Melbourne, Aug. 6.
Commenting on the visit to Brisbane of the United States warships Northampton and Salt Lake City, Australia's Navy Minister, Mr. W. M. Hughes, said this visit would not escape the attention of "friends northwards. Although only two warships are here, we are encouraged to believe that there are others about,"—Reuter.
The capture of Ostrov, Porkhov and Pskov created the conditions for a push to the north and initiation of an attack in the direction of Leningrad. Left flank forces advancing between Lake Ilmen and Lake Peipus were driven practically up to Narva in order to close the land bridge between Lake Peipus and the Gulf of Finland.
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