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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
December 19, 1939 band Honde Chat
REDS INVADE NORWAY Soviet Battalion Goes Over To The Enemy
TO TAKE FINNS IN REAR RED TROOPS REVOLT,
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 18 (Reuter), General Wallenius,
the Finnish Commander on the northern front, informed the correspondent of the Swedish newspaper, "Nyheter," that he was convinced that the Russian tanks aftacked by way of Norwegian territory during the Salmijaervi operations.
He stated that the Finnish machine-guns stationed on the road bordering the front were suddenly attacked on the flank.
It was impossible that the Russian tanks could have avoided traversing Norwegian soil since the road was con- stantly watched.
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LONDON, Dec. 18 (Reuter).Reports of dissension and even revolt among Soviet soldiers and civilians, are relayed from Stockholm via Estonia.
On Sunday night, it is reported, the men of a Soviet battalion north of Lake Ladoga mutinied, shot their commissar and went over to the Finns.
FINNS GAINING GROUND
To-day there were reports of disturbances among the civilian populations of Leningrad and Moscow.
Extraordinary security measures are said to have been taken and the more important institutions are being guarded. *7.
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Houses are being raided by the police and radle receivers are being seized
It must be emphasised, however, that these reports have not yet been confirmed.
Finns Gaining Ground LONDON, Dec. 18 (Reuter).-The #ghting in Finland appears to be at ks heaviest in the Karellan Isthmus, judging from reports coming in from all sources.
The Finns are believed to have gained ground in that area.
They say that they have forced the Soviets back and have destroyed 30 tanks.
This report may be partly confrm- ed by the fact that while Soviet omcial communiques give detalls of the operations in other fronts, they
ubout suspiciously silent
the Karellan Isthmus.
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Erecting New Dofences Although the Mannerheim Line is many miles, detp, the Finns are still erecting new defences miles behind.
North of Lake Ladoga, the Finns also zeem to be doing well.
Their batteries have destroyed three armoured cars, while Finnish aero- plancs have also been busy.
OBITUARY
Famed U.S. Columnist
*SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" NEW YORK, Dec. 18 (UP).—Mr. Heywood Broun, the well-known columnist, died at 9.30 am,, to-day ufter a brief illness.
His wife, son, and brother were af his bedside.
Mr. Broun was unconscious for 24 hoc preceding his death.
Re received the last rites of the Catholic Church on Friday.
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