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FOUNDED 1881 No, 18070
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-FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1940. 日六十月正
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In The Far North Has Become Sharply Aggravated and
Dramatic Events May Be Expected At Any Moment, Says Report- SOVIETS READY FOR ACTION AS
BRITISH
WARSHIPS
Naval Units Reported Off Petsamo
PARIS, FEB. 22 (REUTER).—THE SITUATION IN THE FAR NORTH AS A RESULT OF THE REPORTED PRESENCE OF BRITISH WARSHIPS IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF PETSAMO, HAS BECOME so sharply AGGRAVATED, THAT DRAMATIC EVENTS MAY BE EXPECTED ANY MOMENT, DECLARES A CORRESPONDENT OF THE “AFTON BLADET”.
The Soviet Government, it is reported in Moscow, will not take any action against Great Britain so long as the British fleet moves outside Russian territorial limits, which are being closely guarded by Red naval units. But immediately the British enter Russian waters, the Red navy will
start war operations.
Million Russians Ready for Drive
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
COPENHAGEN, Feb. 22 (UP).—Stalin is reported to have ordered the massing of one million men on the entire Finnish frontier in preparation for a great "steam roller" invasion which will, once and for all, crush Finnish resistance.
Reports from Anbo (Turku) WHAT REDS
state that Russian oflicers who have been captured by the Finns confirm heavy concentrations of Russian troops whom, they say, are preparing to start a great offensive along the entire frontier.
DEMANDED
Similarly armed conflict might occur if the British were to sink any Russian merchantmen.
The correspondent says that there is uneasiness in Moscow at the reported sudden appearance of British naval units near Petsamo.
It is not believed, however, that the British warships will start éperations against the Suvlets.
It is thought in Moscow that the aim of the British war- ships is to hinder German-Russian trade via Murmansk,.
Red Fleet Ready
STOCKHOLM, Feb. 22 (Reuter). -The Russian Navy Commissar, M.; Kuznetzov, has left for Murmansk by air, according to the Moscow correspondent of the "Aflon
Blade!"
The same correspondent declares
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HEROES HONOURED
that the whole Red feet the Ajax, Achilles, Exeter
Arelic Ocean is prepared for ac- Lion,
Air Battle Rumours
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Officers Decorated --
LONDON, Feb. 22 (Reuter). -Further awards
dis. for
Destruction Of The Mannerheim Line Meanwhile, poor flying conditions! LONDON, Feb. 22 (Reuter). -have-reduced the mass air raids that-Soviet-demands on Finland STOCKHOLM, Feb. 22 (UP).—An tinguished and gallant service have been carried out over Finland before the Red Army invaded the extra edition of the Atton "Bladet" in the River Plate battle-were
In reports from Oslo that there were announced
the "London during the past seven days.
However, the Russians did not com-country included a demand for rumours of an air battle off Petsamo Gazette" to-day. piclely let up their acriut operations, the destruction of the Manner- this morning. and several towns were bombed heim Line, according to the Bombs fell close to Helsingfors during Finnish Minister in London, poried to have participated in the speaking at a luncheon of the battle. They were at such a great identity English-Speaking Union.
height it was impossible to The Minister said that Finland had their nationallties.
Insisted on
Finiand
Two squadrons of bombers are re-
the forenoon.
Reds Six Miles From Viborg SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" COPENHAGEN, Feb. 22 (UP)-ugreed to far-reaching demanda, but
Air Battle In Progress The Russiana are now bombarding it was not enough because the Soviet
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" Viborg, Finland's second largest city, Government
BERGEN, Feb, 22 (UF).—A heavy from an almost point-blank range of destroying its main line of defence.. slx miles,
the Mannerheim Line; on getting air battle is reported to be in pro They have moved up their lines possession of Finland's principal port:gress of the north coast of Norway planes of unidentified and are now at just outside the casters on dominating Finland's only ice-free between suburbs of the city.
port
of thousands
miles from nationalities. Leningrad, and on the right to contain
Reports from Stavenger sny Fighting continues despite great two naval bases and to keep troops squadron of submarines are cruising blizzard, which has screamed through in Finland. the narrow Isthmus for the past Finland could not accept that, for of Joessing Flord, in which twenty-four hours and lias complete-it would have meant surrendering Altinark is aground.
ly enveloped the front lines.
Further north, the Red Army is
exerting increasing pressure on Tai-
their freedom, the Minister declared,
the
pale, where two divisions are engaged Brother And Sister TRAWLER
414-mile front with heavy
on
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artillery concentrations.
Bjorkos Captured?
Suspected Spies
BRUSSELS, Feb. 22 (Reuter)---A
14 feared that the latest German employed at the German
SUNK
The D.S.O. has been awarded to the Commanders of H.M.S. Ajax, Achilles and Exeter. They are Captain Douglas H. Everett, L. Commander Douglas M. Neame and Commander Robert R. Graham.
The D.S.O. has also been awarded
Achilles,
to Lieut. Ian Dudley De'Ath, of the Royal Marines on HIM.S. and to Engineer Commander Charles E. Simms, of H.M.S. Exeter.
Seventeen Awarded D.S.C. Seventeen Distinguished Service Crosses have been awarded to officers on these ships. They include Lieut- Commander Desmond P. Dreyer, Lieut.
Norman Kelsoe Todd, Lieut. D. G. Lewin, Edgar D.
all of H.M.S. Ajax; to Lieut. George G. Cowburn, G. Hunter, of Surgeon-Lieut. Colin ILM.S. Achilles; and Commander Charles J. Smith, Commander Richard B. Jennings, Licut. Aldan E. Toase, G. Lan- cashire, Cameron and Midshipman Roberi W. D. Don, all of H.M.S. Exeter. LONDON, Feb. 22 (Reuter),
service medals distinguished -An Admiralty communique, have also been awarded and a num Issued at 10.03 p.m., announces ber of names mentioned in despatches. that H.M. trawler, Fifeshiro (Acting Sub-Lieutenant J. V. Scares Wood) has been sunk as the result of enemy aircraft
offensive against Taipale may be a Consulate in Antwerp. the shipping 2 Officers, 15 Ratings Surgeon-Lieut. Roger W.
Midshipman Archibald
diversion preparatory
a new official at Ghent, and his sister, have assault on Bjorkoe, the anchor been arrested on
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espionage.
suspicion of
Reactions To Sink-on-Sight Policy
German Ruthlessness Angers the Neutrals
LONDON, Feb. 22 (Reuter).—Neutral indignation
Reported Missing
attacks.
It is feared that there is only one survivor, Able Beaman Albert Ed- ward Blowers,
Two offcers and 15 ratings aro
Tara Survivors Landed AMSTERDAM, Feb, 22 (Router) Norway is still the greatest sufferer, the latest two losses.
from the Netherlands bringing her total, since the war began, to 51 ships totalling over Survivors 175,000 tons, while the lives of 350 Norwegian scamen have been 4,700-ton ship, Tara, 23 in number, were landed to-day on the nortli lost.
The "Dagens Nyheter" say's that the coast of Spain, .of rules
at the sinking of neutral ships by Germany is growing mining and are feared lost. more and more.
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has
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Norway lodged an official pro-Naxt interpretation test with Borlin on February 8. neutrals cannot be accepted..
The Danish Government
It urges the establishment of forbidden Danish ships to sail in the neutral front in the war on sea. • North Sea south of Latitude 01 except The British press regards the state- in the company of other neutral ships. ment made on Wednesday by the: Latitude #1 runs roughly between Swedish Foreign Minister as a crush Bergen and the Shotlands.
fing Indictment of Naal meiliods,
Outspoken Newspapers The Swedish press is growing more and more outspoken in its comments
on the German actions,
The Foreign Minister pointed out that as a result of the Na21 sea war Sweden had lost 32 ships totalling PLEASE Turn To Pago 2.
The ship was oft Cape Finis- terre at about 2 am, the survivors report, when they were awakened by a loud explosion.
As they were Inunching their life- boats, there was a second explosion. One life-boat with 13 other mem- bers of the crew is still missing.
The Tara was bound from the Argentine to the Netherlands with a cargo of wheat for the Netherlands' Government.
MANOEUVRE HONGKONG PREPARES:
Below we publish · further photo- graphs of
sories, specially taken by Norman Soong, of Hongkong's defanco preparations,
photographs will appear daily in the "Telegraph".
D
now
Those
A WIRING PARTY of Tommies erecting a barbed-wire barricade on one of Hongkong's beaches. Possible vulnerable shore areas are being thus protected."
PROBLEMS OF DEFENCE against shore landing attacks are worked out during manoeuvres. A unit of Indian artillery lands with the aid of Navy units.
A number of conspleuous gallantry HEINKEL BOMBERS
and
SNOW MANTLES GREEK CAPITAL
Censorship Infuriates
U.S. Criticism Of British Methods
WASHINGTON,
(Reuter).
Feb.
22 Senatore
- Several made statements to-day criticis- ing Britain's "insistence" on censoring United States mails
to Bermuda.
that
cense
Senator Truman proposed United States planes should visiting Bermuda and that British landing in plance be barred from
the United States.
Senator Clark, of Missouri, declared
that the latest disclosures of censor- chip "only strengthen my view that PLEASE Turn To Pago Z.
LATEST
TRAPPED IN RAID SOVIET FLEET
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Feb. 22 (UP).—Heinkel bombers ran into
STANDS BY
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ATHENS, Feb. 22 (UP)-The cold speedy Spitfire pursuit planes when they attempted to covered Allens with snow for the repeat yesterday's raid on east coast shipping to-day. British warships had appeared noor
a virtual trap of concentrated anti-aircraft gunfire and Coming at a moment when Allled
wave which is sweeping Greece has
first time in five years, :
A gale is raging over the Aegean! and loncan Seas and all ships have
their departures postponed
from Piragus.
Elementary schools are closed. The temperature in some places) is on low as 10 degrees below zero.
Full Parliament
Next Week
LONDON, Feb. 22 (Reuter)-The Prime Minister announced that the House of Commons would sit a full Parliamentary sesalon next week and similarly up to Easter.
of their bombers.
bas
information
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" STOCKHOLM, Feb. 22 (Domei).--- anti-Soviet feelings are said to be mounting In connection with the Soviet-Finnish dispute, reports, 'that Powerful R.A.F. counter-attacks trated blast of machine-gun and A.A. Petsamo in northern Finland not only repulsed the raiders but are on the plane that, had it not caused consternation among Kremlin 'succeeded in bringing down two been for the enemy's new bullet leaders, according to
proof petrol tanks another victim reaching here. would have been added to to-day's,
Following receipt of the reports, the People's Admiral Kuznetsoff, For the first time, the Germans British successes, télt the full weight of the Admir
Commissar of Navy, was hurriedly alty's recent plan of equipping
dispatched to Murmanak, while the. small consial vessels with anti-
Soviel Arctic Fleet has been ordered The Nazi plane was so badly pep- to stand by. aircraft guns......
pered by the trawler's machine-gun| Soviet Government authorities are An unsuspecting Heinkel which fire that she mado no further attempt sald to be seriously concerned over launched an attack on a small trow to attack but made off in the direc-reported British moves to Interfere ler off the Norfolk coast found that tion of the continent. Ita: victim, far from being unarmed, was equipped with a deadly sting.
The gun-crew of the trawler re- mained under cover until the Nazi plane swooped down to "Anlah ber of at close range,"
They then opened such a concen-i
Badly Peppored
with Soviet-German trade,
The trawlers Emulator, Crystal. Soviet official circles have Intint- Cardew and Acuba were slurred off ated that should the British Navy
sink Soviet merchant ships in an at the east coast. '!!!
tempt to prevent Soviet-Germani trade, the nello svill: Immediately. lead to armed strife between Britain and the Soviet Union,
Another Heinkel is also reported to have machine-gunned and bombed PLEASE Tum To Page 2.