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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 3, 1938.

BRITAIN TAKES

IN

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SWIFT STEP

MEDITERRANEAN PIRACY

Naval Forces Increased: Nyon Signatories Meet

Mr. Eden's Talks With M. Corbin And Count Grandi

London, To-day.

Mr. Anthony Eden (Foreign Secretary), M. Charles Corbin (French Ambassador) and Count Dino Grandi (Italian Ambassador) met at the For- eign Office yesterday afternoon and conferred for half an hour.

REFUGEE

CHILDREN

TO STAY

London, To-day. The British Basque Children's Committee has decided that in view of the constant danger from aerial bombing, it is not safe to send Basque children who have been cared for in Britain, back to Eastern Spain. Reuter.

CHANGE IN NAVAL COMMAND

Mr. Eden submitted certain proposals in regard to tightening of the anti-piracy patrol system, which M. Corbin and Count Grandi undertook to submit to their governments. Nature of the proposals is not disclosed. The King granted an audience to Mr. Neville Cham-from Gibraltar to Valencia where

berlain, the Premier, at Buckingham Palace Admiral Commanding the Second, yesterday evening. The audience lasted half Cruiser Squadron, is due to take an hour.

It is understood that M. Corbin and Count Grandi telegraphed to their governments the nature of the British proposals to combat piracy in the Mediterranean last night.

Italian circles in London de- clare that Italy is solidly be- hind the Nyon Agreement, and is determined to do everything possible to stamp out piracy.

NON-INTERVENTION MEETING

London, To-day.

London, To-day. The British cruisers, Southamp- ton and Newcastle, have proceeded

Rear Admiral F. P. Calvert, Rear-

over the command of the British Zone in the Western Mediterranean piracy patrol, from Vice-Admiral A. B. Cunningham, of the battle cruiser, Hood.

H.MS. Hood will proceed to Malta to-day-British Wireless.

The non-intervention committee, which as the Foreign Secretary an- received His Majesty's Government nounced in the House of Commons would consider the action to be yesterday, will meet this afternoon, taken.

Ocean.

FULL STRENGTH

London, To-day.

Tory M.P.'S. Strange Interlude

London, To-day.

The Commons debate on aerial bombing having ended prematurely shortly before the adjournment, Mr. I. C. Hannah (Conservative, Bilston) introduced a private mem- ber's motion drawing attention to conditions in the Far East, and asking the House to thank the Government for its cautious and temperate treatment of problems connected with the Far Eastern

war.

Mr. Hannah, in a brief speech, indicated that he did not ask for a discussion.

"I merely wish to

express the

shame we all feel that while for many centuries China and Japan have got on exceedingly well to- gether, since Europeans have been there they have been almost con- stantly at war."

The House then adjourned. Reuter.

INDIAN MISSING

Mahomed Is ail, Army contrac- tor at Shamshuipo, has reported will probably discuss the Mediter- Later at the Foreign Office, that a friend, Abdul Hafiz, aged ranean situation following the sin- Mr. Eden received Monsieur 22, has been missing from his king of the "Enymion."-Trans- Corbin. and Count Grandi house at No. 276, Cheung Sha Wan

and the meeting lasted SUGGESTION RIDICULED

just Road, since Sunday. over half an hour. It was learned They ridicule the suggestion that

afterwards that Mr. Eden had made Pte. Walker, of the Seaforth Italy has supplied General Franco

proposals to the two Ambassadors Highlanders, has reported the loss with submarines, and also scoff at Asked in the House of Commons which they both undertook to sub- of a coat and jewellery to the value the report that Italy intended to what steps the Government intend-mit to their respective Governments. of $30, at the Hong Kong Football send 40,000 troops to Spain,

ed to take following sinking of the

-British Wireless..

Club yesterday. The French view is that every-"Endymion" in the Mediterranean, thing must be done to make the the Foreign Secretary said that the anti-piracy patrol effective.

anti-piracy patrol had again been The British Government has al-brought up to full strength.. ready brought its patrol up to Trans-Ocean. original strength, and has replaced vessels which were withdrawn. when it appeared that the Nyon Agreement had driven the pirates from the Mediterranean.-Reuter.

PROTEST TO FRANCO

re-

RENEWAL OF PIRACY

The sinking of the Endymion with a loss of ten lives, was again the subject of a private notice ques- tion to the Foreign Secretary in the Commons.

Mr. Eden expressed the deep con- cern of the Government at the in- cident and. described the steps

London, To-day. which have been taken to strengthen Although_nothing has been vealed following Mr. Eden's talks the naval patrols in the Mediterra- with the French and Italian Am-nean in agreement with other Nyon bassadors, unofficial quarters. hint

Powers, in view of the suggestion that Britain may address a strong

that they were confronted with protest to Gen. Franco over

renewal of the acts of piracy which the

last latest act of piracy in the Mediter-

the Nyon Arrangement of September successfully ranean.

that

Mr.

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meeting the French and Italian Ambassa-

He stated that he suppressed.

Another report says Eden proposed that anti-piracy dors at the Foreign Office as being patrolships be authorised to open fire on submarines, on sight.

JOINT STEP?

the

two representatives of the Powers jointly concerned with Bri- tain in the actual carrying out of Whether Britain will invite the naval patrol, but he said the France and Italy to lodge a joint House would appreciate in the mean- protest with General Franco, as while that it was not possible to give suggested in some quarters, ap details of any proposals which His pears to be still uncertain, but it Majesty's Government might think would hardly help to alleviate the it desirable to put forward. tension in Anglo-Italian relations. The impression prevails, on the whole, that the British Government Steps were also being taken to will be reluctant to take any step obtain a full report of the events which might aggravate the situa- in relation to the sinking of the tion still further.--Trans-Ocean. Endymion. When the report was LailLISTICI

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