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FOUNDED 1831 No. 16570

二拜禮辦三廿月九英港香

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1941. BAA

Another U.S. SAVAGE FIGHTING

Ship Sunk

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (Reuter)—Another Ameri-" can ship has been sunk in the Atlantic.

The State Department officially announced. to-day that the Government- owned ship, Pink Star (6,859 tons) was attacked in wulers around Iceland and sunk.

WNY

She

flying the Panamanian flag.

This is the fourth Ameri- can merchant ship to he sunk by the Axis, the three previous ones being the Montana, the Sessa and the Steel Scafurer.

Incredible

IN

PROGRESS: ORDERED RETREAT BY BUDENNY

LONDON, SEPT. 22 (REUTER) —FOLLOWING_THE_STATEMENT ANNOUNCED BY MOSCOW And the german report THAT THE CAPITAL Of the Ukraine is in A. STATE OF “INDESCRIBABLE DEVASTATION”, INTEREST IS TO-DAY FOCUSSED UPON THE SAVAGE FIGhting whiCH IS PROCEEDING EAST OF THE CITY.

HERE REGULARS OF THE SOVIET ARMY, SUPPLEMENTED BY DETACHMENTS OF THE HOME GUARD, ARE REPORTED TO BE FIGHTING A GALLANT REARGUARD ACTION. REPORTS OF THE OUTCOME of this fighting are KEENLY AWAITED. MEANWHILE THE GERMANS CLAIM TO HAVE ANNIHILATED LARGE. BODIES OF TROOPS IN THIS AREA AND TO HAVE TAKEN 150,000 PRISONERS.

Devastation

On

The reluctant Nazi admission that the Russians have left behind only a city of ruins' and wreckage ¦ would

Soviet War Front Described indicate that Marshal Budenny made an orderly retreat.

Professing concern for Kiev's population, the Germans declare: "By their destructive rage, the

(By "Reuter's" Special Correspondent in Russia) YELNYA, (Smolensk Front).—I am writing this dispatch from Yelnya, the Bolsheviks have endangered the lives of tens of thousands principal town of the large salient which the Russians recaptured after smashing in the cruellest fashion." But it is pointed out here cight German divisions in a month-long battle which proved one of the war's fiercest that there is no basis for this statement. struggle.

King Boris To Make Fateful Decision

Special to the "Telegraph"

ANKARA, Sept. 22 (UP)-Turkish political circles report that King Boris of Bulgaria has either arrived at Hitler's hend quarters or is about to lenye for a most important conference.

It is believed these talks will precede a rupture within the next few days of Bulgarian-Russian relations and possiby

declaration of war against Russia.

It is believed that King Boris is strongly resisting a declara-

overrode.

It is now nearly week since

1 left Moscow for the first trip to the front accorded any foreign journalist. Since then I have travelled along many roads -often incredible roads-along the Smolensk sector of the eastern front,

One recaptured village I visited remains very vividly in iny memory. Unlike so many others, there were a few houses stili standing but the only inhabitants were one pensani, three

SERIOUS BLOW

Orderly Withdrawal

In fact observers here take hope from the German reports considering that the thorough devastation inflicted on this holy Russian city indicates not only an orderly withdrawal of the armed forces but that Kiev's

But Loss Of Kiev Is civilians were properly evacunt-

Not Knock-out

WAR COMMENTARY BY "ANNALIST"

ed.

This would indiente considerablus preparation beforehand and would imply that the city's defenders had laid plans in advance by which they

children and one blind woman, and : LONDON, Sept. 22 (Reuter).hope to insure the outcome of the she had been rendered insane by theIt would be idle to deny that engagements which are now proceed- experiences through which she the loss of Kiev is a seriousing. passed.

I saw her wandering from place blow,

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NO STRIKEtion of war but is likely to be were already AT STEAM

LAUNDRY

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The

destruction and

Budenny's New Line LONDON, Sept. 22 (Reuter).—

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Wants Neutrality

Act Altered

Mr Cordell Hull's Views

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (Reuter).—Mr Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, indicated that he favours revision of the Neutrality Act.

Mr Hull recalled that when in 1935 the Act was passed, he. had said that it was as likely to get the United States into war as to keep the United States out of war.

ITALIAN LINERS SUNK

Deletion of the arms embargo from that Act, Mr Hull made clear, is not sufficient to clear the way for aid to Britain.

Asked whether there was undue pessimism regarding the plight of Itussin, Mr Hull said that from the way the Russians were fighting there did not seem to be any pessimism over there.

LONDON, Sept. 22 (Reuter). negotiations were continuing in on Mr Hut also said "that" "diplomatic" The destruction of two Italian effort to work out a settlement be- liners and damage to а third tween Peru and Ecuador. Italian liner was announced by the Admiralty this afternoon,

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ne pall, one sheepsisin and, a few town is a loss to civilisation but TURN to Back Page, Column 3 to place with her only possessions wreckage of this beautiful old A special correspondent of the pathetic rags. But the three children it is far from being a knock-out

busy digging up potatoes from the recaptured fields, low either to the Soviet forces

Devastated Country Wants Bulgarian Unity SOFIA. Sept. 22 (UP)-The Pre-countryside was devastated by the Hereabouts and castwards the

Budenny in particular.

It shows that if a determined com- M. Filoir, addressing the Germans before they were driven mander is prepared to pay the price, directors and leaders of numerous out by the Russian pincer movement he can achieve very considerable

No Prediction Bulgarian professions to-day apturther west. The result of this successes, but the price at Kiev must)

The communique reads: "On WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (Reuter). The threatened strike at the and a fight against pincer movement was that thousands have been appallingly high and the

Communism.

Thursday, September 18, sub-Mr Cordell Hull told newspapermen. Steam Laundry Company did

The press and radio simultaneously while other German forces were com-inter: "How often will the Germans

to-day that he had tried for some of Germans were killed or captured question is bound to arise sooner or

marines of the Mediterranean time to indicate that he believed that not materialise this morning. attacked Bolshevism. One radio pelled to withdraw rapidly from the be able to afford it?"

LONDON, Sept. 22 (Reuter)An Fleet on patrol in the Central the important munitions works at Vlasin

Neutrality Act should Instead all of the employees, with commentator asserted that the Bul-haltle-neck, abandoning strong posi-

Southern With the conquest of each position, | in the exception of a few members of garlans should distinguish between tions and masses of equipment,

Bobemla has been Mediterranean successfully at- changed, but he declined to predict a new one seems to rear itself before destroyed as the result of a violent tacked the Czarists and the present regimes

1 fast and heavily whether or when repeal or revision the committee representing

The Germans are now 11

might be expected. German miles the workers' interests, reported for duty and concluded with a plea for a fight west of Yelnya and are being driven armies appear which show the same Ing Czecho-Slovak circles In London, reinforcements to Libya.

advance and new explosion, according to news reach escorted Italian convoy carrying, He declared that the Lease-Lend at the usual time and, according to against Communism.

further away.

undaunted resolution of those who says "Ies

Act was based primarily on the doc the manager of the company, the

No State of Siege

Diplomatie Corres- Smolensk is still in German hands have fallen back after inflicting a pondent.

The convoy consisted of three trine of self-defence and it provided situation is normal.

LONDON, Sept. 22 (Reuter).-No

but the Russians are not very far off. maximum of punishment on the The works was concerned with liners. Two have been destroyed. a way to go further as the necessities afternoon represents-state of siege has been declared in In Yelnya, the only building reis- enemy. Yesterday

third It is probable that the

was of defence increased. of the Steam Laurem Bulgaria, says an official Sofia amainder of this town, which former-

filling shelling cases with explosives. tively intact is one church. The re-

Replying to a question whether Sugaring The Pill It is known that at least 90 Germans damaged. ployees Interviewed the Labour buncement quoted by Rome Radio. 1y had 6,000 inhabitants, now consists

brought from the Relch to work in similar to the steamer Vulcania of President Roosevelt from the Japan- One of the liners in this convey was another letter had been received by Omeer, Mr B. C, Hawkins requesting

(Another Radio on Friday last des- mainly of a few clilmney stacks and seized the moment of the capture of now undergoing hospital treatment, were of approximately the same Mr Hull said that he had no

It is significant that the Germans this factory are among the wounded 24,400 tons. The other two liners Prime Minister, Prince Konoye, his Intervention for the reinstatement of workers who had been dismissed cribed It us a "state of emergency") heaps of rubble and ashes,

Klev to publish their first detailed but nothing is known as to the num-tonnage. Forced Labour

ist of the alleged losses in the first ber killed.

Following the explosion, German Schooners Destroyed A large number of the Infubionts three months of the campaign. Al-

CAIRO, Sept. 23 (UP)The ARF. were trappel by the sudden arrival though over 400,000 casualties are troops immediately surrounded the TURN to Back Page, Column admitted, the figures are felt by ex-wrecked buildings and invesilgation destroyed two large Italian schooners

perts to be ridiculously low and it was started, but thus far this is evident that the High Command proved quite fruitiess,

destroyer in the region of Tripoli

the

from the Company, but the Labour Officer informed them that he was not in a position to do anything.

Later in the evening the entire laundry staff were addressed by the company's manager.

"VANGUARD OF VICTORY”

Our Battleships Repaired In U.S. WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (Reuter).

in

"Keuter's"

formation about it.

hus and successfully attacked an IREPORTED Explosions In Home xaited for some success to sugar the At almost the same time, a power- recently. "One schooner, after being ATTACK AT GIBRALTAR

Factories

The Navy Department announces

pil before they dared to make any station Trebenice was wrecked by hit, blew up with such terrific force that 12 British warships, including

announcement,

another explosion, a great part of one of our aircraft making the attack three battleships, have been

There is no further news as to the the buildings being destroyed. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH**

TURN to Back Page, Column 4 United States ports in addition to

fighting at Leningrad or in the those mentioned a

a day or two ago. omcially announced that one person

LONDON, Sept. 22 (UP)-It Is vicinity of Smolensk. All 12 have now

Further south the Germans appear left again, was killed and three injured in a to be aiming at Rostov In the mouth South Africans At War were the battleships Resolution, northwest factory explosion. The of the Don but. Kharkov is more

They Malaya and Rodney: the auxillaries damage was slight and production likely to be the next Important tar PRETORIA,, Sept. 22 (Reuter) Canton, Southern Prince, Montclare, was not affected.. Copies of "the Vanguard of Victory," Bulolo, and Launia; the corvettes

get us it would threaten the whole. the official book on the South African Tulip and Clarkia; the

Another explosion occurred in a Dpnetz Basin. campaign in East Africa, are being Richmond and the armed merchant fire but the large staff escaped with- destroyer Middlesex factory causing a serious sent by Field Marshal Smula South cruiser Auranin.

out injury.

Minister, to Mr

African Primewill. Queen

Mr

Wilhel

Winston minu, President Roosevelt, Prime Ministers of the other Dominions, tie

Viceroy of India and the Com-. manders-in-Chief of the British arm ed forces.

Churchill's

will be ac copy

4 To Queon

1s

Hope For U.S. - Japan Talks Not Yet Dead

Special to the "Telegraph"

componted by the following message | from Field Marshal Smuts:

"You said to Mussolini, we will tear your empire to shreds and tatters South African forces have

SHANGHAI, Sept. 22 (UP)-Despite Mr Cordell Hull's re- helped in doing so. I am sending pented refusals to discuss the Japanese-American, "exploratory you this booklet telling you how we talk," diplomatic sources here insist that parallel negotiations did:1"

Queon Wilhelmina, Field Mar- are still continuing at Tokyo and Washington which are almed shal Smuts says: "My dearcat wish at establishing a basis from which the two nations can proceed that the glorious victories of our into a more concrete stage, aimed at eventual rapprochement, sons and daughters, worthy descend- ants of two great freedom-loving The "United Press" has learn What constituted the preliminary peoples, may also be the fore-runner ed from the utmost reliable stage is not entirely clear; however, fatherland.beration of sources that leaders in Tokyo these sources believed that they en- field Marshal Smuts sent a copy of last week fully anticipated that the part of the two nations, the chief visaged a broad general statement on the book with

message the preliminary stage of the of which would be the announcement personal to every South African who parti negotiations was on the verge of Japan's willingness to cipated in the campaign, and Mrs of being passed which would further aggression northward and forego Smuts is sending a copy with opon, the way for further authward, and pledge open segon "personal massage to the veintiyes

tlaris aimed at a settlement of the casualty in the campal negotiations.

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LATEST

Ex-Shah Disgorges Part

Of Loot From Iranians

in-

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH NEW YORIL, Sept 22 (UP)— connection with the reported Italian attack on Gibraltar, it is recalled that Italy Used

the so-called suicide. boats-one-mari torpedo boats in previous operations.

The small craft aré

are usually launch- ed at night time from larger warships and consist chiefly of a torpedo The pilot cula loose shortly before steered at the target at high speed, the target is hit, hoping to be picked

up,

Italian View

(By "Reuter's" Special Correspondent) TEHERAN, Sept. 22-Seven new Ministers are included In. the reconstituted Iranian Cabinet which the Premier Furughi has presented to Parliament. The remaining four members were in the makeshift Cabinet formed after the cessation of, Iranian military resistance.

The two emissaries, sent by the Italian assault units which entered HOME, Sept. 22 (UP)The The most important of the Isfahan have now returned, bearing stated, were similar to those who at Government to tha ex,Shah ut

Gibraltar harbour, it is rellably new Ministers are:

uletler in which the ex-Shah cedes tacked Malia on July 25. They wore Foreign Affairs-All Sohaill, formalf his property In Iran to er Minister of the Interior and at one Iranian people. The ex-Shah at steered the torpedo close to the ob

manned by two-mon crews who time Ambassador to Kabul. My retains his enormous wealth deposited

War Minister. General Ahmed In foreign banks, mostly, in America stern was unhooked and used. as an jectives after which a detachable Nakhjevan, whom the Shah dismiss-estimated by some Iranians to total outboard motorboat in which they ed from the War Ministry and threw nearly £45,000,000,000,00 Into prison when the "Cease Fire"

the

Allier Outside Teheran tried to escape. Minister of the Interior-General reports that Allled troops, had oc

SIMLA, Sept. 22 (Router)Recent

was ordered.

Amonolah Jahanbani, who was cupied Teheran are incorrect, states JUNO CASUALTIES

:.

- communications

SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" with LONDON, Sept 22{{

(UP)--The

FACT: HISmissed from the Ministry of diet were subjected to Admiralty, bas,"anndunced the fol

and deprived of his.

educated in Russie and whom the an official communique Issued here. Shah two years ago, in a moment of It says: "Owing to atmospheric Industry

Tran his general- Pinister of Education Dr Interference in the last few days lowing casualties missing, presumed Isan It is now established liat recent prose killed from the destroyer. Juno Sadiq educated at Cambridge, Paris and radio reports to the effect that which was lost at Crete: and Columbia Universit

Allied The new Cabinet is

Troops have occupied Teheran Lieutenants JH Bearley, G Bro Incorrect. Allied forces are still Gaard and WT Stach arkamded pulandit, the diy kar vas Ec