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STUBBORN
· THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 2, 1939
STAND
Finns Holding Red Army On Karelian Isthmus
SUBMARINE DAMAGED
BY GALE
London, To-day.
It is authoritatively stated that the British submarine escorted to Stavanger was not damaged by enemy action, and the damage was due solely to the recent heavy gale in the North Sea.- Reuter,
AFRICAN FILM EPIC
One of the greatest adventures of modern times is thrillingly recon- structed in "Stanley & Livingstone," starting to-day at the King's.
When Spencer Tracy, in the role of Henry M. Stanley, the crack young reporter on the old New York "Herald," speaks the famous words, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" in the heart of Africa, drama's most thrilling moment is stirringly reenacted.
The film shows Stanley in 1869, a reporter of bulldog tenacity ready to risk his neck to get his story!
It follows him through all the thrills and dangers of his great adventure and shows the influence on his char- acter of his meeting and subsequent friendship with the great missionary- explorer, who buried himself in the heart of unknown Africa to serve humanity..
When Livingstone died, young Stan- ley picked up the torch and became one of the greatest men of his day.
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TWO MORE RAIDS ON HELSINKI YESTERDAY
London, To-day.
THERE WERE TWO MORE air raids on the Finnish capital yesterday afternoon and it is reported that four Soviet planes were shot down. The first raid was just after mid-day, when six Rus- sian planes dropped a dozen bombs on the work- ing class district. Although this was nothing like the previous day's raid, at least one block of workmen's flats was set on fire.
The next raïd was two hours later, and the work-
ROOSEVELT STATEMENT
ON INVASION
Washington, To-day. President Roosevelt yesterday issued a formal statement declar- ing the Russian invasion of Fin- land to be a profound shock to the United States.
It jeopardised, he declared, the right of mankind of self-govern- ment. "All peace-loving peoples would condemn this new resort to military forces as the arbiter In International · differences.”—Reu-
ter.
CHIANG
men's district was again attacked. This time 15 WEI-KUO
bombs were dropped, but no further details are known.
It is now officially estimated that 72 people were killed in Thursday's raids, and. many more were injured.
The Soviet air force has been ex- tremely active in the Far North. Yesterday morning, it attacked Pet- | samo and after a ruthless air attack set part of it on fire. Russian infan- try is said to have attacked the port.
One report states that there was violent fighting and that the So- viets dropped several mon by
parachute,
Many Finns are trying to flee into Norway and the fleeing refugees are being fired on by low-flying Soviet aircraft. At one frontier town, 600 refugees crossed a frozen river under machine-gun fire from Soviet planes.
HANGOE SHELLED
the the south-west,
Russians
The chief romantic interest of the story is carried by Nancy Kelly, as
English In the lovely daughter of the consular agent at Zanzibar, and Rich-have carried out a long bombardment ard Greene as the son of Lord Tyce, of Hangoe. Soviet warships which who had just returned, fever-racked, were out of sight shelled the city and from a similar but unsuccessful ex-
the civilian population took cover in pedition.
air raid shelters.
OFF THE RECORD
ANNUAL OUTING
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By Ed Reed
Finnish batteries replied and the latest reports, at noon yesterday, said that the fort is still undamaged.
No details are known concerning a reported attempt by the Soviets to effect a landing in the afternoon.
STUBBORN STAND. Little is known, too, of the progress of operations on the Karelian Isthmus, but Helsinki reports the Finns are making a 'stubborn stand, while Copenhagen reports that many Soviet tanks are wrecked as a result of ac- curate fire. It is also said that 300 Russians have been taken prisoner.- Reuter.
BRITISH RED CROSS PLANE
London, To-day. An aeroplane with medical supplies has reached Finland safely. It was sent by the British Red Cross, and the cost was found by the wife of the Finnish Minister to London-Reuter,
FOUR NAZI PLANES FORCED DOWN
London, To-day. Yesterday's German communique admits that four Nazi 'planes have had to land on the North Sea dùr- ing a violent gale. Their crews were rescued, and the planes were "slight- ly damaged."-Reuter.
RETURNING
(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL") Washington, To-day.
of Chiang Wei-kuo, second son Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, who is studying aviation in the Americ Army, is shortly returning to China where, it is reported, he will com- mand the Central Aviation School.
He arrived from Germany some time ago where he, had studied in a military academy. Havas.
100 PER CENT. TIN QUOTA
London, To-day, The International Tin Committee has fixed the quota for the first quar- ter of 1940 at 100 per cent.-Reuter.
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DEFENDING THE COAST OF BRITAIN—This ploture given a very good idea of a big gun orew at work preparing for action. The sergeant supervises while part of the crew reload the shell Into the gun and on the left, nan be seen another gunner ready to push in the cartridge which follows the shell. (Copyright, Fox).