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USUAL WEEKLY Spirit Of Revolt

DRUBBING

Raids On Italian Bases

CAINO, Sept. 28 (Reuter).—The R.A.F. had a busy time between Friday night and Saturday night, bombing and machine-gunning targots at Sardinia, Sicily, Taranto, Palerme, Agrimento, Bardia and Mersa Lukk.

at raided

Busca and aerodromes Elmox in Sardinia were and a large number of seaplanes were severely damaged as well as defending aircraft.

The hangar and wireless station at Marsala aerodrome at Borizzo and the electrical plant at Porto Em- pedocle also sustained damage, air- craft being damaged and ground crews machine-gunned.

In the Gulf of Taranto, a merchant vessel was set on fire by the IAF. who on Friday night attacked Paler

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harbour and Agrimento with success, a large fire breaking out at the latter objective,

Finland's Attitude

To Soviet

Not Ready For Peace

September 29, 1941.

Among HENRY COTTON

Angle spike

Czech Alarms Germans GOLF SHOES

LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reuter)--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.

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

and Bohemia

Moravia:

• This

-proclamation will enabib

swift and drastic action to be taken against those suspected of opposition

the Nazi regime.

to

Observers In London believe that It is the prelude to a fresh wave of Brrests without trial and summary

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Simultaneously came a report of unsuccessful attempt on the life of Dr Tuka, the Nazi-appointed Premier of Slovakia,

Berlin-Vichy Seek Basis For Future Harmony

STOCKHOLM, Sept. 28 (Reuter)-Discussions proceeding between Berlin and the Vichy Government aim at reaching more satisfactory relations.

·

While conclusion of a separate peace is not anticipated, it is expected that there will be relaxation of Armistico conditions, says the Berlin correspondent of the newspaper "Aftonbladet." STOCKHOLM, Sept. 28 (Reuter).

He adds that it is proposed that "It is obvious that Russia in her

the occupying troops will remain in Bardia harbour and neighbouring present situation is interested in end-

Visit To Hacha

France but the Petain Government dumps were attacked yesterday asing hostilities with Finland as soon well as transport at Mersa Lukk, posable but all desires to this end

LONDON, Sept. 28 (Itouter) and the whole civil administration Heydrich pald, his first offcial visit will return to Paris.

Direct diplomatic connection be one Messerschmitt being destroyed in must be definitely rejected at the

present stage--however much Fin-10 President Dr Emil Hincha accomtween the two countries is also the Bardin rald,

would welcome return panted

by Dr Frank, State Secretary From all operations, five R.A.F. land's people the Helsinki news- of the Protectorate. The districts to expected though re-opening of the French Embassy in Berlin: although peace," writes paper "Hufvudstadsbladet" to-day. which the state of emergency applies the representatives will be called

It adds that "Rusain's word

rno, Machrisch-Ostou, "Diplomatic Missions" instead are Prague. be relied upon and therefore com- Kladno, Koenigsgraiz and Oelmutz. "Embassies and Legations" pllance with the request to cease pro- Heydrich "Informed the president

tor secution of the

would "be

of the reasons and events which equivalent to the self-destruction of

victoriously fighting army." Possession of the areas

Finland, says the newspaper,

aircraft were missing.

FAILURE OF NEURATH

of

+

cannot

necessitated the proclamation stating WORLD'S

that Irresponsible sections of the population in the pay of the enemy recently committed a number of in-

New Wrath To Come by Flol the surest pledge of Finland's dividual actions hostile to the Reich.

BY "REUTER'S". DIPLOMATIC

CORRESPONDENT

LONDON, Sept. 28-Leading up to the dramatic events of this week end in Czeclic-Slovakia is the long alory of the battle to suppress the Czcelp fought by, an aging German diplomat of the old school (Baron von Neurath) who tried vainly to work through Nazl methods though he was not himself an original mem-t

ber of the Nazi Party.

He was nude an honorary member

of the Black Guard in 1037. Von Neurath's resignation this week-end is his second great failure. His first failure was la inability to retain hig post as Foreign Minister in Hitler's Government.

conquered

"con one great war alm-peace secured for the future. However onxious we are that our relations with Britain shall not be aggravated, we cannot accept the demands made on us."

Rich Captain Hard Hit By

"

"Freezing"

torate.

Fate of Europe

In-

He expressed his rc-

GREATEST BATTLES

of

Anglo-U.S. Delegates

Moscow

In

MOSCOW, Sept. 28 (Reuter). Lord Beaverbrook, Mr Averell Harriman and other members of the British and American dele gations to Moscow arrived here this evening.

"The population who for the most part realise that the fate of the

They were met by M. Vishin- nations of Europe is linked with the No Soviet Weakening, Relch are

to nilow

WAR COMMENTARY BY "ANNALIST sky, Vice-Commissar for Forcign expected not

Kusnetsov, Admiral themselves to be in any way pro~

LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reuter). Affairs, Every

for the U.S.S.R. voked by

their propugunda. The war on the castern front Commissar order loving person is

The enters its 15th week to-day. For Navy, General Golikov, Deputy protection of the authorities. Deputy Relch Protector then inform-98 days Soviet forces have been Chief of the General Staff, M. ed the President that the Premier of exposed to the full weight of the Soboliev, Secretary-General of the Protectorate Government German military machine. Over the Foreign Commissariat, Sir gencer Elios had been arrested on a charge of plotting high treason and a zone nearly 2,000 miles long, Stafford Cripps, the British be tried by the national court German panzers, and Stukas, Ambassador, Mr Laurence Stein- Staling that he owns property in in due course. Canada and is worth $258,000 in cognition of the loyalty of Hocha with infantry support, have hardt, the United States Ambas- Shanghai, bat that the Dominion since the formation of the pretec hammered and battered at the endor, and personnel of both

Russian lines with never-ceasing Embassics. Government will not release him a 70-year-old cx-master

Subsequently Hacha sent Hey-pressure. cent,

Millions of men have been engaged mariner recently protested in Van- drich a written statement expressing couver-that-e-and his wife have the readiness of the Protectorate in this titanic struggle, which is un-

Government to co-operate in

doubtedly the greatest battle ever been very poorly treated,

tasks ahed.

known. Yet although the Russians They have been petitioning for

No Appeal

have lost ground and have suffered permission to return to their home in Shanghal, but

all their assets JERUSALEM,-Sept 28-(Reuter) grievous loss in men and material, were frozen in the recent Oriental-There will be no appeal against sen- at no point of their far-flung battle tron may clitose to make."

Canadian development, because he tences passed for offences under the line has their front been pierced nor That statement did not remain held most of his funds in Oriental

state of emergency passed in Bohemia Is there any sign of weakening in IL W true long, or only u

months banks und

and Moravia and they will be carried their power of resistance. later, in February, 1938, ho WOS

fnct,"

the indignant out immediately, according to in succeeded by Ribbentrop as Foreign captain "they

hey advised my wife to go formation reaching authoritative on the dole. They called me a

circles here, His rule in Czecho-Slovakia has quitter. Me a quitterl never been a success and several "I'm going right to a lawyer," de- times he is understood to have asked clared her husband, and they went Hitler for permission to reaign. Now away to do just that.

Enmity With Ribbentrop Neurath bitterly hated and was bated by Ribbentrop, whose policies ho has often opposed. When in 1937 Ribbentrop was appointed Titler's Ambassador in London, Neurath

"Reuter" declared to a

correspon- dent: "Believe me, is still I who control German's foreign policy na matter what journeys abroad Ribben.

Minister.

it seems he has, Insisted as he can

carry on no longer.

feared

Ruthless Successor

4

Blind Girls' Outing

.

Heydrich, who now takes over, is throughout Germany as one of the most ruthless of the Nazis. Young, vigorous and ambitious, he bas probably been directly respon

The following are the latest dona- sible for more killings than any man lions received for the Blind Girls' In the country. It was he who

Quling. ordered many of the executions of

Meur K. J. Choilmal & Co., 910; K. S. Hitler's opponents in the famous Pari de Co. 10: P. D. Gotla & Co.. 10; purge of June-30,-1984,-and-it-is-heartram. Brothers 10; Watanmal Dool- who has been sent wherever ruthless chand 20: 11. S. Hahour Co. 10 Pohoomuil Hasanram

came the

news

action has been needed in the Nazi & Co. 20 Kishinchand Cheliaran 10: War-

riamuil Aramuil & Co. 10, N. Mohameda thntly & Co., 10; Paris Silk Store 5; Haris 911k Stores 5: P. P Pararam 2; Dr & Mrs N. P. Koranila 10; Mr 1. Advany : Mr & Mr n. Ditta &; Mr & Mrs W. Tong 2: Mr & Mrs Sitiani 2. Mr & Mrs J. Tama Mr & Mrs F. T. Melwani 3: D.K.S.P. Mr Utoomal 1: Mr C. Sloan 2.

interest.

In 1930 Heydrich had been appointed to take charge of the "People's Information Nerve," a super-Gretapo to watch over melnbers of the Gestapo, who were themselves sowing discontent then about "Hitler's pact with the Sovlet.

He is the author of a. book espionage published for members of the Nazi Party.

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Cameramen Killed In

the

Спасз will bo tried by court martial.

Upholding The “V”

Impregnable Bastion

Nazis Stage Trial In Sofia

LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reuter),--The

In the fighting itself, there has been trini of 35 spics and saboteurs will no important development in the last begin on October 20 before the dis- 24 hours. Leningrad is stil holding trict court at Sofa, states the German strongly and Odessa is proving an nows agency.

They are accused of having been equally impregnable bastion. Fight- LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reuter).-The Ing in the central sector has slacken-"in the service of Britain and the prepared a revolt in Bulgaria last order, of Colonel Brition, the British cd, probably because the ubiquitous former Yugo-Slav state and having

múd is hampering operations. radlo spokesman, to the "y" army to

But In the south, the German spring.

The agency adds: "There are five "go slow" is having Its affect every assaults do not seem to have mode where in the protectorale, even among officials, according to the Free any impression on the Crimea. Nor foreigners among the accused, includ- is there any talk of any furthering Mr Norman Davies, the Press Czech radio station, Nazdar.

advance towards the Donetz.Attache in the British Legation at Strikes liave broken out in many Marshal Budenny seems to have Soffa. The chief accused is George factories and munition works, includ- succeeded in re-grouping his forces Dimitrov,"

the works at Jinacice, which before Kharkov which may prove the used to produce aero-engines and next German objective in addition which is now probably producing to the Crimea.. tanks the big Ipen electrical works at Koniggratz; the Pragn works in Prague as well as textile factories at Koniggratz,

Ing

to

Element_of_„Time The Germans now claim that all resistance behind their advance lines cast of Kiev has beti annihilated. The Gestapo arrested members of The process has taken just ten days the Workers' Councils and threatened on their own showing and losses have to shoot them if the strikers did not

probably not been one-sided. return to work. The strikers re-

In splic of the exhaustion which taliated by threatening never work again it any of the arrested Gust be beginning to tell upon the Germans as much as on the Russians, It is obvious that the High Command men were harmed.

Other cases of sabotage reported cannot break off the struggle at this

give the troops sterious breakdowns. Irain deraii-The clement of time is becoming ments, "misunderstanding" of orders more and more acute, especially in in factories, delivery of wrong goeds the operations at Leningrad. at factories and works and the break- ing of machines in factories.

The sign of the torlolse the V... Army's "go slow" symbol-appears

Mine Explosion Appeal To Warrior SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

SHANGHAI, Sept. 29(Domel)—The Mentality Of Indians Pers Section of the Japanese Fleet WARDIA, Central Provinces, Sept. in China Waters mnounced that Mr -28 (Reuter)"Enlist in the Army. Ityusuk Imazato, cameraman attack-

Seas

Goroku and Fleet have the warrior mentality and help yourself. Don't be anti-war," declar- Nakakure, staff cameraman of the ed Mr M. S. Aney, member of the "Yomiuri Shinbun" of Tokyo, who Viceroy's expanded Executive Coun have been accompanying the raval ell and former President of the In- ferees engaged in the Hunun cain-. since the beginning of Septem-

killed were

on September

Air Force and Navy. Show that you ed to the Press Section of the Chin overnight in Czech towns.

tonal Congress,

dlan National

addressing poign

ber.

here to-day,

Mr

a publie mnd betrayed the interest 25 when the versel on which they

Congress of the sectorates hy restguing from were filming the operations of the the Ministries, he said, adding that navel patrol at Palhuachow across acceptance of affles afforded oppor- the Siang River from Yingtlen struck

amine about 7 p.m. tunities for India's progress.

MORE AIR FORCE

.

NOTICE TO MARINERS

and

SERBS NOT CRUSHED

Patriotic Revolt Takes

Form Of Sabotago LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reuter)The reply of the Serblan patriots to the appeal of Neditch, the Yugo-Slav Quisling Premier, to lay down their arms and surrender to the Germans has been to redouble their acts of sabotage and violence.

three The Germans sent divisions into the country in

NEPAL'S LOYALTY TO CAUSE OF BRITAIN

KHATMANDUS, Nepal, Sept. 28 (Reuter)"A just cause gives hun- and. dredfold strength to its arms fighting as Britain is with grim determination for an unselfish end, there can be no doubt of her ultimate victory," declared Mahara- Jah Sir Joodha Shum Shere Buhodur Ilona, Prime Minister of Nepid, addressing Durbar to-day.

He reiterated Nepal's unswerving attachment to Britain. He referred the sailsfactory manner in which the work of providing 20,000 suitable recrults with a view to adding 20 extra battalions to the cxisting British Gurkha regiments had been done.

Saltpetre Loss In Norway

There will be submarine mine

LONDON, Scut, 28 (Reuter)-A operation at the fortified islands at the entrance to Manila Boy, through

fire which broke out in a saltpetre factory in the Norwegian province of out the month of October, 1941.

ne Telemark

yesterday destroyed work- There will be sea-coast gun,

shops, laboratories and much of the anti-aircraft gun and machine gun firing, from the fortified islands at effort to counter the patriots' activit-precious substance, according to an the independent the entrance to Manila Bay daily.ies, but despite this, bridges continue Oslo dispatch 10 except Sundays and holidays, during to be blown up and railway lines are Frencts agency. daily destroyed. the period from October 1 10 31.

If your Bellows are full of air you can raise a Windsquall! It will not bring you promotion. But it will bring

Other travellers from Serbia can-

The fire is pscribed to spontaneous

The danger area will be any point! within ten kilometers (6.21 miles) of firm that the principal raliway line combustion.

between Belgrade and Nish hea uny of the fortified islands.

Vessels in the danger areas should again been sabotaged.

conform strictly to the current in-

According to the Zagreb news-Test its

structions contained in the Notice to paper "Novillist," all traffic on rail- Mariners of September 18, 1041, ways in Bosnia has been suspended.

Issued by the US. Coast and

Grodelle Survey, Manila, or any sub- sequent modifications for operation of vessels in these areas, and also the Hongkong Notice to Mariners. of September 15, 1941, and any sub- sequent laues.".

EMERGENCY IN MORAVIA

LONDON, Sept. 28 (Router).

Japan And

The Axis

·Spanish Observation MADRID, Sept. 20 (Reuter)

at the Japanese correspondents Foreign Press Club in Berlin yester day did not hold up their hands in Nazi saluto but stood lo attention "while some other correspondents kept their hands in their pockets" when the German and Nazi anthems were played after the broadcast on- nouncement of the end .of the battle

Kley of

this statement, the Berlin

A state of emergency was Cort of the Madrid journal

protectorate of Bohemia and of the signing of the Tripartite

Pact Moravia this morning, according emphasised once more, that the "pact

theory never impressed the Ger

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A message from Prague to Berlin was so far one which had given them states that Dr Elds, Premier of the the best results, Germany's "anfoly protectorals government has been was not based on pacta': arrested on charges of high-treason: strength of the army,

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