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COOPERATIVE
THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 11, 1989
MEASURES
FRANCE
BY BRITAIN AND
Occupation Of Corfu Not Yet Envisaged
BUCHAREST
DIPLOMATIC
ACTIVITY
Bucharest, To-day.
The return of the Rumanian Foreign Minister, M. Gafencu, from Istanbul, was followed by intense diplomatic activity.
M. Gafencu yesterday received the Yugo-Slav Ambassador and the French, Italian and Hungarian Ministers.
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Reuter.
Secrecy In France
Until Decisions Have Been Reached
Paris, To-day. To-day's meeting of the Cabinet will be devoted to close study of the situation in the Balkans and the Mediterranean. Although it was stated at the Quai d'Orsay last
ITALY GIVES AN It
ASSURANCE TO GREECE
Paris, To-day,
BRITISH
SOLDIERS
KILLED
Jerusalem, To-day.
Four British soldiers were kill- ed and two injured when a land mine exploded under a military trolley travelling on the railway north-west of Lydda yesterday.--- Reuter.
night that Great Britain had no intention of oc- CANTON EFFORT
cupying Corfu, it is regarded as certain that
co-operative measures of security by Britain TO CHECK
and France will be discussed.
is reported that certain decisions in connection LOOTING
with national defence may be agreed upon to- day to ensure that France may be ready for any eventuality.
ters meets.
However, qualified quarters are observing the greatest discretion in this connection, and anyhow nothing is likely to leak out about It is learned that the Greek-them-until the Council of Minis- newspapers to-day will publish the text of a statement, in which the Italian Government guarantees the absolute territorial integrity of Greece, according to an Athens despatch. Reuter.
CANTON, TO-DAY. TIGHTENING - UP THE SCREW AGAINST LOOTERS THE POLICE AUTHORITIES HAVE ISSUED AN ORDER
MOSLEM WORLD PROHIBITING THE SALE OF
STIRRED
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The Foreign Minister, M.
London, To-day.. Georges Bonnet, will to-day give
The diplomatic correspondent the Cabinet an account of his talks with the British and other of "The Times" says that Italy's representatives, and the Premier, invasion of Albania has stirred M. Edouard Daladier, will ex-the whole Moslem world.
Feeling is particularly bitter in security of France.
Egypt, he says, since King Farouk Although it was stated in offiis descended from Albanian stock. Summoned before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magis- cial quarters last night that the tracy this morning for leaving his atmosphere is considered less car unattended in Salisbury Road | tense, plainly France is leaving from 5 p.m. to 6.45 p.m. on March nothing to chance. 23, Mr. L. A. Soares, of 2, Liberty Avenue, was fined $5.
TRAFFIC OFFENCES pound measures adopted for the
Pleading guilty to Д similar offence. Lt. Comdr. D. G. Clark, of No. 107, Boundary Street, was also fined $5.
Mr. K. A. Manro, of Gilman and Company, was fined $10 by Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Magis- tracy this morning, when summon- ed for leaving his motor car ob structing the road outside Peak Church, on March 19.
Reuter.
BRITAIN HELD RESPONSIBLE
Indian Moslems also resent Italy's action, while the Jerusalem correspondent of "The Times" says that a strong revulsion of feeling has occurred among the Arabs, who till now had regarded Mussolini as their friend.
WOMEN FIGHT
|FURNITURE IN STREET MAR-
KETS.
Although unable to obtain the necessary proof, the authorities believe that the majority of household articles offered for sale in these markets have been acquired illegally.
Meanwhile, despite stricter searching by the Japanese and increased military patrols, the number of armed robberies and hold-ups in broad daylight in the city shows no diminution.
FOREIGNERS HELD UP Foreigners now give the loot markets a wide berth following the recent hold-up of an Indian couple and a prominent Portu- guese resident of Shameen.
In both cases revolvers were produced by the footpads to en- sure silence and a safe getaway. The Portuguese was uncere- moniously clubbed on the head with a pistol barrel when he showed resistance.
Istanbul, To-day. The visit of the Rumanian Minister, M. Gafencu, to Turkey
At the request of Det.-Sgt. C. which had been originally plan-
Unbeknown to the general ned for the second half of April, Pope, Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen this
a 44-year-old public, the Canton District Court. but advanced when Italian action) morning remanded Mr. B. M. Bateman of Jardine in Albania became known, was married woman for three days when is functioning normally, accord- Matheson, was summoned for park-due to British initiative, declare she was charged with common "as-ing to Chuck Kiu, the Chief
sault.
judge. Thirty-one criminal cases ing overtime at Pedder Street, on political circles.
have been disposed of since late March 22. A fine of $2 was im- Gafencu discussed with the Tur
The woman, Leung Shui-hing, of December,. while there are 650 posed.
kish Minister a Dardanelles agree-
No. 114, Shanghai Street, was inmates in the district. prison. Mr. D. Von Hansemann,-of Court-ment that would accord British war- land Hotel, was fined $2 for a simi-ships unrestricted passage into the alleged to have struck another wo Most of the latter are awaiting
trial. Reuter. Black Sea, where Rumania has man on the stomach. already promised a naval base the Rumanian coast.
lär offence.
on
WEATHER FORECAST The negotiation also covered Tur-
kish support against Bulgarian de- mands for frontier revision,
The Royal Observatory reports that the anticyclone is probably moving slowly eastward over Korea Four units of the Soviet Black and Japan, Pressure is relatively Sea fleet slipped quietly through the Dardanelles on Saturday and set out low over Tongking and Siam,
Local forecast:- E. to S. E. for Far Eastern waters.--Trans- winds, moderate; fine to cloudy. Ocean.
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MUSSOLINI ROUSES THE WORLD AGAINST HIM
London, To-day.
"At one stroke the Italian Dictator has summoned the world against him," observes the "Evening Standard" discussing Mussolini's Albanian ad- venture and its consequences.
Humanity Catholic, Protestant and Moslem has
spoken with one voice, says the paper. -
After pointing out that no one now as contrasted with last
September. believes that this b'ow is an iso-ways the feeling of outrage lated action, the newspaper dis- is more widespread but no sign of - cusses the reaction of Brit panic is evident. Reuter
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