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FOUNDED 1881 EAD TAL WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1941.

No. 18590

日九十月七

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SMASHING SUCCESSES AMERICAN SUPPLY SHIP

CLAIMED BY RUSSIANS IN COUNTER-ATTACKS

· SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH"

MOSCOW, SEPT. 9 (UP).—SMASHING SUCCESSES BY THE LATEST RUSSIAN COUNTER-ATTACKS › ARE CLAIMED IN MOSCOW. IT IS DECLARED THAT IN THE SMOLENSK AREA THE RED ARMY WHICH TOOK THE OFFENSIVE 27 DAYS AGO AD- VANCED STEADILY UNTIL A FINAL ATTACK ON THE NIGHT OF SEPTEMBER 5, WHEN SIR MARK YOUNG, K.C.M.G. THEY VIRTUALLY ENCIRCLED THE GERMAN ARMY.

JAPAN & HER AXIS TIES

Special to the "Telegraph"

face."

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (UP) ~~~International circles here have received reports that many leading Japanese are convinced weaken the Axis ties and strengthen those with Britain and the that Germany cannot win the war and they therefore desire to United States as rapidly as possible, consistent with "saving It is indicated that Japan does not intend to break openly and formally with the Axis. Such a course, it is reported, would be so abrupt as to cause grave. internal repercussions.

GERMANS LOSE 3 SHIPS

Tokyo spokesmen comment that. Japan would probably acquiesce fo the United States shipment of oil to

Destroyer & Trawler: Russin if the United States would

A

Cruiser Damaged

resume the oil shipments to Japan. This is Interpreted as a sample of the adjustment the Japanese may take.

Konoye Speech Awaited

clrcles speculated announcement is ilkely to be a notice whether Prince Konoye's impending

Informed an

LONDON, Sept. 9 (Reuter) German destroyer, armoured trawler and another vessel were sunk by the Royal Navy off Murmansk.

ON THE PRECEDING DAY, RUSSIAN PLANES BOMBED ENEMY AIRPORTS AND DESTROYED 85 GERMAN PLANES.

After smashing the better part of the eight | opposing divisions who lost 70 per cent. of their effectives, the retreating remnants were annihi- lated by Russian artillery which covered the Nazis on both sides,

One correspondent reports, "Our glorious troops are continuing their pursuit of the retreating enemy, not giving him a minute's rest or respite."

The Smolensk correspondent of the "Pravda" wired this morn- ing. that the Red Army advanc-} ing at the rate of eight miles a day for the past two days broke through the maze of German fortifications, attacking frontal- ly and on both flanks, and are now pursuing the Germans,

RUSSIAN WAR SUMMARY

26-Day Offensive being within 11 miles of Yeinya.

By Soviets

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, Sept. 9 (UP),—-

British

to the Japanese that negotiations have Authoritative been opened with the United States

The Wehrmacht have fortified the regions with heavily Built permanent blockhouses and an efsbarate system of trenches and entanglements which It was planned to use in the offensive against Moscow.

Flee In Disorder

circles The correspondent added that the to improve relations between the two asserted to-day that Russia had enemy, fleeing in disorder left thou- between ten Bud sands of unburled soldiers. The

countries.

mobilised

The German light cruiser Bremse was damaged and is be- Heved to have been sunk.

It is presumed that such negotin-Afteen million, men, and had Russions captured at least 102 guns, 200 machine-guns and 100,000 shells. There were no British casual. tions would be described in the same inflicted within three months

language that Mr Huil, the Secre-

The "Red Star" reported a Sovlet tary of State, used here

the Ger-counter-attack in the Gordastopol

the River Netrek, tributary

ties.

namely

greater casunities on

Built at Wilhelmshaven in 1931, "explorat way can be found 'mans than the latter suffered in region, as the Nazis werd ero the

Lan “honourable" escape any one year of the World War. Dnleberler tanks and aircraft

as a gunnery training ship, the to give Brembe la a 1,460-ton light cruiser from her present predicament, Japan with a length of 330 feet. She nor- might later abandon the Axis parti-

if Russian resistance mally carries a complement of 102 cularly

Her peacetime equipment is tinues to be strong. four B-inch guns and two 20-mm

-men.

A.A. guns, She is

capable of 27 knots.

an

oil burner

Italian Schooner Torpedoed

LONDON, Sept. 9 (Heuter).—"A large Italian schooner has been tor- pedoed and sunk by one of our sub- marines In the Central Mediter-

Washington Disturbed

rancan," states an Admiralty cam-Attacks On U. S. Ships,

munique.

The

battle for Leningrad had

the 100-mile fong Russian Unes from the Gulf of Finland to Lake Ladoga, defending Leningrad.

Soviat hammered at

dead,

northwest of Kiev.

Germans

SUNK OFF ICELAND

Special to the

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (UP)-The State Department has been informed that the Panamanian steamer Sessa, operated by the United States, was torpedoed and sunk on August 17 off Iceland. Twenty-four persons, Includ- ing an American lost their lives. Three survivors were picked up on September 6.

The Sessa was a former Danish vessel which was taken over by the Maritime Commission and operated by a Now, York firm in transporting supplies to Iceland." The State Department announced that the vessel carried foodstaffs, ́ cereal, lumber and other general cargo owned by the Government of Iceland. No arms, ammunition or war im plements were carried,

Mr Churchill Sums Up The Progress of the War

Special to the "Telegraph"

opportunity to make as Premier, Mr Winston Churchill in the House of Commons to-day sketch- LONDON, Sept. 9 (UP),—In one of the most optimistic speeches be has ever had the ed in rough outlines Britain's steadily improving war position and the plans to turn the Moscow.. London-Washington triangle into a tempered spearhead against Berlin.

U.S. Ship Illuminated When

Sunk by Nazis

Special to the "Telegraph”.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (UP)-It is unofficially stated that the American steamer Steel Seafarer, was lighted when bombed, and she carried special lights illuminating the American flag.

Iraqi Army Retaining Its Arms Commons Query

His optimism was sober and the speech lacked most of his usual verbal fireworks. But it was based on hard facts, such as the progress in the Battle of the Atlantic, the, stubborn Russian resistance and the expanding striking power of the Empire's Middle East forces.

Eachew Rosy Dreams

The Prime Minister cautioned against rosy dreams for the future and pounded emphatically through- The lone Amercian on the out the speech at the need for moro steamer Sessa was Radioman effort, and more sacrifices here and W. Mohammad. 44. The crew finally attack throughout the

In America to enable the Allies to vast included one Irishman, seven orch-like front running from the Danes, two Norwegians, two Aretle almost to the equator, Swedes, two Icelanders, five Portuguese, one Belgian,, five Britons, one Spaniard. The Cap. tain,-Niels-Nielsen, was a Dane.

for

Astonishing Statement

and Fockewulfs

He particularly emphasised the urgency for aiding Russia with every weapon and every pound of raw material that-the-democracies-can spare saying that German Comment

the collapse of Russia con- become intensified with furious fight destroyed hundreds of motor cars,

would cancel out at panzer columns and

every BERLIN, Sept. 9. (UP)-German favourable factor in his tally sheet Ing. Berlin claimed to be confident tuanks, mobile staff headquarters and that

authorised circles commenting upon and make the whole war situation the Nazis would оссиру

the sinking of the steamer Steel precarious in the extreme. Leningrad and Odessa "before the

large munition dumps. October

LONDON, Sept. 9 (Reuter). Seafarer said, "Naturally snowfall,"

there is Concurrently, ferries carrying infantry and artil- David Margesson, announced in likely to get hit"

The Russians also sank several The War Secretary, Captain shooting around Suez and any ships according to British reports, Germans had brought 500,000 frest from crossing the river.

lery and prevented, "the

venturing into the neighbourhood are Troops from the occupied

Mr Churchill's astonishing state- areas In

the House of Commons to-day in Europe and from Germany against

Other authorised sources said that ment that Britain during the The paper added that the bunke reply to a question that under the reports indicated that the Steel two months had accounted for three past der strewn with thousands of enemy the Armistice terms the Iraqi Seafarer was sailing with supplies mes the Axis shipping of the Ger

Russian Communique Army was permitted to retain extraordinary in the fact that it got could sink in part of the Battle of

Britain, adding, "We and nothing

man submarines MOSCOW, Sept. 9 (UP)-To-its arms and equipment. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Biggest Soviet Offensive

sunk if such was actually the case. the Atlantic, was the most favour "Off the harbour of Benghazi, {

night's communique states that Oght- WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (UP).

ing continued along the entire front. another submarine engaged two, self-

The Independent Member, Colonel the first press reports regarding the and Hitler had based his underwater

Competent quarters declined that able light since France General Timoshenko's central front The Red. army and Black Sea J. C. Wedgewood, naked whether this sinking of the steamer Sessa had

collapsed propelled supply lighters by gundre.Political circles are disturbed successes claimed by Moscow climax-marines defending Odessa during the was "not carrying appeasement to a just reached Berlin, but they declin-

Rect from Bergen to Bordeaux. Both were hit and damaged and one by the attacks on two United attack-the largest Russian offensive past ten days inflicted 20,000 casual- | ridiculous extent."

ed a 26-day persistent counter-

At the same time, he was forced may have been sunk."

States vessels yesterday, and falnce the start of the war,

ties on the Rumanians and captured

ed any kind of comment for the time to point out to Britain being.

United States neutrality patrol wAR Communique

they saw reason to take unusual Reference books show that

considerable booty.

Captain Margenson replied that Change In Policy that was not the view taken by LONDON, Sept. 9 (Reuter)~The seriousness at Mr Churchill's World War totailed 7,142,000 men,

largely responsible for the drop in German casualiles throughout the Latest Berlin Claim

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (Reuter).

North Atlantic sinkings and that the Admiralty communique says: "Light warning of possible concerted averaging 1,703,000 per annum. Of

those responsible, otherwise this con-There is reason to believe that the

Battle may be intensified TURN to Back. Pago, Column 5 Nazi assaults on

BERLIN, Sept. 9 (UP)-Com-dition would not have been inserted TURN to Back Page, Column 3 United States aide of the Atlantic the the United these casualties 1,773,000 were killed, states that German troops have com

petent German milliary quarters in the Armistice terms. States Atlantic patrol lines.

namely about 443,200 annually.

moment the necessity of halting There has been an almost universal

pletely cut off Leningrad from Lake The Labour Member, Mr Em-

American shipments outweighs

weighs the Recaptured By Soviet

desire to avoid provoking the United nasumption that Hitler would nvold

Ladoga and that it can be assumed rannuel Shinwell, asked whether Second Donation To

States. attacks

United States ships

(WAR COMMENTARY BY "ANNALIST")

that the German troops have contact-precautions have been taken so that

As a because that would be the surest way

ed the Finnish troops on the Karelian Iraqi arms would not be used against to incite the United States, but to-

LONDON, Sept. D (Reuter)--"Our

Isthmus. day some circica

These claims mend that the only were of the opinion troops have occupied the town of

Captain Morgesson replied: "Yes," that itler might, in desperation, Yelnya." This is only the second remaining route of communications order attacks just as the Kaiser did occasion since fighting began on the for Leningrad by lord or sen is the

President's Mother

Laid To Rest

Simple Ceremony

on

the

us.

in 1917, although he realises that it eastern front that the Russians have TURN to Back Page, Column 4 Malayan would probably bring the United named a town recaptured from the States into the war.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" HYDE PARK, Sept. 9 (UP). -----Mrs - Sara Delano Roosevelt was buried to-day, in the ceme- tery of St James Episcopal [:ja church beside her husband, James.

ed

The President, -- surrounded by

"In mid-afternoon in library

the

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Mr Duff Cooper Senses Lessening Of Tension

members of his family and several SINGAPORE, Sept. 9 (Reuter)There would appear to intimate friends among the retainers have been a slowing down of the tempo if not temperature In of the Hyde Park estale, participated" in the simple ceremony which start- Japan," declared Mir Alfred Duff Cooper in an interview with spacious the press here to-day: "This is something to be thankful for." Only the President lott Mr Duff Cooper arrived here

the First, sons James,

Mr Duff Cooper said that he had and their wives, Mrs by clipper from Manila. Heitle to add to his previous state- Franklin Roosevelt Junior, the Presi- left London on August Gonments regarding Japan which can be dent's aunt and uncle and a few em what ho described as a mission summarised on that Japan has missed ployees of the

astate were to report direct to the War the Far East are now immeasurably of the 1,200-pore

the bus since : Britain's defences in present.

Eight volces formed which Cabinet regarding the possibili- stronger than a year ago.

selected by the Fres- ties of establishing a dev Rwas his mother's centralised unit, of the'. War | and then with final plea Cabinet in Singapore which

Thailand Questioned regarding Britain's re- ribens

Then eight would co-ordinate British policy action to possible, further Japanese of whom have throughout the Far East and encroachments for example into Served the President: for more. than eliminate constant references to vary ectious view will be taken of Thailand Mr Diff Cooper, said: "A two score years-lifted; the maho- adly casket arki" carried it to the problems to various departments any further Japanese, ngaression

in London:

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to the "God of Peace,

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Defence

*Extension

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” SINGAPORE, Sept. 9 (Domici).-— . The Malayan Government announced the extension of the Malaya const defence area bordering on the China Sea to A point over 200 miles north of Singapore placing the endre entire eastern seaboard of Pahang under. milltary control. The affects the mouths of Malay rivers flowing Into the China Sea which are placed under military control.

measure

Bomber Fund

*

that the

on the

result of the favourable turn in the highscas warfare, Britain will probably Import in 1941 an even A cheque for $500 has been re- materials and foodstuffs than was greater tonnago of weapons, raw ceived from Messrs. Utoomal and thought possible when the year be Assudamal Company, representing

gan. The annou

considering the Bomber, Fund. In a letter accom- sad picture of the Battle of the panying the gift, the donors promise Atlantic last spring when the sink- to contribute, $100 per month asings for outstripped any possible con- long as the Fund exists."

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the

firm's second donation to the mendous imporcement is of tre

New Governor Arrives

Welcomed At Pier

His Excellency Sir Mark Young, the new Governor of Hongkong, arrived this morning under rather unusual circums- tances in that due to the exigencies of war the populace had to be informed by the sounding of the air raid siren two hours in- advance. Pier Reception

The steamer by which the

On landing, Sir. Mark Young was

Mr Campbell Out Governor Designate arrived was received by Hills Excellenry the Omeer

Of Danger

met outside the harbour by a Administering the Government, the launch in which were the Har Hon Mr N. Smith, who then in bour Master, Commander J troduced

him to His Excellency, the

C. M. Maltby, His Honour

Public Works Department%who Smith, A.D.02 The official party the Chic Coffe

Mr J. G. Campbell, of the Jolly and Captain S. H. Batty General Ca

General: Officer: Commanding, Major

Group

was taken to the Kowloon was escorted into harbour by Gregor and

four Royal Air Force planes, Hon Capt. As Hospital on ✨ Sunday." suf from the effects of poloding, which circled, overhead as His embers of the Executive Council was, stated this morning to be Excellency disembarked at were then introduced, cllowed by out of danger.

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Qucezi's Pier.“