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The Situation In The Far North Has Become Sharply Aggravated and

Dramatic Events

Events May Be Expected At Any Moment, Says Report

SOVIETS READY FOR ACTION AS BRITISH

WARSHIPS

MANOEUVRE

Naval Units Reported Off Petsamo

Off Petsamo HONGKONG PREPARES:

PARIS, FEB. 22 (REUTER).—THE SITUATION IN THE FAR NORTH AS A RESULT OF THE REPORTED PRESENCE OF BRITISH WARSHIPS IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF PETSAMO,” HAS BECOME SO SHARPLY AGGRAVATED, THAT DRAMATIC EVENTS MAY BE EXPECTED ANY MOMENT, DECLARES A CORRESPONDENT OF THE “AFTON BLADET".

The Soviet Government, it is reported in Moscow, will not take any action against Great Britain so long as the British fleet moves outside Russian territorial limits, which are being closely guarded by Rod naval units. But immediately the British enter Russian waters, the Red navy will

start war operations.

Reds Six

From

Miles Viborg

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

COPENHAGEN, Feb. 22 (UP).—The Russians are now bombarding Viborg, Finland's second largest city, from an almost point-blank range of six miles.

They have moved up their lines and are now at just out- side the eastern suburbs of the city.

Fighting continues despite a great blizzard, which han screamed through the narrow Isthmus for the past twenty-

WHAT REDS

four hours and has completely DEMANDED

enveloped the front lines.

Further north, the Red Army 1s exerting Increasing pressure on Tal- pale, where two divisions are "ngaged on a 414-mile front with heavy artillery concentrations,

·Bjarkoo Captured ?

Destruction Of The

Mannerheim Line LONDON, Feb. 22 (Reuter). -Soviet--demands-on--Finland before the Red Army invaded the It is feared that the latest offensive against Taipale may be a country included a demand for diversion preparatory to a new the destruction of the Manner-

Similarly armed conflict might occur if the British were to sink any Russian merchantmen.

The correspondent says that there is uneasiness in Moscow at the reported sudden appearance of British naval units near Petsamo.

It is not believed, however, that the British warships will start operations against the Soviets,

ships is to hinder German-Russian trade via Murma

It is thought in Moscow that the aim of the British war-

Red Fleet Ready STOCKHOLM, Feb, 22. (Reuter). -The Russian Navy Commissar, NË. Kuznetzov, has left for Murmansk by alr, aceorülug to the Moscow correspondent of Llic "Aflon Bladet"

HEROES HONOURED

that the whole Red fleet in the Ajax, Achilles, Exeter

The same correspondent declares

Arolic Ocean is prepared for ac- tion.

Air Battle Rumours SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" STOCKHOLM, Feb. 22 (UP).----An extra edition of the "Afton Bladet" reports from -Osta that there were rumours of an air battle off Petsamo this morning.

Officers Decorated

LONDON, Feb. 22 (Reuter). -Furter awards for dis- tinguished and gallant service in the River Plate battle were announced in the" "London" Gazette" to-day.

Two squadrons of bombers are re- The D.S.O. has been awarded assault on Bjorkoc, the anchor helm Line, according to the attic. They were at such a great Ajax, Achilles and Exeter. They ported to have participated in the to the Commanders of H.M.S. fortress of the Mannerheim Line on Finnish Minister in London,height it was impossible to identify are Captain Douglas H. Everett, the northern side of the IsthmuR. The Russians claim to have cap-speaking at a luncheon of the their nationalities. tured the town of Bjorkoe, but admit, English-Speaking Union. that the fortress is still in Finnish hands

The Minister said that Finland hnd agreed to for-repelting demands, but

Air Battlo In Progress

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

It is reported that the Batlle of & was not enough because the Soviet BERGEN, Feb. 22 (UP)—A heavy Taipale will have a decisive out- Government Insisted on Finland air battle is reported to be in pro- come to-day,

destroying its main line of defence,gress off the north coast of Norway between planes of unidentified possession of Finland's principal

•

The official Finnish communique the Mannerheim Line; on getting tionalities.

states that the Russians vigorously attacked Moulaanjaervi, Vuckst and Taipale, the battle extending into the night. Red losacs ut Talpsie alone were 2,000 men

"Ruslan attacks on the Isthmus have been repulsed, but fighting is still rog.ng

ng fleretly throughout the night," the communique adds,

"The enemy lost over 200 vehicles and 13 planes at Pilkoranta Islands.] The enemy have launched an attack on the rallway at Kaemerr.”

18 Milos Off, Say Finns STOCKHOLM, Feb, 22 (Reuter),— Soviet troops pushing along the main

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on dominating Finland's only lee-free ort thousands cf mlies from

a

Reports from Starenger tay Leningrad, and on the right to contain squadron of submarines are cruising on of Joessing Fjord, in which the

wa naval bases and to keep troops Altmark is aground.

Finland.

Finland could not accept that, for would have meant surrendering cir freedom, the Minister declared.

CITY COLLISION

A private motor car, cwned and triven by a Chinese, was in collision

a tram car in front of the Hong- kong and Shanghal Bank shortly be-

re nine o'clock this morning.

The car was slightly damaged but to one was hurt. Traile, however, was held up for a few minutes,

Reactions To Sink-on-Sight Policy German

Ruthlessness

Angers the Neutrals

LONDON, Feb. 22 (Reuter),-Neutral indignation|

TRAWLER SUNK

2 Officers, 15 Ratings Reported Missing

Commander Douglas M. L. Neame and Commander Robert R. Graham.

The US.O. has also been awarded to Licut. Ian Dudley De'Ath, of the Royal Marines on H.M.S. Achilles, nd to Engineer Commander Charles E. 5 mm, of HMS. Exeter.

Soventeon Awarded D.S.C. Seventeen Distinguished Service Crosses have been awarded to pileers on thes: ships. They include Licut- Commander Diamond ր Dreyer, Lieut. Norman Kelsoe Todd, Leut Edgar, D. G, Lewin, all of H.M.S. Ajax; th Lleul. George G. Cowburn, Surgeon-Licut. Colln G. Hunier, of L.M.S. Achilles; and to Commander Charles J. Sm

Smith, Commands Richard

Below we publish further photo graphs of a new

sories, specially taken by Norman Soong, of Hongkong's defence preparations.

photographs will appear daily in the Telegraph".

These

A WIRING PARTY of Tommies erecting a barbed wire barricade on one of Hongkong's. beaches. Possible vulnerable shore areas are being thus protected.

PROBLEMS OF DEFENCE against shore landing attacks

3. Jennings, Litut. Aldani E. Tonse, are worked out during manoeuvres. A unit of Indian. artillery Surgeon-L.cut. Roger W. G. Lan- lands with the aid of Navy units.

cashire,

Midshipman

Archibald Robert Cameron and Midshipman W. D.

all of H.M.S. Exeter. Don, all A

number of conspicuous gallantry

medals

-An Admiralty communique, and distinguished service NAZI PLANE SHOT

LONDON, Feb, 22 (Reuter). issued at 10.03 p.m., announces have also been awarded and a num- er of names mentioned in despatches, that H.M. trawler, Fifeshirai Acting Sub-Lieutenant J. V.

aircraft

Sares Wood) has been sunk na SNOW MANTLES GREEK CAPITAL

the result of enemy attacks.

Et là feart that there is only one survivor. Able Seaman Albert Ed- ward Blowers,

at the sinking of neutral ships by Germany is growing missing and are feared lost. more and more.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHI ATHENS, Feb. 22 (UP)~The cold Two officer and If rallies sen wave which is sweeping Greece has covered Athens with snow' for the first time in five years.

A and Icncan Seas and all ships have is raging over the Aegean) gule postponed their departures Piraeus..

from

Elementary schools are closed. The temperature In some place is as low as 10 degrees below zero..

Tara Survivors Landed Norway is still the greatest sufferer, the latest two losses AMSTERDAM, Feb. 22 (Reute) bringing hor total, since the war bogan, to 51 ships totalling over Survivors from the Netherlands 175,000 tons, while the lives of 350 Norwegian scamcn have been 4.70-ton ship. Tera, 23 in number, lost.

Norway lodged an official pro- tost with Berlin on February 8.

Th Danish Government forbid to Danish ships to sail In the North Sea south of Latitude Ol excent

tes

Du “Dagens Nyhetor" enys that the az Interpretation of rulos neutrals cannot be accepted.

wara Jandat to-day, on the north coast of Spain,

to The thin was off Cape Finle

Framm mt, shout. 2 p.m., the survivors

it urges the ca ablishment of a report, when they were awakened by

ral frent in the war on sen. The British pre: .egards the state-

In the company of other neutral ships.ni made en Wednesday by the

Laude 01 rune rolethly between

Bergen and the Shelfande.

Outspoken Mewspapers

The Swedith prets is growing more

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vedich Foreign Mṛl-ter ni a crush-

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Full Parliament Next Week

bonte, Ihnen wonen sensed explorien. A than we launching their life- One Mbant with 12 other mem- *k* pret le «till missing.

TONTION END, 22 (Router) --Tho. Its grow we hand from the Prime Minister announced that the Arts to the Netherlands with a House of Commons would oft as 'n enre of whent for the Netherlands' full Parliamentary session next week Government.

land similarly up to Easter.

FOLLOWING

CHASE

LONDON, Feb. 22 (Reuter).—A Heinkel plane which was shot down in the sea to-day was destroyed after a 30 mile chase through the clouds by Hawker and

Hurricane fighters.

shot down 47. German bontbers in

The pilots saw the plane breakFrance since the war begon. up and dive into the water,

Unpleasant Surprise

The pilots are members of a squadron which recently brought Nazl planes, which aimed bombs at LONDON, Feb. 22 (Reuter)——-Twoj down three Heinkels in two days.

The Flight Lieutenant who led the British trawler off the Norfolk| formation helped to shoot down a coast, got an unpleasant surprise to- raider which crashed near Whitby day. three weeks ago.

The trawler was alone about a

The Heinkel which crashed at mile from the shore and seemed anj Stabb's Heed was chased by Spitfires easy prey. The bombers flow In low jand crashed after one of its engines to ntlack and received a hail of bul-i

stopped working.

lets from the vessel's new machine- Tho. allot set the machine on tre gun.-- before the police arrived to arrest the, crew.

Allied Air SuccISSTE LONDON, Feb. 22. (Router)—|

The planes quickly disappeared | and "the" trawler went on her way.

unharmed.

There was considerable air activity. zut see al correspondent with on the Norfolk coast after the attache 'he R.A.F. a'ates that the Allied

British fighter aircraft were seen Achters and anti-aircraft guna hava |

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Censorship Infuriates

U.S. Criticism Of British Methods

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WASHINGTON, Feb; (Reuter). Several Senatora made statements to-day criticis- ing Britain's "insistence" on censoring United States maila to Bermuda.

Senator Truman proposed that United States planes should censo visiting Bermuda and that British plants be barred from landing-in the United State:

Senator Clark, DLMissouri, declared that the latest disclosures of censor- ship "only alrengthen my view that we should prohibit our planes from landing at Bermuda.“

Meanwhile, according to a Bermuda despatch, British officials there dex- cribe as utter: nonsense the report that armed marines boarded the Clipper in order to enforce the re- moval of mall for censorship.

2,600 lbs. Seixed

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" NEW YORK, Feb. 22 (UP)—It is learned that British Marines sized PLEASE Turn To Page 7.

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