THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 2, 1940
RUSSIAN ATTACK MORE EFFICIENT
Stockholm, February 8. ́
ON THE SEVENTH DAY · of the Voroshilov offensive, against the Mannerheim Line, news reached me to-night that the Russians are attacking with greater force than ever. Great anxiety is felt in informed official circles here. It is believed that the situation is now grave.
Berlin military experts describe the Mannerheim Line attack as Russia's "death grip" on Finland." Finnish efficiency authorities, I learn, are alarmed by the new which marks the Russian warfare. They are surprised by the accuracy of the Russian fire.
NAZI RADIO NETWORK IN URUGUAY
Montevideo, Feb. 14.
A network of Nazi radio trans- mitters for giving Information to German ships has been discov. ered in Uruguay, according to the 'newspaper "El Pals," quot- ing Argentine press reports.
GERMAN TERROR IN POLAND
Paris, February 8. The Polish Information Bureau has issued further details about the massacres
To relieve the Finns, worn out by two months of continuous fighting, Swedish volunteers are being flung into the front lines.
Many were in action near Salla, in Finland's waistline, to-day.
Main cause of the Finns' anxiety is the attack ordered by Voroshilov Russian Commander-in-Chief - on of miles south Summa, eighteen Viborg. The Russians advanced two miles along the Viborg road yester- day.
300 BOMBERS
In the last few days their offensive, made with 100 tanks, 300 batteries of artillery, and 300 bombers, has driven a wedge into the Finnish positions be- tween Summa and Galadenjarvi.
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CHALLENGE TO CHRISTIAN
CIVILIZATION
London, Feb. 13. ploited its great possessions. Britain never asked that her colonies Mr. R. B. Bennett, formerly Prime had Minister of Canada, who was the guest should pay tribute to her. Those who of the Royal Warrant Holders' Associa-settled the country evolved their own government. The result tion at luncheon yesterday, spoke of system of the war as a challenge to Christian that the other day thousands of men A landed 10,000 miles from their homes, Brigadier-General civilization.
and that South Africans and Canadians Courage presided.
had crossed the oceans in their legions. Mr. Bennett said that the people of This war was a challenge to Christian We had accepted the Canada were in the midst of a great civilization.
Governor-General, challenge. This was not a mere pass- sorrow, for their Lord Tweedsmuir, had been calleding incident in the life of a great Em- from his high post to the world be- pire but a struggle which would de- yond. Canada grieved at his death termine the future of Christian civili- and was grateful for having had such zation. Without hope of reward or of territorial additions to our vast Em- pire, we were engaged as the bulwark of Christian civilization to defend it.
Swedish newspapers admit to-day that the Finnish losses in face of this attack have been "very great." Though the Russians also have lost heavily-3,000 is the Swedish esti- mate-they are throwing in fresh man power regardless of losses. It is also said that the Finnish mili-a Governor-General. tary authorities are "not blind" to the danger of the "slow, methodical Rus- sian advance, even if this proceeds atļ a snail's pace.”
'GREAT LOSSES'
Swedish newspapers are handling the situation carefully. The Govern- ment, I was reliably informed to-day,
Every Finnish success is made the
appears to-day that
of the population in Poland. fears the effects in Sweden of a too- The details show the worth clear explanation of the extent of the of the protestations of Seiss-present danger. Inquart and Gauleiter Grei-most of, but it
18th Division, caught ser that the German rule is the Russian founded on justice and order. north of Lake Ladoga, has not suffer- ed so completely as was at first stated. Fresh particulars are given of the It has been re-formed and is fighting German reprisals against the people back--though the Russians are of Wawer, near Warsaw, where two off from their supply base.
common
criminals for whom the police were searching killed a couple of German soldiers who attempted to arrest them.
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A Swedish observer who return- ed to-day from Borgo, near Viborg, told me that the constant pressure on the Karellan Isthmus has made itself felt on the Finnish troops. "Their condition is not what it was," he said.
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Two hours later a battalion of Landeschutzen marched into
the commandant an- town, where the nounced that in reprisal for the death
Berlin military circles, quoted in of the two German soldiers one in-
one Swedish newspaper to-day, point habitant, in every 10 would be shot out that although Russia made bad at Wawer and also in the neighbour-starts in many of her wars, she has ing town of Anin. During the night continuously extended her boundaries. whole families were
dragged from
OFFENSIVE their houses and shot in groups of 10
They also state that, while Russia's in front of a fence by soldiers firing military strategy has in the past been machine-guns. In this manner 138 based on defence, she is nevertheless persons, including 17 women, two showing herself able to change over doctors, and a little boy, met their to offensive warfare. death. Thirty-four of the victims
These circles are therefore watch- were under 18 years of age and 12 ing with close attention the conversa- were over 60. Not content with this tions in Berlin between Nazi Foreign act of ferocity, the Germans stopped Minister von Ribbentrop, the German a train proceeding from Wawer to Attache in Helsinki, von Bluecher, and Otwock and shot one passenger out of the German Ambassador in Moscow, every five,
Count von der Schulenburg.
Though Finland is recelving many
At about the same time 72 Poles were hanged at Bachia, near Cracow.planes from abroad she has not yet
GERMANS ON THE WIRES
Belgrade, Feb. 13.
enough trained pilots. Three of her best have just been put out of action. The famous Danish pilot, Rasmussen, has been killed, Baron Fries, another Danish flier, has been wounded, and one Finn from the crack Finnish flying corps has met his death.
German interference with the telephone to Rome. They are often phone connexions between neutral erroneously informed by the exchange countries has become noticeable in the that the number required in Rome does Balkans. An American newspaper not answer, or is engaged, and with correspondent, telephoning from Bel- this lie they are fobbed off until it grade to Rome last night, was inter- is too late to be worth while repeating rupted by a censorious voice, which the call. This is now explained by inquired in English, with a German the fact that calls between Istanbul accent, "Who is speaking, please"? and Rome are frequently put through British correspondents In Turkey Vienna, where the connexions of Bri- have lately been encountering partitish correspondents are evidently in- cular difficulties when trying to tele-terfered with deliberately.
Speaking of the war, Mr. Bennett said that this country had never ex-
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