AID BY BRITAIN
URGENCY REALISED
(British Official Wireless.) (Received February 8, noon.)
RUGBY, February 7,
The Under-Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Butler, asked in the House of Commons if he would consider the possibility of sending bombers and fighters, with crews, to aid Finland in her fight for civilisation, said: "As already stated, measures have been taken to assist Finland with war material, including aircraft. I understand that crews are readily available in Finland competent to fly any aircraft obtained by Finland."
Sir Alfred Knox asked if every step was being taken to aid Finland quickly in her fight for the whole of civilisation, and Mr. Butler replied: "Yes; the urgency of the matter is very much in the mind of the Government."
SWEDISH STEAMER SUNK BY RUSSIANS
STOCKHOLM, February 7,
Russian bombers sank the Swedish steamer Wirgo (701 tons) near the Aland Islands. The crew fled across the ice and refused to take refuge on a nearby island.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 33, 8 February 1940, Page 11
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