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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 24, 1937.

ANGLO-ITALIAN TENSION Sudden Revival of Bitter Newspaper Attacks Wa Te Chen's Remarkable Speech VOLUNTEER

Appointment Confirmed

Shanghai, To-day.

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Dr. H. H. Kung, the Acting President of the Executive - Yuan has appointed Mr. Wu Te-chen the Chairman of the Kwangtung Provincial Government, and Mr. O. K. Yui, Secretary-general of the

By Mussolini

SANCTIONIST SIEGE WILL NOT

BE FORGOTTEN

Rome, To-day.

FRESH ITALIAN

LANDING

Medical Supplies And Doctors Only

London, To-day.

The reported landing of Italian volunteers at Cadiz on March 15 after the ban had come into force,- over which Britain made an en-

to have consisted only of medical

A strong polemical speech was made by Signor Shanghai Municipality, as Acting Mussolini in the Piazza Venezia on the occasion of quiry of Italy, is stated by Rome Mayor of Greater Shanghai.

It is stated that Mr. Wa Te-chen the celebration of the eighteenth anniversary of supplies, doctors and helpers. will fly to Canton early next week Fascism. and will be sworn in on April 1. Numbers of telegrams of welcome have been sent to Shanghai to the new Governor by different public bodies in Kwangtung.-Our Oron Correspondent.

HIGHER CABINET

SALARIES

Bill Presented In Commons

London, To-day.

No arms or volunteer fighters, says Rome, were included.

Independent British inquiries

THE DUCE SHARPLY REBUKED THE NEWSPAPERS WHO SOUGHT TO MAKE A MYSTERY OUT OF HIS RETURN FROM tend to confirm the Italian state- LIBYA A DAY EARLIER THAN EXPECTED.

HE ALSO ANSWERED HIS CHURCH CRITICS IN BRITAIN IN SOME TRENCHANT PHRASES.

"This inundation of turgid ink Recalling the campaign in Abys-

can logically be connected with sinia, the Duce declared that Italy

the hysterical and hypocritical "had taken revenge for Adowa and oratory of certain preachers, who this fact should be kept in mind. are always ready to see the mote "Our watchword shall be Re- in other people's eyes while their member and be Prepared."" own eyes are crushed by cen-Trans-Ocean. turies-old beams."

The Duce referred to the nine. The Premier, Mr. Stanley Balded in the surrender of the besieg- months economic siege which end- win, presented the Ministers of the Crown Bill in the House of Com- mons yesterday.

The Bill is designed to regulate the salaries of the Prime Minister

and members of the Cabinet hold ing offices bringing less than £5,000 a year and the leader of the Opposition, and also provides a pension for former Prime Minis- ters-Reuter.

VALENCIA GOLD HOLDINGS Soviet Agrees To Discussion

ers.

Nevertheless, the siege revealed enemies of peace. the pacifists as really dangerous

"T

people are ready to forget makes "He who says the Italian

a mistake.”

The Italians waited forty years to avenge Adowa

"Blackshirts, remember and pre- pare yourselves. This is the warn ing of to-day's celebrations." Reu ter.

ANGLO-ITALIAN TENSION

ment-Reuter.

CLICHY POLICE SHOOTING

ACTED WITHOUT

ORDERS

ROWDY SCENES IN CHAMBER

Paris, To-day. The Premier, M. Leon Blum, re-

"Nonsensical Outburst" buked a section of his followers in a speech in the Chamber of Depu- ties yesterday.

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London, To-day.

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He said that: the appeal to the The sharp controversy which has to protest against the Fascist meet- population of Clichy on March 16

Italian press as a result of recent broken out between the British and mng was the gravest fault

It was a public duty to disci- events has now assumed a form re-pline crowds and not excite them. miniscent of the worst days of the The speech was frequently- in- Abyssinian war.

The "Evening Standard" calls the Rightists shouting "Bloody clowns" terrupted by unruly scenes, the speech made by Signor Mussolini to which the Leftists retorted with in Rome yesterday a nonsensical unprintable epithets. outburst

The other evening newspapers state that since the Autumn of 1931 Anglo-Italian relations have not been so bad as at the present mo- ment.

IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Rome, To-day. The eighteenth anniversary of the foundation of Fascism was ce London, To-day. lebrated yesterday with impressive Following a period of compara-ceremonies throughout Italy. tive inactivity, the non-intervention In Rome, Signor Mussolini, who committee yesterday held a meet-had just returned from his journey

COUNT CIANO'S CALL ing which continued till late in the to Libya, addressed a crowd of se-

The papers think that the Duce's night.

veral hundred thousands from a

speech is bound to have repercus- Most important question dis-balcony on the Palazzo Venezia sions, especially in view of the fact abroad by the Valencia Govern-vear's anniversary was the first the Italian Foreign Minister, call- ment, the Soviet having consented since the dream of an Italian med on the British Ambassador în after weeks of refusal to let the pire came true.”

Rome, Sir Eric Drummond, in order subject be brought up for dis- With creation of the new Italian to make representations concerning cussion.

Empire. he declared, the task the attitude adopted by the British It is believed that some decision which Fascism had set itself had Press towards Signor Mussolini's will soon be reached on this ques-been fulfilled. tion.-Trans-Ocean.

The police at Clichy, added the Premier, had fired in self- defence but without orders. Therefore they had acted wrongly.

The police force would hence- forth be reorganised and given other means of defence than fire arms-Renter..

cussed was that of the gold sent The Duce pointed out that this that it is known that Count Ciance GERMAN CHURCH

STATE CONTROL OF MAIN ROAD

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Agreements Reached Without Friction

London, To-day

Libyan tour.

ELECTIONS

Present Authorities To Stay

Berlin,

He then gave a brief account of Mr. Hector Bywater, writing in The first step taken by his Libyan journey and described the Daily Telegraph,” says that Government prior to ha the progress made in colonisation the manoeuvres in the Mediterranean general election in of the Italian dependencies.

have showed that Italy can not block Church is in the that sea to the warships of a for- issued yesterday by Dr. Han eign power.

Minister for Charch

FOREIGN OPINION

Referring to criticism an the foreign press, the Duce severely criticised the hypocritical attitude and lack of understanding of Ita lian affairs shown by some foreiga Mr. newspapers."

The Transport Minister, Leslie Hore, Belisha, informed the County Councils Association at their

utterances delivered from the pul- Commenting on the anti-Italian annual meeting that agreements pits of some American churches in had been worked out without any recent weeks, the Duce assured his exact friction in connection with the com-heaters that they would not shake Saint ing transfer to the Ministry of the main trunk roads and he believed that everything would be ready on April 1st-British Wireless.

The P. and O. "Alipore" is due here on the 27th instant at about 6 am

BRITISH NAVY THANKED

The decree states that the Church authorities are to rem office until the new General is formed.

They with |trative

be made

London, To-day.tempts Two British destroyers recently any the cha 450 Bilbao children to The lean, de Luz, and the Epan that the German

e and Air son of Dr Karl.

asinis situation as being

ingso

fidence of the Italian people. Fish Ministe The lying antisitalian prope- has, ganda which was endangering ter peace and Interuation stion would not be ten by Italy, applied

that

ness.

Both

new sa

decree