The Archive · 1940

Purposely Attacked

Stockholm, Feb. 3.

"It is our unanimous view that, in most eases, civilians have been made the object of deliberate attack by Russian raiders," declared Mr. Philip Noel-Baker, Labour Member of the House of Commons, in an interview with Reuter on his arrival here from Finland, He said that the bombs dropped in the centre of Abo and yesterday's machine-running of the village of Sale were instances of such deliberate attacks, Mr, Noel-Baker loft Helsinki yess terday with the British Labour de-Tegation which has been" studying cconilitions In Finland—Reutem More Newfou Naval Voluntees London, Feb. 2 'The third contingent' of naval volunteers from Newfoundland landed at a British port yesterday. They will undergo a period of intensive training before being posted for New "Palestine" Medal London, Feb. 3.

The King has approved the issue of a naval general service medal, with the clay "Palestine," to the personnel of the Fleet for service in connection with operations in the Palestine are; between April 19, 1926, and September fut the Tussians were driven away pital and demolished the building PY, Finnish fighter machines, It has been corlirmed that Ave but patients had already bee Soviet planes were shot down during evacuated. the day, while three others were re= Raumoralo and a number of oth ported to have been destroyed. small places were bombed. Twenty Thursday's raid on Rovaniemt - is [mine Soviet bombers attacked one] described by war correspondents small village. The war zone at! the worst they ever experienced. Scrtevala was frequently "raided, causing numerous fires and killing several people.

alarms were sounded at itelsink' when warplanes were ted Soviet machine was near the city. Bombs were dropped Reuter.

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