THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 28, 1988,
ITALY'S LEADERS SHARING CHAMBERLAIN'S OPTIMISM Communique Declares Pledges Will Be Observed
POSSIBLE DANGER IN FRENCH AGITATION FOR INTERVENTION
Rome, To-day.
A communique published in the "Informazione Diplomatica" in regard to Mr. Neville Cham- berlain's Commons speech, says that responsi ble Italian circles are inclined to share the Bri- tish Prime Minister's optimism in regard to the Anglo-Italian negotiations.
The communique adds that Italy will keep her
LORD MAYOR'S-M. BONCOUR
APPEAL FOR CHINA AID
Hankow, To-day.
The Chinese People's Foreign Relations Association has drawn up a lengthy letter for despatch to the Lord Mayor of London thanking him for his appeal for relief of refugees in China, and expressing the deep gratitude of the Chinese for the generous do nations given in response to the Lord Mayor's appeal-Reuter.
pledge to withdraw Italian legionaries from CAPT. TRONCOSO
Spain when the French and Russians are pré- pared to do as much, and will apply properly the whole British plan.
Since no reinforcements have been sent to Spain for many months, the forces of Italian legionaries in Spain have been much reduced.
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The communique says that sponsible Italian circles are follow- ing with very close attention the campaign by the French Left for intervention in Spain, which will have unforseeable, and certainly grave, repercussions, and might com- promise the peace of Europe. Reuter.
DELAYING OPINION
MADRID
CONDEMNS
CHAMBERLAIN
Madrid, To-day. Severe criticism of Mr. Neville Chamberlain's Commons speech was made by yesterday's Madrid newspapers, which spoke of “Mr.] Chamberlain's abandonment of democratic principles.”
Rome, To-day. The communique states that Ita-
"Mr. Chamberlain has betray- lian circles desire to delay any exed the Republican cause," says, pression of opinion about Mr. Cham- one journal, "and our only hope berlain's Commons speech until the in the future is France"-Trans- full text has been thoroughly studied. Ocean.
Many points in the speech havel attracted attention, above all his,
criticism of the League of Nations WREATH LAID
rejection of the Soviet proposal for
an international conference and
Vierma, To-day.
Britain's attitude towards Czecho- Field-Marshal Goering yesterday Slovakia.
laid a wreath, on the memorial at -Italian circles share Mr. Cham Hofburg in honour of Great War berlain's optimism over the angio-dead.
Italian talks, and the British Prime Priminent officials, including the Minister's declarations about Italy Austrian Stattholder, Dr. Zeiss-In- are received with sympathy.Trans-quart, attended
the ceremony. Ocean.
Trans-Ocean.
Insurgents Continue Steady Advance On Aragon Front
Saragossa, To-day. General Franco's army, which is now in motion along the whole line from north of Huesca to the north corner of the province of Castellon, is advancing with fantastic speed and is now within sight of the borders of Valencia and Catalonia, and threatens to cut off Barcelona from the rest of Spain.
The insurgent forces which crossed | Huesca. the River Ebro last Wednesday have Many Republicans are said to be advanced north and have driven the trapped in the pocket between them Republicans out of the so-called and Saragossa, and thousands of Lenin Line at the point of the prisoners and enormous q
- quantities bayonet. The
made contact of material are said to have been with the
troops from captured
surgent
RELEASED
Paris, Yesterday.
A prisoner whose daring at- tempt to capture a submarine in a
DENIES ARMED INTERVENTION
Paris, Yesterday.
At a meeting of the foreign affairs committee of the Cham- ber of Deputies yesterday, the Foreign Minister, M. Paul Bon- cour, repeated the declarations made before the foreign affairs committee of the Senate.
Pressed by a number of de- puties, alarmed by rumours. re- garding the French attitude to- wards Spain, M Paul Bonconr, according to the official com- munique, declared that France would make no armed interven- tion in Spain.
She could not, however, ac- cept the tempe or perman
presence
elements in Spain
foreiga
The Minister also disapproved
French naval harbour made him air bombing of open towns the most discussed man in France, Spain
was released from prison to-day. He repeated that France would
He was Captain-Troncoso, who with two other Spanish insur- gents, was arrested last October and sentenced to a term of impri- sonment at Brest for attempted seizure of the Spanish Govern- ment submarine C 2.
falfi her obligations to Czecho- Slovakia and stressed the close collaboration between the French and British Governments-Trans- Ocean
EX-GREEK PREMIER PASSES
Captain Troncoso and one of his companions were conveyed to the Franco-Spanish frontier, but the other adventurer
Athens, To-day. Bayonne, where, he will face a former Greek Premier, Michalako
was taken to The death has occurred of the charge of having smuggled arms poulos, from heart failure. into France-Trans-Ocean.
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