1940-01-08 — Page 5

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 8, 1940.

BIBLE

BOMBARDMENT

Finns Try Moral Influence In War With Russia

GROWING CONFIDENCE IN SUCCESSFUL DEFENCE

Stockholm, To-day.

ACCORDING TO FINNISH circles, Finnish airmen report that they have repeatedly flown over Leningrad dropping small Bibles. Bibles have also been distributed by other methods.

The Finns believe this will have a considerable moral

effect on the Red troops.

CULTURE V. HATE

For the attention of Dr. Goeb- bels and his anti-British "hate" campaigners this quotation is given:

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National hatred is a peculiar thing. You will always find it strongest and most violent whera culture le at its lowest.

It comes from Goethe.

ARMY SLANG

-AND HOW TO SPEAK IT

Optimism among the Finns is in- creasing because of three factors.

Firstly, their air defences are prov- ing increasingly effective and are be- ing rapidly augmented, secondly the entire Eastern front from the Arctic Ocean to Lake Ladoga, on which 360,000 Russians are concentrated have been successfully held by smal- ler but extremely mobile Finnish troops.

Thirdly, the prospects on the short southern front on the Karelian Isth-

milo,

Taken at an Army advanced school of tank training where tank Mill- crews and also instructors are put through an Intensive course. tlamen sent here for training are passed out as thoroughly trained and efficient after a period of 24 weeks only. Photo shows recruits being taught on a "driving teacher. (Copyright, Fox).

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is in no way unpropitious, although the vast weight of the Russians is be- ing concentrated there before "the Mannerheim Line.-Reuter.

TWELVE PLANES SHOT DOWN Helsinki, To-day.

The Finnish broadcast appeal to- day declared "We may be beaten by

nihilated."

COUNCIL

TO MEET

Dublin, To-day.

force but we shall have to be an- It is officially learned that A communique states that an at-the President, Dr. Hyde, has tempt by an enemy ski detachment Convened a meeting of the If your boy friend comes, home and to outflank the Finnish troops in the Council of State for to-day.

Salla sector was defeated. breakfast with a tale about a cully in the same crush who the enemy were killed. had barkers, two dots and a dash with char and Japan every morning, he's

sits down to

not crackers.

He's just learning the Army Jan- guage which the old sweats of the last war used.

And what he means is that he has a friend in the same company who waE ́so"wait"fooked after-that-every-morn·-| ing he breakfasted off sausages, two eggs and bacon, with tea and bread.

To help you learn what Duck Di- sease means, who the Linseed Lancers are, and how much was won at Doing the Tap in the train home, a soldier's war slang dictionary has been pu- blished (T. Werner Laurie, Ltd., ed.). And heaven help the milltlaman who gets an issue of Quartermaster's Erae- mic, which, says the dictionary, is "soap for Tommy's tollet, but really Intended for floor scrubbing!"

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The enemy air raids

Lahti Kuopio on Saturday resulted in one killed and two wounded and the ma- terial damage was not great. Twelve enemy planes were shot down. Reuter.

-SOVIET ARTILLERY HAMMERS

AT MANNERHEIM LINE

Helsinki, To-day.. Fighting in Finland has temporar- ily died down, except for some local and unusually heavy engagements hammering of the Mannerheim Line by Soviet artillery.

Although only eight Soviet 'planes were claimed in the official Finnish communique, it is believed that many as 16 Soviet aircraft were shot down on Friday and Saturday.

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Finnish chaser 'planes were respon- sible for this success.-Reuter.

MOSCOW COMMUNIQUE

Moscow, To-day. Saturday night's Soviet communique reported patrol activity and "success

air-raids on Finnish reserves and military objectives."-Reuter.

And in case you're stumped by the Duck Disease, etc., above, these terms mean Short Legs, Royal Army Medi- cal Corps (Linseed Lancers), and win-ful ning a game of cards (Daing the Tap)..

FRANCE AND GREECE REACH AGREEMENT

Paris, To-day.

A trade agreement between France and Greece has been reached, it is officially announced.

The agreement, which has been initialled by the heads of the respec- tive delegations, will result in an im- portant development of trade changes between the two countries,→ Reuter.

SHARP FALL IN JAP. NOTES IN CANTON

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FOOD SITUATION: GOOD

Helsinki, To-day. The food situation in Finland is good

Ration cards are only required for coffee and sugar, and there are ample home supplies of milk, cream, butter and {:eggs÷Router.........

BOVIET TRAINING TROOPS FOR CAMPAIGN (SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL")

Amsterdam, Tow

Large contingents of Soviet troops | belonging to several Siberian military regions are undergoinges imbecisive training preparatory to their depar- ture for Finland, Exchange, Telegraph

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He is consulting the Council as to whether the Offences against the State Bill, empowering the Government to Intern people on suspicion, should be referred by him to the Supreme Court asking if the bill is repugnant to the Constitution.

TRAWLER LOST IN A COLLISION

London, To-day.

It is officially announced that His Majesty's trawler, Kingston Cornelian has been lost with the captain and oraw of sixteen in a collision.-Reuter.

Council of State which is a purely consultative body, since it was estab- lished under the new constitution of This will be the first meeting of the December, 1927.-Reuter.

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