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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 29, 1989

MUSSOLINI AT EXPENSE OF DEMOCRACIES

Rome, To-day.

Sarcastic references to the Western Democracies and the adversaries of Fascism were the key- note of a speech by Mussolini to an audience of farmers yesterday.

Saying that their adversaries were too stupid to be dangerous and their speeches were full of "puerile, calumnious and fantastic state- ments," Il Duce added:

"The latest of these is the French Prelate's story that the Vatican had advised France to stand firm.

"I am sure the story is an idiotic NO SURRENDER

one.

Stand firm is an easy thing

to say, but suppose to-morrow an Italian should be found-and

he

DECLARATION BY

will be to say to the Italians that BARCELONA

they must stand firmer still?"

Mussolini mentioned that the pre- sent price of wheat remained un- changed for the 1939 harvest which he hoped was a good one.--Reuter.

I.R.A. SEND "ULTIMATUM" TO MR. CHAMBERLAIN

LONDON, TO-DAY.

PERPIGNAN, TO-DAY. BARCELONA WILL NOT BE SURRENDERED BUT WILL BE DEFENDED TO THE LAST MAN, DECLARE REPUBLICAN SPAN- ISH POLITICAL CIRCLES, AND BETWEEN 250 AND 300 GUNS OF VARIOUS CALIBRES BEEN PLACED AROUND THE CITY TO DEFEND IT.

SARCASM

EIGHT DEAD

IN R.A.F. CRASH

London, Jan. 17.

A Royal Air Force bomber crashed into a house at Crowbor- ough this morning with the re- sult that- the ammunition it car- ried exploded, killing all its oc- cupants.

The charred remains of the pi- lot and the house-maid working in the building were found, but no trace was left of the six other members of the plane's crew.- Havas.

to examine the admitted that

OUTRAGES IN PALESTINE

Jerusalem, To-day.

Despite strict control in all the main streets of the city, Arab irre- gulars succeeded in disturbing the peace throughout yesterday.

Armoured cars and lorries con- veying troops were much in evidence as they rushed from point to point in response to calls.

It is officially reported that 14 Jewish taxi was fired upon near Tiberias and the chauffeur killed, and a bomb exploded in front of the Tiberias post office.

•

were in-

A land mine near Jaffa station tore up a section of the track just before a military detachment was arms programme, due to pass, Three Arabs President Roose-arrested in the course of the velt's demands were not excessive vestigation. but asserted that the President had given indications of a foreign the highway between Nazareth and policy "quite different from mere Tiberias, as was a military patrol one which in the end will require defence of the United States, and near Gaza station. much greater armaments." ter.

A police car was fired upon on

The military tribunal has sentenc- Reu- ed an Arab from Algeria to death.

--Trans-Ocean.

BES HAVE Gen. Itagaki Reviews

These reports are contradicted by others which declare that pre- parations for transferring the Government to Gerona are in pro- gress,

The

Tokyo, To-day.

War

A

War material taken by the Ja- The area in China occupied by panese since the beginning of the Japan to-day is more than twice. The bomb-proof fortress of the area of the Japanese Einpire,

conflict included 210,000 rifles, and about 20 kilometres from the War, in reviewing the Castillon de Perelada, near Gerona, declared the Japanese Minister for 110,000 machine guns, 2,600 field

military guns, 550 tanks and motor cars. contain numerous valuable objects Diet. French frontier, is now said to operations of the past year in the Surveying the present disposi- tion of the Chinese forces, the as jewels and the He added that the Chinese had War Minister declared that. over reserves of the sustained 2,000,000 casualties since 1,000,000 Chinese troops were still the outbreak of hostilities of whom operating in North, Central and It is also reported that quarters 830,000 had been killed. The Ja-South China, while in Japanese oc- are being provided for families of panese had lost 510,000 killed Spanish Ministers in the town of action. Junquera, on the French frontier. PRESIDENT AZANA LEAVES?

of art as well

IT IS STATED HERE THAT THE IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY HAS SENT AN “ULTI- MATUM" TO MR. NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN, DEMANDING remaining gold THAT ALL BRITISH TROOPS Bank of Spain. BE IMMEDIATELY WITH- DRAWN FROM ULSTER.

The "ultimatum" is said to have been signed by the "Secre- tary of the Government of the Irish Republic."

The President of Republican Meanwhile, the Prime Minister Spain, Senor Azana, has left Bar- of Northern Ireland, Lord Craiga-celona on his way either to Valen- von, who is in England on holi- cia or Madrid, according to the re- day, told newspapermen yester- ports of a French traveller arriv- day: that "all the bombs in the ing. here, who adds that other Gov- world cannot unite Ulster with ernment offices are following. Southern Ireland."

The Diplomatic Corps has left or is leaving Barcelona, it is also re- ported. at present being evacuated,

The French Embassy is!

the archives and furniture being sent to

Lord Craigavon added that Ulster would much sooner fight than give-in, and that a compro- mise was out of the question. France. Diplomatic circles express Reuter,

ROYAL FAMILY GUARDED AT SANDRINGHAM

London, To-day.

the view that after the collapse of the Republican defence system at Igualada it will not be possible to save Barcelona.-Trans-Ocean.

U.S. AND DANGER OF

FOREIGN INVASION

WASHINGTON, TO-DAY. SENATOR. KEY

PITTMAN,

SUPPORTING THE ADMINIS-

Two women arrested at Man-TRATION'S ARMAMENT PRO- chester yesterday will be charged GRAMME, CONTENDED THAT under the Explosive Substances | THE UNITED STATES WAS Act. Both will appear in court FACED WITH THE DANGER OF to-day.

FOREIGN INVASION.

Senator Pittman said that The special police precautions Hitler's ambition would "never be following the bombing outrages, satisfied," while the ambition and which included the guarding of the fixed policy of the Japanese Mr. Neville Chamberlain at militarists was to dominate all Chequers, have been extended to Eastern Asia and the islands of Sandringham, where the King the Pacific.

Taft

(Republican),

• ¡and » Queen and other members. Senator "of the Royal Family are staying. whose party, it is announced, has

Reuter.

appointed a committee

of eleven

in cupied areas 400,000 guerillas were

still active-Reuter.

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