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BRITISH TROOPS ENCOUNTER SOME War Scene Is

RESISTANCE IN SOUTHERN IRAN

Advance Towards Persian Oil Centre is Objective

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH”

LONDON, AUG. 25 (UP).-—WHILE NEWS OF THE ACTUAL PRO- GRESS OF BRITISH AND RUSSIAN TROOPS INTO IRAN REMAINS SCANT, AUTHORITATIVE QUARTERS IN LONDON TO-DAY REVEAL- ED THAT THE BRITISH FORCE, WHICH CONSISTS OF TROOPS FROM THE BRITISH ISLES, PLUS INDIAN TROOPS, HAVE ALREADY EN- COUNTERED RESISTANCE.

ONE OF THE POINTS OF INTEREST IS BANDAR SHAHPURÁT, AT THE HEAD OF THE PERSIAN GULF, WHERE THE TROOPS LAND. ED FROM SHIPS.

The British troops, which authoritative quarters såid had entered southern Iran, will-presumably operate from the Iraq border which is the best from all points of view because it has far and away the best communications. In addition to this, it will enable a quick thrust towards the Persian oil centre situated not far cast of the border with a pipeline to the head of the Iranian Gulf.

An advance from Baluchistan presents tremendous naturul dißculties with long lines of. communications and would yield Hittle or no profit, ---

It is not known in London whether British forces also landed on the Iranian coast. If operating from Iraq, It seems quite possible that the British force, under the command of Gener- al Sir Archibald Wavell, includes United States planes flown from the Middle East in adilition

No Dynasty Upset Planned By Allies

Special to the "Telegraph"

LONDON, Aug. 25 (UP).~~The British Expeditionary Force in Iran is described as being moderate in size compared with the "formidable" Soviet forces coming from the Caucasus across

AMERICA

TO PLAY

BIG ROLE

to Wavell's Indian army.

Russians Advance MOSCOW, Aug. 26 (Reuter). -The official Soviet news agency announces that Russian Troops have advanced 40 kilo- metres into Iran and that the advance continues, while Mos- cow Radio says that Soviet troops are advancing direction of Tabriz.

in the

Some Resistance Iranian soil.

LONDON, Aug. 25 (Reuter). There is no suggestion that According to the latest news

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The sudden decision to Belilah and Russian troops · Jule Iran has shifted world'attention to this strategient country overnight. This may clearty` Gilustraień she Importance of Iran to Bumi and Britain in the profession of their territories.

TEHRAN

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545 MIL -1,280 MILES TO BOI

Hyderabad

Russians Evacuate Novgorod: Defenders

Ukraine Offensive Continues Will Destroy

MOSCOW, Aug. 26 (Reuter). The evacuation of Novgorod is announced in the Soviet midnight communique, which states:

"During August 25, our troops stubbornly fought the enemy along the whole front. After tenacious fighting, our troops left Novgorod (100 miles due south of Leningrad).

H.K.-NAMED BOMBER SQUADRON FOR AN ADDITIONAL $384,000

"In the course of August 24, 46 enemy planes were brought down in air combats and destroyed on nerodromes. We lost six planes.

"In the Black Sea one of our warships sank A German sub- marine"

Nazi Mines in Baltic

Leningrad

If Germans Enter

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

from Leningrad report that the war. VICHY, Aug. 25, (UP).—Dispatches factories continue to operate 24 hours daily but alongside the munitions workers stand "Battalions of Der- truction" ready to blow up the factor- les as soon as the workers rush out if the city's fall is inevitable..

According to the "Paris Soir" re- the porter, Leningrad to-day heard thunder of cannon from three sides. The

product of the munitions factor-

Hongkong has only to subscribe another $384,000 and a BERLIN, Aug. 25 (UP),--German ¦ les is taken either directly to the bomber squadron, bearing the Colony's name, will go into opera-minelaying in the Baltic is claimed to front trenches or placed in the huge tion against Hitler. This is revealed in an officiat reply from have resulted in one Soviet destroyer whole city has become an armed underground rezerve dumps. The there is any desire to replace th-from-Iran-available-in authori-London to inquiries made by the sponsors of the Bomber Fund. sweepers being sunk. Naval forces cam Battalions of Destruction have

three merchantmen and two_mine-

Shah by the former ruling tative circles in London this Uadya family whom the Turks afternoon, view ns bitter foes.

the British units which entered the country en- countered some resistance, but Middle East diplomatic

sources it is not yet known where this aid that while the Russians poured lato Iran, across the frontier, mostly occurred or how serious the re- from Armenta, British naval forces) sistance was.

Supplies To Russia made a landing at Bandar Shahpur.

Through Iran

BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

One British contingent made a

New Lease, Lend Proposals

The knowledge that a bomber squadron will bear the name of. Hongkong has-stimulated donu- tions for some time past and the S. C. M. Post, Ltd., recently received a number of inquiries as to how much money is re- quired to raise the cost of the squadron.

Telegrams Exchanged

The

tanker.

claimed that they sank i Sovict The

been ordered to participate in the Finnish coastal artillery In the defence as long as possible. It is Gulf of Finland yesterday

that scored understood

the menace 10 several hits on a 6,000 ton vessel Leningrad is greatest from the loaded with Soviet troops which southwest where the Germans quickly began sinking.

Finnish Fighting · HELSINKI, Aug. 25 (UP).-The Hufvudstads

Bladet reports that German- and Finnish troops on the, Sallá front captured the town of TURN to Back Page, Column 3

Spitfires At

C

Cherbourg

fre reported to be at Gadschinka · which is a railroad function about 25 miles outside Leningrad.

Duff Cooper Tells Japan

There are indications that although Innding from the sea in the Persian the Allles are determined to secure Gulf at Bandar Shapur. It is be- Iran against becoming a German lleved that this contingent met some puppet state they are still ready to resistance but this is not definitely reach an understanding with the confirmed.

On August 20, a telegram was dis- WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 Shah. Besides insisting on

the ex-

The Dritish forces entering fran

patched to the Minister for Aircraft (UP)-Political circles here to pulsion pulsion

of eighty per cent of the include both British and Indian WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 Production reading បទ follows

*SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” the Allies day said that the United States want Rashid Alf's followers who are Dominion troops are involved.

German residenis,

Dlso troops but it is understood that no (Reuter)-President Roosevelt "Please cable how much more money

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25 (UP). will probably play a big role in taking refuge in Iran to be kept out

is reported to have discussed is required to purchase Hongkong's

Mr A. Duff Cooper to-day warned Sending Wheat

with his legislative advisers to- Bomber Squadron." Soviet defence if the Anglo of mischief. It is understood that

Japan that "this is not the moment following reply has been re-

for imperialistic adventure in the Russian campaign succeeds in the Mufti of Jerusalem is at Teheran SIMLA, Aug. 25 (Reuter), Sixty day a new Lend and Lease re-selved

celved to-day:

For East. I can say that it is now opening Iran as a channel for while Rashid Ali, himself is said to thousand tons of wheat have already quest for between $5,000,000,- From Ministry of Aircraft Produc- Bombers' Grim Message

too late for Japan to move. Ske been sent from India to Iran. This 000 and $6,000,000,000, which tion. We should like to arrange for SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" should have moved a year ago when the dispatch of supplies to the be still in Turkey.

Contrasted with the bitter dis- wheat is for the people of Iran with Soviets.

to make about medium Bomber Squadron, probably

LONDON, Aug. 25 (UP)~The we returned from Dunkirk without pleasure of Turkey and Afghanistan, whom Britain has no quarrel, and he intends They asserted that Iran is the TURN to Back Page, Column 5 whose normal supplies

Blenhelms, to be named Hongkong. been September 15, have best available route to send sup

seriously depleted by earlier Axis Informed circles state that the To enable us to do so we should re- Air Ministry announced that three arms or ammunition. That was the

with cannon and machineguns, near into whatever project plies which would buttress the

exact amount of the request has not quire a further £28,100, making the tires nitacked a wireless station moment to have thrown her weight Sieps are being taken to send sup-been determined. Estimates of the Subscriptions to the Fund have Cherbourg this evening and "caused mind." Soviet defences particularly in

plies of other essential commodities cost of the new programme are still enabled the S. C. M. Post Ltd, to violent explosions in the station,

Mr. Duff Cooper takes plane Zer the vital Baku oilfields just

10 Iran. north. of Iran.

It is estimated that there are at partments.

being obtained by government de-remit £151,939-19-0 to the British They left it enveloped in white Singapore to-morrow. present about 3,000 Indians In Tran,

TURN to Back Page, Column 5 smoke." mainly in oll-fields and in Meshed

To-day's conferees are reported to SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Arun, in the northwest.

have re-affirmed the previous de KEARNEY, N.J. Aug. 25 (UP)-)

cision that none of the new funda The Federal Shipbuilding and Dry-Iranian consulates in India will, it

Precautionary measures regarding will be used for helping Russia. dock Corporation has notified the is expected, be taken immediately.

conferce told reporters: "Russia has Secretary of the Navy, Colonel Frank

funds to buy things with now and Knox, that it is turning over to the

for some time to come, and we won't Government Immediately all physical

have to finance her purchases,"" assels on the entire capital stock with

The United States fleet will doubt- less piny a historic role in such a service, because it can protect the United States supply lines to the head of the Persian Gulf while also con- tinuing its duties as guardian of the Pacife.

Best Solution

་

Navy Takes Over Strike-Idle Plant

demands.

Export Restricted ·

LONDON, Aug, 25 (Reuter)—The

Tran is the key to the best possible the understanding that compensation Board of Trade has made an order solution of how the United States can will be determined later by agree- prohibiting all export of goods to TURN to Back Pago, Column 5

ald both Russia and Britain without i ment or arbitration, withdrawing her

Pacific.

fleet from the

In this connection, observers are of opinion that Mr Churchill's pro-

mlsc

of armed assistance to the United States in event of trouble

with Japan was made with a view to safeguarding United States supply shipments across the Pacific. It is recalled that Mr. Churchill ako sald that no barrier would be permitted to interfere with the promised aid to Russia-thus apparently referring to elther Iran, or Jupan, or both.

Pacific Fleet's Part

Competent circles to-day asserted

to Send

Philippines

Supplies to Russia

Special to the "Telegraph”

MANILA, Aug. 26 (UP)—The office of the Philippine High Commissioner announced to-day that authority has been re ceived for the issuance of general licenses for the export of Philippine strategic materials to Russin.

FINE BOMBER

FUND EFFORT

One

required total of £180,000."

LATEST

Amplendid contribution to the French Troops To

Bomber Fund of $1,000 has been re- ceived from the Chinese Staff of the Gloucester Hotel, representing 25% of the total proceeds of the concert Hiven by them recently at the King's Theatre.

Fight Soviets

PARIS, Aug. 25 (Domel)-It is authoritatively learned that a com- pletely equipped French foreign legion against Bolshevism". number- All incidental expenses in con- ing 12,000 will leave on August 28 to nection with the production of the Join the Axis troops at the Russlan concert, were borne by subscriptions, front. and 76% of the total proceeds has Chiang Kai- been remitted to Generat shek to be devoted to Chinese Wer Funds. This ....... was converted into Chinese National currency, the Staff making up the difference in order to send the round gum of C$20,000.

Aircraft Contract

that the United States will probably It is authoritatively stated through the export control, and deliver war supplies to Britain and that no applications have been was due then to the suspicion Russia under the protective guns of the Pacific fcet If the Anglo-Russian received principally due to a that shipments to Russia were

in Iran succeeds,

shortage of ships and the ab being trans-shipped to Ger- Junction of the Soviet-British sonce of Soviet purchasing many.. armies in Iran would forge the last agents. More than three months Ordinarily, Russia buys nothing in

in the estrategic trans-Pacific Supply line extending from the west have passed since a Soviet ship the Philippines, although six months Bedat (or the United States through has visited the Philippines be of coconut oil, copra, heinp and una 176,000,000 aircraft contract to the ago they made substantial purchases The War Department lo-day awarded TURN to Back Page, Column 4 cause the trade was cut off I wanted Philippines metals.

Tink

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAFHH WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (UP)

Son Back Page For Further Latë · News ·

Bombers Join In

'she had in

Four To One

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH' MELBOURNE, Aug. 25 (UP)—It

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" FOLKESTONE, Aug. 25 (UP).— R.A.F. bombers swept across the French coast to-night. From is officially announced that the B.A.F. Boulogne to Dunkirk the sky is lit up has destroyed four enemy alrcraft. bursting anti-aircraft shells, for each one lost during the Middle, tracer bullets and searchlights. East campaign.

.be launched Australian airmen were very

by

The attack appears to

ac-

on the Dunkirk aren although there tive. One squadron on the Western is some activity inland. Defenea Desert made four reconnaissancta. guns have been in action for over an daily over enemy territory since the

middle of last June,'

hour,

Americans Must Pay

More Income Tax

Special to the "Telegraph"

--WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (UP)—The Senaté Financo Com- mitted by a vote of ten to six to-day approved the reduction of married couples' Income tax exemption to $1,500 and single per- sons to $750 which, it is estimated will add about $6,000,000 to tax income.

general sales tax and also a

The taxpayers' yield 'will be taxi way and also a payroll Senator Waller George Indiented, about $800,000,000 annually however, that they might consider equalling the House cut through higher rates for the lower bracket the rejection of the proposed incomes. mandatory joint husband and

By Buste of 12 to five they defent

"Serintor returns.

Arthur Vandenberg proposal to discuss a`manufacturers' The Commitico voted against a excisa levy.