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Heavy Air Raids On
On Helsingfors
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But Few Casualties
STALIN'S BIRTHDAY
TO FINLAND
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
HELSINGFORS, DEC. 21 (UP).—IT IS OFFICIALLY REPORTED THAT RED PLANES, IN A BRIGHT BLUE SKY, ROARED IN THREE WAVES ALONG THE SOUTH COAST, STRAFED TWO TRAINS AND BOMBED THE PRINCIPAL CITIES INCLUDING THE HEL- SINGFORS HOSPITAL DISTRICT.
However, Finnish Army officials reported they marked Stalin's birthday by repulsing powerful new attacks on the Karelian Isthmus and pressing their counter-offensive on the east front and regaining some lost ground in the far north.
Officially, more than 30 bombs dropped within the city limits of Helsingfors, some of which damaged an emergency Red Cross station, the Nurses' Dormitery and a hospital building containing a children's play room, an operating room several other structures in the hospital zone, most of which had been previously
AIR BATTLE OVER UTRECHT
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 21 (Reuter). — A hundred people in the streets watéh- ed an air battle fought over Utrecht to-day between Dutch and foreign planes.
The nationality of the foreign planes is not yet disclosed.
The foreign machines Anally put out n smoke. screen and disappeared. London Has No Knowledge LONDON, Dec. 21 (Reu- ter).It is learned that the Air Ministry has no know- ledge of the reported air ballle over Holland.
British Tributes To Capt. Langsdorff
REDEEMED HIMSELF
Suicide As Protest
evacuated.
and
which were rained on Helsingfors Officials said they had not beertid its suburbs. informed of reports that several | Returning from Helsingfors to Abo. of the raiders had been brought the Russinn airmen swooped down on down, but said two persons had an express "trains and raked it with
Imachine-man fire. been killed in Helsingfors and three were killed elsewhere.
Two people were reported killed and two wounded.
A second train was similarly Five bombs were dropped in one small village near the capital and six attacked but there were no casualties. more in another small village nearby. Two reperate raids occurred at
During the last of four alarms, Helsingfors and its suburbs. planes were heard over the capital rait stations. All trains were stopped but no bombs fell.
One bomb in Helsingfors pierced three flours of a five story dwelling but did not explode.
Fifteen houses were set aftre and ien demolished ne Abo, while two were set offre at Tammerfors, both places on the south coast.
It is feared the ensualties were high In both towns
Ten bombs were
When The Orthopaedic Hospitul was lit, on operation was in progress.
Karolian Isthmus Fighting HELSINGFORS, Dee, 21 (Reuter). -A communique issued to-day states that in the Karelian Isthmus enemy attacks continued.
Russians have suffered many losses and have inade no progress.
Eight Soviet tanks were destroyed. The Finns bombarded Russian rear- detachments, "fifleting heavy
dropped on allies.
Hangoe Island; 12 on the hills or in the river aromid- Prova and 12 in the rearby town of Lappuvik.
Cold Aids Finns
On the north-east front, the Finnish advance towards Salla has continued
Encry alreraft continued their at- tacks yesterday, mostly being re- pulsed. HELSINGFORS, Dec. 21 (Reuter). The Finns brought down six planes -Soviet planes to-day ralded Hel-but 23 civilians, including
and children, were killed. singfors.
Telephones Discontinued AMSTERDAM, Dee, 31 (Keuter) equipped to met it, hope that the Telephonic
communication lower, temperature will drop even especially as it is reported that most Helsingfors was completely cut this
The cold weather is being main- tained and the Finns, who are better
of the Soviet troops come central and routhern Russia.
54 Degrees Of Frost
afternoon,
from
In the Far North, it is not so cold as on the previous day when 54
Of Whole Nazi Navy degrees of frost was experienced.
It has stopped snowing. LONDON, Dec. 21 (Reuter). In this area, the Finns claim to -The British Press to-day dehave made a valuable bombing raid. using the seven Soviet planes whose
voted the bulk of its commenta pilots had surrendered rather than to the suicide of Captain Langs fight the Finns. dorff, drawing conclusions from They bombed one Murmansk- it as to Hitler's notion of sea Leningrad Railway, the main route on the of supply to the Fussions warfare.
Polar Eront.
women
with
RUSSIA'S BLUNDER
the tyre
with the TEETH
Russians Mowed Down In Thousands
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Cummings
Revising for the New Edition
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Remarkable Revelations Of Nazi War Guilt In Yellow Paper
PARIS, Dec. 21 ̄(Reuter);—An official Yellow Book dealing with international- events from the end of September, 1938, to the beginning of the war was published
U.S. SHIPS FOR EAST
New Service To H.K. Projected
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" SINGAPORE, Dec. 21 (UP). -Beginning what is believed Committed To A likely to be a growing tendency
Losing War
to divert American ships to the Far East, it' was announced to- day that the City of Newport SPECIAL TO THE "TELÉGRAPH"
News, the City of Los Angeles, LONDON, Dec. 21 (Reuter). the City of Norfolk and the Events are proving that City of San Francisco, formerly Russia did not intend to commit of the United States Lincs, Finnish Victory Verified herself to a major campaign in will in future be operated by the Finland, states "Reuter's" mill- American President Line between On the central front, where the tary correspondent.
Singapore and New York via Manila, auch men to-day cannot serve Soviets are trying to cut through to
The invasion was apparently Los Angeles and the Panama Canal. their country save in the livery of the Gulf of Bothnia, neutral corres-
verity conceived by the Soviet Staff as The Admiral Y. H. Williams, which a master, whom in their hearts they pondents have been able to
reports of a big Finnish victory after a "walk-over," but it has failed has been chartered by the President must despise.
The "Daily Telegraph says that several days of fighting.
day. Capt. Langsdorff has proved that he
At one place, they saw the remains already owing to the inadequacyLine, sailed for the United States to feared nothing but dishonour...lit of a Russian camp, which was wiped of initial preparations.
The Times" pays tribute to Capt. Langsdorff as a seaman and says that it is a tragedy that
Many of the tanks which fell into could not endure tita ignoming out on Tuesday night when the Flins which tier imposed on him and he came through the forests and down the hands of the Flins have run com- redeemed himself.
the slopes on their skis, and pleked pletely out of fuel,
Ruthless Terrorism
of the Soviets as they stood there. The weather has now come to the It was so cold that none of the aid of the Finns and both sides find Discussing the attacks on defence-wounded survived. The frozen bodies and operations is the heavy snow Iess fishing craft by Nazi planes, the of Soviet troops were too numerous impossible, paper says that this is an equal tri-to count, neutral observers report. bute to Hitler's methods,
Slaughter of this kind is not an operation of war but ruthless ter- rorism.
All the worst tactics of the old German Reich have been taken over) by litier as a'going concern.
Hospitals Bombed
Delay, Will Aid Finns
To Call At Hongkong NEW YORK, Dec, 21 (UP)-The American President Ltries to-day leased the stated that they have bottoms only for Far Eastern runs. The United States Lince will retain operation during the coastwise circuit. Transit through the Canal Zone will be monthly instead of weekly.
The wasp walst" drive towards the Gulf of Bothnia seems likely to be held up until the snows melt in
The ships will call at Hongkong HELSINGFORS, Deo, 21 (Reu- the spring- ter). Is now learned that three,
The operation against the Manner- und Pennus, in addition to the ports hospitals were hit in the raid this heint Line is likely to be spasmodic, mentioned in the above report. afternoin, namely the.Orthopaedie, while in the extreme north, owing to Sisters of Mercy and the Blind the intense cold, it is unlikely that School,
there will be any further develop- ¡ments.
The "News. Chronicle" says that Langsdorff's sulcldo must be read not anly as a protest by the Graf Specia commander himself but from the whole German Navy against a dec-dropped by 12 planes,
Thirty high-explosive bombs were
Two of these planes are reported to
sion' which once again has brought have been shot clown. the name of Germany into contempt | before the world.
Fow Lindi Obituary - BERLIN. Dec. 21) (Reuter).--Ger- man newspapers give only a few ling to the death of Capt. Längsdorff,
There were very few casualties. Bombs were also dropped near aj military, hospital and a. Red Cross dressing station.
South Coast Towns Raided HELSINGFORS, Dec. 21 (Reuter),
although two weeks ago he was t-Sovlet warplanes ralded towns nlf
ing hailed as a great haval victor.
Defny will be in Finland's favour, Reinforcements `in money. and material at least will be forthcoming jand some projóïtivi of her troops may be able to rest and re-organise,
Danish Diplomatic Appointments
Roosevelt Losing Trusty Servant
SPECIAL TO THE ""TELEORAPH" WASHINGTON, Dee. 21 (UP),-It has been authoritatively stated that Under Secretary of the United States Treasury, Mr. John W. Hanes, 13 planning to resign early in 1040, COPENHAGEN, Dec. 21'(Reuter), Mr Iance is desirous of returning
in offelally announced that the
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to private business, but he will not along Finland's. Routh const from Government has "deemed it oppor-return to Wall Street where he was The main reference to hila sulcite Borgu; 30 iniles east of Helsingfors, tune in the present clrcumstances" to broker when... President Roosevelt
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has come not from the usual official to Abo, 100 miles west of the capital; appoint naval attaches to the Lega-summoned him to offee in December
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dropping about 60 bombs, 30 of tions in London and Berlin,
to-day.
It consists of six parts, name- ly the Munich agreement anti its application; the Franco- German declaration on Decem- ber 6; the disappearance of Czecho-Slovakia; the German- Polish crisis; the Danzig affair and the international crisis.
French Peace Efforts
The book emphasises the unreas- ing efforts of French diplomacy for pence and to warn Germany of the risks of the German polley.
WESTERN FRONT
NEW NAZI TACTICS
Tip-And-Run Methods Being Adopted
Awful Carnage
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 21 (UP).—“I have just return- ed from the North Salla battlefield after threading my way through thousands of dead, both Russians and Finns, lying in long, silent rows for several kilo- metres."
"This is the dramatic, lend in añ Jeye-witness story, one of the first to come from the battle area, by the War Correspondent of the Stockholm "Dagens Nyheters."
The correspondent adds that it is Impossible to bury the dead, whose bodies Ile frozen in the snow,
Moved Down in Thousands
"Russlan cavalry and infaniry kare been mowed down by thousands by the terribly efficient fire of Finnkli machine-gunners.
"Ever the Finns themselves are surprised at the muss slaughter they' bove inflicted.
*Near
two Russian ammunition dumps which have been captured by the Finns I saw the lone corpse of Russian soldier slumped over a sow. Ing machine. The Russian had been mending uniforms when ho -Was killed.
"Nearby stands in overturned truck.
A Russlan baker les beside
il under a heap of bread which it was carrying when it was struck by a Finnish shell.
Tried To Hide In Snow
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LATEST
H.K. Commander Decorated
LONDON, Dec. 21 (Revier),—The Kiz to-day decorated the com- | mander ́and other members of the crew of the submarine Salmon, which last week carried out one of
The preface consists of a list of a PARIS, Dec. 21 (Reuter).-On the most brillant submarine explolls number of German pledges all sub-the Western Front, the Germans war and the last.
Lleut-Commander E. O. B. Bick sequently broken,
have renewed their patrol activi'ford, the commanding officer, who ty, particularly in the Saur was formerly attached to the China | Station, serving in H.M.S. Odin, has region.
| been awarded the Distinguished Ser-
"Words of
headed This was Honour."
The book also describes the French peace efforts and describes Inter alia
how the French Ambassador, NL Coulondre, on February 25 cave Elitler his word of honour as a soldier that France would come to Poland's aid if alkicked.
Hitler's Refusal Later M. Coulondre brought Hitler
a personal letter from M. Daladier and in the course of a remarkable interview attempted to
persunde Hitler to accept a peaceful settlement In Poland.
Iller refused and, confirmed the refusal in writing.
The book also describes how Count Clano in August 31 proposed general conference.
Poland agreed but the German wireless that evening announced that Poland had rejected the terms. though Foland had never received them.
Rapprochement Anticipated One of the most interesting do- cuments In the report of M. Coulondre on May 7. Fovealing the prospect of a Russo-German under- standing, the report saya;
New tactics consist of tip-and-run vice Order and promoted to the rauk raids conducted by parties of fram of Commander. 30 to 160 men.
It will be recalled that the Salmon first sank a U-boat and then for
No attempt is made to seize new pedoed twa German cruisers, the positions, but there has been some} Leipzig and the Bluecher. [heavy fighting between French and German infantry, and sitirmishes are frequently ending in hand-grenade duels.
Recrudescence Of Activity
PARIS, Dec. 21 (Router)--A com-1 munique lasued to-day says that there) was 样 marked recrudescence: olj activity in the air over Lorraine and
¡Alsace.
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CHRISTMAS PUDDING AS HEAVY AS THREE MEN
The Christmas pudding made at the Hongkong Hotel weighs 424 lbs., or as much as three average men!,
Its recipe is as follows: 260 pieces of silver pinto, 9,800 pieces of egga, 15 lbs. of ralsins, 26 lbs. of cutlery and 7,000 plates will be used. If the Fuchrer's intention is real- currants, 21 lbs. of lemon skin, At the three special dininern "on ly to attempt a rapprochement with 30 lbs. of white bread crumba, Year's Eve it is expected 2,000 diners Christians. Boxing Day and Now the Soviet, there is the question of 10 ha, of flour, alx bottles of will be served. how he intends to exploit this new spice, six bottles of brandy, four
Supervising theab vast
polley,
quantities "In my view, he may be getting bottles of rum and 30 lbs. of suet. of food is the tall Swiss chef, advantages in three different ways. For the special dinner on Sunday Leopold Gaddl, who has personally Firstly, by concluding with the night 000 Palestine grape-fruits will attended to the epicurcan wants of Soviet a more or less tacit entente be served. 45 gallons of turtle. seup Windsor, Charlie
such celebrilles as the Duke which nuures him either the bene-1710 lbs. of sole, 238 lbs. of Argentine Fairbanks and a host of others.
Chaplin, Dongles volent neutrality of Russin. In the allel beet, 320 lbs of Australian
Leopold served his apprenticrahlp conflict, or even its com turkey, 445 lbs. saddld of New Zeal the famous Grand Hotel Guld. pilclty in the partition of Poland.
land lamb, 450 chicken squab, and in Berne Overland, the falloy Bo "Secondly, by exercising, by the for the sweets 14 bottles of cherry winter and summer resort fler mere threat of rapprochement, pres brandy will be used, sure at the same time in Japan and
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