A few years ago New Zealand field event enthusiasts were thrilled by the feats of the two young Finnish athletes, Veikko Perasalo and Matti Sippala, high jumper and javelin thrower respectively, and in Finland's dark days it is only natural that our thoughts should turn to these lads. Perasalo was a policeman stationed at Lahti, one of the first towns bombed by the Soviet invaders, and his many friends are hoping that he, with his countryman, will be spared to continue active participation in athletics. Until a few days before the Russian aggression Finland had continued to work on its plans for staging the Olympic Games—a gathering where the youth of the world would meet in friendly combat—but the peaceful plans came to naught. In 1916 the Games were to be held in Berlin, but were cancelled when the Great War commenced; this year they were originally scheduled for Tokio, but were transferred to Helsinki when Japan invaded China. Now it seems definite that the 11th Games will be abandoned. It is an Olympic rule that the Games cannot be postponed; they are held, or abandoned.