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LENINGRAD SITUATION Nazis Urging Japan To Go IMPROVES:

STRONG

RED COUNTER-ATTACKS

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH"

MOSCOW, SEPT. 28 (UP). THE POSITION AT LENINGRAD APPEARS TO HAVE SOMEWHAT IMPROVED ON SUNDAY. DISPATCHES REPORTED STIFFENING RESISTANCE IN SEVERAL AND THE Growing strength oF THE RUSSIAN COUNTER-ATTACKS. SUB-SECTORS THE RUSSIANS BROKE through THE NAZI DEFENCES CONSISTING OF SEVERAL LINES OF TRENCHES 150 METRES APART AND SEIZED THE FORTIFIED POSITION.

The Germans appeared to have advanced newhere. The "Red Star in a dis- patch asserted that Leningrad itself had become an invulnerable bastion and that every inhabitant had become a warrior. The city's approaches consist of an elaborate system of barricades including dug-outs and pillboxes which are everywhere. Factories have been organised on military lines and individual

USUAL WEEKLY

DRUBBING

Raids On Italian Bases

shops are now constituting companies and, platoons

under the command of former managers,

time WORLD'S

CAIRO, Sept. 28 (Router).—The R.A.F. had a busy time between Friday night and Saturday night, bombing and

machine-gunning targets at Sardinia, Sicily, Taranto. Palermo,! GREATEST

Agrimento, Bardin and Mersa Lukk,

Bases

and aerodromes at Elmas in Sardinia were raided

BATTLES

A London message states that according to authoritative quarters, the fact that the Ger mans have made no new claims in the Ukraine and Crimea could be construed as a favourable. factor and also that rain is con- tinuing to fall along the entire front. Fighting continues in

OPERATIONS and a large number of seaplanes No Soviet Weakening the strongly defended Crimea.

A

OF WEEK

BY RAF

WAR COMMENTARY BY "ANNALIST"

י.

ebm-

guns, two radio outfits and a large

were severely damaged as well

Moscow Communique as defending aircraft.

The hangar and wireless station ut LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reuter).

"Moscow announced. "In #1 Mursala aerodrome at Borizza and-The war on the eastern front munique that 18 tanity 41 armoured the electrical plont at Porto Em- enters its 15th week to-day. For cars with ammunition, ten, mine- pedocle also sustained damage, air-98 days Soviet forces have been sweeping batteries were destroyed. craft being

ond ground exposed to the full weight of the hundreds of prisoners were taken, 48 LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reuter). “To the Gulf of Taranto, e merchant/ German military machine. Over Runs, 19 mine-throwers, 66 machine-

crews machined. -R.A.F. operations over Ger vessel was set on fire by the RAF. zone, nearly 2,000 miles long. amount of rifles have been captured. many and occupied territory who on Friday night attacked Paler-German panzers, and Stukas, The Russian forces continues fight- during the week ending at dawn me harbour and Agrimento with with infantry support, haveing on all fronts. on. September 28 were much success, a large fire breaking out at hammered and battered at the western sector, the Russians com- After seven days of fighting on the reduced by unfavourable wen- the Intler objective.

Bardia harbour and neighbouring Russian lines with never-ceasing manded by Comrade Uckevich forced ther.

dumps were attacked yesterday as pressure.

the Germans to leave their reinforced"] well as transport at Mersa Lukk,

Millions of men have been engaged positions. Eighteen infantry Strong forces of bombers and one Messerschmitt being destroyed in in this titanic struggle, which is un-panies were annihilated and 2,300 -fighters mädo-successful-attacks the-Bardia-ruid;---

doubtedly-the-greatest-battle-ever German officers and men were left. in daylight on September 21 on From all operations, five R.A.F. known. Yet although the Russians dead on the battlefield. the power station at Gosnay and aircraft were missing.

hove lost ground and have suffered railway objectives at Lille. * In all 24 German fighters were destroyed in these operations for the loss of 18 British fighters, but two British pilots were saved and no bombers were lost.

News was released this week of the new Hurricanes equipped with: powerful armament of 12 guns and four cannon. They have gained fur- ther successes against enemy "ship.

hing.

Shipping Attacked

In daylight on September 26, they

Finland's Attitude

To Soviet

Not Ready For Peace STOCKHOLM, Sept. 28 (Reuter).

a grievous loss in men and material, at no point of their far-flung battle Hne ins their front been pierced nor is there any sign of wenkening In their power of resistance.

Impregnable Bastion

Midnight Bulletin

com-

To War With Russia

SHANGHAI, Sept. 29 (Reuter).—The American owned "China Press" carries a statement attributed to a source in Tokya that Germany is exercising pressure on Japan through Fascist Japanese Army officers in favour of an im- mediate clash with Russia.

Prince Konoye, says the report, is losing confidence In the policy of aggrandisement through aggression. Ills views are stated. to have clashed uncompromisingly with Fascist army and navy officers.

Meanwhile the attitude of the administration is cau- tious, feeling that Germany is by no means victor in Russia yet and that for Japan to tackle Russia's powerful Far Eastern army would involve giving second place to the China war and the southward drive.

Spirit Of Revolt Among Czech Alarms Germans

'

LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reut er)-Faced by a mounting tide, of sabotage, passive resistance and revolt among the people of Czecho-Slovakia, the 68-year-old Baron von Neurath, for two and a half years the Nazi "Protector" of that country, has handed his task over to a young Black Guard Group Leader, Reinhard Heydrich, Second-In-Command of the Secret Police.

Germans From Iran Arrive In Turkey

Heydrich took office to-day and issued his first decree pro- claiming a state of emergency in six districts of the pro- tectorate of Bohemia

and Moravia.

This proclamation

will enable swift and drastic action to be taken against those suspected of opposition to the Nazi regime.

Observers in Lundon believe, that

ANKARA, Sept. 28 (Reuter).-Four hundred and fifty Axis women, children and staff of the German Legation from it is the prelude to fresh wave of Teheran passed through Ankara to-day. The train was met arrests without trial and summary by Frau Clodius wife of Hitler's trade negotiator, the Bulgarian executions. Minister and representatives of the Italian and Hungarian Simultaneously came a report of

Missions.

an unsuccessful attempt on the life- of Dr Tuku, The women said that the lorry Premier of Slovakia.

the Nazi-appointed drive from Teheran to the frontier took eight days, during

TANKS! Britain's Record Effort for Soviet

Soviet midnight communique states: "Tanks for Rusala" week

LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reuter}--The

"On September 20 our troops

WAH

fought the enemy along the whole nearly 20 per cent, higher than front. On September 26, 98 Gurmon the previous week, which itself in the fighting itself, there has been nircinft were destroyed. We lost 30 provided an all-time record, no important development in the Inst aircraft.

Visit To Hacha which they were constantly LONDON, Sept. 20 (Reuter)

stopped and searched by the Heydrich paid his first official visit

Russians who, they alleged, to President Dr Emil Hacha accom-

-of-the-Protectorate The and jewellery, leaving each per- which t

the state of emergency spplies son only one suit.

Machrisch-Ostali, are Prague, Brno, Kladno, Koenigsgratz and Oelmutz.

Heydrich "informed the president of the reasons and events which

took their watches, shoes, furs pented by Dr Frank, State Secretary

LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reuter).; The majority of the travellers were -Tank production

several during very poorly dressed but

women wore furs, and jewels, sugges- treatment were grealy exaggerated. that irresponsible sections of the treat at the stories of the Russian necessitated the proclamation stating lunch for the refugees, who looked recently committed a number of In- The German Embassy provided population in the pay of the enemy sad and depressed and did not "Hell" dividual nations hostile to the Reich. as customary at mass gatherings of Germans. On the whole the refugees did not look happy at the prospect of returning to the Fatherland.

At Istanbul

24 hours. Leningrad is still holding "Ships of the Northern Fleet sank states the Ministry of Supply. strongly und Odesen is proving an two enemy transports of 8,000 tone Saturday's tank output was equally impregnable bastion. Fight- and 4,000 tons respectively,

133*

attacked four mine~weepers and "It is obvious that Russia in her there any talk of any further down over Moscow and on, Septer that, targets had been set for every morning, according to

ady Budenny secins

must be

to have

two anti-aircraft ships, probably des- | present situation is faterested in end- troying two mine-sweepers anding hostilities with Finland as soon damaging the anti-aircraft ships. possible but all desires to this end succeeded in re-grouping his forces before Kharkov which may prove the deinitely rejected at the Britists fighters also sank a patrol present stage-however much Fin- next German objective in addition vestel off the French coast.

The Coastal Command niso mare's people would welcome a return

pence,

the Helsinki

news-

Fate of Europe

"The population who for the most ingr the central sector liss slacken- Coastal batteries and ships of the the highest daily production rate

part realise that the fate of the ed, probably because the ubiquitous Baltic Fleet sank an enemy cruiser, ever reached and the last three

nations of Europe is linked with the mud is hampering operations:

one destroyer and heavily damaged days of the week produced more)

Reigh are expected not to allow But in the assaults do not seem to have made

south, the German two other destroyers.

tanks than any previous three LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reuter)-A voked by their propaganda. Every themselves to be in any way pro- "On September 27, two German days. Impression on

on the Crimes. Nor reconnaissance planes were brought

party of Axis diplomats returning order loving person is assured of the A Ministry of Supply official stated from run with their wives and protection of the authorities,

The towards the Donetz.

children arrived at Istanbul this? 20 two enemy bombers.

Deputy Reich Protector

then

inform tank and plane in the country--

an Istanbul ed tlie President that the Premier of targets which were even higher thun dispatch to the offelal German nows the Flins had been arrested on o

the Protectorate

orate Government, In- agency the peak objectives of Inst week.

The Germans in the party are being charge of plotting high treason and accommodated in two large Rumanian would be tried by the national court stoomers. "Transylvania" and "Bes in due course. He expressed his re- Throughout the week-end, tele- sarabla."

cognition of the loyalty of Hacha grams and telephone calls had been The Bulgarian Charge d'Affaires since the formation of the protec- pouring into the Ministry from tank in Teheran, M, Dafinov, was among tarate. factories, foundries and steel-works, the travellers. etc. in which workers pledged themselves to do their utmost to ex-; ceed last week's record production

this week.

to the Crimea.

Element of Time successful attacks on enemy ships off paper "Hufvudstadsbladet" to-day the coast of Norway,

The Germans now claim that all A 6,000-1on}

that "Russia's word cannot resistance behind their advance lines adds supply ship was hit and a 6,000-ton be

be relied supply ship is also believed to have pliance wine and therefore com- east of Kley has been annihilated.

with the request to

cense pro- The process has taken just ten days been hit.

secution of the war would be on their own showing and losses have Docks at Calais, Dunkirk and equivalent to the self-destruction of probably not been one-sided. Boulogne were raided by Bombera victoriously fighting Army."

In spite of the exhaustion which Command aircraft ns were also ob- Possession of the areas conquered must be beginning to tell upon the Germany.

Atitutes one great war alm--peace secured cannot break off the struggle at this

the future. However In the afternoon of September 27, we are that our relations with Britain The element of time is becoming anxlous juncture and give the troops a rest. big air sweep over France of shall not be aggravated, we cannot more and more atute, especially in

the operations at Leningrad.

H

Over N. France

far

Blenheims with a fighter escort was accept the demands made on us." made. The railway centre at Amiens and the railway junction near Lavas- see was bombed with good results. Twenty-one enemy fighters were destroyed to 13 British.

LATEST

Workers' Pledge

·

Agencer

Subsequently Hachh sent Hoy- drich a written statement expressing the readiness of the Protectorate Government to cb-operate in

martial.

the

Appeal To Warrior jectives at Cologne and Western by Finland, says the newspaper, "con- Germans as much as on the Russians Complete Occupation.

Mentality Of Indians tasks ahead.

No Appeal Ministry of Supply experts have the surest pledge of Finland's It is obvious that the High Commond Of Changsha, Claim

WARDHA, Central Province, Sept. planned a rupidly expanding tank

JERUSALEM, Sept. 28 (Reuter),—— covering 28 (Router)"Enlist in the Army There will be no appeal against sen- production. programme IN HUNAN, Sept. 28, (Domel) programme is based on a long term have the warrior, mentality and help state of emergency passed in Bohemin WITH THE JAPANESE FORCES every process of manufacture. This Air Force and Navy. Show that you tences.passed for offerices under the The complete occupation of Chang- policy for a constant flow of those de M. S. Aney, member of the and Moravia and they will be carried

yourself, Don't be anti-war,” declar- sha this afternoon by the Japanese types selected for immediate needs

out immediately, according to in- fores which penetrated the city last by the Soviet Government and also Viceroy's exponded Excutive Coun- formation

authoritativo reaching night, was officially announced by the to maintain simultaneously the in-cil and former President of the In circles here, Press Section of the Japanese Ex- crensing requirements of Britain's dian National Congress, addressing

Cases will be tried by court peditionary Force to Central China at own swiftly-expanding armoured a pubile meeting here to-day. 8 o'clock this evening.

| fighting forçès.

Congress had betrayed the interest The official communique, says that

of the sectorates by resigning from

Upholding The “y” .... the Japanese units In pursuit of the

the Ministries, he said, adding that LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reuter).--The remnants of the Chinese, 74th Army:

acceptance of omeo afforded oppor-order of Colonel Britton, the British continued to advance south of the

tunities for India's progress,

TURN to Back Page, Column 5. Changsha-Luyang road and succeed- ed in crossing the Libyang River near | Kintan. · At 4 o'clock, this afternoon these Japanese forces drovo live miles to the south be the river where Aghting is now continuing In the mountainous regional

Mennwhile, Japanese naval air CAIRO, Sept. 28 (Reuter); units bombed: Hengyang en the The capture of an Italian staff

the car by South Africans is men

The attack was the week's heaviest and Gormany sent up more fighters than had been seen for a long time. During the week's operations, 28 British aircraft are missing but ve pilote are auto. Forty-five German fighters were destroyed.

"Our" Fighterz Over France

Chinese High Command Shows Fine Confidence

Special to the "Telegraph"

Italian Staff

| Captured

Desert Interlude

Berlin-Vichy Seek Basis

For Future

—CHUNGKING, Sept. 28 (UP)—It is -authoritatively stated that the Chinese High Command is very confident of a large scale success in the Changsha battle, regardless of the fate of the LONDON, Sept. 20(Reuter) RAF. fighters to-day carried out city as the Chinese are employing large armies, including con offensive patrols over Occupled siderable reinforcements for one of France. Attacks were made with moves against six Japanese divisions.

the biggest mopping up cannon fire on a supply also two petrol wagons

which woro

The authorities said that {ghting 'was raging, on the outskirt / Chihklang perodrome in westerntioned in to-day's' British Middle between Berlin and the Vichy Government sim at reaching mare set alight,

train

and

Aircraft on the ground

ground, troops and

huick victory was unlikely the of Changsha where six Japanese machine-gun posts were also attack- Chinese objective requiring divisions were doing their utmost to

ed and an anti-aircraft gun was steam-roller efforts...... ellenced, says the: Air Ministry.

occupy the city, while Japanese alth columnists were working/inside the

It is reliably stated that Japanese | elty. He reported that : Chinésa

No Briush aircraft was missing. plainclothes soldièrs havo been bombers heavily attacked the,Japan-

1:11, is now known that one of the Brush Oghter reported lost in the operationit, over: Northern France on Saturday afternoon is safezda

here was no erremy activity over diring, daylight-to-day

rounded up in the Immediate Change ese, forces at Changsha (o-day, sha defence sector: Bils afternoon. Japaneis Claimą,

A military spokesman said that hà

had conversed over the telephone SHANGHÀ, Smt. 28 (UP).—--The With General Hitch-Yuen this after Japanese South China Command for hoon-who-reported="" that – bloody | TURN to Back Page, Columi 5

upper reaches of the Blang River in southern Hunan Province and

Hunan Province,

Harmony

STOCKHOLM, Sept. 28 (Reuter)Discussions proceeding

galisfactory relations.

East communique.

The

statica: "Libya. While conclusion of a separate peace is not anticipated, it Apart from Jaeffective enemy is expected that there will be relaxation of Armistice conditions, arthlory five, the situation at Tobruk throughout yesterday was generally says the Berlin correspondent of the newspaper "Aftonbladet."

tween the two countries is also He adds that it is proposed that tween tha

"In the frontier ares our, patrols the occupying troope, will remain Inexpected through re-opening of the continued their aggressive activities. France, but the Petain Government French Embassy In Berlin, although Yesterday, a South African patrol and the whole civil" administration" the representatives will be called cuptured gestoff ears containing; four will return to Parisienky

"Diplomatic Misiones instead of Italian officers.201

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