FINN DIET RATIFIES TREATY
Helsinki, To-day.
600,000 MORE MEN TO REGISTER
London, To-day.
The dates of registration
The Finnish Parliament for military service for men last night approved the who reached the ages of 25 ratification of the Rus-and 26 during 1939, have been fixed at April 6 and sian peace treaty by 145 April 27, respectively. votes to 3.
that
The Premier, Dr. Ryti, said very often it needed more courage to start negotiations during a war than to stop the actual war itself.
The Finnish Government approach- ed Russia several times, but were Mos- refused, on the grounds that COW only recognized the puppet Kusinen government at Terijoki.
When the Finns successfully re- sisted the Russians, there were hopes of peace, and this led to the send- ing of delegates to Moscow.
GRADUAL EXHAUSTION
Speaking of the gradual
tion of the Finnish Army
exhaus-
and
the
overwhelming strength of the
Rus-
sians, he said that the Western
Po-
wers offered valuable help and war
Men reaching the age of 20 between March 10 and April 27 must also re- gister on April 6 and April 27. ·
It ja expected that Just over 300,000 mon will register on each of the two dates mentioned.
It is not expected that the 1912 Class (men who reached the age of 27 in 1939) will be called upon to register before June.-Reuter.
RIBBENTROP ROMAN HOLIDAY
New York, To-day.
The "New York Times," in
material, but even over the normal an editorial entitled "Roman
routes
not have this help could reached Finland before April,
Finland depended on two neutral countries with few railways, which could easily be destroyed, for this transport. The Finnish Govern. ment came to the conclusion they could not continue the war.
M. Ryti emphasized that Finland started the war with no promise of help or guarantee of help and that no one advised her to resist Russia. Reuter.
Holiday," says: "Ribbentrop went home worse than empty handed.
"Count Ciano's newspaper suggest- ed that the Germanic hordes should stay on their own side of the Brenner,
"The Chamber of Fasces and Cor- porations broke into frenzied ap- plause on hearing that Italy's frontier with Germany, as with France and
covered Yugo-Slavia, was now
by powerful fortifications."--Reuter.
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Between midnight and 9:30 a.m. to-day, 3.53 inches of rain were registered at the Royal Observa- tory, which is greater than the normal fall for the entire month of March.
Heaviest downpour occurred during the thunderstorm between 4.30 and 5.30 a.m. when 1.30 inches fell in an hour.
The Government, has prohibit- ed the export of nickel coins.
As no nominations were receiv ed for the vacancy on the Licencing
the Board
election. announced for yesterday did not take place.
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London, To-day. The Colonial Secretary yester- day sent a telegram to the Gov- ernor of Hong Kong expressing the sincerest thanks of His Ma- jesty's Government for the most generous gift of £100,000 which the Legislative Council of Hong Kong had decided to contribute towards the prosecution of the war. The Council also decided.to provide for the construction of naval vessels from the proceeds of special war taxation. Bri- tish Wireless.
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