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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1941. 六拜禮 號六月九英港香

COMBINED ASSAULT ON ODESSA BY NAZIS AND BULGARIANS POSSIBLE

ANKARA, SEPT. 5 (REUTER),—AN INTERVIEW WHICH ADMIRAL RAEDER, COM- MANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE GERMAN NAVY, HAS HAD WITH KING BORIS OF BULGARIA IS REGARDED HERE AS HERALDING NEWS OF JOINT ACTION AGAINST RUSSIA BY GER- MANY AND BULGARIA. WELL-INFORMED CIRCLES BELIEVE THAT THE NAZIS AND BUL- GARS MAY TRY LAND, SEA AND AIR ACTION AGAINST BESIEGED ODESSA OR THE CRIMEA, THE FACT THAT large numbers of german troops have BEEN ARRIV. ING IN BULGARIA, COUPLED WITH THE CONCENTRATION OF SHIPPING AT THE BLACK

· SEA PORTS OF VARNA AND BURGAS SUPPORTS THIS BELIEF.

Any landing from the Black Sea in conjunc tion with a land offensive might threaten Marshal.

TRACKING DOWN Budonny's Ukraine army with a pincer move- GREER ATTACKER

Pres. Roosevelt's Statement

WASHINGTON, Sept, &` (Reuter)—-The Greer incident was the centre of Interest at a press conference to-day. President Roosevelt, replying to questions on the subject, did not say exactly how many attacks were made on the Greer, which was carrying mail to Iceland, but said that they occurred during day. light definitely on the American side of the Ocean.

ENEMY

He said that the Greer was alone at the time of the attack; sho was clearly marked and carried an identification number

DESTROYER and the United States flag.

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Bombed At Tripoli

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Asked what would be done if the

ment which, if successful would open the way to the Caucasus and the Baku oil-fields.

To succeed however, Hitler will first have to gain air supremacy over Odessa or the Crimea and overcome the Red Black Sea fleet, which is vastly superior to any naval forces which Germany and Bulgaria could raise

between them.

Timoshenko Routs Nazi Division

He left central sector where their southern

dropping depth charges, He said that it was very fortunate that the. Greer was not hit and remarked that

Leningrad

Moreover, the Crimea and Odessa both have very formid- ablo shore defences which would have to be reduced before a land- Ing could be effected. Never. theless many people here believe that Hitler may launch attack on the lines indicated in a desperate attempt to reach the oll-bearing Caucasus before winter sets in.

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The Italian Cruiser Bolzano, Which Is Believed to have been Sunk

British Desert Offensive Expected Very Shortly

Special to the "Telegraph"

LONDON, Sept. 5 (UP).-Neutral military observers confidently expect that General Sir Claudo Auchinleck, Commander in Chief of the Middle East, will strike hard at the Axis forces who are at present astride the Libya-Egyptian frontier as soon as the weather permits, probably some time in October.

Winning Battle Of

The Atlantic

Special to the "Telegraph"

ROOSEVELT

TO REPLY TO KONOYE

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

A constant flow of materials and reinforcements has been pouring into Egypt from-Britain and the United States through- out the summer to give General Auchinleck the superiority bo needs for his offensivo aims in sweeping the Axis from North Africa.

British submarines in the Mediter- LONDON, Sept. 5 (UP)-Offcial circles to-day said that ranean in the last fortnight had some sinkings in the Atlantle during July and August were "parti- of their biggest successes of the war. cularly low" despite the number of U-boats operating which the Admiralty communique of August In addition to to-day's communique, were then equal or more than the number operated during any 24 sald that a submarine had attack. attacker was found, President Roose-] (WAR COMMENTARY BY "ANNALIST") velt replied that he supposed that LONDON, Sept. 5 (Router)-In

period of the war.

ed an Italian six gun cruiser which United States forces would the region of Bokove on the norther

Presumably, over 200 U-boatsfying boats, while another submariac was escorted by alx destroyers and "eliminate" it or try to do so,

part of the central sector, Marshal

Behind German Lines

are at large in view of the recent sank a 4,000 ton supply ship, a President Roosevelt authorised the to the Soviet mid-day communique,

LONDON, Sept 3 (UP).Reports Timoshenko according to supplement

from Stockholm claim that large.

revelation that at least 200 heavily laden vessel of 2,000 tons, a quotation of the word CAIRO, Sept. 5 (Reuter).mfente" and said that it was a has routed the 203rd German In forces of Russian Marines landed be-

largo-schooner laden-with-oil, another were employed from March to large schooner carrying stores "During the night of September good one.

fantry Division which, in six days,hind the German lines and cleaned

June. F

well as torpedoing a liner in convey has lost 7,000 officers and men. The UP, the coast within a few miles of 3, aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm

These circles stated that the sink-end à 4,000 ton tanker. The President emphasised that remnants of the Division have restsamo, the ice free, northern har torpedoed and destroyed

bour, twelve miles inside Finnish

ings in the enemy ferry service had The communique of September 3 enemy destroyer outside Tripoli ed during the attack. He did not

good daylight and visibllily prevail tired,

Marshal

been "enormous" and added, "The stated that a submarine attacked a territory. Timoshenko's counter-

Military observers point out that harbour. In addition a large say whether all the attacks occurred attacks are believed to be forcing the this maneouvre is apparently-design-

claims by the Germans of sinkings convoy Inshore near Benghazi and during July and August are not sank two large schooners while relatively short time yeater- Germans to re-concentrate in the ed to halt the struggling German merchant ship was bombed and within

without their advantage for there supply ship northwest of Sielly was day morning or at intervals. hit," says to-day's Middle Eastle doubt that he approved of the advance from Gomel nhove Kiev has neither tunes oss the Tundras where-At the press conference to people when the true facts are realis- the Admiralty states that submarines WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (UP). will be a rude awakening for their possibly sunk. At the same time, Royal Air Force communique.

tanks nor motor lorries con nction of the Greer's commander in been retarded.

be used.

day, Mr Cordell Hull, Secretary hey declared that the last twelve Benghazi.

had been active in the approaches to Other aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm bombed

of State, revealed that Prince months had been the most dificult and machine-

Midnight Communique

It is belloved that the torpedoed MOSCOW, Sept. 8 (Reuter) The Konoyo's letter to President that the Royal Navy had over faced. cruiser was either the Trento, the gunned the Sicilian aerodromes it was beyond his power to any why day asserted that the encirclement midnight communique stated: During Roosevelt would be answered

Officials pald tribute to the cor- Trieste or the Bolzano since they are of Gerbini and Catania. Two the submarine's aim was so poor. He of Leningrad, where Marshal Voro- September 5 our troops fought the soon.

vettes as "admirable types for the part of seven 10,000 ton eight inch enemy aircraft were set on fire would not disclose whether the sub-shilov is in command assisted by enemy along the whole front. Ac-

Increasing protection to convoys." work they are undertaking in gun cruisers with which Italy enter- and others were damaged.

marine's periscope was above water, War Counell of atx is proceeding and cording to incomplete data 33. Ger-

ed the war. The Flume and Pola planca force of declaring that he could not discuss that the town is already under the man "Yesterday afternoon a

were destroyed

were sunk in the Battle of Matopan fire of heavy German artillery, September 3. We lost 27 planes. Macchi-200's was intercepted off the

and the Forizia is believed to have There is no confirmation of this const of Steily and three were shot

been sunk by a submarine on June from Moscow where "Reuters" re- down and others were damaged. Two

after being. in: of our alreraft were lost In this operation.

on with the "Cirenaica-Bomber aircraft of the South African Air Force bombed enemy dumps north of during the night of September 3-4 and scored a

of number

hitts. machine- Yesterday fighter aircraft gunned

camp near Capuzzo, setting fire to tenta and destroying motor transport.

"From these operations, with exception of the two mentioned above, all our aircraft returned safe- ly."

German

Gambul

the

General Norton's Appreciation Of Indian Troops

Malaya Strengthened

QUETTA, Sept. 6 (Reuter). -Glowing tributes to the capabilities shown by Indian troops in fighting, two first-class European mechanised armies are made by Lieut-General E. F. Norton, Commander of the Western Independent district of Baluchistan.

preparation for war, General Norton

that.

Fired Below Surface

The German High Command to-

A reporter asked whether it was telephonic communication

sident correspondent, after bein

possible for the submarine to make a mistake in broad daylight at torpedo city, says that the Germans are striv distance, President Roosevelt said ing to consolidate their position from that he would put the explanation which to launch their offensives in this way: if a submarine had its the direction of the city, but they are periscope above

the

there is being consistently counter-attacked. surface. no excuse for

Identification. Very heavy and bitter #ghtlog is wrong The President reminded journalists known to be in progress. that most turpedoes were fred by

Odessa means of visual sight. However,

on

Mr Hull's remarks indicated that the current negotiations with Japan were not necessarily

Danish Ship Malaya connected with Princo Konoye's

LONDON, Sept. (Reuter)-The 29. message, but he said that the ex-Danish ship Malaya, of 8,004 tons, Ambassador Nomura started Copenhagen telegram to Rome. prior to the receipt of the letter. the crew-all Danes perished.

The Captain and 23 members of He declined to particularise re- garding the United States reply to

German Plan oratory conversations with has been sunk in the Atlantic, says

Paralysed

Britain And Russia Act In Nick of Time SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" ADVANCED

Prince Konoyc, but the revelation

Auchinleck's Tour CAIRO, Sept. 5 (Reuter)-General, Sir Claude Auchinleck, the British Commander-in-Chief in the Middle East, returned here after a six-day Tanker Attached

air tour of fhspection of Palestine, LONDON, Sept. 5 (UP)—The Air Syria and Cyprus. that the answer had not yet been Ministry announced that a Beaufort During his tour, General Auchin- nade showed that American officials plane of the Coastal Command which leck met General Catroux, the Free RED ARMY are still studying matters and con- was patrolling off the coast of Brit-French Commander-in-Chier in the almost all naval vessels, including 2,000-mile battle-front

Odessa at the other end of the HEADQUARTERS, KAZVIN,lder

sider that the message was import-tany last night attacked an enemy Levant, at Damascus where he also German and Itallan, he added, have,

ant. holding Sept. 5 (UP),-Division General It

tanker, while another plane of the met General Collet of the Freo listening devices and it is possible to out grimly and the Rumanians help-

probable that the same Command bombed a factory at French forces, being escorted on his

La Pallice. fire at a sound. This method is not ing the German forces are evidently Max Hinesko, Commander of the general discussions with Japan arc

entry to the elty by a bodyguard of nearly to accurate.

taking a severe battering.

Red army in Northern Iran, in marking time until the Konoye

Circassian cavalry which General Collet had brought over The local Russian commander, an interview with the "United matter has been dealt with. President Roosevelt dismissed as Major-General Voroblet, reports that Press" said that he was of the

the hypothetical the question how he two more Rumantan infantry divi- opinion that the "German ag

The visit to Cyprus. Insted two would classify the Greer incident assions sent into the line to

days. General Auchinleck inspected regards a "shooting war."

three of the four divisions destroyed gressive plans for a war had

the island's defences which are now by the end of August had already been_paralysed" due to the suc-

revealed to have been heavily re- been severely handled.

cessful termination

inforced during the last few weeks. of- the Anglo-Ruasinin campaign in

Belligerent Zone

Is

Answering an inquiry whether t

Marshal Budenny is still making was possible for a ship to be on the thrusts at the western shores of the American side of the Atlantic and] Dnieper. simultaneously in the belligerent;

Red Air Forces

zone proclaimed by Germany, Pre- Aircraft of the Russlan Air Force sident Roosevelt said that the United and Fleet Air Arm are fighting back TURN to Page 8, Column Savon TURN to Page 8, Column Soven

"Strutting" Japanese Make Thais Uneasy

Although starting lato with their SINGAPORE, Sept. 5 (Router) —There is growing uneasi- said, Indian troops adapted them-ness among the Thais over steadily mounting instances of selves to the use of modern weapons Japanese nationals going about Bangkok dropping broad hints

kong

Iran.

.

He said that the Russlan army. had attained bloodlessly all their objectives in northern Iran and in co-operation with the British Im- perial forces are now in a position to checkmate any Germun moves.

Speaking through an interpreter at his headquarters ar Kazvin, General Hincako, whose soft voice contrasted

appears

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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Sept. 3 (UP)/Radio Moscow states that -Soviet planea raided Berlin last night and dropped The following promotion in high explosive and incendiary bombs Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps, on industrial plants. Fires and ex-with effect from August 23, has been plosions were observed. One plane approved-Gunner H. G.. Muir is missing.

be Second Lieutenant.

Championships Sir

FOREST HILLS, Sept. 6 (Router).

his rugged peasant features, said that-Helen Jacobs reached the semi- Britain and Russia acted in the nick final of the women's singles in the

of time and thereby crushed the American Lawn Tennis Champlon- German subversiye movement.

SLIGHT ENEMY ACTIVITY

&

LONDON, Sept. of warfare in a short time and their as to what is coming soon, according to an unofficial Thai visitor | joint communique

(UP)—A achievements in Abyssinia and Libya

lasued by the are indicative of their high standard arriving here.

sonally witnessed at least one inci- Ministry of Home Security and the of training and fighting qualities, "The Japanese strut about dent In Bangkok in which when Air Ministry states, "There was (General Norton was until carly Bangkok ng if they owned the through the Customs, an impatient Bomba were dropped at a few points Japanese baggage was being put slight enemy activity last night. this year Acting Governor of Hong place," he told "Reuter." "They traveller told the examining official, near the east coast but no serious

Gurkhas And Scots visit restaurants and run up "Don't trouble yourself BO much.

casualties were reported and only SINGAPORE, Sept. B (Reuter) heavy bills, then produce yen You will be saluting me before long very slight damage":

Instead of annoying me like this.” --

Over Scotland Some thousand Gurkha troops have notes in payment, and when ask- The visitor emphasised that these LONDON, Sept.. 4 (Reuter).— arrived in Malaya-the Brat Gurithused to pay in Thai currency, turn were not isolated 'cases. "Of course, "Bombs were dropped by a single ever to come to assist the defence of round and coolly assure the because of our policy of neutrality enemy aircraft at a place in north- Pethis area. SA BALAN

A Scottish yeomanry regiment restaurateur, Yen notes will be our owspapers cannot say all this, east Scotland this morning, causing but these disquieting reports go some damage and a small number of (artillery) has also arrived after all right hero Very soon"."" round all strata of Thai society and casualties," states ant Air“, Ministry. undergoing special-training in India. The vialtor revealed that he per-Inevitably are most disturbing communique.

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Sir Geoffry and Lady

Northcote

Depart

Upon relinquishing his post as Governor of Hongkong, Sir

diminutive Geoffry Northcote, accompanied by Lady Northcote, loft this American Bitsy Grant 6-0, 0-1, 6-2, morning, after bidding farewell to a large number of friends 0-3 to enter, the men's single finals.

who gathered at Queen's Pler for the occasion.

Practically all sections of the with two baskets of wax flowers by a community were represented in small boy and gil, representing the the assembly. The Pior was de refugees in Hongkong.

Sir Geoffry and Lady Northcota corated for the occasion with then shook hands. with the many buntings and pots of ferns and well-wishers, after which they en palms, while outside was a guard barked on the Governor's barge"," of honour, formed by the Middle amidst three, hearty cheers sex Regiment, which Sir Goofry inspected as soon as he arrived, preceded by a motor cycle escort from the Police

After the torpection, Sir Geoffry and Lady Northcote were presented

Those Present Excellency Major-General C. M. *Among those present were · His Maltby, the Right Rev. FL Vallerta, HIM. Honour Sir Atholl and Lady MacGregor, the Hon. Capt. A. C. TURN: to Page 87 C

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