1939-11-30 — Page 1

REDS RUPTURE

RUPTURE RELATIONS Page 5

RICKSHAW

BRAND CEYLON TEA

CHINA MAIL

LATE FINAL

NIGHT

INSIST ON

Daisy Brand

OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN THE FAR EAST. ESTABLISHED 1845. Australia's Choicest

No. 30,853

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1939 Price: 10 Cts

BUTTER

American Intervention In Soviet-Finnish Crisis

RED

INVASION WARSHIP

SPECULATION

LIVERPOOL STEAMER SUNK

London, To-day. The crew of the Liverpool steamer, lonlan, of 3.000 tons, wrecked off the East Coast yea- terday, has been landed at а North-East Coast port by a Brl. tlah warship.

It is presumed that she struck a mine. The crew totalled 38 and no lives were lost.-Reuter.

FORMAL OFFER BY U.S.

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

Washington, To-day.

Mr. Cordell Hull, U.S. Se- cretary of State, has formal- ly offered the good offices of

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL")

WINS AGAIN

London, To-day. Gunfire off the Norwe- gian coast yesterday was apparently caused by an- ti-aircraft fire from a Bri- tish destroyer attacked by

London, To-day. AMERICA'S ACTIVE INTERVENTION in the So- viet-Finnish crisis with an offer of mediation has been warmly approved in an official British statement which declares that the dispute be-la German seaplane. tween Finland and Russia is not of a nature to justify recourse to warlike measures.

Expert opinion is divided on the next development in the situation and the naval and military concen- trations of the U.S.S.R., though alarming, are not regarded as a decisive indication of impend- ing invasion by Russia.

It is, however, felt that a com- promise is only possible at Finland's expense, and that success of bully- stimulate ing tactics would merely

in further Russian experimentation other directions.

One school of thought is con- not vinced that if Finland does concede all Russian' demands Im- mediately, the invasion will take place while conditions make such 'a step possible, Finland is, how- of ever, under a white mantle snow and lakes are freezing over.

out that Finland It is pointed

ply to the Russian Note, and are, Inclined to wonder whether the hurry has not been induced by the fact that Leningrad-and" Its advanced military harbour, Kron- stadt, will soon be blocked by ice, or whether it is evidence of the Soviet desire to force .. quick Issue of the Finnish problem In order to devote all its attention to the Balkans.

This is a popularly held theory, particularly as there are hints of a belief in Moscow, that if certain Fin- nish islands desired by Russia

are

The attack was beaten off, without damage to the destroyer or loss among the crew.

A seaplane 'made a forced land- Ing in North-West Norway after the engagement, badly damaged, and it is fairly certain that this was the aircraft Involved in the attack.

The Norwegian authorities have in- terned the crew.

Two other Nazt aircraft crews were interned yesterday. One of them |made a forced landing in Switzerland

and another. in Faroe Islands. Reuter.

CREW OF FOUR

London, To-day, It is reported from Thorshaven, in the Faroe Islands, that a German sea- plane, carrying a crew of four, was wrecked last evening at Suderoe.- Reuter.

the United States to Russia would be able to rely upon Swedish arbitrarily seized, Finland will offer WEATHER FORECAST: North-East

and Finland.

The decision was announced to the press after a telephone conversation between Mr. Hull and the President, who is on holiday at Warm Springs, Georgia.

All diplomatic formalities used In such cases will be discarded, as it is felt that the offer is urgently necessary.

While the U.S.A. have often urged conciliation and mediation, it is the first time in the recent crises that mediate Washington has offered to itself.

The United States, however, will not mediate but only offer contacts.

DIRECT NEGOTIATIONS

IMPOSSIBLE

This decision is particularly neces sary now when a rupture of diplomatic relations renders direct negotiations. impossible.

Informed circles do not believe that the American offer will meet with full- and Immediate success; as the Soviet has gone too far, but it possibly grants a breathing spell for further efforts towards peace.-Havas,

·FRITZ „KUHN - FOUND QUILTY

"New York, To-day.. Fritz Kuhn, leader of the Germany Ameri Bind, was yesterday- côn, victed of grand larceny of. Bund funds and of forget.

volunteers, in addition to her army also, of 600.000 men, and probably upon Swedish munitions and Swedish financial assistance.

WHY THE HURRY? Authoritative circles in Helsinki extreme draw attention to the

moves In haste of the Soviet

of

the present crisis, severance relations without awaiting à re-

RANTING ON THE RADIO

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL") Moscow, To-day. Continuing its violent an- ti-Finnish outburst, the So- viet radio describes the Fin- nish Government ás "mad dogs."

The radio, announcer said last night: "The sailors of the Baltic Red Fleet and Soviet, airmen are impatiently awaiting, orders to give the final les son, to the Finnish lunatics

́ ́ He went on→→→ Auresolution was voted by a workers' meeting yester-

in will be sentenced-on Decem-day-saving that the blood of the So- The maximum penalty is thir- viet soldiers thed by the Finnish ban-

dits will be avenged".”—Havás. imprisonmont-Reuter,

(Continued on Page 20)

winds, fresh; falr.

Let this name-plate guide you to the finest in refrigeration. Sole Agents-DODWELL & CO., LTD.,

Alexandrá Building, Telephone 28021.6071