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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 23, 1989
SPAIN AS A LEVER FOR ROME AND BERLIN
Pawn For Renewed
Italian Demands
London, To-day.
NEW AMERICAN WARPLANE
· New York, Jan. 15.
With General Franco steadily closing in on Bar- celona, the diplomatic correspondent of the "Observer” discusses the possible effect on Ger- man and Italian diplomacy of a Franco victory just been brought out here. in Spain.
A plane capable of climbing 6,000 meters in six minutes has
The machine is a one-seater armed with two machine-guns fir-
able to fly at a speed of 485 kilo- moters per hour.
The writer states that consultations have taken ing through the propeller, and
place through diplomatic channels between the British and French Governments about the potential effect, especially on France, of a Na- tionalist victory.
He adds that it is not feared that either Germany
The plane is constructed with a 600 h.p. engine and can climb to an altitude of 19,700 meters.-- Havas.
or Italy will obtain any strategic footing in ITALIANS
Spain as "it is recognised that General Fran-
co's following is Nationalist in the Spanish REINFORCE
sense, as Hitler's is German and Mussolini's is Italian."
hold
a
over
It is not even greatly feared that' Germany and Italy will obtain financial or economic Spain by offers of help and recon- armaments struction or to supply
for the purpose of Spanish parti- cipation in a general arms race.
DEADLOCK IN
TIENTSIN SITUATION
TRIPOLI
Tunis, January 17. Twenty thousand Italian white and native troops were landed at Suara Tripoli, towards the end of December and at the beginning of this month, and they are
being sent towards the Tunisian frontier. What is regarded as possible is.
Refugees, fleeing Tripoli for fear presented to that the necessity
Chungking, To-day.
of serious trouble, made this France of manning her
the The conversations between frontier in addition to the existing British and French Concessions and revelation to-day. German and Italian frontiers, will the Japanese authorities at Tien- They declared that the Italian be used by Germany as a diploma-tain concerning the "blockade" on-reinforcements had tic lever.
ITALIAN PAWN
Spanish
that
፣
arrived in
forced by the latter remained dead-four transports. locked during the week-end, accord- They added that the Italians ing to a message from Tientsin. were constructing hangars near Despite the inconveniences caused the borders ́of Algeria and were advance offensive It is thought possible
by the Japanese, so far no acute preparing an Italy too will use her "evacuation'
the base near the Tunisian frontier.- food problem has arisen in from Spain as a pawn for renewed Concessions and the authorities ex- Havas. demands for Tunisia and Djibouti.pect to be able to "carry on" for
British and French strategic in-sometime to come.
All people entering and leaving terests throughout the
the Concessions are subject to ranean, the writer observes, may be involved, even though Mussolini strict search by the Japanese has given a specific commitment in before-Central News. respect of, the status quo. Reuter.
Mediter-
EXTREME NERVOUSNESS
:
as
SHANGHAI SHOOTING INCIDENT
London, To-day.. Anglo-French exchange of opin- ions on the development in Spain
Chungking, To-day. has been going on during the last
A new shooting incident
took few days. It is stated that extreme
place in Shanghai yesterday after- nervousness prevails in France, where it is stated that a final vic-noon, according to a Shanghai dis- tory for General
patch.
Four unidentified men broke into upset the balance of military power, the house of Chen Ning-chao, a since France, in addition to defend-
French Conces- ing the eastern and Alpine fron-merchant, in the
sion. One of them whipped out a tiers would then also have to de-revolver and fired at him. He was fend the Spanish frontier. :. hit in the stomach by a bullet. All
Franco would
The problem of possible Italian the men escaped.
and German influence in Spain is The motive of the shooting is also causing some concern, Eng-yet unknown, but it is alleged that land, however, pointing out that Chen has recently bought a large neither Germany nor. Italy could quantity of Japanese goods,. pursuade Franco to enter into the Central News. European arms race:
Paris is also said to entertain the fear that Italy, in the event of Franco's victory, will demand some concessions from France for with- drawing her troops from Spain- and here it is stated that "in addi
MALARIA IN FUKIEN
Feochow, To-day.
tion to concessions regarding Tunfs, Malaria is rampant in south- Djibouti and the Suez Canal, the eastern Fukien.
Duce may demand definite obliga- There are about 16,000 sufferers tions on part of France regarding at Anki, 12,000 at Tehwa, 66,000 her future policy towards Spain.-at
and 56,000 Trans-Ocean,
| Pution. — Central Newo,
Tainklang,
NATI-CATHOLIC ORDER
Berlin, January 18.
MR. ATTLEE
THE PEOPLE SHOULD BE TOLD
SEAHAM HARBOUR,
JANUARY 15.
PREMIER NEVILLE CHAM- BERLAIN HAS RETURNED FROM ROME WITHOUT HAVING REALISED ANYTHING IN THE ITALIAN CAPITAL, MAJOR CLEMENT R. ATTLEE, LABOUR PARTY LEADER, ASSERTED HERE THIS EVENING.
"Mr. Chamberlain returned from Munich professing great confidence in Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler's goodwill.
but he asked for
increased armaments.
"Now
from he returns
Rome more than ever convinced of the good faith and goodwill of the Italian Government
but Signor Benito Mussolini has given us no proof that his word can be relied upon.
"Throughout the whole of the he has backed Spanish troubles, non-intervention while actively in- tervening.
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"RIGHT TO BE TOLD"
"His press is
full of abuse of France and his troops are massed on the borders of French Somali- land. The people of this country have a right to be told the truth.
"And the truth is that both Hitler and Mussolini are pursuing aggressive policies in Europe.
"We should all welcome good relations between the British people and the people of Italy and Ger- many. But these are not promoted by ignoring realities and pretend- ing that there is good faith when there is none.
this. "It is good neither for country nor the cause of peace that the British Premier should pay a special visit of friendliness to the As a measure of "protection for man whose Air Force is engaged the people and the State" the in attacking British sailors and Fuehrer has ordered the dissolu-ships and in killing innocent work- their children," Major tion of Catholic university associa- men and tions,
Attlee concluded,
Havas.
Havas.
Henry Stephenson, Joseph Schildkraut, William Powell, Helen Westley and Annabella in a scene from "The Baroness and the But, ler," at the King's Theatre.