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MOVEMENTS NEAR ALBANIANS FRONTIER.
London, Mar. 19. There are Indications that ponce In the Balkans may again. bo` jeopardised..
MONDAY, MARCH 21. 1927.
FRENCH COLONIAL
POLICY.
ALLEGED EXPLOITATION IN INDO-CHINA.
Paris. Mar. 10.
In the Chamber of Deputies, M. Outrey, Deputy for Indo-China. Interpellated the Government for It is understood that Italy has the promotion in the Legion of communicated to Great Britain Honour of M. "Sabatier, a Civil and others the fear that Jugo Servant in Indo-China whom he Slavin, which is alleged to be charged with brutality and de- massing troops on the Albanian
pravity. Whilst admitting M froutler, is succding up work at Sabatier's ability-as-an-ndmine the arsenal for the delivery of trator he said that he had been a war material and intends to send veritable king in the Darlac dis- an expedition into Albania to over-trict of Annam for fifteen years. throw the President, Ahmed Bey Zogu, the leader of the revolution which ousted the Prime Minister, Monsignor Fannoll, over two
years ago.
Communist Allegations.
WAR DEBTS.
MR. MELLON'S CONFUSION. OF FIGURES.
London, Mar. 19.
A statement by the Secretary of the United States Treasurer, Mr.
on his Mellon,
Goyernment's policy towards European War Debla, in which he is reported to have said that "America's prin- cipal debtors are already receiving from Germany more than enough to pay their debts to Amerien," is not in accordance with facts and is strongly challenged in the British press.
The Times city editor says Mr. Mellon's figures, as reported, indi cato that Britain will receive! £400,000 more this year than she will pay to the United States.. receiving, and are not likely to re- "On the contrary, we are not:
The Communist leader, M. Cuchin, criticised the grant of concessions in Indo-China result- It is significant that Italy re-ing in the alleged cruel exploita- cently concluded a Treaty at tion of the natives. Tirana with Ahmed Bey Zogu The Colonial Minister, M. Parceive, more from our European debtors than wo have to pay to the hence the apprehension in Rome at rier, entirely exonerated M. Saba- United States.
According to do. what is described as Jugo-Slav tior. He left M. Varenne, Gov-tailed figures for the financial mobilisation which, however, is ornor-General of Indo-China, to year 1925-26, Britain paid to semi-officially denied from Bel deal with the question of the grant America, £28,314,000 for interest, grade-Reuter
of a valuable rubber conccusion to
and £4,953,000 in M. Malhot, one of his friends.
France Blamed.
Rome, Mar. 19. The Popolo Di Rome, the lead- ing Fascist newspaper, publisher a telegram from Belgrade indenti- cal with that in the Giornala D'Italia yesterday, which was the first suggestion published here of the possibility of peace in the Balkans being jeopardised by al- leged Yugo-Slav armaments.
repayment
of capital. In the same period, M. Varenne's Defence, this country received from Ger- in reparation payments M. Varenne strongly defended many his policy. He declared that un- £10,260,000 and from her "Allies. less the Chamber fully supported24,164,000. Thus we received con- siderably less than one half of the him he would resign.
amount we paid to America. In ending this the financial year mouth, we shall have paid again more than £33,000,000 to America, and will have received from Ger- many and other European debtors little more than £20,000,000.
The Chamber adopted a resolu- tion expressing confidence that the Government would follow a policy of progress and close co-operatión with the natives and secure to the French Treasury all rights in granting exploitation concessions,
Expression of Confidence.
Paris, Mar. 19.
The Chamber of Deputies, by
The reports have produced a deep impression in Rome. Some sactions of the press suggest the-enter. Yugo-Sluv attitude is encouraged, if not actually aided, by France, who in her turn is also reported to be making warlike preparations It is as on the Italian frontier. serted that Yago-Slavia has placed abroad, especially in Belgium, blg orders for arms and munitions, which are regarded here as utterly disproportionate to her financial capacity.
360 votes to 150, expressed con- fidence in the colonial policy of the Government after a debate on Indo-China affairs.-Hovas,
A Government Commission.
Paris, Mar. 19.
The Government has decided to send a commission to Indo-China to investigate the alleged conces- sione scandals.
Further, it is important to note that' before WC received any regular repara-
tion payments from Germany, and before any of the Allied war debts were settled, Great Britain paid upwards of £100,000,000 to Ameri- ca, in respect of debts. All In dications at present point to the fact that when all our debtors have settled our claims there will remain every year a substantial deficit on the sum annually to be paid by Britain to the United States."
These open charges against France are similar to charges made two months ago, which the French Government then denied. The publication of these chargespleted its labours, no fresh contes-nents are on account of an agree
is expected to "have an effect, in the Italian Clumber, which is now disenssing the war estimates, and to give Mussolini, who holds all the military portfolios, an oppor- tunity of stating what steps Italy intends to take in view of the supposed menace of foreign ag gression or complications in the Balkans.
Dentals.
The reports have clicited strong denials in Yugo-Slav and Albanian authoritative circles in London, while the Bulgarian" Legation de- seribes as nonsense a report pub- lished in Paris that Bulgaria is negotiating a sceret treaty with Italy-Reuter.
A Counter Charge.
Paris, Mar. 19. Le Journal has a message from Scutar that numerous consign- ments of war material have ar- rived from Italy at Valona during the past fortnight, for Albania, transported in Italian warships, including mountain artillery, which was unloaded at night time. -Reuter.
London Opinion.
London, Mar. 19. With regard to the situation on the Jugo-Slav-Albanian frontier, well-informed people in London are of opinion that so long as the Great Powers are united. in the eruse of peace, as was recently shown at the harmonious meeting of the Council of the League of Nations at Geneva, there can be little danger of a disturbance of European tranquility.--Router.
.
Until this commission has com-
sions will be granted, while those existing will be suspended, Reuter.
"A Hidden End."
The Westminster Gazette points out that the French debt pay-
ment not yet ratified, and recalls that in the Inter-Allied debt pacts, Britain haa laid it down that the aggregate payments which she dc- tually receives from her Allies Belgrade, March 20. and Germany shall not execed her It is semi-allicially declared total payment to America in any that the Giornale D'Italia's state-one accounting year.. meats of dileged preparations are The Yorkshire Post and other pure fabrications from beginning newspapers suggest that an av to end. It is asserted that Jugothoritative reply to Mr. Mellon's Slavia is bent on a peaceful policy miscalculations should be issued. and suggested the reports are -British Wireless. disséminated with the object to serve a hidden end.-Reuter.
SHANGHAI STRIKES.
NINE THOUSAND WORKERS NOW OUT.
Shanghai, March 19.
Rome, March 20, Particulars of alleged military movements in the Balkans con- tinue to be furnished in the Gior nala D'Italia's. A message from Tirana states that in consequence of alleged Jugo Slavian prepara- tions, the Albanian Government
The general labour situation is has begun to take defensive mea- Bures. A number of mountain quiet, but the workers of seven guns have been sent to the Northcotton mills and one paper mill era frontier and the authorities are on strike. The strike of rail- way workers also continues, the are preparing for a rupid concen-
total number of strikero in the tration of large forces there.
Jugo Slay activities are said to city now being 9,000. The labour be especially noticeable in the unions appear determined to call Krusha district, which is south of a general strike.-Naval Wireleas. Diakoya, where officers are "de-
Shanghai, March 20. serting from the Jugo Slav
The local Industrial situation forces hd crossing the frontier is unchanged. Strikes
spreading-Reuter, into the Kossovo district urging mountaineers to revolt and form guerilla bands.
are
not
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A Belgrade Clique. A strongly worded statement, which appears in the official Fascist party organ, says Fascist Italy regards with complete calm the frantic agitation of a clique in Belgrade. "The clique in this
Missouri, March 19. sense includes a Serbian military The second tornado within 48 camarilla presided over by irres- hours. struck Northorn. Arkansas ponsible megalomanincs capable killing 25 persons in Green Forest. Rome, Mar. 19. of any crime". Fascist Italy knows A relief train is rushing to the De Gasperi, an ex-Deputy, and whence come the help and counsel scene-Reuters American Service.
St. Louis, March 19. former secretary of the Populist given to Belgrade, and rollerntes party, has been arrested, and is Italy's policy on
It is now estimated that 30 peace. Never- alleged to have been trying to pro-theless, it won't take threats and people were killed and 75 injured ceed to Yugo-Slavia with false blackmail lying" down. "Our alc-in the tornado in Green Forest.-. papers. Reuter.
gan is to act in silence."Reuter. Reuter's American Service.
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