LEAVE LEAGUE?

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 134, 8 June 1936, Page 7

LEAVE LEAGUE?

ITALIAN MOVEMENT. Mussolini May Act at Next

Session

J SANCTIONS CONTINUANCE. I j United I'ress Association.—Copyright. t (Received 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, June 7. „ In a two-hour conference in North , Italy Signor Mussolini and the Ausj trian Chancellor, Dr. Scliuschnigg, : says the "Sunday Observer" Vienna : correspondent, referred to the Italian j and Austrian attitudes to world probi lems, including possibilities arising out of the forthcoming session of the j League and Austria's action if Italy were forced to leave the League owing to maintenance of sanctions. However, Signor Mussolini, who thus far has only declared that the continuance oi sanctions will raise in urgent form the question of Italy's remaining in the League, appears to be optimistic regarding the League's decision. Italian and Austrian relations toward Germany were also considered, the correspondent states, but rumours of an Italian-German rapprochement are considered to be exaggerated. It is understood that Signor Mussolini and Dr. Scliuschnigg agreed that, restoration of the Hapsburgs to the Austrian Throne was at present inopportune.

END SANCTIONS? NEW BRITISH OBJECTIVE. LONDON, June 7. Appointment of Sir Samuel Hoare to Cabinet rank is regarded by diplomats : as heralding a significant change in the Government's foreign policy. | The political correspondent of the "Daily Mail" says it is believed that his return to office will see a speedy end to sanctions against Italy and a more determined effort to restore relations between Britain and Italy to the former i friendly basis. I The Prime Minister, Mr. Baldwin, in I asking Sir Samuel to rejoin the Government, is understood to have assured him that it was intended as quickly as possible to remove all possibility of friction between Britain and Italy. ] The "Mail" adds: This undertaking can only mean a cessation of sanctions and the recall of the British Fleet reinforcements from the Mediterranean. ! The "News Chronicle" says that Sir I Samuel favours immediate repeal of ' sanctions.

I ABYSSINIAN RAIDS. ITALIANS' AIR LOSSES. ROME, .Tunc 7. It is officially revealed that 80 Italian pilots were killed and 150 wounded In Abyssinia. There were 872 bombing raids in which 1500 tons of explosives I were dropped.