MILITARY OUTLOOK

Wairarapa Times-Age, 5 December 1939, Page 5

MILITARY OUTLOOK

n REGARDED AS FAVOURABLE r BY FINNS IN LONDON. e CONFLICT ON NARROW FRONT. 0 -I By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received This Day, 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, December 4. Finnish circles in London feel that the military situation is developing in favour of Finland, whose Legation emphasises that her approach to Moscow through the Swedish Minister is no gesture of surrender, since she will not accept the jeopardisation of her independence. 1 ’ Optimism regarding the campaign 1 relies largely on the frontier of the ’. Karelian Isthmus being so narrow that it. is defensible by as many soldiers as Russia could deploy in attack. At- , ready Russia’s advance is stemmed in ! Ihis area, while elsewhere only guer- , ilia tactics can be employed. For these tactics, the Finns, who have been trained on skis since childhood, are notably well prepared. The Russian claim to the occupation of Hogland, Seiskari, Lavansaari and Tytarsaari Islands after naval, battles is derided in London, where the "battles” are described as a salvo .from Sovient. warships over vacant, islands. RUSSIAN CLAIMS CHARGE MADE AGAINST BRITAIN. (Received This Day. J 0.30 a.m.) MOSCOW, December 4. A communique claims that the Red Army continues its advances. The “Pravda” reports a large-scale bailie near Kronstadt, where the Finns were routed. The paper asserts that the British are assisting the Finns. ' ' J ON ITS LAST LEGS HITLERISM IN HUNGARY. NAZI POLICY AND RESULTS. NEW YORK. December -I. The "New York Timos’" Budapest correspondent sees in the effects of the invasion of Finland an increasing weakness in the Hungarian National Socialists. Many believe that the green-shirted version of Hitlerism is on its last legs, lhe main causes being the Russian-German Pact, the invasion of Poland, bringing Communism to the Hungarian frontier. Herr Hitler’s plans to repatriate the Balkan Germans, and Russia’s attack on Finland. FINLAND ACCLAIMED AND RUSSIA DENOUNCED. STUDENT DEMONSTRATIONS IN ROME. (Received This Day. 10.25 a.m.) , ROME, December 4. I A thousand students again demonstrated before the Finnish Legation, shouting anti-Soviet slogans. They I cheered the Finnish Minister, who | thrice appeared mi the balcony. The! students then marched to the Soviet Embassy, where they were dispersed I by a strong detachment of police. '