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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1940.
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HONGKONG U.S. Military Experts In Europe Envisage Invasion of Lowlands
PREPARED
ANOTHER photograph in
the exclusive series on Hong- kong's defences, specially taken by Norman Soong.
Photograph shows a group
of Motor Torpedo Boats at
manoeuvres
in
Hongkong. Each boat is an independent fighting unit.
ROOSEVELT WARNED: GERMAN
BLITZKRIEG IN
VIBORG COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY RED GUNS AND PLANES
Finns Admit Withdrawal From
THREE TIMES
ATTACKED
LONDON, Feb, 26 (Reuter). -The British trawler. Persian Empire. which came back to port yesterday morning, suffer- e no less than three attacks from Nazi planes.
The first attack took place as far back as January 12 when Nazi planes tried to bomb and machine-gun the ship..
Last Thursday, it was attack- ed once more and again on Saturday,
On this last occasion, three R.A.F. fighters come up and the Nazi plane disappeared so quick. ly that the trawler was unable to bring into netlon its new machine-gun.
Koivisto
Islands
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" HELSINGFORS, FEB. 26 (DOMEI).—THE FIN- NISH GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED THAT THE❘ ISLANDS OFF KOIVISTO IN THE GULF OF FINLAND HAVE BEEN ABANDONED BY FINNISH FORCES IN VIEW OF THE INCREASING SOVIET PRESSURE.
These islands form the western end of the Manner- heim Line and their loss is believed to be a serious blow to the Finnish defences.
REDS PRESS ATTACKS
HELSINGFORS, Feb. 26
(Reuter).-An official
Finnish communique issued yesterday announced that the Russians are still pressing their attacks on the western part of the Mannerheim Line.
The communique announced that the Finns bad abandoned forts on the Koivisto Islands.
No Brass Bands Greet
Arrival of Canadians
Practically the whole of Viborg has now been destroy- ed and all but a few Army! units have left the town.
More defence lines are being
Will Cost Heavily
thrown up,
|
WEST NEAR
55-45 Chance of Breaking Through To North Sea
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
WASHINGTON, FEB. 26 (UP). —LUDWELL DENNY, STAFF CORRESPONDENT FOR THE SCRIPPS-HOWARD CHAIN OF NEWSPAPERS, REPORTS THAT THE U.S. ADMINISTRATION HAS RECEIVED CONFIDENTIAL REPORTS FROM AMERICAN OBSER- VERS IN EUROPE THAT HITLER INTENDS TO CONDUCT AN OFFENSIVE THROUGH HOLLAND AND BELGIUM.
The Correspondent reports that the confidential information gathered in Europe indicates that Hitler has a 55-45 chance of getting through.
The reports, he states, partly explain Mr. Sumner Welles' mission to Europe.
President Roosevelt's advisers have told him that German bombers are doing fairly well, but not as well as Goering expected.
MUST HAVE BASES
“Germany needs bases closer to England. These bases will have to be in Dutch or Belgian territory," the report states.
ROOSEVELT TO RUN FOR THIRD TERM
"Hence, it is the prediction of these American Reported to Be Ready to Break
observers in Europe that Hitler will try to blast his way. through the Low countries.
"Germany's strength is reported to have increased rather than diminished during the six months of warfare. "Admitting that the British blockade of Germany is slow in taking hold and is-simply a long-range weapon at the best, these experts abroad think that many years will be required to starve Germany out of food and military supplies."
CONFLICTING RUMOURS
With Tradition
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (Reuter).-The United States may now be said to be prepared for a break with the tradition that a President should never serve for a third term of office.
Most papers and political commentators now agree that President Roosevelt will probably run again, and if he does, no | Republican candidate in sight is likely to stop him,
Already a number of prominent It is generally agreed that it will Democrats have started a movement be fought more on foreign than in favour of the candidature of domestic policies, and even if elected President Roosevelt, who has now the Republicans are hardly likely to allowed his name to be entered in change the present foreign policy.
presidential primary, which will be regarded as a test of
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, Feb. 26 (Domei). Despite persistent the Illinola reports that warfare on land, sca and in the air will his present popularity. intensify with the advent of spring, well-informed Nazi Office Expiros Next Year quarters point out that there are no indications that that the President has decided to run, Washington gossip-writers assert Hitler will modify his "tactics of localisation," either in but he will probably not announce his decision until the Democratle Convention is actually in sestion. diplomatic or military affairs.
prèsoldential election will be held in
LATEST
President Roosevelt's term of ofice SOLDIER DIES It is believed that Hitler's strategy is designed to expires on January 20, 1941. The confine concentration of troops on the Western Front. November this year,
AFTER COLLAPSE Germany's policy towards the A correspondent who has just lett Balkans and northern Europe LONDON, Feb. 26 (Reuter).—A description of the taken by the Russians without their from being disturbed by the the town reports that it cannot be aims at preventing supply routes landing of the first squadron of the Royal Canadian Air suffering tremendous losses. Allics.
There will be more heavy Ruslan
:
losses before they can get any fur-. Involvement of any of these countries in the war would deal unique lasued to-day also reports to its effect on her trade, A Finnish High Command com-a grave blow to Germany owing increased air activity,
Force on Sunday at a north-western coastal port wasther, he stated. broadcast from Daventry yesterday by a BBC observer.
The most striking aspect of
the landing, he said, was its AD. SCHEER
simplicity.
There were no brass bands or cheering crowds.
It was not an occasion for eye- wash, It was an actual incident in war time and an important onc.
A complete squadron, trained and equipped on active service, was land- Ing according to pre-arranged plans. It was a grey misty morning and
the ship was close on shore when
It was drst sighted."
AT LARGE
But Deutschland
Has Had Enough
arECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”. Return of the pocket-battleship BERLIN, Feb. 20 (UP).
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The Allies, on the other hand, are, Finnish Planes to Action concentrating Finnish plunca bave carried out activity on swinging the reconnaissance and bombing fights away from the Nazis.
Bitter Japanese Attack On Sir Victor Sassoon
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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" SHANGHAI, Feb. 26 (Domei).—The prediction that
the diplomatic
neutrals the Japanese People will soon turn against their Army over the Soviet rear lines and have. Tangible signs of Allied activity because of the impending economic collapse and the taken part in a number of air battles. are already shown in the concentra "belief that much is supposed to go to the Army is sticking
They brought down five planes for tion of largo, armed forces in Syria certain and there may be two others, and the Near East, under the come to the fingers of the Army's higher-ups," assertedly
The Soviets dropped some bombs mand of General Weygand. on Hangoo but without doing much
made at New York on February 24 by Sir Victor Sassoon, damage.
Mediterranean Bottled Allied naval forces are reported to the well-known British financier in China has been
Barlin Donies Mediation
STOCKHOLM, Feb. 20 (Reuler)-at both ends of the Mediterranean.
be in complete control of the situation vigorously assailed by the Japanese Embassy spokesman.
Deutschland to a German port The Berlin correspondent of the The delicate relations existing_be-}
Broke Into Sang- As soon as the men disembarkeit leaves the Admiral Scheer as the "Afton. Bladet" 'says that the idea of tween the Soviet Union and Italy Vietor's, statements as a "grave muquoted.
The spokesman described. Sir|tion that Mr. Sassoon had not been| they were "fallen-in. As they did only German surface craft oper. German mediation between Finland also cause for perturbation in Ger so they kept on bursting but into song ating oniside German waters, fresh denial in Berlin, where it is
and Russia has brought forward a many...
slander not only against the
: Jawa In Stanghal which those on shore could hear as naval circles revealed to-night, officially stated that "from the be
Japanese. Army but also against caused painful surprise among The report quoting Bir Vietor has the ship came into view.
A song,written by one of
One-third of the German sub-ginning our attitude to the Finalsh Tweedsmuir's ashes have been taken
LONDON, Feb. 20 (Router)--Lord the Japanese people." the squa
Shanghai's Japanera community and dron's own officers, ir entitled "We've marino fleet-belleved by ex-observer. There has been no change of oxford, where he had made his attack, which, the spokesman re-ber of the Jewish Race," he added.
conflict has been that of a neutral to the little village of Elafield, nortii man associated themselves with this "In their eyes Sir Victor is a nom
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WITHIN HALF an hour of the discovery of his body just outside the Y.M.C.A. In Salisbury Road by a Chinese constable last night. Private Cruickshanks, of the Royal Scots Regiment, was dead.
Cruickshanks was found lying on the road in a serni-unconscious con- dition. He was removed
to the Police Pler, where he completely collapsed.
An ambulance was summoned and Cruickshanks was removed to the
Kowloon Hospital. He died as he arrived there.
It is believed that he was suffering An Internat haemmorrhage. There were no external marks of
from violence on his body.
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