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Soviet Heavy Artillery Pounds Mannerheim Line: New Offensive
At Maximum Effort
Finns Stubbornly Holding
.
On To Their
Outposts
HELSINKI, Feb. 3 (Reuter) Soviet heavy artillery pounds the Mannerheim Line with unrelieved ferocity as the new "large-scale offensive is reaching its maximum effort.
Object of the new Russian drive is the smashing of the Mannerheim Liñe at its southern end with a view to the capture of Viborg (Vlipuri), but the Finns, while their out- ports have been driven in, are holding on stubbornly.
Scores of Red planes have |
TWO ALARMS co-operated in the attack and Two alarms went in Helsinki: the Soviet Command has planes were sighted near the city again attempted to exploit its and a bomb was dropped but the. much-vaunted "surprise" of enemy were driven off by fighters. parachute battalions landing behind the Finnish lines:
24 LANDINGS"
This exploit has been attended by disaster. At least 24 landings have been reported, of groups of machine-gun units, but all have been wiped out or taken prisoner
33 soon as they landed.
Important part of this intensive warfare is being played by the So viet Air Force, which comes over in formations or 150 machines at
a time.
It is confirmed that five Red planes were shot down, and three others are reported to have been destroyed.
COSTLY FAILURE
HELSINKI Feb. 3 (Reuter)
FINLAND'S CASE NOT HOPELESS
STOCKHOLM, Feb. 4 (Router) Mr. Philip Noel-Baker, one of the members of the British labour delegation which has been visit- ing Finland, said, in an interview here yesterday, that the Finnish case is not hopeless.
HOME DEFENCE "The Russians," he added, "could not use their full forces in Finland quired for home defence and for as large bodies of troops "are re- guarding her other frontiers.
"It is obvious that the Russians must have some good soldiers and pilots, but their general morale
seemed low.”
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1940.
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Australla and Manija.. Shanghai and Amby A later message adda that Mr.Amoy Noel-Baker said: "I interviewed & Formosa and Swatow. young Communist prisoner and told Canada, USA. Honolulu, Japan and Shangha- him that I might be able to. ar-
The Soviet surprise weapon-range his return to Russia, through sledges pushed in front of tanks exchange of prisoners. The man -has proved a costly falluze in bellowed. Do nothing of the kind.” the large-scale ofensive against the Mannerheim Line
!
SOVIET SOLDIERS DECORATED
'The Russian forces have now taken up new positions behind those from which they launched In addition to high explosive their attack two days ago, bombs, these 'planes ure also They retreated to their new
MOSCOW, Feb. 4 (Reuter)-De- dropping hundreds smoke positions with the new. sledge-corations were awarded to Soviet bombs, behind which the Soviet tanks, which the Flaps now call soldiers from the Finnish front land“ units advance in greater the "Russian coffins," this time by M. Zhdanov, member of the numbers than have ever been seen dragged behind the tanks.
Presidium of the Supreme Soviet hitherto in the Finn'sh campaign
at Leningrad today. in one sector.
of
During the attack by armoured sledges at Summa the Russian MORE AIR RAIDS
losses are reported to have been HELSINKI, Feb. 3 (Reuter)-At at least 1,000, while the Finnish least twenty civilans were losses were surprisingly low ed during yesterday's Soviet air ralds..
OVER 100 KILLED
HELSINKI Feb. 4 (Reuter) — Over 100 persons
were killed in the widespread Soviet air raids
In Helsinki, a hospital was ma- chine-gunned from the air, and hospitals and churches in otherjun Finland yesterday which was towns were attacked,
the largest number killed in any
An appeal for the development of mass skiing was made by Pravda, ofacial organ of the
Communist Party, which states that the country can and must have 1,000,000 skiers for labour and defence.
a air raid on Finland in a single Another S'hai
Twelve were killed When bomb hit an air raid shelter at day, Bjorneberg.
24.KILLED
More than 100 were injured.. FRESH RED ATTACKS
Murder
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A bomb also hit the Red Cross HELSINKI, Feb. 4 (Reuter)—The CHUNGKING, Feb. 3 (Central) Shanghai and Amay emblem on a hospital. It demo-Finnish communique Issued today-The body of a young Chinese Shanghai lished the building, but the reports fresh Red attacks in the woman, with four bullet wounda. | Manila. patients had been previously eva-direction of Summa on the Kare- was found in the snow In Rue Australia and Manila... cuated
Han Isthmus Front which were re-Boppe, French Concession, on the Japan and Shanghai, pulsed with Russian losses."
night of Feb. 1. according to a The Finns claim to have captur- |Shanghai report
Raumosale and a number of other small places were bombed. Twenty-nine bombers" attacked one small village: details are lacking but it is believed 20 were killed.
ed several Red positions to the She is believed to have been north-east of Lake Ladoga,
murdered but no
clue has yet been found.
Four hundred Russian planes took part in the raids over Finland, The war zone of Bortevala was of which 12 were shot down. The frequently bombed; numerous Russians claim to have lost only fires were caused and several one plane and to have downed 11 people killed.
Finnish machines.
CHINA WAR
WAR NEWS
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Mercantile Marine College In Chungking
CHUNGKING, Feb, 4 (Central)~~~ The National Chungking Merchan- tile Marine College held its in- augural ceremony aboard the $.3. Klang Haun on Saturday morning. Mr. Chen K-fu, Minister of Education, presided at the care- mony.
CHAOCHOW-SWATOW AREA Heavy losses are understood to MEZESTIEN, KWANGTUNG, Feb. have been inflicted upon the Jan.
Others present included 3 (Central)—More than 1,000 anese during engagements prior Japanese troops" from Ampow, to the recapture of these places. Admiral Sah Chen-ping, retired naval commander, Mr. Wang Ping- seven miles north of Swatow, BOMBER SHOT DOWN
chun, vice-director of the" Social launched an ablack at Wukong on CHIENKIANG. KWANGSI, Feb. Affairs Department of the Central the morning of December 30. 3 (Central-A Japanese bomber Kuomintang Headquarters, Mr. Ku Fighting raged till noon. The was shot down by Chinese anti-Yu-hsia, Vice-Minister of Educa- Japanese suffered over 300 CSU-aircraft guns while raiding the tion, and Mr. Peng Hsueh-pel, Vice- alties.
neighbourhood. of Chienkiang. Minister of Communications.
Mr. Sun Chien-hsun, President of the College, was sworn in,
To entice the enemy further in- north-east of Pinyang in Kwangsi land the Chinese feigned retreat. It crashed near Pinyang. The pursuers were encircled at Huamelshan, sustaining further losses.
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(Reuter) The Manila, ...
TRAIN DISASTER SHUHING, Feb. 3. (Central)—a Japanese westbound troop train
INFANTRY FIRE on the Canton-Samelini Railway CHUNGKING, Feb. 3 (Central) struck a Chinese mine at Slutong, "ALONG RHINE -Chinese Volunteers charged the 11 miles east of Samshui, on Dec Japanese on the north bank of 29.
PARIS, Feb. 4 Five wagons were blown up the Yaolt River in east Kirin on and about 100 casualties resulted. French war communique issued Fort Bayard, and Holhow. December 31. The Japanese were
today stated that the day was Shanghai Chinese troops Taided Salnam defeated and filed in a northeast on the West River, three miles the Rhine in Upper Alsace.
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Pursuing them across covered ground, the Chinese ex- countered a unit of Japanese, re- inforcements. Fighting rageď till. Boon when the Japanese, were driven back
Some 200 Japanese were killed in action, and several army or ries destroyed and about 100 rifles captured by the Chinese
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due London, 14th. February, according to Chinese reports a exchanges appear to have little Japanese column which ercased military significance. the Yellow River, pushing south' On the western slopes of the towards Tungsheng, has been en- Vosges foothills, German patrols aged by a Chinese column ad- approached French advance vancing north, while another post Cut rapidly withdrew when strong Japanese column, moving the French opened fire On Feb. 1_volumtetis made anwestward along the south bank wise the Western Front was quiet attack near Fuyuan Esten in east of the Yellow River, was met by and the weather prevented all air Kirin, killing and wounding many Chinese forces on Jan. 29.
operations. Japanese
CHINESE ATTACES
KWANGSI OFFENSIVE
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In Ewangel, the Japanese forCER KINIWA, Feb. 3 (Central)--Thé at Nanning launched an offensive Pirigyang fast evening, according Chinese have scored successes in against the Chinese positions on to an official Japanese announce-
engagements with the Japanese. Thursday.
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gress on both sides of the high A number of heights including way to Pingyanka north east or Hanchlashan, Chinchiathan. Shih-Nanning yenshan and Shintangshan have g
been reoccupied. Muchiarang CAPTURE OF PINGYANG
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of crushing the Chinese troops.
and Klongtang. two points on the CANTON, Feb 3 (Reuter)-As around Kultans where several Chientang River near Blaushan. | Ézsult of their fresh campaign" in divisions were moving south from have also been recovered
Kwangs the Japanese captured | Pingyang.
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