1941-09-03 — Page 21

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

U.S.-JAPAN GREAT BATTLES RAGE

PARLEYS DORMANT

Shanghai Speculation

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEQRAPH"

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (UP). At the press conference to-

ALONG THREE FRONTS

Special to the "Telegraph"

TO

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 (UP).—A great now bat- ASSISTANT day, Mr Cordell Hull, Secretary tle is now progressing on the Russo-Gorman front DUFF COOPER nothing new in the current according to Berlin and Moscow statements.

of State, said that there was

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September 3, 1941

DEATH OF H.K. ARMY OFFICER

Capt. Richards, R.E.

The death occurred this morning,

following an attack of typhus, of

Captain G. C. Richords, R.E., Sur- veyor of Works, Command Royal

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cers.

Captain Richards, who had about

years

of service In the British United States-Japanese negolia Russia has launched heavy counter-attacks, Speaks His Mind army, had been in Hongkong more than three and a half years. It was He declined to say whether or firstly, at Smolensk in the contral sector headed SINGAPORE, Sept. 2

only this week that he was promoted to the rank of Captain, not the President had answered by 52-ton tanks where they halted the Nazi New)lt is not so much a poten- cial threat to Thailand that the

པ་ Apart from his work, the Into Prince Konoye's personal mes-

concerned with

Cal lawn bowls, although he did not Richards was keenly interest- sage which was delivered by the advances on the highway to Moscow, and second- Chinese are

a Japanese possibility of

move ed in

In the league. lle was a mem Japanese Ambassador, Admiral ly, in the south where the Russians are attempting rough Yunnan to cut of China's play in

vital supplies along the Burina ber of the Civil Service Cricket Club

and ployed his bowls there. to comment on newspapers re- to establish themselves on the west bank of the Rond, declared Mr. William Denis

Captain Richards leaves a wife and ports that Japan is creating a Dniepor employing river gunboats and monitors safety zone around the Japanese

tip in Australia, islands.

extensively.

Nomura. He likewise declined

Allen, formerly Second Secretary of

ncl

the British Embassy in Chungking three children who are at the present assistant to Mr Duff Cooper, For

upon his arrival here to British Cabinet Minister

03 the

East, who is expected to arrive in Singapore shortly.

Mr Allen added that it was there- fore most important that China should they keep open the vital Burma Road and

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Crisis Envisaged

Russian counter actions, however, apparently LONDON, Sept. 2 (Reuter), The possibility of a Japanese minis-not succeeded in forcing the Germans to relax terial crisis in envisaged In Japanese)

Shanghai, quarters in

the pressure on the northern front where it is claimed Shanghai correspondent of the in-have made new successes against the Red troops dependent French Agency.

have

their

who

miles

growing anti-Axis movement at the

This would be the result of the are protecting Luga on the route to Leningrad, 90 head of which Are Bald to be the distant. former Foreign Minister. Mr Must- suoka, the Ambasrador in Washing-

ton, Admiral Nomtira, and the former Commander in Chin, Gen- eral Shigeru Honjo.

Should a crisis develop, it is garded probable that Admiral Nomura would be recalled to become Premier, says the correspondent, add- ing that observers point out that al- though

Japan

bus received no response to the representations con- cerning the dispatch of all to Russla by the United States, Japanese ont- cials have refrained from comment.

This attitude is interpreted as die,

LONG WAR PREDICTED

Reliable sources stressed the fact that it,will require some daya to ascertain the trend of the battle and concurrently agreed that the Russian counter-offensives have strengthened the possi

lity that the war will extend through the winter,

Moscow now claims that the majority of the 170 divisions with which the Germans started their nitack on Russia have een broken and also assert that the Germans have lost over two million men, killed or wounded.

Battle For Leningrad 150 armoured cars and many auto-

Well-informed

matic weapons.".

to the Japanese Government's desire STOCKHOLM, Sept. 2 (Reu- In the Smolensk direction. our to make every effort to reach il

Berlin troops crushed an infantry regiment modus vivendi with the Untied ter).

circles "believe that the battie of the 101st Division. Only eight to States.

ten men remained in the regiment's for Leningrad

has already companies,

Newly Arrived begun," says the Berlin corres-

Officials

pondent of the "Dagbladet.”

The Nazis claim that their troops have already penetrated the outer aetences of the city at several points, he sant, and their advanced forces are in the vicinity of the cky,"

The "final assault" may be extend- infed any moment.

South China Patrol Lt-Cmdr Alan McCracken, of the United States Navy, has arrived the Colony from San Francisco to Join the South China Patrol of the United States Axatle

at lie and Britain should work in

close collaboration to achieve

abject.

that

Relations between China and Burma had grown since the dis- covery of the Burma Road as China's vital lifeline and there has been a regular interchange of officials be- tween the two countries. Relations between them now Bre close, Mr Allen remarked.

"China is prepared to prosecute the war with Jupon indefn 2:ly ard there is no possibility of a negotiated peace,

declared Mr Alien, adoing that the morale of the Chungking populace is wonderful.

"

Discussing the possibility of Malaya being involved in the war, Mr Allen said that Japan, if she dices thinks of attacking Mataya, will have her hands full for she must realls "We are much stronger in the Fur East than ever before

The people in Chungking hoped that America would enter the wer and they feel that America must act Nazis Call On Reserves drastically it Japan is insistent en attributes to a German officer, Lud-served.

The supplementary communique Southward Expansion, Mr Allen ob- wig Robert, who was taken prisoner, a statement that os

result of losses on the eastern front the German Iligh Command had been obliged to recall German garrisons from the occupied These claims are not mentioned by countries, Including France. Belgium and Holland. Some of them were erin correspondents of the "Dagens Nyheter and the "Stockholm Tid-reservists originally replacing regu- ingen" who merely report that in-lar soldiers and these in turn were etssant rain is humpering operations now replaced by wounded men. and that further Russian forces were "annihilated" south of Lake Ilmen.

The Germans claim, according to # great these correspondents, that cacircling movement is proceeding successfully north of Novgorod.

Central Sector

Fleet This is Cmdr McCracken's first visit to the Orient, and he will be taking the place of another officer who will, be

shortly. leaving for Home Malor Stuart Wood, who was for- merly a member of the United States Embassy Sinff at Tokyo has arrived in the Colony for duty in connection with the United States Army. He will pably be remaining here for The Germans adinit counter- some tim

time.

allacks on the central sector. May Mator . B. Pape, who is connected the correspondents, but they claim with the United States Consulate at that the Russians "have not reached Singapore, has arrived here from their goal" nor have they suecceded Shanghai. He is en route to Singa-in regaining the west bunk of the pore to take up his duties.

Dnieper despite continued efforts. Having completed about fiut

Finnish Claim months leave in America, Mr Ray- Swedish correspondents in Finland mond Ludden, Consul of the United say that the Russians are now hold- States in Canton, has just returned to ing the Stalln Lina across the the Colony. He will be returning, Karelian Isthmus. to Canton to resume his duties short- The Finns claim that they have captured Sakkola, about 50 miles Mr James

Shipping southeast of Viborg, and have reach- Manager of the Texas, Company ad Taipale, Just cast of Sakkola.

It is claimed that Russian prisoners China Limited, has arrived in the Colony from Shanghai. He Is en have reported the death of Major- Toute to Singapore to take up his General Sellentsov, Commanding the duties.with.the head once there.

8th Russian Division,.

ly.

Marshall,

PASSING OF A

Frenchmen's Plunge For Liberty.

The funeral which will be 'accord- ed full military honours, will take place this afternoon,

SEDITIOUS

PRINTING

Sentences To. Be Passed

An alleged attempt to export-a Chinese publication, printed in Hong- kong called Lun Sim. Kit Chin (Blitzkrieg), which is alleged to con- thin seditious poozages attacking the British Government, had a sequel before Mr G. T. Lowry at Central Mugistrery this morning when Chlu Hin-yah, 20. Acting Manager of the Star Publishing Company, No. 175 Queen's Road, Central, was convlet- ed on a charge of possession of

500 coplex If the book

on June 20. C. N. Lou, allos, Lau Sin-kim, 36, Printing Press, Ltd., Nos. 114-116 Managing Director of the Tai Shing Tung Lo Wan Read, Causeway Bay, was found not guilty on a charge of possession of 500 copies at Room 400, Holland House, Quity's Road, Cen- tral, but was convicted on the second count of printing 1,000 copies of the Look at fung Lo Wan Road between

30 and June 18.

Mr E. H. Williams, Crown Counsel, prosecuted, assisted by Sgt R. R. Fills of the Special Dranch, Mr D.. M:Callum appeared for first Defen- dant and Mr A. S. K. Lau for second Accused.

Matrix From Chungking

It was stated previously that the matter come to the notice of the Police through the censor and a war- runt was taken out, as a result of which 500 copies of the book were found at the Stor Publishing Com- pany's hee. First Defendant was there and readily admitted that the books belonged to his firm. Second Defendant was then called, and he admitted that the books were print- ed at his works and that the remain- ing 500 copies were at his town office In Hollane House, where the Police

Siege of Odessa

CAIRO, Sept. 2 (Reuter),One LONDON, Sept. 2 (Router).-hundred and twenty members of the Rumanian troops have captured the crew of the "Providence," which is Odessa water works which are out- one of three French vessels in Beirut side the city, according to the Ger- for the repatriation of Vichy sup- man official news agency.

porters, threw themselves into Beirut Appeal To Italiana

harbour and swam oshore where they MOSCOW, Sept. 2 (Router)-M.oined General de Guille's Free Lozovsky, the Vice-Commissar of French forces. the Soviet Information Bureau, stated The entire crew of the Providence to-day that Hitler had appealed to had been picked from a special camp Mussolini to fill the caps caused by neur Toulon for staunch Petainist the huge Nazl losses on the eastern sailors and had repeatedly wombrequently found thein,

allegiance to Vichy. Not a single Midnight Communique man of the 120 was actually a 820- MOSCOW, Sept 3 (Reuter). The decree providing 20 years Imprison- Soviet midnight communique states that stubborn fighting continued olong ment for non-seamen who pose ns the whole front during September 2.

According to precise data avallable, 75 German planss destroyed during August 30 and not

reported, previously On August 31, 23 German planes -We-lest-22 planes.

front.

31 as

now

were

man-whch has resulted in a Vichy

sailors.

R.A.F. Again Over France

This morning, Mr McCallum stated that his ellent received a matrix from Chungking with instructions to print its centents.. It was impossi ble to read what was contained in the natrix and Mr McCallum submitted that client had no knowledge what- socyer thai the contents included reditious passages. The matrix was sent to second Defendant to have its Bem to

was contents printed. Hla client further instructed to send a certain

were brought down in air combul.-FOLKESTONE--Scpt2(UP)—-/-number-cf-the-printed-copies-lo

Rumania Suffers MOSCOW, Sept. 2

(Reuter),

Ed

STREET SLEEPERI ments' operations in ine Bessarabian More than a million tons of oil haveHurricanes and bombers have been

Guerillas In Bessarabia MOSCOW. Sept. 2 (Reuler),-- Successes of Soviet guerlila deṭách-

district now occupied by German and Wyndham Street has its regular Rumanian armies ore described in a street sleeping communities like sil supplementary to the Soviet raid-day

cunimunique the streets of Hongkong despite the fact that it is very sleep and there

bod raids and blowing up the are are few overhanging verandahs to caciny's installations, guerling offer shelter to the ragged and dis- systematicany sapping the forces of ensed families that perch there, the enem and are destroying his

and staununition

supplies," it says. "During August, Cuerillas destroyed

This morning as they rose from their of straw and dirty clcth

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On

The RA.F. to-day started a ceaseless Singapore and he accordingly sub- "shuttle service" of Channel sweeps mitted one copy to, the Post Office during

for censorship. breakfeat time which continu- into the afternoon. Spitfires,

Licence Name been destroyed by Soviet raids tumanlan oll-folds and refineries, swarang through the atles perring ays an article in "Pravda" to-day. ench other ice trains on a railway

Rumanian hospitals, according to

track. he same source, are crowded, with

there Wounded;

аге Bucharest alone.

Still Attaching

70,000 Jrt FOLKESTONE, Sept. 2 (UP)—A strong force of British bombera passed at high altitude for France nie this evening. Heavy explosions were heard between

noticed at lave niceper opposite thy 14 Carmy tanks and armoured cars Gasoline Shortage Cain. The barbers colurned skim-

offices of the "Hongkong Telegraph." 32 lorries with ammun.tion, 44 wag-

Better dressed than, most he

Un n

bay

with supplies and over 40 petrol cleaner and mare capacious bed

dumps. During these operations, mat than most, his face turned shy-Guerillas killed and wounded over wards in an exprersion of calin, his 400 Rumanian soldiers and officers." timbs reposed in the attitude of com-

Blach Sea Air Arm fortable slumber. As the gathering During the past three days, bont- elamour of the day failed to awake berg of the Black Sea Fit die orm curious persons went to gaze carried out several ra.ds on ports more closely. A policeman was in- and on enemy troops, "Direct hits formed. The man was found to be put one enemy' vessel out of action ⚫ dead.

and our pilots also destroyed over

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Italy Raided is offelally reported that the cost he RAF raded Cotrone in Italy, CAIRO, Sept. 2 (UP)-On Monday const graine deliveries this menth bombing shipping, munitions factories vill be 10 per cent below the July and evel and that privete motorists will

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BRITAIN'S M. O. I. GIVES ANNIVERSARY TALK

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Mr Lats said that the ticence of the Tri Shing Print.ng Press, Ltd., was under his client's name because the Police would not accept the nome of firm in the licence. Although his client was the managing wirector ut the firm, he left all the printing business to his employees and gave them full authority to conduct the business independently. His client never read what was printed by his

Lau submitted that his client had no

was being printed by his firm until the case was brought up.

Possession

Regarding the charge of possession, Mr Lau said that his client would be guilty if he had no lawful excuse for being in possession of such a 'publication. Mr Lou submitted that us cuent was lawfully excused for having the publication in his posses- sion because it was at the request the Police that he transferred LONDON, Sent, 2 (Reuter)-Mr Brendan Bracken, Brl-

the copies of the publication from tain's dynamic Minister of Information, said that Britain is

As works at Tung Lo Wan Road to his low

town office in

Kolland House. entering her third year of "this brutal war

It's client was told by the Police to to-morrow" and after posing the question "How do we diand?" proceeded to

keep an eye on the books and to take care to preserve

them. make a brief comment answering the question himself.

His Worship adjourned the case to September 13 at 11.30 am when he Britain's public enemies, he mines, your shipyards and your would pass sentence on Defendants said, are first Hitler and second, farms. This latest German war is and give his reasons for their con- complacency, "and we are a long really a smash and grab raid

viction, on the charges. Defendants civilisation." way from the extinction of

are on bail of '$500. Criticism Criticised either foc," he declared.

Bracken WAS speaking to Mr Bracken sald that he had journalists and their guests at a luncheon of the Foreign Press. As are beginning to scold America and reciation In London.

added: - "These superior pzople would be much better pecupled in under-

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Italy Wants To Be Saved

By U.S. Entry Into War

Special to the “Telegraph"

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 (UP)-Two American travellers who returned from Rome on the steamer Excambion brought a mes sage from their friends in Italy urging President Roosevelt to expedite America's entry into the war on the side of Britain. “{♪ save Italy" from the Germans...

A third American said that 90 Duce And Fuehrer per cent. of the Italian people

"are hoping for a British vic-

Design A Flag

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH ROME, Sept. 2 (UP)—The Italien

of Journalists by the Dictators was standing American difficulties." based on the for of despois who. Turning to the war in the east and knowing that if their ill-gotten gains, the subject of invanion, the Minister their lust for blood, their crazy said that it Germany lost 3,000,000 dreams of world power had been men in Russia, she would continue lald before their people in

a full to Aght. manner, the gangster

reign

Those who talk about the invasion over Europa would be very brief.

scate being over might get soma Watchful Sentry.

nasty surprises, he said.

"We shall beat him after a long A free press is the most watchful and grim effort. We are alill in

·sentry of a slots, he told, while

scus and port is far from "yea" presa la fatal to a good gov. ernment.

Britain is in a much healthier struction, Mr Bracken said: "We condition that it was two years ago, should not repair the ravages of war ho sold.

Britain has made progress by the mad methods which were so but much remains to be done. The popular during the last 20 year armed forces have been given and burning crops, cutting down produc- dent Roosevelt and M. Stalin were crusning Italian pride, and she added front, together with the Italian and have solved tasks which appeared tion and destroying shipyards. Science aktied to industry could. To the question, "What shall we create a limitless wealth and that Is do to win this war?" the Minister - why the world will grow richer, nol said: "Look to your factories, your poorer."

tory" to free them from the LONDON, Sept. 2 (British Wire-Nazi domination. less). Unprecedented scenes of pro- Mrs Margaret Dyer and her political commentator Signor Mar British enthusiasm took place on the departure yesterday of the British daughter Jane left Rome after being Appellus, writing in Mussolin Minister to Uruguay, Mr Millington- there for years. She said "A large "Popolo d'Italia" to-day reveals that Drake who alter being escorted group of our Italian friends gathored Hitler and Mussolint made plans for through Montevideo by a torchlight as our house just before we left and the notional unification of Europe Int procession containing representatives asked us if we would take a messtigo one state, comparable with Napoleon'

associations, was seen off by a crowd have America enter the war to save of some 00,000 people..

“He says that a European-naflor. 1 Italy and I gladly agreed

fing has already been designed nil She said that the Germans are is now-being flown on the Russl

Impossible,

Sing the position of recon- or all pro-democratic, and sporting President Roosevelt asking him to great dream.

Portraits of Me Churchill,· Presi» carried by the cheering crowd, that the Italians are hoping for a German flags,

Mr Millington-Drake has been | German defent. The authorities fear Ha "doclared that all European British Minister at Montevideo since a British attempt will be made to nations including France and Portugal, 1934 and is succeeded by Mr RCS. invade Naples, caused by the recent will eventually be incorporated into Stevenson, I

RAF, bombings of that city, **** the new state, cons