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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 17, 1938.

ITALY

REJOICES

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RECOGNITION OF EMPIRE Anglo-Italian Pact Heralded As Parallel To

Rome-Berlin Axis

ASSURANCE AGAINST NEW DIVERGENCIES

ROME, TO-DAY.

A FULL-PAGE HEADLINE WAS BLAZONED ON EVERY AFTERNOON NEWSPAPER IN ITALY YESTERDAY PROCLAIMING THAT "BRITAIN HAS RECOGNISED" "THE EM- PIRE."

Signor Gayda, Mussolini's mouthpiece, writes that the Italian nation salutes the day which conse- crated the rights and powers of its Empire. The Anglo-Italian Pact runs parallel to but with- out altering the spirit and functions of the Rome-Berlin Axis and the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo triangle.

The Anglo-Italian Pact provisions apply to future as well as present questions, and should there- fore be interpreted as an assurance against the possibilities of new divergencies between Italy and Britain.

of the Italian

Italy gives formal adhesion to the appreciation the London Naval Agreement of Fascist Government-Reuter. 1936.

She is also preparing to parti- cipate in negotiations with the British and Egyptian Govern- ments to regulate problems affect- ing Egypt and the Sudan.

TEXT OF OFFICIAL DECLARATION,

The text of the declaration read: With reference to the fact that ôn April 16, 1938, the Italian Gor She is also ready to negotiate ernment and the Government of trade relations between Italy the United Kingdom of Great Bri- and Britain. India and the British tain and North Ireland. signed colonies.

AUSTRALIA

FOLLOWS

SUIT

Canberra, To-day.

The Commonwealth will accord de jure recognition of incorpora- tion of Abyssinia in the Italian Empire after implementation of the Anglo-Italian Agreement, stated Mr. J. A. Lyons, the Pre- mier, in the House of Representa- tives yesterday.......

Mr. Lyons added he hoped the agreement would revive Anglo- Italian friendship.

The Anglo-Italian Agreement came into force yesterday Reu ter.

SIR ARCHIBALD AT CHUNGKING

Chungking, To-day. The British Ambassador, Sir Archibald Clark-Kerr,- called on the Finance Minis- ter, Dr. H. H. Kung, yester- day morning, and on the Foreign Minister, Dr. Wang Chung-hui, in the afternoon.

The Ambassador also visited General Chang Chun, director of the Generalis- simo's headquarters here.

A banquet which was to have been given last night in honour of Sir Archibald was cancelled owing to the Am- bassador's eye trouble. Reuter:

FRENCH VETERAN ATTACKS REICH

Paris, To-day.

Henry Pichot, the leader of the biggest of the French War Veter- ans' Associations, in an article which is given great prominence in "Oeuvre," sharply attacks the policy of Germany.

He begins by saying that for 15 years he has worked to bring about a Franco-German rapproachment. Pichot protests above all against the measures adopted in Germany to solve the Jewish problem 85 well as against what he describes as an attempt on part of Germany to interfere in the life of the French nation.

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The article winds

up with appeal to the French nation to make a proud and resolute stand against- German demands.--Trans-Ocean.

FRANCO WAITS FOR RESULTS

San Sebastian, To-day. Franco circles hope that after the Anglo-Italian agreement is placed in force, Britain will soon recognize belligerent rights to the Burgos Government.

Franco is also looking forward |with great interest to the visit of the British Ministers to Paris be- cause one item of the programme of the Franco-British discussion is thought to deal with the question of belligerent rights to National Spain.

Protocol concerning matters of SEVEN PLAGUES IN

PLAGUES INTrans-Ocean.

to

VICTORIA

A fisherman, Chung San, "was sent to the Kowloon Hospital yes- MELBOURNE, TO-DAY. terday, with injuries to his right

near

mutual interest and further with NEW RELATIONS

reference to the fact that the agree "We may therefore hope that ments and declaration attached the new relations, freed from the this Protocol and more particularly hostile influences of third Powers described there in, were signed on A SEVERE PLAGUE OF hand, caused by a premature dyna-

the above mentioned date by the CATERPILLARS, GRASSHOP-mite explosion when fishing and war parties, may restore one of the vital forces of peace and plenipotentiaries of both Govern-PERS AND FLYING ANTS IS Shataukok. order in Europe and the world," ments and finally that the protocol RAVAGING THE STATE OF concludes Signor Gayda.

envisages that the documents men-VICTORIA.

Dust The actual signing of the de- tioned should come into force at a

is alto having a bad effect claration bringing into force the date that

Governments on crops, pasture and vegetables, as Agreement was performed in a would determine by common agree well as human beings. short but impressive ceremony. ment, the undersigned, duly au- The drought has caused a 75 Lord Perth, the British Ambas-thorised by their Governments, de- per cent. fall in wheat yield, which sador, wearing evening dress, was clare that the agreements and de-is estimated at 12,000,000 bushels. conducted to the Victory Hall inclarations mentioned in the afore-|--Reuter.

the two

the Palazzo Chigi, where he was mentioned' :protocol will come into

VISIT TO IL DUCE

met by the Italian Foreign Minis-force this day." ter, Count Ciano, and other high officials of the Italian Foreign Office. while the Egyptian charge d'affaires was also in attendance.

After the act of signature, which lasted only a few minutes, and which had been attended by a num-

JAPANESE C.IN.C. IN COLONY

Marking the first visit of a

ber of Italian and foreign journalists Japanese man-of-war to Hong Kong

› LAKE TSANA AND SUEZ and camerament, Count Ciano, since the Keelung incident two Duplicate copies of the text of and Lord Perth congratulated each years ago, the 10,000-ton Japanese the declaration bringing the agree other that the Anglo-Italian agree- cruiser "Myoku" steamed into the ment into force were first signed ment had at last come into force harbour at 8.45 this morning. by Count Ciano and then by Lord and then took leave of each other Flying the flag of Vice-Admiral Perth, who then signed duplicate with great cordiality.

Shiozawa, the cruiser exchanged

copies of a letter to the Egyptian Thereupon, the Italian Foreign salutes with shore batteries and charge d'affaires who will transmit Minister and the British Ambassa-H.M.S. Birmingham. the letter to his government..

dor went to the Palazzo Venezia The "Myoku" fired a salute of 21 The letter contains agreements where they were received by Mus-guns, which was replied to by concerning Lake Tsana and the Suez solini. Trans-Ocean.

-Blackhead Fort, after whic•4.S.] Canal-Reuter.

Birmingham saluted

CIANO'S THANKS

Rome, To-day. When Count Ciano took the com- munication he expressed to Lord Perth and the British Government

At the Kowloon Magistracy this Admiral with 15 guns, the Japanese morning, Ng Yau, 23, was sentenced cruiser replying.

to six months imprionment by Mr. The Japanese commander-in-chief E. Himsworth and 10 strokes, for is exchanging visits with Vice- snatching the handbag of Mrs. V. Admiral Sir Percy Noble this Gilman in Cameron Road yesterday, morning.

THE HOUSE OF

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Sun Ying Ming Studio (Opp. Queen's Theatre)

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