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PEACE IN FINLAND

Fighting to Cease at 6p.m. H.K.T. To-day: Finland will Cede Viborg And Whole of Karelian Isthmus: Russians Gain Hangoe As Base MANNERHEIM LINE MAY BE SURRENDERED TO SOVIET

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MOSCOW, MAR. 13 (UP). — THE WAR IN FINLAND IS OVER. SOVIET-FINNISH PEACE AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED EARLY THIS MORN- ING, THE TERMS STIPULATING THAT HOSTILITIES WILL CEASE AT To Become NOON TO-DAY (WEDNESDAY). (6 P.M. H.K.T.).

SOVIET TROOPS ARE TO BE MOVED TO THE NEW BORDER BY 10 A.M. ON FRIDAY.

Contraband Station?

Vladivostok Blockade

Envisaged

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, Mar. 12 (UP). -In the House of Commons to-day the Minister of Economic Warfare, Mr. Ronald Cross, announced the establishment of a con- 'traband control base in the Far East is under considera- tion for the purpose of blocking American exports to Russia via Vladivostok which could reach Germany.

Reported. Seizures

TOKYO, Mar. 13 (Reuter).-The reported seizure of contraband goods on the Son of Japan has engaged the attention of the House of Representa- tives.

Asked whether Japanese ferry bonts plying between Pusan, Korea) and Shimonoseki had been stopped! by British warships and boarded, Mr.j Hachiro Arita, the Foreign Minister, replied that he had received no in- formation of such an occurrence,

Answering another question aboutį the detention in Hongkong of the| remaining 12 Germans removed from the Asama Maru by a boarding party from a British man-of-war near Tokyo Bay on January 21,

Government was

their return.

TRADE NEGOTIATIONS ARE TO BEGIN IMMEDIATELY.

IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THE PEACE TERMS INCLUDE THE CESSION OF THE KARELIAN ISTHMUS AND THE CITY OF VIBORG TO RUSSIA AND THE LEASE OF HANGOE AS A NAVAL BASE FOR 30 YEARS.

CESSION OF VIBORG AND THE KARELIAN ISTHMUS APPARENTLY MEANS THAT FINLAND WILL LOSE THE MANNERHEIM LINE AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE LAKE LADOGA AREA.

ARADIA

IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT PETSAMO IS NOT MENTIONED IN THE TERMS. THE AGREEMENT MUST BE RATIFIED BY BOTH THE SOVIET AND FINNISH

DIETS.

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NEAR EAST TENSION

Russians Evacuating Black Sea Port

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ANKARA, Mar. 13 the (Domei). → Reports from Foreign Minister Bald that the the Soviet-Turkish frontier

negotiating with the British Government for in the Caucasus state that the Russian authorities are The present was not an opportune evacuating, all women and time to give out any report on thei

children from Batu, the progress of negotiations, he added.

Black Sea port. Seizure Of Mails

The Soviet action is believed PARUS, Mar 12 (Domel)-The to reflect. the increasing tension Japanese Embassy to-day handed in the Near East, note to the French Foreign Office)

It is thought that Batu would filing representation with the French Government regarding the become the immediate target for seizure of mails aboard the Os.Kjan Allied attack in the event of Jiner Bangkok Maru by French naval either Britain or France be- authorities at Haiphong.

coming involved in hostilities

Japanose Throat

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with Russia.

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TOKYO, Mar. 12 (UP)--Replying Moscow Press

to an interpellation In the Lower

House to-day the Japanese Foreign

Minister said that Japan would take "odequate measures In accordance

with

with International Law should the British attempt to Interfere traffic across the Sea of Japan-

& Sun Yat-sen

Laudatory Notices On Anniversary Of Death

Fighting Slackens

According to a report from Helsingfors, fighting is slackening on the Finnish fronts, but yesterday it was impossible to confirm that it had ceased entirely.

Yesterday-the-Oslo-paper "Dagbladet" learned from Stockholm that peace between Finland and Russia is assured.

In consequence of the report the Stockholm stock exchange registered a violent rise, prices advancing on an average of six crowns.

It is believed that the Russian terms are very severe. REPORT CONFIRMED

An earlier London message also said that according to unimpeachable sources the Finnish delegation at Moscow had reached full accord with Russia. The agreement is awaiting signature.

The official D.N.B., news agency of Germany also announces an official Moscow report that the Finns and Russians have concluded a peace treaty.

THIS MIGHT BE

A COMFORT.

LONDON, Mar, 12 (Reuter). -If peace should come on terms which the Finns them. Helves believe would permit their survival us an Indepen- dent-nation, the-little European States are not likely to overlook two items,

The first is that the full might of Russin for more than three months was unable to crush the resistance of the Finnish armies,

The second is that the Kremlin concluded the war by coming to terms with the very Government which it had boustfully described as non- existent.

AIR RAIDS EXPECTED

Local Authorities Warned In Britain Meanwhile, says a Paris report, M. Daladier yester-

LONDON, Mar. 12 (Reuter). day revealed to the Chamber of Deputies that 50,000-The Minister of Health has French troops are being held in readiness to proceed to sent a circular to local au Finland from an unnamed Channel port. THREE MAIN POINTS

BERLIN, Mar. 12 (Reuter)-Conclusion of the Russo-Finnish peace treaty was announced in a Moscow despatch to the official German news agency.

The despatch says that the most important points in the treaty are

1-Immediate discontinuance of all military operations on both sides;

2.-Ceasion of the Karelian Isthmus, including Viborg, to the Soviet;

Details Awaited SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Mar. 12 (UP).

3.A military base on the peninsula of Hangoe to be ceded An Independent member had anked MOSCOW, Mar. 12 (Reuter)—The

to the Sovlet. if the Japanese Government had newspapers here devote considerable considered stops to meet the reported space to the anniversary of the death },

the agreement will require the British scheme to halt the transporta- of Sun Yat-sen. They recall his plea

ratification of both governments. tion of contraband to Germany for the strengthening of an alliance through Sovlet ports facing the Sea with Soviet collaboration with the

"Exchange Telegraph" at Stock- of Japan..

Communist Party and support the Following the authoritative reholm sald the agreement is expected movement of workers and peasants. port that Finland and Russia to be signed in Mostow on Wednes Banner Of Liberation have reached an agreement, in-day when the terms will be published The "Pravda" says that Sun Yat-formation is now awaited con- acu's testament has become a banner cerning any armistice. of a great war of national liberation against Japanese imperialism.

The Foreign Minister said that the Japanese Government was continuing negotiations with Britain for the sur render of the remaining twelve Ger- mans removed from the Asamu Maru who are interned in Hongkong.

QUITO, Ecuador, Mar 12 (UP) Infantile, páralysis in the Interior provinces is reported to be reaching alarming proportions,

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Barring a last minute hitch,

The paper. welcome the present it is believed the agreement will collaboration of the Kuomintang and be signed by M. Molotov, Soviet Chinese communiste against Japan.

Foreign Minister, and Finland's

Several papers take the opportunity to attack Wang Ching-wel as a traitor Promier, Kyosti Ryti, either late to-day or early to-morrow, but

in the interests of China.

and hostillies will cease,

Other quarters understand there is possiblilty that the agreement will

[be signed to-night."

Effect On The Major War The prospect of peace between the Soviet and Finland has led diplomats PLEASE Turn To Pago 2.

BALTIC SEA

Bowins

Hangoo

THIS MAP INDICATES THE AREAS TO BE CEDED. is at the mouth of the Gulf of Finland and the Karolian Isthmus area which Russia gains is shown by the dotted lines.

Peace Terms Cause Serious Cabinet Split

Three Finnish Ministers Resign

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

A SERIOUS SPLIT HAS BECOME EVIDENT IN THE FINNISH GOVERNMENT AS A RESULT OF THE ACCEPTANCE BY THE FINNISH DELEGA- TION OF RUSSIA'S! TERMS FOR PEACE.

The delegation, which is re- ported to have signed the ex- traordinarily harsh terms im- posed by the Soviet, is headed by the Prime Minister, Dr. Ryti. The Finnish plenipotentiaries are now returning to Helsing- fors, via Sweden.

Bombshell Announcement The Finnish Government exploded bomb shell when, four hours after it was announced that the Finnish Premier had signed an agreement in

Moscow, issued 1 communique, denying any knowledge of reports that peace had been signed.

The communique emphasised that the Finnish Diet alone was com- whether Russia's

ent to decide petent to terms should be accepted,

A "Reuler" message quotes Hel- singfors-Radio as deflantly announc ing that the Finnish-Army will con- tinue to defend the Independence of Finland to the end.

Allied Troops For Finland

Daladier Says France Has Big Body Roady

PARIS, Mar. 12 (Reuter)—M. Daladier, the French Premier, in the Chamber of Deputies to-day, Baid that ships were waiting to take a body of French troops to ald Finland.

The troops had been ready since February 26.

The British Government had. taken similar measures.

The strength of this expeditionary

force was 50,000 men.

Army To Stand Firin "Our Army will stand as arm as a

Sand Bombars rock," the announcement said.

France had sent a number of ultra- "Every soldier is prepared to demodern bombers a few days fend the country to his last drop of These must have already arrived in ago, blood.

thorities in which he says that the danger of air attacks must he regarded as more serious during the usual school holidays at Easter than was the case last A further "Reuter message re- Christmas.

ported that the Finnish Parliament had been called to discuss the Rus Local authorities are told by

sian terms Parliament was still the Board of Education that it is sitting in secret session at 11.30 p.m. inadvisable for children to go to (0.30 am. ILK.T.). evacuated areas for the holidays. In the meantime, it appears that The Board suggests, therefore, the Finnish Government is facing a

Threo Rosignations that teachers should take their crisis. holiday in rotation,

WESTERN FRONT

Artillery In Action

action.

Finland.

The French and British Govern-

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LATEST

VIBORG FALLS

A "Domel" message from Copen- hagen reports that the Finnish Foreign Minister, M. Tanner, has tendered his resignation sa a result of the decision of hla·Premier' to

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHY accept the Russian terms.

STOCKHOLM, MAR 13 (UP)--- This announcement was quickly MOSCOW-RADIO REPORTS THẤT followed by a "Reuter" message from THE RED ARMY IS NOW IN COM- Paris, which states that the Finnish PLETE POSSESSION OF VIBORG,

Ryt's actiond the members of the have also resigned in protest at Dr. DAY. FURTHER DETAILS ARE

LACKING.

Although peace terms are reported peace misilon are already on route to have been agreed upon, heavy to Helsingfors, via Stockholm, with fighting stul continues. the peace treaty which they have.

-The variation does not "bedoni signed on behalf of Finland.

operative · until noon on Wednesday (4 p.m. 11.K.T.),

PARIS, Mar. 12 (Reuter)-An official communique fasued to-day won local artillery says that there

By Gorman. Communiquo · · BERLIN, Mar. 12 (UP)-To-day's High Command communique 2038, "No unusual happenings on the West Front. Our air force made recon- the agreement, naissance flights over eastern France. A French plane, type Toter-03, was shot by German anti-aircraft

It now remains to be seen whether the Finnish Parliament will ratify

Harah Soviet Terms The Russian terms are even more.

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