THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 14, 1939.
ITALY RA
RAISING
BLACK ARMY
Italy is raisin -a-mative—ermy
in Africa tol
weight - Telt
Its fearful
a foreign
enemy no matter who it is or whe dares to advance.
Signor Gayda Mussofiak's "mouthpiece,” made this first Fi cist disclosure that Italy is arming natives, in Rome.
Signor Gazda added that it would be necessary for Italy to subdue Djibouti, the French pos- session in Somaliland, “in the best interests of the Italian Empire.”
"French Djibouti is a permanent centre of intrigue and basè man...” oeuvres against Italy," he writes.
SPEECH HAS GOOD RECEPTION
LONDON, TO-DAY.
Library, Supreme Court
Chamberlain
Page
GERMAN NAVAL
Finds Sympathetic MANOEUVRES
House And Public
London, To-day.
OFF SPAIN!
- London, To-day. is learned in official cireles
Mr. Chamberlain's speech in the House of Com-that the German Government has mons has received a favourable reception by informed the British and French press and public. The consensus of opinion, as Spring, exercet, of the German Governments hát lhe customary expressed in the first press reports, is that Eng-Fleet will be held this year off kand still hopes for peace, but is willing to the coast of pain!
Ther will last about a month. 1,ni ¦ fight. vi
à The units concerned; which will Parliamentary circles welcome the "quiet firmness leave home porig on Tuesday of the Prime Minister's remarks, and even the next week, consist of three
of... pocketbattleshing Labour Party members speak in commending Deutschland lass, three crui terms of the decisive steps taken by the Gov-sers, a flotilla of destroyers, sub-
marines and auxiliary vessels. ernment.
Reuter, Kopanga Adare made uppum
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The speech by Major Attlee, the Germany's name was not mention- News of this announcement," says Opposition Leader, is characterised, Mr. Chamberlain's remarks Trans-Ocean, becoming known in the ed in Parliamentary circles as not were equally addressed to the lobbies-of the House of Commons late particularly well chosen or effec-Reich, since Germany is the power last night caused considerable misgive tive because it could give the Au-against whose aggressive Intefi- It has given rise to alarming specu, ON THE WHOLE, MR. NEVILLE thoritarian States grounds for the tions the Government's policy of lations concerning a threatening Euro-
pean conflict. CHAMBERLAIN'S: HOUSE OF assertion that the British Parlia-guaräñtess is directed,
SPLITTING THE AXIS !
'It is pointed out that if war werd COMMONS SPEECH HAS MET meht was disunited.
break out, Germany would have suc the: Govern- It is also stated that-in Govern-ceeded in bringing herself into a posi- WITH A GOOD RECEPTION The cleft between
ment and the group behind Mr.ment circles some slight hope of tion in which, with Spanish, harbour AMONG M.P.S.
Government supporters recognise, Eden and Mr. Winston Churchill splitting the Axis still prevails, and Spanish islands as bases, she wou
in the Mediterranean or threatest Bri- that with so much depending upon has now been bridged over by the since the Government believes. It be able to reinforce the Italian Fleet the attitude and willingness for ac-speech of Mr. Eden, which indicat-sees signs of disagreement between tain's trade routes in the Atlantic. tion of other governments, the Pre-ed that all groups were solidly be- Berlin and Rome, I miér's task is not easy, tr
hind the Governnient.
If reports from Rome, that Count order to prevent Yugo-Slavia from They applaud his statement re It is emphasised that, although Ciano will be replaced as Foreign being drawn into the German
Minister by Count Grandi, be con-sphere of interest. garding Rumania and Gresce,
It is believed that Mr. Chamber though members express the view|lationship between Britain and firmed, this will be taken as a fur- that Mr. Chamberlain did not go Russia, as they believe a, definite ther sign of a weakening of the lain, in omitting to make any re- ferences to Yugo-Slavia when stat- far enough and that a more defin-{agreement between the two coun-Axis.!
Italian circles in London are ing the guarantees for the Balkan ite line would have been better. tries would be extremely useful in
They would like to press for a the present state of world affairs. said to have intimated that Al- countries, did this out of regard to
bania was occupied by Italy In Italy. Trans-Ocean. fuller statement regarding the re-Reuter.....
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