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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 80, 1938
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London, To-day.
DASH TO ESCAPE Plans have been completed for the construction of
Gibraltar, To-day.
The Spanish Government des- troyer, "Jose Luis Diez," which has been laid up in Gibraltar for several weeks for repairs following an en- gagement with Nationalist warships,
aircraft factories in Australia, it was announc- ed yesterday.
In an editorial the "Daily Telegraph" says that the
new factories will serve a triple strategic end. They will secure the provision of aircraft needed by
the Commonwealth for its own defences.
Secondly, they will relieve the aircraft industry in the British Isles of
made her long-expected break for BISERTA NAVAL Austrai the task of supplying
freedom yesterday.
The vessel could not get far, however, as she ran into Nation- alist warships, among which is believed to have been the modern' cruiser "Canarias," which had been lying in wait outside British territorial waters for over а week.
BASE STRENGTHENED
Paris, To-day.
The French naval base at
needs, which, the present period of strain, it has been found difficult to discharge with the promptitude desired.
SLOVAKS WANT TERRITORY BACK
Bratislava, To-day.
A demand for return to Czecho Slovakia of territory transferred to Hungary will be made at a big demonstration here to-morrow (Saturday).
The demonstration has been organised by Dr. Karl Sidor, de- puty Premier of Czecho-Slovakia. -Reuter.
PEIPING-HANKOW
Thirdly, Empire bases like LINE STOPPED Singapore, Trincomalee (Ceylon) and others farther east will be FOR TROOPS
able to draw aircraft supplies from Australia.
There will be a further techni-|
Following an engagement with Biserta, in Tunisia, has been cal advantage, namely the stand-
Peiping, To-day.
All passenger and freight traffic
south) Railway has been suspended the Nationalist vessels, the "Jose greatly strengthened and im- ardisation of types in the Empire on the Peiping-Hankow (north to Luis Diez" was forced aground proved in the past year, accord- air forces.
One purpose
of the present for six days to facilitate Japanese near Gibraltar, but not before she is reported to have rammed ing to French circles.
Facilities are now provided, it visit of Mr. Stanley Bruce, Aus- troop movements, according to and sunk the Nationalist mine is stated, for accommodation of tralian High Commissioner in Chinese quarters.
London, to Australia, has been Japanese military quarters, how- layer "Jupiter."
the combined French and British to prepare the way for a special ever,
are reticent, and it is Mediterranean Fleets.
Ships of 26,000 tons can now mission of the R.A.F. whose wel-known whether the troops are mov- enter the harbour which is being come will be undoubted. Reuter. ing in or out of China.—Reuter. dredged for 35,000-ton capital ships.
The destroyer is now landing
a few wounded but it is under-
stood that the vessel was not hit.
Reuter.
CHIANG KAI-SHEK APPLAUDED
"A speech of great historic value" is the comment of the "Ta Kung
Pao" on Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's lengthy declara- tion refuting Konoye's statement of December 22,
The "Sing Tao Jih Pao" observes that the speech dispels rumours of peace overtures.
Extensive munitions magazines have been constructed in bomb-
proof depots. Trans-Ocean,
FRENCH ACTION EXASPERATES ITALIANS
Rome, To-day.
The Italian press reveals."exas- peration" at the announcement of
BRITISH PROTEST the despatch of French troops, and
TO FRANCO
of two French warships to Djibouti. The step is described as "new provocation," "plainly.contradict- London, To-day. ing the French official statement The British Government has discounting reports of Italian troops lodged a protest with the Franco movements on the Somaliland bor- Government against the detention der. of the Greek steamer, Atlas, at Palma de Majorca.
""Tribuna" says also that such provocation is senseless seeing that negro battalions, even with the aid of warships, would not hold up for a single moment the eventual ad-
Although the ship is-not British, part of the cargo worth £10,000 is British-owned and a large part of the cargo is insured in England. vance of Italian troops."-Trans Trans-Ocean,
Ocean.
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