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The King In France

Meets Men Who Have Fought Nazis

LONDON, Dec. 6 (Reuter).--- The King on the second day of his tour of the Western Front mat men who had been in action against the enemy.

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Among those Introduced to him were several' RAF, pulls each of whom had downed a Heinkel bomber, Lalor His Majesty Inspected 'masa formations of troops, over walch circled R.A.F.. Bgbiers and recon- naissance pinnes

precaution against possible German attacks,

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The King again was accompanied by Viscount Gort, the British Com- mander-.-Chief, Major General the Duke of Gloucester, and General A F. Brooke, Commanding the Second British Army Corp in France.

AIR RAIDS RESUMED

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A life-boat rescued the crew after the distress signals were scen.

Raids On East Coast

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LONDON, Dec. 6 (Reuter)-There was some aertai activity on the cast coast on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELE GRAPH

A corner of an Amertoan zircraft factory showing, in the foreground, slanes having Qieir wings attached.

REDS DEMANDING ESTONIAN AID?

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LETTERS

FIRE-TRAPS

"Hongkong Telegraph."

early have thrown the Seventh Army,To the Editor,

thei under General Mereskov, Into region comprising Karelian lathinus and Lake Ladoga,

A German plane was brought down in the sea off Nerfolk and two others! were picked up by searchlights over the Tinnes Estuary

They disappeared In north- casterly direction.

An enemy plane flew over the Orkneys while another was heard over Northern Scotland during the morning.

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Mino-Laying Mission The plane which ernshed was a Heinkel reconnaissance machine, be- iloved to have been engaged in minɛ-| laying.

Sir, read with great interest

NAZIS BEATEN ON HIGH SEAS

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said that Britain had begun the war with 21,000,000 tons of merchant shipping, out of which she had lost, dur.ng three months, about 340,000 tons.

The Seventh Army consists of seven your editorial in your issue of the

5th instant concerning the disastrous Against this, she had gained by infantry and four tank divisions.

Over half of this army is believed Bre in Shangit Street on Sunday inansfer from foreign lags, by prizes to be in the Karellan area,, where a night and quite agree with your taken from the enemy and by new Vessels bullding on a large scale series of spear-thrusts were made into remarks.

leaving a net the Finnish advanced defences with Government ought to Introduce im-about 280,000 tons.

For every thousand tons of British of Chinese lenement houses of three shipping sunk, 110,000 had entered or four-storied high, both in Hong-British ports. kong and Kowloon, in order to pre-

the intention of reaching the railway mediately emergency legislation to less of about 60,000 tons. line starting at Oulu, in the Botlinain improve or to pull down the old types

Gulf, and running south-east towards the Russian froniler.

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Losses in protecting warships of Eighty thousand Russians and 40,- 000 Finns are said to be fighting invent a repetition of such a catastrophe the Navy were necessarily heavier in --one with such an appalling loss of the Karelian Isthmus.

they mercantile marine, Finns Half A Million Army

life (fifty-three dead and twenty-two roportion than those of protecting seriously injured now

lying

crilically

because they had to greater risks The Finnish Army numbers nearly in the Kowloon Hospital, according teck enemy

sub- destroyers and RAF. fighter planes went up but 500,000, and It is stated, includes to the report of your laue to-day) marines. owing to the darkness and the ex-several Russian commissars who and one which must have struck tremely bad weather, they did not fought in the civil war of 1917,

horror as well as sympathy to the contact the Nazi machine."

Russian troops are reported to be

H. F. K. The German plane, however, ap- poorly shod, wearing rubber golothes core of every human being. parently got out of control in the bad, instead of boots, which are uncom- weather and after narrowly missing fortable for marching, a gasometer and several buildings,; The evacuation of towns continues, crashed into the sea.

Only a few Helsingfors

Chiang Talks

With Cosme

residents

remain at

Many Air Raid Casualties

A journalist to-day visited a hospi- tal 20 miles from Helsingfors and saw the victims of air-raids.

in this region since hostilities began. Two big enemy planes were shot down north of Laké Ladoga.

Finds Time For A Pun The losses of warships during the first three months of the war in 1914 were more than double that now suffered.

Mr. Churchil

their bald that watch-word should be "Carry on and dread nought."

more

December 7, 1939.

Britain's War Progress

Finds Favour With

The Press

LONDON, Dec. 0 (Reuter)-Dis- cussing Sir Samuel Licare's statement on Titesday, the "Daily Telegraph" mys at gave Impressive figurez of the present war output, and of the great progress being made.

The "Times," however, says that nu comparisons should be made be

The rent tween 1014 and 1930. question is "ew far are we advancet in suppiles and organleation of eronomic policy s compared with 117 or 10107 The expenditure to Chir comparable with these years.

com- economic policy is already warable in principle. When will it be comparable in results?"

Secret Session Approved

mersing the speret session of Parliament, most papera agree that it will enable important maliers to be discurred without giving informa- t'on to the enemy.

The News Chrunicic" was typtent

in ils comment that by means of a sorrel sertion, members will be able to and give out Information which has come to their attention and which may be true or false.

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"Everybody will feel better after- |wards," says the paper.

DECISIVE BATTLES BELIEVED NEAR

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is not known whether they manuged to penetrate this for Inland. whether they were dropped by para.

chute.

Heavy snowstorms are hampering the Russians in the Karelian Isthmus

Bron.

Near Main Defences

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” ROME, Dec. 7 (UP)-The Hel- singfors Correspondient of "Popolo d'Roma"

that Finland's reports GHQ. anticipates that the invaders will soon contact the main Munner- helm Line.

This line of defences is named after! Field Marshal Mannerheim, the Fir nish Commander-in-Chief who ac- bieved the nation's independence 21 ngain in years ago and who is supreme command of the Finnish forces.

The Soviet Fleet, however, will al- most certainly be ice-bound within a few days, and will be immobilised in Kronstadt Bay.

Saviats Dony Losses

**Asdic" U-Boat Detection Mr. MOSCOW, Dec. 6 (Reuter),—The

Churchill added that the headquarters of the Leningrad mill-efficacy of the Asdic method of detec- tary area deny the report that 80 tion was increasingly proved and the There were some hundred adults Soviet planes were destroyed in a ordeal to which a U-boat was sub-

jected would become ever Finnish air-raid on Murmansk. and 25 children.

Many of the children were terribly! They state that no raids

were, severe.

The convoy system was now in full injured,

carried out by the Finnish, or any! CHUNGKING, Dec. 6 (Reuter) It is reported that the Swedish, other nir force in the Murmansk area. operation. Very few ships were al

orn Resistance Stubborn "Important questions of interest to'armaments firm of Bofors is passing

tacked in convoy, and less than one In 780 was sunk. both France and China were review on to Finiand 25 anti-aircraft guns! HELSINGFORS, Dec. 6 ́(Reuter),

Convoys involved a certain definite ed by M. Henr! Cosme, the French which were ordered by the

-Stubborn

Finnish resistance to the loss of carrying power, but this lots Ambassador, and General Chiang Government but could not be deliver-Red Invasion continues, and, accord was being steadily reduced by the Kai-shek in the course of a long and, ed in time,

Sunday cordial interview held on

Three spies, alleged to have been in to a communique Issued by Gen- intitution of slow and last convoys discovered sending radio messages to crai Headquarters, 80 Russian tanks and other appropriate, measures, but have been destroyed or damaged a certain delay must always remain. Moscow, were shot to-day.

since the war started.

U-boats preferred increasingly to attack the ships of countries with whom they were at peace rather than those with whom they were at j .cala.

morning," says an offelal announce

mert published here to-day.

Mr. Wang Chung-hul was present n the interview.

NEW PALESTINE

CONCESSION

JERUSALEM, Dec. 0 (Reuter)-

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Attacks Hold HELSINGFORS, Dec. 6 (Reuter). -Soviet attacks are being held on all fronts..

Air operations to-day were con- Sned to a few reconnaissance flights by Red planes over Petsamo.

Owing to bad weather, Finnish planes over Petsamo.connaissance planes again only went up on connaissance flights.

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wer.

Remarkable Figures

During the past few days, over 60 Soviet tanks have been destroyed on the southern front, and many more

The figures were remarkable. British merchant ships lost in have been put out of action on the

Practical Help Forthcoming October were half what they were in front north of Lake Ledoga, where

Practical help is coming to Finland September, and in November they fierce fighting is taking place in from countries outside Scandinavia.were only two-thirds of what they It is anncunced that the persons who heavy, snow.

In addition there is the suggested were in October. left Palestine during the recent dis- On the Arctic front, the Finns are

Quite the contrary had been turbances are now permitted to re- holding up the advance of the Rus American action in returning to Fin-

sions, who are being constantly re-and the next instalment of her war case with neutrals.

debt,

and of italy supplying the Finns turn.

This does not include those who intorced.

with planes. had committed acts of violence or} criminal offences, or against whom' MOSCOW. Dec. 8 (Reuter), formal expulsion orders had been Moscow Radio denies the Finnish claims, but makes no claim on behalf made.

of the Soviets.

It is announced that Leningrad's anti-aircraft guns have been in actioned against Finnish planes.

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For these there will be no im- munity.

IMPRESSED BY

WAR EFFORT

LONDON, Dec.

(Reuter)

Colonel Dentys Reitz, the South African representative to the Empire talks in London, is fying home.

Moscow's Denial

:

Fifty or sixty Italian planes have already arrived at Helsingfors,

The disgust felt over the Russian action was shown in the Danish and

the

much They had lost half as again in the second month as in the In the first and double as much Bird month, as in the second, It was a strange kind of warfare i which the German Navy were eng- aged,

Swedish Parliaments to-day when all members, except Communists, walk- When driven off the shipping of out when the Communist leader their declared enemy, they consoled rose to speak.

themselvs by running amok among 80 Red Tanks Destroyed

the shipping of neutrals. LONDON, Dec. 6 (Reuter).

STOCKHOLM, Dec (Reuter)- This should encourage neutrals to Eight more Russian lanks were des- The Swedish Prime Minister has con- charter their ships to Great Britain troyed in the Karelian Isthmus to-firmed that discussions are proceeding for the duration, when they could te day, says a Finnish communique, for the formation of a Cabinel on a sure of making larger profits than

This makes the total 80 destroyed broader basis.

Before he left, he said that he had GRIN AND BEAR IT

been very impressed by the Allied!

war effort, and by all he had seen

and heard.

He praised the co-operation be-] tween the Dominions and the Mother country.

Hitler Visits An Old Warrior

Brau-

BERLIN, Dec. 0 (Reuter)-liter and General Walther von chitsch, Commander-in-Chief of the German Army, paid visits to-day to General von Mackenzen on the oc0- caston of his 10th birthday.

The old general is best known for his smashing defeat of the Russian army. In 1915,

Hugenberg Escape

To Switzerland

PARIS, Dec. 6 (Neuler).—Alfred. Hugenberg, the German Industrial magnate, hog tied into Switzerland, according to a radio announcement.

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Patrol Activity

On West Front

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PARIS, Dec. 0 (Reuter)—A com-: munique Issued to-day sister that i there were no events of Importance, But that there was patrol activity.

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By Lichty

"Slow down, Gort-ain't you' got no respect for ago ?"

they had even made in peace, and in addition had a complete guarantec

gatrast loss.

Italian Trainod Pilots SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ROME, Dec. 0 (Reuter)-The re- parts that hundreds of Italian planes are being sent to Finland are not confirmed.

It is admitted, however, that before

ceived from Finland for 50 warplanes. These will be filed as soon as pos- sible, but it is, likely that they will have to be delivered overland by

the Soviet invasion orders were re

Flying them over German territory might cause a Soviet-German. incident.

The "Popolo d'Italia" points out th: mort Finnish aircraft are built in Italy and most of the Finnish pilots are trained in Italy.

Chinese Casualties

Chungking, Dec. 6. Forty thousand Chinese clydian casualties, including 20,000 killed, are the result of Japanese air raids in 18 China during seven Provinces in months between January and July this year, according to Agures just leased by the Chinese Acronautical Affairs Commission.

During the period Japanese aircraft Lowest Form Of Warfare made 1,276 raids and dropped 32,000 Referring to mines, Mr. Chur-bombs. chlil mid that j was about the lowest form of warfare that could A total of 64,000 houses are sald be imagined.

to have been destroyed, 6,000 others

It was warfare of the Irish Re-damaged and 380 Junks destroyed. publican Army type of leaving bomb parcels in an office at a rail- way station.

The magnetic mine might perhaps be Hitler's much-vaunted BCCret i weapon..

The heaviest casualties occurred in May as the result of Japanese bomb- on May 3 and 4. It is estimated that ing on Chungking, wartime capital, 14,000 people were killed or wound- ed in May. According to report Issued by the Chinese National Relief Commission casualties in the bombing

MR. KENNEDY IN of Chungking on May 4 alons were

NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Dec. 4 (Reuter) Mr. Joseph P. Kennedy, the Ameri- can Ambassador to London, who arrived here by air, told reporters that the British Government had not the slightest expectation that the United States would enter the war.

Denying ruraours that he was re- signing, he said that he was return- in to London after Christmas,

He had come to see his family and to Inform the State Department about the situation.

4.572 killed and 3,637 wounded. Houses destroyed on May 3 totalled 000 while on the following day nearly 1,100 houses were demolished by bombing.

Kwangtung in said to be the most verely bombed of all the provinces. During the seven-month period it cuffered 311 raldo-Reuter,

Mussolini Sees Ley

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ROME, Dec. 0 (Reuter).—Mus- solini hnd hotars of convergallon with the German Labour Front Leader,

Australia To Make Dr. Robert Ley.

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