THE CHINA MALL, OCTOBER 2, 1940.
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Grand Diplomatic Surprise?
ITALY PLAYING UP THE SUNER VISIT
THE ITALIAN PRESS and radio is mak-- ing considerable play of Senor Suner's visit to Rome, says Reuter's diplomatic correspon- dent; indeed, there is an obvious attempt to suggest that a grand diplomatic surprise will be sprung upon the world within the next 24 hours.
WHETHER OR NOT SENOR SUNER WILL ACTUALLY SIGN ANY SPECIAL AGREEMENT IN ROME IS A MATTER OF SPECULATION BUT THE ODDS ARE STRONGLY. AGAINST HIS SIGNING A FORMAL ACCESSION TO THE TRIPARTITE PACT.
ANOTHER CHECK ON U.S. WAR EXPORTS
President Roosevelt yesterday issued a proclamation_requir ing licences for the export of fire control. instruments, military searchlights, gerial cameras and other types of military equipment containing optical elements. Reuter.
AIR RAIDS VICTIMS! FUND
OF
THE LORD MAYOR LONDON'S FUND FOR THE RE- LIEF OF AIR RAID : VICTIMS NOW TOTALS -£800,000.・・ ONE OF THE
It seems very improbably that Spain would openly associate herself with an instrument So pointedly directed against the United States.
A prominant German news. paper hints that the talks in Rome will deal with Mediter- ranean problems, particularly Gibraltar.
With ll Duce For An Hour And A Half · According to the German News
Agency correspondent in Romu, Senor Serrano Suner, Spanish Minister of the Interior, confer- red with Mussolini for an
hour and a half yesterday morning.
Count Ciano, Italian Foreign
Minister, was present and after- wards gave a luncheon
"to а
small circle of friends in honour
of Senor Suner," who, it is stut- ed, will leave for Spain to-
morrow.Reuter.
"Foundations Of A New World Order" On leaving German-territory, it is announced in Rome, Count Ciano sent a telegram to Ribben- trop in which he declared his visit
More schoolchildren from Greater London are leaving for the West-country. This picture shows throa kiddies from is- lington making a tast minute dash for the train. (Copyright, Fox).
COURTESY
-1940 MODEL
ACCORDING TO THE GER- 'MAN NEWS. AGENCY, A STATE- MENT HAS BEEN: ISBJED IN VICHY "PRAISING, THE "COUR- TESY OF THE JAPANESE IN SETTLING THE PROBLEMS OF THE HANOI AGREEMENT."
Reference is made to the "loyal 'collaboration" of the Japanese Government.
Vichy so far has not issued any statement to this effect but has left its publication to the 'German -news agency.
Only a week ago, it may be re- called, the Vichy Foreign Minis-- ter was blaming the Japanese for over-hastiness which resulted in the fighting at Dongdang. Reuter,
FOR NORWAY
JAPAN'S PART IN "JOYOUS NEWS"
'EPOCH-MAKING' AGREEMENT
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COMMENTING ON THE Axis-Japan pact, the Stockholm newspaper "Social De- mokraten” says that while an Axis declara- tion of war under the conditions of present air and sea warfare would be somewhat platonic help for Japan, America's entry into the war on England's side and a consequent Japanese declaration of war against America would be a serious aspect for the East Asiatic Empire.
The possible handing over of British fleet bases to the U.S.A. in East Asia and the increasingly severe sanctions begun to be used. by Washington against Japan are reasons for anxiety in which can scarcely bé got "The long-cherished political rid of by the Berlin treaty.
had been "connected with one of
the most important and, for fu- ture history, significant acts re- sulting from German-Itálian co- operation.
aim of our two great leaders has been realised by the alliance with the glorious Japanesesna. tion."
Japan
Reverse Effect =
If one of the objects of the
In reply. Ribbentrop declared: LATEST CONTRIBU- TIONS IS £5,000 FROM KENYA. "By the conclusion of the three-new treaty of alliance thus can
Melbourne has sent £40,000 and | power pact we have laid the Perth £4,000.
strong foundation of a new world The Australian Red Cross has order that cannot be shaken." added to its gift of £25,000 last Reuter. week to the British Red Cross a
"further sum of £5,000.
Another gift is a day's pay by all employees. of the Alexandria Gas Company; most of them are Egyptians. Reuter.
KING VISITS COLONIAL OFFICE
The King expressed deep satis faction, with the Colonics' Wan cifort of which His fajesty was given a full account when le -visited the Colonial CMéz yertone
day.
His Majesty, who was wearing the uniform of an Admiral of thế” Flect, was met by Lord. Lloyd; the Colonies Secretary. The visit took an hour. Reuter.
DEFENCE OF THE AMERICAS
UNEMPLOYMENT IN BELGIUM
460,000,
AND
the
be thought to be to frighten the USA. rom any warlike inter- vention either in Europe or Far East, by a threat to involve America in a two-front war, it remains to be seen if this. com- bination of programmes of the European and Asiatic new order will not, more forcibly than any- thing else, bring home the mean- inglessness of a continued isola- tionist policy.
BELGIUM'S UNEMPLOYED
In this event, the pact would NOW TOTAL
have the effect, certainly. not MANY BELGIANS ARE BEING intended, of waiding together the DRIVEN FROM THEIR HOMES Anglo-Saxon nations even mora IN ORDER TO EARN A LIVING. In the common struggle of . do.
fence. Reuter, The puppet Brussels radio yes- terday reported that a party of 1,200 men and 200 women have
left Amsterdam by tra'n for Ger- many, where they will be given
work,
Reuter.
REICH POTATOES
FOR MOTOR SPIRIT
NOT THE
SILENT SERVICE IN JAPAN
· THE LATEST ORDER 18SUED A "GRAND "NAVAL REVIEW" IN GERMANY "STATES. THAT COMMEMORATING. THE 2,600TH THREE-QUARTERS OF THE POTATO CROP IS TO BE. GET ASIDE FOR THE MANUFACE TURE OF MOTOR SPIRIT FOR THE ARMY.”
People in the largar towns will | have to register. for a share in the
rest, Reuter:
SIKHS URGED TO INTENSIFY÷EFFORT
ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE JAPANESE EMPIRE, WILL BE HELD, OFF YOKOHAMA, ON OCTOBER 11, THE NAVY... MINISTER VÄN- NOUNCED.IN" TOKYOʻYESTER. DAY!
President Roosevelt, receiving a
-Rear-Admiral Kanazawa, Direc- delegation of 20 military repre-
tor of Naval Publicity, stated: sentatives from nine Látin.Amer-
Circumstances have doubled the Ican countries in Washington yes-
important responsibilities of the terday, declured: “We all have
Imperial Navy. The nation" is. ons common problem, namely the
facing an unprecedented omer- defence of the "Americas...
The All-India Sitch League has gehey, as dit embarks upon the "We have nn^ expression which appealed to all Sikhs to intensify construction of a new order in is common to : all of the 21 Re- their war effort, especially by Eastern Asia as well as in Europe publics one for all and all-for-offering themselves for military in cooperation with Gormany
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-service. Heuter.
and Italy." Reuter.
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CERTAIN QUANTITIES OF COAL AND ANTHRACITE HAVE BEEN RELEASED IN NORWAY FOR USE DURING THE WIN. TER, AND THE ACUTENESS OF THE NEED MAY BE SEEN FROM THE FACT THAT THE NORWE, GIA: PRESS REFERS'to this AS "JOYOUS NEWS,”
Quisling's own paper claims that
the puppet government is entitled to the credit for this "magnani-
mous concession!"
Reuter...
GERMAN CENSUS OF BELGIAN VEHICLES ·
The German authorities in Bel- gium are taking a census of all
cle tyres, both new and second
to be allowed to have more than
Reuter
motor-car, motor cycle and bity- hand, and no vechicle owner is two tyres in reserve.
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