ARCTIC FIGHTING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 December 1939, Page 8

ARCTIC FIGHTING

RUSSIAN LANDING PARTIES WIPED OUT BY FINNISH PATROLS. IN THE PETSAMO REGION. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received . This Day, 10.10 a.m.) PETSAMO. December 12. Finnish patrols wiped out landing parties as fast as they came ashore from warships near Liinnamari. GUERILLA TACTICS CONTINUED SUCCESSFULLY BY FINNS. SLAUGHTER OF RUSSIANS. (Received This Day. 10.10 a.m.) COPENHAGEN. December 12. It is reported that Finnish guerilla tactics continue successfully. One machine-gunner up a tree mowed down 77 Russians. POLISH VOLUNTEERS STUDENTS STOPPED IN BALTIC STATES. (Received This Day, 10.10 a.m.) STOCKHOLM. December 12. The Polish Minister at Helsinki and all members of the Legation have volunteered for service with the Finnish forces. Several hundred Polish students from Vilna, seeking to go to Finland to fight against Russia, have been turned back at the Lithuanian and Latvian frontier.

NAZIS & FINLAND PEACE OVERTURE TO SOVIET DENIED. (Received This Day, 10.10 a.m.) ROME. December 12. The Rome radio states that Berlin has officially denied that Herr Hitler asked M Molotov to negotiate peace with Finland. SOVIET REPLY TO LEAGUE MEDIATION OFFER. "OF A NEGATIVE NATURE.” (Received This Day, 12.30 p.m.) LONDON, December 12. A Paris radio message announced that the Russian reply received at Geneva is of a negative nature. |

TEXT ISSUED INVITATION NOT ACCEPTED. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 1.45 p.m.) RUGBY, December 12. The British delegation at Geneva learns that the Soviet Government has sent a reply to the telegram sent it from Geneva yesterday and that the text of telegram is as follows: — “The Soviet Government thanks you, Mr President, for the kind invitation to lake part in discussions of the Finnish Question. At the same time, the Soviet Government informs you that the Soviet is not in a position to ac- • cept this invitation, for reasons given in the telegram of December 4, from the Commissariat of Foreign Affairs, sent in reply to a communication from the Secretary-General.”