THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 6, 1938.
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PROGRESS IN ANGLO-ITALIAN CONVERSATIONS REVIEWED Semi-Official Confirmation Of Predictions Re-Affirmation Of ∙KING TO
Gentlemen's
Agreement
Rome, To-day.
Progress in the Anglo-Italian conversations was to have been reviewed when the Earl of Perth (the British Ambassador) met Count Ciano (Italian Foreign Minister) at 6、 o'clock last evening.
UNVEIL WAR MEMORIAL
London, To-day.
On July 1, the last day of his official visit to France, the King will unveil the War Memorial to Anstralian troops who died in the Great War, at Villars-Breton-
meux
Queen Elizabeth will also be present. Reater.
Rigid silence is being maintained by Italian off- BRITISH PLANE
*cials but it is certain that the agreement will re-
EXPORTS
London, To-day.
affirm the gentleman's agreement of January, 1937, by which both sides undertook to respect the status quo in the Mediterranean..
It was revealed by the President Both will also re-affirm the other's rights in the of the Board of Trade in reply to a that dur- Mediterranean, while Italy will disclaim any Parliamentary question
ing last year 507 aeroplanes of designs against the integrity of Spain, the Ba-United Kingdom manufacture were learics and the Spanish Colonies.
The right of passage for all coun- tries through the Mediterranean
will be affirmed, as well as the rights AUSTRIA'S TRADE
of ships of all nations to use the Suez Canal in time of peace and
war.
There is also a general belief that agreement will be reached for crea- tion of machinery for delimitation of the boundaries between Abyssina the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan and Kenya, Britain undertaking to pre vent gun-running across the fron- tiers, while Italy will undertake not to impede the flow of the Nile waters
from Lake Tsana.
SPHERES OF INFLUENCE
AGREEMENTS
SCANDINAVIAN
MINISTERS CONFERRING
Oslo, To-day.
The Danish Foreign Minister, the Swedish Foreign Minister and the Finnish Foreign Minister, ar- rived here yesterday.
It is announced that, the three Foreign Ministers, will discuss with their Norwegian colleague the pro- blem of economic co-operation of the four northern States in the event of war.'.
Efforts have been made for some time past to ensure such co-opera- tion but no definite results have yet been obtained.--Trans-Ocean.
LEON
IN
DEGRELLE LONDON
London, To-day.
exported to the value of £1,913,099. Of the total, 235 went to British
The leader of the Belgian Rexist countries, including 73 to Austra-Party, M. Leon Degrelle, who is lia, 60 to the Union of South Africa, now visiting here, emphatically deni- 82 to New Zealand, 19 to British ed that he received money from India and Burma and 14 to Canada Germany for founding the Belgium Over 27 foreign countries receiv anti-communist paper when inter- ed British aeroplanes during 1931 viewed by a representative of the including 31 to France, 27 to Egypt Daily Telegraph yesterday a 21 to Iraq, 25 to Belgium-British
M. NAGGIAR ARRIVES
Vienna, To-day.
Degrelle declared that the as- "The concern felt in foreign coun-Wireless.
sertion to this effect was an abso- dis-
Hute lie" The Rexist deputy, M. tries about the possibility of turbance in business relations with
Gustave Wyns, corroborated De- Austria following the anschluss is
grelle's declaration and emphasised unfounded," declared the German
that the Rexist party or movement Economics Minister, Dr. Walter
M Naggiar, the French Ambas-ever received any financial help Funk, at a press reception at the sador to China, arrived in the Co- from abroad. Trans-Ocean- Hotel Imperial yesterday.
Austrian
lony shortly after eight o'clock this
The statement was later repeat-morning from Shanghai in the war-character, and it is understood that ed by the
Economics ship, Savorgnan de Brazza. Salutes he will be staying at the Repulse Minister, Dr. Hans Fishboeck, who
Bay Hotel for a few days before Spheres of influence in the Red declared that no cancellation of M. Naggiar's visit is unofficial in proceeding to Bankow.
Sea and Arabia will be defined, both present economic agreements sides will abstain from propaganda envisaged.-Trans-Ocean. and the interests of Italy will be respected in any furture settlement
in Palestine.“
An attempt will be made to re- strict future fortifications in the Mediterranean zone, and some of the Italian white troops in Libya will be withdrawn.
Signature of the agreement is ex- pected at Easter, after which it is expected that Britain will approach the League to secure recognition of Italy's conquest of Abyssinia. Reuter.
Was
ADMIRAL HORTHY SPEECH
Berlin, To-day. The speech of the Hungariar Regent, Admiral Horthy, is wel- comed by the semi-official "Diplo matic and Political Corresponden- ce" which praises the Regent's "deep understanding of the histori- cal and essential reasons which make the Austrol-German - reunion: Yesterday's meeting between Lord entirely natural and not unexpect Perth and Count Ciano lasted over ed."-Trans-Ocean.
AN HOUR'S TALK
Rome, To-day.
an hour. Trans-Ocean..
RUSHDI ARAS'S CAIRO VISIT
were exchanged.
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Bucharest, To-day.
Suppression of Ramania's
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ranged for the state visit nounced when details of the new Rushdi Araa, the Turkish Foreign administrative reform law are Minister, who is arriving in Cairo made known at the end of this on April 9. week
On April 10, Dr. Aras will be The reform law, it is stated, will the guest of the King, an on April entail the division of the country 11 the Turkish-Egyptian Treaty of into entirely new admi ive Amity will be rene districts. Trans-Ocean.
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