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一拜被親六廿月二英港香 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1940. 日九十月正
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Istanbul Believes Clash Between Soviet and Allies Inevitable,
So-
RUSSIA AND TURKEY AGREE
TO
RUMAN Lädecas
Sofia ¡DULGARIA
Angara
TURK E
WITHDRAW
Astrakha
CAUCAS
CASUS MIR.
TROOPS
Allied Blockade In Black Sea Thought Possibility
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH"
ISTANBUL, FEB. 26 (DOMEI).—IN AN EFFORT TO EASE THE TENSION EXISTING ON THEIR FRONTIERS AND TO AVOID UNNECESSARY FRICTION, TURKEY AND SOVIET RUSSIA HAVE
FINNS ADMIT NEW MUTUALLY AGREED TO WITHDRAW THEIR RESPECTIVE FORCES
WITHDRAWAL
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
HELSINGFORS, Feb. 26 (Domei).--Finnish G.H.Q. admitted early this morning that increasing Red pressure has necessitated withdrawal to new lines of defence at several points along the Karelian Isthmus.
The communique states that the retreat has been made in accordance with tactical neces- → slip.
Unofficial circles believe that the Mannerheim Line defences are becoming increasingly com- promised.
This morning's official Red
Army communique claims that
Is
FROM THE CAUCASUS BORDER.
It is revealed that a number of Soviet troops recently crossed the border owing to a misunderstanding, and relation consequently became strained in that area.
It is pointed out in this connection that Turkey has concentrated approximately 200,000 troops in the Caucasus border area.
Reich Mediating
In Finnish War?
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" COPENHAGEN, Feb. 26 (UP)-Rumours
of.
the Soviet forces have consoli- possible German attempts to mediate in the war in Fin- dated their grip on the Koivisto land have been becoming more strong during the past peninsula, gateway to Viborg,
by occupying the islands of few days.
Tuensari and Viensuri.
Some circles believe that 2 INDIANS
The communique claims that the Sweden's categorical refusal to were forced to abandon aid Finland is connected with
Finns
great quantity of war booty.
Capture of the islands was effected these rumours, as it is thought SHOT DEAD
across the frozen surface of the Gulf that Sweden's decision was "too of Finland.
The communique adds that, despite pat" to be explained without heavy snowfalls and for the Red some assurance having been re- Army has captured
28 ceived from Hitler. a further
defence fortifications.
New Soviet Offensive
HELSINGFORS, Feb, 20 (UP). Last night's official Finnisli
com-
munique claims that local attacks on the Karelian Isthmus were repulsed with heavy Red losses,
Soviet nerial activity was confined to northern Finland, where damage wng slight.
The Rusalans have inunched a new offensive across the border at Pun- nosjaervi. The communique claims,] however, that they have been hurled back in this sector by the arrival of fresh Finnish reinforcements,
*** Soviet Advance Held By Finns
HELSINGFORS, Feb. 23. (Reuter). The Finnish positions on the castorn sector of the Mannerheim Line ore still fritact.
Sensational Wanchai Shooting Affray
It is believed in these circles that Two Indians are dead and af Hitleras told Sweden that Germany third in hospital suffering from will not let Russia press on to the
gunshot wounds as the result of Arctle harbours.
a sensational shooting affray in saving" victory, even though it may Jaffe Street, Wanchai last night. be on a smaller scale than her original demands indlented.
But Russle must have a "face-
Such a "face-saver" would; per- haps, be the capture of Viborg, after which fler would step in and call!
bult.
Nazis Prepared To Use Force
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” LONDON, Feb, 25 (UP),--Hitler is now prepared to mediate in the Russo-Finnish War, according to the well-informed Diplomatic
Murder and suicide are indleated in the police report.
The victims are:
DEAD
Banta Singh, Watchman No. 331; Lall Singh, Watelman No. 310; |
WOUNDED
Inder Singh, Watchman No. 389.
According to the police report, Lall Corres-Singh ran amok shortly after three
pondent of the "Sunday Despatch." o'clock this morning.
The Correspondent reports that Stalin is prepared to accept German chest and then turned his 38 revolver He shot Santa Singh through the mediation, provided it attains an Inder Singh, who received "face-saving" victory for the Red bullet wound in the thigh.
The shooting occurred on the third The "Sunday Despatch" states that floor of 03, Jaffe Road. to have held up any further advances Hitler is attempting to hasten the end
the shooting Lall Singh
In the western sector, where the Russians broke through in vicinity of Summa, the Finns appear
the
the
Army.
After
Д
and the Reds are not yet in touch with of the conflict by putting pressure le apparently ran up to the roof, still
main Finnish defences in front of
bear on the Scandinavian countries in armed with his revolver, and then Viborg.
The Soviet lines in front of order to prevent the transit of volun- ded across the intervening roots to Viborg form a salient with Kolvisto teers to Finland.
the top of 77, Jaffe Road, as the apex.
The newspaper states that the Scandinavian countries have been later this morning. In his right hand His body was discovered there warned that unless they comply was his revolver and he had a bullet with Germany's "friendly surges wound through the head. tions," force will be utilised against them,
Although the Reds have again) reiterated their claim to the capture of the Koivisto 'fortress, the Finns still slate that the fortifications are in their hand
handa To-day's Finnish
communique states that Saturday was marked by local Ruselan attacks in which they suffered heavy losses.
Finnish arÜllery showed Increased activity, and dispersed several detach
Hitler "Guarantco"
Lati Singh was still alive when his body was discovered and he was; immediately taken to Queen Mary At the same time, Hitler is pre-Hospital. He died in hospital at 3.33
.
pared to give
a.m. A guarantee to the Scandinavian countries that their neutrallly will not be violated
stay out of the Russo-Finnish of con- dict.
ments as well as destroyed over 17 either Germany or Russin, if they Sweden's Exchange
lanka.
North-east of Lake Ladoga, the Finns repulsed the enemy and captured 27 machine-guns, 21 Lewis Kuns, and destroyed two tanks.
In the direction of Petsamo, a Finnish patrol of ten men repulsed a delachment of 180 on skis,
DO
Precautions
to
Despile this assurance, Miller is reported by the "Sunday Despatch"
STOCKHOLM, Feb, 26 (Beuter), correspondent to have warned the The Riksdag to-day approved the Scandinavian bleo that unless their Swedish Government's measures neutrality becomes more amenable safeguard the country's exchange to to the Naxl viewpont, Germany will ensure the importellon of vital com be forced to counter the British modities and to provide for pur blockade by smashing Scandinavian choses abroad for the nation's de trade and preventing Scandinavian fence. skips from calling at any British
Soviet Pilots Captured HELSINGFORS, Feb. 25 (Reuter).; -The Finns claim that they have taken two Russlan. Airmen prisoners. These airmen were in-| volved in the Soviet bombing of the Swedish town of Fajala, they claim.
The plane was forced down in many will declare the entire North
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Only authorised dealers may buy and sell foreign exchange and then only for special purposes.
The measures are to be enforced immediately.
WAR BELIEVED INEVITABLE
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH
ISTANBUL, Feb. 25 (Domei). Turkish news- that papers now' believe clashes between Allied forces and the Soviet Union are inevitable.
It is believed certain that the Allies will not hesitate to start
military action against Baku, the Soviet port in the Black Sea
from whence the rich Baku oil- field supplies are shipped, in the event of Russian supplies to Ger- many assuming greater propor-
tions.
In the meantime, the Turkish military authorities are streng- thening the defences of the Dardanelles and Bosphorus Strait as well as in Istanbul it- self.
Command, accompanied by Bri- Officers of the Turkish High
tish
and French military engineers, arrived here to-day to re-organise local defences.
Britain Puts On Clocks
"Summer-Timo" Starts Again At Home
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEONAPK”
LONDON, Feb. 25 (UP)— Great Britain officially returned to summer time this morning. when the clocks were advanced one hour at 2 a.mL, Greenwich Mean Time.
Early Sunday morning church- goors dressed by electric light--the blackout ending at 7.20 p.m., pared with 6.32 a.m., yesterday.
com-
Evening Walks In Daylight. However, Sunday evening strollers light to-day, and started supper be promenaded the streets in broad day- fore they performed the daily ritual with their boards and blackcout ceremony.
The blackout to-night started at 7 p.m., instead of 5.58
D.m., Saturday.
on
DEATH OF LORD BAYFORD
Served In Baldwin's 1922-4 Cabinet
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
WINCANTON, SOMERSET, Feb. 25 (UP)--The death occurred yes- terday of Lord Bayford, nged 72 years.
Lord Bayford was Minister of Agriculture in the Baldwin Cabinet from 1922 to 1024.
His death occurred at his home, Bayford Lodge.
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THE PICTURE ABOVE epitomises the end of German hopes
of maritime supremacy. It shows a British destroyer standing by while the Columbus, third largest ship in the German merchant marine, burns. The Columbus-when she went into service in 1924 she was the sixth largest vessel in the world-was a gleaming symbol of Germany's determination to rebuild not only the merchant fleet but also the pride,and place and world respect which had been lost in the Great War. To Germans, who remember vividly the suffering and hopes of those days, the, suicide of the Columbus might have been unpleasantly reminiscent of 1918.
Lone Bomber Fights SILENT SERVICE
Five Messerschmidts
LONDON, Feb. 25 (Reuter).The R.A.F. carried out another extensive flight over Heligoland Bight and north-west Germany yesterday,
This time they met with some opposition but six ́separate attacks were beaten off and all the British
planes got home safely_after_completing their task.
One Bristol Blenheim bomber was attacked by five Messersch-
FANTASTICmidt 109 fighters while it was
CLAIMS
Nazis Sink British Merchant Fleet !
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
BERLIN, Feb. 26 (UP). Germany has "sunit" so many British steamers that she will
returning from Heligoland Bight and the German Friesian Islands with some of the most valuable photographs yet taken over enemy territory.
Despite the superior speed of the enemy fighters and the fact that one machine-gun was practically out of Belion, the British plane got away,
The enemy was first sighted by the RAF. plane when it was flying ma clear patch of sky 2,000 feet up.
The pilot immediately dived his
attack from below and to restrict the movements of the Germans.
have to start sinking the Britishplane towards sen level to prevent an merchant marine all over again soon-if her fantastic claims are to continue at the present rate.
She has just issued officiul claims
for the first five months of warfare.
During that time, she claims, 1.800,- 000 tons of British and neutral ton nage has been sent to the bottom.
Yes. Yes, Of Course
"The sorrows of the British Ad- miralty for the future of navigation are fully justified," the communique reports.
"It is remarkable that the losses of ships have regularly increased, es- pecially of late,
"The losses inflicted on British ships by the German Air Force are not in- cluded in the 1,000,000 tons Bunk," the communique adds ns an after- thought.
Gave False Information
Cambled Away His Employer's Money
On the way down one plane attack- ed it from above and the others
followed, three on the port side and
(another at the stern,
After this attack they gained height again and dived down again from both sides.
The RAF. plane, wheeling to left and right, fought them off by
· turning its nose towards rach ,attacking plane as it came down,
Escaped in Cloud Bank
Three minutes after the battle started, the British pliet saw a bank of clouds 3,000 feet above him.
He decided to take cover in them and roared up towards the clouds in ja series of steep right-handed turns. One Messerschmidt promptly at- tacked him from above and Briother attacked him from below.
Bealing them off the R.A.F. machine continded up and entered the cloud banks.
Here the Nazis lost contact and had to abandon the chase,
The RA.F. machine returned home
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BECOMES GAGGED
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH". LONDON, Feb. 26 (UP), --Coinciding with a poster campaign warning the ser- vices
against dangerous gossip, the Admiral of the Fleet, Sir Dudley Pound, yesterday pald a visit to a naval base on the east coast of Britain..
He asked a bearded sea- man what his duties were.
"I'm not allowed to say, Sir. We are doing Admiralty work," the sailor replied.
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SO THE NAZIS GAVE
A SILVER LOVING CUP!
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Charged with giving false informa- tion to the police Mak Ngau, 22, cook, was fined $50 or six weeks' hard
COPENHAGEN, Feb. 25 (UP)—The Gérman Air Ministry, labour by Mr. Hlimsworth at Kow-through the German Legation in Copenhagen, has forwarded a silver loon Magistracy this morning.
Det. Sgt. Mackenzio said Mak was
loving cup to Captain Meyer of the Danish steamer Feddy which sent by his employer lo deliver two rescued two German pilots In the North Sea on October 8, tables yesterday. After he had col-"In the meantime, however, German nirmen on February 9 killed lected $44 for the tables, he visited several of the Feddy's crow when the, ship was en route to England. a gambling school -and
tho They strafed the ship with their machine-guns and, the ship narrowly money. He told his master that be was robbed by two men in front of escaped destruction. Sho was rescued by British vessels and brought the Star Theatre.
to a British port,
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