Late News BRITAIN’S WAR RECORD

Southland Times, Issue 24650, 23 January 1942, Page 6

Late News BRITAIN’S WAR RECORD

RUSSIAN TRIBUTE (Rec. 2 a.m.) LONDON, January 22. In a lecture in Moscow, Professor Vavich said that Britain had already overcome the Italian colonies, liberated Abyssinia gnd routed the Axis from the Near East in an area with a total population of 27,000,000. She had lost temporarily only the Channel Islands, Hong Kong, part of Malaya and North Borneo. Britain’s army of 300,000 at the outbreak of the war had been built up to 3,500,000 men ready to fight. Where was the German surface fleet? Professor Vavich asked. Vanished from the high seas. England was the best fed country in Europe. RUSSIAN ADVANCE FROM MOJAISK (Rec. 2 a.m.) LONDON, January 22. A Soviet communique states that the remnants of the routed 7th German Infantry Division, the 3rd Motorized Division, the 321st Infantry Regiment of the 197th Division are being driven westwards from Mojaisk suffering great losses, especially in men. On Tuesday seven German aircraft were shot down. The Russians lost one. During the fighting for Knodrovo, which was captured on Monday, the Russian forces inflicted heavy losses on two infantry divisions and routed an S.S. battalion. Troops on the Leningrad front continue to force back the enemy.