HARD BARGAINING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 March 1940, Page 8

HARD BARGAINING

IN PEACE DISCUSSIONS AT MOSCOW

FINNISH DELEGATE'S STORY.

MOLOTOV AND THE ALLIES.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received This Day, 11.10 a.m.) HELSINKI, March 17. Dr Peasikivi received the Press. He said the Kremlin talks were mere formal and colder than those of last autumn. Five meetings were held, in which the Russians yielded only a few unimportant points, but nothing on the points which the Finns desired. M. Molotov, when the question of Allied help cropped up. said: "We are not afraid of Britain or France." WAR STRESS LIFTED WEEKEND RELAXATION IN HELSINKI. (Received This Day. 9.25 a.m.) HELSINKI. March 17. The capital is enjoying a weekend for the first time since November. The smartest restaurants were crowded with patrons and popular dance halls wore invaded. Most of the men were in uniform. The streets were lighted last night for the first limo for months. VOROSHILOV LINE CONSTRUCTION ON FINNISH FRONTIER. SOVIET FEAR OF GENERAL WAR. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received This Day, 12.45 p.m.) HELSINKI, March 17. According to a report from Moscow, the Soviet, fearing a general outbreak of war, has proposed to build as quick, ly as possible a Voroshilov line of defences along the new Russian-Finninsh frontier.