1941-07-28 — Page 13

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

July 28,

1941.

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Soviets Continue Magnificent Defence

LONDON, July 27 (Reuter).—The latest news from the Russian front received by nuthoritative quarters in London shows that during the past week, the opposing lines remained practically unchanged with the Russian forces putting up a magnificent defence.

There has been virtually no change In the position from the Arctic to the Black Sen.

The

only advance worth mentioning has been a very slight one by the Germans on the Finnish front, but this is so slight that it can be regarded as having no military significance,

News of the annihilation of two German divisions I claimed to be a!

Grim War

Games In Britain

LONDON, July 27 (Reuter). very severe setback to the German-At dawn to-day, the biggest invaders, but it is pointed out that "invasion" exercises ever staged with the ge numbers of men now in Britain began in and around

aking part in the fighting. It must Reading. not be regarded as a major defeat for the Germans.

Battle of Smolensk (REUTERS" SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT)

en-

While "German" planes roared uver the town and parachutista descended. Filth Columnist deavoured to create a diversion.

At the same time, alr-borne troops equipped with armoured vehicles landed in the neighbourhood.

MOSCOW, July 27.-"We cannot yo give particulars about the vast Smolensk battle but we shall do it Home Guards and the Fire Service as soon as we have finally beaten the and all other branches of the civil Germans there," declared the Vice-defence services took part. Home President of the Information Board, Guards particularly distinguished M. Lozovsky, at his press conference themselves in the clever use of local to-ciky:

knowledge to delay the "invaders"

fantry.

is a battle that will be studied pending the arrival of heavily armed for many years," he added.

Speaking of ralds on Moscow, he reiterated that only a small percent- age of German planes broke through to Moscow and that most of them perished. He thought that the Ger- mans could not keep it up.

All Devices Used

Tips

The American Red Cross recently sent 3,200 bags of whent and rice to Hongkong for distribution among war refugees in China. Of this amount, 800 bags were allotted to Kwang- tung, Picture shows representatives of various Kwangtung districts with a cargo of grain that was shipped, to the interior last week. (Photo: New China Newsphotos).

French Submarines, In Nazi

Hands, A Menace To Britain

WASHINGTON.-A huge fleet of submarines which once fought at Great Britain's side might be used against her in the Battle of Atlantic if Germany obtains the collaboration of France to the extent of taking over or winning domination of the French Navy.

Smoke screens, gas tanks and all medern methods were introduced.

The subrtarines are the most¦ London and Nottingham have also witnessed to-day large scale invasion numerous of all the vessels, at in Lordon and the disposal of the Vichy Gov- streal fighting

spectators

witnessed

soara, Servonta las noches Petrol invading tanks and Rene beteren firmament Secretary of the Navy Hope Not Abandoned of

Hoth exercises... Remarking on the fact that many Nottingham, German bombers were brought down

Moscow

he said that Germans

with much Home Guards. Knox

were mostly obliged to operate from

distant bases, any new aerodromes near the front being subject to con- tinuous bombings involving the des truction of German machines.

Slovak Surrender Reverting to the land war, M. Lozovsky said: "We Inflict enormous casualties in killed and wounded and also take many prisoners."

U.S.-Anglo Act Delights Chungking

CHUNGKING, July 27 (Central He also declared that details would News),A Government spokesman shortly be given of the surrender of to-day expressed gratification at the an entire stovais mechanised regl-prompt and energetic measures taken ment.

by the British Government with the "The blizkrieg 'is wash-out," he added. "When we declared in the support of other members of the Briush Commonwealth and the days following the surprise attack Government of India 10 counter that the loss of certain territories was Japan's fresh aggression "In Indo- not vital, some people thought that China. we exaggerated. But the Soviet Union, with scores of industrial cen- tres, can afford to lose a small pro portion of territory."

told Congress earlier this year that the French had 60 of the undersea craft, 52 destroyers, 14 cruisers, one aircraft carrier and one battle- ship.

Authoritative quarters here lo

Missing

Australians

It is still too early to come to any definite conclusion about those members of the A.I.F. who have yet to be not belleve the Nazis ever would be accounted for following the withdrawal from Greece, but able to gain control of all these the fate of at least one battalion commander continues to Vessels, The aircraft carrier TC- ferred to apparently Is the Bear, cause anxiety, though hope has by no means been aban- now stationed at the French island doned, states the Commonwealth official war correspon- of Martinique in the Caribbean, and the use resumably include the dent in a message from Cairo. light cruiser Emile Bertin, also at Martinique, and the Jeanne d'Are at nearby Guadaloupe.

Naval experts take it for granted that neither the United States nor The severance of all trade relations Great Britain would willingly per- between the British Empire, and it these ships to quit their berths Japan and the freezing of Japanese in the heart of the Western 1lemis- phere naval defense area and sail assets which followed so closely a

asked M. Lozovsky for particulars similar action taken by the United away unchallenged to join the bat-

mantle against Britain.

States Government, the spokesman

of the bombing of the Ploesti pipe- line, the centre of the Rumanian oil-sald, not only deal the most serious fields. He smiled, saying: "Ploesti, thero is nothing left but the name."

CLASH OVER STRAITS OF DOVER LONDON, July 27 (Reuter).

-An air engagement took place over Dover Strafts this after-i noon.

A British Air Ministry commucique! states: "During an offensive patrol over the Straits of Dover this after- noon, our fighters engaged u forma-

"One of our fighters is missing."

blow to Japan's already weakened financial and economic structure but

In Indo-China

Other units of the French feel, also demonstrate the ever-increasing believed to Include destroyers and solidarity

among the Democratic lesser craft, are known to have been stationed in French Indo-Chinese Powera.

ports after collapse of the mother country in June last year. or all of those may still be there

China, welcomes this strengthening of the anti-oggression front in the Pacifle area as elsewhere, the spokes man_added.

Agitation For Indian Independence

Some

Five Cheat Death In Accident

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Make Perilous One- Point Landing

Since. April 18, when his little force had held the bulk of two German divisions at bay over the Penios River for 36 hours, there has been no word of this officer.

A new Zealand battalion had been given the task of holding the Ger- mon advance through

the Pentos

gorge, but on April 18 It became clear that the enemy masses were too huge for it to have any hope, and two battalions of an Australian brigade were thrown in to delay the German push.

This officer's battalion was one of DENVER, June 5 (AP)—A cour-

these, and it took ageous army pilot and his four

up its position

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way, and Penios River run together, passengers laughed in the teeth of over the spot where the road, rail-

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'would juin" the Axis forces. ***

In a spectacular one-wheel landing.

Cound the undersen raiders effective and against British convoys.

Perilous Landing

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Thus the submarines, virtually all Lives of the Ave men were im- One company, under a Captain of which are believed based on perilled after the 200-pound left tire Hendry, of New South Wales, was French Mediterranean and Atlantic barst during a takeoff at the army ordered to hold some liigh ground ports, might furnish the Germans air corps technical school at Lowry which dominated the whole, area. their most useful additional striking Field here.

Captain Hendry's story gives a vivid power both because of the number Once loft, Lieut. Arch Campbell, picture of some of the forest fight- available and because Germany has the pilot, from Fort Worth, Texas, Ing of

ing of the campaign." his four companions shook At dusk. on April 17," he said, hands all around. He suggested they we sent out patrol to the villages FOONA, July 27 (Reuter)-The Before the blitz hit France last might ball out in parachutes where it was suspected that the Ger-

nens might be. The

The huns were tion of enemy fighters. One of the Indian Non-Party Leaders conference year, the French Navy rated among voted to "ride it out."

whistling like birds to communicate, enemy was destroyed and several passed a resolutior, demanding a com- those of the world powers. It in- others were severely damaged but plete reconstruction of the Viceroy's cluded three battleships bulli and

For an hour and a half, with hun- their positions to one another.

By 11.30

we had Germons them 70 ordreds of officers and soldiers watch- were not seen to crash because of low Executive Council and urging a de- other vessels, among

on three sides of us, and our for- ing from below, Campbell droned ward patrols reported that the enemy clouds and therefore their destruction cination specifying a time limit in more submarines.

which a new constitution for India cannot be confirmed.

- Portion Immobilised back and forth over the field, to will be inaugurated, according her

was endeavouring to cross the river lighten the

lond gasoline

and directly in front. the same status ns Great Britain and

When the collapse came tivo de-facilitate the perilous one-point land- the Dominions.

"By the end of the velopments

the

day we had greatly reduced

Inflicted so fleet's power. First the British de-

much punishment on the Finally he nosed the ship down, Germans, particularly with mortars mobilised a great portion of the twin motors roaring at 110 miles per and light machine-guns, that our fleet at Alexandria, Egypt, including hour. As soon as the right

tire two battleships, two light cruisers touched the concrete runway, Come troops already talked of the engage- eight destroyers, some submarines

ley." The enemy continued to press July 27

und 200 small vessels. Second, the bell cut all switches and threw every meat as "The Battle of Biced Val- British fleet blasted powerful units ounce of his rugged frame against on at all points, however, and at national) The resurfacing of the PESHAWAR, July 27 (Reuter) of the French Navy tied up at Oran, the right wheel brake. This kept 3.30 p.m. I was ordered to with- Burma Road has began with 10,000 An offein announcement, made at Franchiavo tices at the ship from swerving to the left on draw. We fought back in twos and HONG KONG & CHINA GAS COMPANY, LTD.

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the bad fire and somersaulting. States. Many Chinese drivers are clared Afghanistan's neutrality in the The main forces of the diminished For 500 feet the big plane slid threes. The conduct being trained in the United States to

to present war,

French Navy now are understood to along the concrete, bouncing from negotiate this international highway.

In about six months the rond will woed Government wished that there be tied up at Oran, Bizerte, Toulon.sood tire to bad until finally the bombing became mure intense than

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no nisapprehension abroad. and Casablanca, Mediterranean right easing also

but had fortunately dropped most The declaration said that Afghanis-ports, and at Dakar, Atlantic part in screained on the runway, sparks flew ever. They had been at us all day. tan strictly adhered to hinline eg. French West Afrien.

from the wheels and smoke plumed of their bombs, on the road behin-i from the ripped tires.

us. Then there followed a massed tank attack against the remainder of our companies, placed in depth along the main road to Larissa.

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perfect neutrality and maintained ex- tremely cordial relations with the the installation of repair workshops. belligeren! Powers. the use of radio-equipped mobile workshops, a relay of rellef lorry

drivers, well stocked gasoline stations

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Shanghai

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Massed Tank Attack "At least 50 medium tanks attack- ed, supported by Infantry. It was an amazing aight, as the tanks were firing furiously with their two poun- der guns, and ench shell carried a THE DALLES, Ore. Upsetting red tracer. As the tanks drew closer predictions, the United States Dis they opened up an intense machine- BOMBAY July 27 (Reuter)-nationals in Shanghai are preparing

BATAVIA, July 27 (Reuter).trict Engineer's Office has reported gun fire, and each bullet carried a Second Lieutenant P. S. Bhagat, the to evacuate the city are denied by The Netherlands East Indies that the spring salmon run over the coloured tracer, either red, Arst Indian V.C. of the present war; responsible British quarters there are confidently waiting the fish ladders at Bonneville Dam is the green." has arrived in India on two months'

An Australian staff officer Netherlands commercial, Asherman de- that the fate leave.

Many a Looking extremely at, Bhagat re-

These quarters, the dispatch says, Government in London which, ctared four years ago, when Bonne--ficer and his gallant men was not fused to say anything about himself but was full of praises of the part characterise the reports an malicious it is already semi-officially an-ville Tam closed off the open Colum-known as yet. Some of them with

propaganda and believe that ShangHounced,

view cannot

their drew to buses, according to plan, the bin River run of salmon to played by Indian troops

hal ns a metropolis of International

gradually disengaged Afrien.'

In decreasing num enemy and made their way to the bers cach year

coast. "We still hope we shall and During April, frures just released him and many of his men," No announcement is yet made to reveal that fish counters at the dam officer added. mplement any action parallel to the checked 61,501 chinook salinon puss Anglo-American freezing of Japanese ing the ladders compared with 37,253 credila but business quarters feel that something, may be expected,

In fact fish of every type have been Pending clarißcation of the issue, churning up the swirling waters of most businessinen aro expected to the Columbin so fast that checkers

The Chilean Government formally cach hour, announced that it has received the commitments when-business opens again to-morrow after the week-end, Chinook and steel-head salmon, white German school selling ship Priwall as Although a certain tension here fali, trout, and so-called scrap fish a gift of the German Government. coincides with the black-out which slip over the white flash boards which The Friwall, a 3,185-ton four- started to-day, no nervousness what outline the migrating fish for the masted bork, had been at Valparaiso since the start of the war. Chilean over can be observed.

Government spotters;

This year's spring rum begun ono naval officers took possession of her Papani on May 18. weak earlier than usual

of he present changes in the world with equanimity, spoko highly of the work of Indian situation,

sappera at Keren, Teclèsan, Massawa

and Amba Alagi..

Wearing a miniature V.C. attached

to the dark red ribbon now, Bhaght

will receive the Cross from the King-Emperor.

Red Para-Troops

Land In Bulgaria

SPECIAL TO THE '"TELEGRAPH"

ANKARA, July 27 (UP)-It Suicide Of Exiles to Joured reliably that Russian SPECIAL TO THE "TELENNAPHO. parachutista landed in the last LISBON. July 27 (UP).—It is few days in Bulgaria. learned rollably that there have! A few wore rounded up and been at least seven suicides killed and the remainder were among expatriated Consular hidden and protected by peas- officials and families,

ants.

in Apell of last year,

hesitate before entering, any now have been forced to close their gates

for

Certain military preparations aro being checked up as usual.

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Nazis Give Ship To Chile

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QUEEN ACCEPTS - Queen Wilhelmina of The Netherlands, exiled in London, accepts from Anthony J. Biddle, U. S. envoy ta Nazi-conquered nations, British-American ambulance. It was given by Queen's subjects and friends in U. S.