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NOW THAT THE SOVIET has been expelled from STOP PRESS

the League of Nations the two biggest problems are to help Finland, and Moscow's attitude to- wards the Balkans.

Political circles areeted most favourably Mr. Neville Chamberlain's assertion that British help for Finland would not be limited to aviation.

FIRE RAGING IN FINLAND

LONDON, TO-DAY. REPORTS FROM NORWAY STATE THAT A TREMENDOUS FOREST FIRE IS RAGING IN THE NORTH REGION OF PETSAMO FINLAND.

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How- heavy artillery. ever, it is doubtful if Britain and France will be able to satisfy this need. being themselves engaged

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Italy, on the other hand, is able to furnish all the necessary help if trans- nortation means are available, and it is thought that such help will be forth- coming.

Simultaneously it is pointed out that Italian factories are working overtime fulfilling important Allied orders.

It is believed the Soviet threat

It is not known whether the was started by the Finnish defen- ders, or by a Soviet air raid in the mania will not materialise if forest region early yesterday morn- ing.-Reuter.

WEATHER REPORT

The Royal Observatory reports that a stronge anticyclone covers China. Korea and Japan; it appears to be moving eastward, pressure being highest over the Yellow Sea.

to the Finnish struggle drags on, and it is mphasised that Moscow is perfectly ware that her Balkan policy is in no way influenced by Germany.-Havas.

A grass fire on the hillside near the Han Wong Temple. Kowloon City last evening, burned down two huts.

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Tokyo, To-day. Informal arrangements are be- ing made for a meeting of repre- sentatives of different govern- ment bodles, including the plan- ning board, which will have to consider the possibility of issuing rationing tickets.

The "Asahi Shimbun❞ says: "The view is held in Government circles that such a proposal would stop the present hoarding of goods, and that it would make it easier to control prices."-Havas.

It is revealed in а letter addressed to Sir Robert Ho Tung by H. E. the Governor in con- nection with the free-of-interest loan offer to the British Govern- ment, that Sir Robert has also offered the use of two river- steamers for the use of the Royal Navy for the duration of the war, and that this is under the active consideration of the naval authori- ties at the present time.

Moscow, To-day.

A communique claims that Red Army troops have reached a point in central Finland 67 miles from the frontier.

It also claims an advance the Murmansk region.-Reuter.

London, To-day.

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It is learned that in the air en- gagement over the Frisian Islands and the Heligoland Bight, the Bri- tish machines, which were heavily out-numbered, did not belong to the newly formed security patrol. -Reuter.

SHATAUKOK INCIDENT

A Chinese was found gagged and bound to a tree at 11 o'clock last night at Shataukok.

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On being released, he stated that at 10 p.m. he had been accosted by two men who caught hold of him and bound him up. They then went through his pockets and took $370 in Chinese national currency and departed in the

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Before Mr. R. Edwards this morn- was ing, Liu Min, 27, office boy, charged with fraudulent conversion of $55.20, entrusted to him by the Dunlop Rubber Company..

Mr. Davis, assistant manager, pro- secuted..

The money was given to defendant to cover postage of a number of let- fers. At his home, 155 unposted letters were found.

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Montevideo, To-day.

It is announced that the Uruguayan Government might al- low the Graf Spee to remain in harbour here as long as necessary. to make repairs.-Reuter.

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Tokyo, To-day.

"The movement for the estab- lishment of the new regime for China will be somewhat delayed but not because of any major dif- ficulty," declared the Japanese Premier, General Abe, at a meet- ing between the executives of the Central League for the mobilisa- tion movement and members of the Cabinet-Havas.

Montevideo, To-day,

The Graf Spee will be allowed to remain until Sunday, or at the latest Monday.

Practically all the wounded are still on board.

Sixty-two survivors of the Bri- tish merchant vessels sunk by the Graf Spee in her brief career as corsair have been landed.

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The ships sunk include Newton Beach, Africa Shell, Travanion, Huntsman, Clement, Doric Star and Ashlea.

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The highest number of vivors of any vessel was 32. Those interviewed confirm that there was no truth in the allegation that the British used gas shells.

They said that none of the Bri- tons aboard suffered from gas although they were not provided with gas-masks, while all the Ger- mans wore gas-masks,

They reckoned the Graf Spee was hit 16 times.-Reuter,

Macao, To-day. Dramatic scenes were witness- ed yesterday afternoon when fire broke out in the Red Light Dis- trict,

Five, including three men, one boy and a girl, are known to have been burned to death, the bodies being recovered later in the even- ing.

The fire occurred on the first floor of a building, and soon in- volved the entire premises, threa- tening envelopment of adjoining buildings.

Fearing the spread of the

fire

to other buildings, inmates of the ill-fame houses nearby hurried- ly evacuated-Our Own Corres- pondent.

Tientsin, To-day,

Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, U.S. Am- bassador, arrived here this morn- ing from Peiping. It is expected he will meet leading members of the local American community to discuss the difficulties caused by the Japanese blockade. Mr. John- son will return to Felping to morrow.-Reuter.

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