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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

March 2, 1940.

Italy Knew Nothing of Pact with Russia Until It was Signed CIANO DISCLOSES

HISTORY

OF NAZI PERFIDY TO ALLY HITLER WENT

HIS

OWN WAY

COUNT CIANO, in a two-hour speech to the Italian Chamber of Deputies recently, revealed that Italy knew nothing about the German-Soviet Pact. until a few hours before it was signed.

Ribbentrop, he said, telephoned him the news at 10 p.m. on August 21. Until then the Rome-Berlin Axis had been an agreement between Italy and Ger- many to keep Bolshevism out of Europe.

This was the highlight of Herr von Ribbentrop," he writes,

"there was

revealed, for the first Ciano's long speech.

time, some differences of Judgment. on methods and loyally expressed, eventualitles for the solution of the Polish problem.

It was heard by 500 black-shirted deputies and a full gallery of forelyn envoys. Mussolini sat

among his

"Italy believed in the possibility Cabinet Ministers below the Tribune.of a European war and gave frank and clear warning of it. Germany France did not send a represen- went ahead along her own way, tative to the session, and British which carried her, not without sur- Ambassador Sir Percy Lorraine prise for Italy, to an accord with also stayed away.

When he mentioned Spalo, Jupan and Hungary and their friendly re- lations with Italy, Ciano glanced up at the Ambassadors' gallery with a amile. The Ambassadors of th three countries jumped up in turn und gave him the Fascist salute.

Points

The speech, apart from revealing some of the inner history of Italian relations after the outbreak of war, Have away nothing new. Some of the main points were:---

summer

Early in the

Mussolint had warned the British Ambassu- dor in Rome that the British guar- antee of Poland would lead to war.

Europe which knew before the out-

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"PLEASE don't go T00: fast to fire," is the polite hint that has been dropped to certain sections of the A.FS. attached to the London Fire Brigade.

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Why? Because in many CARCH the auxillary men have been on scene before the regular brigade, who are finding that the honours are go-

ing to the ama- 1curs.

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Thils plained by the fnct that there arc 11oby six A.F.S. sub sla- Lions

to -overy regular station. and the enthusi- asm of the auxi- Hurles, it seems, ikely to re-

sult for the LF.B. In a "loss of dignity,"

BEFORE

CHIEF CONSTABLE

PRESTON.

WHEN Preston's war-time women police were called up official uniforms were unobtainable, so Mr. H. Garth, the chief constable, let them design their

Own.

GIFT

(For millionaire's Birthday)

A BABY clephant, cost- ing £500, headed the list of birthday presents re- ceived by Sir John Eller- man, the richest young man in Britain.

The elephant, now on its way to England from India, is a gift from Mr. Raphael dé Sola, Sir John's financier | brother-in-law.

Sir John, almost as shy as he is rich, celebrated his birthday by alving a luncheon party at the Savoy Hotel to a score of his friends,

So as to keep the paris secret, the table for the gathering was booked in the name of one of Sir John's clerks.

and dance at Sir John's beautiful

Result: They are now They chose short skirts, aj Germany was the only country in wearing, only - just- below-blue tunic, and neb cap. The It was followed by a dinner party break of war that italy was not/the-knee skirts. They have official uniform is a blue gabar house in "millionaires' row," Ken-

dine coat with a belt at the sington Palace-gardens. going to marcha decision mnde paraded before Mr. Garth back. after consultation with the German and been approved by him.

Government.

"The

Miss Heaton said to-day:

For Charity length He says the new short average

of the skirts Italy did not wont a Balkan bloc,

Sir John's ofre staff, who wanted 13 about two inches below the knee.to make him presents, were asked to but was ready to help all Balkan skirt is "sensible and prac- Short skirts are in fashion. countries in their efforts to solve tical for police work."

make a combined collection and give "We had their problems' and maintain peace..

dress parade to make it to war charities. Clerks and of- When Mr. Garth told his wo- proved. Some of our members pre- Institute and the Lord Mayor's Red sure our choice was officially up-ficials gave donations to the Seamen's The speech is not regarded in men police they might design fer to wear the skirts a little longer Cross Fund. Rome us unfriendly to England. their own uniform, Miss than was first suggested, but the

It was followed by the revelation Dorothy Heaton, the 26-years-

The birthday, present of the house difference is scarcely noticeable." staff was a collection of rare birds, of another piece of secret history. old

The fifteen women include a doc-Sir John owns a number of animals Preston This appears in Signor Gayda's semi-who commands the corps, got officers and cotton trade directors.

woman solicitor,tor's wite and the wives of army in the London Zoo, and has a very official column In the Giornale

fine aviary at his the 15 members of it together d'Italia.

country house, Miss Sybil Smith, of Ashton-on- Airti Lodge, Sunningdale. for a fashion talk.

Ribble, who drives detectives in He has not yet decided what to police cars, said: "We think the do with the baby elephant. He may uniforms are grand."

keep it in London for a time.

"At the Salzburg meeting lastj August between Count Cluno and "Short Skirts in Fashion"

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