1937-05-04 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 4, 1937.

"NO SURPRISES" ASSURANCE IN GERMAN-ITALIAN PARLEY Baron Von Neurath INDIAN TROOPS Two New

In Rome

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Rome, To-day.

The German Foreign Minister, Baron von Neurath, consulted with Signor Mussolini for near- ly two hours yesterday afternoon.

The Italian Foreign Minister, Count Ciano, was also present, and it is stated the talks were of a most amicable nature.

IN LONDON

Picturesque Contingent Battalions

For Coronation

London, To-day. The most picturesque of all the troops taking part in the Coron-

ation celebrations, arrived in Lon- don yesterday.

They consisted of over 600 men

of magnificent physique from In-

dia and Burma.

Over three-quarters of the men are Ex-Servicemen of the Great ALL YESTERDAY'S EVENING NEWSPAPERS HAIL THE

War, while several came direct VISIT OF BARON VON NEURATH AS FURTHER CONFIRMA-West Frontier against the Waziris. from the campaign on the North- TION OF THE VERY FRIENDLY RELATIONS EXISTING BE- TWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES.

-Reuter,!

"GIORNALE D'ITALIA” OUTLINES THE IMPORTANCE OF ITALO-GERMAN CO-OPERATION AND ITS EFFECT UPON EUROPEAN POLITICS.

"THE ROME-BERLIN AXIS DOES NOT AIM AT CLEAVING EUROPE INTO TWO AND STILL LESS IS IT INTENDED TO INTERRUPT THE WORK OF EUROPEAN APPEASEMENT. IT IS INTENDED TO BE A CONNECTING LINK BETWEEN THE TWO DIVISIONS IN EUROPE.”

No military pact will result SCHUSCHNIGG IN

from the German Minister's visit, the journal asserts, and laughs at reports to this effect which fol- lowed the recent visits to Rome of General Goering and Marshal von Blomberg.

Field-

""The present visit will result in nothing that will go beyond the known and established commun- ity of interests and the

agree- ment already existing between Berlin and Rome.”

BUDAPEST

City Gaily Decorated

In Honour

The

Dr.

Polish National Holiday

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Warsaw, To-day. Solemn ceremonies marked the occasion yesterday of the Polish national holiday, in: commem- oration of the historic Con-

stitution of 1792.

High Mass was celebrated in St John's Cathedral and was attended by the President, the whole Cabinet, and members of parliament.

For H.K.

ROYAL SCOTS AND

MIDDLESEX

(from Lahore) and the 1st Batt. laya) are coming to Hong Kong Middlesex Regiment (from Ma-

during the 1937-38 trooping sea-

The 2nd Batt. Royal Scots

son.

received by telegram from the War Announcement to this effect was

Office this morning, but the dates of their arrival has not yet been definitely fixed.

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These will not be battalions ad- ditional to those already in the Colony. They will relieve the Royal Welch Fusiliers, who are to proceed to the Sudan, and the Roy- al Ulster Rifles, who are to go to India.

The Royal Scots battalion is un- der the command of Lt.-Colonel G. Hall, M.C., and Lt.-Colonel Tibbury is 0. C. of the Middlesex Regiment.

The Durham Light Infantry are The Church service was followed the Loyal Regiment.

proceeding to Shanghai to relieve by a parade of the Warsaw garrison: before the President in Pilsudski Square. Trans-Ocean.

Bayreuth Festival

Budapest, To-day. Austrian Chancellor, Kurt Schuschnigg, President

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Bayreuth, To-day. Miklas, and the Foreign Minister,

In proposing the toast of Pre-

William Furtwaengler will con- Dr. Guido Schmidt, arrived here sident Miklas of Austria at

duct at the famous Bayreuth Fes- the NO RELIGIOUS SIGNIFICANCE yesterday on a State visit.

banquet, Admiral Horthy emphasis The Festival, lasting from July

tival this year. A magnificent reception wased the historical bonds uniting their 23 to August 21, will include Wag- Nor is Baron von Neurath's visit given the distinguished visitors in two countries, and declared connected with the religious dis-the gaily

both decorated city, and a Governments

ner's Parsifal, The Ring and Lohen- pute between Berlin and the Vati-salute of guna provided the prelude policy aiming at peaceful develop- pursuing a.

grin-Trans-Ocean. can, according to messages from to conversations which aim at cement of the Danube Basin. Germany.

menting Austro-Hungarian

attention to

were

The United States Treasury will rela- President Miklas in his reply, have to borrow new money between stressed the strong desire of Aus-now and the end of the fiscal year on tria for "peace and independence." Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of the June 30, it was announced by Mr. -Trans-Ocean.

The "Daily Telegraph" in Lon- tions. don yesterday stated that the Pope

The visiting statesmen were met would draw Baron von Neurath's at the station by the Regent, Ad- miral Horthy, all members of the the passage in Herr Hitler's speech on Saturday relat- ing to education of German youth.

This is denied in German politi- cal circles. Trans-Ocean.

GENERAL DISCUSSION

Rome, To-day.

Cabinet, the Italian Minister and the German charge, d'affaires. Reu- ter and Trans-Ocean.

RECENT VENICE TALKS

Budapest, To-day.

A lengthy report on his visit to Italy, the Eastern European and the Baron von Neurath, who arrived Mediterranean situations, was made in Rome yesterday morning, had a yesterday by the Austrian Chancel- 75-minute conversation with Signor lor, Dr. Kurt Schuschnigg,, to Mussolini at the Palazzo Venezia in Hungarian Premier, Dr.

the Kalman the evening.

Daranyi, and the Foreign Minister, According to authoritative cir-Dr. Koloman de. Kanya. cles they discussed the general Dr. Schuschnigg, together European situation, the talks being President Miklas of Austria and the believe to have included Spain and the Rome-Berlin axis.

It is authoritatively · stated that the meeting will not have any out- come that need alarm anyone.

AUSTRIAN QUESTION

It is believed the Austrian ques- tion was further considered and that it was agreed that no solution of the Danubian problem can sue-

with

Austrian Foreign Minister, Dr. Guido Schmidt, conferred with the Hungarian statesmen for several hours.

He is believed to have also em- phasised the importance of close co-operation between Austria, Hun- gary, Germany and Italy.

GUESTS OF REGENT

ceed without full participation by The visiting. Austrian statemen

both Powers.

round

on *the

spent the day in This principle, according to of public functions, beginning with Signor Gayda, writing in "Gior- the placing of a wreath nal d'Italia,” will now be the na- Hungarian war memor tional claims of Germany.

At luncheon they were guests of The two Powers, he says, will fol- the Regent, Admiral Horthy. In low a common line in regard to the the afternoon they conferred with proposed new western pact but no the. Hungarian Ministers and in the solution of this matter will be evening were guests of honour at a pressed for until the problem of State banquet. Spain is settled.-Reuter.

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