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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 3, 1937.

Mr. J. A. Lyon's Bid

ALHAMBRA For Pacific Pact

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Important Discussion At The Imperial Conference

London, To-day.

Reports that Tokyo may soon be the venue of a conference of the Powers chiefly interested in the preservation of peace in the Pacific with a view to discussion of Mr. J. A. Lyon's Pacific Pact proposals are described in London as sheer speculation.

Nevertheless, Mr. Lyons is actively pursuing his proposal and it is understood that the Austra- lian Prime Minister considerably elaborated his his original plan at yesterday's meeting of the Im- perial Conference delegations.

It is understood that the subject- was discussed at some considerable length and, that the Australian delegation was pleased by the re- ception accorded the proposals.

It is pointed out that Australian opinion inclines more and more to the view that the Pacific will in-

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national affairs in the future and there is reason to believe that the. other Dominions.hold similar views.

DETERMINED TO GO AHEAD

Von Blomberg's Rome Visit

Venice, To-day. The German Minister for De- For this reason, it is felt that fence, Field Marshal von Blom- the present is the time for a com- berg, arrived at the aerodrome here bined effort to guarantee the peace yesterday by special plane, en of the Pacific. It is believed that route for Rome. Mr. Lyons has been informed that there are many difficulties in the path of his ideas, but that this has not altered his determination to go ahead with the plan.-Reuter.

JAPAN'S NAVAL

CONSTRUCTION

London, To-day.

ac-

The Field Marshal who is companied by his daughter and mi- litary and Naval aides-de-camp and the Italian Air Attache in Berlin, Colonel Marras, was welcomed by. the Prefect of Venice, and a num- ber of high officers of the Italian Army, and representatives of the Italian Government and Fascist party.

As the Washington and. London

After the Band had played the 1930 Naval Treaties are no longer

German and Italian National An- in force and as Japan is not a

for party to the London Naval Treaty thems, the German Minister of 1936, no exchange of naval"in-War reviewed a Guard of Honour formation now takes place between lined up on the aerodrome. Japan and this country, the First Shortly after the special plane Lord of the Admiralty told the Com-had replenished its fuel supply, the mons at question-time that His Ma-Field Marshal continued his flight jesty's Government had not, there to Rome. fore, been informed of Japanese in- At the Rome aerodrome, Il Duce tentions with regard to battleship himself awaited the distinguished construction.

German guest.

Mr. Duff Cooper added that since The Italian public are taking an their refusal at the end of March extraordinary interest in the Ger- to accept the fourteen-inch⠀⠀ gun man von Blomberg's visit and all limitation, no further representa-papers publish pictures of the Field tions on the subject had been made Marshal and lengthy articles to the Japanese Government-Bri-viewing the military career of the tish Wireless.

SWATOW AFFAIR

Four More Warships

Arrive

visitor.

re-

von

The services rendered by Blomberg in strengthening, and in the reconstruction of the German Army, is particularly stressed by the press.

Field Marshal von Blomberg's Mr. Huang Ping-fan, Mayor of visit, so the papers point out, not Swatow, has lodged a protest with only confirms the stability of the the Japanese Consul there, against Rome-Berlin axis, but also furnishes the arrival of a second batch of proof that the Italian and German four Japanese warships yester-Governments are viewing the situa- day.

|tion which has arisen through the

AUDIENCE OF KING

The negotiations between 、 the Deutschland incident with perfect Chinese and Japanese authorities|tranquility.—Trans-Ocean. concerning the Swatow: “Incident” have not yet been completed. Semi- The King of Italy has received official circles report that the views of the two sides have drawn closer.

Our Own Correspondent.

the German War Minister, Field Marshal von Blomberg in an audi- ence lasting half an hour.

The German Minister then pro- Paris, To-day-It is reported from ceeded to the Palazzo Venezia, Burgos that the newly appointed re- where he had a conversation of presentative of Guatemala has over one t hour with Mussolini,

handed his credentials to General Count Ciano being in attendance.- Franco-Trans-Ocean.

Trans-Ocean.