1937-07-21 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 21, 1937.

ITALY OBSTRUCTIONIST Non-Intervention Committee Meeting Deadlock

GRANDI CHECKS EFFORT TOWARDS DISCUSSION: ADJOURNMENT SINE DIE

London, To-day.

An agreement in principle for the proposed establishment of international officers at Spanish ports was reached at yesterday morning's meeting of the chairman's sub-committee of the non-inter vention committee.

BRITISH

TRIBUTES TO MARCONI

London,

Striking British tributes to the late Marchess Mar- coni, the "Father of modern wireless who passed away yester- day, will be made during the State funeral to-day.

All British wireless telegraphic

and telephone stations will be closed for two minutes, and this will ap ply to all empire radio telephone services, wireless services to ships

The sub-committee meeting adjourned at 6.45 and the Continent. yesterday evening..

It is understood that the Italian representative requested that withdrawal of volunteers not be dis- cussed before grant of belligerent rights.

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All B.B.C transmitters will like- wise cease activity for two minutes.

Reuter.

POST OFFICE TRIBUTE

As no agreement could be the realisation of self-determdina-cided, as a tribute to the Marchese reached on the question of pro-tion of the Spanish people.” cedure, the meeting adjourned Trans-Ocean. and no date was fixed for re- sumption.

A fresh deadlock appears at present to be likely-Reuter,

INFLUENCE BENT ON WRECKING

German Analysis Of Situation

Berlin, To-day.

Semi-official quarters in Berlin say that although the importance of Mr. Anthony Eden's statement that the British non-intervention plan must be accepted as a whole

is realised, influences are at work to wreck the entire scheme.

"It is not merely that President Azana has declined in his usual ar- rogant manner to accept restora tion of parity between the warring parties," says the diplomatic news agency, "for, quite apart from this, there is talk in Soviet and French Popular Front circles of encumber- ing the plan with considerable réservations.

GERMAN ENDORSEMENT

"Part of the new British plan aims at eliminating foreign in- fluence in Spain, and it is just this part that finds the fullest endorse- ment in Germany.

“It is not simply a question of avoiding any attempt to gain victory by having recourse to foreign aid, seeing that such a victory would for this very rea- son not be final,

“On the contrary, it is much more a question of elimination in the first place of all those fore influences that have been instru- mental in causing the Spanish civil

war:

ITALY SIDESTEPS - REAL ISSUE-

Strict Instructions To Grandi?

London, To-day. The Postmaster General has de-

Marconi, who died in Rome yester day that all Post Office wireless telegraph and wireless telephone stations in the British Isles will observe a 2 minutes silence to-day at the hour of his funeral.

Major Tryon has sent the follow- ing telegram of condolence to the Italian Minister of Communica- tions:-

Marchese Marcon, the

ventor

BRAZILIAN SHIP RUNS AGROUND ON BALEARIC ISLE

Lisbon, To

The Brazilian steamer en route to Hamburg, ran agrou on the Balearic Islands yesterday.

The vessel is in no immediate passengers and danger and the crew are remaining on board.

Some of the cargo of coffee is being jettisoned in order to lighten the vessel. Trans-Ocean.

London, To-day, "The British Post Office deeply Yesterday's meeting of the sub-deplores the death of Marchese committee failed to reach any de- Marconi to whose discoveries and finite result.

researches in the field of wireless this country 40 years ago and since Lord Plymouth tried to raise the communications the whole world is then in the world-wide develop- question of withdrawal of foreign greatly indebted. The British Post ment of wireless communications volunteers but Count Dino Grandi Office is proud to have been asso-in which his inventive genius play- (Italy) declared that the question ciated with the Marchese Marconi ed 80 important of land control would have to be both in

decided before other problems were brought up for discussion.

Although Lord Plymouth made a second attempt to advance the de liberations, Count Grandi, who had apparently received strict instruc. tions from Rome, refused to foresake his standpoint.

In consequence it was found futile to continue the discussions.

NO DATE FIXED

In well-informed circles there is an înclination to stress the fact that some representatives on the com: mittee have seen themselves obliged to obtained further instructions from their Governments at this juncture.

It is not yet known when the next meeting of the committee will take place, and the decision lies with the chairman, Lord Plymouth.-Trans- Ocean.

BISLEY SHOOT

Australia Wins The Empire Trophy

Bisley, To-day.

In the final shoot yesterday at the Bisley Rifle Meeting, Australia won the Empire Trophy with an aggre- gate of 2,222 points.

LONDON PLAN SOUND "It is in the interest of the Spanish people and of Europe as a whole e to

see that the civil war is

Canada was second with 2,205 cocted in a way that will enable

Britain to regain its points, followed by Great Spanish nation independence and unity g

(2,205 points) and India (2,166 points).

““The London plan cannot, and should not, prejudice the final out-

Canada, after tieing. with

come of the civil war, but properly tain, was placed second on her applied, it can help to bring about formance at 900 yards-Reuter.

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