1939-12-26 — Page 4

FINNISH

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 26, 1939

ARMY

ON RED SOIL

NO CHANGE BRILLIANT

IN U.S. ATTITUDE

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

Washington, To-day. Official quarters voice sat- isfaction at the latest de- in American- velopments

COUNTER-STROKE IN THE CENTRE

Helsinki, To-day.

THE FINNISH FORCES north of Lake Ladoga, press- ing their brilliantly successful counter-stroke, have now driven the Soviet army from Finnish territory and are fighting on Russian soil. Ambassador Grew's assur-This claim is made in an official war communique

Japanese relations following

ances to the Gaimusho that the United States is not en- forcing tariff reprisals against Japanese exports to the United States.

par-

Meanwhile, active inofficial leys, preparatory to signature of a new trade treaty, are going on both here and in Tokyo.

trade The Japanese-American treaty expires on January 25, 1940, and 'will then be subjected to "nor mal" tariff.

UNCHANGED IN FUNDAMENTALS

do not anticipate bill

against

that Congress will vote

Observers

imposing restrictions

Japanese trade.

atlitude, Meanwhile the American despite satisfaction over the Japanese Government's desire to improve re- States, re- lations with the United

mains unchanged as regards the fun- of damental principles in respect American rights in China.-Havas.

ALL DOLLS AT

FRIENDSHIP CEMENTED IN BLOOD

Moscow, To-day.

Stalin has thanked Hitler and Joachim von Ribbentrop, the Na- zl Foreign Minister, for their con- gratulations on his sixtieth birth- day.

In his message to Ribbentrop, Stalin adds: "The friendship of the peoples of Germany and the Soviet, cemented in blood, has every reason for being lasting and firm."-Reuter.

issued in Helsinki to-day, which says that further large quantities of war material have been cap- tured and that many prisoners have been taken. The Red Army attacked violently in the middle of the CHRISTMAS

Mannerheim Line, in the Karelian Isthmus and fighting is still going on in this sector.

are intense

In the Arctic zone, the troops at a standstill owing to the cold.

HEAVY RAIDS

Porvoo, on the coast of the Gulf of Finland, during which nine civilians were killed.

were

An unsuccessful attempt was made numbers to bomb Helsinki airport. Russian planes in large

It is reported that at least ten enemy raided a dozen towns in Finland. Hel-

One brought down. but anti-planes sinki was bombed twice,

It is be- high crashed outside Helsinki. aircraft fire kept the raiders

lieved that thirty Soviet planes took and away from the centre of the ca- pital. Most of the bombs dropped in part in one raid on the capital.—Reu- the evacuated suburbs and there were ter. only three casualties.

Viborg, Abo and Bjørneborg, on the Gulf of Bothnia, were heavily bomb- ed.--Reuter.

PLANES DOWNED

Helsinki, To-day. Yesterday's air raids by the Soviet included an attack on the town

20%

OFF

of

BOOM XMAS IN U.S.

New York, To-day. The United States celebrated the best Christmas since the boom year of 1929.

New York enjoyed a five per cent. business increase and a 15 per cent. travel increase compared with last

year.

Thousands of passengers gave the air lines their best season on record, most of them going south into the sunshine.

to have es- claims Manhattan tablished a world post office record .parcels, handling 17,925,675 packets, letters and cards in one day. -Reuter.

in

IN PARIS

FOR TROOPS

A

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") PARIS, TO-DAY.

AND THE DESPITE THE WAR

PRECAU- AIR RAID NEED FOR

PARIS CELEBRATED TIONS, GAY CHRISTMAS EVE.

Most churches and chapels celebrat- ed a midnight mass. The authorities allowed restaurants and cafes to re- main open until 2 a.m. and many re- vellers, including French and British in all uniformed men, were seen cafes and restaurants, the windows of which were carefully protected by thick curtains.

the streets Nevertheless, most of were most animated despite the black- out.

A large portion of the population spent a quiet Christmas Eve at home, especially in those families where sol- diers arrived on leave.

Havas.

AIR SERVICE

· SUSPENDED The Hong Kong-Chungking air service of the C.N.A.C. has been tem- the porarily suspended owing to constant bombing of Kweilin and towns along the route by Japanese machines.

ALSO A VARIETY OF CHRISTMAS CANDIES AND CHOCOLATES FOR YOUR KIDDIES.

YEE SANG FAT

& CO., LTD.

King's Theatre Bldg.

Tel. 21855.

CHINESE FORCES CLEAN UP NEAR NANNING

Chungking, To-day. THE CHINESE FORCES advancing on Nanning have completed the occupation of a 12-mile stretch of highway up to a point 13 miles north-east of the city, it is claimed in Chinese reports.

The Japanese troops are said to be holding on to parts of the highway beyond this point, about 30 miles from Nanning, south of Kunlunkwan.

The Chinese forces are said to be concentrating their efforts on mopping up this body of Japanese before launch an attack on Nanning itself,

Another Chinese column, striking west of Nanning, captured Shihpuyu on Friday afternoon.

NANCHANG BATTLE

In Klangsi, Chinese despatches re- port that Aghting at present centres in the area Immediately north of Nanchang, where the Chinese launch ed an attack bî Wednesday, night.

It is claimed here that this force reached the outskirts of Nanchang on Saturday night-Reuter,

CHINESE MISSION TO

TIBET ·

Chungking, To-day.

General Wu Chung-hsin, chairman of the Mongolian Tibetan Affairs Commission, is due to arrive in Lhasa, In Tibet, on New Year's Day, according to latest information reach- ing Chungking from. Tibet.

General Wu arrived at Barjeeling on December 6. Reuter.