British Battleship Movements

Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 April 1939, Page 5

British Battleship Movements

Received Tuesday, 1.45 a.m, MENTONE, April 10. The British battleship Malaya has departed for an unknown destination.

CONCERTED OFFENSIVE PREDICTED.

LONDON TIMES ANALYSES LATEST FASCIST COUP.

Received Monday, 8.5 p.m. LONDON, April 10,

The Times in a leader says : “Cabinet is not wasting time on the Italian pretext that oppressed Albanians invited the invasion. Recent exploits of the axis have exalted the junior partner much more than the patentee of the totalitarian idea. It was time to gratify Italian pride and Albania was small enough to offer a dramatic coup with little risk, yet the Duce disastrously undermined his good repute in quarters to which he was not indifferent.

“The Pope’s allocution is not an obscure revulsion of the Moslem opinion at the seizure of a Moslem dominion, which cannot be a light matter to the ‘protector of Islam,’ nor was it profitable to provoke Mr, Cordell Hull’s denunciation.

“The British Cabinet may assume that Good Friday’s offensive is a step towards a more substantial objective to which both dictators are parties. “Albania is the bridgehead to the Balkans enabling pressure upon Jugoslavia and Greece in order to prevent concerted measures for security. Such a manoeuvre if successful would not be the last. Rumania and Turkey lie beyond. Britain must speedily and decisively pursue her momentous departure iij foreign policy, the furtherance of which the Ministers must consider.

“A threat to Jugoslavia now conies from two sides. The first objective of British diplomacy must be the achievement of a common understanding on resistance to domination. WHAT OF RUMANIA AND BULGARIA COMING TO NAZI HEEL? Received Monday, 9.20 p.m. BUCHAREST, April 10. The Foreign Minister, Dr. Gafencu, will visit Berlin on April IS and 19. A Bulgarian deputation including members of Cabinet will 30m in the

celebration of Herr Hitler’s birthday there on April 18. The visits may determine Bulgaria’s future but it is officially stated in Sofia 'that Bulgaria is co-operating with other Balkan nations in efforts to preserve peace and maintain a policy of “The Balkans for the Balkan people. ’ ’

HLI'NKA GUARD WANT TO CO-OPERATE WITH POLAND

Received Monday, 9.5 p.m. LONDON, April 10.

The Bratislava correspondent of the Times says Dr. Sidor, former leader of the Hlinka Guard, which was dissolved, advocates co-operating with Poland in a grand Pan-Slav movement. He severely criticises frontier concessions to Germany and Hungary. The propaganda chief, Dr. Mash, declares that the German-Hungarian parties must be sub-divisions of the Slovak National Part^ MOSLEM WORLD INDIGNANT. “HEINOUS CRIME AND OUTRAGE’’ Received Monday, 9.20 p.m. DELHI, April 10. There is widespread Moslem indignation over the invasion and bombardment of Albania. Sir Khwaja Nazimuddin, Home Minister of Bengal, in a speech at the Moslem Conference condemned “this heinous crime and outrage against humanity.’' A Paris cable says President Lebrun and M. Daladier received protests from the Mohammedan leaders in Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco against the invasion of Albania. The entire Mohammedan world in North Africa is highly indignant and is united in supporting move to prevent further Italian aggression. TRENCH RESERVISTS. MORE TO BE CALLED UP. (Received This Day, 12.20 p.m.) PARIS, April 10. Unconfirmed reports state that

further reserves are being called up as a precautionary measure. PARLIAMENT MEETS ON THURSDAY. MOVEMENTS OF MEDITERRANEAN FLEET. (Received This Day, 10.10 a.m.) LONDON, April 10. It is officially announced that Parliament has been recalled to meet next Thursday. Mr. Chamberlain conferred with Major Atlee for forty-five minutes. All British ships of the Mediterranean fleet are in Italian ports. Their destinations are not disclosed. BRITISH NAVAL OFFICERS RECALLED. TANGIER, April 10. British naval officers were recalled from week-end leave to Gibraltar. Anti-aircraft coastal defences at Malta were manned, this being officially described as a precautionary measure. FRANCE TAKES PRECAUTIONS. REINFORCING GARRISONS. (Received This Day, 11.5 a.m.) PARIS, April 10. Prance is taking precautions in the 1 Mediterranean, this action coinciding with British measures. It is believed Prance is reinforcing the Syria North Africa garrisons.