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No Agreement Reached, No Decision Taken

MOSCOW'S STILL A

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

Paris, To-day.

WHILE THE SOVIET peace conditions to Finland

DEMANDS MYSTERY

ROME TALKS

remain a mystery, some sources state that Mos-NAZI PAPER cow has reduced its original demands in a desire TALKS OF to reach a speedy agreement before the Spring thaw.

THE FUTURE

A Swedish source indicates that the Soviets are no longer demanding Viborg and would be satisfied if the new Soviet-Finno border went from Lake

Berlin, To-day.

The first German comment

RUSSIAN

DEMANDS NOT ACCEPTED

Helsinki, To-day. on the Ribbentrop visit to M. Tanner, the Finnish Ladoga to Vuokensen through the Mannerheim Rome goes further than the Foreign Minister, declared Line to the end of the Lake region, then along the official communique released last night that the peace ne- present Soviet-Finnish lines until reaching a in Rome on the talks between gotiations in Moscow are still the Nazi Foreign Minister continuing, and that the point between Summa and Viborg.

Finnish delegation was still and. Signor Mussolini. A part of the Mannerheim Line SIGNIFICANT APPROACH: would remain in Finnish hands. Bome commentators point out that The German comment appears in in the Soviet capitak

Goering's newspaper, M. Tanner added emphati- The Russians are also said to have the Russiane fear that a prolongation Field-Marshal modified their demands as regards of the Finnish - war would result in the "Essener National Zeitung,” which,

the Petsamo and Hangoe.

the Reich gaining a foothold in the after referring to the cordiality of the cally: "We have not accepted

talks, declares: "The future will be the Russian terms,

statement disposing of wide- decided by the young nations.”

The Rome talks, the journal says, concerned the future attitude of Ger- spread rumours that Finland - many and Italy, and "were a sign of has already climbed down to

the Soviet.

GERMAN DISPUTE WITH JAPAN

(SPECIAL TO "China MAIL") Shanghai, To-day....

It la learnt that the Japaness shipping companies are still re- fusing to ship German goods to Chinese ports.

The German Embassy in Tokyo has protested, to the Japanese Foreign Office, with what result It is not known-Havan,

ARIADNE MOLLER

PASSENGERS AND VESSEL NOW SAFE

Baltic States.

Russia has not requested German mediation because it is feared the price would be too high and the fact that Moscow. approached London is con-

sidered highly significant.

The part that Mr. Steinhardt, J. S. Ambassador to Moscow, is playing in the talks is also considered indicative of the Soviet's reluctance to ask Ger- many to participate in such talks.-- Havas.

NEWS

Still In The Balance (SPECIAL TO "China Mail”)

HELSINKI, TO-DAY. FROM MOSCOW COMES THAT FOREIGN COMMISSAR |MOLOTOV AGAIN RECEIVED THE FINNISH DELEGATION...... YESTER- DAY, BUT SO FAR NO AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED AND NO DE- CISION TAKEN, AND THE QUES- TION OF PEACE AND WAR IS STILL IN THE BALANCE,

The most important questions are said to be

1. The ownership of the railway from Viborg north-eastwards towards the Soviet border;

2. The political and military re- gime of the future; and

8. The ownership of the Hangoe peninsula-Havas.

SVINHUFVUD TO SEE MUSSOLINI

Shanghai, To-day. Fears for the safety of the passengers and crew of the Ariadne Moller, which went aground near Wenchow on Sunday night, were set at rest by a statement here by the owners, Mollers Ltd., that immediately wirelessød for help,

ex-

badon London, To-day, Mr. Svinhufvud, the Finnish President, is reported to have left Berlin for Rome, where he will see Signor Mussolini. Reuter.

call being

the vessel has been refloated radio station. and is proceeding to Shang that 200

hai under her own steam

There were no casualties.

The ship was on the way from We

chow to Shan

short, distancá she

ut 10.80 p.m

up by the R.C.A which reported agers had taken to th

German-Italian. comradeship."

Meanwhile, in Rome, the radio. an- nouncement that Italy's attitude to- wards the war remained unchanged, was repeated twice.--Reuter.

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M. Tanner revealed that the Finnish delegation had a long talk in Moscow yesterday with M. Molotov, the Soviet Foreign Commissar, but declined to reveal what passed at the meeting. Reuter

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