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BRITISH HELP FOR FINLAND
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London, To-day. Political circles declare that British help for Fin- land will be continued, as international law does not oppose it.
They point out that Russia is doing exactly the same to Germany.
British support for Finland is motivated by sympathy with the just Finnish cause, and may also bring important material results.
Finnish resistance is warding off the Soviet threat to the Balkans, and may possibly give time for the organisation of such a powerful military and diploma. tic Eastern Front that the Soviet will hesitate to engage in a push on the Dardanelles.
Such a development would essen-
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This dramatic picture of the sinking of the Japanese liner "Térukuni Maru" which sank after hitting a German mine off the East coast- was taken by the ship's cameraman, K. Asami, He calmly stood by, photographing the scenes until forced to leave the stricken vessel. Photo showsThe crew-steady, disciplined and cool-lined up, wait. Ing for Instructions on the sinking liner. (By Air Mall. Copyright).
VIOLENT SOVIET ATTACKS ON
DIPLOMATIC INCIDENT IN TURKEY
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Istanbul, To÷day:--
A serious diplomatic Incident has arisen following the distribu- tion by the German Embassy's press office of pamphlets ques- tioning the moral standards of the whole Turkish press.
An official investigation been opened.—Havas.
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Helsinki, To-day.
MANNERHEIM LINE Finland's
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London, To-day..
new planes are manned by Italian pilots, it is revealed here. The Italian crews are
Soviet air tactics.
It has been confirmed that the new planes were flown from Italy via Germany, where they refuelled.
tially depend on Turkey's ability to THE ANNOUNCEMENT of the Finnish news veterans of the Spanish Civil patch up the Rumanian-Bulgarian dispute, which is a fertile source of agency that the Soviet is using poison gas shells War who are familiar with agitation for the Soviet. ·
comes as no surprise here, and it is considered to be evidence of the Soviet rulers' resentment at the failure of their lightning war. Although possibly the Soviets have achieved local
successes, the Mannerheim Line, Finland's main Sixty planes arrived from defence system, has not been pierced.
Italy yesterday, and are con- The line is a fortified zone 17 to 20 | nerheim Line held up a Soviet brigade-sidered only the first contin- miles in depth, and consists of various for more than four hours, the village gent of Italian help to Fin- defence systems, which 11se natural streets being strewn with Russian
land. obstacles such as the marshes
MAGINOT LINE DOUBLED
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Paris, To-day. Only now, that the work may be considered to have been completed, is revealed the gigantic task accomplish- ed by the French Army since the outbreak of war.
The task consisted in im- proving and consolidating the Maginot Line and in ac- tually doubling the famous defences by another forti- fication system.
In the last three months hundreds of thousands of soldiers have been moving earth and pouring concrete, and now the whole French frontier, from the Lake of Geneva to the sea, is covered by fortifications capable of resisting any form of attack.. Havas.
SOVIET DECLARES
A BLOCKADE
Moscow, To-day:
The Soviet Navy has declared .8 blockade of the Finnish coast, be- coming effective as from noon to- day-Reuter.
WEATHER FORECAST:-North-East)
winds, moderate; fine.
and dead.
lakes which abound in the Karelian
Isthmus.
The field fortificatione extend far Into the country, and 300,000 Finnish soldiers with excellent peacetime training, would take ad- vantage of these,"works for gueril- la warfare if the Mannerheim 'Line is pierced.
The Finnish army is well trained, equipped and supplied, and help from many countries is available for her through Sweden.
Communication in the Gulf of Bothnia can be maintained by ice- breakers even in the coldest months. -Havas.
THOUSANDS SACRIFICED
Helsinki, To-day. Thousands of men were sacrificed by the Red Army yesterday morning in a desperate attack on the Manner- helm Line.
It is now admitted, however, that as a result of the violent re-
· gardless-of-foss - attack, the 80- vlots have gained a footing in the Mannerheim defence system. Thrilling accounts of the battle are coming through.
TERRIBLE TOLL. Wave upon wave of Russian infan- try, led by tanks, hurled themselves
defences against the Finnish
for fifteen hours, and a terrible toll was taken by machine-gun fire.
One machine-gun nest, concealed in a village on the edge of the Man-
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