THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 1, 1988.
No Fundamental Change In Axis Policy In Spain
Berlin, To-day.
"Lord Perth was able to report to London that Italy has no territorial claims as regards Spain." "But no man of commonsense in France and Britain should expect a fundamental change in Italy's or Germany's attitude towards General Franco because their aim is a Spain under a national government."
So declares Herr Kircher, chief correspondent of the "Frankfurter Zeitung" in Berlin, discussing the results of the meeting between Herr von Rib- bentrop, German Foreign Minister, and Musso- lini in Rome, in an obviously inspired report.
Herr Kircher went to Rome to↑ report the meeting at which he says he would not be surprised if colonial questions were discussed.
This was the first comment in either the German or Italian press on the results of Herr von Ribben- trop's Rome visit, although it had previously been reported that all European problems were discussed.
TOO MANY DARK, SPOTS
Signor Gayda (says a Rome de- spatch), writing in "Giornale d'Italia," declares that excessive
ENGINEERING
FEAT BY LONDON
TRAFFIC BOARD
London, To-day.
A brilliant feat of engineering was carried out to schedule during
publicity cannot be given to the the week-end.
conversations, as there are still too many dark spots in Europe,
Working continuously for nearly twenty-eight hours, engineers of He adds that there was no dis-the L.P.T.B. lowered 1,400 feet of cussion of a Four Power Pact be-underground railway track at tween Britain, France, Italy Germany. Reuter.
and Aldgate East to a new level and completed a new station one hun- dred yards from the old.
"DAILY EXPRESS" AND GERMANY
London, To-day. The "Daily Express" says Trans- Ocean, makes a strong plea for Anglo-German understanding.
England and Germany, the paper says, are not divided by conflicting interests and the only obstacle namely, the colonial question, can be adjusted.
Referring to the resolutions pass- ed by the French Radical Socialist Party in Marseilles, the paper states that France's colonial rights extend only to her actual possessions but not to mandate territories accepted at the end of the war.
The paper concludes, "we believe in the peaceful intentions of the Fuehrer and endorse the Munich declaration of friendship. Our re- armament and military prepara- tions should not be misunderstood by Germany since they are direct- ed against neither Germany any other country in particular but are intended merely for the secur- ity of Britain."-Trans-Ocean.
Work on the Aldgate scheme was begun two years ago and the ground under the tracks had been dug out while the tracks were held up by beams to enable the service to run uninterruptedly.
This was one of the most difficult feats of changing over in the scheme to modernise London's Underground Railways by the Lon- don Passenger Transport Board.
Pat Sykes and J. A. Andrews, Hong Kong's popular ballroom dancers, who are commencing their season at the Gloucester to-
morrow.
SUDETENS BECOME NAZIS
Berlin, To-day. Herr Hitler has issued a decree incorporating the Sudeten German Party into the Nazis from Nov. 3.
He has appointed Konrad Hen- lein as head of the new party dis- trict of Sudetenland.—Reuter.
AHEAD OF TIME Everything went according to schedule, and the whole work was completed a few hours before time.
When the first train ran over the in order including the new tobacco reconstructed
at 5 o'clock kiosks and posters on the walls. yesterday morning, everything was Reuter.
track
Hundred Questions For Government
London, To-day.
WANG KEH-MIN FLIES TO NANKING
Peiping, To-day. Five members of the "pro- visional government," headed by Mr. Wang Keh-min, flew to Nan- kmg yesterday to confer with the "reformed government,
W&B
The subject of discussion the situation created by the capture of Hankow and Canton, and pos- sible formation of a federal gov- ernment for all the occupied areas, with Peiping as capital-Reuter.
BRITISH BIRTH RATE HIGHER
London, To-day.
The Report of the Chief Medical
officer of the Ministry of Health
nor Czecho-Slovakia, Spain, Palestine and national de- fence figure prominently among the hundred questions which will occupy the House of Com-for 1987 records a birth rate of mons until 4 o'clock this afternoon.
ALL DAY CURFEW IN JAFFA
Jerusalem, To-day.
Mr. C. R. Attlee, Labour Opposition leader, will then initiate a general debate on foreign affairs on the Government motion of adjournment. Mr. Attlee is expected to ask forį information - concerning events
An all day curfew imposed in which have happened since the Jaffa from dawn yesterday is be- Munich Agreement, particularly re- lieved to be the forerunner of mili-garding the work of the Interna- tary action to re-assert British au- tional Commission in Berlin. thority where terrorism has been rife.
The previous day, military action was taken in scouring the city of Gaza in order to comb out terrorista, -Reuter.
Mr. Neville Chamberlain, who is not expected to speak before 4.45 or 5 o'clock, will, it is understood, devote the great- er part of his speech to the
foreign situation, but will also refer to the question of de- fence.
14.9, the highest since 1982,
Infant mortality and maternal
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mortality rates were both lower, the latter at 26 per 1,000 lives
births being the lowest since 1911.
Though there was a slight in- crease in the number of deaths from all. forms of tuberculosis, the stan- dardised death rate remained the He however is not expected same as for 1986, when the figure make any declaration to-day of of 657 per million was the lowest Government policy regarding de- ever recorded-British Wireless. fence.
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A two-day debate on national de- fence, with・ special reference - to |A.R.P. will begin in the House of
Lords at 4.15 this afternoon. Router.
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