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THE CHINA-MAIL, JANUARY 30, 1840

LADOGA BALL

BATTLE

Fighting Flares Up

REDS BRINGING

UP ANOTHER

-

FRESH DIVISION

Helsinki, To-day.

NORTH-EAST OF LAKE LADOGA, the Russian of- fensive is fizzling out after eight days of fight- ing.

A Finnish communique stated that the attacks were growing weaker and the offensive was expected to fail soon.

After Brief Lull

AIR RAID ALARMS IN HELSINKI

Three

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!...

Helsinki, To-day. air-raid alarmm Were sounded in Helsinki yesterday, but there were no serious raids. On Sunday, two small groups of Soviet 'planes bombed coastal towns, without doing any Ber- lous damage.—Reuter,

The Soviets, it is thought, had to continue their at- GALICIAN

tacks for so many days because if this offensive

fails the Russians might have to postpone any OILFIELD further attempts until early in March at least.

A B.B.C. Observer on the Northern!

Front reports that the Soviets are dissatisfied with the results achieved

FIGHTING FLARES UP AGAIN Helsinki, To-day.

A communique reports that fighting

SNAGS

London, To-day.

by their troops there and are send- | north-east of Lake Ladoga has be- "Petroleum Press Service,” ing A fresh division to the area. come very intense at various points.

When

50,000 alone.

this nrrives, there will bo Soviet troops in that area

SWEDES RELIEVE FINNS Swedish volunteers are now giving active support on the Northern Front,

enabling the Finns to get a few days

of muchly needed rest.

Finnish and Swedish ski patrols are still hampering Russian supply

lines.

Soviet attempts at ski patrols have SO far not been very successful Many patrols are taken by surprise.

One Finnish ski patrol found a Soviet patrol huddled round a camp- fire which was made out of patrol's own skis! Reuter.

DANISH OFFER

Copenhagen, To-day.

the

- Denmark has offered Finland 5,000

attacks and have captured

MOSCOW'S ATTACKS ON MR. WANG

Moscow, To-day.

The official journal “Prav- da" denounces "the traitor Wang Ching-wei," stating that the object of his agree- ment with Japan was to place China in a position of com- plete subservience to Japan.

The fact that the question of forma– tion of a government by Wang has indicates been resurrected, it adds, the ever-increasing difficulties Japan is encountering In China.

“Izvestia,” studying the economic position of Japan, gives a long ac- count of the strain of the war on the Japanese agricultural system. The journal emphasises Japan's lack of foreign exchange and raw materials and her shrinking foreign trade.

TRADE TALKS SNAG Observers hare are wondering If there is any connexior between theos.

The Finns have repelled all Soviet a technically well-informed

some trade journal, discussing ne-anti-Japanese articles and the pre- enemy supporting positions. The gotiations between Germany sent trade talks. Russians lost 800 killed and 180 and the Soviet for placing. It is generally believed that the Ja-

prisoners.

The Finns destroyed

four

ally Japan is reported to be offering

tanks, Galician oilfields at the dis-panese are holding out for the Cessa– tion of Soviet aid to General Chiang captured four cannon and 15 machine-posal of the Reich, states Kai-shek and the recognition of some guns and destroyed a Soviet trans- port column constating of 100 horses. that these ollfields accounted puppet government, while commerci-

Soviet detachments attempting a for about three-quarters of turning movement at Aittofoki were Poland's peace-time oil pro- repelled and left 350 dead.

duction of half a million tons per annum.

AIR ACTIVITY

•

It points out however that largely The Soviet air force attacked the

as a result of inadequate drilling districts of Kotka, Lovisa, Hango and

these operations, the output from Rauma, and bombed Hrynsalmi, infelds has fallen during the last 15 north Finland. Two Soviet planes were brought down.

Finnish planes bombed Soviet con- homes for the use of Finnish people | centrations at various points, as well who may have to leave.

For the time being, however, Fin- land does not consider it necessary to accept the kind offer. - Reuter.

OFF THE RECORD

as columns of troops.

Helsinki had four air raid warn- ings yesterday but no bombs were

Reuter. dropped on the city.

By Ed Reed

years to 370,000 tons and difficult geological conditions are likely now to hamper any rapid increase in production.

Oil horizons lie at a great depth wells average from

three to four thousand feet, and the number of wells drilled during 1938 were in- sufficient to maintain production at the previous levél.......

Russia plece-goods, and wants in ex- change all, timber and iron ore.

The negotiations are not far ad- vanced, Reater.

JAPANESE DIPLOMATIC OBJECTIVE

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL")

LONDON, TO-DAY. "THE RE-PATCHING OF THE ANTI-COMINTERN. PACT IS THE CHIEF-OBJECT, OF-THE-CONFER ENCE OF JAPANESE ENVOYS NOW TAKING PLACE 10 BUDAPEST,”-

ACCORDING TO Mf. G.' WARD

PRICE, EDITOR OF THE "DAILY MAIL"

Any increase in production, there- fore, would be dependent on large scale drilling, but stace the Germans are known to have considerably in- crémed drilling operations in West- ern Galicht it is doubtful whether The diplomats, he adds, are also necessary equipment and skilled per- deliberating the best means to aid sonnel will be available after cover-Italy and Hungary in case of a So- of olf in the Reich and viet attempt to extend its sphere of influence in the Balkans by force.— Havas.

img needs Austria.

In any case, a year or two must elapse before even koti chuld) srodnes an appost

Quits apart framtratüpört jro- blems, quantities of Galician oil are relatively negligible it proportion to the total of German consumption once major military operátions begin. 1. British Wirelent. .

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