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Daring Swoop
Over Vienna And Prague
WEEK-END FLIERS ON SCHEDULE
LONDON, Mar. 10 (Reuter's Special Cor- respondent with the British Air Forces).-British long-distance bombers landed in France with the punctuality of civil air-liners after making the Air Force's third leaflet raid on Vienna and Prague.
The planes were manned by the most youthful crew in the service.
over
the
RELEASE OF ITALIAN
The Empire-born officers in the machines which left England for Vienna have reported that they flew com- paratively low towns en route.
One pilot said that the only enemy aircraft seen was a plane landing at an airfield over which passed.
they
Monday,
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SHIPS A DIPLOMATIC IN LONDON
TRIUMPH
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had with the flalian Ainbassador on Friday, it became clear that the sail- ing of 13 Italian ships from totterdam| Some time was spent over with cargoes of German coal after the Munich and the fliers, circled expiry of special exemption of such Linz before reaching Vienna. German exports from the operation of the British Reprisals Order in The planes Bying to Prague had a Council, was due to misunderstanding cloudless pisnge but encountered 20 on the part of the Italian authorities degrees of frost,
Acting in
in entire
ire good faith, the latter believed that application of the order would be further waived in the case of these cargoes since, but for delays in kading due to weather con dilluns, they would have been cleared from the Dutch port well in advance of the time limit.
Among the towns identified en route were Mannheim and Nurem
berg.
The flights are described us highly successful,
Prague Blackout
The cargoes had, moreover, been paid for, so that the object of seizure by the British was already defeated.
British Decision
ins
05:
BRITISH TROOPS
READY
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of the towns of Kappila nnd_Rubela, on the west coast of Viborg Bay, and two islands in the Bay..
The capture of Repola, north-east of Viborg, is also claimed.
Soviet attacks on the north-east of Lake Ladoga have been repulaed..
Swedish Aid For Finland ? SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
March 11, 1940.
FINLAND NOT TO BE A SECOND MUNICH
FROM PAGE ONE
No decision hitherto hus been token.
Armistico Refused STOCKHOLM, Mar. 10 (Reuter).- It is now possible to get a clearer picture of the Russo-Finnish peace talks.
A suggestion was made some ten
days ago, when the Russian rustMake sure
on the Karelian Isthmus appeared to
be progressing so, rapidly, that
the
tine had come to coulder an armis of a.
llee.
Communications passed between
Finland and Russla through M. Erkko
in Stockholm and the Swedish Legu-good night's rest!
tion in Moscow,
The Russians refused un armistice but agreed to receive a Finnish de- legation
ation which, as now known, flew to Stockholm and then went to Moscow.
The time limit fixed for these talks is belleved to expire on March 12, In the meantime, it is understood, contact has been maintained between the Finnish and Allied Governments of in- regarding way and means creasing help for Finland if necessary. Only Finns Can Decide ROME, Mar, 10 (Reuter), -- The first authoritative comment on Russo- Finnish peace efforts has been made by Virginio Gayda in "Voce D'Italia" who says that only Finland can decide if
if the heroic fighting is to be continued.
War
aho is
But, he says, in the event of eleventh-hour help by the Allies it la impossible to see how such inter- vention could pure Norway and Sweden and avoid provoking retalla- tion from both Russia and Germany.
Any British and French inter- vention would therefore mean de- liberate spreading of the European conflict.
Italian Aloofness' ROME, Mar 10 (Reuter).-Com- mentators in the Italian Press stress that Italy is maintaining her aloof- phrase, her "non-belligerence. ness from the war--or in an Italian
grafo"
With regard to the visit of Herr von Ribbentrop to Rome, the "Tele- commenta that the Nozi Foreign Minister knows better than to ask Signor Mussolini to change Italy's policy.
The talka will be merely Informa- tive
In the "Voce d'Italia," Signor Vir- ginio Gayda writes that Italy is hot going to press Finland to accept peace demands which will put her at Rus- sia's mercy.
Information Will Be Given Frankly LONDON, Mar. 10, (British Wire- less), Mr.
Sumner Welles
Finnish Admission reached the concluding stages of the information sliding doon in An offcial communique issued to HELSINGFORS, Mar. 10 (Reuter), Europe entrusted to him by President day admits that the Russians who were attacking ncross the ice on Roosevelt and Mr. Cordell Hull.
After his visits to Rome, Herlin Viborg Bay have captured a few and Paris, he is in London. Where he Islands. will are not only the Prime Minister The communique adds that there and the Foreign Secretary, but olier have been several mass attacks east Ministers and high officials as well of Viborg. the Opposition Leaders and other public figures,
It is
that he will leave expected for Rome on Thursday,
STOCKHOLM, Mar. 10 (UP)-The is well understond here that Mr. It is Welles will have nothing to disclose Foreign Ministry here has refused to during his stay in London regarding comment on the report that conscripts the impressions he has already formin Gotherborg are being released from ed in his meetings with enemy and military service.
However, observers here Interpret neutral leaders.
the refense as an indication that British Frankness
No Swedish Pressure the United Finland in the went of
Sweden On the British side
is prepared to increase ald to
STOCKHOLM, Mar. 10 (Reuter), the peace-A statement read over the Swedish Slates' Asslatant Secretary of State Britain's aims and purposes are al-from Gotherborg are already on their will meet with complete frankness. negotiations collapsing.
It is reported that 500 volunteers
radio emphatically denies the sug ready well-known and Mr. Welles way to Finland, their equipment cising pressure on Finland to con- gestions (which, it says, emanated from France) that Sweden is exer- will And evidence of complete having been forwarded separately. national unity behind them,
but
clude a dishonourable pence. Resistance Not Woakening
As already defined, the Swedish British spokesmen will be ready and axious to give him any additional HELSINGFORS, Mar, 10 (UP)-policy is to maintain neutrality in between the Allies and Ger- information or comment which might As Finnish soldiers on the Karelian help blm in his task of interpretation Isthmus steeled themselves against many.
of the any further Russian clarification on behalf
Sweden will assist Finland to the penetration, United States Government.
diplomats resumed their work in best of her ability without compro→ distant capitals,
mising that neutrality.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" PRAGUE, March 10 (UP). The elty suddenly and unexpectedly ex- perienced a blackout from 10.40 p.m. last night to 20 minutes after mid-
As soon as the British Government night.
appreciated the nature of the Halinn Since all houses are permanently misapprehension and It became clear, fitted for blackouts the entire city as noted in the statements issued in became darkened immediately street London and Roine last night, that the lamps were switched off. The Prague Italian ships which had not with Radio also closed down for the entire started on their return journey with period. No air raid alarm Was cargoes of German coal, wouhl leave sounded and no offelal explanation the ports in which they were in of the occurrence is available,
ballast and that no further Itation ships would be sent subsequently to those ports to load coal, it was decided to release the cargoes detained prize.
Publication of the decision has aroused widespread public satisfac- tlan in the United Kingdom where there is gratification at the renewed proof that when differences between Lovernments are approached in a
in daytime.
sies.
their removal at the restora-Sumner Welles "There was an
nerlat battle on tion of material understanding can be Saturday over the German-French frontier between seven German Mes-apidly achieved. serschmidts and ten French. Morane wider Anglo-Italian negotiationa un There is a general expectation that and Curtis pursuit planes."
questions commercial and financial "The battle again proved the auperiority of the German air force, will be resumed at an early date and
ACTIVITY ON LAND
AND IN AIR
in
> FROM PAGE ONE
mide"random flights över" Germany spirit of
of reasonableness from both
Despite their numerical supcriority the French lost one plane while our machines returned without, a single
loss."
total tanker tonnage, the communique
claims.
curried to a successful conclusion.
Ribbentrop Scor Sights ROME, Mar. 10 (Reuter)-Al- though it had been expected that To-day's High Command Com Count Clano and Herr von Ribbentrop munique again reveals the danger to would meet again this afternoon, ac- English oll imperts. Since the be- cording to German sources Herr von ginning of the war German sen forces
Ribbentrop have aunk ten per cent, of the Allied round the ct als time driving The two statesmen presumably had talk during luncheon which was German Communique
strictly
and doubtless the private, conversation will be continued during
wli BERLIN, Mar, 10, (UP),-To-day's the dinner which Count Ciano official communique states there was have ni his home to-night.
The view is expressed that lively patrol and artillery activity yesterday on the Western Front. Ribbentrop will confine himself
Germen Also it states that one French plane giving information on the was brought down in an air battle viewpoint because Italy's freedom of between
tenaction had been fully recognised dur- German und seven French planes. It clalined that during previous conversations at Sarz- ing the war so far the German navy burg and Berlin.
has sunk 43 enemy and neutral Anglo-Italian Agreement
tankers of which 32 were English,
Herr
to
learned that a verbal agreement has
French Communiqua
LONDON, Mar. 11 (UP)-It 15 PARIS, Mar. 10, (UP).-To-day's been reached between Lord Halifax official communique states:
The and the Italian Ambassador In French took many prisoners in London, and the Italian Foreign hand-to-hand fighting in several Minister and British Ambassador in areas on the Western Front. There was Teme whereby Britain's coal exports reciprocal reconnaissance activity." to Italy, estimated at over 12,000,000 tens annually, are likely to be doubled.
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Ulster And Mr. Welles LONDON, Mar. 11, (Reuter).—The Nationalist members of the North Ireland Parliament lave asked the American Embassy in London to secure them an interview with Mr
regarding political conditions in Ulster.
What nctual
progress Finnish statesmanship both here and abroad has made for saving the country's sovereign and integral rights still cannot be established.
Finland alone can judge what con- diuions she can accept to safeguard her interests just as she alone can judge whether or not to muintain her honourable resistance.
Swedish assistance, suid the state- ment, was an important factor lo Finnish resistance before the other countries' aid became effective.
Secrecy is the watchword in off-ing
cial circles,
now
The statement concluded_by_say-
The
French accusations signify that the principal interest on their They have received a reply saying
It is obvious, however, that the side is to make the northern coun- shifted from tries a theatre of war between the that their Inquiry will be brought to spotlight has his attention but that it is impossible Stockholm to Moscow, and perhaps Allies and Germany.
24 hours will have to be to say if he will see them as it is within
Swedish Sympathy unknown how long he is staying in moved to Rome,
STOCKHOLM, Mar. 10 (Reuter). M. Tanner's
trans-Allantle tele-Sweden's sympathy for Finland London.
statement to the "United
VA expressed to-day by Prince contained the important re- Gustav Adolf, son of the Swedish velation that diplomatic exchanges Crown Prince, at the funeral of are being pushed fast and should be Colonel Dynssen, Commander of the concluded in one sense or another by Swedish volunteers in Finland, whe Monday night or Tuesday at
was
was killed at the front latest.
LETTERS
Greta Garbo
S. APPELDY.
Pense
Patrols Meet By Finland
The Vosges
tho
ample.
The Finnish Attitudo HELSINGFORS, Mar. 10 (Reuter). Well-informed Finnish circles des- cribed the Finnish Government's at- Litude as follows:
Colonel Dynssen, sald Prince Gus- In the meantime, fighting on the tav, died on the battlefield in a just Sir, Will you please settle the various Finnish fronts will not because in Finland. His sacrifice must This applies particularly inspire all of them to follow his ex- following argument which has arisen lessened. over the showing of Ninotchka at the to the western shore of the Bay of Queen's. Did Greta Garbo take one Viborg where the Russians have suc Prince Gustav then echoed the limited foothold. saying now current in Sweden: of the many parts in "Grand Hotel"?ceeded in gaining a
Finnish military resistance remains "Finland's cause is our cause." *Yes. Greta Garbo played the role excellent, and this fact has been The Swedish Foreign Minister and of a ballet dancer in "Grand Hotel", stressed throughout Finland's diplo the Finnish Minister to Stockholm, li was screened in Hongkong inmatic negotiations for an honourable were present at the funeral. March, 1933.Ed.
peace. It has been emphasised that only a settlement of this nature could
• nccepted by the brave people of
Swodon's "Ace In The Holo" STOCKHOLM, Mar. 10 (UP)- "It asserts that It is always ready Sweden has an ace in the hole, if to negotiate a reasonable peace that PARIS, Mar. 10 (Reuter)-To- the Russo-Finnish peace negotiations does not affect her independence, but day's communique states that on the collapse, by sending regular army will fight if unacceptable and dishon- counters took place between our ad-of volunteers, It was indicated here will fight to the limit of her power. western slopes of Vosges, several en-units to Finland under the legal status ourable conditions are proposed, and
units and Gorman vanced
patrols to-night.
"Finland wants to live a peaceful which had to fall back under our Under the scheme, it is reported,life in peaceful conditions
soldiers released from their compul-duty of the nation is to make a decl- pressure.
Air forces were fairly active
sory military training are being offer- sion taking into account the assistance botis akles.
ed an opportunity to join the Finns offered from abroad. with their entire equipment and ron- tinuance of military pay,
However, the Swedish Government has repeatedly refused to confirm According to the reports, such a scheme would release two or three
on
A
cent. of Britain's total exports to CHINESE SINK Chamberlain will reveal in the House JAPANESE SHIP these reports.
Italy. It is understood that Mr.
how
Italy
of Commons early this week
will pay for the additional im- ports, and it is believed payments will be made by supplying Britain with agricultural and other ma- chinery.
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KINHWA, Mar. 11 (Central)
Ded
Faithful To Itsolf
but the
"When a nation is in danger and is nghting for existence, it must above all remain faithful to itself by avoid~ | ing the object of bargaining for. the benefit of foreign countries.
"It is for Finland to decide what
Mary, commandecred by the Japan 10,000 men fully trained and equip-interest alone." The Japanese ship, Kameyama companies from cach Swedish regle she will accept. Sacrifices, in her ment, totalling eventually about judgment, must be based on her own esơ naval authorities as a transport,
It is belleved that the talks will end was sunk by Chinese shore batteries! carly this month off the Cheklangmilitary trainees at Gothenborg have immediately afterwards.
This is based on the report that 500 shortly and the results made known coast, it was stated here to-day. volunteered to fight for Finland now The Kameyama Maru was carry" that their period of training is finished ing a heavy consignment of ammunt-and that they are now on their way tion and food supplies from For-to Finland with their full equipment mosa,
and guarantee of full pay.
+
the
also that the Italian Government was important developments from under
amisapprehension
visit of Herr von Ribbentrop. British tho
It is believed, however, that Herr the embargo which Government had placed on the ex-
Ribbentrop has confidentially de- von port of German coal. A proof of tailed Hitler's war plans for the Im- this misunderstanding, Italy pointed mediate future, Including his pro- TOE out that the ships left Amsterdam and gramme for greater economic colla-
"sailed into the jaws of the con-boration with Soviet Russia. vigour and energy and from 10 to 10 yea Younger, GF you mealy retarys the empir ongkare and set your MyDay BREMA OPA traband control" assuming they were dft, double-bleungth bottle of V-The immune,
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ROME, Mar, 11 (Reuter)-Well- Ritiores Manhood and Whaly Informed quarters do not expect any
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They had been asked whether they were willing to go to Finland, this eliminating charges that they are Swedish regulars.
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Finnish artillery and infantry re- pulsed strong attacks in the Vuoksi narrows where the corpses quickly covered with ice. Finnish alemen bombed Russian troops and supply columns in the Gulf of Finland and it is claimed that six Russian planes were brought down, the communique THE HONG KONG & CHINA said,
Fighting Around Viborg HELSINGFORS, Mar. 10 (UP)
No Request To Sweden An official communique states that There are also rumours that Herr Russian attempts to extend a foot- LONDON, Mar. 11 (Router),-Ra- von Ribbentrop may try to patch up hold on the west shore of the Bay of ports that Britain has naked Sweden peace with the Vallenn and will pro- Viborg have been repulsed although to permit the passage of 80,000 troops. pose a new agreement to cover Atis-some islands have been occupied for Finland are officially described trin and Poland.
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