1940-02-10 — Page 6

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 10, 1940

No Breach In The Mannerheim Line

FINNS

HOLD ON MAGNIFICENTLY

HELSINKI, TO-DAY.

THE SOVIETS ARE STRIKING HARD AT ALL

AMERICAN

FRONTS, BUT SO FAR THERE HAVE NOT BEEN DECISION ON

ANY SIGNS OF A FINNISH WEAKENING AT ANY POINT.

It is officially denied that the Mannerheim Line has been breached at any point. During four attacks on Thursday, the Soviets lost 700 men in an attack on the Line in the Karelian Isthmus.

Further north, another Soviet Divi- sion is in difficulties, and this is be- two lleved to be the explanation for Soviet attempts to cross the frontier a little further north again.

Neutral correspondents on the Arc- the tic Front report that here, too, Finns are more than holding their own and have even re-taken some ground.

troyed by Soviet bombing

HEAVY LOSSES

SUBMARINES

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RIO JANEIRO, TO-DAY. THE PAN-AMERICAN NEUTRAL- ITY COMMITTEE HAS RECOM- REASON FOR SOVIET ACTIVITIES MENDED ALL AMERICAN STATES One explanation of the large size TO EXCLUDE FROM THEIR HAR- AND TERRITORIAL of the Russian patrols is said to be BOURS

BELONG- that the Russian officers found that WATERS SUBMARINES

BELLIGERENT small groups of | ING TO

STATES when they allowed their men to go off on their own they EXCEPT IN CASES OF FORCE MA- wandered over to the JEURE URGENT OR HUMANI- often simply Finnish lines and quietly surrendered. | TARIAN NECESSITIES.

The Finns believe the purpose of

LOS

ANGELES EXPLOSION

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Los Angeles, To-day.

Three tremendous explosions shook the Los Angeles district yesterday shattering hundreds of window panes in the city.

The explosions were heard as far as Pasadena.

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So far it is known that persons were injured but further detalls are lacking.-Havas.

MEIN KAMPF UNCHANGED

London, To-day. Furthermore, belligerent submarines, It was at one time reported editions of must be compelled to navigate on the surface and follow a course set by "Mein Kampf" being distri- buted among the German sol- diers had been purged of their anti-Communist passages.

The Petsamo highway has been des- of the recent intensive attacks is that when admitted to territorial waters, that the new

the Russians raids.

are anxious to make some impression on Finland before the end of February, when operations are likely to be temporarily delayed

Reuter. by fresh falls of snow. -

Helsinki, To-day. A communique says that on Thurs, day the enemy attacks continued in the Summa sector and were repulsed with heavy losses to the Russians; seven tanks were destroyed.

and Pasuri enemy At Punnusloki attacks supported by artillery, aircraft and tanks were repulsed; the enemy lost 700 men and 12 tanks.

At Talpaleenjoki the enemy began a heavy attack, and the bat. tle is continuing. Two tanks were destroyed and the enemy was pulsed everywhere, suffering con- tinued heavy. losses.

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19 TANKS DESTROYED North-east of Lake Ladoga there is continuous heavy fighting and one of bases the enemy's heavily defended was occupied.

During the day 19 tanks were des- troyed, and the fighting continues.

At Kuhm our troops further im- proved their positions.

Our air force bombed successfully several columns and concentrations.- Reuter.

Still Holding Out At Summa

The

Furious Onslaught

to

Stockholm, To-day.

florcest Sovlets'

attempt break the Mannerheim Line has now Karelian extended right across the Isthmus and has apparently developed Into the most furious onslaught since the beginning of the war.

It is being accompanied by heavy fighting on other fronts.

According

to a semi-official state- ment in Helsinki the Russians have not gained "a single yard of territory" in the attacks which began on Thurs- day in the Summa sector.

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SAME MODEL

The new attacks on Punnusjoki and Pasuri followed the model of the Summa fighting, with a long artillery preparation, then bombing and ma- chine-gunning of the Finnish Unes from the air and finally a land attack by tanks and infantry.

The front along the Talpale River has been quiet for some time, and it is an indication of the magnitude of the

effort that this present Sovlet front is being simultaneously attack-

Reuter.

Helsinki, To-day. Although the Russians are con- ed. tinuing their attacks on Finland's many fronts the Mannerheim Line is still holding out, even at Summa, which has always been regarded as its most vulnerable spot.

For the eleventh successive day the battle continues around Kuhmo, where another Russian division is be- lieved to be in difficulties.

The Finne claim to be shooting patrols on down many Russlan the northern front. These patrols seldom consist of less than 100 men,

present and therefore much more vulnerable target to the enemy than the tiny Finnish patrols.

ORDER

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DEATH OF NOTED BEDOUIN CHIEF

Cairo, To-day. The death is announced of Hamedad chief Basser Pasha, noted Bedouin who was

to Malta formerly exiled with the late Egyptian Nationalist leader, Zaghl Pasha,

Hamedad devoted his later years to fostering a political and economic rapprochement among the Arab coun-

tries. Reuter.

EWO PILSNER

Healthful

and Invigorating

the authorities.

They must also obtain a special certificate.

Any Infraction of these rules entall internment of submarines. Havas.

WEYGAND

will

ON THE WAR

This is not the case, coples of the. book now reaching London disclose. The original text still stands, and the German soldier can still read that the rulers of Russia are blood- stained criminals and that a pact with Russia will lond Germany to ruin.

the

The German soldier thus has choice of believing either what Hitler once wrote, or what he says now- but not both, a nasty problem for Goebbels' Ministry of Propaganda and

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Cairo, To-day. The determination of France is to Misinformation.-Reuter. fight to the very end, vigorously as- serted General Weygand, who is visit- Ing Egypt, speaking at the Association of French War Veterans.

benefit of a peace giving Frenchmen "France wants to continue the war at least a century of calm," stated

Havas. until full victory is achieved for the 'the French General

RUSSIAN TRAFFIC IN METALS VIA VLADIVOSTOK

New York, To-day.

THE MEXICAN PORT of Manzanillo has become the clearing-house for an important traffic in copper between New York and Vladivostok, ac- cording to a despatch from Mexico City to the "New York Times.“

The report says it is suspected that from Vladivostok

the

will be sent to Germany by the trans- Siberian railway.

copper

Three American freighters unload- ed copper at Manzanillo recently, it declares, while the Soviet vessel Mayantowski left with a cargo of copper.on February 2 and two other Soviet freighters are expected to take more of the metal.

Commercial observers are puz- zled why the copper la... taken from New York. to Mexico: In

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American ships, since thereby the cost la inoressed,

One suggestion is that the Russians.

taking on board 200 tons of moly- bdenite, had loaded a £500,000 cargo of strategic metals and minerals...at Manzanillo. — Reuter.

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA. MAIL") San Pedro (California). To-day. The Soviet steamer Vladimir Maya, kovsky is heading for Vladivostoka with a cargo of war material mainly molybdenum and copper-Havas,

who are also taking Mexican lead. DEATH OF MR. W. DODD

have insufficient, ships to spare t to New York.

to go

ONE CARGO WORTH £500,000

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which sailed for

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died