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Historic Pageantry Seen in Rome On Fuehrer's Visit
ROME, MAT 3.
THREE MILLION PERSONS WERE MOBILISED TO LINE THE 408-MILE ROUTE BETWEEN BRENNER PASS. ON THE AUSTRO-ITALIAN FRONTIER, AND ROME, TO GREET HERKADOLF: HITLER AS HIS TRAIN PASSED BY.
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ARMS OUTSTRETCHED IN THE FASCIST SALUTE, THEY ACCLAIMED HERR HITLER AS HIS SPECIAL TRAIN, RUSHED THROUGH THE COUNTRYSIDE.
WHEN THE TRAIN ARRIVED AT BOLOGNA, HERR HITLER WAS GREETED BY THE WHIST- LES OF 200 LOCOMOTIVES IN SIDINGS, WHILE A CROWD OF 40.000 PACKRED THE STATION,
Deputations of young Italian girls presented Howers to the Fuehrer before his train resumed its
Journey.
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At Ostiense Station, which has been specially constructed for the occasion, the German Chan- cellor was received like a king. Rome had decorated itself with splendour worthy of the City of the Caesars.
King Victor Emanuel and Signor Mussolini were among those on the platform when the special train entered the station,
Czechs Seek Trade Treaty With Germany
-TO ESCAPE ECONOMIC DEATH
Prague, May 4. Negotiations of vital importance to Czechoslovakia will open in Berlin on Monday for a commercial agreement' with Germany, In place of the old agreement with Austria, which has now been in- validated by the anschluss.
has been As a result of the Austro-German union, Bohemia practically surrounded by Germany, who thus holds in her hands the economic strangulation- power to submit Czechoslovakia to slow (Reuter).
BRITISH ATTITUDE
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London, May 3.
ROYAL LINE
Asked in the House of Commons. HEIR FOR EGYPT to consider trade negotiations with Czechoslovakia, on the lines of the recent American-Czechoslovak Treaty, for the purpose of offering Czechoslovakia markets alternative to those recently closed by German action in Central Europe, Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for For- eign Affairs, replied that the Gov- ernment was at all times anxious to adopt any course kely to increase trade between the United Kingdom: and foreign countries and assured the House that no possibility of any kind would be overlooked.
Further asked if he would con-
sider opening discussions with the Government of Czechoslovakia, Mr. Butler said that raised broader question-British Wire- less).
CZECH ELECTIONS
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Alexandria, May 3. Egypt's beautiful, young Queen Farida is stated to be expecting a happy Event in November.-
Prague, May 4. Municipal elections are to take place on May 29 throughout the Czechoslovakian Republic. "The Czechoslovakian National (Beater). Council has issued an appeal to the public asking that as far as possible they should agree among themselves concerning the lists of j candidates.(Transocean),
New Tea Tax Attacked
POOREST PEOPLE HIT, LABOUR ASSERTS
London, May 3,
LITTLE ENTENTE PARLEY
LAMMERTS AUCTIONS
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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PUBLIC AUCTION
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FRIDAY, the 6th MAY, 1938
Commencing at 2.30 pm.
At their SALES · ROOM, DUDDELL STREET
'A QUANTITY OF VALUABI-E HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
Comprising:-
Teakwood Bedroom, Diningroom Drawingroom and Office Furniture, Carpets, Rugs, Cutlery, Porcelain. and Glass Ware, Pictures, Orna- ments, E. P. and Brass Ware.
Herr Hitler, who was the first to Gramophones and Records, Clocks, descend from, the train, bowed to Books, Electric Table Fans and the Italian King and smilingly Lamps, etc.. etc., shook hands with Bignor. Musso- in as a massed band played the German and Italian National An- thems
Herr Hitler saluted with upratS- ed arm and then, accompanied by the King and Signor Mussolini, inspected a Guard of Honour of the Italian Grenadier Regiment and Mussolini's bodyguard of Musketeers, who wore black uni- form and stood with upraised dag- gers.
Scenes outside the station and along the route almost defled des- cription. From the station the visitors stepped into an immense square ringed with a large force of mounted troops, Hoodlights play- ing effectively on their helmets and breastplates.
As the King and Hert Hitler de- parted in their horse carriage, 11 |Duce's powerful car swiftly' de- parted in the opposite direction, leaving to the German Chancel- lor's party all the plaudits of the enormous crowd lining the route.
Bignor Mussolini was apparently in the best of spirits, laughing and joking with Count Ciano, bis son- in-law, for a quarter of an hour while awaiting the arrival of the Fuehrer's train.
REMARKABLE PAGEANT Passing the Gates of St. Paul and proceeding up Anevtine Hill, the procession entered the ancient, thousands-of-years-old Triumphal Way, along which Caesars recély- ed the plaudits of early Romans. Among the troops" which lined the route were a detachment of Libyan cative infantry brought over for the occasion.
The procession was led by a solitary motor cyclist, who was
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ter, and Herr Rudolf Hess, the Fuehrer's Deputy,
The vast organisation which followed by the prancing Cuiras-made the pageanry possible struck alers of the Royal Guards, brilliant | all foreigners, and nowhere' was overhead lights scintillating on admirstión so outspoken as among their silver breastplates.
the Germans residing in Rome.
Flaming braziers lit up the Im- perial--Way and the excavations of ancient Rome beyond were bathed in floodlights.
Bucharest, May 4. The agenda for the conference In the brilliant lights along the of the Little Entente, to begin at route, Herr Hitler's face looked Siuala today, will consist of the pale and tense, following five points:-
1. Recognition of the Italian
conquest of Abyahzzia;
3. Relations with Hungary;
Herr Hitler will remain at the Quirinal Palace during his stay in Rome.
TALKS WITH MUSSOLINI
The German dictator is expect- ed to have his first conversations with Signor Mussolini before lunch tomorrow.
AT QUIRINAL PALACE Thirty thousand small torches Herr Hitler's first visit on Wed- threw a flickering light on to the nesday will be to the famous Pan- where the Kings and
3. The attitude to be taken on thousands of frantically cheering theon,
Sir John Simon's Tea Tax recei- ved the full force of Labour criti-the question at the next session of people outside the Quirinal Paisee. Queens of Italy are buried. Soon They sang the Hymn of Rome as afterwards he will visit the Tomb elem in the House of Commons the League of Nations; *.
a uniform at- they waited for Herr Hitler and of the Unknown Warrior. The today when the Opposition' moved 4 Adoption of
lay. a reduction in the duty on non-titude towards the Danube prob- their King to appear on the bal- German Chancellor will
cony.
wreaths at both places. Empire tes from eightpence to Jem that has arisen through the
When the King and Herr Hitler. During the afternoon there will fourpence per pound:
withdrawal of the German zepre- "MEAN AND CONTEMPTIBLE, sentative from the International were called back by the crowd, the be display by thousands of mem- latter presented Dr. Joseph Goebbers of the Fascist Youth or AND HITTING AT THE POUREST Danube Commission!!!
bels, German Propaganda Minis-ganisations (Reuter).
PEUPLE WAS THE DESCRIP- 5. Examination of the position TION GIVEN TO THE TAX. of states of the Little Entente with Mr. Daniel Chater, Labour Mem- regard to great Powers who are ber for Bethnal Green, said that concerning themselves with affairs workers were being compelled to of Central Europe -(Transocean)-| buy cheaper tea, which meant foreign tea, as a result of the im-: position.
Brig. Gen. Bir Henry Page-Croft, Conservative Member for Bourne- mouth, regretted Sir John Simon's proposal which, he stated, bar rowed Empire preference.
ORISSA CRISIS AVERTED
LONG SERVICE ENLISTMENT
SCHEME
London, May 3.
Speaking of the scheme today.
A how long service enllatment Mr. Hore Bellaha said that recruit- soheme with increases in paying for the Army was at a rate family allowances and pensions which had not been known for and rights was announced by the some time, though with increased "I la supremely important to
War Minister today. It is designed demands for other national "de- maintain the proportion of tea Governor Cancels
to make the Army more attractive fence services the task of finding coming from India, especially in
to men desirous of making it their 158,000 recruits wanted this year view of the negotiations for better! His Leave
Career and will be limited to 5,500 was not becoming easier. No
Forty thousand Territorials were facilities for Lancashire products
meniper year,)
also required. In this case, of the entering India," Sir Henry con
Cuttacks, Orissa, May 4, cluded It is understood that Sir John
Men may enlist for 12 years, and Territorial Army It could be The Secretary of State for the Hubback, Governor, has cancelled have the right, subject to good brought to strength at mice but Treasury, defending the tax, em- his leave, this averting a political character and atness of continu- for its territorial baala Forex- phasised the democratic principle crisis here caused by the Ministers' ing for a further nine years. Men ample, some units could probably of all contributing for common abfection to the appointment of applying for new enlistment must be flied four or five times ovei, A Cefence of the Empire.
Mr. J. R. Dain, Revenue Commis- be between 18 and 24 years of age great many units were up to The Labour amendment was de- sioner, as scting Governor The number is limited to maintain strength and 20 percent over
(Renter).
the strength of the reservedelestablishment(British Wireless). feated by 229 to 129(Reuter).
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