GREECE AND ITALY TO SIGN PACT
London, To-day.
It is learned that a non-
aggression Greece and
pact between
THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 1, 1939.
BRITAIN RECEIVES A REQUEST
Washington, To-day.
It is officially announced that the United States has asked Britain and Ger- many not to take action which will unnecessarily imperil the crew of the City of Flint.-Reuter.
Italy is expected CITY OF FLINT WORMING HER
to be signed shortly.
The pact will probably be a reaf- firmation of a similar agreement be- tween the two countries which was
: signed in 1928.
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The new agreement may be re- garded as a stabilising influence in that part of Europe, and as such is welcomed in London.
The British Government, it is un- derstood, was kept informed of the progress of the talks-Reuter.
REAFFIRMATION
When the details are' published it is expected that they will prove to be largely a reaffirmation of a similar agreement between the two countries in 1926.
British
It is understood that the Government have been informed of the negotiations that have taken place between Italy and Greece. Wireless.
British
WAY ALONG NORWEGIAN COAST: TROMSOE VISIT
BRITAIN'S COAL RATION
Washington, To-day.
The Secretary for Mines stated in the Commons that the annual con-
London, To-day.
THE AMERICAN STEAMER City of Flint, seized by a German crew and taken into the Russian port of Murmansk, called at the Norwegian purt of Tromsoe on Monday afternoon.
She did not enter the harbour proper but anchored in the distant roadsteads, and took on provisions. sumption of coal for domestic pur- Only contact with the shore was when the German consul at Tromsoe and the Norwegian port as- thorities went on board,
poses was 38 million, tons. It was expected "that rationing would result in a saving of seven million tons annually. British Wireless.
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The City of Flint steamed out un-- der the pilotage of a Norwegian war- ship, which took her clear of territor- ial waters.
In Washington, it is announced that the United States Minister to Norway, Mrs. Florence Harriman, reported that when the City of Flint called at Trom- soe she was flying the German flag, and sailed three hours later.
The correspondent of a Stockholm newspaper publishes an interview with ' the German consul at Tromsoe, who is reported to have said that when he boarded the City of Flint, the Ger- man prize crew and the American crew were still on board.
To get over the legal difficulty of taking on fuel and provisions at Trom- soe, the Nazi crew carried out the process while the City of Flint was moving at slow speed in Tromsoe Sound.
The refuelling
was done while the ship was actually cruising.-Reuter.
ROOSEVELT HOPES
Washington, To-day.
United
In reply to a question at his press conference, President Roosevelt said that he still hoped that the States would get back the City-of- Flint.--Reuter.
DEVIOUS COURSE
London, To-day. The Nazis are taking the American steamer City of Flint to Germany by a devious course through the flords and waterways separating the West- ern Isles from the mainland of Nor- way.
It appears that they intend to na- vigate almost entirely in Norwegian waters.
A Bergen message says a Norwe- gian warship is closely following the City of Flint to see that there is no infringement of Norwegian rights. Reuter.
CHINA DOLLAR'S NEW LEASE OF LIFE
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vinced them that the time is opportune- and that further delay may place them in a less advantageous position.
TO END OF YEAR "Among Chinese bankers and busi- nessmen who are in the best position: to read the financial barometer, the impression appears to be that the sell ing will continue for another month or two and that, as a consequence, a fairly steady market may be antici- pated, until about the end of the year Beyond that period, no-one ventures a forecast,
Reuter.
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