EUROPEAN PEACE

Grey River Argus, 16 February 1935, Page 5

EUROPEAN PEACE

GERMAN CLAIMS. (Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn.) LONDON, February 15. The “News-Chronicle’s” Berlin correspondent says: A semi-official statement declares that Germany’s reply to the Anglo-French proposals shows that Germany adopts a “positive attitude” to efforts to prevent an armaments race, and banish all danger of war. It emphasises Germany’s desire for peace and pays a -warm tribute to Britain’s endeavours to achieve a settlement.

LONDON, February 15. Baron Von Neurath (German Foreign Minister) personally explained Germany’s views to Ambassadors Phipps and Poncet, and handed them an aide memoire, which, it is understood, is a brief document of only two typewritten pages, and the contents of which, in French opinion, are favourable to the initiation of negotiations. ITALY AND ABYSSINIA. (Received February 15 at 11 p.m.) ADDIS ABABA, February 14. The Emperor of Abyssinia, interviewed, said he was anxious to, carry out as quickly as possible the agreement reached at Geneva, which ho understood to mean that Ethiopia and Italy should recommence direct negotiations for the sole purpose of arranging prompt arbitration regarding the responsibility for the, clash at Wfclwal and the exact position of the front. BRITISH NAVY. JUBILEE DISPLAY. (Received February 15 at 11.40 p.m.) LONDON. February 15.

Hector Bywater, Naval Critic, writing in the “Daily Telegraph,” says: “The Naval review at Spithead on July 16th will be the most imposing spectacle of its kind for twentyone years, and is likely to include n>ne battleships, two battle cruisers, three aircraft carriers, thirty-six loaders and destroyers, many submarines and -auxiliary craft, probably totalling 70 vessels. The total of officers and mon is likely to exceed 24.000, If precedent is followed, the fleets- will be moored in throe lines, through which will steam the Royal yacht, which, after the review or the next day, will lead the combiner] fleets seaward for tactical exercises.” GENEVA, February 14. Discussions on disarmament have been resumed after a recess, when the Committee on the Trade and Manufacture of Arms, as a basis of discussion, adopted an American draft convention for giving to Governments the full control of the private manufacture and trade in arms in their own countries.