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ATTACKS

BY

BY RUSSIANS

↑ HELSINGFORS, Mar. 11, (Reatör) — Despite the peace negotia- tions, the Russ'ans were pressing the "Finns hard throughout the week-end, making furious attacks in many parts,

Soviet troops are desperately fighting to extend the foothold they have secured on the coast west of Viborg, bat, according to last night's communique, all attempts on this front have hitherto teen bruken.

"

Fresh waves of troops, which ¦ ten)—A, Finnish communique ad- tried to advance over the ice with | mits that the Russians attacking sledges, were decimated by inten- | across the ice in Viborg Bay cap- sive Finnish sir bombing.

tured a few islands and adds that there have been several mass at- tacks east of Viborg

The Soviet attacks north-east of Lake Ladoza were repulsed,

HEAVY FIGHTING North-east of Lake Ladoga, the Russians launched an attack along the shore near Uoma and there was heavy fighting at Kellanjoki,

· SOVIET COMMUNIQUE.. where the Finns claim to have killed 2.000 Russians two days ago.

MOSCOW, Mar. 11 (Reuter)—A Attacks on this front were re-! Soviet communique claims pulsed

BRITISH DENIAL

the

PETSAMO?

AMSTERDAM, Mar... " -{Hayas)—It ° is reliable learn ed that a group of German inining engineers have been or« dered to proceed" to known destination, generally believed to be Petsamo. Several specialists belonging

to the Deutsche Nickelwerke concern, and the Frankenstein Bilesis have been ordered to ru to Petsamo, a few days #ED, . The Soviet trade delegation at present in Berlin is expect». ed to settle the question. of the exploliation of the Ger- man technicians.

TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1940.

FOREIGN MAILS

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, 19th MAROH, 1940) 8.30

Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.

Shanghai

Haiphong

Straits

INWARD MAILS

From

Dis

19th Mar.

19th Mar.

12th Mar.

18th Mar.

Shanghai

19th Mar.

18th Mar.

Air Mail, by "Air France Direct Service"

date, 6th March,

- Parts

13th Mar.

Straits and Palembang.

Japan and Shanghalibus qua

Europe via Suez and Straits--(Lodnon date, 25th

"January).

Shanghai and Amoy

Java and Manila, Manila,

The Part Of Shanghai

Women In War Effort

The part of women in the wat

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Afr Mali by Pan American" Airways Direct Ser-

vice"-San Francisco date, 7th March...

Air Mail by *Imperial Airways Direct Service"

London date, 6th March. .....

Shanghai zenébozacaådevemos.nasdurante Canton

capture of the Island of var jessari, in Viborg Bay, the town of SOVIET CLAIMS

northern Nisalatiti, on the western MOSCOW. Mar. 11 (Reuter)-Ashore of the Bay and the Island of Soviet Communique claims the

Vupratsu, in Lake Ladoga. capture of the towns of Kappila and Ruhela' on the west coast of Viborg bay and two islands in the LONDON, Mar 11 (Reuter)-- was described from the BM.B.C. Bay. The

Britain Singapore, in a broadcast talk by capture Repola, American reports that

of north-east of Viborg is also claim- | naked Sweden to permit the pas- | Mrs A. H. Dickinson, wife of the sage of 80,000 troops for Finland Inspector General of Police. The are oficially described here as speech was, in part, as follows:

One of the first great, move-straits. ments to be started in the war of USA, and Manila (San Francisco date, 17th Feb). 1914-18 was the Voluntary Aid Shanghai

ed

FINNISH ADMISSION HELSINGFORS. Mar. 11 (Reu-entirely baseless.

FASTEST U.S. CURTISS PLANES

FOR ALLIES

NEW YORK, Mar. 11 (Beu- ter)-According to the Wash Ington correspondent of the Herald Tribune, the Army and Navy Munitions Export Control Board had decided to allow sale to the Allies of Curtis, planes, the United

most States Army's

recent and fastest 400 miles an hour pursuit.

The board refused to per- mit the sale of the Bell Air Cobra...

Traffic On

The Danube

The German representatives at a conference of the chief Danu blan shipping companies, watch has just ended in Budapest, are reported to have achieved im- portant results.

RIBBENTROP HAS BUSY MORNING

U. 8. A., Honolulu, and Japan (an Francisco date,

14th February). hangbai and Amoy Saigon.

Detachment, which was formed to Shanghai and Amoy

supplement" and. release for u. 8. A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghal (San

foreign

service

John's St.

Ambulance Corps and the Red Japan and Shanghai.

Francisco date, 20th February),

Cross. The need eventually became | Manila.

so gres; that volunteers from the Shanghali

V. A. D. were called upon to go Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"--

overseas.

AIR MENACE

London date, 9th March

Air Mail by *Imperia] Airways Direct

--London date, 9th March

ROME. Mar 11 (Reuter)-Herr von Ribbentrop; German Foreign

As a result of the air menace Minister; had a busy morning.

a new and very interesting branch Haiphong Ata.m. he was received by of th V. A. D. has arisen in Lon-Shanghai and Amoy King Victor Emmanuel and re-don, It is the Port of London Canton mained for three-quarters-of-an- | River Emergency Ambulance. This | Japan. hour.

service patrols the River Thames Haiphong in steamers which in happier days Canton were used for pleasure excursions. Shanghai

At 11 am. he was received with traditional ceremony at Vatican City and, was presented to

Hik Holiness the Pope with whom he had a 20-minute conversation. »

Later today he will have a second talk with Signor Mussolini.

The press had little to say about the visit which it described as routine business.

NO SWASTIKA

4

VATICAN CITY, Mar. 11 (Reu- ter-Contrary to

custom," the Papal car which took Herr von Ribbebarop to the Vatican did not fly the visitor's national flag the gwastika.

Another innovation in the last Japan and Shanghai, war-again in being today was Japan and Shanghai art extremely spectacular move- Bangkok and Saigon. ment. The Navy, Army and Air (Strafts, Force each formed a unis of Australia and Manila...

Sandakan Rabaul and Manila.

women.

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In the present war-as in the last-all canteens are staffed by women, many of thêm voluntary workers supplied by the Women's Voluntary Services—yet another organisation devoted to the proper use of women-power,

Since the outbreak of war even the Metropolitan Police canteens in London have employed women, thus releasing men for real police dutles. The police-woman-who Herr von Ribbentrop is seeing has ye; to make her appearance in Rumanian, Yugoslay, Hungarian. Count Clano this afternoon and the police forces of Malaya-does Slovak, and German companies were represented, and as the de- afterwards he is to be received by an immense amoun; of valuable cisions are reported to have been Signor Mussolini. He is due to work in the protection of women

and girls at Home. unanimous, it is felt that they leave at 9.30 pm.

can only have been in Germany's favour.

To control, navigation on the

Danube Germany has formed

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INDIAN PRINCES WANT

pool called the Donau Lloyd, with SAFEGUARDS FOR RIGHTS

which the Yugoslav and Rumanian companies are invited to associate themselves.

By means of interlocking direc- torships the Reichswerke Hermann- Goering now controls four German or Austrian shipping companies and one Slovak, all in the pool.. With this the Hungarian lines are closely linked, so that the Yugo- slav

Humanian companies were easy to outvote.

and

A recent article in the Deutsche

Allgemeine Zeftung explains that Germany regards this pool as the first step in reorganizing the traffic on the Danube.

£1,413 BENEFIT

& INTERESTS OF STATES

RELATIONSHIP WITH CROWN NEW DELHI, Mar. 11 (Reuter)- While "the attainment by India

of her due place among the

draft resolution approved by the Dominions". Is welcomed in the

conference between Princes and Ministers in New Delhi, the 'need is urged, in any future constitu- tion. for safeguards and guaran- tees for the preservation of the

stails

SCOTTISH CUP DRAW

LONDON, Mar. 11 (Reuter)— The draw for the third round of the Scottish Cup to be" played on March 23 1s as follows:-

or Motherwell v. Clyde: St. Mimen Airdrieonian v. Hearts; Morton

Dundee United v. Kilmarnock.

Falkirk, or Glasgow Rangers;

TRACK & FIELD

FOR WELLARD sovereignty and autonomy of the MEET, TO BE HELD

Six-hitting Arthur Wellard, of Somerset, has received £1.413 as a

NO-DOMINATION -

The resolution will be moved by

IN CHUNGKING

SHANGHAL, Mar. 11 (Reuter)—

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OUTWARD MAILS

Registered" and Parcel Mail are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls are advertised to close at or before 9 a.m. registered and parcel malls are closed at 5 pm. on the previous day. When nails are, advertised to close after 5 p.m... Parcel malls are closed at 5 p.m.

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TUESDAY

Vir Mall for "Imperial Airways Direct

due London 20th March.

Registered and

Date and Time

Tue. 12th

KP.0.

Beg. 5.00 PM

Orl

5.30PM

G.P.O.

Service" Reg. 6.00 2

Urd. 7,00

K.P.O.

Reg. 3.00 PM

Ord.

6.30 PM

G.P.Q.

Reg.

5.00 PM

Urd.

7.03

Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Australis by "Im- perial Airways Direct Service"-due Sydney 18th

/ March. Bangkok

WEDNESDAY

Straits and Calcutta. ...... Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, USA., Central

South America and Canada: via San Francisco- due San Francisco, 4th Apri

and

Japan.

Fort Bayard, and Holhow, ........... mni

Shanghai

Amog.

7.00 P

Wed. 13th

Par. 13th 6.00 PM Ord 13th 8.30 AM OPO.&KP.O. Reg. 12th 6,00.PM Ord. 13th 8.30 AM

..10.30 AM

Airmall for Indo-China, Iran, and France (Paris]Ord.

and Northern Provinces only) by the... “Air OPO. France Airways Direct Service"--duo Paris 21st Reg. Mareh

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result of his benefit last August. Jam Sahib of Nawanagar at a To test the physical fitness of the This announcement will delight session of the Chamber of Princes people in Chungking, the National

Spiritual Mobilization Association straits. cricketers everywhere, for there lajon Tuesday.

1:30 PM

9.30 PM

2.30 PM

Manila. Strafts. Ceylon, India, East and South

Africa, Egypt and Europe Via Brindisi Brindisi 5th April.

G.P.O, & X.P.O due Reg.

2.45 PM

Ord.

2.30 F3

Fort Bayard

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TP.O. Reg. 5.00 PM

5.30 M

5.00 PM

7.00 PM 7,00 FM

THURSDAY

Thu. 14th

Increased Fees For French Visas

12.30 PM Fort Bayard

1,30 PM Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, UBA., ... Central and GP.O. & K.P.O. South America and Canada via Ban Franciaco Parcels Noon (No Parcels for Canada)-due San Francisco, Reg. 1st April

Ord

1.45 PM 2.30 FM

FRIDAY

E.P.O.

Reg. 14th 5.00 PM

Ord. 14th 6.30 PM

ZOPO

on Mar. 12, the first anniversary.

no more popular player than the It declared that no unit should will hold's track and field meeting Somerset bavier-batsman-though be placed in a position to domi- of the formation of the organisa-Bandakan. Somerset is only his adopted nate others or to interfere with tion, says the Sin Wan Pao. county, for previously he had been the right and safeguards guaran- "burned down” by Kent.

teed therm

A specialist in "sixes," Wellard It adds that any constitutional holds the record, of twice, hitting scheme involving the transference five consecutive'sixes in an over in or the relationship of states with matches at Wells.

the Crown to any other authority, Two years ago W. T. Luckes, the without the states voluntary

Somerset wicket-keeper, broke the agreement, or permitting altera- On Chinese Passports

Somerset benefit record with tions affecting the interests of the £1,180: Now Wellard leaves that states, without their consent, can- figure far behind.

not be acceptable to them,

Money Orders For Military

Fri, 15th

The French Consulate has an-Air Mall for Manila, Guam, Honolula and USA, nounced, that as from yesterday a full vise on a Chinese, passport for French Indo-China will be Haiphong valid for only one year and will shanghai, cost $10 instead of $7.50 as be-Haiphong fore, while a transit visa (with-

by the "Pan American Airways Direct Service"-" Heg. 14th 5.00 PM due San Francisco, 21st March 2 persenzi

Notes: S'hai Postal Decision out stopping in French Indo-

SHANGHAI, Mar. 11 (Renter)The reported decision of Mr.

A. M. Chapelain, Director of Posts, to self postal and, money or- ders against Japanese military notes has caused great indigon- tion among the local Chinese community, says the Sin Wan Pao.

• This stop, it is reported, was taken at the suggestion of P. K. Kanasashi, Assistant Director of Posts, and postal and money orders' may now be bought with military notes and sent to the, occupied areas, including Hankow and Klukinzig.

China) valid for one month will Dairen. Straits. cost $3 instead of $1.

LONDON, Mar 11 (Reuter)—– Only three Italian coal ships ate now anchored in the Control base, the remainder, having left during the night and early this morning.

SATURDAY

Tientian (Parcels only)

Air Mail for “Imperial Airways. Direct- Service

due London 24th March

Ord. 10th 7.30

1.00PM 1.30PM

8.00 X

Sat. 16th

10.30 AM

+1.30 M

9.30 PM

OPOMEPA

Heg

Ord

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