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GERMANY'S NEW

DEAL FOR

BELGIUM

MAINTAINS

PRECAUTIONS

Brussels, To-day.

Measures for ensuring the safety of the Belgian frontiers will be maintained for an indefinite period, declared the Defence Minister,

session yesterday.

HUNGARY

Customs Union

And Control

Of Foreign Policy?

London, Yesterday.

DEMAND FOR RELEASE OF THE SAGRES

Tokyo, To-day. ·

According to the diplomatic correspondent of the The British Ambassador, Sir "Daily Mail" the result of the visit of Hungar- Robert Craigie called at the Japan- ian statesmen to Berlin is virtually to reduce ese Foreign Office yesterday and, Hungary to the status of a German protec-in the name of the British Govern- ment asked for the release of a torate.

British mercantile steamer (the Sagres) seized by the Japanese

General Denis, at the Cabinet Reports from well-informed sources hint that an-

nouncement will be made shortly of the conclu- Navy. sion of a customs union agreement between The Japanese Deputy Foreign Hungary and the Reich, and that Hungarian Minister took note of the British foreign policy will in future be directed from representations.

To relieve reservists who, since being called up several weeks ago, have been in service without inter- ruption, the Cabinet has decided to call up other reservists to take the place of those who will now be dis. missed.-Trans-Ocean.

BREN GUN PATENT DUES TO BE PAID

London, To-day. The British Government will con- tinue to pay patent dues on Bren machine guns produced in this country despite the fact that the Skoda works have come under Ger- man control, the Secretary of War, Mr. Hore Belisha, Informed the House of Commons yesterday.

The German Government, he add-, ed, would benefit by this arrange- ment

the Wilhelmstrasse. There is nothing in the official] statements issued concerning the visit to confirm the report.

Germany's point of stress at the moment is the relationship of Hungary and Yugoslavia, and Berlin predicts that Yugoslavia will shortly announce adherence to anti-Comintern Pact.

A Trans-Ocean Berlin mes- sage says that the Hungarian Premier, Count Teleki, and For- eign Minister, Count Csaky, left yesterday for Budapest.

OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE · The official communique states. of conversations that in course. which the Hungarian guests' had. with Hitler, von Ribbentrop, Goer- ing and Hess all problems of inter- est to both countries were frankly discussed,

“Examination of the European situation revealed complete agree- It would be contrary to Britishment of views and the visit has

usage, however, to disregard finan-made a valuable contribution to a cial obligations of this sort. Trans-Ocean,

POTEMKIN'S SOFIA TALKS

SOFIA, TODAY.

M. POTEMKIN, SOVIET VICE-

COMMISSAR. FOR FOREIGN

further deepening of the German- Hungarian friendship."

and

Political circles claim that the result of the conversations will be the early conclusion of a treaty of friendship betw stan Yugoslavia and Yugoslavia, in con anti-Cominter

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HEAVY TOLL IN FOOCHOW

Swatow, To-day.

Rome, To-day, The German cruiser “Leipzig" arrived at Tangier yesterday.

Official reports here state that The German Admiral entertained the Japanese have staged four the Italian Minister on board the large-scale raids on Foochow cruiser, while the Italian Minister Some 1,000 people have been gave a dinner attended by the Ger- killed and wounded in the last fort- man Admiral and officers and the night, and sections of the city have Our Own Spanish consul-general and naval been reduced to ruins. officers.—Trans-Ocean.

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