1939-12-14 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 14, 1939

WHITE PAPER ON RUSSIA

London, To-day.

The Prime Minister, Mr. Ne- ville Chamberlain, announced in the House of Commons yesterday In response to questions that the Foreign Secretary is preparing a White Paper showing the course of the negotiations with the So- viet Government which took place earlier in the year.

Mr. Chamberlain said the Pa- per, the preparation of which would necessarily take some little time, would be laid before the House as soon as possible. Reuter.

ALLIED POOL WELCOMED

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FINNS COUNTER-ATTACK

IN THE "WASP WAIST" SECTOR: IMPORTANT TOWN RETAKEN

London, To-day.

ALTHOUGH IT IS OBVIOUS that the Soviet forces in the Far North and in the South are being strongly held, the position in the centre is far from clear.

The Soviet troops are making a determined effort

DIRECT AID FOR

FINLAND

GROWING

with mechanised columns to cut Finland in two DEMAND

at its narrowest part by driving through to the Gulf of Bothnia.

Rome and Swedish reports say that there is furious fighting at a point 130 miles from the Soviet frontier, but this report is not believed in Helsin- ki, where it is said that such a rapid advance across trackless wastes is "out of the question.'

In the air, Finnish 'planes have been very active and 12 miles of the railway on the main line from Mur- mansk to Leningrad has been de- stroyed by bombs.-Reuter.

SUOMUSSALMI HOLDS

Rome, To-day. Helsinki telegram

Washington, To-day. The Anglo-French monetary and economic agreement is unanimous-the Russians have occupied the island

ly welcomed here.

Financial quarters stress that the agreement does not affect the tripartite Franco-British - American monetary accord and will not hamper American trade.

Politicians point out that the agreement consecrates the stabili - sation of the British and French currencies and will be useful for the further establishment of а worldwide economic order based on the Roosevelt-Hull plan. Many newspapers emphasise that Anglo-French economic co-operation provides an excellent basis for a larger structure once the war is over.-Havas.

BRITISH CONCESSION TO NEUTRALS

London, To-day.

The concessions which are offered to neutrals under the Order-in-Council providing for the seizure of German exports, means that since export control began on Dec. 5 few cargoes have been de- finitely classed as seizures.

Reuter understands that during the first week the maxim was "go easy on neutrals," but the control will be tightened progressively.

Already, applications have been re- ceived from the United States, Japan, Belgiam, Holland and other countries in respect to drugs, surgical instru- ments and other items difficult to pro- cure elsewhere.

According to a

of Mausari, in Lake Ladoga, but their progress on the Karelian front has been insignificant.

The Finne are still holding Suo. mussalmi, about 17 miles from the frontier in Finland's "wasp waist," despite repeated Russian attacks. According to the telegram the Rus- sians are desperately trying to cut Finland in two and sever her com- munications with Sweden.-Reuter,

KEY-POINT RETAKEN

Helsinki, To-day.

It is unofficially reported that the Finnish advance In Tolvajaorvi, men. tioned in the Finnish communique, has been very considerable.

It is said that Finnish troops are pushing rapidly towards the Russian frontier.

Other unconfirmed reports are that the Finns have retaken Pit- karanta, on the northern shore of Lake Ladoga, as well as Suomus- salmi and Balla, köy-point on the northern front,

The last named, if true, indicates the great success of the Finnish coun- ter-offensive, for the Russians had planned to make Salla their base head- quarters.--Reuter.

FINNISH RAID ON MURMANSK RAILWAY

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Stockholm, To-day. It is reported from Helsinki that

Finnish planes have destroyed about

seven kilometres of the Soviet rail- way south of Murmansk. Havas.

NEW SWISS

PRESIDENT

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Berne, To-day. By 158 votes against 142 the Fed- In the early stages much applications eral Assembly yesterday elected M. are likely to be treated sympathetical-Pilet Golaz President of the Swiss ly Reuter.

Federation for 1940, replacing M. Phi- lippe Etter.

› FINNISH REQUEST

TO U.S.A.

Washington, "To-day:

The Finnish Government is asking for permission to use U.S, Army's lat- est gas-masks, which are on the se- cret list.—Reuter, ́·

· GERMANY AIDING:

THE SOVIET

Berlin, To-day Germany is now giving active sup- port to Russia by holding up supplies from neutral countries on their way

Finland Reuter,

The Assembly also re-elected seven retiring Federal Councillors (Cabinet Ministers). Havas.

́PARLIAMENTARY

UNION MESSAGE

London, To-day.

On behalf of the British group of the Inter-parliamentary Union the secretary has sent a letter to the President of the Finnish group ex- pressing, to. their comrades, and col- leagues, of the Finnish group of the

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BOYCOTT OF SOVIET

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New York, To-daiy.

"The American Association for the Boycott of Aggressors" has decided to start a boycott of all Soviet products. Mr. Herbert Lehman, Governor of Sunday to be Finland's Day, and has New York State, has proclaimed next appealed to New Yorkers to contribute generously. Havas.

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EX

IN SWEDEN

Stockholm, To-day. There is some criticism in

the Swedish press of the new coalition government formed by the Premier, M. Hans-

son.

The "Tidningen" says that it is a clever move to cover up differences of opinion betwen Hansson and his Foreign Minister Mr. Sandler (who is no longer in the government).

The

"Dagens Nyhether" says that many are disappointed that. demand for direct intervention in -Finland finds no expression in the

policy of the new government, It should be clear that Mr. Sandler's "departure" has no connection with German press attacks.

A Government statement notes the but puts forward the defence of neu- wish of the Swedes to help Finland trality as one of the predominant in-

terests of the new Cabinet,--Reuter.

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