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DECEMBER 六井购號九月二十英港香 SATURDAY,

BREAK-THROUGH FINLAND'S FORTRESS DEFENCES

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MOSCOW

CLAIM

Reds Say Mannerheim Line Broken

RUSSIANS RE-OCCUPY VILLAGE ON HOGLAND

MOSCOW, DEC. 8 (REUTER).—A COMMUNIQUE ISSUED TO-DAY REITERATES THE CLAIMS OF THE REDS TO HAVE BROKEN THROUGH THE MANNERHEIM LINE AND TO HAVE ADVANCED ABOUT SEVEN MILES IN THIS SECTOR AND 27 TO 45 MILES IN OTHER SECTORS.

The weather has prevented air activity.

A Finnish communique from Helsingfors states that

AGGRESSOR the Russians have continued their attack near Tailaren-

DENOUNCED

France Promises Aid For Finns

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

PARIS, Dec. 8 (UP). Speaking in the Chamber of Deputies, the Premier, M. Daladier, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Minister for Defence, vigorously denounced the Soviet's aggression against Finland.

M. Daladier said: "France sends her warmest fraternal salutation to Finland and promises her aid and support." He was loudly applauded,

Oslo Meeting. OSLO, Dec. 8 (Router). The Foreign Ministers of Denmark, -Norway-and-Sweden,--who-are-

koki on the western fringe of Lake Ladoga.

The attack was repulsed.

On the eastern frontier, the Russians have occupied the village of Suomussalni.

SWEDEN

STOCKHOLM

Baltic

Sea Miles

FINLAND

HELSINKI

HANDO

of Finland

TALLINN

PESTONIA

TKA

VIIPURI

LENINGRAD

U.S.S.R.

The latest Russian throat to Finland is a naval blockado of the Gulf of Finland. Hogland Island has been re-occupied. The Russians have also occupied the island of Suursaari (Hogland), destroying two villages.

There were no air raids to-day.

Staff Strategy General -HELSINGFORS, Deo.-8--(Reuter).-The-Finnish meeting here, have issued a General Staff is `not releasing precise details of the cam statement saying that they are trying to bring about negotia-paign, says an official announcement, because reports tions between the Soviet and

have been received of great confusion among a number Finland.

They have indicated that they would do this through the League when it meets this week-end to consider Finland's appeal..

Swedes Voluntoor.To

Assist Finland one STOCKHOLM, Dec. 8 (Reuter),—' No Icas than 47 recruiting offices have been opened for Swedes who wish to volunteer for service with the Finnish forces, and already glits amounting to £50,000 from the Swedes have been collected for Finland.

It is learned that medical and surgical supplies are being sent from

of Russian units and their chaotic system of communi- cation..

Any precise information might, therefore, be of

BLOCKADE

BEGINS

real value to the Russians.

Chaotic Soviet Army LONDON, Dec. 8 (Reuter). A special commentary says that according to the Italian wireless, conditions in the Soviet Army

Reds Warn Ships appear to be bad as the result of

Britain and the United States for To Leave Finland

Finland and that an appeal for funds has been opened in both countries.

service in the Finnish Army.

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disorder and insufficient supplies. Some 1,500 troops have surrender- ed..

There has been no food for three

ENORMOUS RESERVES

Allies Resources In United States

WASHINGTON, Dcc.

8

(UP). The Federal Reservo Board has unprecedentedly issued a compilation showing the disposable resources of Great Britain and France.

Those aggregato £1,688,- 000,000, compared to Ger- many's £32,000,000,

The neutrals, including Rus- sia, possessed £1,760,000,000.

The cstimate 'includes foreign gold holdings of £660,- 000,000, but excludes Great Britain's direct investments in the United States.

Canada and other Anglo- French overtoas interests DOSSGES £328,000,000 and Franco's resources are listed at £700,000,000.

DOMINIONS' FRONTIERS

Dramatic Story of Rescue of Tajandoen Survivors

LIFEBOATS RACED FOR LIFE IN BLAZING SEA

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, DEC. 8 (UP).--LATEST VICTIMS OF THE GERMAN SEA WARFARE INCLUDE A NORWEGIAN TANKER OF 6,214 TONS, WHICH SANK OFF THE WEST COAST ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AFTER A SERIES OF VIOLENT EXPLOSIONS. SIX MEMBERS OF THE CREW WERE KILLED AND THE EXPLOSIONS SMASHED THREE OF THE FIVE LIFEBOATS. THE REMAINDER OF THE CREW, NUMBERING 25 MEN, WERE LANDED SAFELY.

Escape Second · Poril Sixty-four survivors of the Dutch steamer Tajandoen, in- eluding 14 passengers, some of them women-were picked up by the Belgian freighter Louis Scheid (6,057 tons).

They narrowly escaped a new peril when the Louls Scheid grounded on a reef off the south-west coast.

The survivors stampered down a rope ladder into the lifeboats, which landed them nearby.. Other lifeboats along the coast, after standing by for several hours, started removing the crow of the Loubs Scheld early this morning.

Dramatic Race For Lifo

The survivors from the Louis Schold and Tajandoen told a dras matic story of a race for lite amid a raplilly spreading fake of blazing oil.

"On Rhino And East Coast Of England” CANBERRA, Dec. 8 (Reuter).

When they landed in a lifeboat "Australia's ren! frontlers from the Louis Scheld, the Captain are not only here but on the of the Tajandern. M. Jean Bernard Rhine and the east coast of Recrderink, sald: "All passengers England," declared Mr. R. G. and several of the crew were in their bunks when the explosion occurred. Menzies, the Australian Prime There were 14 passengers, including Minister in a nation-wide broad-] five women. cast.

"It was a terrife explosion and did Mr. Menzies added that if so much damage that the vessel sank

within Britain lost the war, Australia tunately, we were abla.to-get-off. all-

e quarter of an hour. For- would be lost with it,

the passengers and crew, with the exception of two engineers and four

Britain was fighting Australia's battle as well as her own.

Cannot Be Neutral

be neutral in an honourable and un- Australia could never consent to

avoldable British war.

once

Australian solders would more be seen in Europe where the

fame of their achievements as fighters

would stimulate the Allies, and give the lie to the fatuous German hope

discuse that some

had overtaken

British unity in the last 20 years.

King Cheers Up Troops Successful Visit To The Front LONDON, Dec. 0 (Reuter's Special Correspondent with the DEF.)-The King's visit to his army and his moving among the soldiers have done a great deal to make the BEF. take

which is tough, though not spectacu- Iar.

scamen.

"Then began the grim race for safety. The explosion spread faci oll over the sea which caught afte

Propaganda $3,384,135

Resented

Turkish Press Is

Indignant

ANKARA, Dec. 8 (Router) --- The Turkish press is indignant at the activities of the Nazi pro- pagandist in Turkey.

One leading paper announces a campalen to unmask the Nazi propaganda .orranisations.

It Earn it will disclose full do- talls of how Nazi propaganda is working.

Another paper urgen the Gov- crament to do something about the "world's most polsonIOUS weapon-Nasi propaganda."

Turkish Minister Retur ANKARA, Dec. 8 (Kruter).— The Turkish Minister to Rum- anla is coming back to Ankara to see the Prime Minister, who han postponed his tour of the castern provinces,

DESTROYER

TORPEDOED

IN MONTH

Cost Of Government In H.K. Mounts

FOR the first,, time during 1989, Hongkong's monthly ex- penditure exceeded the revnana during September according to the "Gazette" figures issued to- day, revenue totalling $2.695,201 and expenditure $8,584,185,

As a result there was a opereshe in the balance of assets over abilities from $10,675.300 at the end of August to $10,088,508 at the end of Scolem- ber.

Despite this, however, the total revenue for the month exceeded that! for the same month of last year by almost $200,000, and to date the aggregate revenue for the year, up to the end of September, exceeds that for the corresponding period of 1938 by over $3,000,000.

By the end of September revenue amounted to 0/7ths of the total estimated-revenue for the year, being marked at $30,295,410.

Heavior Expendituro

On the expenditure side, however, there was a big advance durint Sco tember as compared with the 1938

on the surface, and the blazing Jersey Limps To Safety figures, Government spont $654,000

lake spread away from the sinking vessel. An It spread, the lifeboat crews worked desperately to keep the boats ahead. Fortunately for all, we won the race."

Taiandoon Sunk In Darkness LONDON, Dec. 8 (Reuter).The captain of the Dutch ship Tajandoen, which was sunle two days ago, told "Reuter that the explosion occurred

in the darkness.

He did not know whether it was caused by a mine or a torpedo.

U.S. And The Blockade Won't Permit Interference Of Shipping

a proper pride in its achievement, Mr. Hull's Statement

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (UP).

After U-Boat Action

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, Dec. 8 (UP). -The Admiralty officially announces that the 1,690- ton destroyer Jersey was torpedoed by a German U-Boat yesterday.

The Jersey was able to limp into port and is now safe.

Twelve sailors were injured.

more this year than last, and up to the end of September the year's ex- penditure amounted to $27,071,142, PLEASE Turn To Pago 4.

LATEST

ATTEMPT TO RAID

Two officers and eight saflors FRENCH CAPITAL are missing. They are believed

dead.

PARIS, Deo. ‚B (UP).—It has been The Jersey is one of the latest disclosed that several large squadrons destroyers in the British Navy. She of German bombing planes penetrated was launched during the September deeply into French territory during crisis last year, and was commission- the night, apparently in an attempt ed just before the outbreak of warto raid Paris.

Sho carries six 4.7" guns and has They crossed the frontler alan ten torpedo tubes. Her normal com-jalutudo of 23,900 feet, taking advan- plement is 183.

tage of heavy clouds,

She is the fifth British worship damaged by enemy action. -- -- --

OSLO, Dec. 8 (Reuter)The days. Food supplies are chaotic. Danes Alto Volunteer

(U.S.S.R. ́ have. Informed the SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Advance "Inovitable" Norwegian Admiralty, that the

HELSINGFORS, Dec. 8 (Reuter). (UP) Gulf of Finland and the Gulf of The Russians are attacking in the COPENHAGEN, Dec. 8 Three hundred and fifty Danes have Bothala are blockaded by the Karelian Isthmus and have in several so far been accepted. for voluntary U.S.S.R. as from noon to-day. points approached the first of the Following the decision to blockade four main lines of the Mannerheim Profound Sympathy

the coasts of Finland, the Russians system. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“

have asked all foreign ships to leave PARIS, Doc... 0 (Reuter).-M. Finnish ports by noon to-morrow. Deladier, the French Premier, stated | It is

Helsingfors doubted in to-day:

whether they will find It possible to "I am interpreting the feelings of put the blockade into practice as the whole French nation without dis- Finland

possesses 1,200 miles of tinction, class or party, when I ad- coast-line, and with lee on its way, dress to Finland' the Freetings of it will be diffeult to patról the seas. Franco, and an assurance of her keen

to him in the course of hl- investiga-Britain that the interference of in the North Sex was H.M.S. Blanche and profound sympathy."

In spite of the advice to leave

His Majesty, by the highly techni-shipments to the United States (1.375-tons), Sho was one of the from Nazi authorities, it is now

The Red Army is faced with manycal questions which he asked, reveals in the course of the British older type destroyers, and was known that the majority of the handicaps as they push through the

sister-type to the Defender class an ed that he has considerable knowledge, blockade of German exports China Station before the outbreak. chosen to slay.

Trackless pine forests intersected

would constitute a violation of of hostilities. The Blanche was Six hundred left aboard the Donau by frozen streams, dotted with small

international law;ą

launched in May, 1930 and commis- a few days ago, but the total number lakes and totally devoid of land

The United States reserved alioned in February, 1931. One mem- rights and the rights of her nationals ber of the crew was killed and 10

Soviot pressure to-day was strong- est in the northern sector of the isthmus along the River Vuoski.

Fighting in this area was mostly skirmishes between patrols.

Hussians' advance in Inevitable, but With their superfor numbers, the the Finnish Staff way that the with- drawal of their men is slower than they had dared to hope.

POLES ARE STILL German residents in Finland have countryside.

RESISTING

PARIS, Dec. 8 (Router)-Reports of German residents in Finland is marks buried in snow, deep dills

Naxi Ship Attacked

from Poland state that wall-armod about 4,000. bands under energetic leadership are continuing to resist German troops, especially in the Carpathians and the Upper Vistula areas.

and huge boulders make natural tank-traps.

Ills Majesty's thoroughness has

H.M.S Blanche Lost The Admiralty also discloses that troops, who appreciated the little-Mr. Cordell Hull, the Secrethe destroyer which was lost on made a deep impression upon the extra excursions that seemed so good itary of State, has advised Great November 13 after striking a mine

tians.

of modern factles and equipment.

SOUTH AFRICA'S ASSURANCE

To Aid Portugal If Colonies. Attacked

whenever and to what extent the blockado infringed." ·

The United States had also request ed Great Britain not to interfere with

the legitimate trade of the country.

Fear Diversion Of Ships

He said that the British blockade,

were injured,

A motor boat saved most of the crew,

They raced towards Parls but were Immediately rishted by. successive waves of anti-afreraft batteries who engaged the raiders and drove them off just cast of the French capital.

Seo Back Page For Further Lato. News

BIG JAPANESE LINER SENDS DISTRESS CALL

Finnish ki troops are indulging in guerilla tactics, enabling them to It is revealed that a German boat. escape with Olive, was attacked by a Russian while inflicting many on the enemy. minimum casualties, The activity of these bands has ibmarine engaged in the blockade Soviet aircraft are reported to-day mado it necessary for the Nazis to of the Finnish const as he was to have bombed the nickel mines at bring several divisions from Slovakin leaving Uto, south of Aabo, on Tues- Konolloki.

LISBON, Dec. 8 (Router), Colonel day.

The Finns are holding their own Deneys Reitz, the South African If applied iterally, would subject It is stated that the submarine fired round Petsamo where the Soviet Minister for Native Affairs, called on American vessels to diversion to three shots at the ship which was hit PLEASE Turn To Page 4...... M. Salazar, the Portuguese Premier. British ports if they were found Col, Reitz is reported to have sald carrying goods of former German object of taking the Mannerheim immediately, fight with Portugal if eding of auch goods; or the place of on arrival that South Africa would ownership, regardless of the place of Line in the rear,

the countries colonies were attacked. destination, and regardless of owner- The blockade is taken lightly le Portugal und South Afrien, he said, ship at the time the vestel war Helsingfors.

have a great common frontier, and ntercepted. Undoubtedly, the normal bent ser the friendly relations, between themy foods having origin in any terri-taped, but it is feared at it mightJ Admiralty authorities announc

The words "enemy

covered. The ship's name is not yet ascer- ship has not been accounted for. Hatment of 50 shillings a week as he coasts of Finlarid is bolleved as will have to be suspended, but Fhi

The Russians' decision to blockade vica

between Anbo and, Stockholm are growing stronger every day. minimum wages," A

Col. Reilz is to discuss matters ofory under enemy control, and the be the NYK. Iner Azuma :: Maru, the trup to $30 p.m., fond In London the decision abotim

applies as may be a prelude to an attempt to sland expects to remain in general common interest with the Portuguese worda: Hangmy property". Included, 0,040 tons, which ldii Rotterdam-ai datte Taformation wik Went from Catober 23., 190mg

-jaunų troops near Vilpuri with the control of the Bothmian Gulf,

Muuser of: Colonies.

PLEASE Tum To Page 4,1 reamber, 3. Since its departure, the the ship reportedly in distress.

Railway Workers' Minimum Wages

in the bowe,

to examine her papers.

Soviet sellors then boarded the ship

LONDON, Dec. B (Reutor)The four main railway companies have|⠀⠀ Finland Controls Vital Gulf o 'accopied the findings of the National

Tribunal, which Include the estab➡ HELSINGFORS. Dec., a (Reuter).).

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Dec. 8. (Domci)-It is reported that a Japanese ship is in distress near Bell Rock Island off the eastern coast of Scotland and is sending out 5.0.8. signale