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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 27, 1937.
DIPLOMATIC
ACTIVITY
Mr. Eden In Brussels: Gen. Goering In Rome
No Disclosures On
Subject Of
Discussions
Mr. Anthony Eden.
A NEW WORLD CONFERENCE
GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE
London, To-day. His Majesty's Government con- sider that before any steps are taken to summon a further world}. conference a thorough and compre- hensive investigation is required to ascertain that there is a prospect of success.
London, To-day.
Long and important diplomatic conversations were recorded in two European capitals yesterday, though the nature of the talks has not been dis- closed.
THE BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY, MR. ANTHONY
·EDEN, TALKED WITH THE BELGIAN PREMIER (M. PAUL VAN ZEELAND) AND FOREIGN MINISTER (M. SPAAK) FOR. TWO HOURS AND 40 MINUTES AT THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE IN BRUSSELS YESTERDAY MORNING.
After lunch, Mr. Eden had General Goering is due to leave another talk with M. van Zeeland Rome this morning. He will fly at the British Embassy.
back to Berlin via Florence. Trans- Ocean.
He will see M. Spaak alone this morning and all three statesmen will meet again this afternoon.
In Rome, General Hermann Goering and the Italian Foreign Minister, Count. Ga- leazzo Ciano, exchanged views for nearly three hours, after which 1 General Goering had forty minutes conversation with Signor Mussolini.
POSITION : IN SPAIN
BELGIUM AND LOCARNO
German Comment On Development
Berlin, To-day.
the
General Goering:
BLUM CABINET. PROGRAMME
DEBATE PROMISED IN CHAMBER
GENERAL POLICY
Paris, To-day. The Cabinet yesterday agreed to Commenting on the Franco a debate in the Chamber of Deputies British release of Belgium from her on general policy on April 30. obligations under the Locarno After the Cabinet meeting, the Treaty, the "Frankfurter Zeitung" Finance In repeating this statement in a
Minister, M. Vincent Commons answer, Lord Cranborne While the Prussian Premier's says it is an historical fact that Auriol, stated that the Treasury recalled that His Majesty's Govern- visit is officially described as pri- without Germany's action which led
situation was satisfactory and Gov- to is understood that the
practical abrogation of ment and the French Government vate, it
ernment had no intention of issuing had recently invited the Prime position in Spain and the German treaty, the new political develop- Minister of Belgium to undertake Four-Year Plan for economic self-ment which finds expression in the any long-term loan other than that
offered on March 11 informal enquiries as to the possi-sufficiency were the principal sub-declaration, would have been im-
possible. bility of securing a general relaxa-jects discussed.
It is learned there is no question tion of the obstacles to interna-
Although it would be premature, of launching a special loan Both Germany and Italy are suf- the journal says, to predict that an £100,000,000 for financing a scheme. of tional trade.
fering from a shortage of raw ma- terials, and it is suggested that they heralded by the declaration, it is the French Trades Union Congress. era of definite pacification is of public works, as was demanded by may pool methods of production of none the less true that Belgium in synthetic materials. Reuter.
-Reuter. the past few months has given an excellent example of the methods of endeavouring to secure peace by of effectively eliminating spheres
Monsieur Van Zeeland had been good enough to accept this invita- tion and His Majesty's Government were of opinion that the results of his investigations should be awaited before the question of summoning a world conference was considered.—British Wireless.
MISS EARHART TO RESTART-
"HIGHLY SATISFIED”
Brussels, To-day. Following Mr. Eden's conversa tions this morning, M. Spaak told newspaper correspondents that he was "highly satisfied" with this first contact.
Economics, he said, would be
World Flight To Begin the main subject of discussion in
This Week
New York, To-day.
the afternoon's meeting.
A luncheon given at the British
confliet.—Trans-Ocean.
RUMANIA'S NEW COURSE
Rapprochement With Italy
Paris, To-day.
M. Titulescu, the former. Ru- Miss Amelia Earhart, the Ameri-Embassy yesterday in honour of can aviatrix, disclosed yesterday the visiting British Foreign Secre-manian Foreign Minister, arrived that she was starting on another tary was attended by M. van Zee in Paris yesterday and had a long
attempt at a world flight.
War
Miss Earhart crashed at Hono- Iulu last month when taking off and her plane had to be shipped back to the United States for re-building, Mr. Eden is scheduled to leave Now she plans to take off from Brussels for London this afternoon Burbank, California, before May 1. (Tuesday).—Trans-Ocean.
Reuter.
∙a
"Two-Hour Ceremony
At. Coronation
London, To-day.
It is learned from an 0.26- thoritative source that the Coro- nation service in Westminster Abbey will begin at 11-o'clock and will last two hours. Reuter.
FOUR SMALL-POX DEATHS
Health Returns For
Last Week
conversation with the Premier, M: land, M. Spaak, the Belgian Minister, General Henri Denis, and Leon Blum, the Foreign Minister, the Minister
number of of Agriculture, M.M. Yvon Delbos, and Hubert Pierlot.
other politicians....
Great importance is attached to which the visit by "Le Journal,” states that the discussions are tak- îng place simultaneously with pub- Four deaths from smallpox, two NO ROME STATEMENT YET
lication in Bucharest of the Ru- from diphtheria, four typhoid,
Rome, To-day,
manian Government's commur que three from meningitis, four from olish dysentery and 59 from tuberculosis No statement was issued after relating to the visit of the
Foreign Minister, Colonel Joseph were reported to the Health Depart- the Goering-Mussolini-Ciano talks
Beck.
ment last week. and the greatest secrecy is being Found trespassing on military maintained as to what passed be fortifications at Gough Battery, De-tween the three statesmen. vil's Peak, yesterday morning, Lam
TRESPASSING IN
FORT
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This, the journal says, seems to indicate a new policy on the part of Rumania.
Fuk, 37, a stone breaker, was sen- and two others were seen by Gunner The new course steered by Ru- tenced to two mouths' imprison- Ford trying to remove a girder mania, according to the paper, fore ment by Mr. W. Schofield at the from under a dismantled gun. De- shadows_raprochement with... Italy Central Magistracy this morning. fendant had no · business in the and possibly with Hungary as well.
Sergeant Jackson said defendant |fort.
Trans-Ocean.
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Fresh cases reported during the week included three smallpox, seven seven typhoid, four
diphtheria.. meningitis, and seven dysentery.
Yesterday's returns showed two cases of smallpox, and one each of typhoid, meningitis and dysentery,