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DEATH
OLIVEIRA-Oscar Mirandolino dos Santos Oliveira, died at 1 am, on February 12, 1940, at his resi- dence, 30 Kimberley Road. Aged 60. Funeral will pass the Monu- ment
#1 5.30 p.m. to-day (Monday). No flowers by re- quest. (Shanghal and Macau papers please copy).
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They are cheering figures. They show that Britain's overseas trade is
rapidly climbing back to the pre-war level of 1037, and this in spite of ne dislocation due to the change from eee | peace to war conditions, the limitation of tonnage and, above all, in spite of all the interferences of enemy action by-submarines, mines and commerce- raiders. The bloodstream, In short, is manifestinga wholesome re Invigoration. However "adverse the conditions, the `patient's health is - proving noticeably. It is to be re- | marked, too, that, in both foodstuffs, and raw materials the imports have substantially increased all round, and especially in meat, grain and four and raw cotton-the last item being
an' index to the revival of activity in the cotton trade. The same tendency is seen in the exports of machinery, woollen goods, chemicals and vehicles,
In a recent speech, the President of the Board of Trade dealt very fully with the state of Britain's overscos trade and with the criticisms of those who complained of the strangling effect, on exports of the excessive restrictions and controls imposed by the Government, Mr. Stanley then showed himself entirely sympathello to the concern exhibited by hu critica; and very much alive to the paramount importance of freeing trade from dil" unnecessary hindrances. Overä Iargo range of exports, he has point- ed out, tho diffleulty, is abt one of Bading markets, but of obtaining supply. What has been gained Is the unqualified recognition that, after the fighting services overseas trade has the first claim to consideration-that it is, indeed, a fighting-service · in itself.
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"LENINGRAD
Gulf of Finland
Lake
Ladoga
LENINGRAD
IGHTING in Finland is reproduced in detail in the inset junction, strategic centre for all the task of feeding and supply-- - in four areas, in the maps in which the advances are operations in the north. Cap- ing very large forces in a wild far north, in the Care shown by black arrows and the ture of this town might sever and hostile country beyond the
territory more or less
under Finnish forces in the Arctic resources of the Kremlin. lian Isthmus, just north of Russian occupation is shaded. from any source of reinforce A break-through at the Man- Lake Ladoga and at the This "occupation" is relative, ment or provision from the nerheim Line would enable the moment most critical of all since daring guerilla bands are south or by sea through the invaders from the south to join
in what is known as "Fin- harrying the raiders on their Gulf of Bothnia,
forces with the army operating land's waist," the region have at little food or housing thrusts above Lake Ladoga and reports yesterday announced flanks and scorched earth tactics While this and the two north of Lake Ladoga, Finnish round Kemijarvi, where for the Russian-troops. In the Arctic Circle are danger- little change in the south, while Russia is trying to cut her
Danger spot is Rovaniemi, in ous for Finland, the main Aglajarvi, it is claimed, has been victim in halves,
the north central zone, where Russian attack is against the reached in a Finnish counter- In the large map numbered the Russians, heavily reinforced "Mannerheim Line" in Carelia, attack. circles indicate the areas in and using tanks, are reported to Although unbreached despite Estimates of the period dur- which the Red Army is advanc- be 60 miles to the west of this tremendous pressure, this line ing which the Finns can resist ing. Three of the areas are important railway and 1 ad must be kept manned by rela- auccessfully vary enormously.
tively large numbers of Finnish Soviet reports stated that vic troops, thus made unavailable tory was expected this month. for other fronts.
If, however, the Finnish de- Reports that strong reinforce fences, are maintained at the ments have been brought up by chief points of attack, it is pos- the Russians (Finnish sources sible that a decision may not be Jestimate the number at 200,000) reached before the spring.
suggest that the Soviet is striv- Should a big offensive succeed.
THE
CITY
STALIN
IS 'PROTECTING
YGO read a lot about Helsing-dies, the way city beames slagning ing to reach a decision before now, the Finns, not yet exhaust.
fors, the capital of Finland. and gloomier as reports of crushing
defeats are brought back. Distress the heavy winter snows-Fin- ed by a long campaign, may be
It was bombed again by the increases, food grows shorter,
Russians yesterday.
land's best ally-make rapid expected to develop guerilla
And unrest in the city increases too. Now read about Leningrad, The revolutionary movement progress impossible and render warfare with energy and effect..
grows. Even the nobles rise against Russia's excuse for attacking Rasputin and assassinate him, push- Finland, is that the Finns reing his body into the frozen Neva, fused territorial. concessions Then in 1917 comes the mornent.
The Russian Revolution has begun. which would "safeguard" Lenin- The next day the garrison mutinies grad.
and the people take over the Govern- Leningrad has been three ellies in mont. 30 years. In 1914 it was called--
A low weeks later a train draw! ST. PETERSBURG, City of Peter into the Finlyandsky Station. It has the Great, second capital of the come across Germany from Switzer- mighty Russian Empire,, and ranked land and brings in it Lenin, the re- with Paris and Vienna as one of the volutionary leader who has been in
cxlic. world's gayest cities,
the Its rulers are the courtiers,
For some months he remains in powerful Grand Dukes, the Generals hiding in the capital of the new Re- and Admirals who make up the Tear's public until in October comes the Bolshevik revolution. It begins in glittering court.
You can see them, there noblemen, Petrograd and sweeps Russia. In their over-long smart greatcoats, Yot next your Petrograd, birth- peakless caps at a jaunty angle, place of the Revolution, la reduced in from the windows Importance. The seat of administra-
gazing hau care-the latest thing|tion is moved to Moscow. The tame]
of their
from Londen, and Paris- as they drive of the past is gone. along the Novelty Prospect towards the Winter Palace.
It is like Rome in the last decadent
In honour of Russia's revolutionary
to
days of the mighty Roman Empire. leader the city's name now becomes In the gloomy. Peter Paul Fortress, LENINGRAD, for in 1924, Lenin, standing on an island in the River Father of the Revolution, dies, and Nova, in the heart of the city, languish, although his body is entombed in political, prisonera. The Imperial Moscow it is Petrograd that police are on the alert, they have become known as his name city, their splos in the University where
And what of Leningrad to-day? the intellectuals-are-known to ba
Few know or will tell what goes tomonung rebellion against Tears, whispering of the corruption on within its historic walls, for the of the Court and the influence of afforbidden, city. Its docks and hat- Soviet Government hus made it a sinister priest named Rasputin, among bours; it is known, have been made the people who, lack food and fuel,
[into n'great'naval baso. Despite the rigorous oppression of Uie police, St. Petersburg has had its bidden zone.
15. But secrecy · surrounds mutinies and bloody riots.
this for
Nearly two years ago foreign diplo- ||mats were 'naked to 'leave, - Nearly [two years ago · Leningrad became Then comes the Great War, and the Soviet Rumin's Number One Military elty is now called PETROGRAD. |Secret, Mumb The great Russian "steamroller" is
You may not swim, sall or hunt] put into operation, ògainst Germany, near it. You may not build tiers. Whipped up into a frenzy of patrio. You may not enter without a special tiam, the 8L Petersburgers: demand pass, GARDOM,
that the Germani name of their elly The Finn, Bay the Russians, may shall be changed.
toute not even have their frontier as close But the first Ans patriatle frenzy as 20 miles from it.
Who is this
man?
TERE in the story of a very successful man. Io has held his
present job for three years.
His success secret is no secret. It is that ho enjoys his work.
He works at least eight hours a day, reading papers, signing them, adding marginal comments in pencil. Like every man who holds down a big executive Job, he has to deal with a wide mnge of subjects, but he insists that his experts give him an accurato and completo explanation of every point that isn't clear at first.
Inaccurate explanations are able to make him loon his temper. Niwadays he loses it much less frequently than before he took on hill present job. But when he does he makes himself Heard
Two other things he cannot stand are unpunctuality and plans go wrong. He recently made a 6,000-mlle business trip through Canda with his wife, and though he had hundreds of appointments ho tas nover late once,
1 lg very fond of his family. He has two small daughters, Fila privalo and ses a lot of his mother, whom he calls "Ma." life isaa quiet as he can make it, and, like most successful men, he is tery moderato in his tastes. He doesn't smoke more than ten orfifteen specially blended cigarettes a day, though he chain- smokes when preparing a speech, Cigars he rarely smokes. He Is a vey moderate drinker, usually taking a glass of light wine with luch and a whisky-and-soda in the evening;
His abits are very regular. Every morning about eleven, In nn Interbl between seeing people, a servant brings spirit stove, kettle, tepot and ten to his room for him to make his morning
cup.
He diikes officiousness, and just lately has been making effective: (mplaints against over-censorship.
Main ferersces that the war has made to his life trer (a) ho does not se his daughters, who are in Scotland; (b) ho has much more work and (e) he works in uniform, his job being of nailonat Importance
Have yu guessed who this big business man 187" MAIS noturn to: Page Three;"