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BOMBS To Stay
Reds Throw Reinforcements into Action to Aid 'Steam Roller' RED Balkans FIERCE FIGHTING ALONG THE MANNERHEIM LINE
Bayonet Charges Repulsed At Four Points By Defenders
HELSINGFORS, FEB. 5 (REUTER-THROWING FRESH TROOPS INTO ACTION IN THE WAKE OF WAVE AFTER WAVE OF BOMBING MACHINES, THE RED ARMY YESTERDAY RESUMED THEIR OFFEN- SIVE ON THE MANNERHEIM LINE.
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Four points were chosen for mass infantry attacks, but at the end of the day the Finnish main defence posi- tions were intact and the Russians had lost between one and two thou- sand men killed in action.
Eleven of the bombers were shot down and at least 14 big tanks as well as several smaller ones were destroyed.
At the same time, from the Arctic North to the Karelian Isthmus, scores of Soviet planes indulged in violent bombing of towns and villages in a campaign of civilian terrorisation.
It is estimated that over 2,000 high explosive and incendiary bombs dropped in the course of the day.
were
The worst hit was Viborg, which was not only bombed by planes in relays but was also subjected to long-range artillery fire by heavy guns. Casualties in town were few. However, heavier tolls are reported in villages-far-removed-from-the- fighting zones.
Menace
Finn Defences
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 5 (UP)-Despatches from
· correspondents of Sunday evening newspapers here
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The Finnish air force retaliat- ed by bombing Soviet air bases far behind the lines.
Lost 3,000 Dead
LONDON, Feb. 5 (Router),—"Reu- ter's" special correspondent in the Karelian Isthmus says that Russian attacks there have cost the fussiany
3,000 dead.
The Flons, under the enoringus
strain of holding their positions, have indicate that the Russians are now threatening Finland's to deal with the new tank vital communications paralleling the Gulf of Bothmia.
sledyes.
During the night the Finns arrang-
jed new positions for anti-lank gons
FIRE
FPeaceful
TOWN
LONDON, Feb. 4 (Router) The following communiquò
SNOW-THATCHED VILLAS in this soull Finnish village burn Bercely after Red bombers pass overhend-one of many similar scenes in Finland to-day. Photo, radioed to New York and thence by Clipper to Hongkong-Domei Photo.
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NEW QUAKE
ANKARA, Fel. 1 (Reuter). -Forly-five were killed, scores badly injured and two villages completely destroyed in the ighbourhood of Erzindjan as the result of another earth- quake.
Tremors have been felt daily since. December 27, 1939, throughout Northern Anatolla, but nore frequently and tronger in the past 48 hours...
The people are said to be in state of terror.
Raids Om British Ships
LONDON, Feb. 4 (Reuter).-Reports have now been received of attacks on six ships during Saturday's air raids on the east coast of Britain. Five of the ships were British. One was a Belgian vessel.
Reports have also been received that an unknown Swedish ship was bombed and machine-gunned some- sos, where in the North Sea but no definite details are yet
available.
Smart Work By Police Kildale, Yewdale, Rose of
Ends Career of Gang
"VERY good work on the part of the police!" This remark was made in Court this morning by Mr.
arraigned on a charge of theft.
These communications, roads and railways, not only and cur themselves deep holes Q. A. A. Macfadyen, the Magistrate, when six men were link southern Finland with the north but also provide the only through communication between Sweden.
What at first glance seemed to
be a chaotic Russian operation on several fronts had now
rc-
solved itself into a major offen- Army sive, in which the Red appears to be striving with all its possible resources to pinch off the eastern railway.
The Russian High Command now apparently intends to reach the Gulf of Bothnia by n drive.in north- westerly direction Instead of, as pre- viously, attempting to cut through
the highly-defended "waist line."
Before the war, the Eastern Rail- way linked Leningrad with the Gulf of Bothnia, via the western shore of Lake Ladoga, Joenfuu, Närmes and Tooulu.
The spearhead of the newv Russian offensive in the Karelian Isthmus is tending to follow the railway.
"Stoam-Rollór" Drives Repeated "team roller" drives north of Lake Ladoga have resulted in the Finns giving ground before the the Rus- tremendous pressure, and sinna in this sector have nearly reached the important railway, city of Kliela.
and cn-
Further north, where Finns Husalans are locked in a bitter counter, the Ileds 'nre apparently nt- tempting to reach Kontionakl..
No Man's Land.
When the tanks appeared they Finland and tanks were abo balted by showers of "were met with heavy già fire. Many
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RED PRESS
FEATURES DEFEATS
war,
MOSCOW, Feb. 4 (Reuter). -News of the Finnish which for some time has been confined to a few lines, is now being prominently featured in the Soviet Presi.
Newspapers publish long de- tails of Soviet defents with ex- tracts from Scandinavian newa- papers and speeches by promin- ent Finns.
Observers are wondering whether this development presages a now Russian attnek.
COLD WAVE
IN EUROPE
Acute Misery In German Capital
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”
to the recovery within six hours The Magistrate was referring
of a theft of a large quantity of Abo Bombed
galvanised iron piping, stolen HELSINGFORS, Feb. 4 (Reuter).from the property of Mr. G. The Russlans again bombed Abo today and destroyed several houses. Fahnertock Pinecrest.
Durlog Saturday's valdis, a hundred houses were burned at Sortavala.
BRITONS ARRESTED
IN KOBE ·
Exchange Violation Is
Alleged
The theft was apparently based on a systemalle.plon to steal the con- necting piping between Mr. Pine- crest's home in Talpe and a hillside waler-tank.
Eight men who appeared in Court this morning pleaded, guilty to the charge of thefi.
Det, Sergt. Shaw, prosecuting, sold that the piping had been carried down the hillside for about halt- mile to a waiting lorry.
The thefi
of the piping. which totalled about 1,154 feet in length, foccurred at 3 am, on Saturday.
Taken Aboard Junk
KOBE. Frb. (UP).—It is learn- ed fit three Britons were arrested on January 19. The Polico are re-
The piping was placed aboard 'E fusing to state the reason for this Junk at Taikoktsu! and was then step. However, it is understood that the where it was taken to a godown in Transported in to Wanchai, from forrent was connected with charges of Wanchai Gap Read by another truck.
violation of exchange regulation.
was re-
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The British ships are the
England, Corland and Har- ley.
An S.O.S. was picked up from the Kildale, a 3,800 ton vessel, saying that the crew were taking to the boats.
was
|issued at Belgrado to- day after the meating of the Balkan Entente according to the Copen- hagen wireless:
"The four members of the Entente, in an atmosphere of cordial co-operation, have agreed on the following points:
1. Preservation of peace in the common interests of the member states;
-To continue the policy of excluding the war from their part of Europe:
3.-Maintain the closest Co- Joperation between the atten of
the Entente;
4.—To establish friendly rela- tions with neighbouring peoples;
5. To intensify collaboration in commerce and transport between the member states;
6-To prolong the Balkan Pact for another seven years;
7 To maintain close contact between the Foreign Minister of the member states until the next conférence at Athens February 19,. 1011,"
Entente Wants Peace BELGRAVE, Feb. 4 (Reuter),—An i eneouraging speech was mode at u banquel by M. Marcovitch, Yugo- Slavian Foreign Minister, to-day.
11o declared that the Balkan coun---- fries wanted to remain neutral pro- viding their independence was re-
spected.
He was happy to say that the nt-
tide of Bulgaria and Hungary of the Entente powern.
conformed with the peaceful policy.
This Justinable hape for a happy
future might be possible for the
Balkan and Eastern Danubion na- tious, he continued.
He hoped that an economic col- taboration might develop, asthen PLEASE Turn To Pago 5.
LATEST
JAPANESE PEACE TERMS
TOKYO, Feb 5. (Domel),~~"Domei” learned from authoritative sources
Two East Coast life-boats were landed at a port on that the terms of peace to be con- the East Coast. It is un-eladed hetween Japan and the new derstood that six others are "Central Government of China will shortly be made pubilo by the Japanese Government through the Dlet.
NEW SHIP missing
EACH DAY
Britain's Answer To Murder Warfare
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, Feb. 4 (UP)- Nearly 400 new steamers-ap- proximately one for each day of the year-will be launched from British shipyards during the next twelve months.
This will be one of the major features of the requisitioning of shipyards by the British Govern- ment.
It is Britain's answer to Germany's "piracy" campaign,
If desired,
The building of one ship a day by no means represents the ultimate In The arrested men are Rev.: A search warrant was secured and the capacity of British shipyards, Frederick Watts, of South Arra, the godown was raided on Saturday Victoria, Australia: Harry Griffiths, morning. All the piping
British yards can of England; and Vicento Pelem,
build up to 800 new ships per an- covered. The Rev. Mr. Watts und Mr.
One of the robbers had told the num-giving the Merchant Marine Griffiths have long been resident in
staggering lonnnge that gadown proprietor that the piping service Kode. The former is the Chaplain of and been obtained legitimately. He would exceed the total tonnages of the Seamen's Institute and the latter received an advance of $30 and was most other nations of the world. In book publisher.
offered $33 n foot. The piping was,
Pians have already been prepared | valued at $500.
Th
after 1940 if it is thought necessary. Firing practice will be carried out theft was well planned by for constructing this number of ships organised gang," said Del, Sergi. between the hours of 8 am and 4 Shaw, op.m. to-day.
Sentences ranging from six weeks bitter Firing Areas 'D' and 'E' will be to two months' hird labour
were PLEASE Turn To Pago 5. affected."
imposed on the eight men.
as
BERLIN, Feb. 4 (UP).—Bèr- A study of the map reveals the lin is suffering its worst cold nature of the Russian wave in twelve years, and the ambitious offensivé and the Emporiance of Finland's railway communication in populace is suffering intensely any further operations they may a result. contemplate after mopping up the In nddition to disruption bombers in Finland's skies,
transportation systems, the PLEASE Turn To Pago 5.
Collior Attacked
"Central
It is understood that the Premier. The Yowdale, an 800
ton Admiral Yonal, will shortly explain Glasgow collier, was attacked by the so-called peace terms and the two German planes about a mile Japanese Government's basic princi-
Although theples towards the new from the coast. ship suffered little damage the Captain was killed at the wheel and three members of the crew! were injured.
The Rose of Fngland, a Grimsby trawler of 200 tons, was attacked in
the same area. No one was hit though the ship WOS machlue- gunned.
The crew of the Harley, 400 trus, have been Janded at an East Consi town.
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Government."
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PASSENGERS TELL OF N.Y.K. LINER INCIDENT
·SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHY
TOKYO, Feb. 5 (Domei)— The story of the stopping of N. Y. K. liner Tatuta Maru by an unknown warship was told by passengers when the ship arrived at Yokohama to-day.
Mr. Jack Helfanider, of the Com-: Five Cormans 'Aboard, mercial Pacife Cable Company, sald:
Five Germans were aboard the "We were one night out from San! Francisco when we were stopped. Tatuta Maru when she was stopped. cemed to me that the ship was Ose, Dr. Ludwig Dredei, dicembarked The Tatuin' Maru Wan 170 miles either a Canadian or an Australian at Honolulu with kidney trouble.
Capt. S. Ito, Master of the Tatuta gut from San Francisco when, the Shipyard inve already been Maru, said: "My belief is that the incident occurred at 10.40 pan: instructed to concentrate entirety on ship violated International Law. It Capt. Ito anid: "She signalled us building at many chips as possible of refused to disclose In anme and was, by more. I ordered the engines the types in which they specialise.. sulling without lights."
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destroyer."