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500 MA+ WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1939. BA# A FER ANNUM
Bolshevist Advance Still Checked By -
BRAVE RESISTANCE
BY THE
MANY PLANES DESTROYED
officially
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
HELSINGFORS, Dec. 5, (UP)—It is announced that 2,000 Russians have been killed and 64 Russian planes destroyed in
fighting on
the
the Karelia Isthmus
during the past three days.
It is officially an-
nounced that there
FINNS
Finland's Appeal To The League
LONDON, Dec. 5 (Reu- ter).—Replying to a ques- tion regarding Finland's appeal to the League of Nations, the Prime Minister in the House of Commons to-day said that the action of the Finnish Government
their was taken initiative.
on
heavy fighting in the DENUNCIATION
Salmi sector where an OF RED INVASION
artillery duel has been
going on for the past LED BY AMERICA
two days.
Six tanks, and one
plane have been
Russian
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH”
own
The Council has been summoned for Saturday and the Assembly is expected to meet on Monday.
Great Britain will be represented by Mr. R. A. Butler, Under - Secretary for Foreign Affairs, who will make a statement on behalf of.. the British Government.
King With His Armies
LONDON, Dec. 5 (Reuter).--- WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (UP).—Officials of the State: The King spent eight hours te- destroyed, and two Department revealed to-day that the United States is day with his armies in France.
The sounds of cheering as platoons of
prepared to join in a hemispherical denunciation of the His Majesty left each unit soldiers wiped out.
Soviet invasion of Finland if all other American Republics were carried across the country-
side. desire to take such a step. His Majesty lunched with General This coincided with rising Viscount Gort, the British Comman- President Roosevelt's recognition
Soviot Troops Repulsed
ROME, Dec. 5 (Reuter),
Finnish aircraft have attacked AWAITING political tension on the issue of der-in-Chief, H.R.H. Major General
像
_and___dispersed Soviet
troops
marching towards Petsamo ZERO-HOUR
according to 11 Helsingfors despatch, which also states that
Mass Air Raids
Finnish anti-aircraft fire inflict- Helsingfors Prepares For ed heavy lossop on Soviet air- craft attempting to bomb the hydro-electric plants at Imatra.
The despatch further states that 40,000 Finns are opposing 80,000 Russians in Karelia.
Lof Russia....
Senator Arthur Vandenberg
the Duke of Gloucester, and a score
AS
THEY
SEE IT
ABROAD
Britain's Great
Outlay on War
What? No Turkey?
-Hartford Courant)
LAST BRITONS LEAVE CAPITAL
HELSINGFORS, Dec. 5 (Reuter). The departure
PLANE OUTPUT DOUBLED
5
LONDON, Dec. (Reuter).-In the House of Commons to-day. Mr. Ar- thur Greenwood moved an amendment in an address regretting the absence of proposals for organising to the full our human and material resources for an effective prosecution of the war; provision and maintenance of an adequate standard of life for all, and for a solution on a basis of Rocial justice of the problems which will arise on the return of peace.
Sir Samuel Hoare, the Lord Privy Seal, in his reply, reviewed Britain's Industrial efforts after three months of war, and said that, the value of the contracts placed for munitions and equipment since the beginning of the war was £195,000,000, and in Ja single werk, November 21 to 28,
£12,000,000.
Many New Factorick
The number of Ordnance factories In production numbered 13, while 10 others were at, various stages of completion.
Twenty-three private factories known its agency factories, had been built or were being built.
With regard to tanks and transport, the production rate for wheeled vehleles for January, 1940, was ten times that for January, 1930,
Since the beginning of the war, the Government had undertaken a programme which would result in doubling the amount of aircraft production.
We were greatly expanding our igantle war effort and our previous
of other high officials in a simple of the last Britons from Helsingfors was arranged in the village at Estarinet ordinarily used early hours of to-day by the British Legation, writes programine of building a million-tons-
as a Corporals' Mess.
Cheered By Villagers
with Moscow" plank to the sailed a "Break Relations
The tour covered a wide area, Republican platform.
concluding with a review of a bat- State Department officials say that talion of Highlanders only a quarter HELSINGFORS, Dec. 5 (Reu- the American attitude had been cum-of a mile behind the barbed wire.
and municated to other American Re- As the convoy. headed by the ter).--While Helsingfors other towns had a third day's publies as a result of suggestions from King's car flying the Royal Standard, American countries returned at twilight to G.II.Q.. ille uneasy respite, Finnish troops in several Latin
crowds of French people lined the Salmijacrvoi Bombed
the extreme north were feverish-decking such a statement.
pparently developing for the recall their welcome. OSLO, Dec. 5 (Reuter). Three y digging themselves in amid parenty Republican movement is streets, towns and villages waving Russian warplanes are reported to, the charred and smoking ruins of of Ambassador Steinhardt or even a rupture of relations with Russia. Ob- have bombed SalmiJaervi.
Petsamo and Salmijarvi.
servers belleve that the Republican Although no Soviet bombers apParty considers the New Deal recogni- peared to-day, everyone has listened and watched for the first sign of the tion of the Soviets as the weakest link In the New Deal foreign polley. expected mass air-raid.
Senator Vandenberg's statement holds President Roosevelt personally responsible for the recognition of the Saylets and asks for a normal Presi dential inquiry to determine whether the "pledges in the Ruasevelt- Litvinoff correspondence has been reduced to a travesty."
A number of explosions were heard} at the trontier.
here.
Anniversary Fears
More Red Forces Land OSLO, Dec. 5 (Reuter)Soviet warchips werc observed landing troops on both sides of the Petsamu Now considerable fears are express Fjord, according to reports received ed for to-morrow, which is the 21st anniversary of Finland's indepen- The Finns made no attempt to stop dence. the landing.
Many Fians fear that They are awaiting the Russians at spared them to-day in order that the Petsamo, which is stated to be strong-threatened destruction should coin- ly fortified.
elde with this anniversary, but con- to be ditions to-morrow are likely unfavourable to any air activity.
Moscow
Spies Active In Holland Responsible For Loss Of A Ship
GLOOM IN WALL ST. Serious Recession On Markets
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
"Reuter's" special
pondent.
corres-of new merchant shipping.
Referring to the unemployment, Sir Samuel Hoare was of the opinion, The correspondent goes on to that in the early months of 1940, say: "I and the British-born work would be looking for man, and
not man for work, manager of the local tobacco factory were the only Britons sleeping in the heart of the city.
Ammunition Production Is Doubled LONDON, Dec. $ (Reuter).-A Sceret Hido-Out
special commentary Issued to-day "We were awakened at 3.30 a.m. by states that the production of am- telephone and instructed to present munition of all sorts has doubled curselves immediately at the Legation during the
the past
six months. for a trip to a secret hide-out with
This new output will be doubled NEW YORK, Dec. 5 (UP). other Britishers, who had spent the in the next six months. Gloom is spreading in Wall night in the outskirts of the city.
The spirit and pluck of the young Street due to the steady reces- Finns to whom I talked before de- sion in market activity and mar-parture was amzing.
Our men are just playing with ket operators, with the present curtailed set-up, are able just the Russlans, who are losing tanks by
the dozens'," declared ont. about to break even with a mil- lion-share day.
US. AND ALLIES BLOCKADE
many Dutch ships sunk recently bers belleve that production will hold
to le attributablo activities in Holland, according
Meanwhile, business continues to reflect optimism. The National As AMSTERDAM, Dec. Reu-sociation of Manufacturers reports ter)The loss of one of the that sixty-five per cent, of is nicht
Its present level or rize within
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (Reuter). thr espionage next six months.
A decision can be expected this However, notwithstanding
tila) week
to whether the United sentiment, the market continues to States will protest to Brithin reflect uncertainty regarding the France regarding the Allies seizure
the State Department.
Roosevelt's Gesturo WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (Reu- Moscow Claims
ter)-President Roosevelt has In the neighbourhood of Petsamo shed Mr. Henry Morgenthau, MOSCOW, Dec. According to the Iniest Soviet and Salmijoervi, the Finns are pre-. bulletin, the Red Army has advanced paring to offer energetic resistance tu] Jr., Secretary of the Treasury, to the "Telegranf.” between 25 and 20 miles into the the Soviet attack which is expected to place the Finnish Debt pay
Krellan Isthmus
5 (Reuter).--
It appears that the Soviet troops)
of the Mannerheim Line after five days of fighting:
Finns Claim Advances
in the near future.
Savict Advance Admitted.
vance,
The result of recent developments
па
|ment duo on December 15 in the is that the routine of Dutch Govern- future, and analysis anticipate nar~ of Gerinat exports, said on officiul of
LONDON, Dec. $ (Reuter)In the by sea and rall, but up to now rein- people, and that it might be possible documents lying on a teak for doing and ruirends showed little change
The Finns also claim an advance positions.
henvy lossCE,"
in the Karelian Isthmus.
Oil Issues showed and farm and
He added that the question hap
The number of Government fac- tories had increased six-fold in the past two years, and next year the increase will be tight times the ori-
ginal number.
Commercial expansion so for is less rapid, but next year the number may exceed the Government factories,
LATEST
been studied for some time by omnciala ANOTHER ELEVEN
of the State Department, following the protests of other neutrals..
DEAD IN FIRE
A further eleven bodies have been
New Badge For The
Mercantile Marine Shanghai ste the
suspense account.
ment departments has been abruptly row dull markets. Announcing this at a press confer-¡ tightened up.
Former Losses Recovered are only just within striking distance, Fighting in the district is alreativ
heavy, and it is admitted that the ence, the President added that when
Scorching enquiries are made be- Russians have gained a certain ad- Congress re-assembled he would sug fore important dossiers are handed Stocks to-day recovered Monday's gest that the money be returned to over to those asking for them, and losses in a slightly more active ses- The Russians are pouring in troops Finland for the benent of the Finnish it is forbidden to leave plans and sion. Steels were about steady, cop-
Meanwhile, Police are following tallroads Salmi region, the Finns claim con-forcements have not been strong to make available to Finland some of
recovered from the 'ruins of siderable advance. Inflicting "very enough to make a really successful her bacit payments to the United up clues in connection with the
frontal attack on the main Finnish States.
alleged espionage.
motors were irregular
This brings the tatal deaths to B3-. Issues were. Arrests are already mode and more amusement
higher.
the highest recorded in Hongkong are possible.
LONDON, Dec. Mining issues were higher and a long
(Reuter)-In since the fateful Race-course are on list of
specials were strong, r- the House of Commons to-day. Sit February 20, 1018.
John Gilmour, the Minister of Ship- flecting aclcctive buying.
All of the bodies recovered vester- Market experts reported that sales ping, announced that the King had day were chorred beyond recognition were increasing to establish losses for approved the issue of a badge to and neither the sex nor the age of the tax purposes. They said in several
the Mercantile Marine, beginning on victims can be determined. Instances the sellers had replaced January 1.
In addition to the 53 dead,” 22 their holdings with different issues.
The badge would be issued to persons, some in a critical condit'on, deep-sea Oshermen as well as to are in Kowloon Hospital. other members of the Mercantile Navy facing war-time dangers,
Soviets Occupy Hogland SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
MOSCOW, Dec. 5
(UP)—The
No British Protest . fugitives Meanwhile strenuis of
cross the Norwegian continue to
LONDON, Dec. 5 (Reuter),—Asked frontier, but not a single Finnish in the House of Commons to-day !! soldier has passed Into Norway, the Government had yet sent ony,
Finnish Ministor Detained LONDON, Dec. 8 (Reuter)-The ing the violation of Finnish territory, held and the Legation is unable to negative. The report said the landing party leave the country, according to s
PLEASE Turn To Page 9. Finnish source in Loridan.
official newspaper Pravda claim's
protests to Berlin and Moscow regard Damaged Submarine that a Soviet naval landing party has Finnish Minister in Moscow in being the Prime Minister replied in the Takes To Sea Again
occupied the island of Hogland.
FINLAND TO REMOVE CAPITAL TO VAASA
SPECIAL TO ⠀ THE": "TELEGRAPH"'
OSLO, Dec. (Reuter).—It is re- that the British submarine brought to a Norwegian - port-- on December 1 has been repaired and has left for British waters.
Rome. Demonstrations,
venled SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ROME, Dec. 5 (UP) —The Fascist student demonstrations against Russia on behalf of Finland had spread to Milan and continued in Rome to-| [day.
"Down with
Communism! --Viva | Finland," was the cry of thousands. of demonstrators who paraded the
HELSINGFORS, Tec. 4 (Domel)--The Finnish Government streets of the capital has started removal to its new capital dt Vanan' on the comst of the The police estimated that over, n
Royal Christmas Cards For B.E.F.
LONDON, Dac's (Rauter)Their *Gulf of Bothrifn.
thousand demonstrated outside the Majesties the King and Queen are Finnish Ordinary citizens have already been ordered to evacuate the column of 500 marched past the members of the Army and R.A.F. Legation while another sending Royal Christmas cards to all doomed capital.
PLEASE Turn To Page 9. serving In France.
NUFFIELD'S GENEROSITY
+
23 HOURS IN AN OPEN BOAT
LONDON, Dec. (Router)-Lord Numeld has given a million Morris Motor shares, worth nearly £1,250,- |--- 000, to create. A Central Hospital LONDON, Dec. 8 (Reuter) After Fund for the provinces,
** 23 hours in an open boat the captain Fand five members of the crew of Lord Nuffield has expressed the the British steamer Rudolf were hope that from this fund and the landed by a trawler at a Scottish port.. #timotely emerge a truly national of whom nine are presumes to le King's Fund in London, there will The steamer.cktried a crew of 18.
Hospital Fundamentais