1939-12-26 — Page 15

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 26, 1939

STALIN MESSAGE TO CHIANG

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MOSCOW, TO-DAY.

STALIN HAS WIRED CHIANG KAI-SHEK TO THANK HIM FOR HIS CONGRATULATIONS ON THE OCCASION OF IIIS 60TH BIRTH- DAY.

The wire states:- "To the head of the Chinese State and the Chinese National Army:

"Thanking you for congratulations. I wish you full victory over China's

foes."

Stalin has also wired his thanks to Hitler and Ribbentrop. In his tele- gram to Ribbentrop. Stalin said that the friendship of the German and

Soviet peoples is cemented by blood.

There is every reason to believe it will be a lasting one.

Stalin said:--

"I wish to the Finnish people and to the Finnish Popular Government a speedy victory over the oppressors of the Finnish people and over the Mannerheim clique!"

Havas.

SOVIET ELECTIONS

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

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Tass announces that the elections to the Soviets of workers and deputies took place on December 24 in villages and towns in territories throughout the U.S.S.R., including in trains and steamers from the Behling Sea to the Baltic, from the Arctic Ocean to Turkistan.

"The labourers of all Soviet re- publics proposed the candidature of Stalin, Molotov, Vorishilov and other leaders.

"The polling took place amid gen- eral enthusiasm.

"In Moscow, Kiev and other capi-

tals of the Soviet republics, 100 per cent of the

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voters participated."-

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Cannes, To-day.

M. Grance, constructor of the first true submersible vessel, the Alfred Maxime Laubeuf, has died at the age of 72.

He drafted the plans for, and then built, the first submersible, and be- came a member of the famous Academy of Sciences in 1920. Havas.

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Moscow, To-day.

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Balboa, To-day.

Large crowds of spectators lined the Panama Canal yes-

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As a result of lengthy par-terday to watch the transit of leys, Germany and Soviet the captured German liner, Russia have concluded an Dusseuldorf, which was the agreement to open railway first war prize ever to go (traffic between the Reich and through the Canal with

the U.S.S.R. at eight points prize crew on board. along their common frontier, including Augustovo, Brest Litovsk, Vimiatze, ruska and Przemysl.

The vessel was flying the British naval ensign astern above the Swas-

tika fag and the decks were patroll- Rawa-ed by British bluejackets with

bayonets.

Further, Russia agrees to maintain the international gauge for three years on the line linking Rumania und Germany via Lvov.

It is understood that a certain quantity of oil and cereals have already been transported from Russia to Germany along the routes now officially opened.-Havas.

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Special precautions were taken by the American authorities in view of a rumour that the Germans might try to run the ship aground narrow section of the canal.

This is believed to be the reason through the Culebra cut, which ships why a tug preceded the Dusseldorf normally navigate under their the whole way and towed the vessel power.-Reuter.

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