THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 31, 1940
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PLANES RAID
KRONSTADT NAVY BASE Retaliation For Monday's Red Bombing Horror
HEAVY TOLL TAKEN BY
SOVIET BOMBERS
Helsinki, To-day.
A "CERTAIN HARBOUR and railway stations be- hind the Soviet lines" have been bombed by Fin- nish aircraft. One report says that the harbour is Kronstadt.
No less than 800 bombs were dropped in 33 differ-
ANOTHER NETHERLANDS PROTEST
Amsterdam, To-day.
The Netherlands Government has protested to Berlin over the violation of Dutch territory on Monday by German 'planes.
The 'plane flew over central and north-eastern Holland and were chased off by Dutch air pa- trols,Reuter.
ent places by the Soviets on Monday, and at least FILM STARS 33 were killed and 60 injured. There was heavy material damage.
LUNCH WITH
At least 21 Soviet bombers were shot down by Fin-
nish pursuit 'planes and anti-aircraft batteries. ROOSEVELTS
Abo again suffered a lot. A tram was hit just as the passengers were
getting out;
seven
Nearby, two women
they crossed the street.
were
killed. were killed as
'RED CRO88 ATTRACTION
says that
A Finnish communique the Soviets not only bombed unpro- tected towns and country homes but again machine-gunned civilians and bombed hospitals and hospital trains.
In some
milltary areas, Finnish commandert
the have ordered moval of Red Cross markings from hospitals as they now belleve that the sign of mercy merely makes the
re-
GERMANY'S TRANSPORT SHORTAGE
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
Rome, To-day. The importance of the Clodius Mission is seen by
position of the hospital more danger-the fact that he is prolonging
ous. Reuter.
WORST DAY
Helsinki, To-day. All through the night reports of Monday's air raids poured into Hel- sinki from all over southern Finland. Right along the coast from Viborg, east and west, come fresh revelations destruction making of horror and what may prove to be Finland's worst day of air raids hitherto.
Nothing seems to have been spared, and in addition to towns and villages, Isolated farms and peasants' homes were ruthlessly attacked.
200 PLANES
It is announced that between Jan. 21 and 27 some 3,000 bombs fell in Finland killing 24 and wounding 56 in 46 different localities, the objectives Including two hospitals.
It is estimated that 200 Red planes flew over Finland in the raids on Abo, Hangoe, Tamminari and coast towns on the Gulf of Bothnia. The Nurmes district was bombed several times.
"CERTAIN HARBOUR" RAIDED
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") WASHINGTON, TO-DAY.
EMPIRE GREETINGS FOR R.A.F.
London, To-day.
The Royal Air Force has received greetings from the air forces of Canada, Austra- lia and New Zealand on the start of the Empire Air Train- ing scheme.
The message from Canada reads:- "We are looking forward with the keenest pleasure to sharing with the Royal Air Force, the Royal Austra- lian Air Force and the Royal New Zealand Air Force the heavy respon- sibilities of the British Commonwealth air training scheme."
It is pointed out in London that Canada was not chosen for the cen- |tral part of the scheme solely for her geographical position or for the faci- lities of her wide, open spaces. Still PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S 58TH
more important is the fact that Canada BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY WAS
can produce every metal now used for GAILY CELEBRATED THROUGH-aviation science. She will be able to OUT THE UNITED STATES
AT provide about 60 per cent. of the total FUNCTIONS AND DANCES FOR
cost of the scheme, costing VICTIMS OF INFANTILE PARA-
£120,000,000. LYSIS.
The President lunched with several
In addition to aluminium for air
movie stars who arrived in the capital frames, molebdynite for steel harden- ing and coal for general power, for a gala function.
Canada has large quantities of radium Dorothy Lamour, Elsa Lanchester,
for manufacturing instruments; alr- Olivia de Haviland,
Power Tyrone and others attended the White House Craft play their part in getting the radium, for it comes from the Arctic lunch.-Havas.
Circle.
ROBUST HEALTH
Washington, To-day.
A little greyer, and with the lines his stay here and it is an evid-|
on his face more deeply etched, Pre- ent sign of Germany's desire aldent Roosevelt yesterday reached his to develop relations with 58th birthday. Italy.
Quarters close to the Italian Foreign Ministry revealed that the German- Italian discussions are centring around two main "points;" firstly, the question of rolling stock; and secondly, the question of coal deliveries.
Badly lacking railway carriages, chase from Italy at least those Italian Germany, they stated, wishes to pur- carriages which are at present on the German railway net.
COAL NEEDS
The Reich also wishes Italy should herself transport German coal which until lately covered over 50 per cent. of Italian requirements.
While Italy badly needs German and British coal, German freighters are blocked in German ports; and since the war British shipping com- panies have refuse to carry out tran- sports of all British coal exported from
Britain.
Italian shipping is not sufficient to According to first reports more than carry out all quantities of coal need- 30 civilians were killed and 50 wound- [ed by Italy who therefore must large-
ed.
ly rely on the Brenner Railway-
The Finnish air raid on "a certain Havas. harbour" was carried out on vessels lying in the port. Finnish planes also bombed Soviet motor-lorries, transport columns, troop. quarters and railway stations.
MINES
Twenty-one enemy planes were shot WASHED UP
́down and one Finnish plane' lost-
Reuter.
NAVAL BASE BOMBED
Paris, To-day.
LONDON, TO-DAY. SEVERAL, MINES WERK WASH-
ONDAY:
He looked the picture of robust health, however, as he received scores of guests at the White House during the day.
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Furthermore, Canada has large sup- plies of materials needed for ammuni- tion and, a fact seldom realised, she is the leading nation.in the world for
carriage by air of freight and mail.- Reuter.
yesterday (12.30 p.m. to-day, Hong Kong time), he was to broadcast over At 11.30 p.m. Eastern Standard Timea nation-wide hook-up.-Reuter.
RUSSIANS STILL HELD UP ON LADOGA FRONT
Helsinki, To-day.
SOVIET ATTACKS NORTH-EAST of Lake Ladoga are fewer and weaker. Fighting is still centred on four major points, but the Finns are in posses- sion of strong positions and can launch success- ful counter-attacks. Deep snow is restricting the movements of Soviet tanks.
A
Finnish fort on an island near the north-east shore. of Lake Ladoga has effectively shelled the Rus- sian rear lines. Soviet forces have tried to cap- ture the fort, and several hundreds were killed on Monday on the frozen lake.
The vital importance of personal initiative was emphasised by Marshal Mannerheim ... when...... he presented awards to 2,500 Finnish soldiers Reuter.
1,250 DEAD
Helsinki, To-day. A Finnish communique says that a few Red attacks north-east of Lake Ladoga were repulsed with heavy
were destroyed.
The Havas correspondent at Hel-ED UP ON THE BRITISH COAST enemy casualties. Two Russian tanks sinki is authorised by Finnish head | ON. quarters to disclose that the pormen tioned in the Finnlih communique as ¦ having been bombed by Finnish Ware planes was the naval base of Kron- stadt.
It is added that Krons
20 miles from Leningrad, had | ploding
"bombed previously
Reuter
uter.
Afbrekched a -Enemy sea attacks on Mantees fort, Broke supported by airer and artillery, pieces of were repulsed.
800 On the Ka
nish coastal
harm-
enemy batt
on th
sthmus
JAPANESE TO CONFER
*Shanghai, To-day, conference of Japanese Consuls- General, in Japanese "occupied" areas and leased territory in China, will
be held, w, according