LITTLE PROGRESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 31 July 1941, Page 6

LITTLE PROGRESS

MADE BY THE GERMANS OF LATE SLOW ADVANCE IN UKRAINE. ’’ POSSIBILITY OF RUSSIAN COUNTER-OFFENSIVE. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 9.15 a.m.) RUGBY, July 30. According to military ■■ circles in London a Russian communique, which 1 still reports intense fighting in some areas, indicates that the Germans are making little progress. It is considered possible that the only advance, and ( that very slow, is in the direction of ( Jitomir, in the thrust into the Ukraine. 1 It is difficult yet to estimate whether the Russian counter-attacks in the ( Smolensk sector might be the initial stages of a coiinter-offensive. . HEAVY BLOWS : I — 4 , STRUCK BY RUSSIANS. AIR FORCE CO-OPERATION. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 10.40 a.m.) RUGBY. July 30. A Russian communique, issued early this afternoon, states: “During the night of July 29 our troops continued stubborn fighting against the enemy in Nevel, Smolensk anl Jitomir directions. Our Air Force, in co-operation with our land forces, inflicted blows upon enemy mechanised units, infantry and artillery.” GERMAN REPORT (Received This Day, 11.55 a.m.) LONDON, July 30. A German communique states: “We repulsed renewed enemy attacks to relieve pressure and thus liberate the encircled forces east of Smolensk.” BRITAIN & RUSSIA EXCHANGE OF SUPPLIES. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 11.30 a.m.) RUGBY, July 30. Replying to a question in the House of Commons, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Economic Warfare (Mr Dingle Foot) said much progress had been made in fulfilling the promise of economic assistance by the British Government to Russia and considerable quantities of goods were now on their way to Russia from various parts of the Empire and from other countries supporting the Allied cause. In return valuable supplies were being made available by the Soviet Government for the common war effort.