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CABLES

BRITISH GOVT. PREPARED TO BADOGLIO SEES MEDIATE IN SPAIN

"IL DUCE

Rome, June 28. Marshal Badoglio was received by Signor Mussolini yesterday. Immediately afterwards Gener- al Fariani. Secretary of State in the War Ministry, also, had an interview with 1. Duce.

The official announcement nicrely says that the conver- sations concerned questions of a military character.

Political circles are inclined to believe, however, that they are directly connected with the threat of Republican Spain to take reprisals agalust Italy for air bombings.—(Transocean).

RECALL OF DR. TRAUTMANN

To Inform Berlin Of Chinese Reactions

Berlin., June 28..

It is announced that the Ger- man Government bas recalled the German Ambassador to China. Dr. Oskar Trautmann, who among other things is expected to detail to the Government the Chinese Government's reactions to the re- call of German military instruc- tors.

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FACE-SLAPPING BY SENTRY

Another Protest From America

Mr. Chamberlain's Statement In House Of Commons

London, June 28.

The British Government is prepared, either alone or together with |other countries, to make mediation proposals in the Spanish civil war as soon as the prospects, appear favourable, declared the Prime Min ister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, in the House of Commons yesterday.

The Under-Secretary for Foreign the resumption of the negotiations Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, was asked etween these two countries. The whether in view of the Angic views of the British Government la Italian Pact and of the importance this matter were known to the of maintaining close, collaboration (Italian Government. It wasa between France and Britain, the question, which have to, be solved British Government would urge between the two countries concern- upon the Italian Government the ed. importance of resuming negotia tions with France.

ARMING MERCHANT SHIPS.

Reports reaching London to the Mr. Butler replied that the Bri-

erect that two more British ships tish Government would welcome

were boinbed In Spanish waters in-1 every improvement in the relations duced the Conservative member, between France and Italy which Mr. R. C. Carry, to ask the Prime tould in all likelihood result from Minister whether he considered it

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advisable, to inform the Non-Inter- vention Committee "that the British Government is prepared to lend

GERMANS DENY its support to the arming of Bel-

AUSTRIAN DISSENSION.

Berlin, June 28.

A semf-official rejoinder to the accounts circulating abroad con- cerning alleged dissension betweer

Ush merchant ships with machine- Kuns.

It has been suggested that mer- chant ships should be allowed to ward of unprovoked attacks of low-fying aircraft by firing trace ammunition.

Mr. Chamberlain said that the British Government. had consider-

It is understood that the Chl- the Austrian and German Nationalled the question but had found that It was a matter bristling wita dif- nese Government wishes to retain Socialists was issued here yester ficulties. the services of at least a few of day.”.

He had been told that the qulp- the advisers.--(Reuter),

In a lengthy statement a Germent of merchant vessels with man news agency points out that anti-aircraft guns would necessitate with one single exception all restructural alterations. glonal leaders and deputy reglorial

Replying to a further question on leaders in Austria are Austrians this point, the Prime Minister sald and that all official posts in Aus-his answer was to be interpreted tria are becupled by Austrians.

las meaning that arming of mer- Moreover, only Austrians haveļenant ships was impractical. He been appointed as district leaders'

had merely désired to point out for local group leaders of the Na-that measures of this kind would tional Socialist party in Austria al-te effective oply if structural al- theush Germans have been ap- terations were made. (Trans- pointed for a period of a few months to assist in the task of building up the Party organisation.

-(Transocean).

Washington, June 28. The United States Government has made representations to Japan regarding the alleged slapping of the face of Mrs. Thomas Massie hy a Japanese sentry in China.

- Mrs. Massie is the wife of Lleu-,

tenant Thomas, Massie. who was a

principal in the famous Honolulu SPAIN'S THANKS

"honour slaying" case.--(Reuter),

BOMBED VESSEL

DISCHARGES CARGO

OF FOODSTUFFS

Valencia, June 28. The British steamer, Farnham, which was bombed by Insurgent planes at Alicante yesterday, was able to discharge her cargo of foodstuffs before she sank six and a half hours after the attack.

The other British steamer, the Arlon, was towed to sea while she was blazing furiously. She sank about a mile south of Valencia (Reuter).

FOR BOMBING INVESTIGATIONS

ocean).

MEDITERRANEAN ISSUE

Berlin, June 27. The bombing-of open towns in Spain by Insurgent aircraft is purely a Mediterranean issue to be

settled between Great Britain and

Italy in conjunction with General

Franco, according to German poll-

Lical circles.

These circles declare that the Reich is not concerned with the matter.

London, June - 28...

has On the other hand, it declared The Spanish Government handed

that Germany would be much-in to the British Charge D'affaires at Barcelona a note ex-terested in finding a formula for : pressing appreciation of the de-sparing the lives of civilians in the cision to form an international case of bombing of open towns-

to investigate the Reuter). commission bombing of open towns in Spain.

The note, which was in reply to a note from Great Britain. assures the commission of the determined collaboration of the Spanish Gov- ernment.Reuter).

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Inconvenience To British

Interests In China

QUESTIONS RAISED IN HOUSE OF COMMONS

London, June 28.

In the House of Commons yesterday attention to conditions at Tsingtao regarding the unloading of British ships, was drawn by. Sir Philip. Dawson, Conservative Member for West Lewisham,

In reply to questions by the Member for West Lewishani, Mr. R. A. Butler. Under Secretary for Foreign" Affairs, sald he under- stood that as British ships were unable to obtain certain wharfage and other facilities In the commercial harbour at Tsingtao within reasonable time after arrival there, shipping companies Lemporarily prefer to use sampaus and junks.

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Representations have been made made in the House regarding these to the Japanese, authorities in negotiations.. Tokyo, and the British naval and

CUSTOMS SERVICE

Asked by Mr. A. C. Moreing, Con-

consular authorities in the Far East were in close touch with theservative Member for Preston, to state, the present position regard- Japanese with a view to arriving ing the Chinese Customs service,

local settlement.

N. CHINA RAILWAYS

"The attention of Lord Halifax,!

the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs said that the service con- tinued to take orders from the Inspector General of Customs. the Foreign Minister, has been subject to a certain limitation of drawn to the reorganisation of his powers in the Japanese-oc- the Peiping-Mukden and other cupied areas. railway systems in North. China

There could be no question that carried out by the Japanese, the appointment of a Shanghai sald. Mr. Butler, 'in reply to a que Superintendent of Customs would tion by Sir John Wardlaw-Milne, have to be confirmed by the In- Conservative Member for Kidder-spector General of Customs." minster.

Mr. Butler said he understood

Sir John contended that the re-the principal function of superin. sults of this reorganisation were tendents in recent years had been seriously adverse to British inter- to act as a channel of communica- ests and British trade, Mr. Butler tion between the "Commissioners replied that Lord Halifax had al- of Cutsomna at various 'ports and ready communicated with Bir the local territorial officials, and Robert Craigie, the British. Am- this held good of the Superinten bassador in Tokyo," but at the dent of Customs in Bhanghal- moment no statement could be (Reuter).

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