BRITISH MOVEMENTS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXV, Issue 230, 14 September 1935, Page 5

BRITISH MOVEMENTS

Italian Paper Suspicious INVITING COUNTER-MEASURES (Received 14, 2.50 p.m.) , RQME, Sept. 13. What does Britain mean by formidable naval concentration; is it a theat or preparation for offensive action? asks the “Azione Colonials,” which is often the mouthpiece of the Colonial Office, in asserting: “Nine British warships have been added to the Mediterranean fleet, British garrisons have been reinforced, docks, ports and offensive anti defensive works reorganised and strengthened, including nets of chains and minefields, especially at Gibraltar and Malta, white severe measures have been taken m connection with foreigners, while stores of munitions, food and water have been rigorously supervised. “Moreover, warships anchored at Gibraltar, Malta, Cyprus, Haifa and Alexandria .and destroyers and coastguard vessels are criss-crossing the coasts of Egypt and Palestine. There is similar activity at Akabah and Aden, where Indian units are expected, producing a level of armaments threatening to the Italian position in the Mediterranean and the Red Sea. “Every new British arrival only invites counter-measures. If the British Home Fleet conies to Italy our reply must bo much more serious.”