1938-03-04 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL. MARCH 4, 1938.

ANGLO-ITALIAN TO OPEN

TALKS

NEXT WEEK

Lord Perth Returning To Rome To-Morrow

Obstacles Still

Hamper Agreement

On Spanish Issue

London, To-day.

Formal Anglo-Italian talks are expected to open in Rome early next week, and Lord Perth, Am- bassador to Italy, will return to Rome on Saturday.

KRESTINSKY- STATUS QUO AGAIN CONFESSES

Moscow, To-day.

Krestinsky, former Ambassador in Berlin, who had previously pleaded not guilty, broke down at yesterday's hearing' in the latest mass trial and confirmed his pré-; vious; confession of guilty.—Reu- ter.

Meanwhile, detailed application of the British for- GOLD STRIKE

mula for withdrawal of foreign volunteers

from Spain, is being discussed diplomatically IN ABYSSINIA

in London.

Difficulty has arisen over the question of restora-

tion of land and sea control.

NO LOAN

Germany and Italy are anxious that land control should be re-estab-- lished as soon as the withdrawal commissions leave for Spain,

London, To-day. but France and Russia favour postpone-

The Chancellor of the Exchequer ment until the first withdrawal ac-stated in the Commons at question the tually is about to occur.

time that no Britsh loan to Italian Government was contemplat- Otherwise, they allege, the Franco-ed. Spanish frontier will be closed in Asked for an assurance that there a period in which General Franco would be no such loan, Sir John will be free to receive munitions by Simon replied: "No such loan has sea, as sea control cannot be re-been asked for and I have no rea- stored so quickly.

son to suppose it will be asked for.". -British Wireless.

AIR SUSPICIONS

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French circles point out that scheme of air control has been de- vised yet, and there are grave sus- picions that the insurgents are re- ceiving supplies by air.

FOREIGN OFFICE EXPERT TO AID

London, To-day. Lord Perth, the British Ambas- Other difficulties include the basic number of volunteers to be with-sador in Rome, is leaving London drawn. Russia is stated-to

It is expected that agreed to 20,000, while Germany and Anglo-Italian talks will begin early Italy prefer 10,000.-Reuter.

have

IMPORTANT SUCCESS

London, To-day.

on Saturday.

next week. Lord Perth was sum- moned back to London to receive the British Government's înstruc- tions.

Mr. Maurice Ingram, head of the Hopeful progress has been made Southern Department at the For- in non-intervention in Spain dur-eign Office and formerly Counsellor ing the past few days, and there is at the British Embassy in Rome evidently a prospect of ironing out will accompany Lord Perth and the differences between the various assist in the Anglo-Italian talks.

British Wireless. countries within a short time.

An important success-has-been- achieved with acceptance of the British formula by the four large powers.

Commenting on the negotiations, "The Times" writes that an at- tempt is being made to attain fundamental agreement on ques- tion's which still constitute ob- stacles to agreement.

PRINCIPLE OBSTACLE

REBEL GENERAL MISQUOTED ON GIBRALTAR

London, To-day. Questioned on the alleged state- ments by General Queipo de Llano The principal obstacle still seems last Sunday regarding Gibraltar, to be the number of volunteers the new Under-Secretary for which must be withdrawn as con- Foreign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, dition for the granting of belliger-informed the Commons that a re- ent rights. The question of financ-port on the matter had been re- ing withdrawal is also the subject|ceived from the Governor of Gi- of controversy.

braltar which gave every reason

In opposition to the initial sug for thinking that thi. General's gestion that the costs be borne by speech had been incorrectly re- the five large Powers, the Soviet ported. His information was that now proposes that each power no suggestion had been made that finance withdrawal of its own Gibraltar should become Spanish volunteers.- Trans-Ocea

territory British Wireless.

CLAUSE IN MEDITERRANEAN AGREEMENT

London, To-day.

The Prime Minister, replying to a Commons question, said he did not propose to represent to the Italian Government that the presence of Italian troops in Spain was at variance with the clause in the Anglo-Italian agree- ment of February, 1937, binding both countries to maintain the status quo "in the Mediter- ranean."

any

Rome, To-day.

Mr. Chamberlain said the clause Important discoveries

of dia-

to which no doubt reference was monds and gold have been made along a small river in Lulumama, Majesty's Government and the Ita- made, was that under which His

Abyssinia, by a party making a. thorough and systematic geological desire to modify or so far as they

disclaimed lian Government survey according to the "Colonien”

were concerned see a modified status agency in Gimma, capital of the

quo as regards the national sover- Abyssinian province of Galla.

eignty of the territories in the Me- Results have come up to ex-diterranean area and he added: “I pectations and it is thought that think the House will agree that the

these fields are the richest Abyssinia-Trans-Ocean.

SUDAN DEFENCE

Cairo, To-day.

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The Egyptian Government's annual contribution of £750,000 towards the defences of the Sudan has been re- duced to £500,000.

This is due to the improved ances of the Sudan.-Reuter.

mere presence of Italian troops in Spain can hardly be said to entail modification of the status quo ав regards the national sovereignty of Spain-British Wireless.

OBITUARY

London, To-day.

The death was announced yester- day of Sir Robert Johnson, Deputy fin-Master and Comptroller of the Royal

Mint since 1922-Reuter,

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