HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
FINNS HOLDING OUT UNDER ENORMOUS STRAIN AGAINST
RUSSIAN ATTACKS GANDHI HAS
Tank Ouslaught Met
Heavy Gunfire
TWO-HOUR
BY TALK WITH
VICEROY
LONDON, Feb. 5 (Reuter)-Reuter's special correspon- dent at the Karellan Isthmus says that the Russian attacks there have cost them 3,000 dead.
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The Finns, under enormous strain, are holding their positions and have learned to deal with the new tank- sledges.
Soviet Shells Of 1939
anti-tank guns and dug them
NEW DELHI, Feb: 5 (Reu- ter)-Mahatma Gandhi had a two-and-a-half hour con- versation with the Viceroy, Lord Linlithgow, today on the
constitutional future of India. An official statement on the During the night the Finns result of the conversation is arranged new positions for expected today or tomorrow.
Mr. Gandhi will interview selves deep holes in No Man's | Mr. Jinnah, Fresident of the Land." When the tanks ap- All-India Moslem League to- peared they were met with morrow, after which Mr. Lord Lin-
& 1940 Make heavy gunfire and many tanks Jinnah will see
"were halted by showers of lithgow. HELSINKI, Feb. 5 (Reuter)-All grenades flung from the holes. that remains of the great forest
AIR RAIDS CONTINUE
CABLES
ACUTE FOOD SITUATION IN TIENTSIN
TIENTSIN, Feb. 5 (Reuter) -To relieve the acute sitna- tion, the Japanese this morn- Ing allowed three truckloads. of foodstuffs to enter the Bri- Ush Concession.
A Central News message adds that no foodstuffs were enter- ed the British Municipal Coun- cil and the transporters had failed to fix a time for the transportation.
Several British residents en- tering the Concession were kept waiting for two hours at the barrier before they finally allowed to pass.
were
Speeding Up Production
Of Armaments
DOMINION STATUS? NEW DELHI, Feb. 5 (Reu- ter)-The Star of India, com- requirements of the Government LONDON, Feb. 5 (Reuter)-The menting on the arrival of Mr. for the speeding up of production Gandhi and Mr. Jinnah for of armaments were explained by suggest that Lord Linlithgow the Executive Amalgamating En- Viceroy, the Minister of Labour today to
round Sumraa on the Karellan HELSINKI, Feb. 5 (Reuter)-The Isthmus, where the Russian assault Russians again bombed Abc on began last week, is a desolate Sunday and set fire and destroyed waste of charged tree stumps. several houses. During Saturday's consultations the
Russian shells poured in here ralds 100 houses were burned in are of 1039 and 1940 make which Sortavala. may indicate that the Russians have exhausted the pre-war ac- cumulation of ammunition.
NEW ATTACK?
proposes to offer the com-gineering Union. munity leaders an assurance MOSCOW, Feb. 5 (Reuter)-News of Dominion status after the The recent heavy Russian at of the Finnish war, which has for War. tacks, which the Flons repulsed some time been confined to a few He will ask Mr. Gandhi to are regarded as probably the last lines is now being prominently call off the congress threat of attempt to break through the Fin-featured in the Soviet press, which non-co-operation. alsh defences before the expected publishes long detalls of the Soviet
Spring offensive.
VIBORG RAIDED Viborg was extensively raided by|| Soviet planes today which dropped 500 bombs. Direct hits included a cathedral, which was demolished. while the working class. quarters was badly damaged.
As 85 per cent, of the population has moved out. Casualties were slight.
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GERMAN ARMS
FOR SOVIET
defeats, with extracts from Scan- dinavian newspapers and speeches by prominent. Finns
Observers are wondering whether this development presages a new Russian attack.
MASS ATTACKS
HELSINKI, Feb. 5 (Reuter)- Throwing fresh troops into action In the wake of wave after wave of bombing machines, the Red Army "yesterday resumed their offensive ON the Mannerheim Line. Four points were chosen LONDON, Feb. 5 (Reuter)-The for mass infantry attacks, Daily Telegraph's correspondent but at end of the day the Finnish in Stockholm states that two Ger- main defence positions were man vessels from the Baltic took tact and the Russians had lost on board Norwegian pilots in ter- between 1,000 and 2.000 men kill ritcrlay waters to the south ofed in action. Oslo on Friday. The vessels were found to be loaded with artillery. small-arms and ammunition for the Russians based in Petsamo and Murmansk.
The
can remain in Scandinavian waters almost the whole way, and are expected to unload at Petsamo at the end of the week
The
steamers
VIOLENT BOMBING
Eleven bombers were shot down and at least fourteen 'big tanks aestroyed, 2$ well AS several
maller ones.
tary of the Union, said that it Mr. Fred Smith, General Secre-
Was the most ambitions Dro- gramme he had ever seen and ar immerse new labour force would be wanted.
INTERRUPTION OF U.S.
COMMERCE ALONG
THE YUNNAN RAILWAY
Japanese Foreign Office Handed Memorandum
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Counsellor of the United States Embassy, handed to the TOKYO, Feb. 5 (Reuter)-Mr. Eugene H. Deeman,
Japanese Foreign Office a memorandum on Feb. 1 con- talning" very many realistic points," it was revealed by Mr. Y. Suma, the Foreign Office spokesman at a press confer- ence here.
The Note is said to concern the interruption of Ameri- can commerce along the Yunnan railway," by the Japanese bombing.
STATES
TOKYO DIET
Continued from Page 1
At the same time, from the
UNITED THE Arctic North. to the Karelian DEEMS THE RAILWAY THE Isthmus, scores of Soviet planes MAIN LINE OF COMMUNI- Indulged in a violent bombing of
CATION WITH CHUNGKING towns and villages in a campaign
WHERE THERE ARE AT! of civilian terrorisation. It is e- timated that over 2,000 high ex- PRESENT MANY AMERICAN Wang Ching-wel and the funda- THE COM- mental policy of Japan in that plosive and incendiary bombs were RESIDENTS, dropped in the course of the day. MUNICATION IS REPORTED connection before the secret ses-
The worst hit was at Viborg,TO HAVE ADDED.
sion of the Diet prior to the week-end
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CHUNGKING, Feb. 5 (Central)
ger of the China Times; Chung- king, has been exonerated from. charges of embezzlement of pub- lle donations collected by the pa- per for the Government,
In an official order to the pa- per, the Executive · Yuan states that although the paper's book- entry procedure for the donations has not been very satisfactory. It has been established that "all funds and valuables collected have been turned over to the cor- fect `organization_ and that nothing was embezzled by Mr. Tsui
In the past; year, the China Times collected. 10 less than $400,000 in monetary and other donations to the Government.
The China Times was one of the infuential Chinese newspapers in Shanghat which were forced to suspend publication with the Jap anese
occupation of Shanghai. two and half years ago. Later it! made its re-appearance in Chungking under the original management.
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283 DIE OF COLD
IN SHANGHAI CHUNGKING, Feb. 5 (cên- tral) Altogether 258 persons, of whom 96 were children, have frozen to death in Shang- hal in the last three days in the cold snap.
The Salvation Army is Ex- ing free rice to the poor people, 3,000, of whom received their share yesterday.
MURDER OF NEUTRAL SEAMEN
GEN. REYNDERS RESIGNS
DIFFERENCES
OPINION
OF
THE HAGUE, Feb. 5 (Renter)* --It was announced that Gema Reynders has resigned' hiá post as Supreme Commander" of the Dutch land and sea forces.
He
will succeeded
by Lieut. 1 Gen H. G. Winkeman, hither | to: "officer-in-command of thet. Utretch-Soesterberg air defence ·· region who has been 'promoted to the rank of General
The correspondent states
"that this traffic has been proceeding for at least a month and the use of large German supplies on the Northern Front has caused great bitterness among the Finns.
same correspondent also which was not only bombed by Mr. Suma stated that the me- states that afteen Russian sub-planes in relays, but also subject-morandum needed careful study The press and the public con- marines will be exchanged for a led to long-range artillery fire by before a reply could be made. tinued to be intrigued by the im- German cruiser and probably an- heavy guns. The casualties in The Japanese forces have no in-broglio caused by the speech other warship, as the Russians re- the town were few, however, but tention" of bombing non-com-made in the Diet on Feb. 3 by quire warships to replace those heavier tolls were reported in the batants, he declared. "We believe Mr. Salto in which he challenged sunk or damaged by the Finnish villages far removed in the fight our military forces are carrying the Konoye statement. coastal batteries and the air raiding zunes.
out their actions with the greatest
DISSATISFACTION on Kronstadt.
care. The Finnish Air Force retaliated. AMBULANCES ATTACKED
SHANGHAI, Feb. 5..(Reuter)-- "The Japanese Government fully In a leader on the Saito statement by bombing Soviet air bases far be-
It is learned that the resigng+! HELSINKI, Feb. 5 (Reuter)-It hind the lines.
Mrs. C. Boulton, Mrs. G. Gaon,
tion of Gen. Reynders-he@hás'i · endorses the action which has been in the Japanese Dlet on Feb. 2. Mr. and Mrs. R. Goody, Mr. M. was offcially announced that
taken against the railway."-
held the post since last August Swedish ambulances in Finland
LONDON. Feb. 5 (BWB) The was chiefly due to differences of... the Chinese National Herald says Nicholson and sons, Mr. and Mrs. arrival at Stavanger of survivors of opinion with recent despatch from Mr. were attacked by Boviet bombers PARIS, Feb. 5 (Reuter)-The
that it reflects
dissatisfaction & Price," Dr. and Mrs. I. Ruf and the Swedish ship Pajala and Danish over military matters.
the Government;: Sawada, Japanese Ambassador to today:
Russlan attacks in Finland are re- France, after an interview with M.
with
Japan's policy towards son, Miss V. Turinan, Mr. H. The arabulances contained pa- ported to be developing on
„Vidar, has been the occasion of China....
Thomen, Miss G, Webster. Daisdier, the French Prime Minis-
Renter ⠀⠀ understands that bigke tients but there were no casual-wider front than hitherto. It is ter, showed that France is prepared
The Herald declares: "It is a Passengers who left for Manila angry protests against German resignation had little or nothing!?
ruthlessness in the Scandinavian to do with the foreign political learned that reinforcements are to give no response to the Japanese fact that the Japanese people early this morning by an Amen- are being dispatched to the battle desires regarding traffic
have become war-weary but they
can President liner were Major
question and has no connection front from Moscow and, southern Yunnan railway, the spokesman are not permitted to express their David 8. Beaton, of the US Army terises the attack on the Pajala as recently of the Belgian Comman
The Dagens Nyheter charac-with the resignation announced, real sentiments under the oppres- Miss Pass, Mr, Wells, Mr. and Mrs. "absolutely unexplicable except as der-in-Calef.
ties and damage was negligible.
RUSSIAN BEAR
Russia,
WIDER FRONT
a
FOR BERLIN
It is rumoured that the Russians MOSCOW, Feb. & (Reuter)-Rus- want to secure a big success be- sian exports to Germany officially fore the Red Army festival on Feb. started today when the first con-23. and, if they cannot, obtain a signment was sent by air tinder resounding victory by then, they would be content - with "partial
escort.
It is a Russian bear from the success" enabling them to have an
armistice. Moscow zoo to the Berlin zoo.
A
added.
on the
Purge Of Wang's Rank And File
SHANGHAI, Feb. 6 (Reuter) The ruthless purge of the rank and
Nazi Terrorism In Poland A Warning To The Westernnle
Free Nations
DUTCH COMMENT ON BROADCASTS BY THE VATICAN AMSTERDAM, Feb 5 (Router) -The Netherlands 'newapaper Handelsblad, commenting on the Vatican broadcasts of Nazi terrorism, says these may be considered a warning to the
·westen free nations to form`A wali '; agains; barbarisin and despotism,
of Wan's Ching-wet's Knomin
tang which was launched' shortly. cruelties she herself, la showing after the defection of Kao Chang- against small and weak nations wu end Tao Hsi-sheng, whose ex- that are in her power.
posure of the alleged Wang-Tokyo terms caused much embarrass-
sive rule of the militarists.
"Mr. Salto's criticism of the Japanese national policy indi- cates that Japan is heading for collapse although it i traminent. M
"The reactions of various Jap- anese circles to the speech reveal their grave apprehensions the cause of which is the failure of Japan's policy of aggression."
LEAF OUT OF NAZI'S BOOK:
The following passengers" will 'disembark at Hongkong on Feb. 23:-
Brown, Miss Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Bishop, and Miss Rosario,
LEAVE FOR B.E.F. RESUMED
LONDON, Feb. 5 (BW8) The War
press.
an act of pure terrorism."
GERMAN ENVOY
The Norwegian Aftenposten says that what is being done against Norwegian and other neutral sea- men is murder. “We must look back to the darkest pages of human history to find corresponding pre-German Ambassador visited the, cedents."
AT GAIMUSHO TOKYO, Web 5 (Renter) THE
Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, today and had a conversation wi
Offce announced that US. VOLUNTEERS which lasted three-quarters-of-an-
"Limited leave for personnel of
the BEF. for all stations within ON MISSION OF
the United Kingdom will be re- opened on Tuesday next."
MERCY
all
hour.
TSINGTAO
Continued from Page 1
It will "be re-called that leave from the BEF was temporarily PARIS, Feb. 5 (Reuter)-Twenty- suspended on Jan. 30, owing to two ambulances, subscribed by doubtless, with the consent the wintry weather conditions Americans for use on, the Western Tokyo. Feb. 1 for members of the BEF. sion of mercy. They are and that leave was re-opened on Front, today started on their mis-
LESS AGGRESSIVE POLICY proceeding to destinations served manned by American volunteers. by the Southern and Great West The, ambulances were dedicated that the Navy is in favour of a less It is suggested in these circles
yesterday by the American Church aggressive policy towards third General leave was promised as in Paris and the service was at powers partly on account of the soon conditions became normal tended by representatives of the personal goodwill on the part of on the other railway lines. French Government and the Ame the personnel and partly for the
rican Embassy.
fear of reprisals against Japanese shipping
Japanese naval circles, it is "Western Australia will be the At the annual meeting of the pointed out, must realise that title of an finstrated lecture to West China, Methodist Episcopal Britain's war-time contraband con- be delivered before the Law and Church Mission at Tsechun, Azech-trol system provides her with a Commerce Bociety of Hongkong wan, on Jan 25, it was decided that potent co-ordinated means of te University, by Prof. W. Brown on a sum of $10,000 be donated for tallation against discrimination in Wednesday, Feb. 14, at 3.30 p.m. Chinese wounded soldiers. More the Far East which the Japanese in Room, E of the main build- than 100 members of the Church Navy must be soxious to see not
attended the meeting.
brought into plan..
TERRIBLE CONDITIONS PARIS, Feb 5 (Reuter)-Neither ment, resulted in the arrest and Germany nor Russia has managed detention of Wang Men-yung, PEIFING, Feb. 5 (Reuter)-Tak- to form a sham Governmment in member of the Executive Committee ing a leaf out of the Nazi's book, those parts of Poland they have of the Shanghai Kuomintang who the Japanese-controlled Hain Min respectively occupied, because they joined the "peace camp a few Pao today came out with the tolera Rallway. could not find a single Pole willing monthe ago, according to a Chi- towing statement in the course of to turn traitor, declared the Polish nese press report,
an editorial:' Minister of Social Welfare at a Suspected of being a Chungking session of the governing body of agent, Wang Men-yung is said to give of the Kuomintang not only "The failure of the winter offen- the international Labour Office have been taken to Hongkew for means the collapse of the Chiang The whole Polish nation and, questioning by the Japanese autho- regime but indicates the waning particularly the workers, were rities. carrying on under terrible con-
influence of the Jewish supporters ditions a desperate struggle for
of the Chungking Government,” sa NO JUSTIFICATION
liberty,
It also refers to the "ewish in- The world is asking "now Ger-[ After the war was over, Poland Britain and Japan over the Asams fences in the British, American man methods which justified the would play her part in establishing Maru incident will probably be and Russian foreign policies since overthrowing of the Versailles international co-operation in all published within the next few the outbreak of Bino-Japanese Treaty can be put alongside the spheres
days, says British Wireless
hostilities"
Correspondence between Great
'ng.