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ENEMIES MAY SOON BE "ALLIES" AGAINST A COMMON DANGER

Finland

May

Be World Battleground

Nazi Attack on Firth of Forth Repulsed

RAIDERS

INTERCEPTED:

HIT

ONE MACHINE

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

GERMANY TOOK QUICK ADVANTAGE OF THE RETURN TO FINE WEATHER TO-DAY, AND LAUNCHED A FURTHER ATTACK ON THE FIRTH OF FORTH. ONE OF EIGHT ENEMY RAIDERS

IN THE PARTICIPATING COMMUNIQUE REPORTS.

RAID

WAS HIT,

AN OFFICIAL

The

So speedy was the R.A.F. on the job after the sounding of the alarm that the All Clear was sounded within half-an-hour. Germans did not even succeed in reaching their objectives, says a "United Press" message.

The official report, issued late last night, is as follows:

"Royal Air Force fighters to-day intercepted and

BIG DUTCH drove off a German raiding squadron off the coast in the

SHIP SUNK

Holland Indignant At Latest Loss AMSTERDAM, Dec. 8 (Rou ter)-All Holland is filled with indignation at the torpedoing of the 8,200-ton Netherlands Royal Mail Hiner Tajandoon, the third biggest Dutch liner to be lost in the war through U-Boat or Nazi mine action.

The Tajandben is the eighth ship Holland has lost-in-the war..

All of the passengers have

Licen

Firth of Forth area.

"The enemy squadron consisted of eight machines. "One enemy plane was hit."

A supplementary communique said: "Shortly before the Firth of Forth engagement, în which eight enemy aircraft were driven off, two aircraft were encountered by R.A.F. fighters.

"The enemy immediately turned back, but pursued to sea.

"One was seen to be hit."

Pilot's Story

enemy

were

"A thrilling story of the encounter at sea was told by

saved, according to a telegram from the pilot of one of the British machines. the captain. Six members of

crew are missing.

the

It is pointed out that the disaster! Germany's follows immediately un threat to Holland regarding c Britel blockade.

German official circles are angry at the news that British consulur officers. Dow board Dutch ships In Dutch ports to examine cargoce. This step has been carried out at the suggestion of Dutch shipping In terests, as it greatly speeds up he contraband control system.

Germany, however, regards it us a grous breach of neutrality, and it is; believed that Nazi pressure on the Dutch Government will. as a result, be further increased.

Sunk in. Collision Several other sinkings, in addition

"We were patrolling north of Heligoland when we sighted a Dornier plane.

"We attacked it but it managed to elude us in the clouds. "A few minutes later, however, we sighted it again, and attacked a second time.

"A burst of our fire got home before the crippled German managed to again find refuge in the clouds."

A pilot of a second machine said:

"I pursued a Dornier for half-an-hour, during which time I mado six attacks.

Swaying Through Clouds

"In one of the attacks we succeeded in putting the German's rear gun out of commission and punctured its fuel tanks,

"It escaped, swaying through the clouds. I doubt whether

to the torpedoing of the Tajandoen, it would be able to reach its base." are reported.

The 4,007-ton Liverpool steamer Chancellor is reported to have been tank in the Atlantic following a colli- sion with another vessel in convoy. The crew were rescued.

The Chancellor was carrying a cargo of American cotton.

Norwegian Victim

SPECIAL TO. THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Dec. 7 (UP)~It is officially announced that the Norwe- glan steamer Primula (1,024 tons) was sunk in the North Sea on Wed- nesday, presumably by a mine.

are missing Eight of the crew Seven curvivors, three of whom are Injured, have been landed. In Scot- land.

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Finland's Appeal

To World

Can't Hold Off Reds Forever HELSINGFORS, Dec. 7 (Reuter).-A desperate ap peal to the world for help was issued by a Foreign office spokesman in an in terview with "Reuter."

He said that every Finnish citizen was asking what the world was going to do about Finland,

Sympathy comes from all quar- *ters, but they must have more than sympathy. A small land of 3,000,- 000 cannot be expected forever to hold Russia with 180,000,000.

Lip-Service Insufficiant

If someone does not come to Fin- land's aid, she is frushed and will suffer the same fate as Poland, or even worse.

What Sweden, Norway and Den- mark are. doing Is lip-service.

"It is insumelent," the spokesman anid.

Arms and men must be given and given soon.

The defeat of Finland will mean far more for. Britain, France, and the world than the defeat of Po land.

Warning To Germany.. -Germany should stop. to thk.

Russia may now be an ally but what chance will Germany have even if she should succeed against Britain

Reports from Copenhagen throw further light on aerial and France.

BRITAIN'S activity over the North Sea.

SECRET?

"Daily Sketch" Talks Of New Weapon

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Fishermen at Bergen saw three foreign planes swooping low and bailing three unidentified warships Just outside Norwegian territorial waters,

They heard ennnonading between 0

and 11 Am.

A Norwegian reconnaissance plane took off to investigate the baitic, but so far no details are available.

A "Reuler" message states that German reconnaissance planes few over Western Fronce yesterday. are Air raid warnings were sounded

over a wide area.

LONDON, Dec. 7 (UP)-Has Britain a new and scerel weapon?

The assertion that we fighting the Nazi Air Force with At least two ships-one Dutch and such a weapon was carried in a one Belgian-have been intercepted front-page story in the London and taken to contraband control "Daily Sketch" to-day. basce for investigation since the extension of the blockade of German exports.

Labour Indignation LONDON, Dec. 7 (Reuler)"Pro- found horror and indignation" at the Soviet altack on Finland is expressed in a staternent of the National Coun- cil of Labour, which pays tribute to the courage and resolution of the Finnish nation in resisting the aggress

Soi',

Russia Indicted

The statement calls on free nations to give every practical-ald to Fin- lond in the struggle to preserve their own institutions of civilisation and democracy,

HELP FOR

DEFENDERS

FROM ALL DIRECTIONS

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON,, Dec. 8. (UP).—The material re- sources of a League of Nations are being des patched to the aid of plucky little Finland.

Britain is the latest coun- try to join in the fight, against the Red menace.

Through Britain, the British Empite is also rallying to the cause of the tiny Republic.

Italy, Germany, Yugo-Slavia, Hungary and Sweden are openly providing arms and ammunition. Chile and France are expected to will Join the onli-Red bloc, who night the Russians without any de- claration of war.

Thus, the amazing position has ariaen that France and England are fighting Germany on the western front, while in the cast they spe pear to be fast becoming allies in the common cause of resisting the Bolshevict penetration westwardı. As a result of this latest develop- ment, Finland's resistance is now ex- pected to last many months, even it there is no active belligerency be tween Rusala and any of the Powers now antisting the Republic..

Until this aid was forthcoming. It was not believed possible that the

with Finns,

their comparatively Inst "for more minute army, could than two or three weeks,

Opon Italian Aid

Finnish

resistance will

un-

Where Russians May · Try To Effect New Landing

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-The latest Russian threat to Finland is in the Gulf of Finland, where now landings may be attempted.

Finns Hold Red Attacks on Land

NAVAL INVASION THOUGHT NEAR

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

HELSINGFORS, Dec. 8 (UP)-Held up on the Petsamo front by Arctic conditions, and in the central and southern sectors by the Mannerheim Line, the Reds are now believed to be preparing for a new thrust from the sea in the Gulf of Finland, Finnish naval circles believe.

Bad weather is hampering all operations clsewhere

doubtedly be strengthened materi- in Finland, ally If, as is now generally anti- elpated, Italy

will adopt the

The Red Army has not been

atutude she adopted in the Spanish able to crack the Mannerheim GUERILLA

-War ----

-Civil-

Line, despite Moscow Radio Finland, in fact, may become a claims to the contrary, Accond Spain,

interested;

with

nations dichting Bolshevism on her

Fall

At many points the Reds are stift five to ten kilometres from the ne,

Italy, it is believed in many quar- which has at no point been dinled

Attention is drawn to the fact that ters, will give Finland extensive sup- part with men as well as materials. the Mannerheim Line consists of Italion planes and, It is reported, many fortified positions, extending

Finnish territory. pilots are

already in Finland. deeply into

would therefore be impossible to that Diplomatic quarters believe

It

WARFARE "Redskin" Fighting

In North Finland

LONDON, Dec. 7 (Reuter)

there is far more genuite enthusiasm penetrate the line at any given point According to a Norwegian cor- and desire to help the Finns among with a single thrust. the Italian people to-day than was

The Finns claim to be in occupation respondent in Finland, the fight- observed during the Spanish Civil of all towns five kilometres in fronting in the northern part of the War, when Il Duce sent his airmen of the advance posts of the line, and country is like "old-fashioned

are also contesting strongly for con- Redskin lighting," and troops to fight the Socialists.

trol of the Arctic coast.

Sweden's Aid

Shart of actual military forces, Sweden is already supplying every possible form of assistance to Fin- Jared.

In addition to pouring materials across the frontier along the Bothnia coast railway, Sweden has mined the entrance to the Gulf, thus effectively preventing Russlan warships from severing this vital route, along which materials fromi other nations must also pass.

Polson Gas Chargo The Flanish Legation in London Issued a statement denying that the

bamh Flans are attempting to Leningrad from the air,

The Finns, however, officially charge that the Red Army is using polsen gas shells the eastern

front.

on

The Finns are ambushing the Russians in thick woods and taking a great toll with long the hand-to-hand knives in

fighting.

Daylight in this area le only some five hours long, which Imposes severe use of heavy restrictions on the artillery and planes by the Russian:.; Snow Handicaps Tanks Heavy fails of snow are also rob-

Despite the use of Jas. Finnish troops are holding their positions. Germany, in addition to supplying Eleven Finnish soldiers have beenbing the Russians of advantages in Finland with munitions, has permit, poisoned north of Lake Ladogo.

arc

ted the passage of Italian war mater~| A report from Bergen states that Ints through German territory by despatches from the frontier indicate, German railways. It is not certain, that there is very little fighting in the however, how long this form of ald Petsamo area, where the opponents will continue,

· their busily consolidating poaltions in bitterly cold weather.

Copenhagen reports from Hapa- randa, on the Swedish-Finnish Red claim that 5,000 frontier, say

troops have been declinstett. In a surprise attack by the Finns in the eastern section of Ukeaborg Pro-

· vinco,

British Planos British firms hava arranged to send Finland twenty-some sources thirty-airplanes. Some of these are believed to be already en route.

Many British-built warplanes are The statement further declares that already in service in the Finnish Air

"Although this report cannot he the Soviets have violated treaty ob- Force. They include Blonhelms and ilgations towards Finland and have Bristols-gh-speed bombers which offeally confirmed, the source is one sought to secure, by armed force, the loyal Air Force is using at pre- close to the Finnish General Sing, Grainst Germany, Other and we have been assured that the strategic bases on Finnish territory sent which would menace the freedom and machines supplied to the Finnish Air major Red offensive in this sector security of other States round the Force include Hawker and Hart re has resulted in unfavourable can-

Sea.

R.A.F. Raid On Germany LONDON, Dec. 7 (Reuter)-In The newspaper claims that the connection with R.A.F. raids on Ger weapon is one of the striking has alleged that the British planes

The Soviets are now apparently reasons for recent R.A.F. suc-were repulsed by A.A. fire, and had British Trawlor Sunk

cesses against Nazi warplanes made their escape over Danish terri-seeking forelbly to incorporate Fin-nghiera.

Iand within Soviet Russia. LONDON, Dec. 7 (Reuter).—Tho It permits the interception of Nazi tory.

On the other hand, the Air Ministry

Sovietism Rejected Admiralty announces that HM. roiders without their being able to

denied, both In

"Soviet Imperialism has thus re- trawler Washington (209 tons) was reach their objectives, according to announced that the fight was auc- sunk yesterday in the North Sea, with the report (The Nazis made another cessful and it is

abortive attempt to reach the Firth of London and Copenhagen, that British vealed itself as using the some the loss of eight lives.

pimes had violated Danish territory.

PLEASE Turn To Pago 5pm a Forth yesterday)..

According to the German Press, a --Baltic Dangers'

The newspaper specifically claims RIGA, Dec. 7 (Router)-Owing to that the weapon is believed to be German and a British machine collid-

the danger to shipping in the North responsible for the destruction of ad of the Dutch coast and fell into Rifle Shot Brings

the German water-ways..

Mince Suspected

:

Nothing about this is known

In

Down Red Plane

Sen, the Baltic states are arranging German planes off the coast of Nor-the-sea, to transport goods destined for Hol-folk yesterday. land and Belgium via Hamburg and "No ofBelal announcement can be London, but a Coastal Command expected for some time, the paper machines report having laftleted

HELSINGFORS, Dec. 7 (Reuter). damage on two Dornier flying boats atates.

-Finland to-day honours the Finnish There is very good reason how over the North Sen. avare for the claim being made. Neither of the German planes was rifleman who brought down a Soviet SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGNAPH'*

Last night, a hint was deliberate-bought down, but they were plane, with one shot 2

The rifleman drew a careful bond #LONDON.: Décy 7:1 (UP)—The

trawler. Washington is belleved to be ly dropped by high official quarters dainaged and swayed in their night, the first victim of the miner which at the Nazi raiders met their doom in the words of the British pilot on the bircraft's petrof tank, and fired Haralders dropped on Wednesday in through wespon about which He said it was doubtful whether one whot which pierced the tank,

Down came the plane just outside Jstalsinstorm25 the river Thames and off the east Britain has never boasted." the report, even bas of the tying bosts would

Ibe thle to get back to Ita""bave."; adde const of. Erigiand.

feld tanks,

The Russians claim to have advanc- ed 30 miles south of Petsamo, but in PLEASE Tum To Page 5.

LATEST

DUTCH PROTEST

"TO GERMANY

connaissance machines, Hawker. Fury sequences for the Soviet forces,

Bristol Bulldog fighter plapot and

Air Activity Stopped.

THE HAGUE, Dec. 7 (Reuter) The Helsingfors correspondent STOCKHOLM, Dec. 7 (Reuter) The Netherlands Government has. of the Stockholm "Aften Blade!" Heavy, mits have again prevented forwarded a demarche to the German confirms the arrival of approxi- air acilvity on either side in Finland. Government concerning the torpedo- mately sixty Italian warplanes In The recent Bights of Soviet plants ing of the Dutch liner Sliedrecht. Finland.

in Finnish territory are believed to PLEASE Turn To Pago 5.

The correspondent reports that it is' bellaved in Helsingfors that Britain has promised to send about 100 planes of the famous Spitfire, type.

The Finns are reputed to be ex- total personnel of their air force in

collently trained airmen, and the

stated to be 'about 8,000 men,

The correspondent claims that the Finnish reserve of air force officers has not yet even been called up.

American Loin ? SPECIAL TO THE "TŹLEGRAPHI WASHINGTON, Doc. 7. (UP) — America is to immediately despatch *PLEASE Tum To Page 5.000

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SOVIET AIRMEN MUTINY

HELSINGFORS, Dec. 1 (Beater), -Reportz reaching Helsingfors from Baltiski, the Estonian litio port, state that Bovies army: officials: and” the Orpa.have executed 21 Soviel pilots pa charges of sabolagen.

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