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ROME, TO-DAY.

POLITICAL CIRCLES HERE SEE ITALY'S ENTRY INTO THE EUROPEAN WAR AS A CERTAINTY BY SATURDAY AT THE LATEST; EVEN THE VATICAN, LAST STRONGHOLD OF PEACE IN ITALY, HAS GIVEN UP HOPE OF RE- STRAINING MUSSOLINI.

Some quarters even expect that Italian intervention might occur on Friday, or at any moment. It is understood that last-minute efforts to restrain

If Turkey is obliged to take up arms, she will not hesitate, he said. Havas.

ITALIAN ARRESTED

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London, To-day.

More arrests were carried out. by the police and the Special Branch of Scotland Yard yester-.' day.

Three women belonging to the Fascist Union, were`arrested at Bournemouth.

An Italian subject, whose name is not revealed, was ar. rested when trying to photograph a military campHavas.

11 Duce have been redoubled during the last few "Turkey Must Be Ready" MOPPING-UP

days, but all who spoke to the Italian leader met

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speak," as Mussolini himself put it.

Observers state Italy has decided to strike because she believes that despite the valour of the French army, the combined; German and Italian air. forces should be able to force a de- cision before Britain can organise a new expeditionary force or the United States give effective aid.

It is generally expected that to-day's Cabinet meeting will definitely con- firm the decision already taken. Havas.

GERMANS RE-ALIGN FORCES

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"). Paris, To-day.

The Germans are re-align- ing their forces and are try ing to patch up holes made in certain divisions, a French spokesman said yesterday.

Reinforcements have been sent to the southern front, notably along the Aigne.

The Allies, however, have been able to build a continuous front and the have found an "antidote" to German. methods. The deportment of the armies in Flanders gives high hopes for the future.

some places along the Alzne At there have been attacks between ad- vance units and exchanges of artillery fire, but the fighting has not yet gone beyond the preliminary stage.

East the Moselle, the Ge tried to launch several attacks, did not

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Rome, To-day.

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Ankara, To-day. The activities of "certain foreigners"

Paris, To-day. were denounced by the Turkish Pre-

The Norwegian Legation has issued mier in a broadcast, in which he em- a communique quoting a message from phasized the preparations which sug-the correspondent of the Norwegian ested war being made in foreign telegraphic agency at Narvik, stating countries.

that the Norwegian, French and Po- Turkey must, therefore, not lose lish troops are continuing the ad- sight for a moment of the fact that vance with the object of encircling

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her people might be called to the enemy. Mopping up operations Sir Percy Lorraine, British Ambassa-shoulder arms at any moment for the are progressing in the areas taken. dor to Rome, and his staff are busily defence of their country-Havas. preparing to leave Rome and return

to London.-Havas.

Soviet Troop Movements (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") London, To-day. The Bucharest correspondent of the "Daily Express" reports that Soviet troop movements are continuing and all railway lines west and south of Moscow are closed to passenger traffic indefinitely-Havas. :

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Bucharest, To-day. ' Troop concentrations are reported

to be continuing on both sides of the Rumanian/Russian

frontier-Havas.

Greek Denial (BPECIAL TO "CHINA, MAIL")

Athens, To-day.

The Greek Government dentes a re- port that the Allies are preparing to land troops at Salonika and control the railways.

The Premier held "important con- sultations" with the Allied envoys, after which he conferred with King George of Greece --Havas.

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