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BATTLE

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 29, 1940.

FOR VIBORG

Rages All Day Without Shifting Finn Lines

HUNDREDS OF RED ARMY FIND AN ICY GRAVE

STOCKHOLM, TO-DAY.

A GREAT BATTLE FOR THE DESERTED AND SHELL WRECKED PORT OF VIBORG RAGED ALL YESTERDAY. While the Finnish artillery was pounding the Rus- sians round the Bay of Viborg their newly- arrived foreign warplanes have been making intensive bombing raids on the Russian lines." Bombs dropped on the ice hurled tanks, guns and men'

into the icy waters beneath.

Because of the more easily defend- ed nature of the ground, experts in Helsinki häve Tittle doubt that the Finnish forces in Viborg will continue to hold out.

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NATIONAL POLITICS IN SHANGHAI ?

.(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

Shanghai, To-day.

It is learnt from a reliable source that the German Consul- ∙ate has approached German firms and rate-payers residing in the Bettlement for particulars. ro- garding, their status as regarde voting for the Municipal Coun-·| cll.

No reason is given but. Ger- man, officials privately hinted that- "we may do something in .common with the Japanese and

Italians in the forthcoming-elec-... tions."-Havas.

Fresh Soviet Divisions. PALESTINE

Thrown Into Action

Helsinki, To-day.

Fresh, Soviet divisions made a ter-

Last night a considérable rise in rific attempt to reach Viborg,

but

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weather may come to hamper the So-entrenched in the positions taken viet onslaught. Reuter.

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The Finns, too, have brought reinforcements, some of them being foreign volunteers. Soviet claims to have taken more positions are deni- ed, on the contrary, the Russians have suffered heavy lossesi

of The loss of the fortresses Koivisto does not seem to have made much difference to the Fin- nish position so far. There are as yet no signs that the fortress, by the which was dismantled Finns before they withdrew, is Finnish being used against the defences.

Soviet bombing on creased somewhat.

LONDON, TO-DAY. THE FIRST BATCH OF MEN FROM PALESTINE TO FORM PART" OF THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY ARRIVED IN A FRENCH FORCE

TELEPHONES PORT YESTERDAY, REUTER'S CORRESPONDENT WITH THE B.E.F.

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Tuesday de- Hangoe was

again the chief object of attack, but so far only one casualty is reported.

Meanwhile, Finnish aéroplanes were busy and are reported to have at- tacked a Soviet air base and muni-- Soviet tions dump far behind the lines. Reuter.

First Canadian Volunteers

Arrive

Helsinki, To-day.

The radio announces that the first Canadian volunteers have arrived in Finland.

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Meanwhile, in London, Major Ker- mit Roosevelt, son of Theodore Roose- velt and a relative of the present has President of, the United States, decided to apply for permission to re- British sign his commission in the Army to lead the international volun- teers in Finland:--Reuter.

EIGHTEEN TANKS DESTROYED (SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL")

Helsinki, To-day. Eighteen Soviet tanks are reported to have been destroyed on Tuesday in the Karelian Isthmus, where the Rus- sians continued to attack and continued to suffer heavy losses..

A Soviet attack in the Taipali sector was also repulsed. Havas.

AMERICAN LOANZA

Washington, To-day......... The House of Representatives yester- in the day approved the increase capital of the Import and Export Bank to enable a non-military “loan "of U.S. $20,000,000 to be made to Fin- land.

Proposals were defeated seeking to authorise a direct Government loan to Finland with no "strings," and seek- ing to permit expenditure of the loan Bldg. in the United States in any direction

desired by Finland. Reuter,

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London, To-day.

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“A QUIET DAY”

Paris, To-day. ! Last night's French war communi-

was a quiet day. que said there Reuter.

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London, To-day,

The amount of ""whisky and other potable spirits" to be manufactured in Britain this year will be limited to one-third of last year's out- put. This was announced in the House of Commons yesterday by the Minister of Food.

He explained that the restriction is due to the shortage, of cereals and animal feeding stuffs.

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The supply of whisky will not be affected for some years to come, be- cause of the present large stocks, and prices will remain unchanged. ·

As much beer will be brewed as of last year, although the amount sugar must not be over 70 per cent of the normal requirements. Cereals will be available to meet any de flencies, Reuter.

SOCIAL PROBLEMS OF THE WAR

London, To-day. The Prime Minister has set up a committee to consider how best the services of voluntary bodies can be used to deal with social problems that have arisen, or may arise, as a result of the war-Reuter.

KING'S PHYSICIAN

London, To-day. Colonel A. C. Munro, of the Indian Medical Service, has been appointed Honorary Physician to the King- Reuter.

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