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SECOND EDITION GILMAN'S

Hongkong Telegraph

FOUNDED 1301 三拜敢 號十三月七英港香 WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1941. 日七初月六

No. 18523

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Singapore GERMAN REGIMENT WIPED Reaction To

OUT AFTER FEROCIOUS Freezing Orders BATTLE: SOVIET VICTORY

Full Implementation Of Decision Urged

By Harold Guard SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

move

Eastern

SINGAPORE, July 29 (UP). -Although the Far situation is again providing material for world-wide fore- casts regarding Japan's next

southwards. there virtually no change in the local outlook, except increased evidence of greater preparedness and a grimmer determination to hold the entire peninsula should an attack ever take place-which the large majority consider n Improbability-plus the voicing of the urgency for a strong and still stronger retaliation against Any additional Japanese move.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

MOSCOW, JULY 29 (UP).—ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL REPORTS, RUSSIAN ARMOURED FORCES WIPED OUT A NÁZI MECHANISED REGIMENT IN A SHATTERING COUNTER-ATTACK WHILE THE RED AIR FORCE AND LAND FOrces resistED A RENEWED GERMAN THRUST IN THE SMOLENSK, ZHITOMIR AND NEVEL AREAS.

·

OVER 500 Germans WERE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN KILLED OR WOUNDED IN THE ARMOUR-, ED ENGAGEMENT AND MORE THAN 100 TRUCKS AND QUANTITIES OF MACHINE-GUNS AND ANTI- TANK GUNS WERE CAPTURED.

Air

Destructive Raids By R.A.F.

There are definitely no jitters in

CAIRO, July 29 (Reuter).-To-night's R.A.F. Middle Easi uny section of the population-only some disappointment over indications! communique states: "Highly successfel attacks were carried out that the Anglo-American chastise- yesterday by R.A.F. aircraft on enemy, aerodromes in the island ment may be applied with an aver of Sicily. Thirty-four enemy aircraft of various types

light hund

Want Drastic Action

A

The British and Chinese press aro BRITISH &

urging the most stringent applica- tion of Anglo-Amezlean retaliatory plans, guarding against any advan-. tuge being taken of any exceptions to the rule of severing trade rela- tions with Jupan.

The "Straits Times" contended that the democracies must cut off the. trade relations with Jupan just as completely as with Germany, while some Intermed circles said that the reports such as Washington's prompt London's Indications that the

FINNS MAY

BE AT WAR

London Dilemma

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

LONDON, July 29 (UP).-It

were

destroyed.

"Many others were damaged and a number of casualties were inflicted on aerodrome personnel during these operations which were carried out by our aircraft without loss to themselves.

The engagement occurred when the Nazi motorised regiment attempted to break through the Russian lines to join Nazi tank columns which had already penetrated. Russian forces are reported to have encircled and wiped out the Germans during the battle which lasted throughout the day.

On one sector of the Smolensk front, Soviet troops captured gun emplacements where the Austrians were chained to their machine-guns, The communique stated that machine-gunner Ferdinand Kerter declared that he was chained to his post and instructed to keep firing shortly before the German began to retreat.

He said that German infantry undercover of twenty tanks attack a railway station but "At Catania, four Macchi-200, six Russian reinforcements, aided S-70 and one Junkers-52 were dès-by armoured trains, crushed the troyed. Several Macchi fighters and German attack, killing trainer biplanes were also damaged. "At Syracuse, seven Cant Z-301 (fying boats) were destroyed and a number of the same type were daun-

wounding 200.

"

and

Oil Refineries Raid

The Soviet Information Bureau Russian air feet

large Ares and bringing

uged. and clearance of Japanese ships res is understood that the Govern- "Al Marsals, on the western ex-reports that the trictions would be lightly applied, ment is considering whether or tremity of the island, seven Cunt staged a new surprize attack on the show that there are too many loop- not a-atate of war exists be--501 were destroyed and a number of refineries at Plcesti in Rumania,

of others were damaged. At Borizzo sturting TURN to Page 5. Column Four tween Britain and Finland as a landing ground near Trapani, nine down two German fighters.

result of Finland's more pro-S-79 were destroyed and about 25 It is reported that 12 Messer- were nounced co-belligerency which of the landing ground staff were kill-schmidts and seven Junkers was re-emphasised-last-Mondayed by the attack. by the Finnish Government's rupture of diplomatic relations! with Britain.

THAILAND POLICY

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Schooner Sunk

"R.A.F. bombers attacked a loaded schooner in the Central Mediter-

It is authoritatively stated that the ranean yesterday and left it in a Finns took the first step. Largely sinking condition. BANGKOK, July 29 (UP)- as a result of the long and intimate!

severing

"Heavy bombers again attacked A Government communique friendship with Finland, Britain ze-Benghazi during the night of July relations 27-28, Bumbs were dropped from a states that Thai's foreign policy trained

Finland's low altitude and caused fires and Bulgaria, explosions on the mole, is firstly, to maintain equal despite the similarity

that of

"From all these operations our air- craft returned safely."

Power.

Fourthly, to do all possible to pre- serve its own peace and not to participate in any dispute abroad.

nations.

Omcc,

of

brought down over Moscow,

The Soviet.aller. Lieul Bostchenko, is credited with sinking a German submarine from the air.

Moscow to-day was raided for the

io be

be less extensive and no more sixth time, but the attack appeared successful than its predecessors.

Muscovites are already accustomed

to the valds and relatively few of them took to

to the sheltera. Many watched the raiders from windows

and roof-tops..

Early this morning, thousands of people streamed to one of the squares to view a trophy Junkers 83 which was shot down near Moscow,

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Our Fighting Premier Promises Staying Power To Win The War

*LONDON, July 29 (Reuter)-Continuing his statement in the House of Commons to-day, Mr Winston Churchill dealt with the situation in the filling fac torics. He said that the position was not as it was in the last war when there had We were piling to be an intense effort to feed the guns from day to day. up satisfactory reserves with no immediate outflow.

Dutch Will Sacrifice

Oil Fields

Coming to the more general charge of slackness and In

efficiency in. factories voiced in AMERICAN

the recent debate, Mr Churchill | quoted Sir John

Wardlaw WARSHIP'S

Milne, who said that Britain

was only working up to 75 per

cent. of its possible efficiency ACTION

This sentence, said Mr Chur-

29

from

chill, had been wrested from its Drops Depth Charges

July context. It was serious when WASHINGTON, position with friendship with all nations,

Blown Up If Invaded it was broadcast apart from its (Reuter)-The Senate Naval Rumania and Hungary where Britaini Secondly, it is not receiving any took the initiative.

context. He had to think of its Committee, report released to- military or economie pressure from

Cairo Air Alarm

WASHINGTON, Government views

29 July "The British

effect in Australia where Party day made a dramatic revelation. any foreign Power.

(Reuter)-In case of emer-

pursued policies were

with It quoted the Secretary of the Thirdly, it is not a bit worried by Finland's move with regret because

CAIRO, July 29 (Reuter), — Air

geney, oil wells and refineries in milltary aggression from any foreign it obviously aligns Finland more de-

co-belligerent of alarms were sounded in Cairo and

robust detachment.

Navy, Colonel Frank Knox: as liberately as

most of the Delta provinces in the MOSCOW, July 20 (Reuter)-A the Dutch East Indies would be Germany."

were bearing testifying that the captain of a early hours of this morning, states an Soviet communique states that there effectively destroyed," was a Australian troops Finnish Explanation official communique.

is stubborn fighting in the directions

brunt of fighting in the Middle East three depth charges off the coast Fifthly, it will trade with all HELSINKI, July 20 (Reuter)-- Cairo's anti-aircraft defences were of Novorzhevsk, Nevel, Smolensk statement made by Dr Loudon, with great distinction much of the United States destroyer dropped and it must have been very painful of Greenland believing that he According to the Finnish Foreign in action. Three bombs fell in one and Zhitomir. Fighting is particu- the Dutch Minister, to-day."

He was addressing representatives when the Finnish alde of the provinces and in the desert, larly heavy in the Smolensk direction

three-quarter was only making a memoire was handed yesterday to but there were no casualties or dam-where Soviet troops dislodged enemy of the press while waiting to confer to Australia to be told that Britain was in possible danger of attack

of counter with Mr Sumner Welles.

effort to units as the result

to put the proper weapons in from a submarine... "All measures have been taken for their hands,

The Committee's report recom- the British Minister Mr Vereker, the age.

attack. Finnish Foreign Minister, Dr Witting,

On the remaining sectors, there is some time and can be put into effect

Immediately lo

In America, such a statement was mended that no further investigation ensure complete further intimated that is the result

little activity.

Seventy-four German planes were destruction of the oil fields and re-meat and drink to the Isolationists. be made of newspaper reports of." brought down during July 27 and 28. fineries. There will be no hesitation Americans were asked to pay higher "altooting" by American naval units the oll in- taxes, to give up food, to alter their in the Atlantic and the convoying of in the destruction of

British merchantmen. dally

lives, to reduce their holidays

"Oce

Staten United

destroyer dustry in the islands if we are forced and to go without the pleasures of Nazi Change Tactice

to do so." ZURICH, July 29 (Reuter).- Dr Loudon conferred with Mr all kinds in order to help Britain, operating off Greenland heard the "Latest German statements

they were told, on what seemed to the location and picked up sixty that they have given up the Inten-Welles on the developments in the and they were deeply disturbed when 8.0.8. of a steamer and proceeded to tion of pushing directly to Moscow Far East with particular reference to them to be a high British authority survivors of the steamer.”

threatening the Dutch

Colonel Knox continued, "While mercy tho and of advancing deep into Russia, East Indies. He refused to comment that Britain was only making TURN to Back Page, Column 5 on the general situation.

What was important was whether operator at the listening equipment reported to the captain that he

Lane, Crawford, Ltd, & Freezing Order

of the tolni blockade imposed on Finland's foreign trade since June, fact that the firm referred to in thermal diplomatic conditions be-

Finland tween

Attention has been drawn to the

had and Britain

Japanese Government's freezing order actually been suspended. la-Lane Crawford and Company of Kobe.

This concern was originally branch

n

Conditions had compelled Ficlana

RUSSIAN EMBASSY

to Join Germany as a co-belligerent BOMBED

while Britain had concluded a mill-

tary alliance with Russia. In view

of these facts, normal diplomatle re-

hure in Hongkong which established lations could scarcely or united In Chungking Raid

Britain Agrecz

branches in Shanghai, Yokohama and without complications, Kobe during the period 1880 to 1905.

These branches were sold to other) interests many years ago and have

This opinion was evidently shared. by Britain, judging from the recent]

now no connection with Messrs Lane, TURN to Back Page, Column 5

Crawford, Lid,, of Hongkong.

No Soft Pedalling Of Sanctions By Britain

(By "Reuter's" Diplomatic Correspondent) LONDON, July, 29-Reports current to the effect that the British and American measures taken in respect of Japanese asects are unlikely to be applied in an effective manner find no support in authoritative quarters in London. My dad

It la perfectly true that the way as to render the measures machinery of prohibition which effective,

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

CHUNGKING, July 29 (UP). Two very large bombs hit the compound of the Soviet Embassy fo-day, straddling the main building which was shaken loose þf all plaster which formed n ubble stream, but the building is still intact.

The bombs half destroyed the adjacent smaller Soviet Embassy office building. The Embassy is one of the most prominent hill- top buildings in Chungking and

LATEST

BOMBER FUND REMITTANCE

Cost Of War In

Planes To Reich

this statement was true,

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a

engaged in this set of

Two questions arose: whether it thought he heard a submerged sub- marine, The captain Immediately

dicated and dropped three depth charges.

LONDON, July 29 (Reutor). Japanese

-In all 7,1965 enemy planes have

been destroyed since the out- Assurances

break of war up to the end of June.

To Russia

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” LONDON, July 20 (UP).- Official non-British sources

3 turned towards the direction in-

Self Preservation

"In doing this he very prudently exercised the right of self preserva- tion for hnd there been a submarice there is destroyer might have been Aunk, There was no other evidence that a submarine was there and it is Of these 87 were lost at sea,

quite possible that no submarine was 3,506 over Britain, 324 over

there

The listerning equipment. echo might have been received from Making the twenty-fifth Instal-Europe, GG. over Scandinavia

whale or a large nah or a cold to-current instead of a submarino- ment, the sum of £6,000 was tele- (Norway), 957 over the Western Hraphed to the British Government Front (to Dunkirk), 327 were day received a diplomatic report something which is frequently ex- them know Ono bomb landed: 100 yards from Fund.

The total remitted to date

whether there was a submarine there and 1,928 over the Middle East.ment had sounded out Japan re-or not but the man in command did the British › Ambassador's residence now stands at £151,939-19-6. but no damage was done. A few

Thest authentic R.A.F. figures |garding the affirmation by the what ary man would do on the verge á nearby in-bricks and debris from

do not include planes damaged, new Foreign Minister, Admiral of an attack by a submarine, He bomb.landed in the British Embassy

Toyoda that Japan would re- would do it in self defence." compound but there Was little

had not been previously hit. | this morning from the Bomber destroyed by the Royal Navy stating that the Soviet Govern- perienced None of

has been created contains pro- While it is impossible to forecast damage, visions whereby licences may be the course of events or to form any. granted in respect of Individual transactions,

Nevertheless, the Immediate effect of the measures taken has been to #put a stop to all trade and there are

estimate of the manner in which discretion to grant a licence will

exercise in the future, it can at least Augmented Services

NEW YORK, July 20° (UP)—The be sald with tolerable certainty that there appears to be no prospect Pan-American Airways to-day-on- whatever of any Important relaxation rounced that. E fa opening a new no valid grounds for assuming that of the machinery while it remains service on August 10 between Call therola any Intention to grant clear that an aggrelve-Japanese fornia and Hawall to meet the

increasing demands.*** leerices on a large scale or in such a pálley is maintained.

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Land-Air Coordination main neutral in the Russo-PRICE CONTROL

German war.

In American Army The report is not yet confirmed:

WASHINGTON, July 20 (Reuter). elsewhere but it said that Japan had The War Department has an-Indiented her willingness to give such nounced the creation of a new type|essuranco provided, firstly, that

· LEGISLATION:

WASHINGTON, July 20 (Heutor). President Roosevelt to-morrow

of Army-Air Force organisation to Vindivostok be de-militarized and will ask Congress to agree to price

be known as Air Support Command, secondly, in relum for certain Soviet control legislation, according to Con- which will provide air support for assurances regarding the movements, gressional leaders after à conferenco on July 1, 1860.

of armed forces in the Far East with the President to day