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No. 30,803 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1939

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SOVIET AIRMEN SURRENDER FINLAND

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Stockholm, To-day. THE NEWSPAPER "Nyadagligt Allehanda" reports from Helsinki that 14 Soviet pilots surrendered to the Finns with their 'planes.

The surrender came as a result of the scattering by Finnish 'planes over Russian positions of "bomb- phlets" promising good treatment to deserters and a reward for war material delivered.

SANYO MARU SAILING POSTPONED

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Amsterdam, To-day. The departure of the Ja- panese steamer Sanyo Maru, which was considered to be the test ship for the British blockade of German exports, will be postponed until the conclusion of negotiations which are taking place be- tween the British and Ja- panese authorities for the set- tlement of minor details of procedure..

There is no question of interfering with the ship, it is now understood, as the export German cargo in its hold was bought before November 27 from a neutral exporter.

Meanwhile the Soviet authorities have ordered the laying of mines off the Oesel and Dago Islands.

These islands command the southern approaches to the Gulf of Bothnia and Gulf of Finland; they belong to Esthonia but are garrisoned by Red troops in accordance with the provi- sions of the recently signed Soviet- Esthonian mutual assistance pact. Havas.

COMMANDER DISMISSED (SPECIAL TO "CHINA ̈MAIL") Helsinki, To-day. The commander of the Red Baltic to have been dis- Flect is reported missed on account of the poor results achieved in the Finnish Havas.

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WESTERN FRONT PARALYSED

Paris, To-day.

Bad weather and the extreme cold have practically_paralysed action on the Western Front dur- ing the past day or so, particu- larly of heavy artillery and air- 'craft..

There is the usual patrol ac- tivity, however, and a German raiding party which reached the French lines south of Sarregue- mines was repulsed with hand grenades.—Reuter.

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NAZIS ASK FOR RED PLANES

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Berne, To-day.

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According to press reports, important conversations re- cently took place in Berlin be' veen the Soviet Ambassa- dor and high Nazi officials, including Hitler.

It is reported that the Ger- mans requested direct mili- tary aid from the Soviet, but asked that such aid be limit- ed to the sending of Soviet 'planes to Germany.

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The German High Com- mand appears anxious to avoid contact between Nazi and Soviet troops owing to the danger of Communistic propaganda which has been evidenced in Poland.-Havas.

MR. KATO TO MEET AMERICAN ENVOY

Shanghai, To-day.

- Mr. Sotomatsu Kato, Japanese Minister-at-large in China, is leaving Shanghai to-morrow where he will call States Ambassador,

Johnson. conflict.

SCHOOLBOYS ENROL

Stockholm, To-day. Six thousand Finnish school-boys, too young to serve with the Finnish the battle to Sweden, said yesterday.

army, have enrolled as volunteers in

Many of these, he said, have al- ready given their lives for their coun- try. Reuter.

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RADIO SILENCE

Moscow, To-day. The Moscow radio yesterday ignored | the war in Finland.-Reuter.

fore January 1, 1940, without being It can, therefore, be transported be- liable to seizure. Havas.

FRENCH ARMY'S HUGE

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Paris, To-day.

THE FRENCH COMMAND has released some par- ticulars in connection with fortification work effected since the beginning of the war,

Barbed wire entanglements are so abundant that if they were strung to-

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BIGGEST TASK EVER

gether in a 12-foot wide barrage it More mathematically still, the would extend uninterruptedly for over French Army-in what is described as 3,000 miles,

the biggest task ever undertaken by Spade-work on. trenches and dugan army-placed: 18,500,000 metres of outs would be sufficient for the ex- barbed wire dug out 14,500,000 cavation of a canal 160 miles long and cubic metres of earth and used 700,000 wide enough and deep enough för im cubic metres of concrete. portant ships

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COPENHAGEN, TO-DAY. GRAVE FEARS ARE FELT FOR THE SAFETY OF 185 PASSENGERS, MANY OF THEM POLISH REFU- According to a Chinese report the GEES, WHO SAILED FROM TALLIN, | two envoys will resume discussion of ESTHONIA, ON SATURDAY IN THE | Japanese-American problems in the

Far East, Reuter. 1,181-TON S.S. ESTONIA.

The ship has not been heard of

she may since.

have hit a mine. or been She was due at Stockholm at noon | captured by either Soviet, or on Sunday, and it is now feared that warships.-Reuter.

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