pin the city between tlie encircling columns.

37 Nazi Planes Down MOSCOW, July 23 (UP)—A total

of 37 German planes were brought down in the two air raids made on Moscow within 24 hours.

that the

Canterbury On

Anglo-U. S. Counter To Japanese Move

Buy

Of Soviets

False Nazi Claims

(BY "REUTER'S" SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT IN RUSSIAK

MOSCOW, July 23- Smolensk, the key city on the Russian central front; is and always has been in Russian hands. I learn on good authority despite the German propaganda claims, later supported by the German High Command, that Smolensk

was captured Inst Wednesday.

It is true that German ad- vance units reached the out- skirts of Smolensk some days ngo, but they were driven away. Soviet communiques rightly continue to speak of "ghting in the direction of Smolensk."

Now the impression is gaining Ground among compelent observers at the second big German offensive, directed mainly against Smolensk, Is exhausting itself owing to the formidable Itussion

resistance, by supply dimculties intensified by the great distunees to be covered, and the frequent effective interference by

Roads Blocked

hassy, announcing the receipt of an

WASHINGTON, July 23 (Reuter). The Japanese Em- Japan and Vichy have reached an

unconfirmed report that agreement again in Indo- China. declined to give the origin of the report. The Germans have made no specific claims to terri-was expected here by a number of observers but the demand

A Japanese 'demand probably concerning Camranh torial gains, but Moscow has admitted that the Russians covering the occupation of the whole country came as a sur along the Kiev front have moved back to the Zhitomirprise.

Another announcement stated that area, 80 miles west of the Ukrainian capital and have mands has already taken place rould only take small suitcases with

Discussion of the possible de- travellers from Tokio to Dairen Soviet guerilla units... retired to about 75 miles from Novograd-Volynsk. among the oficials and legisla-and make it possible to cope with a up many obstacles on

then. The reason was to save space | In addition, the Russians have set tive leaders in anticipation of "considerable increase in the number but not numerous Smolensk-Moscow the various Japanese action.

of travellers going to Manchukua." roads. While such obstacles come» Anglo U.S. Measures

Vichy Talks Continue

what hamper the Soviets' own pre- sent communications with the front, Unconfirmed reports suggest that Joint Anglo-American

VICHY, July 23 (Reuter).The they may be regarded as one reason economic

why the Germans are begluning to measures are

planned Franco-Japanese talks are the sub- WY already against

J..panese

aggressive feet of a semi-official announcement realise that a frontal attack on Mos- made here to-night, but it contains they are endeavouring to explain to

cow 13

and why a hopeless task The three moves considered likely no reference to the Japanese Indo-the German public that not Moscow amork well-informed commentators China ultimatum.

but the "destruction of the Soviet It says "conversations begun in are the stoppage of United States Leningrad from the south. After Clear Issue Before US Japanese assets and complete em- Darlan by the Japanese Arabassador, The whole situation in the Lening-

gold purchases; the freezing of two recent visits paid to Admiral Army" before Moscow is their im

mediate objective. bargo on essential exports to Japan. Mr Somatsu Kato, are continuing by rad sector more obscure. The "We must wish every success ready it has been reported that an intermediary of the Japanese dip-Russions do not believe

above normal that it is likely that

gold shipments are so much tematic representation at Vichy.

"At the same time, Admiral De- fortified Kurelian Isthmus or around

German

across the highly mediary to purchase dollars for the Chini, has several times received and waterway-cut terrain, can sue- Japan has been acting as an Inter- coux, Governor-General of Indo Lake Ladoga, with its difficult take Nazis with German gold,

Major-General Sunita, head of the eeed. Japanese mission. These inter- changes

Leningrad of views are taking place within the framework of the agree Danger to Leningrad is only pos- ments concluded a year ago between main Soviet troops in this sector are France and Japan"

the position of the Germans here is holding on grimly around Pekov and

not unlike Smolensk.

A communique states German thrust continues unabated on: four fronts Including in the newly mentioned Petrogivorsk area north of Lake Ladoga.

The seconil German army continues to bammer away in the Prokov area apparently

alming ai

enveloping

fortnight the battle of Smolensk pro-i ceeded without change.

The central Ukrainian front wOA marked by Berce fighting at Zhitomir, southwest of Novograd-Volynsk.

Communists

LONDON, July 23 (Reuter).{

to the valiant Russian armies Smolensk. Not Talen

and people in their struggle and MOSCOW, July 23 (Reuter)--

be ready to give them every "Reuler's" special correspondent possible assistance," writes the icorns rollably that Smolensk has Archbishop of Canterbury in the always been and still is in Russian Canterbury Diocesan gazette.

hands,

move.

Chinese Position

The possibility of China assisting Indo-Ching if she resists is felt to be impracticable here as the railway was torn up on the Chinese frontier has so far remained silent on linking Indo-China and Yunnna The Press of unoccupied France Bome time past and the movement of question.

Salla Sector

It may seem strange to combine an STOCKHOLM. July 23 (Reuter), the claim that we are contending for alliance with Bolshevist Russia with The German-Finnish advance from Chrisilon civilisation, Sail is now proceeding rapidly. Primate, but such misgivings are soys the having passed boggy land, according really misplaced for the first essential materials and men through such to the "Afton Blatiet" cprrespondent of the struggle Is to overthrow the mountainous country is considered to:

The advance is evidently directed evil embodied in the rulers of Gerbe impossible.

at Helsinki.

at Kandalaks with the object of cut- a Nazi victory would destroy

any tolerable form of government

On the other hand, the Chiness have made military expeditions in

ting the Russians off from Mur- and the Soviets are corlending for impossible terrain before, now.

mansk.

It is believed that the attacking and independence. forces are now within 45 miles of Kandalaks.

the principles of national freedom

HAPPENINGS IN

schieved.

GERMANY

Anglo-Chinese

Development

Company

Chicky Naval Action Japanese action. If and and when 11 begins, is expected to be chiefly {naval, after which troops might be landed at Saigon and in the arous around Camranh.

Close observers believe that Japan has chosen this moment in a manner which suggests Axis timing, thinking that President Roosevelt likely to do tle while he is trying to get the Selectees Extension Bül Congress

In Own Interests

through

is the

the

HITLER'S LABOUR

SHORTAGE LONDON, July 23 (Reuter).

The invasion of Russia has greatly increased Inbour difficulties, according to Germany's statement from the Ministry of economic Warfare in London, to-night.

left

thrust

tlust the

sible from the southwest but the

In any case the whole region be- tween Pskov and Leningrad and also between Tallan and Leningrad along the coast is largely composed nf forest and marshes with ronda.

few

Britain's

Column 5th C

Under Key

LONDON,

.were

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Hess Mentor Held LONDON, July 23 (Reuter). -The continued house arrest of LONDON, July 22 (Central News).

23 July (Reuter). When a resolution was moved in the the "geo-political" theorist, DrFollowing the announcement of

It is belleved here that. Japan Is Since the beginning of the year, House of the establiment of an Anglo-Chin-acting in her own interests rather the Nazis have been faced by-a-grow-continuing-the-Defence -Act-emer- Commons to-day for Haushofer, who was arrested at lese-Development Company at the than the Nazis who may benefit in- ing shortage of workers, and Indus-gency powers in operation for the time of the Hess flight, is China Campaign Committee lus-cidentally. It is also suggested that trial workers from all over the con- further year, reported by a "Reuter" corres-cheon to-day, the Board of Directors

O. Peake, Captain Japan rightly or wrongly feels

Linert that pondant "somewhere in Europe. of the Company hield a meeting at action against Indo-China

are being sucked into the Under-Secretary of the Home Office, vacuum The same source reports that the which the following decisions were maximum aggressiveness which can created by the intensive call-revealed that in all 1,778 people had

taken taken:

Germany.

been detained under the famous belief is held in many German circles

be undertaken without rotting The solicitors' report concerning

A considerable new call-up for the regulation 18 D, that the Army is likely to take over the Company's documents

America and Britnin to take up arms Army began in January and con- Captain Peake intimated that this control of Germany from the Naz proved: the London Agency of the it would bring her

Was ap against her,

and if it is successful, tinued until March. Even the more number had fallen to-day to 782. Party this nuturan if by then bit Bank of China and the Co-operative striking distance of Singapore and ment factories were mobilised, and detained as members of an organisu

within better

specialised workers from the arma-Of this number, 202 persona were cuccesses against Russia aro notWholesale Society, Ltd.,

the Company's bu

nominated the Dutch East Indies should a pro- only a few key men of milltary age tion which was subject to foreign bankers;

mising opportunity occur to attack remain in agriculture which has been influence or control. Some Capital shares to be fully sub-those places later. scribed; the capital to be increased in

It scoma certain, however, that that chilly to old men, women and British subjects only by accident of foreign labourers and pri-birth and there were also others be- view of subscription coming in; United States will take some action. soners of war. general shareholders' meeting to be A high State Department official In

longing to a sort of international held in August or September;

There are about 380,000 in the underworld which floated from one a private conversation is reported to building Industries and there, it is capital to panel of

consulting experts to have asid recently that America be established consisting of pro- "prepared if Japan moved an was stated, are mainly engaged in repair-strong national loyalty. fessional technicians and executives sively against Indo-China, and Mr because foreign workers are always aggresing what the RAF. knocks down in several major engineering and Summer

Welles is sceing the placed in the most dangerous spots. chemical industries.

Inpanese. Ambassador to-night and. Purchasing Machines is believed likely to tell him that

Italians And Poles A sum of £15,000 being already the result of Japanese aggression LONDON, July 23 (British Wire-i raised, more subscriptions to be in Indo-China or elsewhere will be less).—It is revented that foreign jeanvassed; to purchase immediately la further strain on American-labour employed in, Germany bad two sets of hand-woven

fabric

| Jożanese relations.

reached a figure 1,800,000, incluling

LONDON, July 23 (Reuter).—The over 300,000 Italians.

Soviet Ambassador, M. Ivan Malsky, Prisoners of wor

employed,

Ac accompanied by Lieut-General Goli- cording to figures given during the kov (who has just returned from spring of 1941 (since increased). Moscow and Admiral Kharlamov, about 1,000,000 were Poles.

Minister, Mr Anthony Eden, this German women have been moble afternoon. lised almost to the limit, the latest

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Even More Serious WASHINGTON, July 23 (Router), materials and export licences in or even more serious than the general sumbered about 1,300,000, of which had a talk with the British Foreign

"The International situation ter that orders could 05 Saon publle understands and it is Tapidly possible be executed and shipped to

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Mr Andrew J. May, Chairman

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Knox Expects Action

it is realised that wartime conditions. WASHINGTON, July 23 (Reuter).)

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{of raising, large sums, The interest recent developments in the Far East, CAIRO, July 23 (Reuter)—An- |

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Military Mission LONDON, July 23 (Reuler)—M Meolitov and Colonel Dragun, two Imembers of the Russian Military Mission, returned to London to-night after a visit to Moscow to reperi to the Soviet Government.

in that was Burma's Home Guards

last night when British troops pene- | Knox, trated to a, considerablo depth, but RANGOON, July 23 (Reuter)-A preso serious clash with the enemy Governor'e Ordinance has been

occurred,

A few casualties were

Issued providing for the establish- inflicted. ment of Home Guards.

new military developments In Finally, a scheine to be prepared

Colonel Frank Area, Bald for

nation-wide appeal in order 16 Secretary of the Navy, at

conference to-day. secure greater support and aid from

"I look for movement out there! Britain. More intensive publicity Island very soon," said Colonel Knox, being planned.

but be declined to discuss the possible direction of the move.

"No one can tell at this point whe ther it will go north or south," he

In reply to n question, Colonel Knox sold that the United States) The bow of the Star Ferry Pacific Fleet was in position to do "Northern_Star?” was damaged, this whatever was necessary to carry out morning when the ferry crashed into American polley in the Far East. the praya wall' adjacent to the Indications of Unrest Hongkong ferry wharf.. It is be- VICHY, July 23 (Reuter)Thero that a strong current was the are signs of growing tension in the cause of the accident. Although the Far East reported in a Shanghai dis- ferry was in reverse, the momentum patch to the omelal Vichy hews carried it on.

agency.

Ferry Damaged

Bald. Against Praya

lleved

Sullors on the ferry attempted to This says that the suspension of cast ropes onto the whart, but the vicus, for Japon was learned of to- THERAPION NGI

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No persons rived at Nagasaki to spend a holiday THERAPION NË 2 were injured but a number stand-in Japan were not allowed to go to a THERAPION NO.3 night were thrown off their feet by All Japanese shipping

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