Caracas, Dec, 5.
The Government of Venezuela voiced its sympathy and solidarity with Finland in condemnation of Soviet aggression in a message sent today to the Finnish Foreign Mini: try. Venezuela, although she resigned from the League and the resignation becomes effective next year, will ite in the League sessions ning on Saturday, it also was stated,—Havas, Comparison with the first three months óf the World War reveals that British naval losses during the same period of the present conflict are a little more than half the tonnage and less than half the number of ships lost in 1914, according to an official announcement, From August 4 to November 4, 1914, it is pointed out, the British Navy lost 22 ships totalling 125,656 tons, including five cruisers and one aircraft-carrier torpedoed, and one battleship, one cruiser and eight other vessels mined. Three cruisers were sunk by action of German surface ships, From September 3 to December 3 this year, it is stated, losses amounted to nine vessels totalling 73,886 tons. Among the British craft destroyed were two over-aged warships, the aircraft-carrier Courageous and the battleship Royal Oak torpedoed, and four vessels mined. The margin of superiority of the Allied Fleets is immeasurably greater today than it was in 1914, it is added—Reuter.
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