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***FROM PAGE ONE

unless thers is a great things as the International situation.

It is understood that the reason for the measures taken over the week:- ers was not due to discovery of plans on a German acropline which made a forced landing, but to political and military information

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RUSSİANS LAUNCH -

HEAVIEST RAIDS

>> FROM PAGE ONE

Nie of our land fines of kommuni- ration is threatened and trafic no- where is serinly interrupted.

tive information in Berlin to store the rocks continue to be machine- whether the Belo-Dutch defence. MEN are really justified by the German Theats, dates Die Berl correspondent of the "Dagblandt."

A timber of every planes des- Certam quarters in Berlin, how-

not surprized at these troyed and shot dawn during the ever, are mesuress, since there are may sims week in well have the number of to indicate that an offensive plan-Finnish civilians killed. 'ned for this month.

It is likely that en offensive would open with a breach of Hol- land' neutrality, but events might lear to this.

The intense cold insproves the prese sibilities of rtion in the floudra Low countries.

To End War Quickly The only abject of an iminediate German offensive would be how to end the war very quickly. Soldiers of units visited by Hitler at Christ-

street

Vipurls Viborg) had the worst bombing of the war this afterneul). Many buldings were set afire and all the shop fronts in one were blown away,

Twenty-two bombers participated in the raid.

Winged Death SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" HELSINGFORS, Jan. 15

(UP)---

Stones of Hussian planes raided Fin-

and this morning."

Two alarms were amuded in He!-

ma have written home to the effectsingfors and three phones were reen that Hiller told the troops that the unbing some distance north

war would be over by spring, but authoritative sources in Berlin des- cribe such reports

city.

of the

Soviets' Now Technique The Finns believe that the Rus The presence of large German sians have decided to use their air concentrations near the Dutch fren-supremacy before the Finns have ter is a longer a military secret, acquired sufficient foreign

Relaxation Continues

Orhting

pinnes to make their raida dangerous, and it is suggested that Russian pilots BRUSSELS, Jan. 16 (Reuter) will atempt to frighten Sweden and Although relaxation of the tension Norway from continuing their aid to continues well-informed circles say Finland. that it would be premature to at that the tuition is bound to return. to normal.

ro-

King Leopold of the Helgintu ceived M. Lubert Pierlot, the Prime Minister, yesterday afternoon.

M. Pierlot also interviewed M.

|

It is believed the attempt will-fail; An official communiqué says that the Auland funds were among the districts bonsbed yesterday.

Vaasa suffered the worst damage. in yesterday's air raids. Eight civi- Basi includhryg women and children

Paul Spaak, the Foreign Minister, were killed and many others were who afterwards SUW The Defencrounded, Damage to property was Minister.

Restrictions in the ekzing hours of cafes were removed yesterday even- ing.

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Many Towns Bombed HELSINGFORS, Jan. 15 (Reulerì, A communique says that on Janu- ary 14 the home area as well as the war zone experienced numerous air raids, and mentions that many towns were bombed.

The communique says, that Vansa suffered most. There were eight civi- Hans, eluding weinen and children. Ted and many wounded.

Considerable material damage was done elsewhere, Casualties were re- įlatively small.

300 Machines Take Part Part of the cuemy inachines came from the Arctic over Norwegian ter-

ritory.

The number of machines over Finland during the day is estimated at over 200, Three were shot down and the shinoling down of another three awalts confirmation,

The wreckages of three more were found. There were among the un- confirmed cases reported Junuary

12.

Must Have More Help LONDON, Jan. 15 (Router).—Fin- and must have more help from abroad if she is to counter the Soviet superiority in the air, a Finnish Legation spokesman fold "Reuter."

The partially cloudy weather in the Inst three days has enabled Russlan bombers to approach their objectives and in this way 27 districts bombed.

were

In the course of one attack, 400 planca participated and dropped over 11,000 bomb,

The Russians are using the aerial pineer movement. They are using their new basen In Estonia in order to make raids on the west coast. Their airports along the eastern frontier are used to cover the rest of the country.

Morale Unbroken

Finland cannot counter this ad- vantage, her clef air bases being on the south coast behind the Karellan Isthmus defences,

SOUTH CHINA MORNING, the mornio of the Finns is un-

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

January 16, 1940.

NAZIS CLAIM THIS

IS FRENCH TOWN

Despite constant atraffing from the broken, but it would be trogle if the world thought that Finland's great successes on land meant that she was i winning the war.

The Finns realised well that such successen were, local successes only.

Great masses of Russians are sull sae 'being brought-Infp play. Furber-

THIS GERMAN PHOTOGRAPH was taken on the Western Front and, according to a German capflón, shows Boches running across a deserted streef Into whleli Maginot Line artillery Gre is still pouring.-South China Photo Service.

GUNMEN SHOOT DOWN MAN IN THEATRE Dramatic Shanghai Incident

SPECIAL TO THE

"TELEGRAPH"

SHANGHAI, Jan. 15 (UP) -For the second time in her career, the noted Peiping actress, Hsin Yon-chiu appeared at a theatre to-day where gunmen stole the show.

BELIEVED REASON FOR PRECAUTIONS

FROM PAGE ONE

While a crowded house anxiously awaited the debut of the famed actress, two Chinese gunmen, dressed in European clothes, stole up behind Yu Yi-foong, 60-year- old owner of the Kung Hsin Wu Pai Theatre in which Hsin Yen-chiu was making her debut, and ovened fire. emergency measures adopted by the

Yu was hit by three bullets Lowlands.

D.N.B., the official German news and died in hospital an

hour agency,

comments to-clay in the

alon!! the wounded in the leg Chang Yah-possibility of activity

Maginot Line, Britain and France are ping, a playwright who was now seeking to provoke Germany ¡sitting next to the assassinated into entering Holland and Belgium!"

NEW GOVERNOR OF GUAM

ater, while the gangsters also following vein: "In view of the im

Arrested In Peiping

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHI WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (UP).~(man. The Navy Department has announced

Prepared For Anything that Captain George J. McMillen,

While in Peiping. Hen the actress AMSTERDAM. Jun. 15 (Router),-- Commander of the repairship Medusa, will become Governor of Guam and was arrested by the dapnese mill-The Dutch military authorities con- the country's the Commandant of the Guam Naval tary authorities, being suspected of fated to, check o

conspiring to murder high Povisional | defener preparition, to-day, but no Station on January 27.

| Government oMcials.

new measure was announced.

"Holland is prepared fur anything, tions, Htsin Jared Mac 1 chief but it must not be assumed that there secretary of the Hsin Min-Hul and is any imminent danger at the mo alsu a high Provisional Court attentes-old-in-The omelat to a Peipity Theake where

more the Russians have deminated the skies with their bombers.

Aceording to the Japanes allega.

There has been little development the situation since yesterday. Intensive novemments

German

Finland must have more fighters, i Her fate depends upon her securing: Rumen opened fire.

The bullets missed Mao, but in She s more help in the air. pealed to the whole world to help wounded a friend who was carby. her counter Russia's strengil,

ap-

Miss Asin was released after a fong Krilling by the Japanese authorities, her freedom being secured largely through the efforts of fluential Peiping residents.

Roosevelt's Gesture

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (Reuter). -President Roosevelt has informed! Congressional leaders that he will send a communication to Congress shortly on extending aid to Finland. BIG NORTH SEA FIGHT

It is predicted that the President will advise Congress that any United. States assistance to Finland shoutlet i

*** FROM PAGE ONE

troops continue to be reported fran eross the frontier, but according to usually well-informed sources, the concentrations are much bigger on- posite Belgium than opposite Hol- land.

Political quarters here have the impression that Helium is playing the lending role in this particular crisis.

Rumours of a Belgo-Dutch military- jallance are discounted at The Hague,

be confined to non-military assist- Denmark, and it is thought that an-It is pointed out that the positions

ance.

A Senate authority stnied thi President Roosevelt would discuss] the question of an additional loan to Finland through the Export and Im-

pert Bedsmit

chases in States.

Patrol Activity

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEQNAPH" SVANVIK, Jan. 15 (UP).-A re-] port from Kirkenes says Russian patrol activity was observed in the Petsamo district as far by Salmi- jaervi

Heavy transport of LTOODS and materials along the Peluang cond indicates the Russians are concentrat~; ing reserves at Kelasjoki.

Telephones Interrupted SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHI COPENHAGEN, Jan, 15 (UP).—! Telephone connections from both Copenhagen and Stockholm with Helsingfors are interrupted, indicat

alarm.

other came down into the en.

of the two countries are very dit-i ferent.

The Germans made na further! altempts to attack, whemupon theį

Were Holland invaded it might bel British bombers returned to their important that Belgiura enter thic original course and completed their war, but if Belgium were Invaded, reconnaissance,

it might be far more advantageous to

cleum to have Holland neutral.

Meanwhile, the. Dutch and Bel- gian Governments are keeping con- timal touch with each other

R.A.F. Planes "Closely Watched" BERLIN, Jan. 15 (Reuter).--- Saturday's long-distance survey fight of the I.A.F. over Greater Germany is now admitted by the Nazis.

news-stalls news-

The Dutch papers are dealing with At first, the German raio denied the situation more fully than they that any such lights had taken did last November, and the popula place. On Sunday night, however, tion is noticeably less nervous, but the official German news agency crowds gather at the

and French where British admited that the flight had taken place, but "explained" dat the papers are displayed and gravely dis- R.A.F. planes were "watched very cuss the London and Paris versions closely." The agency claims that German observers watched the activity of the British planes very, closely, They were all at a very great height.

Such lights are very ngerous, continues the agency, and net of much use anyway.

in view of the close watch kept on

ing the possibility of an air-raid the RA.F. planes, It is curious that Two detachments of Finns residing they were not intercepted or attacked In the United States have arrived i in any way.

and more are on the way.

constituted into a speelall may be Finnish-American Legion.

Fourth Day Of Bombings

They

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGNAPH" HELSINGFORS, Jan. 15 (UP).— The Russians bombed Finnish cities and towns for the fourth successive 'day_in_n_widespread #igantle effort

to breate the morale of the people.

No anti-aircraft guns opened up archlights at one point only. and the pilots reported having scen

AERIAL THIEF

IMPRISONED

of the situation.

These versions are much more alarming than the accounts pab-

Nahed here.

Unknown persons to-day smashed

Bureau in one of Amsterdam's main the windows of the German Travel

streets.

Japanese Crew

Rescued

Smart Work By U.S. Minesweeper

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH- WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (UP).- Sentence of a month's hard labour have notified the Navy Department The American authorities nt Guam was imposed on Wong Hokman, 18, that the US. Minesweeper Penguin

It is reported the Russians are by Mr. Sheldon at the Cental Magis- has rescued 24 members of the crew using big incendiary bombs exten- trney this morning, when he appear-of the Japanese fishing boat Daichis sively aiming at ecmmunleation cen-ed on two counts of larcent of wire-Salho Maru which was wrecked on tres in an attempt to cut Finland off less aerials from hours in Thomson the southeast coast of Guam. from the outside aid and break the Road, Waachal. Wong was arrested The report said they have asked backbone of her resistance.

by detreilves with the aerials in his the Governor of Salpan to take the The Finns nesert that they must possession.

survivors to Salpan, which is a closely receive more fighting plancs from 11e was remanded from Monday guarded, Japanese Island, in which abroad if they are going to be able to find a grantor, but Inspector military authorities have been long to hold out. - Except for fighting Baker this morning said nii the interested. planes, Finland's resources will repede Wong knew were connected The island is reported to be a forti- main "purely local,"

with oplum vars.

fled base.

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STOCKHOLM, Jan. 15 (Reuter}---- The Swedish Government is to make a protest against the dropping of 11. bombs in Swedish territory on Sun-

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