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FINLAND'S RESISTANCE

Russion Holiday May

Bo "Zoro Hour”

HELSINGFORS, Dec. 12 (Reuter). The Finns aro hastily strengthening their de- fonco line and are also under- sfood to be planning a counter- stroke by pouring very heavy re- inforcements into the Petsamo front.

The object of this, according to neutral observers, in partly to divert the force of the Russian, afinck, and partly to threaten the Murmansk rallwny,

At present there is little Inlication በር to when this offensive welli he made.

One theory in that to-morrow-a Heras holiday-may be the zero

hour.

Some circles think that the Red Army will wait until the ice in the Inkes is thick enough mechanised transport,

bent to

DEFICIT MADE

GOOD

Hon. Sir Robert Holewall has received from an English rest- dent and his wife, who desire to be anonymous, a cheque for $100 for the Hongkong Society for the Proicction of Children. The

Is the amount of the Society's deflelt last year.

Sir Robert has replied to the contributor, expressing hin warmest thanks, and adding that he can conocive of no better means of calling the attention di the pubilo to the needs of the Society than this fino lend.

ITALIAN

CLAIMS

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Humanitarianism Of British Submarine Comdr. Saved Liner From Destruction

BREMEN WAS AT MERCY OF NAVY

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, Dec. 13 (UP).—It is officially announced by the Admiralty-and admitted by authorised circles in Berlin-that the British Navy has deliberately spared the 51,200-ton Norddeutscher Lloyd liner Bremen from destruc-

tion.

A British submarine sighted the crack ocean greyhound of the German

VOICED Mercantile Marine

Sovicts Lose Prestige

Rome. Dec. 12. HELSINGFORS, Dec. 12 (Reuter). A broadcast to Italian students on -Finnich observers are gradually the Vin National hook-up took place

coming to the conclusion that the to-day, when Signor Gaydn revived Russlang at present have only third- | Italian claims for "national aspira- rate soldiers in the field, though the Lions." Moscow commanders, finding

that

BRITAIN'S this SUPREMACY

morning as she was bound from Murmansk to Ger

any, off the Norwegian coast.

The liner was within tor- pedo range.

But the Commander of

they have greatly. under-estimated At the same time he stated that the strength of the resistance, have Italy was a prisoner in the Mediter- now decided to bring up their Best-ranean and must have a passage out-the submarine, as he watch eloss reserves.

the

side this sen.

editor

Rome's authoritative

December 13, 1939.

Hitler Given

100 Days

BERLIN, -- Dec. 18 (Reuter Bulletin)The German "Free- dom" station in a broadcast commenting on the discussions at the Leaguo mcotings, slates that what caused the Soviet Invasion of · Poland was the course taken by Miller,

The aftnouncer threatened nasassination against Hitler and gave him an ultimatum of 100 days in which lo surrender Germany to the German people and stop the war.

If i complies he may leave the country alive, but if he does not, he will be kiffed,

New Air Force

RUSSIAN AID FOR CHINA

Pelping, Dec. 12. Following the suspension of mili- American countries as the result of tary supplies from European and the European war, the reorganised Chinese air force is almost exclusive- ly manned and equipped by Soviet personnel and craft.

Chiang Kai-shek has asked the

Successes Recounted In The Commons LONDON, Dec. 12 (Reuter). -Reviewing the progress of air warfare, Sir Kingsley Wood, the Air Minister, in the House of Commons to-day, said that our ed the greyhound tear past fighter squadrons, regular and Meanwhile the centre of gravity of

Speaking slowly, but firmly, the his periscope sights at 31 auxiliary, had taken a heavy toll fighting has suddenly shifted from the Karelian Isthmus to the centre of Giornale d'Italia, condemned again knots, refrained from giving of such enemy as had tried to Finland, where the Russians are try- the Treaty of Versailies, which he the order that would have cross our air defences, and they ing to drive a wedge to split the said "crented a Europe which could sent four torpedoes into her could justifiably claim a definite 500 new aircraft. Chiang Kai-stick|

superiority in our aircraft over the Germans." All British naval vessels have

In China. Our Hurricanes and Spitares had been given strict instructions been in contact with Dernier, Junkers that, in no circumstances, must and Heinkel bombers I turn and they contravene the rules of there could be no doubt that they warfare regarding the safety of Possessed a decisive margin of ad-defences in important cities and people at sen,

country in half.

Very heavy fighting is proceeding en the whole front around the plea- sure resort of Suomussalmi and fur- ther north near Kuolafuervi,

The Burians are reported to have a very large force here and the Finn are rushing up reinforcements.

It is unoficially reported that Fin- nish planes to-day bombed and des- troyed 12

of railway in the out- skirts.

Weather Takes Heavy Toll HELSINGFORS, Dec. 12 (Reuter), An official announcement alates that So far three out of four Sovlet casualties have been caused by cold

and exposent Fighting

ROME, Dec. 12 (Reuter).-Rome circles are following the fighting in Finland with great interest,

never have peace."

He added that a new Europe could Le bullt only after Italian claims were satisfed-United Press.

Britain's Strong Position

IU-

Rome, Dec. 12. Signor Gayda said, "Italian tional ilfe is in the Mediterranean, entrance and exit to which is in the hands of foreigners. Gibraltar, Suez and now even the Dardanelles are controlled by Britain, who can close these passages and isolate the Medi- terranean from the outside world.

"While France and Spain have outlets to the Atlantic Ocean, Italy. Instead, is a prisoner; and therefore, as she is a world Power, she has the right and the necessity to maintain contact throughout the world. It is stated here that the Soviet "It is necessary for Italy to obtain altacks have been extended over then passage outside the Mediterranean whole eastern front and fighting has for freedom in its work and for its been very violent during the past 24very life."-United Press. hours.

Finnish Communique

LONDON, Dec. 12 (Reuter),-A Finnish communique states that there

Envoys In Italy

Rome, Dec, 11. The German Ambassador to Rome, was severe fighting in the whole lineHerr Muckensen, returned to the of the Kareliart Isthmus; and Italian capital after a visit to Berlin especially fierce in the Muola village, where, it is understood, ke was in "The enemy made several attacks, conference with Herr Hiller and the nl of which were repulsed.

Italian Ambassador to Berlin. "The enemy left hundreds of dend In front of our lines. Several enemy tanks were destroyed.

"The enemy made several attempts to break through the eastern frontier.

Great Battle

The French Ambassador to Rome departed for Parls-United Press.

Spanish Military Mission

Madrid, Dee, 12. A Spanish military mission left Barcelona to-day for Italy.----Reuter

"A great battle was fought at Bulletin.

Tolvakueri.

"Our troops captured 52 machine

guns and other war miterinls.

Three battalions of the enemy Insidious Propaganda

Infantry were annlliflaicd and

several tanks put out of action, "Enemy attacks on Limola, sup- ported by heavy artillery, were re pulsed.

"Fighting continues in the northern sector of the eastern front.

"Enemy planes bombed Hym- sarai and some islands in the Gulf

of Finland with no result.

And

"Our air-force bombed machine-gunned the enemy lines and

Nazis Active

In Balkans

Practice Bribery And Corruption LONDON, Dec. 12 (Reuter). Brief Soviet Communque -A description of Nazi propa- MOSCOW, Dee. 12 (Ruter)ganda in South-East Europe is To-day's Soviet wor communique was again brief.

marching columns of troops."

hull.

These rules state that no enemy merchant vessel must be destroyed until all persons aboard are removed to safety.

"Cannot" 'Bo Sunk

"

vintage.

Superior Fighters

Sir Kingsley added that even more couraging was the knowledge of the superiorily they had shown over German fighters.

The Coastal Command had tried out hitncks on submarines on 57 Naval circles, in explaining why occasions, and in 19 cases they were the Bremen was allowed to continue sure that substantial damage had her voyage, made the following an-1been caused. nouncement this morning:

Supreme On Sea. Also

Supreme National Defence Council to approve the issue of an imposing 600,000,000 and

national defence loan totalling Yunn plans to purchase

has also laid down a plan to en-

courage the manufacture of aircraft

With the pursuit planes and dis- tance bombing planes, Chiang Kai- shok is attempting to strengthen the

to launch offensives.

Lanchow and Kunming have been chosen as bases for the rearganisa- tian and in both places air force training Institutes have been opened.

Manufacturing Planes

Aircraft manufacturing enterprises are projected at Lanchow, Chengtu, Kunining, Chungking and Nanchwan In Szechuan. Construction of air- craft with imparted materials and parts has already been started on a inrge scale,

taken

"Under the Submarine Protocol, to which Germany herself has sub- LONDON, Dec. scribed, merchantmen, even If armed special commentary Issued to-day 12 (Reuter)-A sen not be sunk without warning or be-ness of the British naval supremacy.

purely defensive purposes, may dwells on the increasing complete-

At Lanchow alone about 200 mili- not be fore the

and passengers

tary planes were recently Imported Total crew ure

losses the Royal Onks, from Russia, most of them having placed in safety.

Courageous, two Destroyers (Gypsy "Under the Arctic conditions reign- and Blanche) and one submarine

been flown along the Red route. ing off the Norwegian const, open amount to 55,049. tons displacement.

have Important changes lifeboats, even if near

Other losses were the Rawalpindi place in the organisation as the re- lund, might not properly be considered a place and four small minesweepers amount-sult of the recent deterioration in of safety.

Ing to 18,395 tons gross

the relations between the Kuomin- These are amply compensated by tong and the Chinese Communist the enormous naval construction pro- Party, gramme, further increased since the outbreak of war-nearly 1,000,000 Berlin Admission

tons of warship under construction BERLIN, Dec. 13 (UP)-Auth- and many nearly completed, while orised Nazi naval circles admit that the anti-submarine forces are already a British submarine approached to more than trebled. within torpedo range of the N.D.L. liner Bremen-greatest Ilner in the Nast merchant fileclamas it was ceeding through the North

"The British submarine concerned could not possibly take aboard all the survivors if the Bremen hind been torpedoed.

to-day.

German Anxiety

German anxiety resulting from these facts ts indicated by the recent Seabeast that the German Navy is strongly reinforced by the incorpora- The Nazis will not fully admit the tion of the Austrian Danube Flotilla. forbearance of the British comman-It would appear that the Nazis have der, however.

no better tople for boasting than the They claim that the submarine was addition of river patrol vessels and forced to submerge by a German a few motor launches designed solely reconnaissance plane,

for river work, The Bremen was

en route from Murmansk to an un-named German port, and has probably already reach- ed her destination.

The plane was not convoying the German liner, but was merely on patrol, duty over the North Sea.

"The return of the Bremen to a

German port is not altogether un expected," Nazi circles odd.

British Respect For International Law

given by a Balkan correspondent LONDON, Dec. 12 (Router).-The

of

It reports progress north of Lake of the "Times." Ladoga, but the bottle-neck between This the north shore of Lake Ladoga and operates on a the chain of small lakes where the numbers Finns have three prepared defensive lines is still not penetrated.

Russian troops apparently are still held up upon the Karelian Istlimus.

Observers in Moscow suspect that the Red Army has attempted rush deep into the Finnish defences without adequate artillery prepark- tion.

Official Roport SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" HELSINGFORS, Dec. 12 (UP) Finland's offelat communique on the 13th day of the war with Russla states:

"Fierce attacks were launched by the enemy on the Karelian Isthmus and In central Finland.

"We repulsed the Russians. They lost 100 dead at one point, and three battalions were routed at another.

"Large amounts of war materials have been captured and our troops have destroyed several Russian tanks. "The Soviet onslaughts have been checked in both sectors, but heavy fighting continues,

"Elsewhere along the 800-mile front, the Finnish Air Force has suc- cessfully bombed Russian concentra- tions."

Action On The West Front

PARIS, Dec. 12 (Reuter) coro tego West bort encounters in the

munique says tho during the night there were

Forest of Warndat...

During the day there had been yet

Admiralty announced this afternoon

The Channel Tunnel

-Calais-Dover Project Resurrected

With the Soviet influences in the North-west steadily being consolidat- ed. Lonchow has become a veritable advance base of Soviet invasion,

Rellable reports indicate that Lan- chow, the capital of Kansu, is defend- ed by units of the Soviet regulor Air Force-and-anti-aircraft- troops, in addition to Chinese air units.

Soytet air force at Lanchow included. Until several months ngo, the only four units with 10 planes, but it has by now been increased severni times. Thus the Chinese plan to re- organise the air force is actually entailing the replenishment of Sovie atr unlis in China.-Domei.

BLOCKADE OPERATES

SMOOTHLY

PARIS, Dec. 12 (Reuter),— propaganda, he writes, that British respect for international The Channel tunnel scheme has Jorge scale. Large law saved the giant Gorman ner, been revived, this time in the

London, Dec. 12. Naz-Inanced news-Bremen.

While it is indicated that Britain papers are to be found in tho The Bremen, it will be recalled, French Chamber of Deputies.

The Danubian and Balkan countries, and left New York three days before war

Minister of Public Works leading the moderate

group

in these papers, although they have was declared and managed to get described the construction of

the the Russo-Finnish discussions al small circulations and poor, advertis- Bafely through to the Soviet Arctic tunnel as an international necessity Geneva, the British Navy is relentless ing, miraculously manage to put up port of Murmansk, since when which should be ont of the first in, tightening the economic thumb- large buildings and purchase ex

works undertaken when the war screws on Germany, and the first pensive printing equipment.

was over.

neutral ships searched for German There are over 60 of them,

The Iden Arst came up about the exports are reported to have carried Although the German Travel

middle of the last century, and even only small quint!iles, Indicating that Agency in that area is not a busy

to-day the abandoned preliminary German representations to neutrals place, It employs some 600 people. The Bremen passed within torpedo tunnels may be seen on either side of have been actively resisted.

Newspapore Bribed

range but the submarine was pre-the Channel.

The Minister niso announced that torpedoing her without warning.

nothing has been heard of her,

To-day, however, the Admiralty announced that a British submarine had sighted her homeward bound.

Within Torpedo Range

Influence is brought to bear on the vented by International Isw from the Government had decided to take bribery is being resorted to in an The Bremen, it is learned, was in hand the construction of the Best

ather sections of the Press, and even attempt to get positions in papers for sighted in the morning. news favourable to Germany.

International law forbids the

through the post is widely used.

The dissemination of propoganda the people sboard can first be placed sinking of merchant ships unless all

During the Polish

in a place of safety, and open boats campaign. mysterious post-cards arrived

are not places of In an open sea

Ruamala telling of the "injustice of safety.

In

The submarine obviously could not' take all those in the Bremen aboard. It also could not capture the Bro- men which has a far higher turn of

speed.

the Ailled entry into the war and denying the bombing of open towns.

False Rumours Bucharest cafes are happy hunting grounds for what appears to be a vast organisation engaged solely in spread- ing false rumours

German diplomatic circles are busy reached a German port. in the same manner.

The Nazi Legation loses no oppor- tunity to make violent protests ngainst most anti-Nazi incidents on the pretext that · such ́ ́ incidents threatens the country's neutrality.

Safa in Nazi Port BERLIN, Doc. 12 (Reuter)-It is announced that the Bremen has safely

GAS MASKS FOR ALL SWEDEN STOCKHOLM, Dec. 12 (Router)

section of the trans-Sahara tunnel:

ANOTHER BIG JEWEL THEFT

In

Jewellery valued at $1,120, addition to $50 in Hongkong bank noics, was stolen by a burglar who entered the residence of Mrs. M. S. Marriott at 499 Stubbs Road this morning.

Entry was gained through an open window between 2 a.m. and 2.45 am.

Two way control has not been noticeably successful.

Some goods of German origin have

aiready been handed over to the Prize Court, but the relatively small volume of these indicates that neu- tral ship owners are reluctant to transport German cargoes,

At the same time, it is believed ali ships so far stopped have been clear- ed, since the Export Control proved far more speedy than the control of

Imports, due to the relative ease in detecting goods of German origits, compared to foreign goods destined for Germany United Press.

WAKE UP YOUR

THIS IS THE NAZI WAY LIVER BILE-

STOCKHOLM, Dec. 12. (Reuter),—The 1,400 ton Swedish ship Torno struck a mine in Swedish territorial waters and sank, '

All those aboard have been rescued.

The

mutori, vessel; King pilot took to the boats, and 'were

Coast life-boat.

vins dunk in the North picked up by a neutral ship which Sen after an explosion early later transferred them to an East another engagement as well as Sweden continued to take precaution- to-day- 1 od 10 tisdag artillery duels in the same regionary measures and the Government One member of the pewnie, he The King Egbert was of 4,835 tas Our outposts, everywhore remained to-day ordered its first batch of levnd to he drowned arcsa Statas1 and was built in 1928, She longed

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