HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
RUSSIAN TROOPS CONTINUE THEIR ATTACKS AGAINST THE MANNERHEIM LINE
Finns Deny Reports Of Foreign Mediation Offer
EMERGENCY
ORDERS IN INDIA
LONDON, Feb. 12 (BWS)--- The Viceroy of India's pro- clamation at the outbreak of war and the
emergency orders-in-Council" promulgat-: ed under it require renewal before the end of six months which has now almost "ex-
HELSINKI, Feb. 12 (Reuter)-Russian attacks on the Mannerheim Line continue, but are being held at every point. North of Lake Ladoga.. the Finns are taking the offensive and killed eight-hundred Russians and destroyed a column of lorries and tanks. Near Suomussalmi, ftesh Russian troops have been thrown into action to try to re- inforce the isolated Soviet division, but have been repulsed.pired.
A Major Confusion Of Thought
LABOUR PARTY'S
MANIFESTO
PARIS, Feb. 12 (Reuter)--Com- menting on the Labour Party's manifesto, Pertinax, writing in L'Ordre, says that it contains a major confusion of thought.
The House of Commons will, ac- In the Arctic Sector. snowcordingly, be asked on Thursday to has been falling for two days, give the proclamation and orders preventing Soviet air raids.legality for a further six months The snowed-up roads between by a motion approving the new set the front line and the frontier of draft orders. are holding up Russian sup- plies.
"MOLOTOV COCKTAIL"
The "Molotov Cocktail" is the latest device of the Finnish troops In combating Soviet tanks. A bundle of hand-grenades are tied together with wire and packed with petrol and the method has proved very effective.
FINNISH CLAIMS
HELSINKI, Feb. 12 (Reuter)- He sees in it a revival of the old A Finnish communique states that Locarne hopes of a Germany Alled the Russians on Saturday con- with the same aspirations as the tinued their attacks in the Kare- western democracies and utters llan Isthmus. The attacks were the warning: "Remember Mar- most heavy on one of the support- shal Foch, "who frequently repeat-ing positions in West Summa ed, that the only valid guarantees and East Summa, at Taipale, are those which are not depen- dent on Germany."
"The simple elimination of Hitler and the more revolting features of his regime would not change the basic terms of the German problem.
Artillery was very lively every where and Ave tanks were des- troyed during the day..
A
North-East of Lake Ladoga supply column, containing seventy horse forries, was destroyed.
The Finnish Air Force under
A Germany willing to over-took defence and reconnaissance throw the Fuehrer and abandon fights and bombed the enemy's
her conquests made since 1938, but remaining armed to
the teeth.
quarters.
It is understood the Labour Party have decided the time is in- appropriate for a general discus- slon about India's constitutional debate will not travel much out- future and it is anticipated the side the issues raised by the orders themselves.
CABLES
I.R.A. RAID ON MILITARY CAMP
DUBLIN, Feb, 12 (Renter)--- A party of LR.A. men in a car raided the military camp in Ballyinlar, "County Down and seized about thirty rifles.
Details of the raid show that the raiders arrived in the camp by motor car, overpowered the sentry who challenged them, bound and ragged him and placed him in the car. They then broke into the armoury and seized thirty rifles and drove of in the direction of Belfast. They released the sen- try some miles from the camp.
Personal Triumph For French Premier
Solidarity Of Nation
MONGOLIAN- “MANCHUKUOAN” British
FRONTIER DEMARCATION
Cate the
Mongollan-Manchu-
a press conference today.
"The negotiations with relation to detalls. however, have not yet approached the final state." he
said. Vilpuri
would only bring us a respite." The Soviets bombed
Referring to the manifesto de- where several civilians were killed claration that French
security and
wounded. Two
mist be secured simultaneously planes were destroyed.
Russian
with the German claim for SOVIET COMMUNIQUE equality. Pertinax asks: "But how
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LONDON, Feb. 12 (BWS)— Much interest is shown in the press in the. un- animous vote of confidence in: the French Government after the Chamber's recent secret. session. The result is hailed TOKYO, Feb. 12 (Reuter) That as a signal personal triumph Russia had accepted the prind for the French Premier and as ples of the draft agreement put an undeniable indication of with the Commission to demar-the French nation. forward by Japan in connexion the solidarity and unity of
kuoan" frontier and with the nals of French democracy, Rarely In: the modern an- Commission to deal with border disputes, was stated by Mr. Suma, says the Daily Telegraph, has
more the Foreign Office spokesman, at anything
impressive been witnessed. "The fact that M. Daladier is ruling by decree and is, therefore, not directly responsible to Parlia- ment renders the verdict all HARBIN BREAKDOWN the more remarkable for Par- Following the breakdown of the liaments are notoriously apt Harbin border conference on to be critical in their scrutiny January 21, the spokesman stated of the use of plenary powers. that on February 2 Russia, Japan,
"It was..after hearing in secret Outer Mongolia and "Manchukuo" a full account of the Government's of the reach of aggression except Soviet communique on Saturday had agreed to form two general conduct of the war that the Cham- "by Franco-British preponderance, stated that nothing of 'importance commissions deal with the ber, proceeded to its vote on the by making the Rhineland region had occurred on the front. Soviet questions connected with the motion which included a tribute an instrument of strategie corn-aviation conducted reconnaissance "Manchukuoan" and Outer Mon-to the Government's unceasing
and bombing flights.
efforts to raise our material and The Arst commission. he re-moral strength to the level of vealed, would negotiate the heroism of our army... boundary delimitation questions
HIGH TRIBUTE generally while, the second com-
"No tribute could be higher. To STOCKHOLM, Feb, 12 (Havas)-mission would deal with border friends and allles of France it is A grandiose démonstration of disputes.
an assurance, to her enemies a sympathy for Finland took place Touching on the conversations warning that her leadership is in yesterday after a hockey match which have been proceeding in competent hands and determined
Repeated attempts by the Jap- between Sweden and Finland, The Moscow between members of the to bring the war to a victorious
LACK OF TROOPS inese at Finyang and points match was played before a pack-Japanese delegation and the Rus- conclusion."
KWELLIN, Feb. 12 (Intl)--Chi- A fatal accident" occurred shortly northwest to drive back the Chi- ed stadium in the presence of King slan authorities on the subject of
The Times, after noting that after 3 pm. yesterday when a boy, ese advance from Litang and nese troops are expected today to Mr. W. A. Gardner, Inspector of Gustav and Crown Prince Gusta- & trade pact, the spokesman said the unanimous vote has streng- Tse Sai, aged 8, was killed while Takioa
southeast of Pinyang Nanning, Kiutang, south of Kun
re-occupy Pinjang, north-west of the Hongkong Tramway Company, vadoll.
that the negotiations have made thened M. Dáladier's position, re- running across the road in Des ended in failure. considerable progress in the sub calls, "M. Herriot, President of the Voeux Road West, near Hollywood
lunkwan, and Waming, north of was the complainant before "Mr. After the end of the match, committee while the main com-Chamber, after secret proceedings Rood. He was knocked down and
DEFEAT IN HUPEH
Nanning following the retreat" of T. J, Houston at the Central Court which Sweden
FANCHENG HUPER, Feb, 12 Japanese forces. yesterday when a vegetable stall crowd lengthily cheered the Fin-morrow.
won by 2-1, the mittee meeting will be held to were over, emphasised the dignity run over by east-bound bus No. Central) -- Japanese units in
Lack of sufficient forces, is one. foki, Lam Ming, was charged with nish team and sang the famous
and nobility which had marked | 875."
North Hupeh have suffered of the reasons for the retirement assault and unlawful possession of Psalm which King Gustavadoll
the discussion. It had, he said.
serious setback in an offensive on for the enemy from the bastions at dispelled certain legends and
Another "established the truth and en-
Tahung Mountain range north- reason is that large numbers of couraging truth" and had confrm-
west of Kingshan.
Chinese mechanized forces are ed national unity in a striking and
The apanese commenced their converging on these two points and decisive fashion. Certainly noth- AMSTERDAM, Feb. 12 (Havas) attack last Friday: After a day- would annihilate the enemy if they French war communique issued to tag could have been more satisfac-The Holland-America Lijn an long engagement, they were de did not withdraw sooner. day states:- "An enemy attack tory than the motion which, after nounce that the steamer Burger-feated and fell back some 30 launched against one of our posts two days' debate, was signed by dijk was torpedoed by a German miles. was repulsed. There was some ar- the leaders of all Parties, and car- submarine of Bishop's Rock on Chinese forces are now round- from the "base at Nanning, which tillery firing.".
Irted unanimously.
mand?"
KENNEDY TOWN
INCIDENT
Vegetable Stall Foli Gaoled.
•
DEMONSTRATION
AT STADIUM
a chopper at Kennedy Town on used as an anthem in the Thirty Saturday,
Years War,
The
highest price nxed, for places in the stadium netted the Finnish Red Cross a huge profit.
ANTI - RELIGIOUS
golian border.
Mr. Gardner said that he went to Kennedy Town following a com- plaint by a tram conductor. O arrival he saw the defendant run- ning towards the tram. He caught hold of the defendant who tried to strike with the chopper and PROPAGANDA uttered threats that he would kil the complainant. He managed to:
MOSCOW." Feb. 12 (Havas)— seize the defendant after a struggle,
"The Church's influence is strong- Sentence of two months' harder in the newly-acquired Western 6 labour was imposed.
POLAND TO ISSUE
WHITE AND
BLACK BOOKS
Ukrainian and White Russian ter- ritories than anywhere else in the
ENEMY. ATTACK
REPULSED
护
PARIS, Feb. 12 (Reuter)—The
“DESCEND
ů
General G. Stern, Commander- in-Chlef of the Soviet troops in the East. He now leads the Red Army on the Front, north of Ladoga Lake.
MORE TROOPS FOR
·N.W. FRONTIER NEW DELHI, Feb, 12 (Ren- ter). More regular troops are to be sent to the North - West Frontier to strengthen the defences three. The hills have long been wied as bases by raiding tribesmen.
CHINA WAR NEWS
Continued from Page 1
some five miles south of Wuming. į machine-guns and
over, 1,000 At the same time, strong units rifles. Another puppet battalion of Chinese forces have flanked, has joined the Chinese with six the Japanese salient and advanced Japanese captives, one" artlilery to the immediate outskirts of plece and several cases of am- Pinyang.
munition.
the Chinese positions in the wuming and Pinyang. DUTCH STEAMER
TORPEDOED
Special to the HK. Dally Press
February 22
FROM IDEALISM
Soviet Union," M. Emellan Yaro- REALISM" AN APPEAL
slavski, head of the Atheist Union, writes in the Union's magazine.
He adds: The clergy is.strug- gling for the restoration of the old order and is spreading les re
the Boviets, We must
PARIS. Feb. 12 (Reuter)--The garding"
Polish Government is issuing on educate the masses by anti-reli
February 20 a White Book giving glous propaganda.”`
the responsibility for the attack
on Poland and a Black Book des-
cribing German and Russian
atrocities in Poland,
MEDIATION DENIED
HELSINKI, Feb. 12 (Reuter)-
The White Book contains official The Finnish Foreign Minister
denied that a third Power had documents passed between Poland and Germany since 1934 including offered to mediate in the Finnish
Hitler's innumerable pledges to Poland which he did not carry out.
LADY NORTHCOTE VISITS CHINESE EXHIBITION
Lady Northcote yesterday after- noon visited the third Exhibition
ZETLAND
TO
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The small enemy forces at Wu- ming and. Pinyang are too far away
ing up the Japanese at Sanjang-has been harassed on the flanks by tien, Loyangtien and Maping at Chinese contingents since the be- the east foot of Tahung Mountain ginning of the Chinese New Year. and south of Suthaten.
Japanese forces are now returning
On the Hankow-Ichang high-to Nanning to give it better pro- way, the Chinese, have succeeded tection.
in penetrating "Into Yunglungho, The insufficiency of Japanese
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INDIAN TORNADO
CONGRESS PARTY
Need For Spirit Of Full Compromise Urged
ALBANY TOWN
ALBANY (GEORGIA), Feb. 12 (Reuter)It is now know that twenty-three are dead. and that -hundreds were in-
·jured" in "a ́ ́ tornado which streck this Geórgia town. The damage done totals $8,000.
on the east bank of the Han strength was indicated by the `briet River Japanese ammunition and occupation of Yungchun on the supply depots at the east gate south bank of the Yu River east of were set to fire.
Nanning, Kantang to the north- west and Szelung near Pinyang. JAPANESE (RANSPORTS.
DAMAGED
On the Talenkiang Sector, on the south bank of the Han River about 95 miles above Hankow, the Chinese: launched a series of at- tacks in the last few days. In an
TUNKI, ANHWEI, Feb 12 (Cen- offensive on Machiata!, south or {tral)—A series of fierce gun duels Talenkiang, they inflicted over 200 between Chinese shore, batterien Japanese casualties. A Japanese and Japanese naval vessels south- counter-stroke was crushed with west of fungilu on the Yangtze further lossca
resulted in the heavy damage of CHINESE RAID
two enemy transports on February LONDON, Feb, 12 (Reuter)-An Important statement on
unable to declare in precise terms,
10, according to a belated report. SOMEWHERE IN SOUTH SHAN- He said that this was a deliber-the constitutional problem in India was made by Lord Zet-Inde Independence."
The duel 'started when the Chi- ata enemy attempt to make other land, Secretary of State for India, in an exclusive interview
He was convinced that the using down on Fangtse, on the Yangtze sighted a medium sized TUNG, Feb," (12 (Central) Swoop-nese troops on the banks of the countries think that the Finns re- with the Sunday Times.
of the word "independence" Klaotst Railway north-west of transport quirement of assistance is less Lord Zetland appealed to the leaders of the Congress. While the mast majority of Indians nese forces inflicted over 100 barrage on the vessel. The trans- had created a false impression. Kaomi, in a lightning, raid, Chi- from Tungfu and opened up a steaming downriver Party to descend from idealism to realism. If the negotia-wanted Independence, he was sure tions were to prove fruitful, there must be, on all sides, a they did not wish to leave the orbit spirit of compromise.
of the British. Commonwealth. Ma
HINDU OFFER
war.
turgent.
He added that peace cannot be
dictated to the Finns,
SEVERE FIGHTING
casualties on the Japanese there port was hit many times on the and captured a quantity of arms stern and badly damaged, but and ammunition, on Tuesday. The British Government! After referring to Mr. Gandhi's
managed to escape under its own On the same day another Ch steam, of local industrial products now MOSCOW, Feb. 12 (Renter)-A can only plead for it as I do with the Viceroy. Lord Zetland con- ganisation in India outside the between Latwu and Tal-an in cen- Japanese transport, escorted by a
cannot compel this spirit and statement, at the end of his talks Meanwhite a leading Hindu or- nese unit damaged the highway
Shortly afterwards another being held by the Chinese Manu Russian communique issued today The breakdown in the talks tinues: "I can only say that while Cotigress Party, has made an offer tral Shantung. and was greatly interested in the ing in the Mannerheim Line, par between the Viceroy and Mr. I admire Mr. Gandhi's optimism ganigation passed a resolution say-
small cruiser, was seen steaming wide range and excellent quality ticularly in the Suma sector, and Gandhi disappointed and beam unhappily unable to share in ing in a spirit of responsive co- More than 1.700 puppet soldiers succeeded in damaging it amid- PUPPET ARMY DEFECTS apriver near Tinglu The shore of the articles displayed, especially claims to have captured 16 Finnish wildered me, but I am glad to it as long as Congress maintains its operation, we are ready to give con in south Shanal have defected and ships. Ineffective retort by the HINGTSI, Feb. 12 (Central) batteries went into action and of those newly manufacturered positions including eight iron and hear that the door is not present attitude. in the Colony.
concrete forts.
Congress re-sideration to the Viceroy's pro- foined the Chinese bringing with Japanese cruiser failed to Infict closed."
fused to co-operate as Britain was posals.” ́
them eight artillery pieces, 40 any loss on the Chinese defence.
facturers Union of Hongkope, admits that there is severe nght-
to help to solve problem, The or