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MOSCOW, Aug. 22 (Reu- tër)--The oil and gns output in the Caucasus bas shown a considerable. In- crense sinco the Germans attacked Russia, says an official Soviet agency dis patch from Groźny.

The biggest trusts have completed their eight- months plan and have pro- duced "scores of thousands of tons of oll" more than that estimated. All re- fineries have considerably increased their output and new oil wells are being sunk at a rapid pace.

TWO NAZI

RAIDERS DOWNED

Meet Fate Round Britain's Coast

TRANSPORTS SUNK BY SOVIETS IN BLACK SEA

MOSCOW, Aug. 22 (Router),—A fleet of

Gorman transports with reinforcements for the Ukraine have been routed by Soviet bombers in the Black Sea, according to the official Soviet news agency.

At least two transports were sunk, a third set on fire and others were hit.

announcing

A telegram from the "theatre of war,' this success, says that Soviet planes reconnoitring near the Rumanian coast, saw and photographed the embarka- tion of troops, artillery and ammunition on enemy transports. A group of Soviet bombers were despatched to the scene.

LONDON, Aug. 22 (Reuter). BIG AIR ·

A Heinkel-111, which was! trying to escape towards the Dutch const this morning, was chased out across the North Sea and then shot down 60 miles off the English coast by two fighter pilots of the Burma Squadron.

Each pilot attacked

the

bomber in turn until it burst into

flames and dived into the water. Some of its crew were seen to clamber into a rubber dinghy.

FIGHT OFF

CYRENAICA

As they descended to attack- ing height,, anti-aircraft guns.in the ships opened an intense fire. Bombs of tremendous explosive- power were nevertheless drop- ped on them.

Three Attacks

"Returning for a second attack," the message continued, "our planes S. African Planes enveloped in flames and that only the distinctly saw that one abip wan Outnumbered, Winwater.

slern of another protruded from the "Our aircraft had sumelent bomba LONDON, Aug. 22 (Reuter). bottom went a third large enemy

for a third attack."

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Down to the --Outnumbered two to one, a transport, Several hits were observ South African Squadron of ed on other ships and the rest of destroyed Dornier bomber. He American-bullt Tomahawks them fled back to shore." was on convoy patrol when he notice fought and beat off formations the Soviet planes returned surely to ed a bomb burst in the water and of Axis planes attempting to their aerodrome.

After releasing all their bombs, saw the convoy's guns opening up.

***** Quick Engagement

A few minutes later, he saw an

Twelve hours earlier, another pilot of the same Hurricano squadron had

two

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attack British shipping off the coast of Cyrenaica, says the Air Nazi Transports Routed

MOSCOW, Aug. 22 (Reuter).-

ships.

were punk, another set on fire and It adds that at least two transports) another hit.

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Threatened Defends

Threatened

By The Nazis

The Germans and the Finns are attempting to encircle Leningrad from the north, west and south, and claim to be within 80 miles of the former Russian capital. Shown in this pic- ture are public buildings along the Fontanka. River which runs through Lenin- grad.

Uncompromising Attitude Of Iran On Nazi Undermining

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (Reuter)-Iran will resist aggression from any Minister hele, after a conference with Mr Cordell Hull, United States Secretary of source even though the odds are ten to one declared Mohamed Chayesteh, the Iranian

|State, to-day.

COLONY'S FINANCES

Splendid Position At Year's End

Mr Chayesteh denied that there were any German fifth columnists in Iran. The total

RAILWAYS;

German population in Iran, he SABOTAGED

sald, is about 700.

"No visas have been issued to

American Foreign Policy

Roosevelt's Press Conference

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

HYDE PARK, Aug. 22 (UP). --At a press conference, to day, President Roosevelt em2- phatically repudiated Senator Harry Byrd's recent assertion that the United States defence programme was bogged down and said that somebody had misinformed the Senator Cré- garding the situation,

The President criticised op- ponents to the American foreign policy and recalled the classic erroneous forecast made by the late Senator William Borah in 1039 when he predicted that no European war could occur that year.

Gor zariously

The President's remarks followed a question concernt Representative Hamilton Fish's recent speech which he asserted that a man victory would affect American trade in the world markets. The President expressed emazement regarding the assertion,

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not

but was of the opinio that hou

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printable comment

maka about it)

could

He declined to discuss the tripar tite, conference at Moscow, explain send a mission and that he was une ing that no date had been fixed to able to say when he would appoint

'the Anterican members of the mis- Tanks For Britain

sion.

In refuting Senator Byrd's allegav tions, the President asserted that hundreds of tanks had been handed over to Britain, and named the modern American material produced within the last twelve months, saying

that

Gerryen tourists for the past Severe Damage To tan campaign where newspaperman

Paris Terminal

ita

excellence under combat conditions.

Ile-recalled-that-Senator Byrd alleged that the SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

United: Stātes preke gramme specifies an average of only four 00-mm anti-aircraft guns month- requires the delivery of 01 such guns VICHY, Aug. 22” (UP)-It is ly whereas in reality the programme Column Five TURN to Page 8,.

Ministry News Service to-night. Soviet bombers in the course of three aircraft which could not be identl-

The Squadron was patrolling successive sweeps routed a fect of fed. Overhauling it, he recognised $1 115 A Domier. He made over ships when enemy planes Naz! transports carrying reinforce- attaclia and the enemy made some suddenly appeared and swooped ments for the Ukraine off the Ru return fire before the enemy aircraft down. The battle lasted nearlymanian coast, announces la oficial burst into flames.

The British pilot made one more 35 minutes..

Soviet news agency, attack and by this time the bomber One of the South African pilots was well alight. Suddenly It fostiald afterwards: "We kept together,

two years. All Germans as height, glided into the sea and dia-[never giving them any chance to drop

as-other-foreigners-in-Iran-are- appeared. In a pálch of foam. bombs or lure us away from the

Slight Activity

Kexholm Captured

A comparative statement of under careful supervision. We At least five enemy aircraft

HELSINKI, Aug. 22 (UP). The the revenue and expenditure for believe the maintenance of LONDON, Aug. 22 (Reuter)-Alettisoned their bombs miles away High Command to-day reported the April, 1941-the first month of neutrality to be in the interest very mall number of enemy aircraft to the target Hound and round capture of Kexholm on Lake Ladoga the financial year-shows that of our neighbours, particularly belatedly learned that a major Aying singly have been seen in the we went, our guns knocking pieces about 80 miles northwest of Laning-revenue at $5,645,129 exceeded Great Britain." neighbourhood of the east coast of out of the enemy who come at us rad last Thursday. England during the day and one of time after time.

act of sabotage on the French thren was shot down into the sen by

the previous April by about one he said that reports from London region several days ago at the After his visit to Mr Cordell Hull, railways occurred in the Paris our fighters. No bombs have been

Half An Hour's Fighting LONDON, Aug. 22 (Reuter)-in a and a half million dollars, duties that the United States would support important freight reported as having been dropped

military commentary, "Annalist" being $700,000 up, assessed taxes any British or Russian moves in on land," stated the Air Ministry, When halt an hour had passed says that neither Russian or Ger- $160,000 up, and internal re-run were entirely without founda- yards in South Paris.

we were still fighting them off, and man communiques reveal any sub-venue and revenue to-night.

began to wonder how long both stantial modification of the front in.

from land they and we could keep it up. A the last 24 hours, but fighting has rents, property, etc, also show- few minutes later they gave it up as been going on without interruption ing an increase.

It is learned in London that two enemy fighters have been destroyed

in the course of effective patrols by British fighters over the Channel and the French coast to-day,

Deputy Marshal

For U.S. In China

SHANGHAI, Aug. 22 (Internation- al).A now, Deputy Marshal of the US, Court for China to succeed Sam

· Titlebaum now indicted for embezzle-

•ment is announced in the person of Lionel P. Stagg, former sports editor of the Shanghal "Evening Post and Mercury."

the ships,"

McFarlane's Report

night.

a bad job and went off. No bombs day and had fallen

anywhere

ere near

The

Germans have put out fresh

War revenue brought in $347,880. The battle is indicative of the in- claims giving astronomical Agures This item is estimated to bring in creased tempo of aerial activity which regarding men and material of the $9,300,000 for the Bnancial year. is being steadily maintained in the Russian army alleged to have been

tion.

The

terminal

Japanese Revise Programme

Middle East where squadrons of the put out of action. Russian resources 740 against $3,500,025 the previous sideration.

Expenditure for Aprit was $3,749,- in London, where it is under con-tage is not the work of the railway Freezing Order Upset

in action several times during the TURN to Paga 8, Column Five under the items C.S.O. and Legisia- South African Air Force have been must have been astonishingly largo year." Notable decreases were seen

Jast few days.

Churchill Broadcast LONDON, Aug. 22 (Reuter), Mr Winston Churchill's broadcast on his meeting with President Roosevelt will begin at B p.m. G.M.T. on Sun- The trial of Tlebaum will be held day and is expected to last 25 after the appointment of a judge by minutes. It will be heard in Hong- Washington,

kong at 5 a.m. on Monday,

New Economic Blow To Japan by Roosevelt

Special to the "Telegraph"

HYDE PARK, Aug. 22 (UP),-President Roosevelt to-day crabmeat imports. ordered a 71⁄2 per cent. tariff increase on another economic blow at Japan inasmuch as the latter is America's principal competing country in crabmeat production.

LATEST

German Aims Re Turkey

Reply Received

sabotage did considerable damage, to rolling stock and: freight. LONDON, Aug. 22 (Reuter)-It is learned

The appeal to all railwaymen which here that the Iranian Government's reply to the British for Communications, M. Berthelot, was made by the Secretary of State memorandum of August 10 was was repeated over all national radio handed to the British Minister in station, this morning, emphasising the Teheran and has now bech received Government's viewpoint that sabo- men themselves but that of "Com- British Attitude

munist agitators." ture, H.KIN.VF, Ale Raid Precau

TOKYO, Aug. 22 (Router). LONDON, Aug. 22 (Rêuter),—The Lons, Educatie Department, Fire Times" to-day in a special comment-

Hostages

The Japanese Cabinet today Brigade: Harbour Department, Mis- ary says that several

approved the revision of the cellaneous Services, Police Force, passed since the British Minister at Erenchmen under arrest in Occupied

days have LONDON, Aug. 22 (Reuter)-All "wartime material mobilisation Prisons, Sanitary and Stores Depart Teheran asked the Iranian authorities France for any cause" are now come programme" for the third quar ments. A new em was Immigra for the second time to send away the sidered tion Department, $95,427.

na hostages following the tex of the current fiscal year Gennana numbering about two or killing of a Nazi soldier in Paris you-

Alterations follow the freezing -Excess of assots over liabilities on

three thousand who have gained key terday.

Japanese assols in Britain, United March 31 was $22,420,628, which positions for themselves In Iranian

States and elsewhere." with revenue for April of $5,043,129 postal services; rallways and roads, A "number corresponding to the The four main points of the.re- totalled $28,063,957 Expenditure for and since then there has been little gravity of the crime will be shot i vised programme are: - April being $3,749,740, the balance is that has been encouraging in another act of this kind" occurs,

evidence gained about the terms of states an order issued to-day by the (1) The speediest possible expand

second response which the German Commander-in-Chief of Oc-slan of armaments: Iranians apparently propose to make. cupled France,

(2) Establishment OK sol-zum- The British and Soviet Govern-

The edict comes into effect 10-fron, steel and cost, within the com ciency in major materials molably. ments still hope that the Iranian arm thorities will see their own. In-

prosperlly sphere of East Ally TURN to Page 8, Column Five

(3) Guarantee of the national Mr D.F.A.W. Wesman, Consul for standard of living;: Norway. at Hongkong, resumed (4) Maximum use al. available charge of the Norwegian Consulate Mipping to facilitate operation of the on August 16.

materials mobilisation plan.

STOCKHOLM, Aug. 22 (Reuter), $24,310,217. -German diplomatie negotiations

with Turkey are aimed at obtaining a definite statement on Turkey's position in the event of peace in the Near East-meaning Iran-being dis turbed, says the Berlin correspond- ent of the Swedish newspaper

"Social Demokraten.

The correspondent adds that - it appears certain that neither Ger-

Balkan Pot Boiling

Trouble In Croatia

ZURICH, Aug. 22 (Router).

many nor Turkey desire a militaryThe Italians are taking steps

pact.

Both the event of Iren being forced to restore order in Crosite

In

to yield to Russia or Britain--he cx following the failure of the

the

Allied Naval Aid To U. K.

-4

The order makes LONDON, Aug.

crabmeat the crabmeat is processed and canned but she could count on German and to control the altuation, whichThe First Lord of the Ad-

valorem duty on

2214% hence it is a direct blow át Japan's crab 'fishing, and can- ning industry which has found an important market here.

The former duty was 15%. The new regulation is effective imme diately.

Directed At Japan

aboard silip, WOS

emcient.

remarkably Italian support. The only method to

Despite the

Croatian Peasant Party Ustachi Mavenient (a Croat Tortoriks

morrow.

Caddies

Go

on Strike

miralty, Mr A, V. Alexander, At Kowloon Golf Club

The President said that the Tariff correspondent concludes, would be confused, reports the Budapest ensure such support, however, the is dally growing more and more Commission had shown by investi- for Turkey to grant permission for correspondent of the "Basler broadcasting to-night, revealed gation that the principal competing passage of German and Italian troops Nachrichten.! country is+Japan and that the duty through the country.

that there are now 190 Allied CADDIES at the Kowloon Club went on strike yesterday, expressly fixed by statute does not

ships, of which nearly 50 are and members had the unusual experience of having to car equalise the difference. In costs of:

demonstrative entry French, fighting side by side their own clubs around the course. Capture Of Black en hundred members into the with the British Navy. growth or er similar, arillos Sea Port Claimed ansation great mass of the

It was only a temporary affair, į disruption of the caddis So the Allied navies are not however, for it in understood discs when they went out t Peasant Party has maintained its opatr and welcome reinforcements that late last night, a settlement ber from whole how thes order to carry the clubg of on LONDON, Aug, 23 (UP)--Radio position to the Ustschis. clithes | whi shortly before the text was made plication which the new 22% duty Bremen reported to-day that the which have occurred in, marty

came to us at a critical time," had been reached, men receive a substanual m public, the President said that he makes apply to the following; "crab Germans had captured the Black Sea of understood that the Japanese main meat prepared or preserved in any port of Ochakoy after derde resiel interdal

country-appear nal

the tained a huge crab fishing industry manner Including crab: paste and ance, including heavy / Drac from V in waters close to the Alaskan coast crab sauce packed in air. Ught con- coastal batteries and naval guns chlie and added that he understood that (ainers.”

from shipa in the harbour

production, wholly or in part of the The President's · executive 'order States and fit of the United @regarding crabmeat does not disguise when produced i

1 by the principal com- the fact that it is. directed primarily peting

at Japan. Discussing the order The technical description and ap

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAFH".

token"--reinforcements but

MOTTAESSAAN MA Trouble arose out of the practice the end of

Alexander an39s slapping strength was caddies "cumshaw" after rounds to work.

Aday Vemele, Norwegian 720; which fa, sirictly against the Club

4.

new

The two, culprits were: discharged

on the spot, andbat, thair, aglation, the

St Belgian 64. Greek 240 and rules. the older caddles caused¦rost of the caddies threw down tools;

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