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Alarm Grows
London, To-day.
There is again feverish political activity in the Bal- kans, reports the “Daily Telegraph's" Balkans cor- respondent.
Attitude is
While officially a calm preserved, there is а substantial undercurrent of nervousness.
There 10 uncertainty
as to In the
Italy's ultimate policy Balkana and there are renewed foart
German of
aggression.
or Russian
For the moment, indeed, the centre of anxiety seems to have shifted from the Scandinavian and Low Countries to South-Eastern Europe.
The Budapest correspondent of the "News-Chronicle" asserts that Gar. man troops have ocoupled, with Rus- sian consent, the railway line leading
to Rumania through Russian Poland. He adds that it seems that a corridor
some 20 miles wide will be handed
Reuter. over to the Germans.
PLANES NOT
GOOD ENOUGH FOR WAR
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Amsterdam, To-day. "No country at present possesses 'planes adapted for modern warfare"-this is the opinion voiced in German aeronautical circles, accord- ing to neutral observers just back from Germany.
These observers state that Herr Orlovius, the German aeronautical expert, openly declared to the Press that the Reich is closely watching American experiments with int bombers, as at present European bers are unable to effect long distance flights without protection.—Havas.
5,000 ITALIANS FOR FINLAND
PARIS, TO-DAY-- ACCORDING TO THE "PARIU SOIR," 5,000 ITALIAN VOLUNTE ARE NOW EN ROUTE TO SINKI.
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FRENCH RAILWAY SMASH
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Paris, To-day.
Seven were killed and 40 in. Jured (mostly trivially) when trains returning from the Front with men on leave collided near Troyes, Champagne-Havan.
ITALIAN LINER FIRE DRAMA
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Paris, To-day.
The French Wireless yes terday afternoon picked up "SOS" calls from the Italian liner Orazio, bound for Genoa from Barcelona.
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Tokyo, To-day. THE ACTION OF A BRITISH cruiser in stopping the “Asama Maru” on the high seas and taking off German passengers has caused excitement in Japan, where the newspapers are sharply critical.
One newspaper describes the incident as an "act of piracy" and all contend that the action was ille- gal. The "Asahi Shimbun” says that the Japan- ese Foreign Office attached considerable import- ance to the incident.
This newspaper asserts that the Bri- tish Naval Attache in Tokyo had ear- lier Intimated that British warships had been instructed to take certain German passengers from the "Asama,
Maru" and declares that the reply of the Japanese Government was that no exception would be taken to the re- moval of Germans on military service.
FIRE ON
ITALY'S NEW
BATTLESHIP
The "Asahi Shimbun,” which says
(SPECIAL TO “CHÍNA. MAIL") that 21 Germans were taken from the "Asama Maru,” declares that they
Rome, To-day, could not be regarded as men on mill- It was, persistently rumoured - here tary service.
last night that fire had broken out on
Radio flashes revealed that the ship was afire at a spot roughly south of Toulon, with 600 passengers on board,
Two French destroyers immediately In the meantime, reports from Sanboard the 35,000-ton 'battle-cruiser
left for the scene of the disaster.
Francisco show that the men
con-
Littoria, newest unit of the Italian Another Itellan liner radlo.edcerned did not come from the crew of ❘ fleet, which only recently completed that it had "received"the "B08” and the liner "Columbus."-Havas. was rushing to the assistance of
her sister-ship.
At 6 p.m., the Orazio radio-ed again, asking all ships rushing to her as- sistance to be ready to pick up life- boats with passengers, as the ship was being abandoned. Havas.
TAKEN OFF
Later. The latest reports state
that the 600 passengers and the crew have been safely taken off by the French destroyers, an Italian liner and other ships in the vicinity.
The Orazio is 'a vessel of 11,660 tons on the South American run. She left Genos for Barcelona on Saturday; from Barcelona 'sho was to proceed to Valparaiso, Chile.
A large number of Itallans and South Americans were on board, the former including the Italian Air Mis- sion to Bollylä. Havas.
Later.
The dre on board the "Orazio” seems to have spread with startling rapidity, and it was practically out of control as soon as it was discover- ed, according to the latest reports. * Measures are being taken at Mar- seilles and Barcelona to receive any injured, among the passengers and crew.
Rescue ships have received no in- formation on the cause of the out- break H
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STATE FUNERAL. FOR SENATOR BORAH
Washington, To-day.
her speed tralia--
The naval authorities stated, that they had no Information and refused to make any atatamente-Havas.
The late Senator Borah is to be given a State Funeral, attended by members of the Diplomatic Corps. the President and his Cabinet and Reuter.
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