THE CHINA MAIL MARGH 18-1940
DALADIER TO MEET MUSSOLINI?
Rome, To-day.
Among unconfirmed conjectures circulating in the Italian capital last night was a suggestion that M. Edouard Daladier, the French Premier, may meet Signor Mussolini in Genoa to-day or on Wednesday.
In Paris, the suggestion was authoritatively denied. It was pointed out that M. Daladier was still in Paris last night and is due to speak in the Chamber debate to-day. Reuter.
ARE WE HITTING AS OFTEN AS WE CAN? CLAMOUR FOR ACTION RENEWED
LATEST IN ANTI-BRITISH STORIES
London, To-day...
The Under-Secretary for For- eign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, stated in the House of Commons.. yesterday there was no truth in reports circulated in North China that Chinese coolles were being secretly recruited in North 'China- and
taken to France to dig trenches on the western front.
Asked what steps had been taken to counteract this "Ja- panese propaganda," Mr. Butler replied the attention of the Ja. panese authorities In North China had already been drawn to the untrathfulness of the reports.- Reuter.
THE ALLIES' PLEDGE TO TURKEY
LONDON, TO-DAY.
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London, To-day.
THERE IS UNANIMITY in the British and French press in asking for greater vigour in the prosecu- tion of the war by the Allies.
"The Times" asks whether British diplomacy and war policy is concerned with making the greatest effort. Are we hitting as often as we can and whenever we can? Public opinion, so far from relaxing into complacency, would like to see a more dynamic current running through the Franco-British effort.
FASTER H.K. MAILS A POSSIBILITY
London, To-day.
The "Daily Herald," commenting on Nazi diplomatic activity, asks whe- ther Britain and France are doing all they can to keep the diplomatic in- itiative on their side. They must not just sit down and watch the gyra- tions of Ribbentrop. With all the resources at their command, they must take the initiative and keep. It.
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ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW in another light by the "Now York "The clamour for action" is seen Herald Tribune."
In Paris, the consensus is summed up by "Figaro," which says that Capt. Charles Water-what matters is to have the Govern house, Assistant Postmaster-last ounce of energy
ment prosecute the war with General, replying to a Com- mons question yesterday, said that times of transmission of mail to Shanghai had varied within somewhat wide limits. In the most favourable conditions it America, five weeks via Suez and weeks via North tour weeks via Siberia. Homeward times were substantially similar.
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THE UNDER-SECRETARY, FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS WAS ASKED took about six IN THE COMMONS IF, IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT FINLAND WAS THE SECOND COUNTRY TO FALL IN WAR AGAINST AGGRESSION, A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN EXIST ED BETWEEN FRANCE AND BRI- TAIN TO RENDER IMMEDIATE
Asked if advantage had been taken MILITARY AID TO TURKEY of the fast service of Italian vessels SHOULD HER INTEGRITY BE from Trieste THREATENED OR IF IT WAS EX-Waterhouse
hoped a better service via Suez would
Capt. Waterhouse stated it shortly be available.
to Shanghai, Capt. said the intermittent
of the advantage of its speed for the conveyance of mails. Router.
PEDIENT FOR HER TO GO TO THE sailings of the Italian line robbed it' AID OF A NEIGHBOURING STATE. Mr. Butler replied: "Britain and France are bound by Article One of the Treaty of mutual assistance with Turkey to give Turkey all aid and assistance in their power in the event of her being involved in hos- tilities with a European power in consequence of aggression by that against Turkey.
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FASHION NOTE BY THE JAPANESE
Shanghai, To-day.. Comparing the Nine-Power Treaty "The form that assistance
with the fashions of yesterday, a Jap- take has been and is the subject of anese Consular spokesman, at a press consultation between the three Gov-conference yesterday, said the Treaty ernments. This consultation will take was out of date and that Japan was into account the contingency referred not obliged to adhere to it Our Own to in the second part of the question." Correspondent -British Wireless:
ARTILLERY FIRE
BRUSSELS, TO-DAY. -ACCORDING TO A LUXEMBURG. DESPATCH SHARP ARTILLERY FIRE OCCURRED YESTERDAY MORNING ON THE WESTERN FRONT.
The French shelled Hammelsberg. and Schneeberg, while the Germans shelled the Kirscherberg district.
Last night's Fren war communi que said there was nothing to report
COMMUNIST ROUND-UP IN PARIS
Paris, To-day, Modern wireless equipment suffi clent to work six transmitters, and two tons of Communist literature, were seized by the police, in a round- up of Communists yesterday, in which arrests were made. Reuter,
DALADIER SEES LEBRUN
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Paris, To-day.
The Premier, Mi Edduard Daladler, Had a long conference with President Albert Lebrün
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Hitler, says the paper, would win High Command was forced into hasty an important victory if the Allied or ill-judged action-Reuter.
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GERMAN- RUMANIAN RUMOURS
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Bucharest, To-day.
It was authoritatively de- nied here yesterday that any offers to guarantee Rumania have been made by “a certain power" in exchange for poli- tical and economic conces- sions.
The rumour persists, how- ever, that contacts have taken place between Rome and Berlin, on the one hand, and between Berlin and Bucharest, on the other, in the Rumanian frontiers. the matter of a guarantee
In the meantime, the Or
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rival here yesterday of Dr. Clodius, the Nazi economic expert, is taken as signifying that the Reich is about to un leash another economic and political drive. Havas
GERMAN BRUTALITY
IN POLAND
London, To-day.· Asked in the Commons for informat dren removed from various parts of tion regarding the many Polish chil Foland under German control, Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary Foreign Affairs, replied that figures were difficult to present circumstances.
for exact. secure in
Children were, however, included. systematically deported from their among the Polish population being
"and it is clear this process is being, homes by the German Government,
we carried out with the brutality which
associate with German activity. in Poland."-Reuter,
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