1938-04-12 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 12, 1938.

GERMAN

PLEBISCITE

Final Official Result Announced This Morning

Congratulations To Goering

Berlin, To-day.

The final official results of the plebiscite will not be announced till this morning (Tuesday), stated the Bureau of Statistics last night.

The delay is due to the fact that the first results from all over the country, which are telephon- ed to Berlin, have to be confirmed by letter.

The official results, however,

will differ only very little from

OFFICIAL PLEBISCITE FIGURES

Bertin,

The official figures of the biscite result in Austria together are

48,805,875 Yes.”

* 452,296 ****NO”-

75,369 spoiled papers. There was over a 99 vote in favour of Herr Reater.

the unofficial figures already an- Sudden French Interest

nounced. Trans Ocean.

LONDON COVERAGE

London, To-day.

the

The German plebiscite was

newspapers:

In Anglo-Italian Talks

Paris, To-day

EGYPTIAND

ANGLO-ITALIAN NEGOTIATIONS

Carro, To-day.

The Egyptian Government is lowing the Anglo-Italian parleys

close

main feature in yesterday's London France has suddenly found itself taking the great Egypt

est interest in the development of the Anglo-b

interests will be Egyptian representative. Italian negotiations in Rome, partly because to the Suez Canal, the Red Sea, the The paragraphs in question refer despatches from the Italian capital intimate frontier between Egypt and the that Italy has adopted a "benevolent" attitude Sudan and Abyssini towards the new Daladier Government.

The "News Chronicle," whose correspondent, together with fifteen other English newspapermen, was on board the ship on which Ger- mans in England voted outside ter- ritorial waters, describes the "en- thusiasm of those on board" Trans-Ocean.

GOERING'S FIFTH ANNIVERSARY

Berlin, To-day.

The

LOcean.

Trans-

MEXICAN REPLY TO BRITAIN

news that the British Government has request- ed the League Secretariat to have the Abys- sinian question placed on the agenda of the next Council session, has taken political circles somewhat by surprise, as it was not generally believed that the Anglo-Italian consultations British Note concerning the con- were already approaching conclusion.

A telegram of congratulation was sent by Herr Hitler yesterday to Field-Marshal Goering on the occa- It is rumoured here that Britain sion of the fifth anniversary of the latter's appointment as Premier of Prussia.

The entire press devotes leading articles to Field-Marshal Goering, whom it praises as creator of the German air force.

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The "Voelkischer Beobachter de scribes Field-Marshal. Goering "Adolf Hitler's first soldier, his shield and paladin."--Trans-Ocean.

STEAMER VOTING

par-

will press for abolition of the Sanc- tions clause from the 'League Co- venant, and will proceed forthwith to recognise Italian conquest of Abyssinia.

·Political circles here are absolu- tely convinced of the imminence of this recognition. Parliamentary insistence" that France follow Bri- tain's action is growing daily.

BONCOUR SPLITS WITH PARTY

London, To-day.

It is announced that the Mexican Government's negative reply to the

fiscation of property of the Mexican Eagle Oil Company was received here yesterday.

Informed quarters believe that the British Government will not be satisfied with the vague promise of compensation made by Mexico but will endeavour to bring both econo- Paris, To-day me and diplomatic pressure to bear Senator Paul Boncour, Senator on the Mexican Government. Violette and Deputy Brandon, have The possible recall of the British withdrawn from the Socialist Re Minister to Mexico, Mr. O'Malley, FRANCE AND ITALY

publican Party in consequence of

stated, being envisaged. the group's attitude at the second Tran Meanwhile, the re-establishment ballot on Sunday for the election of of normal relations between France a senator in the Seine Departe- and Italy is recommended by the ment, when the Right Wing-can- ex-Premier, MI. Pierre-Etienne didate was elected over a Flandin, in an article in the news-munist opponent. Trans-Ocean.

Com paper "Intransigeant.”

Berlin, To-day. Many thousands of Germans are estimated here to have ticipated in the plebiscite. Most

The chairman of the foreign af- of them voted on German steam-fairs committee of the Chamber of ers outside territorial waters. Deputies, M. Mistler, who is re cases, as at Bombay, garded as one of the candidates for Calcutta and Hong Kong, the Bri- the post of Ambassador în Rome, tish authorities expressly permit also points out in the same ted voting inside the harbour.

spaper that France must re- Germans in countries bordering establish normal relations with on the Reich travelled by special Italy without any delay. trains to the nearest town inside M. Mistler believes that minor Dr. Wilhelm Filchner, the Ger

In some

Germany.

KEW-

incidents, rather than disagreement In Hamburg, foreign ships, but on fundamental questions, have led especially Italian and Japanese, to the tension in Franco-Italian re were richly adorned with flags for lations. the occasion.-Trans-Ocean

VIENNA AND THE PLEBISCITE

Viema, To-day.

All the Vienna newspapers pub- lish editorial comment on the ple biscite result.

NEW FILCHNER

EXPEDITION?

Berlin, To-day

man explorer, has announced his intention of returning to Shanghai in the latter half of November this

years

It is understood that Dr. Filcher intends to make Shanghai his start- ing point for a further expedition Italy in the heart of Asia, probably legalith Afghanistan as the ultimate Eve

destination-Trans-Ocean.

"NO "HAGGLING” He therefore recommends that France follow Britain's and open negotiations with instead of "haggling about formalities."

It is imperative, he says, that Franco-British friendship be plemented by France

falian friendship-Trans-Ocean.

formably with the principle of de termination of peoples.

The "Reichspost" says that "the deed accomplished on March 13 has The Tageblatt" says the "result been unanimously ratified by the of the plebiscite will make the eyes entire German nation and the of the politicians in Paris, London whole world now knows that Cen- and Geneva pop out with astonish- tral Europe will be shaped con- ment. Trans Ocean.

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