1939-04-12 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL, APR

MR. CHAMBERLAIN SEES THE KING

Negotiations With Soviet

London, To-day.

After seeing the Soviet Ambassador in the morn- ing, the Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax, visit- ed Mr. Neville Chamberlain at No. 10, Downing Street.

The foreign affairs committee of the Cabinet con- tinued its deliberations on the European situa- tion at No. 10 in the afternoon.

The King returned to London unexpectedly from his Easter vacation at Windsor in the afternoon to see Mr. Chamberlain at Buckingham Palace. Mr. Chamberlain's audience chairmanship of Mr. Chamberlain. At the conclusion of the meet- with the King lasted 80 minutes.

The Prime Minister returned ing, Lord Halifax returned to the to Downing Street at about 6.20 Foreign Office where he held a was cheered by the long conference with the French p.m. and crowd. The King returned im- Ambassador, M. Charles Corbin.-

Trans-Ocean. mediately to Windsor.

It is understood the sole rea- son for the King's visit to Lon- don was to learn first hand of international developments and the at the same time to save Premier from travelling Windsor.

Reuter.

BONNET SEES M. SURITZ

IN PARIS

to

Paris, To-day.

The Foreign

Minister,

M.

M.

Georges Bonnet, yesterday saw the Soviet Ambassador, Suritz.

The Premier, M. Edouard Dala- United States dier, received the

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Ambassador, Mr. William. Bullitt,

and the Secretary-General of

Rumanian Foreign

Critziano.-Reuter.

Ministry,

the

M.

DEFENCE MINISTERS MEET London, To-day. Yesterday afternoon's meeting of the foreign alfairs committee of the Cabinet was attended by the Pre- mier, the Chancellor of the Exche- quer, the Foreign Secretary, the Home Secretary, the Secretary for Dominions Affairs, the President of the Board of Trade and the Chan- cellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

Sir Alexander Cadogan,. perman- ent head of the Foreign. Office, was also present.

Earlier in the day the Defence the Ministers, the First Lord of Admiralty, the Secretary for War, the Secretary for Air and the Min- ister for Co-ordination of Defence, together with the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Mr. W. S. Morrison, who is assisting Lord Chatfield in defence co-ordination `questions, were in conference at the offices of the Committee of Imperial. Defence..

ARMY LEAVE IN FRANCE CURTAILED

London, To-day. According to press messages, Ministerial and diplomatic ac- tivity in London has been par- alleled in other capitals, parti- cularly in Paris, where there is reported to have been a meet- ing of the French Cabinet.

The newspapers give some prominence to agency telegrams regarding measures in a num- ber of countries which would. appear to be a precautionary character.

These refer, for example, to curtallment of army leave in France and manning of fron- tier posts in Holland.

There is at present no of- ficial confirmation in London of many of these reported steps, which, it is pointed out, while they have no special signi- ficance which could cause alarm, are Indicative of the state of strain which has re- sulted in every part of Europe, from the fresh blow to confi dence administered by Italy in Albania.-British Wireless.

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Moscow, To-day,

The Moscow institution for

PREMIER'S

UMBRELLA

The umbrella which Mr. Cham- berlain has carried with him on his various missions in Europe is 40 years old. It was a present from his wife and has been re- covered four times.

These facts were made known at a women's rural institute rally at Peebles, by Viscountess Eli-

tea with Mrs. Chamberlain some days ago, she expressed a desire to know the history of the um- brella.

bank, who said that when having

ITALIANS IN ALBANIA IN

SHARP FIGHTING

Paris, To-day.

According to authoris- ed sources, states the Albanian Legation, fierce fighting occurred yester- day morning at Matidi- bra, Argyro-Castro and

HOUSE OF LORDS Elbasan.

MEETING

London, To-day.

•

Here, says the Albanian Lega- Ition, mountain tribesmen, sup- ported by officers of the regular. the army, are fighting under leadership of Prince Sali and Prince Hussein.

former. French

The House of Lords will meet at

Both the Princes are 3 o'clock to-morrow (Thursday)

pupils at St. Cyr, the military college.

have afternoon.

The Foreign Secretary, Lord

The Italians claim to Halifax, will make a statement in occupied both Argyro-Castro and reply to a question by Lord Snell Elbassan. Reuter. inviting a statement on the inter- national situation, with particular regard to the Mediterranean area,

In addition to these meetings, blood transfusion has made suc- the pre- Ministerial consultations arising cessful experiments out of the international situationservation in 8 80/7ation of created by the Italian occupation of blood for the purpose of trans- Albania, included interview in the fusion. morning between the Premier and Lord Halifax, who had previously were received the Soviet Ambassador at proved that blood can be preserved the Foreign Office. British Wire in desiccated form and when neces

sary can again be liquified, less;

A dogs and

experiments which bbits

on..

meet at 2.45 the same afternoon.- Reuter.

It is claimed that the discovery naformation of the blood transfusion,

LONG ANGLO-FRENCH TALK

The meeting of the Cabfuet Com-laignifies - mittee on Foreign Affairs lasted whole science

Trans one and one half houre under-th

NEGOTIATIONS

The House of Commons will FOR RELEASE

OF SAGRES.

are Negotiations

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continuing

The "Sagres" was stopped at between the British and Japan- sea by the Japanese last Satur-ese authorities for release of the day, and is now being detained at Williamson steamer "Sagres."

Continued at foot of preceding Col Baku, in the Pescadores.

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