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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH
ALHAMBRA ANGLO-ITALIANO TALKSORO
FINAL SHOWINGS TO DAY
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REACHING CRITICAL STAGE: DISCUSSION IN LONDON
London, To-day.
The political correspondent of the "Evening News" states that the Anglo-Italian talks in Rome have reached a critical stage.
Britain, says the correspondent, insists that with- drawal of foreign volunteers from Spain must take place before any agreement with Italy can be considered.
The paper expresses the opinion
that this topic formed the chief
subject at a meeting which took TOKYO MAY
place between Count Grandi
Lord Halifax yesterday. Ocean.
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SUDETEN PARTY GAINING ADHERENTS IN PRAGUE
Prague, To-day.
BELGIUM AND FRENCH AID TO THE CZECHS
Brussels, To-day.
PREMIER'S VIEW
and
Trans-
London, To-day.
Although, according to well-in- formed circles, Mr. Neville Cham- berlain will touch but briefly on the Anglo-Italian talks during his foreign affairs statement on Thurs- day, it is nevertheless intimated that the talks in Rome have already reached a decisive point and in view of this fact, the Prime Min- ister will decline to give informa- tion on the success or failure of the talks until they are ended.
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It is further stated that an An- glo-Italian agreement in principle has already been reached, but that "Belgium will never tolerate the final outcome will depend on the marching of French troops two questions through Belgium in order to im Spain. plement their guarantees to Czecho-Slovakia," declared the Meanwhile, a Foreign Minister, M. Spaak, in place yesterday afternoon between the Chamber yesterday.
conference took
That the Austro-German reunion is having important repercussions in Czecho-Slovakia is further in-
the Italian Ambassador, Count Dino dicated by the announcement that M. Spaak's statement was made Grandi, and the Foreign Secretary. the German Professional Party has reply to an assertion by a Social-Lord Halifax, at which the Rome dissolved itself and has been incor-speaking population in Belgium
Democratic deputy that the French-talks and Spain were discussed.
Count Grandi has just returned porated in the Sudeten Party. would welcome French troops on to London after a lengthy visit to
such an occasion with enthusiasm. Rome-Trans-Ocean.
M. Spaak said that Belgium had nothing to do with the Franco Czech Agreement, and the entrance of French troops into Belgian ter- ritory would constitute a violation of Belgian rights as guaranteed by Article XVI of the League Covenant.
The Christian Social Party is also negotiating for amalgamation with the Sudeten Party...
The only German minority party still co-operating with the Govern ment is the Social Democratic Party, which holds eleven seats in Parliament.
The Sudeten Party now controls 55 seats. Trans-Ocean.
HUNDRED MEETINGS
Prague, To-day Indicative of the increased acti-" vities of the German minority: party in Czecho-Slovakia, over 2,000 Germans have joined Konrad Henlein's Sudeten Party since the Austrian developments.
The Sudeten Párty has held more than one hundred meetings in the past week Trans-Ocean.
NEW ADHERENTS
he Farm Prazne, Today.
The
Federation, one of the three German withdrawal of its co-operation with the Govern- ment and its joining up with the Sudeten Party Trans-Ocean
SINGAPORE RAW RUBBER
Messrs. H. B. Joseph and Co., have received the following quota- tions in Straits Currency for Baw Rubber:
April/June 21-% b. down 3⁄44 July/Sept. 217% b. down 34. Oct/Dec. 22% b, x down 4 Market Weak.
A demand by a Communist deputy that Belgium enter into a mutual
assistance pact with France, Rus- sia and Czecho-Slovakia, was reject- fed by M. Spaak Trans-Ocean.
AUSTRIA'S
FRANCE ANXIOUS ABOUT SPAIN
London, To-day.
FORM CHINA AFFAIRS OFFICE
Tokyo, To-day. Formation of a new Ministry to deal with Chinese affairs may become necessary, the Pre- mier hinted in the diet yester day evening, addressing the Lower House committee which is deliberating Bills providing for organisation of North China and Central China development companies.
The Premier indicated that opinion was divided regarding creation of a special Government department to handle the multi- ple aspects of Japanese policy in China.
A. board of Chinese economic affairs is being established to control the promoted develop ment companies, while a coun- cil of Chinese economic affairs will be set up to make the neces- sary recommendations to the Japanese Government regar economic developments - China
cies.
TEMPORARY AGENCIES-
The new board and council, the Premier said, were temporary agen- Large-scale machinery to enable co-ordinated handling economic, as well as affairs in China had become
necessary.
diplomatic
Japan would not relinquish any The French Government has made Chinese territory under her control urgent representations to the Bri-At present the limit of Japanese ac- tish Government concerning the de- tion in China was dimcult to show lay in carrying out withdrawal of geographically. foreign volunteers from Spain, says the political correspondent of the
FOREIGN TRADE "Evening News"
Viesna, To-day
Following the Austro-German re-
that
The correspondent says France wants the non-intervention Powers to see that the plan is carrî- ed out within a certain period, or
This was in reply to a question as to how far the Japanese tended to go in Chi
union, publication of Austrian for the entire plan will be discarded FRENCH NATIONAL
eign trade statisties for the mouth of February will not take place.
In future, Austrian foreign trade figures will form an integral par of those of the Reich. Trans Océan
GENERAL LOEHR HONOURED
Berlin, To-day.
"regardless of consequences." Trans-Ocean.
CATALAN RUMOUR REFUTED
Field-Marshal Goering has pre- The Cataloni serted the award of honour to Gen-Brussels yes eral Loehr, who has himerto been that Cataloma chief of the Austrian air force from Republican Trans-OceanTM
Ocean.
MOBILISATION MEASURE
Paris, To-day.
After general discussion of Bill for organisation of the nation in time of war, the Chamber puties yesterday passed the article of the
ntative in
The ports separate itself tical
De
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