1940-01-11 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL,, JANUARY 11, 1940

Bowen Supreme Court,

FICHTING QUALITIES

OF THE

THE FINNS

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

Brussels, To-day. THE FINNISH SOLDIERS are displaying marvellous fighting qualities, the Belgian General Badoux declared when he returned here yesterday after nine months spent in Finland.

General Badoux was adviser to the Finnish army in

the construction of the Mannerheim Line.

A high Political Commissar

is reported to be on his way to the

front to supervise efforts to streng-

then morale.

Finnish women who evacuated

He said: "I led Belgian sector. troops against the Germans at the Battle of the Yser; I saw the British and French

Helsinki at the beginning of the war fight in the Great War, and

are starting to come back again, still I was astonished at the despite the possibility of further air- The Government is advising fighting qualities of the Fin-raids.

them to return to the country. nish soldier.

Reuter.

"The Finna are helped by z very modern organisation and de- fence line, In which machine-

gunners are invulnerable and not visible on the surface while cov- ering a large field of fire, pro- tected on the flanks by two other heavy machineguns.

"The Finns let the Russians ap- proach to 200 metres and then open Are, which sweeps away the ad- vancing ranks."—Havas.

ANOTHER RUSSIAN DIVISION IN PERIL.

WAR ON COMMUNISM

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

Paris, To-day. The Deputy Premier, M. Camille Chautemps, will table to-day a bill providing for the abrogation of the parliamentary mandates of all depu- ties who do not repudiate their con- nection with the former Communist party.

Helsinki, To-day. Reports from the Sala front indicate M. Chautemps will demand an im- that another Russian division is fac-mediate discussion on the measure, ing defeat, having been cut off from which will leave the former

Com-

its supply tsources. .The Finns, munist deputies one week to repudiate however, are letting the elements put | Communism or leave Parliament. in some work first, before launching | Havas. the final attack.

At least 12,000 Soviet troops are said to be trapped in this area and their position is said to be desperate. It is thought likely that when the Finns do actually move in, the Rus- sians will surrender.

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of

WORK OF B.F.R.D.C. IN CHINA

of

Chungking, To-day. Over $80,000 has so far been dis- branch tributed by the Chungking The Soviets lost 60 per cent. their effectives in the recent Suomus- of the British Fund for Relief salmi battle which resulted in the Distress in China, formerly known wiping out of the 4th Division, and as the Lord Mayor's Fund, since the 2,000 men," including ̈ ̈aTM Divisional establishment of the branch-here-lasti Chief of Staff and 40 aficers, sur- March. rendered under a flag of truce.

Russian dismay at Russian losses has resulted in an attempted to in- ject new spirit into the troops in this❘ relief work in Honan.-Reuter.

Out of a total of $140,000 received some $60,000 remain......

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