1939-04-10 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 10, 1939

"SLIGHT EASING OF ANXIETY" REPORTED IN LONDON Disquieting Rumours: Italian Assurances

Three Meetings At Foreign Office Yesterday

London, To-day.

The Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax, yesterday såw the Italian charge d'affaires, Signor Crolla, who, it is understood, gave categorical assu ances in regard to the limited character of the Italian action in Albania.

AMERICAN

NEUTRALITY

LEGISLATION

Washington, To-day.

The United States Administra- tion will ask Congress to re-enact the present "cash and carry" clause in the Neutrality Act be fore it expires, according to Sen- ator Key Pittman.

Senator Pittman said this would be proposed as a temporary men-. sure pending “final determination of the question of revising the Act.-Router.

ANGLO-POLISH PACT "MADE IN GERMANY"

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Warsaw, To-day.

Replying to the bitter German attacks on Poland following the conclusion of the Anglo-Polish Agreement,

Warsaw leading paper says that Poland cannot sec why Germany should raise any ob- jection to a defensive pact if Ger- many's aims do not threaten the integrity of independence and Poland.

Another Warsaw, paper declares:

A number of disquieting rumours led Lord Halifax GERMAN STUDENTS The London Agreement was "Made

in Germany" by Herr Hitler him-

to see Signor Crolla three times yesterday. It is stated in authoritative circles that Lord Halifax IN SLESWIG AGITATE self.

left Signor Crolla in no doubt as regards the serious view of the Italian action in Albania taken by the British Government, and also in regard to the strength of British feeling on the subject.

Duo note has been taken officially Italian action in Albania on future of the assurances given by Signor British policy, which will doubt- Crolla, and Lord Perth (our Am-less be discussed at this morning's bassador in Rome) has been in Cabinet meeting. formed of them, as well as of the general tenor of the conversations, which, it is understood, covered any and every kind of rumour.

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EFFECT ON BRITISH POLICY

Bome

the

It may be stated that anxieties over the situation are now what loss than they were in morning.

Official circles have nothing to

say on the possible effect of the

CUNARDER TAKING MORE GOLD TO AMERICA

,Paris, To-day. The Cunard liner “Aquitania”} loaded at Cherbourg eight ́tons of gold from Switzerland and nine tons of gold from Belgium.

The gold, total value of which was 510,000,000 French francs, is destined for the Federal Reserve. Bank of New York.

The steamer "Montcalm" is carry- ing 9,900,000 Swiss francs in gold coins from Switzerland; destined for Trans- the.

Royal Bank of Canada.

Ocean.

SERIOUS REACTION ON MOSLEMS

London, To-day.

A flood of reports from the Near East reveal the serious reaction on the Moslem world caused by Mus- solini's brutal invasion of Albania. Albania is predominantly Moslem and it is pointed out, caustic

caustically that it is not so very long ago that Mussolini put himself forward the Defender of Islam.

Copenhagen, March. 21. ·

The "Extrabladet," noted Copen DARING CHINESE

hagen journal, announced to-day

that the students from a German

school in Picon, Mecklemburg, who had come to spend a holiday in Dan-- ish Sleswig, are carrying out an agitation in favour of National-So- cialism, despite several expulsions. One teacher and a student were ar- rested yesterday.

The foregoing' authoritative in-

The arrests were upheld despite formation can apparently be inter-threats from the head of the school preted as indicating a slight easing that complications would result be- of anxiety.-Reuter.

tween the two countries.--Havas.

AIR RAIDS

Shanghai, To-day,

Daring air-raids are reported to have been carried out by Chinese airmen in areas north of Soochow during the last few days. Japan- ese ammunition depots are claimed to have been bombed. Our Own Our Correspondent."

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