Helsinki, Oct. 11.
The Finnish Government has decid ed to effect a voluntary evacuation of certain towns, notably Helsinki, Viborg, Tammerfors and" Aabe, "as from today, "in, view of the gravity of the situation," according to reliable reports current here. About a quarter of the Inhabitants of the capital Is being voluntarily evacuated today, and further quarter on. Thursday.
There is at present nothing to cause alarm on the frontier, well-informed sources here say. There are no Soviet troop concentrations yet but. regular Soviet garrisons are possibly being reinforced today, The "Minister of Home Affairs warned the people that they must be Prepared for all eventualities, He anid the dangers of modern warfare necessitated the precautionary and Voluntary evacuation of Helsinich, Vili, Turku and Tempore, as well as most frontier districts, Extra. trains were running yesterday to enable evacuees to Teave, and extra buses will be put into service today, Steamers going to Stockholm are overcrowded, and long queiies of people are waiting outside savings banks, People everywhere are show= Jing calmness and fortitude, Air raid experts have been *appointed for every block in the city, and tenants are being instructed as {o the procedure to adopt in the event of an air raid
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