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-拜禮 號二十月二英港香 MONDAY,

FEBRUARY 12, 1940. 日五初月正

British

Aid To Maximum Limits

FINLAND MAY

BECOME

ALLIED BATTLEGROUND

950 DAYS OF THIS WAR

20,000,000

DIED

IN

K

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

HAVE WAR AGAINST GERMANY."

CHINA

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

THE war in China is 950 days old to-day. In less than two months, it will exceed the record for duration set by the Spanish Civil War, which lasted for 988 days.

:

Many observers believe that the war in the Far East will even exceed in length the 1914-18 World War, which lasted for over four years.

1937.

LONDON, FEB. 11 (UP).- "THE ALLIES ARE GOING TO STAND BY THE FINNS AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THEIR

This statement was made by the Diplomatic Correspondent of this the "Sunday Despatch," Lord Rothermere's Sunday newspaper, morning,

He adds that there is no question of an Allied declaration of war against Soviet Russia.

"If, on the other hand, Russia should regard Allied help for Fin- land as an excuse for declaring war against us, that would have to be *** regarded as Moscow's STRAFED WITH responsibility." MACHINE-GUNS

Canadian

The Sino-Japanese War started on July 7, Governor

It has, directly or indirectly, killed more people than died in the Great War. 20,000,000 HAVE DIED

It is estimated that over 20,000,000 civilians have died

in China as a result of the war..

Man-made floods, famine as a result of the scorched earth policy and Japanese restrictions and the great migration westwards before the Japanese advance-the greatest exodus of people the world has known-all con- tributed to the terrible death toll.

יה

General Passes

MONTREAL, Feb. 11 (Reu- ter).—Lord Tweedsmuir, who as John Buchan, was the first com- moner to be appointed to the post of Governor-General of Canada, is dead.

He suffered a relapse at-4 p.m. Famine and floods threaten the lives of millions more (GMT) and it was immediately deelded that he should undergo this coming spring.

a third operation and blood

Some observers believe China is facing the greatest transfusion.

162nd Day of THIS War

French Try To Amuse The Nazis

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH",

LONDON, Feb. 11 (UP).-

It is belatedly revealed that German planes dropped twelve to fifteen bombs on the British coasting sleamer Boston off the cast coast of England on Fri- day'.

The bomber was unable to find its mark but succeeded in 'wounding six of the crew with machine-gun fire.

The attack occurred some miles out

at sea. The cx- plosions were heard from the shore.

The German planos circle the Boston strafing it with machine

gung.

The raider was eventually chased off by three British planes.

Įtragedy of modern mankind.He apparently died on the opernt-

ing table as the operation, which is 2600 Years of Flood prevention systems a delicate one, usually lasts as long which China painstakingly built as 13 hours.

have been up before the war

He was the first well-known nan THIS Empire

| destroyed or allowed to deterio-of letters to

All the Governor-

rate to such an extent that It Generalship and the first Scotsman, will be impossible to control the for many years, to hold the office. flood waters when the thaw sets

in in a month or so. If the thaw

is accompanied by heavy rains, it may mean the inundation of vast areas, in north China,

the

Observers also believe that land in "Free China" will be incap. able of producing crops large enough to support the additional population which led before the Japanese ad-

vance.

variously

PARIS, Feb. 11 (Reuter).— the The German troops on Western Front apparently do estimated at between 40,000,000 and

not appreciate the efforts made

These migranis are

00,000,000 people.

Over 2,500,000 soldiers must also;

by French troops to amuse them, be fed by this good and patient

A High. Command communi- earth.

que issued in Berlin sternly re- buked the French, saying that

Front Line Lassos

Here, on the 50th day of the war, renewed enemy attacks through are the estimates of the actual front loudspeakers, including musical line casualties: items, took place at the Front.

As the contents were rude and in- sulting, the communique continues, they were interrupted by machine-

Kun fire, to which the French replied resulting in an exchange of fire which completely drowned the loud- speakers.

communique

A French C.R.Q. states that there was local activity of petrols and artillery,

Japanese Claims

Chinese:

killed wounded Japancav:

killed

wounded

1.750,000 2,000,000

28,000 35,000

prisoners

Area conquered

Chinese

He was appoint- |

ed Governor- General in April,

1935.

John

Son of the Rev. Buchan, a Scottish minister,

he was born in Scotland In August 1875. He attended the Glasgow Uni- versity and the Brasenose College, Oxford.

Emperor Proclaims

Amnesty

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

The Correspondent adds that Allied aid for Finland will be the maximum per- missible under

present European political and mili- tary realities.

Ald will be limited only by such factors as fear lest a bound-

FINNISH TROOPS, camouflaged in their white capes and carrying both rifles and spades, going into action.

74th DAY of THIS WAR

Finns

Hold All Soviet Drives

By EDWARD BEATTIE

UNITED PRESS WAR CORRESPONDENT

WITH THE FINNISH ARMIES BEHIND SUMMA, Feb. 11 (UP).-I have just returned to headquarters after penetrating to the advance. command post one and

a half miles beyond Summa, the city which has been the less transit of Allied materials Russian objective during the eleven days of the present and volunteers through Sweden

and Norway may result in re- great offensive.

prisals on those countries. There As a result of my tour, is also the necessity of limiting | ♦♦ the number of volunteers in pro- portion to the material and equipment available for their

use.

"A pro-Russian policy is still Hitler's policy, and however much i

Germany's may have gone against guin, the fact remains that German military experts have recently been working with Russia in the Finnish campaign.

"This Is one of the reasons why Russian tactles are now less futile than was the case in the earlier stages: of the war."

Embassies To Evacuate ? SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" MOSCOW, Feb. 12 (Domei). Rumours circulating in diplomatic quarters claim that the British and French Embassies have begun burn- ing all diplomatic documents.

Some circles suggest that this rumoured action represents prepara- tions for the evacuation of the Allied Embassies in view of the delicate re- lations existing as a result of the hostilities in Finland.

Sir William Seeds, the British Am- TOKYO, Feb. 11 (Domei). bassador, and M. Paul Naggiar, the French Ambassador, left Moscow Japanese Empire some time ago. They have not re His first story: celebrated the 2600th anni- turned

His First Noval The

"Scholar Gypsies"

wis

Soviet employees of the two Em-

published versary of its foundation bassies were recently discharged. TWEEDSMUIR when he was 21

Reds Must Be "Pacified" years of age. Two to-day.

SPECIAL TO THE "TelegrapH" МОБСОМ, Feb. 11 (Reuter).

by

years later he published “John Burnet A hundred million people, of Barns" and "History of Brasenose College,"

followed

"Grey including eix million in Tokyo Weather," "Last Lady of Old Years" nione, stood at attention at Peace in Europe will be impossible until Sovjet Russia hus been and "The Half-Hearted."

a.m. to bow reverently towards "pacified." the Imperial Palace.

He was called to the Bar 1001 Wus ap-

That, according to unofficial Moscow Claims and shortly afterwards

circles, is the attitude adopted by pointed as private secretary to Lord As the nation made, this gesture to Stalin to the wars in Europe. 1,100,000 Milner, High Commissioner in South the Throne, the Emperor signed a The Soviet would welcome any

750,000 Africa.

general amnesty which will result in practical move towards peace in Eur- On returning to England in 1903, shorter centences for 48,000 prisoners ope. But they do not believe that 850,000 550,000 he became a member of the publish- and 180,000 persons who have lost President Roosevelt will meet with

8,000 ing firm of Nelsons and devoted much their civil rights.

world's greatest

Army Officers and men who were He proved in his "Sir Walter disciplined before to-day will have Raleigh," "Marquis of Montrose," their punishments remitted under a

Walter Scott" and "Julius separate ordinance..

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ROOSEVELT MAY DELAY HITLER'S SPRING "DRIVE”

By RALPH HEINZEN

UNITED PRESS STAFF CORRESPONDENT

of his time to writing, turning out a · It is one of the number of romances, some of them amnestics, based on his South African days.

**Sir

ing historian, but it was not until

to

Kashara Shini

any success.

was

BIG TEAM OF NEWSMEN

WITIX the arrival of Edward W. Beattle In Finlandtiis first despatch is published in the ad- Joling column-"Telegraph" readers now obtain exclusive reporis from the world's newest -war-from-five leading-war cor---- respondents associated with "United Press,"

the

They are, in addition to Beat- tle, Webb Miller, Ralph Forte

Hubert Knd

Uexkuell

with Finnish Forces And Norman Duell with the Russian forces.

Beattle Is probably the most famous of all War Correspond-

He covered the Great 1914-18 and has covered ‘every major war since then.

He was in Abyssinia, in China and in Spain.

He dew from Hongkong to Prague to cover

the dismem- berment of Czecho-Slovakia, and was in Warsaw just before the Germans arrived. From Warsaw he went to the Western Front, from where he Was recalled to Join "United Press" staff in Finland.

Move For

Peace Is

Approved

LONDON, Feb. 11 (Reuter). Roosevelt's peaco -Presidont

If these demands were to be re-

surely have to fear for the future.of will be no civilisation, but there pressure in this, direction from the United States.

The Soviet holds the view, that moves have now been approved Great Britain and France are the by Britain, France, Italy as well Aggressors. They, it is claimed, are as neutrals. Only in Germany responsible for continuation of the

there been no official war by declining Use German peace has offer, which had Soviet support. comment.

In Amsterdam, the newspaper, Caesar" that he was a polnstak- Solemn ceremonies were held at the Foreign Aid Pours In For Finland

noor Mt. Unebl,

OSLO, Feb. 11 (Reuter).-M. Ham-"Hetvolk," says that Britain and 199the World War that his gift for lucid which is saered to Emperor Jimmu,bro, President of the Norwegian France cannot renounce their

said Parliament, recording of facts was best shown. founder of the Japanese Empire.

that yesterday dificult for him to talk demands on Germany. War Correspondent

Forty thousand people worshipped though it was

[at Finland as a neutral, it at the Miyazaki Shrine at the foot of gratifying to see gifts pouring in from nounced, says the Journal, we would At the beginning of the last war he Mt. Tokechllio.

all corners of the world. went to France as a special corres-.

Expenditure On War, PARIS, Feb. 11 (UP).—Official circles here bellove that Pre-pondent. He was appointed

Finland, he said, needed men more Amirist the general rejoteing, how- [Dun arms or money. sident Roosevelt's peace gesture, may delay Hitler's spring offen-British General Headquarters with

On the contrary, the disarmament sive on the Western Front, or Germany's mass ralds on England the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and, ever, a more sober note Was issued

In 1917, was transferred to England

They could not fight for ever with.

economic stipulations which and France.

out relief and more volunteers would and to take up the position of Directory the Finnes Ministry...

President Roosevelt has suggested lu It announced Japan's' total expen- be needed to relieve them, he said. diture on the war with Ching, which Meanwhile in Helsingfors, Pro- neutrals would have no point if it It is not thought likely that the acute disease which we are deter-of Information.

His books number nearly iftis 080 days old to-day. German leader will order any major tined to extirpate.

fessor A. K. Cajander, who was Pre- is expected of the great powers to "Mr. Chamberlain and M. Daladler Among his novels are "Greenmantic, offensive to start while Mr. Sumner

Including the appropriation for vision, flanked people abroad for:

mler of Finland until the Soviet Incling to autarchy, and the arms race, Welles, the Americna-Under-Secre- share the same ground.

"Thitty-Nine Steps," "The Dancing!

Several neutral papers comment "Mr. Welles is conducting an In-Floor," "The Threo Hostages," "Tho the forthcoming fiscal year, Japan

on the fact that the United States' tary of State, is en route, to Berlin.

Fishers,' "John McNab,

will have spent the staggering ran the help given to Finland. Both Paris and London are agreed ulry among neutrals and gathering Free

"We are battling for western civi-Under-Secretary of State is not lo that the President's peace move will the time comer on which, "Huntingtower" and "Court of the of 16,155,077,000 yen (£1,000,000-ation on a whole against eastern visit Rusain or Finland,

when the comes, will be ex-1 Morning.

900)

barbarity," he said.

German Roticonco, not affect the Allied intention of pro-tremely precious to the builders of

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 11 (Router), Professor Cajander revealed that "Thirty-Nine Steps" was filmed ordinary expenditure on the Army, becuting the war to a Enil victory.

peace... A semi-official source told me lo- "But that time will come only when starring Robert Donat. Sir Harry 1,040,050,000 on the Navy, and 2300 the Finnish Fund now totalled £200,- The German press has not yet men-

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PLEASE Turn To Pago 5, sday: "Europos adicted with an we have conquered."

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Of this total,11,100,019,000 was

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I can confirm that the

Finnish lines beyond Summa

are nowhere broken.

Throughout the offensive, the Russians have not succeeded in dislodging the Finns from one sector.

The Red attempt to crack the Man- nerheim Line defences on the Istlumus hus left Summa a snow-cotcred ruin at the apex of the defence sector. But it is still in Finnish hands,

Ilistened to-sporadic artillery-fre to-night as I wrote this despatch, and big 8-inch shells crashed and ex- ploded on a ridge less than 200 feet from our dug-out.

The Koivisto forts are visible from where 1 stand. Occasionally they are Et up by h huge, furid flushes.

The Russians tried four attacks last night, but none were us forceful as previous bayonet drives.

Mopping-Up Raid

When I left the advance command post this afternoon, the Finna were into organising mopping-up rald No Man's Land, where scores of Ruscians are silently awalling be- hind Iron shields.

steam-

The weather. Is bitterly cold, with In temperature 15 degrees below zero. The Flans are not so optimistic as to expect that the Russian offensive will be abandoned. They anticipate further roller tactics ns soon us the enormous Red casualties are replaced by new cannon-fodder, and believe that the Reds will launch a new attack'a

cagainst the Summa area, which is closest to Viipuri (Viborg), Finland's second largest city.

Finland Can Hold Out BERLIN, Feb, 11 (Reuter}-AC- agency cording to n German, news

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