THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 9, 1940.
Mussolini's Re-Shuffle Of Highest Army And Navy Chiefs
Admiral Cavagnari The Scapegoat For Taranto
Admiral Cavagnari, Chief of the Italian Navy Staff, "resigned at his own request” on the same pattern as Marshal Badoglio, Chief of the General Staff of the Italian armed forces, and General Maria de Vecchi, Governor of the Dodecanese Islands.
FIFTH IN FOUR WEEKS
R.A.F.. Mechanics examining the pilot's control: in the nose of a German raider-a Heinkel III brought down complete In England. (Copyright; Fox).
This dramatic sequel to Italy's setbacks in the campaign against Greece was first re- ported from Berlin yesterday and was. con- firmed from Rome later in the day, a few hours before it was officially confirmed from Athens that Greek forces had occupied Argy-70000000000001 00004|| rokastron, important base in south Albania, Admiral Cavagnari,
left blazing by the retreating Italians. who was relieved from his By Royal Decree, Admiral Arturo Riccardi has posts of Chief of Naval been appointed. Chief of the Naval Staff and Under- Staff and Under-Secretary Secretary of State for the Navy, both of which posts of State for Navy at his Admiral Cavagnari held. own request, is the fifth important man Mussolini widespread comment in the Press has lost in four weeks.
His resignation shows that 'dis-, satisfaction at Mussolini's conduct! of the war is widespread in the Itällan High Command, in the Navy as well as the Army.
The resignations which have followed on the heels of each other in the past three days have caused
Admirali Inigo Campioni, it was also announced, has become Vice- Chief of Naval Staff, and Admir- of the world, were, they are, un-al: Angelo Jaelino, Commander of animously taken as a sign of ser- the fleet at sea. ipus discontent with the campaign.
It is considered obvious that their resignations are intended to show that they feel that Mussolini bears full responsibility..
There is widespread speculation as to who will be the next to go!
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Admiral Campioni's, prodecessor is not named, but a few months go this post was held by Ad- miral.Somigli.
This reshuffle of naval ap: pointments may presage, writes Router's diplomatic correspon- dent, greater activity on the part of the Italian, fleet-or, at least the promise of it by Mus-
solini to his ally, Hitler.
A Scapegoat
No doubt. Admiral Cavagnari is being used as a scapegoat; for the Taranto episode, as the others who resigned were used for the Italian failure in Greece.
Admiral Cavagnari, is; a good Fascist and a. good. administrator rather than a good sailor.
It is reported he thought al- most as much of the education of his sailors in Fascist. doctrine. 35 of their education in seamanship. "To victory" was the keynote of the Order, of the Day and a se parate message to Mussolini of the new Chief of General Staff; Gen- erai Cavallero, who assumed com- mand yesterday.
The Gay Cavallero General Cavallero promised that all efforts would be devond, to rea'isation of this supreme ob- ject.
Il Duce himself, has sent, It is announced from Rome, “a cor-
FRENCH PHILOSOPHER WANTS NO FAVOUR
Henri Bergson, the famous. French. philo- sopher, has refused exemption from the provisions. of the French. Statute,
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W/ ish which he is entitled, on the grounds that he "ren-- dered exceptional.ser- vice in the literary sphere," according to a Vichy message to the Jewish Telegra-
•phic Agency: yester day
He will thus be ob- liged to resign his professorship at the College de France, which is the highest. station.in. French uni- versity life.Reuter.
PETAIN
CHECKS LAVAL
HIS WIFE'S DOCTOR TO PAY £750
A doctor, cited as co-respondent. in a divorce suit brought by a friend whose wife the doctor had attended, was ordered to pay £750 damages in the Divorce Court.
The suit was brought by Mr. William George Watson, tax col- lector, of Wandle-road, Tooting, S.W. He was granted a decree nisi on the ground of the adul- tery of his wife, Mrs. Gwennda Margaret Watson, with Dr. James Leslie BILL..
Mr and Mrs. Watson were mar¬ ried at St Paul's Church, New- bridge, Mon., In June, 1937, and lived at Newport. A child. was born last August.
Mrs. Watson and Dr. Hill, did not deny adultery, but the doc- tor contested the claim for dam- ages. It was stated that he had sold his practice.
Mr. Justice Hodson said. Mr. Watson was twenty-seven at the time of the marriage; and his wife twenty-five.
Happy Marriage.
He had no doubt the marriage was a happy ɑne; nor. was there any reason to think it would not have continued but for the Intervention of the co-respons dont.
Mr. Watson earned, about £4 $s, a week, and the doctor, who attended his wife at her confine- The Berlin: announce-ment, was no doubt in a superior
dial: signed latter' to, Admiral ment that M. Laval's visit nancial position. Cavagnari.. in which ha *** to the German capital will Dr. Hill, who was a much older pressed his appreciation of the Admiral's collaboration, and his not take place was not un-man, was also visiting the Wat- 'sons' house as a friend, continued seven years! work for the de- expected... Over a week the Judge, and had the advantage velopment of Italian -naval ago it was reported that of his professional position as he could be in and out of the house Marshal Fetain had stop at all times without arousing sus- In the past few days, says Reu-ped the plans for the visit picton). tor's diplomatic correspondenti. there has been a reshuffle in In- on the ground that Laval llan Service chiefs which can only could only agree to con- no suspicions, but when they were For a long time Mr. Watson had be taken in Italy as dissatisfac-
power.
tion as to the course of the war cessions to which Petain aroused they were allayed by his on the part of Mussolin-Reuter and the rest of the Cabinet long and the doctor, when chal- lenged, denying that there had been adultory could not
General Cavallero's Order Of The Day
'Last autumn' promises. Ware. given by the wife and Dr. Hill that they would have no maro fo do with each other,
·The London. “Sunday Times" |-: yesterday discussed the report that Hitler was: toying with the On taking over his post as idea of getting France's support Chief of. General Staff of the in place of Italy's, and says that Italian Army yesterday, General it is clear that in his negotiations Cavallero issued in Order of with Laval Hitler toyed with the went away with the corespon the Day to the General Stoffs Iden of getting, France as a part-dent and they lived as man and of the Army, Navy, Air Force ner in Italy's pinoc Tandmilllite
Wife at an hotel: at Glouchster...
Up to a point, Italy's failuro- Is
However, a few days later, she
Laval's guportunity Butt Envála "Talking into consideratiom the In the Order he states: "We opportunity does not go beyond a suffering, which has been inflict- all wish to devote our energies certain point because French filthed on the petitioner, I think the to attaining the highest goal in Britain, is steadily recovering right Bgure to assess as dumages victory."
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General Cavallero sentää warmest regards" to the Generol Staff of the Army:Ruutia,
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