THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 7, 1938.
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DIPLOMATIC RE-SHUFFLE IN
WITH REST OF COUP Rome, Tokyo And Vienna Focal Points Of Policy
German Newspapers On Significance Of Developments
ESSEN, YESTERDAY.
COMMENTING AT LENGTH ON THE DIPLOMA- TIC RE-SHUFFLE - WHICH WILL RESULT IN REFILLING THE AMBASSADORIAL POSTS IN LONDON, ROME, VIENNA AND TOKYO, THE “ESSENER NATIONAL ZEITUNG” SAYS THAT THIS IS IN LINE WITH THE IM- PORTANT CHANGES MADE IN THE ARMY COMMAND. AND IN THE FIELD OF ECONOMICS.
The paper, however, observes a certain restraint in committing itself upon the grounds that all final decisions regarding diplomatic changes must await the approval of the foreign governments in question.
re-
The paper
asserts that the standing problem of the Nazi German Ambassador at Tokyo, state, has become a shining exam- Herr von Dirksen, has already ple of the manner in which under made repeated requests to be the unified direction of forces and relieved of his post "because of through the o-operation of failing health does not permit¡cognised experts from the Party, him to fulfil his duties in a man- the army and the economic field, ner necessitated by the present the tasks can be accomplished state of affairs in the Far East. which are vitally important
Without making a forecast as the future of the German people. to his probable successor, the "The Economics Ministry is paper limits itself to remarking: in the charge of men who pos- "This post, which is so vitally sess the reputation of quali- important from the viewpoint of fied experts in all economic world politics, must be filled by problems. a man in full possession of his physical forces."
ROME POST
Regarding possible successor to the Ambassador in Rome, the paper declares: “A man has been chosen as German Ambassdor to Fascist Italy who is not only one of Herr Hitler's oldest co-fighters for the cause of National Social- ism but who even during the years of the Party's struggle · · for power in Germany, was a bosom friend of Signor Mussolini.”
The paper also emphasises the importance of the Vienna post, declaring that "this office is at
present of vital significance to the Reich."
Through these changes in the diplomatic service those posts will be reoccupied which · maybe regarded as focal- Points in the present interna- tional political situation.
GOERING MOUTHPIECE
ANTI-PIRACY IL DUCE'S TOUR OF
DECISION PLEASES
Paris, To-da
Political quarters are gratified that Italy has consented to join measures for strengthening the Mediterranean anti-piracy patrol, being of opinion that this may lead to lessening of Anglo-Italian tension--Trans-Ocean.
NURI EL SAYID'S LONDON VISIT
Beirut, Yesterday.
The former Iraqi Foreign Min- + ister, Nuri “el Sayid, on his return to Baghdad from London, where he had conversations with British Ministers, has reported his impres- sions to the Grand Mufti.
The Minister met several Syrian Nationalist leaders, and is leaving for Baghdad to-morrow.
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Informed quartera state to
that Nuri el Sayid is satisfied with his the London talks, and obtained impression that the British Gov- ernment has become more under- standing of the Arab viewpoint in Palestine.Trans-Ocean.
"Confidence also prevails that under such leadership, the con- scientious Nazi economic policy will be carried on."-Trans-Ocean,
HOME FLEET LEAVES LISBON
London, Yesterday.
ALCIRA CREW
AIRPORTS
Rome, To-day. Signor Mussolini spent nearly two hours yesterday morning mak- ing an aerial inspection of a chain of newly constructed airports and emergency landing fields between Rome and Naples.
Flying a three-engined machine, he started from Guidonia at 9.45 a.m. and flew over the Pontine Mar- shes, arriving over Naples at 10.45. He returned back in Rome at noon.
-Trans-Ocean.
GUERILLAS RETAKE
SHOUYANG
Chengchow, To-day. Chinese guerilla, forces re- captured Shouyang, an important town on the Chengting-Taiyuan rail- way about 40 miles west of Tai- yuan, on February 4.
There were considerable hand-to- hand encounters before the town fell into Chinese hands.
After consolidating their position, the Chinese forces will push farther westward to Yuchi.--International:
FRANCO WARNED
London, To-day.
AT MARSEILLES pressing dissatisfaction at the
The crew of
steamer Alcira, 22
to
A strongly worded Note, ex-
repeated attacks on British ship- ping, has been despatched Paris, To-day. General Franco by the British the British Government following Saturday's
men in surprise meeting of Ministers. all including the non-interven- Although the text of the Note tion control officer, were landed at will not be disclosed until the A Lisbon message states that Marseilles from the British cruiser Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony warships of the Home Fleet which H.M.S. Newcastle yesterday.
Eden, makes a statement in the have been on a visit to the Tagus The story they give of the sink-House of Commons to-day (Mon- have left for Gibraltar. Before ing of their vessel tallies in all day), it is believed to indicate leaving yesterday, Admiral Sir Ro-details with the published accounts. clearly that British patience is ger Backhouse, Commander-in- All the crew are leaving Marseil thoroughly exhausted. Reuter. Chief, Home Fleet, placed on les to-day (Monday) for England. behalf of the commander, officers and seamen of the Home Feet, a wreath on the Lisbon Monument to the Portuguese dead in the Great War-British Wireless.
The paper, which is generally FOREIGN PLANES
regarded as the special mouth- piece of General Goering, deals particularly with the changes in the economic field, emphasising that the shake-up is the action of
AT HANKOW
Shanghai, Yesterday.
Trans-Ocean.
FIGHTING IN A SNOWSTORM
following
AN ENGLISHMAN LOOKS AT AMERICA
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an additional guarantee of world
Kinhua, Chekiang, To-day. The lull on the Hangchow front peace, and I have never yet met has been broken
the [any American who felt that the two Chinese recapture of Fuhang, west countries need match themselves, of the Lakeside city:
even on paper, as potential enemies.
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not only gives America no qualms on her own account, but affords the extra satisfaction that London. and not Washington is paying for {it.
General Goering, who has "acted A Japanese naval spokesman The immediate objective is Kung- On the contrary, the launching of with his usual thoroughness with told journalists to-day that photo-shenchiao. Japanese artillery is un-every additional British warship the end in view of bringing about graphs taken in the Hankow areader a severe handicap owing to necessary improvements.
by a naval observation plane re-blinding snow storm. “Under his leadership, the hap-vealed that the Chinese Govern- Fuyang, south-west of Hangchow, hazard apparatus which was the ment was well equipped with is also the objective of Chinese Reich and Prussian · Economica planes of foreign manufacture. Ministry, and which until re Planes identified in the photo- cently was hampered through per- graphs included British-supplied sonal compromises dating from Gloster Gladiators, American-sup- the period before the Nazi Party plied Curtiss Hawks and Soviet came into power, has been chang-| planes of the E-16 type. ed into a commanding post which. It is reliably reported that the
attack-International.
SMALLPOX
Nineteen cases of smallpox were reported to the local Health Au-
The two countries are, in this frantic world, perhaps the only cool-headed realists left—as - far from truculence of a Palmerston or a Theodore Roosevelt as from the idealisms of a Lansbury or a Wilson. Indeed, of their common supplied the Chiang Kai-shek Gov- | midnight on Sunday.
policy to day Britain and America ernment with 250 fast bomber- Of these, 15 were in Victoria, can vary the famous slegan by say- "In its new form, the Economics pursuit planes. “Our Own Corres- three in Kowloon and one in the ling: It may not be magnificent, but Ministry, which was formerly a-pondent.
ís capable of successfully direct-Soviet Government has recently thorities in the 48 hours ended at ing Nazi economic policy.
“SHINING EXAMPLE”
Territories.
at any rate it is not war,