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The FIRST EDITION

Hongkong Telegraph.

26 Nathan Road FOUNDED 1081

No. 16540

二拜禮 號九十月八英港香

TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1941.

STRATEGICAL BUT NOT

DECISIVE

GAINS BY

NAZIS IN THE UKRAINE

(By "Reuter's" Military Commentator)

LONDON, Aug. 18.-The situation in Russia has changed slightly to the advantage of the Germans and the occupation of Nikolaiev on the estuary of the River Bug can be claimed as a success. Nevertheless, it is only a local one. They have gained nothing decisive.

Without complete knowledge of the facts it is not

Latest Nazi Claims possible to say how it was that the Germans could bring

Continued Drive Into Ukraine

superior forces to bear on the southern end of Marshal Budenny's line, for we have had sufficient evidence now to feel sure that without superior numbers on this local Fattlefield, the Germans could not have driven back the Russians as far as they have.

It looks, however, as if the Nazis on the left of Marshal Runstedt's army in the direction of Kiev have been firmly held and that their attacks were repulsed. the roads to The Germans seem to be equally held on Moscow and Leningrad.

Reach Dnieper River SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, Aug. 18 (UI),-]

The Russians' strategy is probably governed by such ques- The German armies to-day con- tions ns: Are their divisions in reserve, which are still fresh, tinued their drive to capture the fully equipped, or must they wait a while before they he whole of Ukraine, west of the Dnieper river, and to prevent provided with the full equipment necessary for battle? And Marshal Budenny from with how long will it take to concentrate them at certain points, and drawing his depleted forces bring them forward to launch the grent counter-attacks which across the river to form a new must be delivered and be successful before the Germans can be defence line.

driven from the soil of Russia?

Delaying Action

It is these questions which should decide how long the Russian Command is prepared to fight delaying actions and battles

Competent German quarters asserted that the main objective of the present German drive is to control the industrial areas along the lower Dnieper which the Germans are apparently anxious to secure before the of exhaustion before it consider- possibility of a winter stalemate.ed that the moment has arrived they did not know how much of for assumption of the offensive. the dockyards at Nikolaev-the Soviels.

ideas of strategy-in-many-countries, had succeeded in destroying prior to

with the exception of Germany, have avacuation, but they claimed that the teen vitiated by the cult of the greater part of the nines in the defensive and of temerity Krevolrog area had fallen into Ger- concealed under that more imposing man hands undamaged as the Soviets word prudence. Far too much stress

no time to wreck them.

has been laid on the value of forti-

Informed German circles sold that

had

often

It is also claimed that the Lufi-fled lines of defence and of natural waffe along the entire eastern front obstacles, while the real defence of yesterday "destroyed a total of 90 a country is never sufficiently re- Soviet planes.

cognised or stressed.

That real defence lies in men und their

Trying To Escape

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GERMANS

The Dnieperstroy Dam is now threatened by the Nazis in their latest southern Ukraine drive The huge Dam, is hullt close to the Daleper River near Dnepropetrovsk, and is about 200 miles northeast of Nikolney, important Ukraine seaport which has fullen to the advancing Ger- man forces.

Explode, Blaze

In N.Y. Harbour: 2 Die; 55 Injured

MORE JAPANESE Quo Endorses No Vichy

REACH SAIGON

Much Material-Landed

SAIGON, Aug. 18 (Reuter).—After a 24-hour delay due to a typhoon, the second detachment of Japanese troops, reported to number slightly less than the first convoy, began disembarking

at Saigon this morning.

HITLER

LONDON, Aug. 18 (UP)-Radio Wir rulers. "It is men and not ILL, SAYS

Berlin reports that the Soviet troops sald the Romans of old. who are encircled ut Odessa desperately trying to escape annibila-

are

TURN to Back Page, Column 5

Aussies' Big

Overseas

Air Force

Gaining Time

Marshal Budenny's strategy and

REPORT

Material is at the moment taking preference and a con- | siderable quantity of light steel girders, presumably destined for construction of barracks in Cambodia where the accommo- dation is reported to be in- sufficient, was landed.

indeed that of the whole Russian Alleged Reaction To There has been no sign of heavy

Army is probably dictated not by the defence of obstacles, antural or ar tifelal when full use may be made of such, but the necessity of gaining

and the out the Germinance of wearing

If such are the principles under- lying the strategical conceptions of the Russian Command, Marshal MELBOURNE, Aug. 18 (Reuter). TURN to Back Page, Column 5

-Twenty-three Australian Air Force ! #quadrons will be serving abrand by i the middle of next year, announced Minister for Air Mr K. McEwen to- lay.

The personnel will be mostly supplied through the Empire Train- ing Scheme nod all will be flying the most modern machines, he said.

Many personnel

Exemptions From Interest Tax

Nazis Setback

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“

LONDON, Aug. 18 (UP).— The "Exchange Telegraph," In

artillery yet although it must presum- ably pass through Saigon as sufficient ernnes and wharf facilities are not available elsewhere.

Boundary Commission

Three-Power Boundary Commission SAICON, Aug. 18 (Reuter).—The

a news dispatch from Switzer was due to start deliberations to-day and to-day, purported to cite in Saigon but the meetings were Indications that Hitler's "men- postponed.

It is thought that the discussions

tal condition" had deteriorated TURN to Back Pago, Column S

since the first German setback,

on the Russian front.

The dispatch, which lacked confirmation from other sources,

It has been revealed by the Com-declared that Professor Ferdin- missioner of War Taxation, that the and Sauerberuch, a specialist In Additional following for

companies have been nervous disenses had conferred squadrons are already serving with granted exemption by the Governor-

LATEST

the IAF. They will be grouped in-Council from Interest Tax on in- with two Swiss psychologists Latest Soviet

The Minister for Alreraft Producst payable on consumers' deposits regarding Hitler's health.

held by them:

with incoming trainees.

ton, Mr J. W. Leckle, after a record

The dispatch claimed that Hitter

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According to Berlin dispatches, Hitler still had his headquarters at the Eastern Front to-day.

Bevin Wants Post-War Raw Materials Pool

Special to the "Telegraph"

LLANDUDNO, Wales, Aug. 18 (UP). The Minister of Labour and National Service, Mr Ernest. Bevin, commenting upon Mr Churchill's declaration to-day, said that no peace could be built until Prussianism is disarmed.

Reports

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

MOSCOW, Aug. 18 (UP). The battle on the entire Eastern Front continues unabated, according to the latest reports issued here, with the weight of the German thrust against

1

8 Points

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

CHUNGKING, Aug. 17.(UP). -Dr-- Que --Tal-chl, the Chinese. Foreign Malster, to-day issued statement saying that the Chinese Government and people whole-heartedly welcome and endorse the Roosevelt-Churchill statement, which is essentially in harmony with Dr Sun Yat-sen's advocacy for a "great common- wealth of nations."

Dr Quo said that he believed post-war reconstruction would be mure difficult than whaning the War, requiring the supreme efforts of all peoples, in which the Chinese people are prepared to fully contribute.

The Chinese Foreign Minister said that he believed

the shortest way to suppress aggress- ion was to defeat Japan first by encirclement.·

Latest Goering Reports

Said To Have Lost Both

Legs In R.A.F. Raid

Protest To

UK Yet

LONDON, Aug. 18 (Reuter).

-Nothing is known in London

NEW YORK, Aug, 18 (Reu- ter)-Numerous explosions that shook lower Manhattan to-day, accompanied a raging fire which broke out at the East River wharf where British ships are loaded with supplles for Britain and Egypt.

Observers said that the ex- plosions apparently occurred in 1 number of heavily laden barges.

The Coast Guard and fire boals raced to the rescue.

Two people were killed and 35 feared people were injured-sume fatally-in the fire. Clouds of dense smoke swept the Wall Street district us lunch-hoLU" crowds poured froity offices,

Flames Spread'

out

The Are which began with a series of explosions, seriding fores

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fect into the air, engulfed the Cuba Mail Line pier at Brooklyn, sei U Ainerlean freighter and several laden barges:aflame and threatened to spread to a nearby pler used by British ships.

The American freighter Panuco, Inlen with quicksilver, minerals and hemp, caught fire, was cut loose and drified off blazing" from stem to sten. A fuming barge was Cast adrift and floated. Jazily down the river wille re-boats threw tons: of water on it.

Five fire alarms were received at the Brooklyn Fire Sintion, from which firemen sped to keep the blaze from spreading to the pier where almost daily Dritish ships load supplies.

WEEK-END BLITZ ON SYRACUSE

Mole And Sidings

of reports by the Lyons Radio of A Blaze Of Flames

a protest by the Vichy Govern-

ment regarding alleged attempts

CAIRO, Aug. 18 (Reuter),—

to take over French troops in Considerable damage is believed Syrin, writes "Reuter's" Diploto. have been done to shipping matic Correspondent.

at Syracuse by the Fleet Air In any case, the Syrian Armistice Arm raid on Saturday night terms provide that these men shall have the liberty of opting to join when fires lit up the whole the Free French forces.

harbour; according to an RA.F. - communique.

the

Vichy has prolested against detention of General Deniz but until

The communique states: "Air- Britain is satisfied that all British prisoners who were removed from craft of the Fleet Air Arm car- Syria have been returned to British ried out a successful attack innds, there is no likelihood of any on the harbour of Syracuse dur- change in the British atitude In

regard to this matter.

ing the night of August 16-17.

A number of prisoners have already Bombs were dropped from a been returned from France but low altitude on the central mole details are lacking as to how many and railway sidings, starting

are still being detained.

Nazis To Retain Daylight Saving

several fires which finally be-

came

one intense, blaze with: flames rising to 300 feet,

"A number of violent explosions accompanied the fire which" Neup the whole of the harbour eren, «Can- siderable damage must have been done to shipping....

Incendiaries

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, Aug. 17 (Domel)-The German Government has decided to continue daylight saving time

"The samo formation dropped a throughout the winter months. Thus, SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

when other countries in Central number of Incendiary bombs on bar- Standard Time, racks at Cup Passpro. These caused CAIRO, Aug. 18 (UP).-Ac-Europe revert to

there will be a difference of one a' heavy delonation followed by a cording to wholly unconfirmed hour in German time, or seven hours fire which was still visible from reports emanating from British with Japanese time.

aircraft when about 70 miles away. soldiers who reached France Daylight saving thine was Instituted on their homeward journey.

"Hurricane Aghters machine-gun- after escaping from German in Germany us past years begin- prison camps, Field Marshal ning in May, the original intention ned seaplanes in the harbour of

September.

TURN to Back Page, Column -5 Hermann Goering lost both legs being to revert to Standard Time in Syracuse yesterday and destroyed during an R.A.F. raid on an enemy aerodrome.

NO COMPULSORY western Ukraine towards the reports concerning the alleged vicis-

CENSORSHIP IN AMERICA

Dnieper River.

"It is recalled that other recent

situdes of Goering were never con- The blowing-up of the Nikolser

Armed. wharves indicated that Stalin's policy Brillah officers claimed that they of destruction is being carried out heard the report that Goering had large scale among the indus- been wounded from different people on a large. trial as well as agricultural resources in the different places which they

WASHINGTON, Aug, 18 (Reuter), and plants, When asked if Mr Roosevelt had It is stated that the Black Sen Fleet) approved the recommendation of the is continuing active operations and Navy and Army chiefs for compul yesterday sank two large Rumanion sory. censorship of all communica- transports, presumably intended to tions in and out of Amerien, the Pre- land troops at Odessa and Nikolavy. sident's secretary Mr Stephen Early,

He asserted that Britain could future organisation of the world."

He was' of the opinion that raw declared that Mr Roosevelt was un-- not continue fighting a war of

materials must no longer be aware of the existence of any such this character unicas "we de-scramble for speculation but that bill, fine our objectives."

they must be organised, adding that Mr Early added that the President Mr Devin declared that he believed if he had his way, he would intro- could not imagine the source of such that the British Commonwealth, duce an International poot for raw a report except that It was the WH- Chinn, the United States and Russia materials, with a world pool for helmstrasse or someone in America would play a role--which-nobody freights, and make a charge for their who thought more of Germany thun until now, had ever conceived in the use with international control.

he did of the United States.

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traversed.

N.E.I. Trade Position

With Japan Clarified

LONDON, Aug, 18 (Reuter ).—Quoting a statement recely- ed from an official source, the Batavia Radio denies a "Domel" [statement that new trade talks between Jupan and the Nether- lands Enst Indies have been opened and that resumption of normal trade relations was expected within a week.

“Insurgents Of Iraq

To Face Trial JERUSALEM, Aug 18 (Router)-

The announcer said that Japon | according to an official source, 'con- The former commander of the Iraqi Royal Dodyguard and a number of was continually endeavouring to aidered the occupation of Indo-China ormy officers suspected of complicly dispel the impression created by by Japan as a direct threat to the in tashki Alla rovolt have been the Democracies" action in N.E.I. and it goes without saying that. rinced on the retired list according freezing Japanese assots whend to Japan's war economy would all exports which would constitute ton Baghdartelegram. A military

court has been set up to try the Japan occupied Indo-China. not be in the Interests at the NBAY. offenders who took part in the rising. The Netherlands East Indies, land-wili,-therefore, not-take-placo