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ITALIAN TROOPS TO

OCCUPY

"WITH CONSENT

OF KING ZUG

Rome, To-day. Italian troopships were reported last night to be standing by for an emergency at Bari and Brindisi, and some 20,000 men are concentrat- ed in the district.

ALBANIA

BRITISH ARMS AID FOR RUMANIA

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London, To-day. The Under Secretary för For- eign Affairs; Mr. R. A. Butler, stated in the House of Commons yesterday that the British Gov- ernment was prepared at all times to give sympathetic consideration to the possibility of meeting the armament requirements of Rum-

This is in the form of confirmation of rumours cir- culating ten days ago (and verbally denied in official circles at the time) that Italian troops anin, both in the naval and other were preparing to land in Albania.

It is gathered in well-informed circles that what-

spheres.Renter.

ever action Italy took "would have the entire COL. BECK

agreement of King Zog."

GERMANY'S DIFFICULT STRATEGICAL SITUATION

LONDON, TO-DAY. MR. ANTHONY ÉDEN JOINED

ISSUE IN THE HOUSE OF COM. MONS YESTERDAY WITH MR.

LLOYD GEORGE ON SOME STRATEGICAL POINTS.

While hálf Germany's military forces might be on Poland's fron- tier, he said, at least half would have to be on the western front.

An offensive on both fronts would be extremely difficult, if not impossible, Mr. Eden suggested.

Another important difference compared with 1914 was a friendly Turkey and Egypt.

UNITED NATION

Burden of the reports is that

| Albania would consent to become

ARRIVES

an Italian semi-protectorate. IN LONDON

Coincidentally with these re- newed reports, the semi-official newspaper "Tevere" prints an article accusing Britain and France of trying to put three thorns in Italy's side.

London, To-day.

The Polish Foreign Minister, Colonel Joseph Beck, arrived at The first two are Greece and Victoria Station shortly after 4.30

yesterday afternoon.

Albania.

Britain and France, the news- paper. says, tried to turn both countries against Italy.

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The third thorn is Yugo- Slavia, "but thanks to Mussolini, peace has raigned for years in the Adriatic." Router.

NEW SLOVAK-

HUNGARIAN

FRONTIER

Budapest, To-day.” The Slovak-Hungarian frontier negotiations were successfully con-

Italian Warning To Britain

ROME, TO-DAY. "ILLUSION AND INTRIGUE CONTINUE TO INSPIRE THE DEMOCRACIES," DECLARES

SIGNOR. GAYDA, WRITING `IN "GIORNALE D'ITALIA" IN RE-

GARD TO THE VISIT OF THE

POLISH FOREIGN MINISTER TO LONDON.

Signor Gayda says that British. and French policy is wrong, and warns them that-Italy cannot wait Indefinitely.

She said she would wait "more- ly as a last proof of moderation but her wait may be short. Let. the French have no illusions about this."

POLAND WARNED

Signor Gayda warns Poland. that if she enters into an understanding with Britain and France, ít - will at amount to an offensive encircle- ment of Germany, and reminds. Po- land of what happened to others who were under the wing of Bri-

He was cordially greeted the Station by Lord Halifax, the Foreign Secretary.

Formal discussions will begin at the Foreign Office at If o'clock tain and France-Ethiopia, Spain

his horning-Trans-Ocean.

ECONOMIC TALKS Reuter adds that large crowds gathered at the station.

and Czecho-Slovakin.

The "Critica Fascista” in an ar- ticle entitled "The necessity of the In addition to the political dis-Axis," declares: A democratic alll- cussions which Col. Beck will ance against the Germany of Hitler have with Mr. Chamberlain and will be implicitly and fataly direct- Lord Halifax, it is learned that ed against the Italy of Mussolini." certain economic and trade, mat--Reuter.. ters may be touched on, and ex- perts will probably come to Lon- don to implement any economic agreement reached.

"Mr. Chamberlain has a united cluded yesterday afternoon with MR. O'MALLEY'S

nation in support of the Govern-signature of the protocol. ment in foreign affairs. That is of immense value in negotiating with foreign powers.

"The Government can rest as sured that Mr. Chamberlain's speech reflected exactly the feel- ings of the nation." (Cheers). Reuter.

FRENCH AIR MINISTER'S

FORCED LANDING

Paris, To-day.

By the protocol, about 1,000 square kilometres of territory. hitherto Slovak, will be handed to Hungary before Easter.

The new Eastern frontier of Slovakia on the Hungarian side now begins in the north at the Polish frontier, on the heights of Czerenin, and runs west of the townships of Zelloe, Takesany, Kiskolon, Remetevasgyar, Alscha las and Sarosmezoe. Trans- Ocean.

NAZI TROOPS

The French Air Minister, M.AND PLANES

Guy La Chambre, made a forced landing at anaerodrome near

Woking yesterday, while-flying to IN ITALY?

London for talks with the British Air Minister, Sir Kingsley Wood Nobody was injured.

London, To-day. question was asked in the House of Commons yesterday by One of the chief points in M. Mr. Arthur Henderson (Labour) La Chambre's talks will be Bri- whether reports had been re- tish and French collaboration in ceived of the presence of Ger construction of military aircraft. man troops and warplanes -

Reuter.

Commissioned Gunner Pop HMS. Decoy last night as missing, has returned

APPOINTMENT

ANTI-BRITISH AGITATION

London, To-day.

State The Under-Secretary of London, Today. for Foreign Affairs, Mr. RA Mr. Owen St. Clair O'Malley, Butler, said in the House of Com- former Minister in Mexico City, mons yesterday timt the Foreign has been appointed Minister in Secretary was expecting a veport on Budapest.

the reporté danti-British` agitation. Mr. O'Malley succeeds Sir Geof being carried on by the Nanking frey Know-Reuter.

"provisional government.”—Reuter.

Columbia

VARIETY PROGRAMME OF INTEREST.

DX 900-Schubert in Viena DB 1842-I'm falling in love with someone,

On the road to Mandalay, y ¡DX^_898—St. Louis Blues

*Creole love call.

Orchestra Raymondė. Charles Kuliman.

Bing Crosby with Duke Ellingtons- Orch.

DX 887-Love songs with Sandler DX 886 Marching with the Grenadiers DB 1843-Rien que mon coeur

La. Clocher d'amour. DB 1845—Some of these days

Shine,

DB 1830Moonlight, and Roses

- Stay as sweet as you are., DB 1841—Ave Maria /^^(Schubert).

Albert Sandler and Orch. Grenadier Guards Band. Rina Ketty.

Bing Crosby with the Mills Brothers.

DB 1811-On a tropic night ...

· DB 1840--Donkey; serenade^ (In Italian)

DX 899--Coppelia balles-

inny Ross.

***** Carlo Buti

Dorothy Lamour. London Baliat Orch.

THE ANDERSON MUSIC

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