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ANGLO-FRENCH TALKS

London, To-day.

The principal subjects of discussion in the forth- coming Anglo-French talks are likely, accord- ing to Reuter's diplomatic correspondent, to be Firstly, the effect of the Anglo-Italian Agreement and the course of the Franco-Italian discus- sions, Secondly, recognition of Italian conquest of Abys- sinia, which France is now believed to favour, and the procedure to be adopted at the next meeting of the League Council.

M. Joseph Avenol, Secretary-

General of the League of Nations, LITTLE

arrived in London yesterday to

discuss this matter with Lord

Halifax, the Foreign Secretary, on ENTENTE AND

Tuesday.

Thirdly, settlement of the Spanish war and the Mediterranean status

quo,

Fourthly, the possibility of im- proving relations with Germany,

CZECH PACT

BELGRADE, TO-DAY,

Fifthly, the Czecho-Slovakian A HIGHLY SIGNIFICANT AR- situation and Central European pro-TICLE, ATTRIBUTED TO THE blems,

YUGO-SLAV PREMIER, M. STO- Sixthly, the financial position of JADINOVIC, HIMSELF, APPEARS France in relation to the

three- IN A LOCAL NEWSPAPER TO- power exchange stabilisation DAY HINTING THAT CZECHO- agreement.

İSLOVAKIA MUST NOT EXPECT · UNCONDITIONAL MILITARY AID FROM THE OTHER TWO LITTLE ENTENTE COUNTRIES

"

MILITARY CO-OPERATION

It is not yet been settled whether the questions of military and air co-operation will be discussed, but

SION

THE EVENT OF AGGRES

at-:

The article states that Yuge- they have not been ruled out. Slavia and Rumania will automati- It is understood that Dr. Edou-cally come to the aid of the Czecho- aro Benes, the Czecho-Slovakian Slovakia only-if the latter is President, is doing his utmost to tacked by Hungary, and dispels reach an amicable settlement with the motion that the two countries the Sudeten Germans, and that Bri-

are pledged to defend Czech-from- tain and France are ready to give tiers. advice or assistance in smoothing the approach to the problem.

FRANCE AND CZECHS

"CHILDISH"

The article says: "It would be childish to assume that Yugo-Sla- ́ via, whose statesmen refused to enter into commitments regarding At the same time, the possibility the defence of Czecho-Slovakian of trouble in Czecho-Slovakia can frontiers except in the event of not be excluded, and the British Hungarian aggression, at a time Government is anxious to know when France was practically the exactly how France would react 1 to only heavily armed great Power

in Europe, would be willing to ex-- It is expected that. M. Daladier, tend its commitments regarding the

this.

the French Premier, will exrlain the measures which the French Czech frontiers now that Austria has been incorporated in Germany Government will take to implement the Franco-Czech Pact if neces and Italy has become a great Em-

pire. sary, and he will probably be in- formed of the policy the British Government at present intend to suicide, and we advise Czecho-Slo

vakia to reach an understanding follow.

"Such a step would obviously be

Ocean

There is reason to believe that with all her neighbours.”—Trans- Conrad Henlein, leader of the, Ger- man minority, will hot be called on by Germany to press his claims to extremes at present, and a breath- ing space for a few months at least may ensue in that part of Europe.

FRANCO-SOVIET PACT

T.U.C. GROWTH

London, To-day. The British Trades Baión Con- gress should be recognised as forming the last of the official op the position, é declared the Secretary.

General of the Congress, Sir Wal- ter Citrine, in a speech at Gosport in Hampshire on Saturday evening.

There are indications that Franco-Soviet Pact may be alluded to in the course of the talks.

In the interests of appeasement,

Within the past three years the France may be asked to make mas little play as possible with the membership of the Unions had in-- Pact in the course of forthcoming creased by over 1,000,000 and now

totalled more than 2,000,000. diplomatic action.

Trans-Ocean.

On the other hand, there is no question of France being asked to renounce the Pact-Reuter.

An Indian watchman, Jora Singh, employed at the Kowloon Docks, Corporal Anderson of the Corps was admitted to the Kowloon Hos- Military Police, Mount Austin Bar-pital yesterday suffering from- racks, has reported the loss of broken jaw. He fell in attempting clothing from the barracks to the to board a moving bus in Mautan- value of $59.

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