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War Clouds Loom On Balkan Horizon HINT OF CHANGE IN ITALIAN POLICY

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ROME, TO-DAY.

THE GREATEST INTEREST HAS BEEN AROUSED IN POLITICAL CIRCLES' HERE BY THE NEWS THAT GERMAN TROOPS HAVE ENTERED SOVIET-OCCUPIED ・ GALICIA, THUS COM- ING NEAR THE RUMANIAN BORDER. This development may lead to a considerable change in Italian policy, notably as regards Balkan problems.

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If it is confirmed that Germany is taking advantage

of the Soviet difficulties in Finland for taking the

Russian place in the Carpathians, and that Hun-

gary no longer needs to fear either Soviet

ADMIRALTY TO BUILD MERCHANTMEN

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London, To-day.

It is persistently rumoured that the Admiralty will take up in the

future near

the responsibility · for construction of merchantmen as well as warships.

The decision would mean an anormeus boost-up in naval con-

U.S. AIR MAIL BAN

WASHINGTON, TO-DAY. THE POST, OFFICE, HAS AN-

EVENTS MOVING IN SLOVAKIA

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Budapest, To-day.. Despite persistent Ger- man denials, very reliable information reach- ing here from Slovakia confirms the impression that big events are taking place there.

More and more German military technicians are riving at Bratislava and Pre-

SOV.

The germanisation of the Slovak army is going on 'rapidly," and - Slovak officers and non-dommis- aloned officers are retired and re- placed by Germans,

Political circles here refuse

Invasion or a German attempt to crots through her territory to attack Russia, then Italy will be freed from her main preoccupations—the mainten-NOUNCED THAT NO PARCELS FOR to comment, as the meaning ance of Hungarian Integrity and Independence GERMANY OR COUNTRIES AD. towards Berlin and Moscow.

AMERICANS IN SWEDEN WARNED

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JACENT TO GERMANY WILL BE of the German concentration ACCEPTED FOR DESPATCH Simultaneously Italy TRANSATLANTIC AIR MAIL.

BY on Slovakia is not clear, but would not have reasons as Ordinary letters will not be affected. are of opinion that Slovakia strong as at present for urg- by an intimation that the decision has of a new storm in Central The announcement is accompanied may well become the centre ing a Hungaro-Rumaniau been taken in accordance with the understanding, as the Hun-Neutrality Act-Rather, garian claims might be sa- tisfied in connexion with a Russian or German invasion of Rumania.

Buch an.. eventuality, however, would undoubtedly lead to a very trong Anglo-French reaction, and Turkey would possibly also intervene.

Stockholm, To-day. The United States Minis- ter to Sweden has circular- ised American citizens in Sweden urging them to

Italy on her side could not make arrangements to leave keep away from events which the country as soon as possi- would shape Balkan and Me- ble, placing special stress on diterranean policies for de- the desirability of early decades to come→→Havas. parture of women and chil- dren.

The message is understood to be purely precautionary and to have been Inspired by Bwedish defence measures following reports of German troop concentration on the German Baltic shores.—Reuter.

EXTREME COLD. ON,

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Rome, To-day. The Popolo D'Italia, Signor Mus- solini's, newspaper," in an remarkable article to-day stated that the pre drtitude of Italy cannot be pro Indennite

Europe. Havas.

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