HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
HELP FOR FINLAND
War Material & Large Numbers Of Volunteers
PARIS, Jan. 13 (Renter)-War material and large numbers of volunteers are now being transported to Finland from neutral coun- tries via France, it is learned on good authority.
It is added that large numbers of volunteers from south-east' Eu- ropean countries tried to pass through Germany to Finland but were refused permission by the German Government.
General . L Oesch, Chief of the Finnish General Staff.
CABLE NEWS
IN BRIEF
BERLIN, Jan. 13. (Router)—-AI- though Jews are exempted from military service, they are now being called up for compulsory service in '-- labour battalions.
In Berlin alone." about 20,000 Jews, many of whom have no pre- vious experience of manual labour, are engaged on heavy tasks, chiefly in connection with the building trade.
CAIRO, Jan. 13 (Reuter)— The Egyptian Police have ar- rested a number of Germans and selted documents found in the course of searches.
Theralds were made on in- structions from the Egyptian Prime Minister himself. &
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LONDON, Jan.((13 (Reuter}--Over £360,000 has now been "subscribed by the Indian Princes to the Bri- tish war fund, and a further large BV has been promised in monthly and annual instalments.
Over 100 Princes have already given gifts and over 300 have sent loyal messages and pledged their services.
MOSCOW, Jan. (Reuter). Norway and Sweden were the subject of an attack
on the Moscow radio today.
The attack was on the lines adopted by German pro- paganda, and was to the ¿fect that the attitude of these nations to Finland was not compatible with neutrality,
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BRUSSELS, Jan, 13 (Reuter)—! Foreign aircraft flew over Belgium for the third day in succession yesterday. On the two previous occasions, they were identified as German machines.
While it is impossible to disclose what help, apart from Red Cross supplies, is being sent from France to Finland. assistance is under- stood to be considerable.
There is a possibility that a large quantity of war material left in Spain after the civil war may be sent to Finland.
SWEDISH CONTINGENT STOCKHOLM, Jan. 13 (Reuter Another Swedish contingent "of volunteers has left for Finland.
Among them was Ame Borg. holder of five European swimming championships.
EGYPT'S PROMISE "
CAIRO. Jan. 13 (Renter)-Egypt· today natined the League Of Nations that she is preparing to comply with the recent League re- solution and give Finland all the help she can.
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Field Marshal Gustaf Man- nerheim, Commander-in-Chief of the Finnish armed forces.
CAPTURED NAZI SHIP
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DUSSELDORF IN BERMUDA
LONDON, Jan. 13 (Reuter)—The German steamer Dusseldorf, cap-
CABLE
FINNISH & RED ARMIES MASS ON SALLA FRONT
Over 40,000 Soviet Troops Concentrating For Attack
HELSINKI, Jan. 13 (Reuter) Both the Finnish and Red Armies on the Salla front, which has been the main scene of operations" for several days past, are being rein- forced.
The Russians now have at least 40,000 men in this sector, and more are coming.
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Once more the Finns are port of petrol from Rumania to [reported to have surrounded Germany difficult, but now there the main body of the enemy, are bodies of German troops in though the latest communi- this area.
$ que in Helsinki makes no re- This fact, along with the pre- ference to this and only men-sence of the German military mis- tlons patrol activity...
sion in Moscow. is a sign of close military collaboration.
HEAVY AIR RAIDS
LONDON, Jan. 14 (Reuter)—A i Finnish communique states that it, was a quiet day on the Karelain Isthmus.
On the Eastern Frontler the enemy attack was repulsed with heavy losses.
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KEEN TO END WAR
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 13 (Reuter) Hitler, according to latest indi- cations, is keener than ever to see the end of the Finnish war.
His main reasons seem to be fear that help to Finland may
The enemy made heavy air raids, develop into extension of the war tured by the Royal Navy in the especially against places in south-in Western Europe and suspicion About 400 planes that Russia's Finnish adventure is Pacific last month, arrived in Ber-west Finland.
seriously hampering the German- LONDON. Jan 13 (Reuter)-Anmuda today with a prize crew on participated.
Russian trade. negotiations, ambulance unit of 20 members and
board, 10 ambulances is leaving Britain shortly for Finland.
Military Expenditure In Norway
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BRITISH REGISTRY
The Dusseldorf was changed to Brish registry at Jamaica where she was renamed the Poland, in honour of Commodore Poland, or HMS. Despatch, who captured the Nazi-steamer.
NAZI CREW
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Some civilians were killed, 14 wounded and some damage to pro- perly.
The Koelnische Zeitung"yester- day published a despatch from Stockholm dealing with the sub- shot ject of mediation and peace
Finland.
Five enemy planës were down and It is unconfirmedly re- ported that seven more were shot! down."
20 MACHINES
In addition to Abo, the port of Hangoe and other towns on the OSLO, Jan. 13 (Reuter)-Total New York, Jan. 13 (Reuter) south-west coast of Finland and inf Norwegian expenditure, for Members of the crew of the scut-the Gulf of Finland were bombed year 1940-41 is estimated at 826.- tled Nazl liner Columbus, who are by Soviet 'planes yesterday. 000,000 kroner (about $46,000,000), now on Es Island may leave of which 150,000,000 (about £8,- withi the next 24 hours for the 000.000) will be for extraordinary | Pact Coast, from which they are military measures to safeguard | to sail by a roundabout route back the country's neutrality. accord- to Germany
Ing to the budcet presented in the Starting (Farliament) by the Finance Minister this morning.
NEW TAXATION The Minister stated that the special. expenditure would be covered by taxation as Jar as possible
Thus the 10 per cent. increase in income tax introduced last year will be doubled, and the sales tax, at present, one per cept., will be raised to two per cent.
The axes on beer is to be In- creased: new taxes will be intro- duced on earned income resulting from war conditions and there will be a tonnage tax on shipping. Despite these measures' it is ex- pected tha; the Public Debt will be increased to 84.000.000 kroner
Significant Meeting?
Some 20 machines attacked Abo and at least one Soviet 'plane was brought down by anti-aircraft fire.
Railway Unes seem to have been the main objective of the ralds. but what damage was done is not
yet known.
Soviet planes were also active on the Arctic front, near Petsamo. and it is reported that some of them flew over Norwegian terri- tory.
- CLOSE COLLABORATION
PARIS, Jan, 14 cording to a well-informed French
This
(Reuter)-Ac-
KING CAROL AND PRINCE PAUL OF source, there is now close colla- boration between the German and YUGOSLAVIA
Soviet military authorities in Po- LONDON, Jan, 13 (Reater)-The list Ukraine.
close colla- interest aroused by the meeting boration is being closely watched between King Carol of Romania here. and Prince Regent Paul of Yuxo-
A recent ballons "d'essal orgi- Slaria has been further increased | nating from Germany with regard by a Bucharest report suggesting to possible mediation by Germany that the two ralers will consult in the Eusso-Finnish conflict, has again in the near future,
ITALIAN COMMENT
Meanwhile, Stefani, the Italian news agency, says that partlatilar
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HUNGRY AND COLD-GERMAN WORKERS RUSH INTO WARM WAITING ROOMS IN BERLIN
RAILWAY STATIONS
LONDON, Jan. 3 (Reuter)-Jewish man in Germany are being ordered to sweep snow from the streets, to break up ice and build roads. In Berlin alone, more than 22,000 Jewish men formerly in the professions are being formed Into t Labour groups.
Transport difficulties in Germany are acute. Owing to the shortage of petrol the Berlin Municipality" are placing" trams at the disposal of the German Ministry of Transport, and spe- cial tram-lines are being laid down for the transport of coal.
Ten thousand workers are now engaged in laying down tram-lines to the Berlin cen- tral canal harbour.
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dition to the shortage of fuel there is no glass to replace the thou- sands of windows shattered by the Nazi al bombardment.
Food in Poland is scarcer than
There is no mention of what attitude Russia is likely to take. but such a statement, appearing
Amsterdam Telegraaf re-in Germany. Na tea and coffee in the strictly controlled Nazi ports that the population of Ber- to be obtained and most other press, clearly reflects Germany's in is showing its opinion of the goods are only sold at prohibitive desire for peace in Finland. coal shortage.
prices. Butter, for instance, costs 6/6da ib. Crowds of men. women
and
It also confrms rumours that Hitler may openly propose him- children flocked to the big Berlin yel as mediátor between Finland railway stations and camped in and Russia.
the warm waiting-rooms.
REFUSED TO MOVE
400 SOVIET PLANES
In the evening they refused to HELSINKI, Jan. 14 (Reuter-return to their cold homes and Four hundred Russian planes par- settled down for the night with ticipated in the raids mentioned rugs in spite of the police appeals earlier, the regions visited being to go home. principally South-west Finland and the fighting zone on the Katellan Isthmus.
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Forts and railway junctions were again bombed. The poor results were largely due to Finnish fighters and anti-aircraft are forcing the Russians to fly high and breaking up their formations.
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Finnish planes are reported to have successfully attacked Boviet columns on the march
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It was announced officially last might and 13 were kliled and 17 wounded in the Soviet air raids.
MOSCOW DENIAL.
The men brought rugs and mattresses, and even small stoves and spirit lamps, with which to cook substitute coffee and warm milk for the chil- dren.
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The Danish newspaper Poli-" tiken says the plight of War- saw is aggravated by the pre- sence in the city of 300,000 re- fugees.
U.S. RED CROSS Cross have arrived in Berlin to Delegates of the American Red organise relief of distress in Ger
man-occupied Poland.
The main efforts of the Ameri- cans will be made at present in Warsaw.
The Germans have permitted this humane mission on condition that American Red Cross workers do not send "information abroad about conditions in the occupied „
WORSE IN WARSAW Warsaw, says the Dutch news paper, is even worse off as in ad-"areas.
WAR RELIEF FOR CHINA
FROM U.S.
OVER $200,000 DISTRIBUTED
GERMAN TRADE CONTROL
CAPETOWN, Jan 13 (Reuter)- Trade permits will now enable the Union Government to operate with
interest attaches to the meeting Until recently. Russian troops ed petulance, the reports that Ger- the filles in the control of Ger-coming as it did after the Venice alone held that part of Poland man advisers have gone to Moscow man trade.
talks between Italy and Hungary | which prevented Germany" from to reconstruct the Red Army. and just before the meeting of the having command of the frontier The Soviet press attacks Balkan Entente in Belgrade with Rumania and made the ex- Norway and Sweden continue,
LONDON, Jan. 14 (Reuter) raised the question here whether Moscow denied the Finnish claims the object of such suggestions is of successes in the past week, most not to distract Russia from north- of which have been well substan-
CHUNGKING, Jan. 14 (Centrai) west Europe and to persuade new tiated by foreign correspondents.
Co-ordinating It also contradicts, with astonish-The West China operations in the south-east."
Ad- Committee of the American
funds visory Committee handling raised in the United States for China war relief distributed $225,- 726.50 during the period from June 8 to November 17, 1939,
From February 15, exports to all European counties,
except six, will have to have a permit,
The exceptions are the United Kingdom, Elre. France, Bweden, Portugal and Turkey.
mand for Kaffiis. Wall Street was
ANKARA, Jan. 14 (Reuter)-M. easier. Menimencioglu, Secretary-General |
of the Turkish Foreign Office, has LONDON, Jan, 13 (Reuter-The now left Sofia, where he has been British Government's offer to send having trade talks, for ankara, over £20,000 in supplies for Turkish The communique says that there is relief has been accepted. In ad- complete agreement between Bul- tion to £25.000 from the British garia and Turkey concerning the Government, the earthquake vic- maintence of peace in Europe.
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tims will receive medical suppiles. blankets and enough soup, flour and dried provisions to keep 2,000 people for two months
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LONDON, Jan. 13 (Reuter)-The latest R. A. F. casualty list, issued by the Air Ministry yesterday, con-
ains 78 names.
LONDON, Jan, 13 (Reuter-The Finash Legation in London an- WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (Reuter) nouate that Finnish casualties in -The House of Representatives by Russian air raids from the begin- an overwhelming majority and ning of the war to January 9 total without a roll-call, yesterday pasr-234 killed, 269 seriously injured and ed the Emergency Defence Appro- 210 slightly injured. The Legation priation Bil. The Bill has gone to states that the Finnish A.R.F. mer- the Benate.
*sures are proving very effective.
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GENEVA, Jan. 13 (Reucer)-The ROME, Jan. 13 (Reuter)-Italians mandates section of the League of are soon to have standard mits, Nations has received the Japanese shoes, stocking and bed-linen, Government's Report for 1938 on under a decree just issued.. the administration of the lands under Japanese mandate. Bome signifiance is attached to the fact Lieutenant Clausson Bohlen, son of that Japan, although she has with Gustav and Bertha Krupp, of the drawn from the League, is still well-known German maintaining contact with League firm, was killed on Wednesday, states a notice in the Nazi news paper Koelischer Zeitung, 2
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"Greater Sacrifices
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Will Have To
Be Made": Sir John Simon Utters
A Strong Warning
Full Contribution Of The
Population Necessary
LONDON, Jan. 13 (Reuter) — Making the second of a series of speeches by members of the War Cabinet, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Simon, speaking at Glasgow today, appealed to the nation to take drastic medicine to save itself from more unpleasant inflation and a disastrous post-war slump such as followed the last war but which, by wisely acting this time, they hoped to avoid or at any rate reduce.
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tion of savings and rationing. other methods would have to be adopted for restricting consump tion and providing funds for the conduct of the war.
GREATEST CAUSE
"The medicine may seem drastic and unpleasant, but the disease
for which it is designed is more unpleasant still...
"The outcome of thu war is go- Ing to show whether self-discipline in a free democracy like ours is not a more potent instrument than the mechanical drilling of a total
Germany Very Thoroughly Blacked - Out
"UNEVENTFUL”
FLIGHT
LONDON, Jan. 14 (Reuter)- Yesterday's fight was described AI RAIDD BELIEF
as "very uneventful." this being Grants for alr raid relle!" particularly remarkable since cai- totalled $18,850. They were sent ditions. were as ideal for enemy to the cities of Chëngta, Tzechow, counter-action as for: reconnaiss | Buifu, and Neiklang in Szechwan sance,
Province: Special relief was also Pilots reported that Germany given Klating in August, 1939 was very thoroughly "blacked- after a devastating Japanese air, out" except for a large town near raid. Drugs and supplies were the Swiss frontier which was lit rushed to the stricken area in specially chartered plane.
The Committee allotted: $120.- 351 for medical relier during the seven months period. The funds
The planes split up after flying over the greater part of Germany went to two hospitals in Chung king and one in Hai Tang Chi, Proper, some going to Vienna and to the International Red Cross, others to Prague.
and for drugs sent to stricken
areas.
up like in peace time. Munich was fairly well lit up on the out- ward Journey but was completely blacked-out on the return.
NINE HOURS
Those going to Vienna were In
SUPPORT FOR ̊C. 1. C. In support of the Chinese in the alr nearly nine hours, long dustrial co-operatives, $30,000 was enough, at the speed of which granted for general promotion, they are capable, to be flown from tarian state. ..
work and for the development ofį England to America, "We have the greatest cause in a weaving factory at Paochi,
One of the officers, who "paper- bombed" Vienna, said that the the world-liberty. The whole na- | Shens. “A · further giant Was tion is prepared to support that also made to the New Life Move-city was easily recognisable owing cause by all necessary sacrifices.", ment Association for cooperative to the Danube and the houses
villages in Shenst
alongside the river were well it. "ECONOMIC RESOURCES
Besides a $43,000 general relief dropped English newspapers in Besides leasets, the planes donation divided among various vierma After Vienna, the planes organizations, numerous Lunds
furt.
"Let no-one suppose," Sir, that when this was thoroughly John declared," that the war understood. sacrifices will be will- can be carried to the onlyingly made.
LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuter)-The conclusion which fiee men Sir John Simon said his Septemvast problems of organising the and women would tolerate ber Budget had for its object, be- country's economic resources are
were given for student reller work, new over Bratislava and Frank- AMSTERDAM, Jan. 13 (Reuter) burdens and making heavy/sible sum towards the expense of mand, says the Daily Herald in an elation, Madame. Chiang's homes owing to engine trouble but the
without incurring immerse sides the raising of the largest pos- now getting the attention they do the National Child Welfare Asso
One of the plants turned back sacrifices.
the first year of war, the dis- editorial today.
"Much more, however, remains for war orphans, and the Ortho engines of the others never fal- couragement of. unnecessary
paedic Centre, of the Chinese Red tered. The view that victory can be spending by diverting the larger to be done. armament
bution of the whole population will essential business providing sup because of the absence of a plan- achieved without the full contrl-part of the national income into "Our methods are inadequate. Cross at Kwelyang.
One of the pllots declared: "We ......... CHURCH DONATIONS ·
could continue flying like this for be a false view and a dangerous plles directly needed for the war.
ned economic strategy," "
The West Ching Co-ordinating days." view-a fatal view."
In a comment on the same sub-Committee, headed by Mr," Arnold |, sect. The Times says that our Job Vaught of the Friendg ⠀⠀⠀ Mission, The income tax classes hid to lato. Iend rather than to spend receives its funds for war rellet There could be no better service submit for the time being to a In the meantime, the unemploy to our democracy than to tell them dennite lowering of their standard ment Dgures indicate that we are the truth as to the sacrinees we of life.
far from the time, when our man must face.
Sir John issued a warning that power is fully applied to the prose "Nothing was more certain than in addition to taxation, the promo-cution of the war.
organisations,
LONDON, Jan. 13 (Reuter There was early brisk trading on PARIS, Jan. 18. (Renter)The the Stock Exchange yesterday. International Federation of Tråde. The market subsequently became Unions, which is meeting here. quieter but home rails were am on yesterday passed a resolution ap- reports of good freight trame, pealing to all trade union centres while there was a fair selective de" to give emcacious aid to Finland,
THE TRUTH
INCOME TAX
in Free China from the American United States, The American Advisory Committee in Shanghai Advisory Committee has for ita. The latter group takes care of chairman, Mr. Arthur Bamsett - of donations raised by the Church the Yea
Tobacco Corn
Committee on China Relief in the pany,