1940-05-30 — Page 5

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 30, 1940.

ITALIAN INTERVENTION WHEN? WHERE?

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

Rome, To-day.

The Belgian Army having capitulated, Italian interven- tion in the European war is held to be certain and the only question is, where will the intervention occur? ·

The example, of Italy's rapid in-` vasion of Albania on Easter Friday last year shows that ahe does not hesitate to strike when she is sure of results, foreign observers de- clared.

واحد

PASSES FOR ALL AT

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SHARP INCREASE AIRCRAFT

IN CHANNEL

WESTMINSTER WAR RISKS

London, To-day.

Entry to the House of Parlia- ment has always been guarded, but no chances are being taken and from to-day passes will be required from every M.P., officers of the House, or anyone having regular employment or business. there.-Reuter.

Germany also desired to obtain war material and supplies through Italy as long as possible before dragging the latter into the war.-Haves.

SWEDISH DEFENCE

PRIORITY

FOR BRITAIN

London, To-day.

The High Commissioner for · Aus-- LONDON, TO-DAY.

tralia has informed Lord Beaverbrook, THE INSTITUTE OF LONDON Minister of Aircraft Production, that UNDERWRITERS ANNOUNCES the Australian Government proposes SHARP INCREASES IN THE RATES to transfer to the British Government its claim upon an Important aircraft OF WAR RISK ‘INSURANCE BE- order now being completed in the TWEEN VARIOUS WORLD CEN- United States. TRES AND BRITISH AND FRENCH PORTS WEST AND SOUTH or SOUTHAMPTON AND BREST.

Rates to and from the French ports concerned are now brought into line with those, to British ports which themselves are also increased.

Lord Beaverbrook has gratefully ac- cepted the proposal-Reuter.

BUS FATALITY

This means that in some instances Fatally injured when he fell after French ports' rates are doubled, for jumping from a moving bus in Shang- Stockholm, To-day. example, between Brest and ports in hai Street yesterday, a '35-year-old rate of Chinese, Chan Chau-hing, died before The Swedish Government has raised the East and Australia a to

the military training age limit. from 100/- per cent is being charged against medical assistance could be summon- 45 to 46,-Reuter.

[ed. 50/- formerly-Reuter.

Apparently Italy is ready to take action against Yugoslavia and Greece but delayed execution of the plan owing to Germany's insistance spare Russia's feelings to avoid action by Moscow in the Balkans.

U.B.Beer

LIGHT OR DARK

UNION

Sole Agents: W. R. LOXLEY & CO. (China), LTD.

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