1938-01-10 — Page 5

THE CHINA MAIL JANUARY 10, 1938

ITALIAN AUTARCHY

Rome Today.

Sixty Italian bishops and, 200 priests were received by SignOES Mussolini yesterday in connection with the demonstration in favour of Italian autarchy.

The bishops and priests in ques- tion have for ten years played a prominent: part in' \-increasing grain production in Italy.—Trans- Oceat,

NEW MINISTRY ADDED TO TOKYO CABINET

Tokyo, To-day.

A new Japanese Ministry, to deal with matters of public welfare, will be created to-morrow.

INSURGENTS PLANNING NEW OFFENSIVES?

number

Paris, To-day. of officers of

the who Spanish Nationalist forces have arrived in Salamanca have discussed with General Franco plans for a new offensive, accord- ing to despatches.received here which state that a simultaneous offensive) is contemplated by the Nationalists on four different fronts.

It is added that 70,000 fresh troops who were recently landed in the south of Spain from the Balearic ·Islands and Morocco would be available for the purpose.

Other despatches from Madrid indicate that in Republican poli- tical circles these reports are con- sidered to have been circulated solely with the aim of diverting

This decision has been arrived at attention from the Nationalist by the Cabinet.

failure at Teruel and to be lacking any concrete foundation. — Trang- Ocean.

The new Ministry will be in the charge of Marquis Shoichi Kido, who is also Minister of Education, and will hold both offices_concur- rently. Trans-Ocean.

RUMANIAN MINISTER'S

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FOR BRITAIN

Milan, To-day

"It will be a further cold douche for Britain and France who will realise that against the granite united front of Italy and Germany, nothing can be under taken, either in the diplomatic or military sphere.”

Thus the newspaper "Stampa,” commenting on the visit to Rome in the Spring of Herr Hitler.

Bucharest, To-day.

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A series of broadcast addresses by members of the new Rumanian Cabinet was opened on Saturday evening by Mr. Savu (Minister of Finance), who protested against the alarming reports circulated con- cerning the Government's financial policy with the object, according to the Minister, of undermining con- COLOUR

fidence in Rumanian currency.

mea-

After announcing various sures which will be taken by the Rumanian Government, the Minis- The paper adds: The world one ter stressed the importance at- day will be grateful to Mussolini tached by it to "rational co-opera- and Hitler for the work accom- tion" with other nations on the in- plished by them"Trans-Ocean.

EARL OF ATHLONE'S

ARABIAN TOUR

Cairo, To-day.

The forthcoming visit to Saudi Arabia by the Earl of Athlone, brother of Queen Mary, is linked by Cairo newspapers with a similar visit by Count. Martel, French High Commissioner for Syria....

Purpose of both visits, says one paper, is to counteract the growing Italian influence in Saudi Arabia.

London, To-day, The Yorkshire Post” says that the date of the Earl of Athlone's visit to Saudi Arabia has been set for the end of February.

ternational money market. He de- ared that the Government intended to respect the rights of foreign

capital in Rumania-Trans-Ocean.

COMMANDER OF GUERILLAS

Hankow, To-day.

In order to consolidate and Co ordinate operations of Chinese guerilla unita at present scattered in the Taihan Mountains, on the Shansi-Hopei Honan borders, the Chinese Government has appointed General Chang Ying-wu, "comman- der-in-chief of volunteers, The paper, which is closely con- nected with the Foreign Secretary, General Chang was Peiping garri- Mr. Anthony Eden, states that the son commander when Marshal Yen- Earl of Athlone received a private Hai-shan was in control of the Pei- invitation to visit Saudi Arabia ping Tientsin area. and that the visit therefore is

non-official-Trang Ocean; JAPAN'S GAUGE OF BLOCKADE EFFECT

Tokyo, To-day--

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NICARAGUA TO RECOGNISE ITALIAN EMPIRE

Rome To-day

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The blockade of the Chinese coast - The Nicaraguan Government has by the Japanese navy has already led decided to appoint a minister to n' warehouses in the Quirinal, who will be accredited to accumulation in Hong Kong, Singapore and Manila to the "King of Italy and Em- about 300,000a of goods ort" veror of Ethiopia, according to for Shanghat, ac press reports here e from Managua, that cording to the Tokyo trade journal, Political circles point out

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