1940-02-07 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 7,1940

FINNS HEAVILY BATTERED IN MANNERHEIM LINE

Helsinki, To-day.

ALTHOUGH, IN ACCORDANCE with past practice, the Finnish High Command will release no information concerning the reported wiping-out of the entire Soviet 18th Division north of Lake Ladoga until victory is fin- ally and decisively won, it is reported from reliable sources that between 15,000 to 20,000 Soviet troops have either perished there or have been taken prisoner. Soviet air raids on Finland fell of the Finns have wiped up the rem- on Monday, and were:Chilefly directed nants of the 18th Division and are to the north of the country. The Finns concentrating on a second Soviet divi- now claim to have destroyed 250 So-zion, which is menaced by a similar viet machines, for the loss of only fate. Havas,

15 Finnish 'planes.

Commenting on this, expert obser- vers say that the Soviet machines are mostly obsolete or obsolescent, that the Russians are short of trained fight- ers, and that Soviet materials arc .of Indisserent quality and poorly

maintained. Reuer.

Situation Confused

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Helsinki, To-day.

The situation is becoming more confused despite the comforting news of the destruction of the Russian 18th Division.

Precise information from the Kare- Jian Isthmus is lacking, although it is officially claimed that the further violent onslaught of the Red Army yesterday had been repulsed by mid- night.

Correspondents in this zone, how- ever, compare the Rosslan artillery fire with the most intense at any period of the Great War and add that the Finnish forces are suffer- Ing their heavlest losses since the Soviet invasion.

The series of attacks Viborg are resulting in gress, although the cost high.

aiming at some prO» has been

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"Everywhere Repulsed"

Helsinki, To-day.

A Finnlah communique says that on the Karellan Isthmus. the Reds, on the morning of Monday after pre- paratory artillery, began a heavy at- tack at several points between Hat- jalahdenjaervl and Summa.

Over 100 armoured cars were used in the battle, which continued heavily all day.

By midnight the attacks everywhere had been repulsed, with heavy Soviet losses. The Finns destroyed 22 armoured cars.

North-east of Lake Ladoga the Finns repulsed continuous enemy attacks on the Pitkaranta Archipelago and the coast, the Reds losing several hundreds killed.

The Finnish air force on Sunday night bombed Russian troops encamp- ed round fires. Reuter.

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Rounding Up Remnants

Stockholm, To-day, Stealing through forests and rocky terrain, Finnish patrols last night were rounding up the remnants of the Soviet 18th Division to prevent any joining the four Russian divisions known to be further north.

Reliable reports indicate that the Red Army threw two divisions into the attack on Summa yesterday.

Meantime, there is information that ́at least 5,000.—Reuter.

The newspaper "Allehanda" estim- ates the number of Russians hitherto killed in the Kitcla operations to be

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