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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

January 12, 1940.

RUSSIAN Crowds Watch Italian Liner Blow Up ARMADA "MINENKRIEG” WAR SHAM IS CLAIMS FURTHER EXPOSED

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, Jan. 11.-The

NEUTRAL VICTIMS

LONDON, Jan. 11 (Router).—A steamer, believed to Allied High Commands have be the 5,000 Italian liner Traviata struck a mine off an received details of the much- east coast town to-day, vaunted Russian Red Air Crowds on the promenade Force, which show it to be flames.

a bigger sham than the Red Army.

For her 4,000 mile wide con- tinent Russia has a first-line strength of little more than: 4,465 machines.

the

A life-boat rescued the erew

of 60 and the English pilot.

saw the vessel burst into

RUSSIANS ADMIT INVASION BY FINNISH FORCES

>> FROM PAGE ONE

the European

Compared with the latest products of

chich Western Powers 85 per cent, of the Red machines are obsolete. There are no new-type machines under production, The Russian second-line machine strength is about 2,000 planes. Lack of advanced taking machines in restricting the output of trained pilots to 2,000 a year, a useless Agure for large-scale war in Europe.

Split In Two

war

Danish Steamers Escape LONDON, Jan. 11 (Reuter).—The two Danish steamers, Feddy and Ivan Kondrup, both of which were at fral

Several Red Army leaders have reported to have been sunk by Geralready been recalled from man aircraft in the North Sea, huve arrived at a north-east coast port.,

· Attack On Trawler Fail LONDON, Jan. 11 (Reuter)-Two German bombers made an unsuccess- (u attempt to sink a trawler on the cast coast of Scotland.

They few low, machine-gunning the vessel, and also dropped a few The Russian Air Command is bombs. They scored no direct hits, divided into two sections, one to the though slight damage was done by west of Lake Baikal, the other to the splinters and bullets.

of approach Upon the east. Lake Baikal is practically in fighters, the German planes flew out the centre of Russia,

IL. The

zone and it is reported that partial re-organisation of the Governinent is now under consideration.

Stalin is reported to have гон Army hundred Red called several

responsible for commanders Russian fallares and is carrying out a complete re-shuflo at Red Army GILQ. In Finland.

the

A "purge" at the Supply Commis- sariat is also reported to be under the way, principally as a result of Ineffective methods of supplying British munitions to the Red foreca.

to

Several members of the Commis- sariat have already been executed, it is stated,

Informed quarters state that "retirement" of M. Kaganovitch Commissar for Aviation is part of the

The Western Air Command has to sea and the trawler returned a total of 1,240 of the most modern port. machines allotted to

Danish Protest Eastern Command, which covers

HOME, Jun. 11 (Reuter)-Accord- the Mongolian and Manchurian ing to a Copenhagen telegram, the "purge."

has 1,225 frontier.

first-line Danish Government has instructed its machines. There are two types of stussian Minister in Berlin to lodge a protest with the German Government against warplanes which experts any "come the air attack on two Danish ships, pare not unfavourably" with the Feddy and Ivan Kondrup, modern medium-typo bombers of other nations. They are called the SB and Ta.kb.20.

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Biggest Triumph Of War SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Jan. 12 (Reuter). Moscow is calling more men to the colours. All in the 18-10 age group Naxi Ship Hits Iceberg

have been ordered to register for REYKJAVIK, Jan. 11 (Reuter)-service, bui mobilisation is not ex- mea of the German pected to take place until later in the

zune

Stalin Calls Up Mon STOCKHOLM. Jan. 11 (UP).

The SB is similar to Blenheim and has a maximum speed Sixty-two of about 250 mp.b. A Blenheim will steamer, Bahia Blanca, 8.550 tons, year.

which struck on jeeberg 60 miles off Reports from Stockholm state that

In the Finnlab The Ts.Kb.26 has a maximum Iceland, are being brought here by Soviet troops

ore being drastically re-organised speed of 245 m.p.h. and a range of an Icelandic trawler,

The Basin Blanen sailed from Rio and many oMeers are reported to 1,600 miles with 3,300lbs, of bombs.

de Janeiro with a cargo of coffee and have been demoted. minerals just before Christmas in on httempt to break the bicckade. The best Russlan fighters are the She was reported to be captured

"The victory at Suomussalmi is the 1.10 (SSF), of which the Western by a British cruiser but the report birgest triumph of the war, but I hope Command has 713 and the Eastern was not confirmed in London.

this success has not caused other Command 320. These machines are

|countries to reduce their help, which similar to British Gloster Gladiators,

needed, declared the which have long been superseded by LONDON, Jan. 11 (Reuter).-Theis so much

latest victim of German inines is the Finnish Foreign Minister, M. Tanner, The morale of the pilots is high, 7.000 ton tanker, El Oso, which blew in an interview to-day, they are good fighters. But discip-up when she was struck of the west line, as a result of the 1937-8 purges, const.

newer types.

New Mine Victim

of 30 were !

President Kallio and M. Pensiviki made similar observations.

"It

crow Three of her is low. Every commanding officer of

is good to know that the

be every aquadron is watched by a drowned and eight were injured, by Russians have been driven back

across the border, but we will the explosion. political representative.

prouder when Finnish soil is com- of Russians", M. pletely cleared Paasiviki said.

Russia has relied on France and;

Sunk In A Convoy Amerien to grant her licences to LONDON, Jan. 11 (Reuter).The manufacture their latest warplane 1,500-ton steamer, Leonard Pearce, designs. Those sources of progress was sunk in a convoy as the result of are closed to her now.

u collision while nearing the Britishj coast.

LATE NEWS

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Her crew were rescued from her fe-boats by the other craft in the Convoy.

Russian Tea For Nazi Labourers

British Tanker Mined

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHY

BERLIN, Jan. 11 (UP).-The first LONDON:--Jan-11---(UP)-The benefit-from-the-trado-pact-with. tanker Eloco has been blown up in Soviet Russia will go to 300,000 Gier- Ue Irisit Sea, apparently by a mine.man heavy labourers in the form of Of the crew of 38 three are be- ane litre of Russian tea cach, per Heved to have been drowned and day, according to a decree issued by cight Injured. The ship was carrying the Food Minister. South American ult and was just completing a six weeks' convey.

FIRST IT WAS THE

ARK ROYAL

BERLIN, Jan. 12 (UP)— Zeesen-Radio quotes the Argen- tine newspaper "Pampero" as stating that H.M.S. Exeter has foundered 80 miles off Bahia Blanca whilst en route to the Falkland Islands...

Sufficient tea has already been dis- fributed by the industries in which the workers are exposed to excessive heat, such as mines, quarries and

iron and steel foundries.

YUNNAN RAIL AIDE MEMOIRE

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" SHANGHAI, Jati. 12 (UP)---It is authoritatively stated that the Franco... conversations concerning Japanese the Yunnan Railway are progressing in Tokyo where the Japanese alde A denial that any mishap had raemoire to cease shipments over the occurred to H.M.S. Exeter Was Yunnan Railway has been handed Issued by the British authorities two days ago.

over.

Authoritative sources are class!- This is apparently another dodgefying the notification regarding the to find out where Exeter now is. Yunnan Rallway as an alde memoiro

It was tried, without success, with rather than an ultimatum.

the Ark Royal, which inconvenient-

ly turned up off the South Ameri-i can coast during the Graf Spee A thief entered the residence of

Zeesen was still. Lt.

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