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Fi st Bombs Fall Qn Noseow
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Luftwaffe Blitz On Russiao Gities
Intlicts Only Small Damage
Heavy Fighting Continues But
No Change In Situation
Bnssiao Alr Force Also Active
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London, July 22nd.
AST night the Germans bombed Moscow- They say
12 bomber- squadrons took part in the raid which,
according to the German radio was even heavier than the
heaviest raids on London. The Russians, on the other hand
say little damage was done and this is endorsed by British
journalists in Moscow.
Japan Starts
To Move
Shrond Of Mystery
Cloaks Activitles
British-Americin ”Threat”
To Indo Ghina
London, July 22nd.
All reports from the Far
East agree that Japanese acti-
vhy in some form ör other is
heing prepared. Princte Kon-
®ye was to hold a press con-
lerence this morning but it was
Postponed.
Admiral Toiota said today
that his policy was unchanged
from that of his predecessor.
Virtually all normal traffic
North China and Manchu-
kuo has been stopped. The
tfains are filled with troops,
aud are all moving north to the
Siberian frontier.
Japanese staitesmen have
assured Germany and Italy
that Japan would adhere to the
Axis Pact.
A Japanese Cabinet Minister
tcday discussed a hypothetical
Anglo-Chinese invasion of
Erench Indo-China. He admitt-
ed, however, that these re-
Ports were not confirmed, as a
'íoatter of fact they have not
heen heard of except in Jap-
an. In London people are
astonished at these entirely
haseless charges.
Another Japanese story is
that Britain and U.S. are stir-
Hng up anti-Japanese feeling
ht Thailand.
The Japanese War Minister
today refused to answer the
question whether demands for
**se of bases in French Indo-
^hina had been put forth.
German propagandists are
^Usy telling the Japanese that
reports of Britain having
100.000 men at Singapore are
utterly untrue.
According to the Russian
communiqué issued late this
aftemoon, 17 German planes
w*ere shot down in the raid on
Moscow.
The Germans also made two
unsuccessful attacks to bomb
Leningrad. Nineteen German
planes were destroyed. The
Russians lost four.
It appears from the com-
muniqués that no important
changes have taken place dur-
ing the last 24 hours.
RUSSIAN COMMUNIQUE.
This morning’s Russian com-
muniqué stated: “During. the
night of July 21—22, stubborn
fighting took place in the
Pskow — Pobolsk — Nevel,
Smolensk and Novograd — Vo-
lynsk directions. In other di-
rections and sectors of the
front there was no major figh-
ting operation. í
“Our air force was active
and destroyed two enemy
mechanized units. According to
preliminary data, our air force
destroyed during July 21, in
aerial combat, 32 enemy plan-
es. Our losses were eight plan-
es.”
GERMAN CLAIMS.
The Germans say the Russi-
an Army has been divided into
uncoordinated groups which
are being mopped up by the
German forces.
' Their High Command states
that no detailed reports of the
progress of operations will be
given until after 3 or 4 days.
The German Military At-
taché in Tokyo has said that
within a month the Swastika
will be flying over Moscow.
GERMAN LOSSES.
Reports from neutral coun-
tries indicate enormous Ger-
man losses in Russia. All ho-
spitals in Varsaw are full of
wounded German soldiers and
private houses and schools are
also being used as hospitals.
Messages from Stockholm
say the Russians continue to
send masses of troops to the
front.
PEACE FEELERS.
It appears that Herr von Pa-
pen is busy with the sort of
peace offensive expected by
the British. He is telling neu-
tral ambassadors and ministers
in Ankara that now that Ger-
many has attacked Russia the
civilised i|ations ought to
stand together.
Almost every one of them
has been told it is his coun-
try’s God given mission to
bring about peace between
Germany and St. Britain.
Bews of lcelaHd:
Smoke Alarms
Cíoema Aadience
When a fire broke out in a
warehouse near the Garden
Cafe, a large amount of smoke
entered the Nýja Bíó, through
the ventilitors. This was at a-
bout 19.30, when the perfor-
mance Was in full swing. When
the members of the audience
noticed the smoke, some of
them believed that a fire had
started in the cinema, and
many left their seats and crow-
ded into the hall-way.
RAFT FROM WRECKED
SHIP BROUGHT ASHORE.
The look-out of S.S. “ESJA”
spotted a life-saving raft, float-
ing in the sea near Horna-
fjörður. It was hauled aboard
and brought to Reykjavík. It is
believed to have belonged to á
Norwegian tanker * which has
been reported sunk. Provisions
on the raft had been consum-
ed, and the signal rocket us-
ed. The raft Was slightly burnt.
ICELANDIC BROADCAST
FROM LONDON.
Bjarni Guðmundsson, who is
employed by the Ministry of
Information in London, made
his first broadcast in Icelandic
on Sunday.
Hflagry Italiaos Are
fíghtini to last mai
Today’s communiqué from
Cairo says there is no change in
the situation in Libya and A-
byssinia.
, Italian deserters tell of
serious food shortage among
the enemy garrison which has
been ordered to' fight to the
last man.
Vichy reports stated that wo-
men and / children are being
evacuatéd from French Soma-
liland.