Helsinki, Oct. 15.
The Finnish delegation left Moscow last night after a late conference. It is hoped that Mf, Julio Kusti Paasikiyi, the chief Finnish delegate, will return to Moscow within a fow days, trid that further discussions will lead {to a satisfactory agreement.
Newspapers stress Finland's deter~ mination to refuse terms impinging on the country's honours, integrity and independence while 2 Moscow despatch says observers there believe there is nothing to prevent the negotiations from being concluded in {friendly spirit.
Soon afler an announcement that the Government had sent fresh instructions to the Finnish delegation Jin Moscow, came another announce-Jment that the delegation left for Finand after a conference at the Kremfin. The Finnish news agency says the delegation's departure from Mos-Jcow does not mean that negotiations have broken down—Reuter, With British Army, Oct. 15, British troops occupy vital sections of the vast French line of fortifteations. Thousands of troops are holding, positions somewhere between the English Channel and Switzerland.
At the extreme front positions occupied by the British troops at intervals of every few yards, are massive steel and conerete fons. Such defensive strength existed at only a few points during the Great War in the area round Verdun.
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