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ITALY DECLINES TO GIVE UPI INSISTENCE ON FRANCO VICTORY IN SPAIN

Rome, To-day.

It is acknowledged here and in London that the Spanish question, which is to be the subject of

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further discussion between Sir Noel Charles STOP PRESS and Count Ciano, is the key to the completion of the Anglo-Italian Agreement.

Generally, Italy appears as anxious as ever to see the agreement completed, but at the same time, shows no signs of giving up their resist- ance on an insurgent victory in Spain.

General Franco's success in the essential conditions for comple- checking the Republican drive tion of the Anglo-Italian Agree- across the Ebro front has revived ment, still seems to reside in pa- hope here that the end of the war tient work along the lines of the may not be too long delayed.'-

The only chance of reaching settlement in Spain, thus fulfilling

NEW MINISTER

Budapest, To-day.

British plan for the withdrawal of the Italian a volunteers, but from

viewpoint, the reservations contain- ed in Barcelona's reply are strict- ly bi-critical and will cause further delay. Reuter.

The new Japanese Minister in Budapest, Mr. Hajime Matsumiya, handed his letter of credence to Admiral Horthy, the Hungarian Regent, yesterday.

EBRO DRIVE BY REBELS.

Burgos, To-day. Insurgent forces began intensive At the same time, he presented operations along the Ebro sector at to the Hungarian Chief of State, dawn yesterday with a Moroccan on behalf of the Emperor of Ja-Army Corps entering the field.

It is claimed that the attack is pan, the highest class of the Chry- santhemum Order.-Trans-Ocean. developing satisfactory.-Reuter.

SUMMER

London, To-day. The 'Daily Telegraph's" Berlin correspondent says it is understood that General Falkenhausen, who has re- cently arrived in Berlin with his wife from China, opines that China is unconquerable and able to wage war for half of a century, if necessary.

The General points out that the Japanese can not pro- duce new recruits indefinite- ly and that Chinese in the occupied areas never fight their own countrymen.

General Falkenhausen and his colleagues regard "time" · as. Japan's greatest enemy and they are certain that in five years, Japan will be forced to withdraw her armies from China.

The Chinese Army is far better better trained and equipped than the Japanese expected, and is playing the part of the Russian armies, during Napoleon's Moscow campaign.

The Japanese troops, har- ried by guerilla tactics, are - Reu- being whittled away. — ter.

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London, To-day.

It is stated in London in re- ference to Thursday's call by the British Charge d'Affaires in Rome on the Italian For- eign Minister that Sir Noel Charles had been instructed to remind Count Ciano of pre- vious conversations in which the Italian Government's at: tention was called to the alle- gations current regarding fur- ther support "for General Franco in men and material from Italy.

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Sir Noel Charles had authorised to ask whether Count Ciano was yet able to offer any observations.-Bri- tish Wireless.

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