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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 27, 1940
DEFENCE OF VIBORG
Finnish Troops Withdraw From Koivisto Port
ALTMARK
REPORT DENIED
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
London, To-day.
It is confirmed in official cir cies that A report that three R.A.F. 'planes flew over Josaing Altmark Flord looking for the
and other German ships is with- out foundation.
No British 'planes have been charged with any such task, these circles declare,-Havas.
GERMANY DISCLOSES INTENTIONS
RED ARMY ATTACK ON MANNERHEIM LINE RESUMED
HELSINKI, TO-DAY.
THE RUSSIANS ARE-STILL PRESSING THEIR AT- TACKS ON THE WESTERN PART OF THE MAN- NERHEIM LINE, AND A FINNISH COMMUNIQUE ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT THE FINNS HAD ABANDONED THE FORTS ON THE KOIVIS- TO ISLANDS TO THE ADVANCING RUSSIANS. Practically the whole of Viborg has now been destroyed and all but a few army units have left the town. More defence lines are being thrown up.
ARMING OF
Berlin, To-day. COASTAL
It is announced that the
German Government have STEAMERS
given the
American Red
Cross permission to carry out relief work in the "terri- tory of the Government- yesterday, General" of Poland.
the American Representatives of Red Cross will be allowed to enter
this territory to distribute supplies from America in conjunction with the
German Red Cross. These supplies
will be admitted
duty-free and at reduced transport
charges.
Ft may be noted that the territory indicates excludes Pomerania, Posen, Upper Silesia, which were annexed to
the.
September after Reich
Reuter. "blitzkrieg."
the
OVER-SUBSCRIBED
London, To-day.
A correspondent who has just left that it cannot be the town reports taken by the Russians without their There Euffering tremendous losses.
Russian losses will be more heavy before they can get any further.
increased air
The Finnish High Command com- munique also reports activity.
Finnish 'planes have
carried
out reconnaissance and bombing Soviet rear-lines flights.over the
and have taken part in a number of mir-battles. They brought down five 'planes for certain and there may be two others. The Soviets, for their part, drop-
Hangoe, bombs on
much damage. doing
SAKKIJAERVI TO BE
In the House of Commons Geoffrey Mr. Shakespeare, Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty, ped some said that the defensive arm-without ing of trawlers and coasting Reuter. vessels in the North Sea was proceeding with all speed.
Following
ABANDONED
Helsinki, To-day. the abandonment
but
S.M.C. WORKMEN ON STRIKE
Shanghai, To-day.
Over 1,000 workmen' of the Shanghai Municipality, went on strike yesterday · following re- jection of a demand for special food allowances in view of the Increase of prices of foodstuffs.
Employees of the Wing On struck Weaving
Factory, also
the manage. work following ment's refusal to re-engage some dismissed workers.
Many arrests were made yes- terday" In connection with the strikes--Our Own Correspondent.
SWEDISH
LABOUR AIDS FINLAND
Stockholm, To-day.
The Swedish Trades Union Con- gress has appealed to workers to help Finland by civilian work behind the while lines and several thousand workers alrendy volunteered, have several hundred thousand people have decided to give Finland a day's wages every month.
The Government has asked Parlia- to Kroner vote 1,000,000 ment to enable the Swedish hospitals to care of for some thousands of wounded which Machine-guns supplied to Finland, Koivisto Island fortress, it is report-are shortly arriving from Finland.
those now he went on, were not so suitable fored that the Finns are preparing to Reuter. anti-aircraft defence as being fitted to trawlers and coasting $teamers.
The problem of arming all ships was one of very great magnitude.
He assured the House that it was going on and that it was not being held up in any way by the fact that arms were being sent to Finland. Reuter.
of Sakkijaervi, Viborg opposite
only the This probably evacuation of the civilian population. The town is now exposed to direct
evacuate the town
across Viborg Bay. five miles inland,
means
Soviet hands, though the
of
MONEY TO
PAY ENSURED
bombardment from Koivisto now in Hague, To-day.
loan, The new 300,000,000-guilder floated for defence purposes, has been oversubscribed.-Reuter.
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guns the fort were put out of action be- fore the Finnish withdrawal.-Reuter.
NEW ANGLE OF APPROACH
Washington, To-day. Mr. Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of the Treasury, yesterday said that he was convinced that the British and French Government had the 1,000,000,- 000 dollars (£250,000,000) in foreign exchange with which to pay for the |$1,000,000,000 worth of aeroplanes con- pro- templated in their purchasing gramme over the next 18 months.
He added that he thought the prices For some days now, the Soviet press and radio have being paid by for military aeroplanes stopped extolling the hero-by foreign Governments was ism and other virtues of the prices-Reuter.
Moscow, To-day.
Russian soldier.
The end of the campaign of praise was caused by the fact that the press and radio reports were in contrast to the official Soviet muniques, which repeatedly "Nothing of importance to report."
Soviet "news"
able when compared with
reason- domestic
NOTEWORTHY ISSUE
FOR PHILATELISTS
flagrant
com- said:-
The issuing
London, To-day. of an Anglo-French sources are now postage stamp later in the year as a on the symbol of Anglo-French unity is now trying to explain matters
the French Finnish front by talking about the being discussed between the British exceptional rigours of the weather and Postmaster-General and the yast fortifications "constructed by Minister of Posts and Telegraphs.- the Finnish bourgeoisie."-Reuter.
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