Daily Post - 31.12.1941, Blaðsíða 4

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DAILY POST
General Advance in Russia
Eden9s Message
to Stalin
Soviet Delegates
Visit Britain
London, Dec. 30th.
No signiticant changes have taken place on
the Russian front since yesterday
According to the Moscow
Radio to-day the Russian forces
continue their steady advance in
most areas, nowhere giving the
Germans any opportunity of forti-
fying their lines. The “straighten-
ed” German battlefront is now,
according to “Pravda”, taking
on a crinkly shape, as the Soviet
troops succeed with their local
thrusts in all areas.
South of Moscow the Russians
claim to have made a new pene-
tration into the German lines, a-
cross the river Oka, beyond Ka-
luga. The situation of the German
troops at Moshaisk has by this
thrust become more acute.
The Germans admit that the
inhabitants of Kharkov can now
hear the roar of the approaching
Russian artillery.
An order of the day, issued
by the commander of the 82nd
Italian regiment fighting in the
Donetz Basin, has fallen into the
hands of our Allies. This order
states that too many Italian sol-
diers are shirking their duties,
and exhorts them to mend their
breaking morale and discipline.
MOSCOW CONFERENCE
The “Pravda” says to-day
that the conference between Mr.
Anthony Eden, Mr. Stalin, and
Mr. Molotov has been a great
success, having without doubt
strengthened the confidence of
both countries in final victory and
the complete ousting of Nazism
from Europe, at the same time
paving the road for further rap-
prochement between Great Bri-
tain and Russia after the war.
RUSSIAN TRADE UNION-
ISTS ARRIVE.
With the Foreign Secretary,
Mr. Anthony Eden, who, on his
return from Russia. arrived last
night in London, came 14 Soviet
Trade Union leaders, including
two ladies. They were met by Sir
Walter Citrine and other promi-
nent English colleagues, who
will accompany them on a tour
of Britain’s industrial centres!
CHRISTMAS WISHES
On Christmas Day Mr. Eden
sent a message to Mr. Stalin, sta-
ting that before returning to Bri-
tain he wished to express his
pleasure and gratitude for the
cordial reception and discussions
in Moscow, which, he felt con-
fident, had been of a far-reaching
character and would help to
strengthen the friendly collabora-
tion between the U.S.S.R. and
Great Britain.
Far East:
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ooastaí giuns. Several iof enemy
plianes were shot doiwn and heav-
ily damaged.
An aiert iwtais simiultaneously
sounded in Manila, but mo air-
raid foiiowed.
ROOSEVELT’S MESSAGE
President ] Roo seveit has thnough
the U.S- High Commissiiioner in
Maniia, siemt a special message
to the President of the Philip-
pines, Don Manuei Quezon, pay-
ing a sipecia'i tribute to the ciour-
age and siteadfastness of the
Philipino army and piopulaition,
a.nd ;w@Tranitiimg the future inde-
pendanice of the islands and the
out-and-iout supp'ort of the wtooie
wa.r strength of the U.S.A.
A report from Manila com-
ing in late to-night says that
another destnoyied air attack
on Manila was carried out last
night by low-flying Japanese
aircraft. As before, the enemy
seemed particularly to single
out churches, convents, hospit-
als, and libraries; and irreplace
able manuscripts as well as
works of sacred and mundane
Gandhi
Resigns
London, Dec. 30th.
To-day the AIL India
Congress passed a reso-
lution reiieving Mr.
Gandhi from the presi-
dency of the Congress
Party
This resolutíion was passed in
aiccord wnth a (wirltten requeist
frorn Mr. Gandhi himself, read itio
the Congress- Mr. Gandhi pleaded
ithat the burden of the ipresidenCy,
wihich he had faken on hxs sihould-
ers iin 1940, had nowi béoome too
heavy, as “I must continue my
fight for the Civil di&obedience
movemenit agarnst all wiars.“
STOP PRESS
Russian Caucasian troops
attacking acrosfe the
straits have decisively
evicted the Germans from
Kerch and recaptured Feo
dosia in the Crimea.
“TKere has been some critic-
ism in some newspapers that the
Army is run by ‘aged blimps’,
who never take a risk. Our ‘aged
blimps’ happen to be young bril-
liant leaders, all proved in war
—five to fifteen years younger
than the principal German ge-
nerals”. — Lord Croft, Under-
Secretary for War.
art have been destroyed in the
blazing fires.
It has been pointed out by
General McArthur that it was
only after Manila had been de-
clared an open town, in order
to save civilian life and trea-
sures cf art, that the Japanese
started this kind of bombing-
Up to that time they had con-
fined themselves to military
targets.
NO LANDING IN DUTCH
EAST INDIES
A communiqué from the
Governor General of the Dutch
East Indies declares that so
far no Japanese landing at-
tempts have been made in his
dominions.
R.A.F. Raids
Londion, Dec. 30th.
The Air Ministry to-day an-
nounced that enemy shipping
at La Pallice had been the tar-
get last night of a heavy raid
carried out by aircraft of the
Coastal Command. In spite of a
stiff enemy aircraft and “Flak”
resistance, all of our planes re-
turned safely.
BREST
To-day Halifax bombers and
fighter squadrons carried out
another very heavy raid on t'he
Nazi naval base at Brest.
Details are not yet available
except that no less than 7 en-
emy planes were destroyed
against a loss of 3 Spitfires and
2 Halifax bombers.
RAID ON ENGLAND
There was more enemy acti-
vity over England than usual
last nigjht. The enemy came
mostly in over north-east
England, but there were very
few casualties and very little
damage. Three enemy planes
were shot down; one of them,
a Junkers 88, fell blazing into
the sea.
Dalaðier, Gamelin, and
Blom Haied for Triai
aí Riom
London, Dec. 30th.
A report from Vichy to-day
states that General Gamelin,
former French Generalissimo,
and the two former French
Prime Ministers, Blum and
Daladier, are being removed to
Riom, wihe^e they will have
to stand trial-
Sayings
“Let’s stop deluding ourselves.
Berlin, Tokyo and Rome are ir-
revocably linked by a dangerous
dream of world conquest”. —
Mr. Wendell Wilkie.
“It can be stated plainly that
the Government have done, are
doing, and will do everything
possible to supply Russian
needs”. — The Minister of Eco-
nomic Warfare.
“We are the leaders of Eu-
ropean freedom. The duty is so-
lemnly laid upon each of us to
work'as we have never worked
before”. — Mr. George Hicks,
M. P.