THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 2, 1940
Six Hundred Shells An Hour Falling Into Doomed Viborg AFTER THE FINN MORALE UNAFFECTED
BUT GIVING WAY BEFORE
WAR
IS OVER
LONDON, TO-DAY.
THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTER-
AT MANSION HOUSE YESTERDAY, SAID
BURY, SPEAKING
THE RUSSIAN ATTACK ON FINLAND
WAS AN INSTANCE OF THE TEN- DENCY WHICH IS AFFLICTING
SHEER WEIGHT OF NUMBERS
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HELSINKI, TO-DAY.
EMBARGO ON JAPAN
THE WORLD BY WHICH ANY PO-VIBORG, KEY-POINT OF THE FORWARD DEFENCE YARNELL
WER WHICH
THINKS IT HAS
SUFFICIENT BRUTE
FORCE
IS
READY IN ITS OWN INTERESTS TO ASSAULT ` AND INVADE THE
FREEDOM AND
OF ANY OTHER.
INDEPENDENCE
"Let the people of Finland under-
stand," His Grace declared, "that when
SYSTEM OF THE MANNERHEIM LINE, WAS
STILL IN FINNISH HANDS LAST NIGHT AFTER DISMISSES
A DAY OF BITTER ATTACK AND DOUR RE-
GUNS WAR DANGER SISTANCE DURING WHICH HEAVY GUNS WAR
POUNDED THE CITY TO PIECES.
the victory of the Allies is secured Shells fell into Viborg all day at the rate of 600
and once for all this reign of brute force is ended in Europe, Finland will be restored to freedom and in- dependence."-Reuter.
ADMIRAL'S
per hour, and it is feared by observers that the Finns cannot hold out much longer. The Red Army, is attacking from three directions, and it is estimated that at least 500,000 men are now end of the involved at the western
CALL FOR AID Karelian Isthraus.
London, To-day.
A stirring speech for help for Fin land has been made by. Admiral Sir Roger Keyes.
"I think it can be said, without a shadow of doubt," he concluded, "that British assistance to Finland will even- tually be generous and effective." Reuter.
AUSTRALIAN WAR
INDUSTRY
Sydney, To-day.
were
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Washington, To-day. That there is no reason to
Soviet planes dropped several para-fear that application of an chutists, all of whom
imme- embargo on American ex diately shot down.
ports to Japan might result It is definitely established that Soviet planes were brought down dur-in armed conflict with that Cost of the Russian offensive ing the day. It is unconfirmably re- country, was emphasised by more were brought Admiral Harry E. Yarnell, against the prepared strongposts of ported that five
has been down. The Finns lost four planes.-
retired Commander-in-Chief Reuter. Havas. the Mannerheim Line tremendous.
of the U.S. Asiatic Fleet, in a Finns Bomb Air Base
letter addressed to Senator Lewis Schwellemback, a De- tremely grave. In response to a So-mocrat of Washington, and viet claim to have captured a resid-author of the Bill providing ential section within two miles of the for such an embargo. city itself, the Finns admit that the position is serious but declare that it
Helsinki, To-day.
A communique says that the enemy attacks were continued in the west of the Karelian Isthmus; Finnish troops inflicted heavy losses on the enemy and destroyed several tanks, while an enemy attack at Taipale was repulsed.
Finnish planes bombed an air base, Australian factories, in addition to a transport centre and a Soviet mili- war work, are also turning out har-tary train, and several fierce air bat-
iles occurred. vesting machines for Britain, accord- ing to the Australian radio.
One Victoria factory has already` shipped several hundred harvesters to Britain, and the whole order will ar- rive in Britain in time for the har- vest.-Reuter.
OFF THE RECORD
BATTORNE
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Many Soviet planes flew over the country' and bombed -a number of places, including Abo and Rovanie- "mi; causing damage and many firea. Fourteen civilians are reported . to have been killed and 16 wounded.
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“Extremely Grave”
Helsinki, To-day.
The situation around. Viborg is ex-
is not hopeless.
Every inch of the ground is be- ing bitterly contested and as the there Finne fall back here and they take up, new positions. Even If Viborg la taken, the Russians will have to sustain more heavy losses and overcome other lines If they decide to push on..
Viborg itself is empty of civilians and there is hardly a building stand- ing in what was once .a thriving, happy town of 80,000 people.
Admiral Yarnell goes on to say: "It
would be suicidal for Japan to engage
in another major war with a power- ful enemy.”
He added that the world would face an uncertain and dangerous future should the European democracies, as well as China, be defeated in the pre- sent conflicts.Havas,
ARAB PLEDGE OF LOYALTY
It is being shelled continuously.
JERUSALEM, TO-DAY. GERMAN LEGATION
BRIGADIER ALLEN HAS BEEN "entente APPOINTED MILINARY COM- Despite the Soviet-Nazi
German MANDER IN THE AREA IN WHICH more or less cordial," the Legation has also come in for its THE AUSTRALIAN EXPEDITION-- share of Soviet shells, and the build-ARY FORCE IS ENCAMPED, ing is now open to the gaze of all. Arab chiefs and notables, at an open, Underwear, is still hanging up on a air conference called by Brigadier Al- line in one room, the old German len yesterday, declared all the Arab Imperial Flag lies crumpled on the peoples were on the side of the De-i floor of another, while a large picture mocracies in the present war.
been All ranks of the Australians express of Der Fuehrer himself has neatly cut by shrapnel, so that his the hope that they will have an op- moustache has split up and is now portunity to fight alongside the Turks travelling in different directions. if they are called into action.-Reuter.
Further north, the Soviets are again active and the Finns are falling back- to the town of Nautsi, on the Nor- wegian border. If, the Russians out- flank them here, the Finns will lose the protecting wall of the Norwegian border on their left flank and the Russians will then be able to crash down into Finland on both sides of the Arctic highway-Reuter,
Russian Claims
Moscow, To-day. In the attack on Viborg, the Rus- sians claim to have captured over 300 strong posts in the past two days and to have also taken three stations on the railway running into Viborg from the East, where, the Russians claim, they are now within five miles the city.
ANTHEM IN WELSH
London, To-day. The Finnish National Anthem sung in Welsh
the first
it is believed at tion-luncheon-ve
tion with St. David's Day
FIRM UNDERTONE ON LONDON STOCK MARKET
London, To-day. Week-end influences restricted ac tivity on the Stock Exchange yester→ day but the undertone remained firm, Kafirs occasionally reacted on pro- fit-taking but breweries and electri- cal equipments were strong.
Gült-edged securities eased early in the day but rallied later.
Wall Street was firm,Reuter.
LOAN ALLOCATION TO FINLAND
Washington, To-day, conformity with recent legisla tion, the sport and Import Bank has allocated - #$20,000,000 loan to Fin- land. $16,000,000 to Sweden arad
·$10.0
lso expected to get