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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 6, 1940

Marooned Soviet Division Annihilated FINNS' VICTORY ON LAKE LADOGA

GERMAN REDS REDUCED "COLUMBUS" TO STARVATION

PROTEST

SAN FRANCISCO, TO-DAY.

A PROTEST AGAINST THE CON. FINEMENT OF 512 SAILORS FROM THE SCUTTLED GERMAN LINER

BAY HAS BEEN VOICED BY THE GERMAN CONSULATE HERE.

Helsinki, To-day.

FRONT

THE WIDESPREAD SOVIET air raids over the week-

end continued yesterday.

COLUMBUS ON AN ISLAND IN THE Kayana, at the head of the railway running from southern Finland to the centre, was bombed, and Rovaniemi had another raid. There were also attacks on a Swedish ambulance unit.

The German Vice-Consul has de- nounced the action of the U.S. Emigra- tion Department in cancelling shore

leave for the crew of the Columbus and During the week-end raids, Viborg and Abo were

has forwarded an official report to the German Embassy in Washington.

This may develop into an interna- tional incident if the German Embassy sends a formal protest to the Depart- ment of State.-Reuter.

MORE WORKLESS

London, To-day. The number of unemployed on the registers on January 15 showed an increase of

compared over 157,000 with Dec. 11 last.

Over 130,000 of the increase was ac- counted for by industries adversely affected by frost and snow.-Reuter.

TIN LICENCES

London, To-day.

A Board of Trade Order adds tin to 1 metals which, with their alloys in un- wrought forms, require licences export to any destination.

for

The Order came into force on Sun- day. Reuter.

severely damaged and many of the principal buildings were wrecked or partially gutted by fire.

The attacks are expected to con- At Viborg, the raiders directed their

at the tinue, as Soviet reinforcements arc bombs at the Cathedral and working class district in the old town, on their way from Moscow and south- which was heavily bombed. Fortun-ern Russia-Reuter, ately, 85 per cent, of the

had been evacuated.

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Several neutral correspondents

raids agree that in the recent Soviet airmen concentrated on bombing of hospitals and many small country churches been bombed during the past days.

SOVIET DIVISION WIPED OUT

HELSINKI, TO-DAY. FROM ESTHONIAN BASES

ACCORDING TO REPORTS Bald to REACHING HERE LAST NIGHT Many of the raiders are

across the THE FINNS HAVE GAINED AN. have taken a short cut Gulf of Finland from bases in Esthonia | OTHER BIG VICTORY. and the Finnish air force accordingly The 18th Soviet division, which was retallated on Sunday by bombing So-marooned for a week at Kitlea, north- viet troop concentrations and air bases east of Lake Ladogo, has been vir- in Esthonia.

tually wiped out.

DISPUTE SETTLED

Soviet attacks on the Mannerheim Line continued yesterday London, To-day.

despite The districts of the

The Finns claim that Mineworkers heavy losses. Federation by an overwhelming at least 1,000 were killed and their majority have accepted the coalowners bodies are piled high in front of the offer in the wages dispute.-Reuter.

barbed wire.

TWO GALA PERFORMANCES.

TO-NIGHT AT 9.30 P.M. & THURSDAY AT 11 A.M.

(In Aid of the International Peace Hospital for Wounded Soldiers)

REGULAR OPENING TO-MORROW

NO INCREASE IN PRICES

History's Stormiest Days Live Again....... In a Picture That Will Live Forever! PAUL

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MUNI DAVIS

JUAREZ

(WAR-IZZ)

A WARNER BROS. PICTURE „BRIAN AHERNE

CLAUDE RAINS - JOHN' GARFIELD

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JOSEPH CALLEIA GALE SONDERGAARD GILBERT ROLAND • HENRY OʻNEILL Directed by WILLIAM DISTERLE

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THE KING'S THEATRE

Between 1,500 and 1,000 men were killed, captured or died of cold hunger.

OUTFLANKING FAILURE

It la confirmed that yesterday's victory marks the culmination of the failure of the Russian attempt to out- flank the Mannerheim Line.

Five hundred Russians were killed north of Lake Ladoga. Reuter.

RUSSIANS' GHASTLY PLIGHT Helsinki, To-day. Every Soviet attack designed to re- lieve the marooned 18th Division was hurled back and heavy Finnish ar- tillery on the island fortress of Man- sinaari continuously peppered the only road from Kitela.

The beleaguered Red troops were in a ghastly plight; their supplies were cut off and they were compelled to eat horses.

Once a Russian plane tried to drop Finnish bread but it dropped in the lines.

CURTAIN OF SHELLS Much credit for the victory goes to the. Finnish ski patrols who worked swiftly around and through the dense snow-filled forests north of the Rus- slans, and when the order was given all began to close in.

The Soviet officers too late realised their position and made an effort to break through along the shores of the lake, but this move was foreseen and the batteries on Mantsinaari dropped a curtain of shells, while larger bodies of Finnish troops, armed mainly with machineguns, steadily closed in from the surrounding woods,

-RELIEF IMPOSSIBLE The maroonad division appealed by wireless for help: Other Boviet units tried to respond and made great efforts to silence the Mantelnaari - guns

-but neither bombing nor sailles across the, Ice made any impression on the Fin nish artillerymen.

Reinforcement from the Russian frontier was impossible because a re- lieving force could never have pene trated the dense trackless forest with a chance of arriving safely or quickly

· REDS DEMORALISED

The Finnish commander waited for the critical moment and then sent

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NAZIS MAY

HELP REDS

IN FINLAND

state

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA_MAIL")

Berne, To-day. from Berlin Reports that Germany is prepared to extend Russla camouflaged mili. tary assistance

Finnish In the campaign.

A "volunteer corps" might be created, while German officers might be appointed to Moscow as military advisers to the Boviet General Staff.—Havas.

U.S. RESCUE DRAMA

SAN FRANCISCO, TO-DAY AFTER TWO DAYS' OF BATTL- ING MERCILESS SNOW STORMS IN AN ARMY TRANSPORT 'PLANE, TWO INJURED C.C.C.. BOYS FROM ARIZONA ARE NOW UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT HERE,

One, a boy of 19, is suffering from a broken back, the other a kid of 17, has a broken arm and shoulder, sus- tained in a lorry accident on Xmas Day.

When they did not respond to treat- ment at the camp, it was decided to bring them to San Francisco by air, but. snow storms sprang up and the at Salt down 'plane had to come Lake City for a while.

They

at Hamilton landed Field on Sunday, and rushed by Army ambulance across the San Francisco Bay Bridge to a military hospital. Reuter.

were

patrols for a final onslaught against- the broken and demoralised Russians.

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The booty was not, expected to be as extensive as after the victory Suomussalmi, but would certainly be considerable.-Reuter.

MASTERPIECE OF UNDERSTATEMENT

Moscow, To-day, A Red Army communique regarding Sunday's operations in Finland states that there were some patrol activities and some infantry clashes in the re- gion north of Lake Ladoga.

There was also reconnaissance and bombing by Soviet aircraft.-Reuter. HEAVY LOSSES

Helsinki, To-day. At least 3,000 Russian soldiers were killed when the Finns repulsed four attacks against the Mannerheim Line, it is now estimated..

Reuter.

FINNISH AIR SUCCESSES

London, To-day. Confirmation has reached London of of reports of astonishing succesSSE the Finnish air force against the So- viét, writes Reuter's diplomatic cor- respondent.

the It is estimated that hitherto Russians have lost at least 240 planes while only fifteen Finnish machines were brought down.

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Most of the Russian losses were attributed to air combats.-Reuter.

TERMINUS RAIDED

Helsinki, To-day. Red aircraft yesterday morning raided Hajaani, terminus of the rail- way running northwards through cen- traland, southern Finland. No..de- tails are yet available.

Recently Sovjet airman

appear to have been, concentrating on bombing hospitals and country churches. Many, places of worship have been burned. down as the result of such attacks.- Reuter.