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No. 10542

roup「四拜體 號一廿月八英港香

THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1941. 日九廿月六街

Soviet Defences

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OFFENSIVE ON CENTRAL WEST FRONT REPORTED

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH"

MOSCOW, AUG. 20 (UP)—THE ARMY organ “RED STAR". TO-DAY REPORTED A STRONG LOCAL SOVIET OFFENSIVE ON THE CENTRAL WEST FRONT COMMANDED BY GENERAL KONEV. THE OFFENSIVE WAS LAUNCHED ON AUGUST 16 AND IT PUSHED THE GERMANS BACK FROM FIVE VILLAGES. IT IS STILL CON- TINUING.

THE RUSSIANS LANDED. TANKS CARRYING INFANTRY BE- HIND THE GERMAN LINES AND ATTACKED FRONTALLY AND IN THE REAR. THEY ARE STILL PURSUING THE GERMANS.

The night communique issued in Moscow

To Defend read: Stubborn battles continue in the direc

Odessa & Tallinn

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

MOSCOW, Aug. 20 (UP).- Odessa With Tallinn and

seriously threatened, the Rus- sians are determined to defend

tions of Kingisepp, Novagorod, Staraya, Russa, Gomel and Odessa.

On August 18, 38 enemy planes were downed in air combat and not 36 as previously reported, while on the 19th, 27 planes were brought down. We lost eight machines.

On the afternoon of the 20th, we downed three Scouting planes at the approaches to Moscow.

In the Smolensk area, the Germans arc building digging in heavy and

these two cities at all costs, defence fortifications and are Guerilla as well as regular troops medium tanks. are harrying the Germans and

infileting heavy losses.

In Estonia, guerillas seized n Baltic island and ammihilated the German öccupants.

General Boldin to-day, des- cribing his escape from German encirclement near Minsk, point- ed out that large units can con- tinue to battle successfully and still maintain communication with the main forces.

Gigantic Battles Develop

Prodigious Losses By Germans

-The Russians attacked with success the defence line near the village "V" and set on fire all the German tanks with hand grenudes.

Company Captain Cheprakov is successfully defending a bridge over river "N" against German attacks. All the attacks falled although the Germans lundert a group of para- chutists with three tanks. A Rus. sian unit charged the tanks and put, them out of action, as well as com pictely annihilating the Geritan

NEW YORK, Aug. 20 (UP) Gigan What Russian War landing party.

tle new battles have developed on the

Russo-German front from Leningrad"

to the Ukraine, with Hitler apparent-

ly endeavouring to attain his major objectives before the advent of win-

Has Cost

have

German Claims

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, Aug. 20 (UP)-In a LONDON, Aug. 20 (Reuler). special communique Issued to-day, it Russian divisions ter and a conseqtient military stale--In the first seven weeks of stated that 25

been

partially defeated, Germany's war with Russia she destroyed, or taken prisoner in the inate.

"Berlin claimed that the Russian has lost 1,500,000 men, 8,000 Gomel area. The Germans captured forces in the Ukraino have suffered a "sinushing catastrophe" and forecast guns and 6,000 planes, declared 78,000 prisoners, 144 tanks, 700 can- the destruction of the major portion the Belgian War and Finance, and two armoured trains. of Marshal Budenny's ariny which is Minister, Dr Gutt broadcasting prised parts of 17 infantry. now making an effort to reach the east from London to-night. bank of the Dnieper river amidst a

the war's bloodiest contests.

guns and tanks onto u

one

The defeated Sovlet troops com-

motorised, two tank and five cavalry divisions, as well as two air infantry brigades.

Nazi Planes Downed MOSCOW, Aug. 21 (Reuter).The Soviet midnight communique Issued by the Soviet Information Bureau

skilest

our troops

ferocious Nazi arütlery`barrage and "Defeat is on its way for aerial attacks.

Moscow admitted that the Germans Germany," he declared, "Not are now developing furious battles only will British and Russian #gainst Leningrad's outer defences, bombers bring disaster over while London experts asserted that Germany but on the appointed the battle would develop into one of day, Britain will throw men, "During August 20.

continent waged stubborn battles, with the Paralysing Weather Predicted where the Germans, terrorised by enemy in the direellons of Kingisepp, Dispatches from Stockholm claimed bombardment of their towns and Novitored, Staraya Russa, Gomel and that Marshal Voroshlloy is concen- conscious of the hate of oppressed Odessa. trating 1,500,000 mon the area nations, will lose faith in their leader which numerous fortifications are in the German path. The German attensive on Leningrad is developing from three directions.

Foreign observers estimate that the Russian armies are essentially Intnet despite the losses of tiya months Achting, and they estimate that with- In another two months, paralysing weather will prevail along the 1,800 mile front,

Slight Nazi Advance LONDON, Aug. 20 (Reuter)-A- -other 24 hours of stubborn fighting TURN to Back Pago, Column 4

According to precise dala now

On

and themselves as they did in 1018." available, 38 enemy planes were

The Battle of Britain in September brought down in air combats last year caused Germtiny's defeat, added De Gull, for until Hitler took August 18 and not 30 Rs previously Britain be had not won the war "Just as we shall not have won it until our fanks defile down Unter den Linden und under Brandenburger Tor."

SIMILA, Aug. 29 (Reuter)-Some 28,000,000 yards of various kinds of textile goods were ordered in July! from Indlan mills for Eastern Group countries and also for India's own defence services.

More & More Japanese Leave H.K. for Canton

It was officially revealed by the Japanese,Consulate this morning that more than 50 Japanese residents, chiefly women and children, left for Canton by the Shirogane Maru yesterday.

It is estimated that about 300 It is understood that Die Japanese Japanese have left the Colony will probably carry on business in barber shops, remain unaffected and since the imposition. of the freezing orders.

the Colony.

reported.

"On August 19,.27 Cerman planes were brought down in air coinbats. We lost eight.

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"On the afternoon of August 20, fhters brought down three German reconnaissance planes on the approaches to Moscow,"

LATEST

GIGANTIC DAM

BLOWN UP

.......

Here is one of the latest, and a very striking picture of Mar- shal B. Timashenko, Soviet Com- missar

of Defence, in whose bands is the supreme task of directing the Itulan milltary defences against tho Nazl invasion, His bold tactics against the German bilakrieg are being

eagerly studied by foreign military experts,

Barter Pact

Is Restricted:

No Appeasement

AID FOR CHINA

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

· LONDON,- Aug. 20 (UP).— It is authoritatively stated that under the arrangements being made, only a few thou- sand sterling will be available to

now

DISCUSSED. the Japanese from the frozen

U.S.-Australian Conversations

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”,

Aug.

20

assets compared to the normal peacetime. turnover in Anglo- Japanese trade of about seven million Pounds sterling, It is stated that the arrangement is mainly intended to finance Anglo-Japanese embassies and consulates and that there is no facilliles.

WASHINGTON, (UP). It is understood in au- It is announced that до thoritative, quarters that Aus- United Kingdom licenses have tralia and the United States are been granted for exports to. engaged in diplomatic con-Japan since the assets were sullations regarding co-opera-frozen. tion-with-China.

This disclosure followed last

British Far East Defences

Authoritative quarters affirmed the night's conferences between Mr fact that Britain will "take extremely Richard Casey, the Australian serious view of any further Japanese Minister, Mr Sumner Welles, the moves in the Far East and that ade Under-Secretary of State, and quote British defence measures have been taken now in Malaya and else- Mr_Laughlin Currie, Adminis-where. They added that Britain has tration assistant to President given Thailand no specific assurances Roosevelt.

of armed support; on the other hand there no doubt regarding the Bri- Mr Casey and State Department | Uish feelings. Comelnis declined to discuss the sub- Except for the "News Chronicla" fject of the conferences, but one which vigorously attacks the bare responsible source said that it was suggestion that Britain is contemplat- obvious, In view of Mr Currie's ing a limited barter pact with Japan,

meeting dulles, that the

concerned buth the London and the provincial aid for China.

press are silent regarding the ofetal Unoalciat circles, conjectured that explanation. such uld includes materials such as

Limited Purpose

steel and cement for the Burma rond Viscount Kate, Manager of the or the parallel railway which is BOW | London branch of the Yokohama under construction, and also possibly Specie Dank declares that the scheme aviation equipment which Australia is designed solely to provide the Is produeing on a large scale.

Iran Replies To Joint Notes:

"Not Wholly

Satisfactory"

Special to the "Telegraph"

LONDON, Aug. 20 (UP).—It is reliably reported that the British and Soviet Govern- ments have received Iran's reply to the Allied representations of last Saturday, regarding German residents. –

London and Moscow are studying the reply. Meanwhile, it is understood that the answer

Influenced By War In Russia

Iran's Attitude To Allies Demarche

is "not wholly satisfactory."

Shah's Warning

TEHERAN, Aug. 20 (Reuter).' -A call to the Iranian ariny to

American

Drought Arrives

be "ready for every sacrifice" Oil

was made by the Shah when he addressed endets passing out of the Military Academy here.

The Shah said that the cadets were not having their annual leave. Later they would understand the reasons for this,

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (Reuter). There is only about We think that these reasons will ten days' supply of petrol in the strengthen their feelings of sacrifice, eastern states, declared Mr There is no need to call attention to Ralph Davies, United States your duty and the situation at the

present hour. The army and its of Deputy Petroleum Co-Ordinator, ficers affould take the greatest in- to-day. . levest in the present situation and

The long predicted oil shortage in in case of need be ready for every the cast tud finally arrived, he said.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Aug. 20 (UP).-sacrifice." The gigantic struggle for the Dnieper region is expected to Iranian influence Iran's attitude towards the Anglo-Soviet demarcha urging the expulsion of Ger- ntang.

more

The Crown Prince, members of the] Describing it as "perilous situa-

Government, and high tion," Mr Davies suid that, officers attended the passing-out drastic measures inight be necessary ceremony.

beyond the limited pelrol rationing now in operation.

It is pointed out that a successful SOCIAL CHANGES

crossing of the Dnieper by the Ger mens would open a route without natural barriers to the Don and the gateway to the Caucusus and Iran. Iron's hesitancy, in replying to the

IN BRITAIN

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Aug, 20 (UP),—

Anglo-Soviet notes in believed to The Foreign Polley Association in a

Stalin Gives Order dicate a negotiative attitude at Tehe- comprehensive review of the "social

To Budenny

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Aid

respective embosales and, consular staffs with funds, but the "News Chronicle" is fastening itself to the official phra

phrase for approved-good

that export licences

will be

only within the limits of the funds

available from the clearing account,

and points out that no official in- formation is

size

"which might be sumelently large to cover almost any

of that starding the

conceivable quantity of trade,"

negotiations at the present time cannot fali to arouse suspicion of the British determination to apply the fullest mepsure of sanctions against Japan. It is almost certain to arouse those suspicions In Chung-. king and Moscow who all the time are very wary of signs of a return to the appeasement policy."

No "Freezing” LONDON, Aug. 20 (leuter). — There is no question of entering into any barter agreement between Britain and Japan or ot/"unfreezing" Japan- ese assets, it was stated in authorised quarters in London to-00y.

The banking machinery set up le- tween the Bank of England and the TURN to Back Page, Column 4

ALLIED TROOPS

IN ICELAND

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEORAPH“ WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (UP), The number of American troops in Iceland is a secret but it is estimated to be approximately 20,000. The British force is estimated to be be tween 60,000 und 80,000,

On August 7 a large United States convoy is reported to have taken reinforcements to Iceland.

Wear Shorts and Save

Shipping: Govt Lead

where British correspondents re- and political changes in wartime ported Nazi influence, persists despite Britain" to-day said that virtually all Since Government gave approval last month to the wearing the fact that a few. Germans were observers agree that rapid progress in of shorts by male members of Government departments while

has been under way democratisation strited to have left the country sick

in Britain, modifying to some ex on duty, several business offices in the Colony have followed LONDON, Aug. 20 (UP).-

tent the traditional class structure sult, and office, workers have not been slow to take advantage of According to

Mr. Alexander Clifford of the "Dally and reducing the gap between the the opportunity to secure greater comfort during the hot the Stockholm Mall" reports from Calro that the privileged

under-privileged

amount of valuable shipping space. correspondent of the "Daily German Ambassador to Turkey, Horr sections of society."

weather. [Telegraph", General Budenny, von Papen, is believed to have re-

It is now learned that the would be saved through the lessened Evacuating Singapore

Among the symptoms of a more

demand for materials for clothing). cently visited Teheran secretly in who is commanding the Russian connection with the Russo-British ton of the upper and middle classes, from a recommendation rande by

democratic system is the greater taxa move by Government resulted which must be imported. forces in the southeast of the protests and lasted new instructions and the large-scale improvements in the Economic War Effort Comed by the Telegraph," heartily en Soveral leading residents intervidw BANGKOK, Aug. 20 (Domel). Ukraine, had a telephone conver-to the German agents there. Twenty-two, Japanese evacuees from gation with M. Stalin, after

the social security programme, as well

dorse the idea and are of the opinior Singapore and British Malaya

Iran Increases Army

as the compulsory property insurance, mittee, one of whose functions la that pping companies have here this afternoon aboard the Tea which he dynamited the gigan-At the same time, a Teheran dis

some effort

to be made ought and housing schemes, to study waya and means of next winter, with due regard” to changed weather conditions and. In- skeleton staffs and to send unneces-home. The first group of four Jap- Azpaoroje, on which the whole that "a usually reliable source says tabhi Patele, chief lieutenant of been instructed to carry on with Kalun liner Rozan Maru en route tie Dnieporstrov. Dam, - near patch to the "elly Herald" alates BOMBAY, Aug. 20 (Reuter); Conserving shipping space.

dividual health, to make tue of old sary members of their staffs to offer ancio evacuees left. Bangkok: on

Should the general public take to clothing as a means of saving ship- parts whore-freezing orders do not August 15 for Tapan aboard the Industrial district of the central that Iran is boosting the normal Mahatma Gandhi, has been released the wearing of shorts and shirts, ping space for more essential im-

O.SK. liner. Dell Maru..

Ukraine: depends.

TURN_to_Back Page, Column 5 from Poona Gaol on medical grounds.and obandon costs, a considerable ports, such as food

It was revealed that the Shirogane" Maru will make another trip to Canton on Sunday week, when a further hatch of Japanese are expect ed to sull

Japanese shipping

apply.

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