DISAPPOINTED
BY ITALY'S REPLY TO NOTE Nothing To Improve Serious Mediterranean Position
RUMOURS OF LARGELY
INCREASED ARMY IN SPAIN
London, To-day.
Considerable disappointment is felt in British official quarters at the character of Italy's reply to the joint Anglo-French Note on Spain.
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The reply is considered entirely unconstructive and to have done nothing to improve the serious situation in the Mediterranean.
Regret is felt particularly that the invitation
to attend proposed tri-partite discussions was de
clined, even as a preliminary to wider negotiations, while all the Note does is to suggest reference of
the problem to the non-intervention committee.
VON BLOMBERG ARRIVES IN MADEIRA
Paris, To-day. Field-Marshal Werner VON Blomberg, the German Minister of Defence, arrived at Madeira yesterday on board the "Grille"
He is spending a short holiday there-Trang-Ocean.
SPANISH GOVERNMENT OFFER
Valencia, To-day.
The Spanish Premier, Senor Juan
It was precisely in order to find a speedy means of overcoming the committee'e outlook that the Negrin, in a special statement to the Anglo-French proposals were made
Once settlement on a broad out-deliberations, and that there is still line is reached it is felt that there a chance of an agreement.
JAPANESE RELUCTANCE TO ABANDON OLYMPIC GAMES
Tokyo, To-day.
The Japanese Olympic Games Committee yesterday officially an nounced that on account of the Sino-Japanese-conflict, Japan is obliged to curtail her original plans for holding the twelfth Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1940.
It appears that if the new sta- dium that had been planned is built at all, it will be far smaller than originally intended.
Moreover, it is announced that the Games will have to be held "simple style, corresponding to the true Olympic idea."
The Japanese Committee believes
that even in the event of the Sino- foreign press and in reply to the Japanese war proving to be of Italian Note to Britain and France, long duration, resulting in inabil- reiterated the Spanish Government's ity of the Japanese Government to willingness to withdraw, volunteers provide financial subsidies, enthus- would be no difficulty in referring Political circles in Paris discount on their side if Italy would recall ism for the Games in Japan would be great enough to enable the meet- the matter back to the committee any intention on the part of Paris
Senor Negrin declared that if the ing to be held in spite of all 'dif- to fill in the details of the agree and London to exclude other Powers
civil war continued until Spring, ficulties.-Trans-Ocean. from consultations designed effect a settlement of the Spanish he believed a world war would be
most probable-Reuter- [question..
ment.
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GERMAN INCLUSION
to
Need for a speedy settlement is It is emphasised that ideological appreciated by Britain and France considerations are not cardinal fac- but Italy declined to adopt machinery tors in the present move to bring which could be moved with neces-about. withdrawal of foreign volun-
Iteers. sary rapidity.
PROCEDURE
hers.
Explorer Dead
Newton (Massachusetts), To-day.
The death occurred yesterday of the explorer, William Hunter Work-
On the question of inclusion of Germany it is pointed out that there would be no theoretical objec-
"Le Journal sees nothing sur-
tion to Germany's presence,
but prising at all in the Italian reply, there would be difficulty since invit-and adds that Italy is in full man-Reuter. ing Germany would involve invit- agreement with. France and Bri- ing other Powers, such as Russia tain in the matter of respecting and Portugal, and then the discus-the political and territorial in- sions would have reverted to the dependence of Spain. cumbersome London committee Sole point of dispute is with stage
gard to procedure.
SERIOUS RUMOURS
to
"Le Petit Parisien” says that the Italian reply leaves a hope There is some speculation 25
that the deliberations will be con- whether Italy's refusal to partici-tinued with a fair prospect of pate in conversations to which Ger-narrowing down. differences of many is not invited, is intended to opinion, and adds significantly apply to ally future conversations, that apparently Rome has not yet such as the projected Nine-Power brought itself to realise how Conference on the Far East.
France and
MARSEILLES ELECTION
Paris, To-day.
was
All shipping at Marseilles held up on Saturday and Sunday, owing to seamen registering, their votes in the cantonal elections.
Three thousand passengers were linvolved in the delay-Trans-Ocean.
IN
GERMANY
Britain are striving When travelling in Germany and on German ships Next step in the Mediterranean not to see this or that party win problem depends largely on whether in Spain, but to defend their own reduce your expenses considerably by carrying rumours of largely increased Italian security, which is being threaten-
reinforcements in Spain are
stantiated. Reuter.
FRENCH VIEW
sub-ed by acts of intervention.
PYRENEES
Another paper, "Figaro,” shows understanding for the Italian point | of view, and draws attention to the
Elections Take A Back fact that Nationalist Spain would
Place
Paris, To-day.
be granted belligerent rights the moment measures for withdrawal of volunteers were put into execu
Although Sunday was cantonal tion. election day in France, election
reports took a back place and Finally, Epoque? attempts to the newspapers devoted most of damp the ardour of the extremists their attention to the Italian re by pointing out that eventual ply to the joint Anglo-French opening of the Pyrenees frontier Note on Spain.
would in no way benefit Repabli
On the whole, the reply is re- Spain, as eneral Franco-could garded as a flat rejection of the in- obtain more Italian soldiers, while vitation to attend tri-partite talks, Republican Spain would not be though some quarters think that the able to get the help of French
door has been left open for further tro
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