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MEETING TO-MORROW

Possible Statement By Prime Minister In The House

London, To-day.

With the Danzig incidents apparently blown over,

POLISH ELECTIONS

Warsaw, To-day. Communal elections are now be- ing held throughout Poland,

First results show that the Na- tional Unity Party have lost

tion and the Socialists have gain- ed.--Trans-Ocean.

main attention of the British press and politi-seats, while the National Opposi- cal circles is now focussed on to-morrow's meet- ing of the Cabinet in London.

The Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax, returns to

London this evening with the results of his YEN SLUMPS

negotiations at Geneva with the Soviet Am-

bassador in London, M. Maisky, and the IN SHANGHAI

French Foreign Minister, M. Bonnet.

Lord Halifax, according to the newspapers, will

see Mr. Neville Chamberlain to-night, and will deliver to the regular Wednesday meeting of the Cabinet to-morrow an account of the Geneva talks.

ITALO-GERMAN PACT MENACE TO PEACE

PARIS, TO-DAY.

Shanghai, To-day.

The yen continued to toboggan in Shanghai's unofficial market this morning.

While rates varied slightly, the It is possible, if the Cabinet average level quoted was 89% decides on a full-fledged military Chinese National cents for one alliance with Russia and France,

with some yen,

exchange shops that the Prime Minister will selling yen as low as 88 cents. make an announcement to this

Meanwhile, enquiries reveal that effect in the House of Commons there is little foundation in fact to to-morrow afternoon.

reports circulated last night that However, further consulta- the new Hua Hsing Bank notes, tions with Poland and Rumania introduced in Hongkew last week, may prove necessary; and the had fallen to a discount of 60 per announcement may await the

EUROPEAN PEACE IS MEN-return to London of the Polish ACED BY THE MILITARY CO- and Rumanian Ambassadors. OPERATION BETWEEN GERTM MANY AND ITALY, SAYS “LE TEMPS," WHICH OFTEN RE- FLECTS THE VIEWS OF THE FRENCH FOREIGN OFFICE.

"FIRM BLOC OF STEEL"

The newspaper defends the policy of the Western Powers and denies the German encirclement charges, quoting the recent speeches of Mr. Chamberlain and Enthusiastic demonstrations in

M. Bonnet.

Rome, To-day.

the Chamber and Senate followed

The article thinks Germany will formal announcement of the sign- benefit more by the new duating of the Italo-German alliance. alliance is far more unfavourable A resolution was passed welcom- than that of pre-War Italy in the ing this "historic event." old triple alliance.

The president of the Senate At that time, the Austro-Hungar-stated that Italy and Germany ian monarchy counterbalanced the influence of Germany, whereas forming an indestructible bloc of were now "firmly welded together, Italy now faces alone a far strong-steel in peace as well er Germany who has pushed her event of war." - frontier to the Brenner Pass. Trans-Ocean.

NAZIS CONTINUE TO

as in the Trans-Ocean.

which usually reflects the Ger- man Foreign Office attitude.

The paper puts the incident

ment!

RAIL AT POLAND down to the Anglo-Polish Agree-

Berlin, To-day.

Another attack on Poland the incident at Kalthor is con- tained in the "Deutsche Diplomi tische Politische Korrespondenz,”

This Agreement, says the pa- per, has taught Germany to re- gard the pact as nothing more than an encouragement of Polish chauvinism. Trans-Ocean.

M. GAFENCU TO TRAVEL AGAIN

BUCHAREST, TO-DAY. THE RUMANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER, M. GAFENCU, RE- TURNED YESTERDAY FROM HIS MEETING WITH THE YUGO- SLAV FOREIGN MINISTER, DR. MARKOVITCH, ON A DANUBE STEAMER.

The two statesmen spent the whole of Sunday in conference, and left for Belgrade and Buchar- est, respectively, in the evening.

Although no official statement has been issued, it is rumoured that a new Balkan alliance may. ensue.

M. Gafencu is leaving on d

Athens, when he

will convey the results of his talks with Dr. Markovitch. Trans-Ocean.

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