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there were no British bombera over. Germany itself.

Cities Singled Out On the three remaining six nights, Mannheim

heavily Wast

attacked, There was a particularly heavy raid on Cologne on August 20 while Dusseldorf and Dulsberg were the

other main objectives on the

iwo nights.

Subsidiary night attacks were also carried out on al ports at Boulogne, Le Havre and Ostend.

No single day passed without the British Air Force maiting daylight #weeps, one of which was remarkable for a low level attack on Rotterdam

Numerous daylight attacks were also made against shipping,

The heavy offensive nature of these activities is shown by Agures of losses the Germans lost 21 and the British 73, of which 43 were bombers, 27 fighters and three not specifted.

Busy Day

LONDON, Aug. 31 (Reuter) To-day was one of the busiest days for the Fighter Command since the Battle of Britain last autumn. As the first streak of dawn was sprend- ing across the sky, Splifres were un their way to France, states the Air

service. Ministry newn until dark the offensive was kept

up

without stop.

'From then

Many pilots were, over enemy ter- ritory more than once in the day, but there were few combats. Enemy lighters seen were nearly always in a minority and they mostly avoided British formations.

One Canadian sergeant, however, found himself in a dogfight with several Messerschmitis, one of which he shot dawn. ile also damaged another.

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Fuhrer Not Enough

News has just reached London of the strangest religious revival in his tory,

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Germany, It is taking place in where, since the Nazi ideology took religious persecution has flower- rool,

But the Nazi leaders are Anding that the terror of air raido cannot be overcome without the consolation of religion, and in consequence anum- ber of concessions have been granted to Catholica.

Reports state that Gdering has ordered the lifting of restrictions on going to church after air raids, and Cathoile priests may now Ro out during an Alert to administer the lust

atcruments,

Goering has also informed the Ger- man Episcopate, through the Church Ministry, that further orders will be issued with a view to akting priests in carrying out their religious duties during raids.

Jew-Baiting Relaxed Some time ago it was stated that Jew-bolting had been relaxed in the Relch with a view to securing much needed additions to war workers.

The boastful Nazi leaders, it is The bon learned, have found it extremely dis- tasteful to have to admit that their regime has not completely obliterated need for something more than adora from the minds of their people the tion of the Fuhrer to sustain them in the ever-increasing fury of the R.A.F. raids.

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for revolts and the fall of the war- incrgers,

The lenfets asked, “Who needs this cataclyante war? It is needed by a Land of careerists who want to the bones and kchieve glory on gloom of millions of unfortunate people."

Nazi Admissions BERLIN, Aug. 31 (UP) The Germans buve admitted new heavy Nursion counter-attacks. Involving new armies on the central front and along the Duleper, but they insisted that each has been crushed.

The German-Finnish encirclement of Leningrad is said to be tightening against the obstinate resistance of the Russians following the capture of Vilpuri by the Finns. The Russians are reported to be planting outer

Chernous

minefields around defences and 1,100 mines have been turned up in a single day.

Attempts To Cross Dnieper

MOSCOW, Aug. 31 (Reuter), The Germans have made repeated altempts to cross the Dnieper at one point and have been thwarted after two days' efforts to place a pontoon in position.

This is announced in a supplement to the Soviet communique. It says that in this attempi, the Germano lost nearly 1,000 Hoppers and infan- try killed.

The Germans who had assembled large tank and infantry forces near n town on the right bank of the Dnieper also lost 50 tanks, six anti- aircrafi batteries and a large num- ber of pentoons.

Communique

MOSCOW,

31 Aur

(Router).— The following is the text of the com- munique Issued by the Soviet In- formation Durenu at-11 p.m. G.M.T.

"During August 31, our troops fought the enemy along the whole front. Our nir force dealt concen- trated blows at the enemy panzer The City Corporation may pay £200,000,000 to secure municipal, infantry and artillery and destroyed enemy nircraft on their ownership of the citadel of Capital. aerodromes.

if the deal goes through the City of London will be the first cily in Britain to pass Into public owner- ship.

Like all other awunlcipalities, the City Corporation is viewing rebuild- Aing plans from every aspect.

The rateable value of the square

about

"In the course of August, 20, 25 German aircraft were destroyed in serial combats and on enemy nero- dromes. We lost 24 aircraft."

R.A.F. Raid Tripoli

mile" is. £8,300,000. This And Destroy Ships

means a capital sile value of some- thing like £220,000,000.

captain who in civil life was a sheep farmer in Australia, said that there was thick cloud in banks on the Journey over the North Sea, with occasional clear patches through So complicated and involved aro

concerned which the sea could be seen. The the vested interests temperature was minus 55 Centigrade. City ownership that the Corporation (-67 Fah.)

may vote for outright purchase in

for followed the river down to complete, its scheme

new

s" he said, "where the cloud London.

was much tighter. We had a perfect vicw which resembled a long but Jumpy leg sticking out towards the. sea. Our bonus fell in the middle of the port. There was no fre from anti-aircraft guns, and we saw no fighters. In fact, it was a penecful Sunday afternoon

Congratulations

Opportunity Missed

in

Once before-after the Great Fire in 1866-the City Corporation missed its opportunity.

Sir Christopher Wren drew up plans for a beautiful city with broad straight streets.

But Wren's plan was pushed en one side because of the City's rush to rebuild, and because of the insis LONDON, Aug. 31 (British Wire-

tence on the maintenance of their less).The Prime Minister hus ud-rights by owners of the land, dressed to the Air Officer Command- That is why the City is still inter- ing-in-Chief of the Bomber Com-sested with narrow twisting alloy- mand, Air Morshal Sie Richard ways.

Peirse, the following tribute to the It is to be hoped that the Corpora- squadrons

of the Bomber Command tion will not be side-tracked this Group which has been engaged In time. recent daylight operations:

"The devotion and gallantry of the attacks on Rotterdam and other objectives are beyond all praise. The charge of the Light Brigāde at Bala- elava is eclipsed in brightness by thieso almost daily deeds of fame."

Peace Or War In The Pacific

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United States altitude toward cible measures aimed pt acquiring territorial and economic_hegemony.

The Alternatives

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tons outside the harbour on fire from the stem to the funnel and two other ships of 5,000 tons each in the har- bour burnt out and another alight at two points. Fires at the base of the Karaman Mole were still burning. Benghazi

"At Benghazi, a low-level attack was made on a ship at Juliana Mole

and a cloud of white smoke was seen after the attack.

"Aircraft. concentrated on Berka Aerohome were machine-gunned.

"Aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm bointed store dumps north of Bardia and several fires were started.

"During the night of August 20- 30, aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm bombed Gerbini Aerodrome (Sleily) and carried out a wachine-gunning attack. Equally it is to be hoped that the "Other aircraft of the Fleet Air deal will not put extortionate mil-Arm located a merchant ship of fiens into the pockets of ground land-8,000 tons escorted by destroyers of lords.

Sicily and attacked the convoy. The merchant ship was believed to have been hit by a torpedo,

Test Of A Good

Little Hun

Proof that in spite of the victories gained by Hitler many Germans refuse to accept the Nazi yoke is afforded by the recent publication of new Nazi decrees which have been

new designed as part of a system

to put tor-pressure on "unloyal" Germans.

Details of the scheme are:-

shall Every German family

"education what is described as help" for the third not subsequent hidren. This "help" will be paid by local commissions in every com- munity, the same commissions being authorised to refuse payment in the following cases:

get

These Americans left Japan before the Roosevelt-Nomura conversations: however, they said that Japanese officials are most hopeful that the negotiations would be successful in

1. If the family has unti-social of trade, permitting the resumption ending the current economie Impasse habits

Копоус and crmbling the Konos

elvilinn

2. If the child suffers from here Government to retain its power. A Adilary diseases; failure in the negotiations would resul in the overthrow of the Cabine! and the establishment of complete milltary Cabinet whichi woud be like- ly to move precipitately either to the south or north, possibly bringing the Pacific crisis to a head sometime in September.

They said that although Japan had surrounded the previous negotiations with the closest secrecy, the import- ance attached to them was demons- trnted by the fact that the Cabinet informed, the Emperor constantly of the developments.

The Japanese navy is at present supporting the Conservatives such Baron, Hiranuma in the Cabinet, however, "It is said that the Japanese are convinced that if the present negotiations fall there

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either to the north or south depend ing on the developments of the Russo-German war and that the navy would then be forced to support an

A

army expansion prog

NIWA, Aug. 31 (UP)-T

Pao"!

or

army's organ, "Sin Shun In editorial regarding the Roosevelt-Nomura talks to-day stated that they were "only a gesture with which the United States expects to win concessions from Britain and Rusain during the coming tri-power conference. Under no circumstances will Japan accept a worthless return from five years of the Ching war in which she has sacrificed Japanese blood for the sako ot co-prosperity sphere. Wo

We do not favour such con ferences which are likely Japan from Axels."

Wang Ching-wel's "Central

the

to ellenato

China

Daily News" mald; "If negotiations break down, peace in the Pacife by any other means is practically im Possibich

3. If the child is racially unclean; 4. If the child refuses to obey the orders of the Nazi party; and

5. I the parents-especially the father-refuse to serve the interests of the Reich end the German notion. This means that practically only those parents who are members of the Nazi party will receive the much advertised "education help."

LATE NEWS

Yesterday Blenheim-aircraft-of- the R.A.F. bombed the power houses of munition faciaries of Licata and obtained a number of direct hits an each inrget. Clouds of smoke were seen and debris was into the air. Considerable damage

was done,

Abyssinia

thrown'

high

"In Abyssinia, R.A.F. and South African Air Force aircraft bombed and machine-gunnett enemy fortified positions at Deberech on August 20 and again yesterday, direct his being and observed on the forts, buls trenches,

"From all these operations, one of our aircraft in missing."

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Regent consists of men of great experience and Influence, who in the past always co-operated with Britain, Raschid All's revolt is regarded as a regrettable blot on Iraq's part ally, Britain, relations with their which is best forgotten.

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LONDON, Aug. 31 (Reuter)-Fresh evidence of a German and Jews seem to have forgotten labour shortage is revealed in a report that "German workers their quarrels under the stress of have been obliged to exchange tools the rifle, and the Jewish bigger events and the country is population of Warsaw will be found suitable work in German making a great effort at war produc- tion.

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has been pleasure at the satisfactory result of Infectious diseases in factories. workers in Germany of the Allied action in Iran.

Faced with the mounting threat of doubled and now approaches 300,000. The German Minister of Labour American war production and de- liveries, Germany, according to the announced that Dutch workers in The death of Sir Bijay Chand Reich Trade Commissioner, has be- Germany have Increased from 91.000 come the world's largest labour on April 1 last to 223,000 to-day, and thus removing the head of the senior market and is endeavouring in every Belgian workers from 07.000 to Hindu house in Bengal and one of way to solve the problem of labour 190,000. shortago

The system whereby these Workers India's most distinguished. citizens,

War Prisoners

are drawn from the various countries The Maharaja travelled: widely. In Europe and had held, a number of The following figures show how ia:oMetally described as "voluntary. Indian legislative offices, and, was ong of India'a dalegajos to the · Im- perlat Conference in London, in 1920.

-Reuter. A ME

Calcutta, Aug,'30.

Mahtab, Maharajadliiraja - Bahadur

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