Stockholm, Sept, 29, Esthonia is considerably' alarmed by the constant flight of Soviet planes over Tallinn, the capital, and other coastal towns, according' to a Riga report. The planes are reported 10 be from a Soviet warship off Tallinn, Esthonian anti-aircraft batteries have not hitherto opened fire, cording to newspaper correspondents, Opinion in Tallinn is that the Soviet machines are seeking to provoke firing, and some people in the Esthonian capital even suggest. that the reported sinking of the Russian ship Metallish in Narva Bay was act of provocation engineered by the Russians.
General opinion in Esthonia, how= ever, is unconvinced by the report that' the Melallish was torpedoed. according to a despatch from 'Tallini published in the "Svenska Presson' Swedish organ in Hensinki, The despatch points out that the only known vessel of that name is 960 tons, and not 4,000 as stated, Reports that' two periscopes were seen Luga Bay are also considered doubtfal, as the maximum depth of the Bay is only about 32 feet—Reuter, Terms of Agreement 'Moscow, Sept, 2 'Through the mutual' "assistance pact' with Ethonia the "USSR. obtains the right to establish milltary, naval and air "bases. on. the Oesét and Dago Islands, and on the Baltte port of Paldiski.
The pact Includes seven articles, drafted as follows: "Both parties Pledge to. give each other full, including military, assistance should their respective "frontiers in. the Baltic or on land as well as the Oesel and Dago Islands be the object of a direct attack or threat of aggres-ion through Latvian territory" the part of any European Power.
"The Soviet Union will provide the Esthonian army, at advantageous terms, with all war material required, "The Eslonlan Republic grants the USSR, the right to maintain on the Esthonian' Islands of Oesel and Dago and the Baltic port of Palaiskt naval and air bases "and a number of military aivflelds, "The necessary land. will be teased' to the USSR. at a reasonable price, The location for these bases and alnfolds will be determined by mutual agreement, In order to be able to protest the bases thus created, the Soviet Union will be entitled ' to. maintain in those sectors a strictly limited number of land, naval, and alr forces, the maximum effectives of which ill be determined by a special cone vention.
"The contracting parties pledge not to adhere to an alliance directed against either, The present pact 'Should inno way impair the full soverelmnty of the contracting. par-Hes, The territories Which will be leased to the USSR. will remain Esthonian territory,'
The agreement "will be ratified within six days-of Its signature; with signature Ir is announced by the Chinese Head Post Office that the Imperial
air service between Southampton 'Airways have lio "Inaugurated and New York as from August The rates of air. mail surtax required on air mails for convey= ance by this new service are the Same as those for the Marseilles New York. and Southampton-New York' lines of the Pan-American Airways.
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