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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 11, 1989

Issue Of British Guarantee To Greece Not Yet Settled

POSITION MAY BE CLARIFIED IN NEXT TWO DAYS

London, To-day. Reports current in London last night of a British guarantee to Greece are not strictly in accord- ance with the facts, states Reuter's lobby cor- respondent.

The position after yesterday's Cabinet meeting ap- pears to be that Ministers had under considera-

PARLIAMENT TO MEET ON THURSDAY

London, To-day.

Both Houses of Parliament have been summoned to meet on Thursday this week "in the public interest."

The session is not expected to last more than one day-Reuter,

tion steps necessary to ensure that following SPAIN A BAD

Italy's occupation of Albania, the position of Greece, including Corfu, is in no way jeopar- dised.

DEFEAT

Moscow, To-day. Stating that the two great De

Britain,

through their treason to Spain, have

Ministers are known to take the view that the pre-mocracies, France and

sent position in the Eastern Mediterranean must not be upset, and it is believed Italy has suffered a bad defeat "Pravda" (so already been acquainted with this fact.

In all these matters the closest collaboration is being maintain- ed with France.

Baby Giant

Meanwhile, the fact that the Panda

British Cabinet, does not plan to

meet again for another two days, Earns £500

indicates that many communica- tions have still to pass before the situation is finally clarified for presentation to the Lords and Commons on Thursday. Reuter.

F. O. VISITS

Paying For Herself

Although Ming, the London Zoo's

far the only Moscow paper to do so) comments on the adherence of Spain to the anti-Comintern Pact.

The paper states that France and Britain can now no longer count on Spanish neutrality in the event of war, and that their hopes of gaining influence in Spain by re- cognising the Franco regime were,

from the beginning, doomed to dis-

appointment.-Trans-Ocean.

GERMAN CHARGE

baby giant panda, cost £300 to buy, AGAINST POLAND

she is rapidly paying for herself. Already this year the attendance at the Zoo shows an increase of The Greek and Rumanian Minis-more than 7,500 visitors compared ters called at the Foreign Office with the corresponding period for during the meeting of the Cabinet last year. This represents a profit in the morning.

of nearly £500 to be credited to Ming against the price paid for her.

The Rumanian Minister returned in the afternoon, when the Italian charge d'affaires also called.

The conversation between Mr. C. R. Attlee, Leader of the Labour Op- position, and Mr. Chamberlain at No. 10, Downing Street, in the afternoon, lasted 45 Reuter,

'There is no doubt that she is responsible for this increase, for nearly every visitor who passes through the gates inquires whore she is to be seen.

From the moment she goes on view at noon until she retires at

minutes. 4 p.m. she is surrounded by a

"STRONG BRITISH STEPS URGED"

large.crowd. When she is taken from her exhibition den her ad mirers follow to watch her drive away to the quarantine station.

Sales of picture postcards of Lord Halifax and Mr. Hore-Ming have yielded £96 to date. Belisha are said to have demanded Ming has also achieved the dis-

· “strong. British steps” together | tinction of setting up a new with a demonstration by the Bri- fashion in toys and mascots. Toy tish fleet in the Mediterranean, but woolly replicas of the popular Zoo Mr. Chamberlain has not yet pet are now to be seen in almost agreed,

every shop.

The question of a protest to Italy and a British guarantee to Greece are not finally decided.

The guarantee to Greece, how- ever, is expected to be announced by Mr. Chamberlain in his declara- tion in the House of Commons on Thursday~

The Parliamentary opposition may demand - denunciation of the Anglo-Italian treaty, which step the Government wishes to avoid While it is maintained, sant the Italla

of Albania con- atītu s-a-branch this treaty on the

NEW EINSTEIN THEORY

Solving Problem Of Gravitation

Danzig, To-day.

ITALIAN DIPLOMAT ACCUSED OF WIFE'S MURDER

Bangkok, To-day.

The arrest of Dr. Ettore Grande, First Secretary to the Italian Legation in Bangkok, on the charge of having murdered his wife, has created a sensa÷ tion here.

The arrested diplomat is the son of the well-known Italian University Professor. Stefano Grande at Turin.

When on leave last year he married Signorina Vincenza Virasso, daughter of a wealthy Turin family.

Shortly after the wedding, the young wife lost her life during a hunting trip, the Sla- mese authorities officially de- scribing it as an accident.

The bride's family was, how- ever, suspicious and caused a post-mortem-examination to be. made, when the body arrived at Turin. The police doctor sug- gested crime; whereupon Dr. Grande was arrested in Rome. Although he pleads not guilty and states that his dearly be loved wife died as result of an accident, the authorities re-. fuse to release him. Trans- Ocean.

During the Easter holidays, al TIME FOR TALK

most 100 German refugees arrived here from the neighbouring Polish districts.

With the exception of two Reich Germans, all are Polish subjects, in- cluding many women and children, who "fled across the border to escape persecution."

The National Socialist Peoples' Welfare Organisation is looking after them. "The women state that their houses were partly demolish- ed and their husbands arrested by

the Poles without any reason." Trans-Ocean.

H.M.S. MALAYA UNDER ORDERS

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Paris, To-day.

It is stated here that the British battleship, H. M. S. Malaya, which had been anchored off Mentone on the French Riviera, has left for an unknown destination. Trans- Ocean.

pursuit of such a goal requires al- most unlimited patience. Since the formulation of the general theory of relativity there has existed the problem of bringing under one unifying mathematical concept the gravitational field, the electro- magnetic field and particles.

matérial

IS PAST

PARIS, TO-DAY. "FRANCE WILL NOW TAKE STEPS TO BE READY FOR ALL EMERGENCIES. THE TIME TO TALK AND MAKE SOLEMN

DECLARATIONS IS PAST."

This is the almost unanimous at-

titude of the Paris papers.

Le "Temps" states that agree- ment on the "precautionary mea- sures" has been reached between London and Paris, although the paper does not state exactly what these measures will be..

It is hinted that, on Sunday, the National Defence. Council decided on new measures which will be sub- mitted and supplemented by the Cabinet Council to-day.

The Ministerial Council will meet on Wednesday to ratify the mea- sures and they will then be decreed- by the President, M. Lebrun “ Trans-Ocean.

MR. BRUCE FOR PREMIER

new theory which he believes may solve the riddle of gravitation is announced in a birthday inter-

Canberra, To-day. "A large section of the bes terview by Prof. Albert Einstein. Mathematical constructions for

Einstein declined to divulge de- the unified field theory devised by Australian Party favours the

High Commissioner in tails of what he thinks may prove me heretofore have not stood the tralian

ng-sought single | tast exparience, A year ago I London, Mr. S. M. Bruce, as next

solution, and I Prime Minister

two-col The idea has been mooted that results Mr. Bruce return to Australia and could be stand for Parliament, with the ulti- mate object of becoming

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