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No. 10077
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Finland's Second Largest City Continues
CLAIM
CAPTURE OF OF VIBORG
GATEWAY TO CITY
Moscow-Radio Announces Entry Into City and Fortress of Koivisto
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, FEB. 21 (UP).-RADIO-MOSCOW OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCES THAT THE RUSSIAN FORCES WHICH BROKE THROUGH THE MANNER- HEIM LINE SOUTH OF SUMMA HAVE CAPTURED THE CITY AND FORTRESS OF KOIVISTO.
Koivisto is the gateway to Viborg (Viipuri), second largest city in Finland.
Viborg Compromised
The fortresses guard the sea entrance to Viborg which, if the Russian claim is substan- tiated, is now seriously compromised.
Fighting has been on a tremendous scale, the desperate Finns contesting every inch of
ground.
White Paper
The Russians are using their mechanised units to considerable effect and, in addition, are attack-
New Aiding the Finnish positions from the air on a scale that makes previous aerial offensives in world history child's play.
For The Colonies
LONDON, Feb. 20 (Reuter). -The allocation of a maximum
of £5,000,000 a year for 10 years for assistance to colonin! Gov-
ernments is one of the main
points in a statement of policy on
· colonial development and welfare just issued.
"
The starting point for a new vigorous colonial drive is the publication of a map and recom
The Finnish air force, inadequate as it is to take off for aerial combat with overwhelming numbers of Russian machines, is giving battle wherever possible in an effort to stem the Russian bombing and strafing raids. The Russians claim that 47 Finnish pursuit planes were brought down in aerial combat during yesterday. UNEQUAL CONTESTS
"
The Russian communique states that the retreating Finns have been forced to abandon large quantities of war materials,
To-day's Finnish communique remains silent on the mendations of the West India threat to Viborg, but claims that elsewhere on the Isthmus
Royal Commission, which the Commission states "may com- mend themselves to His Majesty's Government even in the dark days now befallen on the world."
The recommendations include an annual grant of £1,000,000 for 20 years to be'administered by a special organisation for general improvement | of education and health services, slum clearance, creation of labour depart- ments, provision for social welfare facilities and land settlement in the. West Indies,
East Coast Attacks
Ships Raided By Enemy Planos
LONDON, Feb.
front the Russians are being held.
Finnish Communique
Germany's Threat To Sweden
Amazing Allegation Against Hitler
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
COPENHAGEN, Feb. 20 (UP). Accusations that Germany had threatened to involve Sweden in a general war if the Swedes actively participated in the military defence of Finland, were made in leading Scandina- vian papers to-day.
They stated that the declarations by the Swedish
An official communique states that Prime Minister and King the attacks yesterday between the Gustav did not reveal the Gulf of Finland and Moulalaervi precise
were repulsed.
reasons why the
In the cast of the Karelian Isthmus Swedish Government con- the enemy attempted to advance on sidered it would be drawn he was stopped on the ice and retired into a war.
Lake Suvanto towards Vooruin but
after suffering heavy losses, states 20 the communique.
However, observe the news- The Finnish troops on the north-papers, it is clear that, some
(Reuter). Several ships east side of Lake Ladoga continued country, or countries, have been Political Federation Aimi
were attacked this after After making detailed recommenda- noon by enemy planes off declares that political federation is the Northumberland, Nor-
Lions in various fields, the
report
not of self appropriate means of folk, Lincolnshire and meeting the pressing needs of the Suffolk coasts. West Indies, but it is the end to which
tire polley should be directed.
The Government's statement on
An S.0.S. from one of the
by
general colonial policy firstly ex attacked ships was heard presses anxiety to act promptly in wireless listeners on the Norfolk the spirit of the recommendations as coast.
a whole; to provide £350,000 for
such schemes as can be begun Im-; Air raid warnings and gunfire PLEASE Turn To Page 9: were heard in south east Essex.
ENGLISHWOMAN TELLS OF NAZI INTERNMENT
HONGKONG
PREPARES
Below we publish further photo- graphs of a series, specially taken by Norman Soong, odaily in the "Telegraph”.
photographs will appear f Hongkong's defence preparations. These
HOW
MUCH HARD LABOUR and tons of concrete go into the making of defence works for Hongkong. Coolie labour is well paid.
A MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT under construction in Hongkong. The construction branches of the military are kept busy at new fortifications and bellding accommodations for the now reinforcements in the Colony,
to mop up the enemy positions and threatening Sweden with war. This Admirably Conducted Operation” beat of all the Soviet counter-attacks and it is generally known that
Russian Positions Captured
Germany was the country to do
The Finns cuptured several Rus- einn positions at Kulumo.
The Finnish coastal batteries dis- persed an enemy detachment which, supported by tanks, tried to advance on Lake 200 oke Ladoga. The enemy lost
men.
The Finnish constel batterles on the north-east side of Lake Ladoga destroyed the ammunition stores and battery of the heavy Soviet artillery. The Finnish plr forces continued to attack columns of men and foop con- centrations and carried out success-
AO.
WESTERN FRONT
Marched Into Nazi Lines
fully many bombing fights. There How French Patrol Was
were several air battles..
Six Planes Brought Down Russian Air Force activity con- tinued on a big scale, several small SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
villages being bombed but so far only soven people are reported killed and AMSTERDAM, Feb. 20 (UP).The first reliable account
alx wounded.
Six Russian planes were certainly of the experiences of British women in German internment brought down. The loss of six others prisons, following the occupation of Poland, was given exclu-has been reported but not yet con- Bively to the "United Press" to-day by Miss Ida Daniels in 'n firmed. 1elephonic interview from Rotterdam.
Miss Danicla was formorly Often we had bad food, governess to the children of everybody was nice to us.
"On October 21 we were
although
ordered
Prince Czartoryski, who had to report at Cracow and allowed to big estate near Cracow.
It was there that Prince Bernhardt take only a rug, soap, and, a tooth-
brush.
and Princess Juliana of the Nether- lands spent part of their honeymoon.
"Afterwards we were taken to the Declaring that Holland "looka Bike Beuthen concentration camp, where, heaven" after her experiences of the we met the other women of our party. past few months, Miss Daniela said: Here we were treated decently, at
We spent four months in prison, though the food was bad."
Death Of Mayor Of Tokyo
Ambushed
Premier Altmark
on The Episode
LONDON, Feb. 20 (Reuter).In the House of Commons to-day, the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Cham- the Altmark as "this admirably conducted operation." berlain, described the release of British prisoners from
Loud cheers greeted this description when Mr. Chamberlain reviewed the circumstances which led to the escape of the 299 British seamen from the German ship.
Commons Cheers The Anzacs
Eden's Statement Warmly Received
LONDON, Feb. 20 (Router). -Cheers punctuated the state- ment by Mr. Anthony Eden, the .the Dominions Secretary, in House of Commons this after- noon on his visit to Egypt_to greet the Australian and Now Zealand troops.
"I sought to express to the Australian and New Zealand troops," said Mr.. Eden, "the welcome I feel sure this Houso and every section of opinion in this country would wish me to extend them..
"The arrival of Australian and New Zealand troops in the Middle East is yet another proof of solidarity, and that the British Commonwealth'' Is with us in a common cause.
Beyond All Praise
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LATEST
British Warships Off Finland
PARIS, Feb. 20 (Reuter)—Further detalls of the ambush In which 20 French soldiers were killed on Mon- day shows that it occurred when two These prisoners, said the heartily upon this notable addition to lorries, packed with troops to relieve Prime Minister, were others in the Front Line, drove by confined in a German naval sup-
closely annals. mistake across No-man's-land into ply ship for more than three handed to Lord Halifax on February Press reports the prescrion or witch PARIS, Feb, 20 (Rentor),—Accorsi-
the German line.
"Apart from the original protesting to a Rome despatch, the Italian
crulsors near Potsamp, ngar 17, we have received no official com- German ships enter the long passage munication from the Norwegian of Norwegian waters,
The German outposts commanding that road rated the lorries with
| machine-gun Bre and threw hand-
grenades at them.
Great Thaw, Sota in
months.
Government's Satisfaction
Government, but I have seen an at- Xt, is stated that Germány hai "His Majesty's Government are at count in the Press of the full state forcet the Allies to consider these present awaiting full reports from ment made by M. Koht in the Start-waters in a special light. ****
The "Avvenire,” commenting;wDON. Inst night, and I desire to make very gallant affair, but I am sure that
***Leations of the British AdmiraltyTM"
the naval officers concerned in thin comments thereupon at once the repars, saka: “what are the in-
TOKYO, Feb. 20 (Router), -The
The great thaw has now get in at the House will join the Government (Cheers). death has occurred of the Mayor of the Front reducing everything to mud in the satisfaction they feel at the Tokyo,
and water; hence operations aro, few release of officers and crewn_of_the I feel bound, to say that the so- Minister of Communications in the and the sectors are generally calm vessels, sunk“, by the Gras Spec count makes the meilon, or rather the Hirota Cabinet of 1930-7, he was for with the exception of the Rhino (Cheers) after thefe long ordest, and inaction, of the Norwegian. Govern» many years a leading member of the sector where sporadie exchange of that Members will desire also to cous, mont even more difculi to under- Minselto Party.
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