Port Unable to Handle Shipping Demands; Lack Of Ready Cash in Finland Complicates Problem Helsinki, Mar. 17. YETROL is scarce in Finland today but the traffic that flows over the Arctic highway from Petsamo to Rovaniemi does not give that impression.
With the Baltic Sea virtually an inland lake as a result of the British blockade, the narrow winding ribbon of concrete connecting the Petsamo harbour of Liinahamari with the rail head at Rovaniemi has become Finland's lifeline.
Around the clock in the pale Arctic winter twilight long columns of trucks, Finnish, German and ties is reported to be even greater than was anticipated last fall when rations were fixed, Divorce Action in H. M.
Supreme Court A divorce petition brought by Mr. B. Beesley against Mrs. H. Beesley, end an action brought against two ce-respondents, Mr. T. Hunter and Captain Dockrey for damages by the petitioner were dismissed by Judge P. Grant Jones in H. M. Supreme Court yesterday. Mr. P. Watkin Williams represented the petitioner, Mr. E. L. Hartopp the defendant and Mr. K. E. Newman the ce-respondents.
After a lengthy review of the evidence, His Lordship dismissed Mr. Beesley's petition. and also the action for damages against the co-respondent, but granted the petition of the respondent, Mrs. H. Beesley, for divorce against her husband on the ground of cruelty.
Swedish, roll over the narrow road with its hundreds of curves and bridges and scores of sharp dips and rises, To meet the demands of the increased traffic an army of men work to improve the road but it still is far from good. Only hardy and experienced drivers can navigate its 360 miles and they are comparatively well-paid, receiving the equivalent of US§20 for the round trip,
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