THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 5, 1940.
SPANISH ACTION AT TANGIER
Military Commander Takes Over "Full Charge
Legislative Assembly "Dissolved"
Colonel Yuste, Commander of the Span- ish troops in the International Zone of Tan- gier, yesterday issued an order dissolving the Committee of Control and the_Legislative Assembly and announcing that he is taking "'full charge" of the Zone.
The taking over of Tangier by Spain is confirmed in British official circles in London and is receiving careful consideration.
LEGATION STAFFS LEAVING
The Greek Minister to. Italy and his staff were due to leave for Greece last night, states a Rome message.
It is recalled that Spanish Mor- cccan troops occupied. Tangier on June 14 by agreement with, the International authorities.
Spain asserted the step was taken to preserve order and that the international status. of the Zone would, continue. The International Zone of Tan- gier came into being in 1925
Picture taken during a visit to an R.A.F. station "somewhere in Britain" shows some of the personnel who shattered the myth that Berlin is so well protected by A.A. batteries, that, no. enemy raider could: get within bombing distance.
PHOTOS AS
under an agreement between Bri- PROOF IN
tain, France, Spain and Italy.
The agreement provided for
a complete international ad- ministration of the Zorie, ex- cept as regards native affairs, which were reserved to Shereefian authority.
Awaiting Information
the
DIVORCE
(Copyright, Fox).
AIR FORCE 'PLANE MISSING
SIGRID UNDSET BANNED BY NAZIS
Three members of the New Zealand! Air: Forca
Germany Has banned the works stationed at of Sigrid Undset, the Norwegian Ohakea are missing in a monop novelist, who was A leading divorce law-lane, which it is believed wash Prizo
awarded, the forced down north of New Fly 1928;
fori literature in yer dismissed as "98 per mouth. A machine supposed to cent. impracticable" the be the missing one was last seen as one of the outstanding. Sean- Miss Undset established herself the suggestion by the Judge ying in heavy mist and rain near dinavian writers of her day when the coast, Late at night the 'plane she published. "Jenny" in 1912, in Divorce, Mr. Justice had not been reported. On Sunday the British repre- Bonney, that flashlight
She is chiefly known to. British The men aboard are Flying- reeders, however, by "Kirstin sentative at Tangier was inform-
Officer Harry Major, 29, single. Lavransdattter," a powerful study Spanish authorities photography should be
son of the late Mr. C. T. Major. of Scandinavian life in the middle more in divorce former headmaster of The King's ages.
College,
Since June 14 this year International regime had. functioning normally.
been
un-used
No news has been received ined of the the Italian capital from Signor, latest decision but it was Grozzi, the Italian Minister to derstood that the Spanish mili Athens, for the past three days. tary.commander would.
From Athens comes news that tain both the neutrality of the main- he was expected to leave for Italy Zone and the international on Sunday, but he has not yetministration. left:
It is caid in some circles that the Italian Minister is not very anxious to return home because he fears the reception he is-like- ly to get when he arrives, It is believed that he told Mus- solini that Greece
would accept the Italian ultimatum without "a fight.
It is reported that the Italian Government held up for 24 hours' the Greek Government's instruc- tions to its Minister in Rome.
This was done so that it would not appear that Greece was taking the initiative in breaking off di- plomatic relations.
The Italian Minister in Athens, Signor Grazzi, was to have left the Greek capital last night in a special train with 190 other Ital- ians for the Yugoslavian frontier. They were to be accompanied
evidence...
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is
"The use of photography ad-theoretically flawless, but when put into practice is a very difficult, dence," he said: and doubtful means of getting evi-
define its attitude when further The British Government. will clarification is received.-Reuter.
MR. BEVIN
GIVES IT
6 MONTHS
"I would like to give the Judge a camere, show him a sitter, and watch the result: I don't think he would be an advocate of photo- graphy after that.
"During the past 20 years I have used flashlight photography twice to-get-conclusive evidence, and once it was a dud because the flash and camera did: not syn- chronise.
"The camera is not used at pre- (sent more than once in. 10,000 cases, mainly because the indivi- duals involved do not usually wait patiently for a photograph to be taken illustrating their infidelity. "I know of one case in which
the visual evidence was CON- clusive, but the developed plaic
"Hitler and Mussolini was a failure. During the case the
evidence was given and the blank
been
by an unarmed military guard. are rats, and they will photograph produced as evidence were to await the arrival
On arrival at the frontier they squeal and run directly taken, but the opposing sollei
speciul train bringing the Greek their turn comes!" Minister, M. Politis,. from Rome.
According to the Swiss wireless Switzerland is to represent Greek
- interests in Italy and Hungary is
Greece.
to represent Italian interests in
Crossing Into Yugoslavia
that a picture had
immediately suggested
Mr. tor
Ernest Bevin, Minister for that the evidence was invention
had
Labour and National Ser- faked, because, no evidence
and the photograph had: 'been vice, told factory workers been pictorially recorded.
at Rugby yesterday.、
this
That is the danger of method. Photography, however, might be a mearts of stopping the "GIVE US ANOTHER SIX enormous amount of doubtful evi- MONTHS' INTENSIVE PRODUC-derice in divorce cases. Much of TION AND WE SHALL. HAVE tho evidence submitted, though The first party of Italian diplo-PASSED GERMANY AND THE not actually invented, is well mats from Athens is expected to UGLY NAZI REGIME, WILL touched up...
cross the frontier into Yugoslavia HANDS,"
CRUMBLE
IN! HITLER'S The use of photography, might DECLARED MR. save the innocent person from ERNEST BEVIN..
evidence which; in court, seems
to-day, according to Rome reports. A second party, with other members of the Italian colony in.. "In six months," he said, “we absolutely, conclusive." Athens, will follow-Reuter,
MYSORE TROOPS OFF TO WAR FRONT
shall have passed Germany. In aircraft, ships and guns, and I venture to prophecy that, immo- diately we have done so the worldj will move back to a peaceful time", of reconstruction, the wiping way of privilege and to the growth of | knowledge."-Reuter.
The
WRITING
Auckland: Eght Ser-Sigrid Undset's son was killed grant Sheldon-Smi h, 25, single, during the German invasion of and Corporal' Smith, 23. single. Norway.
BRITISH BEER
BEST
McEwan's
Red Label
SPARKLING BEER
IN THE SKY BREWED & BOTTLED
BRUSSELS.
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TWELVE SWEDISH, JOURN- ALISTS HAVE JUST RETURN- ANOTHER UNIT OF THE IN-ber. of concessions in the matter ED TO STOCKHOLM FROM A DIAN STATE FORCES THE of soparation and ration: allow-VISIT TO BERLIN, PARIS, AND FIRST DETACHMENT OF THE ances. MYSORE INFANTRY—IS LEAV-
Maharajah of Mysore, They report that travellers from ING ITS HOME STATION TOR speaking to, the men, told them Berlin to Vichy have to change ACTIVE SERVICE; STATED that they were going to "take part trains 27 times owing to trafic THE MADRAS RADIO YESTER-In-the-gront struggle for the main difficulties. DAY.
enance of--truth, right honour British plance, they any ra In a farewell speech to the and Justice against those who are cently, flew over Parle and Wrote troops at Bangalore the Maharasecking to impose brutal tyraliny. “Couragel- -Resistance!" In the Jah of Mysore announced a num-Ion the world." Reuter.
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