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OFFICIAL STATEMENT ON AGREEMENT WITH ITALY

LONDON, TO-DAY.

IN THE COURSE OF A most

which Lord Halifax had with ly conversation

the Italian Ambas-

sador on Friday, it became clear that the sailing of 13 Italian ships from Rotterdam with cargoes. of German coal after the expiry of the special exemption of such German exports from the operation of the British Reprisals Order-in-Coun- cil, was due to misunderstanding on the part of the Italian authorities.

Acting in entire good faith, the latter

believed that the application of the CAPTAIN

Order would be further waived-in-the case of these cargoes since;: but for delays in loading due to weather con- ditions; they would have been cleared from the Dutch port well in advance of the time limit. The cargoes had, moreover, been paid for, so that the object of the seizure had already been defeated.

As soon as the British Government appreciated the nature of the Italian misapprehension and it became clear, as noted in the statements issued in London and Rome last night, that Ita- lian ships which had not already start- ed on their return journey with car- goes of German coal would leave the ports in which they were, in ballast, Italian ships and that no further.

would be sent subsequently to those ports to load coal, It was decided to re- |lease" the cargoes detained in prize.

Publication of the decision has aroused widespread public satisfaction in the United Kingdom where there is gratification at the renewed proof that when differences between. Govern- ments are approached in a spirit of reasonablerress from both sides, their removal and the restoration of material can be rapidly understanding achieved British Wireless.

Premier To Make A

Statement

London, To-day.

to

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New York, Yesterday. Captain Townley broad- cast to the world last night a few words on the maiden voyage of his ship, the 85,000-ton Queen Elizabeth.

In view of the secrecy surrounding their departure: from the Clyde, the skeleton crew of Queen Elizabeth thought that their arrival in New York would hardly be noticed, he said. Instead, they have received greater acclamation than they might have got on a normal maiden voyage.

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The big ship is now berthed the other side of the wharf to the Queen Mary, which Captain Townley said all on board considered to be their "mother-in-law ship."

They made an excellent passage, with-sufficient rough weather to try the ship out properly.

"I am sure that when the time comes e: Queen Elizabeth will run alongside the Queen Mary as another naval great example of British architecture,” he concluded.—Reuter.

The Prime. Minister is expected 9-5 ON

of

make-a-statement in the House Commons-to-day on the agreement between Britain and Italy on question of German coal.-Reuter.

Italy Pleased By Coal Ship Decision

Rome, To-day.

the

THE ALLIES

If staying power makes a winner in modern warfare, the odds are nine to five in favour of the Allles, according to Washington calculations.

The British decision to release coal

Relative strengths of the belliger- ships was published under four-ents, based on the best available es- column headlines in all papers, and, timates, show that the Allies have the

undoubtedly although the public,

advantage in food supply, raw ma

assets and indus- expected some friendly solution, its terials, financial actual announcement comes as a re-trial capacity.

lief to all.

as

"Military strength is estimated The... only press comment so far is equal, and only in organisation for by the. "Popoli di Roma” which says, war is Germany credited with

Now there remacy. "It is an act of goodwill,

is only remains the question of prin- ciple."Router.

Three Itallan Ships Sall For Home

London, To-day. Three of the Italian ships with Ger- manobal left for Italy. yesterday morning and the other ten are to re- turn in a day or two, following the British-Italian agreement, whereby the former recognised the latter's genuine misapprehension over the data of the "deadline."

For her part, Italy is to ship no more German coal from the North Sea and the half dozen ships now in Dutch or Belgian ports will return in ballast.- Reuter.

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France has £425,000,000 in gold re- serves and liquid assets abroad of £175,000,000, while Germany might be able to muster £200,000,000 in gold and foreign assets. Associated Press.

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