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OLIVIA DeHAVILLAND JOHN PAYNE · Frank Mellugh John Litel Victor Jary Heury O'Neil!

Directed by LLOYD BACON Original Sarves Play by Michael Pensier A COSMOPOLITAN PILOD'N À WARNER BROS. PICTURE

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 17, 1940

MEDITERRANEAN AS A THEATRE

OF WAR

London, Yesterday.

IN CONSIDERING THE Mediterranean theatre of war, informed London quarters regard that sea as divided into three main zones...

The Eastern Basin dominated by Egypt and the British Fleet, the Central Sector within the triangle of Sar- dinia, Sicily and Cape Bon, at present under Italian control, and the Western Basin, dominated by Spain and by the French Fleet. Italy is, therefore, somewhat iso- order to obtain free

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access to two of the three entrances to the Mediterranean, through which she mainly relies for supplies, it

EMERGENCY

may be necessary for her to endeav- POWERS

oùr to break out at one or the other end.

In order to effect this in the West- ern Basin Italy must control Spaln

Canberra, To-day.

The Australian Govern-

and destroy the French Fleet, while ment is contemplating pow- ers over industry similar to

to bring about the result in the East- ern Basin, the occupation of Egypt and the destruction of the British those taken by the British Mediterranean Fleet would be neces-Government.

sary.

an-

Mr. Menzies, Prime Minister, There is no tendency in official cir-nounces that the emergency. meet- ing of Parliament on Thursday will consider a bill to remove all limits on Australia's national resources, giving the Government power to take over. property and direct industry.`·

to under-estimate the fighting power of the Italian Navy, the train ing of which is a great improvement on that given before the last war. It is felt the main strength of the Navy probably lies in submarines and mo- tor torpedo boats of which Italy has a considerable quantify and which in the last war she, showed her abil ity to use.

Battleship Strength

Of her six battleships, judged by British practice, two of these are re- garded as effective, the remaining. four being not yet efficient fighting units as they have not yet fully com- pleted their trials.

The custom of the British Navy is to regard new or reconditioned ships as not yet being 100 per cent. effec- tive until they have had six months' working after trials have been com- pleted. British Wireless.

GOLD COAST GİFT

•London, Yesterday. His Majesty's Government has gratefully accepted the generous offer of £100,000 sterling voted by the Gold Coast with the approval of the Legislative Council for the purchase of bomber or fighter aircraft-British- Wireless.

EMERGENCY MEETING

Canberra, Yesterday.

Conscription is also proposed, though not for overseas service. The Aus- tralian Standing Army is to keep its strength at least 250,000 men. Reuter,

TATARESCU

TO RESIGN

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

George The resignation of the Tatarescu Cabinet is considered imminent.

It is expected that the resignation will be announced officially at the same time as the formation of the new Cabinet.

Likely candidates for the Premier- ship are believed to be M. Viodode and the Foreign Minister, M. Gogurtu.

The international situation will most likely influence the choice of members of the new Cabinet-Havas.

THE PANAMA CANAL

DEFENCES

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"),

Panama, Yesterday.

A special secret police organiza- An emergency meeting of the tion is being set up to work in close Australian Parliament has been call-co-operation with the United States ed for Thursday. Parliament normal- authorities in and around the vital

Panama Canal Zone-Havas ly adjourns to July 2-Reuter,

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