1939-03-23 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 23, 1939.

RUMANIA DEVELOPMENTS GIVE RISE TO SPECULATION German Recall Of Herr Wohlthat Rescinded

Three Rumanians Killed In Frontier Clash

CHINA CURRENCY BILL

London, To-day.

The China Currency Bill will be passed through all stages in the House of Lords next week and

Recall of the German economic expert, Herr Wohlthat, to Berlin, thus breaking off trade negotiations in which Rumania had rejected will become law on Wednesday or German demands for a virtual monopoly of Rumania's import and export trade, has been rescinded.

Thursday.-Reuter

Bucharest reports state that the German decision. COURT-MARTIALS

came as a complete surprise, even to Herr Wohlthat, who was ordered to return to Berlin just before he was due to sign the modified agreement.

Tension continues in Rumania.,tier yesterday, three Rumanians Troops have now been strength-were killed.

well as on the Hungarian.

In a clash between frontier movement of guards on the Hungarian fron-through

DUSSELDORF AGREEMENT IN ABEYANCE

FOLLOW LIMA REVOLT

EXCLUSIVELY A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE

Bucharest, To-day.

The calling up of certain classes of reserves announced in an official statement was described by the Rumanian Prime Minister, M. Calinescu, addressing press repre- sentatives yesterday, as exclusively' a precautionary measure.

These troops had not proached the frontier and would not do so, he said.

ap-

If within the next ten or fifteen [days the international outlook improved, these reservists would LIMA, TO-DAY.

be at once dismissed. OFFICERS The Government had not taken

TWENTY-FOUR.

THE

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measures.

economic or

Trans-

General Ortega, principal abet- DR. LEY FOR ROME

was sen-

ened on the Bulgarian frontier as Paris newspapers carry fur-HAVE 'BEEN COURT-MARTIAL any extraordinary

ther reports indicating a steady LED AND SENTENCED IN CON- financial

German troops|NECTION WITH Czecho-Slovakia to-VOLT OF GENERAL RODRIGUEZ wards Rumania continues.

ON FEBRUARY 20. STATEMENT IN COMMONS

London, To-day. Negotiations between Germany and Rumania on economic matters had been in progress for some time, declared the Home Secretary, Sir Samuel Hoare, replying in the House of Commons yesterday behalf of Mr. Chamberlain,

The Rumanian Government had The President of the Board of denied there had been an ultimatum Trade yesterday received the pre-from the German Government dur- sident and chairman of the de-ing the course of the negotiations. legation of the Federation of British Industries which recently ty over the present situation

At the same time, the uncertain- visited Germany, who presented a report of the result of the discus causing the Rumanian Government

to take certain precautions.

tor of Gen. Rodriguez, and others to terms of from one to tenced to ten years imprisonment,

Berlin, To-day. Dr. Robert Ley, Chief of the National Socialist Labour organ- 12 years.

Twelve accused officers were ac-high officials of the National So- isation, will head the delegation of quitted.

London, To-day.

on

was

sion with the Reichsgruppeindus-Į Replying to a supplementary

trie at Dusseldorf.

Berlin.

PETROLEUM EXPORTS

said

It was pointed out that the dis- he was informed that the German

question, Sir Samuel Hoare cussions had been preceded by economic mission had returned to great deal of preparatory

work undertaken with the full knowledge] ́and approval of the Government.

Purpose of the discussions was Answering another question, the to investigate whether any plan Under-Secretary for Foreign Af- could be found which might in the fairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, said the first place eliminate unhealthy com-

Rumanian Government was aware petition between British and Ger- that His Majesty's Government man industries, and later by exten- sion of such conversations to other countries, and later by extension such conversations to other countries, to an increase in world trade.

VALUABLE WORK

Mr. Oliver Stanley thanked the Federation's representatives for the report, and expressed the opin- ion that although political develop ments of the last few days had created a situation, which, while`it lasted, made further progress im- possible, the Federation's delegation, in obtaining the agreement- of the Reichsgruppeindustrie to a joint de- claration of principles, had per- formed for British industry a valu--- able piece of work which, but for those developments, might have served as a basis on which individual industries of the manufacturing countries of the world, could``have solved å great many of their dif- ficulties.

ONLY FUTURE COULD SHOW:- -It was agreed that only the fu- ture could show whether at some later date and in changed circum- stances the valuable preliminary work thus far accomplished - might be developed by Individual indus triea a to the national advantage British Wireless.

desired that exports of petroleum products to Britain be maintained.

This was one of the questions to be discussed between the British and Rumanian commercial authori- ties. Reuter.

:

GERMANY EMERGES AS "PEAGE-MAKER”

Bucharest, To-day. Germany, according to offi- cial circles, is trying to nego- tiate a decrease in tension on the Hungaro-Rumanian fron- tier.

It is stated that Germany is bringing pressure to bear on Hungary to reduce the number of men' under arms.

If Hungary does so, Rumania would follow suit-Router.

HERR WOHLTHAT STAYS:

TALKS RESUMED.

Bucharest, To-day. Herr Wohlthat, head of the Nazi economic delegation, has postponed his departure

the trade talks are now and

tinuing, according “sources,.

"con-

to official

The talks are stated to have taken a favourable turn yes- terday, and an agreement may possibly be signed later this week

If so, Rumania is not to be

Reuter.

involved in any political com- mitments or commercial mono- polies. Reuter.

cialist Party at the celebrations on occasion of the 20th anniversary · of the Fascist Party, The delega- tion will leave to-day for Rome. Trans-Ocean.

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