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LATE NEWS

RUMANIA CAN'T HELP

Shamrock Is Distributed

March 17, 1939.

U.S. Oil Interests In Mexico

México City, Mar. 10.

Irishmen Gather At The Cenotaph contion foreign

A very hopeful official statement. was lasued to-day concerning the dis- cussions between President Cardenas, and Mr. Richberg, the latter repre- oll interests in negoglations regarding the expropria- Following or emergency Cabinet Irishfolk who gathered at the tion of foreign oll cancesalons in session the Rumanian Government Cenotaph this morning to pay Mexico. has decided to reject the proposal for homage on St. Patrick's Day to

Bucharest, Mar. 17.

of-

into

Wern now

"reaching

incorporation

Ruthenia

The statement said that mich pro- ilumunia which was made by Premier Ireland's war dead were given gress had been made and that the Volosin and other leaders of the sprigs of shamrock, plucked by views of the oll companies and the Authentan Government who fled into the roots in traditional style Government Rumania' yesterday.

approximation,”—Reuter, from the garden of Mr. C. G. The decision was understood to have been taken in view of the fact Perdue, President of St. Pat- that Ruthenia had already been rick's Society. occupied by Hungarian troops.

Quintin Roosevelt For Hongkong

Mr. Perdue brought the seeds from In precaution against the disorders Ireland same years ago and tends in Ruthenin, however, the Rumanion the plants carefully to supply de- Government is strengthening its decorations for cachi St. Patrick's Day: fence forces along the border.

ཟི་ A wreath of magnolia leaves in the

Yokollama, Mar. 10. A report says that the Pollsh form of an Irish harp, with gold Government has proposed to

Mr. Quintin Roosevelt, 19-year-old the string, was laid on the Cenotaph grandson of the late Mr. Theodore Numanlan Government Immediate steps by Mr. Perdue, supported by Roosevelt, former President of the occupation by Rumanian troops of members of the Committee of St., United States, arrived here the the railway between Chust, capital Patrick's Society....

morning, aboard the sa. Empress.of. of Ruthenia, and Szlgët on the border

ceremony Asla en route to China.

Italy Welcomes Annexation

the Those preacht ot

of Rumunta. This proposal from were Mr. C. G. Ferdue (President), A student of Harvard University, Warsaw was understood to have been Messrs. J. C. M. Grentiam and C. E. he has been sent by the Boston furned down by the authoritics.-Domel,

Bucharest Terry (Vice-Presidents), B. H. C. Museum to study ethnology in China Hallowes (Sceretary), K. Begdon, and India for a period of four Mrs. C G.

Visit Hongkong Perdue, Mujor and Mrs, months. He will GT. L. Archer, Lieut-Col. J. S during his tour-Domel, Smith, Mrs. Wilson, A. II. Guinness, Cnidr. W. P. McCarthy, Miss Bunty Hallowes, P. J. A. Hamilton, E. H. Williams, F. F. MacCabe, Mes. M. W. Dimsey, Mrs. J. Reldy. G. A. Freer. J. Fox, J. O'Donovan, Mrs. Grant, Miss It. Grant, F. Karnughan, A. W. J. Simmons and P. J. Cullinan,

Rome, Mar. 16. The German annexation of Bohemia is welcomed by the Italian Press.

Signor Gayda says thint the strengthening of the German position means an equivalent incrense in the potential strength of the Rome-Ber- In axis.

A.R.P. LECTURES

RIDES "THE RODS"

Butte, Mont. William J. Blondino has an Aus- tralian shepherd dog which he has trained to ride the rails," Whenever Blondino decides, not always by necessity but often by choice, to take aride on a freight train, the dog Modified Full Course Air Raid leaps onto his packsack and sticks "Italy oppreciates recent events all Precaution lectures will commence there regardless of whether his mas- the more because the reaction info-day at 11 am. at the Hongkong ter is riding the rod" or clinging London and Paris reveals Itselt as Volunteer Defence Corps Headquarto brakes or mounting being, full of threatening aggressiveters, Garden Road. ness towards Itufy," Gnydn concludes. Reuter.

Slovakia Under Reich "Protection”

Bratislava, Mor, 16. Premier Tiso has sent the following i telegram to Her Hitel "With the greatest confidence in the Fuchrer of the great German nation, the State of Slovakia places itself under your protection. We trust you will grant this appeal."

ཧོཏིསྶོ།

Herr Hitler has replied:

"I acknowledge receipt of your message of yesterday's date and here- by assume protection over the Slovak State."-Nenter.

Anxiety In Switzerland

Berne, Mar, 16, Switzerland is anxiously following the German coup iri Central Europe. The fact that Germany is now not taking account of the right of little, nations to self-determination and the breaking of Hitler's September pro- mises is commented upon with LUT- casiness in the Press,

"This Is ft decisive blow for i Switzerland, and has struck at our confidence in promises which have į been given in the past," writes the Bund.Neuter.

Consternation

In Poland

Warsaw, Mar, 16. The news that Hitler has taken Slovakia under the protection of the) Reich has caused something ap- proaching consternation in Poland.

It had been hoped that the Slovak State would have remained at least politically independent, If not econo- mically.

Poland is now surrounded on two sides by Germany, with a German customs area Including Slovakia, Poland's only direct non-German trade route to the Danube basin has] been closed-Reuter,

"Rigid Protest” · By Japan

Japan hus presented a "rigid pro-) test" to Russia against a flight into Japanese territory on Saghallen of a Russian military plane.

Japan has requested the Soviet Government to take adequate steps to discontinue such "unlawful" acis, | Domel reports.

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