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五拜禮 號五月-英港香 FRIDAY. JANUARY 5, 1940. 日六止月一十
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Air Raids Blast Soviet
Soviet Bases: Reds
Abandoning Murmansk Line?
RUSSIAN TERRITORY INVADED
AT 4 POINTS THE MOST AMAZING
FINNISH TROOPS STILL
MAINTAIN OFFENSIVE
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
ROVANIEMI, JAN. 4 (UP)-FINNISH IN- FANTRY HAS NOW PENETRATED INTO SOVIET RUSSIA FROM FOUR DIFFERENT POINTS.
The four spearheads are advancing into Russia across the frontier at unspecified areas which stretch from Lake Ladoga, in the south to the Petsamo region in
AMBASSADOR
PROPHESIES—
the north.
It is believed that patrols only are involved in the invasion, as it is not believed that Finnish front has been moved
TERRIFICto Russin
ATTACK IN THE SPRING
Supreme Nazi Effort
To Gain An Empire
HITLER'S PLANS -PREPARED
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
CHICAGO, Jan. 4 (UP). "Germany will launch a terrific attack on the Allies by land, sea and air in the early spring.
the
Two influential newspapers, the Copenhagen "Berlingske Tidende" and the Stockholm "Aftennaviss", report that the Leningrad-Mur- mausk railway has been cut at two points, and connection has now been severed between Leningrat and Kola. Murmuusk and Kiro- visk are isolated and their 50,000 instabitants are reporlest to be short of foodstuffs,
The heavy attacks upon the Cipate
communique, reveal that the Russians have not abandoned their efforts to
River sector, inentioned in last night's
outrans the left end of the Manner-
heim line,
There was bitter fighting norih of the Russians failed to make a simultaneous turn- ing movement around the top of Lalte Ladoga,
Lake Ladoga, where
Finn Air Raids SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
COPENHAGEN, Jan. 4 (UP) - The Danisk Radio announced to- day that the Finnish Air Force carried out further bombing raids on the Soviet Arctic city of Murmansk.
In addition to bombing military establishments in the cly, Finn air- "Hitler will order that every men bombed the Murmansk- weapon his three forces possess į Leningrad railway lestroying some -plones, submarines and unspecified rail stations.
throw the Estonian capital, that
Although it is denied in Tallinn, Finns into the battle in one supremo bombed out destroyed the Russian air effort to achieve a Blictzkrieg bases on the Estonian Islands of
mochantaed units-be
victory.
"Ito hopes hy thin light stenke to achieve victory falls, he will almost certainly fer quick and overwhelming feat.
Dagoe and Desel-the Elands were
"ceded" to Russia recently Finnish reconnaissance planes which flew over the islands after the Finnish suf-bombing expedition, reiterate the
de- claim
tint the buses have been destroyed.
This prediction was made to-day by the Marquis of Lothian, Britain's Ambassador to the United State, in at addrers to the Counell for Foreign Relations,
March and April will be the dan ger months for the Alles, but the Marquis is confident that sea power, which: the Allies undisputedly posses, will be the "real key to victory."
We Will Bear Brunt
Report Confirmed HELSINGFORS, Jan 5 (Reuter) The cutting of the Leningrad Murmansk Itailway line was off cially confirmed in Finnish military despatches yesterday,
The railway line, according to these despatches, was badly damaged and virtually put out of action by daring Finnish ski troops aided by the revivified Finnish air force,
Finnish neroplanes also bombed The brunt of Hitler's attack will. Soviet nir bases the Estonian.
on sho Ambassador prophesies, be islands of Dogo and Ousel, recently borne by Great Britain, as the Nal "leased" to the Soviets under the dotator will almost certainly pin terms of the Soviet-Esthonian Pact, all his hopes on smashing England's) Much damage was done. #upremacy at nes
her
"If Germany can defeat England. other by a dircoi altack on naval communications, or even on the Western Front by
Invading
France through Bellums or Hol
It is understood that among the planes taking part in the raid wersj some of the 50 Splifires and 20 Savols bombers which rroelly arrived from Britain and Italy, It is not known whether these
land, Hiiter would certainly impose planes were also used in the attacks peace terms that would force us on the Leningrad-Murmansle Rall-
You May
Not Know-
That the "Fisherman's Penin sula" (Finulsh Kalastajasaaren- to: Russian Hibachi), scene of Flun counter-offensive Is the northernmost part of the district of Petsamo, which constiintes the Finnish corrlater to Arelle.
the
By the treaty of Dorpat In 1920 Russia ceded this territory 10 Finland. It had been disput ed by Norway, Rowla and Sweden (of which kingdom Fin- Jand was, until 1809, a province) for many centuries,
*Only 17 rulles separates Russia from Norway across this region of tundra-covered rocks mid swarnps.. In the “corridor," however. Are valuable nickel tirposits (recently prospected by the Canadian International Nickel Corporation),' Inexhaust- ible water power (harnessed for ,electric power at Janiskoski) and Petsamo itself-an ice-free, deep-water Harbour on The Arctic, with free acecas to the Allontie.
Seizure of Petsamo locks Fin- land in the Baltic „Russia_a_commun-frontler.with.
Norway.
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PHOTO. OF THE WAR IN THE FAR EAST
This photograph of Lanchow was taken from a reconnallring plano an hour before the rald:
RAID OVER GERMANY
to surrender our fleet, or part of it way, the cutting of which in termed Allied Planes Roar
and also to surrender
the naval blow" to Russia in bases by which the fleet may travel Helsingfors,
Meanwhile, Soviet artillery and in- throughout the world. "If that unthinkable defeat should fantry are continuing to hammer at happen to Britain, Germany would, the Mannerheim Line, without dispute, be on top of the world.
If Cambla Fails
Deep Into Country
SPECIAL TO THE “YELEGRAPH"
WESTERN FRONT
War Dismissed By Six Words
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH". PARIS, Jan. 4 (UP)— The Flans dispose of one attack PARIS, Jan. 4 (UP)-French General Gamelin's war com.
planes after
another, but the Soviets have reconnaissance
to-day muniques, which have become plenty more to continue hammering, daringly roared over western notorious for their brevity, still
Military experts, however, be "If Hitler's gambie fails, it is only lleve that the Finns can hold out in Germany in a series of flights reveal little worthy of note on a question of time before the relent the Mannerheim Line Indefinitely. that took them 250 miles from the Western Front.
of trenches, the safety of their own lines. less pressure of the Allied blockade. The "Line" consists will end Germany's capacity to barbed wire, tank traps and enmott- carry on the war.
"Germany must attacle in the early spring. She cannot walt beyond that time.
willer, I bellave, harmizenḍr renched his decision to attack.
"It is a decision which might tive Clermany, the supreme prks ́s World Empire.
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He achieved almost a record flaged gun and machine-guri nests. Several flights were made over for brevity to-day, when he
To Abandon Lino 7....
issued his 246th communiquo---- the highly industrialised regions
In document, of six words. LONDON, Jan. 8'(Reuter)—Semi-of the Rhineland, Palatinate, officini circles in Londen, comment-Westphalia, Hoss and Bavaria. It said: "The day was without im ing on the cutting of the Leningrad-
The flights, from which all French perlant incidents Murmansk Hallway, say that it is planos returned safely, Illustrate the
Despatches from the front report, probable that the Soviets will now contention that dermany industrial however, that there were several. abandon the railway as a means of positions are vulnerable to attacker clashes between German und French PLEASE Turn To Pare 2, 2 PLEASE TUIN To Part 20K A PLEASE Turn To Page 2:
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THIS EXCLUSIVE PHOTOGRAFII ↳1⁄2 undoubtedly the most as- tonishing and graphlo picture of an açtunt air raid ever taken. I was taken from a Japanese warplans whilst the recent greai nir raid on Lanchow, in which 90 Japanese planes participated, was in pro- gress, and shows the simultaneous explosion of eighty bowls in the heart of the Chinese city, which suffered enormous damage,
It will be noted from the pholographs that the Japanese airmen by no means confined themselves to "military objectives," the entire walled elly being made the object of their bombardment.---.. South China Photo Service. Copyright.
Japan & Soviet Near Amicable Agreement
SPECIAL TO THE
"TELEGRAPH"
shery agreement pad the progress of temarention negotiations.
Negotiations are lo stari for a long- terra fishery pact to replace the exist-
Modus vivendi.
TOKYO, Jan. 5 (Domei). or the better with the signing of the -Japan and Soviet Russia are nearer to a peaceful settlement of outstanding questions than at any time in their relations, as a result of the establishment of a joint Commission for de- marcating the border bc- tween Manchukuo, Outer Mongolia and Russia.
It is pointed out in this connection that there have been over one thousand disputes be- tween Japan and Russia regard- ing these boundaries.
The following Ave are the major disputes which, it is hoped will be the first settled:
the 1-Ownership of
delta of Khabarovsk. This WOO fonnerly Chinese territory but was recupled by Tsarist Russiò. It is now strongly forlifed by Soviet Russia;
River Changed Course 2.-Demarcation of the englern border line near Tungning. This border line, which follows the cours of a river, moved approximately 30 floods, Russia gaining a large aren the river at now territory when ollowed its new course;
1.-Ownership of the highway of
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tako
MONTEVIDEO, Jan. 4 (UP), Shataufengong, regarding which thoj
Changkufeng ballo (which at one narumed major proportions) Five Chinese who were aboard
Russin now the Nazi pocket battleship Ad-was fought last year. miral Graf Spee when she was prohibits all trafle along this route; 4-Disputs over a amali vilinge of put to flight by three British 04 houses which was established last ntury by Manchuriara farmers on warships have been released from internment and are to re- the northern bank of the Amur River turn to their native country.
(in Russian territory) and which was Occupied by Tearlet Russla, in 1000; B-Rodemarcation of the western The Chinese were members of border between Manchukuo and the crow of the Admiral Graf Soviet Russia, Spee-serving aboard the war- ship ad laundrymen.
They are embarking by the Oceania to-morrow for Trieste,
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Turn For Batter IMPEDIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH", --TOKYO,--- ·Jan;-8 ~ (UP)—Russo-l Japanese relations have taken a tum
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