1941-08-28 — Page 21

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

August 28 1941.

Enemy Strongholds In Leningrad Proudly Conscious Of What The World Expects

Mid. East Battered

CAIRO, Aug. 27 (Reutor)-Libya, Several targets in Cirenaica and Tripolitania were attacked on the night of August 25-28. 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 fires were started near the fort and power station,

At Benghazi several bombs

were dropped on railway sidings SUPPLIES

and an enemy encampment. The

same night, aircraft of the Fleet MUST GO

Air Arm bombed the harbour of

Bardia and obtained direct hite TO RUSSIA

on ships and started fires among petrol dumps.

Bombers of the South African Air Force bombed and heavily damaged concentration of enemy mechanical

U.S. Attitude To

transport vehicles near Resuenna Japanese Protest

yesterday,

Mediterranean Medium bombers of the RAF attacked enemy ships in the Central. Mediterranean yes terday. Direct hits of heavy bombs were obtained on one vessel and another ship was hit and left sinking.

Malta Defended

Several other enemy Aghters were badly

cinnuged. Cyprus.A.F. figliters intercept- ed and shot down one Savola-00 of Famekusta

positions Wolchaft and Gondar were bombed) and machine-gunned yesterday by aircraft of the R.A.F. and S.A.A.F.

from all these operations three or

Abyssinio,day.

our aircraft are missing.

POPULATION OF INDIA Substantially Below

400,000,000

Russia

As regards the possibility of Japan making representations to the United States concerning shipments to Vindivostok, Mr Hull said that he would leave any statement on this point at present to the Foreign Office in Tokyo,

Nomura Secs Hull WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (UP),— Tho Japonese Ambassador, Admiral

(By "Reuter's Special Correspondent)

MOSCOW, Aug. 27--People who have arrived here from Leningrad have described the city's tense and heroic atmosphere. Every house is like a fortress. Throughout the day and night, fire-watchers are on every roof. Factories are work- 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 are sand-bagged and boarded up.

Anti-Nazism In France Hardening

Sabotage Continues

situation in Occupied Franes has

Troops with bands playing

march to the front: Red Cross N. E. I. Native

nurses wearing blue overalls are seen everywhere. The city will clearly be defended by the most modern methods, Anti-aircraft

Conscripts In

batteries in and around Lenin Arms In Sept.

grad are as active and well. equipped na Moscow's and the Germans have already suffered enormous losses-101 planes in the last two days.

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persons "of no nation- ality between the ages of 16 and 60 residing in the N.E.I. or employed on N.E.I. ships or ships belonging to the NEL will be liable to com- pulsory civil defence work.

Raffle Prizes Unclaimed

Will Be Auctioned

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27

BATAVIA, Aug. 27 (Router) —It (Reuter)-Mir *Cordell Hull.

is omelolly announced to-day that Secretary of State, at a press

necessary steps for putting into effect ZURICII, Aug. 27 (Reuter)-"The

the law for native conscription re- conference made it plain that the

cently passed by the N.E.I. Weapons United States adhered to the grown dramatically acute in the last

The general outlook has unquestion have been carried out so freedom of the seas policy in few weeks" says the Basie news-The German advance on Leningrad

and rapidly that the native A number of Macchi 200s which connection with the shipment paper "National Zeitung." approached Malla yesterday evening of war supplies to

"Anti-German demonstrations are continues but slowly owing to the conscripts will be called to arms as

early as September 25. violent resistance put up for every were engaged by R.A.F. fighters and

called anti-Communist demonstra-

Home Guards will be organised in' inch of ground by

by the Russian troops, Sumatra,

scheme chased back to Stelly, where three of through the Pacific.

according to Asked whether the United and the French pollee. There have tion to defend itself to the last and

lions by Use occupying nutritive inspired by Leningrad's determtia- already operating in Java. them were shot down, one falling in

N.E.I Government have more- a village,

States would insist on the free-been acts of sabotage against traffic accept the German challenge with over adopted preliminary measures dom of the seas in carrying out and railways, the murder of a Ger- Leningraders' innate pride.

man ofteer, the M938 arrests OI

whereby Personal Honour the shipments despite Japanese

of alleged Communists, the thousands of Hull objections, Mr Cordell

establishment special tribunals The eyes of the whole Soviet Union

naro

fixed on. Leningrad and French Government,

German

We replied that until that policy is by the

commanders revoked, it could be assumed that military

threats

15 lown's defence becomes somehow for to shoot hostages should fresh sabotage every man a question of personal occur-the it was in effect.

cnumeration of honour.

Exports Last Year mere these incidents provides speakingt Leitingrad's biggest problem là to LONDON, Aug. 27 (Reuter)~The evidence of the state of tension that maintain communications and sup- United States took first place in ex- has been reached.

plies with Moscow and Vologda from ports to the Netherlands East Indies "It has become the central pro- the cost. Indications are that the in 1940, according to the Chairman biem of French internal polities but Germans are for the present moving of the Council of the British Chamber it has its roots above all in external up along the difficult and compar- of Commerce for the N.E.I. to-day. politics."

tively inaccessible country between Japan retained second place; Hol- Communist Activity

Novgorod and Leningrud and not and took third and Britain went venturing too close to the Moscow-from afth to fourth place. Commenting on Increased Com-Leningrad Railway with the Moscow Nomura conferred with Mr Cordel; munist activity due to the outbreak base still comparatively close to their place, shipping goods, to the value of Germany fell from fourth to eighth of war with Russia, the article con- Hull, Secretary of State, for 40

coma 9,000,000 guliders. ininutes to-day after which he de- Unues: "The Communists used the present whereabouts.

They may not attempt to cut the war period in the Arst year after Uerallway until they are very much cilned to revent the subjects disarmistice to build up a well-camo nearer to Leningrad, cussed, although he admited that

doged Illegal organisation the

Rainy Weather SIMLA, Aug. 27 (Reuter).—Japanese resentment might exist on

nucleus of which has not been reach-i necoum of Russia's ability to obtain

For moving heavy equipment, con- The preliminary census returns materials here which Japan has been ed by any police nellon." The writer for India's populations taken unable to acquire.

scribes this to the inefficiency of dillons are becoming extremely un- favourable for the Germans, especi- police measures compared Indi-

French Meanwhile reliable sources early this year disclose

the "refined

ally if the rainy weather continues Individualised mo with Increase of 46,000,000 over the eated that the United States is

and methods" of the Germans,

Increases the precariousness of mentarily expected to join Russia in

the Agure for 1931 and possibly an irmly rejecting the Japanese protest

The paper comments that the masa

long lines of communication. At a meeting of The Hongkong There is a a growing feeling In War. Effort Commilice held last actual increase of approximately gainst the shipment of American nature of the arrests in Parit cum Moscow that Marshal Voroshilov's night, a report was received from

10 Russia vin one to believe that Paris is. attempt- 60,000,000.

materials

ing to give the Germans proof of proud prophecy that Leningrad will Messrs Linstend & Davis, supervisors Although generally it is unomcially

When Admiral Nomura arrived at their energy rather than to follow never fall into Fascist hands is not of the Monster Raffle held carly in Referring to a vain boast but may be the prelude April, 1841, giving a list of the un- assured thot

any definite purpose. India's population tate Department to conter w.ll

appeal

von to one of this war's most glorious claimed prizes. These amount to up 400,000,000, numbers

General census Mr Hull he said that he had brought the the reveals 380,000,000. The 1931 census no formal diplomatic representations Stuelpnagel,

Commander-in-Chief epics. of the army in France which put Both on account of the number of proximately $0,000 in value, covering gave 353,000,000 but this included from Tokyo. Questioned regarding

Germanophobia on the same footing will be difficult for the Germans to men and equipment in Leningrad, it Burma with about 14,500,000.

the Russian trade

natal

as Communism, the paper says; It ini Nomura

but

an old trick to call any opposin distances to emash Leningrad's de

lon bring up adequate forces over long asserted that he still hoped for peace

At present in nually, adding "this as well as other Communistic. problems will be settled."

France practically supporters of whether Questioned

Japanese the national resistance idea, those security would be threatened by the not yet reconciled to defeat and those LENINGRAD, Aug. 27 (Reuter) ship tents to Vladivostok, he replied, who oppose any form of the victor The Impression la given that the big

·TACOMA, Washington, Aug, 27-I leave that to your judgment." Power, are regarded as Communists. German drive which started over a (Reuter)United States Army units

No Formal Protest

Threat Against Hostages fortnight ago is exhausting itself and participating in the Pacific north-

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (Reuter). Adding that this applies in the that it will take time before another west manoeuvres are "far ahead" of

Omelul circles here have disclaim-widest sense to the threat to shoot is ready and lime works against the any divisions sent to France in the last war

declared Mr Ifcury knowledge of any formal Japanese hostages, the paper draws attention Germans, especially in the north and

sentence" central sectors. Stimson, Secretary for War, at

quarters to the "highly interesnice which

In a German public

The Germans have certainly not Press conference 10-day.

illustrates the close collaboration bo- succeeded in crossing the lower

Mr Stimson

artillery

tween the German and the Frençli Dnieper and they are stuck there. authorities.

The notice mentions What is equally important is that colonel in France during the last

"Not only prisoners in the hands of the arm of the anti-Ukraine pincer -war--Both-hoand-General-George

The German military authorities but movement-from-Gomel, with which Marshall the United States Chief of

TOKYO, Aug. 27 (Reuter).The also those placed at the Germans the Germans hoped to have penetrat Staff, expressed opproval of the

Japanese Government's "protes{" disposal

ed Briansk, Kharkov and the Don by, other official sources.... military training which the troops in the far west are receiving..

faccording to a Japanese report) is This can only mean that prisoners in Basin has been effectively snapped off nore in the nature of representation the hands of the French police are by the Russians by what appears to General Marshall declared that the and asks for consideration of Japan's regarded by the Germans us hostages be the war's most effective counter-

WELLINGTON, Aug. 27 (Reuter). Axis and will be shot if sabotage con-offensive in the Gomel orca.

The Defence Minister, Mr. Jones. army could not be caught unprepared cultion in relation to the

Alliance, the Soviet If It was suddenly culled upon to

Neutrality Pact

But the most that can be ob- Linues.

The capture of Dniepropetrovsk is announced to-day the proposed "Sites are being and the United States restrictions of tained by this means is fear and not confirmed by the Russians. expand again.

formation of a New Zealand Army Failure of the drive against Klev tank brigade fof overseas and the it is learned in selected and preliminary surveys xports to Japan, it

obedience but never love."

is manifest the Germans Fot an establishment of dri Armoured are being made for 20 more canton-authoritative quarters.

Although reminded that shipments ments. If the need arises, we will

doys ngo-and the defence of

Odess be in a position to start building im- medintely."

U.S. Army Units

At Exercise

WAN

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Nazi Plane Crashes In Eire

Damaged By RAF

LONDON, Aug. 27 (British Wire- less)-A JU-80, which crashed in Eire yesterday, is an example of what must frequently happen to raiders over this country which are only claimed as "damaged."

War Vindivostok.

Wag

Admiral

representations. Official indicate that if there have been iny discussions of this nature, they arose only from Informal Japanese in quiries.

Guarantee Wanted

to Russia are clearly intended for use

gainst the Nazis rather than against

"Who can guarantee that?

by

ferice.

The

Russian Hopes

50 items,.

include silverware, wines and spirits, The majority of the prizes, which

value of $100 each, watches. Jewel- open orders on local firms to the lery etc., are now in the possession of the commitice, and it was decided at last night's meeting that as suitable opportunities occur, the prizes will be offered for sale by auction at various publie functions, the proceeds to go to the Bomber Fund.

Six firms have sent cheques to the

doncited, and tlie sum of $334 received from these sources is being paid to the. Bomber Fund.

committee in dies of the prizes

New Zealand Mechanisation

!

No Friendly Relations

faw vehicles fighting school. "The Germans have little hope left enormous licking again there a

of creating really friendly relations the Black Sen's "super Tobruk,"

collaborate with Germany

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Experienced personnel returning from overseas and officers are being

Janan melals here have retorted: between the two peoples. Readiness | continues effectively and promises to fit by the

restricted to a small upper clusa bute a consiant thorn in the side of the as instructo, tish War Office to act

to

Representations are said to have is rejected by the people. Germany occupiers of the Western Ukraine.

been made several days ago. American

Tankers

Pooled

NEW YORK, Aug. 27 (Reuter).—*

of .all Two fighter pilots: Intercepted a The operation

American JU-88 in St George's Channel late tankers has been brought under gov yesterday afternoon and attacked at ernment direction through the opern- their return to theirtion of the Tanker Control Board, it station, they reported, it us only was announced to-day. damaged.

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Later news came that the plane An official stated that there is no had crashed in Eire. A comparison intention: to, commandeer tankers but of the times, and other details leave the Board "would pool the ships and little doubt that it was the same, direct operations with a view to aircraft.

ensuring greater effetency.

H.K. People Were Aboard The Zamzam; Are Now Prisoners.

News has just reached the Colony that among the passen- gers of the liner, Zamzam, which was shelled and sunk by n Nazi raider in the South Atlantic in April, were two former residents of Hongkong, Dr Robert Starling, formerly, of the Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd., and his wife..

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The training of the Brigade, siart- ing soon, will be continued in an advanced 'form when the Brigade Force. Joins the

Expeditionary with ADVENTURES OF

is certainly strong enough to represa France, however muttering hosille, just as

as. It can deal with parallel phenomena in Norway Holland and Serbia. But the hopes held in a few German circles that the French inlght be made allies up pear hardly capable of fulfilment at a time when the shooting of hostages is threatened."

SOLDIERS WITH

Three of the officers will be oficers

of the Royal Armoured Corps.

TURKO-GERMAN

TRADE BESTED LONDON, Aug, 27 (British Wire- less). The latest authoritative In- formation about Anglo-Turkish trade indicates that Britain has definitely replaced Germany as Turkey's most Important trade partner.

ROYAL NAVY LONDON, Aug. 27 (British Wire- Communists Blamed less).An adventurous voyage to VICHY, Aug. 27 (UP)-Conte de England from Gibraltar by Livo Brinon as the Government's Paris Royal Canadian engineers, Leuten- delegate has announced that the ant Ames and Sapper Ross, who left of a Gibraltar in a worship, has just been

Paistet. policy have exposed details Communist plot to create troubles between the civil population and the After some days at sea their ship

mat occupation forces, including was ordered to join the chase for The Germans have, of course, betri series of planned assassinations the Bismarck and Lieut Ames spent making great efforts to further their They blamed the former Communist 36 hours on the bridge following the trade with Turkey and by economic leaders for all sabotage and recent operation from start to finish. Then penetration to influence that country

instead of going on

on to England, the as they did the Balkans but in this killings,

Conte de Brinon stated, "Seven warship started on a hunt for Ger- case they have falled,

which hunt acts of rabotage have been committed man supply ships, during against the railways in addition to the Canadian officer was in charge the murder of a German officer in Afict some success they put in nt

of two anti-aircraft guns. ng three terrorist demonstrations, in Faris. All these Incidents were of a West African port where British Communist origin and will be Colonial officials welcomed the first punished with maximum penalties." Canadians they had seen there and

It is learned that

ore minor Ross mad Faris region occurred before the Chaumberg reprisal threat. In each to

three more

Paitway wrecks by sabotage in the ly

to

made friends with Free French

another destroyer come port and in this, they called .case, bolts, were removed from the another port wh

where the

they joined ralls, and overal cars were derailed ashtu in a convoy. The convoy was halting traffe until it could be to attacked by German submarines but routed.

after a heated battle, warships dravaj them off without British losses. The ship eventually landed them back

DUKE OF KENT AT HAMILTON

at Grier from which they had alarted off five weeks

After Defore.

Shortly

Dr Starling, who Was in Just as reached the bottom of charge of the Electric Company's the ladder, however, the boat pulled: Stores Department at Northway and she fell in the water. Swept away by the waves, cho was Point for many years, resigned later huuled on to raft by h party In December 1988 and proceeded of American ambulance drivers to Chicago to take a course in Later they were taken, with ether Chiropractic. It is believed that survivors on board the German and Royal Air Force officials 19,000 stood of the usual 1,000 ho was on his way to South alder, but is Dr Starling was seri. He was escorted along ‚'streets Africa to set up practice there busly wounded, they were fot trans-lined by Argyll and Sutherland me When the Zainzam was attacked, terred to the prison ship that op- Highlanders and bis; procession WAN

Canadians boarded the ship which, brought buck HAMILTON, Ont., Aug

27 the British Embassy ntpft from Yugo- (Reuter)The Duke of Kent, on Slavin, Despite on attack by Ger- arrival at Hamilton, was greeted man aircraft, they eventually arrived by civle Royal Canadian Air Force fely in England, having travelled

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pared next day and which took the headed by a detachment of Royal SIMLA” Aug 27 (Reuter)The ~~ De Starling Was wounded as he Zamzam's pasenter to Bordeaux Canadian Air Force personnel, Government of India, have announced was leaving his carin., Mrri Starling, Drzand. Mrs Sterling area under The Duke visited, a factory of the that owing to a severe hothora of Willa is also, well known in Hongkong, stood to have? been), subsequently Canadiuff Westinghouse Company supplies, no iron and steel will be rated down ladder to hold, a boar landed In German-coupled Territory and inspected:31a, munitions section available for the erection 1d her husband whom three rner in Europe, and are Hoyed to be after, which has unished sable Nötä in videmultST

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