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SOVIET TROOPS CONCENTRATE Turning Point CHINESE LEADERS

FOR

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MASS

ATTACK

MANNERHEIM LINE

HELSINKI, Jan. 2 (Reuter)-With 150,000 Soviet troops reported to be concentrated, a mass offensive is hourly ex- pected" against the Mannerheim Line. The tempo of artil- lery fire has noticeably increased, though it has not yet reached the proportion of a full-scale barrage.

but

Isolated infantry attacks are proceeding continually,

co-ordinated action has yet started.

no

FINNISH CLAIMS

The Finnish northern head- ! quarters at Rovaniemi report HELSINKI, Jan, 2 (Reuter)----The sharp fighting at Salla where expected Russian offensive against the Finns are expected to the southern end of the Manner, launch a thrust against the heim Line still hangs Are. weakening Russian Lines.

GRAVE POSITION

Despite repeated attacks and heavy artillery bombardment, no where bave the Finns been dislodged. ·

North of Lake Ladoga, a Soviet; In the north the Finns claim force of 75,000, including large successes Soviet forces are sald

mechanised forces. are in Im-"to have been thrown back on the minent danger of finding itself galla and Lake Eadoga sectors. stranded as skilful Finnish,patrols cut a means of transport and communication.

SANGINUABY BATTLES HELSINKI, Jan. 2 (Reuter)....-One Russians there are reported to of the most sanginuary battles of be running short of food and it is the war is stated to be raging an stated that within a few days the the Salla Front, where the Russians Russians will be forced to surren- are now almost surrounded,

der through starvation or fight.

""

The last two days are claimed to their way back to their own coun-, be good days for the Finns. At no try.

point did they retreat, while atleast The Finns claim now to have at two places they have driven the the initiative on the whole 800 enemy back, their latest success miles of eastern front, except in being at Kuhmo, south-east of the

the Petsamo Sector.

MORE AIR RAIDS

AGAINST

CASUALTIES IN S'HAI MURDERS

CHUNGKING, Jin. 2 {Của- |tral)---Forty-four casualties re- sulted from assassinationis in Shanghai in 1939, according to an estimate,

This firure does not include casualties caused by stray bur- leta.

Liberation Of Suffering Peoples

Of War By Easter

LONDON, Jan. 2 (Reuter)-VI- count Kano, London Manager of the Yokohama Specie Bank, in an interview. declared that the war will have reached its turning- point in favour of the Allies by Easter and that the Sino-Japanese

conflict will end in a month in a - magnanimous peace. ...

ISSUE NEW YEAR MESSAGES

Continued from Page 1 unlly and our def:rmination to fght and overcome whatever difficulties that may lle in, nur path to final facets,

WORK OF MOVEMENT Reviewing the work of the spirtual Mobilisation Movement in the past eight months since its inception, the Generalissimo "sald that the results were still a long INCREASED HARDSHIPS

Even in way from satisfactory. Viscount Kane declared that Ger- Chungking, what has been achiev many had not the foreign invested fell short of expectations and ments or other resources she post Szechwan province alona 27 sessed in 1914 and said that as districts have not even started the Germany's resources were diverted

campaign. more to military purposes, the sufferings of the people will, in-

crease..

The scarcity of salt, food and clothing was already felt.

"How can Germany in this plight carry on a full dress air- bombardment од Britain of assault on the Maginot Line?" he

Dr.

Of Allied Victory

asked. Benes Confident

LONDON, Jan, 2 (Reuter)- Confidence that 1940 will bring liberation to the suffering peoples of Central Europe was expressed by Dr. Benes, President of the Czecho- Slovak National Committee, in a New Year message.

An

ANGLO-JAPANESE RELATIONS

Viscount Kano also hopeful of better Anglo-Japanese relations. He declared that Japan did not wanted territory Inderrinity from China, but only access to her raw materials and 3 better market for Japanese goods.

CHINA WAR NEWS

Scomussalmi Front.

He adds: "The year will be de- This is the third time within a cisive for the victory of the Allies. week that the Russians were forced The Nazi leaders see already that Sunday was one of the worst air back into their Own territory. they have definitely lost unless raid, days since the war started. There has also bren heavy fight they can secure a compromise set-south-east and northwest parts Towns throughout South Finland ing north of Lake Ladoga, where flement. report bombings. At least ten the Russians were driven back "Therefore they will, during the towns were attacked and hundreds several kilometres.

The capital next month, try desperately to of bombs dropped, though details was without an air raža alarm yes-save most of their rape of Poland regarding the damage and casual terday, but several other towns and Czecho-Slovakia by proposing ties are hitherto lacking.

were ralded fifty bombs being different and unacceptable HEAVY BATTERIES dropped at Hongo alone, where a politically impossible peace news. VIIPURIS (Viborg), Jan, 2 (Reu- hospital was badly damaged and with the object of preserving their ter) The heavy batteries

ten persons injured.

regime for the time being to en- Finnish artillery

able them later to

policy "aiming at the domination more their immoral and barbaran

of Europe."

mus with 24 salvos.

These

heralded

of the the

"SUICIDE TROOPS"

and

It behoves all responsible oilcers of the Movement to increase their efforts to set it in full swing, Generalissimo Chiang pointed out. so that the final aim to imbue

single member every nation with 1 principles and deals will be attained within a short time,

of

DIRECT RESPONSIBILITY

the

Directly addressing the people, Generalissimo Chiang stressed that every man, woman and child bears a direct responsibility towards the nation. In this grave crisis the Individual people must be sub- ordinated to the interests of the country, and all the time, energy, intellect and life of a single mem ber must be given unreservedly to the naton so that through his own sacrifice, his Fatherland may be saved.

Generalissimo Chiang men→ doned the people's duty in participating in such move- ments as the Production Move- ment and Economy and Sav- ings Movement which have been started on nation-wide scale.

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Reich Striving To Organise Diplomatic Peace Offensive Favourable To Germany

PARIS, June 2 (Reuter)-The Petit Parisien states that its correspondent in Italy has sent a report, which must be reach with all reserve, but which indicates that the Reich is striving its utmost to organise a diplomatic offensive for a peace favourable to Germany, leaving her the essential part of her conquests.

The correspondent suggests. ** that important Influences are¦ working to make Herr Hitler reshuffle his regime and pre-

sent it under a more "civilised form."

He says that Herr Hitler would become President and Field-Mar- | shal Goering: Chancellor, and radicals like Dr. "Goebbels, Herz Himmler and Dr. Ley would dis-

Macker sen appear. Herr

would! probably become Foreign Minister. of Economy.

Continued from Page 1 They have already, reached the

of the war-torn town. Fighting is also raging near Anyl and Wensi

In South-East Shansi fighting has been in progress at Hukwan and Changchin in the past week, Some.700 Japanese are estimated to have Been killed and 1,000 wound- ed.

HONAN TOWN TAKEN SEANCHOW, begin once".

HONAN, Jan. 2

ture of Shehsien, in North Honan, (Central)-Following their recap-

Chinese forces have recovered an- Important town, "Wu-an,

It would be assumed that Poland

anese are retreating towards An- Czecho-Slovak í

duced in, size, according to arbitra- yang on the Peiping-Hankow Rail- thers and sisters slain by the tion, and high personage autarchy greatly strengthened by the recugnition of the Czecho-

would renounced and there would Slovak National Committee. by Britain and France.

The new government would be DUTY TO CHINA"

secret as regards its imperialist Addressing particularly to the aims and "political distance" people in occupied areas, the would be emphasised in regard to Generalissimo sald while he was Russia. suffering they have experiencing ever mindfu of the distress and

under Japanese oppression, they should not neglect their duty to.

POLAND REDUCED

New Year on the Karelian Isth- LONDON, Jan. 2 (Reuter) Bo far there has been no confirmation brought B furious avaliable regarding the cutting of Dr. Benes further declares that other response from Russian guns which the Murmansk-Leningrad line by the moral strength and spirit cffnortheast of Shehslen. The Jap-wards their country and their bob and Czechoslovakia would be re-

blazed away for nine hours, firing Finnish "Balcide Troops." In fact resistance of 40 to 30 shells a minute, but did a dental is published in Stockholm.nation was negligible damage,

DEVELOPMENT EXPECTED An 8-inch gun fired three, shells

HELSINKI, Jan. 2 (Reuter-The- into Viborg which only wrecked a ferce Russian attacks yesterday or football pitch.

The

the Mannerheim Line are expected to develop, today with Hsing inten xity.

SWEDISH VOLUNTEERS HELSINKI, Jan 2 (Reuter)--

thousands of Swedes who than ordinary violence, has been Artillery. In preparation for more wanted to take part in the strug pounding the Finnish positions for gle in the course of the last few more than 38 hours. The Russians

days had their wishes materiallstyled to rush the defences with ed, declared the Foreign Minister M. Tanner, in an interview with the Swedish News Agency.

masses of men and material at several vital spots.

The reorganised Russian Army,

He said that this force of vo- under General Stem, is believed to lunteers, under the cominand of

number at least 200.000 men in this General Linder, will come and par- sector, and it is reported that a ticipate as unit of the Finnish further 50,000 are expected from Army in the fight against Soviet Leningrad. Russia.

The Finns are supposed to have; This corps also comprises. En one third of their total Army of adequate number of officers and 300,000 in the Karelian Isthmus. non-commissioned officers and All reports agree that the 'Finns their role in the struggle for free have not yielded an inch of ground dom and peace will be an im-but behind the Mannerheim Line portant one.

they are understood to be hastily The Helsinki radio, broadcasting completing two subsidiary defence the interview, pointed out that systems designed to prevent the

the

LATEST SPY SCARES IN GERMANY

TRAFFIC WITH

HOLLAND IS DISCOURAGED

new spy scare in Germany is des- AMSTERDAM, Jan. 2 (Reuter)-A

cribed in an article dated from Hol- land's eastern border and publish- ed in Rotterdam paper Massbode. This fear of spies is the reason for the marked discouragement noticeable lately of all traffic be

General Linder also commanded enemy from breaking through. tween Germany and Holland, Over the Swedish volunteers who fought in the Finnish war of liberation In 1918.

FÜRTHER WATCH STOCKHOLM, Jan. 2 (Reuter)---

A further batch of volunteers left

here last night for Finland. With

the New Year celebrations over, it

1s expected that the transport of volunteers wil be considerably speeded up.

RUSSIAN REQUEST COPENHAGEN. Jan. 2 (Reuter) -The Berlin correspondent of the Politiken says that M. Stalin has asked Germany for 200.000techni- ! cians, engineers and experts to re- organise Russian economic ute. especially the transport system,

The correspondent Rusia would not be able to con- tinue the campaign against Fin- land unless a relay of skilled men arrive immediately.

says

that

All German experts who go to Russia will be given an entirely free hand end will be under Stalin's personal protection and, It is sald, with good salaries,

STILL TIME TO TURN BACK TO

way..

TRAIN MISHAP

enemy.

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SEQUEL TO GRAF SPEE ACTION

MONTEVIDEO. Jan. 2 (Reu- ter)-The Nazi steamer Taco- ma has been interned together with the Graf Spee crew on board

Shortly before noon repre- sentatives of the Government· boarded the Tacoma as she lay in the outer harbour and signed legal bonds, under which she will be detained in Uruguayan waters for the duration of the war. A guard

of twenty sailors was placed en board to prevent any at- tempt at evasion,

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AUXILIARY · UNIT

Uruguays action was taken on the ground that the Tacoma in- tervened in the Graf Spee affair" as an auxilary unit of the Ger-

As long as they live, they should FANCHENG "HEPER, Jan. 2 do everything possible in their be a return to world economy. (Central)-Over 100 Japanese were means to harass, weaken and in- The Petit Parisien adds that killed when a Japanese train struck capacitate the enemy, and morally General Reichenau and Gen-man Navy, a Chlnese mine at Tungshangho | rearning themselves for the feral Blaskowitz are sounding Nazi

It is thought that Herr: Hitler near Sinyang, on the Pelping-Han- courage to perform their tasks. Party leaders and magnates in may have decided against her The Generalissimo lastly gave the heavy industry and says that scuttling, because this would have stern warning to all Party and the captains of industry seem lent support to the Uruguayan Government oficials and leaders agreeable to an interior solution contention that the Tacoma Was of all walks of life to

which would prevent Germany belligerent.

This contention is vigorosly contested by the Germans, '

kow Railway, in South Honan, on Sunday.

set an

Chinese Raid example for their compatriots. shipping further towards. Bolshe

Near Peiping?

CITY SHAKEN BY EXPLOSIONS

PEIPING, Jan, 2 (Reuter)—— Violent explosions close to the city shock Peiping, causing some alarm among the lubabi- tants on Sunday Ong report. so far unconfirmed states that two Chinese hambers flew over Fengial, a few miles south- west of Feiping, and bombed the town, hitting an ammuni- tion damp and- causing three terrific explosions,

They should realise their own vism. position and responsibility and at| once correct whatever bad habits detrimental to the furtherance of national spiritual strength,

SACRED DUTY

The Generalissimo said in con- clusion that the foundation for the nation's victory has been arm- ly laid, and it remains the sacred duty of every member of the nation conscientiously and truly to do their part.

He hoped that on this day every Chinese people will take it to his heart to join in the consumma- tion of this huge task, as a fit. Christmas, very few of those who

ting memorial to the late Party ¡applied to go to Germany to visit

Leader and all those who have triends and relations were. granted It is definitely known, however, died before të in China's national the necessary permits,

that foreigner attempting to reconstruction, New notices saying: """"Cimition | reach Fengtat by train gesterday in Conversation; The Enemy is morning was turned back by the Listening," have been stuck up on

ROAD OF PEACE the German side of the border.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 (Beu- ter)-Mr. Cordell Hul, in his New Year message," "d ́clared: "The possibility is not exclud- ed that the nations may find sufficient strength of con- science to return, before the forces of destruction have been loosed in all their fury, to the tried and proven road peaceful internationaĪ lations.

of

"If the war intensifies, it will fall more heavily upon the American people. If peace comes. America must throw her weight in the direction of creating a stable and enduring world order under law,"

The 'correspondent adds that HER MAJESTY THE

continuance of Busso-German

MORE WARNINGS

27,000 TONS OF SNOW IN PARIS

PARIS. Jan. 2 "\\(Reuter)......... Over 27,000 tons of mow fell. over Paris on Thursday night and the authorities are having the greatest difficulty in coping with the fall, although 2,000 tons of salt' had already bee scattered on the streets.

The work of clearing up. was considerably slowed up by the

motor shortage of men street sweepers have been re- quisitioned by the army,

TRADE COMPLICATIONS Scuttling would also have caus ed trade complications, as the Ta coma carries a considerable cargó of refrigerated fruit belonging to exporters. on the Pacific Coast of the United States.

Another theory is that the Cap- tain hoped to make Buenos Aires, where be believed he might"es- cape, internment, but on sighting a British warship be decided that. his plan was impracticable,

COURTESY VISIT LONDON.. Jan. 2. (Reuter)-K M.B. Afax, wearing the Flag of Rear-Admiral Harwood will short- ly pay a courtesy visit to Monte- video if the consent of the Uryguayan Government is forth- corting.

The statement that the Ajax is

Police and not allowed to proceed BRITISH PRIMATE WARNS visiting Montevideo in order to

BOMBING PRADJICE,

A large number of Japanese planes were seen dying over the The constant movement of city Just before the explosions, troops in black-out trains and the | which some Japanese clicies say huge war traffic in Germany have were caused by bombing practice. caused the German authorities to give great pubřeity to warninga

against sples and to the Law GENERAL HATA'S against high treason

No Reply To

U.S. Protest

MESSAGE

TOKYO, Jan 2 (Reutert Gratitude

to

AGAINST

UNRESTRICTED

REPRISALS

LONDON, Jan. 2 (Reuter)—Gen- eral Bikoraki, Commander of the LONDON, Jan. 2 (Renter)-The Army and Premier, sent a New

repair damage suffered in the ac- tion with the Graf Spee, are de-s void of truth, according to an au- thoritative announcement in Lon- don.

PROTEST LODGED BERLIN, Jan. 2 (Reuter)The

Archbishop of Canterbury, broad-Year message to Field Marshal German Ambassador in Montevideo

casting, said: It was vital that they Mannerheim, C-in-C of the Finnish has protested to the Uruguayan should be upheld in way by the army, expressing the hope that Government against the internment Invincible faith in the rightness of 1940 will be a year or victory for of the Tacoma, according to the our causes.

German News Agency. Finiand. the 70,000 Jap:

He warned against “unrestrict- anese killed in action since the ed competition in atrocities" with beginning of the "China Air" the enemy" and said that as the was expressed by the War Mini-time roes on and just indignation ter, General Hats, in a New Year rises against some of the enemy's methods, there will be angry, de- mands pay them back in their own col

| // CHUNGKING, Jan. 2 (Central) | message.

-The incident in which Miss

General Hata says that the new Frances Donaldson, of New York, Central Government of China was hit on the chest by a Japan- would be established shortly, "but ese sentry on the Szechwan Road (this does not mean an early set-

Bridge in Shanghai on Dec. 20.

was reported to the US State

collaboration depends on the im- QUEEN AS "WOMAN Department on Dec. 28, according

mediate despatch of this man- power. The only question is whe- ther Germany can spare such a big number of skilled men,

OF THE YEAR" to a Shanghai dispatch.

The American Consulate has WASHINGTON. Jan, 2 (Reuter)not yet received any reply to their Her Majesty the Queen of England protest from the Japanese autho has been nominated "Woman of the rities regarding the incident, Year" by the WashingtonTM Merry-". go-Round, which is a syndicated column to 400 newspapers,

tlement of the China affair,

He urges the necessity of con-

tinued vigorous co-operation the part of the nation for, the establishment of the new order in East Asia. T

"The situation, in Europe is be- coming more complex and serious" Gentral Hata adds, "and it le necessary for Japan to make every possible/preparation and be cap

An average of over one-millionable of meeting nich a situation,

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BRITISH IDEALS "Some reprisals there must be,

TWO MILLION MEN CALLED UP FOR REGISTRATION BY ROYAL PROCLAMATION ·

LONDON, Jan. 2 (Reuter)- not be called until they reach. but there will be limits below Nearly two million men are affect twenty. The ideals for which we went to which we must not go," he saided by a Royal Proclamation, sign. The speed of registration for war must not be forgotten in the, ed last night, making liable for calling up the new groups will be made in the light of man-power peace.

military service all inen who

The Primate recalled that when reached nineteen years, but are not requirements in the three fighting Abraham Lincoln was asked "Do twenty-eight on Jan 1 or Jan. 30. forces Meantime, no action is re- you think God is on our side, "he This new method specifying the red by the men concerned, tinti replied: "I don't know, but what number and age of a groups simul. the public announcement of the matters is that we should be on the taneously, instead of one at a time date of registration of various age side of God"

as formerly, is adopted largely for tully worked out intervals.

groups, which will follow at care- administrative reasons.

Mr W. I Keswick, Managing

"Can we doubt that whatever our

SOVIET COMMISSARS FARIS, Jan. 2 (Reuter)-Soviet Commissare taken prisoners by the Finns are proving most difficult' The column states that the rea and some were shot for attempthig son for this is "because, arriving National Savings Certiäcates have. The Imperial Japanese Army is short-comings and sins as a na- to hide arms and continue their in an aloof and critical country, been sold on each working day firmly determined to ruif its work of agitation, according to a she completely conquered it and since Nov 22 Over £1.500.000 has duties for a settlement of the Havas corespondent after visit accomplished the conquest by be- been contributed on every working, China affair and for coping with to the front north of Lake Ladoga, ¡ ing her natural self.".

aday to Boxing Day, (Reuter); the world situation.”

The registration of men covered

tion in contending for the eternal by the Proclamation will not take Director, Jardine Matheson and and absolute verities of right and place immediately, nor will all the Co., Shanghal, arrived in Hong- wrong, we are acting in accordance men required be registered at the kong yesterday on a visit to the

same time, Men of ninetren will Colony.

with the will of God?"