Helsinki, Jan. 7.
Birker Vasenius, world's speed-skating champion, met his -death while fighting for Finland, his country, north of Lake Ladoga yesterday, Vasenius was the Finnish skating champion in the years 1933, 1934, and 1935, and became world champion in 1939.
Authoritative quarters here today denied that Finnish planes bombed Baltiski Port, Estonian harbour now under Soviet Russia. The Estonian Government also said there was no truth in these reports. The air base created by the Russians there is too small.to be bombed without risk of the surrounding Estonian territory and Finland has no intention of vio-Jating Estonian soil. Finnish planes may have flown over the base in patrol duties, these circles concluded.—Havas, Allies Signing Financial attempts Agreement with Turks London, Jan. 7.
An economic and financial agreement between Britain, France and Turkey will be signed shortly in Paris, according to the Ankara rad It is stated that negotiations in connection with the agreement have been successfully concluded.—Reuter.
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