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December 8, 1939.

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LONDON, Dec. 7 (Router) -- It is officially confirmed In London to-day, with reference to the atutement made in the House of Commons by the First Lord of the Admiralty yesterday regarding the British chartering

BY MR. HUDSON

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, Dec. 7 (Reuter),The House of Commons to-day agreed on the reply to the King's address, after rejecting by 226 votes to 31, a Liberal amendment asserting that the Government is not taking adequate measures to develop export trade.

Mr. R. S. Hudson, Secretar,

in the debate, declared that they for Overseas Trade, replying war was going to be a "Cash

and Carry" one.

Services

The requirements of the and the civilian industry and of raw materials were infinitely greater dan RETURN TO FIGHT

FOR COUNTRY

wanted a con-

neutral vessels, that the Ministry of Shipping has already arranged employment for several millions of neutral tonnage.

is advantageous trever before, and the Services had i Such nétioni

in that the realise that if they neutral ship-owners British Government takes over the liability of wor risks, profits are guaranteed and not speculative, and the vessel chartered are conducted from port to port by the effective convoy aystem of the Royal Navy.

Safor In Convoys

nuance of supplies we should have

to export and pay for her.

Public Must Realise

to

The public also would have

shortages of some articles.

realise that there was bound to be

we

The lasue of the war depended on whether we could organise our

what economy together with could draw from overseas better than the Germans, and also which indu trial organisation was going to stand

The experience of recent weeks suggests that the British ships pra ceeding In convoys are safer from indiscriminole German attacks then neutral vessels travelling, unnecom- the strain best, panied on normal commercial bus)- ness.

Reserves Her Rights

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 learned (Reuter).-It is that the United States has reserved all rights under International Law in eon-|

Ito stop German exports nection with Britain's order being made through neutral countries.

HELSINGFORS, Dec. 7 (Reuter). -A total of 230 Finnish-Americans, It is understood that the re- many of whom had never seen Fin-

Lord Lothian, the British Am- land, arrived here to-day to join theservation was communicated to Finnish army as volunteers.

bassador, for transmission to London.

They left New York carly last month when it became apparent that the Russians were eager to pick u

quarrel.

Based On Two Points

It is said to be strictly "not in the nature of an open protest" and is based on two points:

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Where Russians May Try To Effect New Landing

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LENINGRAD U.S.S.R.

The latest Russian threat to Finland is in the Gulf of Finland, whore new 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 1-Question of principle under Petsamo front by Arctic conditions, and in the central International law (In the World War, and southern sectors by the Mannerheim Line, the Reds have to WESTERN FRONT:eutral, refused to accept the British are now believed to be preparing for a new thrust from

News of the Soviet invasion of Finland reached the contingent while We had got to husband or re-they were at sea. sourcer.

He taught that they had got in Neutral ships are finding employ- ment in British trades on the same tell the public in the last resort that footing as British ships in respect of the manufacturers bunkers, repairs and other facilities, turn over to exports and home cou- which mean so much to ship-owners! umers would have to do the even in peace time, and which become Increasingly important in war.

It is thun clear that the system of chartering neutral tonnage by Grent Britain operates to the mutual mi-f vantage of both parties, states this special commentary.

would

best they could,

"We have got to realise that we prej

Mr. lives," said our fighting for Hudson.

He was perfectly certain that

we continued to export, we less would certainly not survive.

un-i

Give a

“A QUIET DAY”

the United States, as long as she was

of Germany).

the sea in the Gulf of Finland, Finnish naval circles 2.-The United States really needs some of the articles she had once believe. purchased from Germany, including fine percussion instruments.

Bad weather is hampering all operations elsewhere

PARIS. Dec. 7 (Reuter),—A' com- munique issued to-day states:

It is understood that Britain sin Finland. "Quiet day on the whole. Patrols willing to make a concession on auch on either side. Infantry along the essentials to permit them being sent Rhine."

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The Red Army has not been able to crack the Mannerheim Line, despite Moscow Radio claims to the contrary.

At any points the Reds are still five to ten kilometres from the line. which has at no paint been dented.

Attention is drawn to the fact that the Mannerheim Line consists of many fortified positions, extending: deeply into Finnish territory. 1 would therefore br impossible to penetrate the line at any given pout; with

a single thrust.

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FINLAND'S APPEAL

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He Wooed Her, Wooed Her & Wooed Her

But Hitler's Quest In Turkey Is Futile ISTANBUL, Dec. 7. (Router). -Hitler's Intest envoy to Turkey, Baron von Lersner, has been hard at work since he arrived four days ago to regain for the Reich the confidence of the Turks, since Herr Franz von Papen's mission is considered to have failed completely, according to dispatches from Ankara.

Baron von Lersner, who describen himself as "representative in Turkey of the German Near East Club," claims that his task consists of botter furthering Turkish-German cultural, social and economic relations.

No Short Memorics

It is not thought, however, that this new Nazi bid to win over the Turks will have the desired efect, as the Turks are unlikely to forget in a hurry the bitter experiences of the past,

Turkish newspapers yesterday and carried articles violently to-day attacking the Nazi diplomats ac credited to Turkey, whom they hold

distribution, two days ago, to be directly responsible for the wide Turkish translation of "Pravda's" attack on the Turkish Press.

of the

Agreements Signed SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH{" ISTANBUL, Dec. 7 (UP)—The

has milltary mission Turkish turned from London.

It

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is officially stated that they signed agreements with the Allies for the purchase of war materials, the payment to be made in commodities, Romo Donial

by the Italian Government, Can't Hold Off

Reds Forever

HELSINGFORS, Dec. 7 (Reuter).—A desperate ap-

peal to the world for help was issued by a Foreign ce spokesman in an in- Office terview with "Reuter."

GRECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH!! ROME, Dec, 8 (Domel)--Simu- taneous denials were issued to-day the British Embassy and Bio French Embassy of reports that the Allies, in an attempt to win Italy to thele leasa of side, had offered Italy a Djibout and two-thirds of the shares In the Suez Canal.

New Trans-Atlantic Clipper Service.

The Finns claim to be in occupation of all towns five kilometres in front of-the-advance posts of the line, and are also contesting strongly for con- trol of the Arctic coast,

Charge Poison

He said that every Finnish The Finnish Legution In Landon Issued statement denying that the citizen was asking what the American Airways System to-day Flans are attempting to bomb world was going to do about announced that the Trans-Atlantic

a

Gas

Leningrad from the air.

The Finns, however, officially Finland.

charge that the Red Army is using the eastern poison gas shells on front Despite the use of gas, Finnish troops are holding their positions. Eleven Finnish soldiers have been poisoned north of Lake Ladoga,

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" NEW YORK, Dec. 7 (UP)-Mr. Juan Trippe, President of the Pan-

trips will be increased to three times

Sympathy comes from all quar-weekly within three months, and that ters, but they must have more than they will run daily except on Sun- sympathy. A small land of 3,000,- days us soon as six new Clippers have 000 cannot be expected forever to been delivered, hold Russia with 180,000,000. of international peace,

Lip-Service Insufficient

If someone does not come to Fin-

Planes For Finland LONDON, Dec. 7 (Reuter).-The Finnish air force has taken delivery

A report from Bergen clates that land's ald, she is finished and will despatches from the frontier Indicate suffer the same fate as Poland, or of one 50 or 60 Hallan planes.

that there is very ilttle Aghting in the even worse, Petsamo area, where the opponents

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•British factories will be sending 30 What Sweden, Norway and Den-fighter aircraft to Finland shortly, their mark are doing is lip-service. consolidating

and also a large quantity of war bus!ly

"It is insufficient," the spokesman materials. positions in bitterly cold weather.

Orders for these were placed some." Copenhagen reports from Hapa-sald.

Arms and men must be given and time ago, and shipments will be in the Swedish-Flanish frontier, claim that 5,000 Red given soon, troops have been decimated in a surprise attack by the Finns In the eastern section of Ulaaborg Fro- vince.

The defeat of Finland will mean fulfilment of private contracts, it is far more for Britain, France and emphasised. In London. the world than the defeat of Fo- land.

Warning To Germany Germany should stop to think.

The British Government has no

connection with these shipments..

On Cradit For Finns WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (Reuter).

"Although this report cannot be officially confirmed, the source is ono close to the Finnish General Staff,

Russia may now be an ally but-President Roosevelt hopes that he and we have been assured that the what chance will Germany have even will be able to help the Finns by major Red offensive in this rector if she should succeed against Britain supplying them with surplus crops has resulted in unfavourable sequences for the Soviet forecs.

Air Activity Stopped

LONDON, Dec. 7 (Reuter)~"Pro- BUDAPEST, Dec. 7 (UP)-A STOCKHOLM, Dec. 7 (Reuter), found horror and indignation" at the crowd of 2,000 people, led by mem- Heavy mists have again prevented Soviet attack on Finland is expressed

con-and France?

to deal with parachutists, and th anti-aircraft batteries have already proved effective against Russian planes.

Labour Indignation

Russia Indicted

on credit.

Hungarian Sympathy SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPHS

ale activity on either side in Finland in a statement of the National Coun-bers of the Turul Students' Associe- tion, sympathetically demonstrated The recent flights of Soviet plants cil of Labour, which pays tribute to outside the Finnish Legation at B in Finnish territory are believed to the courage and resolution of the o'clock last night." have been undertaken to explore the Finnish nation in resisting the aggres The spokesman for the demonstra possibilities of landing troops by sor.

tors, a student named Joset. Ambrozs, informed the Finnish, Minister, M. parachute.

The Finns are not dismayed, for

The statement calls on free nations Omnitalas, that all Hungerlans were a network of watchers with rifles to give every practical aid to Fin-following the "herole battle of our loaded stands ready day and nightond in the struggle to preserve their brother peoples in Finland" with the

own institutions of civilisation and utmost sympathy.

The crowd subsequently marched to democracy.

The statement further declares that the Italian Legalion, where they the Soviets have violated treaty ob-cheered Signor Mussolini. ligations towards Finland and have Anti-Soviet demonstrations fellow- sought to secure, by armed force, ed, without the police attempting to strategle bases on Finnish territory interfere. which would menace the freedom and "No laint Denunciation Telegrams from Haparanda report security of other States round the

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (Reuter). a erce battle (described to be the Baltic Sea.

The prapoant for a folat denuncia- bloodiest which has yet occurred) In The Soviets are now apparently tion of Soviet Russia by American becking forcibly to Incorporate Fin-states seems likely to be dropped in It is calmated that 7,000 Rusland within Bovlet Russia.

view of the objections raised by slans were in the field when the

Chile. hatilo was begun.

Russian warships are reported to he searching for. Finnish warships off the coast of Sweden.

Fierce Battle

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Sovictism Rejactad

"Soviet Imperialism has thus re- A statement issued by the Chilean They have already lost. 2,000. vealed itself ns using the same Embassy in Washington declares that The Finns are stated to be fighting methods as the Nazis, against which Chile will not take part in any with cold, methodical fury.

the British working class in unlied demarche, According to the "Afton Bladet," in the war now raging."

There is very full sympathy with

the Soviet steam-roller movement on The statement declares that British Finland, but in accordance with the Karelian Isthmus is apparently Labour, in the light of recent events, Chile's traditional policy of complete checked and may even be stuck.

repudiates utterly the claima of Rus Isolation from European affairs, she Kemitaorvi Engagement slo to be the leader of the world's is unable to justify an exprearlon on It is reported from Helsingfors working class movement, interpreter view on Russian action,though PLEASE Turn To Page 9. of Socialist principles, and custodian offjalal channels