Russian offensive north east of Lake Ladoga still held by
the Finns after five days and nights of fighting. Enemy also
attacked in North at Maerkaejaervi and in Petsamo district,
but were beaten back. Russian planes sank Finnish steamer
Notung by bombing and machine-gunning the crew when they took
to the lifeboats. Latter reached port safely.
The British air ministry announced that the British Royal
Air Force (RAF) aircraft had failed to return from a reconnaissance
flight over north-west Germany.
Paris announced that a U-boat had been sunk by French patrol
ships or so that the German freighter Albert Janus was scuttled
to avoid capture.
French vessel sunk by U-boats of coast of Portugal.
Two Norwegian steamers sunk, Biarritz, by a mine off Ymuiden
harbour and Gudveig by U-boat without warning.
The crew of mined Swedish vessel Gothia were rescued from
an uninhabited island of the West coast of Scotland.
Lord Tweedsmuir announced that Canadian parliament would be
dissolved and a general election held.
The British delegation, headed by Sir Walter Citrine, and
sent to Finland by the National Council of Labour arrived
at Helsinki.
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January
Articles:
The Second Great War.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
The War Illustrated.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
2194 Days Of War.
ISBN-10: 086136614X
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