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ANGLO-ITALIAN AMITY Developments Cause Misgiving In France BRITAIN DECLARES MANY SLAIN

ABSENCE

IN MADRID

OF COMMITMENTS SHELLING

Paris, To-day.

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The Anglo-Italian rapprochement is creating some apprehensions in certain newspapers here.

The Paris Midi" expresses the hope that " day, when Mr. Anthony Eden confidently enters Signor Mussolini's study in order to sign a new agreement between the two countries, France will be represented at the Quirinal by her Ambassador.

"Otherwise France will be reduced, It is widely felt in British poli to the role of last hour guest at the tical circles that a favourable op ceremony which will take place in portunity now offers to build upon London on the occasion of the sign the existing close and cordial Anglo- ing of a new Locarno.”

French relationship and the im- provement of relations between in Rome and London as a complement to those between Paris and London warns should conduce-to-eueral appease- against possible isolation of France ment of European tension-Reuter.

Aim of Italian diplomacy, the paper, is to place France an unfavourable position.

"L'Intransigeant" - also

says

in connexion with the Anglo-Italian

negotiations for an understanding.

It is all the more important, says the paper, that France should not be a mere fifth wheel to the Euro-" pean political coach, since she also has rights and a line of communica- tions to defend in the Mediter- ranean.

France must remember that s is also a great colonial Power. Trans-Ocean.

NO COMMITMENTS

MADE

ABYSSINIA

Move Towards An Understanding?

Berlin To-day.

"Madrid, To-d

The city was again shelled yesterday afternoon by insurgent artillery and the casualties are expected to be higher than the morning's bombardment, in which the casualties were placed at 50 killed and wounded

A number of shells exploded over the several lofty bi

damaged.

badly

NAHAS PASHA TO FORM NEW

CABINET

Cairo, To-day.

As expected, the Premier, Nahas Pasha, after resigning on

SOVIET AMBASSADOR RECALLED

Stockholm, To-day

The early recall of the Soviet Minister to Sweden, Mme. Kollon- tai, is anticipated as a conse- dish Foreign

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the coming of age of King RACE RESULT

Farouk, was entrusted with formation of a new Cabinet.

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The German press continues. to over by Nahas Pasha, differs only in Par show interest in the attempt of Bri-in minor respects from the previ Įtain and Italy to settle their differ-Jone

ences, and the newspaper are un- animous in expressing satisfaction over the new line of policy. -

The London correspondent of the Health, a position previously held by "Deutsche Allegemeine Zeitung" the Premier himself. Trans-Ocean- says that the question of compensa- tion of a personal character to the Negus is playing a part in these matters, and it is possible that it The Chamberlain-Mussolini ex-will open up a way for the City change of letters has created a new to lend support to the development atmosphere in Anglo-Italian rela- of Abyssinia tions.

dos Santos.

Liesl Schwab, Germany, The new Government includes one solo event for additional Minister, the Minister of tional team cat

Anglo-Italian Relations

London, To-day.

Nevertheless no practical purpose Reuter understands, however, could be served by discussing these that no commitments have been questions before the outcome of the made, no details discussed and that September session of the League of the various plans outlined in the Nations is known-Trans-Ocean. press are mere hypothetical conje“. tures without actual basis e

Following the reference by the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, in the House of Commons te

Mediterranean, Count - Dine , the Italian Ambassador: { after consulting Mr. Eden, called or Mr. Neville Chamberlain and c municated a friendly message from Signor Mussolini

DISPELLING SUSPICIÓN Mr. Chamberlain replied with a autographed letter of а person nature and couched in friendly gen- eral terms, to which the Duce re- plied in the same strain.

the correspondence has no direct, bearing

non-interventi To carno, Abyssinia specific question

CONTRIBUTION OF LA STAMPA

"Loyal Admission Of Error"

Rome, To-day. The British effort to adjust Anglo-Italian relations is called a loyal admission of error" by the

aper "Stampa The paper says Italian tendency for thirty months, policy had had an absolute anti- and in consequence of this policy, the European, and especially the Mediterranean

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GRADUAL PROCESS

Well-informed circles in Rome British Govern believe that Mr. Neville Chamber the Mediterranean lain's letter to Il Duce can be con- manner, defined by sidered as the starting point of

of Commons new Anglo-Italian policy.

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