ON FURTHER DETAILS Difficulty In Obtaining Accurate Reports
RECENT ITALIAN
ASSURANCES
London, To-day.
British official circles feel it is essential to wait until the situation has crystallised and official reports are received and considered before any con- sidered judgment on the situation in Albania can be formed.
It is pointed out that many reports are contradic-
71 CHINESE
SHOT IN CANTON
Canton, To-day.
A total of 71 Chinese convicted of armed robbery or looting, were shot by the Japanese a few days ago, said the official spokesman at a press conference.
This was the second mass exe-
pation, and followed a swift trial. -Reuter.
tory and that other governments, including cution of criminals. since the occu- that of Yugo-Slavia, are experiencing similar difficulties in obtaining authoritative reports.
WASHINGTON MESSAGE FROM TIRANA
WASHINGTON, TO-DAY. THE SECRETARY OF STATE, MR. CORDELL HULL, HAS RE- CEIVED A CABLE FROM THE UNITED STATES MINISTER AT TIRANA, THE ALBANIAN CAPITAL, STATING THAT ALL AMERICANS THERE WERE AT THE LEGATION. NONE ARE INJURED.
Mr. Hull told the press he did not consider there were enough Americans in the danger zone to raise the question of sending an American warship.
He added that the United States Government was assembling all essential facts in the Italo-Albanian conflict before assuming her atti- tude.--Reuter.
FOXBROUGH FAVOURITE
FOR THE DERBY
London, To-day. The following is the latest Call- over for the Derby, to be run at Epsom on May 24:
15 to 2 Foxbrough, taken and
offered.
9 to 1 Blue Peter:
100 to 8 Fox Cubane
100 to 8 Casanota.
100 to 8 -Fairstone. ¿
100 ta-8, Heliopolis“: *
100 to 8-Rogerstone Castle." 100 to 6-Admirals: Walk, offered. 100 to 6 Meadom, offered,
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However, it is observed that the Italian Government on April 4 in- formed the British Government that! "they had no wish whatever to change the status quo in Albania," and in the scheme which the Italians had formulated earlier to the Al- banian Government through normal diplomatic channels for closer Italo- Albanian relations, they had not implied any diminution of the BO- vereignty, integrity and indepen- dence of Albania,
NAZI
APPROVAL OF ITALIAN INVASION
Berlin, To-day.
German approval of the Italian
U.S. EXPECTED TO REFUSE RECOGNITION
Washington, To-day,
It is expected that the United States will refuse to recognise the occupation of Albania.
Well-informed circles declare that this "indefensible aggression" by Italy should end illusions that one end of the Axis could be bought off with concessions, and it is now clear that both ends are equally aggressive and faithless,"
It is considered here at despite British progress in forming an anti- aggression bloc, much remains to be done.
The Secretary of State, Mr. Cor- dell Hull, held a long telephone con- versation with President Roosevelt at-Warm Springs on the situation in Albania.
It is understood the conversa-
action is implied in a presumably |tions dealt with the effects on The Foreign Secretary, Lord inspired comment in the "Deutsche American relations with Italy and Halifax, is remaining in London to Allgemeine Zeitung,"
be in close touch with the situa-
tion, and it is understood that other members of the Cabinet are close at hand.
DIPLOMATIC ACTIVITY
which de-
clares that Italy is directly inter- ested in Albania.
Her Adriatic policy, declares the Nazi journal, is determined "by resolution to preserve peace!" :
Albania-Reuter.
able to approve if the Democratic Western Powers, which have no in-` terests In the Albanian sphere, should want to intervene in a
Callers at the Foreign Office in-
juridically irreproachable position (Official Nazi círcles states: "Ger- in the action of our Axis_partner." cluded the French Polish and. Tur- kish Ambassadors, the Rumanian, many would not understand or be-Reuter. Greek, Albanian, Yugo-Slav and Bulgarian Ministers and the Italian charge d'affaires.
Reuter's diplomatic correspon- dent says that the news of the in- vasion "did not take British 'quar- fers entirely by surprise!"
Lord Halifax at the Foreign Office yesterday received reports as they arrived, and the French and British Governments are in close consultation.
Mr. Neville Chamberlain and his
Japanese Run Into
wife arrived in Aberdeenshire yes-T
terday morning for a fishing holi- day. They are staying with Lord and Lady Forbes-Reuter.
BECK LEAVES FOR WARSAW
London, To-day. Colonel Joseph Beck, the Polish Foreign Minister, has left for War- saw on completion of the negotia- tions for an Anglo-Polish pact of Imutual assistance.--Reuter.
"
An Accident"" Near Kowkong
Canton, To-day. has been officially revealed that a Japanese cam- eraman was killed and four others injured as result of an "accident" (as the Japanese spokesman nicely puts it). near Kowkong, about 25 miles south-east of Canton at the end of March.
While a party of 18 Japanese man named Shiraki, of the South
journalists and cameramen were China Photo Service. returning by bus from a tour of The Japanese spokesman the battle areas they were attacked that Chinese “volunteers" by some. “Chinese remnant
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For some reason them ver/Operating with the Japanese forcas
in mopping-up-operations turned, says the Japanese spokes | West River Delta which began, în man, causing the death of a camera: | Marcb' 27 --Renter.
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