Thursday, HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
December 1939
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Only a few residents remain » et Helsingfors.
Many Air Raid Casualties A journalist to-day visited a hospi tal 20 miles from Helsingfors and) saw the victims of air-raids,
There were some hundred adults| and 25 children.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to bo hold on Monday, the 11th day of December, 1939, at 3 p.m. at the Offices of the Public. Works 'Department, by Ordor of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land Tai Hang Road, in the Colony of Ilonged in time.
Many of the children were terribly injured.
It is reported that the Swedish armaments Arm of Botora is passing on to Finland 26 anti-aircraft guns which were ordered by the Polish Government but could not be deliver
Attacks Hold
Kang, for a term of 75 years, discovered sending radio messages to Three sples, alleged to have been with the option of renewal at aMoscow, were shot to-day. Crown Rent to bo fixed by the Surveyor of a Majesty the KING, for one further term of 76 years,
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispos
HELSINGFORS, Dec. 0 (Reuter). Soviet attacks are being held on nil fronts.
ferce fighting is taking place. In
heavy snow.
During the past few days, over 60 Soviet tanks have been destroyed on the southern front, and many more have been put out of action on the sal of the lot the Purchaser (ffront north of Lake Ladoga, where not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will bo present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This summ will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. 6740.
Inland 1
Tai Hang Road.
Begiatry No.
| No. of Sale
Locality
Boundary Measurements
N. B. E.tv.
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As per salo plan.
Contents in
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33.500
Ann. Rent.
4191
$16,750
HONG KONG HORTICULTURAL
(Reuter).-
A corner of an American alrcraft factory showing, in the foreground, planes having their wings attached.
On the Arctic front, the Finns aro holding up the advance of the Rus sians, who are being constantly, re- inforced.
Moscow's Denial
6 MOSCOW, Dec. Moscow, Radio denies the Finnish AIR RAIDS RESUMED claime, but makes no cleim on behaif| of the Sovicis.
It is announced that Leningrad's anti-aircraft guns have been in action against Finnish planes,
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gasometer and several buildings, crashed into the sea.
Planes Over Thames SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH LONDON, Dec. 6 (UP)-Air-rad
80 Red Tanks Destroyed
(Reuter).- LONDON, Dec. Eight more. Russian tanks were des- troyed in the Karelian Isthmus to-alarms were sounded twice in the
day, says a Finnish communique,
This makes the total 00 destroyed in this region since hostilities began. Two big enemy planes were shot down north of Lake Ladoga.
A
were
Orkney Islands.
Planes were heard overhead but were not sighted. They apparently dew in an casterly direction and the all clear signal was sounded after 20 minutes.
German mine-loying planes also
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Chinese Casualties
Chungking, Dec. 6. Forty thousand Chinese civilian casualties, including 20,000 killed, are
DECISIVE BATTLES BELIEVED NEAR
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is not known whether they managed to penetrate this for inland, or whether they were dropped by para chute.
Heavy snowstorms are hampering the Russians in the Karelian Isthmu arda
Nour Main Defences SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ROME, Dec. 7 (UP)—The Hel singfors Correspondent of "Popolo d'Roma" reports that Finland's G.H.Q. anticipates that the invaders will soon contact the main Manner- heim Line.
This line of defences is named after Field Marshal Mannerheim, the Fin nish Commander-in-Chief who ac hieved the nation's Independence 21 years ago and who is again in supreme command of the Finnish ibrees.
The Soviet Flect, however, will al- most certainly be lee-bound within a few days, and will be immobilised in Kronstadt Bay.
Italian Trained Pilots SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ROME, Dec. 6 (Reutor)-~The re- parts that hundreds of Italian planes ura being sent to Finland are not confirmed.
It is admitted, however, that before the Soviet invasion orders were re- ceived from Finland for 50 warplanes,
These will be filed as soon as pos sible, but it is likely that they will have to be delivered averland by train.
Flying them over German territory might calise
Soviet-German, incident.
The "Popolo d'Italia" paints out that most Finnish aircraft are built in Italy and most of the Finnish pilots are trained in Italy.
the result of Japanese air raids in 10
Advanco in North provinces in China during seven
MOSCOW, Dec. 7 (Reuter) ~A months between January and July this year, according to figures just communique claims that the Soviets released by the Chinese Aeronautical have advanced 20 miles south of
Petsamo. Affairs Commission.
It is also claimed that in the
During the period Japanese aircraftj Karelian Isthmus, the Soviet troops mnda 1,270 raids and dropped 32,000 have broken the Finnish main de- fence no along the Vuokal water bombs.
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T.T. Singapore
.621
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T.T. India.
.823
T.T. USA.
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Soviets Deny Losses MOSCOW, Dec. 6′ (Reuter).—The headquarters of the Leningrad mill-flow over the Thames estuary. They tary prea deny tho report that 60 were driven off by A. A. fire and
Royal Air Force planes. Soviet planes were destroyed in
twin motored plane crashed on the Finnish air-raid on Murmansk,
They
Norfolk coast. The pilot's body was state that no ralds
recovered. carried out by the Finnish or any other air force in the Murmansk area that the salvage tug Insulinde has Reports from Amsterdam state Stubborn Resistanco
gono to the assistance of a plane, be- HELSINGFORS, Dec. 6 (Reuter) leved to be a Germon, which was -Stubborn Finnish resistance to the forced down in Bames. The plane Red invasion continues, and, accord-sent an S.0.5. as she came down in NOTICE is hereby given that ing to a communique Issued by Gen- the sea northwest of the island of the Annual Meeting of the aboveerai Headquarters, 80 Russian tanks
Schlermonikoog. been destroyed damaged Society will be held at the Board since the war started. Room of Messrs. Jardine, Mathe- Air operations to-day were con- son & Co., Ltd. (by kind permis-fined to u few reconnaissance fights sion) on Tuesday, the 19th by Red planes over Petsamo, December, 1939, at 6.15 p.m.
SOCIETY
J. T. BAGRAM,
Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, 6th December, 1939.
HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN.
The Annual Meeting of the Hong Kong Society for the Pro- tection of Children will be held in the Holena May Institute
on Monday, December 11th at 6.39
p.m.
The Mesting is open ህብ all persons Interested in the work o the Society,
-ANN-CROZIER, Hon. General Secretary,
A CHILDREN'S FANCY DRESS PARTY
in ald of the
B. W. O. F.
will be held
at
The Peninsula Hotel
on Dacombor 22nd
from 4 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.
DANCING, MUSICAL GAMES, atc.
Dance Band of 2nd Bn. The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment). by kind permission of Lieut.-Colonel D. J. McDougall, M.C., and Officers.
Prizes will be given for Fancy Dresses.
Tickets to be obtained at Hong Kang Hotel and Peninsula Hotel.
Children $2.00. Adults $1.00.
DANISH STEAMER SUNK: SIX DEAD
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 6 (Reuter). The Danish steamer, Oveloft; 3,500 tons, was mined in the North Sea on Sunday.
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Six were drowned and the remain- ing 15 of the crew were picked up.
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Owing to bad weather, Finnish plancs over Petsamo,connaissance planes arain only went up on re- connaissance nights.
Further reports from The Hogue! state that Dutch anti-aircraft artillery to-day fired at two foreign planes of unknown nationality. The planes disappeared immediately.
£20,000,000 A Day
Practical Help Forthcoming Practical help is coming to Finland from countries outside Scandinavia.
WASHINGTON. In addition there is the suggested Amerlean netion in returning to Fin- Europe's present war is costing the Innd the next instalment of her war British-French-German telligerents debt, and of Italy supplying the Firins possibly £20,000,000 daily in current with planes.
cash outlay alone, The figura neither official nor exact but merely an estimate made here to-day from the best available information.
Fifty or sixty Italian planes have already arrived at Helsingfors.
The disgust felt over the Russion action was shown in the Danish and | Swedish Parlaments to-day when all members, except Commun.sts, walk ed out when the Communist leader rose to speak,
Patrol Activity On West Front
PARIS, Dec. 6 (Reuter)—A com-: munique issued to-day states that there were no events of importance, but that there was patrol activity,
ls
Additional war costs in losses of property, arms and commercial re- venues cannot be computed at this time.
The war cast estimate may be too high while on the other hand the costs may rise further if and when wholesale destruction of men, guns, fortifications and ships"begins.****
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H.K. Stock Market
The following quotations were issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar- ket this morning.
BANKS
H.K. Banks $... .1,330 b. & sa. H.K. Banks (Lan.. Reg.) .. £82 n. H.K. Banks (HK, Reg.) Chartered £
Mercantile, A. & B. £.. Mercantile, C, £. East Asio S.
INSURANCES
Canton $. Union $. China Underwriter $ H.K. Fice. $.
SHIPPING Douglases $ Steamboats $.
No Long War, Says Indo-China, Ps
Secret Radio
The German "Freedom" radio stallon, which had been silent for [several days, started broadcasting
ugain recently.
Indo-Chinas. DS.. Shells (Bearers) 3/- Waterbosts $.
DOCKS ETC.
A total of 64,000 houses are said system.
damaged and 380 junks destroyed.
The heaviest casualties occurred in POWERS AID FINNS
May as the result of Japanese bomb-
Ing on Chungking, wartime capital,
on May 3 and 4. It is estimated that
14,000 people were killed or wound-
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They include a considerable quin-
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report that supplies from Britata are being ed in May. According to a issued by the Chinese National Relief sent to Finland. Commission casualties in the bombing of Chungking on May 4 alone were tity of war material, notably 4.572 killed and 9,037 wounded. fighting planes from British firms. Houses destroyed on May 3 totalled' Authoritative quartera stato that 900 while on the following day nearly Germany boa offered Finland new 1,100 houses were demolished by rides at a lower prica than thace bombing.
already sent to Finland from Ger- Kwangtung is said to be the most many, Including Czecho-Slovakian severely bombed of all the provinces, rifles which were reported to have During the seven-month period it been sent to a northern port. and
from thence by rail to Helsingfors.
suffered 311 raids-Reuter.
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Commenting on Hiller's speech the announcer said: "Hitler knows the The Chief Cable Censor (Mr.
Germans are longing for peace and Ralston) advises that one authenti- he knows too that we shall achieve cating code group consisting of five peace eventually by fighting not figures or Ave letters may be In- cluded in remittance telegrams of against British and French soldiers leading insurance, shipping and com-Government. mercial houses. The Chief Coble "Hitler felt compelled to speak of Censor is authorised, at his discretion. peace because he knows that Ger to demand production of the code many cannot endure and will no! book 'used.
endure a prolonged war."
but against him
GRIN AND BEAR IT
USE
and his criminal
"Slow down, Gert ain't you got no respect for age ?!"
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