1937-03-24 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 24, 1937.

MUSSOLINI'S DILEMMA

Guadalajara

Setback Leads

To Fresh Fears

not possible to begin detailed con- sideration of this question which their respective governments regard- ed as of the greatest importance.

Its consideration will be resumed at the earliest possible moment.

TAIPO MARKET CRIME

CONDEMNED MAN

Representatives concerned are re- EXECUTED AT DAWN

porting to their respective govern- |ments."

This will probably be the last ex-

The sub-committee agreed that, lecution to take place in the centre meanwhile, all possible steps should of the city, as inmates of the Gaol

be taken to expedite the bringing are now being transferred to Paris, To-day.

Various newspapers here attribute some im- portance to Signor Mussolini's speedy return to Rome and are endeavouring to link it up with the recent events on the Guadalajara front in Spain.

THE “OEUVRE” SAYS THAT THE DUCE IS CONFRONT- ED WITH TWO POSSIBLE COURSES OF ACTION.

into operation of the observation new gaol at Stanley scheme.-British Wireless.

Italians Furnish Upset

NOT WILLING TO DISCUSS WITHDRAWAL

the

At dawn this morning, in Vic- toris, Gaol, 30-year-old Wong Fat- chi was hanged.

He was found guilty at the Fe bruary Sessions and sentenced to death by the Chief Justice, for the murder of his wealthy foster mother, Li Kam-ying at Tajpo Mar-

EITHER HE MUST DESPATCH ADEQUATE REINFORCE MENTS AND THEREBY RISK INCREASING TENSION BE-day morning, Count Grändi (Italy) Woman and allowed his brother-in-*- TWEEN ROME AND LONDON, OR HE MUST REGARD HIS WAR MATERIAL AND POSITION AS ALREADY LOST.

ket. London, To-day.. After the meeting of the non- It was alleged that Wong` took intervention sub-committee yester part in a conspiracy to murder the intimated that the Italian Govern-law to enter the home in the mid- ment was not willing to discuss at dle of the night for the purpose of present the question of withdrawal robbery. During the raid the wo- of volunteers.

man was strangled.

To their verdict, the jury added The Chairman, Lord Plymouth, |

a recommendation for mercy. declared that a serious situation was thus created and he would have to refer the matter to his Government.

Extension of the non-interven-

The "Echo de Paris" touches the At to-day's meeting of the Chair- more political aspect and contends man's Sub-committee of the Non- that London is no longer prepared intervention Committee, it was to take a passive view of the Italian agreed to appoint a committee of attempt to establish control over jurists to consider certain questions the route that links up the Western relating to Spanish capital assets. powers with the Mediterranean, and

In reference to the possibility of hence is quite willing to allow the effecting the withdrawal from Spain tion agreement to secure co-opera- protest made by the Valencia Gov-of persons of Non-Spanish nation-tion of the non-European countries ernment to come before the League lality engaged in the present conflict, will engage the early attention of of Nations.

the Chairman suggested the matter the non-intervention committee, ac- be referred to a technical advisory cording to a communique dealing sub-committee.

with yesterday's proceedings.---| The Italian representative Reuter. (Count Grandi) said that in his opinion, this was not a technical but a general problem and that dis- cussion in such a sub-committes

THE DILEMMA

The Rome correspondent of the "Figaro": asserts that eventual coll lapse of the Spanish revolt would be regarded in Italy as a national disaster, a fact which the Duce can- not ignore when it comes to decid ing what course he will adopti

Coming Weddings

CONGRATULATIONS

TO HIS MAJESTY

Deputations To Buckingham Palace

London, To-day. Deputations from privileged bodies were received by the King at Buckingham Palace this morning and presented addresses of con-- gratulation on His Majest sion:

would not be likely to produce prac The forthcoming weddings have The Archbishop of Canterbury,

tical results.

been announced of Lieutenant the Archbishop of York, the Prime

He was not in a position at pre-Arthur Kraz Espenas, of the USS Minister, Lord Halifax and the sent to enter upon any discussion Mindanao, and Miss Antonina Earl of Athlone were among those of the problem.

Lavrouhina, of No, 8, Hart Avenue, who headed deputations

The correspondent adds a criticism of dictatorial regimes, which, he says, have a weak point in the fact. In the course of the subsequent and of Mr. Enrique Mantaring Altogether 18 bodies presented that they can't stand any loss of discussion, a number of representa-Huertas, musician, of No. 113, addresses and the King made a prestige Trans-Ocean

tives expressed regret that it was Leighton Hill Road, and Miss Ines short reply to each presentation.

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