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GETTING
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FRENCH CABINET READY
MEETING ON
SPAIN
Paris, To-day.
SQUALLS FRENCH BORDER
HERMETICALLY
A special meeting of the French Barcelona's fall, creating new Mediterranean ten- SEALED
Cabinet has been called to meet on Saturday, following M.. Dala- dier's conference, with the chiefs of the Army, Navy and Air Force. The Cabinet will deal almost ex- clusively, it is revealed, with mat- ters arising out of events in Spain and Mediterranean problems.
The French Government hopes that, by Saturday, an exhaustive re- port-from-the French Ambassador, M. Jules Henry-who returned to Figureas on Thursday about the further prospects of the Republican Government after the fall of Barce- lona, will have been received.
The question of the despatch of a French representative to Burgos which has now become more acute, will be doubtless be discussed. Trans-Ocean.
30 PER CENT. OF JAPANESE EFFECTIVES OUT OF ACTION
Chungking, To-day.
Generalissimo Chiang
Paris, To-day.
The French frontier has been
sions, accompanied as it has been by mobilisa- tion of 60,000 men of the 1901 class in Italy and orders for acceleration of conscription in Ger-hermetically closed, no-one except high Government officials bearing many and France, has created a situation be- passes issued by the Negrin Gov- ing closely watched in diplomatic quarters.
ernment being permitted to cross from Spain. No reasonable explanation of the Italian move is possible, except as a covert threat to France, and it might be regarded in France as coming close to an act of aggression.
General Gamelin's cancellation doutedly, for the purpose of co- of his North African tour and relating policies. the 'War Council called by M. Da'adier indicate the seriousness with which the situation is view- ed in France.
HITLER'S POLICY
Many people seem to think that the announcement that Ger Conviction is growing that many is calling to the Colours for Italy will shortly press her de- three months the 1931. "con mandson France and that Ger-script list is the beginning of
mobilisation. many may be expected to create a diplomatic diversion elsewhere [to assist Signor Mussolini.
Where this move will be made is occasioning deep concern as Ribbentrop's Warsaw visit rules Kal-this region out, and it is suspect- shek, in the course of an addressed that Rumania may be selected, to the fifth plenary session of though Polish opinion is that the CEC said that the Japan Hitler's eyes are turning to the ese losses in the field amount to West. 35 per cent of the effective strength of the Japanese army,
Three main considerations pointTM. ed to the certainty of Ching's ulti- mate plotory.
(1) Japanese efforts to obtain an darly pesca by crushing Chinese resistance had met with failure.
pencka strategists had made the mistake of over-estimat ing their own strength and
Clano's visit to Berlin is un-
MEETING OF NEW REICHSTAG
Berlin, To-day.
The Reichstag, which has been summoned to meet on January 80,
underestimating the Chinees, will, It is omcially, stated count and bad trusted too much to the fortunes of war,
** 855 members and will, therefore, paliti Atrategy ch--almed at setting up
largest Beich
controlled Governments has stag that has ever met in Germany.
falled Just as much as
had
If will include 78 deputies elect- the attempt of Japanese ed for Austria and 41 for the Su- diplomacy to reconcile Russia detenland, who will take their and to split up America
France and Britain.Trant seats for the first time,—Trans- Oosku.
Ocean.
Hit'er is expected to give an in dication of his future policy on Monday.
A
teers, including 163 Canadians, 91 12 British, has. arrived at Cerbere.
group of
of 389 foreign volun.
Americans, 58 Poles, 21 Finns and
Barcelona have put into. French
Numerous Spanish vessels from
ports, many carrying refugees, Trans-Ocean.
C.1.0. FIGHT IN AMERICA
New York, To-day.
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United Automobile Workers,
A bitter fight for control
of the country's most powerful unions, has culminated in the re signation of its President, Mr. Homer. Martin, former executive the Committee of Industrial - Or-
ganisation.
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