1941-08-28 — Page 13

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

August 28, 1941

Enemy Strongholds In Leningrad Proudly Conscious||| It will

What The World Expects

Mid. East Battered

CAIRO, Aug 27 (Reuter)-Libya. --- Several targets in Cirenaica and Tripolitania were attacked on the night of August 25-26. Tripoll harbour and dumps near the town were again heavily bombed. A particularly violent explosion was seen to hurl masses of debris high into the air and was followed by a bright fire and a number of other fres were started near the fort and power station.

Seve

badly

ed

and

olher enciny Aghters were damaged,

POPULATION OF INDIA Substantially: Below 400,000,000

New Zealand

Of

(By “Reuter '". Special Correspondent

described the city's tense and heroic atmosphere.

MOSCOW, Aug, 27-People who have arrived here from Leningrad have

Throughout the day and night, fire-watchers are on every roof. Factories are work Every house is like a fortress

ing at a greater tempo than ever before.

Women have in many cases replaced, men gone to the front and the city is working with the slogan, "All for the front, All for Victory." The appearance of the streets has changed. Shop-windows aro sand-bágged and boarded up,

N. E. I. Native

Conscripts In

Arms In Sept,

scheme

Troops with bands playing march to the front.. Red Cross nursos wearing blue overalls are seen everywhere. The city will

SUPPLIES

clearly be defended by the most MUST GO

methods, Anti-aircraft batteries in and

grad are as active and well TO RUSSIA

Mechanisationality between the ages of 10 and Personal Honour

an

At Benghazi several bombs were dropped on railway sidings and an enemy, encampment. The same night, aircraft of the Flect Air Arm bombed the harbour of Bardin and obtained direct hits on ships and started fires among petrol dumps.

Bombers of the South African Air' SIMLA, Aug, 27 (Router),-{ Forco bombed and heavily damaged The preliminary census returns concentration of enemy: mechanical for India's populations taken transport vehicles near. Hesuonna yesterday.

early this year discloso; an, Mediterranean Medium bombers increase of 46,000,000 over the of the RAF attacked enemy ships figure for 1931 and possibly an isocially announced to-day that Germans have already suffered in the Central Mediterranean yen

BATAVIA, Aug. 27 (Reuter)-t equipped as Moscow's and the terday. Direct hits of heavy bombs actual increase of approximately necessary steps for putting into effect enormous losses--101 planes in

U.S.. Attitude To were obtained on one vessel and 60,000,000.

the law for native conscription re- the last two days. another ship was hit and left sinking. Although generally it is unemficially Convenilon have been carried out so tionably improved in recent days.

cently passed by the N.E.I. Wespons'

Japanese Protest Malta Defended

I assumed that India's population

The general outlook. has unques- A number of Macchi 200s which numbers 400,000,000, the approached Malla yesterday evening reveals 380,000,000. The 1631 census conscripts will be called to arms us continues but slowly owing to the Secretary of State, at a press

census smoothly and rapidly that the native

WASHINGTON, The German advance on Leningrad

Aug. 27 were engaged by R.A.F. fighters and gave 333,000,000 but this included early as September 25,

(Reuter).Mr Cordell Hull. chased back to Stelly, where three of Burma with about 14,500,000.

violent resistance Home Guards will be organised in inch of ground by the Russian troops, conference made it plain that the them were shot down, one failing in

put up for every Sumatra, according to already operating in Java.

Inspired by Leningrad's determina-United States adhered to the The N.E.I. Government have more-on to defend itself to the last and freedom of the sens policy in over adopted preliminary measures

accept the German challenge with Cyprus.-R.A.F. fighters intercept-

whereby all persons "of no nation-Leningraders' inuale pride.

connection with the shipment shat down one Savoia-00 off

of war supplies to Russia Famagusta yesterday,

residing in the NEI, or employed Abyssinia-Enemy positions

through the Pacific. The eyes of the whole Soviet Union at Wolcheft and Gondar were bothbed-The Defence Minister, Mr Jones, to the N.E.I. will be liable to com-town's defence becomes somehow for States would insist on the free-

WELLINGTON, Aug. 27 (Reuter). on N.E.I. ships or ships belonging Πι

Asked whether the United fixed on Leningrad and the and machine-gunned yesterday by formation of a New Zealand Army

announced to-day the proposed pulsory civil defence work. aircraft of the R.A.F. and S.A.AF,

Exports Last Year

every man a question of personal dom of the seas in carrying out From all these operations three or tank brigade for overseas and the, LONDON, Aug. 27. (Reuter).—The

honour. our aircraft are missing.

the shipments despite Japanese establishment

Leningrad's biggest problem is to objections, Mr Cordell of armoured United States took Arst place in ex-maintain communications and sup replied that until that policy is vehicles fighting school.

Hull ports to the Netherlands East Indies Experienced personnel returning in ecco co the Chairman the east. Indications are that the revoked, it could be assumed that

plies with Moscow and Vologda from oversens and afficers are being of the Council of the British Chamber Germans are for the present moving it was in effect. lent by the British War Ofee to uet of Comm retained second place; Hol-lively inaccessible country between making representations to the United as instructors.

the N.E.I. to-day. Japnu

up along the difficult and compara- The framing of the Brigade, start- land took third and Britnin went Novgorod and Leningrad and not States

As regards the possibility of Japan ing soon, will be continued in an from fifth to fourth place. advanced form when the Brigade

concerning venturing too close to the Moscow Vladivostok, Mr full said that he shipments to WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (Reuter).

Germany fell from fourth to eighth Leningrad Railway with the Moscow would leave any statement on this Joins the Expeditionary Force, place, shipping goods to the value of base still comparatively close to their point at present to the Foreign Office | Asked whether any maval aid was ree of the officers will be offlers some 9,000,000 guilders. being prepared for Russia,

of the Royal Armoured Corps. the

present whereabouts, Secretary

in Tokyo. of the Navy, Colonel Frank Knox, replied at a press run-

Nomura Secs Hull ference that he had nothing in mind.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (UP).-.- The Japanese Ambassador, Admirni Nomura conferred with Mr. Cordell Damaged By RAF

For moving heavy equipment, con-minutes to-day after which he de-

Hull, Secretary of Slate, for LONDON, Aug. 27 (British Wire- favourable for the Germans, especi-cussed, although he admited that

ditions are becoming extremely unclined to less)A JU-88, which crashed ally if the rainy weather continues Japanese resentment might exist on reveal the subjects dis- As regards the war in Colonel Knox Fald the Government

Eire yesterday, is what must frequently happen to the long lines of communication.

an example of and increases the precariousness of account of Russia's ability to obtam had made repeated futile requests to send Anicrican observers

NEW YORK, Aug. 27 (Reuter).raiders over this country which are to the The

There is

materials here, which Japan has been operation of ali

growing fighting zone, "I wish you fellows tankers has been brought under gov

American only claimed as "damaged,”

fccling Moscow that Marshal Voroshilov's

infunable to acquire. would try to work on Joe Stalin to ernment direction through the opera- JU-88 in St George's Channel Laienever fall into Fascist hands is not mentarily expected to join Russia in Two fighter pilots Intercepted a proud prophecy that Leningrad will eated that the United States is mo- Meanwhile rellable source indl get some observers to the front." tion of the Tanker Control Board, it yesterday afternoon and attacked at

was announced to-day.

Оп once,

vain boast but may be the prelude SIMLA, Aug. 21 (Reuter).The

return to their Government of India have announcednilocation and utilisation.

The Board will co-ordinate their station, they reported it as only eplet.

to one of this war's most glorious Irmly rejecting the Japanese protest against the shipment of American damaged, that owing to a severe shortage of

War An official stated that there

matoriale Both on account of the number of Vladivostok.

to Russia vla suppiles, ng iron and steel will be intention to commandeer tankers but had crushed in Eire. A comparison will be dimeuit for the Germans to

Later news came that the plane men and equipment in Leningrad, 1B no avaliable for the erection

it of re-the Board would pool the ships and of the times and other details leave bring up adequate forces over long Mr Hull he said that he had brought When Admiral Nomura arrived at sidential or offled bulldings and direct operations with

State Department to confer with places of amusement.

a view 10 little doubt that it was the same distances to smash Leningrad's de- no formal diplomatic representations ensuring grouter efficiency.

aircraft.

Dom Tokyo. Questioned regarding the Russian trade muller, Admiral Nomura was non-committal but asserted that he still hoped for peace Anally, adding "this as well as other problems will be settled."

STALIN STALLS U. S. REQUEST TO OBSERVE WAR

He replied negatively to questions whether he planned to send a nuval officer to the forthcoming Moscow talks or an additional Naval Attache to the Moscow Embassy.

Rugela

American

Tankers

Pooled

They may not attempt to cut the nearer to Leningrad,

Nazi Plane Crashes away until they are very much

In Eire

their

Nine of these Blenheim Bombers

will carry a message to Hitler from Hongkong.

How soon depends upon the raising of

approximately £24,000.

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H.K.'S BOMBER SQUADRON

Remitted £151,939.19.6d

Required £24,000

fence.

Rainy Weather

Russian Hopes LENINGRAD, Aug. 27 (Router) The Impression is given that the big German drive which started over a fortnight ago is exhausting itself and that It will take time before another is ready and time works against the Germans, especially in the north and central sectors.

Dnieper

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Questioned whether Japanese security would be threatened by the shipments to Vladivostok, he replied, "I leave that to your judgment."

quarters

The Germans have certainly not

No Formal Protest succeeded in crossing the lower WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (Reuter). and they are stuck there. -Ometal circles here have diseinum- What Is equally important is that ed knowledge of any formal Japanese the arm of the anti-Ukraine pincer representations. Oficial movement from Gomel, with which indicate that if there have been any the Germans hoped to have penetrat-discussions of this nature, they arose ed- Briansk, Kharkov and the Den only from Informal Japanese Basin has been effectively snapped off quiries. oy the Russians by what appears to be the war's most effective counter- affensive in the Gomel area.

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Guarantee, Wanted! TOKYO, Aug, 27 (Reuter)-The (according to a Japanese report), is Japanese Government's "protes!" more in the nature of representation and asks for consideration of Japan's an position

nillance, the Soviet Neutrality Fact

in relation to the

Axis and the United authoritative quarters. exports to

The capture of Dniepropetrovsk is not confirmed by the Russians.

Failure of the drive against Kley 's manifest-the Germans enormous licking again there a few Jays no-and the defence of Odessa;

not

the Black Sen's "super Tobruk," the to Japan restrictions of

confinues effectively and promises to Je a constant thorn in the side of the occupiers of the Western Ukraine.

Raffle Prizes Unclaimed

Will Be Auctioned

At a meeting of The Hongkong Wer Effort Committee held last night, a report was received from

is learned in Although remladed that shipments to Russia are clearly Intended for use against the Nazis rather than against Japan, officials here have retorted:

can guarantee that? Representations are sald to have been made several days ago.

TURKO-GERMAN TRADE BESTED

less). The latest authoritative in- LONDON, Aug. 27 (British Wire- formation about Anglo-Turkish trade Messrs Lanstend & Davis, supervisors indicates that Britain has definitely of the Monster Raffle held early in April, 1941, giving a list of the un-placed Germany as Turkey's most claimed prizes. These amount to ap proximately $0,000 in value, covering

items.

50

The majority of the prizes, which include silverware, wines and spirits, open orders on local firms to the value of $100 each, watches, jewel- etc., are now in the possession of the committee, and it was deelded at Inst night's meeting that is suitable opportunities occur, the prizes will be offered for sale by auction at various

lery

public functions, the proceeds to go!

to the Bomber Fund.

Six firms have sent cheques to the committee in leu of the prizes donated, and the sum of $554 received from these sources is being paid to; the Bomber Fund,

DUKE OF KENT AT HAMILTON HAMILTON Ont., Aug (Reuter).The Duke of Kent, arrival at Hamilton,

27. on

was greeted

by civic, Royal Canadian Air Force and Royal Air Force officials. lle was escorted along A

*strepta iinod

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and his procession was headed by a detachment of Royq! Canadian Air Force personnel.

The Duke vialted a factory of the Canadian Westinghouse Company and Inspected Its munitions section after, which he lunched at No.: Navitation School at Mount Hops)

iniportant trade The Germans

partner. making treat afforts, of course, been to further their penetration to influence that country trade with Turkey and by economic as they did the Balkans but in this case they have failed.

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