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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 10, 1989.

EXPLORATION

THAN

RATHER

NEGOTIATION

Rome Talks Agenda To Depend On Il Duce

SPAIN TO

BE DISCUSSED

London, To-day.

Exploration rather than negotiation is likely to be the keynote of the Rome talks, says Reuter's diplomatic correspondent. Mr. Neville Chamberlain and Lord Halifax are go- ing with no pre-conceived ideas, there is no formal agenda nor have any precise indica- tions of the points Mussolini may wish to raise been received from the Italian side.

Two subjects are naturally expected to take a pro- minent place in the talks the Spanish civil war and Italo-French relations.

a

On the latter, it is clearly un- before attempting to alight on derstood in London and Paris that formula for arriving at an under- there is no question of British me-standing.. "The Times" indignant- diation in a matter which is held ly repudiates the suggestion that to be purely one for the French and it is intended to entice Italy away Italian Governments to settle, from its allegiance to the Rome- though naturally an improvement | Berlin axis or to break the French in the atmosphere between Paris resistance to the Italian demands. and Rome would be welcomed in London.

The French Government, more- over, has made it quite clear that

it does not desire British mediation.

the whole subject.

TRADE RELATIONS

A NAT SOZ DEUI SO SBOTERPARTE

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STURMA KELILING

The scene at the graveside when Herr vom Rath, murdered Ger- man Embassy official in Paris, was buried. In centre are the par- ents of the dead man and to their left is the Nazi Foreign Minis- ter, Herr von Ribbentrop..

UKRAINE

AUTONOMY

MOVEMENT

London, To-day.

ATTEMPTED ARMS DEAL WITH CHINA

NEW YORK, TO-DAY. AN ATTEMPTED DEAL IN ARMS WITH "CHINA OR AN- POWER,"

With regard to the oft-repeated assertion that the Rome talks will also deal with the possibility of Premier Volochyn, the head of SPANISH INTEGRITY extending Anglo-Italian trade rela- the Carpatho-Ukraine Government, OTHER FOREIGN There is a complete understand-tions, "The Times" says that no ing between London and Paris on special arrangements have been has publicly associated himself BY PHILIP MUSICA, ALIAS made on the British side in this with the demand for an establish- DONALD COSTER, THE EX- In regard to the situation in direction. That economic matters

CONVICT HEAD Spain, it is likely to be made clear may play a part in the conversa-

ment of a free and independent CHEMICAL FIRM OF MCKES- OF THE

by the British Ministers that Bri-tions is not denied, however.

Ukraine embracing all Ukrainia. SON, ROBINS, IS REPORTED tain attaches considerable import- The diplomatic correspondent of

In a special interview accorded BY THE AUTHORITIES. ance to the execution of Italy's pro- the "Daily Telegraph" says it is to the Prague correspondent of the A preliminary report from the mise in full to respect Spain's in-untrue that Mr. Chamberlain is "Daily Telegraph" he expresses the Federal Bureau of Investigation, going to Rome to discuss the pos-hope that Ukrainians in all parts which is conducting the investi- There is no question of granting sibility of getting the Italian volun- of the world will put aside their gation into the affairs of McKes belligerent rights until the pro-teers withdrawn from Spain.

differences and visions

concentrate all son, Robins, disclosed that Coster of the non-intervention Trans-Ocean.

their energies on creating a great used the alias of "Mueller" in committee's plan for withdrawal

Ukraine.

trying to sell two million rifles from the Government's surplus and some two billion cartridges

stores to China or another for- eign power.

tegrity.

of foreign volunteers are fulfilled.

CORRESPONDENCE

DEPENDS ON DUCE

Apart from these two items, the

talks may include the refugee pro-

blem and economic questions,

but

the general trend will largely

de-

BOUQUET FOR Z.B.W.

to raise.

It appears. unlikely that the Bri-Sir, tish statesmen will bring hard and

pend on matters Mussolini decides

Congratulations to

Although it is not easy to pro phecy, he declared in the course of his interview, nevertheless he firmly believed that

a Greater Ukraine would come into existence in the near future and that the owned by the United States Gov- Ukrainians throughout the world would be in a position to return to

The rifles

crnment.

Attempts

were Lee Enfields

to negotiate the

their brothers in a liberated deal, however, according to the fatherland at present sufferiing report, collapsed when the Gov- Z.B.W. under alien oppression.

ernment placed the ammunitions item Ocean."

and rifles in reserve. Reuter.

fast arrangements, which certainly for their most entertaining is not the primary intention of the last might, "That Music visit, but the contacts

Reminds in Rome Me." Let us hope that Hong Kong should enable them to gather a is not too, too British to contribute, first-hand estimate of the probable as the announcer requested, to an- trends of the Italian axis policy in qther such half hour. the ensuing months.-Reuter.

FOG OF UNCERTAINTY

London, To-day.

Even on the day before the de- parture of the Prime Minister, Mr. Chamberlain, and Lord Halifax for Rome, neither "The Times" nor the "Daily Telegraph" is able to dispel the fog of uncertainty which has gathered around the intentions of the British Statesmen.

Listener

PLEDGE TO GENERALISSIMO

Chungking, To-day.

MYSTERY CONFERENCE WASHINGTON

Trans-

45,000-TON IN BATTLESHIPS

FOR U.S.

Washington, To-day.

NEW YORK, TO-DAY. DESIGNS FOR TWO OF THE LARGEST

FASTEST

AND

The Ambassadors of Britain, France and Germany in Washing- ton, are to have conferences with BATTLESHIPS IN THE WORLD the Administration.

HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BY “The British and French envoys THE UNITED STATES NAVY The diplomatic correspondent of "The Times" is at pains to point have sent a telegram to General-holidays in Florida to confer with

Thirty-five Chinese Generals returned unexpectedly from their DEPARTMENT, ACCORDING issimo Chiang Kai-shek,

President Roosevelt, but refuse to TO THE "NEW YORK TIMES.” The plans will be placed be- All are now awaiting the return fore Congress as part of the 1940 of the Secretary of State, Mr. Cor-defence programme. usual for political talks of this kind The Generals pledge them- dell Hull, who has landed at New and would appear to signify that selves to

The two battleships will be of on the

war York from Lima, where he had 46,000 tons, will have nine 16- Our Own Cor- been attending ̈ the Pan-American inch guns and a speed of over

Conference.-Reuter.

30 knots.

out that no plan of any sort has been drawn up for procedure

de-

be followed during the Rome con- nouncing the Wang Ching-wei divulge the reason.

to

peace plan.

versations. This is in itself un-

carry

both sides deem it necessary to get against Japan.. to know each other's standpoint respondent.