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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 4, 1989.

ITALIAN PRESS ON AXIS MILITARY SUPERIORITY

RAID WARNING TO LONDON AND PARIS

Assertions that the Italo-German land, sea and air forces are superior to those of the democratic bloc have now assumed the form of a definitely es- tablished dogma in the Italian Press.

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In the "Giornale d'Italia" Gen. Ambrogio Bol- lati gives his reasons for assuming this superiority.

He says that the 150,000,000 men of the Rome- Berlin Axis form a compact and homogeneous whole from the Baltic to Libya. The hundreds of millions of men belonging to the Anglo-French bloc are scattered over three-quarters of the globe.

CANADIANS'

DEATH: INQUIRY

Ottawa, June 27.

The Foreign Ministry is at pre- sent investigating the circum- stances of the death of the Rev. A. A. Caswell and Mrs. Caswell of the Canadian Holiness Move- ment Mission, who were killed during a Japanese air raid on Changten a few days ago,

When the investigation is clos ed, the Government will decide whether to lodge a protest with the Tokyo Government (or not.- Havos.

the same newspaper Signor Gayda attacks France's policy in Syria.

JOINT NOTES FROM POWERS URGED

Japan Would Lose War With Britain

LONDON, JUNE 26. THE CREATION OF A COUN- CIL OF THREE, COMPRISING BRITAIN, - FRANCE AND THE UNITED STATES, WHICH COULD SEND JAPAN NOTES: WHICH TOKYO "WOULD NOT: DARE TO IGNORE," WAS PROPOSED TO- DAY BY VICE-ADMIRAL C. V. USBORNE FORMER HEAD OF THE NAVAL INTELLIGENCE He alleges that France has be-SERVICE, IN A BROADCAST He attempts to prove this by giv-

Speaking on "Problems of De-. ing the secret text of the protocol and of a common declaration sign-fence in the Pacific," Vice-Admiral inions, which think only of their Great Britain share the views of ed in Paris on November 14, 1938, Usborne declared the strength of

fied" by Japan. the three democratic nations united in the Far East "could not be de-

Moreover, the latter include the Italian town, Paris and London British Socialist party, which is would be the target for an "in-trayed Syria by violating treaties. ADDRESS. hostile to military service; the fernal" air attack, which would Oxford undergraduates, who are change the face of both capitals. conscientious objectors; the Dom-

If the G.H.Qs. in France and

own affairs; and the Irish, who are determined not to fight for the United Kingdom. Also, the trans- port of black troops from Africa is even more problematical than in 19143

According to Gen. Bollati, Ger- many and Italy can put 20,000,000 men into the field, of whom many have already had war experience.

The axis air force and submar- ines are far better than those of the Anglo-French bloc. In addi- tion, Spain might join the axis.

“INFERNAL” AIR ATTACK The "Resto del Carlino" states that if the British and French fleets sail into the Mediterranean they will never get out of it. The Mediterranean will be their eternal

certain French newspapers about the need for bombing Italian towns in the event of war, the paper continues, British and French pho- tographers would do well to lose no time in taking several plates of the principal London and Paris throughfares before they become historical memories and before their place is taken by wild cats

and owls.

FRENCH RULE IN SYRIA The Italian Press is paying con- siderable attention to what it claims to be the precarious situa- tion in British and French Moslem possessions.

The "Giornale d'Italia” alleges that the revolt in Palestine has as- sumed tragic proportions, and that, in Jerusalem-14-people were killed After the first attack against anand several hundred wounded. In

grave.

OFF THE RECORD

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By ED REED.

EWO BEER

by M. Bonnet, the French Foreign Minister, and Jamil Mardam Bey, chief of the Syrian Government.

These documents, alleges Signor Gayda, have never been published because they constitute a grave treaty signed in 1936, whereby alteration of the Franco-Syrian

France was Syria's independence.

bound to recognise

The text of these documents, however, proves that France and Syria merely reserve to themselves the following rights:

To develop their trade and financial relations;

To give first place to French teaching in cultural and scholas- tic relations;

To postpone the application of the 1986 treaty until September 30, 1939.

It appears that there is some discrepancy between Signor Gayda's assertion and the text which he quotes.

248 DEAD IN INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLIDAY

NEW YORK, TO-DAY- CASUALTIES SO FAR DUR- ING THE FOUR-DAY FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY NUMBER 248'DEAD.

Hundreds also were injured, and most of the deaths occurred in motor accidents and drownings, but. shootings accounted for nine,

He added that if war broke out between Britain and Japan, "The a stiffening of result would be Chinese, exhaustion and defeat."

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He emphasized that, in case war, China would automatically be- come an ally and would then easily rendered assistance by rail- way, road and air..

"But" Vice-Admiral Usborne con- cluded, “Japan and Britain will be wise and will settle their differences by agreement."

The speaker retired from active service in 1983, after serving as Director of Naval Intelligence Divi- sion from 1930 to 1932. He be came an underwriting member of Lloyd's in 1984.

He has written number of the books, including “Smoke on Horizon," "Blast and Counterblast” and "The Conquest of Morocco." He is 59 years of age. Havas.

CZECH FASCISTS DEMONSTRATE

CZECH FASCISTS STAGED LARGE - SCALE DEMONSTRA- TION IN WENCESLAS SQUARE, THE CENTRE OF PRAGUE, SHOUTING "DOWN WITH THE GOVERNMENT AND "DOWN WITH THE JEWS.”

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Huge crowds gathered in The intense heat sent millions to the beaches; many having slept on streets, forcing householders" to the sands for the last two days. bolt and bar their doors. Hundreds Five million visitors entered the of people were imprisoned in cine- British Pavilion at the World's mas. Fair yesterday, and the total at- tendance since the opening of the World Fair exceeds 11,500,000. Reuter

SECOND RAID TN SẢN KHO

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