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London, To-day.
It was announced in the House of Commons yesterday that pro posals are being studied for an exchange of Britons Interned in Germany for German nationals interned in the British Isles or other parts of the Empire.-Reu- ter.
ITALY'S
being compelled by So- WARNING
viet pressure to oppose
the plan for formation of TO SOVIET
a
Balkan neutral bloc
under Italy's aegis.
Germany's position is most embarrassing, as Berlin, which had hoped to benefit by the Italian policy, is now compelled to clearly pro- nounce between Rome and
Moscow, and Moscow's pres sure is such that Berlin's choice is no more free.
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Rome, To-day.
The "Gazette del Popolo" writes: "Italy will never per- mit Soviet Russia to cross the Carpathian Mountains in or- der to penetrate the Danube Valley and the Balkans.
"It is highly regrettable that the door to the west has been opened
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DISSATISFACTION GROWING IN GERMANY
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Berne, To-day. THE NEWSPAPER "Tag Wacht" reports that dis- satisfaction is daily growing in Germany, but adds it should not be believed that a revolt will soon break out against Naziism,
The Nazi police, says the journal, are strong enough to crush for some time yet any attempt at re- bellion.
Discontent among the population is,' however, noticeable even to a super- ficial observer.
Thousands of arreste and searches are being made and there are rumours that a wide- spread mass "purge" is taking place among the Brown Shirts and Storm Troopers.
More people daily are listening to foreign broadcasts in spite of the severe punishment they risk.-Havas.
HUNGARY
WARNS NAZI GROUPS
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BUDAPEST, TO-DAY. "THE GOVERMENT WILL NOT HESITATE ΤΟ CRUSH, WITH
IT'S EVERY MEANS IN
POWER, /■ | POLITICAL AGITATION DETRI- MENTAL TO THE COUNTRY'S IN- TERESTS," DECLARED THE HUN- GARIAN HOME MINISTER, M. KEREAZTES FISCHER. IN THE OF DEPUTIES YES-
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LONDON, TO-DAY.
Consequently, Soviet and to a destructive element which may LIAMENTARY SECRETARY TO | TERDAY. German propaganda jointly threaten
Black Sea and the Mediterranean."
attack the plans for forma- tion of a neutral Balkan bloc, and Nazi diplomacy is very active in Bulgaria try- ing to revive the Bulgaro- Rumanian feuds thus torpedoing the formation of a bloc embracing the whole Balkan peninsula.-Havas.
BELGIANS FIRE ON
one day the Balkans, the
The newspaper declares it is evid- ent the Red Army is serving only as a material force for Bolshevist theories, and it would be a dan- gerous error to believe that Rus- sia had abandoned Communism to revert to Czarist Imperialist ten- dencies.
Communism had not lost its virul- ence and Italians were maintaining a close watch. Havas.
JAPANESE
NAVY PLANE
NAZI PLANES AT KAI TACK
Brussels, To-day.
The first visit of a Japan- German planes, flying back
ese war plane to Hong Kong to Germany after reconnais took place this afternoon sance flights in Northern when a machine, belonging France, repeatedly violated to the Japanese Navy landed Belgium's neutrality yester- at Kai Tak Aerodrome at 1 day.
The Germans were making use of the better weather and apparently made the journey via the North Sea, returning across Belgium.
Anti-aircraft guns went into action against several machines flying over Liege.
It is also reported that a big German bomber was sighted over Swiss territory, flying in a south- westerly direction,
Swiss A. A. guns went into action, but failed to hit the invader. Reuter
WEATHER FORECAST --North-east "WAYS "HERE" WINde:"moderate; "cloudy:
p.m.
The machine came from Canton with the object of picking up a spare tyre and repair materials for the Im- perial Airways "Dardanus", which was forced down on Welchow Island the other day.
After obtaining the necessary ma- terials the plane left for Weichow Island at 2 p.m.
It is understood that the Japanese have undertaken to repair the Im- | Perial-Airways aircraft and that when completed, a Japanese vessel will con- very the Pilot from Hong Kong to the Island to fly the machine to Hong Kong,
MR. KENNETH LINDSAY, PAR- CHAMBER
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