London, Dec, 13.
Authoritative circles In London emphasize the efficiency "and "wide extent of the British convoy. system, which, they say. "gives the protection of powerful units o¢ the British Navy to neutral merchant vessels trading with Great 'Britain'
'The safe arrival of hundreds of con veyed vessels, they add, docs not constitute news precisely' because tis sensational evidence of the strength and destroyers were after them. They to specify whether punitive action would be taken if the ultimatum!0. the Russian away but the Russian port, of Murmansk, /of the Buitish Navy and the port of Murmansk, [of the British Navy and the normal aru Sain auc ae 03 re rejected. Moscow's rejection of the League mediation offer) =H" puta Rewer, Jovees of orating and oat cause for Boers was contained in a formal telegram to the League in which M.
Berlin, Dee. 12, ReMttal vessels, onthe other hand, With the wireless apparatus dain- Molotov referred to a letter addressed to the League by him last] Authorised sources here today ad-Wie" Geare. Fe of sensational news ized and no recognition signal week, In this letter he referred to the League's convening to hear mitted a British suma had ap- in an attempt to prove the convoy were prey for attack by every nation. Finland's appeal as an "insult" to Russia because the Soviet Union preached within torpedo range of the} system unsafe "for neutral ships, othe otters, weer "one no' longer recognized the Helsinki Government. "The Soviet Geis suveriiney Branch Ju he) whereas shipowner, "chou "lip Inettoge on imperise tones Government," said the Russian note, "thanks you for your kind] yesterday. iis assertion Yo be absurd" reached a Brith witeless sation, "A invitation to discuss the Finnish question, The Government does] The submarine was forced to sub-|"
Neutrals, these. civees" conde, fow hours found the and fed them into cee later, a British destroyer not consider it possible to accept the invitation, The reasons were ese by Plane, they" sid."
German reconnaissance charter ships to the Brith Govern-em Tiscated in my Teller to M. Joseph Oven, Secretary General of Pursiing san senamed Carman vert MERE, aval In convey, "becnive The. Bremen was ment to travel in convoy. sbecate hod only three requests—to the 'League, on December 5. Signed, Molotov." The note was|and may be already' docked, they torpedo' wisccommmnied tee lund "the sick cook, replenish their! redressed to the chairman of the League committee appointed idea Tee thie their guns." "They" were une HBR Breech- (9 investigate the Russo-Finnish problem.—United Press, prepared ty Ro ty forthwith
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