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BUTTER

AT GERMANY

OPENED DOOR FOR

RED ARMY AT

STANDSTILL RUSSIA

London, To-day.

A NEW CABINET HAS BEEN formed in Helsinki with Dr. Ryti as Prime Minister and Dr. Tanner as his Foreign Minister. M, Erkko is excluded. It is expected that overtures will be made in an effort to bring hostilities to an end, but there is no ques- tion of unconditional capitulation.

A statement issued by the Finnish Legation says that the latest information shows that military activity has come almost to a standstill as the re- sult of the failure of the Red Army to break the Finnish defences in the south.

ANOTHER MINE DISASTER

London, To-day. · The Finnish s.s. Mercator, 4,200 tons, hit a mine off the Scottish Coast yesterday morning and sank in six minutes.

One of the crew was trapped below decks and is believed to have been killed.

The survivors were landed at Scottish port later.

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It is confirmed that the Russian of Karelia advance in the Isthmus

and north of Lake Ladoga has been successfully halted.

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In Helsinki several buildings still burning following yesterday's

raids.

The Canadian engineers in the nickel mines at Petsamo, in the north, took refuge in Norway.

extreme

REFUGEES SPEND NIGHT IN THE FORESTS

Since shortly after 1 o'clock yester day afternoon Russian bombers have been attacking coastal fortifications

and towns.

All roads northward from Hel sinki are crowded with thousands of refugees, who spent the night and by the sleeping in forests roadside.

The roads are covered with ice and snow, making traffic difficult.

HANGOE BOMBED THREE TIMES

PREPARED TO

TALK, NOT TO SURRENDER

London, To-day. According to reports reaching London, the new Finnish Gov- ernment will continue to take all measures to ensure the country's Independence.

It will, however, be prepared to open negotiations to settle the dispute with Russia by peaceful means. Reuter.

GERMANY RESENTFUL

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The

"National

Copenhagen, To-day.

Berlin Tidende's" correspondent reports that Soviet- German friendship is more unpopular

In Germany than ever.

The man in the street is openly ex- pressing sympathies for Finland while

London, To-day.

The Soviet attack on Finland would have been impossible without Ger- man acquiescence, and unless the Nazi technique had pointed the way.

Finnish independence was largely due to Germany, and her civilisation had much in common with Ger- many's.

When the Soviet and German policies were apparently in con- filct, Germany would never have permitted the invasion. Germany now reluctantly permits this step and fears her own public opinion.

CAN'T BE HONEST All reference to the invasion has

the from

German been excluded press.

Military and naval circles in Ber- lin regard the Soviet action. with profound misgiving.. --.

The Italian attitude, by contrast, is openly sympathetic to Finland, and it is reported that volunteers desire to enlist. Reuter.

STEINHARDT NOW

IN MOSCOW

Moscow, To-day.

Mr. Steinhardt, American Ambas- men in political quarters are frequent-sador to Moscow, returned yesterday ly expressing the hope that Finland from Stockholm, where he has been will be allowed some day revenge over undergoing medical treatment. --Reu-

ter. Russia. Havas.

As one boat left the sinking ship, It capsized. Several of the men managed to get back into the boat,

onto while others clambered raft which had drifted clear of the Mercator.

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Soviet planes bombed Hangoe three.

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of town times yesterday and Viborg is reported to be in flames.

A bomb hit the hospital at Imatra, near Viborg.

Soviet

One of the boats was towed port by a motor fishing vessel Reu- ter.

BRITISH STEAMER

The

A VICTIM

London, To-day. British steamer Dalryan six (4,558 tons) was mined about miles off the South-East coast yester- day. The crew was saved.

The vessel is slowly

sinking in

full view of watchers on the promen- ade of a seaside resort.-Reuter.

DUTCH OFFICIALS ARRESTED

The Hague, To-day. Two Dutch State officials have been detained here in connexion with “suspected-espionage-on-behalf of Ger-

many.

The wife of one of the men was also detained. Reuter.

In the meantime, the fleet was engaged in a bombard- ment of Aabo. Several hundred shells were fired into the town.

that the. Soviet It is confirmed forces have occupied the island Hogland, the Sleskari Peninsula and the port of Terijoki. on the Karelian Isthmus.

DESTROYER SUNK

The Finns claim to have sunk destroyers one of three Sovlat which were bombarding Russaro Fort,

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It is stated the fort scored a direct with the warships, hit in the duel which continued all afternoon.

It is also officially claimed that 10 Soviet tanks were destroyed in the. on the frontier battle at Joukselka, Karelian Isthmus.

PASSIKIVI IN CABINET

The new Finnish Cabinet includes M. Passikivi, Minister without Port- folio, who conducted the recent nego~ tiations with the Soviet.

M. Erkko, the Foreign Minister, is excluded. Reuter.

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