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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

SOVIET

PLANS TO

PREVENT FOREIGN ASSISTANCE FROM REACHING FINLAND.

LONDON, Jan. 5 (Reuter)-Reports from both Copen- hagen and Stockholm state that the Soviets staged one of their most ambitious air raids on Wednesday on the town of Tornea, at the head of the Gulf of Bothnia

Twenty planes are sald have bombed the outskirts of "! the town and two were shot down. The railway "bridge" a few miles to the east of Tornea is said to have been damaged.

If this is so, the Finns will be deprived of a valuable means of supply from Sweden.

Strength Of Nazi War Economy

CABLE

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China's Huge Capacity For Recovery CUSTOMS REVENUE

SURPRISE

LONDON, Jan,

(Reuter)—

Hopes that serious efforts may shortly be made towards securizig ¡some settlement of the sino-Japan-, eso war, were responsible for the LONDON, Jan. 5 (SWS)--The sharp upward movement of Chin- announcement of Field Marshal ese bonds yesterday, Goering's appointment as dictator

Leningrad-Murmansk

Railway Cut Murmansk and the outward the Field Marshal's "disgrace."

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TEMPORARY BASES

line, according to the despatches, It is possible, however, that the was badly damaged and virtually Soviets have established tempor- put out action by daring finnish ary air bases on the frozen Lakes ski-troops aided by the revivified hear their lines on the Central

SMALL DECLINE

It is realised that the potential of German war economy is the This raid raises the ques-subject of editorial comment. The recovery capacity of China in such tion of where the Soviet representative view is that the an event must be large, especially planes came from. The announcement satisfactorily dis- as the latest returns of custom nearest large Soviet town is poses of speculative rumours of revenues issued by the Chinese Embussy indicate a relatively sunaji jand home journey from Mur-' The Manchester Guardian, in real decline in China's receipts for HELSINKI, Jan. 5 (Reuter)--The cutting of the Leningrad-Murmansk is 680 miles. From an editorial appreciative of Ger. 1939 compared with last year.

Many financial quarters, who man powers" of organisation. "mansk Railway line was officially Leningrad a round-trip would confirmed in Finnish Military de-be one of nearly 1,000 miles, issues a warning against "under-were prepared for a much greater estimating the strength of Ger- decline, are now wondering spatches yesterday The railway

man war economy" and goes on whether if China can secure such to deprecate the attitude which a large custom revenue with many dwells too confidently on the of her legitimate trade outlets hardship and embarrassments of closed, she might not provide a the enemy compared with the spectacular commercial recovery vastly superior economic resources were normal trading conditions are The Soviets also bombed Oulu ot Britain and France, and makes restored Finnish aeroplanes also bombed Soviet air bases on the Esthontan (leaborg), an important rallway the point that such resources #il MUNICIPAL REVENUE Islands of Dago and Oesel, recent town on the Gulf of Bothnia, only avail if their organisation is CHUNGKING, Jan. 5 (Int'l)- ly "leased" to the Soviets under some sixty to seventy miles south tackled courageously by the au- "the terms of the Soviet-Esthonian These raids are belleved to be Pact. Much damage was done part of the new Soviet plan to ak- and it is understood that among tack rallways and harbours in or- the planes taking part in the raid der to hinder foreign assistance to were some of the fifty Spitfires and Finland. twenty Savoia bombers which re, cently arrived from Britain and Italy.

Finalsh Air Force.

TE is not krinwn whether these planes were also used in the at- tacks un Leningrad-Murmansk Railway the cutting of which is termed a "Crushing Blow" to Soviet i Russia in Helsinki.

LONDON COMMENT LONDON, Jan. 5 (Reuter --Semi- official circles in London, comment- ing on the cutting of the Lenin- grad-Murmansk Rail line, say that

Front.

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SOVIET - GERMANY MILITARY PACT?

"BERN, Jan. 5 (lavas)-Sw papers' correspondents on Ber- lin report that Germany's at- titude in regard to the Finns- Russian conflict is the main abject of comment in neutral circles in the Reich's capital. 30 far no official statement has been issued, and Nazi offi- cials are highly, reticent.

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thorities.

According to the Finance Bureau

of the Municipal Government, the the revenue of the city has greatly.

increased.

In particular, It urges necessity of recognising exports as a vital part of Britain's war ef- The bureau collected $320.000 In fort. It would be an error to un- December alene, which was almost der-estimate the value to the Nazi double the average revenue of the war strength of economy dell- preceding months, berately built for war.

Triangular Conference

BRITISH ENVOY'S PREDICTION OF

NAZI PLANS

CHICAGO, Jan. 5 (Bavas)—Ad- dressing the Foreign Policy Asso- ciation in Chicago, the British Ambassador. Lord Lothian, stated: ITALY, HUNGARY

"Everything leads us to believe AND GERMANY that the Reich will seek, during However, the Basier Nachrichten

ROME, Jan. 5 (Reuter)-Persis- the first days of spring, to impose It is probable that the Soviets will correspondent learnt from author- tent ramoury are circulating in a final decision on the Allies by abandon the rallway as a means of tative sources that Germany con- well-informed unofficial circles & terrific air, land and sea offen- conveying provisions to Russian aiders that a country in which that a triangular conference may sive, in which it will be using all troops on the Polar Front and con- Frenchmen or British fight, even be held between Count centrate on using motor lorries as volunteers, must be considered Italian Foreign Minister, and M. along the small highways to the the Reich's enemy.

far north.

MORE DETAILS

HE SINKI, Jan 5 (Reuter) More details of how the Finns routed the Soviets at Suomessalmi

a few days ago became available yesterday.

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SPANISH CASE

Its resources. Ciano

# Csaky. Foreign Minister of Han- rary who is at present visiting Italy, and German statesman.

The same circles rejected a com. parison with Spain's case, where the German Çəndór Legion Yought. declaring that the Spanish War as a civil not an international

conflict.

NAZI REPRESENTATIVE

bels and Herr von Ribbentrop are Field-Marshal Goering, Dr. Goeb mentioned as the possible German

cally certain that Count Clano

GOERING'S BOAST "Field-Marshal Goering declar- ed a fortnight ago that Germany today must conquer the World Empire or perish, That is why the Allies believe that Nazi Germany. and not Communist Russia, is the centre of the war.

"We and France are physically and morally ready for whatever

may come."

BRITAIN ASSURES

representatives. The correspondent could not ob

Rumours of a visit by Field-Mar- The Finns had artillery tain a clear statement as regards, shal Goering were current last available sind

operated in Germany's 50

attitude towards night, but confirmation was un- small groups. They first destroy- Sweden and Norway, should these obtainable. ed field kitchens, then supplies and countries facilitate the transit of It is said that it will be practi-

U.S.A. then convoys, eventually attack British and French volunteera, ing almost starring Soviet troops.

will go to Venice to meet M. Csaky.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (Reuter) The Finns have now turned a Meanwhile, some neutral quar- Authoritative circles believe that The British Government bas large number of captured. Soviet ters wonder if Germany will not if the conference becomes trian-given an assurance to the US. tanks to rood use. The tanks are take advantage of the Soviets gular, the problem of how to keep Government that "in the most ex- half-sunk into the ground and present diffenities for imposing on Soviet Russia on her own side of ceptional circumstances" German make excellent pill-boxes.

Moscow a military alllance to the Carpathians will stand in the exports will be allowed to reach which the Soviet 18: far reluctant, forefront of the discussions.

their destination...

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LEAFLES DROPPED LONDON, Jan 5 (Router)— There was aerial activity by bọth the Firms and Soviets yesterday. The Helsinki correspondent to

that

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MILITARY ALLIANCE »

SEVERE CRITICISM OF DISCIPLINE

a Swedish paper reports th IN THE IRISH ARMY: CO-OPERATION

Finnish planes sex over Leningrad

on Wednesday and dropped leaf-

lets, containing the speech of WITH BRITAIN URGED

the Finnish Foreign Minister to

M. Molotov. Other leadet, planes

DUBLIN, JAN. 5 (REUTER)~SPEAKING IN THE EIRE SENATE flew over the Soviet lines on the YESTERDAY, PROFESSOR MICHAEL TIERNEY SAID HE WAS Karelian Isthmus and dropped NOT SURPRISED AT THE RAID ON THE MAGAZINE IN PHOENIX pamphlets telling of the good FARK. IT WAS FATENT TO ANYBODY FAMILIAR WITH WHAT treatment the Finns gave their WAS GOING ON IN THE ARMY THAT THINGS WERE BAD. prisoners,

The leaflets include photography, showing prisoners wearing warm clothes and also showed Russian

Professor Tierney urged the ments of Elre, Great Britain and planes which had been shot down formation of a National Govern- Ulster," so that Eireann citizens and captured. Russian tanks and, ment and said that unless the two would not be allowed to damage other war material

would never be permitted in any ordinary army.

Discipline was undermined and there were irregularities which

principal parties In Eire came to property

or endanger lives in some arrangement, they would North Ireland or Britain or to en- soon find that the country had no danger the political relations be- use for either of them or for Par-tween Eire and Britain Bamentary institutions.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1940. -PAGE 7

CALDBECK'S

LIGHTHOUSE ALE

A GRAND COLD WEATHER DRINK

Per dozen uarts

$6.10.

Per dozen pints $3.80.

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO, LTD.

2. CHATER ROAD.

Jumped From Steamer With Lifebelt On

RESCUE OF H.K. STUDENT

SHANGHAI, Jan. 5 (Reuter)—| How a well-dressed young Chinese deck

passenger was rescued оп New Year's Day from drowning by the crew of the Butterfield and wire steamer Tsinan was toid when the vessel arrived from Hong- kung yesterday.

At 2 p.m. on New Year's Day, the Chinese was seen to leap overboard by fellow passengers who quickly gave the alarm. The steamer swing around and a boat was ¡ lowered.

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PRACTICAL AID Biggest Rise

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countries.

In National

U.S. Income

VERY EXHAUSTED When rescued the Chinese was very exhausted owing to the ley LONDON, Jan. 3 (Reuter)-Great cold water. In reply to questions sympathy for the Turkish earth- he stated that his name was Lee quake and food disaster was ex- Chung-kwong, aged 22, a student of pressed in practical forms in many Hongkong.

In Britain, in addition to a £25,- The ship's officers commented:

WASHINGTON, JAN. 5 (REUTER) "Evidently he did not try very hard 000 cash donation from the BritishIN THE COURSE OF A REVIEW to kill himself for he jumped over- Government, a similar fund, under ON U.S. FISCAL POLICY, IN HIS board in broad daylight and with the chairmanship of Lord Lloyd, BUDGET SPEECH, PRESIDENT has been started to raise subscrip-| ROOSEVELT POINTED. OUT tions for relief work.

THAT THE DELIBERATE USE OF The High Commissioner of Pales- GOVERNMENT FUNDS TO ENER- tine and the French Commander- GISE PRIVATE ENTERPRISE in-Chief have sent large numbers HAD PROFOUNDLY AFFECTED of tents and medical supplies for BOTH GOVERNMENT AND PRI- refugees from the quake and flood | VATE INCOMES areas.

a lifebelt ori”

MAIOR U.S. AIR BASE ANCHORAGE IN ALASKA WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (Reuter)

The United States Army officials" The King of Afghanistan has state that construction of a major given £2.000.

air base near the anchorage in Alaska may be started immediate-

13.

The Navy Department announces that it is spending. $1,750,000. for: defence facilities at Midway Island

NEW NAZI PLOT and $2.000.000 for the dereinpament

RUMOURS

PARIS, Jab, 5 (Reuter)-

is reported in Parla that some- thing is being plotted in Ger- many, but whether it is a new peace offensive, with a win- dow-dressing change of Gov- erament, as the Petit Parislèn forecasts, or a military offen- sive against Holland and Bel- glum is not yet clear,

The Atlantic

of aviation facilities at Wake Is- land.

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ADML. HARWOOD FETED MONTEVIDEO, Jan. 5 (Reuter)- Two thousand guests attended the reception, given by the Uruguayan Government to Rear-Admiral Biri Henry Harwood whose squadron of British, warships brought the Graf Spee to her doom,

IAPANESE TRADE DELEGATION IN MOSCOW

MOSCOW, Jan. 5. (Reuter)—–— Five members of the Japanese Trade Delegation arrived here from. Tokyo and were wel- comed by a large number of Soviet officials, including the Deputy Commissar of Foreign Trade. Talks are scheduled to start on Sunday.

The delegation will visit the Kremlin with the Japanese Ambassador in Moscow today for a conversation with M. Molotov.

The national income in four years had risen by sixty-nine per cent, the biggest rise for any similar period in history,

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MORE EMPLOYMENT Work and progress. administra tion will be enabled to provide em- ployinent for an average of 135.000. people. Farm security administrä- tion will operate on about eighty per cent, of last year's level. Re-} ief expenditure will be closely geared to actual needs, but 12 the present hopes are disappointed, re- vised estimates" might be submit- ted later in the session.

EXPENDITURE

Replying to the criticism of public debt. President Roosevelt pointed out that there were dur- able and tangible assets construct- FIGHTING QUALITIES

MOSCOW, Ján: 3 (Reuter)—The ed or purchased by the Gover- Admiral Harwood, speaking in Japanese trade delegates who arment, though these had never yet LONDON, Jan, & (Raiser)—

Pan-American Praise for the magnificent. fight

Airways Spanish, thanked the people for rived in Moscow yesterday, are be-bren Bsted, Clipper, on a recent their enthusiastic ing qualities displayed by Finnish

welcome. Heing received by M. Molator today. CO-OPERATION URGED

trip, carried soldiers was given in a leading

While the Senate was sitting. eastward

Philip added that by helping to destroy General Richard Mulcahy urged the Dail considered another bill Wilson, aged six months, who is the German ralder he article in The Times yesterday.

helped to be the There sa "number of con-co-operation between the Govern-which seeks to put into permanent claimed

youngest Uruguayan commerce. form legislation authorising the Transatlantic flyer in history. detention of persons suspected of activities against the state.

M.

tributing factors on the Soviet! side which matèrially assisted the Finns, the paper goes on.

OPINION DIVIDED Stalin, in the first place, is mill- NEW YORK, Jan. 5 (Reuter)— tarily incompetent and miscal-The New York Times says it is

fairly well established in diploma

ANOTHER BILL

י4

It is necessary for the Govern-

ment to introduce this B in twenty men were arrested yester- order to repeal the second part of day in the city and County Cork. the Offences Against the State The arrests are believed to be part

LABOUR LEADER'S ASSURANCE" TO B.E.F.

PARIS, Jan. 9 (Reuter)-Major

Expenditure estimates include nearly $150,000,000 on construction of merchant shipping.

One of the largest army con- struction items is of $1,284,000 for barracks in Hawaii.

GERMAN TANKER SEIZED IN 'U.S. BOSTON, Jan. 5, (Reuter) German: tanker which has been tied up here face the beg, ming of the war has been seized by the fress how to false the proposed Dew defence taxes, but suggested United States authorities.

The detention is inderstood to be ciple of taxing according to ability that they should follow the prin-

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The President did not tell Con-

Ruslans Eving close.to Finland (tic circles in Washington that a wide, Act. which Mr. Justice Dufy re- of the general ramd-up of Repub-C. R. Attlee, Labour Leader, who the result of an action brought to pay and to avoid taxes which

culated,

would obviously be more able to division of opinion exists between endure the weather conditions Nazi leaders regarding the policy prevailing there than those from towards Finland Herr von Ribben- other parts of Soviet Russia, Buttrop is said to advocate active aid they suffered from the usual for the Soviet, while Field-Marshal "difficulty, that Russian soldiers do Goering vigorously opposes such a

not like to attack their neighbours; course.

hence troops from other parts The New York Timės also states of the country had to be used...... {that" Germany is holding up and Then again, M. Btälin, for submitting to a Prize Court three political

destroyed Finnish vessels bound for this reasons, large number of his best pro- United States with cargoes of fessional otters and. finally, woodpulp, and, adds that many of

·Russian soldiers, who had been the thirty-seven Finnish· Vessels į raised in a belief in God and their recently bound for America, with country, have now been shorn of woodpælp were held up in Germany those ideals.

for several weeks,

cently pronounced HS stitutional.

uncon-

DISCIPLINE NEEDED Mr. Aiken, Minister of De- fence, salt; "When small_na-. tions are falling like nine-pins. all over the world, if this smali nation is to survive, it must have discipline and the Lov- ernment must have the” sup- port of all good citizens Ju suppressing, revolutionary · 22- tivities."

TWENTY ARREST,

A message from London" states that it is now reported that over

licans.

1 touring the B. E. F. In France -BILL PASSED-

Issued a message in which he as- "In the meantime, the Dall pass- ed the final stages of the Offencesures the men that their interests and Against the State Bill by 62 to 7 at home are being watched votes. Labour and one Indepen that care is being taken of their

relatives. [dent voted against, but the Oppo sition supported the Government.

COUNT BENTINCK

Mr. de Valera, in the course of the debate, said that care- lessness in routine was respon→ sible for the Magazine Fort "raid." and "remarked that it

would be serious if the art was. unconstitutional,” If such wers the case, it' would be necessary. to change the constitution.

DEAD

a former oneer of the vessel for decrease the consumers buying

wago arrears.

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"PEACE" POSTERS

power.

It is generally believed that this outrules the excise taxes and sug- BHANGHAI, Jan. 5 (Reuter)-gests the possibility of higher in- Posters issued by the "Fourth Route į come taxes.

Salvation Pence and National

| Army," one-of the armed forese to jbe under the new Central Govern- AMSTERDAM, Ján, 5 (Renter)➡ ment, appeared on the outside Count Bentinck, who was the first roads areas, this morning. »

to give shelter to the Kaiser when

N.Z. CENTENARY.

LONDON, Jan 6 (Reuter)—The

They read, "Down with British British Government's representa

he came to Holland, died today at and American Imperialism," "Down Live to the New Zealand Centenary his castle, Amerongen. He was with White Plotters," Drive out all celebrations, Lord Willington Teft

aged 87.

White Men.

London today..