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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1939. ·BAT-300ER ANNUM

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Violent 'Quakes Follow Period when Earth was 'Curiously Still' STALIN PURGES ARMY

TREMENDOUS UPHEAVALS

LONDON, Dec. 27 (Router)-Stalin is "purging" Rod Army leaders connected with the Finnish campaign, according to Paris-Radio,

In a broadcast last night, the French official radio station claimed that three Soviet generals and six other loading Red Army officers have been shot by the O.G.P.U, (socrst pólico) as a result of the setback suffored in Finland.

AGAIN ROCK THE WORLD Reds Continue

OF LIFE IS FEARED

HEAVY LO

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

WITHIN A WEEK OF THE GREAT BANDA SEA EARTHQUAKE, WHICH FORTUNATELY WAS ATTENDED BY NO LOSS OF LIFE BE- CAUSE IT OCCURRED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DEEPEST PART OF THE WATERS LAPPING THE SHORES OF NORTH AUSTRALIA, NEW GUINEA AND THE DUTCH EAST INDIES, THE WORLD HAS BEEN ROCKED BY A SERIES OF EARTHQUAKES OF UNPRECEDENTED SEVERI

TY.

The most disastrous has occurred in Asia Minor. Like its predecessor, it has been recorded all over the world.

Almost simultaneously, other earthquakes have shakon Los Angeles, Tangiers, Persia and Soviet Russia,

The Asia Minor earthquake is described by Observatory officials in Hongkong as "a tremen- dous upheaval.”

It smashed the seismograph at Istanbul Observatory-the only time in the history of the establishment that such a thing has occurred. GREATER THAN QUETTA

CROSSED N.

N. SEA WITHOUT WING!

LAST WEEK, the "Telegraph", reported and commented upon the remarkable achievement of a British bomber which had the fabric of one of its wings torn away when it was struck by a German anti- aircraft shell whilst on a raid over Germany. The explosion completely tore away the fabric of one of the wings. Despite this, the plane succeeded in returning safely to its home base. photograph, just received.

BRITISH DIPLOMAT

The seismograph at West Bromwich was put out of motion, Mr. J. J. Shaw, England's well-known seimsolo- RELEASED gist, described the shock as the most severe the world has experienced in many years.

Seized Aboard Ship

It was of a greater magnitude than either the Quetta En Route To London or Tokyo earthquakes,

Samson, the big seaport on wrecked.

the Black Sea, is ter)-A

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 27 (Reu- description of hig detention by the Nazis was given to the Oslo correspondent of the!

Mr. Gordon Vereker, the British diplomati who has just been released.

Yosdad, Ordu, Refahiye and Amasye are among the Telegraaf" by towns destroyed.

Heavy loss of life is feared, although casualty reports are at present not available. HOLLYWOOD ROCKED

The strongest earthquake since 1933 simultaneously Hollywood and the nearby city of Los Angeles In states another "United Press" message.

DOG-FIGHT IN SOUTH

Chinese Planas Give Combat To Invaders

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Mr. Vereka said that he had via wanted to go to England Riga, Sweden and Norway, and had therefore booked a passage: on an Estonian boat which was shook taking 75 Polish refugees to California, Sweden, presuming that no German warship would be met in this part of the Baltic.

We "But I had under-estimated. felt must The shock, was severely in the Long Beach arca, were almost in sight of Stockholm, Jalthough still outside (erritorial German Duxillary gathering place for Hollywood waters, when a

cruiser of 15,000 tons appeared and film stars.

The shocks Insted only ten seconds, ordered us to stop, Hundreds of panle-stricken people

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Takon Prisoner. left their homes and offices as chan- The Germans came aboard deliers crashed and street signs top-took the passengers prisoners,” pled.

described Mr. Vereker then landing at the German control port of Swinemunde, where he was shut up in a military prison.

No casualties have thus far been re- ported.

Tangiers was also the centre of another severe cartliquake.

An urgent "United Press" flash, received at 11.30 am, alates that many houses, including the Govern- ment Bank, have collapsed. Loss of life has been heavy, the re-

A JAPANESE AIR BASE, Dec. 28 (Domei),-The first alr duel in South China for over two years is reported to have taken place on Wednesday afternoon when Japanese Army aircraft port neds, encountered a fight of Chinese 1-16 type pursuit planes Sunhu, north-east of Nanning, Kwangel Province.

over

5,425 Miles From Hongkong The epleentre of the Asia Minor from earthquake was 5,425 miles Hongkong, Royal Observatory officials told the Telegraph" this morning.

The maximum recording in Hong-

wan

Although his imprisonment unpleasant, he said, his situation was an agreeable by was possible under the circumstances,

The Germans treated him with great correctness and sympathy, and dented him nothing but his Ireedom.

When the order for his release

Caro, bo travelled by car to Sassnitz and Uten on a regular bost to Sweden.

The Japanese aircraft moved

kong was 40 millimetres, indicating, out to support the operations of that the shocks was tremendous. Japanese ground forces near There will undoubtedly be a lot! Kaotang, about 40 miles north of damage if the epicentre occur

д anywhere near populated towns," the east of Nanning.

amcial said.

The Chinese pursuit planes, Immo- diately gave combat end, in the first midair engagement in South China. Japanese craft shot down three of the Chinese machines; according to aj Japanese claim,

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Crippled Wings

The story, that one of the RA. machines flew back from Germung to England with no wing and half the fabric gone from the starbonid wing muat strike evch “Thÿ layman “us” ro- markable.

Yot, it is curtain that some- thing of the soil happened, that the lamage occurred over Ger many. and that the machine suseceded in getting back to England.

It was not very far above the waves when reached home, and we may proxime that the crew threw Yoyetboard ever- thing possible to lessen the land, doubtless kept the rubber dinghy as their most precious possewfan. We may presurge too, that the ailerons remained more or less intuck

It is hoped that a photograph of the machine will be available before long and the ext

ANTARCTIC QUEST

Admiral Byrd At

Wellington

WELLINGTON, Déc. 27 (Reuter).Admiral Byrd arriv- ed unexpectedly aboard his Polar Exploration ship "North Star," en route to the Antarctic.

Here is on official

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Mass Finnish

Raids On

Cities

HELSINGFORS, Dec. 27′ (Reuter)-To-day has

been another day of mass air raids in southern Finland.

More than fifty bombs were dropped on Tampere (Tammerfors) and Abo, but little damage was done.

In Abo most of the bombs fell in the working class ares; wounding several persons. There were, however, no fatalities.

One person was killed and one was wounded in Tampere. Other towns. were also raided. Helsingfors was again raided, the alarm, lasting for two hours. Once again ne bombs were dropped within the city, although one fire is reported on the outskirte.

Luter some "bombphlets" picked up. These called оп the Pins to join their "Russian friends." A correspondent reports that 42 civilian centres were bombed by the Soviet during Christmas.

Civilians Machine-Gunned

were

AID FROM ALLIES

Russo-Finnish Conflict May Soon Spread

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH

PARIS, Dec. 27 (Domel). An offical Finnish statement says that in many cases the planes flew The Allies are understood, to be How enough to machine-gun the pushing preparations to extend

clvilians.

military and financial assistance to Finland.

The Soviets lost 23 machines. One of the other main targets for

It is understood that the Soviet airmen la Viborg, which is only about 20 miles behind the Manner-Allies are also ready to assist helm Line.

Sweden and Norway if Soviet

assistance to Fuland will be made on Pressure is extended to thern

Viborg has not only been bombed shelling it from a range of over 25 from the air but Soviet artillery is miles.

Fortunately the bulk of the civilian population evacuated some time ago and most of the remaining civilians have now also left the city.

A.R.P. In Helsingfors New air-raid precautions are an- nounced in Helsingfors.

All motor-cars must be painted white so as to make them difficult to

Informed quarters state that Allied

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a larger scale, both milltarily and Onancially.

Meanwhile, the tardy progress ini the Soviet military operations in Finland is reported to have en- couraged “Balkan nations to revive. their attempts to form a Balkan neutral bloc, Shallar efforis ended in a failure about a month ago, Rumania is reported to be deler-

man pressure.

be seen from the air against the mined to resist both Soviet and Ger snowy background, and for the same reason pedestrians out on foot during the rolds must carry white sheels which can be spread over themselves

when Soviet machines come down to machine-gun civilians.

Attacks in Waves While the Russians continued to

Scandinavian Aid

LONDON, Dec. 27 (Router) - More help for Finland is being sent.

A Danish nmbulance unit of 130 beda arrived on the central Finnish front to-day.

LONDON, Dec. 28 (Reuter). Their ship cut in half by a German torpedo, the crew of the London tanker, San Alberto, which was sunk without warninghaminer the lett wing of the Manner to

heim Line, they were using heavy in the Atlantic, returned to the artillery all along the Karelian Front, surviving stern lalf, got steam sending shells over the Finnish forti- objectives behind the up and made a bold attempt to cations to sail to port.

This amazing story of the sea became known last night.

The San Alberto was attacked with- 9. The jout warning on December

crew escaped in four boats 15 minutes before she broke in two.

The fore pari (wiled and sank Immediately.

Two boats, with the captain in one, kept together in the driving rain, sqdolls and rising wind and they could occasionally see the other two but could not reach then.

Early in the afternoon, the cap- tain determined that the after park would not ink. They returned and the crew started to raise steam. By night-time the engines worked and there was clecirlo Eight. The third bont came alongside but, jone was still rating.

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Slow Astorn

By keeping the engines going slow astern, they kept the seas from tear- ing the front part of the ship's re- malna in bits, but every time she PLEASE Turn To Pago S

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Lines.

Viborg particularly is suffering a bombardment by these heavy guns which are estimated to be operating some 25 miles away.

The Soviets have launched wave afier wave of violent attacks against the Mannerheim Line so far with little, if any, success.

The intense cold is enabling Soviet tanks and artillery to cross the frozen lakes.

Such operations, however, must be effected swiftly owing to the vulner- abilty of the troops on the lee.

Finnish planea are constantly on the look-out and mobile patrols are always in readiness to be rushed to menaced spots,

The wife of the Finnish Minister

Britain announces that the appeal,

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LATEST

6,000 DEAD

ANKARA, DEC. 28 (REUTER), ACCORDING TO UNOFFICIAL RE PORTS, THE DEATH ROLLIN THE ASIA MINOR EARTHQUAKE

A few well-directed bombs on the IS OVER 4,000. Ice discouraged more than one Soviet attempt to cross the ice.

Latest reports from the Salla front declare that the Bussions have re- trented altogether 50 miles from their 'most advanced point of ten days ago when they were nearly half-way across the waist."

Suvanto Battlo

A communique states that a fur- ther Russian attempt to cross Lake PLEASE Turn To Pago 5.

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PUPPET'S "TOY" ARMY

RUMOURS THAT a large HAS MUSEUM UNIFORMS

The passage out was uneventful until the ship ran into a gale, but the vessel and cargo, including a EDWARD DROWNE, a school-boy unow cruiser, were not damaged. residing at 6 La Salle Road, received Missed Christmas Day

shipment of new subsidiary coins brand-new. Hercules bicycle for

Christmas Day was missed by the for Hongkong was lost when the

HELSINGFORS, Dec. 27 (Reuter)—Arrivals from Tallinn crossing of the international day line vessel was sunk recently in

have an amusing story to tell of the puppet government set up The big earthquakes of the past;

blithe but the festival: nevertheless war European waters were officially the Batula week-in adúllion. Lo

Road, celebrated with exoliange of girls and denied this. morning as being

by the Soviets at Terijoki, which calls itself the Finnish Sea and Asia Aliner shocks there

People's Government", although it has few people to govern. *** was a violent upheaval in South

carol singing. America have followed a period

The expedition called at Pitcairn "entirely without foundation." lis Island, where It found that the inThere is no extraordinary shortago The puppet government has now Backed and the toy army is now when the earth has been curiously sull,"the Observatory official A wrathful Edward, accompanied of food to see them through until a and the fact that premium is being

habitants had in adequate supply of subsidiary coins in the Colony, got its own toy army. Unfortunately fitted out with military costumes of the army hos no uniforms of its own the oarly eighteenth century, peit 25

The costumes are vom exactly commented. Japanese planes carried out intense

by a Chinese conelablo, spent yester- ship arrived. Mindy Propet charged by nativo money-changers is bombardment of the Chinese forces The average number of earth day afternoon searching for his pro-pply mordello called at Espa, probably attributable to the fact that and the Soviets are too bury fighting they were 200 years ago, with one and their posillons near Kastang quakes, big and small, recorded a periythe theft of which has been near Pitcairn, where the inksbitants the usual demand for small coins ex- the Pians to be able to provide them exception.

In the middle of All Japanese planes safely rotura- the Royal Observatory Hongkongported to the Yaumal Police before his arrival, were unaware that perienced just before Chinese New with turn was accordingly ran- now autark Red The

"war" lúd: brüken gat.

Yesterday morning Edward ly bicycled down Nathan whistled as he porked his bike outside the Majestic Theatre,

When he returned, it hađ appeared.

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