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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
By Ernie
NANCY
HELLO, NANCY--- IS YOUR AUNT FRITZI HOME ?
NO, MRS. BROWSER-
SHE'S OUT!
OH, WOULD YOU COME OVER AND RUN SOME ERRANDS FOR
ME, NANCY ?
December 14, 1939.
Bushmiller
I'M SORRY, BUT I'M NOT HOME
EITHER, MRS.
BROWSER!
Short-sighted Old Lady: "Have you ever tried giving
your baby Dill Water."
NCW. 11
SWASTIK AND SIEGFRIED
"It is goot, it is goot, again we sink the Ark Royal, the Hood, the Repulse and the Rodney."
"Ach, Siegfried, the swinedog British must have three of each."
XMAS
Finns Seek To Break Soviet Lines
PREPARATIONS FOR COUNTER-ATTACKS
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH"
HELSINGFORS, Dec. 13 (UP). — Reinforcements have been rushed to the castern and central fronts. Military officials indicato that prepara- tions are being made for a determined stand to stall the Russian drive to- wards the Gulf of Bothnia.
The withdrawal of Finnish troops from the central front is designed to draw the Russians out of their position in preparation for counter-attacks.
WESTERN FRONT
EXCHANGE
Despatches from Copenhagen said the counter ARTILLERY attacks have already started with some success in the Salla sector, on the northern wing of the central front
There is no indication of dimuni- claim to have killed above 2,000 tion of confidence in the main de-Russians in the Tolvajaervi sector.)
A Finnish war bulletin reports fence lines on the Kurelian Isthmus
the or on the eastern front, despite re- that Hted planes, Bying above ports that Russia has moved up clouds last Tuesday, bombed Hangoe and the Tammisariand Islands in the huge reinforcements,
The Firms claim that they are sub-Gulf of Finland. Jecting the invaders to devastating fre us they try to advance towards the Gulf of Bothnia across the open country and through unfamiliar forests.
Although the Finns claimed heavy Russian losses so far, no Finnish casualty list has been published, The Finnish spokesman explained, "It would be no use: none would believe
that the losses have been so small."
The Finns clalmed an important are trying to stall the Russians (They
victory in mid-Finland, where they
1939
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Sudden Activity In Several Areas
PARIS, Dec. 13 (Reuter)— The extent of damage is not dis- After a spell of comparative. closed.
calm, the Western Front has Finns Make Big Gains HELSINGFORS, Dec. 13 (Reuter), suddenly become very active, -It is unofficially reported that the although the activity has not yet Finnish advance at Tolvajaervi, men-gone beyond the stage technic- tioned in a Finnish communique, has ally known as "strong patrols." been very considerable.
The Germans sent out numerous
are
It is and that the Finnish troops patrols along nearly the whole front
pushing rapidly towards Russian frontler,
the
are
on Monday, and these were especially busy cast of the Moselle and between the Warndt Forest and the Saar,
In the latter region, where German
Other unconfirmed reports that the Finns have retaken Pilkar-i anta on the northern shore of Lake patrols were most numerous, there Ladoga, and also Suomussalmi and were no less than three ruids accom- Sallo, the key-point of the northern panied by the usual artillery. front.
Fire was aimed to demoralise the
If the last-named is true, It In-posts attacked and to prevent the dicutes the great success of the arrival of reinforcements Finnish counter-offensive, for the The French artillery replied with Russians had planned to make Sallajartlery fire, hampering the attackers. their buse and headquarters.
Furious Fighting
One French patrol withdrew but re-occupied the post at dawn yester- day, so the nel German result is nil. Other posts resisted, and there was LONDON, Dec. 13 (Reuter)-Al-heavy local fighting with much hand-' though it is obvious that the Soviet grenade throwing.
forces-in-the-far-North-and-in-the-the-French-proiected-their-posts-- south are being strongly held, the with artillery barrages and machine- position in the centre is far from gun fire, and the Germon eventually clear.
were obliged to retire, leaving many Soviet troops are making a deter dead on the field.
mined effort with mechanized columns to cut Finland in two at
the narrowest
part by driving
through to the Gulf of Bothnia,
Home and Swedish reports EUY
NEUTRALS AND
that there is furious Oghting at a THE BLOCKADE
paint 130 miles from the Soviet frontier, but the reports are not be Hleved in Helsingfors where it is sold that such rapid advance across trackless waste is "out of the ques-
tlon
Benefit From "Go Easy" Slogan
LONDON, Dec. 13 (Reuter).—The Finnish planes have been very acconcessions which are
offered to tive, and 12 miles of railway on the neutrals under the Order-in-Council main line from Murmansk to Lenin- providing for the seizure of German grad have been destroyed by bombs. exports mean that since the Export
as seizures,
British Planes For Finns
Control began on December 5 few LONDON, Dec. 13 (Reuter)Sir cargoes have been definitely classed Kingsley Wood, the Minister for Air;! "Reuter" understands that during announced in the House of Commong the first week the maxim was "Go to-day that the British Government
has decided to great export licenses cosy on Neutrals," but the control to a British firm to enable it to send wil be lightened progressively. aircraft to Finland.
Already applications are received
Appeal For
from the United States, Japan, Bel- Gas Masks
glum, Holland and other countries WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (Router). The Finnish Government is request- and other items difficult to procure to respect drugs, surgical Instruments ing permission of the United States elsewhere.
to use the US Army's latest gas- In the early stages, such applica-
masks.
The masks are still on the secret tions are likely to be treated sym-
pathotically,
list.
Finnish Claims
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH' decided to grant licences to allow HELSINGFORS, Dec. 13 (UP)—A] the export of aircraft to Finland, Finnish communique states: "On The Air Minister declared that he the sea, in the Koivisto sector, euri did not agree with Mr. George Rus coastal batteries again lent aid to the sel Strauss, the Labour Member for land forces by concentrated bursts of North Lambeth, who suggested that artillery fire.
it would be wrong to divert "these "On Lake Ladoga, our caust bat badly needed supplies from the pur- teries broke up enemy detachments poses of the present war." along the const roads.
"In the Saunamlemi section the, conatal batteries also drove back an enemy transport and ship detach ments,"
Russians Take Island.
ROME, Dec. 13 (Reuter)i-Accord- ing to a Helsingfors telegram, the Russians have occupled the island of Mausari in Lake Ladoga, but their progress in the Karelian front is in significant.
Tho
Finno art stili holding Suomussalmi, about 17 miles from tho frontier in Finland's
tt," despite repealed Russian at- waist." tacks:
According to the telegram, the Russians are desperately trying to cut Finland in two and sover her communications with Sweden.
Danger Of Now War OPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHIC LONDON, Dec. 13 (Reuter), Cheers greeted Sir Kingsley Wood's statement that the Government had
Bir Kingstoy Wood TAVO no answer when Mr. Strauss naked whether there was danger of this action Javolving this country in another war.
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