Comparisons
Since Finland is pitting her strength so ably against the forces of Soviet Russia, a few facts gathered from official sources show comparisons which would be amusing if they were not so tragic. Here they are: Finland Soviet Russia Area 149,926 sq. m. 8,241,673 sq. m. Population 3,697,505 162,143,000 Army 25,000 800,000 In addition to Finland’s army she has a volunteer Civic Guard of 100,000. Both Finland’s and the Soviet’s armies have been greatly increased since the outbreak of war. Finland has a small air fleet; Russia had 1,500 fighting *planes. Russia’s fleet consisted of 4 battleships, 5 old cruisers, 17 destroyers and 16 submarines; Finland. has a few small boats which are used principally as ice-breakers and as Customs patrol ships.
Women at War
Paris reports that French society women have left France to drive ambulances in Finland. This is only a repetition of woman’s part in the last war. Both English and French women got as near to the firing line in France as possible or worked in hospitals behind the lines. Society beauties thought nothing of scrubbing floors or volunteering for fatigue work. Some idea of what these women did will be found in " Shinine Armour" by Monica Grenfell, Many New Zealanders will remember the Hon. Angela Manners, now Mrs. Hore Ruthven, who took her ambulance across to Belgium and was in the famous vetreat from Mons,
WAR DIARY
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 29, 12 January 1940, Page 3
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233Comparisons New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 29, 12 January 1940, Page 3
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