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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1940. HEWIT

No. 10001

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NEW OUTRAGES BY WITH THE B.E.F

I.R.A. BOMBERS

LONDON, Feb. 6 (Reuter)-There were four /explosions this

► ・morning in Britain, caused by bombs concealed in parcels sent through|

the

e post.

Two explosions occurred in London at the Euston railway station *******] and the other two were at Birmingham and

DEATH PENALTY Manchester.

FOR LEAKAGES

LONDON, Feb. 6 (Reuter). Mr. Neville Chamberlain on- nounced to-day that introduc- tion of further legislation pro- viding for the imposition of the death penalty was being con- sidered in the most serious type of cases of leakage or disclosure of information to the enemy.

The Prime Minister added that there had been no fallure to take vigilant precaution against leakage of Information.

Gallant Finnish Defence

Little damage was done, although a few parcels were destroyed and railway workers suffered slight injuries.

It is presumed that the bombs were part of a terrorist| campaign by the I.R.A. in connection with to-morrow's exceution of two Irishmen who were sentenced to death when found guilty of the Coventry explosion case Inst August.

The Eire High Commissioner, Mr. John Dulanty, called on Mr. Chamberlain at No. 10 Downing Street to-night in connection with last minute efforts to secure the reprieve of the two LR.A. men condemned to bej executed.

The visit has not changed the Government's attitude, says "Reuter's" Lobby Correspondent.

During the afternoon and evening, special police guards around Birmingham Prison were doubled.

Reserves were specially called out owing to the fear of Irish Republican outrages in connec-

RED OFFENSIVE tion with the impending execu

BREAKING DOWN

By WEBB MILLER UNITED PRESS WAR CORRESPONDENT

HELSINGFORS, Feb. 6, (UP). It is reliably stated that the Finnish victory--

tion of two Irishmen.

Police were stalloned at intervals

all, round the prison walls, others patrolled the streets..

Other police guards were inside the prison and in house.

while;

posted

the gate

Pedestrians foltering near the prison werz ordered to move on.

over the Russian 18th. Divi- France Has 6

sion is not yet complete, although important progress has been made.

Million Men

Everything now depends In The Field

Defences Increased Considerably

on how the Finns follow up immediate success their within the next few days.

Preceded by the most intensive) artillery preparations seen in the LONDON, Feb. 6 (Reuter). war so far, the Russians to-day A member of the French Mill- the tary Misfon in London drew drove another attack in middle of the Mannerheim Line attention to the insidious nature of German propaganda in France at Summa. "

But they were completely repulsed especially directed to peasants' and broke down before the Finnish wives, positions.

--Hoavicat Attack

This authority gave an account of the amazing forethought devoted to

of ensuring the efficiency of the Maginot Line, which cost a 100 milliard frames,

The man-power and rate artillery fire was the heaviest the

Russians have yet hurled against equivalent to the cost of 100 battle- the Mannerhelm Line in a direct ships...

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frontal assaltand their losses Before the war, France regarded were proportionately heavy.

the main danger as a sudden attack Judging

the preparations and of combined German land and air by

of the successive forces against the froniler the desperation

and hich attacks, the Russians are doing their through

neutral countries which utmost to break down the Line and might impede French mobilization change their previous lack of success and partial successs. But that was now on the Karelian Isthmus,

out of the questión' as Germany had Due to the great depth of the allowed the necessary respite to com-

the plete preparations. Finnish defences right across Isthmus this would seem a risky, long France had increased her defences and

job,

considerably and had brought the Culcial communique states lemciency of the army up to a that the Russians used over 100 tanks tremendous pitch. To-day, Franco

...

in yesterday's terride attack on the had 6,500,000 men in the field.

Mannerheim Lino between Summa

and Hojanlahdinjaorvi,

battle

raged all day,

Altogether

where

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Ava Russian attacks were made and the Russian losses are reported to be heavy. Twenty- two Ruslan tanks were captured.

North of Lake Ladoga, the Russians Com the left several hundred dead battlefield

Islands,

before the Pitkaranta

Russian Attack Ropulsed

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HOPE OF PEACE

NO EARLY

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (UP).-The Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, to-day advised Congress that there are no prospects of an early peace in Europe.

Data published to-day shows that Mr. Hull, in his testimony before the Appropriations Com- mittee of the House of Represen

the B.E.F, receiving information NEW GERMAN PEACE

for the direction of gunfire from an observation post, Trees effec- tively camouflage a gun emplace- ment (top) while the crow stands. by. These are the first pictures of night scenes on the British Front..

RATIONING OF MEAT

To Be Introduced.

In England

LONDON, Feb. 6. (Reuter).— In the Hous eof Commons to day. Mr. W. S. Morrison, the Minister of Food, announced thata rationing of butchers' meat will be introduced on March 11.

Ration will be on a value basis and will, at the outset, be at a rate of one shilling and one penny per week for each person over six years of age and half that amount for children.Jess than six years.

In-

Mr. Morrison said that it was tended to keep supply situation under constant raview and to modify rationing from time to time in the light of existing circumstances.

For the initial period, restaurants, industrial schools and other canteens and other forms of entering establish- ments would be, permitted to serve meat at meals free of coupons, but tho supply to them of all kinds of butchers' meat would be restricted to their normal requirement.

HYDE PARK, Feb. 8 (UP) ~~Pre- sident Roosevelt pointed out that the national Income was now nearly $70,000,000,000 a year. All the forces HELSINGFONS, Feb. C (Router), of the Federal Government are being -An official communique Issued to-exerted to make the income $80,000,- day states that on the Karellon 000,000 which, he said, will moreLeslie Burgin, the 3upply Minister, Isthmus on Monday morning after, than balance the budget. It was preparatory artillery aro, the enemy eventually hoped to reach $80,000,- began a heavy attack on several 000,000,

Hatjalahdenjaervi points between

The President commented that the und Summa.

Over 100 armoured cars were used figures were rather formidable for In the battle which continued heavily any critle to use in at attempt to

all day,

By midnight the attacks were re- pulsed everywhere with heavy enemy

Wo destroyed 22 armoured cars,

-Ladora

On the meth-east side of Lake

wo repulsed

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Rationing Paper, us LONDON, Feb. 0 (Heuter)—Mr.

announced in the House of Com mons to-day that a zeheme for rationing paper was under considera- tion and that an order would bo is- sued within a few days under the Regulations prohibiting Defence milla, except under lleence, from of hitherto, supplied customers.

PLAN REPORTED

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

COPENHAGEN, Feb. 7 (UP).-The Stockholm and Oslo Correspondents of the "Ekstra Bladet" simultane- ously report unconfirmed rumours that the meeting of the League of Nations' committee at The Hague may discuss new German peace proposals to-morrow.

A neutral Power, these cor- respondents report, will bring forward proposals, which Field Marshal Goering is reported to have suggested, for the conclu- sion of an armistice and, ul- timately, peace.

Six Proposals

It is asserted that the proposals are as follows:

1.Neither side to claim war re- parations;

· 2-Immediate settlement of the polonial ammation, with the return of several of Germany's pre-war colonies to the Itefch

3--Sudetenland to remain within the Retcht

Amazing Arctic

Conditions Censor Releases

"Big Freeze" Details

tatives regarding the State De partment's annual appropriation of approximately $20,000,000, said: "It now. appears certain that the strain and dangers may continue for an indefinite poriod."

Mr. Lawrence Duggan, Chief of the State Department's Latin American Division, in his testimony, said that the war bad increased the State De- partment's tasks in South America where

European shipping is en» deavouring to extend its influence. These ambillons are economic, but "far European Powers have also intentioned political and military motives."

..

We cannot tell for certain which way the European war is going to .urn," he said..

"I think until the world becomes a ittle more stabilized

and some countries discontinue their ambitions, both political and territorial, it will be as well to keep a very close watch on these activities."

Ties With Britain Do Not Weaken

Feb, LONDON,

(Reuter)--Ai hundred years ago the British and

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LONDON, Feb, 6 (Reuter)—the Maotis of New Zealand signed a Coal Shortage

The great snowfall which treaty at Waitangi pincing the two

Fio Polka Corridor, Damir occurred on January 27 left communities on a basis of equality. In North

•

This point was emphasised by Mr.

M. J. Savage, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, when broadcasting to Norway And Denmark Britain to-night.

Also Affected. New Zealand, he said, is develop-

culture influenced by LONDON, Feb. 6 (Reuter)- ing its own Moori culture and lore. It proved its While Britain is returning to nationhood when it sent over 100,000

The treaty has been honoured in the and other German-speaking districts behind it loss and damago worse fatter, and, spirit ever since, to be incorporated within the Reich; than anything in, all this, cen-|

B-A pleblecle in Austria er, al. ternatively, an anschluss under the tury's weather records.

From the north of Scotland to Auspices of a control commission composed of representatives of Aus- the southern countries, thero tris, France, Great Britain and Gercame stories of troubles and

joint commlaklon

wasion of repre- disasters which, because of the sentatives of Great Britain, France censorship on the weather news, and Germany to discuss the future of could not be revealed.

soldiers to serve in the World War normal coal supplies, there is Now a strange chaotic picture can and is now proving that the tles with now a great shortage in Norway Crecho-Slovakia and Poland as In- dependent States, with a full guarane drawn. Here are some tits Britain do not weaken as the years and Denmark. tee that they will never take up arms details. against Germany, Kaun

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Wishful Thinking, Informed quarters In Copenhagen are of the opinion that the rumours merely reflect the sincere desire for PLEASE Turn To Pago 5.

Those long-distance trains which ran so lato were held up m anow drifts that sometimes burled the 'enow

ploughs sent to clear them away.

In some railway cuttings, drifts were 30 feet deep.

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thing that the country was becoming supplying more than the proporten MORE GERMANS

insolvent

TOKYO, Feb. 6 (UP).—Mr. Kazuo

SEIZED

CAPE TOWN, Fut. 6 (Router).—Six German subjects, suspected Nakal, Chairman of the Disciplinary LONDON, TĪb.-6 (Reuter) ---The of hostile activities, were removed from the Portuguese liner Nyassa Committee to-day said the Committee Southern Rhodesian Red Cross have by a British warship which intercepted the liner off the Cape coast. has no authority to advise Mr. Taluo nen: £1,000 to the Lord Mayor's

The Germans ware landed here under guard. Balto to resign..

Fund.

pras, ho concluded.

Con supplies there. have also been - Majesties Attend

affected by the slowing down of LONDON, Feb. (Reuter)Their transport owing to weather cond)..

tiona, Te Majesties to-day visited the city for the deal time since the war, the oc- Largo announcements in Copenta- casion being a reception by the Lord gen newspapers state thai thers aro Mayor and Lady Mayoress at Man" now, only four days"" supply of cont sion House to celebrate the centenary and coko, of New Zealand, -

fuel

and

Many houses are without The King, in the uniform of an hole, Have been asked to

10 Lake Adm'ral of the Fleet, inspected 'a' hot baths only once a week.Net Guard Honour of New Zealand and unish Government has taken Anti-tank Corps mounted in front of over one afth of the existing stocks. Mansion House,

Regulations in Oslo, now allow.. Guests at the reception included central heating once in three weeks. Mrs Chamberlain and several and the Emperalute must not ex- Dominions High Commisioners. ·ceed 64.5 degrees Fahrenheit,