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WHITEAWAY'S
Red Forces Enter Suburbs of Doomed City VIBORG BECOMES NEW WARSAW FINNS CONTEST EVERY INCH
AS
Tanker Cut In Half
Amazing Story Of Crew's Feat
LONDON, Mar. 4 (Reuter). Half of the British tanker, Im-j perial Transport, is now safe in Scotland after having been cul into two by a U-boat.
Captain Smailes, a Yorkshire- nan, was on the bridge when the U-boat fired its torpedo.
terrific
He said that there Was a explosion and a mountain of water covered the ship from stem to stern.
Part of the bridge disappeared beneath his feet as the shipbroke into two
The Captain did not give up, but jumped to ae stern half, hoping that the tanker's engines were intact.
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After a number of adventures, not the least of which picking up of 13 men who had got away from the bow hair. These men were rescued in a tale.
Captain Smalles managed to navigate his ship with the aid of a school nilas for 100 miles. He had no wireless,
• Three days later, a warship enme -alongside, but the Captain-would-not.. give up and tried steering his ship|| stern first. She did not respond and went around in circles.
warship
Next morning another and a tug arrived, and with a lide help the caplain managed to bring his ship into port.
Little Less Unemployed
Britain's Latest Official Figures
LIFE IN A BRITISH SUBMARINE
DOOMED BATTALION WILL HOLD OUT TO LAST MAN
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH"
HELSINGFORS, MAR. 5 (UP).—THE DEFENCE OF VIBORG, WHICH IS NOW ENTERING ITS SECOND WEEK, MAY RANK IN HISTORY WITH THE HEROIC POLISH DEFENCE OF WARSAW LAST SEPTEMBER,
With the main Finnish Army already evacuated to new defensive positions three miles north of the shattered city, the fight against the Red advance into Viborg has been left to a rearguard battalion which has been told to hold out to the last man.
No quarter is given on either side.
Attempts by the Russians to cross the Bay of Viborg in order to reinforce the attack on the city were repulsed with heavy Russian losses and a Finnish communiqué last night claimed that attacks between Viborg Bay and Vuoksen had also been broken.
'STILL IN FINN HANDS
HELSINGFORS, Mar. 4 (Reuter).The main part of Viborg is still in Finnish hands although the Soviets are said to be gradually encircling the
NO WONDER THEY ARE SMILING-They've just received a welcome opportunity for city, enjoying the fresh air and sunshine.-Photograph passed by the Censor,
ATTACKS
U-BOAT
R.A.F. Plane Believes
Venture Successful
LONDON, Mar. 4 (Reuter).— The Air Ministry announces that an enemy submarine was attack- ed in Schilling Roads at the mouth of the River Elbe by an aircraft of the Air Force and is [believed to have been destroyed.
The aircraft was on reconnaissance duty when the submarine was sight- el in shallow waters on the surface. Four bombs were dropped, one of LONDON, Mar. 5 (British Wire which registered a direct hit between jess).Ministry of Labour figures the conning tower and the stern. reveal that the total unemployed un After the attack, the submarine was February 12 stood at 1,504,100, teen to be enveloped in a cloud of which was a drop of 14,796 compared greyish-black smoke with only the to the figures on January 15, and a upper part of its conning tower visible drop of 392,018 compared to Febru-above water,
ary 13 last year.
that the effect of the long continued)
Official Communique The Ministry of Labour points out APECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" frost and snow prior to the date of LONDON, Mar. 5 (UP)—The Air their last count had a still greater Ministry has announced that a re- adverse effect on employment than connaissance plane of the Royal Air when the previous count was taken Force yesterday bombed a German
submarine in the Schilling Roads, In January.
Thus between January 15 and The submarine is believed to have February 12-the number of wholly been destroyed. unemployed and ensunis fell by 80,- The official cominunique rends an 145, while the numbers of tempor- follows:-
arily employed increased by 659,349. | PLEASE Turn To Pago 7.
R.A.F. Issue Profit & Loss Account
BRITAIN WINNING WAR IN THE AIR
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Mar, 4 (UP),—The Royal Air Force has officially announced a “profit and loss” account for the first six months of the war, which shows a credit balance of 56 planes,
THE SPIRIT OF THE NAVY-On the conning tower
The Finns are making the Russians fight every inch of the way and the Russians are having to die heavily for what is now a completely ruined city.
:
NEW HOPE FOR THE BALKANS
Find Encouragement In Finns Resistance _LONDON, Mar. 4 (Reuter). Finland's heroic fight has
There has been fighting in the southern suburbs - of Viborg while the main body of Finnish troops are retreat-altered the whole atmosphere ing in good order and according to plan are retreating in the Balkans and has made it
to new defences in the north- west of the city
These defences are at their deepest point three miles from Viborg and the same length as the original Mannerheim Line.
The Russians are also reported to be applying heavy pressure at the centre of the Mannerheim Line.
At East Taipale, the Finns have dispersed, the Soviet forces who were an concentrate for attempting to attack and in this area the Rusalans have not gained an inch for a week. Anxiety In Helsingfors HELSINGFORS, Mar. 4 (Reuter).
above their comrades are keeping a good look-out for any emer-The Finns to-night appear to be geney-Photograph passed by the Censor.
PLEASE Turn To Pago 7,
HONGKONG STEAMER SUNK
BY U-BOAT ACTION
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”
LONDON, Mar. 5 (UP)-For the first time since the outbreak of hostilities,
a Hongkong-registered steamer has been attacked and sunk by U-Boat action.
The victim la the 10,516 motor-vessel Charles F. Meyer, owned and operated by the Oriental Tankers Ltd., of Union Building, Hongkong.
The Charles F. Meyer is the latest of a fleet of new tankers purchased by the Hongkong company.
The tanker is, in addition, the war. Since September, however, she largest tanker in the company's has been engaged in the trans-Atlantic fleet, all of whose vessels have service. been launched since 1935 and is, | Freighter Being Chased incidentally, the largest ship Mackay-Radio, has intercepted an
NEW YORK, Már: 6 (UP). registered in Hongkong. :
urgent SOS from the 5.841-ton British freighter cervo, stating that she is Only brief detalls are as yet to latitude 22.10 north, longitude 51.28 being chased by subinarine in hand. The tanker was attacked off west, or approximately 1,000 miles the south-east coast of England and, east of the Virgin Islands. aa detalls were flashed to Hongkong,
No further détails are available. was slowly, ainking.
Slowly Sinking
The - crew - had 'already abandonod the ship and lifeboats were setting out from the coast to rescue them.
By a peculiar irony, the Charles F.
was launched at the Blatun
and
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hopeful again, declared the former Colonial Secretary, Mr. L. S. Amery, addressing a meet- ing of the Near and Middle East Association.
A this meeting the audience in- cluded many members of the Diplo- matic Corps,
The Balkan-nations have seen that if a small people like the Finns con make such a magnificent fight, there is a good hope that the Balkans can save themselves if they stand to- gether.
Mr.
Britain's Wish :
Dealing with the German alms, Amery sald that she might consider that economic overlordship was enough, but on the other hid she might need, for example, all of Rumania's olla and not merely that part for which she could afford to
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*”An-for Britain, our wish is that the Balkans may be spared the horrors of war. The war must end with a situation in which it is im~ possible for the Germans to make another attempt to dominato Europe. "For the sake of permanent peace, it is essential that the Balicans
be united in one or more common- wealths that can work' amicably together."
Western Front Hardships Described
WEATHER SO COLD
...
FOOD IS FROZEN
By MILES HANDLER
UNITED PRESS WAR CORRESPONDENT SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH":
WITH THE FRENCH FORCES IN THE FIELD, Mar. 4 (UP). The hardships undergone by men holding exposed positions on the Western Front is hardly realised by civilians comfortably housed in the rear.
BALTIMORE, Mar. (Reuter)—"There is question but that the Ger- mans will lose the war-the moral factor alone makes an Allied victory certain,”, de-
· claréd Archduke Otto of the House of Hapsburg, who is visiting the United States to Bludy the American: "com- stitutional system as the model for the post-war Central European Federa-tween 18 to 20 degress below. tion of States which, ho says"--"wlll--be, automalle, after the wa
The R.A.F. have lost 43 planes in attacks on German naval bases, harbours, decks and mine laying bases, while two machines have been shot down on the German side of the Siegfried Line.
Against this no less than 101 Nazi the cast and northeast coast of Meyer was built in Germany. She machines have been shot down, in-England and
Voss cluding 31 fighting planes.A
The Fleet Air Arm and naval yards in Hamburg to the order of the LONDON, Mar. 4" (Beluch. Wires Junners have also made their toll of Hongkong company in 1938 and went (ess) --The-Lord; Mayor's Red Cross Altogether 42 German planes havo azi aeroplanes, claiming that they into service about six hionths before, Fund Increased, by £10,000 to-day been brought down on the Western have shot down thirteen,
the outbreak of war in Europe. and now stride at £1,183,000. Gifts Front and over Hellgoland Bight, the 4 Wazi air Tosses in terms of cash!'" 'It is believed that sho made one or to-day included: £ 1,700 : from: the many other 59 being owned in raids over are estimated at £3,000,000,- | two tripalo-Hongkong- before -- the Mayor of Pietermaritzburg-Natal.
During my visit to advanced posts, the temperature dropped to 25 degrees below zero Centigrade and it usually varies, be
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