Following the approval by. Taly of the Finnish. wish to fortify: the Aland islands, asthe ast signatory power to the Aland convention. of 1921, the President of the Republic Jai two bills before Parliament terday, providing for the forties of the Islands ud the introduction of compulsory military service thereon.
The bills call for an appropriation of 426,000,000 Finnish marks for the Duilding of permanent fortifeations on the three" southernmost islands—
Koekar, Bjoerkoe and Laagskaen—and the stationing of garrisons and artillery. The stm is to be spent in the next three years. In addition, 9 Acet of fast motorboats is to be built and measures are to be taken for the laying of mines in this part of the Baltic in the event of war—Trans-
Ocean,
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