Italian Eyes on Britain

Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 224, 23 September 1935, Page 7

Italian Eyes on Britain

WATCHING NAVAL MOVEMENTS IN MEDITERRANEAN

SCURRILOUS PRESS CAMPAIGN CONTINUES Received Sunday, 9.50 p.m. LONDON, Sept. 22. The Times’ Rome correspondent says the centre of interest at the moment lies neither in Geneva nor Abyssinia, bnt in Auglo-Italian relations and their possible development. Greater prominence than ever is being given to the news of British naval movements in the Mediterranean.

Most of tho newspapers also continue to use bold language against what they describe as ‘‘British provocation,” but it is significant that the more responsible organs are beginning to adopt a relatively more sedate tone. Tho Giornalc d’ltalia, for instance, after refuting the charge of having published provocative and threatening words, says Italians arc not menacing anybody and adds: ‘‘ltaly will never take the initiative which will extend tho Italo-Abyssinian conflict to Europe.” Tho newspaper Tcvcrc, in a further violent onslaught on Britain and Mr Anthony Eden, characterises the latter as a diplomatic novice whoso inconsistency has caused a monstrous Anglo-Italiau conflict. It declares that Britain’s history shows an uninterrupted series of aggressions and violences against innocent and pacific peoples for tho purposo of matciialistic supremacy based on robbery aud extortion. England’s path to India is covered with tho blood of Egyptians, Arabs, Turks, Greeks and the liberty of a dozen nations.

Mediterranean No Place for Pleasure Cruise EFFECT ON STOCK MARKET Received Sunday, 9.30 p.m. LONDON, Sept. 22. Tho P. aiul O. Company has cancelled the Strathmore’s maiden voyage to tho Mediterranean, including Italian porLs, owing to tbo international situation. Instead the Strathmore will depart on the 27th on a 17 days’ cruise of tho Canary Isles. The company informed the Sun-Herald that several passengers were nervous about tho Mediterranean, consequently it was thought best to change tho programme. Four other companies arc diverting the cruises of their liners to the Atlautic from the Mediterranean.

The Times’ City editor says: ‘‘Despite gilt-edgeds falling to the lowest points of tho year it is easy to exaggerate the importance of the fall. It is incorrect to say there is any real nervousness. Jobbers aro obliged to sharply mark down prices owing to Continental selling in tho market where buyers are few. The Guardian’s City editor points out that there is no indication of big investment houses coming on the market and sales, though considerable, arc mainly by small investors.

Fear of War Affects Wall Street

HEAVY SELLING OF STOCKS

NEW YORK, Sept. 20.

Whereas hitherto there has been comparative calmness, fear of wargripped tho securities market to-day. and iu heavy selling stocks and speculative bonds lost from ouo to four points. Grains and other commodities were erratic.

There was heavy selling of Italian Government industrial bonds.

French Retreat From Sanctions

BRITAIN’S UNENVIABLE QUANDARY

LONDON, Sept. 20.

Clearly the French are endeavouring to retreat from sanctions, which practically the whole of to-day’s Press from the influential “Le Temps” and “Journal des Dcbats” downwards approve. France’s withdrawal from sanctions leaves Britain in an unenviable quandary and the position might bo so manoeuvred that she will bo compelled to adopt a lonc-liauded courso in defending the Mediterranean, especially Egypt, contrary to tho Government policy of adhering to only a collective security.

Whitehall again insists that she has no quarrel with Italy and that the eonccntratio'n of warships, troops and aeroplanes in the Mediterranean was solely in conformity with the obligations of the League proving that Britain’s words at Geneva were not empty.