1940-03-20 — Page 20

HUNGARY ANXIOUS ON SIGNIFICANCE

OF BRENNER TALKS

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(SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL")

Paris, To-day.

NATURAL

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 20, 1940

as near to Nature as is desirable are

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IOPTICIANI

DEEP INTEREST IS SHOWN by political circles here STOP PRESS TEL 20022 or 33993

in connexion with the trip to Rome of Count Teleki, the Hungarian Prime Minister.

It is pointed out that Count Teleki is going to Rome a few days after the Hitler-Mussolini conversa- tions and a few days before the Rumanian For- eign Minister, M. Gafencu, is to visit Rome.. Balkan problems were certainly discussed at the Brenner meeting but if is not known if Mussolini and Hitler succeeded in conciliating the diver- gent Italian and German views.

While Germany aims principally to to serve as territory for the passage obtain Rumanian materials and is of German troops, while a German ready to secure them either by pres- rapprochement with Rumania would sure of force or acts of friendship, probably provide for a German guar- Italy has always supported 'the Hun-antee of the Rumanian frontiers, thus garian clairns, which include the re-blocking for an indefinite time the turn to Hungary of a substantial part Hungarian territorial claims.-Havas. of the present Rumanian territory.

Apparently Count Teleki will in- vestigate in Rome the political con- ditions in which the Brenner talks have placed his country.

The issue at present at stake is of paramount importance for

Hungary.

RUSSO-FINNISH PEACE RATIFICATIONS

Moscow, To-day. Ratifications of the Russo-Finnish as Mussolini's agreement with Hitler's Peace Pact are to be exchanged as views would create an extremely de-soon as the approval of the Supremo licate situation for Budapest.".

HUNGARY'S RIGHTS

Soviet Council is obtained. M. Passi- kivi, the Finnish representative, is

In case of German aggression against now in Moscow with the ratification of Rumania, Hungary would be bound Finland.-Reuter.

Macao, To-day, Starvation is being faced by thousands of refugees in Chinese territory along the Macao-Chung- shan border-

are

Many have already died from cold and hunger.

Charitable organisations working feverishly to cope with the situation and appeals for assistance have been

sent to similar

Kong,

organisations in Hong

No reliable news is available of the situation beyond the border but reports of continued looting and raping by Japanese troops are still coming in.-Our Own Correspondent.

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DEATH

Two Kowloor cases of smallpox were notified to the Health De- partment yesterday. In Kowloon, also, there were one diphtheria case, 'one scarlet fever, and three meningitis. In Victoria, there were two typhoid cases. Typhoid. and meningitis cases were also notified from the New Territories.

The prefix "Special" to telegrama is used by the "Sunday Herald" and "China Mali" to indicate naws which is strictly copyright under the provisions of the Telecommunica: LI-At the Queen, Mary Hospital on tions Ordinance, 1936, and may not be re- Wednesday, 20th March 1940, Mr. printed under any circumstances, either Li Chor Chl, aged 52 years wholly or in part, without prior arrange- Funeral arrangements to-morrow. ment.

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