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CAROL TO
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AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST
BUTTER
DECIDES
ACCEPT BRITISH GUARANTEE
PLAN FOR EUROPEAN CONFERENCE?
Paris, To-day.
It is reported that at a meeting of the French Council of Minis- ters, M. Bonnet, after dealing at length with the now. British guar- antee to Poland, gave details of British pourparlers in Rome bc- gun with the object of winning Italy over to a plan for an inter- national conference for a settle- ment of European disputes.— Traus-Ocean.
CATHOLIC GAIN IN BELGIAN ELECTION
Brussels, To-day.
The first election returns indicate
London, To-day.
King Carol and the Rumanian Cabinet, it is under-
LORD GORT TO CONFER WITH
stood, have decided to accept the guarantee by PREMIER
London, To-day.
Britain against aggression by Germany. This guarantee is similar to that given Poland re- cently, according to the "Daily Telegraph," which states that if a reply to this effect is re- ceived to-day, the Prime Minister is expected perial to announce it in the House of Commons dur-Lord Gort, returned from ing the foreign affairs debate.
his inspection of French
TERMS OF FISHERIES SETTLEMENT
The Chief of the Im- General Staff,
The report adds that Rumania fortifications, with his has been asked to give an assur-staff, yesterday. ance that she would... go imme
diately to Poland's assistance if It is reported that: Lord Gort Poland were attacked. Reuter will now confer with the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamber-
POLISH OVERTURE lain, and with the Secretary of
IN LITHUANIA
State for War, Mr. Hore-Belisha. Lord Gort will also report on Kovno, To-day: the Maginot Line and his conver- Poland is reported to have sug-sations with the French Com- gested to Lithuania' the conclusion mander-in-Chief, General Game- "It is confirmed that the Soviet-of a non-aggression pact. Japanese fisheries dispute has been satisfactorily settled.
Moscow, To-day.
lin.
The Lithuanian Government, it] It is believed that the visit to is understood, has not yet replied London to-day of the French Air definitely one way or the other, but Minister, M. Guy la Chambre, is The Soviet Government have is still examining the proposal. in connection with the air-con- reserved 37 fishing sections for
Some Lithuanian quarters take struction programmes of the two strategic reasons, and only ten of the view that certain frontier dif-countries. The aim is said to be them are replaced by equivalent ficulties must be settled before the to reach, in the shortest possible sections in other waters.
conclusion of such an agreement.
The Japanese though taking fewer sections will pay ten per that the Catholic Party has gained cent. higher rental. Reuter.
considerably, increases of over 15% over the last election being revealed.
The Social-Democrats have lost 3% while the Liberals have made slight gains.
In all precincts, the Rexists lost, the average drop being 20%, while the Flemish Nationalists register- ed slight gains.
LIFE IN MADRID
RETURNING
TO NORMAL
Madrid. To-day.
From St. Vith, in the German district of Eupen, it is reported that the German Party "Loyal Life in Madrid has taken on an ] Front beat bath Catholics and almost completely normal aspect. Social-democrats. Trans-Ocean. Broad, fresh fish and meat are
on free sale in shops,
DISORDERS IN The Auxiliosocial" (Social Re
DAMASCUS
Beirut, To-day.
in DamazcUS
continue
lief Organisation)・ has opened 1,400 soup kitchenë, ^4-8
supplying 800,000 hot meals a day
Falang labour
Trans-Ocean...
time, equality in the air with Germany. Trans-Ocean.
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