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MORE AUSTRALIAN TROOPS ARRIVE IN MALAYA

SOVIET BATTLEFIELDS

STREWN WITH FLOWER

OF GERMAN ARMIES

MOSCOW, Aug, 18 (Router),

ment to its latest communique:

-The Soviet Command to-day issued the following supplc-

"Encountering the stiff resistance of Red Army troops, the German Fascists have constantly thrown into action fresh units which find their graves on the battlefield. the southwestern direction, the 452nd and 485th regiments of the 262nd German Infantry Divi- Only a few days ago, in sion were completely smashed. The Germans left on the field a tremendous number of autorno-

biles, motorcycles and bicycles.

"Other regiments of the same division lost up to 80 per cent. of their manpower and equipment. "In the course of the fighting near Gussakovo, this division was finally smashed and now no longer repre- sents any fighting value. The 282nd Division participated in the war against France and was considered by the Fascists one of the best divisions of the German Army.

Demarche To Iran To Remove Nazi Menace

Special to the "Telegraph"

LONDON, Aug. 17 (UP).--Authoritative Sources report that British and Soviet representatives have sent a demarche to the Government of Iran to "take effective measures" to re- move the German menace,

Reports Denied

TEHERAN, Aug. 17. (Reu- ter). The official newspaper "Iran" to-day categorically denies foreign reports that a number of Iranians with "certain foreign agents" were hatching a plot against the regime.

some

CONVOY

REPELS RAIDERS

sustained

Recently the German 94th Infantry Division heavy casualties. In the fighting in the Studencis-Kovalai-see- Herthis diviston test about 70 per cent, of its manpower.

Five hundred officers and soldiers surrendered. Our troops

captured many trophies. Tatuta Maru

Ptomaine Poisoning

"For every metre of Suviet land captured, the German Fascista pay with heaps of corpses.

In nat fempt to attack the village of Zhol- bana, the 2700 German Infantry, Regiment lost 600 men la killed which comprise a large number of The 99th Light Division, cyclists and cavalry, lost in

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" vicinity of Kutuzovka almost half

YOKOHAMA, August 17 (Donsei), its men and cflcers,

Fac 210th regiment of this divi-doctors and 16 sin rushed to the -Despite the frantie efforts of two sion was smashed."

Tatuta Mark as soon as the N.Y.K.

the

"Black Sea our submarine sank two large Rumanlan transports,"

with

liner arrived shortly after midnight, two more of the 120 passengers stricken German Claims

ptomune poisoning BERLIN. Aug. 17 (UP)—The off-leath toll to nine.

died early this morning raising the cal news agency reports that Ger-

Thirteen others who were in n seri-

As-the situation-in-the-Far East inoves into crisis tension again comfort is given to the democratic front by the appearance in Malaya of, thousands of these husky, dovil-may- care Australian soldiers-only a part of the huge defensive front that is being built up.

American Missionaries China Ready Accused By Japanese For 4-Power

-Aid To Communists

Special to the "Telegraph”.

formed the United States Consul General that the Japanese yes- SHANGHAI, Aug. 17 (UP)-Japanese authorities have in- terday released nine Americans who were being held at Tsing-

HISTORIC MEETING

kiangpu, Kiangsu.

The others involved

the

are Dr

Alliance

CHUNGKING, Aug. 18 (Cen- tral News). The hope recently expressed by a London observer for the early conclusion of a Four-Power alliance, including China and Russia, is compatible with China's national poljcy to enlist all anti-aggression forces to suppress Japan in order to safeguard permanent pence in the Far East, declares the official "Central Daily News" in an editorial to-day.

LONDON, Aug. 17 (British man troops yesterday completed the ous condition were rushed immediate- Wireless)-An Admiralty com Sevic: ferees in the Krivoirog a docked here early this morning.

and Mrs P. C. Vinson of Galves- mopping up of the remnants of the ly to hospitals as the Tatula Maru

ton, Texas; Miss Jessie Hall, munique states: "One Germun where the According to these reports, a plot bomber was destroyed and two cording to the reports to available. Members of the Kanagawa Prefec-

Russian culties, e

Wilmington, N.C.; and Miss to be carried out in the middle of others were severely damaged were very heavy,

Mary McCowan, whose home August was, discovered and

tural Sanitation Office and the Water Seven thousand Police authorities are investigating

town in Viginin is not known. conspirators had been arrested and yesterday evening when a num

privates were captured, 38 guns, a the case for which omelettes served "Good morning.

LONDON, Aug. 17 (Reuter). Meanwhile, missionaries have. executed, and that the law was keep-ber of enemy aircraft made and several aircraft were destroyed the last day of the voyage are you?" were the first words the Wells, supervisor of

large number of tonks and trucks

TC. How are calved a letter from Miss Lilian ing the incident secret.

determined but unsuccessful ator emptured.

blamed.

mission Dismissing Ure reports as "Imgin- tack on one of our convoys, **

During the

Premier Mr Churchill said as he saying that she is

cafe and

The paper suggests that anti- not The enemy-was-net-by Runtire lower-Duleper, the Germans crushed cooking, repeating regrets, declar Roosevelt at their historie meet- Americans at Hweian were confined plan for political, economic and __ary,"_the_newspaper said that one

Sadao Oshima who was in charge shook hands with President-treated; however, she is confined to aggression Powers should-im--- would never and a single Iranian from ships in the convoy and their the Soviet forces into a narrow space the kind for more than 30 sets of ing, according to the film record for one week to the upper storey of military co-operation, and also

her home.

She asserted who was not attached to.the principles escort.

that the mediately map out, a working One bomber. crashed into the along the river bank inflicting heavy his services aboard ships, of the Government,, or who would sea amongst the convoy and of the casualties. German be the instrument for the execution damaged aircraft que

artillery and

of this encounter which has been one residence which was very closely of the bad Intentions of others, when last seen.

was burning bembers prevented the attempts

flown to London and which has available. Miss Wells quoted the gramme for the total defeat of guarded and insufficient food was more effective tactical pro- made by the Russians to reach the! Provocations had not hud the least| "There were no casualties in effect on the unity and patriotism of ships."

other side of the river in ferries.

just arrived.

Japanese officinis as saying that the aggression. Central Ukraine

TURN to Back Page, Column 3 hospital had been closed and the for-

the Iranians,

German Demands

MOSCOW, Aug. 17 (Reuter).-An Ankara dispatch to the official Soviet |

Portuguese

news agency says that Germany has Passes On

demanded nir buses in Iran and fuel)

supplies for German planes

them.

The dispatch

using

quotes "reliable

sources" for this report..

Mr E. E. Osmund

mr

Bghting atong

the

ed that It was the first happening

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, Aug. 17 (UP).-To-dry's communique states that in the cen

tral Ukraine, German troops in co- operation with Hungarian units oc-

Under pressure

SINO ENGINEERS SEEK BETTER CONDITIONS

Chinese engineers and machine-

In the Colony,

who

:

The unedited version of the Bin was shown privately to a number of journalists to-night, with, however, the majority of the sound track omitted,

The fim does not show the two statesmen in actual conference, but a cupied the big industrial centre of shop workers Nokolatey which is also an import- have been negotiating for some time party stated that during the greater naval officer who accompanied the and naval base.

past for better standards of pay and part of the time the two men taiteed of unrelenting comployment conditions compatible The German Minister in Iran is well-known member of the long-defeated

nre of the American cruiser where the also stated to have warned the Iran kong Portuguese community, died at

enemy is disintegrating now reported to have received o President had his headquarters,

coun- Government that diplomatle relations his residence at No. 1

and more. The booty in war, ter-proposals from their employers. Liberty material and the number of prisoners Representatives of the Chinese E- would be severed if German "tour-Avenue, Homuntin, yesterday after a are steadily rising.

Premier Piped Aboard lets" were expelled.

long finess.

Also on other sectors of the castern

gineering Soclely will confer this

The film shows Mr Church being afternoon The late Mr. Onund worked in front the operations are developing Mr B. C. K. Hawking. It with the Labour

Omeer.

piped aboard the American cruiser Messrs Jardine, Matheson's Insurance favourably.

is not wearing a yuchting cap and sucking Department

known what for 35

proposals have been years and retired!

Slowing Down

received from employers. not long ago.

eigar, and also shows Mr Churchili banding President Roosevelt le

The Society, survived

MOSCOW, Aug. 17- (Reuter),—The Inbour organisations In

one of the biggest message from the King. ved by three brothers, Messrs A. F., C.II. and G.V. Omund latest Russian communique again nets for severa!

Hongkong, It also shows a service held on YOKOHAMA, Aug. 18 (Domel) and four sisters Mrs A. Pereira, TURN to Back Page, Column 5 working for Chinese factories here:

thousand people board the Prince of Wales, with Strong opposition to American entry L.F. Lopes (Shanghai), Mrs. Ber

TURN to Back Page, Column '5 Into war is growing, necording to narra and Mrs C. M. Alves. He was Mr Toyoliko Kagawa, famous the uncle of Mr A.J. Osmund, the Japanese evangelist, who returned prominent local billiard player. here on Sunday aboard the Tatuta, The funeral will pass the Monu- Maru.

ment at 5.30 p.m. to-day.

Mr Ernest Edgar Osmund, age 57, pursuit east of the Bug river, the with the incrensed cost of living alone in a cabin on the upper deck

Kagawa On War

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH

Japan Displeased By

21

Roosevelt and Hull

On Far Eastern

Confer Situation

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH"

Anglo-Soviet Accord Secretary of State, conferred to-day for two and one half hours. Informed circles in-

Special to the "Telegraph"

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been engaging in

For the past four years China has a life-and-death struggle to shatter the dreams of the aggressor while

offering adequate time to Britain, the United States and other anti-aggression countries for an eventual reckoning with Japan, con- tinues the paper. As soon as Japan Juined the Axis, China urged the

to take measured

United States to

check the spread of

of aggression.

to

to form a

be necessary to

may not be formal alliance between the Demo- crucies to attain this end, the news- paper declares However, the

Regression bloc

anti- must co-operate politically, economically and

militari

ly with a central planning organisit flon. Furthermore, Japan, the Brst disturber of world peace and at the same time the weakest link of the Axis, should first be crushed in order to safeguard the rear of the anti- agaression blue for its gigantic on- slaht against the Nazis.

CAIRO, AUX. 17 (Reuter)—At Tobruk our patrols continue. activity inflicting rasailles on enemy work- ing parties. In the frontier area the situation unchanged, states an official Middle East communique..

Japanese Agency Involves Portugal In Allied, Front

the Anglo-American declaration outlining a new wore ther MADRID, Aug. 17 (Domel).—It is reliably reported that under the Anglo-Saxon pattern constitutes the sixth and Inst part of a British-United States protocol signed by President Roosevelt and the British Prime Minister, Mr Winston Churchill, cutlining all-out Anglo-American co-operation.

According to the report, the Portugal plays In

Anglo- American strategy against the Axis high seas conference). in Europe (unconfirmed rumours saitl that the Portuguesa took part in the

Special to the "Telegraph" "

told reporters: "The conference was Mr Cordell Hull WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (Reutor). Leaving the White House, Mr Huli a general interchange of information protocol: in which we each brought the other dale on the International.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (UP).—President Roosevelt and Mr Cordell Hull, dicated that the confèrence concerned the Far Eastern situation more than the TOKYO, August 18 (Domci),-Declaring that it is

European. The Japanese, situation is viewed with considerable gravity and it is table that the Soviet Union has decided to join in the Anglo-believed that the discussions went beyond the Americans who are stranded in Japan. American camp in the war against the Axis Powers in Europe, Some quarters suggested that economic pressure on Japan was discussed. the "Hochi Shimbun" says, "Japan as a partner of Italy and Germany cannot remain indifferent to the increasing collabora-Hull stated, "It was a general either impending or had already Following the conference, Mr, ments in the Far East were tion among Britain and the United States and the Soviet Union." interchange of information in arisen requiring immediate at-

Referring to the projected, ed Moscow conference, the paper that Britain and-America at present other up to date on the Interna

fact which we were bringing each tention and even action. says, "Britain and the United are not in a position to extend aid tional situation. We discussed States are most likely to promise

President Roosevelt's statement at up to The paper further says, "If the all phases of the situation in the press conference on the supply of arms and ammuni- Soviet Union's increasing collabora which both of us are interested." that he had reached a full under- of the situation in which either of character of American aid to Saturday situation. We discussed all phases Firstly, defines the means and tlon and other military equip-tion with Britain and America bring

standing with Mr Churchill on all us was interested mont to the Soviet Union in re-about any change in the Far Eastern mienily, nevertheless the fact that the President had brought to the Roosevelt and Brull discussed the Lease-Lend provision by which formula for the world order,

He declined to comment speci- phases of foreign policy strengthened

Britain. turn for Russian raw materials situation, Japan will not be respon-

the bellet in

well informed circles

Is believed that President It such as iron ore, coal, oil and sible for any change in its current that he met the President at the conference, with Mr Huth Far East, including Japan's action in moments to the total value of will give an entirely now complexion

relations

particularly developments in manganese.

Union railway station and conferred so British commitments in the Far which have been knproving greatly deal the movie non accepts such since the recent conclusion of the much at length lent the impres. Eastern programme and their read-as regards the President Coolidge,

she may be greatly disappoint- Neutrality Pact?

resistance to Japan's further advance, TURN to Back Pago, Column 3

for it is a well-known

to others."

Soviet

Socomilly, deals with the aid under

taken

the

Fifthly, envisages measures to be

against France. Sixthly, lays down the 8-point It is pointed out that these terms

the

the United States will provide Britain $7,000,000,000.

sion that Important develop/ess to back the United: Slates "1/the United States boat on whose sall and military strategy against Japan. which Presidental

Thirdly, stipulates joint economic it constitutes a watertight. alliance to the Anglo-American accord since Fourthly, deals with the part without consulting Congress,

•Roosevelt (concluded