1939-05-15 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 15, 1939

NEW TACK BY NAZI PRESS Writer Urges Delimitation Of Spheres Of Interest

ITALY'S POWER IN MEDITERRANEAN EXAMINED

Berlin, To-day.

While sensational rumours are being circulated abroad regarding imminent German action in Danzig, the newspapers devote their editorials mostly to matters not connected with Euro- pean crisis.

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The "Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung" publishes an article by Dr. Muendler, which examines the question whether an Anglo-German under- standing is still possible.

HOLIDAY ROMANCE ENDS IN TRAGEDY

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New York, May 2.

handsome, dark-

a suburban police tion in New York cried: "I just shot sweetheart."

He believes that such understand- ing is by no means impossible, only on the basis of clear delimita- tion of mutual spheres of interest.

that,

He expresses the opinion after recognition of the mutual in-. terest spheres of the two countries, there will follow also improvement of their commercial relations,

"Reichs ideology means as much to Germans as the interests of the Empire to the British."

ITALY'S NAVAL POWER

The strength of the powers of the Rome-Berlin Axis is stressed

by

ticles devoted to the armed forces

sta- of Fascist Italy. It points .out and that although other Powers possess my more warships than Italy none of these Powers enjoya the unique advantage of Italy's strategical When he had given his name and geographicalTM situation since her entire as Jack Pasquale, he took detec-Italy can concentrate tives to his home. There they naval forces at a single point, name- found twenty-six-year-old Eliza-ly in the waters between Genoa and beth Leslie dead from a revolver Sicily. The disadvantages, bullet.

the extent of Italy's coastline and of her From the trembling lips of Pas-the relative vulnerability quale the police learned that the railway lines from the fire of guns con- .tragedy was caused by "having a of enemy warships formerly

exists wonderful time"

longer a romance stituted, to-day no which couldn't survive life in the since Italy has built up magnificent .big city,

and powerful air force.

Boy met girl one night last sum- mer in one of those countless re- .sorts that dot New York's hill .country.

STARS, MUSIC

Boy, released for two weeks from the rounds as an insurance collector, met the girl, who was a fugitive for a fortnight from a beauty shop.

There were stars, trees, music, lapping waters of a lake and al- ways the moonlight.

which

This means, in other words, that it will hardly be possible to-day to defeat Italy at sea in her home waters and that Italy's fleet will be a dangerous foe in any conflict. Germany and Italy together to-day form a military combination which cannot be beaten."-Trans-Ocean.

could make her love me again. We laughed. It was like the old days up in the hills when I first met her."

There had a wonderful time. Back in the city, boy still met

They got home early and sat in girl, but less and less frequently. the sun porch at Pasquale's home. At last girl told boy she did not | There was no lapping water, there want to meet him any more. So were no trees, no stars, no moon- boy shot. girl.

Stammered Pasquale to the -police: "She'd met some one else. I was crazy with jealousy, I guess. I couldn't sleep, couldn't eat, couldn't work. She kept seeing me less and less, so I told her if she, would give me one last date I would not bother her any more.

light.

In front of them, instead, was, depressing suburban another house. Above them was fog.

But Pasquale went on making love.

"I asked her to let this other fellow go," Pasquale told the police, "but she said, 'No, Jack, I don't love you and never will.” - I must have gone crazy: I pulled out a gun and fired one shot. I will "We drove all day. Elizabeth never forget that last look in -was so nice, I began to think I Elizabeth's eyen."

AND THEN FOG

SCHOOLBOYS BIT IN MAYOR'S CHAIR-Each week a par- ty of Wimbledon schoolboys visit the Town Hall to have tea as guests of the mayor and mayoress. They are also told how council meet- ings are conducted, how the business of the town is carried on and take it in turn to sit in the mayor's chair in the council chamber. It is part of the scheme of the Mayor (Major H. A. Crowe) to make Wimbledon schoolchildren interested in town and civic affairs. Photo shows The Mayor (on left) listens to a boy wearing his robes, act- ing as mayor.

FRENGH BIRTH RATE DECLINES

French birthrate was catastrophic. The year 1938 had seen 43,000 more coffins than cradles. He stated that to every 300: French, 700 German children were born.

At this rate, he said, by 1990 the Speaking at Lyons yesterday the population of France will have French Right-wing Deputy, M. dropped from 42 millions to 29 Burgot, stated that the decline in millions! -Trans-Ocean.

'Paris, To-day.

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