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Can Present Unstable Equilibrium Last? ALLIES AND THE
SOVIET DAM STORY
SWEDEN RALLIES FOR FINLAND
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Stockholm, To-day. "With Finland for Sweden"
was the motto displayed in
the Auditorium Hall, the big- gest hall in Stockholm, on the occasion of a meeting of support for Finland last night.
Finnish speakers stressed that economic assistance was insufficient.
"Despite the courage of our soldiers we cannot alone bear the burden of resistance. Volunteers are necessary.
"The coming month will show if the assistance given our army is sufficient."
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London, To-day.
MANY OBSERVERS here are asking whether the un- stable equilibrium between the Allies and the Soviet will last, and many are answering in the negative.
Mr. Neville Chamberlain's speech shows that Britain
will not take the initiative in reducing the pre- sent tension unless Moscow abandons the Fin- nish adventure, and all indications show that the Soviet is determined to pursue the campaign. Cetain political circles believe that Russia fears a reconciliation between the Allies and Germany at
her expense.
As a last hypothesis It is conceivable that Germany and Russia sooner or later will completely join hands.
Soviet officials in London affirm that Moscow wil remain neutral, but neutrality will be difficult to maintain if help for Finland assumes the pro-
A Swedish speaker emphasised that once Finland was conquered. Sweden | portion of open intervention. would face the gravest problem in her history.
"It is in thinking of our children that we must do now what we can to maintain the independence of the Nor- dic countries."-Havas.
KREMLIN'S BITTERNESS
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ROME, TO-DAY. THE ITALIAN NEWSPAPERS COMMENT AT LENGTH ON THE FINNISH VICTORY OVER THE REDS AT SUOMUSSALMI.
The "Messagero"-states; "This dis- aster plainly demonstrate that the
BRITISH ATTITUDE CHANGING
Observers point out that until now British officials have em. phasised that help for Finland will be "the maximum compatible with neutrality”, but this reserve Ir more and more disappearing fm official comments.
Evidently British and French help will be limited only by the amount of war material which can be spared.,
Meanwhile political observers are following Italy's moves closely, and while voicing satisfaction over the in- creased Italian concern regarding the stability of the Balkans, they are wondering what attitude Italy will take in the case of joint Soviet-German action-Havas,
NOTHING
Kremlin morally has lost the war. SAFE FROM
"Whatever Moscow may do to al- ter the trend of the military enterprise which is causing so much bitterness to the Soviet leaders, nothing can give back to the Soviet armies the honour they have lost on the Finnish battle- fields."--Havas.
MINERS TRAPPED IN
U.S. COLLIERY
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NAZI GAME
London, To-day.
In the attack on a Trinity House boat, relieving lightships off the East Coast, the ship was crowded with men returning to their duty of keep- ing watch after Christmas leave, and thirty-one men were wounded and one officer, killed. This is consider- ‚ed particularly-barbaric✨i
~assault, for of mentially non- spared by
the
CHINESE SEAMEN
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LONDON, TO-DAY.
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REPORTS LONDON OF CONTINUOUS R.A.F. DAYLIGHT RAIDS ON THE NAZI SEAPLANE BASE AT SYLT WERE STATED EARLY THIS MORNING TO BE WITH- OUT FOUNDATION.
Qficial quarters, point out that the R.A.F. raid on the Sylt area, announced in last night's munique, took place in darkness yesterday morning.
"
com-
Bombs were dropped near Sylt Island but their effectiveness could not be definitely ascertained. Reports that the Hindenburg Dam had been bombed are hitherto unconfirmed. Reuter,
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BEING REPATRIATED PROMISED
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(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") London, To-day. Genoa,--To-day.- .......It.is.announced that a White Paper- Theree hundred Chinese sailors on the Anglo-Russian conversations | from German vessels which have been in the first half of 1939 will be pub- stranded in Valparaiso and Perriam- | Hished Immediately after Parliament buco since the war began, arrived here reconvenes on January 18. yesterday.
The Paper is being compiled under They are boarding the Lloyd Tries- | the direction of Mr. William Strang, tino liner Conte Rosso for China. one time chief of the British delega- Havas.
tion to Moscow.
Havas.
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