1938-01-27 — Page 12

The Minister for War, Mr. Hore-Belisha, flew from Hendon Military aerodrome to Londonderry, Northern Ireland on January 12 on a visit to inspect troops and defences. Photo shows-Mr. Hore-. Belisha studying maps before leaving Hendon. With him- are Squa- dron Leader H. K. Good, D.S.O. (in white overalls) Commander Buxton, O.B.E. (Copyright: By Air Mail).

and Wing-

H.M.S. Vindictive left Chatham Naval Dockyard on January 12 on her second cruise as a' training ship for cadets. They will be under the supervision of picked officers of the British Navy. The Vindic- tive will proceed to the West Indies, and the cruise includes a visit to Barbados. Photo shows The cadets busy furling the awning on the quarter deck one of the last tasks before leaving for a warm climate. (Copyright: By Air Mail).

KING OF THE ROYAL MOUNTED

BY GAR, KING~ THAT PRETTY MISS BLANE MUS" THINK YOU GOT PROOF SHE STEAL KOBEE DIAMON AND KILL MRS. DEES SERVANT LOOKS THAT WA SO SHE TAKE POISON EHS

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Decision Not To Recognise Ethiopia Conquest

Paris, To-day.

The Premier, M. Camille Chautemps, referring to his talks with Mr. Anthony Eden and M. Yvon Delbos, told newspapermen last night that Britain and France would make a joint declaration at Geneva showing their similarity of viewpoint on questions dealt with in their Paris talks.

It would not be an identical declaration, but separate declarations which would supplement one another and would show Franco-British trust in the League.

It is rumoured that one question food supply, and the Swedish dẹ- settled in Paris was a decision not legate reported on the Sanjak of to recognise Italian conquest of Alexandretta..

Ethiopia.-Trans-Ocean.

MANY POINTS UNDER DISCUSSION

London, To-day. Yesterday's London newspapers comment ex- tensively on the Franco- British talks in Paris.

The "Daily Telegraph" place the subjects of discussion under the following headings:

The Anti-Comintern Pact and its effects on the situation in the Me- diterranean and the Far East,

Germany's colonial demands, The Van Zeeland Report, The wish of the smaller States see the Italian King recognised Emperor of Ethiopia,

Reform of the League,

The spread of anti-Semitism scuthern Europe, and

The protection of minorities. Trans-Ocea

COUNCIL MEETS

Geneva, To-day.

The Council approved an appro priation of 350,000 francs for re- scarch work undertaken by the Rockefeller Foundation..

The appointment of the Argen- tine delegate, Senor Podes Costa, as Under-Secretary of the League, was confirmed.-Trans-Ocean.

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MR. EDEN MEETS COL BECK

Geneva, To-day. Much importance is attached here to conversations yesterday evening between Mr. Anthony Eden and Col. Joseph Beck, the Polish Foreign Minister, on the problem of reform THE REALLY of the League Covenant.

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Mr. Eden is reported told Col. Beck that he did not con- sider that the question of League reform was yet ripe for treatment, but Col. Beck replied that Poland could not consent to individual. as states making declarations of their own binding all states of Europe re- garding certain definite plans for in the future of the League.

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Any kind of general declaration on the League's future, he said, could only be made after all States had participated in its preparation. --Trans-Ocean.

NO DEFINITE PLAN A number of discussions took place between representatives of the The one-hundredth session of the various powers yesterday afternoon League Council opened at 11 o'clock and evening in preparation for to- yesterday morning with the Iranian day's public session of the League delegate, Mostafa Adel, in the chair. The session lasted about ar hour.

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declaration on reform of the Lea- communique issued yesterdaygue Covenant. said that the French Foreign Minis- Mr. Anthony Eden's programme, ter, as Rapporteur for the question it is said, is to work without de- of-protection of international art finite plan, since it will first be treasures, proposed that debate on necessary to know the views of this subject be postponed till the other States, especially those of the May session.

Scandinavian countries, before MINOR - MATTERS ·

will be possible to make definite The Belgian Foreign Minister | proposals likely to command general read the Report on international approval.—Trans-Ocean.

HOW COME YOU THINK MEBBE NOT?

WE SEARCHED HER ROOM AND MRS. DEES DIAMOND ISN'T THERE.

„MISS BLANE ↑ HAS REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS

AND WANTS

I KNOW YOU SUSPECT ME OF STEALING MRS. DEE'S DIAMOND,BUT I DIDN'T POISON HER SER-

VANT OR

MYSELF..

YOU MEAN SOMEONE TRIED TO

POISON YOU, MISS BLANE?

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TO SEE YOU,

SERGEANT.

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