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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 16, 1940

REVENGE AIR RAIDS

Red Bombers Taking It Out On Civilians

400 SOVIET PLANES OVER FINLAND

Helsinki, To-day.

RUSSIAN AIR ATTACKS on Finland continue, scores of 'planes crossing the border shortly after dawn yesterday.

'An air-raid alarm was sounded in the capital at 1 p.m., but although loud explosions were heard, no bombs were dropped on the city inself. Telephone communication with Copenhagen and

Stockholm was interrupted.

400 PLANES IN ONE RAID

London, To-day.

Finland must have more help from abroad if she is to counter the Soviet superiority In the air, the Finnish Legation spokesman told Reuter yes- terday.

The partially cloudy weather of the last three days has enabled Russian bombers to, approach their objectives in this way, and 27 districts were bombed.

In the course of one attack 400 planes participated and dropped over 1,000 bombs.

BASES IN ESTONIA The Russians are using an aerial pincer movement.

They are using their new bases in Estonia in order to make raids on the west coast of Finland, and their air- ports along the eastern frontler are being used to cover the rest of the country.

Finland cannot counter this advan- tage, her chief air bases being on the South coast Behind the Karelian Isthmus defences.

MORALE UNSHAKEN Despite constant straffing from the air the morale of the Finns is un- broken, but it would be tragic if the world thought that Finland's great successes on land meant that she is winning the war.

OFF THE RECORD

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Reuter.

The Finns realised well that such successes were local successes,

RED AERIAL DOMINATION Great masses of Russians were still being brought into play. Furthermore the Ruslana dominated the akles with their bombers.

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Finland must have more fighters; her fate depended on her securing more help in the air; she appealed to the whole world, to help her counter Russia's strength. Reuter.

CIVILIAN CASUALTIES

Helsinki, To-day.

BIG

BERTHA REAPPEARS

Paris, To-day.

The Nazis are reported to have brought long-range guns into ac tion on the Western Front, near Luxemburg, and civilians have been evacuated from same French villages ten miles behind front line-Reuter.

The wreckage of three more

the

Was

A.R.P. MARINES

IN BRITAIN

London, To-day.

British towns have so far been spared devastation by air raids against which pre- cautions of civilian defence were taken, but the prepara- tions made in the first days of the war have not been re- laxed.

The civilian defence organisation

found, which were among the un- stands ready. A million and a quar-

confirmed cases reported on Friday- Reuter.

WORST OF THE WAR

HELSINKI, TO-DAY.

are at their

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ter volunteer workers posts and training goes on.

·Of the numerous branches of civilian defence few have an opportunity to I carry out their duties except in prac-

tice exercises.

Auxiliary firemen and the "A.R.P. Marines”—the latest addition to the civilian defence ranks are notable

According to Home Secretary, au❤

VIBORG HAD ITS WORST BOMB.exceptions. ING OF THE WAR YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, WHEN MANY BUILD.xiliary fire service men are turning out INGS WERE SET ON FIRE AND ALL day and night to every fire that occurs. THE SHOP FRONTS IN ONE STREET | At a recent London fire, which turned out to be one of the biggest for several

BLOWN AWAY.

Twenty-two Red bombers partici- | years, over two hundred auxiliary fire- pated in the raid.

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A communique says that on Sunday

For the fourth successive day Soviet the home area as well as the warplanes have been raining bombs zone experienced numerous air raids. towns in southern Finland, bat the

It mentions many towns bombed morale of the Finns is unaffected. and says Vaasa suffered most.

There eight civilians, Including women and children, were killed, many were wounded and considerable material damage was. done,

Elsewhere casualties and damage were relatively small.

VIA NORWAY

Helsinki had two alarms yesterday.

INDISCRIMINATE BOMBING The officer commanding air defence issued a statement declaring that the enemy, having suffered reverses at the front, have tried to avenge their de- feat on the population.

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men were on duty.

DUTY AT BEA The “A.R.P. Marines”—as they have been nicknamed-are a result of the German war on shipping.

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Merchant ships are torpedoed mined at sea or are attacked by Ger- man aircraft with bombs and machine- Casualties need the earliest pos- run. sible attention, There is a call to the shore for first aid parties.

Special A.R.P. squads stand by at ports ready to go to sea the moment call comes at any hour, day or night. On a recent occasion two first aid parties went out in a trawler to a ship three miles, off shore which had on

They have made no attempt as Part of the enemy machines came

rule to seek targets of military impor-a from the Arctic over Norwegian ter-tance but dropped bomba in localities ritory.

of small military significance.

2,000 BOMBS

at

The number of machines over Fin- land during the day is estimated over 300.

and Three were shot down

the shooting down of another three awaits "confirmation.

By Ed Reed

Take your time referee-this is the first time I've bean warm all day!".

Here's Luck

EWO BEER

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During the week the enemy has dropped upwards of 2,000 bombs on 42

outside the separate localities

zone...

war

board survivors of another ship which had been torpédded.

FIRE FEAT

There was a heavy son running and They have succeeded in killing^^^18 | casualties had to be transferred – from the ship to the trawler under difficult civilians, mostly women. jority of the casualties belonged to the and dangerous conditions. working.class.

The ma-

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Three hospitals were bombed and solitary pedestrians and vehicles the roads continue to be machine-gun- ned.

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There were fifteen persons all suf- fering from extensive superficial burns.

It was not possible to use stretchers. and every case had to be handled with the greatest care-one especially as he had a broken spine,

None of the Flörish fanälines com.

The squads administered first aid munication has been thrbátened and

treatment under these conditions, took traffic nowhere seriously interrupted.

The number of enemy planes des- the casualties off and landed them.-- troyed and shot down in a week is British Wireless. well above the number of Finnish cl- vilians killed.—Reuter.

FRENCH VISIT TO

ENGLAND

London, To-day.

A party of eminent French news-

SABOTAGE IN BERLIN.

Berlin, To-day. There have been four large

paper proprietors arrived in England fires in Berlin in 24 hours. yesterday as guests of the British Two factories were complete-

Council.

air

During their stay visits will madely destroyed, while a third to Portsmouth and Aldershot and they was badly damaged. will see something of London's defences. Among social functions in their honour will be a lunch by the Government on Thursday. The visit concludes on Friday-British Wire- less.

The extreme cold made it difficult for Berlin firemen to prevent the fames from spreading,

for

In spite of the death penalty incendiariam, there have been many such cases recently, and it is thought that these four, fires, are also due to

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RATIONING SCHEME

London,

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