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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 9, 1940 I
CLEARING THE WAY FOR BALKAN AGREEMENT
Rome, To-day. SIGNOR GAYDAY WHO generally expresses the official Italian view, gives a hint, in an article in “Giornale d'Italia,” that Rumanio will consider the advisability of coming to terms in her terri- torial differences with Hungary.
Reason, he situation.
says, is the European
Signor Gayda continues that the proposal to Hungary to settle the pro- blems pacifically cannot create a pre-. text for the other Powers concerned to avoid sincere examination and Д reasonable solution of the problems awaiting settlement.
It would be a fatal mistake, be writes, not to eliminate those pro- blems which are still open to solution by just means. **** Reuter.
SPREAD OF WAR FEAR
Rome, To-day,
NAZIS STOP
ITALIAN AID
FOR FINLAND
London, To-day. Germany now admits having stopped Italian aero- planes from proceeding through to Finland..
According to the Associated Press
correspondent; the Italian 'planes The determination of Italy to pre- were sent by rail to a Baltic port, vent the war spreading south to the their destination being Finland. The Balkans and Mediterranean is ex-number is not known, but there are pressed by Signor Gayda in the semi- a number of Italian railway official organ "Glornale d'Italia." at the port.
Gayda declares:--
"Everyone should note that Hun- gary stands at Italy's alde In the polloy the latter is planning and in the methods she intends to adopt for her development.
"At the same time, Italy stands on Hungary's side as far as special-pro- |"blems-of_fóreign policy are concern-
ed."
ADVICE TO RUMANIA
to
The writer, who is recognised- be Mussolini's" mouthplace, then asks Rumania to consider the advisabil- ity of coming to terms in her terri- toriak: differënces with: Hungary view of the Europëɛnssituation.
in
he
pro-
It would be a fatal mistake, state, not to eliminate those blems which are still open to solu- tion.-Reuter. :
WARNING BY A.R.P. CHIEF
GLASGOW, TO<DAY THE CIVID. DEFENCE ORGEN. ISATIONS FORMED THE SUBJECT OF A SPEECH 'HERE'BY THE' MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR THEM; BIR
JOHN ANDERSON,
What is called the lull may well be the lull before the storm, he said, and
cars
The Nazi attitude seems to have been determined by Soviet pressure. The Nazi Government would not be able to co-operate with the Italian axis partner in alding Finland with- out violent objections from the new ally-Soviet Russia.-Reuter.
FROM ITALY
Brussels, To-day.
A large quantity of war material destined for Finland has been stop- ped by Germany; according to the Berlin correspondent of
the Belga agency.
correspondent
At Arst sight, the Bays, the material seems to have orl- ginated from Italy.
So far German circles have given no political or legal justification for the seizure.-Reuter.
FRENCH
'
GUNS SHELL GERMANY
PARIS, TO-DAY. ACCORDING TO THE FRENCH WIRELESS," "CALM ON THE WEST- ERN FRONT IS ALMOST UNIVER- SAL
EXCEPT WEST OF THE VOSGES," WHERE TWO NAZI PATROLS WERE REPULSED AFTER HEAVY HAND-TO-HAND FIGHT- [‚ING!'
a wise man sees that his house is in Individual. acts of courage receive
order before the storm breaks over it. The Civil Defence Organisations were by no means excessive, con- sidering the tasks they may have to meet when the attack from the air comes. He was more concerned with whether or not they were sufficient.
By the end of this month, 2,000,000 stcel shelters will have been provided, affording protecting to over 11,000,000 people in the most vulnerable areas.
Reuter.
GERMAN PRESSURE
recognition in the Official Journal, in which are named. 23 awards for gallantry.
One N.C.O. gets both the Military Medal and the Croix de Guerre, His unit inflicted heavy losses on a Ger- man unit; the N.C.O. then led a coun- five prisoners ter-attack in which were taken-Reuter.
HEAVY GUNFIRE
Berlin, To-day. The official Nazi news agency states there has been more lively artillery fire and. reconnaissance activity on both sides on the western front.
The report adds that French artil- lery bombarded the Perl and the upper Perl regions as well as a wide valley
ON NEUTRALS Perth east of Ritungen-Reuter.
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Berne, To-day. Foreign:pbaarvers in Berlin are ex- pecting the renewal of German the pressure ŝin - neutral: "capitals, #Basier. Nachrichten" reports.
This bello! is based on the in- oreased ......-frequenoy, «of, warnings in... the... Gerinan againak
Netherlands.of.
ting, „datar. ndent pertlouter.
ELECTRIC CABLE STOLEN
The theft of a huge length of alec- tric cable has been reported to the Police by the Army authoriti
CQ.M.S.
the Royal Simmals-hai
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THE CHINĄ MAIL, JANUARY 9, 1940.
SMASHING
AMERICAN AID FOR FINLAND
Washington, To-day,
The United States Government has notified the League of Nations that it prefers to extend aid to Finland direct, rather than through any general co-operative scheme.
This was in reply to a League communication asking the nations of the world how far they would go in the matter.-Reuter.
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