1939-05-18 — Page 28

GAFENCU'S

SUCCUMBED

BID FOR BALKAN TO COOPERATION

Bucharest, To-day.

Close economic union of the four countries forming the Bal- kan Entente, was envisaged by Dr. Gafencu, the Rumanian For eign Minister, in an address at yesterday's opening session of the Entente's Economic Council. Recent happenings, he said, would help to bring this goal nearer realization.

TEMPTATION

Mr. F. E. W. Lammert," of No. 9, Salisbury Avenue, this morn- ing appeared, as complainant, before Mr. E. Himsworth when a carpenter, Wan Kam, 35, was charged with the theft of a silver water-dish, valued at $45, from his address yesterday.

Inspector J. S. Johnson, prosecut- Although the Balkan Entente ing, said accused was seen entering bore primarily a political charac-a marine shop in Wanchai with a ter, it had become necessary to buttress it by some sort of trade organisation.

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Collaboration between members of the Entente particularly in the field of production and communica- tions had become imperative in order to achieve their common ideal which could be summed up in the words peace, security and independence.

BULGARIA'S REFUSAL

After referring to the outstand- ing part played by the Danube in the system of Balkan communica- tions, the Rumanian Minister gave the assurance that there was not the slightest intention to exclude any of the Balkan countries from the planned trade organisation, He deplored the fact that Bulgaria had declined to accept an invita- tion to attend the conference. It deserved to be borne in mind, he added, that the Balkan

Entente

paper parcel. Questioned, he said the dish had been given to him by Mr. Lammert's boy for repair. The master of the marine shop told the accused wanted to constable that sell it to him.

It was later revealed that he had stolen the dish when employed by Mr. Lammert in his house to repair furniture.

Sentence of two months' hard la- bour was imposed.

was not directed against any other country. Neither did it seek to restrict in any way relations de- veloped by member States with other European powers,

Speeches along similar lines were delivered by the Turkish, Greek and Yugoslav delegates whereupon the conference was ad- journed to enable various commit- tees to outline their proposals. Trans-Ocean.

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