1940-02-21 — Page 4

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 21, 1940

Losses In Finland

REDS RESUME ATTACKS Driven Back With Heavy

HEAVIEST RAIDS OF WAR ON HELSINKI

HELSINKI, TO-DAY.

GULF OF ATTACKS YESTERDAY BETWEEN THE

FINLAND AND MOULAHAERVI WERE REPULS- ED, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL COMMUNI- QUE. IN THE EAST OF THE ISTHMUS THE ENEMY ATTEMPTED TO. ADVANCE ON LAKE SUVANTO TOWARDS VOOSULA BUT WERE STOPPED ON THE ICE AND RETIRED AFTER SUFFERING HEAVY LOSSES.

BRITISH VOLUNTEERS FOR FINLAND

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL")

Several

London, To-day. thousand volunteers are preparing to go to Finland accompanied by specialists and competent officers.

It is understood that the refus al of the Scandinavian States to to extend military assistance Finland will further induce the Allies to facilitate recruiting and departure of volunteers.Havas.

An attack on Taipale by Soviet forces was repulsed with time ago in the Kuhmo area in cen-

great enemy losses.

Finnish troops north-east of Lake Ladoga continued to mop up enemy positions and beat off all Soviet coun- ter-attacks.

The Finns captured several Russian positions at Kuhmo.

Finnish coastal batteries dispersed an enemy detachment which, support- ed by tanks, tried to advance on Lake Ladoga to turn the Finnish positions at Taipale. The enemy lost 200 men. to the Finnish

batteries coastal north-east of Lake Ladoga destroyed of ammunition, stores and a battery heavy Soviet artillery.

AIR ACTIVITY

Six Raid Alarms In Helsinki

Helsinki, To-day. The capital yesterday had its worst day of air alarms for some time; six warnings sounded during the day.

A train from Turku to Helsinki was halted six times by alarms and had to scatter into passengers woods near the line.

the the

It is reported that seven parachut- ists were dropped west of Helsinki, Russian bombers near Helsinki were supported by fighters several battles are reported were

The Finnish Air Forces continued to attack columns and troop concen- trations and carried out successfully many bombing flights. There several air battles.

Enemy air force activity continued on a big scale and several small vil- lages were bombed but so far only seven people have been reported kill- ed and six wounded.

been Six Russian planes have brought down for certain and the loss of six others has been reported but not confirmed.--Reuter.

OFF THE RECORD

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and be- tween them and some of Finland's new aircraft, At least two Rus- have sian planes are stated to been shot down. There were also several severe air raids on Viborg and Kuhmo.

5,000 BLAIN

Soviet The Finns are repelling all

of attempts to relieve the remnants the Russian 54th Division, cut off some

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tral Finland. At least 5,000 Russians from this division have been killed in the last fortnight.

Fifty bombs were dropped in two raids on Kuhmo and there were also ralds on Nurmes and Joensu, towns on the main rallway line to the Kare- Han Isthmus.-Reuter,

MOBCOW CLAIM

Moscow, To-day.

NAZI RAIDS ON EAST COAST SHIPS

London, To-day.

Ships were attacked yester- day afternoon by enemy planes off the Northumber- land, Norfolk, Lincolnshire and Suffolk coasts.

attacked S.O.S. messages from the ships were heard by wireless listeners on the Norfolk const

Air raid warnings and gunfire were heard in south-east Essex.-Reuter,

GERMAN CLAIM

Berlin, To-day.

agency The official German news

minelayers claims that "two British and armed British merchantmen" were sunk by German planes "in the course of reconnaissance flights to the Eng-

·lish coast, the Scottish east coast and the Shetland Isles."

In London, no confirmation what- ever of the above claim is available. is stated that one fishingboat was attacked-Reuter.

A Soviet communique claims the

Koivisto, at the apex of the Finnish capture of the town and fortress of It right flank of the Mannerheim Line.

Reuter.

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were

A LA NOMONHAN?

Moscow, To-day. A communique states that the So- raided aviation successfully viet enemy troops and military objectives. Forty-seven enemy planes brought down in air combats.-Reu- ter.

Three Soviet Divisions In Difficulties

Helsinki, To-day.

the

Military advices received in Hel- sinki state that three Boviet Divisions north of Lake Ladoga are in difficul- Finnish ties, thanks to fast-moving patrols; an attempt to outflank Mannerhelm Line is halted.

The Divisions are the 6th, 64th, and 164th Divisions, and they ~~~ are now being harassed by the Finns. In this sector, the 18th Division was wiped out early this month.

is the hardest The 8th Division

state pressed and unofficial reports that it la virtually destroyed. The 6th and 18th Divisions between them, It is said, have lost 37,000 men killed or captured.

The Finnish victory over the 18th of Division resulted in the seizure enormous supplies of equipment, in- cluding 70 field guns and 100 tanks.

Field-Marshal Mannerheim is him- self personally directing these opera- tions.-Reuter.

MISSING MEN LANDED SAFELY

Copenhagen, To-day. The owners of the Danish steamer Sleipner, which was sunk last Thurs- day evening, announce that seven of the crew and six Greek passengers, were who were reported missing, landed yesterday at a British port. Reuter.

YOUTH

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Helsinki, To-day.

With the Finns fighting the Russian

invaders, Finnish boys and girls from

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agricultural work. Younger, children are also participating in land cultiva- tion. - Havas,

KOWLOON SMALLPOX

Seven smallpox casef

notified

to the Medical Department. Six of them were from Kowloon.

There were also two diphtheria" cases three of scarlet fever (all in Victoria), four of tenisitir, four of ntary and 36 of tuberculosis,

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