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TOUNDED 1081 二拜禮 號三廿月九英港香 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1941. 日三月八

No. 10570

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 today that the Government- owned ship, Pink Star (6,859 tons) was attacked in waters around Iceland Land sunk.

She was flying the Panamanian flag.

This is the fourth Ameri. can merchant ship to be sunk by the Axis, the three previous ones heing the Montana, the Sessa and the Steel Seafarer.

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

Purchase & Sale of Sleepers Evidence at A.R.P. Inquiry

Evidence of the purchase and sale of thousands of railway sleepers was given this morning when the inquiry into matters relating to the architectural office of the Air Raid Precautions Department was resumed, after an interval of three days.

King Boris To Make

Fateful

Decision

Special to the "Telegraph"

ANKARA, Sept. 22 (UP).-Turkish political circles report

A

The Commission comprises His Honour Mr P. E. V. Cressell (Chal- man). Me S. Humpden Ross, ankl anu Mr L. C. F. Bellamy with Mr K. M. A. Barnett as Secretary, Mr G. G. N. Tinson appeared for Wing-Coindr A. H. S. Stecle-Perkins, and Mr D. 1. lake appeared for Kin Lace and Co., contractors for the building of A.R.P tunnets In Kowloon.

The first witness called this morn- ing was Leung Kwal-chun.

The Chairman: What are you? Witness: I am the proprietor of

What Company is that?--Import and Export merchants.

Were you ever connected with any

PRISONERS.

The reluctant Nazi admission that the Russians have left behind only a city of ruins and wreckage would indicate that Marshal Budenny made an orderly retreat. Professing concern for Kiev's population, the "By their destructive rage, the Germans declare: Bolsheviks have endangered the lives of tens of thousands in the cruellest fashion." But it is pointed out here that there is no basis for this statement.

1

SERIOUS BLOW

But Loss Of Kiev Is Not Knock-out ·

ihat King Boris of Bulgaria has either arrived at Hitler's head-the Kin Wah Company. quarters or is about to leave 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 other company besides that? Prior-It would be idle to deny that declaration of war against Russia.

NO STRIKE AT STEAM LAUNDRY

cm-

Yesterday afternoon representa- tives of the Steam Laundry

the bour ployees Interviewed Officer, Mr B. C. Hawkins requesting his Intervention for the reinstatement of workers who had been dismissed from the Company, but the Labour

Omeer informed them that he was not in a position to do anything.

It is believed that King Boris

is strongly resisting a declara- tion of war but is likely to overrode.

be

(Another Radio on Friday Just des- ribed it as a "state of emergency".

to July 31, 1941, 1 was the business.

WAR COMMENTARY BY "ANNALIST"

LONDON, Sept. 22 (Reuter).

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

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Colony Sees Solar Eclipse

Although the morning was overcast and disappointed thousands who patiently waited to see the eclipse on Sun- day, there were moments when the phenomenon could be observed as this picture, taken by the New China News- photos, testifies.

Wants Neutrality Act Altered

Mr Cordell Hull's Views WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (Reuter). -Mr Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, indicated that ho favours revision of the Neutrality Act.

civilians were properly evacuat- had said that it was as likely to get the United States into war

ed.

This would indicate considerable preparation beforehand and would imply that the city's defenders had Juld plans in advance by which they engagements which are now proceed- [hope to Insure the outcome of the

ing

(Reuter)-

of the

Budenny's New Lino monger of the National Develop the loss of Kiev is a serious ment Finance Corporation.

blow. .The destruction and

LONDON, Sept. 22 When was that company formed?-wreckage of this beautiful old

correspondent The preparation to form the company town is a loss to civilisation but TURN to Back Page. Column 5

A special began in 1939 and this company was formed and business, contenced it is far from being a knock-out

blow.cither to the Soviet forces.

| July__3,1940,

Bought Sleepers

What was it formed for?-in con- nection with finance.

in general or those of Marshal Munitions

Budenny in particular.

enemy.

a

сп the

Explosion In Bohemia

Mr Ilull recalled that when in 1935 the Act was passed, hé

as to keep the United States out of war.

ITALIAN LINERS SUNK

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

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

of

Mr Hull also said that diplomatic effort to work out a, settlement be- -negotiations were continuing in.... an. tween Peru and Ecuador.

No Prediction

LONDON, Sept. 22 (Reuter), Wante-Bulgarian-Unity-

The destruction of two Italian SOFIA, Sept. 22 (UP).—The Pre-|

Hiners and damage to ↑ third mier. M. Filoft.

the addressing

It shows that if a determined com-

Italion liner was announced by directors and leaders of numerous Bulgarian professions to-day, ap-

munder is prepared to pay the price

The Admiralty this afternoon. Di you ever buy any. railway he enn achieve very considerable The threatened strike at the pealed for unity and a fight against sleepers?--Yes.

The communique reads: "On | WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (Reuter), When?-On June

successes, but the price at Klev must 16. 1940, we Steam Laundry Company did Communism,

Thursday, September 18, sub-Mr Cordell Itull told newspapermen have been appallingly high and the press and radio simultaneously purchased 210,000 pieces of sleepers. question is bound to brise sooner or The not materialise this morning.

One radio You

marines or the Mediterranean to-day that he had tried for some time.to indicate that he believed that purchased them from the M

LONDON, Sept. 22 (Reuter)-An Fleet on patrol in the. Contral the Neutrality Act should bo Instead all of the employees, with attacked Bolshevism. the exception of a few members of commentator asserted that the Bui- Jardine Engineering Corporation? later: "How often will the Germans

be able to afford

It?

important munitions works at Vlasi Mediterranean successfully at changed, but he declined to predict in Southern Bohemin has been the committee representing the Karians should distinguish between Yes.

They were sold on behalf of the

With the conquest of each position, e new one seans to rear itself before destroyed as the result of a violent tacked a fast and heavily whether or when repesor revision workers' interests, reported for duty the Czarists and the present regimes

might be expected. at the usual time and, according to and concluded with a plea for a fight Chinese Government? Yes.

the German advance and new explosion, according to news reach-escorted Italian convoy carrying

He declared that the Lease-Lend How much did you pay for that armies appear which show the same, ing Czecho-Slovak circles in London, reinforcements, to. Libya.

Act was based primarily on the đọc- the manager of the company, the against Communtam.

tot? There were two Icinds situation is normal.

No State of Siege sleepers; one lot comprising 70,000 have fallen back after inflicting

ofundaunted resolution of those who says "Reuler's" Diplomatic Corres- The convoy consisted of three trine of self-defence and it provided.

pondent. LONDON, Sept. 22 (Reuter)-No selected ones. were bought at $2.00 maximum of punishment

linera. Two have been destroyed, a way to go further as the necessities The works was concerned with it is probable that the third was of defence increased.. state of siege has been declared in each and the remainder, 140,000 un-

filing shelling cases with explosives, damaged,

Replying to a question. whether It is known that at Icast 00 Germans Bulgaria, says an official Soña an-selected ones, were bought at $2.70

each.

Sugaring The Pill

One of the liners in this convoy was another letter had been received by brought from the Reich to work in similar to the steamer Vulcanin of President Roosevelt from the Japan- nouncement quoted by Rome Radio.

Who did you sell these sleepers te?

this factory are among the wounded 24,400 tons. The other two It is significant that, the Germans

liners eae Prime Minister, Prince Konoye, To a number of local firms, all seized the moment of the capture of now undergoing hospital treatment, were of approximately the

same Mr Hull said that he had no in- timber merchants.

but nothing is known as to the mum-

formation about it. Klev to publish their first detailed Can you mention some of the firms list of the alleged losses in the first

ber killed.

tonnage.. sold to? We sold 50,000 to three months of the campaign. Al-

Following the explosion, German,

Schooners Destroyed

First Shot TURN to Back Page, Column 3 though over 400.000, casunilles are troops immediately surrounded the CAIRO, Sept. 22 (UP)—The AR.F. |`.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (Reuter), ladmitted, the figures are felt by ex- wrecked buildings and Investigation destroyed two large Italian schooners

was started, but thus far this has and successfully attacked an Italian-Mr Cordell Hull's statement is seen perts to be ridiculously low and it

destroyer in the region of Tripoli in Washington as the first shat - In Explosions In Home

waited for some success to sugar the At almost the same time, a power- recently. "Ono schooner, after being the campaign to get Congress to re- till before Factories

dared to make any station at Trebenice was wrecked by hit, blew up with such terrific force peal what has now become a most they

another explosion, a great pati announcement,

of one of our aircraft making the attack hampering measure in connection There

no further news as to the the buildings being destroyed. TURN to Back Page, Column 4 with the development of the. Ad

of: ald all LONDON, Sept. 22 (UP)—It is fighting at Leningrad or In the

of Smolensk. oficially announced that one person vither south the Germans appear

Aghting Nazi-ism. was killed and three injured in a

Its repeal would enable President not only to arm merchant-! rthwest factory explosion, The to be aiming at Hostov in the mouth damage was slight and production of the Don but Kharkov is more

TURN to Back" Pago, Column' "One hundred German planes were was not affected. PRETORIA, Sept. 22 (Reuter) destroyed on September 20, including

kely to be the next important tar- Coples of "the Vanguard of Victory" 28 brought down in air combats and Middlesex factory causing a serious Donetz Basin.

Another explosión. occurred in a get as it would threaten the whole the official book on the South African | 72 destroyed on acrodromes. We fire but the large staff escaped with- campaign in East Africa, are being lost 21, aircraft." sent by Field Marshal.

South Smuts Prime Minister, To Mr African Winston Churchill, Queen Wilhel

President Roosevelt, Prime Ministers of the other Dominions, the Viceroy of India and the Com- munders-in-Chief of the British arm- ed forces.

Later in the evening the entire

laundry staff, were addressed by the 100 NAZI PLANES

company's manager.

"VANGUARD OF VICTORY"

South Africans At War

Mr Churchill's copy will be ac- companied by the following message from Field Marshal Smule:

You said to Mussolini, we will shreds and tear your empire to fatters. South African forces have helped in doing so. I am sending you this booklet telling you how wo To queen Wilhelmina, Field Mar- ut Smuts says: "My dearest wish is that the glorious victories of our sons and daughters, worthy descend-

ahul

DOWNED

MOSCOW, Sept. 23 (Reuter).-The following is the text of the Soviet) midnight communique issued by thei Soviet Information Bureau:

"On September 22, our troops front the enemy along the entire

you

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

cut injury.

Hope For U.S. - Japan

Talks Not Yet Dead

Special to the "Telegraph"

SHANGHAI, Sept. 22 (UP)Despite Mr Cordell Hull's re- peated refusals to discuss the Japanese-American "exploratory talk," diplomatic sources here insist that parallel negotiations are still continuing at Tokyo and Washington which are almed at establishing a basis from which the two nations can proceed into a more concreto stage, aimed at eventual rapprochement. ants of two great freedom-loving The "United Press" has learn- What constituted the preliminary also be the fore-runnered from the utmost reliable stage--not entirely-clear-however, eventual liberation of your sources that lenders in Tokyo these sources believed that they en- Field Marshal Smula sent a copy of last week fully anticipated that visaged a brand general statement on the book with a personal message the preliminary stage of the the part of the two nations, the chief

for the

may

to every South African who parti- negotiations was on the verge #cipated in the campaign and Mrs of being passed which would

Smuts is sending a copy; with n personal message to the relatives of open the way

Vain the campaign. negotiations.

of which would be the announcement

of Japan's willingness to forego

further, aggression northward and

for further soulliward, and pledge open negotia-

tians aimed at a settlement of the -China-wärkten

is evident that the High Command

LATEST

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proved qulie fruitless.

Ex-Shah Disgorges Part

trien's policy.

Of Loot From Iranians REPORTED

(By "Reuter's" Special Correspondent)

10

ATTACK AT

TEHERAN, Sept. 22-Seven new Ministers are included in GIBRALTAR

the reconstituted' Iranian Cabinet which the Premier Furught has presented to Parliament. The remaining four members were in the makeshift Cabinet formed after the cessation of Iranian military resistance."

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHO NEW YORK, Sopt 22 (UP)-

The two emissaries sent by the connection with the reported Italian Government to the ex-Shali at attack on Gibraltar, it is recalled that The most important of the Isfahan have now returned, bearing Italy used the so-called suleido new Ministers are:

letter in which the ex-Shah cedes boats-one-man torpedo boatsir? Foreign Affairs Ali Sohalli, form- all his proptere ex-Shah still

in Iran to the previous operations. er Minister of the Interior and at one Iranian people.

The small craft are usually launch- Ume Ambassador to Kabul.

War Minister General Ahmed in foreign bonus wealth depositeded at night time from larger warships mostly in America, and consist chiefly of a torpedo Nakhjovan, who the Shak dismiss-calimated by some Iranians to total steered at the target at high speed. ed from the War Ministry and threw nearly £45,000,00 de Teheran the target is hit, hoping to be pleked The pliot cuts loose shortly before when the "Cense Fire" Allies Outside

relaina hiy

up,

Italian View

ROME,

Into prison was ordered:

SIMLA, Sept. 22 (Reuter)-Recent Minister of the Interior-General

reports that Ailled troops had oc Amonolah Jahanbani, who was cupled Tchoran oro incorrect, states

Sept 22 (UP) The educated in Russia and whom the an official communique Issued here. Italları assault units which enlèred Shah, two years Ago,

"In a moment of it communications ; with stated, were similar to those who`nt

-to atmospherie Gibraltar harbour, it is reliably rage

dismissed from the Ministry of disturbances

Iran and Iraq were subjected to tocked Malta on July 25. They were whoi

industry and deprived of his genereference in the last few days. { manned by two-man crewa

minister of Education. Dr. Issa It is now established that recent press atcerod

Atceres the torpedo close to the ob Badian educated at Cambridge, Paris and radio reports to the effect that Jectives after which a detachable and Columbia University, **

Allled, troops, have occupied Feheran stern was unhooked and used as an The new Cabinet is regarded as are incorrect Allied forces are still outboard motorbog In welck they politically strong

encamped outalda

tried to escape