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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

TOKYO BELIEVES EUROPEAN "SHOW-DOWN' SET FOR MAR. 26

IMPORTANT PRONOUNCEMENT

PREPARED BY

THE

BY MUSSOLINI

ROME, MAR. 11. HE STRAINED ATMOSPHERE over the EUROPEAN POLITICAL SITUATION WILL, IT IS BELIEVED, COME TO A "SHOWDOWN!? | WHEN THE FASCIST GRAND COUNCIL MEETS ON MARCH 26 TO CELEBRATE THE TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS ORGANISA- TION.

Climaxing the recent large-scale mobilisation of troops, Premier Benito Mussolini is expected to make an important declaration on Italy's diplomatic policies vis-a-vis the civil war in Spain and colonial problems.

COLONIAL LEADERS IN ROME

Back here on urgent summons of Premier Mussolini, the Viceroy of Abyssinia, the Duke of Aosta, Marshal Italo Balbo, Govrnor-General of Libya, and Marshal Badoglio, who recently reviewed the Italian forces in Libya, on Friday night attended the Supreme Military Council at Palazzo Venezia.

George

To Last Goes

Important measures to counter-act the reported movement of British troops in Egypt and the mobilisation of French forces in Africa were understood to have been discussed at Friday night's conference, which

Resting Place personally presided over by Premier Mussolini.

LONDON, Mar, 12,

THE KING AND QUEEN, with Queen Mary and other members of the Royal Family went to St. George's Chapel. Windsor Castle to-day for the dedication of the tomb of George *V.

ceremony.

was

The Duke of Aosta arrived here from Ethiopia by aeroplane at 3 p.m. on Friday. Following the military conference, he is returning to Ethiopia in the next few days. Marshal Badoglio and General Balbo arrived here from Libya on Friday.

Meanwhile, the Fascist Grand Council, which was originally Canon Deane conducted the brief scheduled to meet on March 20, The service consisted of prayers (was officially declared postponed written especially for the occasion, until March 26 on Thursday. An the whole proceedings lasting only official announcement says that a quarter of an hour, after which the the postponement has been Royal Family inspected the tomb.

An official statement afterwards necessitated by the progress of said: "The coffin of King George V the military mobilisation and was removed from the royal vault and other internal affairs. placed in a tomb in the second westernmost bay on the north side

of the nave.

400,000-MOBILISED

"The figure of King George is Informed quarters estimate that shown in white marble, wearing on between 300,000 and 400,000 troops Admiral's uniform and the Garter have been affected by the recent robes."—Reuter.

general mobilisation.

With the military measures con- cluding in the coming fortnight. Premier Benito Mussolini is believed to make definite pronouncements on

March 13, 1939.

Chinese Envoys In Kowloon

MR. O. T. WANG, recently Chinese Ambassador to die United States. photographed at his home in Kowloon, · With Mr. Wang is Mr. 8. Y. Hau, who was Chinese Ambassador to Tokyo until his recall by the Chinese Government.

Grand Total Of Japan's. Budget Is Yen 10,410,000,000

(Tokyo, Mar, 12. – The grand total of Japan's budgets, Inclusive of the general and extra- the European situation of the forth ordinary military budgets, for the 1930-40 Bscal year, amounts to yen coming Council cession.

10,410,000,000.

Describing the forthcoming state-| ment by Premier Mussolini as " bombshell declaration," some circles cxpress the fear that as the situation stands another grave crisis develop in connection with the strain ed Italo-French relations, on border of Tunis--Domel.

whil

The

Included in the grand total are yen for contracting liabilities outside the 3,094,000,000 for the general budget,, purview of the Budget yen 4,805,000,000 for the extra-

The yen 200,000,000 supplementary ordinary military budget in connec-budget for civil service Ministries tion with the China Incident, yen which was finally determined by the 910,000,000 for the supplementary Ministry of Finance on Saturday, will budget for the Army, and the Navy shortly be submitted to the Diet. This sum includes yen 7,000,000 for The P.&O. liner Jeypore left yen 200,000,000 for the supplemen- payment for Government's holdings. Shimonoseki yesterday und is duetary budget for civil servico Minis of the shares of the projecteil Japan here on Friday at about 1 p.m. tries, and yen 700,000,000 as the fund'Aviation Corporation—Domei,.

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