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No, 10017
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日五廿月二十
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Tens of Thousands of Shells Hurl Across No Man's Land
REDS
LAUNCH OFFENSIVE OF
Mass Air Attack Aids Guns In Battering Finnish Lines As Infantry Attacks
By WEBB MILLER
"UNITED PRESS" WAR CORRESPONDENT
WITH THE FINNISH FORCES ON THE KARELIAN ISTHMUS, FEB. 2 (UP). — THE GREATEST BATTLE THE WORLD HAS KNOWN SINCE 1918 IS NOW IN PROGRESS IN FINLAND.
STALIN'S MILITARY COMMANDERS HAVE LAUNCHED A NEW BATTLE OF THE MANNERHEIM LINE AFTER THRICE BEING HURLED BACK IN PREVIOUS OFFENSIVES. The heated-
The terrific battle now raging exceeds anything previously experienced
in Finland.
The offensive is supported by 130 bombing planes, scores of tanks
and smoke screens.
Finland Ready For Armistice
But Terms Must Be
Honourable
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
HELSINGFORS;- Feb.--1- (UP)-The Finnish pre- sident, M. Kallio, to-day told the Finnish Parliament that Finland is ready "to negotiate an honourable peace."
In his speech before Parliament on the occasion of the adjournment of the autumn session which had been extended due to the war, President Kallio de clared that the invasion of Finland was a "barbarous
SUMMA FIRST OBJECTIVE
Summa appears to be the Red's immediate objective.
It is in the centre of the Mannerheim Line, which lies across the narrow Karelian Isthmus.
The great drive was launched yesterday. tinues, without a moment's pause, to-night.
SWEDEN
FINLAND
KHOLM
HANGU
Baltic
HELSINKI Finland
Hogland
TALLINN
Dagoe
Mitos:
ESTONIA
KOTKA
It con-
VIPUR?
LENINGRAD
GREATEST THE WAR
JAPANESE DIET IN SESSION
THE JAPANESE DIET, which convened for a momentous session yesterday.-Domei,
Expect German Raids, Britons Warned
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” LONDON, Feb. 1 (UP).— The unusual step of warning the populace that optimism regarding a Nazi collapse before attempts are made to raze England's big cities was issued in a Bulletin by the Air Ministry to-day.
"The Germans are re- ported to be constructing a fleet of long-range bombers capable of a speed of 315 m.p.h." the Bulletin
nounces.
an-
"With this weapon in their hands, it seems unlikely that the enemy will capitulate without attempting A desperate on- slaught against Britain's vital targets."
New German Planes More Formidable.
By An Air Correspondent GERMAN warplanes are becoming an increasingly tough proposition. Britain's air defenders are meeting with more difficulties than they ex- pected in bringing them down,
Nevertheless, when Germany starts her much-heralded: "intal" nir war, the RAF. is satisfied that it can stop
which we would Inflict on the enemy.
ANGLO-JAPANESE LM. HAS COLD by time to run flop
AGREEMENT NEAR?
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
TOKYO, Feb. 2 (Domei),—Great Britain and Japan are believed to have reached an agreement not only on U.S.S.R the Asama Maru affair but for a general adjustment of Anglo-Japanese relations, as a result of yesterday's For the first time, the Russians are using a new interviews between Sir Robert Craigic, the British device-heavily armoured sledges filled with men and Ambassador, and Mr. M. Tani, Vice Minister for Foreign machine-guns and propelled ahead of tanks.
Artillery and aerial bombardments, are battering incessantly at the Finnish defences as wave after wave of SIX HOUR BOMBARDMENT
| Affairs.
"Dome" learns from authori tative sources that the British
Government has suggested its readiness
forminl to express regret for any unfair aspect of
Asama Maru.
and senselses attack," com- tanks and infantrymen hur! themselves against the the action taken against the pelling the Finns to "des-defenders. troy people who were in- nocent in this war".
For
The bayonet and tank onslaughts were launched that reason "we are already to after six hours of constant bombardment, during which negotiate an honourable peace". tens of thousands of shells were hurled across No Man's
Land.
He thanked the League of Nations and all nations "which helped us in many ways." He particularly thank- ed Sweden and appealed for add!- tional material help.
Sorely Need Help
He deplored the Russian attacks on the civilian population, and prals- ed the Finnish national unity and courage.
At Viipuri (Viborg), where I have established my headquarters, the roar of the guns was quite distinct, and shook the city like a jelly.
YUNNAN AIR RAID Japanese Bomb
Vital Railway
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH SHANGHAI, Feb. 2, (UP).
French
Sir Robert Craigie is understood to assurance that have conveyed the
any of the 21 Germans now interned nongkong not connected with the
reports state that RECENT PHOTOGRAPII, from Nuzi military service will be handed over to
Japanese authorities. Japanese planes yesterday re-Fox Movietone News, of ILM, the Regarding future uationals of railway, including a bridge 60
Japan suined bombing of the Yunnan King, who is slightly indisposed, will undertake that belligerents who are unable to pro-
duce definite evidence that they are miles from the Indo-China hor- not embodied in armed forces will not der over which a passenger be, permitted to board Japanese train was passing at the time. vessels.
To Stop Searches
There has been no bombardment like this anywhere However, he added: "we corely in the world since the Great War of 1914-18. need help, seeing that we have
So far, the Finns have held tenaciously to their ships. against us the military forces of the
.Soviet Union."
President Kallin said that so far defences and have repulsed every onslaught.
In
the
"Russia has lost several wat,
divisions of her best man power."
But the Russians are reckless
Ho pleaded that one of the most of the terrific loss of man-power,
important entegories of foreign nid
and as cach wave is decimated
was air defence equipment to protect others are ready to take their
elvillans against an "aggressor which
used their air force in a most in-place.
human manner."
Disruption Of Normal Values
In an earller speech, the Speaker
of the House, M. Hakklis, implied that
the disruption of normal values,
It is the famous Russian sleam-
roller in operation-utilization of man-power in an attempt to defeat skill and courage,
As I write this despatch at 20 p.m.
Finnish Guns Reply
FINLAND'S
REPRISALS
It is reported that there were come casualties, but full details ore The Yunnan railway bómbing raids
KING HAS A COLD
This would not be done before the civil population of Beltäin had suffered extensive casualties, and lorses in industrial..output, as a re-. sult of the raids.
Self-Sealing Tonk
Self-satfaction with the present immunity from air attack is regarded as the greatest danger the country has to face na for the air con- cerned.
It is held to be essential that we strain every nerve to keep the technical advantages we now have.
These advantages are being main- tained, but the Germans alsö are im- proving their machines,
One of the German Improvements. is a self-sealing petrol tanit, which will
large up after being holed by
numbers of bullets. Although a German machine may badly shot up over Britain, it can make its escape least out to sea
be
| before shortage of petrol brings It down. A German fnachine at the bottom of the sea takes ita secrets down with it.
LATEST
Investment Coy's Dividend
At a Board Meeting held this morning, the Directors of the Hong- kong Land Investment and Agency In return for this undertaking, the not yet known.
LONDON, Feb. 1 (Reuter)-It Co., Ltd., decided to recommend a British Navy will discontinue the coincided with the formal opening of W officially announced from Final Dividend of $1.50 per share, stopping and searching of Japanese the 575-mile Yunnan Szechwan high- Buckingham Palace that the Klugmoking $2.76 in all for the year 1939.
been constructed is suffering from a slight cold. He In addition to amicably settling with French supplies and under the remained in his room to-day. the Asama Maru incident, it is belloved that Bir Robert Craigie and technical supervision of the American Mr. Tani have conducted negotia- Highway Mission. French buses are tions for a general readjustment operating on the highway. of Anglo-Japanese relations
way,
which has
Only Temporary Indisposition LONDON. Feb. 1 (Reuter).-To-t night the King is going on well. Ho Je expected to carry out his normal
It is believed likely that, in order BIG NAZI PLOT IN duties in a day or two.
¡lő achieve an amicable, settlement
of
all questions, Britain may give fur-
ther consideration to the Japanese:
that all the, 21' Germans now
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duties of war-time in
plendid Arduous War-Time Duties fashion. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" The last occasion on which His
Feb. 1 (UP)~His Majesty was kept indoors Was LONDON, Fcb. 2 (Reuter).—Ac- Majesty the King has been in ex-January, 1036, when he remained at
SOUTH AFRICA LONDON,
in
More Raids On Red interned in Hongkong will be return-cording to the Cape Town corres-cectingly good health for some time, the Royal Lodge at Windsor during
Air Bases
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH.
ed, to Japan.
Portinont Questions SPECIAL' TO 'THE "TELEGRAPHI
boch
pondent of the "Daily Express" 'the South African Government has un- earthed a Nazi counter-espionage ring which was sending. South Afri-† can military secrets to the Reich.
The headquarters of the ring were in Portuguese East Africa, the cor
and the Nazi. respondent reports, used pigeons to send out Informa- tion.
He fins withstood the
arduous a bout of gastric influenza.
TWO MURDER BOMBERS. DOWNED IN NORTH SEA
.
LONDON, Feb. 2 (Renter),IL is revealed that R.A.F. fighters have brought down at last two German bombers which attacked shipping and reconnolired on the British const In the
particularly the rights of small States (8 a.m. II.K.T.), the air is throbbing with the start of the war, between with concussions and explosion.
HELSINGFORS, Feb. 1 (UP), TOKYO, Feb. 2 (Domel).The the great Powers, had resulted in the
Frightened birds are flutteringIt is reliably learned that the Ama Maru issue came up for dis- invasion of Finland.
wildly in panic many miles behind Finnish Air Force will in futurol cussion in the House of Peers this President Kolllo, after expressing the lines...
intensify its operations against morning. Zhis readiness for an honourable peace
Viscount Okoch! asked how it came wald: The rulers of the Soviet Union i
Russian bases.
about that questionable" Germans know very little about the Finnish Soon after, the Russian artillery. It is pointed out in last night's had permitted to board.: the:
CITRINE IN FINLAND people it they think our people will barrage opened up, the Finnish communique that the Finnish Asama Maru, whether any instruc submit to their decrees and doc artillery commenced replying. trines.”
HELSINGFORS, Feb. 2 (Reuter). Ipal two or three days, a fairmen made their first effective tions and previously been given to It has been thundering away-- returning shell for shell-throughout night raid this work, and it is the captain of the liner and how their Walter Citrine and other mem- In group visiting Finland have returned! the day, the cacophony, of sercuuming anticipated that night flying will done. Government intended to bers of the British : Tesde Unten boen washed ashore at two points.
future,
to Helsingfors from the Karelian * "Japan's Views, are based on In- Inthmus frontier, which has been - PLEASE Turn To Page 2. a fairly quiot for several days..
No Reason Ta Hata
HELSINGFORS, Yeh 1 (Reuter)
The declaration that Finland was shells merging with the roar of now become a general routino.. AS PLEASE Turn To Page 2.
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Japanese
Bodies of German airmen have nounces that German aircraft have. visited, during, the past few daya, Gorman Claims : da. Moray Firtis, Petorlicad, Montrose, SPECIAL TO THE "TELEDRAPH"'" the Firth of Fortli' on the eastern NEULIN, Feb. 1 (Domel). The coast of Scotland and the mouth of oficial DNB, news agency
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