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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 1, 1939.

Chamberlain's Outline

Of Conversations In

In Rome Berlin-Rome Axis Essential Point In Policy

Italy To Stand Loyally To Agreement

London, To-day.

Reporting in the House of Commons yesterday on his visit to Rome, Mr. Neville Chamberlain said the conversations with Italian statesmen were conducted in an atmosphere of complete frankness.

It was not expected that either side would accept all the arguments and points of view presented by the other, but although they were unable to report that they were in agreement on all points, they did achieve their purpose. When the conversations were over, each side had a clearer insight than before regarding the other's standpoint.

-R.A.F.-

TRAGEDY IN EGYPT

London, To-day.

The Air Ministry announces that a naval lieutenant is dead and fivo are missing, believed dead, as a result of a collision off Alexandria on Monday between two aircraft of No. 825 Squa- dron, attached to the aircraft- carrier H.M.S. Glorious.

The missing' Include two naval lieutenants.--Reuter.

PREMIER ON THE CHINA SITUATION

LONDON, TO-DAY.

THE PRIME MINISTER, MR. "NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN, WAS

QUESTIONED ON THE SITUA-

TION IN CHINA IN THE HOUSE

OF COMMONS YESTERDAY.

He said the only significant

had

warmth and spontaneity of the re-development in recent weeks ception given to him and the For- been the announcement by the Ja- eign Secretary in which the Roman panese Government on December 22 they populace demonstrated their plea- of the revised peace terms

renewal of Anglo were prepared to offer, sure at the Italian friendship and their ap-

Chinese Government's proval of the British efforts

thereof.

maintenance of peace.

for

and the rejection

No important change had occur- in the military situation,

increased

Signor Mussolini, said Mr. Cham-red After reiterating that the dis-territorial ambitions as regards berlain, did not hesitate to express though in North China cussions were exploratory and in- any portion of Spanish territory. the view that belligerent rights guerilla activity had resulted formal, Mr. Chamberlain added: "Regarding disarmament, Musso-should immediately be granted to some temporary interruption

"Mussolini first and foremost lini favoured approach to the ques-General Franco, but he reiterated railway traffic.-Reuter. made it clear that the policy oftion by way of qualitative limita- his willingness to stand by the Bri- Italy was one of peace and that tion in the first instance when con-tish plan which had been adopted by he would gladly. use his influence ditions were more favourable for the non-intervention committee. in favour of it if at any time the its discussion. necessity arose.

VISIT TO POPE

"Our hosts also made it clear that the Berlin-Rome Axis was an essential point in their foreign "We agreed to keep in touch with policy.

each other regarding future de- "We on our part made it equal-velopments in this question. ly plain that close, co-operation between Great Britain and, France was the basis of British policy."

ANGLO-ITALIAN AGREEMENT

CZECHO-SLOVAKIA

►

The Premier mentioned that other subjects touched on in the Rome discussions were the guaran- tee to Czecho-Slovakia, disarma- ment and the Jewish problem.

in

of

CHINA LOSES VOLUNTEER

COMMANDER

Sian, To-day.

Regarding the first, Mussolini "Regarding the Jewish question, had indicated in principle that he Mussolini felt the matter was an was prepared to accept the idea of internal one which could not be a guarantee of the frontiers of China lost a veteran Manchurian solved by any one State alone, and Czecho-Slovakia against unprovok-volunteer commander in the person must be treated on broad lines".. ed aggression but he thought there of General Wang Teh-lin who pass- Referring to his visit to the Pope, were three questions that had ed away at his native place Ishui, Regarding the Mediterranean, Mr. Chamberlain said: "It was a first to be settled, namely

Shantung, on December 20 last Mr. Chamberlain said that Musso-privilege which I will not easily the internal

year at the age of 64, according to lini expressed satisfaction over forget to hear from the lips of His Czecho-Slovakia

belated information from the war the terms of the Anglo-Italian Holiness expressions of admiration ment of her Agreement, and repeated emphati-and affection which he entertained delimitation of frontiers on cally Italy's intention to stand for the King and Queen and the ground. loyally by her obligations under people of the British Empire. the Agreement.

"I was deeply moved by the cour- They agreed to proceed forth-age and humanity which animated with with mutual discussion of his bearing and outlook." adjustment of boundaries between

BRITISH PRESTIGE

Italian East Africa, on the one Continuing, Mr. · Chamberlain | hand, and the Sudan and British said: "We are beginning now to see adjacent territories, on the other, the results of the long préparations as provided for in the Anglo- for rearmament and on all sides Italian Agreement.

As far as the Sudan was con- cerned the Egyptian Government would naturally participate in the forthcoming negotiations.

SPAIN THE BARRIER

"We made no

no concealment of our regret that Italy's relations with France should recently, have deteriorated.

the public is realising that our ef- forts have resulted in enormous ad- ditions to our defensive strength.

constitution of itself, establish- neutrality and the

JEWISH SETTLEMENT IN BRITISH GUIANA

London, To-day.

The Secretary for Colonies, Mr.

"Our prestige abroad has never stood higher than it does to-day, and there never was a time when our friendship was more eagerly with the United States desired by other countries.

"It is not true, as Mr. Attlee has said, that the policy of appeasement has failed. On the contrary, I maintain that it is steadily increas-:

area.

General Wang'was ranked with Generals Ma Chan-shan, Su Pin-. wen and Li Tu as the four fore- most volunteer commanders in Manchuria. After the outbreak of the Mukden Incident on September 18, 1931, he organised a National Salvation Army in Kirin to oppose Japanese aggression. He was soon joined by thousands of patriotic compatriots and in seven months his army exceeded 30,000 strong which fought against the Japanese. Later, he organised his army in

Malcolm McDonald, announced in into three divisions to engage the House of Commons yesterday the work of paralysing Japanese that as a result of an agreement army communication on the three mixed strategic railways, the C.E.R. the.

Ki-Tun and the Tien-Tu Railways.

a

Anglo-American commission had been formed to deliberate ways and means to help Jewish refugees in colonisation plans in British Guiana. The commission, consisting . of six Americans and two English- men, is expected to arrive in Bri-

"It was clear to us from subse; ing. quent discussion that the great RELATIONS WITH FRANCE barrier between France and Italy "Our visit to Rome has, I hope, tish Guiana in the middle of Febru- was the Spanish question, and that strengthened the friendship be- ary.-Trans-Ocean. until that war was over no nego.tween, this country and Italy, but

tiations between the two countries at the same time it has not weak-WEATHER FORECAST

was likely to be productive.

At

ened our relations with France,

the same time. Mus- which are perhaps closer and more solini emphasised that when intimate than they have been in the Spanish conflict was over, our recollection, and more than Italy would have nothing to that they are based now upon mu- nok. from Spain, and Count tual confidence which multiplies it Ciano (the Italian Foreign Minis- self many times over."Reuter. ter) spontaneously reaffirmed the PEOPLE'S DEMONSTRATION

assertion' already given to the Bri- British Wireless says that the tish Government that Italy had no Prime Minister referred to the

He was responsible for many wrecks of Japanese troop trains.

FORCED INTO RUSSIA When the Japanesé launched, their general offensive against Chinese volunteers in North Manchuria in the winter of 1932, he was forced to retire into Soviet territory together with: Generals: Ma Chan- shan, Li Tu, and Su Pin-sen after the exhaustion of military supplies. He returned to China by way of

Royal Observatory reports Europe in 1934. that the anticyclone has merged After the outbreak of the Lukou- into a fresh, anticyclone which has chiao Incident on July 7, 1987, he formed over North China. A de- fled in disguise from Peiping to pression is moving northeastward his native place Ishui in Shantung, across the Sea of "Japan,

where he later organised guerilla Local forecast: N. Ewinds, units to harass". the Japanese. fresh; cloudy.

Central News.