"DIKTAT" NOT AN ENGLISH WORD
ITALY MAY BE DRAGGED INTO WAR
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Hungary, Yugo-Slavia -and Bulgaria regulating control of Danubian navi- gation, which they describe as "the starting point of co-operation between the four States leading to peace in south-east Europe."-Havas.
London, To-day. "The Times,” commenting on yesterday's debate on In-
Rumanian Precautions dia in both Houses, says:
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Bucharest, To-day. Measures for the strict control of portune time when the situa-
the entry and residence of foreigners tion in India to some extent in Rumania. have been decided by the has deteriorated and when Council of Miniators, which has also the contradictory demands approved several measures forbidding propaganda activities Incompatible of the Congress Party and with Rumanian neutrality. the All-India Moslem League are threatening Indian unity.currence of the Nazi penetration
The measures aim at protecting the State against the possibility of a re-
method used in Norway, when in many
The situation is more regrettable instances, sailors and soldiers disguis- at this critical moment in the history ed as seamen occupied several points of civilisation-all the more since In-along the Norwegian coast-Havas. dian opinion, with insignificant ex-
ceptions, is thoroughly in sympathy Yugoslavia Takes Action
with the Allied cause."
Essentially difficult is the struggle Hindus-"in between Moslems and
these circumstances it.seems that His Majesty's Government can only strive to further every effort made by mo- derate men on both sides to reach an understanding and to make their own position perfectly clear.
(SPECIAL TO “China MAIL") Belgrade, To-day.
The Yugo-Slav authorities have de- cided to enforce strict police supervi- sion of all foreigners throughout the country.
All residence permits will be sub- mitted for revision and all movements If Hindu and Moslem fail to agree of foreigners will be controlled. then the Federal scheme, the sole Political circles explain that the constitutional safeguard of Indian measures are justified by the abnor- unity against eventual disruption, be- mal increase in Belgrade and other comes no more than a pious aspira-large Yugo-Slav cities of the number tion.
Meanwhile there is no ques- of foreigners, many of whom indulge tion of imposing a constitution on in anti-Allied propaganda, including not an English the distribution of anti-Allied pamph-
lets. Havas.
India-diktat' is
word."Reuter.
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Belgrade, To-day. Measures which are interpreted as a step towards checking Nazi propaganda and espionage taken in a decree published last night under which aliens hence- forth will be only allowed to live in a declared place of residence and any change of residence will have to be approved by the governor of the province or the prefect of Belgrade. Aliens en- tering the country are required to report personally to the police 38 hours after crossing the frontier.
Reuter.
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Brussels, To-day. "Unhappy Europe will undoubt- help," edly have great need of declared the Foreign Minister, M. Paul Spaak, speaking in the Sen- ate yesterday in reference to Pre- all sident Roosevelt's appeal to
to follow nations of the world America on its path of peace.
Reaffirming Belgium's neutral- ity, M. Spaak said: "I know that our fate is not entirely in our own ⚫ hands. We will remain neutral will as long as possible but we defend ourselves bravely, just as in 1914, if anyone violates neutrality."-Havas.
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During the reading of the clauses of the War Revenue Bill in Còm- mittee of Legislative Council this afternoon, the Attorney-General· said that in connection with Clause 8 and its provisions with regard to exemption from tax of official emoluments of the Governor, he had to state on His Excellency's behalf that he had no intention in any way of availing himself of it.
The clause was inserted on the instructions of the present Se- cretary of State and of his pre- decessor, in common with the ma- jority of the Crown Colonies and the Dominions,
"I can assure the general public that His Excellency has no inten- tion of deriving any personal benefit as a result of that clause," the Attorney-General said.
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In connection with clause "Allowances," the Attorney-Gen- eral said that sub-section IV “in the case of a married woman no allowance shall be made for child in respect of whom such allowance has been made in favour of her husband" was to prevent such allowance being claimed by two people in respect of the same. child.
Under the scheme of the bill, the salaries of a married woman and her husband will be assessed separately and will get separate allowance.
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STOCKHOLM, TO-DAY. THE AUTHORITIEB HAVE CATE. GORICALLY DENIED: "REPORTS SPREAD ABROAD THAT SWEDISH | OFFICERS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED FOR ACTIVITIES HARMFUL TO THE STATE.
It is explained that Swedish fron- Her guards merely contacted German officers at the Norwegian-Swedish border at Storlien following the Ger- man occupation of the Trondheim- Storlien railway.-Havan.
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