1938-09-06 — Page 24

POLAND'S ALLEGED OFFER TO RUMANIA

London, To-day.

KING FAROUK INCIDENT

Cairo, To-day.

Reports circulated regarding the attempt on the life of King Farouk seem to be an exaggeration A sensational statement appear incident which occurred when the ing in yesterday's "Daily Express" King was returning from the swim- to the effect that the Polish Govern-ming championships in Alexandria. ment has informed the Rumanian It is officially declared that the Government that should Rumania King's car passed before the shot refuse to permit the passage of was fired.

Soviet troops through the corridor The alleged assassin, a law stu- strip, separating Czechoslovakia dent, Jean Asfar, was seized by the from Soviet-Russia, Poland would crowd and, as it was thought that guarantee to assist Rumania should an attempt had been planned, he it be attacked for this reason, has was immediately questioned by the aroused more than usual comment State Prosecutor in the presence in political circles here.

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Paris, To-day.

The view is expressed here that

Such a step would be in keeping In a communique issued by the with the Polish policy of establish-Minister of the Interior to the press, ing a neutral bloc separating the it was declared that Asfar had been one of the most important weeks Soviet Union and Germany._- arrested because he was in posses- in 1938 began yesterday when all

further had been proved. sion of a firearm but that nothing eyes were turned to the Nuremberg 'Egyptian papers add that Asfar Rally, where numerous French could not have made an attempt on newspaper correspondents have the King's life because the King been sent. could not have been seen from the spot where the alleged assasin was standing at the moment the shot was fired.-Trans-Ocean.

The "Sunday Times" reports, however, that Rumania has already granted Soviet-Union permission to send military planes across her ter-' ritory in case of war.

Should the report in the "Daily Express" be correct, it indicates at least that negotiations between Warsaw and Bucharest are still in progress and that there is still the possibility of prevailing upon Ru-

French papers are of the opinion that the Czechoslovak problem will stand in the limelight at the con- vention and are, therefore, eagerly awaiting the Fuehrer's first pro- nouncement to-day when it is anti-

mania to remain strictly neutral tervention in Czecho-Slovakia. cipated that Hitler will deal exhaus-

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tively with foreigh and political questions and particularly with the Czech problem. Yesterday's "papers comment at length: on the Franco- American

the demonstration at mouth of the River Gironde and attribute great importance to this in the present European situation, expressing great satisfaction at the avowals of friendship between the French and American nations.

AMERICAN ATTITUDE "Figaro" states that the Ameri- can public would certainly`not be keen on a European conflict of a political nature and that it is not interested in the nationalities pro- blem, the question of a balance of power or problems of a political regime when it is a question of Europe.

But, continues the paper, another point seems to be just as sure, |namely, that American ....... public opinion will sooner or later "catch fire" all of sudden if war breaks out involving religious liberty or a racial problem.-Trans-Ocean.

NEWSPAPER CHARITY DRIVE

A 58-year-old widow, Sze Mui, was this morning fined $5 by Mr. R. Edwards, for taking part, with- out lawful authority, in the collec- tion of money for charitable pur- pose by selling newspapers, yester day.

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JEWS IN ITALY

Rome, To-day.

In further justification of the So Po, aged 54, licensed hawker, new racial measures adopted by and Chan Nui, aged 17, spinster, Italy, figures are published showing were fined $5, for similar offences.

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