Occupied; Karelian Isthmus Line Held Helsinki, Dec. 1. TTPHE port of Petsamo fell into Soviet hands 1 is morning follow ing an intensive bombardment, it was announced here today. Also heavily bombed today but still holding out were Kirkenaes and Salmejaervi. Fires are still raging in Helsinki as a result of yesterday's air raids.
Another air raid warning was sounded here at 1.15 pam, today.
Anti-aircraft batteries opened fire, while the populace reached their shelters in calm and good order.
The official toll of yesterday's air raids is forty dead and sixty wounded, The Soviet bombs fell in residential districts where no military objectives were to be found. Members of the Soviet Legation still in Helsinki were able to see for themselves that Soviet bombs fell in the open part of the city and not only on the airport, fourteen kilometres away.
All window-panes of the Soviet Legation were shattered by the explosions, Canadian engineers attached to the petsamo mines have left for Norway.
"Recording to the latest information received in Helsinks, at, the end of the fist day of fighting the Russians fea hot only aacked the erase Fonds' rom. the alm, but had "also wns, industrial centres, and all=
Started. violent. offensives on three points of the Fionish frontier, the Ehiet alsace being Taunched on the karelian isthmus where the Pinnish defences. are extremely strong, The Soviets also attacked north of Lake Gagoda in the direction of Zmpithati End 'Sortavala to effect a. sweeping movement' round the Karelian, for~ Uneations, The. Finns are resisting Successfully there owing to the thick {orests covered with snow.
Ta the extreme north, the Soviets have coupled the Rybachi penin~ filo, Owing to the severe climate, Barren sell and Tack of communteations "there, the military operations fo not extend beyond mere patrol Setvities andthe advance by" light Finnish troops were relating bravely against heavy Soviet land, Birvand sea attacks on the Karelian
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