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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 2, 1940.
"WE HAVE GOT TO SEE THINGS THROUGH"
THE KING
London, To-day.
“WE HAVE FOUND A DIFFERENT SPIRIT all over the country wherever we have been since the war; every- one is united in the war effort," said the King to the Trade Union leader, Mr. Pugh, when their Majesties yesterday visited South Lancashire,
The King and Queen Inspected un aircraft factory, where they saw as- tonishingly large numbers of planes being produced, made a 10-mile tour of the Merseyside docks and visited a giant armament works busy making naval guns.
another The King, „speaking to Trade Union leader, Mr. MoVey, said: "We have got to see things *through. I only hope it will be a better world in every way aftor the war."
ITALIAN
SHUFFLE RUMOURS
(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL") Paris, To-day. According to well-inform- Thousands of stevedores and Las-ed circles rumours are circu- cars unloading ships stopped to cheer
their Majesties as they drove by thelating freely in Rome, that
and Bignor Farinacol will succeed Count Clano, Italian Foreign Minister;
docks escorted by Lord Derby Sir Warren Fisher, the Regional Com- missioner..
The crews of warships and British and foreign merchantships lined the sides of their vassals and cheered.- Reuter.
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PROSPECTS
Cairo, To-day.
Herr von Bismarck will réplace Herr von Mäckensen, German Ambas sador in- Rome; and
Signor Alfleri's appointment as Ita- lian Envoy in Berlin, means the be~, ginning of a great reshuffle.in the Ita- lian Government whereby the most determined pro-Germans would ac- cupy leading positions.
Although caution must be Ox- erolsed about belleving those rumours, Allied leaders have, nevertheless, cahaldered the even- tuality that Italy may enter into military collaboration with Ger. many.
The same circles add that that is the only reason Britain decided to make
The Cairo journal "Al known publicly the precautionary, Mokattam," referring to measures taken in the Mediterranean Italy, declares: "She knows in order not to be taken unawares by that by joining Germany she any sudden initiative in this region.-- will be the loser in the event| of victory or defeat.
"This makes her hesitate to make up her mind, especially since the Allied North Sea victories have effected a change in the situation and in the naval forces in the Mediter- ranean."
The Wafdiet (Nationalist) periodi- .cal-“Al-Shorla” outlines the reasons. why it thinks Italy will not, fight, Her fleet is bottled up in the Adriatic and at Tripoli; she is hemmed in by the French in Algiers and Morocco and by the British and Egyptians in west Egypt; it is easy to cut off her communications with her African em- pire; the Italian coast is very vulner- able to sea attack; and the French and British navies are far stronger.-Reu- ter.
TOUR OF WAR FRONTS IN CHINA
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"} Chungking, To-day. The South Seas comfort mission has split into three groups and yesterday left Chungking for a tour of the var- ious fronts. The first group will visit Shansi, Honan and Anhwei, the second Hupeh, Kiangsi and Kwangtung, and the third Kansu, Ninghɛla and Sui- yuan.-Havas,
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BRITISH SHIPS TURNED ROUND
CAIRO, TO-DAY. SHIPPING COMPANIES AT PORT SAID AND SUEZ HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT BRITISH SHIPS - ARE BEING DIVERTED VIA THE CAPE ROUTE.
The British naval authorities here state British shipping within the Mediterranean is not affected by the Government's measures.
·
homeward Until three days ago British shipping north of Aden was allowed to proceed into the Mediter- ranean but since then British ships in the Red Sea have been requested to sail for Britain via the Cape. Reuter.
DEFENCE PRECAUTION
IN EGYPT.
the de-
Cairo, To-day. Owing to the uncertainty of Mediterranean situation certain fence preparations, usual under pre- circumstances, ware taken sent
after- throughout Egypt yesterday noon-Reuter.
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