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Independence Day: Helsinki's Brave Show of Flags

... Independence Day: Helsinki's Brave Show of Flags. Thousands of blue-and-white flags— Finland's national colours—fluttered over Helsinki yesterday when the twenty-first anniversary of the proclamation of the country's independence was celebrated. Overcast ...

Published: Thursday 07 December 1939
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 93 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

RUSSIAN TROOPS' CHRISTMAS

... scene to counteract the weight of Russian reinforcements. This is an heroic fight, perhaps an epic one. Yesterday was Independence Day in Finland. It was celebrated by holding the Russians at all points and bombing their rear lines. General Meretschkoff ...

CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE

... Congress leaders give the Impression that they are In earnest, and one suggested the spring as the time limit. A resolution Independence Day provia.a .. .. .n the country. This machinery bears resemblance the procedure adopted 1930 the eve the first civil ...

Published: Saturday 23 December 1939
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 104 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Labour Lawyers Promoted

... missed at the House. He used to be Minister of Pensions, and is renowned as player of the violin. Finland's Day 'J'HIS was Independence Day for the Finns, and readers can imagine with what fervour it was celebrated. In London, M. Gripenberg, their Minister ...

FINNS IN HULL MAY NOT GET CHRISTMAS PARCELS FROM HOME

... having been evacuated to a safer place. In normal times the Finnish folk in Hull would have been celebrating Finnish Independence Day to-day, but following the lead of those in the homeland, they are postponing such festivities for the time being. ...

Published: Wednesday 06 December 1939
Newspaper: Hull Daily Mail
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 250 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

THE RUSSIAN MENACE TO GERMANY

... THE RUSSIAN MENACE TO GERMANY Finland's Heroic Celebration of Independence Day FROM Ot/R MILITARY CORRESPONDENT The encirclement of Germany has been alluded to in former despatches, and Lord Halifax, in his speech on Tuesday, gave it full point in final ...

100 Years Ago

... winter at kinpurnie Castle. Angiv , .. The Finnii.b Minister and Mme. firipenberg will be At Horne to-morrow. Finland's Independence Day, front ; to p.m.. at 42. Bryanston London. W.I. to •of th Finnish Co lolly In Great Britain. ...

Published: Tuesday 05 December 1939
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 234 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

BERLIN HINTS

... of Rumania. view of the anti-Bolshevik feeling President Kallio's Appeal HELSINKI, Wednesday PRESIDENT KALLIO, in an Independence Day broadcast, told Finland to-day that they should remember they were defending not only their homes but Western civilisation ...

SCANDINAVIAN POWERS MEET AS SOVIET MENACE GROW

... Sweden yesterday cabled his country's sympathy for Finland's sorely afflicted people on the occasion of the Finnish Independence Day. At the same time Swedes staged demonstrations for their invaded neighbour. Crowls gathered at the station, cheering ...

Published: Thursday 07 December 1939
Newspaper: Hull Daily Mail
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 404 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

DIARY OF THE 14th WEEK OF WAR

... North Germany. Fitly aeroplencs arrived in Finland from Italy. Finland purchased 30 fighter planes from Britain. Finnish Independence Day was celebrated in Helsinki. Thursday, December 7 Nine enemy aircraft driven from North-East Coast by KAY. lighters. Fie ...

Published: Saturday 09 December 1939
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 305 | Page: 4 | Tags: none