"Never shall our land bow before the foreign tyrant" is a translation of a line in the Finnish national anthem, and Dr. Holliday Sutherland, noted writer who has travelled extensively in Finland, recently said that until the last able-bodied Finn is shot Finland will never submit to domination. Finland's army, he says, is an army on skis Every member of this army keeps his uniform in his home; nearby, his rifle and ammunition are attached to his skis. The army can be called to action instantly by wireless. Every Sunday, from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. the forests resound with the reports of rifle shots. The men in the army devote this time to war practice. They are deadly shots. One sees no goose-step, only the long lithe stride of men accustomed to skating and skis, their sole concern being with the nation's cause and national defence, Helsinki, capital of Finland, showing the South Harbour and market place. In 1918 it was the scene of the overthrow of the Socialist Workers Republic set up by Russian Reds, View from the beach of Terijoki on the Russian frontier. Bombarded and occupied by Soviet troops and the seat of a "puppet" Finnish Government, latest news is that Terijoki has been evacuated by the enemy after bombardment by Finnish planes.
Following the fall of snow in the Lake Ladoga district, it is said that the Russians are having difficulty in advancing, the Finns, on skis, 1 being able to concentrate at menaced points at great speed. Lake Ladoga is in Southern Finland close to Leningrad and is the largest lake in Europe, Turku is a seaport on the south-western coast off which He the Aaland Islands which Russia is expected shortly to attack. It has a medieval castle and cathedral and is rich in historic memories,
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